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Horfield is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire.
Parish registers begin: 1543
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The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
HORFIELD, a village and a parish in Clifton district, Gloucester. The village stands near the Bristol and Passage railway, 2 miles NNE of Bristol; and has a post office under Bristol, and a police station. The parish comprises 1,287 acres. Real property, £5,731. Pop. in 1851, 1,221; in 1861, 1,746. Houses, 248. The increase of pop. arose from railway operations and the extension of buildings. The property is divided among a few. The chief landowners are Bishop Monk's trustees. Infantry and cavalry barracks are here, with accommodation for 500 men; and, at the census of 1861, they had 389 inmates. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £186. Patron, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church was rebuilt and enlarged in 1847, and has a tower. A memorial church, in the decorated English style, with 220 sittings, was erected in 1862. The vicarage of Bishopston is a separate benefice. There is a national school. Seyer, the historian of Bristol, was incumbent.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1851
Horfield, a parish in the lower division of Berkeley hund., union of Clifton, Gloucestershire; 2 miles north of Bristol; on the post road from Bristol to Gloucester. Living, a perpetual curacy, formerly in the archd. of Gloucester and dio. of Bristol, now in the archd. of Bristol and dio. of Gloucester and Bristol; rated at £3, returned at £80; gross income £91. Patron, the bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. Here are 3 daily schools. Acres 1,190. Houses 62. A.P. £3,534. Pop., in 1801, 119; in 1831, 328. Poor rates, in 1838, £133 13s.
Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1851.
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Migration and Naturalisation Records
Probate and Court Records
- County: Gloucestershire
- Civil Registration District: Clifton
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Pre 1836 - Gloucester, Post 1835 - Gloucester and Bristol
- Rural Deanery: Bristol
- Poor Law Union: Clifton
- Hundred: Berkeley (Gloucestershire)
- Province: Canterbury

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The PodOne network solves two significant labor force problems affecting contact centers today. The first problem is the issue of excess capacity in the form of agent idle time. According to Aberdeen, agents spend approximately 25% of their time in an idle state. In a standard 8hour shift, this results in a loss of 2 hours per work day or 10 hours per 5day work week simply due to idle time. With an agent pay rate of $10.50 per hour, at a 100agent contact center this results in approximately $546,000 lost to idle time per year.
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Assess and evaluate patient’s condition on scene and perform preliminary diagnosis for patients requiring basic level of care and handover to the Emergency Medical Technician or Emergency Nurse for further patient management.
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Rankism. Once you know what it is, you see it everywhere. An undiagnosed disoredr is loose in the world. It afflicts individuals, groups, and nations. It distorts our personal relationships, erodes our will to learn, taxes our economic productivity, stokes ethnic hatred, and incites nations to war. It is the cause of dysfunctionality, and sometimes even violence, in families, schools, and the workplace.
AlterNet: The Somebody Mystique and the Rise of the Uppity Nobody Fuller's life experience has led him to create an over-arching theory of "rankism," which he defines as "abuse and discrimination based on a power difference as signified by rank." He finds a common thread among all the familiar "isms" like sexism and racism, in that they all consist of the abuse of an existing power structure that results in inequity, injustice, or indignity.

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If you live in the Rocky Mountain Region, on February 22nd The Jackson World Championship Hillclimb will be featured in a one hour TV special on Altitude Sports and Entertainment Network. For the first time viewers on network TV can catch the racing action of this world renown event. This special is produced by BAM Film Productions and features the top racers from all over North America like Kyle Tapio, Keith Curtis and Chris Burandt. Network TV will bring you their attempt to make it “over the top” of Snow King Mountain. Many make it and their rides are outstanding. The ones who fail will thrill you with the crashing of their sleds down this incredibly steep mountain and into
the catch net below. The world championship from Jackson Hole, Wyoming has some of the best riders in the world and the competition is fierce. Altitude Sports & Entertainment will air this show seven times:
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54th Commission on Social Development
Agenda Item 3(a): Rethinking and Strengthening Social Development in the Contemporary World
His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Sareer, Permanent Representative of Maldives to the United Nations
8 February 2016
United Nations, New York
As this is the first time the Maldives is taking the floor, I wish to offer sincere congratulations on your election to preside over the work of the Commission for Social Development at its 54th session. We look forward to working with you and your bureau and assure you our full support towards ensuring a successful and productive session. Let me also thank the Secretary-General for the report submitted under this agenda item. Further, the Maldives aligns itself with the statement delivered by the delegation of Thailand on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The Agenda 2030 carries the voice of the youth, children, women and the vulnerable. It is an Agenda for all. However, we must bear in mind that while finalizing a global agenda is one thing, the successful implementation of the agenda required much more. To fulfil the future we all want, we need to go beyond business as usual, ensuring that we consolidate and coordinate the efforts of all stakeholders.
The Maldives believes that the goals contained in the 2030 Agenda provide a universal and global agenda to achieve sustainable development, while attempting to balance social, economic and environmental concerns. We need to draw from the Agenda and articulate coherent and broader social policies, while taking into account the level of development of each country, its political space and its economic policies. The Government of President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom is committed to translating the internationally agreed Sustainable Development Goals into the domestic sphere through a strategically envisioned national mechanism.
As we embark on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, we urge the international community to reiterate its commitment to the Copenhagen Declaration and the Program of Action adopted at the World Summit for Social Development. It is important to bear in mind that social rights are interdependent and interlinked with economic development and political plurality. We cannot end poverty if employment is unavailable and if the economic advancement of individuals in vulnerable situations, namely women, youth and minorities, is not possible due to education being inaccessible. We must collectively recognize that achieving the SDG's requires Governments to identify the root causes of inequality and ensure resilient and sustainable development for all.
The Maldives believes that people must remain at the heart of development and that its citizens should be included in the formulation of policies to advance their rights. Education, health, decent jobs and social protection are high priorities of the Government of the Maldives. The national development programme devised by the Government focuses on the empowerment of all; women, children, youth, persons with disabilities as well as the elderly.
Social protection must begin with youth. However, we must recognize that the interrelated nature of implementing sustainable development requires holistic solutions that span numerous sectors. With 46 percent of the Maldives' population constituted by youth, special emphasis has been given to skills development and job creation for the youth. In the past two years, more than 7,000 jobs have been created and several skills development programmes have been launched. With the support from the United Nations Development Programme, the Government has launched its very first youth entrepreneurship programme – GetSet – targeted to open up entrepreneurship opportunities for Maldivian youth to innovatively take up these challenges.
The building of a Youth City is also underway, along with a bridge connecting our capital island Male' with Hulhumale, the significantly larger island we reclaimed from the lagoon in the Greater Male' area. This will provide more housing, jobs, infrastructure and services to a large number of the population, ensuring improvement of their social rights. This will further contribute to the diversification of the economy embarked upon by the Government in its election manifesto. The Government has also initiated a loan scheme for small to medium business enterprises which will foster the growth and promote entrepreneurship, resulting in the generation of jobs. In the past 2 years significant progress has been made on related development projects, such as those on sanitation, water and infrastructure in the Maldives. Through investments in different sectors and enhanced cooperation with the country's robust private sector more jobs are to be created, making the economy more resilient.
The Maldives has a universal health insurance scheme, which enabled access to health care for its entire population and there is a sustained investment in improving the quality of access and delivery of health services. Further, the Maldives Government has adopted social housing schemes as the best way to provide affordable housing to all. Over the last two years, the Government had built more than two thousand six hundred housing units that had met the housing needs of over seventeen thousand people.
Gender equality and the empowerment of women are vital to building transformative societies. It is the concrete foundation that is required to build stable societies and stronger communities. The Maldives remains committed to the advancement of women's rights and gender equality in the home, the office, and in society. The 2008 Constitution of the Maldives guarantees the same rights and freedoms to both men and women and upholds the principles of non-discrimination and equality. The Employment Act of 2008, ensures that both men and women enjoy equal pay for equal work. More recently introduced legislations - The Domestic Violence and Prevention Act, the Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Abuse Act, and the Sexual Offences Act - have further strengthened the legal framework to protect women, and young girls from violence and sexual abuse.
While we have made great strides in achieving social development, the vulnerabilities associated with climate change constraints our development. Women, children, youth and the elderly tend to be more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. As a country at the frontlines of climate change, our climate adaptation costs are high, placing additional burdens on an already tight budget for its expenditure on social development. Building resilient societies through sustainable adaptation mechanisms to counter the side effects of climate change will be fundamental to the survival and viability of SIDS like the Maldives.
This Commission has an important role to play in promoting the implementation of the 2030 agenda. It should continue to function as a platform to exchange best practices of national policies of governments and should be the link between the other UN functional bodies to help strengthen social development including the 2030 agenda. You can be assured of the support and cooperation from the delegation of Maldives in this endeavour.

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The Ontario legislature has shot down a private member’s bill that would have re1quired physicians to consult parents before providing medical treatment on children under age l6.
Titled Bill 9l, the action was put forward by Progressive Conservative MP Frank Klees (York-Mackenzie) as an amendment to the Health Care Consent Act (l996). The bill would require that except for emergency situations, physicians must attempt to consult a parent or guardian before administering a medical procedure on underage patients.
The bill was defeated in the house November 28 by a vote of 42-34. Under the Health Care Consent Act, teenaged patients can obtain abortions or contraceptives, or be treated for sexually transmitted diseases without the knowledge of the parents.
The only condition required by the act is that the health care practitioner determines the patient is capable of making a decision.
In defending his proposed amendment, Klees said it is crucial that parents be involved in decisions regarding the medical treatment of their children. “Let’s not contribute to the alienation of parent from child by making it so easy for children to go their own way,” Klees said in the Legislature November 28. “Let’s encourage them, through this act, to have dialogue, to enter into discussion with their parents on important issues facing them.
Opponents of the bill including former Health Minister Jim Wilson, argued that parental disclosure requirements would prevent some teens from seeking treatment, especially for sexually transmitted diseases, crisis pregnancies or other reproductive health areas.
They said teens from dysfunctional families or in abusive situations might not seek medical treatment if they knew their parents would be consulted.
Liberal MPP Elinor Caplan introduced statements from medical associations describing the Klees amendment as dangerous legislation.
According to a November 25 statement by the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons, Bill 9l “is retrogressive legislation that would create havoc and limit access to birth control, treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, as well as pregnancy and abortion referrals.”
The college also criticizd the “lack of sensitivity” of the proposed bill. However Klees argued Bill 91 anticipated emergency and abusive situations. He said the bill would have allowed the Ontario Legislature to show its commitment to the family and to the relationship between parents and children.
Meanwhile, Campaign Life Coalition said Bill 91 would have been helped offset the “extremes” of the former new Democratic government’s health care consent legislation.
In a November 27 statement, Campaign Life suggested Bill 91 could have gone further.
“(Bill 91) does nothing to restore the right of parents to decide whether their child will receive a certain treatment, but only requires that they be notified that the treatment has been planned” said Campaign Life Coalition. “The child in question still has the final say.”


PHOTO #1: AEP service technician Albert Rodriguez turns on a new LED street light at Pine Street Park on Nov. 17. Photo contributed by AEP.
Victoria’s southside is being lit up thanks to a partnership between the City and AEP, and the north is next.
At a recent City Council meeting, Assistant City Manager Mike Etienne reported that Phase I of the citywide LED lighting project was 98% complete. This means about 2,000 old-fashioned HPS lights—almost all of them south of Airline Road—have been replaced with LED models.
“If you drive through the southside now, you can see some bright, beautiful lights,” Etienne said. “I’ve gotten positive feedback from the residents.”
At the same meeting, the City Council voted to approve Phase II of the project. AEP will start replacing the lights north of Airline Road early next year. By the end of next summer, every light in Victoria that AEP services—4,052 in total—will have been upgraded to LED.
What’s so great about LED lighting?
PHOTO #2: From top left, AEP street light technician John Velasquez and service technician Albert Rodriguez switch out HPS lights at Pine Street Park with new LED lights on Nov. 17. From bottom left, service crew leader Stephen Valderrama and service technician Garret Easley assist them. Photo contributed by AEP.
Before the lighting project, both sides of Victoria were primarily lit by high-pressure sodium or HPS lights: orange- or amber-colored bulbs that shed dim light.
Improving the City’s lighting serves the goals of the 2035 Comprehensive Plan by improving safety and enhancing livability for all residents. In 2021, the City used federal CDBG funds to install solar-powered LED lights at Queen City Park and Pine Street Park.
The same year, the City updated its capital improvement plan to include a five-phase, citywide LED lighting project. This ambitious project would upgrade every AEP light in the City to LED, then add more lights as needed.
The benefits of LED lighting include:
- Improved safety on roadways
- Energy conservation and cost savings
- Decreased light pollution compared to our current HPS lighting (because the lights shine downward instead of all around)
- Easier maintenance
- Greater security and crime prevention
The Victoria Police Department provided input on the development of the lighting project, which will fulfill a key goal for the department and Chief Roberto Arredondo: reducing crime and the fear of crime.
“A brighter city will help officers and citizens recognize things that do not look right and will give officers the opportunity to investigate further,” Arredondo said. “The lighting will also help keep our citizens from being struck by oncoming traffic while walking or biking.”
How much will this cost?
PHOTO #3: This map shows all the lights that will be upgraded during the first phase of a citywide lighting project. This phase is almost finished.
The total cost to replace all 4,052 lights is about $560,000. Phase II is funded by the Victoria Sales Tax Development Corporation, which allocates sales tax revenue for community development projects.
Phase I was funded by the VSTDC and federal Community Development Block Grant funds.
Remember that one of the benefits of LED lighting is cost savings, so the project should lead to lower light bills for the City over time.
Some of the lights on my street have burned out completely. Will the City come fix them?
AEP is responsible for street light maintenance, not the City. If you see that a street light has burned out, you can report it at www.aeptexas.com.
Will the City and AEP add new street lights in my neighborhood?
PHOTO #4: This map shows all the lights to be upgraded during the second phase of a citywide lighting project. This phase will start in February.
Not during Phase II, but during the next three phases of the project, the City and AEP will identify areas that need further improvements and serve these areas by trimming trees, increasing pole heights and adding lights as needed.
I have a different idea for a project that will help Victoria. What should I do?
You can share your idea by filling out our capital improvement project request form at www.victoriatx.gov/ciprequest.
Sam Hankins is the communications specialist for the City of Victoria.


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Late one night this summer, at a warehouse in the city’s industrial district, Kansas City’s queer youth gathered for a funeral. But the costumed guests filing through a loading dock weren’t there to mourn someone who's passed. They’d turned out in their morbid finest for the very last Alter party, a monthly event thrown by two young local artists, Boi Boy and Bo Hubbard, aimed at creating safe spaces for inclusive revelry. The first party was dubbed “Birth;” it seemed only natural to go out, a year later, with “Death.”
Inside, the vast warehouse had been broken into curated party zones stuffed with furniture that looked plucked from a dead grandmother’s living room. A couple of partiers reclined in a claw foot tub; an abundance of houseplants conjured a garden in hell. Cordoned off by black plastic, the dance floor resembled a serial killer’s murder room—but with way better, bisexual lighting.
One partygoer wore a gas mask in tribute to auto-erotic asphyxiation, and black lace mantillas were abundant. Destry, 20, a soft-spoken attendee wearing green pigtails and a black latex smock, sat with their friend Kennedy, 21, in one of the breakout zones. For them Alter felt like “such a queer atmosphere. I feel 100 percent accepted. It’s a place to just be myself.”
When they were conjuring Alter into existence, Boi Boy and Hubbard chose the name for their project “with the intention of altering people’s perceptions,” they explain. “Alter” was also a nod to altars in a religious context. Over the phone, Boi Boy (who uses they/them pronouns) said they think about clubs and nightlife as queer churches and sacred spaces, where people can gather around shared beliefs and worship their idols—even if those idols happen to be the Golden Girls, Beyoncé, and Lady Gaga. To fund Alter, the duo applied for and received a Rocket Grant, a local program supporting under-the-radar public art in Kansas City. They also received unrestricted funding from MeowWolf, the New Mexico art collective known for their wild, Instagrammable “fun houses.”
At Alter’s “Death” party, Boi Boy and Hubbard stood nearly seven feet tall in their sky-high heels, donning getups that looked like a cross between deranged Kabuki and Victorian funeral. The party featured a lineup of performances curated by Zoey Shopmaker, aka Btrfly, and when it was Boi Boy’s turn to take the stage, they performed a lip sync to “Pure Imagination,” from the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Boi Boy said they’d chosen the song because it’s simultaneously sad and happy, and its lyrics captured Alter’s spirit: “Come with me and you’ll be / In a world of pure imagination.”
The final party had the feel of a ritual cleansing. Boi Boy said it seemed like they “got spit out of a dream and need to take a breath, process what happened, and go forward.” They mused, “What is the direction of my studio practice, having spent a year in this unreal existence that’s physically and emotionally exhausting? How do I process this? How do I pass it off, taking me into whatever is next?”
Boi Boy grew up in Kansas City's Brookside neighborhood, a gentrifying enclave filled with grand old houses, and attended Catholic school (mostly because public schools in Kansas City, Missouri, lost their accreditation). Their mother works for the FBI, their father is retired from a job at a non-profit that revitalizes urban neighborhoods. It was a fairly typical white, middle class upbringing. But Boi Boy stood out from a young age. "I was a rather weird child,” they say. “Anytime we had guests over, I would put on a blue silk nightgown, sit on a rocking horse made by my father, covered in mink, and [just] stare at everyone. I wouldn't talk, just silently judge everyone."
One summer, Boi Boy's parents let them build a massive, 15-foot-tall sculpture out of garbage around a tree in their yard. It had a busted washer and dryer at its base and an old TV in the branches, plus an assortment of junk collected from the neighborhood. One of their neighbors, Sherry Sparks, happened to be a faculty member at the Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI). She spotted BoiBoy’s backyard sculpture and encouraged them to apply.
In 2016, Boi Boy graduated from KCAI with a BFA in Fiber, and the tactile nature of that discipline bleeds into their other performance, event, and installation work: you want to touch everything. The idea for a big, public experience sprang from Boi Boy’s undergraduate thesis, Hole, centered on 90s club kid culture. It was a yearlong process spent building different art installations, and it culminated with an exhibition-turned-party. People stuck around, and it became an opportunity “to interact with art, instead of hanging out for 15 minutes, then going on to the next show,” Boi Boy said.
Kansas City is the largest metropolis in Missouri, located on its western edge, straddling the border with Kansas and spilling city into both states. The surrounding region skews older, whiter, and more Republican than the nation at large. It’s not the place you might expect to find a young, vibrant queer scene.
"One interesting thing about Kansas City is that we have always had a wild, queer art scene beating under the surface, due in part to having [KCAI] in our backyard,” actor and Late Night Theatre director Ron Megee explains. “We used to hide out in an abandoned bathhouse in the 1980s creating art.”
He said what has changed, however, is that “LGBTQI artists can be out and loud, and they are raising the roof on the future of our city. This next generation of artists, performers, musicians, and queens are tearing down the forced wall of separation at a rapid pace.”
As with a lot of American cities, Kansas City has a history of discrimination and segregation. “Like this city, the queer community decided to draw a line down the middle and refused to erase it,” Megee added. The challenge for today’s queer youth is dismantling this legacy to fight for a more intersectional future.
Boi Boy and Hubbard wanted the Alter ethos to be inclusive of everyone. “In Kansas City, there aren’t a lot of queer spaces that are not alcohol driven,” Boi Boy said. “If you want to come to Alter and you’re sober, you’re more than welcome. […] There’s no pressure to drink.”
Between Alter’s “Birth” and “Death,” the duo threw an alien-themed fete (with the tagline “Cum get abducted”); a party called “24/24,” where 24 artists were given 24 hours to transform the warehouse, all documented reality TV-style complete with confessionals; and a “Trash Ball,” decorated with all the garbage accumulated from previous events.
"I think it fundamentally comes down to […] putting something into the community that you don't often see. [Bo and I] didn't see crazy events and installations, so we created Alter,” Boi Boy said, adding it’s about “creating a space for yourself, and knowing more people will support that.”
In 2018, it’s easier to seek out an artistic tribe than it was in, say, the 1970s, when creatives flocked to coastal cities like New York and LA to find like-minded souls. Making friends all over the world is as easy today as opening Instagram. But IRL enclaves, like the one cultivated by Boi Boy and Hubbard in Kansas City, feel special and a little magical—especially in the “flyover states.” Boi Boy, in particular, seems a little like a modern Midwestern Rumplestiltskin—a sprite with a knack for turning dust into glitter.

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"While I recognize that the Army must adapt its recruiting techniques in order to attract young Americans to serve, I urge you to assess the…


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Is opera the exclusive province of the 1%? Inadvertently (or not), two articles that have run this week in the New York Times pitch opera — or at least a performance at the Met — as entertainment strictly for the super-wealthy.
In his ebullient four-star review of Thomas Keller's restaurant Per Se, the paper's outgoing restaurant critic, Sam Sifton, pointed out that dinner there — which starts at $295 per person, excluding wine or gratuities — might be considered a bargain by some very rarefied standards. "By point of context, though," Sifton wrote, "an aisle orchestra seat at the Metropolitan Opera for Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore runs $330, also excluding wine." (Sifton follows this up with a series of tortured metaphors comparing Keller's exquisite cuisine to a night at the opera: "The restaurant's truffle-stuffed fat-chicken thigh — crisp, soft, juicy, deep in flavor, with Medjool dates made into marbles, a Nantes carrot mousseline and buttery truffle sauce — might be a tenor's great turn ...")
The day before, the Times reported that the Met has raised $182 million in contributions, "an astonishing amount in a tough economic climate and 50 percent more than it raised just the year before."
In the comments section, vitriol against the Met donors spewed hot and heavy. "At least some of those sickening Wall Street bonuses are going to good use," wrote one reader. "Sounds like at least a few folks can afford to pay more taxes," groused another. One more sample: "Just as drug money built the Miami skyline, the corrupt nature of New York's financial center will continue to fund the monuments of their success."
Despite the successes of audience outreach efforts, from discounted or free tickets to the Met's HD broadcasts, is opera — and classical music more broadly — perceived in pop culture as the bastion of the super-rich, a high-culture outpost only interesting to a tiny minority? If this is true, how do we, as classical music lovers, change that narrative? Share your ideas in the comments section below.

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Noone states that this house was built by an Oxford barrister Thomas Birch, post 1838. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held in fee by George Clive when the buildings were valued at £30. It is still extant and now serves as guest accommodation.
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At the time of Griffith's Valuation Denis Godley was leasing this house from the Clive estate, when it was valued at £10. Some farm buildings occupy the site.
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ECB on globalization and inflation in eurozone
On page 90 of the recent ECB monthly is a box which takes a brief look at the globalization – inflation link. It shows that the share of imports from low-cost countries has risen fat in the past decade, from 40 to 50 percent, and that in Q4’2006 this process accelerated. Import prices from low-cost destinations stopped falling, but it is attributed by ECB mostly to rising energy prices. Conclusion, globalization continues to put downward pressure on eurozone prices.
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SRAM's MRX Comp Twist Shifters are simple to use and offer solid shifting and reliable construction. Shifting one gear or the whole range is simple with just a twist of the wrist. They shift a 2:1 Shimano rear derailleur and a SRAM or Shimano derailleur up front.
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SRAM's MRX Comp Twist Shifters are simple to use and offer solid shifting and reliable construction. They shift a 2:1 Shimano rear derailleur.
For reliable mountain bike shifting, Shimano's SL-M315 RAPIDFIRE shift lever is suited to quick shifting, giving riders the ability to downshift three gears in one stroke. - Slim main lever body - OPTISLICK for smooth shifting performance - Gear display positioned below the handlebar - Numbered gear display indicates gear position at a glance - Light shifting operation, wider compatibility, and suitable for internal cable routing - Streamlined cockpit experience
- Easy Operation And Accurate Shifting - Wide Comfort Lever With Position Adjust - Effortless Multi-Shift - Multi-Shift Speed, Shimano Synchronized Shift - Ergonomic Rotary Switch - Short Stroke Perfect Click (Single Click, Auto Multiple Shift Only) - Customization Of Operation - Suspension Control By Left Switch
The Firebolt Switch Unit control with intuitive operation is ergonomically designed for a MTB. It’s the ultimate in comfort and reliability as you switch between modes while blasting through the trails. - The e-MTB Switch Unit (SW-E8000-L) is ergonomically designed for the specific demands of MTB riding such as riding through tight singletrack and bumpy terrain - Accurate, smooth shifting between power-assist modes regardless of weather or terrain conditions - Switch between Boost, Trail, Eco and Walk settings in a flash during the ride. Shifters incorporate the same design and shifting feel as XT Di2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - Four support settings to choose from: Boost, Trail, Eco, Walk - Boost: Complete support for a max boost and expert climbing - choose between high, med, or low level of assist - Trail: Intuitively smooth gradated support through even the most demanding singletracks. Automatically adjusts its level of support based on pedal pressure. Choose between high, med, or low level of assist - Eco: Solid support for those long expeditions - Walk: Assists you when you need to get off the bike and walk it—simple to activate
Shimano's Rapidfire Plus Deore XT shift lever delivers light and responsive front shifting for improved control out on the trail. - Shift both up and down with a single lever - Instantaneous push and pull movements - Light and responsive front shifting improves efficiency, control, and concentration - Lightweight and compact design boosts enjoyment on and off the trail - Includes cable
Imagination is the only limitation to how much the microSHIFT thumbies can do. Their small, minimalistic designs are packed with precision machined mechanism that allows you to shift accurately with either index or friction mode. Go on any adventure without worrying about mechanical issues. - Indexed or friction mode-convertible rear shifter - Indexed mode is compatible with Shimano mountain systems - Includes shift cable
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Imagination is the only limitation to how much the microSHIFT thumbies can do. Their small minimalistic designs are packed with precision machined mechanism that allows you to shift accurately with either index or friction mode. Go on any adventure without worries for mechanical issues. - Includes shift cables - Indexed or friction mode-convertible rear shifter
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Shimano Altus M310 shifters for 3x7 or 3x8 drivetrains. - Optical gear display - Stainless steel shift cables included
Marvo LT shifters are smooth, simple, and easy to use. Compatible with Shimano 9-speed mountain derailleurs. - Trigger style shifting action - Straight cable entrance and exit routing reduce setup frustration - Includes shift cables - Visible gear indicator - Compatible with Shimano 9-speed mountain system - Left shifter works for double or triple
SRAM's NX Grip Shift with X-ACTUATION technology gives you sharp, dependable shifting. Built for precise and swift shifting across our wide range 11-speed cassette, the NX Grip Shift brings industry changing technology to everyone. - SRAM 1x X-ACTUATION for precise and dependable 11-speed performance - Speed Metal shift indexing - Rolling Thunder ball bearing technology - Jaws lock-on grip technology - Most affordable fully featured 1x grip shifter in the industry - Color: Black - Weight: 144 grams (includes clamps, cable and JAWS lock-on grip) - Speeds: 1 x 11-speed
Personalize your shift button setup with eTap MultiClics. They deliver a positive, precise feel and allow you to securely place shifters anywhere you want them, even around curves on the bar. Flexible mounting wings also make wrapping bar tape around MultiClics simple and clean. - Allows easy control of SRAM eTap AXS, Eagle AXS, and RED eTap derailleurs and the RockShox Reverb AXS seatpost - Connects to SRAM eTap and eTap AXS shift-brake levers, SRAM eTap and eTap AXS BlipBoxes or Zipp VukaShift AXS 90 shift extensions - Made for use on drop bars or aero base bars - Limitless remote shifting positions - Mounts simply and securely with flexible wings - Easy installation of bar tape
The Shimano Tourney SL-TX30 is a thumb shifter for mountain bikes that features Shimano's Optical Gear Display, which tells riders what gear position is selected while riding. - Thumb shifters - Optical gear display - Includes SIS40 shift cable set
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- Replacement shifter/grip kits include bar sleeve, spring and index pawl
Shimano's Dura-Ace Bar-End Shifters are great for tourists, commuters, cyclocrossers, triathletes and time trialists. They provide precise and reliable shifting on double- and triple-chainring drivetrains.
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Shimano's Di2 Bar-End Shifters are the ticket for time trial/triathlon bicycles running Shimano's Di2 electric-shifting components (sold separately). With a simple, light touch of the easily accessed buttons, you get instant, perfect gear changes every time.
Get sharp, dependable X-Actuation shifting with SRAM's GX 2x11 Rear Trigger Shifter. This right-side rear shifter is compatible with SRAM’s 2x11-speed components, offering precise, swift shifting across their wide-range 11-speed cassette. • Dedicated 11-speed rear trigger shifter • Multi-position mounting • Discreet clamp • Aluminum pull lever • MatchMaker X compatible • Weight: 122 grams
SRAM's 500 Aero Shifters deliver all the performance and features of more expensive models for your time-trial or triathlon bike. These aluminum bar end shifters feature a three position internally adjustable stop that can be flipped and rotated for precise cable release tuning.
It has the proven SRAM shifter technology and authoritative lever feel, but the EX1 shifter has been engineered to deliver one perfectly accurate shift at a time, alleviating double shifting and over shifting. Single precise gear changes increase battery life and help to decrease component wear. - X-ACTUATION for precise and dependable performance - Single shifts reduce over shifting and increase battery performance - Weight: 122 grams - Speeds: 1 x 8-speeds - Recommended Group: EX1
Be it the fireworks of a finale, an ideal rhythm, climbing on the top, or a deep, dark place extracting the last kilojoule of effort on your bike split, you want to adjust your gear with the twitch of a finger. eTap Blip satellite shifters allow you to shift when you want, where you want. - Limitless remote shifting positions for drop and aero bars - Wired shift buttons can be positioned however the rider prefers - Connect to Blip Box or drop bar eTap levers - Compatible with SRAM RED eTap shift/brake controls
New NX Eagle trigger shifter means on-demand gear selection throughout the entire wide range Eagle cassette. The massive range means you never have to worry about having the right gear for the terrain. NX Eagle means easy, intuitive shifting every time for every rider. - Eagle technology provides an expanded, optimum, gear range making you fast on the flats, giving you control on the climbs and unleashing your speed on the descents. - Eagle is a complete drivetrain system that was developed to be an integrated high-performance ecosystem. The engineering and testing that went into the development provide for maximum performance, safety, and long-term durability to ensure a great consumer ride experience. SRAM guarantees this performance when Eagle drivetrains are used as a complete ecosystem. For additional information, please contact your SRAM Sales Contact. - Eagle Technology creates a smoother and more precise shifting system with exceptional reliability. - Available as a E-MTB specific Eagle shifter option limiting the pull lever to a single engagement. - Speeds: 12 - Derailleur Compatibility:12s - Cable pull ratio: X-actuation - Cable length (SL): 2200mm - Shifter type: Trigger - Matchmaker compatible: Yes - Clamp included?: Yes - Max upshifts: 5 - Pull lever adjust: No - Multi-position: Yes - Gear indication: No
Get sharp, dependable shifting with SRAM's GX X-Actuation trigger shifters. Built for precise and swift shifting across SRAM’s wide-range 11-speed mountain cassette (sold separately), the GX trigger shifters bring championship technology to everyone. • Dedicated 2-speed and 11-speed trigger shifters • Multi-position mounting • Aluminum pull lever • MatchMaker X compatible • Weight: 242 grams (pair)
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SRAM's Centra Twist Shifters are simple to use and offer solid shifting and reliable construction. They feature a large ergonomic grip section and SRAM's 1:1 actuation for solid shifts. Plus, with a simple twist of the wrist, you can shift a handful of gears at once.
The SX Eagle Single Click Trigger Shifter ensures drivetrain durability with its single click shifter option designed for E-MTB use. - E-MTB specific Eagle shifter option limiting the pull lever to a single engagement
Shimano Rapidfire Plus flatbar shift levers for road and fitness bikes. Compatible with 2x8 and 3x8 Claris R2000 components. The levers are also equipped with 2-Way Release for different riding styles or shifting (index finger or thumb) from various riding positions. The upper lever still performs the same function, but it swings both ways. Pull it with your finger or push it with your thumb—you choose. - Optical display to quickly see what gear you are in - Quick-adjust barrel for fine-tuning shifting
Bar end shifters are designed for maximum aerodynamics with "Back-To-Zero" positioning allowing the lever to return to its initial position after every shift. -Multi-Shifting allows for shifting up or down three sprockets at a time -Adjustable initial position allows for placement of the levers in the optimal ergonomic or aerodynamic position -Cables are easily replaced via external cable connection -Compatible with 2015 and newer Campagnolo Potenza, Chorus, Record and Super Record -Indexed bushing - Drivetrain Speeds: 11 - Mount Type: Bar End - Weight: 167 grams
- Drivetrain speeds: 10 - Double or triple: Double - Compatibility: Mirage/Veloce/Centaur - Brake lever actuation: Short pull - Weight: 368g - Composite body with anodized aluminum shift and brake lever - Ultra-Shift ergonomic hood design follows the asymmetry of the hand, increasing the contact area of the palm and offering multiple riding positions - Ergonomic brake lever features a high fulcrum, which allows for easier reach, better braking, and control in all situations. Includes a special insert for riders with large hands increases the lever distance by 8% - Ergopower Power-Shift rear controls can shift the chain simultaneously one sprocket up or three down. Front controls offer micro-trim adjustability for noise-free operation - Multi-density Vari-Cushion shock absorbing hoods offer greater softness in the palm area and greater rigidity in the gripping area - No-Bulge technology smooths the cable passage as the housing exits the controls - Set includes cables and ultra-low friction housing
The Campagnolo Chorus Shift Lever Set features an ergonomic lever design and efficient shifting performance. - Ultra-Shift mechanism controls the 12-speed rear derailleur, letting the rider shift up by up to 3 sprockets and down by up to 5 sprockets in a single movement - Campagnolo's one-lever-one-action philosophy ensures no-confusion control, regardless of the cycling conditions or the cyclist's position - The various positions possible for Ergopower controls mean they adapt better to different hand sizes - Vari-cushion grip offer good, safe grip when standing pedaling or when leaning high on the handlebars - Brake lever with double curve ensures maximum safety in all riding positions: whether actioned from the handlebar curve or the controls Specifications: - Front Der/Shifter Compatibility: Campy Centaur/Potenza/Chorus/Record/Super Record 2015+ - Brake Lever Actuation: Short Pull - Rear Der/Shifter Compatibility: Campy 12-Speed Chorus/Record/Super Record 2019+ , Campy Centaur/Potenza/Chorus/Record/Super Record 2015+ - Adjustable Reach: Yes - Drivetrain Speeds: 12 - Weight: 364g
SHIMANO SORA SL-R3000 shift lever provides reliable and intuitive shifting for flat bar road bikes. The RAPIDFIRE PLUS left shift lever features 2WAY-RELEASE and SHIMANO's OPTICAL GEAR DISPLAY shows riders what gear position is selected while riding. FEATURE -SHIMANO STI (DUAL CONTROL LEVER) with internal cable routing BENEFIT - Clean cockpit area - Compatible with standard 9-speed rear derailleurs
The MS25 twist shifter from microSHIFT is designed to be simple and easy to use. - Compatible with Shimano derailleurs - Left shifter is indexed
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1995 – 2002
- The Gulfstream GV is a large jet manufactured by Gulfstream between 1995 and 2002.
- The Gulfstream GV is powered by two Rolls-Royce BR 700-710A1-10 engines, resulting in an hourly fuel burn of 372 Gallons per Hour.
- Capable of cruising at up to 500 knots, the Gulfstream GV can fly non-stop for up to 6751 nautical miles.
- The aircraft can carry up to 16 passengers.
- The Gulfstream GV has an estimated hourly charter price of $9500, with a new list price of $43 million at the time of manufacture.
Overview & History
The GV was the first ultra-long-range business jet produced by Gulfstream. Most notable about the GV is its 6,500 nm range made possible in part by the new BMW Rolls-Royce BR710A1-10 engines, which offer increased thrust. The GV is capable of non-stop flight from New York to Tokyo.
As of October 2016, 74% of the Gulfstream GV aircraft were purchased pre-owned by their current owners, the other 26% new. Currently, 4.2% are for sale with all of those (100%) under an exclusive broker agreement. When for sale, the average number of days on the market is 197.
The Gulfstream V was the original champion of the ultra-long-range private jet category. The model took its first flight in 1995 and was subsequently certified in 1997. The Gulfstream GV began production in 1996 and ceased production in 2002. A total of 193 Gulfstream GV aircraft have been produced with all but two currently in operation.
Gulfstream GV Performance
The Gulfstream V model is outfitted with two BMW/Rolls-Royce BR710-48 engines, with each one providing up to 14,750 lbs of thrust. These provide the huge amount of power necessary for the GV to travel intercontinental distances at high speeds. It can climb to 37,000 feet in just eighteen minutes and is certified to fly as high as 51,000 feet.
Consequently, it has the potential to avoid most air traffic and can travel at a cruising speed of up to 488 knots. Even today, its most notable strength is its virtually limitless range, able to fly anywhere in the world with a high passenger capacity.
Besides its exceptional intercontinental range, it is also one of the most trusted business jets in the world, offering impressive performance capabilities and a flight history with countless years of flight time.
Although it has an astounding maximum range of 6,425 nautical miles, it may be even more impressive that it can still fly 5,416 nautical miles with its maximum payload of 6,600 lbs. And beyond its excellent performance capabilities, the Gulfstream V is also one of the most reliable aircraft on the planet.
Gulfstream GV Interior
The interior cabin of the GV has very generous dimensions with a noticeably spacious luxury environment. Its 50’1″ cabin length and 6’1″ cabin height provides ample freedom of movement and a definitively open interior atmosphere. The aircraft’s extremely long length is typically utilized by being partitioned into three individual zones, though alternate configurations are possible. The passenger area is not the only section of the aircraft that features an abundance of space; the external baggage compartment can store up to 226 cubic feet providing ample room for additional luggage.
The Gulfstream V features various amenities including but not limited to separate lavatories for passengers and crew, a hot-and-cold full-sized galley, power outlets, fold-out work tables, and multimedia entertainment systems. Despite the power of the GV’s engines, the cabin is noticeably quiet throughout its interior allowing for maximum relaxation or productivity. The cabin is regulated by a computerized pressurization system, which allows it to maintain cabin comfort even at very high altitudes. The model is rated to 10.2 psi, maintaining sea-level cabin pressure as high as 29,200 feet.
The aircraft also has a variety of safety features and an excellent history of reliability. Safety instruments such as mechanical backup systems and anti-skid wheel brakes allow for peace of mind during long flights. In short, the GV is a very powerful ultra-long-range business jet that is capable of taking its passengers to any destination on the planet while ensuring maximum comfort, luxury, and space. The typical configuration features 13 passengers and 2 crew seats.
The cockpit’s avionics system is built around the Honeywell SPX-8500 suite. One of its optional features is rather notable: a HUD and Kollman/OpgalEnhanced Vision System (ECS) that gives the Gulfstream V the ability to land in harsh conditions with limited or no visibility.
A Forward-Looking Infra-Red (FLIR) sensor records light concealed by rain or fog and creates a display in the cockpit of the runway. The display is detailed enough to show the centerline of the runway.
Gulfstream GV Charter Cost
The cost to charter this jet starts at around $8,800 an hour. Hourly charter rates do not include all taxes, fuel, and other fees. Charter costs will vary based on year of make/model, schedule, routing, passenger & baggage totals, and other factors.
The acquisition cost for this jet typically ranges from $43 million. The price of a jet depends on the production year; it can also go above the given range if the production is new. It will cost buyers around $3 million per year which includes fuel, crew members, and maintenance, etc. The price of a pre-owned aircraft can be within $23 million. There are numerous sellers available on various sites.
|Range: 6,751 nm||Number of Passengers: 16||Baggage Capacity: 226 Cubic Feet|
|Cruise Speed: 500 knots||Cabin Pressure: 10.7 PSI||Max Take-Off Weight: 90,500 lbs|
|Ceiling: 51,000 feet||Cabin Altitude: 5,000 feet||Max Landing Weight: 75,300 lbs|
|Take-Off Distance: 5,910 feet||Production Start: 1995|
|Landing Distance: 2,770 feet||Production End: 2002|
|Exterior Length: 96.4 feet||Engine Manufacturer: Rolls-Royce|
|Exterior Height: 25.1 feet||Engine Model: BR700-710A1-10|
|Wingspan: 93.5 feet||Fuel Burn: 372 Gallons per Hour|
|Interior Length: 50.1 feet|
|Interior Width: 7.3 feet|
|Interior Height: 6.2 feet|
|Interior/Exterior Ratio: 52%|


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White Point Garden: Charleston’s Historic Oasis by the Waterfront
Introduction: White Point Garden, located in the heart of Charleston, South Carolina, is a picturesque and historic park that offers respite from the bustling city streets. This article delves into the rich history, captivating features, and cultural significance of White Point Garden, showcasing why it is a beloved destination for locals and visitors alike.
Historical Significance: Steeped in history, White Point Garden occupies a site that played a pivotal role in Charleston’s pat. Originally known as Oyster Point, the area witnessed the arrival of English settlers in the late 17th century. It later became a fortification during the Civil War and a gathering place for social and cultural events. Today, the park stands as a testament to the city’s storied past and serves as a tangible link to Charleston’s heritage.
Breathtaking View: Perched along the waterfront, White Point Garden offers breathtaking panoramic views of the Charleston Harbor and the iconic Ravenel Bridge. Visitors can enjoy the gentle sea breeze, watch ships sail by, and marvel at the stunning sunset over the water. The park’s location provides a tranquil escape and a perfect vantage point to appreciate Charleston’s natural beauty
Beautiful Landscaping: The park’s meticulous landscaping adds to its allure. Stately oak trees with graceful branches provide ample shade, inviting visitors to stroll along the winding pathways. Vibrant flowerbeds burst with color, creating a visual feast for the eyes. The well-manicured lawns, dotted with benches and picnic spots, offer idyllic settings for relaxation and leisurely gatherings.
Iconic Monuments and Memorials: White Point Garden is home to several noteworthy monuments and memorials that pay tribute to significant events and figures in Charleston’s history. The Confederate Defenders of Charleston monument, dedicated to Confederate soldiers who defended the city during the Civil War, stands as a prominent symbol of remembrance. Other memorials, such as the Vietnam War Memorial and the William Moultrie Statue, further enhance the park’s historical significance.
Serene Atmosphere: Despite its central location, White Point Garden exudes a serene and peaceful atmosphere. It is a sanctuary away from the bustling streets, providing a tranquil refuge for both locals and visitors. The gentle rustling of leaves, the distant sound of waves crashing against the shore, and the chirping of birds create a soothing ambiance that allows visitors to escape the demands of daily life and find solace in nature’s embrace.
Community Events and Gatherings: White Point Garden serves as a hub for community events, offering a space for celebrations, festivals, and gatherings throughout the year. From live music performances and art exhibitions to food festivals and holiday celebrations, the park comes alive with the vibrancy of Charleston’s cultural scene. These events foster a sense of community and provide opportunities for locals and tourists to come together, creating cherished memories.
Recreational Opportunities: In addition to its aesthetic appeal, White Point Garden provides recreational opportunities for active individuals. The park features well-maintained paths that are perfect for jogging, walking, or biking. It also has designated areas for picnics and outdoor games, inviting families and friends to engage in leisurely activities while enjoying the park’s beauty.
Conclusion: White Point Garden stands as a testament to Charleston’s rich history, natural beauty, and community spirit. From its panoramic views and stunning landscapes to its historic monuments and peaceful ambiance, the park offers multifaceted experience for all who visit. Whether seeking a tranquil escape, exploring Charleston’s past, or partaking in community events, White Point Garden is an enduring symbol of Charleston’s heritage and a cherished destination for locals and tourists alike.
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This is a sign custom shaped to the wheel of a Corvette. It measures approximately 10" in diameter.
- Image of a Corvette C4 wheel
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- Has a pre-drilled holes for easy mounting
- Made in the USA
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COLLEGE STATION – An intensive four-day Turfgrass Ecology and Management Short Course will be presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Jan. 17-20 on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station.
Dr. Casey Reynolds, AgriLife Extension turfgrass specialist in College Station, will present the educational workshop for anyone interested in the fundamentals of turfgrass physiology and management.
“This course is designed for professional turfgrass managers as well as anyone else in the green industry with a desire to learn the basics of how to properly manage turfgrasses with respect to growth, fertility, pest control, water use and water quality,” Reynolds said.
During the training, attendees will be exposed to the fundamentals of proper turfgrass selection, growth and maintenance, and the latest up-to-date information from Texas A&M faculty.
In addition, athletic field and golf course educational tours will be offered, he said.
The event will be in Rudder Tower, Room 301-2. To register, go to https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/Turf. Registration through Jan. 9 is $450 and $495 thereafter.
Topics to be covered include: turfgrass physiology; identification, selection and establishment; mowing, fertility and other cultural practices; water use and proper irrigation practices; soil physical and chemical properties; water analysis, interpretation and implementation; pesticide labeling and Texas Department of Agriculture regulations; pest management; and spreader and sprayer calibration.
Eight Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units – three general, three integrated pest management, one drift minimization, and one laws and regulations – will be offered.
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Michael J. Saylor, Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Nasdaq-listed business intelligence company MicroStrategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR), says that it’s “pretty obvious” that $ADA, the native token of proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain, is a security.
It is worth remembering that on 11 August 2020, MicroStrategy announced via a press release that it had “purchased 21,454 bitcoins at an aggregate purchase price of $250 million” to use as a “primary treasury reserve asset.”
Saylor said at the time:
“Our decision to invest in Bitcoin at this time was driven in part by a confluence of macro factors affecting the economic and business landscape that we believe is creating long-term risks for our corporate treasury program ― risks that should be addressed proactively.“
Since then MicroStrategy has continued to accumulate Bitcoin and its CEO has become one of Bitcoin’s most vocal advocates. MicroStrategy’s latest $BTC purchase, which Saylor tweeted about on June 29, means that the firm is now HODLing around 129,699 bitcoins, which were “acquired for ~$3.98 billion at an average price of ~$30,664 per bitcoin.”
And yesterday (July 16), he boasted about how his company’s stock had performed since August 2020, when it made its first $BTC purchase.
Anyway, on July 7, according to a report by The Daily Hodl, the MicroStrategy CEO, who is a well-known Bitcoin maximalist, made his comments during an interview with crypto market commentary show “Altcoin Daily”. Saylor explained his belief that native tokens of PoS networks are securities and are therefore “very risky.” In comparison, Saylor argued that Bitcoin is a “digital commodity,” and could therefore be treated differently from a PoS coin such as $ADA.
“My opinion is Bitcoin is a digital commodity. I think that all the proof-of-stake networks are securities and they’re all very risky. The regulators will decide whether or not they allow them to continue or whether or not they don’t allow them to continue...
“The token is a liability if it’s not a commodity, and so fundamentally, this all comes down to an issue of ‘can you establish your network as a commodity network?’
“To be a commodity network, there has to be no issuer, no initial coin offering (ICO), no central organization and if you study the history of Cardano, it’s pretty obvious it’s a security. It checks all the boxes, so I don’t know how you actually get around intellectually to convincing yourself that it’s anything other than a security.“
He warned that selling unregistered securities could lead to legal consequences, and that developers would not be able to hide behind their technology:
“Technology won’t save you though. Ultimately, if you’re selling a security to the general public without a disclosure statement, the fact that it’s technically advanced won’t save you from the securities liability, so I would say technology is not an issue…
“The question is really going to be how will the securities regulators deal with crypto networks that are based on security tokens. I don’t know, it’s not my business. I’m not in the business. I will leave it to other people.“
On July 16, Charles Hoskinson, who is Co-Founder and CEO of IO Global (aka “IOG”, formerly known as “IOHK”), the company responsible for Cardano’s research and development, called Saylor “the Tone Vays” of this crypto cycle, and then went on to explain how much more useful Cardano is than Bitcoin, and finished his criticisms of Saylor by pointing out that Saylor had no choice but to be super bullish on Bitcoin because MicroStrategy has invested so heavily into Bitcoin:


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At their last meeting the Forney City Council voted unanimously to approve changes to the policies and fees administered at the recently rebuilt Forney Animal Shelter.
Director of Development Peter Morgan first requested council approval to enter into a contract with Stone Creek Veterinary Hospital in Forney for medical services including the spaying and neutering of all animals adopted from the shelter.
Director Morgan stated “In October staff contacted all local veterinarians with a proposal to partner with the Forney Animal Shelter. Staff delivered request letters to all veterinarians located within Forney, Seagoville, Sunnyvale and Mesquite and we had discussions with two veterinarians located in Terrell.”
He said “Two veterinary hospitals responded with proposals, Forney Animal Hospital with prices ranging for services from $150.00 to $250.00, with a vet hourly rate of $400. 00 for any shelter visit. Stone Creek Veterinary Hospital, which is in the new building over by Forney High School, responded with service prices ranging from $40.00 to $75.00, with vet hourly rates of $75.00 for any shelter visit.”
Morgan said “Based upon these results staff did meet with Dr. Brent Drewer and drafted an agreement with Stone Creek Veterinary Hospital. The primary purpose of the agreement is to provide rabies shots, spay and neuter services for all adopted animals. The agreement also provides the animal shelter with a significant discount for other veterinary services. A raised adoption fee will cover the cost of veterinary services and that will be provided through a Master Fees amendment that is next on your agenda.”
Morgan next explained to the Council that amending the Master Fees Schedule would change the adoption fee to $75.00, and change animal shelter policy to mandate that all animals adopted from the shelter be spayed or neutered.

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Whether you are a fan of Angola coffee or are simply curious about the taste, it’s clear these beans have one of the richest histories around. From once glorious coffee standings to a practically non-existent production, Angola coffee farmers have fought hard to keep their heads afloat. Let’s take a look at this amazing robusta coffee and why you should make tasting it a priority in your life.
The Beginnings of Coffee in Angola
While Angola may not be a powerhouse in the coffee world currently, that doesn’t mean they were not at one time. The beginnings of coffee in Angola happened thanks to the Portuguese. This happened in the 1830s and led to coffee quickly becoming a cash crop for the region. Shortly after this emergence, a Brazilian farmer started the first commercial coffee plantation in Angola and helped the region recognize the opportunity they had at hand.
Most of the 2,000 plantations in Angola were owned by the Portuguese, who grew the robusta coffee beans the region became famous for. By the early 1970s, Angola made its mark by being the third-largest coffee producer in the world. The farms in the region were producing roughly five million bags of coffee per year and were happily exporting the majority of it. It wasn’t until the eruption of a long civil war that the coffee industry in Angola began to suffer. Today, the industry is still struggling to make the comeback it deserves.
Angola’s Robusta Coffee
With the coffee industry attempting to make a major comeback in Angola, it’s important to understand more about the robusta coffee they grow. Angola coffee is specified according to which area of the country it grows in. Angola is best known for four types of robusta; Amboim, Ambriz, Cazengo, and Cabinda. Amboim robusta is easily the most popular and most valuable when it comes to taste and price.
Most robusta in Angola is processed naturally and sun-dried, with hulling happening later in the process. This hulling is normally done by the local farmers themselves on their farms. Most of these farmers then sell their beans to the field agents of local export companies or other traders. Pricing for these beans is still set by the government, however, which limits what farmers make.
The Current State of Coffee in Angola
While the war in Angola decimated the coffee industry years ago, many are still dealing with the aftermath today. Many of the old plantations were abandoned during the civil war. This left old coffee plants unharvested and several plantations littered with signs of war, including landmines. Many of the plants are also dealing with disease and pests. With no real support for coffee farmers, regaining the glory the area once had, would be difficult.
Luckily, for the coffee farmers in Angola, rehabilitation efforts have helped coffee make a comeback in the area. With the support of the government and the several policies and procedures being implemented, growth is slowly returning to Angola when it comes to coffee. Farmers and others in the area are realizing that coffee can once again be a cash crop of the area.
The Taste of Angola Coffee
Angola coffee is best known for its smooth yet sweet taste. This taste is achieved without mixing, which is rare for robusta beans. With this amazing, natural taste, it’s no wonder so many are falling in love with Angola coffee all over again. For coffee lovers, this smooth taste is ideal for use in any coffee drink, pour overs, and even in an automatic drip to get a great cup of coffee.
While Angola coffee is trying to make a comeback, several things are standing in the way. Whether they’ll find their way back to the top of the coffee export charts again or simply become a popular coffee-growing region again remains to be seen. What has not changed, however, is the great taste Angola coffee beans leave in your cup. With exports to America taking place again, perhaps it’s time for you to try a cup of this delicious, smooth coffee. It may very well become one of your favorite tastes to enjoy when waking up each morning.
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Dusan Vlahovic currently leads the race for the Capocannoniere, with 15 goals from 17 Serie A games this season. The 21-year-old has attracted a lot of interest from the top clubs across Europe in light of his incredible performances every week.
Juventus, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal are among the names interested in signing him. The striker’s contract expires in 2023, and unless he is sold for a fee in the summer of 2022, he will be able to walk out for free a year later.
Vlahovic rejects best-ever contract offer from Fiorentina
The board has already made several offers to try and keep the player beyond 2023. But, he has told the club that he will not be renewing his contract any further. Fiorentina have reportedly made their best ever contract offer for the 21-year-old, but to no avail.
According to Joe Barone, Fiorentina’s chief executive, speaking to Republicca:
‘We’ve offered Vlahovic the highest contract ever in the history of Fiorentina, several times.
‘Both Dusan and his agent made us realise that they do not want to accept. Our bid is still on the table.’
Manchester United have checked on the player’s situation, and would be willing to make a bid. The same can be said for Tottenham and Juventus. Despite Arsenal’s interest, he has said that he has no interest in joining them.
Vlahovic’s transfer saga will be one to follow in the summer, alongside Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, both of whom are expected to switch clubs at the end of the season.


Nadal moves closer to defending Barcelona title with Tipsarevic cruise
Rafael Nadal eased into the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open with a straight-sets win over fifth-seed Janko Tipsarevic.
The top seed and defending champion broke his Serbian opponent five times on his way to a 6-2 6-2 victory in just under 90 minutes.
Easy does it: Rafael Nadal celebrates after defeating Janko Tipsarevic
Nadal's next opponent will be Spanish compatriot and ninth seed Fernando Verdasco, who was leading Kei Nishikori 4-2 in the opening set when the Japanese player retired with an abdominal injury.
Second seed Andy Murray saw his Barcelona challenge ended with a surprise defeat to Milos Raonic of Canada.
The 6ft 5in 21-year-old from Ontario headed into the match having never beaten a top-eight player but rarely looked overawed en route to a 6-4 7-6 (7/3) triumph.
Main man: Nadal was never in trouble as he won through to the last four
He endured a minor blip when serving for the second set, allowing second seed Murray his first break of the match, before breezing through the tie-break to clinch the biggest win of his fledgling career in one hour 44 minutes.
Raonic will now face Spanish third seed David Ferrer, who battled through to the last four with a 6-7 (4/7) 7-6 (9/7) 6-3 victory over Feliciano Lopez.
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8 welfare projects for Overseas Pakistanis implemented
ISLMABAD: (APP) Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resources Development Pir Syed Sadaruddin Rashidi on Wednesday informed the Senate that Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) was implementing eight projects in the field of housing and education for the welfare of expatriates.
During question hour, the minister said an amount of Rs 760.975 million was allocated for the OPF while and Rs 1,070.474 million wasspent during the financial year 2015-16.
Sadaruddin Rashidi said Rs 5,943.525 million was allocated for development projects of Workers Welfare Fund/Provincial Workers Welfare Boards during the fiscal year 2015-16.
He said the Old Age Employees Benefits Institution (EOBI) was implementing 15 projects in real estate/construction for which an amount of Rs 709.300 million had been allocated in 2015-16.
The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development through its organizations namely Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF), Workers Welfare Fund (WWF) and EOBI, he said, was running various development projects from their own resources, he added.


Featured article: "dEchorate: a calibrated room impulse response dataset for echo-aware signal processing"
This paper presents a new dataset of measured multichannel room impulse responses (RIRs) named dEchorate. It includes annotations of early echo timings and 3D positions of microphones, real sources, and image sources under different wall configurations in a cuboid room. These data provide a tool for benchmarking recent methods in echo-aware speech enhancement, room geometry estimation, RIR estimation, acoustic echo retrieval, microphone calibration, echo labeling, and reflector position estimation. The dataset is provided with software utilities to easily access, manipulate, and visualize the data as well as baseline methods for echo-related tasks. Read the full article here.


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The Writing University conducts a series of interviews with writers while they are in Iowa City participating in the various University of Iowa writing programs. We sit down with authors to ask about their work, their process and their descriptions of home.
Today we are talking with Eilidh Spery, a University of Iowa Junior from Colorado, majoring in English with a minor in Spanish.
1. Do you have a plan or project in mind for the next semester?
Next semester, I'll be studying in Spain for five months, and I'm planning to use this trip to write a nonfiction piece, article-length or maybe longer, about my adventures and misadventures abroad. I want to record any and all interesting experiences I have: a search for chai lattes, adventures navigating the metro, successes and embarrassing mistakes in speaking Spanish, and time spent wandering on my own. Besides this nonfiction piece, I'm also thinking about writing something in the mystery genre, possibly a cozy mystery story. I've been fascinated with mysteries for my entire life; one of the very first stories I ever wrote, when I was around seven years old, was about two rat detectives who solved a mystery about a missing hermit crab shell. Ever since then, I've wanted to produce a polished mystery story, and that is one of my main writing goals for 2018.
2. What does your daily practice look like for your writing? Do you have a certain time when you write? Any specific routine?
I do not have a set daily writing practice, but I find that I do have a set of writing preferences. These include writing with a chai latte next to me (which is the best beverage for inspiring writing), writing in busy coffeeshops or in my room in bed with yellow lamplight shining on my computer, and writing with books nearby to inspire me. I also tend to be more motivated and creative, strangely, when there's something abnormal going on with the weather. Rainy, snowy, or cloudy days call me to write. I think there's something about seeing the world changed, suddenly different from how it normally appears, that makes me think of fantasy worlds or of detectives walking around corners with coats snapping behind them.
3. What are you currently reading right now? Are you reading for research or pleasure?
Currently, I have a lot of Agatha Christie novels on my bookshelf to be read. My all-time favorite, which I frequently reread, is And Then There Were None. Even after reading it many times, I still get caught up in its suspense and am still amazed by the story's ending every time. I also recently read Tower of Dawn, a novel by my favorite author Sarah J. Maas. It's part of her epic fantasy series that I've been reading for years now. I always preorder the books before they come out, and usually end up carrying them around with me in my backpack once they're here. I usually have to pace myself while reading them so I still get my school work done and get sleep, because she writes the kind of fiction in which I completely lose myself.
4. What is something the readers and writers of Iowa City should know about you and your work?
I am fascinated by the idea of fantasy and adventure in the everyday. I am the sort of person who walks around daydreaming about dropping into a sinkhole and discovering an underground civilization of lizards, or suddenly getting hit by lightning and developing the ability to fly. Everything around me has creative potential and I keep a running list in my phone of phrases, images, and moments I encounter on walks or during my week which inspire me to write. I am really interested in details of a landscape and how they become almost more than reality when you look at them; birds are reflected in the water below them so that you can not tell which are the real birds and which are fake, or fireworks leave slim smoke ghosts in the sky.
5. Tell us a bit about where you are from -- what are some favorite details you would like to share with us about your home?
I am from Lakewood, Colorado, which is a small area right up against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. I was born and raised in Colorado. This is my first time living out of the state, and I find that I miss the physical landscape of the state in particular: the mountains on the horizon, the dry cold of the winter air, the scruffy trees and jagged rock cliffs on the side of the road as you drive into the foothills. There's a balance between civilization and wild in the state that is fascinating to me; drive for an hour into the mountains and you'll leave the busy cultural explosion of Denver behind. It has the best of all worlds, though I may be biased.
Eilidh Spery is a University of Iowa junior from Colorado and is majoring in English with a minor in Spanish. She currently plans to get a Masters degree in English or Creative Nonfiction after graduating next year. Besides searching for the best cup of chai, she spends her time lost in fictional worlds, playing guitar and traveling.


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here or RSVP to Nick Levendofsky at email@example.com. Fort Bragg, CA – October 14: Mendocino Coast Farmers Guild. 6:30pm, Fort Bragg Grange Hall, 26500 North Hwy 1, Fort Bragg, CA. Omaha, NE – October 17th: Nebraska Young Farmers Coalition Meet Up! Come join other young Nebraska farmers as we meet up at the Kitchen Table in Omaha. Take a break from harvest, bring the kids, and enjoy locally crafted and sourced foods from the awesome chefs at the Kitchen Table. We'll hear about the National Young Farmers Coalition as well as from other young farmers in Omaha. For more details email William at firstname.lastname@example.org. Springfield, OR- October 17-19th: FarmOn Oregon! Farmers Rising: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Convivium. Two Rivers Farm in Springfield, OR Farmersrising.
Willits, CA- October 21: Mendocino Farmers Guild. 7pm, Little Lake Grange Hall, 291 School St.
Lexington, KY November 14-15: Kentucky Beginning Farmer Conference. Click here for more info. Bluegrass Community and Technical College. Email Carolyn@cfaky.org for more info.
Ghent, NY- November 20th: Hudson Valley Young Farmers Coalition Presents Six Figure Farming for Small Plots: Techniques for the Small Scale Intensive Organic Market Gardening with Jean-Martin Fortier, co-owner of Broadfork Farm and author of The Market Gardener. More info here. $15 RSVP to Kristen Loria at email@example.com.
Manhattan, KS- December 6: Kansas Beginning Farmer Day. Part of the Kansas Farmers Union State Convention. A Day of speakers and events presented by the Kansas Beginning Farmers Coalition. More info here.
Sebastopol, CA- December 13-14: The Farmers Guild's Feed Yourself Feeding Us Entrepreneurial Farm Business Intensive. 9am, Sebastopol Grange Hall. More info here.

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Why can wear mask cause skin damage and skin disease? The reason is that in the relatively closed environment formed by the mask and face, people's breathing will make the internal environment moist, causing bacteria to grow. If the skin is relatively sweaty and rich in oil secretion, it is more likely to cause clogged pores and induce acne. In addition, masks that fit the shape of the face may cause pressure injuries on the nose, cheeks, cheeks, or the back of the ears, and other areas that have been under pressure for a long time. Mild cases can cause indentations and bruises, and further exacerbations can cause redness, ulceration, and even bacterial infections and allergies. In this case, how can we reduce the damage caused by wearing masks to the skin?
1. Wear masks with proper elasticity: Generally, wearing disposable medical masks and non-ear-hanging masks such as strap-on masks during low-risk exposure can also reduce friction and pressure on the skin behind the ears.
2. The wearing time should not be too long. If sanitary conditions permit, take off the mask in 2 to 3 hours or change the position of the mask to reduce local pressure.
3. Before wearing, you can apply emollient locally to reduce the skin irritation caused by the friction of the edge of the mask.
4. Pay attention to facial cleansing: women with makeup should remove makeup first after returning home, and clean the face with a facial cleanser suitable for their skin.
5. People with allergies should understand the material of the mask before wearing it, avoid allergic ingredients, and avoid using fake and inferior products. When the mask is wet, replace the mask in time.

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Blumhouse Productions has revealed the first trailer for The Invisible Man remake starring Elizabeth Moss.
Disney and Pixar's all-new Feature film Soul gets a teaser trailer, poster & new image.
RLJE Films has released a new trailer for Color Out of Space, featuring Nicolas Cage and directed by Richard Stanley.
Daniel Craig's 007 is going to go out in style, at least on the expense sheet, as No Time to Die cost a whole lot of money to make.
Josh Gad tweeted a humorous response to the new reports of Colin Farrell negotiating to play Penguin in The Batman.
With Andy Serkis in talks for The Batman, BossLogic has created some fan art showing how he might look a Alfred.
Justice League had a lot of problems, but Henry Cavill's CGI mustache removal is a glaring one.
Known as the Hollywood Boulevard Superman, real-life superhero Christopher Dennis has died.
It's been over 40 years since Star Wars: A New Hope hit theaters and Mark Hamill is looking back for a good cause.
Doctor Sleep, Last Christmas, Midway and Playing With Fire all open at a crowded box office this weekend.
Blockbuster visual effects can't save Roland Emmerich's clunky Midway this Veteran's Day.
Marvel and Disney have revealed that Avengers: Endgame has been added to the day one lineup on Disney+.
The Rise of Skywalker features left over footage from 2015's The Force Awakens to bring Carrie Fisher into the movie.
CiFi Records Presents a 30th Anniversary Tribute to Dream a Little Dream in honor of all the Lost Dreamers: Marc Rocco, Corey Haim, Jason Robards and Harry Dean Stanton.
Danger Close is an Australian war movie about the 1966 Battle of Long Tan during the Vietnam War.
Hypnotic is being described as a mind-bending action thriller and Ben Affleck will be leading the cast.
We now know the identity of one of the new wall-crawlers who will be joining Miles Morales in the animated sequel.
The talented horror director Mike Flanagan has been chatting with King himself about returning for more.
The idea certainly makes sense, and could be a very interesting way to bring Marvel's favourite superhero family into the MCU.


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PAHs in estuaries pinned on steelworks, air pollution
Discharges from steelworks and urban air pollution are significant sources of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in Britain's estuaries, according to a study by Ministry of Agriculture (MAFF) scientists.1 Particularly high PAH levels were found in the Tees and Thames estuaries.
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The CVK 600 Poker Analyzer has a built-in camera capable of reading barcode marked decks within 0.1 seconds. With the CVK 600 Odd Number Calculator, poker players can know the maximum poker hand size, the maximum number of seconds and other results at will.
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Hello and welcome to day 3 of the My Favorite Things October release countdown! For today's post I have a card to share that uses the newest Pure Innocence stamp set! I love this month's image so much! ;)
Isn't this girl on a sled so cute!?! I stamped her on white cardstock and then coloured her in with Copic markers. Once I had her all coloured I diecut her and set her aside so I could work on the card design. I diecut one of the new Stitched Arch Stax die-namics and created a snow effect on it with the new Snowfall stencil and white embossing paste.
I adhered that to my white cardstock panel and added an aqua chevron piece of patterned paper underneath. I stamped the sentiment directly onto the patterned paper with black ink and then adhered the girl into the snowy circle. I completed the card by adding some clear sequins around the stamped image.
Thanks so much for stopping by for day 3 of the MFT October Release countdown! The new release products will officially be available on the My Favorite Things website on October 6th at 10pm EST!
Make sure to head over to the MFT blog for today's full product reveal, giveaways and links to lot's of amazing projects from the other MFT creative team designers! ;)
See you tomorrow for more countdown fun! ;)