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Liquor shops were allowed to open for only four hours during early phases of lockdown in April and May
The second wave of COVID-19 has made recovery tougher for many sectors of the economy, but not the excise sector.
Karnataka’s Excise Department has recorded higher revenue of ₹2,122.90 crore in the first quarter of this financial year (2021-22) compared to the corresponding period in the previous year.
The department’s collections during April-June 2021 was ₹5,954.07 crore against ₹3,831.17 crore during the same period in 2020.
Higher collections came in the wake of a reasonable jump in sale of both beer and Indian Made Liquor (IML) as liquor shops were allowed to open for four hours during early phases of the lockdown in April and May, and later for longer hours.
Though the liquor industry is against comparison of sale figures to that of last year’s since liquor shops were closed in April 2020, revenue figures indicate a steady recovery of the sector.
The figures for IML show that sales increased to 154.19 lakh cartons in the first quarter in 2021 from 100.76 lakh cartons in April-June 2020, an increase of 53.43%.
The sale of beer increased to 45.38 lakh cartons in April-June 2021 against 33.83 lakh cartons during the same period in 2020, an increase of 11.55%.
Industry sources said that the figure has not increased significantly since sale was allowed only during a fixed period of the day (6 a.m. to 10 a.m.) in the early phase of the lockdown and weekend curfew. This was also because of different categories of consumers of IML and beer.
The sale of liquor is expected to increase sharply in the coming months as the Karnataka government is expected to ease most of the restrictions on bars, pubs and restaurants after July 5. Now all outlets are allowed to accept orders only for takeaway.
The Karnataka budget has increased the excise revenue target from ₹22,700 crore in 2020-21 to ₹24,580 crore in 2021-22.
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Last week Turkey and the European Commission signed an agreement for Turkey to join the EU’s Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises programme (COSME).
An article in Daily Sabah explains that the agreement comes as part of Turkey’s adaptation and integration process into the European Union, which will also see the country participate in the Horizon 2020 programme. Turkey becomes the fourth non-EU nation to join the programme after Macedonia and Moldova joined last month. The COSME programme runs from 2014 until 2020 and has a total budget of €2.3 billion. Countries from outside the EU that want to participate also pay an additional contribution to the programme’s budget.
According to an EU press release, COSME’s goal is to enhance competitiveness and sustainability of EU companies, as well as promoting entrepreneurialism and growth of SMEs. The programme improves SMEs’ access to finance, access to markets at both EU and international level, and ensures better conditions for business creation and growth. It aims to reach more than 70,000 SMEs across Europe over seven years.
Ferdinando Nelli Feroci, EU Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, welcomed Turkey’s decision to join the programme and said that it confirmed the nation’s European aspirations.
“Participation in COSME and in the Enterprise Europe Network will help Turkey to increase the competitiveness of its enterprises, in particular SMEs.”
A statement from Turkey’s Science, Industry and Technology Ministry said that the programme would ensure SMEs could access funding and obtain bank loans with easier and more flexible terms.
Commenting on the agreement, Science, Industry and Technology Minister Fikri Isik said “Turkey has taken important steps in the integration process with the EU. Economic cooperation and investment are most crucial in this. Turkish entrepreneurs and investors should benefit from the opportunities offered by COSME by submitting effective and high-quality projects in order to obtain millions of Euros.”
As an economy particularly dependent on SMEs, Turkey could benefit hugely from the agreement. Earlier this month, Today’s Zaman reported on TurkStat figures showing that SMEs employed three out of every four people in Turkey in 2012. According to statistics, there were 2.64 million active SMEs in Turkey that year, making up 99.8 percent of enterprises.
The nation has laid out foundations for developing a favourable regulatory framework for SMEs, but the COSME agreement should also boost competitiveness and innovation for its small and medium-size companies.
Turkey’s involvement in the programme will also further strengthen the country’s ties with the EU, helping to position itself for EU membership. Turkey’s efforts to boost its economy through finance programmes and developing trade and investment agreements are proof of the country’s ambition to become a top 10 world economy.

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Imagine this: Ole Miss Rebels’ head coach Hugh Freeze eating a dog biscuit. And he’s eating it because Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society raised $35,000. Oh, and make the dog biscuit peanut butter and honey flavored (or blueberry honey or sweet potato honey).
Now picture that scene on the Jumbotron at the Vaught-Hemingway Stadium!
To make that scenario happen, accept the #DogBiscuitChallenge issued by Cotton’s Café Dog Treat Barkery.
These are the rules of the challenge:
1.) Make a video of yourself eating a dog treat. For those who prefer not to eat a dog biscuit may only donate a monetary amount to the Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society through Cotton’s Café website. Either way, do challenge your friends, coworkers and especially Coach Freeze and then donate to the Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society through Cotton’s Café website.
2.) Post the video on the following social media: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Be sure to tag Cotton’s Café in those videos. This way you’ll have three chances to win the prize: a chance to go to an Ole Miss football game.
3.) Be sure to use the hashtag: #dogbiscuitchallenge to be eligible for the prize!
Here is the video, courtesy of Derek Brown of Life Long Productions.
Janet McCarty, founder and owner of Cotton’s Café Dog Treat Barkery, is behind this local twist on the Erie County SPCA’s #DogBiscuitChallenge which culminated into Rex Ryan, head coach of Buffalo Bills, eating a milk bone.
McCarty was especially inspired by the challenge. Her handmade treats are safe and tasteful enough for people to eat, too, because they’re made with organic produce from local farms such as Bost Farms, Cherry Creek Orchards, Vardaman Sweet Potatoes and Deaton Farms to name a few.
Her bags’ tagline read, “If we won’t eat it, your dog won’t eat it either.”
Also, she donates the organic treats to Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society to help provide for their shelter dogs. The shelter is where she got her second rescue dog, Clover, from. With this challenge, McCarty hopes to raise $35,000 for the shelter’s benefit.
She said, “The fundraising will help the shelter transport 850 puppies to their forever homes across the country.”
The Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society has been undertaking the project where the shelter workers and volunteers choose and transport puppies to shelters in areas in New England that are not quite as populated with strays. Read more about this project here in the article by Steve Vassallo.
New England’s regulations pertaining to domestic animal population have reduced the number of strays, affecting the availability of pets at the local shelters. The New England Society for Abandoned Animals (NESAA), located in Osterville, Massachusetts, reports that the state has “no known free roaming dogs to even create a statistic.”
While there are no published statistics on stray dog population in Mississippi, a quick observation of local shelters’ social media should lend to the idea that there are more than enough stray dogs for Mississippians to send to the people in New England.
McCarty said, “The #DogBiscuitChallenge will last through the football season or until we meet our fundraising goal.”
She will be on the University of Mississippi campus next week on October 8 in front of the student union from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “There will be plenty of opportunities to take the challenge and donate,” McCarty said.
Callie Daniels Bryant is the senior managing editor for HottyToddy.com. She can be reached at email@example.com.


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By Harriet Ernstsons Friday 01 February 2013 Updated: 01/02 16:51
GRITTERS will be out on the county's roads tonight as temperatures plummet below zero.
The Worcestershire County Council fleet will be out from 8pm following MET Office forecasts lows of minus two.
Jon Fraser, highways customer and community manager, said: "After a few days respite from gritting and focusing on repairing potholes across the county, our teams will be back on the gritters tonight to treat primary routes.
"The message is the same, but as important as ever - please remember to slow down and leave extra space between yourself and the vehicle in front to allow for extra stopping time in icy conditions. Gritting is very effective, but it is not a miracle solution, and I urge all drivers to temper their driving according to the conditions."
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POCO is believed to be ready to unveil the POCO M4 Pro after a bunch of its believed certifications was spotted. Some of these include the EEC, MIIT, and 3C. The device in question is listed under model number Xiaomi 21091116AG.
These were spotted by leaker Abhishek Yadav. The device was again spotted on the Turkish IMEI database by tipster Kacper Skrzypek. The Turkish listing mentions the POCO M4 Pro directly.
According to the 3C listing, the device will have a 33W power adapter. This is a big jump from the 18W charging support in the M3 Pro.
Skrzypek mentions that the new device will be introduced with a MediaTek chipset, which is believed to be a 2021 version of the Dimensity 700.
The brand has yet to mention anything official just yet nor is there any news of its exact debut but the certifications definitely hint at a launch soon.


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After a 10 years existence, Guaguancó Festival wants to travel all around the world and transfer its extraordinary magic and energy to other cities and, as it cannot be otherwise, it lands for the first time in Madrid, the Capital of Spain. Its purpose is to get through to all who have not been able to feel the Guaguancó Festival experience yet.
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By Rich Brown
JOPLIN, Mo. —
An important part of Christianity is reaching out to others to show the loving example of Christ and the benefit of having that love in your heart.
Two pastors who passed through Joplin last month could not have set a better example. One walked and the other ran. Joplin marked the halfway point for each, who left California one week apart in April, heading for New York.
The walker, Jim Buckley, left his home in Newbury Park, on April 1, walking 20-25 miles per day to bring awareness and inspiration to the struggle that homes are going through in America. He called his effort simply "Inviting America Home."
Steve Spear, a 1986 graduate of Ozark Christian College, departed seven days later from Santa Monica on a five-month run to raise money and awareness for clean water in Africa. He continues to run 35 miles per day five days a week. Buckley, 66, teaching pastor at Newbury Park First Christian Church and former lead pastor for 28 years, plans to reach his final destination of Times Square around Oct. 1. Spear's plan is to complete his marathon running by the end of August, arriving in Brooklyn before his father's 90th birthday the following month.
Run by OCC grad
Following months of prayer, discussions and research, the 49-year-old Spear made the decision to plan for, train and run across America to raise $1.5 million to bring clean water to 30,000 people in a Kenyan community. His run is an outreach of World Vision, a nonprofit Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
In addition to sponsors, his fundraising efforts are coming from donations he derives from speaking at churches, community organizations or, as he says, anywhere somebody will give him an audience.
He trained by running from 80 to 130 miles a week near his St. Charles, Ill., home in preparation for the 3,243-mile run that will be equal to more than 120 marathons. He has been coached by Ryan Bolt, who has a camp in New Mexico where he trains elite runners, and Josh Cox, who is the American 50K record holder. Spear said in an email interview recently that so far the most difficult aspect of the journey has been redundancy.
"The redundancy of day after day getting a 35-mile run in is difficult at times," he said. "The constant level of fatigue is comparable to extreme jet lag all the time."
Two recreational vehicles donated for the trip have Spear and his wife occupying one and his road crew for medical, communications and other functions in the other.
Although Spear said the fundraising part of the trip has been going well, there is still much money to be raised.
"There has been a great response from people but we still have over a million dollars to go," he said. "We are fully committed to reaching that amount."
Arrangements may be made for donations by going to the web site: www.teamworldvision.org/runningforwater, texting the word water to 30644 with an opportunity to donate popping up or sending an e-mail to email@example.com.
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Buckley, on the other hand, is not looking to raise money but to raise awareness about American homes where he says problems of abuse, addiction, abandonment and immorality run rampant.
As he walks, he visits homes, churches and people on the road with an invitation to Americans to become champions of their homes by inviting Jesus in and sharing God's message of hope.
Buckley's wife, Glenda, has joined her husband in a backup role. The couple bought an RV for the trip and she follows him closely.
Three years ago on an eight-mile walk, the thought flashed across Buckley's mind to walk across America.
"It was starting to dawn on me that this might be he Lord quietly speaking to me as He often does through His still small voice, speaking through my thoughts," Buckley said. "I then asked why. There was no quick answer but a sense that it would be good for me to visit homes. In the days and months to come, I was getting a clear message that I was to go to touch the hearts and the homes of America, one home at a time. That hit me hard, resonated within me and has become my passion. That was the birth of what I thought at first was an idea but which I now firmly believe was a call from God for me to walk across America to invite America home."
More information about Buckley's journey can be obtained on his web site: www.InvitingAmericaHome.org.


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The Obama administration listens to anti-Semites.
The Muslim Public Affairs Council claims to influence the White House and takes pride in directing the narrative from the Executive Branch.
Joe Biden is doing the bidding of these anti-Semites, and making sure Christians don't get up on that high horse.
When Biden isn't groping women, acting like a buffoon, he's talking like a buffoon.
From The Daily Caller:
According to tweet by participants in the recent White House Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Summit, Vice President Joe Biden spoke about violent extremism carried out “in the name of the Bible.”
I'd like to know what this group was doing at the "summit."
It’s worth noting that despite its invitation to the White House summit, the Muslim Public Affairs Council has its own questionable history. Its president Salam Al-Marayati demanded in 2001 that Israel be considered a suspect for the 9/11 attacks: “I think we should put the state of Israel on the suspect list because I think this diverts attention from what’s happening in the Palestinian territories so that they can go on with their aggression and occupation and apartheid policies.”The anti-Christian rhetoric coming from the White House is reaching a critical mass.
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If you look up the definition of ethical omnivorism you get this:
“Ethical omnivorism is a human diet involving the consumption of meat, eggs, dairy and produce that can be traced back to a farm that raises grass-fed, free range, antibiotic and hormone-free livestock, uses GMO-free feed, and grows pesticide-free produce and greens. Ocean fish consumption is limited to only, sustainably farm-raised and/or ethically and wild caught, without contributing to illegal poaching.” – Wikipidia
There are several things wrong with this definition which are actually unethical. It’s basically defining organic farming practices, as if that’s the gold standard of agriculture, but organic farming is not the same as ethical omnivorism in my opinion. Ethical omnivorism unfortunately suffers from much of the same misinformation and pseudoscience that engulf veganism and vegetarianism. The idea that organic farming is better is a main misconception, and that modern conventional farming is evil with it’s GMO’s, large scale monocultures and use of pesticides. The truth is that many of the practices of modern agriculture are actually better for the enviroment and for the animals welfare than the outdated and often irrational organic methods. Here I will address the various points from the above definition which I think are unethical and should not be part of ‘Ethical Omnivorism’.
‘Antibiotic and hormone free livestock’
This is a huge ethical issue. Denying antibiotics to sick animals means you are causing the animal to suffer and potentially die unnecessarily. This is definitely unethical! Antibiotics have an important place in agriculture, just as they do in human medicine, to ensure the welfare of the animals and the health of the herd, although their overuse is an issue the complete abandonment of antibiotics raises more imminent ethical issues regarding the health and welfare of the farm animals. Because antibiotics are not allowed in organic agriculture, many organic farmers resort to ineffective and unproven alternative therapies to treat their animals. Using something that doesn’t work is just as bad as using nothing; the animal suffers and can potentially die as a result. Antibiotics are found naturally in the enviroment in fungi, molds and bacteria, and as a result antibiotic resistant bacteria are also naturally present. This is not a specific man made thing, while the overuse of antibiotics for non-medicinal reasons is certainly a real problem, the fears over antibiotic use are often over blown as discussed in this paper Antibiotics in agriculture and the risk to human health: how worried should we be? in which the authors conclude:
“While the concern is not unwarranted, the extent of the problem may be exaggerated. There is no evidence that agriculture is ‘largely to blame’ for the increase in resistant strains”.
In regards to consumer health from eating animal products that have been treated with antibiotics, this is another unfounded fear. In farming there is a minimum withdrawal period between the use of antibiotics and the animal being used for meat, eggs or milk. Animal products are tested for the presence of antibiotics and if detected the product is rejected for sale for human consumption. So there is no antibiotics in your store bought meat, milk or eggs, as explained here:
“The withdrawal period specifies the number of days that must pass after the last antibiotic treatment before the animal can enter the food supply. FDA uses large margins of safety in establishing safe residue limits and withdrawal times to ensure that the antibiotic has sufficiently cleared the animal’s system before slaughter to ensure safe meat, milk and eggs. ”
It is possible, however, that antibiotic resistant bacteria can be present, along with a load of other bacteria and pathogens, on animal products as well as on your fruit and vegetables which is why it’s important to properly wash and cook your food no matter where it’s came from. Raw milk is a always bad idea guys, organic or not……
Hormones are another misunderstood agricultural practice. They are used to increase the rate of growth , mostly in cattle, to make them reach market weight faster. The faster they grow the less resources they use and the less effect they have on the enviroment. Side effects for the animals are uncommon and completely unheard of in humans eating the animal products. The levels of hormones used are minimal compared to the hormones you have naturally occurring in your body, so any mode of harm is also implausible as explained in this article from the Veterinary College of Norway:
“It is clear that in most cases the contribution from meat of treated animals is insignificant when hormones have been properly used, and must be considered to be biologically without impact. This becomes even more evident when seen in relation to normal endogenous hormone production in man, as illustrated in Table 5. It will be seen that even for oestrogens, the hormones considered the greatest risk, the maximal contribution from meat (assuming proper use of the hormones) is less than 0.01% in the prepubertal boy who represents the lowest endogenous oestrogen production.”
So while the use of hormones is certainly not necessary, unlike for antibiotics, their use is not generally harmful to the animals and not at all to human health. By causing the animals to reach market weight faster they actually reduce the impact of animal agriculture, specifically cattle, on the enviroment. So maybe hormone use is a actually good thing?
‘Uses GMO-free feed’
The fear mongering against GMO’s is pretty spectacular and infuriating at the same time from a science perspective. The truth is there hasn’t been any significant negative effects directly caused by GM crops in the 30 + years they have been used in commercial agriculture. Millions of animals have been studied and fed for decades with GM feed with with no difference in health compared to non-GM fed animals. For example, in a systematic review from 2012 published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology, researchers looked at 24 long term and multi-generational studies on the health impact of animals fed GM feed. They state:
” Results from all the 24 studies do not suggest any health hazards and, in general, there were no statistically significant differences within parameters observed.” and “No sign of toxicity in analyzed parameters has been found in long-term studies. No sign of toxicity in parameters has been found in multigenerational studies. ”
“The scientific research conducted so far has not detected any significant hazards directly connected with the use of GE crops”.
This is just another method of creating new and improved varieties of crops, there is nothing hazardous about it. In fact in many cases GM varieties are better for the enviroment than the conventional varieties. They can be made to be resistant to pests and diseases which reduces the amount of pesticides used. By enabling the plant to produce it’s own pesticide, which only targets the specific pests which eat the plant, farmers don’t need to spray the fields which kills of beneficial insects as well as the pests and washes into the soil and rivers further polluting the enviroment. Crops can also be engineered to be drought resistant, so they can be grown with less water and in more difficult conditions, to be higher yielding to produce more on less land using less resources, and they can even be made to contain more nutrients, like the famous Golden Rice that was produced specifically to combat vitamin A deficiency in the developing world, where malnutrition causes millions of poverty stricken people to go blind, suffer and die, and which Greenpeace so violently opposes on ideological grounds because “GMO’s are bad!
Another myth is that organic farming doesn’t use pesticides, it’s simply not true. All farming uses pesticides, if they didn’t they wouldn’t get a viable harvest. I’ll let you in on a not-so-secret secret. My husband and I are small scale farmers, he’s also an agronomist working for an agricultural company and pesticides are his specialty. There is a whole range of pesticides that are approved and commonly used in organic agriculture, just as for conventional. Whither a pesticide is classed as organic or not isn’t based on how safe it is, its based on if it’s considered naturally occurring (with a few exceptions) and this tells you nothing about it’s toxicity. Chemical compounds such as copper sulfate and nicotine, which are highly toxic, are considered naturally occurring and so are approved for use in organic farming . Other chemicals which have been synthetically created are not allowed in organic farming (with a few exceptions) only because they are synthetic and not because they are more harmful. In fact many of the modern synthetic pesticides used today are LESS toxic, more effective and require less applications than the outdated organic pesticides. Yay science!
So these are the things i find wrong and unethical with the Ethical Omnivore definition. There is no need to reject science, especially when it reduces the harm of agriculture on the enviroment and on the farm animals that we raise for food. I would like to redefine the term to something like this:
“Ethical omnivorism is a human diet involving the consumption of meat, eggs, dairy and produce from sources that use the most ethical farming practices which cause the least amount of harm to the farm animals, the enviroment and the humans who produce and consume the food. This includes raising animals with access to grazing pasture and providing antibiotics and modern medical treatment when necessary. Animal feed as well as human grade produce should be produced using the least harmful methods on the enviroment, including the use of GM crops and modern pesticides when these are the more environmentally friendly option. Fish consumption should be sustainably farm-raised or ethically wild caught, without contributing to illegal poaching. Hunting of invasive and overpopulating species such as rabbit, deer and kangaroo is also promoted.”
Isn’t it better to use the most ethical farming methods, what’s best for the animals for the enviroment and for the people, regardless of whither it’s labeled as ‘organic’ or ‘conventional’? Why reject the most ethical options based on rigid anti-science ideology?
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MMO480 - Medieval field system on Clannon Ball and Holcombe Burrows (Monument)
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Type and Period (1)
- None recorded
Centred at SS 7550 4400 are the remains of an extensive medieval or later field system, first recorded from aerial photographs as a series of low banks forming long curving boundaries and fields. [1-4] The remains extend over the predominantly southwest slopes of Clannon Ball and Holcombe Burrows, which form the eastern side of Farley Water. They comprise and extensive system of curvilinear banks forming irregular fields and incomplete enclosures. There is no trace of associated settlement.  The field system described above is clearly visible on aerial photographs, extending from Clannon Ball in the South as far as Pig Hill and covering an area more than 1.4 kilometres in length. In places the field banks have been eroded by water running alongside them, leaving a ditch or cut feture adjacent to the former location of the bank. The form of the enclosures and field system strongly suggest a medieval, piecemeal pattern of enclosure. The banks are not depicted on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1889 and the area is shown as open moorland, suggesting the system had been abandoned some time prior to publication. [6-9] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project.
- <1> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. MAM 13/074 May 1977.
- <2> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK 1980.3078 April 1947.
- <3> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK 1980.4075 April 1947.
- <4> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography.
- <5> SMO5111 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Field Investigators Comment. RCHME Field Investigation, 22 June 1994.
- <6> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 106G/UK/1655 4071-72 (11 July 1946).
- <7> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/95026 075-76 (12 March 1995).
- <8> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1889.
- <9> SMO7566 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 74 SE. MD002183.
- <10>XY SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1039101, Extant 8 June 2021. [Mapped feature: #47259 ]
|Grid reference||Centred SS 7581 4387 (1509m by 1604m) Area covered by NMP data smaller.|
|Civil Parish||BRENDON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON|
|Civil Parish||EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET|
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External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1039101 (Original Monarch entry: 1039101)
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 18187
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 18189
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 21632
- Devon SMR: SS74SE/29
- Devon SMR: SS74SE/31
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE12762
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE20827
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE20829
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 SE118
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1039101
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The United States Department of Defense announced a soldier from New Mexico has died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom-Horn of Africa. The DOD says Private First Class Walter Lewark (26) from Mountainair died in a non-combat related incident.
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Farm & Fun Time on the Road at Grey Fox Music Festival
July 15, 2017 | 6 pm
Radio Bristol’sFarm & Fun Timeis on the road in July, coming to you live from the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in Utica, New York with musical guests Michael Daves and Tony Trischka, The Mammals, and Bill and the Belles. There will also be a very special Heirloom Recipe segment with The Gibson Brothers! Be sure and tune in Saturday, July 15 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at listenradiobristol.org!

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Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden has announced he will not seek re-election in 2014, but instead will concentrate on a campaign for governor in 2016.
If music is the doctor, Shakira must have one heck of a prescription.
Well, in the Orwellian tradition, Crackmaster Barry trotted out a new strategy this week to prove that his signature disaster health care program is working and that the Republicans are just plain wrong. This is, apparently, the new and carefully...
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“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties.
With Trump judge Kevin Newsom casting the deciding vote, a divided 11th Circuit panel ruled that a man had consented to a search of his home, even though the only reason he had let the agents in was because they’d lied about who they were and why they were there. The September 2019 case is United States v. Calderon-Fuentes.
Two men identifying themselves as Homeland Security investigators falsely told Jose Calderon-Fuentes that they had national security reasons to ask him about his foreign contacts. In fact, one of them was a Veterans Administration (VA) investigator, and they were really looking for evidence that Calderon-Fuentes had been fraudulently receiving VA benefits for blindness. Their deception worked: He let them in and they found the evidence they were looking for without having to ask a judge for a search warrant. When Calderon-Fuentes was prosecuted, he claimed his Fourth Amendment rights had been violated. But with Trump judge Kevin Newsom casting the deciding vote, an 11th Circuit panel ruled that he had freely consented to the search.
Judge Beverly Martin vigorously dissented, citing a binding 1977 circuit precedent called U.S. v. Tweel, which held that searches are generally not reasonable if agents induce consent by deceit. Tweel was the basis of a circuit ruling four years later that it is “clearly improper for a government agent” to invoke someone’s trust in the government, only to betray that trust. She criticized the majority for trying to “get out from under Tweel.” The majority cited a 2017 case called U.S. v. Spivey, which did not apply Tweel and instead upheld a search that had been based on deception.
Judge Martin explained that the majority in Spivey had specifically noted that that case differed from Tweel because Spivey had been aware of the criminal nature of the investigation. She wrote that since Calderon-Fuentes had not known that the agents suspected him of criminal conduct, Tweel applies, his Fourth Amendment rights had been violated, and the evidence gained by deception should not be allowed.


When Warner Bros. announced ‘The Hobbit’-saga to be turned into two movies back in 2008, a team behind som ‘LEGO’- games got the idea to pitch a live-action oriented videogame tie-in with the project to make players feel like if they were experiencing the movies.
Within six months (until February 2009), a demo was made and taken on a 39-hours long trip to New Zealand to be presented to Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro.
(so the people behind the game project decided to use ‘Lord of the Rings’ as a template.
So what these guys did was to use ‘Lord of the Rings’ as a template with key scenes from the trilogy and picture what it could be achieved at that time with the Xbox 360- hardware (and it’s still looks great 11 years later, imho).
They developed four fully playable and polished levels (and five additional tech demos).
The first level was a demostration of free stealth gameplay; Frodo could sneak, hide, throw rocks to distract the Uruk-Hai, climb trees, use his senses to focus on enemies, jump from trees onto foes, and try to fight them directly (against the odds, of course).
The second level was the Isengard fight between Gandalf and Sauron; you could cast spells, deflect attacks, and throw Saruman around the room.
The third level was another stealth based level in the woods, with Frodo trying to avoid the black rider. If he got spotted; he would have to resist the temptation to use the one ring.
The last level was the Gandalf vs The Balrog fight in Khazad-dûm (it looks epic).
The tech demos showcased Aragorn fighting the Uruk-Hai; showing the combat-mechanics, Frodo and Sam at Weathertop trying to avoid the Nazguls and the forementioned using the ring, the prologue Sauron battle (shown at the very beginning of the films) testing how many enemies could be processed, Frodo and Sam in the Shire and in Rivendell; using motion-capture to re-create moments from the film.
Both Jackson and del Toro were positive about the project and wanted to the see it happen. Warner Bros, however, wanted instead a game that wasn’t directly based on the movie but that was set in the same world at the same time, so it was never released.
What do you think?


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O.E.: In April 2014 you were elected Grand Master of Grand Orient of Italy. Which changes and what projects have you already made and what do you want to make during your mandate?
S.B.: In just seventeen months, I've travelled often to the Italian lodges to meet and support the brethren in their public initiatives. In their sphere of solidarity, the Italian Masonic Federation of Solidarity was born from an inspired manoeuvre that began in Turin. There are night shelters, these are places where a meal is given to anyone who is in need, lunch and/or dinner, beds for the homeless and even free dental treatment!
Because of the actions in Turin, there have been many more acts in the whole Italian territory, for instance food banks and the dentistry offices in Ancona. There are so many humanitarian actions in which the brethren are committed.
Of course, they don't go around saying what they do because the freemasons are faithful to the constitutions of Grand Orient of Italy. The charitable works must not be flaunted, because it is a pleasurable duty to do them.
As the famous cyclist Gino Bartali once said: "good is not done to attach a medal on the jacket, but to attach it on the soul".
Another important occurrence we have to mention was on October 3, 1925, when a gang of fascists slaughtered a brother, Giovanni Becciolini. They were looking for the lists of the Florentine freemasons. When these were not given, and in order to let his own venerable grand master run away, Becciolini was massacred. After all these years there's still a street in Florence named after him. We have dedicated the title of Honorary Grand Master to the memory of Becciolini. We cared so much about that.
O.E.: How are the relations of Grand Orient of Italy with the other international masonic Grand Lodges?
S.B.: The Grand Orient of Italy had a reciprocal recognition with about two hundred Grand Lodges; in Europe with the Grande Loge Nationale Française (GLNF) as well as the Grand Lodges of Spain and Germany. In 1993 when the former Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Italy, Di Bernardo, escaped, the UGLE, the oldest English Grand Lodge in the world, withdrew its recognition. We've asked for the recognition to be given back, because we believe we deserve this for what we have done in Italy throughout all these years.
Also, relating to the foreign Grand Lodges, it was the Grand Orient of Italy that provided a rebirth to the Albanian, Romanian, Slovenian and Serbian Grand Lodges in East Europe, with whom we have great relations.


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Maggie Shirley, curator and gallery assistant for Kootenay Gallery of Art in Castlegar, B.C., highlights the historic gallery’s exhibitions and programs
Castlegar RVing stories
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A Doukhobor communal village burial site and suspension bridge represent the lives of these Russian immigrants to southern British Columbia
Some claim golf is a way to ruin a good walk but golfing RVers enjoy the prospect of a day on the course at journey’s end.

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What do you do when you are not writing? Do you have a day job as well?
I am a hematopathologist by day, a laboratory physician focusing on diagnosis of diseases that affect blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes, such as leukemia and lymphoma. Yes, I am a blood doctor writing about vampires, which really amuses my colleagues.
When did you first start writing and when did you finish your first book?
I have been writing on a small scale for as long as I can remember, but I conceived the idea for a fantasy novel in college, and always intended to sit down and write it all out. As the years passed, I kept a brief outline and even wrote the first few chapters, but never committed to pursuing it further. Then I decided to bite the bullet and really get serious, but first I thought I should stretch out a little by writing down a short story for practice that I had been kicking around my imagination for about a decade. But it didn’t turn out to be a short story. I was writing every waking moment from October to mid-December 2009, and when I finally came for air, I had a first draft totalling 184,000 words, or about 600 pages long. The first manuscript became the bulk of the text of my first two books, after I broke it in half to make it less unwieldy.
How did you choose the genre you write in?
I wrote about vampires because I find the archetype to be interesting, especially the personal and spiritual ramifications of immortality. Besides, I was a huge Buffy fan back in the 1990’s, and that was my inspiration, even if the current vampire craze gave me the impetus to write the story down. The homoerotic elements just seemed to fit the story, and made the characters seem more real.
Where do you get your ideas?
I was a Buffy fan when I came up with the story, and I wondered at one point what would happen if a vampire slayer were turned, but didn’t fall from grace? How would his life change? How would his allies react to his conversion? Would they stand by him, or abandon him to his enemies? The story grew from that kernel of an idea, and I added the science fiction elements later, just for fun.
Do you ever experience writer’s block? Do you work with an outline, or just write?
I currently follow a hybrid model, which one author called the “snowflake method.” (See http://www.snowflakemethod.com for details.) Basically, I write a high-level outline that details the basic elements of the plot, from beginning to end, so I know where I’m going with the story and what I want to accomplish, then I start writing. Every so often, I revise the outline to incorporate new ideas that occur to me in the process of writing, but the basic structure remains relatively constant. It allows me to have a plan, and still gives me the freedom to improvise as I go. This cuts down on editing later, and helps me be more internally consistent in my character development. The outline also helps eliminate writer’s block for me, because if I get stuck on a scene, I can always jump ahead and work on another planned scene while I consider the original problem percolate in the back of my mind. The bigger problem for me is burnout, because I become so heavily invested in the story that when I finish, I am totally wrung out, creatively speaking. I usually have to take a break from writing for a while before I go back and edit. Then I send the second draft off to a developmental/structural editor for analysis to identify weaknesses in the manuscript.
Is there any particular author or book that influenced you in any way either growing up or as an adult?
The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho. It totally changed my outlook on pursing unattainable goals.
When I finished the first draft, i thought I was done. It wasn’t until I got laughed at by a few agents that I heard of structural editing. The first editor I approached thought it was a terrific novel, but that I led off with my weakest material. He told me to delete the entire first quarter of the book, and start with the terrorist confrontation as the opening scene. So much of what came before that was dear to me though, so I took the deleted scenes and wrote a new beginning and ending to them, resulting in my second book. This structural decision is also why the first book begins in the middle of the story, and the second book is the prequel. Then I approached other editors, and they gave me additional advice, and I went through a number of revisions over the course of the next year. Finally, I realized that the novel would never be perfect, and if I continued to endlessly refine it, no one would ever see it. So I took a chance and decided to move forward with self-publication. The marketing and self-promotional implications of that choice, I am still coming to grips with. It’s definitely been an educational 21 months so far, and the learning curve has been steep the whole way.
If you had to go back and do it all over, is there any aspect of your novel or getting it published that you would change?
In writing the first two books, I operated too much on instinct and intuition. If I had to do it all over again, I would have educated myself more about the craft of writing, rather than relying on my editors’ advice. Someday, when I have the time, I would like to go back and do another revision of the first two books, applying the knowledge I have gained in the interim. There were elements I did well, and elements that were not as well-developed. As it is however, I will most likely let them stand, and just try to improve my skills going forward.
How do you market your work? What avenues have you found to work best for your genre?
Marketing and self-promotion are very much works-in-progress at this point. I have consulted both professional marketers and my fellow independent authors for insight, and tried to develop my social media presence to get the word out. In the end, though, it really comes down to word of mouth. If ten people read the book and tell their friends about it, then those friends will rely on those recommendations in choosing whether or not to take a chance on me. Everything comes down to the readers, and individual taste.
Can you tell us about your upcoming book?
I have published the first three books in the Pact Arcanum series, so far. The fourth book will complete the series and resolve the primary story arc, as well as the secondary character arcs. I have a few ideas on where to go from there, if I choose to write further in this universe, but the future is a blank slate at this point.
Is anything in your book based on real life experiences or purely all imagination?
Pretty much everything is the product of my own imaginings, though I admit to a number of influences that have inspired me to make certain dramatic choices.
How did you come up with the title?
Sunset and Sunrise are moments of duality, caught between light and darkness. They are also moments that contrast danger and safety to my characters. The vampires crave the night and fear the day, while the Sentinels (vampire slayers) are in greatest danger in the darkness and are only truly safe in the sunlight.
What has been the toughest criticism given to you as an author? What has been the best compliment?
I have been told that my earlier work is weak in characterization, and strong on plot and world-building. My third work has seemingly placated my critics who have read all three books, but I think there is still room for improvement.
Do you have any advice to give to aspiring writers?
Don’t give up, and believe in yourself. In the end, you will be your own strongest advocate.
Is there anything that you would like to say to your readers and fans?
Thank you for your time in reading my work, and I am grateful for the feedback that you have shared with me. In the end, I want to be a better writer, and there’s only so far I can get without your help.
Chocolate or Vanilla? Pistachio.
The light side or the dark side? Is there really any difference?
If you were a superhero (or villain!) what would your power be? Flight. Definitely. Would you wear a cape? Of course not. Didn’t you watch The Incredibles?
Do you have a deep dark secret? How about a shallow grey one? Not telling.
What does your main character think about you? Are you best buds or have you tortured them so much you’d run if you actually ever met? Everyone wants a happy ending. Not everyone can have one.
What sort of coffee would you order? Simple coffee, complicated soy-non-fat-extra-espresso-half-caff-nightmare? I hate coffee, but I like espresso. I use it for a wake-me-up in the morning, then nurse a big glass of spiced tea through rest of the day.
Is there any food you refuse to eat? I hate watermelon.
Drink of choice? Kahlua and milk, chilled.
If you could live off of chocolate would you? What kind? Speaking as a doctor, you can’t, but dark and minty would be my choice.
What pets have graced your life? Which was your least favorite? What do you think the coolest pet to have would be? I’m a dog lover. Cats are too arrogant. Though, I always wanted my own dragon.
If you could visit any world ever written about, where would you go? Fionavar (Guy Gavriel Kay)
Short author bio
Born in Canada, I emigrated to the United States when I was ten, and only recently moved back. I started writing in a serious way in October 2009, and it quickly took over my private life outside of work. When I thought my first manuscript was ready, I decided to forgo traditional publication and self-publish. That has been just as long and difficult a process as it would have been to go the traditional route, but at least at the end the book is out there for all to read, with no one to blame for its success or failure but me.
Web links (website, blog etc)
Buy links (where books are available for purchase)
Sunset (Pact Arcanum: Book One):
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An artistic workshop for the whole family
This workshop's activity is Mixed Media Printmaking.
This free family workshop provides kids with an opportunity to make their own unique artworks using some of the styles and techniques from a featured exhibition at The Baker Museum. All Make-and-Take workshops take place from 2–4pm in the John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center.
Learn more about Make-and-Take workshops.


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Looking for a gift for the personal finance enthusiast? Here are 5 great personal finance gifts for the holidays:
You Need A Budget Pro (YNAB) – Personal Finance Software Program cuts to the chase with your finances. The software focuses you on the foundation of your finances: the Budget. Experience has shown that when your budget is intact, and functioning correctly, everything else takes care of itself (the bills are paid on time, retirement contributions are made, and unnecessary debt is eliminated). Where other software packages tend to be the products of years of feature creep, YNAB Pro offers you exactly what you need: a simple, straightforward system to manage your money. NOTE: Order YNAB Pro now and receive a FREE digital upgrade to YNAB 3 when it arrives later this year (2009)!
How about a Kindle Wireless with a subscription to Forbes magazine. Amazon Kindle â€” a convenient, portable reading device with the ability to wirelessly download books, blogs, magazines, and newspapers.
Boiler Room or Wall Street are two great movies to shelve in any financial recipient’s collection. Other great choices are a topseller personal finance book or an audio book.
A Sport Fanatic’s USB Flash Drive – It’s a great way to carry around that budget and other important documents a finance person loves to work on at a whim’s moment. *Picture is not persuaded by writer’s favorite college football team. – Ya, right!
The Texas Instruments BA II Plus Professional Financial Calculator features all the great features of its predecessor while packing in even more time-saving functions to make short work of complex equations. It’s an ideal choice for entry level and advanced finance, accounting, economics, investment, statistics, and other business classes. It’s also a great choice to bring to the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam. Its rugged metal exterior, firm-touch keypad and anti-slip rubber feet make it ideal for anyone in accounting, economics, investing, statistics, and related businesses. It also comes with a black protective case.
Personal finance aficionado’s, please comment to add to this list if there is something else you’d really enjoy in your stocking. 😉

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Lawrence Alliance records
The Lawrence Alliance of Lawrence, Kansas was formed in 1991 to promote appreciation for diversity, strengthen race relations, and discourage discrimination within the Lawrence community. These two form letters, dated October 1994, announce the Alliance's upcoming community events.
- Creation: October 1994
- Lawrence Alliance (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
History of The Lawrence Alliance
The Lawrence Alliance, a community-based non-profit organization, was formed in Lawrence, Kansas on August 27, 1991. Originally called the Lawrence Alliance Against Racism and Discrimination, the body later became the Lawrence Alliance.
The Lawrence Alliance was created by recommendation of a Community Task Force on Racism, Discrimination, and Human Diversity that was established by the Lawrence City Commission in July 1990 to address Native American race relations within the Lawrence community. The Lawrence Alliance coalitions with other groups and is in partnership with the City of Lawrence, the University of Kansas, Haskell Indian Nations University, and the USD 497 school district to promote tolerance and discourage discrimination within the Lawrence community.
Language of Materials
RH MS P856
- Guide to the Lawrence Alliance Collection
- Lawrence Alliance records
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2008. Finding aid encoded by mh, 2008.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- Preferred citation
Lawrence Alliance records, RH MS P856, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

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Pediatric Blood Volume Calculator
Our pediatric blood volume calculator uses body weight to find the total blood volume of children. The estimated blood volume in pediatrics depends on the age of the child. As such, there are separate formulas for blood volume in newborn babies, infants under three months of age, children over three months, and adolescents.
Interested? Keep reading to learn:
- Why pediatric blood volume is useful;
- How pediatric blood volume is estimated; and
- The blood volume in infants.
Please note that we designed this pediatric blood volume calculator for children only. To estimate the blood volume in adults, check our blood volume calculator. You may also find this plasma volume calculator useful.
We try our best to make our Omni Calculators as precise and reliable as possible. However, this tool can never replace professional medical advice.
Why is pediatric blood volume useful?
Similar to the adult total blood volume, these values are vital in hospital perfusion care. This includes hemodynamic and pharmacologic interventions and transfusion practices.
Additionally, these values are critical in the process of blood collection for tests. For an adult patient, collecting 20 ml of blood won't have a noticeable impact on the organism, whereas the same amount of blood is about 8% of a newborn baby's total blood volume. According to the, the maximum volume of blood that can be drawn safely from an infant in 24 hours ranges from 1% to 5% of his total blood volume.
Are you interested in learning how much blood you can afford to lose before it is considered dangerously low? Visit our allowable blood loss calculator to learn more.
How is the blood volume estimated in pediatrics?
Our pediatric blood volume calculator uses the formula:
TBV = weight * age factor
age factor equals:
- 100 mL/kg for premature infants;
- 85 mL/kg for babies younger than 3 months;
- 75 mL/kg for children over the age of 3 months;
- 70 mL/kg for male adolescents;
- 65 mL/kg for female adolescents.
What's the blood volume in a newborn baby?
The volume of blood in a premature neonate ranges from
89 to 105 mL per kilogram of body weight, while a full-term baby has from
82 to 86 mL/kg of blood.
What's the blood volume in infants and older children?
The blood volume in infants and older children is markedly different.
- The blood volume in infants up to three months of age is
- It is assumed that children have around
73-82 mL/kgof blood after the third month.
- The volume of blood per kilogram of body weight decreases with age and in puberty reaches about the same values as in adults, which is
70 mL/kgfor males and
65 mL/kgfor females.
How much blood does a 7 month 16 lbs baby have?
7 months old, 16 lbs baby has approximately 544 ml of blood volume.
You can count it yourself, using the formula
total blood volume = weight × age factor. Age factor is 75 mL/kg in our case.
How to calculate blood volume in pediatrics?
To calculate blood volume in pediatrics:
- You need to know the child's weight (in kilograms), and their age.
- Now, use the formula:
TBV = weight × age factor,
TBV - total blood volume;
age factor - depends on the age:
Age factor [mL/kg]
Babies <3 months
Children >3 months
- That's it! You can always double-check with the pediatric blood volume calculator.
How much blood can be drawn from children at one time?
According to the Seattle Children's Hospital, you can draw a maximum 2.5% of the total blood volume in one draw.
For example, the limit for a single blood draw is ~16 mL per 8 kg (17.6 lbs) child and 62-70 mL for a child weighing 31-35 kg (68.3-77.2 lbs).
How much blood does a 13 year old have?
A 13-year-old has approximately 2925-3150 mL of blood volume.
Adolescents have approximately 70 mL/kg (males) or 65 mL/kg (females) of blood volume. As statistically, 13-year old weights about 100 lbs (~45 kg), the average blood volume for adolescents will be 3150 mL for males and 2925 mL for females.

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Few horror movies pack the punches that The Exorcist do, and few have as strong female characters as it, either. The movie is revered for it’s horror, with WB approaching it with a gravity and realism not seen during that time, but the dynamic between mother and daughter, and what they have to overcome, is the real story.
Ellen Burstyn plays Chris MacNeil, and Linda Blair plays her 12 year old daughter Regan. After playing with a spirit board, weird things start to happen, and it is believed Regan may be possessed by the Devil. An exorcism is called to be performed, and Regan is eventually fine, but a number of casualties occur before then.
Much of the accolades from this film go to Blair, and rightfully so. It is hard to comprehend that she was 12 while filming this. Also, by the end of the film, and her transformation complete, it is alarming. It doesn’t look anything like Blair, and with sound effects, sound like her either.
There isn’t much to say about this one that hasn’t already been said, so check it out if you have not seen it!Follow us on social media and subscribe to the show:


Teaching musicianship in the junior high school performance organizations
Teaching musicianship, i.e. the fundamental concepts of the notation of pitch and meter, within the limits of the junior high school music program, should be a challenge to every music teacher. Unfortunately, some teachers hold that the subject is of little importance. This paper deals with various attitudes toward the importance of the teaching of theory, and with the methods of teaching theory in the junior high school curriculum. The paper also deals with methods of incorporating theory teaching into the performance class schedule. A possible organization of the fundamental areas of musicianship which should not be excluded from the junior high music student's general background forms the balance of the paper.


Apple have lifted the covers off the iPhone 5S, the successor to the iPhone 5 and the premium option over the newly-revealed cheaper iPhone 5C.
The headlining feature is the smartphone’s new (and long-rumoured) fingerprint scanner, which Apple calls Touch ID. It’s 170 microns thin and sits within the Home button, scanning your sub-epidermal skin layers with a definition up to 500ppi.
Reading in any orientation, it can be used to unlock your phone or used instead of an iTunes password when making purchases. Made from sapphire, it should be safe from scratches which could otherwise affect its readings. All fingerprint scans are encrypted, and “secured inside a secure enclave”, for tinfoil-hat wearers worried about the prints falling into the wrong hands.
Sporting the brand new A7 processor, Apple claim the chipset inside the iPhone 5S is the first 64-bit chip available in a smartphone, with the new iOS 7 operating system and all native apps now optimised for 64-bit performance. It boasts over 1 billion transistors.
Overall, the A7 chip will give a 40x boost to CPU performance, with a 56x leap in graphics performance. Apple showed off the graphically demanding Infinity Blade 3 to hammer home the point. OpenGL ES 3.0 will also be supported by the chip.
The iPhone 5S will also sport the M7 chip, a new addition to the iPhone line that continuously measures motion data through the accelerometer, gyroscope and compass, and will enable all-new experiences in health and fitness apps.
In terms of camera specs, the iPhone 5S will sport an 8MP sensor, with redesigned five-element Apple-designed lens with an F2.2 aperture. The sensor has a 15% larger active area, packing in pixel 1.5 microns, going for the “bigger pixels is better than more pixels” approach that HTC took in the HTC One’s Ultrapixel camera system. A dual LED flash system (one LED being cool white, the other a warm amber), also features. When combined in over 1,000 variations, the flash can dish out just the right colour balance straight off the bat. Auto image stabilisation will also feature, as will a new 10 fps burst shooting mode. Slow motion shooting at 720p / 120fps will also be supported for the first time.
Though looking almost identical to the iPhone 5, it will be available in three different colours – silver, “space grey” and gold, just as was rumoured. The chassis will be made of a high-grade aluminium – far more durable than the glass-backed days of the iPhone 4 and 4S.
Battery life for the iPhone 5S is said to be 10 hours of 3G talk time, 8 hours of 3G web browsing, 10 hours of LTE or Wi-FI browsing, and a whopping 250 hours of standby.
In terms of pricing, you’re looking at $199 for the 16GB version, $299 for the 32GB model and $399 for the 64GB daddy. UK pricing is £549 for the 16GB model, £629 for the 32GB model and £709 for the 64GB version. New cases will also be available at $39 a go, £35 in the UK.
The phone will be hitting stores on September 20. No pre-order available this time around, so better dust off your queuing shoes.


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Chicken breasts ubstitute for the traditional veal for this cold item, which is best served outdoors with a nice glass of wine.
A salad made with the grain combined with avocado, corn, green onion, tomato and jalapeño chili is a delicious summer dish.
You can serve this boozy dish as a first course or a dessert, depending on the wine you use.
The dish features seared tuna steaks with a sesame seed crust served atop a salad-like mix on a fried corn tortilla.
By itself the melon can be a bit bland, but try adding a salty, sour or spicy flavor to the mix.
Serving the veggies with lemon aioli yields a great contrast in flavors.
All you need is butter, milk, eggs and — of course, corn — plus salt and pepper for seasoning.
While the weather's still warm, make Heirloom Tomatoes with Crème Fraiche Sorbet, Ratatouille or Chilled Curried Summer Squash Soup.
The trick is to coat the gourds before and after they go on the grill.
The mozzarella may not come from buffalo, but vine-ripened tomatoes and fresh basil are key.

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Restoration of contaminated soil and landfill sites
The most significant contaminated soil restoration locations managed by the City were the project areas of Kalasatama and Jätkäsaari that were to be transformed into residential use. Additionally, other large restoration sites were in the centre of Vuosaari and Herttoniemenranta. In addition to the large projects, several individual small sites were inspected and restored in 2019. Soil was restored at approximately 40 different restoration locations.
The soil restoration was usually done during the other construction work in the areas. The soil condition database created by the Ministry of the Environment features the details of 878 areas in Helsinki where research has shown the soil to be contaminated, where the soil has been assessed as being potentially contaminated or where the soil has been restored.
The restoration of the Vuosaari landfill is underway, and the City is preparing to restore the Iso-Huopalahti landfill in the coming years.
The soil was cleaned in the same way as in previous years, primarily by excavating the soil containing harmful substances and transporting it elsewhere for appropriate processing. Soil was also restored by isolating the contaminated soil matter on site. Below is an overview of how the contaminated soil matter was transported for treatment or final disposal in Helsinki in 2016–2019.
The costs generated by the restoration of contaminated areas and landfill sites increased from the last few years. Below are details of the costs caused by the restoration of contaminated soil and landfill sites in 2016–2019.
A total of approximately 111,000 tonnes of contaminated soil was transferred to be processed or disposed of, which is approximately 20% more than last year.
In 2019, 1,869,600 tonnes of unspoiled excavated earth were used at public construction sites. 192,500 tonnes of unspoiled excavated earth were delivered to external recipients.
Contaminated soil matter transported for treatment or final disposal in Helsinki and the costs for the City of Helsinki caused by the restoration of contaminated soil and landfill sites 2016–2019
|Land, tonnes||300 000||70 100||92 700||111 000|
|Costs in euros||23 480 000||19 671 000||17 878 000||25 004 000|


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Updated: Mar 9, 2021
Spring is just around the corner! I love this time of year because all the greenery and pops of color start to appear. And while the Seattle area is already pretty green, spring adds a whole new dimension. From the Seattle cherry blossoms to the Mount Vernon tulips, the landscape is about to be awash with color. So while we wait for spring to arrive, check out these spring inspired patterns, kits, and workshops.
Inspired by trips to visit my Father-In-Law during the spring, this Mountain and Tulips embroidery kit is the perfect way to welcome spring. If you're familiar with the Washington tulip fields, then you'll know all about the rainbows of color that start popping up this time of year. If not, be sure to visit the Mount Vernon area or at least Google photos, because the flower fields are gorgeous!
Another spring favorite is the Flower Trio embroidery kit. When my husband and I first moved into our new house, many of our family's first question wasn't about furniture or decorating, but about what we'd plant in our new garden. If you know me, then you know I LOVE plants- houseplants that it. If the plant is in a pot, I'm great. If it's in our yard, that's a whole other ballgame. So instead of planting real plants in our backyard, I designed this lovely flower trio after our neighbor's garden.
Another Pacific Northwest inspired fan favorite is the PNW Pendant workshop. If you've ever wanted to give embroidery a try, stitch yourself a piece of wearable art, or want to take a piece of the Seattle landscape with you, then this virtual workshop is for you! On April 20th, Monster and I will be hosting an online workshop from 6-8pm (PST) where we'll stitch these one-of-a-kind pendants. All materials + two hours of online instruction are included in this workshop.
Are you looking to advance you're skills this spring? Have you tried 3D embroidery? This Blooming Wildflowers design is available as both an embroidery kit and virtual workshop. Kits are great for stitchers looking to try something new. The online workshop is available on March 16th from 6-8:30pm and includes all the materials you'll need to get started on these wildflowers. Registration closes March 10!
Want more wildflowers? The Peel Stick and Stitch Wildflower patterns are the perfect way to add embroidery to anything. If you're looking for a design to add to a jean jacket, t-shirt, or bag, then these designs are for you! Love these designs but aren't sure where to start? Then join Monster and I for a virtual workshop on April 17th from 11am-1pm (PST). We'll use these patterns to create our own wildflowers designs and cover embroidery basics to get you stitching this spring.
Can't get enough spring flowers? Me either! The Peel Stick and Stitch Floral patterns are another great way to add embroidery to anything. And if you want to learn some basic embroidery stitches to get you started, then join Monster and I for a virtual workshop on March 27th from 11am-1pm (PST).


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Survey of entity encounter experiences occasioned by inhaled N,N-dimethyltryptamine: Phenomenology, interpretation, and enduring effects
Entity encounter experiences frequently result in ontological changes in worldview including the belief in the reality of such entities. Previous descriptions of entity encounter experiences occasioned by DMT (Strassman, 2001, 2008), as well as nondrug alien encounter and abduction experiences, near-death experiences (Hernandez et al., 2018; Jacobs, 2000; Mack, 2000; Ring, 1992;
Winkelman, 2018), religious prophecy experiences (Strassman, 2014), and naturally occurring God encounter experiences (Griffiths et al., 2019), suggest that such experiences often result in changes in world view including the belief in the reality of such entities.
65% of respondents rated the experience as more real than everyday waking consciousness, 96% believed the entity was conscious and intelligent, 75% thought that from their current perspective the entity existed, at least in part, in a different dimension or reality, 72% endorsed that they believed the entity continued to exist after the experience, and 80% indicated that the experience altered their fundamental conception of reality. Less than 10% endorsed that the experience occurred completely within themselves.
The percentage of the group that identified as being atheist or agnostic before the encounter (55%) dropped significantly (to 26%) after the encounter, whereas identification of belief in ultimate reality, higher power, God, or universal divinity increased significantly from 36% to 58%. Significant decreases in identification as atheist have also been reported for both non-drug and psychedelic (psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), and ayahuasca) associated God encounter experiences (Griffiths et al., 2019).
Attributions of positive enduring effects:– Similar to a previous survey of both psychedelic-occasioned and naturally occurring God encounter experiences (Griffiths et al., 2019), over one-half of the current sample reported that the encounter was one of the top five or single most personally meaningful, spiritually significant, and psychologically insightful experiences of their entire lives. Furthermore, in both studies, respondents attributed to the experience persisting positive changes in subjective well-being and life satisfaction, life purpose and meaning, social relationships, attitudes about life and self, mood, behavior, spirituality, and attitudes about death.
Positive changes in appreciation for life, self-acceptance, meaning, and spirituality have also been noted in surveys of individuals who reported having broadly defined UFO encounter experiences, including forcible alien abduction as well as more benign encounters with non-human intelligence (Hernandez et al., 2018; Mack, 2000; Ring, 1992) as well as in discussions of religious prophecy experiences (Strassman, 2014) and of the impact of non-ordinary experiences more generally (Kripal, 2019).
Recent research suggests that psychedelic-occasioned increases in psychological flexibility are associated with decreases in symptoms of depression and anxiety (Davis et al., 2020), and that the psychological flexibility model may be a mechanism for therapeutic changes in mental health in clinical trials with psychedelics (Watts and Luoma, 2020). Although psychological flexibility was not directly assessed in the current study, it is plausible that the previously discussed abrupt ontological shift (i.e. “ontological shock”) associated with DMT-occasioned entity encounter experiences also increase psychological flexibility which, in turn, mediate high rates of attribution of enduring positive desirable changes in attitudes, moods and behavior.

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Media and Broadcast
Display Port M to HDMI M Adapter
- Cable length: 6 Feet / 1.8m. Condition: brand new.
- Connectors: DisplayPort Male, HDMI Male.
- DisplayPort offers full digital audio support (up to eight channels) in the same cable as video.
- Maximum Resolution: 1920×1200 / 1080p.
- Compliant with DisplayPort 1.1 specification for both 1.62 and 2.7 Gbps.
HDMI to VGA with Audio Adapter White
Port Connect Wireless Laser Presenter


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Kaigan no Kaze… drumming up the sea winds: Kensei Taiko
Come drum up the coastal winds with Kensei Taiko’s ‘Kaigan no Kaze… drumming up the sea winds! Learn the basics of Japanese drumming, bring out the spirit of the drums and awaken dragons…Learn the stance, use of the bachi, (drumsticks) and your body to draw up the energy from the waves! You may be invited back to play in a final performance piece…
What is your practice?
What drew you to this artform?
A profound and lifelong interest in Japanese Martial arts and culture
Who is your art hero?
As restrictions are lifting where will you be heading to first in Margate?
The Turner Contemporary
Tell us a bit about this place
The main gallery in Margate which helped ignite the rise of the indigenous artists in Thanet!
What do you see the artist’s role being in the overall effort to dismantle systemic racism?
To be absolutely inclusive in our art form, leading by example. Art is a cultural staple, inherent in all cultures, and all cultures need to promote and support art…


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Hidden and isolated for many years, the northern parts of Portugal have maintained their original identity and today are probably one of the country’s best kept secrets.
This is a land of small villages lost in time and old legends that go back to the birth of the nationality in the 12th century. Along the route, you can see castles and forts from the medieval times and drive across villages where the most genuine of community traditions still live on in perfect harmony with nature.
This is also one of the most mountainous parts of the country with nature offering visitors some amazing views over the hills and the river valleys. The Douro is the biggest river in the region and is famous worldwide for being the oldest demarcated wine region in the world, where Port wine has been produced for more than three centuries.
History, culture, gastronomy: This trip is a concentrate of diversity, natural beauty and centuries-old traditions.
The accommodation on this trip will be in quality campsites, huts, and countryside B&B’s, depending on the weather.
Dates: 6 – 18 Oct 2024
Price for two people/vehicle: 1795 EUR
Discount/Extra per person: 595 EUR
Children (up to 12 years): 400 EUR

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