Interacting effects of climate change and habitat fragmentation on drought-sensitive butterflies
journal contributionposted on 2016-04-15, 14:55 authored by Tom H. Oliver, Harry H. Marshall, Mike D. Morecroft, Tom Brereton, Christel Prudhomme, Chris Huntingford
© 2015 Macmillan Publishers Limited. Climate change is expected to increase the frequency of some climatic extremes. These may have drastic impacts on biodiversity, particularly if meteorological thresholds are crossed, leading to population collapses. Should this occur repeatedly, populations may be unable to recover, resulting in local extinctions. Comprehensive time series data on butterflies in Great Britain provide a rare opportunity to quantify population responses to both past severe drought and the interaction with habitat area and fragmentation. Here, we combine this knowledge with future projections from multiple climate models, for different Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs), and for simultaneous modelled responses to different landscape characteristics. Under RCP8.5, which is associated with business as usual'emissions, widespread drought-sensitive butterfly population extinctions could occur as early as 2050. However, by managing landscapes and particularly reducing habitat fragmentation, the probability of persistence until mid-century improves from around zero to between 6 and 42% (95% confidence interval). Achieving persistence with a greater than 50% chance and right through to 2100 is possible only under both low climate change (RCP2.6) and semi-natural habitat restoration. Our data show that, for these drought-sensitive butterflies, persistence is achieved more effectively by restoring semi-natural landscapes to reduce fragmentation, rather than simply focusing on increasing habitat area, but this will only be successful in combination with substantial emission reductions.
This research was partly funded by Natural England Project ref. 24802 and partly by NERC CEH national capability funding.
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NVU Students, Faculty Chase Storms In Tornado Alley
Story posted October 11, 2022 by the Caledonia Record.
Earlier this summer, faculty, staff, and five students from Northern Vermont University-Lyndon resumed the opportunity of a lifetime to chase storms in tornado alley.
Since 2019, Lyndon has participated in the SUNY Oswego Storm Forecasting and Observation Program. The trip was canceled during the summers of 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. The storm chasing program is designed for students to apply concepts from the classroom to the forecasting and observation of convective storms. Students at Lyndon also receive one college credit toward their atmospheric sciences degree.
Ari Preston, assistant professor of atmospheric sciences (Lyndon), and Jason Kaiser, atmospheric sciences data systems administrator (Lyndon), along with Scott Steiger (SUNY Oswego) and Jake Mullholland (University of North Dakota), served as instructors and drivers during the two-week storm chasing trip. Overall, a total of 14 students (five from Lyndon and nine from SUNY Oswego) witnessed some incredible weather. From May 24 to June 6, students chased storms across eight states: Indiana, Illinois, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. The group saw a rain-wrapped landspout tornado, more than a dozen wall clouds, dust devils, several inches of hail accumulation, mammatus clouds, and incredible lightning activity. The first two weeks were spent in the field, forecasting severe weather, observing storm structure, and collecting data. Students were involved in the data collection process, including weather balloon launches to help capture a vertical profile of the atmosphere. Sounding data were publicly shared with local National Weather Service offices to help inform their decision-making. Students also used professional cameras, tripods, and GPS devices to conduct cloud photogrammetry.
“The pictures that students captured can later be analyzed to measure the dimensions of the storms we observed,” Preston said. For the last week of the program, students conducted research projects related to the storms they chased. On down days, students got to visit Badlands National Park in South Dakota and Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas.
According to Preston, a typical chase day looked like the following: the forecast team would lead a weather briefing around 8 a.m. Each van was driven five to six hours to a target area. This would get them to their destination by 3 p.m., providing enough time to launch a weather balloon before the main period of cloud development at 5 p.m. Students would then observe severe storms for the next several hours before losing daylight. After sunset, instructors and students would decide where to stay to put them in the best position to chase again the next day.
Since 1974, the Lyndon campus has provided majors in atmospheric sciences. It will continue to do so in fall 2023 but under the newly unified Vermont State University.
The Lyndon students who took part in this year’s chase spoke well of the experience.
Broadcasting major Teagan Reeves, of Stowe, discussed the importance of experiential learning. “I learned a lot about forecasting severe weather and forecasting concepts/experiences that I never would have gotten in a classroom.”
Luke Morin, of Auburn, Massachusetts, remarked on how he was able to apply concepts from the classroom while storm chasing. “On this trip I learned how to translate what I was seeing in person into what I was seeing on radar which was extremely interesting. Additionally, I got to learn a lot about how to forecast where severe weather would be occurring in the coming days. Learning about something in a textbook and finally putting it into practice was an experience I’ll never forget.” Morin is pursuing multiple concentrations within the atmospheric sciences major, including the graduate school track.
Chase Abbott, from Charlton, Massachusetts, discussed the values of being out in the field. “I enjoyed traveling across many different states and seeing clouds and storms that you just don’t see in the northeast.” Abbott also is pursuing multiple concentrations, including private industry.
Sara Wichrowski, of Berlin, New Jersey, said, “From this experience, one of the most useful skills I learned was how to develop my own forecast and not rely on predictions from sources, such as the Storm Prediction Center, but rather use these sources as a comparison against my forecast.” Wichrowski is pursuing a National Weather Service concentration.
Students in the Lyndon atmospheric sciences program have turned their attention in recent weeks to the Atlantic Hurricane Season and the weather conditions impacting fall foliage.

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Critical Issues Forum focused on immigration, poverty, social inclusion
Matters related to immigration, poverty and social inclusion will be explored in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s annual Critical Issues Forum.
The forum, “Our Nebraska: Toward an Understanding of Immigration, Poverty and Social Inclusion,” is 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. March 5 at Southeast Community College, 8800 O St. It is hosted by the university’s Department of Educational Administration.
Sessions will highlight immigration processes, experiences from immigrants living in Nebraska, educational resources available to support immigrant students and potential economic issues immigrants face.
Speakers - which will include immigrants, community resources center staff and immigration reform advocates - will explain how some issues and systematic problems can be addressed despite immigrant stereotypes, public policy changes, community resources and educational support.
The forum is organized by Shavonna Holman, Stephani Bondi, Richard Torraco and Marilyn Grady, all educational administration faculty.
Registration, which is available online, is free. Learn more about the Critical Issues Forum.
For more information, contact Holman at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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It’s the last day of high school, the day when the ultimate prizes in a four year-long rivalry between Rowan Roth and Neil McNair will be announced. Which one of them will be named valedictorian? And who will win Howl, an annual senior class scavenger hunt and elimination game, the winner of which walks away not just with bragging rights but also with a generous cash prize?
Rowan’s interest in Neil is only as an aggravating competitor. Neil wears suits to school, thinks The Great Gatsby is the epitome of literary taste and plans to study linguistics at NYU. Rowan’s true goal today is fulfilling a list she made at the beginning of high school, which includes having a fantastical date with her Perfect High School Boyfriend.
Who is definitely not Neil.
Part delicious puzzle story, part nostalgic reflection on a teen rite of passage and part romance, Today Tonight Tomorrow takes place entirely within a single 24-hour day, interspersing Rowan’s first-person narration with documents, lists of clues and pages of other books . . . including the romance novel she’s secretly writing. As Rowan and her classmates careen from one Seattle local to another in order to complete the scavenger hunt, the suspense of the game of Howl still allows time for personal reflection. What does Rowan’s Jewish Mexican identity mean to her? Will she continue to hide the romance stories she loves, knowing that many people will look down on her because of them? Does Neil’s seemingly perfect exterior mask something he doesn’t want anyone else to know?
Numerous nods to Seattle culture (Nirvana, compostable cups and kitschy attractions) abound, as do delightful bits of literary humor; a condom given to Rowan by her best friends at the beginning of the book is later referred to as “Checkov’s condom” in a nod to the playwright’s famous gun. Author Rachel Lynn Solomon’s first self-described “fun” book is a breezy, one-sitting read that wraps the immediacy of a single day with outstanding layers of nostalgia, empowerment and self-acceptance.

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If you’ve ever been to WOMADelaide you know how difficult it is to tell people about it without over-frothing. Phrases like “it’s just the best festival ever” and “you just have to go” are usually all we can come up with. This is because it truly is impossible to explain the magic and wonder of WOMAD, and you really do just have to go. As always, at the end of the WOMAD weekend, the countdown for next year begins.
Don’t worry, WOMAD is on its way and before you know it you’ll be lining up at the gate in your most comfortable and breezy attire, ready to ditch your shoes as soon as you’re on the other side. Of course, you’ll waste no time before you’re ordering an iced chai latte, lining up to get a henna tattoo or making your way to one of the many stages.
Speaking of the many stages, we’ve just received the first line-up announcement and boy does it look good. Although, we wouldn’t expect anything less…
We’re stoked to announce that The Cat Empire, described as “WOMAD royalty” will be returning in 2016. Within the line-up we have the incredibly contemporary sound of the Ukrainian group, Dakhabrakha and the four time Grammy award-winning South African group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo. In addition to this you can also look forward to the pioneering afrobeat sounds from Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 and the mystical Persian vocals of Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat.
We can also look forward to having our minds blown by speakers such as Simon Hackett- the founder of Internode, The Guardian’s First Dog on the Moon and Canadian environmentalist, educator and academic, David Suzuki.
These acts are just the tip of the iceberg of a truly eclectic line-up that includes acts from all over the globe. From The Middle East to Mali, from Greece to Canada and everywhere in between, some of the world’s most ground-breaking and talented artists will be gracing the WOMAD stages in the beautiful setting of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.
Not sure if you should purchase just a one-day ticket? Or maybe two days, or three? Trust us, buy a four day ticket and it'll be the best decision you've ever made.
Earlybird tickets are available here
Check out the full program here
WOMAD 'The World's Festival' will run from Friday, March 11th - Monday, March 14th 2016.
Header image by Derek Tickner. All images via Womadelaide galleries
Busby Marou delivered an intimate and enthusiastic set on Thursday night, for the Adelaide leg of their Postcards from the Shell House tour.
We spoke to Lisa Mitchell ahead of The Distant Call tour with Dustin Tebbutt.
We headed down to the Adelaide Showgrounds to watch the Road Train Rollers take on the Salty Dolls and learn a little more about the sport of roller derby.
You're in for a Rough Night with Scar-Jo's new 'lethally horny' comedy for the girls.
We were lucky enough to talk to the lovely Georgia Mooney from All Our Exes Live in Texas, about their upcoming tour, the inspiration behind the album and mostly importantly, sausage dogs.
Just like the 5000-year-old Princess Ahmanet, The Mummy franchise is probably something that was best left untouched and buried deep in the ground.
DZ Deathrays tore up Fats last Friday night along with hometown heroes Pemberton and She’s The Band.
Squeeze whatever live action you can out of your long weekend with our gig guide.
Aussie rock legends Killing Heidi played a sold-out show at The Gov last Saturday night, on the second stop of their nation-wide tour.
We chatted to Tom Busby, one half of Busby Marou, ahead of the Adelaide leg of their national tour.


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Cheryl is back! New single Call My Name hits the airwaves
08:35 GMT, 20 April 2012
Cheryl Cole's brand new single, Call My Name, made its UK radio debut this morning.
Fans tuned in shorty after eight o'clock to hear the singer's pop dance collaboration with DJ Calvin Harris hit the airwaves.
The excited 28-year-old tweeted before the song played: 'I have butterflies!'
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She's back: Cheryl Cole's new single Call My Name hit the airwaves this morning
Feedback from listeners flooded social networking sites immediately, and the star 'retweeted' a number of positive responses.
The reaction on Twitter was overwhelmingly positive, with many commenting that Call My Name is set to be their 'summer anthem.'
Cheryl appeared pleased with the response, tweeting: '
Oh my god .. There's a RAVE on my timeline and it's only 8.30AM !! LMAO Legggooooooo #CallMyName Love you!'
A few celebrity listeners gave their opinion on the new tune. Rochelle Wiseman tweeted: 'Just been in my car caught @CherylCole new track on the radio, ohhh what a big tune! Stuck in my head :)'
Gary Barlow wrote to Cheryl: 'Congrats on the new single.Sounds fab x'
Highly anticipated: The video, shot in LA this month, will premiere on May 2 on Vevo
There was some negative feedback: '[Call
My Name] is one of those initially catchy songs that get forgotten
about in a month or so, average,' one unimpressed Twitterer said.
'Love the beat, shame Cheryl's voice is too bland to pull it off,' wrote another.
The single, written and produced by Harris, features one main line: 'How do you think I feel when you call my name'
A sultry image of the star to accompany the single was released by her record label this week.
Fan reaction: Cheryl tweeted that she was happy with the response from listeners
Fans will have to wait seven weeks before they can purchase the single on June 10, but the music video will premiere on Vevo on May 2.
The music video was shot in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago, and sees Cheryl dancing in a pair of leopard-print hotpants.
The single is the first release from her third album A Million Lights, which is available to download on June 18.
The album features collaborations with Alex Da Kid, Lana Del Rey, Jim Beanz and newcomers Pantha and HyGrade and her manger will.i.am.
The single will be Cheryl's first release since The Flood in January 2011, which charted at No.18 in the UK charts.
Cheryl only released two singles from her second album Messy Little Raindrops – Promise This and The Flood – with the former being her second No.1 single.
During her two solo albums – which have both hit No.1 in the UK charts, Cheryl has only released a total of five solo singles.

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January 10, 2017
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center Awarded Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Knee Replacement from The Joint Commission
St. Mary's Regional is the first facility in Oklahoma to receive The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement.
January 09, 2017
The St. Mary’s Cancer Center has opened, providing a skilled cancer center team, giving treatment and support as patients navigate their cancer journey.
January 03, 2017
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers.
December 13, 2016
Rachelle Burleson has been named Chief Nursing Officer at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. In her new position, Burleson will be responsible for providing the administrative direction of all hospital nursing personnel and ensuring the delivery of quality, compassionate care to the hospital’s patients.
December 08, 2016
St. Mary’s orthopedic surgeon, David Keller, M.D., received the St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center Physician of the Year Award during the annual medical staff meeting earlier this week. The annual award is given to a physician who is in active practice at the hospital and demonstrates a strong commitment to St. Mary’s principles in his or her practice area.
October 31, 2016
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center was one of 844 hospitals to receive an “A” grade for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group.

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In July at the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians (VAFP) Annual Meeting, Denée J. Moore, MD, FAAFP, DABFM was installed as the 2023-2024 President. The 77th President of the Academy, Dr. Moore is a 2013 VCU SOM graduate, and she completed her residency training in 2016 at the VCU-St. Francis Family Medicine Residency program. She returned to her alma mater to serve as the M-3 Clerkship Director for Family Medicine, a role she has held since August 2020, and practice at the department’s Hayes E. Willis Health Center.
Dr. Denée Moore receives the presidential medal from Dr. Michelle Whitehurst-Cook
At the Annual Meeting in July, Dr. Moore was installed as President by VAFP Past President and VCU Family Medicine colleague, Michelle Whitehurst-Cook, M’79, H’82 (Riverside). In her first president’s message, Dr. Moore introduced the pilot of the VAFP Family Medicine Practice Transformation Grant Initiative, which provides grant funding to support projects within family medicine practices that “enhance the patient experience or support the delivery of the highest level of care to patients.”
Additionally, she reaffirmed the academy’s commitment to medical student and resident members, attracting family physicians in all stages of their careers to choose Virginia, and advocacy at the state level for family physicians and their patients.
"It is an honor to serve as President of the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians," said Dr. Moore. "This organization has been pivotal to my development as a person, a clinician educator, and an advocate for patients, colleagues, learners, and the specialty of Family Medicine. During my time as President, I hope to partner with members of the Academy to generate solutions that: 1) streamline patient care, 2) reward physicians for improving health outcomes and the patient experience while delivering high quality care, 3) increase the number of physicians entering and maintaining a practice in the specialty of Family Medicine, 4) enhance patient safety, 5) integrate technology to advance care delivery, and 6) restore joy to the practice of medicine."
Congratulations, Dr. Moore!
Family Medicine colleagues: Drs. Melissa Bradner, Denée Moore, Scott Strayer, and Michelle Whitehurst-Cook
all photos courtesy of the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians


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Looking for an easy side dish for any meal whether it be pork, beef, fish or chicken? This super easy and simple roasted vegetables is the answer. I know, I keep saying everything is easy and simple, but really that’s what it’s all about, we all lead busy lives and don’t have hours to spend in the kitchen, so let’s make good food simple!
Sometimes I will double or even triple this recipe and keep them on hand so I have them ready to heat anytime during the week. Add them to your morning omelet, your lunchtime panini, or serve with dinner. Enjoy!
- 1 large vidalia onion
- 1 large bell pepper or 4 small; I like red, yellow and orange but pick your favorite or use 1/2 of 2 different colors
- 8 oz sliced portobello mushrooms
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 TBS olive oil
- preheat oven to 450 degrees and spray an 8×8 baking dish
- cut Vidalia onion in quarters and then quarter again
- cut bell pepper into fairly good size pieces
- Toss vegetables with salt, pepper and olive oil to coat well
- Place in oven and cook for 30-40 minutes until vegetables are tender and onions are slightly caramelized.
- Serve alongside your favorite protein, add to an omelet, the suggestions are endless

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J.P. Morgan's $2B Blunder Highlights Risk Danger
WSJ's David Reilly outlines J.P. Morgan's disclosure of $2 billion in trading losses over six weeks, and whether this episode will tarnish CEO Jamie Dimon's reputation. Photo: Reuters.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... the the ... Jamie Dynan admits to beat ... the Wall Street Journal little bit more closely you'd like to avoid an embarrassing two billion dollar loss ... morning I'm Ralf Winkler welcome to the New Saab and join today by my carry on the Street colleague David Reilly good morning David here so we reported ... last month ... this index bank is focusing on is an index fund was launched in two thousand and seven and is now effectively an old and acts ... it was very unlikely and just that it's been one of the oldest indexes that still ... so what are they went to the crisis ... but it's ... not treated nearly as much as ... some of the year in taxes said it might be difficult and added some these positions ... potentially saving could be very careful how they stocks online through the Strait ... and indeed it was difficult to get our summer these positions added one two of course an embarrassing two billion dollars in the law pretty rare for JPMorgan right and here we have some sound of jeff Jamie Dynan lastnight an analyst call discussing the loss ... boy you don't wanna risk ... and volatility going forward so we can manage that ... Joe ... number one with managers ... to maximize economic value for she owns ... with that needed me do ... some stupid ... willing to hold onto that Jerry inventory ... with the beer volatility ... therefore the bomb to address this quarter ... and next quarter so the idea could cost us ... the two billion dollars or more ... this is actually reported about a month ago and pay in our paper ... there was the London whale watch tells ... about what Horton a month ago the paper was that there was a unit within J P Morgan quilt chief investment office ... and what this union does is it invests a lot of the fall the bank's money ... he then people Sealy's bank investing money when jet skied mind is that the bank like JPMorgan has about ... one point one trillion dollars in deposits ... it may be the only has about loans of seven hundred billion dollars was into it that other four hundred billion ... it invests in securities a lot of that once stood is chief investment office ... now as part of this they're not just ESA Bollinger TUDO enrolling that over endlessly ... and a lot of people may be in the wake of this they they should be doing that's ... so what they did a lot of hedging going on around this ... and at some point in recent months ... the bank's hedging strategy apart this portfolio ... got so big that they serve became the market for that type of product they were using ... it became very exposed and that's what our story was about ... seen any flash forward to today ... and maybe it's just the way they constructed the position or it seems also how they were trying to sort Kelter that hedge around pointed ... the hedge funds were literally betting against the right to run a run of any gas and money has helped light was that it was the quote in our paper about ... we see the London whale he's he's got ... basically he's he's sold a lot of protection aunts and credit default swaps insurance like products ... and we're going to give a sign that because we think he's in a dangerous position right and and and so whatever that the back and forth when maneuvering ... over the past six weeks of the second quarter ... that led to two billion dollars trading loss to JPMorgan ... and that's what yesterday afternoon around four thirty JPMorgan filed its first quarter we call the ten Q which is its quarterly STC filing ... any disclose that was in the queue and then the problem with this piece the conference call with it the more kids I started it ... I mean ... it was funny we were sitting on the desk is the and I think you saw my reaction were suddenly I'm getting emails and save the odd what's going on yes ... and and and just really took the markets by surprise and yet let's let's jump in here we've got a quick dive ... it's got a slight here showing how ... I think the stocks reacted pretty negatively yesterday to defend every good thing when ... JPMorgan was down yesterday afternoon around six percent this morning it's been about eight percent premarket ... there were again this Greenock is six and a half percent ... you don't see JPMorgan ... moving six per cent down in a day ... that something people think happens to Citigroup or Bank of America and that's a big blow despite the fact that the two Billy dollar loss is actually not that much money for a notice on what let's put this in one perspective in terms of the financial hit to the bank this is meant a bowl of course the balloons out to multiple of that the new tone and definition ... for right now this is a Banca last quarter they had net income for the quarter ... up five point four billion dollars when you leave JPMorgan be can be expected to earn about twenty billion dollars in the year ... and this two billion dollars they're not as Jamie is talk about Jamie diming the CEO of JPMorgan some on the call yes they ... are not just sitting there and watching the stone again so they're trying to trade their way out and deal with that the loss would be greater as the smaller as they're still there there was ever really interesting quote on the call when he said you know we've got staying power and were willing to use it in other words ... they're still in some of these trades ... and the feel like they've got the bell she did it did that the power tinted right now and maybe try to move back and at the mercy because analysts oh nine has in some ways if you do have the staying power what you wanted one ever wins pile of onion smell blood in the water you don't want the force that position ... but it just chatting with someone in the market so awhile ago when the trees that ... this very tree in search of Citi ... your first loss is usually your best Last meaning that when you can get out quick it's ... so it's by no means this can still go against them they could be stuck in here and it's an open question but he added this is in and bring down the bank it's not like this is something they can't handle ... beyond just the financial impact by her exactly how this plays into the too big to fail debates I've doesn't play into that go completely I mean you just look you know we've been in our work of this news coming added that the coffers call ended year when things at my inbox this here's a statement from Sen Levin of Michigan who was ... an author of the language and Dodd Frank ... I in terms of that that put in place the Volcker rule and saying hey here's an example of what can go wrong Jamie Dunn was saying on the call yet seen JPMorgan said ... look we have to be able to invest this money ... and that is true that you know a bank if they can make a loan ... they have to wonder agencies or something like that right by region becomes at what point ... does an investment or a tree that the bank is doing ... actually become Morgan were destroyed the sub twenty and were really taking Drexel bets on the market more like a hedge fund does ... that's that's the ... crux of the Volcker rule makes it so difficult because it's so tough to tell where that one it's ... time we wanted to talk didn't give her a shout out to the New Saab GMT that was on top of Ison and the London whale ... David ... tells a little bit so so what we know a little bit about who this person why is he was a French banker ... Andy commutes in the one didn't and he really wanted guided desk with a kiss a couple Junior analysts to be putting a lot of the Straits there was one guy at the desk to keep the mice not like they just got a guy sitting in one day in and said he is part of an office ... that all this the chief investment office is headed by a woman and I need room ... aam was a very important executive within the banking has been there for a long time ... this unit's been there and there been reports after our initial story ... that she Medion and was very involved with this unit may be in some cases even saying hey here's a good investment to be making ... so that the person it seems that the operatic so when putting on the traits that was for one specific part of the portfolio ... it's not white let's let's not pretend that the Jamie diming turned said to some guy in London ... shares four hundred billion dollars call me when you're done with that ... now for a check of the markets with Dow Jones matches in Steve Madden course we know the JPM uses hitting bank stocks a lot today ... we got some other economic data the PPI was down two percent in April correct right ... and then now overnight we had some not worse than expected industrial output data from from China ... really you know the JPMorgan news is is the driving factor in now ... um Dow futures down about seventy five which is ... up off the overnight low which is about a hundred Dan Dan hundred points and um ... yet that the word gun from traders that this is you know maybe not as bad as we thought first reaction Brett Wennink a ... West night but it still didn't the you know when the key topics conversation that I have to correct myself I believe the PPI was actually off ... point two percent in April that's that's my correction ... aam ... but ... like the Senate pesos or are there any other things that we have to be worried about in today's market ... and it did I use no worries reports say on Friday ... yet ... yet it's a bit of a sleigh with Dada Mishkin consumer confidence ... does morning a Chinese output is is a big thing to be paying attention to because China of course is the ... has become the economic engine of the world if we see a slowdown there ... yet and you know in the stock market does regular basis ... you know what China have a soft or hard landing as growth starts to slow ... the aam you know it did so was the top we get a big China China data ... had been so that'll be the case that rate ... what's more the markets of Matt thanks Mark seven ten thirty one to jump right over to ... the FBI we've got Evan barrettes Last rituals of the present Washington talk about the FBI is worried about corporate spying ... become such a big problem the FBI is actually launching a billboard campaign ... having book where are these billboards ... whether another spread around the country niceties of from my Auntie Charlotte Joan Washington Baltimore ... up in the Northeast and then over to the west coast yet the I basically is the is is thinking that ... they need to get the public ... aware there are of of what this is a big interim problem which is ... foreign spy agencies working here in United States trying to ... essentially ... target companies all over the country not just on military not just each with the ugly you shouldn't be either military companies ... sure the defense company to make military ... supplies ... but that but ... every every other ... company from you know software makers to ... just regular manufacturing companies ... they were in China ... and out of the the concern is that ... that perhaps they can get two out two disgruntled employees ... who they can persuade to sell secrets ... induction them overseas we've got to see something say something anti terrorism campaign public awareness campaign in New York of course ... what are the signs that the FBI wants ... cubicle workers to be looking for ... this is the isthe just in one of these and they they say ... he'd use the workers ... co workers who come to work to stay working may be on the hour is that ... the usually should be your new expected to be ... coming in on weekends ... you see them by using a thumb drive perhaps to download stuff to take over ... when perhaps it's not something that they should be doing ... I these are things that I they say you know are signs people who are going through the stress perhaps a divorce ... financial problems sometimes are more susceptible to this ... this is the case either we write about in today's paper ... among movers all which is a chemical company in Cleveland ... and businesses in employee there are ... sold ... over several years of ... the secrets to a competitor in South Korea ... and in order to ... in order to ... do too well this is the the the company found out when it when it emerged that to the unit's competitor was getting really good at the same products in May ... I started investigating ... and it's interesting you mention South Korea because of course ... the big concern has always been China ... but it's not just the Chinese problem it sounds like ... right and that's that that's ... part of what the of the ice isn't the right now ... surprisingly I think ... I think they say they're more spies ... operating in states that grabs ... you decades since the cruel cold war ... that is not just ... you know competitor countries like Russia China the behavior ... of but even for the countries that are trying to make sure they get ... whatever shortcuts ... they can find ... to compete with us economically ... great heaven thank you so much great story ... will be right back ... recapping our top story today ... J P Morgan of course has an embarrassing two billion dollar loss that could end up being a larger loss later they still have some of these positions on it sending the stock down pretty dramatically today ... as people are worried ... that ... this loss which actually isn't that big in this couple things for the bank could end up snow balling it said ... maybe a bigger loss leader for additional calls for regulation of course Jamie diming has been one of the most vocal critics of what has been called the Volcker rule ... effectively get things out of proprietary trading in fact a week ago he was meeting with the Fed say arguing for watering down regulations which ... of course that that house to be of a problem in the next Sunday's Kennedy sitting down with the Fed ... is that can be an issue a notice to lose credibility et-cetera but were to have a lot more on this ... all day on Wall Street Journal ... reports broke the story back on April six ... to stay with a Sell de Anacortes comeback for the markets have been ten thirty one will have a lot more ... thank you very much I'm Ralf Winkler thanks for being on the New Saab ... 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Bonnie & Clyde Tickets
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Two small-town kids from the middle of nowhere became the biggest folk heroes in all America. They craved adventure—and each other. Their names were Bonnie and Clyde.
Following a sell-out run at the Arts Theatre, the cult-sensation BONNIE & CLYDE THE MUSICAL returns for a new limited West End season at the Garrick Theatre. Featuring music by Tony® nominee Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde), lyrics by Tony® and Oscar® winner Don Black (Sunset Boulevard), a book by Emmy® Award nominee Ivan Menchell, and directed by Nick Winston.
Fearless, shameless, and alluring, Bonnie & Clyde is the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire nation.
★★★★★ ‘A killer show... it would be a crime to miss it’ Daily Star on Sunday
Age restrictionUnder 12s will not be admitted.
Running time2 hours 30 mins including interval.
Performance dates4 March - 20 May 2023
ContentNo swearing, mild scenes of sexual nature, mild themes of violence.
Please note: The appearance of any particular performer cannot be guaranteed. Jordan Luke Gage will not be performing on Wednesday evenings and Saturday matinees.
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Interview with the cast of Bonnie & Clyde
How do you express your love? Words of affirmation or physical touch? For bored waitress Bonnie Parker and small-town con Clyde Barrow, their passion for each other showed itself through stolen cars and acts of murder. They were together through it all, from the barren wastelands of The Great Depression era in West Dallas, to when they met their end in Louisiana, but across all fifty states, they carved a legacy that would see them become the most infamous crime couple in history.
Ahead of Valentine's Day we chatted with five cast members of Bonnie & Clyde, Frances Mayli-McCann (Bonnie Parker), George Maguire (Buck Barrow) Jokie Steel (Blanche Barrow) Dom Hartley-Harris (Preacher) and Cleve September (Ted Hinton) to get an idea of their romantic plans.
We kicked things off by asking them what they love the most about the show and their character - because if you don’t love yourself, then how are you supposed to love someone else?
10 Feb, 2023 | By Kevin Thomas
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Full casting announced for Bonnie & Clyde The Musical
Love brought them together, but desire sent them on a brutal journey, one that would alter the course of history forever. Bonnie & Clyde The Musical returns to the West End in 2023 at The Garrick Theatre, reuniting stars Frances Mayli McCann and Jordan Luke Gage as the titular pair, alongside a star-studded cast! Don’t miss out on this epic production that chronicles the world's most notorious crime-love story. Book your tickets for Bonnie & Clyde The Musical today!
31 Jan, 2023 | By Kevin Thomas
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Jordan Luke Gage and Frances Mayli McCann set to star in Bonnie & Clyde
Bonnie & Clyde The Musical is returning to the West End in 2023. The show will come to the Garrick Theatre for a strictly limited season, exploring the agonising and adrenaline-fuelled journeys of two young folk legends. Caught in a twisted game of cat and mouse, Bonnie & Clyde soon became the most infamous crime couple in history. It has recently been announced that stage stars Jordan Luke Gage and Frances Mayli McCann will reunite as the titular pair in this epic production. Tickets for Bonnie & Clyde The Musical are available to purchase now!
7 Nov, 2022 | By Kevin Thomas
News / Productions / Features / New Shows + Transfers
Bonnie & Clyde The Musical set to return to the West End
A part-time waitress and a petty thief crossed paths, together they became the most notorious crime couple that the world has ever seen. Bonnie & Clyde The Musical is set to return to the West End at the Garrick Theatre for a strictly limited season, opening on Saturday 4 March 2023 Keep an eye on our news page for further updates on Bonnie & Clyde The Musical.
25 Oct, 2022 | By Kevin Thomas
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First look: Bonnie & Clyde rehearsal images
10 years since it opened on Broadway, this brand-new production is coming to the West End following two sell-out concert performances at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. The cult musical will have its West End premiere at London’s Arts Theatre, opening on 9 April for a strictly limited season. The highly anticipated production is booking until 10 July 2022. Tickets for Bonnie & Clyde are selling fast so be sure to book yours whilst availability lasts!
The West End cast of Bonnie & Clyde the musical are in rehearsals now. Check out our first look at the upcoming production in our gallery below.
29 Mar, 2022 | By Jade Ali
News / Casting
Casting announced for Bonnie and Clyde musical
The cast has been announced for the story of America’s most famous Depression-era folk legends, which opens at the King’s Head Theatre this summer. In the title roles of Bonnie and Clyde, which opens on August 21, are Samantha Louise Clark as Bonnie and Tom Sword as Clyde. Joining them are Emma Jane Martin as Blanche Barrow, Gary Tushaw as Sheriff Ted Hinton and Christopher Burr as W D Jones.
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What is it? These bean-like seeds are the original ingredient from which cocoa, chocolate and cocoa butter are made, but you can now buy raw cacao in powdered form in most supermarkets. It’s off the scale in terms of nutritional benefits, and is said to protect your nervous system and reduce the risk of heart disease.
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What would she be saying if she did? That she did want to marry him? For ten years, at least, since she was twelve or thirteen, Rosa had been declaring roundly to anyone who asked that she had no intention of getting married, ever, and that if she ever did, it would be when she was old and tired of life. When this declaration in its various forms had ceased to shock people sufficiently, she had taken to adding that the man she finally married would be no older than twenty-five. But lately she had been starting to experience strong, inarticulate feelings of longing, of a desire to be with Joe all the time, to inhabit his life and allow him to inhabit hers, to engage with him in some kind of joint enterprise, in a collaboration that would be their lives. She didn't suppose they needed to get married to do that, and she knew that she certainly ought to not want to. But did she?
We feel that we actual men have suddenly been left alone on the earth; that the dead did not die in appearance only but effectively; that they can no longer help us. Any remains of the traditional spirit have evaporated. Models, norms, standards are no use to us. We have to solve our problems without any active collaboration of the past, in full actuality, be they problems of art, science, or politics. (...) It is not easy to formulate the impression that our epoch has of itself; it believes itself more than all the rest, and at the same time feels that it is a beginning. What expression shall we find for it? Perhaps this one: superior to other times, inferior to itself. Strong, indeed, and at the same time uncertain of its destiny; proud of its strength and at the same time fearing it.
Our species is the only creative species, and it has only one creative instrument, the individual mind and spirit of man. Nothing was ever created by two men. There are no good collaborations, whether in music, in art, in poetry, in mathematics, in philosophy. Once the miracle of creation has taken place, the group can build and extend it, but the group never invents anything. The preciousness lies in the lonely mind of a man.
In its silence, a book is a challenge: it can't lull you with surging music or deafen you with screeching laugh tracks or fire gunshots in your living room; you have to listen to it in your head. A book won't move your eyes for you the way images on a screen do. It won't move your mind unless you give it your mind, or your heart unless you put your heart in it ... To read a story well is to follow it, to act it, to feel it, to become it--everything short of writing it, in fact. Reading is not interactive with a set of rules or options, as games are; reading is actual collaboration with the writer's mind. No wonder not everyone is up to it.
For the world is an ever-elusive and ever-disappointing mirage only from the standpoint of someone standing aside from it—as if it were quite other than himself—and then trying to grasp it. But a third response is possible. Not withdrawal, not stewardship on the hypothesis of a future reward, but the fullest collaboration with the world as a harmonious system of contained conflicts—based on the realization that the only real "I" is the whole endless process.
Merely to resist evil with evil by hating those who hate us and seeking to destroy them, is actually no resistance at all. It is active and purposeful collaboration in evil that brings the Christian into direct and intimate contact with the same source of evil and hatred which inspires the acts of his enemy. It leads in practice to a denial of Christ and to the service of hatred rather than love.
I think Dr. Willis McNelly at the California State University at Fullerton put it best when he said that the true protagonist of an sf story or novel is an idea and not a person. If it is *good* sf the idea is new, it is stimulating, and, probably most important of all, it sets off a chain-reaction of ramification-ideas in the mind of the reader; it so-to-speak unlocks the reader’s mind so that the mind, like the author’s, begins to create. Thus sf is creative and it inspires creativity, which mainstream fiction by-and-large does not do. We who read sf (I am speaking as a reader now, not a writer) read it because we love to experience this chain-reaction of ideas being set off in our minds by something we read, something with a new idea in it; hence the very best since fiction ultimately winds up being a collaboration between author and reader, in which both create and enjoy doing it: joy is the essential and final ingredient of science fiction, the joy of discovery of newness.
After fifteen years of making my living in stand-up, The Sarah Silverman Program has been a lesson in collaboration. Rob, Dan, and I live by the mantra "Whoever is most passionate." If I was mentoring someone, that's the Shandling-esque advice I would proffer: Find people you really respect and trust, and then at each decision, heed the most passionate voice. I love that because it eliminates nearly all struggle. And when you're doing a show that's mostly about farts, penises, and vaginas, there should be as little struggle as possible.
We could watch the madmen, on clement days, sauntering and skipping among the trim gravel walks and pleasantly planted lawns; happy collaborationists who had given up the unequal struggle, all doubts resolved, all duty done, the undisputed heirs-at-law of a century of progress, enjoying the heritage at their ease.
The collaboration which sometimes follows is seldom based on good will: usually on desire, rage, fear, pity or longing. The modern illusion concerning painting (which post-modernism has done nothing to correct) is that the artist is the creator. Rather he is a reciever. What seems like creaton is the act of giving form to what he has recieved.
For so many years fashion was shrouded in mystery, this glamorous profession that people knew very little about, they thought it was so glamorous. It now has become so available, with the Internet, with shops like H&M and Target that do designer collaborations, so it's more available to everyone and that's created more interest.

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PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron asked the ambassadors of his country to get more geographically involved in the developments in the Western Balkans, mentioning Serbia as a particular example.
According to a speech fully published at the website of the Presidency of France, he emphasised that Paris must reinvest in the countries that have a true affection towards France, so that other European powers do not “play the game instead of France”.
“Otherwise the United States, Russia and Turkey will decide on the Western Balkans. Germany also has its vision for this area, which is much more efficient and strategic than our”, said French President.
He reminded that he visited Serbia in July.
“I think that the last presidential visit to Serbia took place in 2001, that is madness. When, for example, I see how much we invest in the area of culture, much less than we invest in the areas of public life than in some countries which are strategically much smaller and further away”, said Macron in a speech during a traditional conference of the ambassadors.
Speaking in front of 200 representatives, Macron states that he is pushing for a “courageous strategy” of the French diplomacy, pointing out that it is necessary for EU and Russia to become closer.
“Pushing Russia away from Europe would be a serious mistake”, remarked Macron.


HIDALGO, Texas—Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) working outbound operations at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a man from Roma, Texas after discovering $150,202 in unreported U.S. currency within the vehicle he was driving.
“Our ability to deploy officers at the outbound lanes (going into Mexico), allows CBP Field Operations to target travelers who may be attempting to circumvent reporting requirements of merchandise or currency,” said Port Director Efrain Solis Jr., Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry. “People who choose not to comply with export regulations may be conducting business in an illicit manner and CBP will assert its authority to safeguard against these types of violations.”
CBP officers working outbound operations at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge on April 11, encountered a 33-year-old male U.S. citizen driving a silver GMC Terrain SUV at the lanes the exit into Mexico. After the primary inspection, the driver and vehicle were referred for further examination and it was there that officers discovered four packages of U.S. currency hidden within the cargo area of the SUV.
CBP OFO seized the unreported currency, the vehicle and arrested the driver who was then released to the custody of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents for further investigation.
It is not a crime to carry more than $10,000, but it is a federal offense not to declare currency or monetary instruments totaling $10,000 or more to a CBP officer upon entry or exit from the U.S. or to conceal it with intent to evade reporting requirements. Failure to declare may result in seizure of the currency and/or arrest. An individual may petition for the return of currency seized by CBP officers, but the petitioner must prove that the source and intended use of the currency was legitimate.


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Last year I got serious about taking photos of my family.
Prior to that, I was in the habit of only taking photos at special events & even then they were stored away on the PC never to be seen again.
A friend introduced me to the idea of taking ten photos on the tenth day of every month, then putting those photos into a photo book. Then you’ve got a whole year of lovely photos. It worked really well, other than the fact that I often forgot that I’d missed the 10th of the month, that I then had to edit my favourite 10 photos from the 30 I’d taken & then the actual preparation & ordering of the book! But I did it & I love that book.
Needless to say, I haven’t taken up the challenge again this year, until now!
My challenge is to pick a story & tell it in 10 photos. It will give me the chance to concentrate on my photography & give me some much needed practice on my editing. So here goes.
September’s story is “The School Run”. Enjoy!


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It is with a heavy heart that I post this message today. My wonderful bonus grandchildren’s father passed away this weekend from ALS. He was the most dedicated father I have ever met. Always the first to think up or join in on any fun activity that came along that involved his kids. He would drive in from another state to watch a ball game or attend any school function that involved his kids. They went hiking, mountain climbing, and many other activities as a loving family. It helped that the dad was the biggest ‘kid’ among them.
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A new research, which was published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, revealed that the legalization of recreational cannabis in Washington and Colorado State had no association with increased treatment admissions for the drug in adolescents.
Jeremy Mennis, who is the study author and professor of geography and urban studies at Temple University, revealed that:
The growth of marijuana legalization represents a dramatic change in drug policy from previous decades. It’s important to understand the public health implications, particularly for adolescents, for whom frequent marijuana use may be particularly harmful.Mennis
These researchers utilized data collected by the U.S Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration between 2008 and 2017. From this data, they discovered that the rate at which people were admitted in the U.S for cannabis treatment had declined over time.
Asides this, drawing a comparison with other states, the admission rate dropped faster among adolescents based in Washington and Colorado, due to cannabis legalization in these areas. In an interview with PsyPost, Mennis revealed that:
Recreational marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington was not associated with an increase in admissions to treatment for cannabis use disorder among adolescents. This may be because legalization did not increase adolescent marijuana use, or for a number other reasons.
Interestingly, nationally, adolescent treatment admissions for cannabis use disorder have been declining recently, including in Colorado and Washington, even as national marijuana use among adolescents has remained relatively stable.Mennis
However, there is a possibility that this drop in treatment admissions reflects changes in treatment seeking behaviors rather than changes in problematic cannabis use. Mennis explained further that:
It may still be too early to see the effects of recreational marijuana legalization on adolescent cannabis use disorder or on treatment admissions. However, national survey data indicates that the perception of marijuana as harmful is declining, and among adults, marijuana use is increasing.
Marijuana legalization can also increase the accessibility and social acceptance of marijuana, so it’s important to continue to monitor cannabis use disorder and treatment admissions to ensure treatment needs are met. We might also extend this research to other age groups, and investigate whether marijuana legalization is associated with changes in use or use disorder for other illicit substances.Mennis
Jeremy Mennis and Gerald J. Stahler authored the study “Adolescent treatment admissions for marijuana following recreational legalization in Colorado and Washington.“


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I moved to the U.S. in 2017 and my wife and I lived in this great studio apartment in a high-rise building near downtown L.A.
Less than a year later, my wife got pregnant with twins and I knew we needed to find a bigger place fast. So I started researching everything in L.A. but for some reason, I wasn’t able to find any great option for us that was worth less than 5 to 6 thousand dollars per month to rent.
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The problem was, I was not going to get approved for a mortgage because I didn’t have much credit history at that time. So my only option was to purchase that house in cash.
Now, I had enough cash reserves from selling my previous business, but at over a million dollars, this was going to eat up almost everything that I had.
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Now, exactly two years later, we sold this house which by the way is my first ever real estate investment, and here’s how we were able to own it for two years for just $1,670 per month.
There were a few major reasons that made this possible:
First – we were the first to purchase a house in a brand new community. Major builders in the United States usually start with the lowest price and bring the prices a few percent up every time they sell 5 to 10 more houses.
Second – we were lucky we weren’t hit by a recession and prices between 2018 and 2020 were steadily going up.
Third – banks are currently giving incredible mortgage rates so buyers are extremely motivated to purchase new homes.
So, overall, with some simple initial calculations and some luck, things turned out pretty great. And if we waited for 6 to 12 months more, we could’ve probably gotten this place completely free thanks to the constant increase in prices.
Anyway, just as a comparison, the only thing you can rent for $1,670 a month in L.A. that has 3 or more beds is… well, there is nothing really in that price range.
So here’s the simple math.
When we sum up the base price of the house, the lot premium, all the taxes, and the $140,000 in upgrades which we included in the house, the total comes up to $1,086,110.94. That’s how much I paid to get the keys to a brand new house.
Later, we included tome more upgrades for the cost of $7,299.
For the two years that we lived there, we paid about $25,000 in property taxes.
Now to show you how things might get pretty bad if you get an all cash deal, here’s what happened when I decided to sell the house. It was February 2020 when I first decided to speak to an agent and start getting ready to list the house for sale.
By the time we were ready with the documents, the pandemic began, and real estate sales went from incredible to virtually non-existent. Literally, everything stopped just when we listed the house for sale. That’s not great! And because there was almost zero interest in the first few months after listing the house at $1,249,950, I decided to drop the price down with $50,000.
A few more months passed and there were only a few showings but no real interest and no offers on the property. So I finally decided to bring the price down to the minimum I was ready to sell it for which was $1,149,950.
That’s when the interest spiked and in about a month we received the first offer for purchase. Unfortunately, that offer was $100,000 lower than the list price. So I sat down and did some market research to show the buyers that they were actually getting a great deal at full price. And sure enough, our counter offer for $1,149,950 was accepted and we went into escrow.
But here’s the catch with real estate investing. Just like Warren Buffet says, if you don’t plan to hold an asset for 10 years, don’t even think about holding it for 10 minutes. Meaning – if you are not going to hold a property or stocks or any other type of asset for at least 10 years, don’t invest in it.
I learned that first hand here.
Because after paying 5% in brokerage fees, title charges, escrow charges, and all additional fees related to the sale of the property, you are going to end up with a much lower sum in your bank account.
Meaning, I didn’t get $1,149,950 in my bank.
Instead, I had to pay over $71,000 as cost of sale fees or about 6.2% of the sales price. That’s a lot of money.
So you pay a lot of money in fees when you buy an asset and similarly, you’ll pay a lot when you sell it.
So it makes much more sense to hold an asset for longer, in order to wait for it to appreciate enough in value before you sell it.
Either way, that didn’t work out in our case, because I didn’t want to hold over $1,000,000 locked in a single home even if I started using it as a rental property. I would much rather cash out now and use that money to spread it throughout several different properties or other assets that will bring me a much better return in the long run.
So the final figures ended up as follows.
At a purchase price of $1,086,110.94
Additional upgrades at $7,299.68
Property taxes at $25,394
Cost of sale of $71,241.13
And a sales price of $1,149,950
Our total out of pocket expenses to live in this great 5-bedroom house in L.A. was $40,095.75. That’s $20,047.87 per year or $1,670.65 per month.
Considering that hassle this took to accomplish, I won’t rate it as my best investment in life but the fact is that it saved us about 3 to 4 thousand dollars per month which is definitely not bad.
At the same time, I learned a ton of great lessons from all the mistakes I made, and now I can apply them in any other investment I make from now on.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 29) – MalacaÃ±ang said on Wednesday he was not surprised the country had landed at the bottom of a COVID-19 resilience report, instead blaming the challenge of accessing coronavirus vaccines.
“We are not surprised that the Philippines, as well as other Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam are at the bottom of the list, while the top countries on the list are developed countries such as Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Finland, and Denmark, âPresidency spokesman Harry Roque said in a statement.
The country is the lowest among 53 countries with a score of 40.2 in Bloomberg’s latest COVID resilience ranking released on Tuesday. This is down from its 52nd spot in the previous report.
Other Southeast Asian countries – Indonesia (52.4), Thailand (47.6), Malaysia (44.1) and Vietnam (43.7) – rounded off the bottom five.
Reiterating President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines before the United Nations, Roque said the country needs a stable supply of vaccines.
âUnfortunately, as President Rodrigo Roa Duterte explained to the United Nations, rich countries are hoarding vital vaccines, while poor countries are waiting for nets,â he said. “The Philippines is a classic example, where inoculation is highly dependent on the availability and stability of the vaccine supply.”
Presidential Entrepreneurship Advisor Joey Concepcion echoed the sentiment and said he didn’t think the government was failing in its response to the pandemic.
“Of course there are a lot of setbacks and if you look down we are with Thailand, Malaysia and the rest … what is important here is that we are faced with the vaccine supply,” Concepcion told CNN Philippines. Word.
He said the country was also affected by delays in deliveries from vaccine manufacturers, but assured the public the supply was starting to arrive now. And as volumes arrive, Concepcion said he hopes more local governments will receive additional supplies to further scale up immunization in the country.
Meanwhile, the Department of Health (DOH) said there had been improvements in the government’s response to the pandemic, particularly in the vaccination schedule.
“So sa ngayon pag tinignan natin, nag-improves naman tayo (At the moment we can see that we have improved). If you can see our vaccination coverage, it has improved considerably,” said the undersecretary to Health Maria Rosario Vergeire during a briefing.
The DOH said the country is expected to receive at least 114 million doses of the vaccine from October through December. He added that the government plans to administer 800,000 to 1 million doses per day by next month.
So far, nearly 44 million vaccines have already been administered – with 20 million Filipinos now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. However, it is still a long way from the target of at least 70 million to achieve collective immunity.
On Tuesday, the president approved the vaccination of the general population, including minors between the ages of 12 and 17, starting next month.

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What’s What: If you love watching Indiana Jones movies or are intrigued by ancient civilizations, think about volunteering on an archaeology dig!
Amava Take: Always wished you had taken an archaeology class in college? Are you drawn to artifacts from ancient cultures when you visit a museum? Not sure how to spend next summer? Believe it or not, you can help excavate a Roman villa or a medieval cemetery in Transylvania. Closer to home you could work on unearthing Colorado’s Pueblo community. How? By volunteering on an excavation run by an archaeology professor.
From the Front Lines:
What kinds of candidates are you looking for to fill these jobs?
People who are interested in learning about archaeology and willing to roll up their sleeves and get trained to do fieldwork.
Any tips for first-timers to make it a productive and fulfilling experience?
Bring old clothes to work in, along with an extra hat and pair of sunglasses. Check out the Archaeological Institute of America’s Preparing for a Dig page for more tips.
What’s a typical day like?
Since there are excavations all over the world in different countries, there isn’t really a “typical” day. That said, many digs take place in the summer so it can be very hot. The work can be painstaking and sometimes monotonous, but can also be incredibly exciting when you discover a treasure.
From the Trenches:
What’s the most satisfying part of the job?
Getting to participate on a professional excavation with archaeology professors and meeting people from all over the world. Learning about the history of a site can be fascinating.
What are the hard parts of the job?
Working on a dig is not glamorous. You can get really dirty and sweaty out in the field. Also, many times you are housed in a dormitory in a room with one or more people.
What would you tell someone who is thinking about volunteering on a dig?
Archaeological digs are quite different from what is seen in the movies. The work can be slow and painstaking and you need to have attention to detail. Also, the housing for volunteers is generally not luxurious. If you want privacy, and can afford it, look into booking your own accommodations.
Special Requirements: There are sometimes special requirements, such as having taken certain classes or having previous archaeology experience. But many programs don’t have any special requirements and will train volunteers of all ages.
Finding a Position: Visit the Archaeological Institute of America’s Fieldwork Opportunities Bulletin to learn more and sign up. You can search by country or keyword to find what works for your interests and schedule. There are opportunities in the United States and throughout the world. Earth Watch matches volunteers with digs and this article in USA Today offers some tips about how to join a dig.

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Princess Cruises has cancelled cruising around the world until May 14 as cruise lines grapple with the complexities of a return to sailing set by the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The company has already paused operations in Australia and New Zealand until May 31.
“We appreciate the patience from our loyal guests and travel advisors as we work to meet the health and safety requirements for our return to service,” said Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises.” We continue to prepare our ships for our return to service and we are eager to see our guests back on board to create memories.”
The CDC issued new health and safety protocols last year which involved test cruises with volunteer passengers and and each ship being inspected certified as safe before allowing sailings in American waters.
Many lines have privately suggested the conditions are onerous, but said they would try and comply.
Guests booked on the cancelled voyages will have the option to receive a refundable Future Cruise Credit (FCC) equivalent to 100% of the cruise fare paid plus an additional non-refundable bonus FCC equal to 25% of the cruise fare paid.
Alternatively, guests can request a full refund for all monies paid on their booking through this online form. Requests must be received by February 15, 2021 or guests will be registered for the Future Cruise Credit option.
Cruises affected include:The most current information and instructions for booked guests affected by these cancellations, and more information on FCCs and refunds, can be found online at Information on Impacted & Cancelled Cruises.

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With the Derek Chauvin case now behind us, President Biden said that the year of rioting and protesting brought the nation together.
Here in Texas, some lawmakers see things a little differently.
After a summer filled with rioting and looting that left properties destroyed, and first responders injured, state Senate Bill 912 has been introduced by (R) Senator Dawn Buckingham, who felt like something had to be done.
"Some of the liberal DA's refused to prosecute any of the rioters, and so that where my outrage came in to play" Buckingham told KTRH. "I felt horrible for these small businesses that we burned, looted, and completely destroyed."
And so now with Senate Bill 912, which has received bipartisan support, if passed would make rioting a felony.
"We're here to say in Texas we're going to have firm consequences, and we are very excited to get these protections not only for first responders, but also for our folks whose property is destroyed during a riot" Buckingham said.
Needless to say, the 'woke' crowd is not happy with the bill, just like the voter integrity laws. But Buckingham says she has to keep fighting the good fight, "There's always criticism and backlash, just look on social media. But I believe in standing in the fire to protect the citizens of Texas, and I will continue to do that regardless of the criticism that is out there."
Senate Bill 912 could hit the floor sometime this week in Austin.


MICROSTRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS IN SILICATE-MATRIX COMPOSITES
UNSPECIFIED. (1993) MICROSTRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS IN SILICATE-MATRIX COMPOSITES. JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY-OXFORD, 169 (Part 2). pp. 109-118. ISSN 0022-2720Full text not available from this repository.
Electron microscopy and associated analytical spectroscopic techniques have been used to characterize interfaces in SIC-fibre/silicate-matrix composites. Interface structure, formed via reaction during hot-press fabrication, is a function of time, temperature, matrix composition and fibre type. Interfaces with Nicalon or Tyranno fibres vary from amorphous carbon in fine precipitated form to continuous graphitic layers.
Interface behaviour in a stressed composite, and hence the matrix microcracking stress, is a sensitive function of microstructure. Interface debond and shear properties have been assessed using indent-based 'push-down' and 'push-through' tests using a specially developed instrument within a scanning electron microscope. This uses piezo-load measurement and translation, and is capable of dynamic image recording of the indentation sequence.
Interface micromechanical (indent) measurements have been correlated with structure and macromechanical response in bend testing for a range of fibre/matrix types, processing and post-processing thermal treatments. An example is also given of interfaces prepared by fibre precoating.
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