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Jason Velázquez: And this is Episode #153 of the Top Left Corner. I’m your host, Jay Velasquez, and as always, I thank you for tuning in. This episode dropped Thursday, March 10th, 2022. I don’t know when you have downloaded and tuned into this, but I hope you’re having a great day, just the same. On this show, we have someone I have been meaning to to get on the program for some time now. Julia Lemieux, who is the founder and director of Windy Ridge Farm, just over the line in Franklin County, in Hawley, Massachusetts. Julia is one of a new generation of farmers who is really the total package. She understands not just the art and science of growing food, but she she really has a sense of how to connect with the customers and market her goods.
In one way, it’s a good thing. In another way, it’s not a good thing. The farmers today they have to do more than just, you know, grow good food. They have to connect with their customers. They have to do the social media game. They have to, you know, be out there networking. So it takes a lot more time. It’s a lot more effort when it comes to communications outreach. But again, it educates a lot of us who don’t necessarily have contact with the world of local agriculture. You can find her, in addition to at her position as a farmer at Windy Ridge farm, she is also the director of the Pittsfield Community Garden Program, which — and I didn’t know this — this actually really touches the lives of many, many people in the community and provides nutrition to families, a much, much greater number of families than I had known. She also put some time in helping to mentor youth groups. And of course, you can find her during the regular season at farmer’s markets throughout the Berkshires and western Massachusetts. Julia is one of those folks who just gives and gives of herself, and it’s a damn shame that that doesn’t spare her from from bad luck.
The wind storms that came through the Berkshires just a few days ago were devastating to a lot of folks, and Julia was not spared. Her greenhouse, which is which is quite large and heavy — you wouldn’t think that it would be easy to lift it off the ground, but Mother Nature did lift it all the way off the ground and basically made an accordion out of it. And she is not only trying to get ready for a new season, but now she has to find a way to replace this structure, and I’m going to take the time that I would normally spend pitching you about how you should be contributing to the Gorilla Glass.
I’m going to say, Hey, don’t contribute to the Gorilla Glass today in the show notes at GreylockGlass.com. Look for this episode; you’re going to find a link to her GoFundMe. It’s critically important that we do all we can to to have the backs of the farmers who work so hard to bring quality local food to our region. So I really do want you to go there to her go fund me and, you know, pitch in five bucks, 10 bucks, one hundred bucks, whatever you can, because we cannot afford to let farmers in our community suffer for something that’s as she’ll talk about is going to be more and more likely with climate change affecting weather patterns everywhere. The Berkshires are not going to be entirely spared just because of our location. So without further ado, let us have on the show. Julia Lemieux of Windy Ridge Farm.
NTRVW: Julia Lemieux, owner, Windy Ridge Farm
The Greylock Glass: And five, four, three two. Julia Lemieux, thanks so much for coming on the top left corner. It’s it’s great to have you on. I wish we had you on during better circumstances.
Julia Lemieux: Yeah, yeah, nice to be here.
The Greylock Glass: So you are the the owner, director, founder of Windy Ridge Farm. You got a little more than you bargained for out of the name this week. Is that is that not so?
Julia Lemieux: Yeah, the name has some irony at the moment. It’s always a little breezy up here and we’ve definitely had some wind events before. But the last two nights, Sunday night and Monday night were particularly windy and Monday night we had a really strong front come through the region and it completely destroyed one of our greenhouses here at this farm.
The Greylock Glass: I saw I saw some images of that, and I have to say, I’m so sorry. I know how heartbreaking that can be. And and you know, I think, you know, we get gusts a lot of the time, but those winds that we had were just sustained. You’ve had greenhouses up there for a number of years now. Have you ever worried about this, this kind of wreckage?
Julia Lemieux: I definitely have what I call wind anxiety any night that it’s windy, I’m kind of up and aware of what’s going on and checking to see if we still have power and checking on the green houses. And we’ve had other minor damage events with the greenhouses over the years. And it is, I think that because of climate change, unfortunately, we’re just going to see more extreme weather events. And one thing that I really worry about in our region is higher, higher wind events because of funny.
The Greylock Glass: Yeah, that for some reason, Holly, both sides of the ridge get it pretty, pretty bad. The the thing is, these are not little, you know, backyard greenhouses. These are heavy. I guess their aluminum frame is aluminum probably or galvanized? Yeah. So I mean, these are not good.
Julia Lemieux: They’re galvanized steel frame. Yes, so they’re this the way that this greenhouse broke. I watched it when it was happening. I have happened to be out trying to work on a generator and it it it collapsed and folded in. It blew up into the air and pulled it in on itself like it was made of cooked spaghetti. But this is heavy gauge steel. But the wind was so strong that it just crunched that thing right together.
The Greylock Glass: Yeah, it looks like a giant picked it up and just sort of played with it. Like I tried to make a cat’s cradle.
Julia Lemieux: You know, the giant wings, basically.
The Greylock Glass: Yeah, no. It’s it’s something to see now. This is this is one of those things that many people don’t fully appreciate. They know that farming is hard work. They know that it takes dedication. Some people kind of understand that it’s more than a job. It’s kind of it’s kind of who you are. It’s kind of your life. They don’t always understand that you really are. At the mercy of the environment. Talk a little bit about some of the things that this, you know, and you can bring climate change back into it if you want to, because I want to. I want to go back to that for a bit, but talk about some of the things that you have to put up with weather wise in the last few years that a lot of people don’t think about.
Julia Lemieux: Sure, yeah, I mean, one of my favorite sayings when I’m at the farmer’s market with customers is that we’re growers, not magicians, because we’re farming. Every every year is different. The weather is never going to be exactly the same twice. There’s always going to be variables more so than I think any other business, really. And that is how it becomes kind of like part of who you are and part of your lifestyle because the hours are, you know, more than more than most jobs, that’s for sure. And yeah, it’s just kind of a different business and there are a ton of variables and people will sometimes complain, you know, why isn’t the lettuce ready yet? Or, you know, why is why does this plant look this way? And you know, all I can do is do the best I can with the inputs that I have. But the bottom line is I can’t control the weather and I’m not a magician so that we are where we’re at. We’re at the mercy. If Mother Nature gives us three weeks of cloud, when we’re growing out our tomato seedlings, they’re going to look a lot different than they do. When we have three weeks of Sun and I as a greenhouse grower, I can’t do anything about that. Right, right. It comes up a lot. And you know, in that way, it’s kind of a good chance to offer people a little bit of an education on what farming is really like, especially at the farmer’s market.
Julia Lemieux: When you’re maybe dealing with with folks who aren’t farmers and and don’t really know what day to day life is like on the farm. Yeah. And again, in terms of climate change, we always we’ve definitely had other wind damage here at the farm. Nothing anywhere near this extreme. And then also the if this had happened in August, it really wouldn’t be as big of a deal because I would have some time to try to get funds together and plan a new build and order all the parts. This greenhouse is normally filled at the beginning of April, and we grow out seedlings in it for about a month and then we deliver all the seedling orders during the month of May. And then we use the space for in-ground production for the rest of the summer and fall. So it it happened. The timing could have been worse. It could have been two or three weeks from now, but the timing couldn’t be a lot worse and we’ve never had damage that’s occurred at this crucial moment in the growing season. And we still expect there’s usually some spring winds as the seasons kind of change out here in Holly. And I’m still I know that wasn’t the last windy day we’ll have in March and April. It’s always kind of a breezy couple of months in the early spring. Well, that’s the thing.
The Greylock Glass: Yeah, that’s the thing that really freaked me out because this I mean, we haven’t. We’ve just we’re just beginning that season.
Julia Lemieux: Yeah, the switch. Yeah. And usually the time it gets dangerous when the ground is really thawed because it’s so soft. And that’s when a lot of damage will happen with structures and trees in the wind because they lose that frozen winter ground to this muddy. We go into mud season and we haven’t really turned that switch yet up here if we’ve had a couple of muddy days. But as we’re talking right now, the ground is covered with snow. Again, we’ve got snow and falling snow.
The Greylock Glass: And now I mean, they call snow the poor man’s fertilizer, but I’ve had enough of that fertilizer. To be honest, this year, you know, I think I think about climate change and I think about the the extreme heat that so much of the country gets these days every year, a little hotter, little hotter. And I think about the crop failures that we’ve seen in corn and wheat and certainly the fires in California and elsewhere have destroyed so much of the fruit production. To me, New England is as challenging as it can be to be a farmer in New England. New England seems like a really important region of the country to protect when it comes to farming. Just because we have not and I’m knocking on wood here, particleboard anyway. We are we haven’t seen the the most dramatic impacts of climate change yet. And yet if you look at western Massachusetts, you see more and more homes coming up little in McMansions. Do you have any thoughts about the ability of New England to sort of become a powerhouse of agriculture again as needed, especially with what’s going on on the global stage?
Julia Lemieux: Yeah, I mean, I think with New England, there’s a couple of things. One is, I really do believe that we’re slightly more cushioned from near near-term climate collapse. Like you said, we’ve we’ve been lucky and that we haven’t had like large wildfires and some of the other really awful things that are happening around the world and around the country. And then also, we’ve got a lot of smaller, more diversified farms in the area. So, you know, out West, you’re looking at huge monocultures and that that just doesn’t work. That is not a model that will sustain us into the into the far future. And so what what New England has is the model that works better. I’m not saying it was perfect, but smaller scale, diversified production has more climate resilience than any of these large scale farms, and I don’t know that it’ll happen in our lifetime. But at some point, those those large industrial farms there will be collapse. We don’t have enough genetic diversity in what is being grown. What people are eating is far less diverse than it was a hundred and fifty years ago in terms of the types of food and the varieties within those types of food. We’ve got one or two companies that are, you know, supplying I’m thinking of cheese as an example. One company supplies the culture that makes about half the world cheese. And so when you have when you have that type of control of the food system, it’s not going to end well. And what we need are the small scale diversified farms and businesses. And I think New England’s got a really healthy population of that, particularly in western mass, but New England as a whole. So I just think it’s it’s a good place to be and we’re really lucky to be able to live here.
The Greylock Glass: Yeah, we’re also not facing the erosion that a lot of the other, you know, parts of the country, especially the Midwest are facing. I was reading just this week about micronutrients and how in recent studies there are far, far fewer micronutrients in the soils where most of America’s food is being produced. But in the case of New England, we don’t have quite that erosion because we don’t have, you know, hundreds of square miles of flat, flat growing, you know, tillage that will blow away in the wind.
Julia Lemieux: But yeah…
The Greylock Glass: You know, we have we have all of these rocky hills and dales and in nooks and crannies,
Julia Lemieux: Yes, nooks and crannies. And you know, if you ask any New England farmer, our best crop is our rocks.
The Greylock Glass: Usually we get some, we get some good rocks.
Julia Lemieux: Yeah, shale grit requires some different modes of thinking to make it to global soil and to make it a good place to grow healthy food. But I think in general, it does have a, you know, better micronutrients and something that’s been monographs for decades.
The Greylock Glass: Right, right. Well, I I guess I do want to, you know, point out and many of our listeners and the readers of the of the show are pretty familiar because, you know, they’re farmers market shoppers, they’re they’re aware of of a lot of these issues, they might not know you, though the, you know, those in Pittsfield might. Why don’t you describe your role as the as the community garden director of Pittsfield?
Julia Lemieux: Yeah, yeah, so we in addition to having our little certified organic farm up here that we founded in 2009, in Holly since 2013, I’ve been working down in the city of Pittsfield with the Office of Community Development there, managing acting as their city community gardeners. So I’m managing a few community gardens throughout the Morningside and West Side neighborhoods in Pittsfield, and we’ve got five garden sites currently. And over the years I’ve helped various, you know, nonprofits and schools either get a garden program in space going or help them maintain or revitalize existing space. We work a lot with some of the larger food pantries in Pittsfield or South Congregational and the Christian Center on Robin Vav. We actually have a community garden at the Christian Center, so that’s, you know, we grow some food for community members, folks help out in the garden who are from the neighborhood. We work with a few team groups, including roots driving. They do like a youth work program, some really great youth development in Pittsfield. So we have those groups in the gardens and we’ve got a couple, we’ve got a garden at a housing development, so we’ve got residents that grow their own food. And then we also grow some food for other residents who, you know, aren’t able to be in the growing space or don’t want to be. We bring the veggies back in for them. So it’s been a really amazing program. Covid was was difficult for us because one of the main benefits of gardening in my eyes at that scale is the therapy that you get being in community in these spaces.
Julia Lemieux: And a lot of the community members I work with are disabled or are very high risk for COVID complications. So we we sort of had to decentralize over the last couple of years and come up with schedules, so we wouldn’t all be in the space at the same time. And so we really had to adjust what the program looked like the last two years. And I’m looking forward to getting back into educational events. We’re doing a see starting event at the beginning of April at the Berkshire Athenaeum and things like that, where we can gather in groups again and be in community together. So I’m looking forward to that. And we’ve always had a we have a couple of gardens at elementary schools as well. And during the pandemic, a lot of our in-person educational programming had to, you know, it went away, schools were closed. And so we’ve been gradually working our way back into that educational programming for the K to five age group, which I think is so, so, so important that kids know that they can grow their own food. Yeah, yeah. It’s a great program in the city. Does they fund this program? And they’re very supportive of the program and it’s an important piece. There’s a lot of environmental pollution and Pittsfield from General Electric, and I think it’s it’s nice to see the city getting behind a program that kind of works to. Revitalized and just bring some environmental justice to some of these neighborhoods that were harmed so deeply by that pollution.
The Greylock Glass: Yeah, yeah, no, I think I think certainly it’s always a matter of making sure that the next generation has the foundation, you know, for understanding and for and continuing. We certainly can. It’s clear should be clear anyway by now that we cannot rely on five companies to bring us 85 percent of our food. You know, listening to you, I think most people should understand that you are. You’ve been at this game a little while and you’re, you know, one of the region’s, you know, experts. There’s a lot of a lot of smart farmers out out our way, but you’ve definitely been, you know, you’ve been at the practice a long time. If somebody were want, would you want to hire you for consulting? I don’t know where you’d find the time. Yeah, but but you’d be up for that, right? If if a town wanted to start a community gardening program, they could they could contact you, right?
Julia Lemieux: Absolutely. Yeah, no, I’m always I’ve definitely talked to a lot of folks outside of Pittsfield on whatever they’ve got going on for their projects. I, because of the farm business, is mostly organic plants and then we do a little bit of produce. So I always try to aim for months that are not, you know, April and May and June because they tend to be really busy months for our business. But later in the summer and the fall and the winter months especially, there’s more bandwidth for helping people kind of do a little bit of, you know, what is their vision and how do we make that happen and sustain it over the long term? Because that’s an important piece to a lot of these community led projects and making sure that it has a long term future and that it won’t end up, as you know, people kind of have interest initially and then and then they don’t, and it becomes really hard to maintain.
The Greylock Glass: Yeah, yeah, I have seen those. There’s a few schools in western mass that had garden, you know, like sort of as I don’t know whether this is a club or as a class, but there are greenhouses attached to schools sitting disused. And it’s so sad to see that somebody had the fire at one point in time, but it’s sort of, you know, petered out. But I think when people see it, see you at the farmer’s market and see that the I mean, you’ve always got just the most gorgeous starts. So if if this well, if the rest of this spring doesn’t, you know, doesn’t keep up, it’s abuse of you. I’m sure you’ll have. I’m sure you’ll have more, more great starts and people can find you OK. There’s a lot of information. A lot of it’s going to be in the show, notes listeners. We’re going to have links not only to windy ridges social media page, and we’re going to have links to probably the farm markets that you belong to. And in other places. But what I really want to do before we before we do that and that way people can find you where you’re growing because I know you update your your Facebook page of where you’re going to be.
The Greylock Glass: So once they have that, they have almost everything. But right now, I want to talk about this greenhouse. I want to circle back around because that’s key greenhouses. I have A.. And and after we say goodbye, like technically on the phone, I’m going to want to keep you on the phone afterwards because I want to talk to you for about something, but. I have been to the farm tech catalogue, and I drool, I drool over the greenhouses. There’s like a ninety six footer that I want so badly, but it is not cheap. It is. I mean, you could buy a house for about the same same price as these greenhouses. These are show they’re not cheap, but it cost of steel has gone up so high in the last couple. Yeah, that yeah, it’s it’s insane. I just wanted to buy fencing and I’m like, Oh my lord, that fencing is out of, it’s out of control. So you’re talking thousands of dollars to to repair this, this greenhouse and you started. It is a go fund me, right?
Julia Lemieux: Yeah, I did start a go fund me at 3:00 in the morning yesterday. A couple of hours after I watched watched us lose our greenhouse. And yeah, just just knowing that again, the cost of everything has really skyrocketed the last couple of years, particularly steel and the cost of labor. So I started to go fund me yesterday and I I’ve been really, really touched with how the Western math and beyond community is kind of rallying around this project. So that been a bright spot in the last 48 hours, for sure.
The Greylock Glass: Yeah. Well, you know, you are a pillar in the in the community, in the agricultural community and just in general. And I think people, you know, you’ve been good people to to so many people, you’ve been helpful. You’ve always been willing to share your knowledge and your experience with folks. And I think that it’s one of those cases where it actually comes back to you. It’s nice to know, isn’t it, that it actually does. Sometimes it really, really.
Julia Lemieux: And it’s nice again being in such a rural area. You know, my customer base is all over. I have accounts in Connecticut and in the Connecticut River Valley and over in the Berkshires. So it’s it’s a little geographically disjointed and it’s been amazing on the go fund me and on social media. Just sometimes when I’m up here working by myself, you forget that there are people behind you. And so when something unexpected like this happens, it’s just it’s been really sweet to see, you know, folks that are far away and not right at the farm are ready to help and want to see things get put back together.
The Greylock Glass: Yeah, yeah. And and I hope that our listeners will join in that that effort because we really want to see I mean, I can either grow my own store or I can buy a Julies. And I think I would rather just buy Julius because she does them so well. So we want to definitely get you up and running again. Again, stay on the phone after we say goodbye. But so I guess for now, we’re going to put the link to that go fund me in the show notes. People can go there and give till it hurts. And and Julie, I just want to say thanks for talking to us and we will see what the farmers markets this summer.
Julia Lemieux: Oh, yeah, I look forward to it, we’ll see you then.
Jason Velázquez: Again, look for the link in the show notes to Julia’s GoFundMe page. It is so important that we not let down our local farmers when they need help. It’s hard enough as it is getting so little sleep working so physically, such physically demanding work and then putting on a smile every Saturday morning or whatnot to show up and face the crowds at the farmers market.
Jason Velázquez: You just you have no idea and and you never get any, you never get any rest. So please do your part pitch in a couple of bucks to help. Windy Ridge Farm replace that greenhouse. And of course, the links to her social media presence are in the in the show notes as well. And I do hope that she’ll follow her because then you can find out what she has and when it’s going to be ready all season long. As you heard she is the and I’m not kidding, I buy my starts from her too. She is the place to get everything from tomato starts to. I think she’s typically has cucumbers, peppers, but find out. I mean, that’s what that’s what why you should follow her on Facebook and other any other social media platforms that she uses. Because then you’re not going to get to the farmer’s market and wonder why all the all the tomato starts are gone. You won’t do that because you’ll know weeks in advance when they’re going to be ready. So that’s that. Another edition of the top left corner under our belts and I look forward to, well, actually, you should be looking forward to the next episode is going to feature conversation with a cold case specialist who, you know, works on cases that are, you know, 10, 20, 40 even more years old.
Jason Velázquez: Dr. Sarah L. Stein, who was a psychologist who who looks at this from a much different perspective than the gumshoe your standard gumshoe way. And we’re going to be talking to her about even though she doesn’t have direct knowledge, but we’re going to be talking to her about the Benoit disappearance and then later murder and and other other some of murders that she has been following. Tracking you a little bit. We also are going to be joined by Andrea Harrington, District Attorney of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, who is going to give her take on this. This very well. It’s a heart wrenching case that has been in the public consciousness lately, so please do. Be sure to tune in next week. And don’t miss that episode. There may even be some bonus content that’s available only to members, so it might be a good time now to sign up for a membership of $5 or more to make sure you don’t miss out on any of that. Ok? That’s our show for the week. Thanks for tuning in. Until next time, stay safe. Be good to each other. And for God’s sakes, go easy on yourself. Bye bye.

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One agency lowers city’s bond rating
Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded city of Austin bonds from Aaa to Aa1 just before the city gets ready to sell $271 million in general obligation bonds. The agency cited Austin’s “high leverage and fixed costs attributable to the city’s pension and other post employee benefit plans” as the reason for the downgrade.
Mark Dombroski, Austin’s interim chief financial officer, told City Council members in an email last week that the other two bond rating agencies, Fitch and Standard & Poor’s, are expected to keep their higher grades for Austin, although Fitch may downgrade Austin’s outlook from stable to negative.
“Despite the action taken by Moody’s, the city of Austin’s credit remains among the highest of all major Texas cities and the citizens of Austin will continue to enjoy historically low interest rates,” Dombroski wrote.
Dennis Whaley with PFM, the city’s bond adviser, told the Austin Monitor Wednesday the city plans to sell $271 million in bonds and certificates of obligation for items voters approved in 2016 and 2018. He does not expect Moody’s decision to have any impact on the bond sales, scheduled for next Tuesday.
“I expect very strong demand for the city of Austin bonds. There’s always strong demand” for Austin bonds. “I do not expect any effect as a result of the downgrade,” he said. As far as future bonds, Whaley could not address that issue, but as for the sale next Tuesday, “I expect no problems.”
“We’re selling bonds for mobility and transportation, affordable housing, flood mitigation, health and human services,” as well as items such as backhoes.
According to the report from Moody’s, “The Aa1 rating also incorporates that pension reform is currently in progress to help subdue long-term unfunded liability growth, and will likely include new benefit tiers and contribution increases. The likely contribution increases will add to the city’s already high fixed costs and funding levels … signaling liability growth.”
But Moody’s also recognized that Austin has a “strong and large economy anchored by multiple institutions as well as high educational attainment levels that have led to significant economic growth in recent years.”
If the city manages to lower its pension liabilities, pegged at $6 billion in June, with $2 billion of that unfunded, Moody’s would likely take notice and that could have a positive impact on the city’s bond rating. City staffers have been working on a plan to deal with the liability for some time, as outlined in the report to the Audit & Finance Committee in June.
Mayor Steve Adler, who sits on the committee as well as the pension board for Austin firefighters, and Council Member Leslie Pool, a member of the committee and the pension board for civilian employees, both expressed optimism that the city would be able to come up with a plan to lower its liabilities. They noted that some of the city’s problems can only be fixed by the Texas Legislature. Adler said, “The city’s already moving to raise this issue” with legislators.
Adler told the Monitor the city needs to get legislative permission “to do yearly adjustments to keep the pension plans in an actuarially sound manner.”
Peck Young, executive director of the organization Voices of Austin, which opposes the item on the Nov. 3 ballot to finance Project Connect, sent out a press release Wednesday stating that the lower bond rating “means less credit worthiness for the city of Austin and thus higher borrowing costs for the city.” For this group, there is no justification for the cost of the $7 billion project.
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JAILED Sudan row teacher Gillian Gibbons’ old school has offered the hand of friendship to Africa.
Dovecot primary school welcomed three African nuns to help continue their former deputy head Mrs Gibbons’ aim of introducing pupils to other cultures.
The Aigburth mother-of-two left for a teaching job in Sudan in July last year, but ended up facing a public flogging for blasphemy, when children in her class named a teddy bear Mohammed.
After a worldwide public outcry, Mrs Gibbons was released after spending 15 days in a Sudanese prison.
Today her replacement at Dovecot, Alison Whittaker, said Mrs Gibbons’ desire to build links with schools in Africa and other cultures was something the school was continuing.
As part of this, the 175-pupil school welcomed Nigerian nuns Martha Ugwu, Julie Mokidi and Veronica Fatoyinbo.
The visitors - all teachers in their homeland - were visiting Liverpool as part of Hope University’s Big Hope conference.
Mrs Whittaker said: “We have a saying here that we are all one family under one sky and this visit was a great example of that.
“We are always looking to bring in different people here to look at other cultures.”

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Volume 20, Number 6 (June 1938, first issue after the title change from The Landmark) through Volume 44, Number 4 (July 1962, last published); quarto before Volume 26 and small octavo after, 12 issues a volume at first and later 6 issues a volume in the smaller format (with a few exceptions e.g. Volume 25 is complete in three issues with the first misnumbered as Volume 24, Number 13; Volume 35 is complete in 8 issues and December 1953 not issued); ex library in 13 later quarter or full cloth bondings, most front covers retained but only some back covers, some early issues are called American Edition; an illustrated magazine to promote Anglo-American friendship and mutual support. Volumes Included: 24
Subject/Keywords: United States, Great Britain, Anglo-American relations, SLT, Big Sets
Item #: 626124
Wood, T. B., & F. G. Hopkins.
/ Cambridge (etc.): At the University Press, 1915
35 pp.; library markings, only the chipped front cover remains of original paper wrappers, spine trimmed and entirely disbound, complete text but reading copy only; tries to balance nutrition with cost in wartime Britain e.g. eggs are agreeable but extravagant, new milk has the same food value at one third the cost. Volumes Included: 1
Subject/Keywords: food, nutrition, World War I, Great Britain
Item #: 644680
Swetland, Horace M.
/ NY: United Publishing Corporation, 1919
large quarto, 115 pp., plates; flexible cloth, good+. Volumes Included: 1
Subject/Keywords: World War I, Great Britain France
Item #: 640437
Murphy, Thomas D.
/ Boston: L. C. Page & Company, 1914
first edition; [xiv], 388,  (ads) pp., color frontis., plates with some color, 2 small folding maps; original color pictorial cloth dulled with light damp staining at margins, interior has a light general pucker but no staining and no damage to maps, sound but good only. Volumes Included: 1
Subject/Keywords: automomile travel, Europe, Great Britain
Item #: 637275
Woods, H. G., intro.
/ London: Henry Sotheran and Co., 1906
quarto, x, 97 pp.; oiriginal cloth rubbed and worn with hinges weak, light general age toning to text, good. Volumes Included: 1
Subject/Keywords: Temple Church, London, Great Britain, genealogy
Item #: 637175
J. K. Montgomery
/ Rome: International Institute of Agriculture, 1922
[viii], 121 pp.; library markings, text and paper wrappers browned and need careful handling, spine trimmed with no loss but now entirely disbound, working copy only. Volumes Included: 1
Subject/Keywords: World War I, Great Britain, agriculture
Item #: 629497
Donald Clark Hodges, introd.
/ NY: Greenwood Reprint Corp. 1968
volumes 1=3, all published, complete volumes, tall folios, faithfully produced facsimile reprint, hardcover, illustrated, ex library, very good+. Volumes Included: 3
Subject/Keywords: communism American economic History Great Depression OVERSIZE
Item #: 585082
Ewart, John S.
/ Ottawa?: 1923
88 pp., small folding map; library markings, disbound and dampstained with paper wrappers chipped, complete and entirely readable but a working copy only; why Canadians are under no obligation to come to the military aid of Great Britain, especially in situations like the recent "squabble in the Near East",. Volumes Included: 1
Subject/Keywords: Canada, Great Briatin, military history, ZNI
Item #: 618871
American and British Claims Arbitration.
/ NP: 1914
162 pp., original() cloth dulled but overall very good; Miss Elizabeth Cadenhead, of Canada, was visiting Fort Bradley Michigan in 1907 when she was shot dead by an American soldier in pursuit of an escaped prisoner; includes the complete proceedings of Private Gillette's court-martial that found him not guilty. Volumes Included: 1
Subject/Keywords: Great Britain, United States, Canada, international law, involuntary manslaughter
Item #: 617411
Phillimore, W. P. W., ed.
/ Oxford: Clarendon Press for the Oxford Historical Society, 1893
viii, 199,  pp.; library book plate and markings, original cloth darkened with lower portion of spine covering almost detached, general light age toning to text but block well sewn. Volumes Included: 1
Subject/Keywords: Great Britain, British history, genealogy
Item #: 617272
Shadwell, Lionel Lancelot, ed.
/ Oxford: Clarendon Press for the Oxford Historical Society, 1912
(Oxford Historical Society Publications Volume 58); Volume 1 only; xxxix, , ,  pp.; library book plate and markings, original cloth chipped at head of spine but still a sound copy. Volumes Included: 1
Subject/Keywords: Great Britain, British history, education
Item #: 617264
Hobson, M. G., & H. E. Salter, eds.
/ Oxford: Clarendon Press for the Oxford Historical Society, 1933
first edition; xxxvi, , 495,  pp.; library book plate and markings but a sound, good+ copy in original cloth. Volumes Included: 1
Subject/Keywords: Great Britain, British history, Oxford, England ctt
Item #: 617262
Macara, Charles W., Sir.
/ Manchester: Stong's Ltd., 1924
12mo, 40 pp.; library markings, paper sides chipped, spine trimmed and entirely disbound, reading copy. Volumes Included: 1
Subject/Keywords: Great Briatin, cotton industry, ZNI
Item #: 615310
Woolacott. J. E.
/ London: Palace Chambers 1927
83 pp.; original paper wrappers, library markings, spine trimmed with no loss, only front cover of remains and now entirely disbound, a reading or reference copy only; a very positive assessment intended to remedy the "reckless misrepresentations" in Dr. V. H. Rutherford's Modern India. Volumes Included: 1
Subject/Keywords: Great Britain, colonies, Colonialism, India
Item #: 613398
Great Britain. Colonial Office.
/ London: HMSO 1923
39 pp., issued as Parliament, Papers by Command) Cmd. 1809; library markings, margin chipping but no text lost, disbound and a reading copy only. Volumes Included: 1
Subject/Keywords: Great Britain, colonies, Ceylon, Sri Lanka, ZNI
Item #: 613269
McIntosh, W. C.
/ London: Printed for the Ray Society 1873
London: Printed for the Ray Society, 1873-1874; 2 volumes , folio (36,5 cm.), xiii,  96 pp., plates 1-10, each with a page of facing text and all but one of them color + , 97-214, 213a-213a (the Appendix, after page 214 as issued), Plates 11-20, some partially color and each with a page of facing text, original boards with cloth spines and printed paper cover labels; bindings worn, text shaken, age spotting to plates, good only. Volumes Included: 2
Subject/Keywords: zoology, Great Britain, Nemerteans, worms, nhm
Item #: 607503
Borough Guide Series.
/ Cheltenham/London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co., Ltd. 1924
34 pp., illustrated, paperback, very good. Volumes Included: 1
Subject/Keywords: Great Britain, Salisbury, travel, guidebooks
Item #: 605684
/ Leipzig (etc.): Karl Baedeker, Publisher (etc.), 1906
16mo, xlvi, 606 pp., original cloth rubbed with joints frayed, the map used as frontis, torn with loss, pen note across title, one interior map tattered, reading copy only. Volumes Included: 1
Subject/Keywords: travel, Great Britain, Baedeker guides
Item #: 599292
/ Kilcloon Jubilee Committee 2001
239 pp., well illustrated throughout, near fine,. Volumes Included: 1
Subject/Keywords: archaeology architecture Medieval Britain MLP
Item #: 595479

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Investigations were underway today into a murder-suicide that took the lives of an actress and dancer and her husband, an aspiring rap artist.
The bodies of Earl Hayes, 34, and Stephanie Moseley, 30, were found inside an apartment at the Palazzo complex on the 300 block of Hauser Boulevard and Park La Brea in the Fairfax district around 7:30 a.m. Monday, police said.
Hayes shot and killed his wife before taking his own life, police said.
The celebrity news website TMZ reported Hayes was a friend of boxer Floyd Mayweather. Other outlets reported that Hayes had recorded a song for the Mayweather documentary “30 Days in May”.
Moseley is Canadian and moved to Los Angeles from her birthplace of Vancouver in 2004. Moseley’s internet movie database site said she appeared in a comedy, “The Best Thanksgiving Ever,” which is due for release in 2015, and appeared throughout 2014 in the VH1 reality series “Hit the Floor.”
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Once again the left exposes its hypocrisy and anti-semitism. Funny how the anti-Jewish rhetoric in Muslim media, Islamic school textbooks, and preached in mosques doesn't raise an eyebrow. Silence is sanction of this genocidal rhetoric. Cord Jefferson over at the uber left website, Gawker, has this (Jefferson has no such post, though, on the anti-Israel train and kiosk campaign). How's that anti-semitism working out for ya, Cord?
Is This the Most Offensive Pro-Israel Ad in History?Yes, it probably is.
Leave it up to Pamela Geller and her dumb old anti-Islam group, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, to come up with history's most vile anti-Palestine ad. Last month, a federal judge ruled that New York's MTA had violated the AFDI's First Amendment rights by rejecting the group's ads for city bus placement. That decision prompted the Muni in San Francisco to accept the ads, despite the fact that it has a policy against political advertising. Because what's political about a Jewish organization putting out a bus ad that tacitly calls Palestinians subhuman savages?
The premise of my ad was that a war on innocent civilians is savage. As long as the Palestinian Authority continues its savage policy of fomenting violence, promoting hatred, and teaching Palestinian children to hate, the number of young Muslims willing to blow themselves up or to slit Israeli throats will continue to increase. That is savage. The Palestinian Authority propaganda of Holocaust-denial, calls for the killing of the Jews, and glorification of bloodthirsty jihadis is savage.


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Here’s a guide to help you choose outfits and learn more about how to make the most of your photoshoot. The guide should answer most of your questions, and help you get a general idea of how we work. This is just what we’ve found to work best from trial and error from past shoots, so they’re only guidelines, not rules!
This photoshoot is all about you, so please keep in mind that these are just suggestions, nothing more. The most important thing is to feel comfortable and show us all that love!
Light plays an essential role when it comes to photography. Photographing is basically using light and shadows to create an image. Even though modern cameras are very advanced, they are still not like the human eye, so good lighting is very important and it sets the tone and the atmosphere for the entire photoshoot.
Low light or soft, diffuse light is the best when photographing, so we always recommend a sunrise or a sunset photoshoot. The sun is low early in the morning or during the golden hour (the 1-2 hours before the sunset) and the contracts are soft which makes the photos look so much better. The so-called blue hour can also be great for romantic photoshoots - it's the blue-ish/pink-ish period just before and after the sunset. It's quiet, romantic, and can be very glamorous.
Midday sun, however, is very difficult to nail on a photo. Even with experience and a good camera, the contrasts are too hard and usually create strong shadows on people's faces, like ''panda eyes'' for example. Of course, if we shoot during this part of the day, we will try to find a nice shade to get more of that diffuse soft light.
Natural light is the one we're after so when shooting indoors, it's best to find the space with windows and natural light and avoid yellow lightbulb or neon light.
This is important, but not essential when photographing. Nice, simple and intimate location helps a lot and adds some special flavor and style to your photos.
Why simple? Crowded, over-complicated, too colorful locations can be interesting, but they are distracting at the same time.
Why intimate? Because you'll feel more comfortable if there's not a ton of people looking at you, we wish to capture your love, and it's easier for you to show it if you're almost alone.
We love museums (when it's allowed to photoshoot there), architectural buildings, rooftops during sunset, baroque corridors or rooms in hotels, parks, and narrow streets - so, there's a ton of different choices! We always scout locations for our photo shoot a couple of days before the session just to find a couple of nice spots.
When shooting indoors, choose spaces with natural light and white or very dark walls depending on your preference. You will stand out better, and the light will be more flattering.
What to wear
For weddings, it's easy. Most of you will be wearing a white wedding dress and a suit. However, things can get crazy when it comes to engagement and couples sessions. Locations and outfits go hand in hand for us. They play a huge role in how we shoot, edit, and ultimately how the entire images' mood is perceived by the viewer. If the location is noisy, it's better to choose simple clothing options without patterns, so the focus is on emotion and the subject of the image, and the other way around.
We typically recommend neutrals and earthy tones - but this does not always mean brown or gray. Forest green, burgundy, black, camel, or even white can look fab in photos. A lot of the time the colors you're wearing will reflect onto one another because the light is bouncing off of it. So, we recommend avoiding reds, oranges, and pinks for the most part. However, if you are looking for a 'night out' style and plan to have your photoshoot during the evening - a sequin dress, pink, black, or red are the way to go.
Also, avoid big, loud, chunky, crazy patterns if you can. The smaller or more subtle, the better! If the pattern is too loud or a logo too large, it will distract from your face. If one of you wears a pattern, the other one should wear solid and simple colours. Keep in mind also that overly matched outfits can look a tad ''dated''.
Anything that can show movement or catch the wind is a yes - so, flowy dresses are always a good idea . We love incorporating movement into our photos in any way we can since it adds energy to images and makes them real.
Choose comfort over looks and think about the conditions and locations we are going to be shooting in and plan around it. Your outfit should represent who you are, and you will look more comfortable in the photos. Ultimately, we want you guys to look like yourselves because the focus is on the emotions.
Brides would typically have a bouquet, and for engagement or pre-wedding sessions, you can for example bring a flower - a single rose, white lily, or white anthurium can be very elegant and provide you with something to hold in your hands - if you're nervous it helps a lot! Try not to carry anything with you that you wouldn’t want in the photos and keep items in your pockets to a minimum.
Hair + Makeup
Many people ask us whether or not they should get their hair and makeup done by a pro. Our answer is always “whatever will make you feel best, do that.” The loose hairstyle looks great when you twirl, walk and can look very romantic during windy days as it adds movement to your photos. If you need help finding a good hair/make-up salon in Belgrade, ask us, we'll be happy to recommend it.
When we photograph couples, we wish to capture their essence, their personality, and love. So, usually, we just walk, spend some time together and let you two be yourselves so we can capture the unscripted and real moments. However, conceptual photoshoots can be fun too! Vintage vibes in an old-timer, picnic on a rooftop, night out with champagne, and just the two of you? Yes, please! Share your ideas with us, we'll be happy to style and make your photoshoot memorable.
Most of you worry about the weather. We like to think of it as something we can not change or affect, so we just try to embrace it. We always try to find a sheltered location as a backup, but hey, even a rainy day can be a romantic one. The best way is to enjoy the current season and weather - it's a part of your story.
How will the photos be delivered to us?
To shorten the waiting period we deliver our photos through online services. When your photos are finished, we will send you a link to your personal online gallery where you can preview, download, and share your photos. The gallery will remain online for at least three months. Photos can be downloaded in full resolution or adjusted for the web. You can share the gallery with your friends and family and according to your preference, you can hide the photos you do not wish to show publicly.
We're not sure how to pose
You don't need to. We'll guide you and prompt you along the way. You just need to focus on each other, enjoy each other's company and show us all that LOVE. Sometimes we'll act kinda silly to make you feel more relaxed. We love movement, so you can walk, hand in hand, and just be with each other. Extra tip: Looking at your partner's eyes helps, so you don't need to look at our camera.
Need specific advice?
Here's what always looks good on pictures: A flowy white or black dress, subtle pattern with earthy tones clothes, a nice black or camel coat or a trench, white shirts for him, black pants, big pastel cozy sweaters, high heel shoes (only if you feel comfortable in them), ripped jeans and white shirts, neutral color scarfs, etc. Love patterns or glitter? No problem, we just recommend that you combine it with one simpler piece, for example, a sequin dress with an oversize black blazer jacket. Extra tip: If you both wear same-color clothes, it might look strange in the photos. Our personal favorite? Black long camisole dress + white shirt, black pants. Feel free to shoot us a pic or two of what you’re thinking and let us know if you have any questions.
If you feel completely lost and need any more direction outside of the guide, here’s a link to a Pinterest board we’ve created with a little inspo if you need it!

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What is the most common complication of the myelodysplastic syndromes?
- Anemia. Reduced numbers of red blood cells can cause anemia, which can make you feel tired.
- Recurrent infections. Having too few white blood cells increases your risk of serious infections.
- Bleeding that won’t stop.
- Increased risk of cancer.
How do you know if MDS is progressing? MDS has a different type of staging system. Doctors classify the disease using the Revised International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-R). Your IPSS-R score helps your doctor determine how fast your disease is likely to progress (your prognosis).
Can MDS lead to other cancers? Risk of development into leukaemia
Some people with MDS go on to develop acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), which is cancer of the white blood cells. This is known as “transformation”. It can take a few months or up to several years before transformation takes place.
Which tissue organ of human body is affected by myelodysplastic syndrome? Myelodysplastic syndromes happen when your blood stem cells don’t mature into healthy blood cells. Instead, these stem cells end up dying in your bone marrow or soon after they enter your bloodstream. In a sense, your bone marrow is like a shopkeeper who needs to keep perishable items moving so they can sell new items.

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Going against the Minnesota Wild and former teammate Zach Parise on Sunday, the New Jersey Devils had other off ice activities going on.
Goalie Cory Schneider was activated off the injured reserved list, while defenseman Peter Harrold was put on it. 2010 second round pick Jonathon Merrill was called up from Albany to take Harrolds place while he is out. Schneiders return meant he would get the start against the Wild, this According to Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice, a start that ended in a 4-0 loss. Harrold has not seen the ice since October 22nd.
Merrill’s recall put him in position to play in his first NHL game last night. The former University of Michigan player spent part of last season in the AHL after leaving college. In his first NHL game, the 21 year old blueliner suffered lacerations to his leg during an awkward fall to the boards and did not return to the game. This according to the teams Twitter feed. Minnesota Wild Torrey Mitchell received a tripping penalty for the inc...
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On Monday, the Bergen Record’s Tom Gulitti spoke with the New Jersey Devils and got updates on two concussion related injuries.
Regarding Ryane Clowe, it was a good news bad news situation. Per GM Lou Lamoriello on Twitter, he admitted to Gulitti that he always has concerns when a player like Clowe has a history of head injuries and being out long term. On the bright side, he...
Earlier today New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur said he would consider waiving his no trade clause.
According to a CBS Sports report, Brodeur spoke about the possibility of being traded today,
“I hope it will never happen, but if there is a situation that could be really fun for me and really good for the Devils, why not? It’s not like I’m going to play 25 more years...
New Jersey Devils defenseman Jon Merrill has left his first NHL game after sliding hard into the boards in the first period.
Merrill was skating into the corner to the right of Devils goaltender Cory Schneider when he was tripped up by Minnesota's Torrey Mitchell. He went into the boards facefirst, and it looked as if he sustained at least one cut on his face.
With blood on...
Future Hall of Fame goaltender Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils admitted today that he would consider waiving his no-trade clause if his club are not contenders near the trade deadline. And in actuality, they likely won’t be. Thus,…Read more →The post New Jersey Devils: Brodeur trade? appeared first on The Hockey Daily.
New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov was out of the team’s lineup Sunday night against the Minnesota Wild. After he did not participate in the pre-game warmups, the team announced that he has a lower-body injury, reports Tom Gulitti of The Record. It’s unknown at this time when and how the injury occurred or how long he will be out.
The 31-year-old defenseman has played...
New Jersey Devils forwards Travis Zajac and Patrik Elias do not play Saturday night against the Philadelphia Flyers. Tom Gulitti of The Record reports that they will also not travel with the team to Minnesota to play the Wild on Sunday.
Zajac sprained his right ankle during Friday’s practice. The 28-year-old forward has played in the team’s first 12 games of the season, getting...
There are 68 games remaining and only one team in the Metropolitan Division—the Pittsburgh Penguins—that seems capable of running away with a playoff spot. The Devils feel confident they will be in the running for a postseason berth until the bitter end.
But what if they’re not? What if injuries and the inability to score goals puts them in a hole they cannot escape and general...
Through 14 games, the New Jersey Devils have shown they're a team with many issues.
Their goaltending has been mediocre and we've already seen a season's worth of defensive lapses. The most problematic issue, however, has been team's offence, or lack thereof.
After being shutout by Philadelphia and Minnesota in back-to-back games over the weekend, the Devils...
It would be understandable if New Jersey Devils head coach Peter DeBoer wanted to blow off some steam after back-to-back losses this weekend, but that doesn't mean he'll blame Minnesota's Torrey Mitchell for tripping rookie Jon Merrill on Sunday:
“It looked accidental to me,” DeBoer told nj.com after the bloodied Devils defenseman had to be helped from the ice...
Brendan Shanahan was on Sportsnet's Hockey Central at Noon and one of the topics discussed was the Ray Emery fight.
Brendan Shanahan reflects on his NHL career and going into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Match-up - New Jersey Devils (3-6-4) @ Minnesota Wild (7-4-3)
Road/Home records - 1-5-2 -------------- 5-1-2
TV - MSG Plus, FS-N
Puck drop - 8:00 PM ET
Season series - 0-0
Last 10: Devils 3-5-2 / Wild 6-3-1
Projected starting goalies - Cory Schneider (NJD) v. Niklas Backstrom (MIN)
Goals for/against per game
Minnesota - 2.43/2.29
New Jersey - 2.00/2.69
On Sunday, Jonathon Merrill made his NHL debut against the Minnesota Wild, a game where the Devils lost 4-0, and he got injured. On Monday, the rookie defenseman was seeing a neurologist for a possible concussion.
Merrill was on his third shift when he was tripped from behind by the Wilds’ Torrey Mitchell, sending him sprawling into the boards. He got cuts over his left eye and...


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text: The unique experience which is Celestial Navigations, a combination of eloquent, unforgettable narrative accompanied by haunting, stirring music, continues with Romance, the seventh collaboration between accomplished stage and screen actor Geoffrey Lewis and award-winning musician/composer Geoff Levin. Celestial Navigations’ appeal transcends all known categories. The stories Lewis writes and narrates are by turn deeply emotional, fanciful, compelling, sad, funny...but all are true to the connections people make with one another. Levin’s musical backgrounds to the spoken words perfectly underscore the mood of the narrative. Guest musicians on Romance include jazz legends Chick Corea (piano on “War Babies”) and Mark Isham (trumpet on “The Window”), as well as the outstanding Wayne Bergeron (trumpet on “Mellow Hearts”).


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The Adelaide Hills will soon home to one of only a handful of six-star luxury lodges on mainland Australia, with Sequoia Lodge announcing today that the lavish new property would open its doors in February 2020.
And today, we can finally take a peek inside the luxurious new property, thanks to a lavish first look video that offers guests the first chance to peer inside the extraordinary experiences and suites that will take shape at Mount Lofty House in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia.
Related story: Things to do in the Adelaide Hills beyond wine tasting
Work is well underway and the ultra-luxe new $15 million lodge is beginning to take shape, after a temporary pause to construction due to COVID-related restrictions.
When it opens in February, Sequoia promises its guests access to all of the 30-acre estate’s exclusive amenities, including Hardy’s Verandah restaurant, Arthur Waterhouse Lounge and the lavish Stables Day Spa.
Sequoia Lodge will open in February. Stay up to date on developments and make bookings at https://www.mtloftyhouse.com.au/sequoia-luxury-lodge
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Instagram could account for about 16% of Facebook’s revenue over the next year, up from 10.6% last year, according to eMarketer data cited by Bloomberg Intelligence.
Facebook Inc.’s Instagram is estimated to be worth more than $100 billion, if it were a stand-alone company, marking a 100-fold return for the app was purchased in 2012, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence.
The photo-sharing platform, which reached 1 billion monthly active users earlier this month, will likely help nudge Instagram revenue past $10 billion over the next 12 months, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Jitendra Waral wrote in a report Monday. Instagram is attracting new users faster than Facebook’s main site and is on track to exceed 2 billion users within the next five years, Waral said. While the social network already has surpassed that milestone, Instagram’s audience is younger than its parent, making it more attractive to advertisers. And unlike Facebook, Instagram is still growing in the US.
Instagram could account for about 16% of Facebook’s revenue over the next year, up from 10.6% last year, according to eMarketer data cited by Bloomberg Intelligence. The unit announced the addition of Instagram television, or IGTV, last week as an attempt to catalyze future growth. Most of Instagram’s 2018 revenue growth will still likely come from its newsfeed ads, as the TV platform is still developing, Waral said.
Facebook shares slipped 3.7% to $194.23 at 2.12 pm in New York, as the broader market also declined. The stock has gained 10% so far this year, compared with a 1.5% gain in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

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Raise those glasses if you too are smitten by the breathtaking views and lush green beauty of the Queen Of Hills, Mussoorie in North India. We have been here a couple of times before as well, but this time around it was all about unwinding, getting away from the hectic city life and traveling back to the 19thCentury era with the famous Rokeby Manor property which is located on the Landour Cantonment area in Mussoorie. Landour also has a long connection with famous writers like Ruskin Bond and Steve Alter who had found an ideal writer’s retreat here. Read on to find why you need to pack your bags, catch hold of your loved one and run towards “Pure Biss”.
Why Rokeby Manor – This luxury hotel is situated right in the middle of the Shivalik hills and the foothills of Himalayas and it is an epitome of the old world charm. Situated at a height of 7,500 ft, it is also popularly known as the colonial retreat of Landour. I love how the management has restored the place to its former glory with their huge stone walls, tea garden, artistically carved bookshelves, wooden floors, Victorian fireplaces, fiery brick arches and wooden panel ceilings. Many moons ago, Rokeby Manor has housed colonial officers, renegade soldier, and missionary church ladies right here. It comes as no surprise why this also happens to be one of the most important landmarks of Landour.
What To Eat At Rokeby – Emily’s Restaurant is located on the first floor of Rokeby Manor. This is an all-day dining restaurant and they have a variety of dishes served here right from Indian to continental and quick bite-sized meals too. This restaurant is named after the author Emily Eden, who has also spent quite some time here as she penned down her journey. I loved coming up here for breakfasts and easting at their wooden floored library which has some of the best books written by authors who visited Rokeby or Landour. What an experience!
Staying Options – The staying options get grand and magnificent at Rokeby Manor. They have retained the old world charm and the 19th Century décor in all their rooms. It’s divided into Rustic Rooms, where each room is distinctive and offers something new, like Sunset Room, Stars & Moon Room, Chestnut Room, Daisy Room, Daffodil room, etc. We also had 2 entrances to our room and our own private garden and sitting area. They also have separate options of lodging with their premium, Deluxe and superior villas which give you complete privacy. The 2 Suites are so luxe and the Valley View rooms offer such amazing views of the entire valley overlooking the city.
Must See Places – You can make the most of the early morning nature hikes or the day trails that are crafted for different intensities. I strongly suggest you take those long walks through these beautiful pine trees (can be found right outside the property) as it is every photographer’s, nature lover’sand bird lover’s paradise. You can also take the village trek or the short and sweet Fleming Nature Trek.
Do check out Landour Bazaar to bring back gifts for your friends and try the various handmade chocolates and the local peanut butter for sure. We always visit the famous “Chaar Dukaan” which has 4 different cafes that sell lip smacking waffles, pancakes, noodles, parathas and more. If you are lucky you might find here Mr.Ruskin Bond, over an early breakfast as this happens to be his favourite place too.
You can include Lal Tibba Scenic View Point too to witness the mighty Himalayas but my suggestion is, it needs to be a clear sunny day or else the clouds and fog will ruin it for you. For all my shopaholics, Mall Road should be a fun place to shop as they allow you to bargain.
My recommendations – I would recommend a visit to the “Clock Tower Café” on one of the days for lunch or dinner and it merely is 15 minutes away from Rokeby. They serve some of the best pizzas in town. My pick – Four Seasons Pizza. For all the people with a sweet tooth, you need to visit the “Landour Bakehouse” which is again merely 2 minutes away from the resort. The kitchen and the seating area will welcome you with it’s preserved 19th century charm and my recommendations from this place are – the crepes, sticky jaw, mud pie, éclairand cinnamon rolls.
Pricing –Rokeby Manor’s Rustic Rooms start from approximately INR6,500, Suites are priced at INR11,900 and the Log Cabin at INR32,725. But on booking well in advance you can grab some amazing discounts on their website or on some of the looking hotel booking sites.
My Rating – 5/5
Mentioning their website for more info – http://rokebymanor.com/
Do let me know your thoughts on the stay, the food and the overall experience if you have been here. If you are planning a stay here with Rokeby Manor, then I truly hope this review helps you out. Here’s to more travels and more adventures.

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Former Kaduna State Governor Alhaji Mukhtar Ramalan Yero has criticized his successor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, for failing to provide security and social welfare to the people of Kaduna State.
Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, the former chief executive of the state, also reprimanded the incumbent government for firing workers injusticely, saying the move had exacerbated the current hardships in the State.
He also responded to those who said their government had overstaffed the Kaduna State civil service.
According to him, “We must say it openly that the government has failed to deliver the several promises made to the electorates during the electioneering campaign which brought this government in 2015. They vowed to tackle security issues in no distant time, but six years after and about two years to the end of its final lap of the second term, insecurity has worsened beyond the level it was before they took over. This is evident that the government has failed to keep its promise on security.” He said
Asked on the allegations that his administration has overstaffed the state, he responded, “We did not overstaffed Kaduna State. What I want people to understand is that government is not a profit-making enterprise. The responsibility of government is to provide social services to the public so that people will have peace and ease of life. So, our understanding of government is to provide employment opportunities for its subjects, but not to use make profits on the expense of the people.”
He further added that, “All the teachers, health workers etc, that we employed during our time were working for the betterment of the people of the state and were earning a living through that. But now that they are sacked, if you visit schools and hospitals across Kaduna State, you will find out that they are lacking sufficient manpower. Then come and think of those who were expelled from the civil service, how would they cater for themselves and their families.” He asked
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It’s good to know that records have broken free from the collectors’ shelf and all the nostalgia associated with these crackling musical discs, and vinyl record sales — probably, for the first time ever in history — have outstripped that of digital downloads.
While the resurgence was recorded globally in the run-up to the year-end festive season, the UK witnessed a prominent spike in demand for vinyl albums in 2016.
The hit releases on vinyl included Metallica’s ‘Hardwired to Self-Destruct’, Pink Floyd’s ‘Animals’, the Beatles’ ‘Live at the Hollywood Bowl’, Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back to Black’ and Nirvana’s ‘Never Mind’. Hailed as a tipping point for the record industry, it is considered a resounding comeback of this medium, particularly after almost losing the battle to new-age formats around 2006.
However in music market in India, their sales still remain average. This is because India has very few record manufacturing plants in existence. Most records available nowadays are imports, and that’s why they are really expensive. A gramophone record [LP] may cost you between Rs 800 to 5,000!
The vinyl records industry in India has seen a remarkable growth in its demand over the past four years. Thanks to the availability of advanced record players, music lovers are now rekindling their love for the age-old gems.
Compared to the US and the UK, the number of stores selling vinyl albums are still very few. The handful of companies manufacturing records struggle to keep up with the demand. And because, most of the chart-topping albums need to be imported from other countries, the price levels are generally high all the year round.
Although Indian cinema’s love affair with gramophone records and LPs dates back to its initial years, vinyl music releases have had its share of highs and lows. Here’re a few Bollywood films in recent times that have opted for this format:
Hamari Adhuri Kahaani (2015) / Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012)/Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) /Raanjhanaa (2013)/Jodhaa Akbar (2008) /3 Idiots (2009)/Rang De Basanti (2006)
Where to get records? You can always shop for oldies or ‘pre-owned’ stuff around Free School Street in Calcutta.
Here are some more places:
Seethaphone Company, Bangalore/ Mahatobar Distribution, Bangalore
New Gramophone House, Delhi/Shah Music Centre, Delhi
The Revolver Club, Mumbai/ Microgroove India, Mumbai/ Haji Ebrahim Record Store, Mumbai
You can also shop on Amazon or E-Bay.
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Effects of Pancreatic Surgery : Quality of Life, Cost-effectiveness and Postoperative Results
Sammanfattning: BACKGROUND Pancreatic operations are large procedures with high rates of complications and other potentially impactful consequences such as diabetes and pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. Due to this, and due to the fact that the operations are often occasioned by periampullary tumours with a poor prognosis, it is important to evaluate how the operations affect patients in terms of postoperative results and quality of life. In the constantly developing field of pancreatic surgery, it is also important to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of new methods. METHODS The first study was a register study including all patients in the Swedish National Pancreatic and Periampullary Cancer Registry with a diagnosis from 2010-2018 who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). Patients were divided into age groups of <70, 70-79 and ≥80 years old and were compared regarding preoperative, perioperative and postoperative data as well as survival. The second and third studies were based on the randomized controlled trial LAPOP performed in Linköping from 2015-2019 where 60 patients were randomized 1:1 to open or laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and followed for two years with repeated quality of life questionnaires. For the second study, the EORTC QLQ-C30 and PAN26 questionnaires were collected and compared between groups. For the third study, the EQ-5D questionnaire was used in a cost-effectiveness analysis together with costs collected from patients’ medical records, including all health care-related costs up to 2 years postoperatively. Nonparametric bootstrapping with 10 000 samples was performed to compare quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and costs between groups. The fourth study was a qualitative interview study in which 20 patients undergoing total pancreatectomy (TP) from 2020-2021 in Linköping or Karolinska University Hospitals were interviewed 6-9 months postoperatively about symptoms and life changes after the operation. RESULTS In the first study, 2793 patients underwent PD in the study period, of which 1137 patients were 70-79 years of age, and 148 patients were ≥80 years of age. There were no significant differences between groups regarding short-term mortality or the rate of severe complications according to the Clavien-Dindo classification of complications. Patients in the two older groups had a worse preoperative condition and a higher rate of medical and some surgical complications postoperatively. In the LAPOP trial, 54 patients were included in the quality of life analysis. There was a significant difference in six of the quality of life-domains measured with QLQ-C30 and PAN26 with better results in the laparoscopic group. When comparing values at the two-year measurement, 3 domains had a significant difference and 16 domains a clinically relevant difference of 10 or more, all with better results in the laparoscopic group. In the cost-effectiveness analysis, 56 patients were included in the analysis. Mean health care costs were €3 863 lower in the laparoscopic group (95% CI: -€8 020 to €385), and the QALYs were 0.08 higher (95% CI: -0.09 to 0.25). In the bootstrap analysis, 79% of samples had higher QALYs and lower costs for the laparoscopic group, and 95% were in favour of laparoscopic resection with a cost-per-QALY threshold of €50 000. Patients undergoing total pancreatectomy voiced symptoms and life changes that revolved around the two main themes: ‘changes in everyday life’ and ‘psychological journey’. In the former, patients described the impact of diabetes, food intake, diarrhoea and the process of recovery, where diabetes in particular appeared to be challenging for some. In the second theme, patients outlined the diagnosis processing, the importance of support from family, friends and the health care system, and a need for more thorough information. CONCLUSIONS Despite a worse preoperative condition, elderly patients undergoing PD did not have an increase in short-term mortality or serious complications. With continued careful preoperative examination, in particular regarding cardiovascular comorbidity, octogenarians can likely safely continue to be offered to undergo PD. After distal pancreatectomy, there was a considerable difference between groups regarding postoperative quality of life in favour of the laparoscopic method, which seemed to remain as long as 2 years postoperatively. The laparoscopic method was also favoured in the cost-effectiveness analysis where it was associated with lower costs and higher QALYs. These results support the ongoing transition from open to minimally invasive distal pancreatectomies. After TP, patients struggle with a lack of support and education, particularly regarding their diabetes treatment. Efforts should be undertaken to improve and standardize the diabetes care for this group.
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Nigeria records 499 fresh COVID-19 cases, total now 30,748
Nigeria has recorded 499 fresh cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 30,748.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its Twitter handle on Thursday.
“On the 9th of July 2020, we recorded 499 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths in Nigeria.
No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“To date, we have confirmed 30748 cases, we have recorded 12546 cases discharged and 689 deaths in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 499 new cases reported from 24 states; Lagos-157, Edo-59, Ondo-56, Oyo-31, Akwa Ibom-22, Borno-21, Plateau-19, Kaduna-18, Katsina-18,
Bayelsa-17, FCT-17, Delta-14, Kano-11, Rivers-10, Enugu-8, Ogun-6, Kwara-4, Imo-3, Nasarawa-2, Osun-2,
Abia-1, Ekiti-1, Niger-1, Yobe-1,” the NCDC said.