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- Volume 33 Issue 3
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Flower and Microspore Development in 'Campbell Early' (Vitis labruscana) and 'Tamnara' (V. spp.) Grapes
'캠벨얼리'와 '탐나라' 포도의 꽃과 소포자 발달
- Yim, Bomi (Department of Life Science, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
- Mun, Jeong-Hwan (Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Myongji University) ;
- Jeong, Young-Min (Department of Life Science, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
- Hur, Youn Young (Fruit Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration) ;
- Yu, Hee-Ju (Department of Life Science, The Catholic University of Korea)
- 임보미 (가톨릭대학교 생명.환경학부 생명과학전공) ;
- 문정환 (명지대학교 생명과학정보학부) ;
- 정영민 (가톨릭대학교 생명.환경학부 생명과학전공) ;
- 허윤영 (국립원예특작과학원 과수과) ;
- 유희주 (가톨릭대학교 생명.환경학부 생명과학전공)
- Received : 2014.12.12
- Accepted : 2014.12.30
- Published : 2015.06.30
The majority of cultivated varieties of grape have perfect flowers that are clustered in an individual inflorescence. Grape flower has a single pistil, five stamens, a protective flower cap (calyptra), and a calyx. After fertilization, an individual flower develops into a single berry. Although there are a number of reported studies focusing on berry formation, berry enlargement, and sugar accumulation in grape, the morphological studies of flower, including gametophyte morphogenesis and structural change in floral organs, have not yet been studied in detail. In this study, we investigated the flower structure and development characteristics of grape using microscopy and defined the floral development stages 9 to 13 based on microspore or male gametophyte development stage from tetrad to mature pollen. We used seeded diploid table grapes 'Campbell Early' (Vitis labruscana) and 'Tamnara' (V. spp.) as plant materials. At floral development stage 9, pollen mother cells develop to tetrads. During floral development stages 10 to 11, unicellular microspore develop to mid bicellular pollen. At the end of floral stage 12, male gametophyte develops to mature tricelluar pollen. In floral stage 13, the flower cap falls off and flower bud opens. During floral development stages 9 to 12, there were no major changes in calyx length, whereas the length of the flower cap continuously increased. The flower cap-to-calyx length ratio was 2.0, 3.0, 4.5, and 6.5 at floral stages 9, 10, 11, and 12, respectively. The flower cap-to-calyx length ratio was consistent in the two grape cultivars, suggesting that the ratio is a morphological character representing floral development stage. This study provides a reference for determining floral development stage of the two grape cultivars. It will be useful for the determination of optimum time for microspore culture needed to generate doubled haploid lines and appropriate gibberellic acid treatment needed to induce parthenocarpic fruit development in 'Tamnara' grape.
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Despite the band name on the label and the six musicians credited on the sleeve, the Time’s first album is often remembered as a thinly veiled solo effort by Prince. This, however, isn’t strictly true: not only was frontman Morris Day largely responsible for the album’s drum tracks, but Prince also drew heavily on his inner circle for songwriting assistance.
Guitarist Dez Dickerson wrote the lyrics for “Cool”–more on that later–and, less successfully, was solely responsible for “After Hi School.” “The idea was for the record to have a youthful vibe,” Dickerson wrote in his 2003 memoir, so he recorded a four-track demo for a song “where the main character is a kid about to graduate, facing the usual questions from adults, and decisions to be made. Prince liked it, but changed it from its original AC/DC-ish rhythm to a more up-tempo Brit/New Wave feel” (Dickerson 112). The song’s faux-Farfisa accompaniment does recall Prince’s New Wave-flavored “When You Were Mine”; but the cloying lyrics and Morris’ still-untutored vocals do it no favors.
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(Featured Image: Cover of The Rebels, 1980; © Warner Bros.)
Note: Just in case there is any confusion, the below is entirely made up, albeit with perhaps an excess of dedication to historical plausibility. See my previous “Alternate Timeline” post on For You for a better explanation of the concept. And have fun!
The late 1970s and early 1980s punk scene in Minneapolis and St. Paul played host to a number of noteworthy groups: Hüsker Dü, the Replacements, the Suburbs. But none were as eclectic, or as underrated, as the multi-racial, gender- and genre-bending act known as the Rebels. A far cry from a conventional “punk” band, the Rebels were a motley crew of disaffected Northside funksters, suburban bar-band escapees, and even a few seasoned pros, whose wild live performances made them the first group from the Twin Cities underground to be signed by a major label. Their self-titled 1980 debut for Warner Bros. was both critically acclaimed and hugely influential for a generation of genre-agnostic musical provocateurs, but internal tensions kept them from fulfilling their full potential. Still, almost four decades later, the mark of the Rebels remains evident across the contemporary pop landscape, from alternative rock to electronic music and hip-hop.
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(Featured Image: Terry, Jimmy, Morris, Monte, Jellybean, and Jesse assume the position on the back cover of The Time, 1981; © Warner Bros.)
Like I said on Thursday, from now into the foreseeable future I will have the distinct pleasure of making weekly guest posts on Andresmusictalk: a really fun blog dedicated to contemporary music on the “jazz/funk/soul/dance spectrum.” Not all of what I write will be Prince-related; but, as luck would have it, Andre is currently celebrating “Prince Summer,” so for at least the first several weeks I’ll be posting links to my posts here. My plan is to tie in with a series on Prince’s many side projects: beginning with the classic ’80s acts we discussed in our podcast last month, then hopefully extending all the way to the 21st century. So of course, who better to start with than the greatest band in the world: the muthafuckin’ Time.
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To celebrate World Book Day classes in Shell, Forms 1 and 2 and the Lower and Upper Third were set the task of creating their very own book cover for their classroom door. After careful consideration and discussion between the classes over which book to choose, the end results are fantastic. The pupils have embraced the challenge and adapted the original book cover designs beautifully.
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Prep School Librarian, Miss Hall, and Prep School Library Assistant, Mrs Lamyman, also had a go with their chosen book, The Dragon in the Library.

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Kate Hoey): I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich, North (Dr. Gibson) on his success in introducing the Bill and in bringing together so many people from all parties to support it. It is pleasant to spend a Friday morning dealing with a Bill that has such support, which is especially strong among MPs with Norfolk constituencies. I know how much work my hon. Friend has put into the project and recognise that it means a great deal to him and other hon. Members from that region. I am also grateful for his interpretation of the legal difficulties with benevolent and philanthropic law. As I am not a lawyer, I am pleased that my hon. Friend gave a detailed and incisive explanation of the differences. If the Bill goes into Committee, his work will be useful.
The Bill has been inspired by the "We Care" 2000 appeal, launched by the Eastern Daily Press in October 1998 with the aim of raising £1 million to establish an endowment fund--the Norfolk millennium trust for carers. I commend the hard work and dedication of everyone involved in the campaign, especially the staff and readers of the Eastern Daily Press. There is a huge number of unpaid carers and we would surely all agree that they are unsung heros and heroines who merit our admiration and support. I was struck by the way in which
My hon. Friend the Member for Great Yarmouth (Mr. Wright) gave a moving account of his constituents, Christine and Tanya. We all have constituents who fit that bill. Perhaps that is one reason why there is cross-party support for my hon. Friend's Bill.
I want to point out how much national lottery support is going into Norfolk and how much the lottery is doing across the country to help carers and other groups of volunteers. Although it is only six years old, it has had a tremendous impact on our national life and is one of the most successful lotteries in the world. More than £8.8 billion has already been awarded to more than 82,000 projects across the country. The National Lottery Charities Board has made more than 40,000 grants, worth nearly £1.9 billion, to help meet the needs of those at greatest disadvantage in society and to improve the quality of life in our communities.
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The current wording of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 allows the National Lottery Charities Board to help fund expenditure by charities or similar organisations but not to contribute towards endowment funds. The hon. Member for Lichfield (Mr. Fabricant), who apologised for having to leave before the end of the debate, asked if all the other distributors could do that. They can, which is why the situation is, in some senses, an anomaly.
The Government sympathise in principle with the changes proposed by my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich, North (Dr. Gibson), which would help to put the NLCB on the same footing as the other lottery distributors, enabling it to make grants towards endowments when it wished to do so. However, it is important to point out that the NLCB, in common with all the other lottery bodies, makes its own decisions on individual grants, independent of Government. Should the Bill become law, it would therefore still be up to the board to decide how to use this new power. That might answer one of the points made by the right hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Mr. Forth), although it is always very difficult to satisfy him completely.
The board would have a number of issues to consider carefully before deciding how to use the new power. An endowment must be of a considerable size to yield a reasonable annual income. Sometimes it is felt that lottery funds can provide greater benefits by directly supporting activities through specific, time-limited grants. In a way, the board would have the discretion to decide about that. Those running the "We Care" 2000 appeal clearly feel strongly that they could satisfy the National Lottery Charities Board if they were given the opportunity to do so. It is not really for us to be pedantic about whether the board would give an endowment grant to a particular charity, because such matters would have to be taken into account by the board. However, it does not seem sensible
Mr. Forth: Is there any appeal mechanism against decisions? The board could decide to put a very large amount of money indeed into an endowment--it would have to be large to yield any meaningful income--and a lot of other good causes would feel that they had been unreasonably and unfairly deprived of what they could otherwise have had. Do they have any appeal mechanism once the decision has been made and the money committed?
Kate Hoey: There is an appeal mechanism to the lottery distribution boards if a body or group does not get money. In the sports lottery distribution, for example, a number of groups make appeals and elicit the help of Members of Parliament in doing so. Much as it would be nice as a Minister to be able to decide where the money is to go, I am glad that we do not have to make that difficult decision. Through the powers that Parliament gives us, we appoint the members of these bodies, and we expect them to weigh things up and to realise the importance of their task.
Mr. MacGregor: I entirely agree that that is an anomaly. Does the Minister agree with me that if the £1 million target is achieved, about £50,000 a year--even at today's interest rates--is a significant sum for carers every year?
Kate Hoey: The right hon. Gentleman is right, it is a significant sum. The point about endowments is that they provide long-term benefit, sustainability and certainty. That is why they are an attractive mechanism for charities and other bodies.
The technical points will have to be dealt with in Committee. The Government recognise that the funding of endowments can be an appropriate use of lottery funds. We have already established the National Endowment for Science, Technology and Arts under the National Lottery Act 1998 as a national endowment with £200 million of lottery funds. NESTA was set up as an independent, permanent fund to support and promote talent, innovation and creativity. It has so far provided funding for innovations in a wide range of areas, and for talented individuals in areas as diverse as interactive technology, poetry, film-making and science centres.
In addition, the Millennium Commission is establishing a £100 million endowment fund to ensure a permanent future for its highly successful millennium awards scheme. The scheme helps individuals to undertake projects that fulfil a personal ambition while benefiting the wider community. By 2004, 40,000 people will have benefited from that scheme, and the endowment will ensure that it continues to help individuals, which is what it is envisaged the millennium trust for carers and the "We Care" 2000 appeal will do.
The right hon. Member for South Norfolk said that the NLCB offers grants for one year only. That is not right. Grants can be time-limited, and some are for two or three years. The NLCB will consider a maximum extension of up to six years.
The hon. Member for Ryedale (Mr. Greenway) and I have similar views on this issue. We support the Bill in principle, and the Government sympathise with the concerns expressed given what has happened. The hon. Gentleman will want to take up the technical suggestions that he has made when the Bill goes into Committee.
My hon. Friend the Member for Harrow, West (Mr. Thomas) expounded on the value of one of the many projects in his constituency, at West house, providing an illustration of the difference that so many hon. Members have seen the lottery make in their communities. I am grateful to him for supporting the Bill.
The Government sympathise in principle with what my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich, North is trying to achieve. We may wish to offer technical improvements should his Bill make further progress, but we shall not oppose it today.


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(b Riga, March 4, 1947; d Aug 8, 2017). Latvian composer. He graduated from Valentins Utkins’s composition class (1970) at the Latvian State Conservatory and worked as music director for the Latvian National Theatre (1969–74). From 1974 he taught composition and theory at the Latvian State Conservatory, where from 1991 he was a professor. His favourite genre was the concerto for orchestra with solo group, and he made free use of modernized forms of Baroque music such as the concerto grosso and other forms of instrumental dialogue. Purely musical ideas predominate over extra-musical ones, lending his work a neo-Classical and, in his early period, anti-Romantic disposition. Plakidis’s stylistic base expanded in the 1980s, and the logic of Classically rational forms in his works conveniently balances the presentation of diverse musical ideas, Romantic ones included. His solo songs have gained attention for respecting the structure of modern Latvian poetry....


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The Bush Administration is shoveling "midnight regulations" out the doors of agencies faster than a New Hampshire homeowner does snow off his sidewalk in January. One of the most egregious is a new regulation by the Health and Human Services Department that allows the morals of health care providers to trump those of patients. As the Los Angeles Times reports:
The Bush administration announced its "conscience protection" rule for the healthcare industry Thursday, giving doctors, hospitals, and even receptionists and volunteers in medical experiments the right to refuse to participate in medical care they find morally objectionable.
"This rule protects the right of medical providers to care for their patients in accord with their conscience," said outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt.
The right-to-refuse rule includes abortion and other aspects of healthcare where moral concerns could arise, Leavitt's office said, such as birth control, emergency contraception, in vitro fertilization, stem cell research and assisted suicide.
In addition, such "health care providers" may not have to refer patients to other practitioners who would respect the moral choices of patients.
reason warned that this was coming:
Can pharmacies, stem cell labs, or abortion clinics refuse to hire people who believe their activities are evil? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services doesn't think so. The agency is circulating draft regulations that would outlaw employment discrimination on the grounds of religious and moral beliefs by any entity that receives the department's money.
Since Washington's subsidies are so ubiquitous, the rule would apply even to local pharmacies, because the feds pay for some prescriptions. In effect, the government's money is serving as a Trojan horse for the administration's moral agenda.
And reason noted that there was a simple solution for those whose consciences might be offended:
"Religious freedom is an important part of the history of this country," Richard S. Myers, a professor at Ave Maria School of Law, told The Washington Post. "People who have a religious or moral belief should not be forced to participate in an act they find abhorrent." Myers is correct. But why should the religious beliefs of others trump those of patients and employers? People who don't want to participate in medical procedures they find abhorrent have a simple solution: They can choose to work elsewhere.
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Harvey’s lecture recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, which was signed into law on Sept. 3, 1964, by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Exhibited archival materials include correspondence, photographs and memorabilia from the papers of Idaho politicians U.S. Sen. Frank Church and Gov. Cecil Andrus, as well as items from the collections of writers, photographers and scientists whose work focused on Idaho’s wilderness in the early to mid-20th century.
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If it doesn’t comply, the government could cut contracts with the company.
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Ever wonder why it’s so easy to eat healthier in the summer?
Perhaps it’s the fresh fruits and vegetables that surround us in summer. I do find that all the veggies and fruits from my favorite farm stand, which I know were picked the morning I bought them, taste better than anything I can buy in a grocery store.
Or, maybe, it’s just that we are more active in summer, and the heat makes our bodies crave more nutrients.
Or, it could simply be that we all want to look our best in shorts and tanks, so we make more of an effort to eat healthier in summer.
Whatever the reason, I am thrilled when I see everyone around me eating more greens and fresh fruit, and less processed food.
The Mediterranean diet is the one most recommended by doctors and nutritionists, and has been for several years now. In this case, “diet” is not an accurate term. The Mediterranean “way of life” is a better description. Eating fruits and veggies that are in season, walking every day, and far smaller portions of protein than what is generally served in American households. I have included a photo of the food pyramid used to describe this way of eating. As you can see, physical, and social activity are listed at the bottom. After that, the largest area of this depiction is for fruits, veggies, legumes, whole grains, herbs and spices – YUM! Fish, seafood, and water are the next largest section with poultry, eggs, cheese and yogurt next, and then that tiny little space at the top is meats and sweets. Since that is the way I have been eating for a long time now, I understand the health benefits, but the problem I have had is finding a dessert that works for me. So, what about dessert? Personally, I LOVE a bit of dark chocolate for dessert, but when guests come over, I find it hard to choose something more exciting to serve that is also good for us.
Being me, I did more research on deserts in Mediterranean cultures and discovered that fresh fruit is the go-to dessert! That makes the daily dessert within a Mediterranean diet quite different than the typical American selection, that’s for sure!
Cool – I LOVE fruit!! Only problem is, not everyone likes to have an apple for dessert, or a peach, or some blueberries…
So, let’s get creative! I’ve enjoyed grilled peaches many times in summer. Sprinkle then with a bit of honey and YUMMM. Also grilled pineapple slices. Or, even pears pouched in pomegranate or cranberry juice with a dab of honey. Reduce the sauce and serve your poached pears over Greek yogurt, or sheep yogurt.
Another favorite of mine is a fig stuffed with a bit of goat cheese and sprinkled with nuts. This is especially good in the fall. Apple crisp is another lovely, sweet choice for a fall dessert or even a simple fruit tart, sprinkled with a bit of dark chocolate! Got to get my chocolate in there… Use your imagination, and leave the ice cream, pies, and pastries behind!
Here is a link to my grilled peaches recipe if you’d like to try it.
And, because I’ve received some requests for this video again, here is my demonstration of how to get up from the floor safely. Some of my students have shared this with others at the beach who are attempting to get up from one of those low beach chairs!
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LOS ANGELES, June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Late last week, Tom Lallas, trial attorney and name partner at the business litigation law firm of Levy, Small & Lallas, Los Angeles, prevailed in a four-year long battle on behalf of Lallas' client, A.W. Financial Group LLC ("AW"), against Ramon DeSage, ("DeSage") and his entity Cadeau Express Inc. ("Cadeau"). According to lead trial counsel Lallas, the Court awarded his client a staggering $34,653,698.63 in compensatory damages, and an additional $2-million in punitive damages, in order to punish DeSage and Cadeau for the fraud they perpetrated against AW.
"It was a long-fought battle," Lallas says, "one that resulted in a total victory and complete vindication of our client. We are very pleased with the outcome."
The Honorable Jack M. Newman, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge (Ret.), acted as a duly appointed arbitrator under the American Arbitration Association, and issued the award in favor of AW against DeSage and his entity, Cadeau.
AW's claims were based on various promissory notes it held—loans to DeSage and Cadeau—in the principal sums of $15,000,000, $4,620,000, and $3,100,000, which they agreed to repay to AW with interest. The $34,653,698.63 in compensatory damages that Judge Newman awarded included all principal and interest that AW claimed to be due and owing.
During the course of the private trial, held during February and March of this year, Lallas argued that DeSage had made false representations and promises to AW as he perpetrated fraud against them. Judge Newman found that the punitive damages he levied were also warranted in light of the financing relationship and business history between AW and DeSage. As part of Judge Newman's ruling, AW also has the right to submit a claim for additional amounts for its attorneys' fees and costs, as well as for interest accruing after February 4, 2016.
In an attempt to defend AW's claims, DeSage and Cadeau asserted that the loans were not enforceable for two reasons: Because they were usurious, and because AW was not a licensed lender. Judge Newman expressly rejected those defenses and specifically noted that Lallas had proved that DeSage admitted in a prior marital dissolution case that he owed AW the amounts then due on the notes.
Tom Lallas of Levy, Small and Lallas in Los Angeles, represented AW as lead trial counsel in the prosecution of its claims against DeSage and Cadeau. Patrick B. Moore of Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn and Dial, LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada, served as co-counsel to Lallas. DeSage was represented by Richard B. Herman, P.C., with law offices in New York City.
As a trial lawyer for more than 40 years, Lallas graduated from Stanford University in 1972, cum laude, and from its law school in 1975. As a partner at Levy, Small & Lallas, a firm founded in 1976, Lallas has represented and tried cases for institutional clients, entrepreneurs, real estate investors, commercial lenders, and tech companies. Lallas handles arbitrations and disputes as they arise in real estate transactions and class actions. He also handles cases related to securities fraud claims, lender-related litigation, bankruptcy claims, intellectual property, accountancy, malpractice, and business torts.
DeSage was recently indicted on charges of fraud by the Nevada Grand Jury.
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/prominent-la-trial-attorney-scores-36-million-verdict-award-for-client-300287604.html
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FAQ on Dating with Herpes. Exactly exactly just What should you understand about herpes?
Herpes is not precisely a topic that is popular of, which can be why many individuals donвЂ™t understand that you can find huge amounts of individuals around the world whom carry the virus. It is actually perhaps one of the most STIs that are common. The planet Health Organization (whom) estimates that 3.7 billion individuals underneath the chronilogical age of 50 have herpes virus that is simplex (HSV-1) as well as an approximated 417 million individuals aged 15-49 global have herpes virus 2 (HSV-2). Plainly, it is critical to learn how to date that is safely herpes.
Many people are also unaware that we now have a number of kinds of herpes.
Of the over 100 known variations of this herpes simplex virus, you will find 8 that may infect humans. Those 8 types are HSV 1 and 2, varicella-zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, individual herpesvirus 6 (variants A and B), human being herpesvirus 7, and Kaposi’s sarcoma virus or individual herpesvirus 8.
HSV-1 and HSV-2 would be the many viruses that are common. HSV-1 is definitely a herpes that are oral and it is typically transmitted from individual to individual orally. Whenever active, it is rather contagious. HSV-2 is a vaginal disease and is usually transported from individual to individual genitally. Additionally it is feasible for the illness to go from the dental location up to a genital location (or vice-versa). Both HSV-1 and HSV-2 infections are lifelong conditions without a remedy.
You can find three specific herpes infections that merit discussing in increased detail. Herpes gladiatorum is brought on by the HSV-1 virus. Herpes keratitis and herpetic whitlow may be due to the HSV-1 or HSV-2 virus.
- Herpes gladiatorum вЂ”This illness is also known as вЂњmat herpesвЂќ because of their relationship with wrestling (along with other contact sports). It’s a condition that is common can appear anywhere from the human anatomy. It must be treated as a medical emergency if it shows up in the eyes.
- Herpes keratitis вЂ” This is a herpes disease into the attention. Though it could be brought on by HSV-1 or HSV-2, it really is most frequently due to HSV-1. Typical transmission takes place whenever a individual details a sore that is active then their eyes.
- Herpetic whitlow вЂ” This is herpes in the hand and/or the hands. Early signs of an outbreak include red or distended hands, until a blister (or group of sores) kinds.
Just How Do I Determine Wef We Have Herpes? Whenever a herpes disease is active, it is described as вЂњhaving an outbreak.вЂќ
During this period, you can find typically sores that are noticeable the human body. Apparent symptoms of A hsv-1 outbreak include painful sores or available sores (commonly called ulcers) in or about the lips. Sores regarding the lips tend to be known as cool sores. It is additionally feasible to possess a herpes infection regarding the tongue.
An active HSV-2 disease has comparable symptoms to an HSV-1 disease, nevertheless the areas regarding the aching will vary. Sores are both external or internal. Labial herpes sores, anal herpes sores, cervical herpes sores, thigh herpes sores, or vaginal herpes sores are typical feasible. Pain and itching will also be common indications during an outbreak. Females may go through vaginal release and pain once they pee too.
The sores can reappear periodically, although symptoms usually decrease over time after the first infection. There is absolutely no pattern that is true whenever or how frequently the sores reappear.
For some, the outbreak that is first the essential severe. The first sores in many cases are followed by temperature, human body aches, and inflamed lymph nodes. Tingling or burning feelings usually happen prior to the sores appear. When you are in search of these very early indications, you may well be in a position to anticipate whenever an outbreak is all about to happen. Following the very first illness, the sores can reappear sporadically, although signs often decrease in the long run. There’s absolutely no real pattern for when or how frequently the sores reappear.
Among the trickiest things about herpes illness is the fact that it might don’t have any indicators.
Your care provider may phone this вЂњasymptomatic herpes.вЂќ This is very important to remember for those who are living with herpes or those who are dating someone with herpes. The illness are utilized in your lover even though you would not have sores that are active.
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[Photo by Roger Hagadone from Frye: The Boots That Made History: 150 Years of Craftsmanship, Rizzoli 2013.]
[Photo by Christopher Wray-McCaan also courtesy Rizzoli.]
Even Jackie Kennedy requested a custom pair. Not the Jet, though. Real cowboy riding boots -- another specialty of the Frye Company that emerged after the War. During the very early 60s, while she was First Lady, Jackie was fitted in a Virginia store for her boots of "burnished brown leather on a needlepoint last with butterfly design," according to a newspaper clipping included in the book.
[Photo Todd Cole courtesy Rizzoli.]
[Photo Roger Hagadone courtesy Rizzoli]
But for someone who didn't inherit any 1970s Fryes from her mom or aunts (you know, like the classic Campus Stitching Horse that can be found in the Smithsonian's collection) and is a relatively recent Frye collector (I became a fan about five years ago), the book's most alluring feature may simply be the abundance of up-close images of boots old and new that detail rugged hardware, finely stacked heels and naturally antiqued leather.
With main sections devoted to the Harness, Engineer, Campus, Riding and Western styles, as well as scrapbook-esque tributes to the Massachusetts workers behind these boots, the book tells the story of a successful American business -- actually the U.S.'s oldest continuously operating footwear company -- that's been crafting artisanal, truly long-lasting wares decades and decades before "artisanal" became a sometimes loosely applied marketing term. Pouring over the archive images, it's clear Frye didn't set out to be a lifestyle brand, which Kristal concludes is probably what makes their bags and boots so enduringly cool.
Don't forget Go West! Art of the American Frontier from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West opens at the High November 3.
BTW: Just in case you were wondering, I received no compensation or perks from Frye for this post.


Enhanced Covid testing being rolled out in part of High Peak this week over concerning rise in cases
Enhanced Covid testing is being rolled out in an area of High Peak as part of a co-ordinated response to rising infection rates.
Derbyshire County Council is working with NHS Test and Trace, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, High Peak Borough Council and NHS Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group in an effort to slow the transmission rate in Gamesley.
Every household in the ward will get free PCR tests delivered to their door on Thursday or Friday, June 3-4, and people over the age of five at each address will be encouraged to take a test which will then be collected.
On Saturday, June 5, a vaccination bus will be at Winster Mews car park, off Melandra Castle Road, and anyone who is eligible and has yet to have their first dose of the vaccine can go along between 9.45am and 3pm, with no appointment necessary. If residents prefer to book a time slot they can visit www.tamesideandglossop.nhsvaccinations.co.uk or they can ring their GP.
Councillor Anthony Mckeown, the leader of High Peak Borough Council who lives in Gamesley, said: “Local people might be concerned about the increase in the infection rate, but there are things we can all do to keep it under control.
“That’s why we’re working together with our partners to offer easy access testing and vaccination services to the local community. I urge everyone to take the test and, if you’re eligible, go along to the walk-in clinic on Saturday and get your first vaccination.”
He added: “Our actions do count, and it’s as important as ever that we do what we can to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe.”
Positive tests in the Gamesley and Glossop area trebled between the final two weeks of April and the same time in May, from 22 to 63 people – of which 42 were either confirmed or suspected to be variants of concern.
Derbyshire’s director of public health Dean Wallace said: “Despite all our best efforts cases of Covid-19 continue to rise in Gamesley, including the variant first discovered in India. This significant outbreak reminds us that we cannot afford to let our guard down as we ease out of restrictions.
“While there’s no evidence that this strain causes a more serious illness and the vaccines remain highly effective in protecting us against it, it does spread more easily – which is why we need everyone to be on their guard.
He added: “There’s a real chance to stop the virus from spreading but we need the community to pull together and do the right thing and I cannot stress enough the importance of taking a test.
“We’re asking everyone aged five and over who lives on the Gamesley estate to do a PCR test to help keep themselves, their family and their community safe.”
Residents are being asked to take the test whether they have symptoms or not, as one in three people can carry the virus without showing any symptoms and could be passing it on without knowing.
Anyone without symptoms does not need to self-isolate while they wait for test results and can still go to work if they cannot work from home.
The PCR test is the most reliable test for Covid-19 and is done by taking a swab of the throat and nose. Children under 11 should be helped by an adult. Results are usually returned within one to two days and help to keep track of cases, including new variants.
Residents who need it will be offered advice and support to carry out the tests themselves and once completed they will place them in a secure container outside their property which will be collected later. For the latest information visit www.derbyshire.gov.uk/gamesleyarea.
Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service group manager Dean Gazzard said: “We have around 25 fire service personnel and various fire service vehicles supporting local resilience forum partners setting up and facilitating the central hub for surge testing in the Gamesley area.
“While we have been supporting the community response to Covid19 since February 2020, everyone has their own part to play in helping to prevent the spread of the virus, so I would like to encourage everyone living in the area to use the PCR tests that will be delivered and collected from them, to help protect their family, friends and the community.”
People should not attend the vaccination clinic if they have Covid-19 symptoms or have recently tested positive. Anyone displaying a new, continuous cough, a high temperature, or change to their sense of taste or smell, must self-isolate immediately for ten days.
If residents cannot attend the pop-up clinic, they can book locally using the details above or at a mass vaccination centre online at www.nhs.uk/coronavirus-vaccination or by calling NHS 119.
If a resident or their child has to self-isolate and they are on a low income they could be eligible for a one-off payment of £500. They can also get support with things like shopping and picking up prescriptions.
For more information visit: www.derbyshire.gov.uk/selfisolationsupport.
Dr Jenny Harries, chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, added: “We are urging people to be very cautious and follow the guidance on hygiene, face coverings, social distancing and meeting outdoors.
“Getting both vaccine doses gives a high degree of protection against this variant and we urge everyone to have the vaccine when the NHS invites you.”
She added: “Please follow the public health advice and make sure that you remain careful, work from home if you can, meet people outside where possible and remember ‘hands, face, space, fresh air’ at all times. This is the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from this variant.”


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This lovely potpie is filled with steak, butternut squash, zucchini, carrots, mushrooms, apples and seasoned with thyme, rosemary and marjoram and also spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. It's one of the best potpies you'll ever eat. This one is made with a scrumptious Homemade Coconut Oil Pie Crust.
NOTE: You can also freeze one or two of the pies before baking. Thaw several hours before baking, or bake frozen until cooked through – probably about 2 hours.
NOTE: You can also bake these in 12 individual large ramekins.
NOTE: You can use a lattice crust for the top.
NOTE: I used 1 lb. of top sirloin and 1 ½ lbs. of previously cooked steak. I added the pre-cooked steak at the very end before putting the filling into the pie shells.
NOTE: I baked the large pie about 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, the other smaller dishes took about 45 minutes to an hour (at 350).
NOTE: Preparation time does not include time required to make or roll out pie crust.
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Eight things I really wish I had known when I started riding
I started riding when I was 10-years-old. I did not come from a horsey family at all. My mom signed me up for ‘Pony Camp’ one summer, unknowing of the fact that it would eventually lead me down a path to a life-long Eventing addiction. My family’s lack of an equestrian background meant we all learned a lot of lessons the hard way. We all did our best to learn as much as possible from more knowledgable people but we made plenty of mistakes along the way. I have been in this sport for over a decade now and I still have heaps to learn about horses and riding. But there are some basic things I wish I had known 13 years ago, that would have saved me a lot of hardships…
1) Buying the horse is the cheap part. My poor parents thought that the two-for-one deal on the Paint horses we bought from the Mennonites was quite the steal. Only $2500 for two horses! I mean some people pay hundreds of dollars for just a dog. Little did we realize that the board, farrier and vet bills really add up. Not to mention all of the coaching, show entries, membership fees, tack costs, etc. Always remember that it costs as much to maintain a cheap horse as it does an expensive one.
2) Don’t buy the fanciest horse. My first two horses were extremely ordinary (slightly below average) athletes and were far from saints. Both of them had just been green broken a few weeks before I became the proud new owner. I fell off on a weekly basis for the first year or so. However, thanks to the heaps of lessons I took, the Paints eventually became tame. As my interest in competing grew and I gained more experience, I eventually outgrew my first mounts. The next horse I purchased was an extremely fancy 5-year-old Holsteiner gelding, who earned the name Evil Munchkin. You can click here to read about all my hardships and later successes with the Evil Munchkin. But now looking back, I greatly encourage people who are still learning, to buy a sane and slightly ordinary horse. Maybe you won’t win everything but you’ll get to work on honing your riding skills and develop confidence in yourself. Some of the most ordinary horses do turn out to be champions because they have enormous hearts!
3) It is sometimes better to just audit a clinic than to actually ride in one. I have ridden in numerous clinics but in hindsight much of what I learned riding in these clinics I could have learned by simply auditing and it would have saved a lot of money. This is especially true for clinics in which you ride in large groups because the clinicians tend to bring everyone back to basics and are unable to really customize their lesson plan to each individual pair. Never underestimate the amount you can learn from watching clinics and other rider’s lessons. There are no miracle tricks up a trainer’s sleeves that can fix your specific problem in one clinic. Chances are, anything the clinician would’ve have taught you if you were riding, you would be able to learn from watching others ride. So don’t bother spending heaps of money riding in clinics, save the money and get more lessons with your regular coach who knows you and your horse.
4) Stop stressing about what other riders your age are doing. I’m a very competitive person and when I was younger I used to drive myself a bit mad by constantly comparing my level of riding to others in my age group. It is okay to be driven and want to become the best but don’t get down on yourself if someone else is upgrading to Preliminary before you. Equestrian sports are a marathon, not a sprint. If you stick it out long enough in this sport and keep chipping away at it, you will pass many of the people who are way ahead of you right now.
5) You can never cross-country school too much. I went through a phase where I felt that if I could accurately answer show jumping questions and my horse was educated on the cross-country basics (banks, water, ditches, narrows, corners) that all I needed to do was a few cross-country schools early in the season. I figured once the season was in full swing that my horse and I would only need to improve our jumping in the arena. I was wrong. Cross-country schools are no substitute for show jumping schools and these are the reasons why…
6) Consult with a current professional rider about your horse’s fitness/show plans instead of taking advice from books or on the internet. To prepare for my first CCI1* I followed a fitness plan outlined in a book written by a reputable eventer but the fitness plan was for a long-format event. I also did not understand that ‘gallop sets’ were not meant to be ridden at ‘as fast as you can make your horse go’… Long story short, my 7-year-old horse finished the event as one of the fittest horses in the field but my poor 16-year-old horse only made it a third of the way around and I had to pull up because she was unsound. She bowed a tendon and luckily rehabbed well and is still enjoying a great life. If I did not just assume this book’s plan was golden and had I consulted with a professional who knew my horses, then I would have probably had two sound horses at the end of the event. Even now I am still constantly picking more experienced riders’ brains about how they condition their horses and what their show plans are and why. Books and online resources are great learning tools but you should always run things by a professional in case it is incorrect, irrelevant or you don’t understand it correctly.
7) Speaking of online activity, stay away from the horse forums. Horse forums, for the most part, are pretty toxic. There are a lot of armchair eventers and self-proclaimed experts trolling about. If you want to read them for entertainment, that is about all they are good for. As a child, I used to read them and I genuinely believed everything on the forums was coming from knowledgeable equestrians. Now I realize it is quite the contrary. If you have a question about something or need any kind of help, seek it from people you know. Don’t take advice from internet horsey strangers. I understand there are some good and intelligent horse people on the forums and sometimes it can be handy to ask a question there but just remember to take it all with a grain of salt.
8) Never let anyone convince you that falling off will make you a better rider. I have fallen off a lot. I have been hurt a lot as a result. But falling off has in no way made me a better rider. All falling off does is make you sore and diminish your confidence. If you find yourself falling off a particular horse on a regular basis, seek help. Maybe send your horse for training with a more experienced rider. Perhaps you should sell the horse. Or you might need to consider dropping down a level. Please analyze why you are hitting the dirt more often than others and work on preventing that. You will thank yourself later.


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An Obscure Treasure, a Vivid Premiere and a Pair of Haunters from the Chelsea Symphony
The New York Philharmonic may get more press than the other orchestras in town, and a lot of that is deserved. But many of those other orchestras are doing great things as well. The Greenwich Village Orchestra plays tremendous theme programs, are family-friendly and don’t shy away from relevant issues beyond the music. The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony have a towering Philadelphia Orchestra-like presence and sweep. The Queensboro Symphony are drawing musicians out to the middle of nowhere in Flushing because everybody wants to play for their conductor. And it’s hard to believe that the Chelsea Symphony are only ten years old; they’ve become an institution on the West Side. They distinguish themselves with their consistent support of new music, constantly premiering one thing or another. They also have a fondness for theatrics, a sense of humor that goes with that, and a penchant for very distinct, articulate playing. You don’t go to the Chelsea Symphony to get lost in a haze of sound: you go for the excitement of hearing an assembly of clear, individual voices working together.
Friday night’s program was typical. They opened with the world premiere of Hope for Two Voices and Orchestra, by their first-chair bassist Tim Kiah, who’s been more or less a composer in residence for the last few years. Beginning as a lustrous, more or less horizontal tone poem, soprano Emily Eagen and her baritone counterpart joined the ensemble in taking it almost imperceptibly to warmer, more Romantic territory, bringing the title to life. Obviously a reflection on current events, it resonated strongly.
Overcast low-midrange sonics lingered and soared throughout an equally vivid performance of Max Bruch’s famous Kol Nidre variations. Based on somber medieval Jewish themes, cellist Susan Mandel evoked a wounded, almost-imploring, cantabile quality above the strings’ grey-sky ambience.
That the next piece on the bill would upstage a genuinely picturesque performance of Moussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition speaks to the orchestra’s sense of adventure. Conductor Matt Aubin explained that mid-20th century composer Fernande Breilh-Decruck lived a block away in the London Towers complex with her husband, who played with the Philharmonic. Her Sonata in C# Minor for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, with Rob Wilkerson in the role of dynamic soloist, turned out to be parade-ready. Part blustery late Romanticism replete with all sorts of innovative voicings and playful yet purposeful, Nielsenesque orchestration, part jauntily bustling, cinematic theme and variations, it foreshadowed Leonard Bernstein. Was Bernstein aware or, or influenced by the composer? Hearing this music, you have to wonder. Why is she not better known?
Reuben Blundell took over the podium for Moussorgsky’s venerable blockbuster, reveling in its Ravel arrangement. To early 21st century ears, it evokes dozens of old horror films and dramas as much as it does the composer’s friend’s eerie tableaux of tormented gnomes, menacing witches, ghostly catacombs, and a concluding megalith that brings to mind a giant prison door rather than the gateway to a bustling metropolis. It’s easy to find cartoonish ideas in this music, but, true to form, the orchestra parsed it for portraiture and restless angst. Standout soloists included but were not limited to horn player Adam Schommer, oboeist Phil Rashkin, tuba player Ben Stapp and the entire high string section, who when required – and this happened a lot – were seamless to the point of being a single voice.
The Chelsea Symphony’s next performance is their family concert on February 21 at the Brooklyn Music School, 126 St Felix St in the Atlantic Yards area (any train to Atlantic Ave; the closest is actually the G at Fulton), repeating on February 27 at the orchestra’s usual stomping ground, St. Paul’s German Church at 315 W 22nd St. in Chelsea with a program including Peter & the Wolf, Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals and a Seth Bedford world premiere for kids. Both start at 2 PM; suggested donation is $20.


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Apr 28, 2010
A longtime parks employee was named Wednesday as Acting Superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation.
Mayor Mike McGinn announced the appointment of Christopher Williams. Williams replaces Timothy Gallagher, who resigned Monday following media scrutiny of expenses incurred on a trip with another parks staffer to Australia.
“Like the rest of City government, the Parks Department is facing serious budget challenges. Christopher Williams has been working with my office to address them over the past few weeks, and I’m pleased to have his experience, dedication and management expertise at the helm as we find ways to preserve our excellent parks services,” McGinn said in a statement.
Apr 27, 2010
….Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) called out the Senate old boys for seeming to brush off the new girl on the financial reform block: Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.).
Resentment had been building already over the fact that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner never met with Lincoln on her derivative bill prior to her markup last week. And as described by two persons in the room, Cantwell served notice that it would be a big political mistake if Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) didn’t alter his package to blend in major portions of Lincoln’s work product.
“It was tough, pointed,” said one observer.
Believe it or not, the bruising debate over an aggressive panhandling ordinance may look tame compared to the coming City of Seattle budget battles.
That’s because Mayor Mike McGinn and the City Council need to cut tens of millions of dollars from the operating budget this year and next. Through 2012, the city is looking at a deficit of about $120 million. Seattle will need to cut about 5 percent from upcoming annual operating budgets just to break even. Click here to read more.
Apr 26, 2010
The Associated Press has an interesting piece about the surprising fight for his political life that Utah Republican Sen. Bob Bennett finds himself in.
…Bennett – darling of the National Rifle Association and grandson of a Mormon Church president – suddenly may not be conservative enough for ultraconservative Utah.
Bennett could become the first 2010 election casualty among incumbent U.S. senators if he fails to win at least 40 percent of the 3,500 delegates at the state GOP’s convention May 8.
Apr 24, 2010
Matt Taibbi, perhaps best known for his Rolling Stone article comparing Goldman Sachs to a “great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity,” offers his take on the government’s civil suit against the Wall Street firm in a piece for The Guardian:
Even if he stands to make a buck at it, even your average used-car salesman won’t sell some working father a car with wobbly brakes, then buy life insurance policies on that customer and his kids. But this is done almost as a matter of routine in the financial services industry, where the attitude after the inevitable pileup would be that that family was dumb for getting into the car in the first place. Caveat emptor, dude!


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After dipping into California for their first four commitments of the 2013 recruiting class, Oregon State coaches went North on Saturday, and earned a verbal commitment from tight end David Ajamu (Shelton, Wash./Shelton).
Ajamu weighed the pros and cons of his final two schools -- Oregon State and Nevada -- and concluded that the Beavers were his best fit.
“Mostly because they have everything that suits me,” Ajamu said. “It fits what I need to grow and have a nice life.”
Location played a role as well. The 6-foot-5, 231-pound tight end has family in Washington and California, so a central place, where he could get away for school as well as remain a short trip to either state, was a selling point. He also couldn’t say no to the Oregon State offense.
“They run three tight ends and they throw to them a lot,” said Ajamu, who caught 25 passes for 341 yards and two touchdowns last year. “While I was watching practice, they threw to the tight ends a bunch. And the system gives me a chance to play early. I can get in there and mix it up a little bit, but still learn from the older guys.”
But the biggest selling point was the Oregon State staff.
“Right when I got there, they were like family,” he said. “It was like they’d known me since I was a little kid. I don’t even know how to explain it, but they are really family-oriented.”
Ajamu begins fall camp next week and said he will likely call the Oregon State staff to set up an official visit sometime this fall. He added that he doesn’t see himself taking more than one official visit, as he is confident he will sign with the Beavers.
After his decision, Ajamu finally had a moment to take a deep breath.
“The recruiting process is really stressful,” he said. “This is a weight off my shoulders, knowing where I’m going to end up and having a plan for after high school. Now I can focus on school and get my grades as high as possible.”
Ajamu is commitment No. 5 for Oregon State and the class is already strong at the offensive skill positions. He joins wide receivers Jordan Villamin (Etiwanda, Calif./Etiwanda), Jermel Walker (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga) and Victor Bolden (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Los Osos).


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Finding life difficult in Khalatsho, once famed for paddy, villagers abandon their homes
|Villagers have to take a treacherous path to Dewathang in the winter months
28 November, 2009 – Once famous for paddy, the remote village of Khalatsho in Nganglam, Pemagatshel, is on the verge of being submerged by thickets and reverting into jungle once more.
Of its twelve households, only five remain. It has 15 residents, mostly in their forties, including two children, who will be joining school next year.
Thick overgrown bushes covering fallow paddy land, uncultivated for years, are drawing ever closer to the settlements.
Tigers get as close as to their animal sheds and have eaten up seven of their cattle this year alone. Elephants make loud noises at night and devour their maize, the village staple, which is grown twice a year.
The village has seen better days, according to elders. It was once famous for paddy. “We made paddy fields out of the thick forest when we first came here,” said Chana Lhamo, one of the first settlers in the village. “People are now turning their backs on the land, letting their field become forest again,” said the 83-year-old woman. “It’s so sad.”
Villagers said that wild animals, mainly elephants, pose a serious threat to their crops and lives. “They live very close to our fields and village. So movement and farming has both become difficult and worthless,” said Sangay Dorji.
A little below Khalatsho is Adran village. It is now empty and fully covered by forests. Ten houses moved from this village. Samten, a father of three, was the last to leave. “It became very difficult to live there alone,” he said. “We couldn’t even harvest half the crops we cultivated.”
The villagers collect and store rations and essential commodities during the winter to last about five months in summer, when the path to Nganglam, a day’s walk away, gets infested with wild animals, making it extremely dangerous to travel.
Dewathang, in Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag, is closer, a five hour walk but, to get there, villagers have to cross streams that swell in monsoon, blocking the route starting early May. For the next five months, the only route left is to Nganglam, a nine-hour walk through dense forest.
“Under such circumstances, our lives became worse. We’d no option but to leave the village,” said Samten. “If things improve I’d definitely like to return.”
Samten and his family today live in Rishore near Dewathang. There are five others from his village, living mostly on others’ land. Most have even shifted their census to Samdrupjongkhar.
Repeated damage by landslides to the only irrigation canal added to the frustration of the villagers, according to him. It has been more than five years now since the villagers cultivated paddy, according to the tshogpa. The irrigation channel built in 1984 was repaired thrice, most recently last year.
Cheda, who owns more than 70 decimals of paddy fields, uses only a part of it to cultivate maize. “Since the irrigation channel broke down, we’ve been cultivating maize only,” he said. “We remained behind, bearing all the difficulties, because we have to give the land given to us by our parents to our children, so that they can live well,” said Cheda, the village tshogpa.
The village does not have electricity and road. It has a villager trained in basic health care. Some parts of the village receive the cellular network signal, which, according to the villagers, has helped ease their life.
Farmer Thukten, 67, has 150 betel nut trees and more than 300 mandarin trees. More than half his harvest remains unsold. He is planning to move away if the gewog does not get a road connection in a couple of months. “Finding people to carry the produce is difficult, since there are only a few of us here,” he said. Secondly, the profit margin is not worth the hardship of taking the produce to market.”
Gup Zepa Thrinley said that, since the gewog was new, development activities took time. “We’re starting with basic needs first,” he said, adding that a BHU and gup’s office would come up first. “We’re to get a farm road possibly next year, hopefully things would improve then.”
By Tshering Palden


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Windsor police say one man has been arrested after an assault on Parent Avenue.
Officers were called to the 800 block of Parent Avenue at 9:19 p.m. on Wednesday.
A man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The other man was arrested without incident.
Police say the men knew each other.