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The word rodent is derived from the Latin verb rodere, meaning to gnaw, and rats in particular are infamous for their ability to chew through insulation and wiring in your home. With sensitive whiskers and guard hairs, rats are perceptive to touch, which is why youll often spot them running along walls and in between objects. Even though rats are known to have poor eyesight, their sense of smell and taste are quite sharp and these traits serve them well in foraging for food in the cover of night. Probably the least aesthetically pleasing of the rodent family, rats have a notorious reputation for their ability to destroy properties, by gnawing at structure bases and wiring, which can cause fires.
In comparison, mice are the smaller of the two but are also capable of gnawing at structures, especially those made of wood. Both rodents and mice compete with us for food sources and can wreak havoc on agriculture and stores of food.
Perhaps the worst offence is their ability to vector diseases, fueled by their habits of using our waste and sewage coupled with their characteristically mobile nature. According to The Center for Disease Control, both rats and mice are responsible for the transmission of over 35 diseases worldwide. Whether you live in a crowded, urban area or a more rural space, rats and mice do not discriminate based on environment and can be successful in any habitat. Their close proximity to where we eat, live and go about our daily lives, can be disconcerting as there are many dangerous rodent- associated diseases that can affect humans such as: Hantavirus, rat-bite fever, plague, murine typhus, leptospirosis, lyme disease, swine dysentery and salmonella. Through their fur, saliva, urine and droppings, rats and mice can transfer diseases from contaminated areas and accelerate the spread of these diseases at a rapid rate.
What is a Vector?
According to the World Health Organization (W.H.O.), vectors are living organisms that can transmit infectious diseases between humans or from animals to humans. More commonly known vectors are fleas, mosquitoes and rats with the W.H.O. citing over 1 billion cases and over 1 million deaths from vector-borne diseases each year. In fact, vector-borne diseases account for over 17% of all infectious diseases today.
Diseases spread by rodents
Referred to as the Black Death the bubonic plague is one of the most widely known rodent vectored diseases, responsible for the majority of deaths during the Medieval era in Europe. Today, plague still kills many people all over the world, but other diseases have developed that can have far greater impact especially in countries that lack resource to combat this problem.
Some diseases that are directly or indirectly spread by rodents are:
- Lassa Fever
- Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
- Rat-bite fever
- South American Arenavirus
- Colorado Tick fever
Types of Rats & Mice: Ratatouille anyone?
The most common types of rats that come into close contact with humans are the Norway rats and Roof rats.
Norway rats or brown rats are larger than roof rats and tend to burrow themselves under trash or lower levels of buildings. They are sometimes called sewer rats with short tails and small ears and eyes and will often build their nests out of cloth, shredded paper or fibrous material. They are extremely common in densely populated areas.
Roof rats or black rats are often found in coastal areas. Due to their superior climbing skills, they make their nests above ground in shrubs and trees. This also means that they are able to enter your home through trees that are close to windows, and can often be found in elevated areas such as walls, cabinets and attics.
Rats are excellent swimmers and can leap as high as 3 or 4 feet. Feasting on a variety of both plant and animal foods, rats need constant access to water. Signs of rats in your home can be easily identified by small holes in door frames or wooden baseboards, small burrows outside your home, as well as the presence of ½ inch droppings throughout the house.
Move over Mickey!
When we think of mice, were often not as grossed out by their presence as we are with their more fearsome counterpart the rat. However, mice are just as responsible for an unhealthy living environment and should not be undermined as a serious issue.
For homeowners, there are a few more common species of mice that can cause problems including the native mouse (such as the deer and white-footed), as well as the house mouse. As with rats, mice eat both plant and animal foods, but also prefer seeds and grains. They are not as dependent on a constant water source as with rats, often relying on the moisture from food to sustain them.
House mice can often be found in small spaces behind walls or appliances. In the winter months, the native mice will be sure to seek shelter indoors to escape the cold.
Even if you are not aware of the presence of mice and rats in your home, there are many unseen ways that these rodents can transmit their diseases:
- In the case of Hantaviruses, people can become infected if the rodent dropping or urine contains a Hantavirus which may infiltrate dust that can be breathed in by humans.
- Eating or drinking food or water that is contaminated with rat feces.
- Direct contact with live or dead rats that are infected.
- In rare cases, rats directly biting a human.
- Bites from fleas or mites that are found on rats.
How to prevent a rodent infestation
The best method for preventing a rodent infestation is to eliminate the food sources that attract rodents and keep them out of the home by using an exclusion method of pest control. As a preventative measure, there are steps you can to help prevent an infestation:
- Store food in airtight containers and avoid keeping food out on countertops overnight.
- Pet food should not be kept outside, and if stored in pantries or basements, should also be sealed in airtight containers.
- Keep indoor trash in lidded bins wherever possible.
- Since mice in particular are drawn to nesting areas, avoid keeping piles of boxes, papers or clothes. This is applicable to the outside of your home where rats are more likely to make their way to piles of items and trash that may be left unattended.
- Any entryway into the home should be checked to make sure that there are no openings for rats and mice to get through. If there are holes in floors, doors or walls, a combination of wire mesh and foam sealants can be used.
If you do have a rodent problem that seems overwhelming, it is important to contact your local Truly Nolen service experts to identify areas where these rodents are possibly entering your home. The Exclusion Method of rodent control is one of the most effective ways for your service expert to ensure that mice and rats cannot enter your home in any way. The application of this method can aid in solving the problem at its source, so that any remaining rodents on the interior of the home can be eliminated.

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GUESS WHAT??? Well in case you don't already know.....I am a Hallmark Scrapbook Ladybug (design team member)!! The Hallmark Ladybugs now have a NEW BLOG !!! It will be mostly informational....you know.....somewhere you can go to learn new tricks and tips and also ask questions you may have. Please check us out often because we will be posting some AWESOME stuff over there. Be sure to hop on over to Hallmark Scrapbook for the BEST prices on the web and the fastest, friendliest customer service EVAH!!
Now for the project I have posted here.....this is a sketch that Jody, owner of Hallmark Scrapbook sent out to us designers. She received it from Prima and challenged us to design something with it......this is my take on the sketch.
I must let you know that this is one of my favorite pictures of my hubby and I....my youngest son Jake took this picture at Christmas and I've been wanting to do something with it ever since......and now I finally had the perfect layout to use for it. The base is a 8 x 10 ceramic tile, which I layered some yummy Close to my Heart designer papers on. I added some die cuts from my Cricut Makin' the Grade, Accent Essentials and George cartridges, also a few Prima flowers, Making Memories brads, dew drops and a bit of ribbon.
Don't forget my CONTEST I have going on!!

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Dubai: The Kuwaiti Interior Ministry has seized a shipment containing over 13,000 bottles of wine, marking the largest smuggling operation intercepted in the Gulf country this year.
The illicit shipment was concealed within a furniture container that originated from an Asian country.
Describing the operation as a “painful blow” to liquor dealers and promoters, the ministry underscored its commitment to enforcing the country’s stringent ban on the sale and circulation of alcohol. The captured consignment comprised 13,422 bottles of alcohol, with an estimated value of one million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately $3.2 million).
Footage and photographs released by the ministry showcased the vast and varied assortment of bottles and parcels confiscated at Shuwaikh Port.
Further investigations into the smuggling operation revealed three individuals implicated in the elaborate scheme. The accused parties, along with the seized alcoholic beverages, have been handed over to the relevant authorities to initiate the necessary legal proceedings.


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90% Cotton, 10% Elastane
Standard construction, short sleeves, crew neck.
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My trainer turned me onto this and honestly I thought I'd hate it but I absolutely love it.
1/2 cup NF milk
1 service of vanilla protein (good protein powerders have 100 calories per 20grams of protein so it's a good rule of thumb when looking for a protein powder)
1/2 cup NF greek yogurt (unflavored stuff, look at the nutritional info and find the one with the least amount of sugar and the most amount of protein per serving, chobani and fage are good ones)
2 handfulls of spinach
a squeeze of honey
I'm telling you I absolutely love this shake, totally fills me up.
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Water Pumps and Filters
Choosing a water pump system can prove fairly overwhelming due to the many variables involved
Electric pumps are a real necessity for those living in Spain. Most houses in the countryside require water to be pumped for one reason or another, whether for irrigation systems, swimming pools or to your home from a water tank.
Choosing a water pump system can prove fairly overwhelming due to the many variables involved, as listed below:
horse power required
whether the pump should be a standard type or submersible
distance from the source to the distribution area
whether the distribution point is above or below the source
volumes of water required
amount of water pressure required
Choosing a proper filtration system that provides a clean, efficient and one that is inexpensive to purchase and maintain is also important. The water in the Costa del Sol region is hard and therefore any electrical heating items, such as, hot water tanks and kettles will be less efficient as a buildup of scale on the heating element will occur over time. Clothes will not be as clean as the chemicals in the detergents will not be able to act as efficiently. Scale on showers, toilets and bathroom taps can look ugly and dirty. An efficient softening system can be easily installed to prevent scale buildup.
Water pumps are a necessity when living in a rural area away from a urban environment, where a water tank or deposit is required to help out in the summer months when the water supply can be cut off for days, when the pressure from the mains supply is reduced to barely a trickle and showering can be distressing rather than a pleasure. The siting of the pump, the size and the required connections need to be fully understood to maximise the efficient running of the system.
At LT Construction our builders use our purchasing power to source only the best quality pumps and filtration systems at the most economical prices, whether for self-installation or when using our efficient and discreet installation services.
We would be happy to offer technical advice regarding your water pump and filter requirements.
Contact us in English or Spanish to find out more about our work in Malaga Province and the Costa del Sol and what we can do for you.


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Taut and embellished by a strong lead performance from Jeffrey Dean Morgan, The Postcard Killings delivers gripping suspense in a clever screenplay.
Blu-ray Thriller Reviews
Eye See You throws away a great cast and idea by reducing police trauma to a derivative, familiar horror/slasher movie.
Pure in its '80s allure, Fatal Attraction uses New York's seedy backdrop for a moral tale of secrets, lust, and revenge.
A masterpiece of screen romance and intellectual satire, Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief is a marvelous example of screen foreplay.
Stock noir themes flood into No Mercy, a dull '80s cop flick with uncomfortable aggression from star Richard Gere.
Bruce Willis barely matters in Trauma Center, letting Nicky Whelan take over the key role in this routine if marginally satisfying thriller.
A thrillingly mysterious and romantic journey for a cab ride stuck in a time loop. The Fare is smart indie filmmaking with two great leads and fresh premise.
A fun trip through the world of high stakes gambling con men, Shade finds enough tension between bouts of early '00s filmmaking.
A decent Australian thriller starring Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis, Road Games relies more on twists and suspense than lurid action.
2019’s Worst Thriller? The year’s most bland and devastatingly banal “thriller” comes courtesy of Robert Shaye, producer of the horror classic A Nightmare On Elm Street. Going behind the …
Shocking Thriller Adapted From John Searles’ Bestselling Novel Some films are hard to classify under strict genre guidelines. Strange But True falls in that category. What begins as a …
Strung Along Late in Man on a String, double agent Ernest Borgnine has infiltrated the Kremlin on the US’s behalf. He’s led into a school room where Russian spies …


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When it comes to cutting-edge science fiction, Stephen Baxter is in a league of his own. His mastery of hard science, his fearlessly speculative imagination, and his ability to combine grand philosophical questions with tales of rousing adventure make him essential reading for anyone concerned with the future of humankind. Now, in Exultant, Baxter takes us to a distant future of dazzling promise and deadly threat, in which a far-flung humanity battles for survival against an implacable alien foe.
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For more than twenty thousand years, humans have been at war with the alien race of Xeelee. It is a war fought with armaments so advanced as to be godlike, a war in which time itself has become an ever-shifting battleground. At the cost of billions of lives, and with ruthless and relentless efficiency, the ruling Coalition has pushed the Xeelee back to the galactic core, where the supermassive black hole known as Chandra serves the Xeelee as both fortress and power source.
There, along a front millions of light-years long, a grisly stalemate reigns, until a young pilot, Pirius, faced with certain death, disobeys orders and employs an innovative time-travel maneuver that, for the first time in the history of the war, results in the capture of a Xeelee fighter. But far from being hailed as a hero when he returns to base with his prize, Pirius is court-martialed, disgraced, and sentenced to penal servitude on a bleak asteroid.
It is not only Pirius who pays the price. In flying into the future and back again, Pirius returned to a time before he d left, a time inhabited by his younger self. And that younger self, by the pitiless logic of Coalition justice, shares the older Pirius guilt and must be punished. Not everyone in the Coalition agrees. Commissary Nilis believes that the elder Pirius, whom he dubs Pirius Blue, may have found a way to defeat the Xeelee. But Nilis can do nothing for Pirius Blue. Instead, he takes charge of the younger Pirius (Pirius Red), and brings him back to Earth, the capital of a vast empire seething with intrigue.
There Pirius Red will discover truths that will shatter his preconceived notions of all that he is fighting for, even of what it means to be human. Pirius Blue, meanwhile, will learn truths harsher and more discomfiting still. Yet the most shocking revelation of all is still to come, waiting for them at a place called Chandra. . . .
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GRID is a multi-purpose modular system offering flexibility and durability. The GRID system is characterized by its well-defined structures and its visible mounting holes. Danish designer Peter J. Lassen designed the GRID system with the goal of giving maximum freedom to the user. The GRID system
The GRID system is based on the 40 x 40 x 40 cm Basic Module with mounting holes making the system versatile. The cubic frame is made from 12 mm nylon (PA6) reinforced with fibreglass and comes in black (RAL 9011) or white (RAL 9016). This basic building block of the GRID system can be infinitely repeated and personalized. Once you have your GRID Basic Module(s) you add components from the GRID collection consisting of shelves, sides, transparent acrylic sides, tops, bases, cross braces, hanging rails, magazine shelves, doors, drawers, castors, and adjustable legs. All parts are designed with a minimalistic, industrial, and elegant look. Design and re-design GRID is designed for you to make it your own - it isn’t limited to one design and fit. The GRID system allows for flexibility and purpose in every room; in the store and showroom, the museum and gallery, the hotel and restaurant, the office and institution, the show and event, the exhibition and fair, the urban space and even in the private home. With each GRID configuration you can determine its height, width and depth. The result is a system that matches your priorities, whether it is to create a showcase, a room divider, a table, a display system or a desk. Even better, the system can grow with you. If needed, you can take your GRID apart and re-design it to fit new spaces. GRID also makes it possible to design and re-design configurations with multiple and crossover purposes; a bench with storage space, a desk with display and storage space, and a partition system with integrated storage space –to mention a few of the possibilities.
Manufacturer: GRID Designer: Peter J. Lassen GRID Montanagroup ApS Enghaven 9 3450, Allerød Denmark
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Chalk Couture is revolutionizing DIY and home décor with category-creating products like Chalkology Paste, Chalk Transfers, Couture Ink and our exclusive Boards. Whether you want to build a business or simply chalk everything, find your home here!
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Use this cut-apart Transfer to assemble your own nativity to use alone or along with the Prince of Peace narrative. Shown on Couture Gallery™ Board Aiden White Frame (12" x 18", S183125).

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A Study on Air Carrier’s Liability in International Carriage of Taiwan and Mainland China
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Cross-strait direct links issue the long run, should return to the economic and legal substance surface to explore, both sides began to make a win-win . And who is that cross-strait transport of heavy \, the carrier upon receipt of the goods, are delivered to the shipper for the air waybill safekeeping known air cargo transportation portion derived legal dispute , intimately bound with the air Waybill , and in the cargo area of ??this law better, so this distinction passenger casualties delay section focuses on the carrier's carrier liability and other liability regime for passengers to explore . After finishing comparison between Taiwan and the mainland carrier's liability regime regulations and practices , this paper argues passenger casualties on Taiwan and the mainland , the delay portion of the carrier's liability scheme, a passenger casualties mainland carrier liability rules and practices based on more appropriate ; the delay is part of the carrier's liability under the Taiwan regional regulations and practices more appropriate. Thus , if the passengers , shippers and carriers are nationals of aviation accidents sides dispute , and the court in Taiwan, the paper argues that the law should apply to foreign-related civil provisions , the cross is positioned as bonds or tort relations between the mainland passenger casualties section applies regional requirements , while part of the responsibility of the carrier delay is applicable to the relevant provisions of the Taiwan region , to achieve protection of passengers , shippers and air transport practices conform with the trend .


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ICS is a premium sponsor of this year's Qt World Summit Online, Oct. 22, 2020. Experience the Qt flagship event of the year in a virtual, 3D-rendered, Palm Springs.
Don't miss ICS CEO Peter Winston's talk titled Set Yourself up for Success — Lessons Learned from Building 100+ Devices with C++/Qt/QML
The agenda also includes:
- Inspirational keynotes and real-world use cases
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Dr. Cristina Stanciu
Dr. Caddie Alford
Dr. Kimberly Brown
FERTILE FRIGHT: AFRICAN AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS MOTHERHOOD IN NORTH AMERICAN HORROR FILMS
By Jessica Casey
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Virginia Commonwealth University, 2022.
Major Director: Cristina Stanciu, Ph.D, Associate Professor in the Department of English, Director of the Humanities Research Center.
This thesis examines representations of African American and Indigenous mothers in North American horror films. Using films such as Us (2019), Ma (2019), Older Than America (2008), and Wind River (2017) as primary sources, it explores how gendered stereotypes are reinforced or subverted through the analysis of narratives of colonialism, sexual assault, and trauma, among others. I argue that common misconceptions and stereotypes like the absentee Black mother or the disappearing “Indian” are used by Hollywood, and the film industry at large, to visually reinforce racial and gendered oppressions at the economic and social detriment of Black and Indigenous women. However, when the same stereotypes or tropes are employed by filmmakers of color, they offer subversive opportunities to rewrite the narrative to one of empowerment and bodily autonomy. The analysis is grounded in and supported by critical race theory, Indigenous studies, feminist theory, film theory, and psychoanalysis. This addresses a gap in literature about the representation of African American and Indigenous mothers in contemporary horror films.
© Jessica Casey
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Available for download on Wednesday, December 15, 2027

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Rather than baking the dough as several pizzas, I baked all the dough on parchment and baked it at 500 degrees for 25 minutes. It makes a wonderful herbed garlic ciabatta to be thinly sliced to make Caprese-Paninis from it.
Nancy Baggett’s is one of my all time favorite food writers in the world. We have been friends on Facebook since I was living in CA being the caregiver for my mom with Alzheimer’s disease, about to years now.
She is such a warm, wonderful and talented lady in so many areas: cooking, writing, gardening, photography and now with art with her paintings. I have been wowed all of them. Finding all those talents wrapped into one human being is rare. The only two people who come to mind who are multi talented like her are Tony Bennett with with his amazing voice and writing abilities and painting. The other is Herb Alert, who still wows me with his incredible trumpet playing, but I didn’t know he was a sculptor until very recently.
When you so what you love for a living it rejuvenates your whole being. That’s what Nancy Baggett does.
Cheers Nancy! Here’s to many more awesome recipes to come from Polly Motzko!
If you only own one bread making book and you’ve never been skilled at baking anything, make sure and buy Nancy Baggett’s Kneadlessly Simple.
I added my Italian flair to her master “Neapolitan Pizza Dough” adding some garlic and Italian herbs to the pizza dough. You can add different flavors to it I know this would be then be good with like Kalamata olives inside sun-dried tomatoes would be really good in this flatbread.
Well I have a bunch of errands I gotta do today so I gotta wrap this up.
Have a delicious day.
1-1/2 cups each of:
100% whole wheat flour
unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil or canola oil
SAF brand yeast or fast rising yeast
Nancy used the tablespoon of oil to grease the pans, but I instead, use the oil to enrich the dough -kind of like a fougasse or flavored ciabatta bread.
The dough can then sit on your counter for 4 hours to 24 hours, at room temperature covered. You can then prepare the dough for the second rising and then top with whatever sauce you want, and toppings and then bake in a 500-degree oven for about 7 to 10 minutes. And cool about 5 minutes after the pizza pie is baked.
I’m going to make a vegetarian pizza out of this one with something I saw over to Round Table in Southern California which they don’t have anywhere here they was a pesto covered pizza with artichoke hearts and tri-color peppers and mushrooms and it was out of this world. I loved it better than I like the one with meat on it.
May 2, 2016-May 5th, 2016
All images Photograph by Paulette Motzko, PLM Studios. Las Vegas, Nevada
Recipe adapted from Nancy Baggett’s Neopolitan Pizza Crust in her awesome book “Kneadlessly Simple”

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text: Leading event-app brand CrowdCompass came to Speak! in need of an inbound marketing campaign. We researched, wrote, and designed a comprehensive ebook detailing how organizations can pay for their app by selling sponsorships. To complement the ebook we created an award-winning interactive web experience — The Sponsorship Package Generator — walking visitors through a series of steps to build their own sponsorship packages. My role included visual design of the ebook and interactive and visual design of the Sponsorship Package Generator.


Heating Pros contractors also will receive sales support materials. Training topics include wet boiler installation and maintenance, gas troubleshooting, combustion and venting, electrical troubleshooting, and more.
The courses are designed “to provide contractors with know-how that can save time and money on the job,” the company says. “By attending the courses, contractors earn credits that may be used like cash toward boiler purchases and a wide array of Smith Heating Pros merchandise,” the company says.
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Broadcom has announced a new system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution that will enable manufacturers to develop advanced, high performance and cost effective HD STBs for worldwide deployments. With an unsurpassed level of integration, cable service providers can offer the latest in interactive HDTV programming, connectivity and advanced user interface applications to their subscribers, while meeting stringent global power
Onkyo has introduced three network and internet-radio-capable, 9.2-channel THX Ultra2 Plus certified AV receivers that deliver all the power, processing, and features to support cutting edge home theater and whole-house entertainment. The three new models, the Onkyo TX-NR1007, TX-NR3007, and top-of-the-line TX-NR5007, will all be shipping to dealers before the end of September. Pioneer will also be shipping their new AV receivers SC-LX82 and SC-LX72 AV in September.
Coming to a shop near you next month are two of the latest in AV home entertainment technology from Pioneer. These two systems will set the benchmark in high power AV receiver performance. The SC-LX82 and SC-LX72 AV receivers are design to bring enhanced clarity, detail and dynamic “quick response” from lossless Dolby True-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks used in Blu-ray Disc entertainment. Both SC-LX82 and SC-LX72 AV receivers offer seamless digital audio connectivity to iPhone® and iPod® devices.
Entropic Communications, a leading provider of silicon and software solutions to enable connected home entertainment is joining forces with the Intel Digital Home Group at the CableLabs Summer Conference 2009 in Keystone, Colo., to showcase the world's first demonstration of the newly ratified Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Quality of Service (QoS) 3.0 specification over MoCA on a set-top box (STB) platform. The demonstration utilizes Entropic's EN2510 single-chip, coaxial network controller and RF transceiver, which is based on the MoCA 1.1 standard and the Intel Media Processor CE 3100 system-on-a-chip (SoC) based on the company's popular Intel architecture.
The Telecom Council met in May under the title, “The ConnectedHome: Services and models”. The meeting looks at how suppliers and manufacturers were responding to the needs of consumer in creating the connected home environment. See what Intel is doing here - Intel’s Vision of Next Generation Connected Homes. In April Ericsson released their finding on a survey they did entitle “IPTV and the connected home” what consumer want from advanced TV services and the Connected Home. I mentioned these because the “connected home” is a growing topic and is now a frequent topic in media, telecom and other technology gatherings.
Sony on Thursday announced the release of its new BDP-CX960 and the “Elevated Standard” (ES) BDP-CX7000ES 400-disc Blu-ray Disc™ MegaChangers. Sony also announced the BDP-S1000ES single disc ES player expanding the Sony’s Blu-ray Disc line to 13 models offering a broad set of performance and features. The Blu-ray Disc MegaChanger models store and play up to 400 Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, and CDs, allowing consumers to relocate their disc library to a convenient, easy-to-access location. Olive has also annouced the availability of its Opus No. 4 that can store up to 6,000 CDs.
HomeGrid Forum, a global, non-profit trade group promoting the United Nations' International Telecommunication Union's (ITU-T) G.hn standardization efforts, today announced that it has signed a liaison agreement with the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) setting the stage for collaboration between the two organizations and the approval of G.hn as a DLNA-recognized Physical Layer technology for the next-generation of home networking products.
Synology Inc. today launched the new 2.5" 4-bay Disk Station DS409slim, a highly anticipated addition to the 09 series product line that brings lower power consumption, virtually quiet operations and an extremely small footprint both physically and financially while providing the same reliable data sharing and backup solution that Synology is well known for.
Macrovision Solutions, a digital entertainment technology leader, announced today that ZyXEL Communications Inc. is using Macrovision’s Connected Platform solution in its Network Storage Appliance (NSA) to support Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) guidelines.
Are you might be short on space or are having to swap USB flash drive from machine to machine to share your data? Well Western Digital released their new Network Attached Storage (NAS) server named My Book World Edition NAS drive. The will allow you to share your data with both Apple Mac and Windows Vista PCs without any network configuration.


This year at NAMM 2017 Mapex Drums introduced the absolutely stunning Tour Edition expansion of the Saturn V line.
The Saturn V line is the pro level premium drum range of the Mapex featuring top quality components and construction. Used by artists such as Matt Halpern, of Djent giants Periphery and American drum superstar Will Calhoun.
Saturn Line Expansion
The Saturn V Tour Edition is an expansion to the existing Saturn V line. Built with the same high-quality Maple/Walnut hybrid shell and SONIClear Bearing Edge. The SONIClear Bearing Edge gives you that distinctive Saturn V sound and makes for easy drum tuning.
Everyone Is Different
Every drummer is different (don’t let anyone tell you otherwise), the one up-down setup has been selected for the gigging drummer. The rack toms provide that clarity and warmth a player needs and the floor toms & bass drum give that punch and deep low end needed. The Saturn V kit is easily customised and tweaked by adding drums.
SONIClear Bearing Edge
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Kaitiaki is a New Zealand term used for the Māori concept of guardianship , for the sky , the sea , and the land. A kaitiaki is a guardian , and the process and practices of protecting and looking after the environment are referred to as kaitiakitanga
The concept and terminology-have-been increasingly Brought into public policy is trusteeship or guardianship-in Particular with the environmental and resource controls under the Resource Management Act .
Modern uses of the term
The term is also widely used in New Zealand for general roles of trusteeship or guardianship-especially in public sector organizations, as these examples demonstrate:
- Proposed Governance-Kaitiaki group to oversee electronic authentication by government
- New Zealand’s Chief Ombudsman is “Nga Kaitiaki Mana Tangata” in Māori (ie “The guardian of the people”)
- The role of kaitiaki in the management of the Koha software project
The long-established Māori system of environmental management is holistic. It is a system that provides for the environment, providing a process of preventing intrusions that cause permanent imbalances and guards against environmental damage. Kaitiakitanga is a concept that has “roots deeply embedded in the complex code of tikanga .”  Kaitiakitanga is a broad notion which includes the following ideas: guardianship, care, wise management, however, while kaitiakitanga is a proactive and preventative approach environmental management, this traditional management system has not always had an opportunity.
Traditionally all Māori trace their ancestry to the beginning of existence, the single entity that became Ranginui and Papatūānuku .  Ranginui became the sky and Papatūānuku the mother earth, with their children taking the form of the various physical elements that humans eventually emerged from. This genealogy is a bond between humans and the rest of the physical world both “immutable and inseparable”.  Papatūānuku, embodied in the physical form of the earth continues to provide sustenance for all. Accordingly, Māori read more on the interpretation of kaitiakitanga than just the surface of English.
A number of government act provides for the recognition of the Treaty of Waitangi and kaitiakitanga, including the 1987 Conservation Act, but perhaps most importantly is the 1991 Resource Management Act (RMA) and its amendments. Under Section 7 of the RMA, all members of the RMA are members of the RMA. Through the RMA the concept of kaitiakitanga has been given a statutory definition. This definition of kaitiakitanga was given in the RMA in section 2 (1) as “the exercise of guardianship; and in relation to a resource, including the ethic of stewardship based on the nature of the resource itself “. HOWEVER, opposition to this definition and interpretation  resulted in this being white in the Amended Resource Management Amendment Act 1997 to “the exercise of guardianship by the tangata whenua of an area in according with tikanga Māori in relation to natural and physical resources; and includes the ethics of stewardship “. Despite this definition in RMA, it is the Papatipu Rūnangaholding manawhenua tribal authority over a particular area or resource that will be able to determine the characteristics of kaitiakitanga and how it will be expressed.  In addition to the RMA, the New Zealand Fisheries Act 1996 , Part 9, provides for customary fisheries management, without directly identifying this management as kaitiakitanga.
Further, there is the role of Tangata Tiaki, which is appointed by the Ministry of Fisheries and Fisheries, and appointed by the Ministry of Fisheries.  Tangata Tiaki are responsible for Issuing allowded to catch fish in Their area for Customary use and must carry thesis catches to the Ministry of Fisheries na que la Following year’s catch limits can be set Allowing for Customary use beyond the recreational fishing bag-limits .  Tangata Tiaki / Kaitiaki may decide to develop management plans for the local government for approval by local tāngata whenua. For the purposes of the RMA these plans are called “Iwi Planning Documents”, there being a requirement for these plans to be considered in any resource management planning. Under the Fisheries Act, plans may also be used for the development of sustainability measures for those in the rhone of the tāngata whenua. Moreover, a kaitiaki has a dual responsibility: firstly, the aim of protecting the mauri ; and secondly, the future, and the future state of the future.
Coastal resource management
Under the RMA, all of them have a mandatory obligation to recognize and make provision for Māori cultural values in all aspects of resource management when preparing and administering regional and district plans,  this includes the mandated Coastal Policy Statement. There is a requirement within the RMA for at least one of the New Zealand coastal areas.  Thus, with consideration of kaitiakitanga in New Zealand legislation, the practical significance of kaitiakitanga in coastal resource management can be explored. In particular, Policy 2 of the 2010 New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement This calls for coastal managers to a number of aspects concerning tāngata when it concerns the coastal environment. Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJQJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ  This includes among others to provide opportunities for Māori involvement in decision making, as it relates to the management of the environment and the management of the environment. Any iwi resource management plan needs to be lodged with a relevant regional or district council. Further, councils are also required to consider that they have indicated a wish to develop resource management plans.
The Fisheries Act 1996, under Part 9 and in Particular Section 186, and South Island Customary Fisheries Regulations 1999 Provides for a number of legal tools derived from traditional Kaitiakitanga methods for sustainability That May be applied by local iwi in relation to Customary fishing rights and assist local iwi in the sustainable management and protection of their traditional mahinga kai gathering sites.
A taiapure identified an area that, as a source of food or for spiritual or cultural reasons, has customarily been of special significance to an iwi or hapū.  Article 2 of the Treaty of Waitangi The purpose of acknowledgment is to provide for the provision of recognition of rangeland and fisheries . A management committee is appointed by the Minister of Fisheries with the members of the committee being nominated by the tāngata whenua. The taiāpure management committee has the role of recommending regulations that allow for the management of the fish and the management of the fish.
Regulations may be related to the following: the species of fish, aquatic life or seaweed that may be taken, b. the quantity of each species that may be taken, c. The dates or seasons that each species may be taken, the size may be taken into account. the method by which each species may be taken and e. the area or areas in which each species may be taken.
Mātaitai are reserves where the management of non-commercial fishing by making bylaws, which has been approved by the Minister of Fisheries.  Such reservations identify places of importance for customary food gathering and these reservations can only be applied to other countries and to specific areas of special importance to the tāngata whenua. Commercial fishing is prohibited within these reservations. Tāngata whenua tānagata adjunct tiaki to manage mātaitai, which a tāngata tiaki does by creating the bylaws.
A rāhui is a temporary closure. The purpose of this Agreement is to improve the effectiveness of the Fisheries Act. the size and / or availability of fish stocks, or to recognize their use and management by tāngata whenua. However, under section 186b of the Fisheries Act 1996, the period may be longer than two years after the date of its notification, but may be extended beyond the two-year period.  A rahui can be applied for any particular seasons, months, weeks, days or dates.
Kaikōura is a small coastal community on the east coast of South Island of New Zealand with a long history of coastal resources and remains an important component of the identity of the local tāngata whenua. Ngāti Kuri, one of 18 Ngāi Tahu papatipu rūnanga , and has had increased opportunities to develop a local community management strategy, incorporating socio-cultural values along with those of the biophysical. This has been done in cooperation with the government, the fisheries stakeholders and the community agencies. There are a number of issues on tāngata when the values of water quality are affected by the impact of these impacts.
Progress in Kaitiakitanga
Environmental management Plan
Rukanga o Kaikoura developed Te Poha o Toha Raumati: Te Runanga o Kaikoura Environmental Management Plan (Te Poha).  The plan took effect from 2005. Te poha provides a document that consolidates Ngāti Kuri values, knowledge and perspectives on natural resource and environmental management issues, including the marine marine and is an expression of kaitiakitanga.
The plan has a number to be described in the context of the relationship between the environment and the environment, and to identify the natural environment and the environment. natural resource and environmental management, including the coastal environment, and to provide continuity between the past, the present and the future.  All these purposes are intended to be viewed and understood by Ngāti Kuri values.
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In addition to the Environmental Management Plan there is the Kaikōura Marine Strategy developed by Te Korowai or Te Tai ō Marokura (Kaikōura Coastal Marine Guardians) and is currently in proposal form.  Te Korowai membership is not only that of Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura, but also local organizations involved in different levels of responsibility, such as the Rānanga o Ngāi Tahu and the Kaikōura District Council and various concerned government ministries and interest groups. It is this inclusion of local, regional and national organizations that strengthens the opportunities for sustainable development and the implementation of climate change. Kaikoura Marine Strategy has a vision based on four outcomes and four cross cutting implementation actions.  These outcomes are fishing for abundance, protecting local treasures, living sustainably, and sustaining customary practices with implementing actions being engaged in understanding, governance, compliance, and monitoring.
Issues and action
For the tāngata, Kaikōura area, Kaikōura area, Kaikōura area. Further, with no fisheries officer based in Kaikōura it is the local community that has been mostly required to monitor fishing in the area.  Due to the pressures of the combination of recreational, commercial and customary harvesters depleting fish stocks, a section of the Kaikura Peninsula, see Figure 2.  ] This rahui has been very successful.
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Our local Sunday newspaper had a front page story confirming what many of us had suspected, but giving it a scientific twist, late blight, to explain why so many of our homegrown tomato plants look like the dog's breakfast, minus the dog.
This summer "our" entire backyard garden is my daughter's effort as her doddering Dad couldn't get organized enough to even remember to think about what to grow in the garden much less do the tilling, the planting, the watering, the weeding and the etceteraing. As a matter of fact, for Father's Day I even got one of those you-put-it-in-upside-down-and-hang-it-up planter things that I saw on TV.
Unfortunately the tomato plant that was in it, like so many across the country, didn't do well and got a color other than green and sort of moldy looking. According to the newspaper, a lot of tomato plants sold through the mass retailers were infected (except so, too were the ones, Michelle grabbed from a local farm to augment the big box limited offerings). And on Sunday, she went out to the garden and now they sleep with the garbage (you cannot compost them for obvious reasons and she's very much her Father's daughter as she's fretting about the ground they were in and how to square it away).
The only reason I ever got started on gardens when I was a wee slip of a lad was because of the enjoyment from watching the tomato plants grow. Between you and me, I don't especially care what kind of tomatoes grow, I like the smell of the plants especially after you weed them (but I do LOVE fresh tomatoes and have never liked hot house ones) , but it looks like we'll be hitting the stores and stands for salad fixings this summer.
Of course we'll save a fortune on the extra "e's"-maybe I can look up Marilyn Quayle's address and see if her better half wants to buy a vowel at a discount(e).


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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
The Chamber Music Society
of Lincoln Center in Greece
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 / 20.30
GNO Alternative StageThe Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the largest producing and presenting chamber music organization in North America, makes its debut in Greece at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) with a program inspired by traditional and timeless facets of Greek culture: through the sound of the solo flute, Debussy's Syrinx evokes the magic of Greek mythology; the festivities of Greek weddings are depicted in Ravel's Five Melodies for Voice and Piano; the tradition of open air performance is illustrated by Beethoven's Serenade; and finally, Mendelssohn's classic Octet represents the same quest for symmetry and balance that produced Greece's most iconic monuments.
In its first ever international production, the award-winning North American television series Live From Lincoln Center will join CMS, in cooperation with ERT, to film this performance at the SNFCC. This is the first stop on a musical journey that will take CMS to Athens, Pelion, and other places in Thessaly, to be later broadcast on public television stations in the U.S. and Canada, Greece and Cyprus.
This event is co-organized by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) and CMS, and will take place at the Alternative Stage of the Greek National Opera at the SNFCC. Admission is free thanks to an exclusive grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
CMS's production around Greece is supported by an exclusive grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
- Late seating is only possible only in the event of a pause.
- Free entry via electronic pre-registration
- Pre-registration will start on 4/4 at 12.00 noon.
- Limited number of seats due to the scheduled video recording of the event under the award-winning American series, Live From Lincoln Center
GNO Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Cultural Center (SNFCC)Event Date
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
via electronic bookingBooking System
Only electronic bookings are available.
The system presents you automatically with the best available seats.
Printing your e-Pass
You can download in a PDF form and print your Entry Pass if you choose to.
Valid Entry Pass
booking is valid provided you check in at least 45 minutes (19:45)
before the performance starts. Please make sure that you arrive on time,
otherwise your seats will be allocated to other visitors.Booking cancellation
case you are not able to attend to the event, please be kind enough to
cancel your reservation by sending an email at firstname.lastname@example.org period
- Pre-registration starts on Wednesday 4/4 at 12.00 noon


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Investigating fish reproduction in Europe
The Reprofish working group has published a special booklet for the benefit of the aquaculture sector (stakeholder, fish farmers…), for the students, and for the public. This booklet provides a simplified overview of the knowledge on the reproductive biology of the major farmed fish species in Europe. In addition, it illustrates how basic and applied researches are used to improve the profit of the fish farms and to maintain the quality of products. Particularly, the use of biotechnological tools that allow one to control the sex ratio, to induce sterility, to delay/advance puberty, or to induce spawning, is introduced and discussed. Finally, the booklet presents other issues such as the sustainability of the aquaculture or the fish as a model animal for human frontier research.
We thank Timothy J. Hall, Acting Director of the European Commission DG RTD (Biotechnology, Agriculture, Food), to have agreed to comment on this booklet.
Writing: Jean-Jacques Lareyre
Creation date: 23 June 2009
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Modeling of desiccation cracking in soils due to climate change
Global warming causes accelerated desiccation and progressive cracking of the surface of clayey soils. This formation of a dry cracked crust heavily affects the stability of slopes and embankments. It is, therefore, of high societal and economic value to find innovative techniques that allow to better understand the process of desiccation cracking and to assess its impact on the risk of failure of engineering structures.
In this project, we establish a new numerical simulation technique across the scales that is able to describe the formation of a network of desiccation cracks. A series of novel laboratory experiments will be performed to link the numerical model with experimental findings. A scale-bridging technique enables us then to predict numerically the macroscopic material properties of the dry crust on the engineering scale during the desiccation process, and is used in predicting the risk of failure of embankments and slopes in question.The main progress of the newly developed tools in this project will be that they allow to assess the stability of embankments and natural slopes under changing environmental loads in a computationally efficient “virtual laboratory”. Hence, the outcome of this project will be of high value to allocate public funds for climate change mitigation more effectively.
Ralf Jänicke (contact)
Associate Professor at Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Material and Computational Mechanics
Doctoral Student at Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Material and Computational Mechanics
Professor at Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, GeoEngineering
Full Professor at Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, GeoEngineering
Full Professor at Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Material and Computational Mechanics
Project ID: 2018-01249
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'I've always wanted to fight for the underdog'
Emma Burke wants to be a voice for people who are largely underrepresented in Lake Oswego.
"Everything I'm doing is about representing people who don't traditionally see themselves on council," Burke said. "I'm a working-class candidate. I don't work a white-collar job."
Burke, who also ran for Lake Oswego City Council in 2018, was the first to announce her candidacy for the 2020 race. There are three council seats up for grabs in November, as current Councilor Skip O'Neill's term is set to expire and Councilors John LaMotte and Theresa Kohlhoff have announced their candidacies for mayor.
But her reasons for running and why Burke said she would be an ideal candidate for City Council are similar.
"My reasons are the same as 2018, that my kids are in the public schools. … A lot of people move to our community for the schools," Burke said. "I live in Mountain Park, and I think Mountain Park, as a neighborhood, needs representation as well."
As a mother of two daughters in the Lake Oswego School District and a voice for the LGBTQ community, Burke said she wants to represent a diverse array of people.
Burke was born in Canada but grew up in central Washington. She graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a bachelor's degree in professional management. Prior to graduation she participated in a Disney college internship and was in the entertainment department acting in shows and parades in Florida for several years.
She grew up in a church environment and acted in the Christmas pageant at 5 years old, while also performing in musicals throughout her schooling.
Burke said she gained skills such as public speaking and stage presence that she believes would be applicable to her role on the council.
Throughout Burke's career she was primarily involved with recruiting businesses and moved to Lake Oswego in 2007 for a recruiting job with United Human Capital Solutions. She now owns her own local massage therapy business, Seluna Dawn Massage.
But Burke had always been passionate about public policy and served in elected roles by her peers throughout her education.
"I've always cared about policy and the legislative process," Burke said. "When I had my kids, too, it was like 'oh, my goodness.' I began to look at it legacy-wise — what am I leaving behind?" Burke said. "(I) just (wanted) to make the world a better place for them."
Her desire to run for a position in city government escalated during the 2016 election. Burke said decisions were typically being made by older white men, but they weren't the only type of person in the world being affected by the decisions they made.
And though Burke fell short in the 2018 election, that didn't stop her involvement with the city and the school district.
Since 2018, Burke has been a part of LOSD's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Advisory Committee and when the city formed its own DEI Task Force in 2019, she jumped at that opportunity as well.
The city's task force is asked to look at how to increase minority participation by diversifying people on the city's boards, commissions and committees, and exploring how to reduce barriers for people applying for jobs at the city.
Burke also has been involved in several other volunteer roles including the Lake Oswego Moms' Club, Leadership LO — an educational program offered by the Lake Oswego Chamber of the Commerce for local community business leaders — and the Clackamas Women's Services Board of Directors as a public policy committee member where she helped pass Senate Bill 995 and House Bill 3293 (both bills related to survivors of sexual assault) during the 2019 legislative session.
Burke's work on those bills and involvement with the Clackamas Women's Services Board of Directors stemmed from a violent sexual assault she endured in 2017.
"It was a near-death experience," Burke said. "I thought, 'Who knows how much time I've got left, so I really need to make it count.'"
Other life experiences Burke believes have shaped her into the woman she has become today was growing up as an LGBTQ youth.
"My heart would break if there were students who were considering ending their lives because of bullying or things of that nature," said Burke about why she joined the school's DEI Advisory Committee, along with the city's DEI Task Force. "When I had that girlfriend I met at Disney and moved to Pennsylvania with, it was illegal for us to be married. It's a very odd thing to think about years later."
Tigard resident Jen MacNab Brost, who interviewed Burke for the Big Brothers Big Sisters program she was involved with in 2006, said Burke is someone who is thoughtful and a good strategizer.
"She just has this big heart, this huge passion. She has this ability to think really critically and in-depth about each issue," MacNab Brost said. "The fascinating thing is she's a business owner, but she's also been an employee. She's able to navigate both sides of issues really well."
MacNab Brost said Burke's unique ability to connect with different people on different levels and bring communities together will take her far if elected to serve on the council.
"I know Emma is able to align through relationships because she values relationships," MacNab Brost said. "I see her able to navigate difficult conversations because of the relationships she forges and builds and maintains."
Ultimately, Burke said it's important to care for all people.
"Inherently, I always cared for people. I've had a thing for justice since I was very young," Burke said. "I've always wanted to fight for the underdog."
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Recordings from AES Rome Jazz Concert Now Available
A special music concert was held during the 134th AES Convention in Rome, Italy. The concert featured a performance by the Greg Burk Jazz Trio, with guest vocalist Elisabetta Antononi.
As an addition to the concert Robert Schulein made a combined Binaural and HD video recording for downloading following the convention. The audio/video recordings have now been edited and uploaded to YouTube. The recordings have been formatted for either headphone or loudspeaker auditioning by AES members. For those that attended the concert, these recordings will allow the opportunity to compare the live event to a surround audio with video recording process compatible with today’s consumer viewer/listening technology.
Two songs were selected from the one-hour performance and may be viewed or downloaded from YouTube at this time.


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Jan Jansson (1588-1664). “Salopiensis Comitatus cum Staffordiensi. Shropshire & Staffordshire.” [England].
Amsterdam: Peter Schenck & Gerard Valk, 1680. 16 1/2 x 20 1/2. Engraving. Strong, original hand color. Slight color transfer in lower left corner. Else, very good condition.
A lovely county map of Shropshire and Staffordshire from the end of the seventeenth century. The map was issued by the Dutch firm of Schenck & Valk, based on the cartography of Jan Jansson, whose business they had purchased. Towns, rivers, estates and some topography is indicated. The decorative features are delightful, including putti, sheep and rabbits, and some figures of local farmers, all beautifully hand tinted in period color.

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Manchester City have won the early bragging right to the new season after defeating Liverpool via penalties to clinch the Community Shield title on Sunday at Wembley Stadium.
The teams paraded a full-strength squad with players such as Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmiho, Virgil van Dijk, Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum, and Allison Becker for Liverpool. While City had David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Leroy Sane, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, and Bernardo Silva in the starting line up.
Both teams started the encounter with great attacking pace but couldn’t convert some of the few goal-scoring chances that came their way in the early stages of the match.
However, Raheem Sterling netted the opening goal of the encounter in the 12th minute with a simple tap into the delight of the team manager, Pep Guardiola, and City fans.
The goal sparked more life to the game as the Reds pushed for an equalizer but couldn’t break down the City’s defence.
The first half ended with Manchester City controlling most of the possessions while Liverpool kept the game within touch.
However, at the resumption of the second half, Liverpool took the game to the reigning Premier League title holder but failed to make most of their goal scoring chances count.
Liverpool’s efforts were finally rewarded in the 78th minute after Joel Matip headed home into the back of the net to level score for the Champions League winner.


It looks like the City Council is ready to give the green light to the Iwilei-to-Waikiki leg of the city's Bus Rapid Transit plan.
2 Council panels
OK bus transit plan
A proposal for a route from Iwilei
to Waikiki heads for a full hearing
By Gordon Y.K. Pang
Members of two key Council committees voted unanimously yesterday to recommend that the Council approve an amendment to the city's development plan that would allow for the 5.6-mile high-frequency express bus service.
The bill now goes to the Council for a public hearing on May 29.
Mayor Jeremy Harris' administration wants the Council to approve a $35 million appropriation for the first segment, which will run along exclusive lanes through part of town, and share lanes with other vehicles in other sections.
The development plan approval is needed for the $35 million funding.
Cheryl Soon, director of the city Department of Transportation Services, has put the total cost at $67 million. The federal government has already earmarked $12 million and is expected to bankroll the remaining $20 million.
Supporters said the Bus Rapid Transit project was developed over a number of years through a carefully planned, community-based process.
"I think it's time," said Kaimuki resident Lydia Yee.
"We have waited 10 years for this transit alternative to come to the Council," Yee said, referring to the Council's failure in 1992 to approve an excise tax increase that would have funded a rail-transit system.
Mililani resident Jesse Tano, a bus rider, said the Bus Rapid Transit plan would help ease traffic coming into town from outlying areas for both those who ride it and those still in cars.
"The traffic's only going to get worse," Tano said. "We need to do something now."
Those opposed to the project questioned whether it will effectively ease traffic through downtown.
"We already have a bus system (and) it's great," said Burt Goldenburg, a Kapiolani area resident. "So why don't we just fix it, just tune it up? Why do we have to spend money and take a lot of risks?"
Dick Stephenson, founder of the anti-Bus Rapid Transit organization Oahutrans4all, said the project will not alleviate traffic because "for any mass transit system to work, it must be on its own right of way." He warned the project could divert federal funding from more efficient traffic improvements.
Bob Bramen, an official with city consultant Parsons, Brinkerhoff, Quade and Douglas, said 2 percent of motorists are expected to start using city transit, increasing its ridership by 11 percent.
"We think that's getting a pretty good bang for the buck," he said.
Bramen acknowledged the plan could actually increase congestion, at least initially.
"There's no question. I'm not trying to say there won't be some congestion," he said. "But over time, what you will see is, as you see people shifting from automobile to transit, the impacts will be less."
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A woman has been airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after a truck and car collided in Waipawa on Tuesday.
Police were called to the intersection of Victoria St and High St at 7.55am.
A police spokesperson said one person was initially trapped in the vehicle but was freed by fire and emergency crews, with an ambulance and helicopter also there to assist.
Two people were injured in the crash with a woman in a serious condition flown by helicopter to Hawke's Bay Hospital and the other only receiving minor injuries and was treated by ambulance staff on the scene.
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Do you like savoury dishes that have sweetness to them? Recently some friends and I were discussing this, and the general consensus was that savoury food + sweetness = most excellent indeed! I did have one friend who passionately disagreed though, so I understand that such people exist… but man, they are missing ouuuuut! With this in mind, I decided to put together one such dish – it’s got the subtle sweetness of maple syrup infused throughout, but the salty prosciutto in the crumb topping cuts right through it. YUM. O. Serve this with beans and roasted baby carrots and you have a winner! Just don’t get so excited about cooking this dandy chicken that you forget to stick your baby carrots in the oven until the chicken’s almost done. You’ll throw your timing off… trust me. Ahem.
Baked Maple Chicken with Pecan and Prosciutto Crumble
3 chicken breasts
1/4 cup plain flour
1/4 cup maple syrup
40g butter, chilled, chopped up
1/3 cup plain flour
1/2 cup crumbled pecans
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
2 tbsp brown sugar
80g prosciutto, finely chopped
1. Preheat oven to 180 C.
2. Cut chicken breasts in half to create thin fillets. Place flour on a plate. Rub each fillet in the flour to coat. Place chicken in a single layer inside a large rectangular baking dish.
3. Combine maple syrup and butter in a small saucepan on low heat. Heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted. Remove from heat; brush maple syrup mixture over chicken to coat, reserving a few tablespoons. Bake for 30 minutes, or until chicken is just cooked.
4. Meanwhile, prepare crumb topping. Combine butter and flour in a medium bowl. Using your fingers, rub the butter into the flour until it resembles a fine crumb. Alternatively, place butter and flour in a small food processor and pulse until crumbs are formed. Combine with crumbled pecans, breadcrumbs, sugar and prosciutto.
5. When chicken comes out of the oven, sprinkle crumb topping all over the top. Lightly press crumbs into the chicken. Drizzle remaining maple syrup mixture over the top and season with salt and pepper. Return to oven; bake for another 15-20 minutes or until prosciutto is crispy.
6. Serve with roasted baby carrots and steamed green beans.
Enjoy, my friends!


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This function will retreive the text coding ID passed in an SQL statement in PHP variables, along with the data coding of the wb_lob_write function.
The currently set text coding ID. Returns one of the constants WB_ENC_xxx, a list can be viewed in the wb_set_client_encoding function description.