Rumor: There will be no 2006 annual report.
Nowhere on our website does it say there will be no Annual Report, nor have we said that anywhere else. We are working on the 2006 Annual Report now and fully expect to have it available and on-line in April.
Rumor: They took down the January 2007 stats that were so bad for the department.
Good catch. That was a mistake made in the transition to the new website design. The numbers are back up now. Animal Services received national recognition in 2006 for our extensive public release of statistics and we will continue to make them available.
Rumor: Many of the Commissioners pictures have come down.
Photos of only two of the current Commissioners have been made available to us for use on our website. Those pictures are still posted. As new Commissioners are appointed and confirmed, we expect to be adding their photos. We hope to eventually have photos of all five Commissioners posted.
Rumor: The minutes of past meetings--even those approved--are missing.
Not exactly correct. Most of the minutes from 2005 and 2006 are posted but during the migration to the new site the minutes from December 11, 2006, January 23, 2006, May 8, 2006, July 18, 2006, November 27, 2006, November 14, 2005 did not make the transition. Two of these meetings were cancelled and there are no minutes and one meeting was a closed session and we cannot post the minutes. The minutes we can post are up as of today (February 23, 2006). We will continue to post minutes, agendas and board reports on agenda items for all Commission meetings.
Rumor: Animal Services is promoting pit bull breeders.
This of course is nonsense. A link to a pit bull breeder was mistakenly included on our new pit bull page. This link was immediately removed as soon as it was brought to our attention.
I want to thank everyone who has brought these issues to our attention so we could address or correct them in a timely fashion.
I also want to take a moment to update everyone on our recent “No-Kill Weekend.” The response of Angelenos has been so great that Animal Services has been able to extend the No-Kill Moratorium. As of today, no healthy dog or cat has been euthanized since Thursday, February 8th.


Greater efficiency in production with igus lightweight iglidur polymer linear bearings from Treotham
New, cost-effective drylin linear bearing ensures fast, lubrication-free movements
Treotham showcases what plastics can do with its first igus drylin W linear bearing made entirely of tribo-polymers. The linear bearing has been developed specifically for linear movements. At just ten grams, it is quick to install, vibration-dampening, lubrication-free and ideal for transportable applications. The fact that it is injection moulded makes it very cost-effective. The injection moulding-optimised design also reduces its weight, lowering the necessary linear system drive energy.
Durable, lightweight and low-cost: the new igus drylin W linear bearing from Treotham. It is made entirely of iglidur polymer, so it can be manufactured quickly, simply and cost-effectively with injection moulding. The liner and linear housing are combined in a single component that simplifies handling, from storage to installation. The iglidur polymer bearing weighs up to 84% less than classic linear bearings with their metallic housings. There is thus less mass to move, so force, motor output and energy consumption falls. The slim bearing, just ten grams at Installation Size 10, has several advantages for those new to linear technology who need a simple linear guide for applications, such as adjusting tabletop devices, cameras, sensors or monitors. The bearing is made of iglidur JB, a tribologically optimised high-performance polymer, so it needs no lubrication or maintenance and is durable and resistant to dust and dirt. The black material is remarkable for its very low coefficient of friction in dry running and very low stick-slip tendency. The polymer bearing can handle loads of up to 25 newtons with ease, as tests performed in the igus 3,800 square metre in-house laboratory in Cologne show. It is also impact-resistant and robust while remaining elastic and damping so that it can absorb and dissipate vibrations.
Cost-effective econ system with an elegant design
The new bearing can be installed very easily on any drylin W single rails or double rails. If the user is looking for a cost-effective linear guide, Treotham’s clear anodised igus drylin W WS-CA aluminium rails are a good choice. Combining the two materials – silver aluminium and black bearing material – gives the user a complete solution with a simple, elegant design.
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Last year, LG tried to do something completely different. It launched a modular flagship handset, something no other company did. The LG G5 got plenty of attention, but when it comes to sales, it lost badly to the Galaxy S7, which was announced on the same day the G5 came out.
Luckily, LG learned a thing or two from that experience. This year it’s coming out with a flagship device that’ll be more like the iPhone and the Galaxy S. It’ll be so much better than the G5 too, at least when it comes to overall design; just check out the following leaked photo.
Found on Weibo by TechTastic, the photo shows LG’s 2016 and 2017 flagships sitting side-by-side — we’re almost certain that’s the G6 next to G5 that is.
The leak indicates the LG G6 will be available in a white option and highlights some of the phone’s expected features. We have a large display dominating the front side of the handset, with minimal side and top bezels. The top lip incorporates the selfie camera, speaker, and front-facing sensors, and the display has rounded corner, just as expected.
The lower bezel doesn’t have any distinct elements. There’s no logo and no home button, but it’s not like we’d expect an LG flagship to actually have a physical home button.
That said, the G6 already looks a lot better than last year’s modular contraption. If you avoided the G6 last year, it looks like it’s time to give LG one more chance.
The same TechTastic obtained a second image showing the G6 from the rear. The dual-lens camera and fingerprint sensor are clearly visible, as is the G6 branding near the bottom. What’s interesting is that the phone appears to have a Jet Black-like color, complete with what appears to be some mild scuffing around the bottom right corner.
LG will unveil the G6 on Monday in Barcelona, Spain. And this time around, it won’t have to fend off a brand new Galaxy S handset.


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Laura Mvula has voiced her support for RAYE, after the singer left her record label following claims that she was being prevented from releasing her debut album.
The singer parted ways with Polydor Records earlier this week, after recently claiming that the label had refused to release her debut despite signing a four-album deal in 2014.
Mvula is no stranger to label conflicts herself, previously revealing that Sony Records unceremoniously sent her a seven-line email to reveal she was being dropped in 2017.
Speaking to NME shortly after her third album ‘Pink Noise’ was nominated for the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2021, Mvula encouraged Raye to “keep your head up”.
“It sounds like a cliche, but hold your form. I was made to feel so trashy during that time and even the other day I heard someone say that ‘internally Laura Mvula is spoken poorly of’ because of outing a label or whatever,” she said.
“I was recently having a conversation with my 74-year-old uncle who doesn’t look a day older than 55 and we said ‘what’s your secret’? He said ‘I don’t let things bother me, I never have done.’
“I know that can sound like a blanket thing, but I’m learning the art of saving all the big emotion and care and heart for the music. Everything outside of that I just use my head and my head only. Take your time too.”
Mvula has since signed to Atlantic Records, who released her third album, which has also resulted in her third Mercury nod.
“It’s an ongoing thing,” Mvula added of conflicts between artists and labels.
“There’s always going to be a struggle with artistry and commerce. It’s existed for a long time, this particular wrestling match.
“That point of what felt like humiliation and chaos, the smoke and mirrors of it, which can be really frightening when you’re talking about your craft and bread and butter, something that should make you feel empowered, you should be able to champion, it took a long time for me to get to a place where I didn’t feel at the mercy of the powers that be.”
Other acts nominated for this year’s Mercury Prize include Celeste, Arlo Parks and Wolf Alice. Check back at NME.com soon for more of our interviews with this year’s nominees.

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To start the game, just download the application “The World That is Bigger”. According to the plot, users search and install virtual objects on a city map. The game has many characters with whom you can take photos in augmented reality: at home and at work, at the university and in the subway, while walking around the city, going to the theater, a movie or a cafe – with family and friends.
The game is a dynamic 3D quest in which everyone can participate. Performing tasks in the game, users can get acquainted with new heroes, make funny photos and videos, and also receive a cash prize – the total prize pool is 1 million rubles.
“The use of modern technology is a prerequisite of our work, which allows us to constantly improve ICD products for customers. Providing users with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of virtual reality, we wanted to emphasize the bank’s general focus on the use of high-tech solutions, and on the eve of the New Year we would also please everyone with a new exciting game, ”commented Viktor Kovyazin, head of the ICD digital marketing department.
You can get acquainted with the game on the website: mkb-game. ru /

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I want their hearts to be encouraged and united in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ himself, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Our youth ministry (6th-12th grades) offers a friendly, fun and supportive place for young people to explore the Christian faith, and discover who God has created them to be. We gather weekly in Sunday worship, and on Wednesdays at our mid-week, all-church ministry called "Everyone’s Inn." We meet as an entire youth group and in three age-based small groups: Early Middle School (6th-7th grades), Transition Group Older Middle School/Younger High School (8th-10th grades); and Older High School (11-12th grades). All gatherings are supported by trained and background-checked adult volunteers.
Throughout the year, our youth ministry offers unique opportunities to serve our neighbors and community as well as fun gatherings such as 5th Friday Fun Nights, camp retreats, holiday parties, and summer camp and mission trips. Our youth ministries is also an integral part of our Groundlings Summer Day Camp as middle school campers, CIT (Counselors-in-Training), volunteers and staff.
Justice Squad! Our youth are passionate about working toward systemic justice and serving our global and local communities. From walking in solidarity in the Women’s March 2017 to working with Farm Lot 59 and the Broken Loaf Food Pantry, Los Altos UMC Youth pursue their discipleship in tangible ways throughout the year.
Wednesday Mid-Week Gathering: Everyone's Inn Schedule
5:30 p.m. Check-in, crafts, and games
6:00 p.m. Dinner ($5 per person, $20 per family of 4 or more)
6:45 p.m. Small groups begin
Small groups offer a place for deeper faith connections to form in the church community. Age-based small groups for youth meet on Wednesday night from 6:45 p.m.-7:30 p.m. following Everyone’s Inn. We believe that “leading small” is the most effective way of modeling Christ’s community and forming disciples. Children connect not only with each other, but with adults who care for them, know them by name, and know what’s going on in their lives. Small Group Leaders (SGL’s) work very hard to partner with families, understanding that parents and guardians are the #1 influence in a child’s life. Families and SGL’s walk together in a shared faith journey.
Faith Formation through Music
Special youth choirs (vocal & handbell) are offered as part of our music ministry. Click here for more details.
We prioritize the safety and protection of all children, students, and volunteers involved in our ministries. All teachers, assistants, and leaders with young people go through a thorough interview process and background check screening.
Questions/comments: Contact Pastor Melinda Dodge at (562) 598-2451 or email@example.com.

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Bleak future for small village schools
By Graham Dines and Mark HeathSMALL rural primary schools are facing a bleak future because there are not enough homes in villages for young families and their children.
By Graham Dines and Mark Heath
SMALL rural primary schools are facing a bleak future because there are not enough homes in villages for young families and their children.
The warning came as one of the county's primary schools - which will have just 13 pupils on its roll in September - was told yesterday that closure was one of three options being considered for its future.
Rural campaigners said a lack of housing development in the villages of Suffolk was leading to communities being dominated by the elderly - and putting the future of small schools at risk.
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Dr Wil Gibson, chief executive of rural charity Suffolk ACRE, said: “I think the level of development in rural areas means that we are not having the balance of age groups.
“Our population is ageing and in rural areas the population is even more marked in terms of the elderly.
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“We should be asking for developments in villages that keep the mix of young and old - in rural areas there just isn't enough housing for those who naturally would come through.
“We need incremental growth in rural communities to allow a mixture of families to emerge so we can keep the children in schools.”
Dr Gibson suggested two ways in which the future of small village schools could be made more secure.
“We need to think about grouping schools together, so there's a headteacher for more than one school,” he said.
“Teachers want to develop their career like everyone else and if they're in charge of small schools, they may not have a chance of doing that - grouping them together under one head could be the answer.
“The other option which we always promote is the potential for co-operative run schools, those run by the community.”
Dr Gibson called for more work to be done on assessing the growth and needs of individual communities.
“We need to look at how many people of different age groups we have in a certain village and how many people are coming in and leaving and why,” he said.
“You get a picture over time of the internal needs and growth of the community. It's about allowing communities to develop.”
Dr Gibson added: “It's vital to keep these village schools open. The classes tend to be small, so kids get more attention, and it's also about giving parents the choice.
“I wouldn't want to deny people living in rural areas the choice of having their children go to school locally.”
Peasenhall Primary School, the smallest of more than 300 schools in Suffolk, will have just 13 pupils on its roll in September.
With its headteacher leaving at the end of this term, Suffolk County Council is facing a staffing crisis at the school that could force its closure or amalgamation into a federation with neighbouring schools.
Members of the county council's ruling executive were told yesterday half the children in Peasenhall Primary School's catchment area already went to other schools, placing additional pressure on its viability.
The two nearest alternative schools are also facing falling numbers - Yoxford Primary School's roll is predicted to be 46 in 2008 compared to 60 in 2001, while at Cookley and Walpole Primary School, pupil numbers in four years' time are forecast to be 23, a drop of 20 on the 2001 figure.
Rae Leighton, the county councillor for the area, said the problem was not just confined to Peasenhall Primary School.
Middleton, Bramfield and Wenhaston Primary Schools were also facing reduced numbers and he warned: “It does not bode well for the future of small rural schools.
“However, we should not just look at the education value of schools - they have a social and community dimension that makes them important assets in village life.”
Mr Leighton said everything possible should be done to save Peasenhall Primary School from closure.
He will be urging parents to consider the option of establishing a federation, under which pupils would continue to be educated on the current site and have access to the facilities at the neighbouring school.
Executive member Terry Green said: “Shops are closing, garages going, pubs shutting - if we are not careful, we can almost see the death of villages.”
But he added the quality of education for the pupils had to be the county council's main concern and that would suffer with just a few children on the roll.
Suffolk County Council's education portfolio holder, Tony Lewis, said small and rural schools were facing their biggest challenges.
He hoped the plight of Peasenhall Primary School would act as a “wake-up call” to communities, encouraging them to look at the wider situation they faced and determine their future, with the help of organisations like the council and Suffolk ACRE.
“We do not want to lose things from villages. We have lost a lot of post offices, shops and pubs and garages and we don't want to lose anymore. We certainly don't want to lose schools if we can help it,” said Mr Lewis.
“It is true that our expectation is that the steady rise in young people in Suffolk has levelled off and is going to decline and we have to take that into account.
“The issues around affordable housing and jobs is a big one. We have got to operate on a number of fronts to make sure that we do not deal with things in bits and pieces.
He added: “We do not want to frighten people, but we can see the trends there and we can see the way things are going. If we get to grips with the issues early, we can sort it out between ourselves.
“We can support communities, but we cannot do their job for them. It's for the communities themselves to wake up to what the issues are.”
Mr Lewis told council members that in a school with just 13 pupils on the roll, the staffing numbers were small, meaning the headteacher would spend most of their time in the classroom with little time for management duties.
“Very small schools like Peasenhall require high levels of funding to sustain the education of such small numbers of children,” he said.
“The unit cost of educating a child at Peasenhall is more than three times the county average for primary schools.”
The executive agreed to consult the community on possible options for the future of Peasanhall Primary School and to make a final decision in October.
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- Governor Yahaya Bello attended a meeting with his northern counterparts in Abuja on Monday, June 6
- This was the revelation of Governor Nasir El-Rufai who reacted to talks that Bello stormed out of a meeting with President Buhari and northern governors
- The Kaduna governor explained that Bello only excused himself from the meeting with Buhari because he is against the call for power to be shifted to the south
The governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai, has explained why his Kogi counterpart, Yahaya Bello, excused himself from a meeting with northern All Progressives Congress (APC) governors with President Muhammadu Buhari.
Speaking with journalists after the meeting, Governor El-Rufai disclosed that Bello actually decided not to be a part of the closed-door talk with the president because he does not share the view of power shift to the south, The Cable reports.
He noted that only Governor Bello is on another page among the 14 APC northern governors who met with Buhari on Monday.
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“The governor of Kogi state chose to excuse himself from meeting with Mr. President because he believes that he does not agree with our position.
“There are 14 APC governors out of the 19 northern states. Thirteen of us are on one page on this subject and we all came to see the president. But the governor of Kogi state excused himself, and it is within his democratic rights to excuse himself.”
However, as gathered by Vanguard, El-Rufai said Bello was part of the meeting attended by northern governors which was held before the talk with Buhari.
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A video shared by the Leadership newspaper on its Facebook page showed the governor talking angrily as he exited the venue of the meeting alongside his colleagues.
Nasarawa state governor, Engr Abdullahi Sule tried to pacify his Kogi state colleague, but Bello was not having it.
Borno state governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, was also seen in the video urging his Kogi counterpart to calm down.

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*Quirky Music Plays*
I present to you the traveling troupe of mysterious misfits known across the land as…
Feast your eyes on the marvel, the mayhem, the mastery that is our main attraction, Miss Magilou herself! I have traveled FAR AND WIDE to bring to you all tears of joy, laughs of anger, growls of sorrow. No face in this fine establishment shall go unmoved to any emotion we see fit! Why, you may never look the same again! Magikazam! The only thing I ask of you fine patrons is that you must never forget this magical moment in time that your hearts were enthralled by the wonders of our traveling troupe of talented talespinners. And of course a tip for changing your mundane lives for the better would be most magnanimous of you. Onward with the show! Onward to new horizons, I say!
Tales of Berseria has been a very refreshing game to the “Tales of” series. Instead of playing the role of the heroes trying to save the world, the main characters have less noble goals. Velvet’s main
motivation is to get revenge for the death of her younger brother. Rokuro joins indebted to Velvet for finding his sword but maintains his true aim to assassinate a member of his clan. Eizen wants to save his Captain who was imprisoned by the Abbey. Each member seems hellbent on hurting the organization that has brought peace and comfort throughout the land. Then there is Magilou. Her motivation seems to simply be driven by her boredom. I am sure there is more to her story but this is all I know so far. She is my favorite both because of her ridiculous personality and how fun she is to play. Her magic cancelling ability, when executed correctly, is very rewarding.
My first post on Pixelated Provisions was a recipe from Tales of Vesperia. This series has been one of my all time favorites. It will forever have a special place in my heart. I was very happy to see a cooking mechanic in Tales of Berseria. The party learns new recipes by sending off expeditions to the far reaches of the world. Among the other treasures they uncover, they find ingredients to use for cooking. This week we will be making one of the simplest recipes in the game, palmiers. These heart shaped cookies are made of puff pastry. Honestly, these cookies take longer to cook than assemble.
Makes 24 cookies
2 sheets of puff pastry, thawed
Preheat your oven to 425°F. Lay one of the puff pastry sheets out on your counter. Sprinkle with sugar and a small amount of cinnamon. Fold both ends of the pastry to the center.
Fold the two folded pieces together. Repeat those step with the second sheet of puff pastry. Place in the refrigerator and let it rest for 15 minutes.
Carefully cut the rolled puff pastry into 1 inch thick pieces, as shown above.
Lay the cut pieces on a baking sheet with the cut side facing up. Make sure to give the pieces enough room to puff while they bake. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.


To complete the crossover in our country will be exclusively two-liter turbo engines. Petrol develop 200 and 249 HP, diesel-150 and 180 HP the fastest version was a 249-horsepower crossover, which is able to accelerate to 100 km / h in 7.6 seconds.
The basic equipment of all Russian Land Rover Discovery Sport will include heated steering wheel and windshield, electric mirrors with heating, Parking sensors and led optics. In addition, the list mentions the Touch Pro multimedia system with a 10-inch monitor and a rear-view camera, as well as a package of driver assistance systems. This, for example, Terrain Response system 2, the system for controlled movement under a bias and the assistant start up the hill, warning function on leaving the lane, the lane keeping assist control system of the degree of fatigue of the driver, help system at emergency braking, dynamic stability control and the system prevent overturning.
Promised crossovers also feature a "transparent hood" (on the multimedia screen, the driver thanks to the cameras will be able to see what is under the front wheels) and a digital rearview mirror with a high-resolution monitor.
The Discovery Sport will be sold in Russia only in a seven-seat version, with the second and third row of seats can be folded in different proportions: it is claimed that this provides 24 variants of combinations.
Since the opening of the reception of orders in June before the appearance of "live" cars crossover has not risen in price: the cost of its basic equipment still fits in the range from 2 930 000 to 4 082 000 rubles.


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Hassell has designed infrastructure company, Transurban’s Melbourne headquarters, creating a workplace merging business, technology, nature and community.
Transurban builds and operates transport infrastructure, and with its core purpose driving our cities, Hassell’s idea of transgressing Transurban’s urban mark on its own headquarters is shown through “[projecting] a civic quality,” according to Hassell.
“Freestanding meeting ‘pavilions’ have curved glass walls create winding pathways that encourage visitors and employees to explore the whole floor.”
The full-height visual displays further echo roadside billboards showcasing Transurban projects.
With circular void links across all levels connecting staff to its hub, a vaulted timber ceiling, blackened steel railings, and paving, “the hub is an engaging space for everyday use and special events.”
Greenery hangs in clusters in pots, trees nestled in the floor alongside “an authentic, tangible connection to the company’s purpose and place,” represents a distinct shift away from more traditional corporate design.
The project occupies eight levels and is located in newly erected Collins square precinct. Scott Walker, Hassell principal and design lead, says the project’s “far from being a monotonous interior, the new workplace reflects the diversity and aspirations of our cities.”
“In Transurban, traditional corporate design has disintegrated to reflect a greater connection, and understanding of, the cities, the organisation services and supports.”


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This charming and versatile Brooklyn-based studio offers professional photography studio rental for photo shoots and related productions. Rent by the day or half-day at one of the lowest photo studio rental rates in NYC. Located conveniently on the Bushwick-Bedstuy border in a neighborhood filled with exciting graffiti murals (#JMZwalls) and plenty of street parking, the studio is a quick 3-minute walk from the JMZ Kosciuszko stop on Broadway. Featuring a spacious 700 square feet, rustic exposed brick, and large southern exposure windows. The studio is solidly equipped with two hair and makeup stations, six v-flats, four wardrobe racks, clothing steamer, extendable conference table with six stackable Steelcase chairs, and a bonus space which can be closed off with privacy curtains and utilized for production meetings or as a wardrobe station. With blackout curtains, sheers, and roller shades, artists have greater control shaping daylight or eliminating it completely for full strobe sets. Our in house equipment includes Profoto D1 1000 studio kit with two monolight 1000-watt heads, two profoto kit stands, two profoto umbrellas and a 2 x 3 Profoto softbox. The studio also includes three 11-foot Flashpoint rolling stands and crossbar for solid support of a seamless or cloth backdrop. First sweep on one of our seamless backdrops is free, with a $25 fee for any additional sweeps or colors. The space is great for in-studio and location shoots or as a production hub for client meetings and fittings. Past clients have included: - IRIS Covet Book - Lee Jeans - Puma - MCM - We Are Social - LXT Studios
No Smoking of any kind. No Alcohol. No Pets. Be discrete, polite, and respectful to all building neighbors. You are responsible for your production's catering / food needs. Service must be contained to the studio space. Certificate of production insurance and valid permits for all vendors preferred. Studio and equipment usage is at your own risk. We are not liable for compensation of any kind for any accidents incurred. Furniture can only be moved by the host upon request. Trash should be placed in the bins and the host will take care of the rest. All rentals include set up and teardown time. Please be respectful of others at all times as we want to ensure that the studio is a safe and creative space for successful collaborations. All minors must be accompanied by an adult guardian.
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The volcano in La Palma showed no weakness. The second lava flow falls on the northern slope and destroys the banana plantations. The current has not yet reached the sea.
La Palma – A new volcano erupted in La Palma last night. A powerful volcanic eruption has occurred near Dakonde, according to a report by Canvolian volcanic research firm Involcan. Involcania tweeted “breathtaking vision” in a video showing the glowing red volcanic eruption. The lava flows in a path created by previous currents. It thickens and cools as it goes down.
La Palma: The volcano is still active
According to volcanic researchers, the various volcanic currents flowing down the slope of the Campre Vieja have entered a phase of “stability and slowness”. The second current, which appeared Sunday northwest of the volcanic cone, has also receded significantly. On the edge of Mount La Laguna, south of La Palma, it moves forward at a speed of only two meters per hour. The volcanic tongue, with a temperature of 1270 degrees, is now 160 meters from the sea. On Sunday, volcanic eruptions were rolling towards the sea at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour.
Maria Jose Blanco, regional director of IGN Geography, told the newspaper that the banana plantations were destroyed again on Monday. The world Quoted. Meanwhile, according to Copernicus satellite data, it only analyzes buildings without specifying the type, and categorized 1,956 destroyed and 60 partially damaged or dangerous buildings. There is a 1 meter thick lava layer over 760 hectares, of which 228.09 hectares are cultivated (128 hectares of banana plantations, 52 vineyards and 19 avocados).
Scientists are still unsure whether the lava will reach the ocean Tuesday night with current flow and speed. It is certain that sooner or later the mass will reach the Atlantic and create a new headline. The main stream has been pouring into the sea for two weeks, creating a new pillow covering an area of 36 hectares already on Monday. It has about 50 football fields.
Volcanic eruption in La Palma
|The Cumbre Vieja (1,949 meters) volcano on the Canary Islands of La Palma erupted on September 19, 2021 for the first time in 50 years.|
|The massive volcanic eruption has now destroyed more than 1,800 buildings and nearly 790 hectares of land.|
|The canaries, which include popular holiday islands such as Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Lanzarote, are of volcanic origin. Cambray Viza was considered a dormant volcano.|
Volcano in La Palma: No air traffic on weekends
On Monday, meanwhile, flights resumed in La Palma after a two-day hiatus. But only for a few hours. Binter Airlines had to cancel the last four scheduled flights due to ash on the runway. The island’s airport operated over the weekend, but volcanic ash increased dangerously. Airlines like Pinder canceled flights.
Volcanic eruption in La Palma – children with masks and glasses at school
Despite the difficult situation in La Palma, the island is trying to keep some default. More than a month later, the children returned to school for the first time in one of the worst-affected areas in the Ariden Valley. The start for more than 4,500 students and 600 teachers took place under difficult circumstances – in the gray rain, according to local media. They were locked in the classroom. Due to the poor air quality, the windows and doors had to be closed. Breaking into the school yard is prohibited. When leaving class, children should wear FFP2 masks, goggles and hats. It is not clear when the volcano will rest. Once The volcano takes a ghostly break A. (Ml) *Merkur.de An offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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The handler can manage order books internally and exposes book instances through the callbacks. The SDK also provides the ability to construct and manipulate order books explicitly.
MBP books are limited in size (depth). The CME MDP platform provides information on book depth via "Instrument Definitions" messages. Therefore, Handler knows the book's depth as soon as it receives a definition for an instrument.
The SDK optimises memory allocation and data layout for MBP books to make book operations efficient. Therefore, the construction of MBP books and further lifetime management are performed through special factory classes. The table below maps factory classes to corresponding book types.
|Book Class||Factory Class|
Each factory class represents an instantiation of the OnixS::CME::MDH::MbpBookFactory template class, which provides the following key members:
|OnixS::CME::MDH::MbpBookFactory::construct||Constructs an instance of an order book of a particular type.|
|OnixS::CME::MDH::MbpBookFactory::destruct||Destroys an instance of an order book of a particular type and disposes of allocated resources.|
|OnixS::CME::MDH::MbpBookFactory::calcSize||Calculates the memory block size required to store an instance of the order book of a given depth.|
|OnixS::CME::MDH::MbpBookFactory::inplaceConstruct||Constructs an instance of an order book in place of a given memory block.|
MBO books, in contrast to MBP ones, are not limited by depth and may contain an arbitrary number of bids and offers. Therefore, an order book instance data layout cannot be optimised. For this reason, there are no factory classes for constructing MBO book instances. Instead, OnixS::CME::MDH::MboBook instances are ordinarily built.
The SDK offers the OnixS::CME::MDH::copy routine to copy book content across instances.
A template version of the given routine copies price levels and other MBP book data. Also, the routine has an optional parameter limiting the number of price levels to copy:

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Date: 22 November 2016
VETECO 2016 brought 300 direct exhibitors together under the same roof, doubling the number of participants exhibiting last year and increasing the number of professionals from the window, facades and protection industries from all corners of the Iberian Peninsula
VETECO SOLAR has exceeded industry expectations as the main trade fair for the solar protection and management industry, holding the First Iberian Solar Control and Protection Conference
ePower&Building 2016, the trade fair specialising all solutions in the building process, organised by IFEMA, encompassing the individual trade fairs CONSTRUTEC, PIEDRA, VETECO, BIMEXPO, MATELEC, LIGHTEC and URBÓTICA, was attended by 72, 275 professional participants, between 25 and 28 October, at Feria de Madrid.
Marketing, Innovation and Knowledge were the three areas on which the main trade fair for the window, facade and solar protection industries was focused, contributing to showing the economic potential of an industry that is so important for the country's economy.
According to Raúl Calleja, Director of VETECO “ePower&Building has strongly marked the turning point for Spain, a country with a tradition and vocation in the building trade, to have its major international building trade fair, strengthening through this industry platform the positioning of the Spanish channel as an international construction hub. As industry stakeholders our role is to add, and to have others add.”
The international positioning of ePower&Building as a major platform in southern Europe has resulted in 11% of all professional visitors coming from outside Spain, specifically from 86 countries worldwide.
Portugal (35%), Italy (7%), and France (4.6%) were the main European countries of origin of these professional visits to VETECO 2016. Worthy of note was the role of North Africa, with Morocco (4.6%) at the head and which, due to its geographical proximity and urban development brought large delegations of industry professionals; followed by Tunisia, Egypt and Cote d'Ivoire. Mexico (7%) and Argentina (5,3%) were the main Ibero-American markets looking for trade alliances with the Spanish market.
Importers of construction materials, construction companies and developers from Morocco and Côte d'Ivoire encouraged Spanish companies to collaborate with these countries in a business meeting on infrastructure in these territories, organised by ASICMA, the Association of Engineering Companies, Consultancy, Environment, Architecture and Technology Services of Madrid, in collaboration with IFEMA and the business consultancies How2Go and Opening Markets.
22% of all VETECO 2016 exhibitors, i.e. a total of 60 exhibitors, were internationals, from 12 different countries.
Mass support for the professional channel
The professional channel of the window, facade and solar protection industry attended its major industry encounter en masse.
Thus, VETECO 2016 brought together more than 13,000 window fitters, workshops and manufacturers; with particular growth in all regions, especially Andalusia (+106%), Valencia (+60%) Catalonia (+ 41%), Castilla la Mancha (+ 17%) and Castilla y León (+ 10%). The data confirms that this trade fair has grown to cover the entire peninsular area, and join Madrid, the main market, with 24% of total domestic visitors.
Architecture and customer motivation
As one of the objectives of ePower & Building is to create industry synergies in order to attract the interest of the customer motivation channel, the results confirm the forecasts.
Thus VETECO brought together 8,102 professionals from the customer motivation channel, 4,567 of which were architects, designers and interior designers, and 3,535 were builders, developers, tertiary channel and property managers.
ARQUITECTURA CON EÑE, the programme within ePower & Building aimed at the architect channel, was one of the outstanding protagonists with more than 50 events, workshops and competitions aimed at the customer motivation channel.
In LAPLAZA, the VETECO-ASEFAVE Prizes were awarded in the categories of WINDOW, FACADE AND SOLAR PROTECTION, as well as the PFCs, the winners of which were as follows:
. Window Category: Industria de Montajes Eléctricos.
. Light Facade Category: Lugo Auditorium, by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos, and commendations for Casa Aljibe, and Industria de Montajes Eléctricos.
. Solar Protection Category: Administrative Building for the General Directorate of State Heritage, of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, by Bayón Arquitectos, SLP; with two commendations, for Industria de Montajes Eléctricos, and 194 Social Housing Units in Carabanchel.
. Final Degree Project Category: 1st Prize to Javier Coronado Palomero, for the project entitled “Re-Thinking Madrid: Condensador social de vacíos urbanos”; 2nd Prize to Natalia Martínez Nieto, for “Wrapme Las Colmenas”, and 3rd prize to Paula Currás García, for “Netopí”.
Innovation, technology and BIM
Many of the exhibitors at VETECO 2016 took advantage of the event to show their great innovations in solutions, products and services within the framework of the trade fair, to present them personally to the large numbers involved in the channel.
Innovation and technology were two of the great stars in the new trade fair concept. During the days when VETECO was held, the experts ensured that BIM (Building Information Modelling) will help to promote professionalisation in the production of windows.
They did so at a meeting held with the motto "Imagining the Window of the Future", organized by ASEFAVE, the Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Light Facades and Windows, which discussed expectations for economic segment over the next decade. BIMEXPO, in hall 7, was one of the main attractions of the trade fair.
The change of dates for the fair to October and the creation of the new VETECO SOLAR brand served to provide commercial prominence for an industry that is very powerful in Spain.
The importance of the solar protection and energy efficiency segment was the focus of the Iberian Congress on Solar Protection and Management, which was held at VETECO SOLAR, in a forum which discussed evaluation and innovation with innovative construction products.
VETECO SOLAR brought together more than 80 companies confirming it as the meeting point for blind, awning and fabric companies, as well as automatisms where all solutions were presented, both to the customer motivation channel and the converters and fitters channel, in order to prepare the 2017 campaign.
Due to the nature of its climate, Spain is a country that has a strong tradition and an important network of companies in this industry, companies that are already key players in the world on account of the quality of their work and their professionalism.
VETECO SOLAVETECO SOLAR is here to meet a commercial need between supply and demand, both at domestic and international level"says Raúl Calleja, Director of all the Construction Exhibitions.
The companies participating in VETECO also value the fair very positively. At ASEFAVE they stated that "VETECO has been successful, with an optimistic atmosphere, interesting new items and enthusiasm for returning in 2018".
Antonio Acosta, Commercial Director of EMMEGI IBÉRICA, expressed his satisfaction with the results and said "our expectations have been met". And Teodoro Martínez, Sales & Marketing Director of ALUCOIL, indicates that "the Fair has improved a lot, both in the quantity of visitors and in the quality, as well as in organisation".
At TVITEC, they said that "in the field of carpentry and aluminium we noted a really good feeling compared 2014, including in the design of stands, which may be indicative of the sector moving at a much faster pace, and recovery in carpentry enclosures and windows is can be observed. In addition, there has been a greater influx of public and professionals."
Lucía Trillo, Marketing Manager of SAPA, confirmed that "the Fair has met expectations, compared to the 2014 edition this has been a more lively VETECO, with more visitors and with more and better stands."
Fernando Baeza, Manager of LAVAAL IBERICA-PTA, will remember VETECO 2016 as “the resurgence of this trade fair, as a spearhead of the industry with respect to some of its members”.
Paula Cuder, STRUGAL Marketing Technician, said that the participation of her company has been “a success in the influx of visitors and interest shown by professionals, and will be an impetus for our expansion and growth.”
And Manuel Medina Salas, Managing Director of AIS AVUÁ, valued “this edition of VETECO very positively, particularly the huge influx of visitors interested in our products and the synergies established with other participating companies such as ROTO, ALUyPVC, REPLUS, KÖMMERLING and CARINBISA”.
In addition, as members of the Passivhaus Consortium, he said that they are especially proud of the milestone achieved in this edition, “bringing together more than 1,000 people in organised training workshop”.
For Antonio Fernández Chaves, Commercial Manager of INDALSU, the Fair has given him “the possibility of presenting our Domo brand, of Aluminium Systems for Architecture”, in a year “that has stood out due to the great influx of participants”.
“We are very satisfied with the organisation of the event," he says, "which took care of every detail, from the arrival of the material until it was time to pack up, and which provided us with an ideal environment to exhibit and share our work."
And for Fernando Valverde, Managing Director of WINKHAUS, his stand was “the perfect setting to fully gather the company's technical and commercial team and strengthen ties with national and international customers and distributors, especially with clients from Ibero America and Portugal, markets in which our presence is increasing.”
According to Santiago Tajuelo, Systems Technical Director of EXLABESA, this company's innovative stand proved to be “one of the most visited” and “the programme of talks offered by the company's technical staff was well received, with 400 attendees”.
While in the opinion of Cristian Clarasó, of TECHNOFORM, the Fair “has fulfilled expectations as regards visitors, the recovery of positive feelings is evident and we are starting to talk about investment and the future”.
At the CONSTRUTEC conference, it was stated that restoration should not be limited to buildings but should be extended to neighbourhoods as a whole.
This was pointed out by the experts participating in the R3MAT FORUM, organised by the employers' association CEPCO, Spanish Confederation of Associations of Manufacturers of Construction Products, the purpose of which was to analyse urban restoration, regeneration and renovation, as the basis of the future of a sustainable construction industry.
"Smart cities", as a new urban concept that is coming to Spain, were studied and discussed by experts participating in the Smart Cities conference. Javier Méndez Martínez, Director of the Technical Office of the Official College of Surveyors, Technical Architects and Building Engineers of Madrid, explained that “around 27,000 people die every year in Spain due to poor air quality” and stated that “smart cities could reduce this figure”.
The 2016 edition of VETECO has achieved the best results in its digital scope in social media. Thus, prior to the Fair and while it was being held, the Facebook and Twitter profile of VETECO gave updates of the latest news from the Trade Fair, as well as the news about its exhibitors and the various conferences that were held as part of the fair, attracting 446,300 people on FB and 22,700 on Twitter.
Given the success of this edition of the CONSTRUTEC, PIEDRA, VETECO, BIMEXPO, MATELEC, LIGHTEC and URBÓTICA trade fairs, gathered under the umbrella of ePower & Building, and to which the new MATELEC INDUSTRY fair has been added, IFEMA is already working on the next edition, which will be held from 13 to 16 November 2018, at FERIA DE MADRID.
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Greater Cincinnati Water Works will close Cincinnati’s water intake in the Ohio River ahead of anticipated contaminated water from the East Palestine train derailment, the agency announced Friday morning.
The contamination is expected to reach the portion of the Ohio River from which Cincinnati draws its drinking water late Saturday night or early Sunday, GCWW said. Closing the intakes is “out of an abundance of caution,” GCWW said.
Greater Cincinnati Water Works supplies water to Butler County and some portions of Warren County.
During an update on Friday, shortly after GCWW announced their intention to close the intakes, Governor Mike DeWine said the chemical plume in the Ohio River has completely dissipated, citing latest samples.
As of Friday, GCWW and the Ohio EPA said it still hadn’t yet detected chemicals in the Ohio River, so the intakes remained open.
The contaminated waters containing the chemicals from the Feb. 3 derailment were moving at a rate of roughly one mile per hour, Ohio EPA Chief Tiffani Kavalec said Tuesday.
“Our city administration is prepared for these types of events,” said City Manager Sheryl Long, in a press release. “I understand the concern, and I’m confident that temporarily shutting off the Ohio River intake is the best move. There’s zero risk that our water reserves contain contaminants from the train derailment site, and tapping these reserves will give us all peace of mind. I want to thank GCWW, who are truly the best of the best, and state that I have full faith in their decision-making and their ability to keep us safe.”
The current water reserves hold water collected before the contamination from the East Palestine train derailment reached the Ohio River and are safe to drink, GCWW said. The agency said it will continue to monitor the Ohio River to determine when it’s safe to reopen the intakes once more.
Even if no chemicals are detected, GCWW said it plans to use “additional optimized treatment” once the intakes reopen.
GCWW has, as of Friday morning, tested more than 130 samples at the Ohio River intake that draws in Cincinnati’s drinking water and no detectable levels of the chemicals from the Norfolk Southern train have been found, according to a press release from the agency.
“We do this kind of testing every day, several times a day,” said Jeff Swertfeger, superintendent of water quality and treatment at GCWW.
The Northern Kentucky Water District announced on Feb. 10 that it also intends to shut down Ohio River intakes as “a precautionary measure” if chemicals from the train derailment continued downstream. WCPO has reached out to NKWD to ask whether any recent decisions have been made about the intakes since then, but have not yet heard back.
On Feb. 10, the U.S. EPA issued a letter to Norfolk Southern, the company that owns the derailed train, notifying it that the agency believed the company could be found liable for damages and cleanup associated with the incident. In that letter, the EPA said 150 cars on the train derailed — 20 of which were carrying hazardous materials.
The materials “are known to have been and continue to be released into the air, surface soils and surface waters,” the EPA wrote on January 10.
Those materials are:
- Vinyl chloride
- Butyl acrylate
- Ethylhexyl acrylate
- Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether
“Materials released during the incident were observed and detected in samples from Sulphur Run, Leslie Run, Bull Creek, North Fork Little Beaver Creek, Little Beaver Creek and the Ohio River,” wrote the EPA in the letter to Norfolk Southern.
On Feb. 13, the EPA said it was monitoring and screening air quality in communities in and around East Palestine. Re-entry air screenings showed that there were no detections of vinyl chloride or hydrogen chloride in the 291 homes screened as of the update, including local schools and libraries.
State officials had no idea the train that derailed carried hazardous chemicals before it crashed, Governor Mike DeWine said during a press conference Tuesday afternoon. He said under current law, Norfolk Southern wasn’t required to notify states when trains are transporting hazardous chemicals if the cars carrying such substances don’t make up enough cars in the train.
“This is absurd and we need to look at this and Congress needs to take a look at how these things are handled,” said DeWine.


The number of students eating school meals, including breakfasts and lunches, from the Washoe County School District has risen dramatically in the past three years, and District officials credit a number of reasons for the results.
"Our Nutrition Services Department has had remarkable success the past two years as a result of three factors: 1) amazing employees; 2) outstanding leadership, specifically Director Tony Cook and Assistant Directors Maryann Weller and Geri Casey; and 3) a strong and dynamic partnership with ARAMARK," said Rick Harris, WCSD chief logistics and operations officer. "The District works hard to make sure kids have more access to a wide variety of nutritious foods. These efforts are resulting in healthier students who have a better chance of success in school, simply because we have helped them address some basic needs in their lives."
Between 2010 and 2012, the percentage of students who eat lunches provided by WCSD increased by more than 13 percent, while the number of students who eat District-provided breakfasts has skyrocketed by 53 percent.
Among other highlights: The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program will expand from 14 schools to 34 schools in 2012-2013, funded by a federal grant, and nutrition services staff members are partnering with vending machine companies to assure they are complying with wellness policies and are providing schools with healthy fundraising and celebration alternatives.
Additionally, the District is making significant efforts to improve technology and logistics management. This year, for the first time, parents and students can complete and submit their Free and Reduced Lunch applications online at http://www.washoe.k12.nv.us/parents/nutrition-services
The WCSD Nutrition Services Department is also streamlining logistics by automating inventory management and delivery processes, enabling the department to improve food quality and cost controls.


Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O has joined with director Spike Jonze to contribute a new track for his upcoming film, Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Scarlett Johansson, and Amy Adams. Karen O previously wrote the score for Spike Jonze's film Where The Wild Things Are.
"The Moon Song," the title of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs singers' original song, was written specifically for Jonze's Her. Karen O will reportedly join Arcade Fire on the soundtrack, who have previously contributed an acoustic version of their song "Wake Up" for the Where The Wild Things Are soundtrack.
Her, which will star a slew of Hollywood alum, follows the story of a man, Joaquin Phoenix, who falls in love with an "artificially intelligent" operating system, voiced by Scarlett Johanson. The film will be out in select theaters November 20th.
Check out the trailer and snippet of Karen O's "The Moon Song" below:


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Babolat re-worked their Pure Drive and Pure Aero ranges in 2015 so that they now run exactly in parallel - Lite at 270g, Team at 285g, Drive at 300g and Tour at 315g.
Therefore this Pure Drive Team now slots in slightly above the older Lite which was 275g (but has now dropped to 270) and below the Drive, which, at 300g is just too heavy for some ladies and teens. Now there is a Pure Drive model for everyone!
Based on data from 2012-2013 Babolat Play recordings, it was identified that the impact zone is higher than the racquet's traditional centre. All Babolat Pure Drive frames were re-designed in 2015 to reflect the true impact zone with a redefined sweetspot.
Frame String Interaction (FSI) Technology
FSI works with the new tighter stringing pattern in the sweetspot and optimized Woofer System to allow for better control and feel of the ball. Balls are consistently hit deep in the court and keeps your opponents behind the baseline.
|Headsize: 100 sq. inches
Length: 27 inches
Weight: 10.1 oz./285g unstrung
Balance: 320mm/7pts. HL
Tension Range: 55-62lbs
String Pattern: 16x19

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**UPDATE: The European Commission has responded to the questions Dennis Radtke posed in reference to the CoESS joint declaration.
MEP Radtke is asking whether the Commission intends to reconsider its current rules and strategy on social public procurement in order to stop the publicly financed race to the bottom?
This is among the written parliamentary questions sent by MEP Dennis Radtke (EPP, Germany) on 25 January 2023. This formal submission requires the European Commission to respond.
MEP Radtke draws attention to the joint declaration on public procurement and collective bargaining, reached between UNI Europa and CoESS (the workers’ and employer side of the private security sector). The declaration criticises the Public Procurement Directives for leaving the door open for incentivising some bidders to ignore social criteria. This in turn weakens the positive impact of collective bargaining and the value of social dialogue. Radtke further repeats the declaration’s call to consider an adjustment to the public procurement rules. Therefore, Radtke asks the Commission to respond to the question of whether “the current public procurement rules can be improved to strengthen collective bargaining?”
“Mindless price competition that squeezes the worker is not the way forward. Mindless price competition puts enormous pressure on workers, businesses and the quality of services. We therefore need to take a critical look at EU public procurement legislation and its apparent failure to promote decent work.”– MEP Dennis Radtke (EPP, Germany)
UNI Europa is proud to have the strong support of MEP Dennis Radtke among other MEPs who have taken the pledge for procuring decent work.
“Mr. Radtke has led the way for strengthening the workers’ voice through collective bargaining in several of his works in the European Parliament. His efforts show the importance of establishing a level playing field for positive competition between companies. If bad apples are allowed to undercut decent work employers, soon the whole basket goes rotten. Companies make positive contributions when they are competing on delivering better products and services, not on cutting corners.” – Oliver Roethig, Regional Secretary of UNI Europa.
UNI Europa is running the campaign “No public contract without a collective agreement”. With this campaign, UNI Europa wants to reopen the Public Procurement Directive and make sure that companies can only win public contracts if they have or respect a collective agreement, this will help safeguard decent working conditions. For further information, click here.


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This month we are focusing on self care and what that looks like for each of us. And we are all unique individuals – no one size fits all approach.
We are moving into the holiday season and that brings high expectations, extra tasks on our “to do” list, which leads to anxiety or depression.
Here are quick tips to help ease anxiety:
- My first tip is my favorite that any of us can do anywhere – breathing. Close your eyes and take 3 – 5 long, slow deep breaths, exhaling slowly. This simple technique calms the nervous system quickly.
- Be curious – Ask yourself “why am I feeling this way”, “what happened”, “what can I do differently”, “what can I learn from this”? I’m always looking for the lesson or blessing in situations, especially the challenging ones.
- 4 step technique is to notice your surroundings, put your tongue on the roof of your mouth, deep inhale and exhale, and smile. This has a relaxing effect on the vagus nerve.
- Repeat a self love phrase – “Even though I am angry, stressed out, I completely love and accept myself”. This is a simple one to try out until you create your own.
- Mini meditation will help calm and center you within 5 minutes. Close your eyes, shut your office door or turn your back to the situation and focus on your breathing and surroundings. Let your thoughts flow by.
I love my home and all the birds and critters we have that come to visit. Even the pesky raccoons. It was a silly sight to watch the wild turkeys running helter skelter around our yard enjoying the bird seed on the ground after a dusting of snow. Watching them has a calming effect on me. What works for you?
Grab my Self Esteem guide and workbook in the link below. Feel free to share with your loved ones.

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Doune the Rabbit Hole has announced new dates and a revised lineup for its 2021 incarnation. (more…)
news – all the indie-schmindie happenings
Former Bay City Rollers frontman Les McKeown has died, aged 65. (more…)
Scotland’s music venues have been given the green light to open again from May 17. (more…)
Edinburgh multi-venue city festival The Great Eastern will finally make its debut in the capital (more…)
Several Scots independent musicians including Starry Skies and Iona Fyffe are to be offered financial support by Creative Scotland and Crowdfunder UK.
A total of 20 projects are competing to win up to £10,000 in match funding towards their projects in Creative Scotland’s Crowdmatch, following last year’s Crowdfunding Creative Scotland competition.
Starry Skies aim to use the funding to record songs written during the lockdown, for a new album called ‘Small Wonders’, while Iona Fyfe, who recently won a battle with Spotify over recognition of the Scottish language, is recording a new album of folk songs.
Other acts who can benefit from the scheme are singer/songwriter Amy Duncan, planning to make a new album ‘Cocoon’, and Flew The Arrow who plan a vinyl release for their album ‘Huntress/The Warmth & The Weight’ will get a .
Harpist Rachel Hair is teaming up with Manx Gaelic singer Ruth Keggin to record an album as a duo for the first time, and arts house Cryptic aim is to launch their ‘Sonic Surroundings’ – wha they describe as “virtual journeys to unique locations”, launched with a performance by Elisabeth Elektra.
Also on the list are an arts magazine, a non-fiction book publisher, a children’s circus, textile studio, and a community choir. Also up for funding are an arts collective in Ayr, a Ceilidh festival planned for November, and a virtual comic festival.
Starry Skies frontman Warren McIntyre said of their planned ‘Small Wonders’ album – the follow-up release to ‘Be Kind’ and ‘Do It With Love’: “A theme of many of the songs is the importance of love, hope and service to others along with a greater appreciation of all the things we have in common.” He also pledged that all funds raised would be spent with local businesses and support jobs here in Scotland.
More on the scheme at the Creative Scotland Crowdmatch website.
The 2021 incarnation of the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival has been postponed until next year. (more…)
TRNSMT Festival has been delayed by two months in an attempt to ensure that the delayed event can go ahead (more…)
Glasgow post rock veterans Mogwai have scaled the heights of the UK’s Official Albums Chart, reaching Number 1 for the first time with their tenth studio record ‘As The Love Continues’.
The Lanarkshire-formed four-piece had faced a tense week as it became clear that they were contenders for the top slot, with rapper Ghetts eventually finishing at number 2, despite taking to the streets of central London in an armoured tank to promote his third long-player ‘Conflict Of Interest’.
Eventually he was forced to concede defeat in the race for the top, but with some class, tweeting “Big congrats to @mogwaiband 25 years in a game where longevity isn’t easily achieved. Salute”. Mogwai responded accordingly.
— Mogwai (@mogwaiband) February 26, 2021
Mogwai finished the week just 2,900 chart sales ahead of Ghetts, 25 years after the release of their debut single ‘Tuner’/’Lower’.
That 7″ was self-released on their own Rock Action label and while many of their early and seminal releases were on Glasgow indie Chemikal Underground, as well as PIAS, Matador, and Sub Pop, the quartet have been independently releasing their music since 2011’s ‘Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will’.
‘As The Love Continues’ is also the week’s best selling vinyl album and the top seller in UK independent record shops.
Speaking to OfficialCharts.com, the band said: “We’re unbelievably happy to have the Number 1 album in the UK. We want to thank everyone at Rock Action Records – both of you – and mostly to thank everyone who has bought, downloaded and streamed the album, and supported us over the last week, and the last 25 years. It’s something we’re amazed by. We’re taken aback by everyone’s support, kindness and generosity.
“It is 25 years this week since the release of our first single ‘Tuner’/’Lower’, the first release on our own label Rock Action Records. We didn’t start the band or the label to get into the charts. None of us ever envisaged either the band or the label being in a position where having a Number 1 record would be a possibility.
“We started the label with a loan of £400 from my now-brother in law. Martin’s folks generously helped us out by paying for the studio to record the songs. We were just kids that wanted to make an amazing noise and get our record played on John Peel. Amazingly John did play the record, and one thing led to another to get us to the point we’re at now. It’s been an incredible journey making music together over the last quarter century, taking us to places we never dreamed of and getting to play our music to more people than we ever imagined.”
More at mogwai.scot.
Some of Scotland’s most talented rock musicians and filmmakers are teaming up for an ‘Inter-Creative Collaborations’ project (more…)
Nathan Evans could have Brian May playing guest guitar on a future release (more…)


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"Zambian couple works to raise awareness of global water crisis
For Indianapolis residents Grace and Handa Siangonya, the world water crisis cuts close to home. They’ve lived it, and loved ones back in Zambia are still living it.
The Siangonyas, who have lived in the U.S. for over 10 years, will be at the State Fair Saturday to share firsthand how people worldwide deal with the scarcity of clean water.
In conjunction with Water for People, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to developing simple, affordable water solutions, the Siangonyas hope to be a “living example” of a global crisis.
The DNR Fishin’ Pond will be the setting for Saturday’s Water Celebration Day. The popular exhibit will feature water games for children, and Grace will be on hand to teach fairgoers to carry water on their heads.
Grace considers herself fortunate. Many of her kinswomen trek 5 to 10 miles each day. Depending on the time of year and rainfall levels, they may wait for hours to fill their containers before starting for home. As the day gets hotter, the water flow can slow to a drip.
Handa says, “Women sometimes get up at 3 a.m., 2 a.m. or midnight, and they don’t get back till 2 p.m. It can be 12 hours of work just to go and fetch water.”
Aside from the time-consuming, grueling labor of fetching a dwindling supply of water, there is the additional problem of the water’s quality. Testament to the effects of untreated water, the Siangonyas’ own bodies rebel when they return to their home villages. Handa says, “When we go back home, we have to treat or boil the water till our stomachs get used to it.”
According to WFP Indiana Section Vice Chair Steve Hadley, Saturday’s event is intended to raise Hoosiers’ awareness. “We’re aware when we don’t have water, when it’s hot and we have a drought and we can’t water,” he says. Mostly, however, here in Indiana water is not given a second thought. But elsewhere, lack of clean drinking water makes life a daily struggle.
WFP works in 10 countries, partnering with local people to build sustainable solutions that can change an entire community’s prospects. Stand pipes and gravity-fed water systems are typical projects. Indiana’s chapter sponsors Bolivia. Next month, Indiana’s WFP committee will host two benefit events (see sidebar). Half the proceeds will go to WFP’s Bolivia program and half to WFP general funds. Hadley notes that the organization has an excellent track record. Indeed, independent charity evaluator Charity Navigator gives WFP an “exceptional” rating.
State Fair Water Celebration Day activities will run from 9 a.m.-noon and 4-7 p.m. Saturday at the DNR Fishin’ Pond, located behind the DNR building.
Water For People Fund-raisers
What: Running for World Water: 5k Run and Walk (sanctioned)
When: Sept. 8, 9 a.m.
Where: NCAA Hall of Champions/Canal Walk
What: Wright Brothers Band
When: Sept. 15, 7 p.m.
Where: Garfield Park MacAllister Center


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The Mountie is one of the iconic images of the Klondike Gold Rush, whether in red serge in Dawson or behind a dogsled on a rugged Yukon Patrol. We'll talk about the feats that made the reputation of the North-West Mounted Police in the Yukon, how Hollywood took their image and ran with it, as well as their complicated relationship with First Nations. We'll also get to know Sam Steele, the legendary NWMP leader during the Stampede and who some call the quintessential Canadian man of action in the Victorian era.
Photo: Sam Steele, Hegg & Co. Photographers, Dawson, Yukon, 1898. Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, University of Alberta (2008.1.2.1.6.1.12)
Sources, maps & reading
The telegram ordering Sam Steele to the Yukon, courtesy of the Sir Samuel Steele Collection at University of Alberta Libraries
Undercover report by a NWMP officer reporting on criminals and their activities in the Klondike, courtesy of the Sir Samuel Steele Collection at University of Alberta Libraries
Petition protesting Steele's recall from the Yukon, courtesy of the Sir Samuel Steele Collection at University of Alberta Libraries
Yukon News story by John Thompson on the rediscovery of the grave of the Nantuck brothers in Dawson City
Yukon Nuggets on Sam Steele by Les McLaughlin, courtesy of the Hougen Group
Sam Steele, Canadian Dictionary of Biography
Showing the Flag: The Mounted Police and Canadian Sovereignty in the North, 1894-1925 by William Morrison
Faded Hero: How Canada forgot—and then rediscovered—Sir Sam Steele, by Charlotte Grey in the Walrus
Lion in Winter: Sam Steele, the Yukon, and the Chaos in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in England William F. Stewart.
The Klondike Stampede, by Tappan Adney.


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Groove Armada's Andy Cato has revealed the dance duo plan to collaborate with Wicklow's Roisin Murphy on their new album.
Cato and Murphy have a long-running creative partnership – Cato helped write and produce much of Murphy's hit album Overpowered, including the top 20 single 'You Know Me Better'. "She's definitely in the frame," Cato told Hot Press. "She's going to come over here in a couple of weeks' time and put down a couple of tracks."
He lauded Murphy as one of the most talented vocalists he's worked with. "She's an amazing singer. She's full of life and she's definitely up for it. Also, she tells things like they are are – there's no messing about. But then so do I. We spend most of the time laughing."
Cato revealed the record, as yet untitled and slated for an early summer release, will have a "gritty rock vibe". "We're getting the whole band into my studio. We're going to be gigging in the studio – and make the gig the album."
He added that he and GA partner Tom Findlay also plan to put out a house album by year's end. Groove Armada's last record, 2007's Soundboy Rock, was regarded as the most successful of their career, with high-profile cameos from ex-Sugababe Mutya Buena and rapper Rhymefest.
So says Roísín Murphy of us Irish in the new Longitude special issue of Hot Press!Read More
The Longitude-born star will receive the coveted award in SeptemberRead More
'Ten Miles High' is another class tune from the Arklow songstressRead More
The Irish songstress has released the video for new single 'Ten Miles High'.Read More
Take Her Up To Monto drops in JulyRead More
It's her first Irish headliner for seven years!Read More
All the need to know about the Mercury Prize nomineeRead More
Two of the first three nominees announced hail from Irish shoresRead More
Having hunted high and (Ark)low for inspiration, music and style icon Roisin Murphy has returned with her first album in eight years, disco opus Hairless Toys. She talks motherhood, industry politics, and being inspired by Paris Is Burning, the cult documentary about the NYC underground drag ball scene.Read More
Treat yourself to an all killer/no filler collection of tunes from one of the world's acest independentsRead More
The excellent 'Evil Eyes' gets a promo.Read More
Ireland's deviant queen of alt-pop is back!Read More
Hairless Toys, in its entirety, for your enjoymentRead More
Eight years after her last full-length effort, Hairless Toys is on its wayRead More
'Orally Fixated' is out here on November 13.Read More
The ladies cover Chaka Khan for charityRead More
The Havana hip hop scene is about to go global.Read More
Singer, songwriter, music producer, Roisin Murphy has announced that she will be adding more stops to her Irish tour in December.Read More
Having had such a blast at Oxegen, the Irish style goddess that is Roisin Murphy returns to Ireland for a headlining show in the Olympia.Read More
Has an award ceremony in Ireland ever created such an optimistic buzz, or such a feverish sense of righteousness among the music community as the Choice Music Prize?Read More
The Oxegen line-up has just become even tastier with the addition of a host of new acts.Read More
Former Moloko singer Roisin Murphy talks to Paul Nolan about collaborating with an all-star team of songwriters, her unique image and clubbing in Sheffield and New York.Read More
"As diverting as the fashion show is, the costume changes can’t mask an unpalatable truth: Murphy’s discoid shtick is the stuff of cult adoration, not populist adulation."Read More
Diva-of-the-moment Roisin Murphy has added a second Dublin date in December to cope with demand.Read More
Our own Roisin Murphy suffered a nasty eye injury over the weekend, but hopes to play her up-coming scheduled Irish dates.Read More
Overpowered is a silvery mirrorball of a record that perfectly illuminates the neon heart of Saturday night.Read More
The dance diva has announced two shows in December.Read More
And the winner of the 2007 Bizarre Album Cover of the Year Award goes to…Roisin Murphy!Read More
The Wicklow-born and Arklow-reared Roisin Murphy returns to the scene.Read More
Roisin Murphy makes up for the disappointment of canceling her Electric Picnic appearance with a visit to the Dublin Ambassador.Read More
The pressure’s on for Roisin Murphy. She’s no longer shielded from public scrutiny as a member of Moloko and Electric Picnic is her first outing as a solo star in her native Ireland.Read More
The debut solo album from Moloko singer Roisin Murphy embraces the avant-garde end of dance music. But it's still a great pop record. Interview by Peter Murphy.Read More


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Fresh raw marijuana is a complete food source.
It can be eaten in salads or juiced.
No other single plant source has the essential amino acids in such an easily digestible form that provides instant food energy.
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The big question is where do I get my hands on fresh raw marijuana?
Well you pretty much have to grow your own if it can be done legally.
Grow your herb organically under full spectrum light for best results. Natural sunlight produces the best medicine. Some growers grow organically in a healthy growing environment but not all growers grow for the same reasons so find a grower that can provide you with the quality you are looking for.
“The Medical Marijuana Guide. NATURES PHARMACY.” has more information on fresh raw marijuana and how fresh raw marijuana can benefit you as a source of nutrition and medicine.

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Officials banned single-use plastics in the Mount Everest region in an effort to reduce the increasing amounts of trash left behind by thrill-seeking climbers and tourists.
The ban goes into effect January 2020 and covers all plastics less than 30 microns in thickness, according to Agence France-Presse. This includes plastic bags, straws, soda and water bottles and most food packaging, The Hindu reported. Beverages in metal cans will be allowed.
The ban will cover the rural municipality of Khumbu Pasanglhamu, which is home to Mount Everest.
The natural wonder of the world has been littered with trash as more adventurers try their luck at scaling the peak. Many bodies of fallen climbers also remain on Everest.
A Nepalese government-led expedition removed more than 11 tons of trash from the nearly 30,000-foot mountain in a 45-day cleaning initiative that began in April, AFP reported.
“If we start now, it will help keep our region, the Everest and the mountains clean long terms,” Ganesh Ghimire, chief administrative officer of the municipality, told AFP.
His quest to conquer Everest:Japanese climber lost nine fingers to Everest. On his eighth attempt, he lost his life
Additional changes for the mountain are in the works after a Nepalese government committee was formed as a result of a deadly mountaineering season on Mount Everest where 11 people were killed.
A report by the committee released last week says people must have successfully climbed a peak higher than 21,320 feet before they can apply for a permit to scale Mount Everest, which is 29,029 feet. Each climber would be required to have a highly experienced guide.
The climbing season from March to May is when weather conditions are best for scaling the Himalayan mountains.
Contributing: The Associated Press. Follow Adrianna Rodriguez on Twitter: @AdriannaUSAT.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Mount Everest: Town bans single-use plastics to curb trash on peaks


ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP/WCCO) – Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Lillehaug says he has Parkinson’s disease and won’t seek re-election next year. Lillehaug says in a statement via the court that he expects to resign in July 2020. Lillehaug says he has “loved” his six years on the court and had planned to stay on before he learned of his illness.
Name: David Lillehaug
Company: Minnesota Supreme Court
Reason: Term Ended
Announcement Date: June 11, 2019, 10:00pm
Resignation Date: June 11, 2019, 10:00pm


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Here is the game running under the Ruffle Flash player (or OG Flash if you’ve got it!):
- WASD: move
- Mouse click / tap: fire
The engine worked nicely, but I never finished the game. The engine is based on M. Mode but supports way more onscreen firepower and has modules for bullet patters (I think).
The one below is the a more recent version that was developed in ActionScript 3, but I have no way to play it myself so no idea if it works! (I don’t think Ruffle supports AS3)

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Coaches have a lot on their plate. From planning practices and communicating with parents to “peaking” athletes and monitoring academic performances, it’s a full-time job on part time hours.
To ensure student-athletes have the best possible experience — and that coaches are able to build individual relationships and achieve team goals — more and more districts are investing in FinalForms, a student-athlete management system that makes it easy for coaches to manage forms, eligibility, and communication along with relevant regulations, policies, and guidelines.
We recently talked with 3 coaches about the impact that FinalForms has on their day-to-day role as a coach.
Matt coaches boys soccer, boys basketball, and girls soccer at Fenton High School in Fenton, Michigan.
Jordan is a chemistry teacher who coaches girls cross-country and girls track at Medina High School in Medina, Ohio.
Deena is the head girls volleyball coach at Holly High School in Holly, Michigan.
Here are eight of the benefits the coaches are getting from FinalForms.
1. Immediate productivity
Getting up and running on FinalForms was a snap for all three coaches. There wasn’t much of a learning curve for them, their athletes, or their parents — if there was one at all.
“Our Athletic Director went over it with us during the pre-season meeting for less than 15 minutes,” Sullivan said. “Everyone figured it out quickly. It was easy to learn, and no one was complaining.” (Probably because a coach designed it!)
2. Time savings
Thanks to FinalForms, all three coaches regained endless hours that were previously spent tracking down signatures and searching for forms.
“We were collecting forms for weeks. We’d have to hunt people down, they’d lose the forms, you’d have to get more copies,” Olsen says. “It was an inefficient process, to say the least.”
Coaches using FinalForms can monitor forms and signatures while sending reminders using their mobile device.
“The elimination of paperwork has been such a huge bonus,” Maher says. “I don’t have to carry a folder stuffed with all this paperwork anymore.”
3. A safer athletic environment
A few years ago, Olsen was at a cross-country event when an athlete went down not too far from the finish line. The athlete could not communicate clearly, could not remember much, and exhibited other alarming symptoms.
Thanks to FinalForms, Olsen quickly accessed the athlete’s medical forms and called her mom with the push of a button.
“It’s really great to have medical forms at my fingertips,” Olsen explains.
The COVID-19 pandemic upended all of our lives. When sports resumed, coaches were on the front lines of personal interaction and had to ensure health protocols were carefully followed. FinalForms made this process easier for Holly High School.
“Just being able to quickly check girls in and recall the attendance reports has been huge,” Maher says.
4. Improved communication
FinalForms has made Sullivan’s job as a coach much easier, in large part due to the ease of parent and athlete communication.
Real-time parent and athlete contact information is accessible in FinalForms. This makes it easy to communicate things like practice cancellations, bus times, and rescheduled games in a quick and timely manner.
“We’re using it almost every day. We coaches sometimes argue that we’re making it too easy on the kids,” Sullivan says with a laugh.
Before FinalForms, Maher would collect every parent’s email address during the first parent meeting. Unfortunately, she couldn’t always read what some parents wrote down, and email addresses often changed, creating unforeseen problems.
“With FinalForms, there’s no more guesswork,” Maher says. “All of the information is right in the system, and parents can change it if it’s inaccurate.”
5. Better organization
One of the biggest benefits of FinalForms is the fact that there’s no more paperwork to manage. As every coach knows too well, athletes often shove things like participation and handbook forms into their bags, and those forms never see the light of day again.
“I’m not very organized when it comes to managing paperwork,” Sullivan says. “Now, everything is right there on my phone. I can tell exactly which forms are missing. Parents can see, kids can see—everyone is on the same page, every day.”
6. More money for athletic programs
Before FinalForms, Sullivan had to hire an assistant coach just to handle communications. He had to budget an assistant’s salary out of the money he raised each season to manage emails, texts, phone calls and send out reminders about games, practices, and other important information.
“Now I do all of that in FinalForms,” Sullivan explains. “The money I paid my coach was well worth it, but it was an extra step. Now, I can spend more on the kids—buying new uniforms, better equipment, and brand-new game balls.”
7. More time to spend with athletes
Every coach who’s used paper forms knows what the beginning of the sports season is like. For the first few weeks, you spend valuable practice time dealing with paperwork and check-ins.
With FinalForms, all of that time is reclaimed, which enables coaches to spend more time helping students reach their full potential as athletes.
“I use that half-hour for more motivation, conditioning, and or skills improvement,” Sullivan explains.
Olsen echoes, “Now, when the beginning of the season rolls around, we just jump right in.”
FinalForms also makes it much easier to see how many days they have left on their physical, among other things.
“It frees up more time to focus on kids,” Maher says. “Instead of tracking down paperwork, we’re able to focus on the sport and focus on getting to know the kids through practice. We’re able to focus on the relationship with the kids and be more present.”
8. More control for parents
Let’s face it: Parents don’t like getting emails from the athletic department or being put on a list saying their kid hasn’t filled out a certain form or paid their dues. They don’t like to be called out — especially for something they had no control over.
“This way, it’s on the parents. They can fill out forms on their time,” Sullivan says. “The parents really appreciate that.”
Ready to Hear Your Coaches Rave About FinalForms?
All three coaches are quick to recommend FinalForms because it brings efficiency to the coaching experience, makes it much easier to make sure every form is signed, and helps ensure a more productive, safer student-athlete experience.
“I would highly recommend it,” Maher says. “It’s very straightforward, and very easy, and we’ve never had any problems.”
Olsen agrees. “Using FinalForms lets us do so much more connecting with kids instead of wondering about whether they turned in a form,” Olsen concludes. “When you think about it from a coaching and athlete perspective, it’s a no-brainer.”
If you’re ready to modernize your student-athlete management system, schedule a live demo today to see why more and more coaches across the United States use FinalForms to manage their seasons.
Are you a coach who’s new to the FinalForms platform? Register for a free webinar to get up to speed quickly.


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Since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has grow to be a focus on how a metropolis comes again after a serious catastrophe. For The Atlantic’s third annual Renewal Summit, made potential by Allstate, the dialogue centered round how the town is flourishing, however stays challenged with rising prices and financial inequality. Held March 27 on the Ace Resort, conversations have been led by the Atlantic’s President Bob Cohn, Editorial Director Ron Brownstein and Contributing Editor Alison Stewart with Mayor Mitch Landrieu; Walter Isaacson, The Aspen Institute; Terry Baquet, NOLA.com | The Instances-Picayune; Brandan “BMike” Odums, Studio Be; Ti Martin, Commander’s Palace; and Flozell Daniels, Basis for Louisiana.
One other spotlight of the occasion was the announcement of the Renewal Awards, a nationwide competitors that honors progressive, grass roots organizations which are creating options to urgent challenges confronted of their communities. Bob Curry, Hazleton Integration Mission; Steve Dial, Anew America; Teresa Granillo, Con Mi MADRE; Pamela Urquieta, Let’s Innovate By means of Training; and Melissa Sawyer, Youth Empowerment Mission have been introduced as winners, with every receiving a $20,000 grant from Allstate, the sponsor of the awards, to additional the work of their respective organizations.


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- By Mary Jac Brennan
- Posted Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Cover Cropping to Build Healthy Soils
Market gardeners and small farmers --There are many benefits to using cover cropping as part of your production practices. Cover crops are crops that are grown without the intention of harvest, but to benefit the future production of a cash crop which will be harvested.
For growers participating in the National Organic Program growing certified organic produce, cover crops are required to manage crop nutrients and soil fertility. Many conventional growers are growing cover crops as a way to reduce the amount of fertilizers and herbicides needed for their cash crops. By using cover crops, farmers and growers are able to save money and increase their yields, which will in turn bring them higher profits.
Guest speakers will be John Beck, NCAT&SU Extension Associate, Al Hutchison, Farmhaven Farm, and Mike Bowman, Forsyth Soil and Water Conservation Agent. To register, email firstname.lastname@example.org or call 336-703-2850.

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Saturday, December 6, 2008
Like other modern Ferraris, this is a buried with aluminum to keep weight under control. 4.3L V8, while a flat in Maranello - crankshaft plane using the tradition of racing at the end of direct injection, the first to use 460 HP. The Ferrari car from a double-clutch gearbox, the first production application debuts. 7 - Back TRANSAXLE a unit pace in the development and also better performance and smoother changes should be based units which hydraulic activated current Ferrari currently used. For 60 miles per hour acceleration in 4.0 seconds should be done.
California is also the first Ferrari Retractable hardtop convertible. The hood scoop course in front of the headlights and rear wheels behind the fender vents on the size of broom, the original 1960 250 GT car of the California based heritage. At the same time, but the current Ferrari F430 and the 599th of contemporary design with mixed data you have much more in the months of this car to look at before the Paris Motor Show!


I play clarinet, alto sax, tenor Sax, and flute and have performed professionally in many bands and combos for more than 65 years. I organized and led the following bands: a German band (Sour Krauts), a 3-piece combo (Honeycomb), a 7-piece stage band (Norm Gary Band), a 7-piece Dixieland band (Beez Kneez), and a 4-piece Dixieland band (Four For Fun). I performed in 4 different Dixieland Bands for 31 consecutive years in the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, the world’s largest jazz festival. I am currently performing with Mellow Fellas Duo as well as playing clarinet the Sacramento Banjo Band.
Mellow Fellas Duo
Beez Kneez Jazz Band
Beez’ Kneez, a 7 piece jazz band, performed in the Sacramento, CA area from 1995 to 2004. We disbanded on October 17, 2004 to pursue other interests.
Top Row (left to right)
Donald “Scotty” Harper – Bass, vocals.
Mike “Cuz” Hudson – Trombone.
Ron “Sticks” Jones- Drums.
Norm “Doc” Gary – Clarinet, Tenor and Alto Sax, Vocals, Leader.
Bottom Row (left to right)
Bill Crow – Trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, vocals
Jessica Wilder- Vocalist.
John Wilder- Keyboard, banjo
Late one night at the 1995 Sacramento Jazz Jubilee I suddenly felt inspired to start a new band. Within weeks the band was “born”. Initially it was christened “Bees Knees”, after the old expression from the 1920’s (“Isn’t that the bees knees?”) indicating great admiration and approval. Now people just say “that’s really cool”. So we thought “Beez Kneez” would be a cool name. The clincher was the discovery of a snappy rag tune (1922) called “Bees Knees”.
Our first performance was at the original Shakey’s Pizza Parlour at 57th and J Streets, the most famous Dixieland jazz shrine in Sacramento, California! We opened on September 30, 1995. Shakey Johnson, one of our first fans, was there to cheer us on. The gig went fine until January 8, 1996 when a fire permanently ended the musical life of original Shakey’s. Beez’ Kneez was the last band to play there, climaxing more than 40 years of music by many bands and hundreds of musicians. Since that time Shakey has passed on too. But we’ll cherish our fond memories of Shakey and the institution he created.
After the fire we performed for 7 years at three Roundtable Pizza venues in Sacramento and two years at Giovanni’s Pizzeria. Our final performance was on October 17, 2004 at the Hangtown Jazz Festival in Placerville, California. We disbanded when the band was at the peak of its popularity in order to pursue other musical adventures and activities. It was a fun 9 years!


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I pulled my old Squeezebox Duet out of the closet today.
The previous installation was using its own Linux server kitted out with an external hard drive. That box seems to be a little difficult to access these days, but earlier today I realized I could use the spare household Win 7 laptop as the server and the external hard drive that I used for iTunes as the music library. (Unfortunately, I can no longer run iTunes on my computer because there’s some kind of weird memory issue.)
I downloaded the latest copy of Logitech Media Server from the logitech web site (LMS is the new name for Squeezebox Server) onto the server candidate PC.
I set up the internet connection options to use a static IP address so I could bookmark the server web access on different computers on my home network. The IP address is not in the range I use for DHCP on the router. I also adjusted the power settings to allow me to shut the lid without turning the computer off.
I plugged the Squeezebox Controller into the mains and let it charge up. I fussed with the networking settings to find the server’s static IP address, then picked out the name of the library that I set from the LMS setup screens.
Basically, there are three ways to listen to music with the squeezebox server system: either through the Receiver, which is plugged into my stereo system (into the Video/AUX port); through the controller, which has a small mono speaker and an audio-out line; or through the computer’s sound system using the SqueezePlay software (see http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SqueezePlay ).
I pressed the big button on the front of the Receiver to reset it, then I got the controller to find and ‘pair’ with the Receiver by noodling around through the Controller’s networking and choose-player screens. It then went through a software update and started fine.
So now I can use the web interface for the LMS to find and direct the playing streams, or I can use the controller, or I can use SqueezePlay. The key to victory is setting up the server with the static IP address.


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The neocons' next war
By secretly providing NSA intelligence to Israel and undermining the hapless Condi Rice, hardliners in the Bush administration are trying to widen the Middle East conflict to Iran and Syria, not stop it.
By Sidney Blumenthal
The National Security Agency is providing signal intelligence to Israel to monitor whether Syria and Iran are supplying new armaments to Hezbollah as it fires hundreds of missiles into northern Israel, according to a national security official with direct knowledge of the operation. President Bush has approved the secret program. (Intelligence, including that gathered by the NSA, has been provided to Israel in the past for various purposes.) Inside the administration, neoconservatives on Vice President Dick Cheney's national security staff and Elliott Abrams, the neoconservative senior director for the Near East on the National Security Council, are prime movers behind sharing NSA intelligence with Israel, and they have discussed Syrian and Iranian supply activities as a potential pretext for Israeli bombing of both countries, the source privy to conversations about the program says. The neoconservatives are described as enthusiastic about the possibility of using NSA intelligence as a lever to widen the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah and Israel and Hamas into a four-front war.