The United Nations said Monday that Syria peace talks slated to begin Jan. 25 were on hold until all major parties could agree which opposition groups should be represented in the talks, Reuters reported.
"At this stage the U.N. will proceed with issuing invitations when the countries spearheading the ISSG (International Syria Support Group) process come to an understanding on who among the opposition should be invited," UN spokesman Farhan Haq said.
Diplomats say it looks increasingly likely that the talks will be delayed. The countries driving the diplomatic efforts between the Assad government and opposition groups in Syria include the United States, Russia, European powers as well as several Middle Eastern countries, including rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia.
The Jan. 25 talks are part of a UN-backed plan, approved last month, setting in motion an 18-month political transition for the five-year-old civil war which has killed over 250,000 people.
But even with the rare agreement between Moscow and Washington that made the UN plan possible, the process - which calls for setting up a transitional government and eventually holding elections - faces many obstacles.
Opposition groups backed by western powers say they want all government sieges to cease before beginning peace talks. Meanwhile the UN has said both government and opposition sieges have put thousands of civilians at risk of severe malnutrition and starvation.
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“I was a fetus once, does that count?”
I read the question—scrawled on old cardboard—at a gun reform rally last spring, clearly a dig at those in the pro-life movement who remained silent in the wake of Parkland and other school shootings.
I was 30 weeks pregnant at the time, fully enjoying the warm hug that society bestows on women as they bake a small human. Relatives called more frequently, coworkers jumped over themselves to pick up a fallen pen, random strangers asked to help load my groceries. But, as the protest poster implied, I also knew that hug was fleeting. I have two young children, after all, so I am painfully aware of how quickly a pregnant woman goes from being revered to side-eyed in the grocery store for not getting a tantruming toddler in check.
I’ve thought about that protest sign often over the past month—the first month of my third daughter’s life—since news broke of the Trump Administration’s policy of separating families at the U.S. border. The children impacted by these border separations are, in some cases, toddlers—some still nursing—and yet the compassion from many in the pro-life movement feels absent: It is the parents’ fault for bringing them in the first place; the Democrats’ fault for not conceding to more stringent border security. The Bible tells us to follow the law, and these are lawbreakers. What kind of parent puts their child in this situation?
Children are being used as a negotiating tool to build a wall. And while there has been public outcry, some of the very people who support this policy are those who would fervently stand up as pro-life advocates. In fact, a majority of Republicans (55%) support President Trump’s family separation policy—nearly as many as support outlawing abortion. (Quinnipiac)
Which leaves me to wonder: When did being pro-life become solely about life before birth?
And what would it look like if ‘pro-life’ in the United States didn’t stop once a baby takes its first breath? What if we prioritized supporting those babies who become toddlers who become children who become teenagers? What if we supported their parents, including and especially those who have suffered a harrowing and dangerous journey to arrive at our borders. And what if, rather than criticizing their decision, we acknowledged just how dangerous their homeland must be in order to take that risk—that this was actually just the better of two terrible alternatives? What would that pro-life movement look like? What would the life outcomes for all children in our society look like in that world?
After all, they were once fetuses. That should count for something.

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Last Thursday, Dr Lillian Nabulime debuted her latest sculpture collection titled Dreams and Consequences at the Makerere University art gallery.
Being her first exhibition in nearly two years, there was a lot of anticipation in the art circles and she did not disappoint.
The exhibition is made up of different sculptures with lots of messages passed through her style that includes use of recycled beverage cans, whose colors she playfully uses to show expression.
The combination of wood and coloured aluminum not only gives the exhibition life but gets deeper into the message, Dreams and Consequences.
A message that tries to understand why some girls do the things they do at campus. With some works, she was just being a parent, telling girls to move on and not let bad spots in their lives ruin them forever.
With three big headlining works, Courage, Empowered and Confident, she inspires girls to be tough, in spite of their physical size.
“Young women should be empowered to be courageous and confident,” she says in one of the notes.
The pieces of the gallery walls articulate the lifestyle of an active schoolgirl; Nabulime uses beverage cans to represent their colourful dressing, emotions and trends.
With news reports suggesting that the rates of HIV are high among young people, Nabulime says the exhibition wants to address such issues especially to the girls.
The exhibition was lauded by those at the opening, not only for a relevant message, but also Nabulime’s neatness and attention to detail.
“The consistence on almost all the art works just shows the amount of time she invested in this,” says one Gerald Kato.
The exhibition is on for a month.

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State-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has displayed a scale model of the Vertical Launched- Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) that is based on India’s Astra BVR-AAM but some changes in the design show that it doesn’t borrow fuselage and wings and fins section from the Astra BVR-AAM even though it is near identical to untrained eyes.
VL-SRSAM will feature an Integrated Thrust Vector Control (TVC) inside its fuselage that is not on the Astra BVR-AAM. VL-SRSAM seems to have a different wing section. Design specifications of the vertical launching system (VLS) confirm that VL-SRSAM will be getting foldable wings and fins when it is under storage inside VLS.
VL-SRSAM will provide all-weather, night and day, 360° local area air defense for its next-generation frontline warships against multiple simultaneous targets including sea-skimming anti-ship missiles, helicopters, and fast combat jets. VL-SRSAM comes with an active radar seeker and has a range of 25+km that will replace Barak-1 Point Defence Missile in all present frontline warships. Indian Air Force (IAF) is interested in a Truck-based VL-SRSAM system.
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I created a children’s magazine in 2015 that promoted nature, family, and no-technology adventures and explored a country of the world in every issue with diverse characters. I had to stop producing the magazine when I got sick, and only launched and published the first two issues.
This project had a great response in Santo Domingo and will soon be available online in both English and Spanish.
In this issue, the Adventure Kids travel to a place far, far away— a country filled with stories, statues, sand, animals, monuments and secrets. . .
They want to know a little about an important person from our past, Cleopatra! Travel with them to another continent in this interesting adventure.
The Adventure Kids visit their grandparents every year to decorate the Christmas tree together. But this time, they did not just do that! They also traveled to another country and had a great adventure. Discover everything we can do when playing with snow on their short visit to Canada.
This is a children’s magazine created with the aim of promoting activities of family integration, closeness to nature, fun without technology, and fun learning. The Adventure Kids are six very special cousins who, each month, visit their grandparents together in a town far from the city. They have incredible adventures flying with their grandfather to different parts of the world each time. Now, you can also travel with them. This volume of the magazine shows us how it all began and introduces us to each of the children.
These books were created for special occasions or projects.
I was hired by different companies to help them convey specific messages to children through picture books.
This is a book about Leo, the character of the milk brand Milex. I created this book that promotes milk as something that makes you strong, with a story about bullying, friendship, confidence, and sharing.
A book written for a newspaper company to help promote learning the classic tales in a fun way.
A beautiful and colorful story, in which two children from completely different environments get together and give a happy Christmas to an entire neighborhood, with the help and cooperation of many people! Anya created this book for “La Sirena” (a department store) to raise funds that were donated to six foundations for Christmas.
It takes place in the middle of the classroom, so that children can easily identify with the story and is excellent for families to enjoy together. We created this book for “La Sirena” (a chain of department stores) to raise funds that were donated to 4 foundations in 2009.
Helping others can change their life and yours. This book is about giving a little of your time to others, about donating, helping, caring and working as a team for a good cause. About friendship and humanity.
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James Arthur has revealed he got through lockdown and his "fear of dying young" by doing CBT and writing lots of new music for his new album.
James Arthur was inspired to write 52 songs after doing CBT (Cognitive behavioural therapy) in lockdown.
The 'Lasting Lover' hitmaker - who struggles with social and health anxiety, as well as various different forms of depression - has a "fear of dying young” and admitted his anxiety heightened amid the coronavirus pandemic.
However, the talking therapy - which aims to change the way people think and behave - teamed with writing new music pulled him through his "sedentary" state.
Speaking to the London Evening Standard, he said: “I started off [in lockdown] - I was sedentary for the whole time.
"I have a real bad health anxiety - I have always had a fear of dying young. It started out me being pretty down and then I started doing some CBT. And then I made music again. I wrote 52 songs - that helped me through.”
The 32-year-old pop star - who shot to fame on 'The X Factor' in 2012 - is now planning on releasing a new album next year, the follow-up to 2019's 'You', and he's also keen to embark on an acting career after having some lessons.
He said: “I was forced to look in the mirror. It is the best work I have done."
On his aspiration to become a movie star, he added: “I set myself a goal that before 2020 I would get my acting going. It has been on hold - but I have been doing some acting lessons and looking at agencies. I am hoping to land a role next year."
The 'Naked' hitmaker had planned on ditching music to launch a career in Hollywood, and even underwent tattoo removal surgery to improve his chances of landing a role.
On what sort of character he'd like to portray, he said: “I am guessing I might be type-casted as a tattooed thug - but I am up for anything.”
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Former Bengal Lancer Harry Sullivan, aka From The Tiger's Mouth, has just released his first solo single - 'Morning News' under his new moniker.
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Was strolling along the isle of Carrefour after work earlier, and stop by at the garden section to check out is there any other good live plant to buy to put at my office’s desk.
Got fascinated by this chilli plant in the pot. I can use this for cooking, or put it in “budu” if I have them at home.
But rather than buying the already planted one, would be more fun to buy the seed, and plant it myself.
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TULALIP — Members of the Marysville and Tulalip Tribal police departments introduced their “Business Watch” program to the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce on Friday, May 31, but while they pledge to provide resources and consultation to the program, they made clear to the Chamber members that the “Business Watch” is the community’s program more than it is the police departments’ program.
“There’s a lot of uncertainty in the world, between difficult fiscal times and manmade and natural disasters,” Marysville Police Chief Rick Smith said. “We hope this will bring some certainty back to your lives.”
“As the primary law enforcement for Quil Ceda Village, I understand the importance of business to the community as a whole,” Tulalip Tribal Police Deputy Chief Carlos Echevarria said.
Recently promoted Marysville Police Lt. Mark Thomas, whom Smith touted as a creative people-person, presented the bulk of the program, which he compared to the Marysville Volunteers Program of the Marysville Police Department.
“Perfection is unattainable, but in its pursuit, we find excellence,” Thomas said. “Every good police officer has the goal of driving crime down far enough to put himself out of a job. Realistically, that’s not attainable, but we do excellent work by pursuing that goal.”
To that end, the Business Watch program is designed to work by encouraging businesses to focus on ways they can safeguard themselves from being victimized by crime, with credit card fraud, forgery and shoplifting ranking along the primary illegal perils that they face.
“The Business Watch will never be made into a Hollywood action film,” Thomas laughed. “It’s a coalition of individuals who get together to take care of simple things that might make them vulnerable. Shoplifting alone costs retailers more than $13 billion a year.”
Not only will Business Watches run on the partnerships between businesses, and between businesses and their respective police departments, but Thomas also encouraged Business Watches to forge partnerships with the school district and community service organizations.
“It’s a platform to help teach merchants to crime-proof their own properties, watch over their neighbors’ property, and report and document any suspicious behavior,” Thomas said. “The Business Watch philosophy is straightforward; take control of what happens in your community, and lessen your chances of becoming a victim.”
Among the habits that Thomas identified as contributing to successful groups, Thomas advised Business Watch members to promote communication between law enforcement and business, encourage cooperation among merchants and offer training to their employees.
Thomas broke down the process of creating a Business Watch into five steps, starting with forming a committee to list potential problems in their area, followed by involving law enforcement.
“We can provide training and data on what kinds of crimes are common to your areas, so that you can focus your resources properly,” Thomas said. “From there, you should conduct a survey of your fellow businesses, to identify the issues that you face and establish your common interests.”
According to Thomas, every Business Watch should be launched with a kickoff event, lasting about 45 minutes at a place and time that’s convenient for everyone, after which the Business Watch’s first official meeting should include plenty of questions and answers, to ensure that all of its participants are getting what they want out of the group.
“The difference between a good idea and a great idea is follow-through,” Thomas said. “We can provide you with the tools, but it’s not our place to go out and impose a Business Watch on you. You guys have to pull that together yourselves.”
For more information, contact Thomas at 360-363-8321 or email@example.com, Echevarria at 360-716-4608 or firstname.lastname@example.org, or Business Watch Coordinator Bob Rise at 360-363-8325 or email@example.com.

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Neil Nitin Mukesh jokes are trending on twitter. Neil Nitin Mukesh himself re tweeted some of the jokes made on him and said that he is laughing on these jokes. After Alok Nath Neil has become the subject of jokes for Social Media.
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Roc Nation artist Alexis Jordan performed her catchy single "Happiness" on the Dutch X Factor on Friday (April 22nd) - The "America's Got Talent" export is steadily conquering the European music charts - First scoaring with "Happiness" a Top 3 hit in the UK, getting into the Top 10 in Ireland, peaking at #1 in Norway and most recently reigning too Holland's Hot 100 Chart with the Stargate-produced number.
For this reason, the Jay-Z protege, hit the stage at the Dutch edition of 'The X Factor' via RTL4 this week to celebrate this new conquest. Nice performance! She sounded good in the verses, she's got a HOT voice! But...what's with the outfit? I think this is the first time I see an artist performing at a big TV show in jeans. In any case, Alexis' new single ""Good Girl" was released earlier this year in the UK where it entered the Top 10 as well. We'll see if the rest Europe also likes this new Alexis tune.
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If the vast majority of deceleration is from unavoidable friction in lieu of braking, just one is squeezing out a lot of the assistance from the automobile. Reducing brake use is one of the gas economic system-maximizing behaviors.
From the U.S. there are actually indications which the wheel and brake R&O marketplace may very well be inside a sluggish-development time period. In Honeywell’s look at most Airways are managing expenditures rather than investing in fleet growth.
And bringing a substantial aircraft to some halt involves the brakes to soak up massive amounts of warmth. But these lowly components of smooth traveling machines can wreak havoc with the plane if they're not effectively looked after.
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Welcome to this CG Cookie tutorial series talking about a complete project about modern design chair rendering. In this series we’ll work on a complete project. Out main purpose is to obtain a realistic rendering of a modern desing chair and to do it we’ll start since modeling the chair using poly modeling discovering tips and simple way to do it. Then we’ll work at UVs solving some issue with default UVW modifiers and other stuff will be done in the UV Editor. We’ll take a look at some texturing too and then the model and the studio environment will be shaded with Mental ray Arch&Design materials trying to obtain a nice looking quality. Lighting will be done with simple setup and HDRI reflection/illumination. Rendering will be split in some layers to be rendered and tuned in Eyeon Fusion compositing software.


MacArthur BART transit village plan unveiledBy Staff
State and local officials unveiled plans Monday for a new transit village at the MacArthur BART Station.
The $350-million project will include 90 apartments or condos that will be rented or sold, 30% of which will be set aside for low income residents. The MacArthur Bart station will be redesigned, but Bridge Housing President Carole Galante says the project won't force local residents to move, "there are no residential developments being displaced but there are some businesses along Telegraph Avenue that will be relocated and were in contract talks to purchase two motels on West MacArthur."
The project is being paid for in part by money from $37-billion in bonds set aside by Proposition 1-C, which will pay for schools, levees, roads, housing and other important infrastructure throughout the state. The first housing units are expected to open within four to five years.
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- You may be surprised when your tax refund is much lower than you expected, and that's because of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Everyone knows what April 15 means: time to file your taxes. This year, with the new tax law, it's already surprising a number of people.
Tax experts say if the refund is smaller, it could actually be good news. It means you likely got more in your paycheck all year long.
"They lowered the rates, and that led a lot of withholding programs -- the withholding that you get out of your paycheck -- to come down. But it didn't factor in that withholding adjustment in your paycheck, which might have been good news last year, didn't factor in that you may be losing the benefit of some of your deductions," said USC professor of law and tax expert Ed McCaffery.
Those deductions are mostly affecting high-tax blue states like California and New York.
Your state and local taxes are now limited to $10,000, and that includes your property taxes as well.
The good news is the standard deduction has doubled, and most people who used to itemize might not need to.
TurboTax estimates nearly 90 percent of taxpayers will take the higher standard deduction.
If you paid too much in taxes or you just want to get a bigger refund, experts say now is the time to make changes for next year.
"You can make an adjustment this year," McCaffery said. "You can go to your payroll department and say, 'I need to increase my withholding.' They'll know how to walk you through that."
So as you head to prepare your taxes, be ready because it could be a pleasant surprise or a rude shock.
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INEC bars food vendors during election
From Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo
The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Osun state, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, has hinted that food vendors would not be allowed to open during voting hours on election days in the state.
This he said became necessary because of the discovery that their shops were mostly used by vote buyers during the last governorship election in the state.
Speaking at the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat in Osogbo, on Tuesday, Agbaje said the commission is doing everything possible to curtail vote buying.
He solicited the support of news men and urged them to join in waging war against vote buying by alerting the security on any suspicious move to buy peoples’ votes.
“We discovered that vote buyers used the advantage of food vendors to share money during the last governorship election. We would not allow them to open during voting hours in the coming elections.”
He revealed that the commission has distributed 1,266,587 Permanent Voters’ Cards, (PVCs), which is 75.38 percent, out of the 1,680,498 registered voters in Osun state, remaining 413,606 uncollected PVCs.
Agbaje who also disclosed that the state received 1,680,193 PVCs from the headquarters, stated that uncollected ones would be taken to the Central Bank.
He said the commission has tried to curtail vote buying in the state, noting that the person that was arrested in connection with the act during the last gubernatorial election, has been taken to the court.
“The media should help us caution politicians not to distribute money to the electorates. If politicians keep to the rules of the games, INEC is ready to keep to the rules of the games.
On the card reader, Agbaje said the commission has trained its staffs that will handle the card reader and technical experts have been deployed to each local government in case of any malfunction.
He stated that the commission has met all the contestants, about 75, in the state, insisting that INEC’s efforts are being frustrated by politicians who want to win the election at all cost.
He thereby called on politicians to learn from other countries like Ireland where elections are being conducted without security or party agents.


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We offer classes for all levels and abilities, 1 on 1 personal training if you prefer working out on your own in private and nutrition coaching to help you get on track with healthy eating and weight loss.
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INFLUENCE OF DOSAGE ON RETENTION IN PATIENTS METHADONE MAINTENANCE THERAPY PROGRAM FOR MAINTENANCE PHASE OF H. ADAM MALIK MEDAN CENTRAL GENERAL HOSPITAL
Â Objective: This study aims to see the effect of methadone dose on patient retention in following the program.
Materials and Methods: This study is a clinical study with cross-sectional study design. Data obtained from the patient's medical record and patient's primary data. The study was conducted at Methadone Clinic of H.Adam Malik Hospital Medan.
Results: The number of research samples is injecting drug users who follow PTRM as many as 39 people. From a study of 39 patients, the percentage of male patients (100%) was obtained; age between 25 and 35 years (64.1%); junior high school education equal to 84.6%; already married 46.2%; already working 69.2%; and the distance of the average residence with the clinic is 16.93 km. The results showed that the smallest maintenance dose of maintenance phase was 2 mg; the largest maintenance dose in the maintenance phase was 165 mg; the mean maintenance stage dose of 62.35 mg with a retention value >2 years or more (>730 days) was 79.5%.
Conclusion: There was a significant effect on retention which is the biggest maintenance dose with p=0.04 value and take home dose with p=0.027. Percentage of drug use and other substances that is benzodiazepines (BZO) (64,1%); amphetamines (AMP) (38.5%); methamphetamine (MET) (20.5%); and THC (20.5%). There was no significant effect between the use of other substance to retention with p value of BZO (0.389); p AMP (0.360); p MET (0.195); and p THC (0.470). It can be concluded that the greater the dose of methadone has an effect on its retention.
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Next time you are relaxing with a nice cup of tea, remember that this beverage once sparked a revolution. In 1773, a group protesting against unfair taxes, dressed as Mohawk Indians and tipped the cargo of tea carried by ships of the British East India Company into Boston Harbor. The Boston Tea Party rallied support for the revolutionaries in the 13 Colonies and, some say, started the American War of Independence. Now, tea is a crop leading another revolution, one in sustainable agriculture.
The major environmental issues in growing tea include (Clay, 2004):
- Loss of habitats and effects on biodiversity
The variety of life in all its forms, levels and combinations. Includes ecosystem diversity, species diversity, and genetic diversity (IUCN, UNEP and WWF, 1991).
Authoritative On-line References and Resources
http://earthtrends.wri.org/ EarthTrends is a comprehensive online database, maintained by the World Resources Institute, that focuses on environmental, social, and economic trends. Statistics on biodiversity indicators are available.
- Soil erosion
Displacement of solids (soil, mud, rock and other particles) usually by the agents of currents such as, wind, water, or ice by downward or down-slope movement.
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http://soilerosion.net/ This site brings together reliable information on soil erosion from a wide range of disciplines and sources. It aims to be the definitive internet source for those wishing to find out more about soil loss and soil conservation.on the often hilly terrain
- Water pollution and reduction in soil health by agrochemicals
- Deforestation as a result of the need for wood for drying tea leaves
Using the non-selective herbicide paraquat for weed control can address three of these four issues. Paraquat can be used to maintain a managed, non-competitive weed flora which provides habitats to encourage biodiversity and helps prevent soil erosion. Paraquat does not affect soil health and does not pollute soil or surface waters.
Paraquat is an essential tool in tea
Paraquat is a broad-spectrum herbicide. Its mode of action is to inhibit photosynthesis, an essential process in plants, and means that paraquat destroys all green tissue. Paraquat is safe to tea for several reasons:
- It is immobilized on contact with the soil meaning that it cannot move to roots and be taken up into plants.
- It is sprayed around the tea plants, which are protected by bark which paraquat cannot penetrate.
- Even if small amounts of paraquat land on lower tea leaves there is little or no damage nor residues reaching the buds and young leaves because paraquat does not move through plants systemically like the alternative non-selective herbicide glyphosate.
Also unlike glyphosate, paraquat is very fast-acting and rainfast. Weeds sprayed with a paraquat solution in the morning will often show symptoms by the afternoon, making it easy for spray operators and plantation managers to see which areas have already been treated. This holds even if rain falls within 15-30 minutes, making it possible to spray for longer before rain is expected.
A video showing paraquat’s unsurpassed speed of action can be viewed here.
In recent years, intensive use of glyphosate has caused new weed problems as less well controlled species have ‘shifted’ to become more dominant and some species have evolved biotypes which are resistant to glyphosate. Using paraquat as an alternative non-selective herbicide with a different mode of action in integrated weed management systems is helping to avoid problems of weed shifts and resistance.
The importance of paraquat in fighting weed resistance to glyphosate and maintaining farmers’ options to use conservation tillage systems is discussed here.
In perennial plantation crops such as tea, emphasis is on the management of weeds rather than their permanent removal. This is because maintaining a particular balance of weeds in the plantation flora is important for sustainability by providing habitats for predators of insect pests and minimizing soil erosion though the anchoring effect of plant roots.
Paraquat does not leach because it is extremely tightly bound to soil particles immediately on contact, so it cannot move into groundwater or surface waters by run-off and similarly cannot affect soil animals or microorganisms.
You can read more about paraquat’s unique soil properties here.
Paraquat has a very robust environmental profile. Details of paraquat’s safety to the environment, spray operators and consumers can be found by referring to the Paraquat Fact Sheet.
Paraquat is an important tool in farmers’ battle against weeds, while also having a good environmental profile and creating opportunities in rural communities. You can read more about the benefits of using paraquat here.
Where does my cup of tea come from?
What is tea?
Tea plants (Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze) come from more than 1,500 different varieties. They are all evergreen bushes or small trees with a strong tap root and yellow-white flowers. The major varieties are:
- Assam (Camellia sinensis var. assamica), tree-like with a single stem. Unpruned Assam tea trees can grow 6-20 m high.
- China (Camellia sinensis var. sinensis), which is a bush.
- Cambodian (Camellia sinensis var. parviflora) which is intermediate in characteristics and sometimes referred to as a hybrid between Assam and China tea.
In commercial production, tea plants are pruned to around 1.5 m high.
Teas are made from newly emerged leaves and buds, which are hand-picked every two to three weeks. After picking, leaves are spread on large trays and allowed to wilt for various lengths of time. They are then rolled or chopped to release enzymes followed by ‘fermentation’. Sugars and tannins are released as the tea ‘ferments’. Actually, this is an enzymic oxidation process as no alcohol is formed. The process is stopped by heating at certain stages to produce the various kinds of tea available, including:
- White tea: a speciality tea, which is dried immediately after picking buds which have been shaded to prevent them from turning green as chlorophyll is produced.
- Green tea: limited ‘fermentation’ is followed by steaming.
- Oolong tea: partial ‘fermentation’ giving characteristics in between green and black tea.
- Black tea: ‘fermentation’ is allowed to complete over two to four weeks before drying (‘firing’).
Green and, especially, white tea are high in catechins (types of tannin or polyphenols), which are powerful anti-oxidants, believed to have medicinal properties in fighting cancer and enhancing the immune system. Catechins are more concentrated in the younger, more tender leaf tissue picked for green and white tea, and are also better preserved in the processing of these teas which are steamed with little or no wilting or fermentation and then dried.
Although the caffeine concentration in tea leaves can be around 4%, and higher than in coffee beans, the caffeine content of a cup of tea is typically about half that of coffee.
Where is tea grown?
Tea grows best in regions that enjoy a warm, humid tropical climate with rainfall measuring at least 1000 mm per annum. Ideally, tea prefers deep, light, acidic and well-drained soils. In such conditions tea will grow in areas from sea level up to altitudes as high as 2,100 m.
Tea is overwhelmingly a crop of the eastern hemisphere with by far the largest areas in China and India, which grow nearly 1.5 million and over half a million hectares (ha), respectively. Sri Lanka grows more than 200,000 ha (Fig 1; Table 1).
Table 1. Top ten tea producers by area harvested (ha) (FAOSTAT, 2010).
Over the past decade, production has increased particularly in China and Vietnam (Fig. 2). Half of all tea produced (80% is black tea) is exported with a total annual value of about $3 billion. In 2004, Kenya overtook Sri Lanka as the world’s leading exporter of tea. They were closely followed by China. India is also a major exporter, and Indonesia completes the top five. Russia, UK, Pakistan, Egypt and Japan are the leading importers. The British and the Irish drink most tea, averaging nearly 3 cups per person every day.
Sustainable tea production
Tea is planted from seed or cuttings and many crops are still being harvested after almost 100 years. Crops grown from seed are first pruned when 2-3 years old and 70 cm high. From cuttings, this stage is reached after only one year. Further prunings are made aiming to produce a bushy plant with many shoots. When these terminal buds are picked, this encourages side-shoots to grow, which are picked in turn at subsequent harvests.
Pests and diseases
Some of the symptoms of insect damage to tea plants include folded, curled or deformed leaves; discolored, striped or spotted leaves; desiccated leaves; and sawdust on trunks, branches or at the base of plants. Insects damaging leaves include leaf hoppers (eg in Vietnam the Tea Green Leafhopper, Empoasca spp. is a major pest), mites, thrips and aphids. Termites (eg Postelectrotermes militaris, Coptotermes spp. and Macrotermes spp.) burrow into woody tissue.
Diseases affect leaves, buds, branches and roots. The most important leaf disease in Vietnam is Blister Blight caused by Exobasidium vexans. Buds are affected by Anthracnose which is caused by several fungi including Colletotrichum theae-sinensis. Pseudomonas spp. bacteria can cause cankers on trunks and branches. Root rots are caused by many fungi including Armillaria spp, Ganoderma spp and Hypoxylon spp.
Weed management and biodiversity
A large number of annual and perennial weeds infest tea plantations. Tropical climates with ample sunshine, heat and moisture mean that weeds thrive and may compete with crops for space, water and nutrients, and shade the crop plants, especially when they are young.
Prematilake et al. (2004) conducted field experiments with various methods of weed control in young tea. They found that paraquat-based systems were superior to those using the systemic non-selective herbicide glyphosate. Intensive use of glyphosate has led to changes in plantation weed flora (‘weed shifts’) as more tolerant species have become more dominant. ‘Soft’ weeds, typically prostrate annual grasses which are easily controlled, are replaced by re-invasion of cleared land by more aggressive ‘noxious’ species, typically creeping and climbing annual and perennial broad-leaved species. These aggressive weeds compete with the tea crop, reducing yields and make spray operations, fertilizer application and picking difficult.
Using paraquat, however, to manage the weed flora rather than eliminate it, can help to maintain a balanced flora that precludes the dominance of aggressive species. Paraquat only removes the top growth of well-established weeds and does not affect the germination of new seedlings allowing vegetation to re-establish after 1-2 months. A controlled presence of soft weeds maintains the balance of the weed flora and prevents weed shifts to noxious species simply because bare ground is less available for them to colonize. The presence of non-competitive vegetative cover also provides habitats to encourage biodiversity. The wildlife encouraged will include predators of insect pests, which would otherwise have to be controlled chemically.
Paraquat can be safely sprayed between the crop rows without fear of damaging the tea plants. It is immobile in soil and cannot move to the roots and up into the shoots. Bark cannot be penetrated by paraquat meaning that it can be sprayed right up to the base of the bushes.
Soil health and water
Paraquat’s unique combination of biological and physico-chemical properties, particularly its fast non-systemic action and extremely strong soil adsorption, give it a very robust environmental profile. More information on paraquat’ soil properties can be found here .
"Agrochemicals used on tea plantations kill many of the microorganisms that live in soil" according to Clay (2004, p103). However, as paraquat is not biologically active in the soil because of its binding properties, it has no adverse effects on soil fauna or microorganisms.
"The chemical inputs applied on tea plantations have had a deadly effect on soil biodiversity while simultaneously polluting river water, killing fish, and harming the animals and people who depend on the rivers for water" according to Clay (2004, p103). This does not apply to paraquat because it cannot leach into water being so tightly bound to soil, far more so than other agrochemicals. Used as recommended, paraquat is not hazardous to fish or invertebrates because, besides its immobility, even if paraquat spray should drift onto ponds, rivers or ditchwater, it is rapidly removed by adsorption to plants and sediments, and by microbial degradation. Extensive ecological studies have shown that paraquat is not a risk to aquatic environments (Roberts et al, 2002).
Tea plantations are often found on sloping terrain in hilly areas receiving very high levels of rainfall. This can have dramatic consequences for soil erosion. For example, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) has reported that annual loses of soil by erosion in the upper Mahawelli catchment area of Sri Lanka can be as much as 75 t/ha.
This causes difficulties on and off the tea plantations. There are serious implications for productivity as soil erosion depletes reserves of nutrients and reduces water-holding capacity. Off site, eroded soil can silt-up reservoirs and water courses making problems for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation.
Using paraquat for weed management can help minimize soil erosion by maintaining a vegetative ground cover. It can be used in combination with grass strips between crop rows and weeds are only controlled along the crop rows. Because it has no systemic action or residual effects in soil, these properties allow re-colonisation of weeds by re-growth from roots or new flushes of germination. This means that weed root systems are always present and have an anchoring effect on the soil, resisting movement.
CASE STUDY: Paraquat sustains productivity for Sri Lankan tea farmers
P.B. Ekanayake, K.G. Prematilaka, and A.P.D.A. Jayasekara of the Tea Research Institute (TRI) of Sri Lanka told the 2005 Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society conference how they have found that paraquat can play a vital role in weed management for their tea farmers.
A six-year study in Sri Lankan tea estates concluded that systemic herbicides like glyphosate can be toxic to tea plants and adversely affect growth and yield. However, researchers from TRI found that “the effect was minimal with paraquat.”
Glyphosate has been increasingly used because tea growers have been under pressure to simplify their systems and cut costs. However, unless used very carefully, because glyphosate is systemic, spray drifting on to tea can damage young leaves and buds, and cause longer-term reductions in plant vigor, decreasing yields. Furthermore, unacceptable residues of glyphosate have also been detected in dried tea leaves. The weed control performance of glyphosate has also been compromised by the pressure it puts on the weed flora to shift to more tolerant and competitive species.
TRI recommends restrictions on the frequency of glyphosate use, an interval of 1-2 weeks between spraying and harvest (depending on rate), and the use of adjuvants to reduce the rate required. Because of this, the study authors recommend paraquat as a weed management solution for Sri Lankan tea, saying:
“Manual weeding and chemical weeding with paraquat in rotation could be advocated to sustain the productivity and maintain an eco-friendly environment in tea plantations.”
The results of this study confirm years of extensive research which support the safety of paraquat to crops and to the environment. The complete paper can be read here …
Impact of Weed Management Studies on the Productivity of Tea Plantations in Sri Lanka
CASE STUDY: Paraquat saves soil in China
Min An-min, Guo Hen-xiao, Li Hong-xia and Zhao Rong of the Sichuan Academy of Forestry have reported how using paraquat to control weeds has reduced soil erosion in sloping tea gardens.
Tea is grown at altitudes above 1500 m in the mountainous upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Tilling the soil to control weeds has resulted in serious soil erosion caused by surface run-off of water. Scientists from the Sichuan Academy of Forestry have found that using paraquat to control weeds is more than twice as effective as glyphosate at reducing erosion compared to conventional tillage.
This is because glyphosate leaves the soil exposed for longer than paraquat, which allows a non-competitive green cover to regenerate. The presence of vegetation disperses the impact of rain and weed roots provide an anchorage for the soil. In trials in tea gardens with slopes of 8o – 18o, the losses of nutrients and organic matter along with the soil were 80-100% less when using paraquat rather than glyphosate.
References & Resources
UK Tea Council: http://www.tea.co.uk/
Tea production and trade
United Nations Food and Agriculture Assoication FAOSTAT
Sustainable tea growing and crop protection
Clay J (2004). World Agriculture and the Environment. Island Press
Prematilake KG et al. (2004). Weed Biology and Management, 4, (4), 239-248
Ekanayake, PB, Prematilaka, KG and Jayasekara, APDA (2005). Impact of Weed Management Studies on the Productivity of Tea Plantations in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 20th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 7-11 November 2005.
Paraquat in soil and water
Roberts et al (2002). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 50, 3623–3631.


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Grilled Norfolk Asparagus, Almonds, Saffron and Wild Chervil
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- Serves: 2 as a sharing plate
- Preparation: 10
- Cooking: 10
- Passive: 30
- Ready: 50
A delicate combination of flavours come together to create this spectacular dish, served at Oldroyd on Meat Free Mondays.
- 4 asparagus spears, woody ends removed and stems peeled 1 inch up from the base
- half a loaf of yesterday’s bread, crusts removed and roughly broken into 2 inch pieces
- 500 ml almond milk
- 50 g ground almonds
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely grated
- 100 g toasted flaked almonds
- 20 ml early harvest arbequina olive oil
- a pinch of saffron
- 1 lemon cut in half
- wild chervil for garnish
Place the bread, ground almonds, garlic and saffron in a bowl. Cover with the almond milk and leave to soak for 30 minutes. Then pass through a sieve, retaining the liquid for later.
Transfer the bread mixture into a food processor and blend until smooth, slowly adding the liquid to achieve a loose paste. Add most of the toasted flaked almonds (reserving a handful for garnishing) and the juice of half a lemon. Slowly add the olive oil to emulsify and season to taste with salt.
In salted boiling water, blanch the asparagus for 90-120 seconds (depending on size) and once cooked, submerge into iced water. Drain and pat dry.
Grill the asparagus on a hot griddle until nicely charred and warm through. On a plate give a generous spoon of almond sauce, place over the asparagus and garnish with flaked almonds, fresh wild chervil and a wedge of lemon. Finish with a drizzle of arbequina olive oil.
Recipe courtesy of Tom Oldroyd and OLDROYD
OLDROYD is the first solo restaurant from former Chef Director of the Polpo Group, Tom Oldroyd. It opened its doors in 2015 in Islington and offers a daily changing European menu built around the best seasonal British ingredients. Mondays at OLDROYD restaurant are now exclusively meat free, with menus built solely of vegetarian and vegan dishes including Fritto Misto di Verdure with Zucchini Flowers, Violetta Artichokes & Wild Garlic, and Grilled Leeks Jersey Royals & Salsa Romesco. Everything on the Monday menu is vegetarian and vegan.


Airport passenger numbers in October inch closer to pre-pandemic figures
Stats in Barcelona, Reus, and Girona improve overall on 2020
The number of passengers traveling to and from the Barcelona, Reus, and Girona airports continues to approach pre-pandemic figures.
In October, the month with the slightest – and yet still quite notable – variation on 2019 levels, 2,684,992 people traveled through Barcelona El Prat, 227% more than in 2020 and only 42.2% fewer than the same month two years prior, down from the 48.4% difference in September.
Girona, in northern Catalonia, experienced a far greater leap than the Catalan capital: the 65,283 passengers that traveled through its facilities last month represent a 1,766.8% increase on October 2020. These figures, however, are still 67.3% lower than before Covid-19 hit.
Further south in Reus, there was a 1,156.8% growth on October 2020 numbers. With 37,491 passengers, however, the airport is still 60.3% off pre-pandemic levels.
When it comes to overall operations as well as the transport of goods, the 2019 versus 2021 gap is not as extreme.
Operations increased by 124.2% in Barcelona in October on 2020, but are still over a third lower compared to the same period in 2019, while the transport of goods grew by 16.1% on 2020 but are still down by 25.2% on two years prior.
Meanwhile, for Reus, operations actually increased by 0.2% on 2019, as well as by a quarter compared to a year ago, while there were no goods transported through these facilities.
In Girona, operations increased by 43.5% on October 2020, but are still down by 8.8% compared to two years prior. The transport of goods, however, is down on both counts: by 66.8% on 2020 and by 45.5% on 2019.


‘Tenet’ is a science fiction action-thriller film, which is the brainchild of Christopher Nolan. Starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, and Kenneth Branagh in the lead roles, the story revolves around a secret agent who tries to manipulate time and prevent an attack from the future. Upon its IMAX release in the US on September 3, 2020, ‘Tenet’ opened to positive reviews for its convoluted storyline, cinematography, performances, and non-linear narration.
The sci-fi action thriller is based on the idea of reverse entropy, a fictional theory, which states that objects and people move backward through time instead of forward. It introduces us to a CIA agent, who is a part of an undercover operation at a Kyiv opera house. He is saved by a masked soldier, donning a red trinket, which somehow ‘un-fires’ a bullet through a gunman. When the agent seizes the artifact, he gets captured by mercenaries. He goes through a lot of torture before consuming cyanide. But strangely, he survives and wakes up. Apparently, the cyanide was a test of loyalty. His crew is killed, and the trinket is lost, after which he is recruited by an organization called ‘Tenet.’ And the rest of the story takes off from here.
Well, for fans who have not watched ‘Tenet’ yet and wish to catch this remarkable piece of cinema online, let’s check out if ‘Tenet’ is available on streaming platforms like HBO Max.
Is Tenet on HBO Max?
Although all Warner Bros. productions in 2021 are slated to get a same-day release on HBO Max, here is the thing. ‘Tenet’ is not available on HBO Max, and neither will it stream on the platform in the near future. However, somewhere down the line, it may become available on Max since it is a Warner Bros. film and WarnerMedia owns HBO Max. Additionally, it is worthy to note that there are higher chances of the flick being released on Max rather than on other services like Netflix and Hulu.
How to Watch Tenet on VOD?
‘Tenet’ received a limited theatrical release in the US on September 3, 2020. Later, on December 15, 2020, the movie was released digitally in 4K and on DVD and Blu-Ray. You can buy ‘Tenet’ on Amazon, Vudu, iTunes AKA Apple TV, Google Play, Microsoft PlayStore, and FandangoNow. From January 5, 2021, ‘Tenet’ has also been made available to rent on-demand on all of the above-mentioned platforms. Prior to the VOD release, viewers could only purchase a digital or a physical copy of the film for $19.99.
Well, these are the only options to catch up on ‘Tenet’ as of now. The movie is not available on any of the major subscription-based streaming platforms.


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The big official Thalapathy 63 update is about the unveiling of the first look on the occasion of Vijay's birthday
The CEO of the production house, Archana Kalpathi, took to Twitter to make the announcement
Vijay, who was recently seen in Sarkar, is currently working on his upcoming film with director Atlee, referred to as Thalapathy 63. With the film in its final leg of shoot, we hear that the team will be moving to Delhi soon to shoot some important portions.
Now, it has been officially announced that first look of the film with the title will be unveiled at 6 pm on June 21, and the second look on June 22 at midnight, to coincide with the actor's birthday. The CEO of the production house, Archana Kalpathi, took to Twitter to make the announcement.
21-06-19 / 5:59 pm will be the last time you will use the #Thalapathy63 .. After that it will be ...................... This first look will exceed all expectations #ThalapathyBDayCelebrations pic.twitter.com/ZzLwIychvK
— Archana Kalpathi (@archanakalpathi) June 19, 2019
Earlier this month, AR Rahman, the composer of Thalapathy 63, had taken to Twitter to announce that the first edits of two songs from the film are ready.
Thalapathy 63, Atlee's third collaboration with Vijay, is touted to be a sports drama, with the Sarkar actor playing a football coach. Starring Nayanthara as the female lead, the film also features Indhuja, Varsha Bollamma, Amritha, and Reba Monica John as footballers, whose team will be coached by Vijay's character. Apart from them, Jackie Shroff, Kathir, Vivekh, and Yogi Babu are also part of Thalapathy 63, playing supporting characters.
Produced by Archana Kalpathi, under the banner of AGS Entertainments, Thalapathy 63 is slated for a Diwali release. We also hear that the TN distribution rights of the film have been acquired by Screen Scene Entertainment for a whopping amount.
Thalapathy 63 titled Bigil. Read the update here.


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NRL is the top-tier rugby league competition in Australia and New Zealand. The 2022 season will feature sixteen teams battling it out over 25 rounds to be crowned the premiership champion. For the first time since the Gold Coast Titans were introduced in 2007, the NRL confirmed that the Dolphins will enter the league, expanding the competition to 17 teams for the 2023 season.
Wide World of Sports brings you the most extensive coverage of rugby league with weekly exclusive interviews, NRL tips from legends, and breaking news and analysis from The Mole. We look forward to bringing you all the rugby league action with the latest news and headlines, highlights and commentary about players, team lists, injuries and recovery updates, live scores, game results and more.
Scott's recovery from stroke may take years
North Queensland Cowboys' boss says Matt Scott has been frustrated by his slow recovery from a mild stroke.
Cowboys great Scott shares update after stroke
Cowboys veteran Matt Scott believes he will make a full recovery from a stroke that sent shockwaves through rugby league.
JT gives update on Scott's condition after stroke
Matt Scott's former North Queensland Cowboys teammate Johnathan Thurston has given a health update on his friend.
Cowboys veteran suffers stroke
North Queensland Cowboys prop Matt Scott has suffered a 'mild stroke' but is expected to make a full recovery.
Scott breaks down over 'life-changing' journey
North Queensland great Matt Scott couldn't help but get emotional when coming to terms with his NRL career.
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North Queensland legend Matt Scott is set to hang up his boots a season earlier than planned as age and nagging injuries take their toll.
Origin legend's hand up for Maroons comeback
Cowboys veteran Matt Scott has put his hand up for a Queensland Origin recall after starring in a defeat of the Eels.
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A Queensland legend is set to make a Origin comeback and two players would debut in our current Maroons line-up.


Accentuating the positive attributes of helicopters for business travelers, Eurocopter is displaying here at the EBACE show two of its most popular twin-engine models with corporate interiors–an EC 135 and an EC 155 B1. Both were recently delivered to customers.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.
Midcoast Aviation has delivered the first corporate Global 5000 to be completed outside Bombardier’s own factory completions center. The airplane features fore and aft lavatories, dual galleys, an electrically operated conference table and carbon-fiber trim throughout the 10-seat cabin.
Burnet Interiors has made the interior of the Grob SPn cabin mockup that showgoers can see here on the German airframer’s exhibit (Booth No. 578). In the near future, the Swiss-based VIP cabin specialist will bid for series production.
Lufthansa Technik is celebrating the arrival at its Hamburg base of the fifth Challenger 850 executive jet. Another dozen are due in the coming months as the result of Bombardier’s initial order for 17, and demand is so brisk that Midcoast Aviation will be completing additional airframes to the LHT design.
B/E Aerospace (Booth No. 528), a leading manufacturer of cabin interior products for both airliners and business jets, is highlighting its lightweight Stratas passenger seat and new flex-arm LED reading light, along with other products, here at EBACE.
HighTech Finishing (Booth No. 1379) last year had its best 12 months since 2001. The Texas company, which supplies decorative plating for aircraft interior fittings, attributes this strong performance to demand for new aircraft as well as increased activity in refurbishment of older aircraft.
Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) has been sending out initial proposals for “green” corporate versions of the proposed 747-8 jetliner, for which parent company Boeing still seeks a launch customer. Here at EBACE 2006 yesterday, BBJ president Steve Hill said that a first buyer could be identified within about two months.
Business aviation devotees are increasingly tapping into the expertise of other industries catering to the high-end marketplace to find news ways to improve their products. One of the latest examples of this is here at the EBACE show, in the form of 1:25-scale mockups of Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus 350 cabin interiors at Jet Aviation’s exhibit.
EMS Technologies will supply broadband satcom system hardware for OnAir’s in-flight cellphone and Internet service through a collaboration with Thales.
The deal could be worth up to $30 million to EMS Satcom over the next five years. The company produces Inmarsat communications terminals, internal cards and antennas.
Thales is demonstrating its “world first” regional aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for the first time here at Farnborough International on the Embraer 190.
The Top Series i-4500 IFE installation is claimed to be unique in that the IFE server is located in the rear of the aircraft instead of under passenger seats, saving considerable space.


Alabama Beaches – How Summer 2022 Compares to Previous Years for Gulf Coast Tourism
Gulf Shores and Orange Beach tourism hit record numbers in 2021 after a weak year due to COVID-19 in 2020. But how do Alabama’s beaches compare to their busiest season this year? ?
According to 2021 Alabama Tourism Industry Economic Impact Reporttravel-related revenue in Baldwin County was down slightly in 2020 compared to 2019. Still, revenue was up 30% from pre-COVID levels in 2021, with the year reporting nearly 2, $5 billion.
According to Kay Maghan, public relations manager for Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism, summer 2022 wasn’t quite on par with 2021. However, it was still an above-average season.
Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon said 2020 was a tough year for everyone, but Orange Beach stayed afloat by keeping businesses open as much as possible at the municipal level.
Kennon said 2021 was a banner year, but 2022 wasn’t far behind.
“We had a really good summer,” Maghan said. “We are now at the point where most of your tourism businesses are looking at this year versus 2019…2020 was just weird for everyone, and 2021 was a bit of an anomaly because so many people were travelling.”
“We had a fantastic summer,” Kennon said. “The occupancy was really good, especially the 4th of July weekend… We can’t complain at all.
According to Maghan, vacation rental occupancy in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach for June 2022 was down only 1% from June 2021 and 6% higher than June 2019, the last summer.” normal” before the tourism industry was affected by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent government closures. She said July 2022 was very similar.
Maghan said gas prices and inflation haven’t impacted travel as much as she had expected. Vacation rental occupancy in the summer of 2022 still averaged between 80% and 90%.
Now, Alabama’s beaches will be eagerly awaiting fall, which Maghan called “shoulder season.”
The busiest months in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach are summer, but fall and spring are becoming increasingly popular, Maghan and Kennon said.
This allows people employed in the tourism industry to have almost year-round employment. Tourism is Baldwin County‘s biggest employer, according to Meghan.
Fall is a popular season for festivals, which entices visitors to come to town even when the weather turns cold.
“Festivals are essential,” Maghan said. “…We usually get good traffic for these special event weekends.”
“We have to assume [the fall is] going to be good,” Kennon said. “Each fall seems to get busier as we have more and more to do.”
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What an interesting new world of marketing and advertising we’ve created online.
Where the entire marketing world is trying to get on page one of Google. And where PPC and page views have turned brand building into bean counting. At very lean margins no less. It’s kind of like online poker. Or a lottery. Where we all want to win that million dollar viral jackpot but at the end of the day you can count the winners on two hands.
And it’s really just those who control the game.


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Our company started in 2014 with just four trucks and a small office. In the first year, we grew significantly. Since then, we have doubled in size annual. Our staff and an outstanding team of dedicated drivers are what has contributed to our success. Their hard work behind the wheel and in the office 24/7 is what keeps Maybach moving.
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the food chain.
In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.
Some people can go all of their lives and never see a glimpse of these top of the apex predators.
This year I’ve been on a roll, catching my first glimpse from 20 feet away. A chance encounter on foot that fortunately ended well, no cubs to protect or kill to guard. Considering that they’ve been clocked at 30 mph it makes 20 feet feel like a hop, skip, and a jump away.
When we first saw this most perfect of natural track traps laden with grizzly prints set by a layer of frost covering the wet mud, I almost had to remind myself to breathe.
Tracks are rapidly becoming something that I find great joy in photographing. I think in part it’s the transient nature and the luck involved with encountering them at just the right moment. Capturing them, these intimate landscapes, provides a permanent record that places like this still exist.
They tell a story as you follow them ever mindful that the beast that created them has been there and still might be. Interspersed amidst the grizzly tracks were tracks from black bear, mountain lion, elk, and later on, those of my Staffords.
But soon the wind will blow and the snow will fall, erasing the signs that in the wilderness the wild is never far away.
Stay vigilant and always check your surroundings…
One thought on “Top of…”
A second career for you: tracking in the African bush. It was always a thrill to figure out the stories written by the bush inhabitants as we walked through as exposed and vulnerable humans. It makes you feel 100% alive and alert, as your evocative image reminds me.


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Sep 12, 2014
Director “Big Spence” and cast tour U. S. film festivals to promote the coast to coast winning film Set Me Free
Aug 07, 2014
Antique Naked Soul tours Ghana and begins the musical stage play, The Soundscape of Black Shame at the Bay Area Now Performance Festival at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts August 8. Find more info at ybca.org.
Jun 03, 2014
The a capella virtuosity of Antique Naked Soul goes head to head, LIVE, with the Bay Area’s greatest bands at Sunday’s, Battle of the Bands June 8 the DNA Lounge. Show other bands how you #GetNaked.
Apr 04, 2014
Jonez Cain premieres Hopes Identity and Set Me Free in the 8th Annual Oakland International Film Festival, April 4-6 at San Leandro's BAL Theatre.
Feb 27, 2014
Hard work and persistence pays off for 90210’s freshest face Jonez Cain, who debuts two films in the 2014 Oakland International Film Festival, April 3-6, 2014.
Dec 27, 2013
Pharoah Powell is not just "Selling Dreams" he's creating reality with the television debut of Basketball 3:16.
Dec 13, 2013
Actress Jonez Cain make third appearance on Discovery ID'sWives With Knives.
Aug 15, 2013
A better life for his family and himself is the catalyst for San Francisco Bay Area filmmaker Christopher Ellis, writer and director of Hopes Identity.
Jun 25, 2013
June 29, 2013 marks the release of The Pharoah Films Television Show on KOFY-TV 20 with new hostesses Janay, Tina Gilton, and Jonez Cain, Saturdays at 3pm.
Jun 24, 2013
Sundance Film Festival winner Fruitvale Station and Oakland independent film The Shop celebrate premiere openings in Oakland and San Jose.


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It follows their Facebook pages, uses fake profiles to 'befriend' them and presents screenshots of posts in court – this is how Israel Police is adding social activists to its virtual surveillance list. 'They know what I write and do,' Ethiopian protest leader says.09:46 06.02.16 | 1 comments
The bull is now being led by the nose. Welcome to 2010. 2012 will be when Israel charges at Iran and suddenly looks to the side to see the US no longer charging with it.


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In WARMACHINE, the very earth shakes during these fierce confrontations where six-ton constructs of tempered iron and steel slam into one another with the destructive force of a locomotive.
The rising threat of the Cryxian armies has become too great. Death permeates the war-torn region, and Empress Ayn and King Leto themselves chance incredible danger to meet and coordinate their stand. The Protectorate’s Northern Crusade joins Khador and Cygnar in a final alliance of men against the unending armies of the Dragonfather. As these armies combine to expel the deathless forces of Cryx from the mainland, in tunnels below the battleground a lone Khadoran soldier fights to save one of the Motherland’s greatest legends.


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Roku: New content discovery, personalisation features for UK
November 28, 2023
By Colin Mann
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku is launching three enhancements to the Roku user experience for UK viewers, designed to give users an easier way to find and stream desired content. What to Watch, Continue Watching and Save List will roll out to Roku streaming players in the coming weeks, followed by Roku TV models in the coming months. The new features follow the launch of a Roku Streaming Store experience earlier in 2023.
“There is so much great TV available across an array of streaming services, and sometimes deciding what to watch can be overwhelming,” admits Sally Nelson, Director UK Product Growth. “Roku’s simple and intuitive home screen makes it a smart TV choice for consumers. By personalising the way our customers connect with the content they love and offering more ways to discover new content, our users can access entertainment with ease.”
“Our mission is to be the streaming platform that connects and benefits the entire TV ecosystem,” adds Richard Halton, Director at Roku UK. “A testament to that promise is the upcoming launch of our content discovery features that empower users to find the TV shows and movies they want to watch, thereby expanding the reach and potential of our content partners. Users benefit from a more personalised content experience, content partners gain broader exposure and opportunities, and marketers enjoy a highly targeted marketing environment, fostering a win-win-win scenario within the Roku ecosystem.”
What to Watch
- What to Watch provides easy access to a personalised selection of recommendations for users based on popular content, subscriptions, and their own viewing habits. It can be found within the navigation menu on the Home Screen, with movies and TV shows from a variety of streaming channels including local and global favourites Channel 4, Disney+, ITVX, My5, Netflix, Prime Video and more.
- Continue Watching gives users a single location to jump back into the content they are watching. Sitting within What to Watch this feature makes it easier than ever for users to resume watching TV shows and movies they were previously streaming.
- Also located within What to Watch, the new Save List provides a single destination for users to quickly access content they’ve tagged to watch later. Users can now easily add movies and shows from across the Roku platform to their Save List of content they want to stream.
The rollout of new personalised content discovery features follows the launch of JVC Roku TV models at High Street retailer Currys in October 2023. There are now nine Roku TV brands in the UK, including TCL, Sharp and Polaroid Roku TVs.


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Beer bread. It’s so, so easy (no kneading or rising!) and it always comes out crispy and delicious. Good for breakfast, with dinner, or an anytime snack.
The Latest No-Bullshit Recipes & Tips
This smoky, rich ground beef and bean chili made with cocoa and beer is a perfect winter recipe to warm you up.
An easy, filling sandwich that’s perfect for lunch. Pair with a soup, salad, or potato chips.
Curly whirly garlic scapes can look a bit odd when you find them in your farmshare or at your local market. But they make absolutely delicious pesto!
These are crunchy, spicy, cheesy, delicious bites that — be warned — are both addictive and a bit heavy. Perfect for the Super Bowl or any other big party.