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Gas transit through Kazakhstan increases in January-October 2011
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Gas transit through Kazakhstan made up 66.545 billion cubic meters in January-October 2011, compared to 63.948 billion cubic meters during the same period of 2010.
Gas transit through the country amounted to 7.245 billion cubic meters in October 2011 compared to 6.663 billion in October and 4.697 billion cubic meters in September 2010.
Some 11.963 billion cubic meters of the total volume of gas transit through Kazakhstan in January-October 2011 accounted for the Central Asian gas compared to18.800 billion cubic meters during the same period of 2010.
In October, the Central Asian gas was transported through the country in the amount of 1.004 billion cubic meters compared to 1.140 billion in 2010.


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ANTIBODIES made entirely from plastic have saved the lives of mice injected with bee venom - the first time such a strategy has worked in live animals.
It is the first step towards customised antibodies for a host of other medical applications, from treating people who have been poisoned to combating infection, says team leader Kenneth Shea of the University of California at Irvine.
Natural antibodies are made by the body's immune system to recognise, capture and destroy target "antigens" - molecules on the surface of invading viruses or bacteria, for example. Likewise, plastic antibodies contain cavities moulded in exactly the right shape to trap their target molecules, in this case melittin - the active agent in bee venom.
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The University’s Professor Tom Solomon received his CBE from the Princess Royal at an investiture ceremony held at Buckingham Palace.
After joining the University in 1998 from the University of Oxford, Professor Solomon established the multi-disciplinary Liverpool Brain Infections Group and was appointed Chair of Neurological Science in 2007. He is also an Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor in the University’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and an honorary consultant neurologist at the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Professor Solomon was recently appointed Director of The Pandemic Institute.
Internationally renowned for his expertise in encephalitis (inflammation and swelling of the brain), Professor Solomon’s research into mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis was crucial to the success of World Health Organisation (WHO) efforts to reduce the disease through vaccination in Asia.
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TERRARIA GIGANTICA: The World Under Glass
Photographs by Dana Fritz
Essay by Carrie Robbins
Introduction by William L. Fox
Epilogue by Rebecca Reider
University of New Mexico Press, 2017
Review by Lauren Greenwald
Vivarium (pl. Vivaria) – an enclosure, container, or structure adapted or prepared for keeping animals under semi-natural conditions for observation or study or as pets; an aquarium or terrarium.
In her new monograph, Terraria Gigantica: The World Under Glass, photographer Dana Fritz presents a world as fantastic as the title implies - the exotic world of giant vivaria or terraria. But unlike the modest sounding spaces the definition above suggests, these worlds under glass exist on a mammoth scale. In her series of the same name, photographed from 2007–2011, Fritz explores three man-made ecosystems, the largest enclosed landscapes in the world. The Henry Doorly Zoo, in Omaha, Nebraska, houses the Lied Jungle, the largest indoor rain forest in the United States, and the Desert Dome, the largest indoor desert under the largest geodesic dome in the world. Biosphere 2, in southern Arizona, contains a variety of ecosystems within a 3-acre enclosure, including a tropical rainforest, mangrove wetlands, a fog desert, a savannah grassland, and an ocean habitat. And the Eden Project, in Cornwall, England, is the world’s largest indoor rain forest (and the world’s largest enclosed landscape), built in a former China-clay pit as a model of land reclamation and sustainability. All of these environments were created as a way for people to experience landscapes from elsewhere, and they all serve the three ideals of research, education, and conservation. In her preface, Fritz writes about her early inspiration for the project, “My focus was on the curious original landscape design of the biomes, especially where illusions from the natural world had been incorporated into what was essentially a research facility.” Millions of people experience these constructed landscapes every year, and these sites draw from a complicated history, from the 19th century mania for collection and exhibition, including the spectacles of the World’s Fairs of the 19th and early 20th centuries with the colonial legacy these suggest, and the development of the zoo from an institution meant to catalogue and display to one dedicated to creating “hyperreal, immersive environments.” She also writes, “These architectural and engineering marvels stand as working symbols of our current and complex relationship with the nonhuman world.”
In this book, a selection of 44 photographs introduces the viewer to a new kind of environmental photography, interior views of exterior spaces, images that at first seem straightforwardly documentary but slowly reveal a probing, investigative, and questioning nature. In a recent conversation with Ms. Fritz, we discussed, among other things, how she originally envisioned this book. She told me that she wanted this book to be “all about the pictures and ideas.” And it is that. This is a beautiful picture book; oversized, 12.5 x 10.5 inches, and the layout is simple – one large image per page, allowing the viewer to focus on each individual photograph as they turn the pages. The printing, the quality of the color reproduction, is excellent. So much so many of the colors seem too bright, hyperreal, and it is difficult to determine which elements are painted sets and which are live vegetation; what is real, and what is true. This tension between the real and the fabricated is palpable, and the physical construction juxtaposed with the natural elements in the images heightens this effect.
The disorientation is further enhanced by the image sequence; it moves from one location to another, with no titles accompanying the images to identify which space we’re viewing at any time. But there is a motion to it, a wave almost, as it seems to flow from the moist and green jungle and forest to spare and thorny desert, then back again to the rain forest. The level of artifice depicted in the photographs ebbs and flows, back and forth, as well. As we bounce from Biosphere to the Desert Dome to Eden, it’s like being in a game of Where’s Waldo; find the background, pick the place, reveal the wizard behind the curtain. Fritz was often photographing these environments from public access points. She observed that these environments are really designed illusions, and the visitor sees this fabricated view as long as they follow the designated path. Fritz, on the other hand, went against the flow, moving backwards, taking the reverse path to find different views.
In many of the photographs, there is an unsettling illusion of deep space, and in looking at them I try to reconcile what I know – this is an enclosed space, with a wall, a painted background on the other side of those vines – with what I see – an ominous passage through the mist and hanging vines. Real forests and jungles have a density to them, and in them an overwhelming sense of time, of age. It takes time for plants to grow, and for layers of detritus, dead leaves, moss, mold, to accumulate. The images in this series where we see the living organisms taking over the artificial environment are striking – moss invades painted surfaces, condensation drips from glass, rust creeps across metal. There most compelling images, for me, are the ones in which these small details pop up, quirky juxtapositions happen, and the line between real and artificial is increasingly difficult to comprehend, in either direction – a huge exhaust pipe coated in green slime almost becomes part of its surrounding jungle-scape, a rainforest seen through a plate glass window becomes elaborate wallpaper when glimpsed on the other side of a turquoise Formica table set with eye-catching red ketchup and yellow mustard bottles. An innocuous scene of a shovel in gravel leaning against the concrete wall of a building is invaded by a bright green tendril of ivy snaking underneath a tightly closed door. I’m reminded of that quote from Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic Park: “Life finds a way.”
Silly movie references aside, as noted earlier, this is a book about ideas as well as pictures. In addition to her prologue, Fritz enlisted not one but three writers to contribute texts. I think having an essay or introduction by someone other than the artist is important and can provide critical insight into the work. The art critic Dave Hickey was fond of telling his students that we, as artists, are the worst people to write about our own art. There’s some truth in that. And while Fritz’s insightful prologue is proof that some artists do write beautifully about their own work, she also produces a wonderful complement to her imagery with three excellent pieces of writing, each offering a slightly different take on the work.
William L. Fox’s Introduction places us in the human era, the Anthropocene. He charts a brief history of landscape photography and its evolution in response to the different stages of this era, as our use of and relationship to landscape and artmaking have changed. Landscape, and nature, have become increasingly constrained and controlled. He writes, “In photographing these artificial and enclosed systems, Fritz is imagining how we have brought the outside inside at a massive scale enabled by late twentieth-century technology. She keeps us aware, through careful juxtapositions of the architecture and infrastructure–with their enclosed plants and animals–that we are operating in a scripted theater.” But these systems are flawed, and for all of our accomplishments in constructing these behemoths, they trick us into thinking we can preserve the natural world. Fox provides another, cultural take on this, reminding us that “sealed environmental replications” are a popular setting in science fiction. “These fictional displacements of terrestrial ecosystems into outer space propose that we can engineer arks that survive … As a result, we have difficulty separating the engineering realities from a widespread cultural trope that presents the domes as devices of salvation for humankind as Earth’s biosphere is threatened by global carnage.”
Carrie Robbins’ essay, titled The World Under Glass: Dana Fritz and the Photography of Terraria, focuses on the development of this project, and how the ideas of nature and culture return again and again in the work. In an earlier project, Fritz “attends to human efforts to train, repair, or otherwise control the growth of plants. At this point in her thinking, insofar as she understands human beings or culture to operate on nature, we can see the ways in which the terms “nature” and “culture” are somewhat dichotomously fixed in opposition to one another.” She later describes Frtitz’s motivation to seek out the various vivaria photographed for Terraria Gigantica as “…in search of a clear line between nature and non-nature...”
Robbins analyzes in detail several images from the series, particularly focusing on seams, divisions, horizons both real and imagined, marks, and the ambiguity of the illusion perpetuated within these spaces and the photographs. One particularly fantastic passage explains, “One layer of illusion vibrates against another. Rather than insisting that these layers of illusion be readily discernable from one another, Fritz allows them to oscillate back and forth for us, demonstrating the entanglement of nature and culture within these types of environments.”
Finally, with the Epilogue, Rebecca Reider returns to the concept of the garden as manifestation of the state of society and humankind’s place in the natural world, or at least the way we perceive it to be. She writes, “But these megagardens are not just depictions of nature itself. More quietly, they are also mirrors of a society–windows for viewing our place (or lack of place) in that natural world.” The creators of Biosphere 2 were supposedly fond of saying, “We are all biospherians.” The residents of that ecosystem, having existed in a moment of the compressed space and time, are the echo, or the reminder, of the burden on all of us biospherians (those of Biosphere 1–Earth) to survive together, dependent on “a world of plants, water, and soil.”
These essays make me, as reader, question how I see these images, and how I view these issues. William Fox writes, “Fritz makes it possible for us to understand how necessary it is to constantly consider the zones between what we think is wild and what is domesticated, between natural and cultural.”
Considering the many ways in which we view and categorize our environments, I find it compelling and a little disturbing that the final spread of the book focuses on the cage-like superstructure of two of the sites – one is from the Lied Jungle, the other from Biosphere 2. An image of a gridded ceiling reflected in a body of water, perhaps a mere puddle or maybe something more substantial, is paired with an enormous barrel-vault expanse of an empty, apparently unfinished structure. Through its glass walls, we see a succession of other domes stretching off into the distance. While they remind us of our technological prowess, they suggest a complicated and uncertain future. In the conclusion of her preface, Fritz writes, “The visual richness of these small details leads to big questions about what it means to create and contain landscapes. They ask us to think about our interactions with and attitudes about the nonhuman world. They ask us to consider whether these spaces supplement or replace experiences outside. They ask us to reflect on the distinction between the natural and the artificial and to contemplate nature’s future.”
This book, and the images and essays within, creates a wonderful point of entry into the contemplation of these ideas. It’s worth stepping into this world and staying a while.
All images © 2018 Dana Fritz
Lauren Greenwald is an Assistant Professor of Photography at the University of South Carolina.
She lives and works in Columbia, South Carolina.

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Back in 2012, one-person music machine, one-time Tricky collaborator and all-round formidable singer-songwriter Laura Kidd released her sophomore album Little Battles. It was paid for through crowdfunding, letting Kidd stretch her DIY tendencies into other areas by providing her benefactors with all manner of handmade goodies in return for their support. For her third effort, Direction of Travel, she decided to do it all again.
What exactly attracts Kidd to the idea of funding her music through a Kickstarter campaign? “I don’t want my artistic vision to be held back by budgets but I also don’t believe in making an expensive thing for people if they don’t really want it,” she explains. “Setting up a Pledge or Kickstarter campaign means you can test the water and get a reality check. If you’re being overly indulgent you’ll soon know because the pledges won’t come in.” In the past, she’s laid on a smorgasbord of goodies for her fans as a thank you, including playing for people in their houses and hosting a listening party. “I played an acoustic gig in the kitchen of a studio where I recorded,” Kidd remembers, “then hid in the corner while everyone squished in the control room to listen to it. It was a bit strange being there when people were hearing it for the first time but kind of cool too.”
This time around, Kidd has again put on an array of super-creative rewards for pledgers, including specially recorded cover versions of any requested song and handwritten lyrics. With so much openness though, is Kidd getting any unusual requests? “People have been picking things they think they’ll enjoy as well,” she laughs, “which is very sweet of them. Two that stand out are Home by Lou Barlow and an as-yet-unchosen Pixies track. I’m looking forward to getting stuck into those.”
She’s also promising to write a song from scratch for any fan generous enough to donate £1,000. It’s a tough challenge, but one that she’s sure will reap creative rewards. “My friend Kim Boekbinder is partway through an incredible Kickstarter project at the moment called the Infinite Minute where she’s writing 169 one-minute songs based on two words sent to her by whoever’s bought the song. It’s always good to shake up your way of doing things and try to keep pushing yourself creatively.”
Kidd needn’t worry about reaching her monetary targets though. Thanks to her die-hard legion of fans, even with weeks still left on the clock, Direction Of Travel exceeded its monetary target. “I’m always amazed at how generous and supportive my fans are,” Kidd says. “Some of them have been with me from the very start and when I see their names pop up on pledges and pre-orders I feel very grateful they’ve stuck with me. Everyone who gets involved has a big part to play in keeping the whole thing going and I really value that.”
The campaign has funded a third album that sounds more polished without losing any of Kidd’s usual electro-rock edge. Direction Of Travel draws from her somewhat nomadic childhood (“the concept of ‘home’ has always been an obsession of mine”) and shrouds it in a grungy, electronically tinged soundscape, with a few more quieter ukulele moments breaking up Kidd’s usual powerful fuzz.
It’s been engineered by TJ Allen (Roxy Music, Malachai) but also features a slew of musical guests, from Throwing Muses’ Tanya Donnelly to Portishead’s Clive Deamer. With so much talent on board, it’s not hard to see how far Kidd has come since releasing her first album, Disarm, in 2010. “Disarm gave me the confidence to really throw everything into this project creatively,” Kidd remembers, “and I feel that travelling around performing my own songs for the last five years has allowed me to blossom as an artist and as a person.” Even with the amount of outside support she’s gathered and continues to receive, Kidd is still very much in charge of her music. “I’m producing my new album myself, so I’m getting to present this new music exactly how I want to.”
It’s almost hard to believe that with Kidd’s pedigree and support from some of the music world’s most respected critics, that she’s only just now venturing on her debut solo tour. Like everything though, Kidd takes it in her stride. “To be honest I approach any slot on a bill as my opportunity to be in the spotlight,” she explains, “that’s my time on stage to communicate with the audience however I decide and there shouldn’t be a difference between the way I perform as a support act to a headliner, other than having a different set length and either thanking the headliner or thanking the support bands.” Of course, this doesn’t mean she isn’t thrilled about heading up the bill. “I am excited to be off around the country though, of course, and to returning to the towns where I supported The Levellers last year. Playing more intimate venues is going to be a lot of fun.”


The United Arab Emirates diagnosed 471 new COVID-19 cases, 604 recoveries and two virus-related deaths in 24 hours, the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) reported on Saturday.
The UAE’s coronavirus death toll mounted to 2,073. Total diagnosed cases since the pandemic’s onset increased to 732,299 and total recoveries to 723,941.
The country’s active cases have now decreased to 6,285.
Over 19.4 million vaccine doses have already been administered, with the majority of the country already vaccinated with at least two shots, according to NCEMA. This number is expected to rise soon as the country’s booster shots rollout begins to gain ground.
On Saturday, Abu Dhabi’s Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee announced new rules for home quarantine for international travelers and those who come into contact with a positive COVID-19 case.
Home quarantine will not require wearing a tracker bracelet, effective from September 19. However, those who test positive for COVID-19 will still have to wear the tracking device.
The committee also announced that it will remove the requirement to get tested for COVID-19 before entering the emirate starting September 19, Emirates News Agency WAM reported on Saturday.
The decision comes as the UAE announced a drop to 0.2 percent infection rate last week.
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Communication is an important aspect with regard to human relations and interaction in social contexts. Through communication and interaction, people share and propagate ideas that ultimately portend influence on overall thresholds of discourse and engagement. It also offers an opportunity for individuals to relay feelings and emotions in a manner that facilitates growth in relationships. Numerous avenues facilitate sharing of information and emotions regarding issues such as love, political views, and other areas that affect human existence in contemporary society. Poetry is an example of such avenues because it creates impetus for realization of the aforementioned ideals and aspirations.
This research undertaking seeks to analyze a poem titled This Is Just to Say. Williams W. C. authors the poem and presents an emotive platform describing various intrigues that manifest in situations of love and other human relations in society. The poem covers several thematic areas of human interaction and sets pace for discourse regarding the importance of love in pursuit of personal growth and contentment. Of all areas covered in the poem, love takes prominence because the author adopts deliberate efforts to address and highlight its relevance in human relations and interaction. The text creates room for introspection with regard to overall essence and rationale for such engagements among human beings in social settings.
The title of this poem is indicative of complexities that characterize love as evidenced among individuals in society. It alludes to the inexhaustible nature of love and other areas that relate to its propagation and actualization. The choice of topic is spot-on because it displays the author’s resignation to the fact that love is complex and beyond human comprehension. The author insinuates that it is impossible for mere mortals to develop an elaborate and exhaustive regime with regard to love and its numerous facets of existence in contemporary society. According to the author, love is eternal and holds greater meaning as compared to other engagements among human beings in society.
Contrary to popular belief, love is not a personal choice. Unlike other human undertakings, love transcends human knowledge and free will regarding its existence and manifestation. The author puts a brave face in an attempt to confront and demystify love amid its complex orientation. The poem covers various thematic areas of interest through elaborate consideration of their relevance to human relations and patterns of interaction. Such areas of interest include despair, remorse, love, regret, and resignation. Although the author covers the aforementioned areas, there is special insistence on love and its manifestations among individuals in social settings. This reality necessitates consideration of love as a major area of concern in the text.
It is evident that Williams intended to communicate a message of love and forgiveness to his spouse. For instance, he cites his remorse for having eaten plums that were a preserve for breakfast. He expresses his sentiments in an easy and likeable manner, seemingly downplaying the gravity of his actions. Despite his transgressions, the author pleads for mercy and forgiveness from his wife. The text is discreet with regard to its orientation and approach to love and forgiveness.
In fact, it poses difficulty for readers who lack keenness and precision to decipher situations of love. The author uses simple and figurative language in order to exhibit inner feelings towards his wife. The poet applies relevant stylistic devices in a bid to spice the overall delivery and application of core ideas. Style facilitates appropriate relay and propagation of ideas devoid of contradiction. Tone also helps the writer to relay ideas in a clear manner. For instance, the author uses suspense as a stylistic device. In the introductory segment, Williams discloses that he had eaten but did not divulge whatever he had eaten. This revelation leaves room for speculation among readers and enthusiasts. On the other hand, style creates impetus for development and propagation of emotions within a text. Later on, the author discloses that he had eaten plums.
This belated revelation creates feelings of reprieve and excitement. The author also applies figurative language in order to relay pertinent ideas in the poem. For instance, he divulges that the plums were in the icebox, from where he accessed them for consumption. This is a figurative reference to love and circumstances of its initiation and sustenance. This allegory alludes to the importance of maintaining structures that facilitate and nurture love in relationships. Evidently, the plums were cold and unpalatable due to effects of ice. This serves as a subtle reference to challenges that most people encounter in relationships.
In the second stanza of the poem, the author attempts to explain details of plums and their role in development of textual relevance. However, he fails to institute a comprehensive outlook regarding the subject matter of the poem. Williams is seemingly economical with fine details of the incident that is consumption of plums. It is important to note that the author expects readers to elucidate independent thoughts by ascribing meaning to his allegorical and figurative exploits. This adds value to original ideas as articulated by Williams. His foray into issues that characterize love offers an opportunity for readers to compare and contrast their relationships against realities raised in the poem. On the other hand, the author adopts a simplistic approach to complexities that surround human relations in contemporary social contexts.
The author seems to direct his thoughts and sentiments to a person well known to him. In certain instances, he seeks to pre-empt the covert actions of his spouse. As earlier mentioned, the author leaves room for speculation regarding various events that occur in the text. For instance, readers have a chance to conclude on the identity of the other person in the text. As the poem progresses, it emerges that the speaker is addressing his wife. The third stanza preoccupies with importance of forgiveness in relationships. According to the author, it is inevitable for people to hurt others in contexts of human relations. Therefore, it is important for people to develop and hone mechanisms that support forgiveness in relationships. The speaker expresses regret for his action and seeks forgiveness from his spouse. He also impresses upon the importance of forgiveness as a core ingredient in relationships.
The poem covers an integral theme regarding trends in modern society. Love is a ubiquitous reality that characterizes human engagements in social contexts. The text offers an opportunity for readers to understand different perspectives that embody love as a human endeavour. The author portrays a situation where people are eager to seek forgiveness after erring. According to the author, it is important for spouses to create room for unconditional forgiveness in all forms of relationships. Devoid of such gestures, it would be difficult to achieve love and peaceful coexistence in society.


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For Sitka locals, it’s no surprise to walk through Totem Park in late July and see evidence of salmon. From the flopping in the river, to the eagles snacking on the banks, to the smell of rotting fish which permeates the air, the salmon cycle is a constant for summer in Sitka.
On June 19th, visitors to the park also got a taste of how important salmon are to the forest. Instead of finding salmon in the river, they walked through the park to find fish hanging decorated in the trees – quilted salmon, copper-colored salmon adorned with pennies, salmon covered in poems – and instead of an olfactory reminder, there was an auditory one: the sound of strings from the Sitka Summer Music Festival, playing a concert on the old battlefield where Tlingit warriors defended their lands from Russian traders. “It’s a natural amphitheater,” said musician Tali Goldberg. “The acoustics are great. It sounds like a concert hall.”
From celebrating our unique artistic and environmental history, or simply getting out in the woods to enjoy some music and Vitamin D, the 2nd Annual Salmon in the Trees event offered an interdisciplinary glimpse into how important salmon are to the people of Sitka. Drawing on the region’s history of mixing art and environment, community members decorated 30 wooden salmon that were hung by volunteers (many of them from the Forest Service), giving a modern day twist to the long-standing celebration of salmon culture. Adding world famous musicians into the mix highlights just how much Indian River, named Katzdaheen in Tlingit, means to the people of Sitka. “People listen with their hearts and really absorb [the music],” said Joachim Eylander, one of the cellists.
And it’s not just the music they’re hearing: it’s the raven calls between the movements, and the sounds of the river, which flows through the middle of the park. It has had salmon returning for thousands of years to spawn in the waters, from the estuary in what is now the Sitka National Historic park to the river’s upper reaches deep in the Tongass National Forest. Salmon in the Trees is a chance to share with visitors how strong the cultural forces of salmon and the Tongass are to Southeast Alaskans, an opportunity to use art and music to celebrate the important relationship between forest and fish. It’s a way to illustrate how that relationship, which begins in the rivers throughout Southeast Alaska can flow out to affect the entire community – just like the music in the trees.
The summer boat tour adventure continues to the
West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness on Tuesday July 23rd.
The West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness Area is near and dear to our hearts here at SCS, as the central focus of our founding as an organization. Thirty-three years after its federal designation as a Wilderness Area, West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness is still a place treasured by many Alaskans. Come with as we explore just some of the many reasons that this Wilderness is such a special place.
Guest speakers from the US Forest Service and the Sitka Conservation Society will guide us through the dramatic beginnings of the West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness Area, what makes a wilderness a Wilderness, why these places are so important, and more.
This special tour will take place on Tuesday July 23rd, from 5:30 to 9:30pm. TIckets can be purchased from Old Harbor Books 201 Lincoln Street for $45 or (if available) at the Crescent Harbor loading dock at time of the cruise. It is suggested that tickets be purchased in advance to assure participation. Boarding begins at 5:15 pm. at Crescent Harbor. Due to the discounted rate of this trip, we are unable to offer additionally reduced rates for seniors or children.
This cruise is great for locals who want to get out on the water, for visitors to Sitka who want to learn more about our surrounding natural environment, or for family members visiting Sitka. Complimentary hot drinks are available on board and you may bring your own snacks. Binoculars are available on board for your use. Allen Marine generously offers this boat trip at a reduced rate for non-profits. Please call 747-7509 for more information or email [email protected]
See you on the boat!
I arrived in Sitka a little over a week ago, and since arriving, the stunning sights around me have constantly amazed me. I am surrounded by beautiful scenes of mountains, forests, and maritime infrastructure that drastically differ from the everyday sights of my Wisconsin upbringing. Luckily, I will be immersed in the natural beauty of the area all summer, as my summer position with the Sitka Conservation Society will involve a good amount of fieldwork. For my position as the wild salmon conservation and restoration intern, I will need to familiarize myself with the Pacific Northwest ecosystems, and considering I have never been west of South Dakota, I have a lot to learn.
Reading about ecosystems is an excellent beginning step in the learning process, but I think in order to best understand an ecosystem, you must physically venture into the ecosystem. Luckily for me, I am surrounded by largest national forest in the United States, the Tongass National Forest, giving me a classroom of 17 million acres.
One particular area of the Tongass National Forest where I will be spending a lot of time this summer will be at Starrigavan, a site that was extensively logged in the 1970s and is now a second growth forest. At Starrigavan, the U.S. Forest Service cleared eight gaps in an attempt to help improve the understory vegetation, which in turns helps provide forage vegetation for deer. One of my projects this summer will be helping to create small (5m X 5m) deer exclosures in six of these gaps in order to study how deer foraging affects the understory development. The most difficult part of this project has already proven to be hiking all of the equipment through the dense second growth forest to the gaps.
A different task this summer will be setting up and collecting data for a study looking at the insect diversity and abundance found in second growth forest. Due to the fact that most restoration projects are geared towards salmon and deer, little is known about the habitat suitability of second growth forests on species other than salmon and deer. For this reason, this work is extremely compelling and relevant. In fact there is not even a good list of possible insects that could be found in the pit-fall traps we are setting up!
All in all, this summer looks like it is shaping out to be an experience of a lifetime, an experience that will be mentally and physically challenging at times, but one that will be perpetually rewarding. I look forward to becoming a better field biologist and conservationist, and I am grateful for the opportunity to learn from my colleagues at the Sitka Conservation Society. I also look forward to learning from listening, feeling, and experiencing the wilderness of the Tongass National Forest.
Mark your calendars! The next tour in our Summer Boat Tours series will be exploring the History of Sitka Sound on Thursday June 27th.
We’ll be exploring the islands, forests and waters of Sitka Sound and learning about the rich history of this amazing place: how it has shaped the lives of those who’ve called Sitka home, and how Sitka Sound has been shaped in turn.
Guest speakers from the Sitka Historical Society, the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society, as well as local Sitkans with a love of history and unique knowledge of this amazing place will help bring the days of Sitka’s yesteryear to life.
Boarding for the tour will begin at 5:15pm from Crescent Harbor Shelter, departing at 5:30pm, and returning home at 8pm. Tickets can be purchased at Old Harbor Books for $35.
Any questions? Call 747-7509 or email [email protected].
See you on the boat!
Did you build your own water filters out of cotton balls and coffee filters, make homemade rainwater catchment systems, or simulate oil rigs with sand and straws when you were in third grade? Neither did I. Third graders in Chris Bryner’s class got to embark on a journey to learn all about water conservation in and around the Tongass over the course of the last few months through a project called Conservation in the Classroom. This new program, created by myself and Chris Bryner, aimed to teach kids everything about water conservation and how it relates to their lives. Throughout two months, I taught lessons on how water conservation relates to things like pollution, waste, energy, water filtration, and more.
Chris’s classroom is unique in that he uses the model of project based learning. This non traditional and adaptive teaching style gave me the freedom to let kids learn by building and being creative instead of talking at them. They learned how hydropower works by building their own water wheel. They compared this to oil rigs as they created their own ocean with layers of sugar and sand to represent oil and the ocean floor. They saw as they pulled the “oil” out of the water with a straw, the “ocean floor” was disturbed. Instead of me telling them, they got to create the simulation on their own. They could see how hydropower is a clean source of energy and understand how our Blue Lake Dam works.
We talked about the importance of protecting watersheds, which is a huge concept for third graders! Kids crumpled up paper to create miniature mountain peaks. I sprayed water on all of the peaks and they watched it trickle down to create this big watershed. We did the same thing with food dye and saw how far it could travel if you dump a pollutant at the top of a mountain. The kids watched it happen in front of their eyes instead of being told what might happen. After that, the kids asked f we could have a trash pick up day to remove all the garbage from Cutthroat Creek to stop it from spreading.
Sitka Conservation Society’s advocates for protecting the Tongass and promoting ecological resiliency. By teaching third graders why conservation matters, they will have a better understanding of why the Tongass is worth protecting. Through these projects and others that the kids created, we all learned how even though water is abundant here, it relates and impacts other things in the Tongass and should be monitored and protected.
After exploring these things, the kids got to break up into groups and focus on a final project they were most interested in. One group investigated the benefits and drawbacks of the Blue Lake Dam Expansion Project. They went on a tour of the facility, interviewed key people from the project, and talked to Sitkans about what they thought. Another group wanted to know how to proper filter water. They did a Skype interview with a woman who builds filters for families in Africa. The kids were creative, inquisitive, and had incredible results. Conservation in the Classroom was a terrific collaboration between SCS and Chris Bryner’s class. Students walked away with a better understanding of their landscape and how to protect it.


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Car sales could experience a ‘boom’ over the first few months of 2017, according to online cart retailer BuyaCar.co.uk, as buyers look to beat new car tax rules due to come into place in April.
Under changes to the car tax system due to come into force, BuyaCar said dozens of models would start to attract £400 in charges over three years, though this number could increase to over £900 in some cases.
In the case of a Dacia Sandero, owners currently pay nothing in tax for the first year, and £30 in subsequent years. Under the incoming car tax system, owners will pay £160 in the first year, and £140 ever after that.
Austin Collins, managing director of BuyaCar.co.uk, said anyone buying a car after April will be in for a ‘massive shock.”
“We’re currently selling a lot of these cars on finance packages that cost little more than £100 a month, so owners will effectively have to fork out the equivalent of an extra month-and-a-half’s payments every year,” he added.
The website said a poll of 1,000 people at the end of 2016 revealed the number of people looking to buy a car in the next three months had doubled when compared to a poll asking the same question six months earlier.
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Retailers are already reporting that buyers are changing their cars early to ensure that they are delivered and on the road before April 1 next year, it said.
Collins added: “The new scheme is flawed because it doesn’t take account of the actual sold price,” says Collins.
“Everyone knows most cars are rarely sold at the list price because there are often huge discounts available. So when we’re selling a £40,000 car for £35,000, why should a customer have to pay a wealth tax?
“It’s also going to be expensive for people who buy extremely efficient hybrid cars with low emissions, like the Toyota Prius: they’ll be paying tax at pretty much the same rate as someone who buys a big SUV.”

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ARTISTS from Brighouse are supporting a new gallery venture in Huddersfield.
Brighouse Art Circle has opened its latest exhibition at the Packhorse Gallery in the Packhorse Shopping Centre.
Circle members have taken over one wall at the gallery which is run by the mental health charity Support to Recovery (S2R).
Many local artists, about a third of whom have suffered mental health problems, show their work at the gallery.
A commission from any artwork sold goes to the charity.
Brighouse Art Circle, which meets at Waring Green Community Centre in Brighouse, has some 60 members.
It holds an annual exhibition at the Smith Art Gallery in Brighouse in March and is always looking for new exhibition space.
The Packhorse exhibition was put together by Heidi Farrar and was officially opened by the Mayor of Kirklees Clr David Ridgway.
The Brighouse exhibition runs until March 2.
Art circle chairman Geoff Habergham said: “If this exhibition is successful we may make it an annual event.”


ISLAMABAD: The Nati-onal Assembly will initiate a debate on a resolution calling for the protection of the sanctity of the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on Friday as a resolution was presented in the House on Tuesday to debate the French envoy's expulsion.
Two separate resolutions were presented in NA – one by ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Amjad Ali Khan and the other by state minister for parliamentary affairs Ali Muhammad Khan – amid the boycott of proceedings by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
All major political parties except PPP attended the session as the government had specially convened the session for a vote on the expulsion of the French ambassador from Pakistan – one of the key demands by defunct Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
However, before a vote could take place on the resolution, the NA Speaker Asad Qaiser announced the formation of a special committee to discuss the matter and asked the treasury and opposition benches to engage with each other to develop consensus on the issue.
At the start of the session, PTI lawmaker Amjad Ali Khan moved a resolution condemning the publication of blasphemous caricatures by French magazine Charlie Hebdo in September last year.
It also regretted the French president’s "encouragement of the elements hurting the sentiments of the hundreds of millions of Muslims in the name of freedom of expression".
The resolution asked for a debate to be held on the issue of expelling the French ambassador from Pakistan, and to "apprise all European countries, especially France, of the gravity of this matter".
It further said detailed discussions on the matter should be held with all Muslim countries and it should be taken up jointly on international forums.
"This house also demands that the state should decide matters of international relations and no person, group or party can exert unnecessary illegal pressure in this regard," Amjid said while reading out the resolution, which also called upon the provincial governments to allocate specific sites for protests in all districts so that citizens' daily life was not disrupted.
The PTI lawmaker also sought the formation of a special committee to consider the resolution regarding the matter which he termed "highly sensitive". This motion was adopted.
Following the MNA's request, the state minister for parliamentary affairs also presented a separate resolution for the formation of a committee.
The resolution, after a voice vote, was declared by NA Speaker as approved by the parliament, amid loud chants of objection by the opposition.
Speaking during the session, PML-N MNA Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said the entire country was ‘unanimous’ on the issue of the protection of Namoos-e-Risalat. "This resolution should have been unanimous. You adjourned the House yesterday and called it today. You and the government did not bother to talk to the opposition regarding the purpose of calling the session," Abbasi said, addressing Speaker Asad Qaiser.
“You wanted to bring a resolution, the right way is to talk to the opposition,” he said, adding, “There is no difference of opinion on Tahaffuz-r-Namoos-i-Risalat and Khatm-e-Nabuwwat”.
"This resolution is inadequate," the PML-N leader said, requesting that the opposition be given an hour to study the draft and suggest any additions so that the resolution could be passed unanimously today and a debate could be started. He said there was no need for a special committee.
"You [the Speaker] have paralysed this House for three years and turned it into an arena of abuse and cursing," he alleged, requesting the Chair to allow the opposition to present a comprehensive version of the resolution.
Later, in an unfortunate turn of events, a heated exchange took place between Abbasi and NA Speaker. The incident happened after a resolution for the formation of a committee was accepted by the Speaker.
It cannot be concretely said what actually sparked Abbasi's anger.
Abbasi approached the NA Speaker podium, saying: “You are making it [...] controversial. Do you any shame”.
"Hold your tongue," said the NA Speaker in response. "You always speak such things and behave in such a manner."
As things intensified, Abbasi shouted: "I’ll hit you with my shoe."
“I too will do such a thing then. Don’t cross the limits," the Speaker said to Abbasi, asking him to return to his seat.
Responding to him, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan said the government desired a debate on the issue.
He said the resolution based on the exact discussions held between the government and the TLP was moved by a private member and therefore the government did not plan to make changes to it, however, "whatever the entire House considers appropriate will be done."
In his remarks, Maulana Asad Mehmood of the JUI-F said Prime Minister Imran Khan had given his government's policy statement in a national address on Monday evening, which he said the ministers could not do in the parliament that day.
“The prime minister did a good job of adding fuel to the fire,” Mehmood alleged, saying it was surprising for his party who held negotiations with the TLP after the government had announced its policy (of cracking down on the TLP).
"We had demanded that you bring the agreements here ... there was a ban on media, the facts of what happened in Lahore three days ago were not shown. I demand that the media be given full freedom to show the blood-letting of TLP workers. The government should be bound that Tahaffuz-i-Namoos-i-Risalat and Khatm-i-Nabuwwat is part of our belief," he said.
The JUI-F MNA said the House was united on the part about Namoos-i-Risalat in the resolution, but the opposition found its second part to be inadequate in light of the current situation in the country. He also condemned the "atrocity and violence" carried out by the government against TLP activists.
“Regarding the development last night, the parliament should be made aware who actually negotiated with the TLP," he said, referring to the headway in talks between the government and the TLP.
He criticised the government for allegedly not taking the opposition into confidence before calling the emergency session. "I believe the whole parliament should be turned into a committee," Mehmood said, adding that he was under the impression that the government would present a resolution calling for the French ambassador to be expelled but the wording of the resolution was "weak".
"Why did you maintain criminal silent for three months? Why didn't you initiate debate on this in three months?" he asked the treasury benches.
He warned the government against "bulldozing" the resolution through the assembly, saying if it ignored the opposition, "I swear on oath, I will not let you run the parliament."
Taking the floor, Religious Affairs Minister Qadri said after the TLP activists took to the streets and were supported by a number of political and religious parties, adding that it was the duty of both the government and the opposition to listen to their stance.
"We should walk on a path that instead of blood-letting and solving problems on streets, we solve them in parliament. This resolution is the conclusion of that thought and determination," he added.
He said the National Assembly was a protector of Khatm-e-Nabuwwat and Section 295-C of the Constitution ensured Namoos-e-Risalat. He termed the resolution presented on Tuesday as a positive step.
"Imran Khan has done full diplomacy for Namoos-e-Risalat, he has taken it to all corners of the world. I believe more steps need to be taken regarding this matter in the UN [United Nations] and OIC [Organisation of Islamic Conference]," the minister said.
He then addressed the opposition legislators, who were chanting slogans against the government, saying: "We saw your emotions when resolutions on Khatm-e-Nabuwwat were being bulldozed here, [Mumtaz] Qadri was being hugged, when 22 innocent people at Faizabad were being shot and killed [and] you have seen the Model Town incident. On the other hand, there is Imran Khan. It is a twist of fate that you have been forced to chant these slogans now."
Qadri asked the opposition to give their recommendations regarding the resolution in the special committee after 2 to 3 days, saying this was not a matter of one hour.
The speaker urged both sides not to do politics on what he said was a "very sensitive matter". He said the resolution had not been passed yet and they could debate it.
PML-N's Ahsan Iqbal said the "narrative" presented by Qadri was the same which he paid for "with a bullet" – referring to him being shot at and injured in 2018 by a suspect who showed affiliation with the TLP.
Speaking about the background of the TLP's 2017 protest regarding an amendment to the Khatm-e-Nabuwwat oath in the Elections Act, 2017, he said: "In 2017, PTI people were in that committee, what happened through this parliament was unanimous but when reservations were expressed, the parliament reversed it (the amendment) without even questioning whether it was needed because when it comes to Namoos-e-Risalat, we cannot tolerate that there is even an iota of doubt in someone's mind."
Stressing that respect and love for the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is part of every Muslim's faith, Iqbal accused the government of doing "politics on Namoos-e-Risalat". He said "nobody has the right to give a certificate on someone else's faith."
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Sustaining inner border controls represents a violation of Schengen25.10.2017 | European Union
The European citizens who are directly affected by Schengen inner border controls are rightfully indignant - said MEP Csaba Sógor. The representative of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania took the floor during the Strasbourg plenary to claim: sustaining inner border controls represents a violation of one of the greatest achievements of the EU.
Tuesday the MEPs argued about the conclusions of last week’s European Council. In the opinion of Csaba Sógor the European institutions are contradicting each other on the Schengen border control issue which makes it likely that this situation can be maintained infinitely.


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Soil pH, which stands for potential hydrogen, is a crucial factor in gardening and agriculture. It determines how acidic or alkaline your earth is, directly impacting plant health and growth. Most plants prefer a pH range of 6.0 to 7.0, which is slightly acidic to neutral.
However, certain plants have specific preferences; for example, blueberries and azaleas thrive in more acidic soils, while plants like clematis and lilac prefer alkaline conditions.
In such cases, adjusting your soil’s acidity level is not just beneficial but often necessary for the health and productivity of your garden. This adjustment process requires knowledge, precision, and patience, as soil chemistry is delicate and can significantly affect plant nutrient uptake.
Today, we’ll explore how you can ensure optimal growing conditions for a wide variety of plants.
Adjusting Soil pH
Making It More Acidic
|Natural options like sphagnum peat, pine needles, and sawdust release acid as they decompose.
|Gradual acidity level reduction depends on factors
|Apply consistently over time for noticeable changes.
|Interacts with earth moisture and microbes to form sulfuric acid, effectively lowering acidity level.
|Effective, varies with soil type and pH
|Follow recommended application rates and frequency to prevent plant damage.
|A faster-acting alternative to elemental sulfur quickly acidifies the earth.
|Quick acidity level adjustment, use with caution
|Be careful not to overapply, as it can harm plant roots and earth organisms.
|Similar to aluminum sulfate, it rapidly lowers soil acidity levels.
|Quick pH adjustment, handle with care
|Avoid excessive application to prevent toxicity to plants and earth organisms.
Making Soil More Alkaline
|Lime (Calcium Carbonate)
|Increases soil pH by neutralizing earth acidity through a reaction with hydrogen ions.
|Commonly used for acidity level adjustment, the amount varies based on soil pH and texture.
|Dolomitic Lime (Magnesium Carbonate)
|Similar to agricultural lime but also provides magnesium.
|Used for pH adjustment, especially in magnesium-deficient soils. The amount depends on the earth’s conditions.
|Contains calcium and potassium, which can raise soil acidity levels. Alkalinity varies; use cautiously in small amounts.
|It is effective for acidity level adjustment but should be applied carefully due to varying alkalinity.
|Oyster Shell Lime
|Slowly neutralizes acidic earth, similar to agricultural lime.
|Less common but useful in calcium-deficient soils. Application rates depend on soil needs.
|Works like agricultural lime to increase soil pH.
|Effective in pH adjustment, especially in calcium or magnesium-deficient soils. Application rates vary with earth conditions.
- Apply in Small Amounts: Gradual application of earth amendments is more effective and safer than large, infrequent applications. This method allows the soil to adjust slowly, preventing shock to plant roots and microbial communities.
- Incorporate into the earth: For maximum effectiveness, mix amendments into the soil rather than just spreading them on the surface. This ensures even distribution and better interaction with earth particles and roots.
- Re-test Soil pH: After applying amendments, it’s important to re-test the soil acidity level after a few months. This helps determine if further adjustments are necessary and prevents over-correction.
How to Maintain Soil Acidity Levels?
1. Ensure Regular Testing
Consistent monitoring through regular testing is key to maintaining desired pH levels. Annual testing is recommended, as it helps track the impact of any amendments made and indicates when further adjustments are necessary.
It’s also a good practice to test soil acidity levels in different areas of your garden or farm, as pH can vary significantly across different spots due to factors like drainage, organic matter content, and specific plant requirements.
2. Consistent Organic Matter Addition
Incorporating organic matter into your earth regularly can play a crucial role in stabilizing pH levels. Organic materials, such as compost, decompose to form humus, which has a buffering effect on soil pH. This means it can help neutralize both acidic and alkaline conditions, maintaining a more consistent acidity level over time.
Additionally, organic matter improves soil structure, water retention, and microbial activity, contributing to its overall health.
Applying mulch is another strategy to help maintain soil pH. Organic mulches, like pine needles or hardwood chips, can gradually alter the acidity level as they decompose. Pine needle mulch, for example, can help maintain acidic conditions, while hardwood chips tend to be more neutral to alkaline.
Besides influencing pH, mulches also conserve earth moisture, regulate its temperature, and suppress weed growth, making them beneficial for multiple reasons.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
A significant mistake in acidity level management is over-adjusting the soil, which can lead to extreme pH levels. Such drastic changes can harm plant roots, disrupt microbial communities, and lock out essential nutrients, causing stress and growth issues in plants.
It’s crucial to apply amendments gradually and monitor the acidity level regularly to avoid this problem.
Ignoring Soil Type
Different soil types react differently to pH amendments. For instance, clay soils, which are more dense and have higher cation exchange capacity, require more lime to increase acidity level compared to sandy soils, which are less dense.
Ignoring these can lead to ineffective acidity level adjustments and wasted resources.
Neglecting Plant Preferences
It’s vital to consider the pH preferences of the plants you are growing. Some plants, like rhododendrons and blueberries, prefer acidic soils, while others, like lavender and Russian sage, thrive in alkaline conditions.
Adjusting the acidity level without considering the specific needs of your plants can lead to poor growth or even plant death.
Can I use vinegar to lower soil pH?
Yes, you can, but you should apply it with caution. Dilute it heavily with water (a general guideline is 1 cup of vinegar to 1 gallon of water) and apply it sparingly. Vinegar is a quick fix and not a long-term solution, as its effects are temporary and can vary greatly based on soil composition.
How does the presence of certain minerals in soil affect pH adjustment?
Minerals like limestone (calcium carbonate) and gypsum (calcium sulfate) naturally counteract earth acidity, making it harder to lower the acidity level in soils where these minerals are abundant. Conversely, soils rich in aluminum and iron tend to be more acidic and may require more effort to increase the acidity level.
Can changing the pH affect soil bacteria and earthworms?
Yes, it can significantly affect the microbial and earthworm populations. Most beneficial bacteria and earthworms thrive in a neutral to slightly acidic pH. Extremely acidic or alkaline soils can reduce their numbers, impacting soil health and nutrient cycling.
Is it possible to change the soil pH for container plants?
Absolutely. The soil acidity level in containers can be adjusted more easily than in open gardens due to the contained environment. For container plants, use specific potting mixes designed for the desired pH or adjust the pH of your existing potting soil using the same methods as for garden soil.
How does rainfall influence soil pH over time?
Rainfall, especially in areas with high precipitation, can lead to acidification. This happens as rainwater leaches away base cations like calcium and magnesium, which are responsible for neutralizing acids in the earth. Over time, this can lead to a gradual decrease in pH.
Can I change the soil pH for a specific area in my garden without affecting the surrounding areas?
Yes, you can target specific areas for acidity level adjustment. This is particularly useful in gardens where different plants with varying pH preferences are close together. Use barriers like plastic edging or apply amendments directly around the specific plant, being careful to contain the material in the targeted area.
The Bottom Line
Adjusting and maintaining the soil pH is a critical aspect of gardening. It ensures that plants have access to the necessary nutrients and thrive. By understanding the soil’s current acidity level, choosing the right amendments, and applying them correctly, you can create a conducive environment for your plants.
Always keep in mind that patience and regular monitoring are key to successful soil acidity level management.


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José Fernández's tragic passing has affected so many people.
The late sports star's longtime love reflected on their time together, writing:
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On Thursday, Kim Kardashian West took to Instagram and Twitter to share the sweetest snap of what appears to be BFFs/cousins, North West and Penelope Disick, dressed up as the main characters from the movie Frozen.
This is too cute!
And it appears that Kanye West's daughter takes after her momma, because mere minutes before she shared this particular pic, the preg celeb also posted an AH-Mazing throwback photo of herself as a kid in costume.
We wonder what the entire Kardashian/West clan will go as for Halloween?? Here's hoping they'll do a themed costume that the whole family can jump in on!
We hope the reality TV brood has the happiest of Halloweens. Feel free to let us know if you want to go trick-or-treating together. M'kay??
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St Mary's School Crookwell to embark on major building program with Federal funding
St Mary’s School at Crookwell will undertake a major building program in the new year after receiving a Federal funding grant of $417,000. Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor visited St Mary’s this week to share the news, with the funding to be made available under the Capital Grants Program.
“Smaller schools like St Mary’s are playing a central role in our regional communities, well beyond their primary task of educating children,” Mr Taylor said.
“I’m delighted to be able to announce this funding boost, for a building and rebuilding program to get underway in the new year.”
Mr Taylor said the $600,000 project would include the refurbishment of the school’s classrooms, installation of glass sliding doors opening onto new large breakout learning spaces, the building of a covered walkway along the front of the school to the front gate, and a ramp to the school entrance.
School principal Sarah Lowe said the work would commence in 2019.
“We’re excited to hear that we’ve received a Capital Block Grant for these works. The improvements to the school will ensure that all students at St Mary’s will have a learning environment that best suits their individual needs and provides for student-centred learning.”
Total project cost is $596,861, with the Federal Government contributing $417,803 and a non-government funding contribution of $179,058.
Caption: Angus Taylor with St Mary’s School principal Sarah Lowe announcing Federal funding for a $600,000 building program at the school next year.
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By Jackson Russell
Mitchell Shire Council’s online council meetings have been ratified with the approval of a livestreaming policy.
During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, local governments across Australia have been scrambling to work out how they would be able to co-ordiante council meetings while ensuring social distancing between councillors, staff and the public.
This led Mitchell Shire Council to host its April meeting in the larger Broadford Shire Hall while also streaming on Vimeo.
Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s March meeting was outdoors before deferring the entire agenda until it could introduce online meetings.
Councils were hamstrung by the Local Government Act which stated councillors had to attend meetings in person before the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 was introduced last month, requiring councils to hold virtual committee and council meetings from May to November.
For a councillor to be present at a meeting, they must be able to see their colleagues, hear the proceedings and be heard when they speak.
If they can only join via audio link, a councillor can only listen in and not participate in debate or take part in proceedings.
Mitchell Shire Council’s May meeting was the first time councillors and staff met online via a WebEx video conference, which was then recorded and uploaded to the council website and Vimeo account.
According to the new policy, recordings of council meetings will remain on council’s website for four years, in line with the publication of minutes.
However, the chief executive has the authority to remove all or any part of any recording that is considered inappropriate to publish.
Content considered to be inappropriate could include material that is defamatory, infringing on copyright, a breach of privacy, offence, abusive or discriminatory, inciting hatred or confidential council information.
While seven councillors took part in the meeting at Broadford Council Chambers, councillors Fiona Stevens and Bob Cornish chose to take part at home.
Cr Bob Humm said he hoped the ongoing costs of the streaming would be kept low.
“I think it’s a really good system and will improve the ability to get everything out to the public so they can be aware of what goes on at council,” he said.
Cr Bill Chisholm said taking meetings online had brought council into 2020.
“We’re catching up with the kids out there, which is good to see, so good luck to everyone,” he said.

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Bo Xilai writes defiant prison letter vowing to clear his name: Report
BEIJING (AFP) - Fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai has written a defiant letter from prison vowing to clear his name, just days ahead of a court verdict following a high-profile corruption trial, Hong Kong media reported on Thursday.
Formerly a top-ranked member of the ruling Communist Party, Bo - almost certain to be found guilty on Sunday - said in the letter to family members that his name will "one day" be cleared, the South China Morning Post reported.
Bo, once tipped for membership of China's most powerful political body before his dramatic fall from grace last year, indicated that he expects to receive a jail term, writing that he will "wait quietly in the prison".
"My father was jailed many times. I will follow his footsteps," the newspaper cited Bo as writing.


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She was married to brad pitt from 2000 to 2005. Love has come knocking on jennifer aniston's door once again!
Pitt has focused on sobriety and fatherhood.
Who is jennifer aniston dating or married to. Jennifer aniston laughs at brad pitt's golden globes joke about his dating life jennifer aniston, who was married to brad pitt from 2000 to 2005, was seen laughing in the crowd at sunday's award. And as for brad pitt, he married angelina jolie in 2014 and divorced in 2019. Theroux and aniston started dating in 2011, after they'd finished filming the movie wanderlust together.
Jennifer aniston is one of the world’s favorite actresses. She is not dating anyone currently. After the divorce, jennifer aniston was married to justin theroux from 2015 to 2017.
(ap) aniston's relationship with the once upon a time in hollywood star was not only one of her longest relationships to date. In 2020, they've shared some seemingly sweet interactions that fans can't get enough of. Jennifer and justin seemed picture perfect, they met on the set of tropic thunder in 2007 but didn’t officially start dating until they costarred in wanderlust a few years later.
She began dating justin theroux in 2011 and the couple got married in august 2015. The beauty jennifer aniston carried always attracted men from every corner of the world. Jennifer aniston and brad pitt are not dating.
The statement said in part, we are two best friends who have decided to part ways as a couple, but look. Jennifer had at least 13 relationship in the past. Jennifer aniston and brad pitt were married from 2000 until 2005.
The two have both since been married to and divorced from other actors. Ever since jennifer aniston and brad pitt called it quits, her love life has been fodder for tabloids who just want poor jen to get married and have children — because that's obviously the. Her father john worked as a sales person and also tried to build a successful career in the tv industry but never succeeded.
Her first major film role came in the 1993 horror comedy leprechaun.since her career progressed in the 1990s, aniston has become one of the. And we had breakfast. aniston seemed to suggest that dating was taking things a bit too far, but sandler confirmed, it was fun. There was a lot of speculation that he was suggesting aniston, who is eight years older, was too mature for him.
The report also said that jennifer aniston and brad pitt tied the knot in 1998 and friends began in 1994. Jennifer aniston and justin theroux released a mutual statement after they broke up. As per reports, jennifer aniston soon got married to brad pitt and this gesture of jennifer left david heartbroken.
11, we're looking back on her surprising (and quite stacked) dating history, from the unexpected rocker she dated before her bff at the start of friends to. Jennifer aniston has been married twice, having tied the knot with first husband brad pitt in 2000. However the couple split five years later in 2005 , leaving fans of the couple devastated.
Her first relationship was with charlie schlatter in 1990 which ended the same year. Ahead of aniston's 50th birthday on feb. Although they are no longer together, jennifer aniston and brad pitt began dating over 20 years ago.
The two began dating seriously in late 1998 and were married by 2000. Aniston began dating actor and producer justin theroux in 2011. One of my buddies and jennifer were dating.
A beautiful and super talented hollywood star jennifer aniston was welcomed in sherman oaks, california. Men admired her and women wanted to be just like her. Aniston and pitt were married for a few years before aniston filed for divorce.
Jennifer aniston began dating hollywood heartthrob brad pitt after her split from paul rudd. Previous relationships of jennifer aniston and brad pitt jennifer aniston and brad pitt were married in 2000 and separated in 2005. Later on, she stayed in relation to actor daniel mcdonald for four years.
Moving on from her break up, she dated tate donovan in 1995 until they broke up in 1998. Her first major success was on the popular tv series friends in the 1990s. However, only a few were able to impress her.
Let’s take a look … What gave us the idea […] They got engaged in 2012, and married in 2015.
And when jennifer’s close friend courteney cox got to know about it she was very upset. Balancing real life with constantly being in the public eye must be a huge challenge for a lot of celebrities, but jennifer aniston definitely seems to be handling it with ease these days. She quickly became an idol for many people;
Jennifer joanna aniston (born february 11, 1969) is an american actress, producer, and businesswoman. Jennifer aniston married the love of her life (or so we thought), brad pitt, in 2000 after two years of dating. The two are not dating.
Unlike some of jennifer’s past relationships, she kept justin and hers heavily protected, surprising family and friends with a lowkey wedding in 2015. The daughter of actors john aniston and nancy dow, she began working as an actress at an early age with an uncredited role in the 1988 film mac and me; According to a number of reports floating on the internet, the 'f.r.i.e.n.d.s' star has all her attention hooked on to a 'handsome' man who had never fancied her or her hit comedy show from the '90s that continues to rule several hearts even today.


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By Joe Bish, Population Media Center
“No matter how many economic projects we launch, the population growth will consume that development.”
Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) recently announced that, according to their calculations, the population growth rate in that northern African country is currently 2.4% per year. If accurate, this measure dwarfs the growth rate associated with the U.N.’s high variant assumption for the years 2015 to 2020 — which is “just” 2.06%. As you know, a 2.4% growth rate means the population doubling time works out to 29 years.
Shockingly, according to CAPMAS, the 2.4% rate has to be considered progress — marking a decrease from 2.55% in 2014.Precision of the numbers aside, what has happened in Egypt is that the national family planning program was driven into a ditch in the wake of 2011’s political instability. As the article below points out, this dereliction has created a systemic, long-lasting challenge: Egypt’s population pyramid now has an enormous bulge at its base. Hania Sholkamy, an associate professor at the American University in Cairo’s Social Research Center, is wise to suggest that the country must heavily invest in this young cohort with good-quality education, health services, and sexual and reproductive health curriculum. In this way, they will be predisposed to “contribute positively to family planning strategies” when they reach reproductive age. The question is, will anybody listen to Ms. Sholkamy’s advice?
Egypt’s Population Pyramid, 2016 How will Egypt rein in its explosive population growth?Egypt’s population is growing at a rate five times higher than that of developed countries, and twice as high as developing countries, according to the state-run Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).
Read More: How Will Egypt Rein In Its Explosive Population Growth?


You’ve probably heard the saying that you shouldn’t buy the best house on the block. But everyone’s always looking for a deal, and in a fast-moving housing market, buyers especially are looking for a ‘diamond in the rough’: a good home in a not-so-good neighbourhood that they can buy for a steal and then sit back as the area – and value – improves over time. But how do you tell if you’re getting a bargain in a soon-to-be gentrified neighbourhood, or whether you’re just buying the best house on a crappy street?
Figuring out which schools are ‘good’ and ‘bad’ can be tricky even in well-established areas, let alone areas that are transitional. School rankings are publicly available, although there is much debate as to what they actually tell you (and what they don’t). The only way to truly know whether a school is improving is to talk to local parents whose children are in the schools, and to even visit the schools yourself. Demographics of the school and of surrounding households will provide you with information about the local population, but also look at how that information has changed over the past few years. Are household incomes rising? What about home values and prices? Higher property taxes can translate into better funded school districts. School administrators are also a big factor in the success of an individual school, so be sure to ask how long the principal and teachers have been at the facility.
If you want to buy a home in an up-and-coming area, it’s difficult to know exactly how much that area will change over time. One way to get an idea of the future landscape is to look and see if there are any development proposals that have been approved for the area. Are there any buildings that are set to be demolished or empty lots or spaces that could be developed? What are the zoning restrictions for those spaces? This may give you an idea of what types of buildings are likely to go up in the near future. Something that’s zoned as commercial may have a very different impact on a neighbourhood than something that’s zoned as residential. Are there areas that are protected and can’t be built upon? That might be good for having green spaces nearby, but maybe not so good for amenities. Get as much information as you can as to what’s coming in the near future, as it will help you anticipate what’s likely to come down the road.
The house or condominium building that you want to buy may look just fine – but what about other properties on the surrounding streets? If they seem to be in disrepair or just look unkempt, it could suggest that homeowners or property managers don’t have an incentive to look after their property, or that the owners are absentee landlords. Neither is particularly bad, but those situations may have an impact on our curb appeal and/or property values and may be unlikely to change in the near future. A good sign would be any renovations or construction that’s taking place on other properties nearby, meaning that either owners are likely to want to improve their property or to get it ready to sell to high-caliber buyers (like you!).
Is there a Starbucks in the area? Kidding, although the types of businesses that are in an area say a lot about its clientele and where business owners think the neighbourhood is headed. If there are any businesses in the area, note the kind of businesses they are. Pawn shops, pay day loan offices and convenience stores might deter people from investing in the neighborhood, whereas sit-down restaurants, retail stores, and large supermarkets suggest long-term staying power.
How close a neighbourhood is to amenities has an impact on home values, sure, but the proximity to opportunities is just as important – namely, how close it is to places of employment. This doesn’t just mean being close to a factory or a mall, both of which only offer one type of employment, but close to enough of a hub that offers opportunities across different industries. Even when larger municipalities suffer through housing slumps, people still flock to them because of the employment opportunities available, and they need somewhere to live that’s close(ish) to work. Something else you want to check out is how close your desired area is to other good neighbourhoods. Being next to a neighborhood that has already up and come, so to speak, isn’t a guarantee of your neighbourhood’s gentrification, but it’s more likely that it will attract people who may be priced out of that area or want to be close to that particular neighbourhood. On the flip side, if you’re in a pocket of depressed neighbourhoods, it’s less likely that yours will be the one to turn around.
There are plenty of factors to consider when trying to judge whether your desired neighbourhood is on its way up. Your real estate agent will help you decode the area and look for the signs that you’re one step ahead of the gentrification game.


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The Greenwood Police Department is investigating an early morning armed robbery that turned into a multi-agency chase up Hwy. 25.
According to officials with GPD, a male suspect robbed a female at gunpoint just after 4 a.m. Monday morning at Phoenix Place Apartments. Police were dispatched and a BOLO or 'Be On Look Out" was issued for a light-colored Dodge car.
Officers spotted the vehicle and began to pursue it in Uptown Greenwood. The vehicle did not stop and GPD officers continued the pursuit until they reached Deadfall Road.
According to GCSO officials, county units picked up the pursuit and pursued the vehicle up Hwy. 25 N. to Ware Shoals. Ware Shoals police continued pursuit, but were unable to stop the vehicle, officials said.
GPD is investigating the incident. Anyone with information should contact GPD investigators at 864-942-8406.


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