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01 November 2016
Mark Reckless AM, Chair of the Assembly’s Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee, will make a statement in Plenary on 9 November on the future of agricultural, environmental and rural policies in Wales. The Committee is currently holding an inquiry into the future of agricultural and rural development policies.
What is the current situation?
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the EU’s main mechanism for providing direct support to farmers, protecting the countryside and supporting the development of rural communities.
The CAP is split into two ‘Pillars’; direct payments to farmers (Pillar 1) which provides income support to farmers and market management measures, and the Rural Development Programme (RDP) (Pillar 2). The RDP in Wales provides support for rural communities and rural businesses, and includes Glastir agri-environment schemes, which aim to conserve and enhance the environment in rural areas. Agriculture is devolved so the Welsh Government is directly responsible for implementing CAP in Wales.
Under the current round of CAP (2014-2020) Wales was due to receive €260 million per year in direct payments to farmers and €655 million for its 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme over the programme period.
Welsh agriculture is heavily dependent on the support it currently receives through CAP. The UK Government has recently committed to honouring current levels of direct payments to farmers until 2020, and RDP contracts signed before the UK leaves the EU.
A key question will be whether the current levels of funding for agricultural support are maintained in the long term, given that the UK Treasury has for some years expressed a preference for reducing direct income support to farmers.
What could a future policy framework look like?
The extent to which there would be a UK agricultural and environmental policy or four separate policies within the UK is an issue that will need to be considered.
Many experts suggest there is likely to be greater divergence policy in the UK following withdrawal to take account of the differing nature of farming across the UK. The farming unions in Wales are currently consulting their members on options for future farming policies. A number of farming and environmental stakeholders have already outlined an initial preference for a UK wide framework within which the devolved administrations would have freedom to create their own policies.
… made it very clear to my ministerial counterparts that agriculture has been devolved to this place for 17 years and we expect full repatriation of the legislation, policies and powers to this place when the time comes.
A key consideration underpinning any future policy framework will be how the policy is funded. For example, if devolved administrations are to create their own policies to a greater or lesser extent, should the associated funding be incorporated into the block grant received by the devolved administrations, or be ring-fenced for the specific purpose of supporting agriculture, the environmental and rural development?
What could the impact be on future trade arrangements?
Approximately 60 to 65 per cent of the UK’s agri-food exports (PDF 2.47MB) are exported to the EU and approximately 70 per cent of the UK’s food is imported from the EU. The Cabinet Secretary has said that ‘full and unfettered access to the EU single market is a fundamental priority and a red line’.
The average charge imposed by the EU on agricultural produce not granted preferential access to the European market is 12.2 per cent but this rises for some meat products to up to 67 per cent. However, if a successful free trade agreement is reached with the EU and it covered agricultural products and services then these tariff rates would not apply.
There are potential risks and opportunities for agriculture depending on the nature of any trade deals reached. An NFU study on the impacts of different trade scenarios (PDF 2.47MB) concluded that some sectors such as the poultry sector could have opportunities to increase productivity and incomes under a free-trade agreement with the EU, whilst other sectors, such as the livestock sector, which is particularly important to Wales, are likely to see reductions in income.
Consideration will need to be given as to what happens to Welsh foods protected under the EU protected food names scheme, such as Welsh Lamb, Welsh Beef, Conwy Mussels and Carmarthen Ham. The Farm Scientist Network (PDF 6.16) says that the EU places great importance on protected food names as a means of encouraging high quality value added food that can increase returns to farmers.
The Network also stated that the EU is likely to insist the UK protects protected food names in the UK market as part of any trade deal. In addition it concludes that in any case World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules would require the UK to offer at least minimum protection for the EU’s protected food names, such as Parmesan Cheese and Parma Ham.
What will happen to all the EU legislation?
A significant amount of current environmental legislation is also derived from European Law. Since the 1970s, the EU has agreed over 200 pieces of legislation to protect the environment. This includes policy areas such as waste and recycling, water, planning and development, biodiversity conservation, air and noise legislation, industry and chemical safety and assessment.
The Prime Minister has announced her intention to bring forward the ‘Great Repeal Bill’ which will repeal the European Communities Act 1972 (which established the supremacy of EU law over UK legislation) from when the UK formally leaves the EU. This Bill will also convert the existing body of EU law into UK law and allow amendment or repeal of any legislation subject to any ‘international agreements and treaties with other countries and the EU on matters such as trade’.


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Pinterest is the hot new social network, but when I first checked it out I thought it was dull. It looked like a site for wedding planners, fashion merchandisers and the little girls who want to be their clients one day. But one by one my friends and family joined the site and invited me to follow their pins. I tried to resist, but resistance was futile. Late one night while on the road, huddling in the middle of the bed fighting jetlag and trying not to pick up some random hotel room DNA, I succumbed.
Some people use the pinboards to chronicle their life, the places they've been and things they love. Some use it to inspire, pinning positive thoughts, exercise routines and books they want to read. Others use it to lampoon, like the clever series of fake Mitt Romney boards.
I use it to collect recipes.
I have always been obsessed with collecting recipes! I have dozens of cookbooks and online recipe boxes, a drawer full of recipe clippings, a stack of foodie magazines and several bookmarked celebrity-chef websites. I rarely actually get around to using any of the recipes, but I do like to have them at my fingertips. And Pinterest offers absolutely the best way to organize them. Every recipe can be categorized on boards any way you like, easily recognizable by a pretty picture, and linked directly to the recipe source. It's OCD heaven.
But now I can't stop pinning recipes. I want to collect them all! And I want you to repin them and think I'm wonderful for finding it first! In fact, I got so hooked on pinning and having stuff repinned, I started to branch out. I started experimenting with those inspirational sayings, creating them in Powerpoint and uploading them to this blog, one at a time. Then I pin them on Pinterest and see what kind of response I get. It's quite a sociological experiment. Uplifting thoughts generally get a little reaction. Snarky sayings are usually repinned immediately by a dozen or so people. But by far the biggest and most positive reaction (well over 400 people) has been to the picture I found and posted about my pinning obsession. Seems like I'm in good company.

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According to researchers, regular or conventional coffee is steeped in pesticides and other chemicals. The result of a study conducted by CS Monitor found that over 250 pounds of chemical fertilizers are being used to grow regular coffee. It suggests that in one cup of coffee, there could be over 1,000 chemicals present that can be linked to illnesses and health issues.
With this Colombian grown organic coffee in a K-cup, this is the perfect caffeine fix that can stimulate the senses. Similar to other dark roasts, you can expect notes of dark chocolate in this coffee. The beans have been through a long roasting process, which also means that the acidity is reduced. There are also toasted notes with the aftertaste of this coffee, but you do not have to worry since it does not have a pronounced bitterness.
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Madhuri Dixit is gearing up for her Marathi debut with director Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar’s ‘Bucket List’ – a film about a journey of self-discovery. The film is being presented by Karan Johar and reports say that Ranbir Kapoor has been roped in for a special appearance.
“Ranbir is a huge Madhuri fan and when he was approached for this film he readily agreed. It is only a special appearance and he shot for it a while ago. The makers are really happy with the result,” informs a source close to the development
While speaking about the ‘Dhak Dhak’ girl a few years ago, Kapoor had been quoted as saying that his heart only beats for Dixit and it had been a childhood dream to dance with her which was fulfilled when she agreed to do “Ghagra,” reports Pune Mirror.
‘Bucket List’ also marks Dixit’s reunion with her ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun…!’ (1994) co-star Renuka Shahane. While speaking to the media back in January, Deoska had revealed that the film is the story of a housewife with a lot of responsibilities. “It’s a full time job and ours is an uncommon story of a common character,” he asserted.
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By Jules Fox
Reader Food Reviewer
This little gem of a pizza parlor disguised as a trailer with a dome on top might be mistaken for a part of the glamping summer fun RV tow-behinds. But then you would notice the oversized pizza paddles aren’t for kayaks, and the side hatch opens to reveal an oven filled with real hardwood and some bubbling cheese baking on the bricks.
Nestled in the back of the food court across from Sandpoint Farmers’ Market lies a set of umbrella’d picnic tables and benches with some surprises in store. Walk through the grass and see the red brick oven, the Mandala Pizza sign in colorful chalk and the hand drawn menu.
The hardest part of the menu is deciding what looks best. Everything looks great, but what do you want today?
My one-and-a-half-year-old daughter was an easy choice, as she is currently in love with mutooms (mushrooms). We went with the “Fun Guy,” and she delighted in picking off the wild and crimini mutooms from the melted cheese blend. Then she picked and ate the cheese off the crust. Then she devoured the crust and said “mio, peas” (more, please. It’s not authentic Italian, she’s just still learning).
My wife went with the “Bianca,” boasting real Italian prosciutto, mozzarella, goat chevre and parmesan, in a white sauce, with arugula liberally sprinkled on top.
I had only mild regrets about not going with a tomato-based pizza, as somehow my formative memories of pizza always involve this unnecessary but delicious staple. And they totally have tomato-based pizzas here! I must return.
Wood fired pizzas taste different, and by different I mean better. If you’re not used to eating amazing pizza, you might be taken aback, so look behind you. The 850 degree oven cooks up caramelized pizzas in minutes.
Cheese bubbles and meat sizzles in sixty seconds. And the crust? Crispy, crusty outside and soft cooshy center, the ring around the rose bud is as delicious as what’s inside.
Still not sold? Let me dispel any misconceptions about food truck pizza:
Myth 1: Food Trucks Have Old, Premade Food
Everything at Mandala Pizza is made fresh to order. And you can watch them!
Myth 2: Food Trucks Use Cheap Ingredients
Mandala Pizza imports their meats and tomatoes from Italy. They use almost entirely fresh ingredients, and source locally when possible.
Myth 3: Food Trucks Are Dirty
Mandala Pizza has a hand-washing station, and they use it before they prep your pizza. Then they put your pizza in an 850-degree oven. No bacteria can survive that.
Cater To Your Needs
Having a brick oven pizza joint that is literally on wheels is not only convenient and fun, but also makes it easy for them to offer catering. Ask them about how they can serve up some goodness at your next event.
Options For Restricted Diets
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By Harvey Byrne
Rangers fans have called on Claudio Ranieri to make the move up to Ibrox after he lost his job in charge of Leicester on Thursday.
The Glaswegian giants are currently on the look for a new boss after Mark Warburton’s departure from the club earlier this month.
There has been a lot of speculation about who will take over the manager’s position at the club and naturally Ranieri has now sprung into mix after his sacking, placing at 20/1 in Sky Bet’s odds.
BREAKING: Leicester have sacked title-winning manager Claudio Ranieri. #SSNHQ
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) February 23, 2017
It is not surprising to see a number of Gers supports are hugely in favour of seeing the Premier League winning boss on the touchlines.
One fan even shared that the Scottish club is in need of a miracle similar to the one he achieved at Leicester in the last campaign.
Here are a selection of their messages on Twitter:
Ranieri for Rangers!!! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
— Davie 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧 (@davie_neilson) February 24, 2017
#Ranieri to Rangers, we need a miracle the now. Champions next season 😁👍🏼
— Scott (@scottd78) February 24, 2017
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— Craig (@Craigk798) February 23, 2017
Ranieri has had very vibrant career in management so far with the 65-year-old managing some massive clubs such as Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Juventus and Inter Milan.
There is no doubt that he will always be remembered for the achievement with Leicester last season, but alongside that Premier League title he has also won the Copa del Rey with Valencia and Coppa Italia with Fiorentina.
Rangers fans are certainly eager for the club to appoint a manager of big reputation and Ranieri would seemingly fit their wants.
In other Rangers news, here are three youngsters who could step into the Gers squad to face Inverness on Friday.


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‘We need companies like Teck here in Canada, companies with a strong commitment to Canada,’ ministers write in letter
Three top federal cabinet ministers — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson — said they are watching “closely” as Switzerland’s Glencore PLC attempts a takeover of Teck Resources Ltd., despite a flat rejection by the Vancouver-based company’s board of directors.
“We need companies like Teck here in Canada, companies with a strong commitment to Canada,” the ministers wrote in an April 24 letter to Bridgitte Anderson, chief executive of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, and obtained by the Financial Post.
Teck, the largest diversified miner in Canada, has refused two offers from Glencore, a dominant player in global commodities thanks to large mining and trading businesses, calling a deal with the Swiss giant a “non-starter.”
But Glencore continues to push, attracted by the prospect of adding Teck’s copper, zinc and metallurgical coal assets to its expansive portfolio. Chief executive Gary Nagle visited Toronto earlier this month to lobby investors to his side.
Champagne, as industry minister, would be the cabinet member responsible for reviewing foreign takeovers under the Investment Canada Act and deciding whether they advance the interests of the country.
The letter, dated April 24, marks Champagne’s most extensive comments on the subject to date. Although the letter did not signal that he would definitively block a Glencore transaction, the emphasis that companies’ ESG track record matters appears to echo part of the rationale put forward by Teck’s management for rejecting Glencore’s as a merger partner, citing its large thermal coal and oil trading businesses.
The minister’s missive came in reply to Anderson’s April 20 letter, also obtained by the Financial Post. Anderson urged “the federal government to take a proactive approach and scrutinize the (Glencore) proposed takeover bid closely.”
Anderson also wrote: “We are concerned that the potential acquisition of Teck Resources by Glencore could lead to the loss of a significant driver of Vancouver and Canada’s economy and deal a severe blow to local innovation and Canada’s drive towards net zero.” She described Teck as “integral to developing domestic and global value chains for the green and digital economies,” calling it a leader in “sustainability, ESG, and the energy transition as we collectively work to meet our emission reduction goals.”
We are concerned that the potential acquisition of Teck Resources by Glencore could lead to the loss of a significant driver of Vancouver and Canada’s economy
Bridgitte Anderson, chief executive, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
None of the ministers provided comment, but a federal government official confirmed the authenticity of the correspondence.
On April 3, Glencore proposed a merger with Teck that would split the company’s combined assets on a 76-24 basis.
It came as Teck’s shareholders prepare to vote April 26 on whether to split off the company’s metallurgical coal — which is used to make steel — into a separate entity from its copper and other metal assets.
Copper is expected to see massive growth as the energy transition accelerates and Teck has said separating its copper assets from its coal assets would create value for shareholders.
Glencore produces about one per cent of the world’s thermal coal and said it expects to continue to produce coal until 2050. It also produces metallurgical coal and trades oil futures, but said it would split these assets into a separate company from its metals portfolio if it acquired Teck’s assets.
Teck’s management has said that it does not want to expose its shareholders to thermal coal production, which it said is incompatible with the energy transition.
That position is more in line with the federal government’s stance. At the 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Canada helped found the Powering Past Coal Alliance dedicated to phasing out thermal coal.
Key shareholders, including Teck chairman emeritus Norman Keevil, whose family holding company controls the largest share of class A shares, which carry 100 votes apiece, have come out in support of that plan and against Glencore’s merger proposal.
But two-thirds of both class A and class B shareholders must approve the plan, and Glencore’s chief executive Gary Nagle is aggressively courting class B shareholders, hence his trip to Toronto earlier this month.
In an open letter last week, Nagle threatened to take a new merger proposal directly to Teck’s class B shareholders and urged them to reject Teck’s separation plan.
As that matter intensified in the days before Teck shareholders vote, with both Teck and Glencore continuing to talk with Teck’s class B shareholders, a broader debate has emerged about Teck’s role in the economy.
Sean Boyd, executive chairman of Toronto-based Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd., said in an interview last week that if Glencore were successful in persuading Teck to accept a merger offer, the federal government may still review the transaction — a process that could take months or years.
“No one’s really talking about this, but at some point, a transaction of this size, the Canadian government gets involved with foreign ownership,” said Boyd. “That’s going to take some considered thought from the government’s perspective and that’s going to take some time. So this is a thing that will play out over time.”
Of course, the ministers’ letter to Anderson acknowledged that “Canada welcomes and depends on international trade and investment,” and that the mining sector has several large multinational companies.
But they framed Teck’s assets as being of “central importance to our country” as the energy transition unfolds, noting that a shifting geopolitical landscape has accentuated the importance of Teck in Canada.
“The mining of critical minerals is key to the future and only companies that make serious commitments to ESG (environment, social licence and governance) and strong partnerships with Indigenous Peoples will succeed,” the ministers wrote.
Teck-Glencore saga has mining execs bemoaning foreign takeovers
B.C. premier David Eby concerned about Glencore’s bid for Teck
Teck versus Glencore: What you need to know
They closed the letter by noting that “the federal government is following this very closely.”
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Advised for ages 9-12
Image novels have become all the rage these times. Their multiple pictures and drawings help to interest readers, especially reluctant ones, and find them reading. Is usually it any wonder then, that the Diary of a Wimpy Kid number of books, by Jeff Kinney, are so popular? Secret Diary Books
The series started with Journal of your Wimpy Kid. All of us are brought to central schooler Greg Huffley, who sets the tone for the complete series immediately by insisting that this is a journal, not a diary. But when Mother bought it for him, she got the one which said “diary” on it, even though he specifically educated her not to. Great.
This first book employs Greg when he gets into trouble with his easy-going best friend, Rowley. Rowley takes the reputation for a stunt Greg pulled and didn’t fess up to.
The second book, Rodrick Rules, begins with giving Greg a taste of his own medicine. When he and his big brother are left home alone immediately, he misses on all the fun but eventually ends up having to clean up the mess and covering Rodrick’s secret for him.
We meet more funny characters at Thanksgiving, when Aunt Loretta, Uncle Later on, and the children come over. Watch what a smart thing Dad does to get them all to leave early.
Book 3, The very last Straw, finds Greg wonderful family making Fresh Year’s resolutions. Greg determines his will be to help other people improve.
When Mom decided Greg is old enough to get started on doing his own routine laundry, he reacts in a typical wimpy kid way. He starts wearing things more than once. Major.
The latest in the series, Book 5, The Ugly Truth, finds Greg growing up and away of the cute child phase. He enters growing up and has to go to a dentist for adults, where he has the anxiety about gingivitis scared into him.
Youngsters absolutely love this course of graphic novels. Every single book has numerous stay figure drawings to demonstrate the action. Reluctant viewers are drawn in by the humor and trouble Greg gets into, and the mischief he creates.
Parents, nevertheless , may take offense at the truth that Greg is basically a lazy kid, the type whose influence is not appreciated on his friends. He’s pretty self focused and does not have any trouble driving blame off onto others, like his friend Rowley, or little brother Manny.
But if you wish your child to get reading, this one is an almost guaranteed hook. Adults enjoy the series also, although they may shake their heads at his irresponsible ways. If you haven’t read any of the Diary of the Wimpy Kids series, by Jeff Kinney, I suggest you do. You’ll see why it continues to be the most popular series of books with kids.

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VINYL RECORD WORTH £ ¾ MILLION
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Antiques website, LoveAntiques.com, in partnership with vinyl expert, Phil Barton, have compiled a list of the most valuable vinyl records in the world. Depending upon whether they were manufactured as a one-off, or if they were previously owned by a celebrity, the price of the vinyl may shoot sky high. We take a look at the 20 most valuable records.
- “White Album” by The Beatles originally owned by Ringo Starr – $908,621 (£730,876)
The Beatles drummer sold off his copy at an auction in 2015. Incidentally, he owned the very first copy of the iconic 1968-album. The second, third and fourth pressings were owned by the other members of the band.
- “That’ll Be The Day/In Spite of All The Danger” by The Quarrymen – $1,24,319 (£100,000)
Before the Beatles was formed, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison were part of the British skiffle group, The Quarrymen. Recorded in July 1958, “In Spite of All The Danger” was one of their first tracks, making the vinyl a must-have for all collectors.
- “Love Me Do” by The Beatles – $100,077 (£80,500)
Complete with the count-in, there is only one pressing of the unedited version of the song available on a one-sided acetate. This is a prized trophy in any Beatles collection.
- “Music for Supermarkets” by Jean-Michel Jarre – $12,431 – $37,295 (£10,000 – £30,000)
In 1983, the virtuoso French composer made a single copy of the album and then destroyed the master tapes, which is why this record is expensive as well as rare.
- “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) by Frank Wilson – $31,079 (£25,000)
This 1965-soul track was the only Motown single released by the American singer and hence, is a prized collector’s item.
- “God Save The Queen” by Sex Pistols – $14,918 (£12,000)
This was the British punk band’s last record with the A&M label. Only 300 copies were pressed, making this a true collector’s item.
- “Would You Believe” by Billy Nicholls – $12,431 (£10,000) Pressed in its original appearance, only a hundred copies of this psychedelic album were made.
- “Please Please Me” by The Beatles – $9,323 (£7,500)
Although Beatles records were produced in millions, the actual date and version of pressing can be figured out from the matrix numbers that are etched into the run-off groove. It is this number that decides whether the copy is one of the thousand regular ones, or a rare pressing.
- “Kind Hearted Woman Blues” by Robert Johnson – $8,702 (£7,000)
Not many photos of Robert Johnson exists. Add that on the cover, along with this rare 78 rpm Vocalion record, and you have a coveted collector’s item.
- “Bohemian Rhapsody/I’m in Love with My Car” by Queen – $6,215 (£5,000)
Specially designed to be an invite to a company event, the 7”-record came with matches, a pen, a ticket, a menu, an outer card sleeve, a scarf and an EMI goblet. The complete collection is extremely rare and valuable.
- “Pride” by U2 – $6,215 (£5,000)
Originally pressed in Australia, only five copies of the colored vinyl were made, making this remarkable U2 single a treasured buy.
- “Midsummer Night’s Scene/Sara Crazy Child” by John’s Children – $4,972 (£4,000)
The 1967-single was produced on 7”-record vinyl, but was never released. The unreleased records are now a rare collector’s item.
13 13. “Latch On/Only A Daydream” by Ron Hargrave – $3,729 (£3,000)
Only six UK copies are believed to exist, making the record an expensive and rare item to find.
14 14. “Led Zeppelin” by Led Zeppelin – $3,729 (£3,000)
Although the iconic debut album of the British band is very common, the initial cover pressing had the band’s name lettered in turquoise fonts. Later, it was replaced by the now-famous orange lettering, making the original a collector’s item.
- “Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You” by The Beatles – $3,729 (£3,000)
Only 250 demo copies of this 1962-single featured the misspelled name, “McArtney” on print, making it a must-have for any true Beatles fan.
- “Space Oddity/Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud” by David Bowie – $3,729 (£3,000)
An extremely rare record, only a few copies with an unreleased picture sleeve are believed to exist.
- “Tinkerbells Fairydust LP” by Tinkerbells Fairydust – $3,729 (£3,000)
This eponymous 1969-album by the British pop group was marked by its unusual packaging and a laminated front sleeve with a mono stereo “peephole” in the back.
- “Erotica” by Madonna – $2,486 (£2,000)
The original album cover art featuring Madonna sucking on a toenail courted a lot of controversies and were immediately withdrawn from the stores after its 1992 release. The original cover is now considered to be a rare find.
- “Love is Strange” by Wings – $1,864-$2,486 (£1,500-£2,000)
A part of the Wings’ debut album, “Wild Life,” the single was supposed to have been released as a 7”-record. However, singer Paul McCartney changed his mind and the release never took place. Despite that, a few records were leaked out and have now turned into a collector’s item.
- “Tudor Lodge” by Tudor Lodge – $1,491 (£1,200)
This was the only album by the British folk music ensemble to be released under the iconic record company, Vertigo.
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE FOR THE DAY
A laugh is a smile that bursts – Mary H. Waldrip
Happiness is…The Beatles White Album
GRANDAD’S ONE LINER JOKE OF THE DAY
- Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?
Love is…enjoying the simple things of life together
TRACK OF THE DAY
While My Guitar Gently Weeps – Beatles
Highest Chart Position: No.1 on the Albums Chart as a track on The Beatles’ White Album


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The object of the article is the publishing of first-time authors’ books in Lithuania. The aim of the work was to explore the situation of first-time authors in the Lithuanian book market in 1990–2009 and to reveal its main problems. The tasks of the work were to define the conception of first-time author, to explore his role and its changes in the Lithuanian publishing market, to determine the ways of selecting of first-time literature books, to study the features of first-time book publishing and marketing, and to reveal the problems the publishers face in Lithuania.
Analysis of literature sources and interviews has shown that first-time authors are essential for the publishers as professional writers. Furthermore, it has been discovered that there is a great demand of first-time books in the market. However, it has encouraged the development of graphomania, i.e. the writing of literarily worthless books. For this particular reason, it is important to distinguish between professional and talented first-time authors and graphomaniac writers. Besides, the work shows that the present situation of first-time book publishing is extremely related to a strong competition among the writers and to competition for publishing houses and readers. As a result, the literature is getting more and more dependent on the reader’s influence. On the one hand, such literature creates a higher level of trust between the writer and his reader; on the other hand, it strengthens the commercial side of first-time book publishing.
First-time books are being produced by the bigger number of Lithuanian publishing houses. The majority of publishers produce individual first-time books while the others publish series of such books which require more effort and time constraint. Also, such books are being published by both large and small publishing companies, and the financial risk is partly transferred to national or private institutions. In addition, it has been noticed that publishers do not attempt to find or pull new authors and do not use the wide possibilities of literature festivals and contests. The research of a specific case has revealed the fact that it is not necessary to promote big advertising campaigns or use extraordinary marketing actions and money to successfully publish a first-time book. Most important are a close cooperation between the author and his publisher during the whole publishing process and, of course, a professionally written book.
Please read the Copyright Notice in Journal Policy.

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Apple wireless headphone received widespread criticism upon its release late last year due to its design. This year it turned out to be one of the top selling wearables recording massive sales around the globe, especially in the US. It accounts for 85% of wireless headphone sale in the US only despite the early cynicism it faced.
The fact is that the earbud had a funny look to it when it was released last year, but that didn’t stop people from buying. Apple stated that there had been high demand of the earbuds since its release last year. However, the ease and the portability of the earbuds rather than its design is the reason most people use it. They are easy to put on and take off, easy to recharge by just placing them in their casing, and easy to carry about.
Apple has gone ahead to obtain four design patent rights for it wireless headphones which mean some significant changes should be expected in the AirPods 2.0. One of the patents filed by Apple was for a biometric sensor which would allow the AirPods have fitness tracking capabilities or perhaps a galvanic skin response feature might be included.
Unlike last year, the rumoured AirPodss 2.0 will have the likes of Bragi Dash Pro, Jabra Elite Wireless, Sony WF-1000X, Samsung gear IconX and Doppler Here One, all competing in the market.
Although the AirPods released, last year had a touch responsive feature which allows you to activate Siri to control your music experience directly. Siri allows you to change the music, increase the volume, music playback and play music from Apple Music amongst other things.
It is likely that Apple will be introducing some changes into the next AirPods which is coming out this year. Some buttons might be added for on board control of the device. The presence of buttons for direct control of music would be a nice addition so as to avoid reaching into the pocket to get your phone before you can make some changes.
A longer battery life is one of the changes expected to come with the new AirPods to be released. An extension of a few more hours to the five hours battery of the current AirPods will be a significant improvement.
Also, It would be nice if the AirPods could work with Android devices. Although that is still far fetched, given that the Apple brand is well known to design its product to only work with its own devices. A change from the white colour which the old AirPods comes in will be nice. So matching colours of iPhones, iPads and watches will be a possible combination for all iPhone users.
So far so good, the Apple AirPods have a come a long way from a joke to one of the hottest product in the wearable market.


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New publication: Chile 2012 disaster risk analysis
In a move to support efforts underway in Chile to minimise risk conditions, UNESCO Santiago, Chile’s National Emergency Office (ONEMI), UNDP and Red Cross Chile have joined forces with other groups to prepare a document titled “Chile 2012 disaster risk analysis”, as part of the framework of activities for the 7th Action Plan for South America of the Disaster Preparedness Programme (DIPECHO) - an initiative run by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid (DG – ECHO)
The document is aimed towards all stakeholders involved in the National Civil Protection System, as well as a wide spectrum of civil society organizations such as universities, private sector groups, and others with an interest in an integrated vision of Chile’s current risk situation. According to Benjamin Chacana, Deputy National Director of ONEMI "This version represents a major step forward in supporting risk management in our country, as it proposes approaches to disaster risk reduction, and highlights the recognition of the importance of this issue in Chile."
Chile’s geographic conditions expose the whole country to a wide range of disaster threats. This distinctive geography combines with the country’s demographics and a number of different social, political, and economic features to create a disaster risk profile that exposes its population, infrastructure, and systems to major potential harm and damages, in terms of human life as well as economic, environmental, and social threats.
Risk management and education must be united to prevent the worst from coming to pass. Indeed, in the words of Giovana Santillán, project coordinator for the UNESCO DIPECHO initiative on Strengthening the Regional Tsunami Early Warning System in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, “Integrating risk management with education processes helps to boost awareness among the population regarding the effects of disasters, helping to build a culture of risk reduction and prevention, as a key part of a country’s sustainable development process. This document includes the latest advances and strategies developed by the Chilean Ministry of Education in coordination with ONEMI and other partners, developing values related to reducing disaster risk through capacity building.
The report was prepared in coordination with ONEMI, the UNDP in Chile, the Chilean Red Cross, and the UNESCO Regional Bureau of Education.
Updating for prevention
The text was based on an update of the Chile 2010 disaster risk analysis, aiming to provide a view of the current panorama of risk conditions in Chile that takes into account threat factors, vulnerability, and capacities present in the country; it can be taken as a baseline for the implementation of disaster risk reduction projects.
Unlike the previous version, the 2012 report was prepared with a process that included a broad ranging citizen consultation phase, providing input for the document’s content, as well as a national workshop held in September 2012 at which a preliminary release was presented and discussed. The new version also includes further information on vulnerability conditions affecting the country, with a special emphasis on capacities already present to reduce vulnerability. It also features a description of the process currently underway to create a new National Emergency Agency, to replace the Chilean National Emergency Office (ONEMI), and the process for the new law to come into force.
Contents of the publication
The document contains information on the conceptual framework of risk management, and relevant approaches in the international context. It describes Chile’s principal geographic, demographic, and socioeconomic features, and presents the current legal and regulatory framework for civil protection, as well as a number of complementary frameworks.
The section on risk conditions addresses the different components of risk, including a brief historical analysis of the disasters that have affected the country. The following section discusses threats, describing the main natural threats that make up Chile’s disaster risk profile. Additionally, the section on capacities explores the resources that the country can call upon to face these threats.
As a result of the incomplete nature of existing information, the chapter on vulnerabilities provides a theoretical description of the principal vulnerability factors that affect disaster risk in Chile, discussing the ratings that the country has achieved in a number of indices. The document’s annexes include detailed recommendations for stakeholders in the National Civil Protection System, and for international cooperation groups, with a view to enabling rapid contributions to strengthening risk management in Chile.
This document describes the advances that the country has made, as well as contributions and vision statements from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Office of the Under-Secretary for Regional and Administrative Development, Universidad de Concepción, Universidad de Chile, Chilean Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service – SHOA, Scouts of Chile, Visión Mundial, Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of the Environment, the Universidad de Chile’s Seismological Service, the Municipality of Santiago, USAID/OFDA, the Chilean Association for the UN, Pastoral Social Caritas, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid, the team at the National Emergency Office (ONEMI) Civil Protection and Early Warning Centre, and ONEMI field offices in Santiago’s Metropolitan Region and Coquimbo.
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Published : May 19, 2019, 05:49
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Kangana Ranaut look stunning in White gown at Cannes Film Festival
Kangana Ranaut, who is known for killing it with her feisty sense of style, ditched her staple choices and opted for a classic off-shoulder piece. The extended trail with Baroque embroidery made her look sophisticated. Kangana's partially braided hair and soft curls gave her a princess like appeal. The 32-year-old actress opted for subtle make-up and she added a pop of colour to her look with lilac earrings by Chopard.

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Our 80s is an installation of a typical 1980s living room with the addition of objects and toys from my childhood collection. This artwork continues my exploration of familiar objects, using these as triggers to help uncover personal memories. It can be found in Felixstowe Museum and forms part of their 80’s exhibition.
“While clearing out their loft, my parents found a pile of boxes. These contained the meaningless, ephemeral and eclectic objects & toys from my childhood. When looking through these items, I find myself transported back to my childhood.”
Many of the items on display in Our 80s have little or no monetary value. Andy has spent time drawing, detailing and archiving this collection of objects. In doing so he aims to express the strong memories that are attached to them and the personal value they hold. Andy encourages the audience to see new beauty in everyday objects, asking them to consider the artefacts they have chosen to keep for sentimental reasons.
If you get the chance to visit Felixstowe Museum please share photographs of your own childhood objects and the Our 80s room with me via Instagram or Twitter


Eighty-seven GOP House members sought the resignation of Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders on Friday, escalating a conflict over Democrats' attacks on right-wing Republicans.
The Republicans' letter to President Clinton came two days after Elders, according to newspaper accounts, referred to the "un-Christian religious right" and added, "We've got to be strong to take on those people who are selling our children out in the name of religion."The letter did not specifically mention these remarks, but they were cited often at a news conference by Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., author of the letter, other lawmakers and spokesmen for conservative Christian organizations.
"She should be using this office to fight sickness and disease and not using this office to fight parents and churches," Stearns said.
The letter said Elders "has not chosen to utilize her position to advance the general health and welfare of all Americans, but rather to advocate views antithetical to the majority of citizens."
Elders' press spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment Friday.


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—The Princeton Review, 2020
Professional Evening MBAGraduation Year: 2011Position: Director of Business Development Company: AICPA
MBA 555 students showcased their four-month-long projects to guests and judges at the Product Innovation Lab Student Showcase.
Home Depot Chief Sustainability Officer Ron Jarvis gave a no-frills lecture about accomplishing corporate sustainability objectives in Jessica Thomas’ MBA 582: Sustainability and Business course Oct. 30 at Nelson Hall. Jarvis’ visit was part of a guest-lecturer series in MBA
Jeff Stonebraker uses his personal experiences to teach his students what he says is the most important lesson he's ever learned.


‘A couple retired guys without a lot going on’
Local mystery author prepares for a novel set in Madison County
BIG SKY - On a Sunday morning in 1964, one of the nurses at Oswego Hospital in upstate New York invited two of her fellow weekend nurses to join her for morning coffee in the hospital’s nurses’ lounge. It was early, around 7 a.m., and very much like most other early Sunday mornings: quiet, with few people around save the morning staff tending to patients.
Her friends made their way up to the third-floor operating suite, where their 22-year-old colleague was assigned. Strangely, for the first time they could remember, the door to the operating room was closed and locked. Stranger still, they couldn’t get the attention of anyone inside; there was loud music playing that drowned out their knocks.
So, the girls found the on-call doctor and asked him to unlock the door for them. On doing so, they found the nurse they’d spoken to just a short time before lying on the operating room couch, an anesthesia mask over her face. She was dead.
Forty years later, in 2004, Dr. John Fountain was the chief on anesthesiology in Oswego. He’d been practicing in Oswego for 20 years and knew the city and its community well. The Detroit native was enjoying his post, the latest in a series of adventurous and illustrious posts since he graduated from medical school.
He’d spent a stint as the only psychiatrist on New Zealand’s South Island, then had gained expertise in orthopedics and cardiology before moving to a position in Scotland, where he met his wife. The pair moved to Lexington, Kentucky—what Fountain calls the biggest possible culture shock for his wife—before accepting the Oswego position in 1984.
He knew all the nurses and doctors in the hospital and interacted daily with the range of medical staff and the hospital’s patients. So, it came as a surprise when he came in to work one day and found an obituary hanging from his anesthesia table.
“I had been there 20 years, and whoever broke in was using the same key they would have had in 1964,” Fountain remembers. “They never changed the locks.”
It was an obituary from forty years prior, about a nurse. She’d been found dead in that very operating room, an anesthesia mask on her face.
“I would throw it away, and then the next night, someone would break in again and leave this obituary,” Fountain says. “I decided I would take a little bit of bait, so I started investigating.”
So, he began looking back through newspaper articles and police reports, trying to understand what happened to this nurse in 1964. Her death had been ruled a suicide. Fountain wasn’t so sure. Parts of the timeline didn’t seem to add up, and her death looked like the practiced hand of an experienced doctor. He continued to ask questions, asking himself what could have happened.
It felt like a murder mystery. So Dr. Fountain turned it into one.
He did so with the help of Steve Abbott. The two had been college roommates at the University of Colorado, and Abbott had been an English major before becoming a software engineer. The two remained close friends and became cowriters when Fountain discovered the story behind the nurse’s mysterious death. Detective A.C. LaFleur was born—modelled off a real-life detective—in what Fountain calls their first episode, titled O.R.
It was so well-received in the Oswego area that the co-writers turned it into a play, which drew an international audience. Then, at a book signing, Fountain was approached by a man he didn’t recognize. It turned out to be the father of a girl he had treated years prior, a simple knee injury. She’d recently died, in what the police had dubbed purely tragic arson. Her father suspected there was more to the story and wanted Fountain to look into it. And just like that, Firesign, the second LaFleur mystery, was sparked.
By November of 2017, Fountain and Abbott had published four books. All were based from true stories that one of the pair had come across and become curious about. The most recent, Old Man in a Hurry, is where Fountain says they’re “actually good at writing,” and involves the World War II Women’s Air Corps, communist fighter jets in upstate New York and a scene set in the Ennis airport. Ultimately Fountain thought, why not do a whole book in Madison County?
Fountain and his wife have visited and owned property in Madison County for decades, but finally permanently relocated to Big Sky in 2012.
Southwestern Montana’s tiny towns make for unique mystery settings, he says.
Book five is already outlined and in the works, and will feature both Big Sky and Pony, plus other Madison-area communities yet to be decided. It will also include a massive counterfeit operation and the return of a master criminal seen in the pair’s third book, Hot Gold, which investigates the death of a New York jeweler.
They also think book five might be the last one. Fountain and Abbott’s self-run publishing company has been a form of amusement for the past decade, a way for them to explore the events, places and people that fascinate them. They’ve donated the income from book sales and haven’t hired a professional publisher in order to keep the open schedule and camaraderie they’ve enjoyed since college. Fountain hopes to publish the final book for free online, possibly in installments of a chapter or two at a time.
“It’s not a very sophisticated operation,” Fountain jokes. “We’re just a couple retired guys without a lot going on.”
Fountain himself doesn’t really read mysteries; he usually sticks with the newspaper, he says. But he loves crime television like Dexter and spends a lot of time thinking about the logistics of the crimes he’s come across in his books. He’s still not sure who was putting the obituaries on his anesthesia table back in 2004. He has an idea of who it could have been, and who might have committed the crime itself. But the murder was never definitively solved. And you’ll have to read the book to see what Detective A.C. LaFleur discovered.


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On this guided canyoning excursion you will get to know the beautiful Val Grande and climb, swim and jump through the exciting gorge in the Locarno-Maggi Valley region.
About this This offer
4 hours canyoning for beginners in Ticino
Guided by a certified canyon guide
Get to know the surroundings of the Maggia Valley in Locarno
You can, but don't have to, experience jumps from a height of 10 meters
Possibility to adjust the difficulty level for more experienced people
Stunning rock formations and natural pools
Children possible from 12 years
Groups of maximum 8 people
Takes place daily from May to October
For groups of 6 people or more there is a special price
Private groups are possible
The Val Grande is ideal for newcomers to the sport of canyoning. This guided tour through the Maggia Valley is optimal for the first steps in canyoning, because most of the obstacles can be bypassed without problems or replaced by easier ones.
Canyoning is all about crossing beautiful gorges and the rivers that flow through them, using a wide variety of locomotion options. Climb up walls, swim through the crystal clear rivers and pools, slide down the streams, jump into the depths or rappel down from high cliffs: Canyoning simply combines everything that has to do with adrenaline and activity!
First, your guide will introduce you to the basics of canyoning and show you everything you need to know. Ticino Outdoor even provides you with the complete equipment including canyoning shoes and wetsuit. Safety is of course a top priority here as well.
After that your adventure starts! The Val Grande is one of the most beautiful valleys of Ticino and surprises with wonderful rock formations and the so-called "Little Niagara" waterfall. In addition to great jumps and climbing opportunities, one of the longest natural water slides in Ticino awaits you at the end with a length of 25 meters!
For anyone who wants to discover this fantastic and action-packed sport, this beginner's tour is just perfect. Experience the Val Grande and the spectacular atmosphere of this beautiful gorge!
What awaits you:
Meeting point: Gordevio or pick up at the train station. Your guide will be waiting for you in Riviera. If you wish, you can also be picked up at the train station.
Preparation: Introduction. The first experience that is part of this great excursion is the instruction by your guide. You will learn everything you need to climb safely and with a lot of fun through the Val Grande.
Activity: Canyoning. The Val Grande is one of the most beautiful valleys of Ticino and surprises with wonderful rock formations and the so-called "Little Niagara" waterfall. In addition to great jumps and climbing opportunities, one of the longest natural water slides in Ticino awaits you at the end with a length of 25 meters!
Some points you should keep in mind:
This activity is perfect for a group event, team building or bachelor party.
Al Mulit 1, 6672 Gordevio, Switzerland


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DEFENCE and War Veterans deputy minister Victor Matemadanda last week said the government was prepared to assist former Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (Zipra) combatants establish projects that would sustain them and their families.
BY SILAS NKALA
Speaking at a war veterans meeting in Bulawayo last Thursday, Matemadanda said while some elderly members of the Zipra Veterans Association had indicated that they preferred financial assistance to project financing, it was not proper. Matemadanda said government was prepared to bankroll projects that will also benefit the ex-combatants’ children after they die.
“Some of you sometime got Z$50 000 and cannot show what you did with that money. If given the money, what if you die? Will your children benefit? I will not tolerate the idea of saying you want money. What we want is for you to have projects which will benefit your children even after you are gone,” he said.
The deputy minister urged the former fighters to have their names registered and state the projects they wanted to pursue.
Speaking on the sidelines of the meeting, Zipra Veterans Association spokesperson Buster Magwizi, however, said government must first return several properties that were confiscated from Zapu at the height of the Gukurahundi era in the early 1980s.
“We have numerous valuable properties which we bought with our own money at independence and were taken by government in the 1980s. We still want them back. The deputy minister is talking about projects to empower war veterans, as Zipra we say why can’t they give us back our properties and assist us with capital?” he said.
Magwizi said they were appealing to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in the matter and facilitate the return of the properties confiscated under former President Robert Mugabe at the height of Gukurahundi in the early 1980s.
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“Our properties case is in the courts and we are seeking to repossess them. We are asking President Mnangagwa to intervene so that we repossess our properties,” he said.
The confiscated properties owned under the Nitram Investment Holdings Company included the Castle Arms Motel and Nest Egg Building in Bulawayo, Ascot Farm in Solusi, Wood Glen Farm in Nyamandlovu and Hawton Farm in Gweru, Nijo Farm and Salisbury Motel in Harare which now houses the African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC).
Zipra fighters contributed Z$50 each at independence towards the acquisition of the properties.


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Author Matt Dickinson thrills the boys with stories of his adventures
Blue Coat’s Year 7 and 8 boys were excited to attend a presentation by Matt Dickinson – author, cameraman, documentary-maker, and adventurer extraordinaire – who thrilled them with stories of his experiences climbing Mount Everest. Matt described his presentation as the story of his journey, rather than just a “boring old talk”.
Matt’s journey began in the library of his school in Hemel Hempstead, when he picked up a book about climbing and became hooked.
“By reading about adventure and climbing and mountains, I realised that that’s what I wanted to do”, he says. “Books can do that for you.”
“It’s been an amazing journey”, he says, “and Everest has been inspiring”.
Based on his experiences, Matt has written a series of three books called “The Everest Files”, which tell about the dark side of human behaviour – how people break the rules and become selfishly obsessed with their own glory when trying to conquer Everest… and the heroes that try to overcome this.
“My real life experience fired and fueled and inspired every aspect of these books”, Matt says.
Matt talked about the tension, fear and risk associated with climbing Everest: how he lost the feeling in two of his fingers due to frostbite damage in -72 degree temperatures; how, for every 100 people who reach the summit of Everest and return alive, four lose their lives (and 29 out of 100 on K2!); the long, hard, three-week journey to the base of Everest, when sherpas carry 80-100kg in supplies on their backs for just £8 a day; the dangers of acute mountain sickness and the enormous cost of mountain rescue ($10,000+!); 10 weeks without a bath or a shower – or wifi (which elicited a gasp from the crowd!); the horror of finding the bodies of frozen climbers who have not survived their expeditions; and the danger of sunburn – even inside your nostrils!
He also told the story of the time he took 250 chocolate bars on an Everest expedition. When he was at a significant altitude, there was an almighty explosion, which everyone thought was an avalanche – but turned out to be the air inside the rice crispies in his 250 Toffee Crisps exploding simultaneously!
“Writing has been my channel – my route – to adventure”, Matt says. Matt has written many other books, including ‘The Death Zone: Climbing Everest through the Killer Storm’ (1997), ‘Mortal Chaos’ (2004) and ‘The Adrenaline Series: High, Epic, and Rough Water’ (2007), amongst others.
After his talk, Matt signed copies of his book for the many students who had bought them.


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Potassium - Improvement of Quality in Fruits and Vegetables Through Hydroponic Nutrient Management
The book Potassium - Improvement of Quality in Fruits and Vegetables Through Hydroponic Nutrient Management provides useful information regarding potassium nutrition management in hydroponic cultivation, which will help in producing quality horticultural crops. The first few chapters describe the role of potassium nutrition in plants, its interaction with other nutrients, its source fertilizers, the role in postharvest produce qualities, and human nutrition. Potassium fertilizer management, its metabolism in plants, and cultivation techniques of fruits and leafy vegetables are also included in the middle section. The final chapter illustrates the software development for the calculation of hydroponic nutrients including potassium for easy management of cultural solution. As a whole, this book covers several major aspects on the topic for making it a complete and useful resource.


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Julie and David’s Elopement at Steps Beach
Julie and David had a beautiful Wedding at Steps Beach on September 1st 2015. It was just the couple, Catherine Stover as the Officiant and myself. They had wanted to elope to Nantucket and they had the most amazing time here. They loved exploring Nantucket and a few days after their wedding we even did a portrait session out on the other end of the island in Sconset.
I have to say that from the moment Julie called me I just knew this was going to be a fun time. She was so excited to explore the island with David as they had never been here. She also has a true love for photography and is a photographer herself! Having a true appreciate for imagery it makes perfect sense that Julie was captivated by David’s picture the first time she saw him….”David and I met online in 2004 back before it was mainstream. I saw a picture of him and it really spoke to me. I thought about him for a couple weeks before I reached out. He left a striking impression. When we met in person, I knew right away he was special.”
As they arrived on Nantucket they ventured all around the island. They fell in love with Steps Beach and knew that is where their wanted to exchange vows. I was thrilled they picked Steps Beach, I have always thought it is one of the most romantic places on Nantucket.
“We are from Massachusetts and knew we wanted to be married on a beach in our home state. I had the idea to go to a new beach, that neither of us had been to before, and make new memories together and have an adventure. We picked Nantucket because of the stunning scenery, casual vibe, and privacy. We arrived a few days before our wedding and scouted the beaches to find the one we liked the best. It was so fun and beautiful to see so many beaches in such a short time. The different beaches on Nantucket are all beautiful, but each as a different personality. We ended up choosing steps beach for our ceremony because it felt magical to us.”
They had a lovely ceremony with Catherine Stover and the occasional passerby or even paddle boarder stopped looked on as these two became husband and wife. They were truly in their own little world and it was the most peaceful and beautiful backdrop for their ceremony. We strolled around Steps for photos then took a little tour to some of our favorite Nantucket locations. The Lily Pond was gorgeous and in full bloom and Sanford Farm was a great setting for photos in the late day sunshine. We finished the evening at Dionis for a sunset stroll and even got into the water for a few last photos. I truly loved spending time with them.
“We had a wonderful ceremony and a fun time with Katie taking us around to beautiful parts of Nantucket. It didn’t really feel like we were even getting photos taken. We were just being ourselves and expressing our joy and love for each other. Our favorite part of our wedding evening was on the beach watching the stars while eating fluffernutters with champagne. It was wonderful to have a quite moment as husband and wife. We had been together 8 years to the day when we got married. If you turn the number 8 on it’s side, it becomes the infinity symbol. So we turned the 8 years into forever.”
I loved the importance behind their wedding date. 8 years together and then deciding to make it official in such a lovely way. This was the most amazing evening and a wonderful way to kick off our biggest wedding month of the year. I have a feeling Julie and David will return to Nantucket again someday and I look forward to seeing them again! Wishing them all the best!
Location: Steps Beach, Rings: James Sutter Jewelry, Suit: Banana Republic, Dress: BHLDN and Lace Topper by Tulip Bridal, Flowers: Flowers on Chestnut, Photography: Katie Kaizer Photography, Officiant: Catherine Stover
So beautifully done! Love how the love flows out on each picture and the way it shows their wedding day from the beginning of the day to night fall.
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Connor Cruise says he is still close to Nicole Kidman
Los Angeles: Connor Cruise says his relationship with his adopted mother Nicole Kidman is fine despite rumours that they were no longer close.
The actress adopted Connor, 19, and daughter Isabella, 21, her kids with ex-husband Tom Cruise but she has been rarely photographed with the two since she split with Cruise and moved to Australia after marrying Keith Urban.
"I love my mum," the aspiring DJ told in a recent interview.
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Kidman had once regretted that they chose to live with Cruise.
"They live with Tom, which was their choice. I`d love them to live with us, but what can you do?" she had said.
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Judge Corpening gives New Hanover County commissioners concerning child safety update
On Monday’s New Hanover County Commissioners meeting, board members heard a presentation from the Child Protection Team on child safety throughout the county. Corpening noted that New Hanover County is a great place to live, and does well on many health issues, but still faces some challenges.
On Monday’s New Hanover County Commissioners meeting, board members heard a presentation from the Child Protection Team on child safety throughout the county.
Judge J.H. Corpening gave the presentation on Monday, citing county deficiencies and highlighting recommendations.
While New Hanover is known for having a robust foster care family network, there’s still a need for more licensed foster families in the region.
According to Corpening, the shortage has led to children sleeping in the conference room of the county’s DSS director, Tonya Jackson.
“We still have kids who spend the night in Tonya Jackson's conference room at the DHHS building," he told the county. "How fair is that to children?
[Note: New Hanover County later clarified that the last time a child had to use the DHHS building to sleep was in 2021; according to the county, that child has since aged out of the system.]
One of the other main topics of concern for the presentation was the lack of therapeutic placements and psychiatric residential treatment for children with complex needs within North Carolina. According to Corpening, some juveniles are staying in the juvenile detention center for much longer than is reasonable due to lack of bed space.
Corpening pushed commissioners to emulate a pilot program in Lenoir County, specifically aimed at local youth crisis stabilization.
Overall, the presentation focused mainly on mental and behavioral health issues — from the opioid crisis to suicide and firearm safety.
Other issues include financial barriers to treatment. Corpening said some facilities for children cost thousands of dollars a night. He also said some parents have lost Medicaid benefits due to children entering the foster care system.
Corpening pushed commissioners to ask for stricter legislation about oversight of Medicare providers in the community, expanded family residential treatment, safe medication and firearm storage, and housing advocacy.
When it comes to gun safety, Corpening cited a few data points from 2020. The leading cause of death of 15-to-18-year-olds in North Carolina was homicide. The third, was suicide.
The leading cause of death for 10-to-14-year-olds in North Carolina was suicide, which was baffling, according to Corpening.
“I would not have guessed. My brain immediately went to what kind of cancer but for 10-to-14-year-olds the leading cause of death in North Carolina and 20 was suicide," he said.
According to Corpening, 60% of households that have handguns that have children in the home, handguns are not secured, even though the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office has handed out over 500 gun locks from its permitting office.
Commissioners were asked to push for legislation and more advocacy for the needs of children within the county.
“If we can be hope dealers instead of dream crushers, we can change things," he said.


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According to Cedartown police reports, two men have been arrested in connection with two different incidents involving a snatch and grab theft and a residential burglary.
Cedartown police officers responded to a burglar alarm call Tuesday at a private residence on MLK Blvd. and arrested one suspect inside the home. The suspect gained entry into the home through a kitchen window and was discovered hiding inside the bathroom of the home by the responding officers. The homeowner was not at home during the time of the burglary.
The suspect was placed under arrest and found to be in possession of an air pistol that he had lifted from the residence. The air pistol was returned to the victim's son.
City Officers arrested another suspect on Saturday after a female from Tallapoosa came into the station to report a snatch and grab robbery that also occurred within the city limits.
The female states that she was in the parking lot of Chef Chen restaurant when a black male approached her and ordered her not to get out of her car. The man then stated that he needed gas money so that he could visit his dying mother. He asked the female for $5. As the female pulled some bills out so that she could give him the $5, the man snatched all of the bills from the woman's hand.
According to police reports; the man asked the woman for a ride to Grand's Food Store and she refused. The man also attempted to hug the woman because she was being so nice to him.
The woman immediately went to the police station and reported the incident. According to police reports, a total of $8 was taken from the woman.
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Now’s the time to push hard for universal health care.
Sometimes, what you can accomplish is a matter of what you believe is possible or even worth doing in the first place. We ought to have a better health-care system in the United States, but we don’t because the will to create one has been lacking. That might be changing.
We stand out among wealthy countries because unlike the others we don’t have universal health care. Our way of doing things leaves millions of people without health care. Democrats tried to address that with the 2010 Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), but it’s hard to make fundamental change with only one party on board.
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But Friday three Republican senators joined Democrats to stop a bill that would have taken health care from millions of Americans.
Everyone wants effective, available and affordable health care, of course. They want it for themselves and for their family. Some Americans, not even the majority of Americans, can’t get themselves to go beyond that narrow view, so we were stuck.
But one poll last month (USA TODAY/Suffolk University) found that 53 percent of Americans say Congress should either leave Obamacare alone or work to fix the things that are wrong with it while leaving its framework alone.
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Due to the increasing demand and high profitability in lithium mining for the rapidly growing EV industry, Tamino Minerals or Tamino (OTC: TINO) has decided it's in the company's best interest to share its primary focus to also mining lithium at this time. Tamino holds numerous mining claims throughout Sonora, Mexico and believes there to be large amounts of minerals that include lithium present within these areas after comprehensive testing.
The State of Sonora is known to hold the largest lithium deposit (243.8 Mt) in the world but up to date Australia and Chile are recorded to be the largest producer of lithium. Chile, Australia and Argentina were the countries with the largest reserves during 2020. Major discoveries occurred during 2021 due to the increase in focus on Climate Change and the shift to Electric Vehicles.
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Concert for Humming Along
Took almost always place at the Belvedere on the Pfingstberg. That time, due to bad weather conditions, it took pace in the Reconciliation Church in Potsdam.
Soloists and ensembles of the music school played well-known pieces and the audience was invited to hum and sing along.
Despite the short-term relocation, every place was taken.
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In this episode Richard and Nathan sit down and briefly discuss the second day of NAMM 2020!
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