Main venue of CoP-11 anything but ready for the prestigious event
The frenetic sight of works relating to stormwater drains, road widening and sprucing up of foliage at the International Convention Centre in Madhapur greeted Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and his Ministerial colleagues on Wednesday.
With 20-odd days left for the United Nations International convention on bio-diversity – Conference of Parties (CoP) – to begin and scores of delegates expected to arrive from several countries, the main venue was anything but ready for the prestigious event.
Stops at Shilparamam
The huge cavalcade of vehicles accompanying Mr. Reddy and his entourage were witness to workers under the supervision of senior officials trying to put the civic infrastructure in place before the D-day when the city is expected to be swamped by thousands of delegates and other visitors for the summit.
The Chief Minister did not halt inside the venue as his official bus went round the predominantly single-lane roads now being widened to two lanes. But, he did halt at Shilparamam before that where a sculptor park is getting readied.
He got down at the entrance and walked the entire length as his colleagues, officials and mediapersons struggled to keep pace. It will be the place for hosting cultural events and food festivals too because of the proximity to the main venue.
Mr. Reddy also checked the Rs. 2.7 crore pylon coming up in a proposed 15-acre bio-diversity park at Raidurg. About Rs.100 crore is to be spent on developing the park but works are in a preliminary stage with soil levelling on.
The Chief Minister’s tour began at the State Art Gallery in Madhapur undergoing a major facelift. Tourism Secretary Chandana Khan informed him that Rs.90 lakh is being spent for improving the look and a month-long art exhibition is to be kicked off on October 1.
Galleries showcasing the State’s art and culture will also be opened with guides on hand as most foreigners have passion for flavouring the local heritage, she said. His final stop was at the JNTU College of Fine Arts, Masab Tank, where rock and scrap sculptures were ready to be shifted to designated points.
Tour at peak hour
Much to the dismay of the media, the Chief Minister refused to talk. This was after following his bus for a good four hours and witnessing traffic snarls everywhere as the tour was done during peak hours.
Mayor Mohd. Majid Hussain, Ministers Sabita Indra Reddy (Home), J. Geeta Reddy (Major Industries), D. Sridhar Babu (Civil Supplies), S. Vijayarama Raju (Forests), D. Nagender (Labour), Mukesh Goud (Marketing) and senior officials were present.
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They came in buses, from Utah and elsewhere, excited to help elect Mitt Romney in 2012. Spanish-speaking Mormon volunteers — former missionaries at ease making phone calls, knocking doors, and pitching strangers on the street — were a unique resource for the Republican nominee in the key southwest swing states.
In East Las Vegas, a Latino working-class neighborhood where the Romney campaign opened the first Republican office, around 10% of the volunteers were Spanish-speaking Mormons, according to former Romney aides. Outreach efforts in Colorado were similarly infused with bilingual Latter-day Saints. Romney's hardline immigration stance made the candidate a tough sell with Latino voters — but when the campaign ended, many in the party were hopeful that they'd tapped into a new longterm resource for the GOP.
Instead, four years later, Mitt's Mormon army is missing in action.
Not only is Donald Trump deeply disliked by Hispanic voters, according to polls; he is also historically unpopular with Mormons — struggling to consolidate support in deep-red Utah, and embroiled in a months-long feud with Romney, who's refused to endorse the nominee. That disconnect is depriving Trump — and his party — of free labor from one of the few GOP constituencies that could actually speak directly to Spanish-speakers.
Bettina Inclan, who led Hispanic outreach for the RNC before joining Romney as deputy coalitions director, said Mormon volunteers — many of them armed with experience as missionaries in Latin America — were indeed an important cog in 2012 Hispanic outreach.
"Having bilingual volunteers made it a lot easier to go into communities, to make the phone calls and do the outreach on the ground," said Inclan.
While other volunteers were intimidated by door-to-door canvassing, she said, the Mormon ex-proselytizers were unafraid, and comfortable striking up conversations with voters. "At the end of the day that’s what people want. People want to feel like their vote is important and that they're valued as individuals. That's why this outreach is so important."
Ryan Call, a Mormon who served as chairman of the Colorado Republican Party in 2012, said the party relied heavily on his coreligionists to reach Hispanic voters during the election. From his vantage point, he said, the Trump campaign is receiving a small fraction of that support.
"I think it's clear that they're having trouble drawing enthusiastic [Mormon] volunteers," Call said. "I can't tell you how many times I get cornered in the foyers at church and there's literal handwringing. They're concerned about whether they can even bring themselves to vote for Trump ... let alone volunteer for him, or be perceived as openly supporting him."
Call said it isn't just Mormons' language skills that made them valuable to Hispanic outreach efforts. He said he learned Spanish during his own Mormon mission in Southern California, and the experience altered his worldview.
"It very much colored my view on [immigration] issues," he said. "We do have a much more nuanced and kind of a personal perspective on the challenges of new immigrants," Call said, adding that many of the people he sought to convert as a young missionary were probably undocumented immigrants — "but we weren't asking them about their legal status; we wanted to share the gospel with them."
Josh Baca, who led coalitions for Romney in 2012, said in Colorado the top Spanish-speaking Mormon was Craig Romney, Mitt's son, who went on a bus tour that took him to intimate meet-and-greets in Colorado Springs and Denver with Hispanic leaders to try to dispel hardening perceptions of his father. Anyone can learn Spanish, Baca said, but Craig Romney "had a good appreciation for Hispanic family culture, he connected at a personal family level that made a big difference in regards to outreach to the community."
Jesus Marquez, a conservative Las Vegas radio host who knocked on doors for Jeb Bush in the 2016 primary, and is open to supporting Trump, said he hasn't seen the same commitment from Mormons in the state this time around.
"Not really, not here," he said. "The Mormons are not too involved, they were with Marco Rubio in the primary."
For now, many outreach-minded GOP operatives are already looking past 2016, hoping they'll be able to reignite the excitement among Mormon volunteers when they have a more palatable standard-bearer.
One Hispanic Romney staffer recalled entering the campaign's office in East Las Vegas — strategically situated near the city's Mormon temple — one day in 2012, and seeing it buzz with LDS volunteers.
"Fuck yeah, Mormons!" the staffer exclaimed to a colleague.
After being informed that the group might not appreciate such salty language, the staffer recalibrated: "Hooray for Mormons!"

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In the design of the PCB board, the anti-ESD design of the PCB can be achieved through layering, proper layout and wiring and installation. During the design process, the vast majority of design modifications can be limited to adding or subtracting components through prediction. By adjusting the PCB layout and wiring, ESD can be well prevented.
Here are some common precautions.
1, as far as possible to use multi-layer PCB, relative to double-sided PCB, the ground plane and power plane, as well as the closely arranged signal line - ground line spacing can reduce the common mode impedance and inductive coupling, so that it reaches 1/10 to 1/100 of the double-sided PCB. Try to place each signal layer next to a power layer or ground layer. For high-density PCBS that have components on both the top and bottom surfaces, have very short connection lines and many filling places, you can consider using an inner line.
2, as far as possible to put all connectors aside.
3. If possible, introduce the power cord from the center of the card and away from the area that is easily directly affected by ESD.
4. On all PCB layers under the connectors that lead out of the chassis (easy to be directly hit by ESD), wide chassis floors or polygon filling floors should be placed and connected together with holes at intervals of about 13mm.
5. Place mounting holes on the edge of the card, and connect the top and bottom pads of the frictionless flux around the mounting holes to the ground of the chassis.
6, PCB assembly, do not apply any solder on the top or bottom pad. Use screws with built-in washers to achieve tight contact between the PCB and the metal case/shield or ground surface bracket.
7. At the top and bottom of the card near the mounting holes, connect the chassis floor and circuit floor together with 1.27mm wide wires along the chassis ground wire every 100mm. Adjacent to these connection points, a pad or mounting hole for mounting is placed between the chassis floor and the circuit floor. These ground connections can be cut open with a blade to stay open, or a jump with a magnetic bead/high frequency capacitor.
8, if the circuit board will not be placed in the metal chassis or shielding device, the top and bottom of the circuit board chassis ground wire can not be coated with solder, so that they can be used as ESD arc discharge electrode.
9, to set up a ring around the circuit in the following way:
10, In the area that can be directly hit by ESD, a ground line should be laid near each signal line.
11, the I/O circuit should be as close as possible to the corresponding connector.
12, the circuit susceptible to ESD should be placed in the area near the center of the circuit, so that other circuits can provide them with a certain shielding effect.
13, usually placed in the receiving end of the series of resistors and magnetic beads, and for those easy to be ESD cable drivers, you can also consider placing a series of resistors or magnetic beads at the drive end.
14. A transient protector is usually placed at the receiving end. Connect a short, thick wire (less than 5 times the width, preferably less than 3 times the width) to the chassis floor. The signal and ground wires coming out of the connector are connected directly to the transient protector before they can be connected to the rest of the circuit.
15. The filter capacitor should be placed at the connector or within a range of 25mm from the receiving circuit.
16. Make sure the signal line is as short as possible.
17, when the length of the signal line is greater than 300mm, be sure to parallel a ground wire.
18. Ensure that the loop area between the signal line and the corresponding loop is as small as possible. For long signal lines, the position of the signal line and the ground line should be changed every few centimeters to reduce the loop area.
19, drive signals from the center of the network into multiple receiving circuits.
20, ensure that the loop area between the power supply and the ground is as small as possible, and place a high-frequency capacitor near each power pin of the integrated circuit chip.
21. Place a high-frequency bypass capacitor within 80mm of each connector.
22, where possible, to fill unused areas, all layers of fill every 60mm distance to connect the ground.
23, ensure that the ground is connected at the two opposite end points of any large ground filling area (approximately greater than 25mm×6mm).
24, When the length of the opening on the power or ground plane exceeds 8mm, the two sides of the opening should be connected with a narrow line.


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By Amanda Main
The Tuxedo Cats have been together about five years, but their founding members have been playing together for eight years. Todd Rinlee, 48, and Mike Harper, 56, founded the Tyler-based band out of a desire to play family-friendly venues, including weddings, birthday parties, and “more upscale venues” around East Texas.
The other two members are Steve Graham, 46, and Scott Garrison (Scotty G.), 54. Todd plays guitar, Mike plays drums, Steve plays bass, and Scott plays keyboard. Todd says everyone in the band contributes to vocals.
EGuide recently spoke with Todd and Mike to find out more about this band full of eclectic sounds — a band that often writes their setlist on the go, as they get a feel from the audience.
EGuide: What would you say sets you apart from other bands?
Mike: First and foremost, it’s probably the skill level of each member. We’ve all been playing for so long (Mike for about 45 years and Todd for about 40), and we have a similar interest, particularly in classic rock, but other genres, as well. And a bit of our stage show is just our banter and our work ethic, man; we are just hard workers. We pour it all out.
EGuide: What can people expect at your shows?
Mike: Free donuts! No, not really.
Todd: I would say that they could expect an extreme variety in the music, because, although we call it classic rock, you’ll hear Scott playing Michael McDonald and then turn right around and sound like Brooks & Dunn, and then we will take it to another place of rock ’n’ roll, and just play The Who and Van Halen and extremely hard stuff. If we see a lot of cowboy hats in the audience, then we’ll turn the country on and start having everybody boot scootin’. And if the venue calls for it, then we can play jazz standards for a couple hours. It’s all about variety for us. We’re looking at the audience and determining what’s gonna make these people happy, as opposed to having a list that we’re gonna play regardless of who’s there.
EGuide: What type of music do you most enjoy playing?
Todd: Oh, that’s tough. I don’t know. I think it depends on our mood. I know with me from one week to another, it’ll change.
Mike: I’m kind of the ’60s Beatles/Rolling Stones kind of guy, but I sure do love all of the styles that Todd mentioned. And some of those were styles that I didn’t even listen to necessarily, prior to playing in this band. It makes it fun to be able to play all these different styles well, and as the drummer, it’s not that hard. I just basically have to show up and not mess up (he chuckles).
EGuide: Well, do you guys also play original music?
Todd: We have a few original tunes. I’ve just put out a CD that’s available on iTunes, and anybody can search my name, Todd Rinlee, and it’ll pop up. It’s called “About You.” And we have pulled a couple of those tunes out. I know Scotty’s done some writing, and we’ve done an original of his a few times. But right now we’re mostly playing covers.
EGuide: As for your original music, what themes pop up in the lyrics of those songs?
Mike: Usually about pain. No, I’m just kidding. I’ll speak for Todd briefly and let him elaborate, but I know on his CD, some of it is about relationships.
Todd: Yeah, that pretty much sums it up.
EGuide: So, do you have any plans to put out an album as The Tuxedo Cats?
Todd: Maybe eventually.
EGuide: Are you wanting to do more songwriting or mostly have fun playing covers for now?
Todd: We would always like to do some original things. I think at this point, it’s finding the time. We are staying really booked right now, which is a good thing, and I guess we would really just have to make time to do that. I see it happening though for sure.
Mike: I think a long-range vision would be in that direction, but right now we’re having fun playing around town and playing songs we love, and in the meantime Todd and Scotty are continuing to create, and we’ll incorporate those into the set as we can.
EGuide: What do you love about playing in East Texas?
Todd: I think it’s our fan base. We’ve come to know our fans pretty well, and the fan base is constantly getting bigger, so we just really enjoy that. Meeting new people.
Mike: “Folks is friendly in East Texas!” (he chuckles)
EGuide: What have you learned about life from being a musician?
Todd: I think with this band, I have learned more about dealing in business. I think I handle most of the business end of the band. I’ve never had as much management that I have had to deal with until now. So, I’ve learned a lot about that, as well as just the hard work that goes along with trying to measure up musicians, like the ones that I’m playing with now. We find ourselves hustling to learn music for other people and so, it’s just learning about hard work. Not that we didn’t already know about hard work, but musicians work very hard, as well. I’ve learned that its so much harder than just showing up for a gig and playing. The behind-the-scenes stuff is the work part; the playing music is the major fun part.
Mike: I might add that working in collaboration with other people, if you’ve ever been in a band, there’s an ‘itch that has to be scratched’ there. All of us have been in a lot of bands over the years, but we’ve all kind of found this to be like, “Wow, this is the band I’ve always wanted to be in.” Just the camaraderie and exercising that creative muscle with this group of guys — we’re friends, too. It’s just been very enriching for me.
EGuide: What advice can you give to aspiring musicians?
Mike: Keep your day job. No, not really, because Todd’s full time. We all have other responsibilities outside of the band. Todd’s a full-time musician, as is Scotty. I would say keep your options open. Be willing to do whatever.
Todd: I think for me one of the things that I would like to say to young musicians is, you look at music as a business. You really should be careful of pitfalls, because there are a lot of things that you can get entangled in, simply by association in the music business. So you choose to be a serious businessperson in music, or you have a choice of another very hard road.
Mike: Yeah, absolutely, and I would add one more thing – that this is a gift given to you, so use it that way as a gift to others. It’s real easy to make this “all about me” and if you think of it as a gift that I’m offering to others to try to help somebody feel better, or just to give somebody a smile, that kind of completes the cycle and makes it worthwhile.
For show times and other information on their upcoming dates, visit ToddRinlee.com/events. Find them on Facebook by searching “The Tuxedo Cats.”

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Malca joined Scott Brownrigg’s Guildford office in October 2014. Having graduated with a distinction from the Faculty of Architecture, University of Buenos Aires in 2000, she studied for her Masters in Architectural Design at the Bartlett graduating with a distinction in 2002; in 2013 she completed a PhD in Architecture. Between 2002 and 2005 she ran MArch Unit 11 at the Bartlett and from 2009 to 2012 was a visiting Professor at the University of Palermo and led the Year 2 Architecture Design Course at University Torcuato Di Tella. Malca has extensive practice experience having previously worked for Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) where she won the competition for the New Glasgow Museum of Transport, ZHA's first major project in the UK and Fletcher Priest Architects where she led and won consent with commendation for a new landmark tower in Paddington. Her writings and architectural work has been published widely in Europe and Latin America and has been exhibited in London, Venice, Madrid, Mallorca, Rotterdam, Vienna, Sao Pablo, Santiago de Chile and Buenos Aires.

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Parkway Drive + Thy Art Is Murder + Memphis May Fire + The Word Alive
Festival Hall, Melbourne
26 September 2015
Review by Alex Sievers
Photo by Sofie Marsden
It’s been four about years since The Word Alive played in Australia, and despite their small fan base, the quintet really put their all into their half hour set. Especially singer Tyler ‘Telle’ Smith, who also had one of the dirtiest screams of the night by far. Opening a bill of this size is hard, and yet the metalcore outfit did the very best they could, and they showed why they’ve come this far; the amount of sheer energy they channel into their live performances, which materialized into a wall of death towards the end of their set. Next up Memphis May Fire and during their set, I suddenly realised what I don’t like about them.
First, while they’re live show is solid; I find their songs go for too long. Very nitpicky I know, but when you’re music is already pretty damn generic, it becomes a big chore to get through when each song sounds so similar and goes for almost four and a half minutes per track. Second, and I’m going to be that guy now, but I much preferred it when the band carried that ‘Southern twang’ and rambunctious vibe of their first EP and debut album, Sleepwalking. Now we go from the least heavy to the heaviest, from one extreme to the other in the form of Thy Art Is Murder.
Now, if you don’t know who this band is, then A) don’t talk to me, and B) rectify your grave life mistake now. The Sydney five-piece sent the crowd into overdrive immediately when they opened with what is arguably their seminal track, Reign Of Darkness, which created moshing of all degrees and extremes in every direction of the floor area. The band’s rather short but crushing set showed the uninitiated in attendance that their insanely brutal death metal sound translates superbly from the record to the stage.
Halfway through their set, Parkway Drive’s Winston McCall joined his tour mates on stage for Coffin Dragger, much like he does on the new album, Holy War. However, when McCall began his part of the song, his lines weren’t heard through the PA. Someone forgot to bring a fader up methinks. Despite that incident, there weren’t any other technical issues (from what I could tell) and everything else went buttery smooth. Furthermore, that song also had one of the most brutal circle pits that I’ve ever been in to date (hey, any excuse to go for a run). Case in point: a friend of mine got knocked right out during it. Brutal, but that’s the way it goes with Thy Art Is Murder.
Three down, one to go.
The giant banner overlooking the stage, with the title of Parkway’s latest– Ire – blazed across it in bold red letters dwarfed the stage from the show’s very beginning, and from the very second that it dropped in Destroyer, and the confetti and streamers went flying, the band tipped the crowd’s frenzy levels from 10 over to 11. With a commanding stage presence, a huge sound, an electrifying atmosphere, and a stage production that rivaled that of stadium gigs, Parkway had the dedicated crowd eating out of the palm of their hands.
Now, while Ire has been polarizing for the, shall we say, “die-hard fans”, I don’t feel shat on or cheated by the band’s slight change in direction. Quite the opposite, in fact, as I feel spoiled by the new record as I feel it’s easily one of their better albums. Controversial, I know.
New songs, like the breakneck Dying To Believe, Crushed and the “controversial” lead single, Vice Grip were just lapped up by the fans throughout Festival hall. Everyone around me was singing the new songs back to the band as loud as they were for Carrion and Romance Is Dead, if not louder. There have only been two other occasions I can think of where a band’s newest material was received this well: Slipknot at Soundwave this year and Enter Shikari’s headline tour in May.
With a solid 15 song set list of the old and the new, Parkway Drive absolutely slayed their first Melbourne show in almost two years. This show also made me realise something; I have never, ever, gone to seen Parkway Drive live and left afterwards thinking ‘Yeah, you know what? Parkway were shit tonight’.


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Historically the only rival to royal families in opulence could be the ecclesial world of yesteryear, which is what Burton used as inspiration for the Alexander McQueen ready-to-wear fall 2013 collection.
Cushnie et Ochs cite pilgrims and the Salem witch trials as inspirations for their FW 2013 collection, but their signature provocation stayed wholly intact.
Trends have a way of repeating themselves, and this collection seems to be a futuristic mod –perhaps what mod will look like in 2060 or 3060.
The Selby’s continuous journey which explores homes & studios around the world have finally paid a visit to Louboutin’s home and studio in Paris, France.
Marni finds the right mix of school boy elegance and athletic accents. Boyish charm sums up Marni’s Ready-to-Wear collection for fall 2013.
In 1996 Visionaire published its ‘Fashion Special’, and it sold out within weeks.
The 2013 fall winter ready-to-wear collection melded the downtown style Wang is most commonly described as with the classic shapes of the Balenciaga house.
The fall winter 2013 ready-to-wear collection was no different and did not disappoint. Innovative stylings and designs create a sense of wonderment, desire, and even lust.
David A. Smith recently produced a wonderful turn-of-the-century, trade-card styled album cover for popular American singer/songwriter John Mayer.
Creativity was overflowing this season, and the usual spring corals were shelved in favor of mini works of art for each fingernail;
With the Spring season as his muse, Raf Simons delivers on his promise as a couturier at Dior and quiets his naysayers for good.
For her third haute couture show, Donatella Versace strikes an unprecedented chord: luxurious daywear – front and center.
The icons of the New York Skyline will soon have a new companion. Located on Park Avenue between 56th and 57th streets, 432 Park Avenue will be the tallest residential tower in the Western Hempishere upon its completion in 2015.
Vampy, moody nails continued to show up in this season’s collections; dark elegance complimented simple refinement with a savage glamour worthy of long standing popularity.
A stunning fashion story photographed by Matthieu Belin, originally published in LIFE Magazine.
A short film about Leonardo Da Costa, a lighthouse keeper stationed in Cabo Polonio, a remote cape in a stretch of Uruguayan coastline rich in shipwrecks and sunken treasures.
A massive illuminated globe, with the CC logos shining on all of the store locations across the world, sat in the center of the catwalk and visually highlighted the force that Chanel is.
A creative collaboration between beatboxer WanDan and Kayalight Studios. This film has been screened at The Small Film Festival and the London Short Film Festival, and is now getting great hype over at Vimeo.
Defining designers of the 20th and 21st centuries and their most remarkable works.
Christopher Bailey brings back some much needed creative verve to his Burberry Prorsum men’s line.
Giles manages to somehow combine all three into a beautiful showing of flowy Edwardian gowns mixed with elements of the darker side of fashion.
Nordic prints and textured fabrics create Custo Barcelona’s Beauty and the Beast inspired collection.
old brows are usually a Springtime favorite, a touch of mild masculinity paired with glowing feminine skin is a duo that is a classic heart stopper that never goes out of style.
Italian illustrator Rubens Cantuni takes us on a trip of a lifetime, into the world of Tokyo Candies.
Silence, a landscape photo series captured by Claire Droppert. This breathtaking project aims to express simplicity and minimalism and was shot around the world from locations such as Paxos, Greece and Montejaque, Spain.


Welcome to Duncan Street, home to the Bartholomew mapmaking firm. Go inside to explore.
Click the thumbnails below for more about the building.
Black and white photograph of the front elevation of Duncan Street
The history of the firm of John Bartholomew & Son Ltd stretches back almost 200 years. Six generations of the Bartholomew family took over the business, each one expanding it in turn.
As a result, the business moved a lot — in just over 100 years, Bartholomew occupied no fewer than 11 premises in Edinburgh. From 1911 to 1995, John Bartholomew and Son operated from arguably its most impressive building, on Duncan Street, in the Newington area of Edinburgh.
Sketch of proposed Grange Loan building
John George Bartholomew's sketch showing an early design for Bartholomew's new building, to succeed their premises at Park Road.
The sale of the Duncan Street plot
A newspaper cutting advertising the sale of the Duncan Street site in 1908.
Records reveal that Bartholomew bought the site in 1909, causing us to speculate that it did not sell at this auction. Bartholomew eventually bought the Duncan Street site for £2,000, which would be about £170,000 today.
Duncan Street under construction
The construction of Duncan Street began in 1909. This is one of a set of four photographs that shows the building taking shape.
Postcard of Falcon Hall
This postcard is of Falcon Hall, an Edinburgh building with an important part to play in the story of Duncan Street.
The design of Duncan Street
The design and construction of Duncan Street was considered newsworthy at the time, as this newspaper article from 1909 reveals.
It describes the proposed building in glowing terms, as well as referring to the Falcon Hall portico, which remains one of the building's most prominent features.
Abstract of Duncan Street's building accounts
An abstract of accounts revealing the total building costs of the different elements of Duncan Street.
Among other things, it shows that the plastering cost £548 13s 5d (equivalent to £54,500 today) and that John Gibson and Son built the copperplate safe. By 31 December 1911, the total costs were £14,596 2s 2d, which would be about £million today. (See the Safe Room page for more about the safe.)
Notice of removal to Duncan Street
Bartholomew produced this leaflet to advertise their move from Park Road to Duncan Street, in 1911. The front cover, shown here, describes Bartholomew's work in great detail.
The back cover lists the departments of the firm, while inside there is a map of Edinburgh with the location of Duncan Street highlighted.
Black and white drawing of Duncan Street
Bartholomew commissioned a number of drawings of Duncan Street. This particular drawing is the one most often linked to the building.
While accurately depicting the building, this image is somewhat misleading. Duncan Street is actually in a residential setting, rather than park land as this drawing suggests.
Telephone installation estimate
This letter from Glyde Chaffey & Co describes the installation of an internal telephone system at Duncan Street, in 1910. It is just one example of the new technologies the firm had installed at the premises.
Duncan Street with a consignment of the 'Times atlas'
One of the first consignments of the 'Times survey atlas of the world' ready to leave Duncan Street in 1922.
'The Times comprehensive atlas of the world' (as it is known today) is regarded as one of Bartholomew's greatest contributions to map-making.
Bartholomew's staff outings
This group photograph shows Bartholomew's staff on an outing to Elie, Fife, in 1899.
There was a strong camaraderie among Bartholomew's staff, and the firm provided ample opportunities for socialising outside of work.
Bartholomew's co-partnership scheme
Bartholomew's co-partnership scheme was introduced in 1919, when the firm became a private limited company and capable of issuing shares. The firm changed it name to reflect its new status, becoming John Bartholomew and Son Ltd, replacing its former name, John Bartholomew and Co.
The co-partnership scheme was ahead of its time and recognised the loyalty of staff by offering them a share of the company's profits.
This is one of the certificates issued to a member of Bartholomew's staff.
Duncan Street sales brochure
After 84 years at Duncan Street, Bartholomew vacated the premises in 1995. This sales brochure describes the building in great detail.
Initially, the plan was to continue using the site for light industrial purposes. In the end, it was converted into residential accommodation.


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Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
THURSDAY, May 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Patients facing relatively simple outpatient surgeries are nonetheless being told to undergo a number of preoperative tests that just aren't necessary, a new study reports.
More than half of a group of patients facing low-risk outpatient surgery received one or more tests -- blood work, urinalysis, an electrocardiogram (EKG), a chest X-ray -- prior to their operation.
One-third of patients underwent at least two tests, and roughly 1 in 7 patients had three or more tests before their simple surgery, said lead researcher Dr. Nicholas Berlin, a surgeon and health policy expert at the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.
These tests are still being requested even though "we've known for almost a decade that there's pretty broad consensus that preoperative testing before low-risk surgery provides no benefit to patients," Berlin said. "We have no reason to believe that's improving patient outcomes. It's just unnecessary waste in our health care system."
Wasteful care that doesn't contribute to the patient's well-being accounts for an estimated $75 billion to $100 billion of unnecessary health care expenditures in the United States each year, Berlin said.
But the researchers don't think hospitals are ordering these tests to make a quick buck.
The most common unnecessary tests were an EKG or blood work to either check for blood cell counts or provide a basic metabolic panel for the patient, the study found. Two more expensive tests, cardiac stress and lung function testing, were relatively uncommon among patients slated for easy surgeries.
"The tests we're looking at individually are not that expensive," Berlin said.
Instead, these tests are likely being performed out of habit, an overabundance of care, or to cover the hospital in case of a lawsuit, said Dr. Stephen Esper, an anesthesiologist with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and medical director of the UPMC Centers for Perioperative Care.
"It is not an attempt for any other gain by the physician's office," said Esper, who wasn't part of the study. "The intention is to do right by the patient."
Many professional medical societies have issued guidelines urging hospitals and doctors to not order unnecessary tests, which also unnecessarily expose the patient to potential harm, Berlin said.
To see if these guidelines have had any effect, Berlin and his colleagues reviewed insurance claim data from a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan-funded statewide collaborative quality initiative. They published their findings recently in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
The researchers looked at three specific outpatient surgeries that shouldn't require any tests prior to the procedure -- lumpectomy to remove abnormal tissue from a breast, keyhole surgery to remove the gallbladder, and keyhole surgery to repair a hernia.
Even though the surgeries were so simple that patients did not need to be admitted to the hospital, more than half still had to undergo at least one unnecessary test, researchers found.
"At some hospitals, testing was done in only 20% to 30% of patients, which may suggest that there's been some improvement over time and some of the hospitals are implementing strategies to reduce unnecessary testing," Berlin said. "But in other hospitals it's happening over 80% of the time, so you see this wide variability between hospitals in how often testing is performed."
The problem is that these tests add up over time, and can cause patients inconvenience and potential harm if an abnormal result on one test leads to more follow-up testing, Berlin and Esper said.
"We know that in other studies of patients having cataract surgery, even what seems to be an inexpensive test like an EKG on average leads to these downstream cascades of care that on average will cost about $1,300 per patient," Berlin said.
These preoperative tests "are really a marker for other things that happen that are unnecessary as well," Berlin said. "They can trigger a series of events."
Confusion over ordering
Why are these tests still being ordered, then?
It might be out of habit for the surgeon or the anesthesiologist, Esper said, or because the lack of preoperative testing might come up in a malpractice suit, Esper said.
There also remains a lot of confusion about which tests are required for which procedure by which doctor or insurer or hospital, Berlin said.
"There's a web of factors that are at play here, including things like confusion about who wants tests and the inability to stop ordering tests because you think it's something wanted by someone else," Berlin said.
Inertia is another potential factor.
"People acknowledge that these tests are unnecessary but then they question, is it really worth reducing it if the overall impact is so much less than the individual surgery? Surgeons might say, my surgery is much more expensive and impactful than this test, so why should we focus on a test?" Berlin said.
Since guidelines are not having a major impact, cutting back on these tests might come down to making it a dollars-and-cents proposition, Berlin said.
Decreasing insurance reimbursement for these tests might prompt health care providers to order them less often, Berlin said. On the other side, increasing cost-sharing for patients might cause them to question whether they really need these tests before surgery.
"These unnecessary preoperative tests are a prime example of the underlying flaws with how [the] U.S. health care payment is structured, which is largely based on fee-for-service payment where a provider is reimbursed for each service they deliver, rather than being reimbursed based on keeping their patients healthy," said Sophia Tripoli, director of health care innovations for Families USA, a nonprofit health care consumer advocacy group.
"The result of fee-for-service payment not only drives up costs for the entire health care system and for consumers, but also incentivizes the relationship between providers and patients to be a business transaction rather than incentivizing providers to build relationships with their patients and appropriately address the full spectrum of their patients' health needs," Tripoli said.
There's one thing for certain, Esper added -- patients love it when they're told they don't need extra tests done before a surgical procedure.
"They're happy, because they don't have to get stuck by a needle, they don't have to get irradiated, they don't have to take off their shirt and go through all that," Esper said.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health has more about preoperative tests.
SOURCES: Nicholas Berlin, MD, MPH, surgeon and health policy expert, University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, Ann Arbor; Stephen Esper, MD, MBA, anesthesiologist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and medical director, UPMC Centers for Perioperative Care; Sophia Tripoli, MPH, director, health care innovations, Families USA; JAMA Internal Medicine, May 17, 2021

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I don't usually do this, but with the ongoing impact of the “pink slime” story and there's a pretty good article over at The Street about the increasing use of cellulose as a filler in food, I thought I'd write a little about food additives and adulterants.
Adulterants are distinct from additives in that additives are
generally regulated and accepted in use, and adulterants are added to
food without the consumers knowledge. In practical terms, additives
are legal and adulterants are not.
So the use of cellulose in food is legal. Cellulose is found on
the FDA's GRAS list (Generally Regarded As Safe), and so is allowed
in food products. The rise in it's use is due primarily to economic
pressures to keep food costs down particularly in this period of
price spikes from the speculative bubble we're in. The same with
“pink slime”; mechanically separated meat treated with ammonia
can be added to ground meat products quite legally. Whether we want
these substances in our edible food-like products is quite another
Adulterants in food have a long and storied history—particularly
in bread. Bread, over the years, has had plaster
of Paris, alum, sawdust, and mashed potatoes added to it to
increase weight or whiteness and defraud the consumer. The British
Medical Journal was printing arguments about the presence of
adulterants and arguing about how much they mattered back in 1873.
Cellulose is a product on the FDA GRAS list (Generally Regarded As
Safe), but the increasing use of filler comes from economic
pressures. Commodity prices remain strong (primarily on a bubble due
to speculation) and economies remain weak, meaning that producers
looking to increase or maintain margins are going to be searching for
cheaper alternatives to their traditional products. And food
producers are turning to cellulose to add bulk and structure to their
edible food-like products.
The use of additives or adulterants (the difference is whether or
not the recipient knows about / wants the additive in their food. If
it is iodine in salt, that's an additive. If it is plaster
of Paris being added to bread, adulterant) in food has a long
history, and always for the same reason: economic pressure to supply
food as cheaply as possible while maintaining profits. We've seen
this with the addition of melamine to milk products in China, in
order to more cheaply achieve crude protein content targets. Alum,
sawdust, and mashed potatoes have historically been added to bread to
increase weight or the whiteness of the flour.
Food adulteration is directly tied to industrialization; both the
industrialization of food production and the migration of populations
out of the countryside to the cities. Low wages increase the need for
cheap food, the drive for cheap food encourages adulteration.
These days, it's the GRAS list that defines the difference between
adulterant and additive. That food will have additives is taken as
read, as long as the ingredients appear on the GRAS list, it's
generally acceptable. Consumers often disagree, as with the addition
of HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) to honey.
Or pink slime to ground meat products.
Of course, there's always the option of TSP, or Textured Soy
Protein. But a fairly recent
study shows how the manufacturing process leaves behind a
residual level of hexane. Hexane is used as a solvent to separate
fats from protein in the making of soy protein (well, in all
fairness, not just soy protein. Its used with corn and other plants
too, for the same purpose). Mother Jones has an article
on the report, along with an FAQ,
and Slate weighed in with an
article as well. As is pointed out, there has been little
research on whether or not hexane, when consumed, is a
problem. It certainly is when we breathe it, but as to eating it,
well, that seems to be a lot less immediately toxic. There are even
alternatives; when it comes to complex
processing to create vegetarian fare, mycoprotein has to be a bit
better, but not by much. At least they're not currently using a
neurotoxin in the process.
But as consumers, we have to ask ourselves, just how much
responsibility or concern should we have for the way our food is
prepared? Do we want to eat food that is killing those who gather or
prepare it? Because, if so, there's a lot more research that needs to
be done before we eat various things—particularly out of the
industrial food system. For example, pesticides are dangerous to both
farmworkers, as this EPA
pamphlet demonstrates, and their families.
We create a market for such substances every time we eat food out
of the industrial food system. But, as Michael Pollen said in hisWilliams College address, the food system is a fragile thing. What we
do as consumers has an impact. If we don't buy something, stores will
quit stocking it, meaning fewer people will buy—creating a virtuous
circle. Pollen mentions that as few as fifty complaints can get a
topic onto a McDonald's board meeting agenda. Positive requests have
an impact also. If you ask for more local food, you create a demand
that grocers will try to satisfy—meaning more downstream demand for
farmers. Anything affects the way the food system acts. It really is
that fragile and sensitive. So when you see local produce in your
local or chain grocery, ask for the produce manager and compliment
him/her. If you don't see local cheese in the dairy aisle, ask for
the dairy manager and request it. This can be the politest ruckus
you'll ever raise.

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JEREZ EUROPEAN WINE CITY 2014
WINE TOURISM DAY 2014
European Network of Wine Cities
is the European Network of Wine Cities
composed of towns or groups of towns belonging to the European Union with a strong economic dependence of viticulture and located in areas protected by the quality guarantee of their wines.
Cantanhede, Melgaço-Monçao and Reguengos de Monsaraz, candidates for the title European Wine City 2015
Once the deadline for submission of candidatures for the contest European Wine City 2015 ended, there are three Portuguese cities of Recevin aspiring to...
RECEVIN meets with Bulgarian vine and wine municipalities
On August 27th the General Secretary of RECEVIN, Carme Ribes, travelled to the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, invited by the Tourist Office of this city, to...
RECEVIN and NARBONNE work for the revival of RAVIVIN
The General Secretary, Carme Ribes, met last June 10th in Narbonne with representatives of tourism, viticulture and International Relationships of this...
European Day of Wine Tourism 2014
RECEVIN promotes, once again, the celebration of the European Day of Wine Tourism, which is celebrating its 6th edition this year and will take place on...
RECEVIN POSITION ON TTIP NEGOTIATIONS (2014)
RECEVIN, European Network of Wine Cities composed of wine producing towns belonging to 9 countries of the European Union joins the statement of the Assembly...
Guide of accessible organic Wine Routes
Acevin and Wine Routes of Spain have collaborated over the last year with the Representative State Platform for Physically Disable People (Predif). From...
Empordà joins wine routes certified by Acevin
The Spanish Association of Wine Cities (ACEVIN) has just added a new destination to Wine Routes of Spain. It is Wine Route D.O.Empordà, managed...
Italy and Portugal have obtained the most medals of the XIII edition of the Contest Selezione del Sindaco
‘Amber Sweet Marsala Superiore Riserva 1980’ from Sicilia and ‘Chambave Moscato Vino Priuré 2011’ from Aosta Valley share...
Created the Association of Wine Routes of Portugal
The Association of Wine Routes of Portugal (awpv) was started on May 6th by signing the constitutive act, which took place at the headquarters of...
Jerez in Megavino Fair (Brussels)
On October 25 and 26 the municipality of Jerez has participated in Megavino Fair in Brussels, which this year celebrates its 16th edition. In this...
First International Seminar on Wine Tourism
The School of Wine Tourism of Catalonia presents the first edition of the International Wine Tourism Seminar, which will take place on Monday November...
Marsala’13 obtains an economic impact of €3.2 million
Marsala, European Wine City 2013, estimates in 3.2 € million the economic impact obtained due to the increase of visitors experienced in the town...
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I am so excited to announce the recent move of Mind Your Body Pilates Studio! The right location, vibe and hip space to enjoy your workout. It’s a dream to bring a taste of the West into the scene of Southern Pines. The architecture is stunning and a perfect palette for the beautiful up-fits of recycled, repurposed and green improvements I have incorporated into the studio. More classes, workshops and great clients. The fall weather offers rooftop – open air classes. weather permitting. Join in on the fun!
Stay tuned for SQUEEZE Juice Bar to open in the studio. It will soon offer whole food nutrition (blended) to include the most nutrition possible and locally sourced whenever possible. SQUEEZE is open to the public and a great stop in on the go.

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Emmy Award-nominated actor Meshach Taylor (“Designing Women”) returns to CBS on “Criminal Minds,” guest starring opposite Joe Mantegna (FBI Special Agent David Rossi) as Harrison Scott, Rossi’s former Marine sergeant with whom he served with in Vietnam on the episode, “The Fallen”, which airs on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). The BAU travels to Santa Monica when burned bodies of homeless people begin showing up by the famous pier.
Most recently, Taylor was onstage at Ensemble STudio Theater-LA in Keliher Walsh’s Year of the Rabbit, playing Vietnam vet JC Bridges, who upon returning from his first tour in Vietnam in 1967, experienced hatred and racism in the turbulent States. The play examines wartime experiences from Vietnam and Afghanistan. Click here to read more about the play.
Taylor’s first professional gig was in a National tour of Hair. He honed his craft in repertory theater as a member of Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, and the Organic Theater Company alongside Mantegna, André De Shields, Dennis Franz, Keith Szarabajka, Jack Wallace, and director Stuart Gordon. While in Chicago, he received the Joseph Jefferson Award for Sizwe Banzi Is Dead, and an Emmy Award for his role as Jim in the WTTV production of “Huckleberry Finn.” In 1998, Taylor made his Broadway debut as Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, starring alongside Toni Braxton.
In 1978, Taylor moved to Los Angeles, where he has crafted a gallery of memorable characters in film and on television, including his Emmy nominated turn in the long-running CBS hit sitcom “Designing Women” as Anthony Bouvier, the assistant at the fictitious Sugarbaker interior design firm in Atlanta, Georgia, starring Dixie Carter, Delta Burke, Annie Potts and Jean Smart. He was a series regular on “Dave’s World” (CBS), and has had recurring guest starring appearances on Nickelodeon’s “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide” and “Buffalo Bill” (NBC) with Dabney Coleman. He has appeared on “The Unit” (CBS), “Jessie” (Disney Channel),”“Hannah Montana” (Disney Channel), “The Drew Carey Show” (ABC), “Static Shock” (Kids WB!), “Caroline in the City” (NBC), “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters” (Nickelodeon), “Women of the House” (CBS), “In the Heat of the Night” (NBC), “Punky Brewster” (NBC), “What’s Happening Now!”, “Hill Street Blues” (NBC), “ALF” (NBC), “Melba” (CBS), “The Golden Girls” (NBC), “Cagney & Lacey” (CBS), “Barney Miller” (ABC), “M*A*S*H” (CBS), “Lou Grant” (CBS), “The White Shadow” (CBS), “The Incredible Hulk” (CBS), and “Barnaby Jones”(CBS). His made-for-TV movies include The Right Connections with MC Hammer, Sidney Sheldon’s Nothing Lasts Forever with Brooke Shields, Virtual Seduction, Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child and Double, Double, Toil and Trouble with the Olsen Twins. In 1996, Taylor hosted his own series on HGTV, ”The Urban Gardener with Meshach Taylor,” and in 1998, he hosted “Meshach Taylor’s Hidden Caribbean” on the Travel Channel. He was a regular panelist on the 2000 revival of the television game show ”To Tell the Truth”. He co-hosted “Living Live! with Florence Henderson” on Retirement Living TV; in 2008, the program was revamped as “The Florence Henderson Show”.
Taylor has appeared in the feature films Mannequin andMannequin Two: On the Move, Damien: Omen II, The Howling, Jacks or Better, Kid ‘N Play’s Class Act, How to Murder a Millionaire, David Mamet’s House of Games, The Allnighter, The Last Innocent Man with Ed Harris, Explorers, Friends and Family, The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue, One More Saturday Night, Warning Sign, Wigger, and Inside Out with Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason.
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Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has expressed doubts over reports that rice farmers have endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term.
Recall that the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria and Fertilisers Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria had announced a donation of N1.77bn to the campaign of President Buhari.
Speaking at a town hall meeting in Abia State, however, Secondus said farmers had vacated their lands because of the clashes with herdsmen which the Buhari government has yet to effectively tackle.
“Farmers are no longer going to farm. Are they? So, which farmer will support President Buhari?” he asked.
He said the murder of the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.), had shown the level of insecurity that Nigeria had descended into under Buhari
Secondus said when the PDP handed over power to the All Progressives Congress, Nigeria had the best performing economy in Africa.
He, however, stated that in less than three years of the APC, Nigeria was named the poverty capital of the world.
The PDP chairman added, “In 2015, Nigeria was recorded as the best and number one economy in Africa. Am I right? Today, we are the poverty capital of the world. Am I right?”

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The latest news would suggest that Google are planning to release their MotoX smartphone on the 1st of August. They sent out invitations to a New York City launch scheduled for August 1st for the American made Moto X smartphone.
This is a huge event for Google as it will be the first smartphone released since they took over the Motorola Mobility business. Google CEO Larry Page spoke out about the phone, teasing listeners in a company earnings call late last week.
USA Today added “Motorola is also expected to be at the forefront of a Verizon Wireless media gathering on Tuesday in Gotham, where the latest Motorola Droid handhelds are expected to be unveiled.”
Google executive Sundar Pinchai who runs the Chrome and Android businesses is holding a press breakfast in San Francisco and the news would point to the unveiling of Android Version 4.3, their latest OS for smartphones and tablets.
Kitguru says: LG are said to be holding an event on August 7th to introduce the replacement for the Optimus G flagship smartphone. Its a busy couple of months in the smartphone sector.

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What inspires some to reach the pinnacles of virtue while others cannot resist the temptations of vice? Is it something innate, or a result of destiny and circumstance?
Delve into the minds and spirits of saints and sinners alike with a collection of stories that explore the call toward good or evil—and the consequences of answering it. For while rewards certainly await the righteous, there are also pleasures to be found in the darkness. Venture off the expected path with some of the most innovative voices in LGBT speculative fiction as they present their unique takes on the classic vices and virtues.
The Dark of the Sun by Amy Rae Durreson
The Bank Job by Andrea Speed
Prudence for Fools by Sean Michael
The Gate by J.S. Cook
Heirs to Grace and Infinity by Carole Cummings
The Rendering by John Inman
Beyond the Temperance Effect by Serena Yates
Covetous by Pearl Love
Hope by Rick R. Reed
Horseboy by J Tullos Hennig
Train to Sevmash by Jamie Fessenden
Red Light Special by Rhys Ford
Traitor by Clare London
Couches of Fabric and Snow by Brandon Witt
How much impact can someone have on your life if you’ve never met them face to face?
In this electronic age of E-mails, electronic publishing, and social networks, quite a lot.
Through his emails, stories and blog, author Patric Michael has touched numerous hearts, minds and lives from the start of his career and further as he now takes us along on his journey to battle cancer.
Along the way, Patric shows us a side of life that not many truly see-- how we are all a part of something larger than just ourselves, and how we are each touched by others for the betterment of all.
Now, those that have been touched by Patric and his words have joined together to give something back, to him and to us all through something he values highly – words.
In this compilation, gay short stories, poems, and anecdotes combined with excerpts from Patric's blog and a few entertaining, educational group posts reveal, and celebrate, the man who has touched so many hearts and minds.
This collection, sometimes erotic, sometimes irreverent, and always poignant, is a gift from all our hearts to celebrate Patric and give strength (and a little levity) to others. The price reflects this; no one is receiving royalties or payment from the sales. Use it to celebrate life, celebrate words, and possibly inspire someone who needs it.
Is this the makeover of a lifetime?
Ambitious fashionista Perry Goodwood lands the project of his dreams—track down a celebrity family’s missing brother in the Scottish Highlands and bring him back to London for a TV reality show. But first he must transform the rugged loner into a glamorous sophisticate.
Greg Ventura has no use for high fashion. He lives on the isolated island of North Uist to escape the reminder that he’s nowhere near as handsome as his gorgeous brothers and avoid the painful childhood memories of being bullied.
Greg wants nothing to do with city life, and Perry’s never been outside London. When Perry is stranded on North Uist, this conflict seems insurmountable. But Greg is captivated by the vivacious Perry, and Perry by both the island and his host. However, Perry’s one heartfelt wish remains: that ugly duckling Greg fulfill his potential as a swan.
Compulsive neat freak meets chaotic slob: Can their living space survive the conflict?
Martin Harrison keeps himself to himself and his Central London flat as neat as a new pin. Maybe he should loosen up and enjoy more of a social life, but in his mind, that’s tantamount to opening the floodgates to emotional chaos. He agrees, however, to join the flat-sitting scheme in his building and look after another tenant’s flat in exchange for a similar watch over his when he’s travelling for his work.
A floor away in the same building, Russ McNeely is happy with his life as a freelance cook and a self-confessed domestic slob. He also joins the flat-sitting scheme, both to be neighbourly and to help keep his flat in order, as Russ also travels for his work.
For a while, the very dissimilar men never meet. Martin is horrified at the mess at Russ’s flat, while Russ finds Martin’s minimalist style creepy. But in a spirit of generosity, each of them starts to help the other out by rearranging things in their own inimitable way.
Until the day a hiccup in the schedule brings them face-to-face at last.
A secret affair can’t go on forever.
Dylan Philips admits it himself: he’s a relentlessly single man in a small suburban town, both proud of and resigned to being a good teacher and a devoted nephew to his mischievous great-aunts.
When the aunts take a hand in matchmaking him with Josie Whitman, the girl who lives along the street, Dylan doesn’t tell them what kind of soul mate he’s really looking for—and the fact that he’s already found the man in question. It’s not Josie who’s travelling from London every month to her town property, but her journalist brother Neal. And Dylan meets up with Neal whenever he can.
But decisions must be made for their future. Dylan is risk-averse to everything from overseas travel to coming out, whereas Neal embraces adventure—and now he wants to take Dylan with him.
Horrified that his chance at love will move even further out of his reach, Dylan realises it’s time for him to own up to what kind of man he really is. He needs to find courage and compromise. And who knows whether the great-aunts will be a help or a hindrance with that?
Ever wanted to spy secretly on other people’s lives?
Ken doesn’t have a choice: his student summer job is manning the CCTV screens for the new central London shopping mall. But instead of spotting criminals or vandals, he becomes fascinated by a cute waiter from the local bistro who sneaks out to the backyard for his break—and plays sexy to the camera.
Is he an old friend, or just an anonymous exhibitionist? Should Ken be excited by this naughty peepshow, or will people think he’s a voyeuristic pervert? Poor Ken’s confused and thrilled in turn. It’s like living in one of the movies he’s studying at university. He knows the man can’t see him, yet Ken feels a connection of some kind. It all encourages Ken to continue with his guilt-ridden Waiter Watch.
Ken bears the suspense as long as he can, until a chance meeting and an abortive blind date provide the explanation to the secret assignations. But will this guide Ken to a real-life chance of romance?
Newly single in his late twenties and bored with his quiet life in a London suburb, Daniel Cross soon discovers the lure of social media. Excited at the chance of tracking down his old mates from a schooldays sports club, he launches a personal quest to find out what kind of man each boy has become.
Dan’s first mistake is chatting online to a complete stranger—friending the wrong Carson brother on Facebook. But Nick Carson isn’t offended and offers to accompany Dan on the trip to find the others. It’s the first step to friendship and something more for both of them.
For Dan, the reunions with the “Gang of Four” range from startling and heartening to disturbing. Nick’s company is a constant support, though neither of them are prepared for the exposure of personal secrets they’d thought long hidden. Dan begins to suspect he’s really looking for a direction in his own life—and the excitement and purpose he craves may be closer to home than a quest with its roots in a boyhood dream.
Garry’s at the end of his tether. He’s waiting at Glasgow Airport to meet his friend Will, on their way to a holiday in a Scottish Highlands hotel. Now there’s a ten-hour delay to incoming flights, the seat in the lounge is more like an instrument of torture, and he’s beyond tired of airport food.
He’s also dreading having to apologise for the pass he recently made at Will, his colleague at a London bank, under the influence of too many beers and a long-held crush. Now Will’s been offered a new job offer on a continent thousands of miles away, Garry realises it may be the end of their close friendship—let alone anything more.
To add to Garry’s stress, he’s treated to the company of Emily and Max, two young people who think he needs educating in the ways of the world. Struggling with their well-meaning help and the startling mess from spilled ketchup and noxious-smelling sweets, he’s encouraged to re-examine how he feels about Will and to decide what kind of journey he’d really like them to take together.
But on Christmas Eve, when the Elves walked off the job over pension rights, it was time for me—Irwin, the only vampire on Santa’s payroll, despite recent diversity initiatives—and my trusty team to help out. Just deliver a few parcels, Santa asked me. Just help out on your local patch. Just for one night.
Armed with my reluctance to face all that human sentimentality, and accompanied by a wise-cracking werewolf and an unruly fairy with a taste for vodka, I did my best. Honest.
But we were heading for disaster until I came face-to-face with cute babysitter Benny. It’s Santa’s Number One Rule—no interaction with the clients. But Benny somehow managed to upset my appetite, inflame my libido, and restore my faith in the Christmas spirit, with one cheeky smile and a tasty body piercing.
It’s Christmas, and the show must go on!
A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Advent Calendar "Bah Humbug."
Can poverty and privilege find a loving compromise?
Alexandre Bonfils, a rich and spoiled second son, is tired of being ignored and decides to help when the family’s exclusive wine business is in trouble. Going undercover in the warehouse, he loves the adventure — and the chance to be close to the sassy and sexy manager, Tate Somerton.
Tate is hardworking and financially struggling, bringing up his siblings on his own. A suspected saboteur at work is his latest challenge, but now he also has a clueless, though very attractive, new intern. There’s an immediate spark between the ill-matched couple, until a shocking accident cuts short Alex’s amateur sleuthing.
While recovering in the generous care of Tate and his family, will Alex realize what belonging really means? Passion and pride come together to fight for the company they’re both committed to preserving, but can a personal bond remain when the dust settles?

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Indian EV makers hail industry-wide GST rate cut
Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers on Friday hailed the GST Council's decision that EVs with or without battery pack will now be taxed at 5 per cent.
New Delhi, July 1 Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers on Friday hailed the GST Council's decision that EVs with or without battery pack will now be taxed at 5 per cent.
At present, e-vehicles are taxed at 5 per cent while lithium-ion batteries are taxed at 18 per cent.
The decision was taken at the GST Council's 47th meeting in Chandigarh on June 28-29, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
"Electric vehicles, whether or not fitted with a battery pack, are eligible for the concessional GST rate of 5 per cent," a ministry statement read.
Akshit Bansal, CEO of electric vehicle (EV) charging network provider Statiq, said that the government has declared a clear intention to boost domestic EV adoption and usage by making the industry eligible for a concessional GST rate of 5 per cent.
"This move will encourage the industry to pass on more cost benefits to the users and also lend a necessary push to people who are still looking for incentives to adapt to the EV way-of-life," Bansal told IANS.
"I welcome this move of industry-wide GST reduction to 5 per cent and thank the government for helping us bridge the gap between the possible adoption of EVs and a real-life rise in its adoption," he added.
Battery price makes up as much as 50 per cent of an electric vehicle's cost.
In 2018, the GST rate on lithium-ion batteries was slashed from 28 per cent to 18 per cent.
In December last year, then NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said the government was working on reducing GST on EV batteries.


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Lastly, meal planning made straightforward. This Paleo meal plan options 5 scrumptious TakeCalcium recipes which are hand-picked to work for weeknight cooking. Plus, every recipe consists of tricks to put together the subsequent day’s meal forward of time — which implies dinner comes collectively in a flash. That’s much less time cooking, and extra time having fun with nourishing Paleo meals. Prepared? Let’s go.
5 straightforward recipes in your Paleo meal plan
Monday: Gradual Cooker Pot Roast and Brussels Sprouts
Begin your week with a gradual cooker set-it-and-forget-it recipe. After six to eight hours, you’ll be rewarded with a young, flavorful pot roast coated in a mixture of turmeric, oregano and brain-boosting Mind Octane oil. Heads up that you just’ll need to pop the Brussels sprouts within the oven 30-45 minutes earlier than dinnertime. Not a fan of sprouts? Strive broccoli, cauliflower or asparagus as an alternative.
Prep for tomorrow: Observe the primary two directions on this recipe to prep your spaghetti squash. As soon as the Brussels sprouts are executed cooking, crank the oven as much as 350 levels and toss within the squash. Let cool. Scrape away the flesh to separate the strands, and retailer in an hermetic container within the fridge.
Tuesday: Paleo Spaghetti Squash With Meat Sauce
This straightforward, savory meat sauce is full of flavorful herbs and an fragrant base of scallions and leeks. Whereas the sauce cooks, heat up yesterday’s spaghetti squash in a pot on the stovetop. Hold it on low and stir sometimes. Whenever you’re able to serve, divide the squash between two plates and prime with meat sauce.
Prep for tomorrow: Roughly chop ½ head of broccoli and one stalk of celery. Clear and slice ¼ trimmed leek. Retailer them in an hermetic container within the fridge.
Wednesday: Broccoli Leek Protein Bowl With Salmon
Courtesy of the Santa Monica TakeCalcium Café kitchen, this protein bowl recipe begins with a base of nutrient-dense greens, topped with a scrumptious piece of salmon. Be happy to swap your favourite protein as an alternative; this vegetable-and-rice base works effectively with floor beef, steak and even poached eggs. Heads up: White rice is non-obligatory on this recipe. To maintain it Paleo, use cauliflower rice as an alternative.
Prep for tomorrow: Spiralize two medium candy potatoes for tomorrow and two medium zucchini for Friday. When you don’t have a spiralizer, run a vegetable peeler down the size of the greens to create noodle-like strands (this video reveals you the way), or just slice your greens into strips. Retailer your veggie noodles in separate containers within the fridge.
Thursday: Paleo Candy Potato Noodles With Thai Meatballs
The Thai-inspired flavors of those meatballs pair deliciously with sauteed candy potato noodles. One of the best half? This complete dish comes collectively in a single pan, so cleanup is minimal. When you’re not a fan of cilantro, strive topping this dish with basil or mint as an alternative, however don’t overlook a squeeze of contemporary lemon or lime on the finish — the citrus provides a beautiful brightness to the dish that may assist steadiness the candy and savory flavors.
Prep for tomorrow: Devein and butterfly your shrimp. This video reveals you do it. Hold the shrimp within the coldest a part of your fridge till tomorrow.
Friday: Keto Shrimp Scampi With Zoodles
As a result of already cleaned and butterflied your shrimp, this flavorful scampi recipe comes collectively in minutes. Oh, and bear in mind these zoodles you spiralized earlier within the week? It’s time to take them out of the fridge. When you discover any additional liquid within the container, that’s regular — zucchini holds onto numerous water. Merely blot the noodles dry with a kitchen towel earlier than cooking. Assemble your ghee, garlic and oil forward of time, and put together for the quickest — and tastiest — keto shrimp scampi recipe ever.
- 1 14-ounce can tomato passata in a glass jar, or chopped and peeled tomatoes (canned, BPA-free)
- Floor turmeric
- Floor coriander
- Floor ginger
- Dried oregano
- Dried thyme
- Chili powder
- Curry powder
- Cayenne pepper (non-obligatory)
- 2-4 sprigs contemporary rosemary (or use dried)
- Apple cider vinegar
- Coconut aminos
- Grass-fed, unsalted butter or grass-fed ghee
- Mind Octane oil (discover it on-line or in shops)
- Additional virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 1 lb. Brussels sprouts
- 1 massive or 2 small spaghetti squashes
- 1 scallion
- 2 leeks
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 head broccoli
- Cauliflower rice (or 1 head cauliflower, riced)
- 2 medium candy potatoes
- 2 medium zucchini
- Inexperienced onions
- 4-6 radishes
- 2 lemons or limes
- Recent basil
- Recent parsley
- Recent cilantro
- 2 garlic cloves (non-obligatory)
- 1 lb. grass-fed backside sirloin or skirt steak
- ½ lb. 80/20 grass-fed floor beef
- ½ lb. floor pasture-raised pork, beef, bison or venison
- 4 oz. wild-caught salmon
- 6 jumbo wild-caught shrimp


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So what’s a genderqueer, eh?
Submitted by crewjacket:
[Note: This very minorly edited article was written by me in summer of 2010 for the queer blog Below the Belt (http://feed.belowthebelt.org). I am no longer active on the site but will be posting old articles every two weeks on my Tumblr.]
I don’t ID as male, I don’t ID as female…I ID as genderqueer.
“So what’s a genderqueer, then?” you may ask.
Well, let’s start with a bit of a correction here…genderqueer isn’t really a noun. It’s an adjective. You wouldn’t ask what a transgender was, would you? Oh, wait…some people actually do that. Well, stop right now.
The correct usage would be “genderqueer person.” See, “person” is the noun, and “genderqueer” is the adjective. The more you know.
Well, what are genderqueer people like? Hell if I know. Unique, like everyone else? Genderqueer people just usually don’t identify within the binary gender system of male and female. We may identify as both genders, neither gender, or a gender completely separate from the generally accepted gender spectrum. Baby boys wear blue, baby girls wear pink. Pants for boys, dresses for girls. Period. I wish people would get up and off those stereotypes. You know the “gay rainbow”? Well, I’d say I’m Yellow Green in that crayon box. So I suppose that’s what a baby me should have worn. If I could only protest to the pink as an infant. Well, actually, my parents were more of the modern type that dressed all their children in various clothes, pants on baby girls, too…and they weren’t adamant I keep my hair long like a good girl. Ha! Good girl! I’m neither of those, and I think my parents got that a long time ago.
Most genderqueer people—people such as myself—tend to identify as a “gender” (I put that in quotes to denote that gender is not always fixed) somewhere in the middle of the fancy gender spectrum. At one end I suppose you would have the “manly-men” (which could include both cisgendered and FTM trans people, if they identified as being ultra-manly) and on the other extreme the “feminine-women” (again, cisgendered or MTF trans people who identify as female female FEMALE). “Genderqueer” is pretty much just an umbrella term that is used to cover bi-gendered, androgynous, third-gender, or gender-fluid people. Again, the people in the middle of the spectrum. I just go with “genderqueer” for myself because, well, it works. If I had to choose a subcategory, I suppose I would be androgynous. But “genderqueer” is a more inclusive word. So let’s just keep with that one. Then we don’t leave anyone out. We don’t want to do that now, do we?
Now we’ll go to definitions. Something like a Cliff’s Notes for gender identities. If you pay attention, you’ll know more when you read other posts of this nature. The kids will give you credit for being down with it, just like they do to Craig Finn. Sorry, you probably have no idea who that is. Forgive me. I just needed to do that to fulfill my little sidetracked mind.
There are two basic and important acronyms that will be important for you to know, for genderqueer and binary-identified trans people alike: FAAB and MAAB. People usually have no idea what those acronyms mean, but that’s okay, because you’ll know now. The acronym FAAB means “female-assigned at birth.” It is important to use this acronym if you want to denote to other people what your, well, gender assigned at birth was. Did you wear the pink or the blue onesies? It is important to stress the “assigned” part because, well, a lot of genderqueer people don’t identify as either gender or they identify as both at the same time. So saying that a person is a “genderqueer woman” would be grossly inaccurate. And it is also kind of rude, insensitive, and taboo to say something like “She was born a woman,” because NO ONE is born a certain gender. A person may be born a certain sex, and gender and sex are different things. Gender is mind based, sex is chromosome based. They’re not interchangeable, even though a lot of people think so. Again, the more you know.
By what I said above, you can probably infer that MAAB means “male-assigned at birth.” AWESOME. Now we can go on.
I said before that FAAB and MAAB are important acronyms to know. Well, we should probably also define bi-gendered, androgynous, third-gendered, and gender-fluid, just to be good and inclusive. We’ll do this quickly. A bi-gendered person typically feels that they are both genders at the same time, or sometimes at different times, and often (without thinking about it) construct two personas to represent their male and female sides and different personalities. This is NOT the same thing as “Multiple Personality Disorder,” which, I’m sorry, but I must say it because it grinds on me, has been called “Dissociative Identity Disorder” for over a decade. Well, it’s not that, whatever you want to call it. It’s just a person who feels they have two separate sets of characteristics—one male, one female—that can’t be resolved by constructing one “gender.”
Androgynous people are, well, androgynous. People who are androgynous often feel as if they are right in the middle, and they want to stay there. Oftentimes we will wear clothes and cut our hair to deliberately look neutral in gender. Androgynous people such as me tend to think of themselves as both male and female at the same time, but unlike bi-gendered people, the two genders are neutral and can be resolved into one consistent gender identity. Androgynous people may also view themselves as neither gender, or both AND neither at the same time, like I do.
Third-gendered philosophy is pretty straightforward. A person who identifies as third-gendered basically feels as if they do not fit into either binary gender in any way, and are completely separate from the male/female gender dynamic.
Gender-fluid people are people who tend to identify as relatively neutral with regards to gender but will vacillate between “male” and “female” presentation. This is usually quite limited, and gender-fluid people tend not to view themselves as two separate gender identities—gender-fluid people pretty much slide back and forth on the spectrum but stay pretty near the center. It depends on the person how far they move from center, but gender-fluidity could probably be described with a comparison to a grandfather clock, which has a swinging weight that goes left and right of the neutral position. I myself am pretty gender-fluid, but I tend to stay closer to the center of androgyny.
Yeah, you could probably get all of that information off Wikipedia.
I’m not speaking for all genderqueer people by any means. That would be impossible due to the variety of people included within the “gender,” if you can even call it that. This is all me. This is the world according to my experiences with my own gender and how my other genderqueer friends describe their own identities. This is meant to be helpful, but don’t go around assuming that you know everything about this now. You’re more well-informed, but you won’t completely understand unless you live it yourself.


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