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Just returned from Thailand a couple of days ago. Pictures are on the way, I promise!
Made the trip with my mom, traveling with a Taiwan based tour. There was a far greater percentage of young people than I had anticipated and I was, in fact, one of the older tourists. Thailand is a lush and tropical country with much to offer the touring community, unfortunately, I didn't experience quite as much of it's authenticity as I had hoped. Our trip consisted of a whirlwind tour of a few major sites, some water activities and A LOT of shopping. (The exchange is currently running at 42.7 Thai dollars to one US dollar.)
Billed as a 6 day/5 night tour, it was more accurately as 5 day/5 night tour since we met at the airport at 8:30 PM on the first "day" for a 3.5 hour flight, getting into Bangkok at 1:30AM local time. Accomodations on the first night made a great impression which was subsequently lacking on the following three nights in Pattaya, a seaside town in which we spent most of our time.
Thailand, and the Pattaya area in particular, offered several historical sites, drag shows galore, thai massage, world-renowned spas, abundance of shopping and plenty of activities.
Though the beaches of Pattaya proper are a bit lacking in quality, there are several islands just a speedboat ride away that offer watersports and sunbathing on fine, white sandy beaches with clear blue waters. Our tour lead us to a platform off the coast of one of these islands. This platform churns out parasailing rides with assembly line efficiency. I, myself, opted for an additional two runs that included a dip into the water before returning to the platform only to be whisked out of my gear and off the launch pad. An exhilerating ride and can probably be surpassed by a dive out of an airplane!
Overall, the trip went well and we were well cared for, but on a philosophical and moral level, two issues confronted me more than any others. The first was the stark reality that this seaside town was built on local pubs featuring local women, that make "friends" very quickly with foreign men. I was disappointed at how clearly this stood out and was reminded of my plane ride from Vegas to Taipei when I encountered two seperate men who were flying out to see their "girlfriend/new wife." At the time, I thought it was a weird coincidence, now I that know that it's not, I ponder the moral, societal and philosophical ramifications of this reality. I wonder about the sacrafices of finding the "right" partner and what each person has to give up for the chance at a life that everyone dreams of.
The second moral issue confronted was the "training" of animals such as elephants, tigers, monkeys, chimpanzees, etc. for the purposes of entertainment and money making. Much of Thailand's tourist attractions rely on "wild" animal shows. Sure, I was excited about riding an elephant, posing with a tiger, feeding camels, etc. And yes, I did participate, but it definitely forces me to reconsider where my moral boundaries are in such a situation, torn between, extreme curiosity to be near animals that you'd never have another chance to encounter at such proximity and the desire for them to live out natural and happy lives. It's an issue that I'm still considered and one of the primary arguements for me to revisit vegetarianism.
Again, pictures are to come very soon. Hope all is well with everyone who reads this entry. Happy Holidays!

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While most crypto assets are suffering through a steep correction, one altcoin has nearly quadrupled in value in less than a month.
The price of the collateral-as-a-service token Amp (AMP) has jumped from $0.026 on May 23rd to a high of $0.12 on Wednesday – an appreciation of 361%.
Over the same period, the price of Bitcoin ranged between $32,000 and $41,000.
Since September 10th, 2020, the earliest date that Coingecko has trading data for AMP, the Ethereum-based token has appreciated by nearly 1,200%.
The team developing Amp says the platform’s native asset is a collateral token designed to power instant, secure transactions.
“As collateral, Amp insures the value of any transfer while it remains unconfirmed – a process which can take anywhere from seconds to hours to days. Amp tokens used as collateral are generally released when consensus for a particular transfer is achieved, making them available to collateralize another transfer. In the event that consensus is not achieved for the transfer, the Amp collateral can instead be liquidated to cover losses.”
AMP aims to guarantee the exchange of any form of value including property sales, digital payments, fiat currency exchange and loan distributions. The collateralization of asset transfers is done by staking AMP.
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If it is possible to botch watching a movie, I just did it. If you are unfamilar with the dramatic history of this film, let me give you the lowdown. This movie was originally nine hours long but when the director's arch rival became general director of MGM studios, it was cut to two and half hours long (presumably he did it just to be a jackass). Erich von Stroheim, the director of the movie, called it a "mutilation of his work" and everyone apparently thinks it is the greatest loss in cinema. The version I watched tried to fill in some missing parts by putting in stills and connecting it with title cards. The overall effect was like watching a four hour long powerpoint. The actual movie was good but if it the rest is gone, it's gone. Let's not half ass this thing.
This film is about an illegal dentist who falls in love with one of his patients. There is a really creepy scene where he kinds of molests her while she is knocked out. I have a male dentist, and I sincerely hope that if he ever has to put me to sleep, no funny business happens. Anyway, this patient is also his best friend's girlfriend. The friend "gives" him his girlfriend (um, hello? She is not a trophy!!!!) but regrets it when she wins the lottery. I will not ruin the ending for you (even though it gets ruined if you even look up trivia) but it is pretty bleak.
The build up to this movie was unbelievable. I mean, the greatest loss to cinema? I expected to fall in love with this film! Alas, my version screwed me over. Just get the two and half hour version. It is sad that parts our missing but deal with it! I mean, I am sad that Patrick Swayze is dead, but I am not going to try to reconstruct his body for my own perverse enjoyment (I really don't have to worry about creeping people out in The Lost Corner of the Internet). Plus, even if you were one of the lucky few who saw the nine hour film, that is WAY too long for a movie. My dad always says to treat each word like it costs a hundred dollars (so I am little in the red right now) and I think the same thing can be applied to film. If you make a movie last too long, you will lose your audience, plain and simple. No matter what message you want your audience to walk away with, they are going to end up going away with boredom too. Okay, rant is over...
RATING: **--- (my version sucked)
Apparently after they cut his movie Stroheim said "The only thing he had on his mind was his hat!" I would start saying that, but no one wears hats anymore.:(
First film to be shot on location.
Number 9 in AFI's list of Top Ten Lost Films. I cannot think of a single other film that would be on there. I have to check that out!
Buster Keaton is next! Yay!
NEW ABSOLUTELY CRAZY GOAL: Get to 150 by the end of August. Let's do it!!!
I am not going to include a video because the four hour version is the only one available on YouTube. This is not available on Netflix so I would just bite the bullet and buy it on Amazon. Of course, it is like ten dollars and you need a tape player but if you watch the other version, it is just like sitting through someone showing you pictures. I am serious, save yourself!!!


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Gun Control – Validating Restrictions
Both politicians and civilians often debate the constitutionality and efficacy of federal regulations of ammunition and firearms. Gun control issue becomes the subject of controversies. However, the necessity of gun control stems from the fact that the access by criminals, juveniles, and other high-risk individuals should be curbed and only federal measures can successfully reduce the availability of guns. The point at issue becomes especially perturbing in the light of the recent events such as irrational horror in Virginia University, where 33 people were shot by an armed individual. (Campus, 2007). Such dreadful cases immediately force the society to think over their principles, federal regulations, goals and mistakes. America raises this issue quite often and every time it results in debates concerning constitutionality of gun control. I support gun control because the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution has limited relevance in today’s context and there is adequate law enforcement infra structure available to protect public life and property.
Critics of gun control argue that the Constitution has provided us very stable and time-tested provisions for ensuring our safety and security. The 2nd Amendment is one such provision which has given the citizen legal authority for possession of firearms denial of this right will be unconstitutional. (Gun Control Issues, Nd). The Second Amendment, reads, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”. (Constitution. (Nd, (No Date). The rising violence in society had resulted in this amendment drafted apparently to ensure the security of society and people an issue of debate and discussion. There is a need to understand the need for the 2nd amendment and then place it in context. It should be accepted that the amendment was created to ensure that state militias were well armed as opposed to standing armies which Americans in the 18th Century detested being seen as imperialist policing arms for colonial subjugation. The American War of Independence saw much of the fighting being carried out by a national army supplemented by militias. Thus there is historical evidence to support arming of militias but not individuals. Today militias are no longer relevant and some form of a militarized force as the National Guard exists, thereby the relevance of the 2nd Amendment is limited if not invalid. Arming of militias is a concept, which has lost its relevance. It thus needs to be considered that the 2nd amendment was not intended to allow absolute possession of arms by all individuals but only selective by those the state required to maintain law and order without the burden of a nationalized-armed force. However applying the same regulations for arming individuals has only added to violence in society in the name of misplaced liberty. It should also be noted that there were fears of a tyrant coming to rule the nation and hence a need to arm the people to face tyranny was relevant. However with democracy having grown firm routes, leadership will emerge through the electoral ballot alone and there is no scope of any deviant leader emerging in countries as America hence fears on this account are also unfounded and there is a need to ensure that gun control is exercised.
Fears of terrorist attacks post 9/11 has also become an issue for proscribing gun control. The citizen is seen to be first line of defense and arming him has become necessary is a feeling in some quarters such as Second Amendment Sisters, Inc who support gun rights. (SAS, 2006). Thus 40 % of US homes have guns. (Statistics, Nd). However there is adequate law enforcement infra structure available to overcome such fears and hence there is no apparent necessity for arming each and every citizen. This way it would be seen that the state is abdicating its primary role of providing security to its citizenry by letting people arm themselves to protect against terrorists and criminals. There is no doubt thus that reasonable restrictions have to be imposed on possession of firearms whether it is of licensing, prohibition of bores or more specific restrictions on possession. ( Constitution. (Nd, (No Date). There could be other restrictions such as mandatory child safety locks, background checks and limits on the number of guns a person can possess. (Gun Control, 2004). If the gun control activists have failed it is only due to the powerful money power of over $ 17 million that has been contributed by the gun rights groups to political funding as opposed to $1.7 million contributed by gun control groups. (Gun Control, 2004). This cannot be allowed to hold sway even on critical issues of human concern.
I support gun control because the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution has limited relevance in today’s context and there is adequate law enforcement infra structure available to protect public life and property. The context of the 2nd Amendment enacted in the 18th Century validating the rights of a citizen to possess fire arms is no longer valid. This is leading to unprecedented violence against common citizens such as that witnessed in Virginia Tech University a few days back. In an enlightened society as that of America in the 21st Century thus, the 2nd Amendment is totally anachronous. Gun control is not disarming the loyal, law-abiding citizen while the criminal continues to arm himself as is felt by some groups. (Matveeva, Nd). By arming the citizen, the state cannot abdicate its responsibility for enforcing law and order and has adequate means as well as instruments to exercise this responsibility effectively, negating the need to arm the citizenry.
1. Campus. (2007). Worst U.S. shooting ever kills 33 on Va. Campus. Accessed at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18134671/ on 15 May 2007
2. Constitution. (Nd, (No Date). Constitutional Topic: The Second Amendment. Accessed at http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_2nd.html on 15 May 2007.
3. Gun Control. (2004). Gun Control vs. Gun Rights. Accessed at http://www.opensecrets.org/news/guns/ on 15 May 2007.
4. Gun Control Issues. (Nd). Gun Control. Accessed at http://www.govspot.com/issues/guncontrol.htm on 15 May 2007
5. Matveeva, Anna. (Nd). Arms and security in the Caucasus. Accessed at www.saferworld.org.uk/images/pubdocs/CaucasusArms.pdf on 15 May 2007
6. SAS. (2006). Second Amendment Sisters. Accessed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_Sisters on 15 May 2007
7. Statistics. (Nd). Statistics on Gun Ownership. Accessed at http://speakout.com/activism/guncontrol/ on 15 May 2007.

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The government needs to spend lots of money to rescue the economy. It also needs to spend this money well. That is, Congress must make sure that as many dollars as possible reach those who genuinely need them.
One major lesson from the Great Recession was that the federal government should have done much more stimulus, sooner. A too modest rescue package, followed by years of state-level austerity, deeply scarred workers and the economy, producing a much slower recovery. This time around, we ought to spend big to relieve suffering and prevent permanent economic damage.
Somehow, though, this important lesson has lately gotten twisted into: So long as we spend a lot of money, what we spend it on doesn’t matter. Attempts to strategically target federal spending are viewed as a betrayal of the progressive cause.
For example: The Democratic-controlled House passed legislation in December to expand stimulus payments to $2,000. This was marketed as aid to the poor and middle class, but the bill would have given some money to 94 percent of households — including those making over $300,000. President Biden, who supports more direct payments, said this week that he is open to negotiating eligibility details to ensure the funds are targeted to the needy.
To this anodyne (and reasonable) remark, some on the left reacted with rage: Just give the money to everyone, they argue, and stop this nonsense about targeting. It only slows things down.
Designing a swift, targeted package — when working with scant information about who actually needs assistance — is challenging. I first wrote about this tradeoff between speed and efficacy last spring.
Since then, though, it has become much clearer who has suffered the biggest economic losses in the pandemic and who has escaped unscathed (or even benefited). Now we know the recovery is “k-shaped” and that we’re experiencing the most unequal economic crisis in modern history.
Employment of low-wage workers is still down about a quarter since last January, whereas employment of higher-wage workers is slightly up. Higher-income households have amassed tons of savings, both because many of the activities they usually spend on (travel, restaurants) remain shuttered or unsafe; and because assets they’re more likely to own (housing, stocks) have appreciated.
Greater availability of real-time data has also offered valuable insights into which kinds of aid have had the biggest bang for the buck and therefore should be ramped up. Or down.
For example, a new Opportunity Insights analysis found that the $600 direct payments distributed this month increased spending among households making less than $50,000. Households making over $75,000, however, generally saved their payments.
“The fact that we have the ability to analyze this stuff after a few weeks gives us the opportunity to have policy that adapts to circumstances in a way we haven’t had before,” said Brown University economist John Friedman, who co-wrote the analysis. In other words: We have tools to better tailor relief so it adds more value.
Some on the left counter that the only way to get money to the poor is to also give it to the rich. This sounds more like a Republican talking point than a socialist one, but either way, it’s confused.
The argument that it’s administratively simpler for the federal government to send money to (almost) everyone misunderstands the actual administrative complications. The hard part of getting funds out isn’t recalculating how much high earners get or setting a new income cutoff; that requires rewriting some computer code. The hard part is actually finding and delivering money to poor people — who are more likely to be non-tax-filers, unbanked and itinerant. (To its credit, the Biden administration is adding resources in this effort.)
Sometimes advocates argue that bribing the rich is a political necessity for maintaining aid to the poor. This premise seems to be based on the long-term defunding of traditional welfare. But there are huge counterexamples: Medicaid and the earned-income tax credit are means-tested programs. They are politically popular, and their funding has been expanded over the decades.
Even if this political-economy argument were true, it would apply to preserving programs that must get reappropriated year after year — not a (hopefully) one-off emergency program.
If you believe that government fiscal capacity is infinite and deficits never matter, perhaps it’s easy to dismiss concerns about wasting money on the rich so long as money also happens to reach those who are suffering. But at some point, there will be choices to make, and tradeoffs. Either Republicans will enforce a ceiling on the size of the next relief bill, or the reconciliation process will.
And then every dollar spent on those who don’t need it will be a dollar not spent on those who do.
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In a bid to curb noise pollution, the Thane police
launched a campaign against illegally modified silencers that are attached to two-wheelers.
, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Thane, said that several citizens have complained against the blaring noise of such modified silencers and of the inconvenience that is caused to senior citizens and children due to it.
Acting on those grievances, the Thane Police decided to conduct a campaign in the city wherein two-wheelers with modified silencers were stopped and the devices were removed.
Through 18 transport sub-divisions of Thane, they launched a campaign from June 14 to June 17 against such vehicles and as many as 190 two-wheelers were penalised under the Motor Vehicle Act
Also, 121 such silencers were immediately removed from the vehicles and were destroyed on the spot.
Besides, as a symbolic gesture, modified silencers were destroyed using a road roller near Durgadi Chowk in Kalyan
, and strict action has been warned against violators.
The authorities also came down heavily on four-wheelers with black film on their windows. "Such vehicles can carry out illegal activities inside their vehicle and get away with it. Thus, those found with such vehicles will be punished. Black films of 404 vehicles have been removed in the last four days," Patil said.
He further appealed to citizens to adhere to traffic rules for their safety as well as for those around them.


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text: I'm working on a big project right now, so I haven't had any little drawings to post for a while. I might catch up with Illustration Friday tomorrow, if I have a few minutes. But, I just wanted to post to update things. The dog auction to benefit the Friends of the Cleveland Kennel is tomorrow night. Also, I'm not a reality show junkie, but I alternate watching Top Chef and Project Runway throughout the year. I'm thoroughly convinced that my liking a personality one of those shows is a sure-fire death wish. As you saw with my drawing, on the last Project Runway, Chris March was my favorite, human hair dresses and all. First Top Chef was Dave. Top Chef Sam Talbot. Nick Verros from Project Runway. Top Chef's CJ. Yeah, they were all cut loose. So, it was no surprise when Dale was cut this week from the current Top Chef. I really thought it would be Richard and Dale in the finale, and I like them both. Oh, well.

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Our Lipotropic injections contain a vitamin and supplement blend which play an important role in the body’s use of fat. Additionally, these injections are highly successful in increasing energy in patients on a low calorie diet.
Lipotropic nutrients are compounds that enhance liver function and increase the flow of fats and bile from the liver and gallbladder. By definition, a Lipotropic substance decreases the deposit, or speeds up the removal of fat (lipo=fat, trophic=stimulate) within the liver. They aid in transporting fat in the blood stream, which can lower bad cholesterol and remove fats in the liver.
Various types of liver damage, including alcohol-related hepatitis, appear to improve after liver-soothing Lipotropic combinations.
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Methione is one of the sulfur-containing amino acids (cysteine and cystine are others) and is important for many bodily functions. It acts as a Lipotropic agent to prevent excess fat buildup in the liver and the body, is helpful in relieving or preventing fatigue and may be useful in some cases of allergy because it reduces histamine release.
Inositol, a nutrient belonging to the B vitamin complex, is closely related to choline. It aids in the metabolism of fats and helps reduce blood cholesterol. Inositol participates in action of serotonin, a neurotransmitter known to control mood and appetite.

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The post-truth era has seen the importance of fact checking rise to a new level. So much so, Google is now rewarding organisations and media outlets that produce debunking content. Read more: 8 ways to spot fake news online
Google's Fact Check label is added to news stories that appear on its News pages as well as in its general search results. When a search result has been fact checked by one of a number of organisations the firm has partnered with, it will display a snippet of text saying so.
An example provided by Google shows a search for '27 million people enslaved' with the first result to an article by fact-checking group PolitiFact. Below the link to the story, Google shows that politician Bob Corker made the original claim and the fact-checking group deem it to be 'mostly true'.
"This label identifies articles that include information fact-checked by news publishers and fact-checking organisations," Google said in a blog post.
Google stressed it isn't doing the fact checking itself, though. This is done by the 115 international organisations the firm has partnered with.
Google first started to show labels for fact checking in 2016 during a limited trial in the UK and US. At the time, Google said: "You’ll see the tagged articles in the expanded story box on news.google.com and in the Google News and Weather iOS and Android apps, starting with the US and the UK."
Google added that following feedback from the tests, it decided to make the label available globally. It means the search giant can highlight content that may be untrustworthy without censoring its publication.
The 'Fact Check' label joins the 'In-Depth', 'Opinion', and 'Wikipedia' tags currently used by Google to differentiate between articles. The company has used the tags to show "diversity of content" since 2007.
When Google first started tagging articles in this way, it said: "We've heard from some of our users that the way we displayed these blogs in Google News was not very clear". The move to highlight fact checking is no different. "We’ve heard that many readers enjoy having easy access to a diverse range of content types".
Google isn't arbitrarily deciding which websites count as fact checkers though. "Google News determines whether an article might contain fact checks in part by looking for the schema.org ClaimReview markup," it explained. Schema is a community-decided set of data and structure that indicates a set standard needed to classify as a fact-checking site.

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Thursday, 4 December 2014
Turkish Minister Claims Muslims Busted Flat Earth Thinking
Recently, Turkish politicians have come up with interesting views about the history of science. First, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed that Muslims discovered the Americas in the 12th century. Then Science, Industry and Technology Minister Fikri Işık revealed that Muslim scientists led by al-Khwarizmi discovered that the world was round – at a time when Europe had its darkest ages.
Or were they so dark after all?
Many people still believe that intellectual darkness prevailed in Europe during the Medieval Period (i.e., from roughly AD 500 to AD 1500). They assume that even the few scholars who existed at the time thought that the earth was flat.
However, it would be very difficult to find any reputable medieval source that could corroborate this view. Most scholars who wrote on the shape of the earth said that our planet was round.
One of the earliest writers to do so was the English monk known as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede (673–735). In his book De temporum ratione (On the Reckoning of Time), he explicitly stated that the earth was round.
Iohannes de Sacrobosco (ca. 1195–1256) was a monk and an astronomer who wrote an entire book on the shape of the earth. Entitled De sphaera mundi (On the Sphere of the World), it was published in 1230. His argumentation sounds very modern:
“THE EARTH A SPHERE. -- That the earth, too, is round is shown thus. The signs and stars do not rise and set the same for all men everywhere but rise and set sooner for those in the east than for those in the west; and of this there is no other cause than the bulge of the earth. Moreover, celestial phenomena evidence that they rise sooner for Orientals than for westerners. For one and the same eclipse of the moon which appears to us in the first hour of the night appears to Orientals about the third hour of the night, which proves that they had night and sunset before we did, of which setting the bulge of the earth is the cause.”
Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) was probably the greatest theologian of the Middle Ages. In his Summa Theologica, he described the earth as being round like a ball. He pointed out that it was not shaped like a shield.
In addition to books, we can also see evidence for a spherical earth in the symbols that the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire used. A coin minted during the reign of Emperor Theodeseus II (who ruled from AD 408 to AD 450) already shows the Globus Cruciger, which is Latin for “cross-bearing orb”. The cross symbolises the victory of Christ on the cross and the orb beneath it depicts the shape of the Earth.
The Globus Cruciger became a symbol of imperial power. For instance, a 7th century coin depicts Emperor Leontius holding this object.
A medieval painting shows Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1017–1056), being presented with this symbolic sphere. And a 13th century painting shows Emperor Fredrick I Barbarossa holding the Globus Cruciger in his hand.
It looks very round.
For many centuries, the Globus Cruciger was used as a symbol in the crown jewels of several European monarchies.
It thus seems that there is no historically sound basis for the belief that people in the Medieval Period thought that the earth was flat like a pancake.
But the Jews already knew that the earth was round in the 7th century B.C. The prophet Isaiah wrote: “He [God] sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers” (Isaiah 40:22, NIV).

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LIMA – A mother and two young children died in the early hours of Christmas Day in a blaze started by fireworks in Peru.
The woman and her two children perish in flames caused by celebratory fireworks overnight on Wednesday in the Cusco region in the southwest of the country.
The fire broke out minutes after midnight, allegedly due a rocket that landed on the roof of their house, which was on the top floor of a shopping center in the Pichari district, local media reported.
There was reportedly a large amount of flammable material, such as foam mattresses and furniture, which accelerated the spread of blaze on the top of the building, in an area where there are several shops.
Emergency services arrived at the scene to remove the bodies of the victims from the site and have launched an investigation into the incident.
Another large fire broke out in the district of La Victoria, in Lima, when a bicycle store burned down in the early hours of Wednesday.
More than 30 firefighter crews were sent to the scene along with a number of ambulances to put out the flames in the historic area of the Peruvian capital, according to local media reports.
A fire service spokesman told the press that no one had not been injured or killed in the blaze in the bicycle shop and that the emergency services had brought it under control after working all morning.
Mario Casaretto, department head of firefighters in central Lima Centro, told RPP News that during the emergency the Sedapal water company was requested to activate the water pressure in the area to fight the flames.
Blazes due to falling fireworks are common in Peru, especially at this time of year during celebrations for Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
A number of municipalities and central government have introduced limited permits for the sale of these products, but emergencies due to these incidents still occur in varies cities.


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Can you recall the last good rain we’ve had in Augusta? It’s been awhile, and if you can’t remember, don’t feel bad. Our last measurable major rain event came on the weekend of July 4 – a weekend in which our firework’s show was almost cancelled due to the showers. Since that time, we’ve dealt with numerous 100-plus, hot summer days and numerous sub-freezing winter days – all with little to no precipitation.
With over seven months of no significant moisture, coupled with extreme temperatures, both our City Lake and Santa Fe Lake show ill effects as water levels continue to go lower and lower. In addition, last summer’s extreme temperatures accelerated evaporation across our 190-acre City Lake, making matters even worse. Even our latest bouts with snow have not provided any substantial runoff to our lakes, thus leaving our water levels no better off than prior to the winter blasts.
With the obvious water loss at our lakes, there are numerous questions. Some have asked if the City is intentionally lowering the lake in preparation for the $2.4 million dam-spillway project? Answer: No, we are not lowering the lake. Until recently, however, we have been using this source for part of our drinking water supply. We are not yet to the point of ‘breaking ground’ on the dam-spillway project, but hope to do so late fall or early winter 2011. This project remains a high priority – a priority in which the City has committed $200,000 in capital improvement funds, the EPA $180,000 and $283,000 from the State Conservation Commission with up to a total of $1 million from the State. The amount of funding we receive will be dependent on the State’s budget situation for the current fiscal year. Though our drought-like conditions are ideal for the work needed on our spillway and dam, we do not yet have the necessary funding to move forward with the project.
Another question commonly asked concerns dredging our lake. Both of our lakes have acquired significant sediment buildup over the years, reducing maximum depths to as low as 12 feet at Santa Fe Lake and 16-20 feet at our City Lake. To legally remove these sediments, millions of dollars would need to be invested – estimated to be at least $4 million per lake. We have had numerous discussions with the State Conservation Commission to include our lakes on a list to receive future funding for this purpose. Considering our current national, state, and local budget shortfalls – this could be a very long wait. Based upon the recent studies of the Kansas Biological Survey, it is estimated that through dredging, we could gain approximately 12.5% in storage capacity at the City Lake and 29.5% in storage capacity at Santa Fe Lake.
Because the sediments contain contaminants, debris, and sand – the dredged material is not suitable for reuse or for sale. The millions needed to complete a dredging project include the necessary State permits, the necessary machinery to dredge and transport the material, and the purchased land necessary to spread the unusable sediment. At this point, Augusta has not added this to our 5-year capital improvement plan due to some larger, more critical projects on the forefront – both our levee enhancement project (over $5.4 million) and our dam-spillway project (close to $2.4 million). In the years to come, we will need to closely examine our lakes and begin saving for the dredging projects.
Page 2 of 2 - An example of how expensive dredging actually is can be seen with Mission Lake, near Horton, Kansas. In 2009, the State entered into its first restoration project with a city-owned lake just west of Horton. Mission Lake was awarded the grant in 2007 and required the City of Horton to provide $4 million for the project, while the State Conservation Commission added $6.6 million. As you can see, dredging projects are extremely expensive and are best tackled jointly between state and local governments.
Some have suggested Augusta put forth even a few hundred thousand dollars to dredge what we can -- maybe with our own employees and backhoes. It seems like a commonsense approach, but there remain some insurmountable obstacles to this approach. The biggest challenge we face is the simple fact that it’s a much larger project than most of us realize: scraping off one foot of sediment from the entire 190 acre surface would generate over 8.3 million cubic feet of sediment… that’s a lot of muck, a lot of trucks, and a really big hole to put it in – all for just one foot! Other issues include: we would be violating State law; we do not have a few hundred thousand extra dollars in the city budget and if we did, we would use it for other, more urgent items. Basically, it’ll take a significant financial investment to put a dent in the current dredging needs. All would agree that we do need to dredge our lakes. The question concerning dredging is not should we, but when should we?
Thanks to everyone who has inquired on this subject, who has expressed their concerns, and who has offered suggestions. I’ve appreciated all of your thoughts and had to do some ‘digging’ for some of the answers. I wish the digging would have uncovered a cheaper, more immediate solution. Unfortunately, the best solution, for now, is for us to have a series of heavy rains (just not too heavy, and not necessarily all at once, or we’ll have another set of problems). Let’s hope for some big May showers!

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The Sound of Strings: An evening with the Barston Quartet
Antonín Dvořák — String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major, Op. 105
Join the Barston String Quartet – Elisa Barston, Walter Gray, Mikhail Schmidt, and Mara Gearman – on a captivating journey of string quartets by Dvořák and Beethoven. The program includes Dvorak’s last string quartet, Op. 105, and Beethoven’s magnificent string quartet, Op. 59, No. 3. Regarded as some of the composers’ best chamber works, both quartets exemplify structural balance and instrumental virtuosity. Come hear these four unreservedly passionate musicians play some of the best string quartets ever written.


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As many of us are making more conscious food choices, we’re thinking more about what’s in our food. ‘Clean eating’ may be a buzzword that’s no longer fashionable, but the ethos is still there. The trend for eating plant-based, whole foods and organic produce is continuously on the rise.
We’re all used to scanning ingredient lists for added salt, sugar and preservatives. But our attentions are now reaching further than to what’s added to our food. We’re also considering what’s been added to the food of the animals we eat. We are what we eat, so by default, we’re also what the animals on our plates eat.
Recent headlines have made us more wary of what’s in our food. The horse meat scandal. Growth hormones and antibiotics being routinely added to animal’s diets. The use of pesticides and other chemicals to grow fruit and veg. But, all those concerns aside, what about other things that are added to animal feed? Things that are good for us?
St.Ewe Boost the Roost Selenium and Omega 3 Enriched Eggs
‘Nutrient enriched’ foods are commonplace. Fortified foods such as breads, cereals and spreads have been available since World War 2. These are foods that have had nutrients added to them during processing. Iron, calcium and vitamin D are common examples of added nutrients.
Fortified foods have helped reduce the incidence of medical conditions such as rickets, a bone condition linked to a vitamin D deficiency.
It’s not only through the processing stage that nutrients can be added. They can also be added to animal feed to boost the nutritional value of meat and other animal products. This is the case in the brilliantly named Boost the Roost eggs from St.Ewe in the West Country. Their hens have been fed vitamin supplements to boost the levels of selenium and omega 3 in their eggs.
St.Ewe are an award winning producer of eggs from 100% free range hens. Their hens have plenty of outdoor space to roam as they please and their eggs are collected daily. Every 12 weeks, a few eggs are collected for selenium and omega 3 testing. This ensures that these nutrient levels are being kept consistent.
The Health Benefits of Selenium and Omega 3
Selenium is an antioxidant mineral that contributes to a healthy immune system. It also assists in male fertility. A deficiency of selenium is linked with chronic pancreatitis. This is a condition where the pancreas has become so inflamed that it’s permanently damaged.
St.Ewe’s decided to fortify their Boost the Roost eggs with selenium because selenium intake is generally thought to be deficient in the UK. They also donate 5p from each box sold to the charity Pancreatic Cancer UK.
Omega 3 is an essential fatty acid. Our body cannot produce it, so it’s essential that we eat it every day. We need omega 3 to keep our hearts and brains healthy. Good sources include oily fish and flax seeds, and now Boost the Roost eggs are another option!
But is enriching the food of an animal such as a hen, so that we can get extra nutrients, ethical? How ‘natural’ is it?
Natural Foods vs Enriched – Are Eggs With Added Nutrients All They’re Cracked Up to Be?
When we eat an apple, we know we’re eating natural vitamins, minerals and fibre. But when we eat a nutritionally enriched food, it’s not so ‘natural’. These vitamins have been added, so is this a bad thing?
Not really. Especially considering that many of us take daily vitamin supplements, which are the same as the vitamins used to enrich foods and animal feeds.
Adding vitamins and minerals to our food has been an important contribution to UK diets for decades. St.Ewe adding nutrients to their hen’s feed is no different. The omega 3 they use has come from natural algal sources and the selenium is a simple food supplement.
So yes, eggs with added nutrients are everything they’re cracked up to be! When it comes to eggs, a far greater consideration is how happy the hen was when she laid it.
Battery vs Barn vs Free Range Hens
Battery hen farming, where hens are kept indoors in wire cages, was banned in the EU in 2012. But ‘enriched’ battery farming is still permitted. This means that each hen must have 600cm² of useable space. This is a space smaller than an A4 sheet of paper to move, eat, lay eggs, sleep and poop in. It allows no space for the natural habits of hens which include perching, nesting and scratching. Generally, cages are made to hold 80 hens and there could be nine of these cages stacked on top of one another.
The RSPA don’t believe that these enriched cages “meet the full needs of the birds”.
Most UK hens thankfully live in better conditions. These are known as barn hens. Birds are still kept inside for most of the time, but have more space to move around in. Provisions are made for the hens to have access to perches to roost on and boxes to nest in. There’s also areas for ‘dust bathing’, a favourite pastime of hens. This is a marked improvement from caged hens but is still not ideal for hen happiness.
Better than the life of a barn hen, is the life of a free range hen. Free range hens by law must have full daytime access to the outdoors with space to roam and feed freely. St.Ewe hens are let out into the fresh countryside air every day to scratch and stroll as they please.
Happy Hens, Happy Eggs
St.Ewe are proud to have such well looked after girls. They believe that happy hens equal happy, great tasting eggs. We may or may not taste the difference. But the happier the hen, the more ethical, sustainable and feel-good her egg.
Is it ethical to fortify the diet of a chicken so that we can eat ‘more nutritious’ food? Compared with keeping hens caged and indoors, feeding free range birds extra vitamins can’t be wrong.
Taking vitamin supplements is commonplace for many of us. Eating them as a consequence of them being fed to farm animals isn’t something to worry about. There’s far bigger concerns, such as pesticides, hormones and antibiotics in our food. Selenium and omega 3 enriched eggs are simply another way of getting all the nutrients we need.
Eggs are a cheap, nutritious source of food. But we should choose our eggs carefully. Free range are the best option for ensuring the wellbeing of the birds that lay our eggs. If an egg is a good way to start the day, then it’s better all round if it’s a happy one.

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This year’s annual Smile Cookie Campaign earned donations greater than any past year. The $15,520.50 raised over the span of a week will be used in support of Sylvan Lake Community Health Centre’s Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (AACS).
This donation is made possible by support from the community, local Tim Hortons employees, Lions and Rotary Club members, town council, the local M.P., Sylvan Lake Fire and RCMP departments among several others.
Tanya Doucette, the co-owner of Tim Hortons with husband John-Paul, said, “We cannot thank the people of Sylvan Lake and all of our guests enough, as well as all the volunteers and Susan Samson who organized all of the volunteers, along with our team members who made over 15,000 cookies. It was an extraordinary week and we are just so grateful for everyone to come out and support Sylvan Lake Urgent Care.” She added, “We are so thrilled to partner with Urgent Care Committee year after year so that all Sylvan Lakers have the opportunity to give back and ensure that we have the right equipment going into that facility to give Lakers the care that we need.”
Doucette said Lakers understand the importance of supporting this cause that benefits anyone who lives in or visit the town.
Doucette said, “The people of Sylvan Lake have been supporting this cause for a decade, because we all as Lakers living in this community, we know that having access to that medical facility, being able to get that service in our own community after hours when the doctor’s offices aren’t available and on the weekends, and for all the people who come to visit our town in the summer months and throughout the year, it’s such an important facility to have.
”I think that’s why so many people in Sylvan Lake have supported this program for so long because we all see that need and in our own lives, see the benefit of having that service in our community, and want to do everything we can to support it.”
Lions Club member Klaas Vanveller said, “It’s fantastic to be the third in Alberta for the amount raised, which is great for the population of around 15,000. I’m very pleased.” Lions member Laurie Norris added, “We don’t have large corporate sponsors for the Smile Cookie Campaign, so we are really lucky.”
Urgent Care Committee Sylvan Lake and area chair Susan Samson said all donations will be used towards local medical requirements.
“All the money that we raise through all our campaigns is held in trust and is used to purchase medical equipment that belongs to the Advanced Ambulatory Care Service for youth in the Sylvan Lake location.
“Sylvan Lake and area was under-serviced for this type of medical service. Like we have no hospital we just have doctor clinics. We have a population of approximately 25,000 when you look at the immediate area. We lobbied for seven years to get this type of service of advanced ambulatory care.
“We feel fortunate to have this in our community. I believe we were the eighth service like this in the province. This covers the need, the gap that we were experiencing. So, we feel compelled and committed to continue to support this service so it stays viable and they have the equipment they need to service the community in an area that we have identified.”
Samson said the campaign was held together by 113 volunteers who stood in the drive-thru and sold cookies, making up 51 one-hour shifts over seven days.
“It’s a cause that people are prepared to rally behind.
“It’s something that is overarching, and sooner or later everyone is going to need. If not yourself personally, it’s going to be your child, your grandchild, your mother. It’s something we all believe in and support,” said Samson.


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• So apparently Somizi is “gowishing” because his husband prefers a gadget to him.
Well what can we say?
Why is he shocked?
Did you insult him as well? Yawn.
• Can somebody please tell me: Is anyone bothered by the Budget speech and do they even believe half of it? Shwa doesn’t.
When you can’t look after people during a pandemic and suddenly announce large amounts and make promises to the same people, one stops being gullible.
• It’s about time Africans are reflected on their continent and we love the new names, especially East London Airport, which is now King Phalo Airport. Gqeberha, which used to be Port Elizabeth, sounds like a furry animal, while Maclear or Nqanqarhu is enough to scare the local village children.
Oh, the peanut gallery suggests you call Port Elizabeth, GQ. Many are laughing at the names, which have great significance, and it’s not funny.
Someone said they tried to book a flight and the search engine took him to Guatemala.
Another claimed he tried to pronounce Port Elizabeth’s new name and his furniture started to levitate. It’s not funny … maybe a little bit.
• How does radio personality Nonn Botha stay so hot while her age mates resemble odadobawo? Please teach them. We love the new hair!
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Sytner Group owner Penske Automotive has revealed record-breaking profits for the second quarter of the year.
Boosted by rising margins in both the new and used car markets, the American giant reported earnings before taxes of £411m ($500m).
That is despite the fact that the outfit’s revenue actually decreased by one per cent between April and June to end the period on £5.7bn ($6.9bn).
Meanwhile, income from continuing operations increased ten per cent to £307m ($374m) and earnings per share went up by 17 per cent to £4.05 ($4.93).
Sytner’s CarShop brand was among the Penske outfits to enjoy increased sales over the period, with a seven per cent hike to 20,124 recorded.
Its revenue also rose by 15 per cent to £384.5m ($468m), including an increase of six per cent on a same-store basis.
However, the car supermarket group still recorded losses before tax of £1.2m ($1.5m) due to the increased cost of acquiring used vehicles and higher reconditioning costs.
For the first six months of the year, CarShop recorded a pre-tax loss of £2.2m ($2.7).
Elsewhere, in the UK, Penske has opened six new dealerships so far this year, via Sytner.
Additionally, the company has signed an agreement to acquire five Mercedes dealerships and three aftersales locations in North London Mercedes-Benz Retail Group U.K.
The sites are expected to generate revenue of approximately £451 ($550m) for the full year of 2022.
The deal is expected to be signed in the third quarter of this year, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary conditions.
Commenting on the company’s results, Roger Penske, chair and CEO of Penske, said, ‘I am pleased to report that our diversified business delivered all-time record quarterly earnings for the second quarter of 2022, including a sequential improvement in earnings before taxes, income from continuing operations, and earnings per share when compared to the first quarter of 2022.
‘Despite the supply constraints that continue to impact inventory availability, demand remains strong, and we continue to benefit from the diversification of our operations.’
Penske operates dealerships in the United States, UK, Canada, Germany, Italy and Japan and has distribution businesses in Australia and New Zealand.
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The restless protagonists on Neko Case’s latest — and finest — album, Fox Confessor, are outsiders with a taste for dangerous romance and the knife’s edge, wandering in a doomed landscape straight out of Faulkner. Elegies like ”Star Witness” and ”A Widow’s Toast” sound spooked, as if they were recorded at the bottom of a well. Moving further away from her early alt-country sound has sharpened Case’s songwriting instincts; her death-haunted folk casts a beguiling spell.
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Belo anchors FEU’s defense in stopping Ravena, Ateneo
Putting his star forward Mac Belo on Ateneo guard Kiefer Ravena down the stretch wasn’t part of Far Eastern University head coach Nash Racela plans.
But Racela had to go with that defensive ploy and he was rewarded with Belo holding his own against one of the toughest covers in college basketball in Ravena.
“Towards the end, I think Roger (Pogoy) fouled Kiefer so I had to put Mac on him. It’s not part of the plan but I thought we needed it,” said Racela.
“I saw that with coach Juno (Sauler) when he put Jeron Teng on Kiefer. This time, si it’s Mac’s turn for us.”
Belo relished the role of being FEU’s primary defensive stopper. From defending Ateneo’s big men, sharpshooting wing man Von Pessumal and finally Ravena late.
He highlighted his stellar defensive performance with a crucial block on the reigning MVP that sealed the Tamaraws’ 66-61 victory.
“It’s part of Mac’s improvements. Before, he was used to defending bigger guys in the paint, but when he was with Gilas, he learned to defend perimeter players and he embraced that. That gave us confidence to put him against perimeter players,” Racela said.
Though he was effective in stopping Ravena, Belo downplayed his defensive efforts.
“Kiefer is really smart and he’s a great player so it’s hard defending him. We had to limit his touches but he’s still able to score,” Belo said in Filipino.
Ravena finished with 15 points on 5-of-15 shooting from the field.
“Coach told me that I really had to work on my defense and that’s what I’m improving on this season,” said Belo, who led FEU with 12 points.
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You did not know who was the guilty person until the end. Kept suspense going in every chapter.
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Today, I am thankful for for our wonderful Photographer Kati of Bean and Sprout Photography. She has been taking pictures since the twins had their first birthday. Oh how I wish that I known of her before and that we were able to get picture of the twins when they were little. I am also thankful that we are able to afford to get them done. These pictures are so precious to me! Thank you Kati for all your hard work!
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There has been considerable national concern over climate change resulting from global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and several climate modelers predict that, going forward, climate change in the United States will include more intense Atlantic hurricanes, more heavy rains and floods, and increases in other forms of severe weather. In recent years several studies have focused on the time changes in extreme storms and their losses in the United States. Several of these impact studies used data on catastrophes, which are events causing losses of $25 million or more, based on data from the property insurance industry. That industry has collected catastrophe loss data since 1949, and insurance experts have systematically adjusted the data to changing conditions (inflation, insurance coverage, etc.) in order to make past loss amounts comparable to today's conditions.
STANLEY A. CHAGNON is Senior Scientist at the Illinois State Water Survey at the University of Illinois and also Professor of Georgraphy. He has authored 25 books including one about the great 1988 drought, the famed flood of 1993, the 1997–1998 El Niño weather, and urban effects on weather and climate.


Ash Red are a three-piece rock band from Cork, Ireland.
Formed in January 2019 by school friends Conrad Twomey, Arthur Murray and Maciek Zwirkowski,our debut single, “The Stupid Song” was released in April 2021 via Galway’s Blowtorch Records.
Hello/Tjena! We are Battletruck from Sweden and we play punk rock. We started the band in October 2018 and a self released EP is in the making. "Hit or Miss" is our most sombre song so far and a detour from the d-beat stuff and nihilism. It is about love, that's why we went all soft with it.
Hey there! We're SOBER and "Fuck It" is the 2nd track off of our debut EP "Mental Decline". If you're sick of having a job, a crappy relationship and no friends then this song is for you...or if you just like punk.


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Over 800 people attended a gala fundraising dinner on Saturday for Garden State Equality, a gay rights organization that advocates same sex marriage. Tickets were between $225 and $1,000. Governor Jon Corzine told the attendees that he would sign a marriage equality law, saying he hopes he gets to do that in 2009.
The Corzine administration also announced a new regulation allowing transgender New Jerseyans would to provide an affidavit of their gender identity to get the Motor Vehicle Commission to change the gender on their license to drive. In the past, the state had required gender reassignment surgery.
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If you were a odd child – you know if you were – this is a hard movie to watch. It takes you to the very essence of what it is to feel small and different.
For you, that may be as uncomfortable an experience as it was for me. The film chooses to focus on the child’s point of view.
Hey, if you had a normal and untroubled childhood, you may end up sneering or feeling slightly manipulated by the choices director Stephen Daldry makes. But if you were especially intelligent, creative or just plain odd, you will be shaken.
Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel was an interesting and not entirely successful attempt to write a Great American Novel about 9/11. The best parts of the book, for me, are the moving stories of the child’s grandparents, who are from Dresden in Germany.
I am sure that many others will find Oskar Schell, a nine-year-old boy who we meet two years after his father died on 9/11, unbelievable. For me, lots of childhood memories came up, in a deeply unsettling way. “Extremely” gets right under the skin of what it is to be an odd child.
Thomas Horn does an amazing job as Oskar. There were people crying, after the special free preview for members of Stratford Picturehouse.
Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks are their normal, likeable and warm selves, as they are in most movies. Yet their talents act as a mere foil for Thomas Horn’s outstanding turn.
Max von Sydow does a great deal, without speaking. They need to sign him up for the sequel to “The Artist”.
John Goodman, Viola Davis, Jeffrey Wright and Zoe Caldwell all understand that their roles are purely there to put the spotlight on young Oskar.
The soundtrack, by Alexandre Desplat and Chris Menges’ cinematography enhance the perfect sense of being behind the child’s eyes, throughout the action.
Eric Roth takes the best bits of Foer’s dialogue and adds some touching simplicity.
Should you see it? At two hours and 10 minutes, it’s a long time to spend in one boy’s head. It’s not easy. People did leave, during the screening. On the whole, I am glad I have seen it as I found it very moving.
So, it’s your call. I suspect most critics will hate it. They will blast the oddness of Oskar’s quest to connect with his dead dad. Those recently bereaved should look at the trailer and see how they feel about it. It is in the category of the difficult movie, which will speak deeply to very few.


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Codemasters has announced that a new Brian Lara cricket game will be released on the PSP in time for summer. With the full title of Brian Lara 2007 Pressure Play, it seems that this game will allow for short bursts of "under pressure" gameplay, rather than just full matches. The game will feature missions that cover bowling, fielding and batting. Or "every nuance of cricket," as the press release put it.
As well as the Pressure Play missions, the game will include a full ICC Cricket World Cup mode. This will contain player data and fully licensed likenesses from 240 international players and 16 full teams. ICC Cricket World Cup mode will be multiplayer via ad-hoc connection where you can have warm-up matches and recreate your favourite games from the world cup itself. Sounds intriguing enough ... but, we're not really interested by cricket. If you are and this sounds exactly your cup of tea, then let us know.

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So – the first week has passed and I am excited that we have a few things accomplished, though not many.
Plant something – nothing yet, but we are getting a plan together.
Harvest something – eggs – we’ve been lucky that our hens have laid through most of the winter with no heat lamp or anything.
Preserve something – nothing – would have done the tamales, but they were too good and had to be eaten straight away!
Waste Not – compost and recycling. We had to find a new place to take the recycling, since the local place moved away.
Want Not – Rick started cleaning up in the yard a bit this weekend. A bit more of this to do until the garden is ready to plant.
Build Community Food Systems – Made a big batch of tamales with my friend Jen last Sunday. I brought home about 25. We were going to freeze them, but they were SOOOOOO tasty. So we kept them in the fridge for quick lunches. That’s good too though, since I often skip lunch if there’s nothing easy to eat.
Also, joined the Advisory Group for the CSA. I’ll be working on the web communications with a few other members.
Eat the Food – We’ve enjoyed the pickled beets, canned and frozen peaches, elk sausage, bacon, basil pesto, and pablanos from the freezer this week. Here’s the recipe for the delish tamales (from epicurious.com): Grilled Tamales with Pablanos and Fresh Corn – Yum Yum! Oh – and Jen rendered the lard for us! She went to buy lard, and the butcher at the store did not have enough, so he gave her some pork fat and we rendered it ourselves. Easy and interesting. No – we did not eat the chicharróns however. 😉
Also – been litterally itching for the farmers markets to open up again. I looked up dates last week, and two weeks ago, Rick and I visited the indoor/year round market in Denver. We got a lot of info about possibly adding chicks to the flock and met a local farmer to get them from. Stay tuned on that one.
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Bollywood Garam: Former beauty queen and Bollywood actress Lara Dutta gave birth to a baby girl on January 20, 2012. While the Bachchans are still maintaining the secret over the name of Aishwarya Rai’s baby, reports say that Mahesh and Lara have already named their baby as ‘Saira’.
The reports surfaced when Sania Mirza Tweeted, ‘Welcoming Saira Bhupathi in this world’ and actress Raveena Tandon too Tweeted saying ‘Saira Bhupathi Welcome Angel!!’. But the couple has not yet confirmed the name of the baby.
Over the past few days, Lara was busy setting up the house for the little one and even tweeted that she was having a great time with her family while they were getting ready for the new family member. When Lara was expecting, the ‘No Entry’ actress said that her priority would be to have a healthy baby.
During pregnancy, the actress kept herself active, appeared on public events and also walked the ramp as she flaunted her baby bump. Dutta never shied away from showing off her baby bump unlike other celebrities like Aishwarya Rai, who maintained a low profile and wore outfits that hid the bump. Lara even hosted a baby shower and invited many of the celebrities from Bollywood as well as the sports world including Sania Mirza.


Did you know that Missouri ranks second in the nation in the number of barns? And that barns, out buildings and even the fields nearby can tell us a lot about our past?
While thousands of buildings and other resources in Missouri have been recorded, it is estimated that only 10% of the state has been surveyed. The State Historic Preservation Office encourages the recordation and study of Missouri’s built environment and provides guidance and technical assistance to communities, agencies, and interested members of the public. It additionally maintains an inventory of architectural surveys conducted throughout the state, some of which are available online. Information regarding archaeological surveys can be found here.
Architectural surveys provide an inventory of the built environment by systematically documenting intact structures by location or theme. They record construction dates, note architectural details, identify styles or types, note alterations, assess current conditions, and provide brief histories of properties. Reflecting the time they are conducted, surveys provide a “snapshot” of a given area and are often the first step in preservation projects. As the saying goes, “you have to know what there is to save before you can save it.”
Architectural surveys are tailored to fit the needs of a project. Commercial buildings, residences, military facilities, cemeteries and rural landscapes are all examples of the type of resources architectural surveys document. They can be utilized in large cities, sparsely populated areas, or even a single site such as a rural farmhouse and its associated outbuildings.
For these reasons, architectural survey is useful in community development and planning projects. If a city is aware of its historic resources it is better equipped to plan sympathetically around those resources whose preservation may have both economic and environmental benefits.
Types and Levels of Architectural Survey
There are two primary levels of architectural survey: reconnaissance and intensive.
Reconnaissance level surveys collect fundamental information derived from fieldwork such as an architectural description of a building, its construction date, and current condition. They are often utilized to record large areas where previous research is lacking. Reconnaissance or “windshield surveys” as they are sometimes called, provide a catalog of properties that can be useful in planning projects. They are also used to identify individual or concentrations of historic resources that are worthy of more study.
An intensive level survey records the same information as a reconnaissance level survey but places more emphasis on research. The history of each property is provided on an inventory form and the historic context and development of the survey area is considered in a survey report. Among the benefits of contributing to our knowledge of the past, intensive level surveys can provide the basis for nominations to the National Register of Historic Places.
In addition to recording information in a specific locality, architectural surveys can be used to explore broader contexts. Thematic surveys identify resources that are part of a pattern or theme. For example a thematic survey could be organized to record railroad properties in Kansas City, Tudor architecture in Cole County, or a statewide survey of pre-1960s barns and farmsteads. SHPO staff used data from rural architectural surveys to develop an identification guide, "Rural Churches of Missouri: A Study of Architectural Types 1819 to 1945." This booklet provides an overview of the state's most common rural church building types and can be used as a resource for rural surveys or National Register nominations.
Survey methodology varies depending on the level of survey. At a minimum, an architectural survey will consist of inventory forms, photos and a map but generally the survey process is initiated via a research design, fieldwork, research, and compiling the results in a survey report.
A research design states the objectives of the survey (identifying National Register eligible properties, for example) and serves as a preliminary outline of the project. It provides a project timeline, sources of research, and considers potential problems that may occur while conducting the survey (vegetation obscuring properties in photographs, time or budget constraints, etc.). Fieldwork involves the physical collection of data. A field or inventory form is completed and photos are taken of each surveyed resource. Their location is noted on a map that includes the survey boundary.
Research may come before, after, or during fieldwork and would include examination of individual properties and the survey location as a whole. Sanborn maps, plat maps, tax records, county histories, local citizens, local libraries and museums are all examples of resources commonly utilized in survey work. Finally, the survey report discusses the results of the project. Sections of a survey report include methodology, geographic description of the project area and the architectural styles and types present in the survey boundary. If it is an intensive level survey the report will also include a discussion of the various historic contexts that may have been discovered during the survey project. For example, research may reveal a neighborhood’s development was the result of social or political factors such as racial segregation, or advances in transportation such as the construction of a streetcar line. Regardless of the level of the survey, the survey report will conclude with a results and a recommendations section. This would include identifying National Register eligible properties and recommendations for future research.
For more information on survey methodology please see SHPO Standards for Professional Architectural and Historic Surveys.
Conducting a Survey?
A basic understanding of architectural terminology, safe fieldwork practices and historic research are the fundamentals of a good survey. Knowledge of National Register criteria is helpful to determine areas of significance that may warrant further investigation.
The following inventory forms and instructions were designed by SHPO staff to assist in providing the information necessary for architectural surveys:
- The general architectural inventory form and instructions below are designed to cover a broad range of structures:
- General architectural survey form
- General architectural survey form
- Instructions for completing general architectural survey form
- The general cemetery form, marker form, and instructions:
- Specialized survey form and instructions for barns and farmsteads:
The forms and instructions above are also the starting point for professionals conducting more in-depth surveys. The SHPO helps fund such surveys in eligible communities via grants to Certified Local Governments. Professional surveys follow all steps of survey methodology and are completed by professionals who meets qualifications outlined in 36CFR61, Appendix A. For a survey to be considered professional, it must meet the SHPO's Standards for Professional Architectural and Historic Surveys.
Survey Requirements for Nominating Large Districts to the National Register
Surveys are required 90 days in advance of a nomination submission for those districts that contain over 75 primary properties. These requirements are described in the introductory chapter of the Missouri Guide to the National Register Process.