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(The Daily Beast) Thousands of would-be voters at risk of being disenfranchised by ultra-strict registration rules. A draconian ID law that could keep Native Americans from the polls en masse. New measures targeting voting by college students. A Hispanic-majority city that moved its lone polling place out of town.
As the 2018 campaign nears its end, experts who track voter suppression say this is the worst it’s been in the modern era. In fact, making it harder to vote, especially for racial minorities, now appears to be—with the possible exception of stoking fear over a group of desperate migrants still about 700 miles from the Texas border—the single most important plank of the GOP’s strategy.
Aside from likely giving Republicans an undeserved boost in several key races, the drive to restrict voting has reached a scale that should raise serious questions about the democratic legitimacy of our elections. And alongside the extreme Republican gerrymander—currently the only reason why the party has even an outside shot at holding onto the House—it represents a massive structural obstacle to Democrats ever achieving the power their popular support deserves. In other words, Republicans can only win by rigging the game.
Georgia has grabbed many of the headlines. Secretary of State Brian Kemp reportedly put around 53,000 registrations—70 percent of them from African-Americans—on pending status because of minor discrepancies with the information on state records.
The difference could be as trivial as a misplaced hyphen or a missing middle initial. Those on pending status are supposed to still be able to vote by showing ID, and two late-breaking court rulings softening some of the rules may help. But given the likely level of confusion that’s been kicked up, how it all will play out is anyone’s guess.
Kemp also has aggressively purged Georgia’s voter rolls, raising serious concerns that eligible voters have been wrongly removed. Since 2016, he has scrapped over one in 10 names. And in the four years before that, he purged 1.5 million, twice as many as in the previous four years.
The likely chief beneficiary of these strict policies? That would be Kemp himself, the Republican locked in that super-tight race with Democrat Stacey Abrams, who’s bidding to be the nation’s first ever female African-American governor. Oh, and just for good measure, back in 2014 Kemp, on flimsy evidence, launched an aggressive investigation into a voter registration group serving mostly minority voters that Abrams had founded, significantly stymieing the group’s work.
A Kemp victory would be perhaps the clearest evidence yet that actively blocking the votes of your opponent’s supporters can make the difference. And it would offer a tempting game-plan to other potential vote-suppressors around the country.
Several Republican-controlled states, including Missouri and Iowa, have new voter ID laws in place this year. One of the strictest is North Dakota’s, which requires voters to show a residential mailing address. That could create problemsfor thousands of the state’s native Americans, many of whom live in reservations without mailing addresses, and who are key to Democrats’ already slim chances of holding onto a crucial Senate seat.
In New Hampshire, two new laws continue the Republican campaign to restrict voting by college students there. One requires those using same-day voter registration to show proof of address—something many students struggle to do—or risk a $5000 fine. The other changes the state’s residency rules in a way that will require out-of-state students looking to vote in New Hampshire, as is their right, to register their cars in the state or get an in-state driver’s license.
In case you’re wondering how New Hampshire turned into a hotbed of voter suppression alongside states like Georgia and Alabama, it’s worth knowing that the state’s Republicans have been trying ever since the 26th Amendment to cut back the student vote, which makes up an important piece of the Democratic base. Those efforts went into overdrive after 2016, when the GOP lost a Senate seat by just 1,017 votes, with students almost certainly making the difference.
North Carolina has nearly 20 percent fewer early voting sites than it did in 2014, thanks to a GOP-backed law—the latest measure in a decade-long assault on voting in the Tar Heel State—requiring uniform early voting hours across the state, which has reduced the flexibility counties previously enjoyed and forced many of the poorer ones to cut back on locations. Minority voters in the state use early voting at especially high rates.
But the most brazen effort to stymie voters may have happened in majority-Hispanic Dodge City, Kansas, where local election officials moved the only polling place from downtown to the edge of the city, and more than a mile from the nearest bus stop. When the ACLU sent a letter of complaint, an election administrator forwarded it to state officials with the words “LOL.”
President Trump deserves plenty of the blame. For two years, he’s been falsely stoking fear about voter fraud, including the lie that he’d have won the popular vote were it not for millions of illegal votes. His bogus voter fraud commission, which imploded earlier this year under the weight of its own mendacity, nonetheless helped establish the push to restrict voting as a key plank in the modern GOP’s agenda.
But the Supreme Court bears as much responsibility or more. The Court’s 2013 ruling in Shelby County v. Holder neutered the most effective piece of the Voting Rights Act, which had required areas with a history of racial discrimination in voting to get changes to election rules approved by the federal government in advance.
That’s smoothed the path for high-profile restrictions like Texas’ strict ID measure and Georgia’s crackdown on registration. But others, no less pernicious, have flown further under the radar: Hundreds of polling sites in areas freed from federal scrutiny by the ruling have quietly been shuttered, one study found, and voter purge rates in those same areas have skyrocketed.
Put bluntly, the central question of politics in the Trump era is how long Republicans can undermine democracy effectively enough to maintain their hold on power. Success this year likely would embolden them to push even further, perhaps by shooting for the voter suppression holy grail: a national voter ID law, and a requirement that those registering to vote show documentary proof of citizenship. If they succeed at that, we could one day look back on this cycle as a relative golden age for voting rights.
Zachary Roth is the author of The Great Suppression: Voting Rights, Corporate Cash, and the Conservative Assault on Democracy (Crown, 2016).


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The 2013-2014 school year is about to start in both the classrooms and on the field of play...and it's already time to start thinking about the next 2 school years.
Beynon Sport Surfaces and the Wyoming Coaches Association are proud to announce and congratulate the recipients of the 2013 Track & Field Athlete of the Year award.
For a second time in a row, Natrona Junior Kaylee Johnson is Gatorade's Wyoming Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
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Arauco’s composite panel division saw sales decrease in Q4, 2023
The wood-based panels division of global forestry and wood products company Arauco saw sales volumes decreases in Q4, 2023 by 5.4%.
Homag and Luli Wood strike strategic agreement
Chinese panel product giant Luli Wood Industry has a new strategic partnership agreement with German woodworking manufacturer Homag Group.
French school completed in Stora Enso automated coating line
The Bourdonnières School in Nantes, France has become the first project to be completed using Stora Enso’s automated coating line for cross-laminated timber (CLT). The production line is levelling up the protection for mass timber against moisture, UV radiation and insects.
Woodlands Home & Garden Group opens distribution hub in Scotland
Specialist garden building manufacturer and retailer Woodlands Home & Garden Group has opened a new warehouse, distribution and sales hub in Scotland. The 40,000ft2 site is located in Glenrothes, Fife and is an exciting development for Woodlands as it looks to expand its operation across the whole of Scotland.
MGM Timber launches online service for trade customers
Scotland’s largest independent specialist timber merchant, MGM Timber, continues to invest in its growth with the launch of a new online service for trade customers, giving them access to their agreed rates, invoicing, and full product range 24 hours a day.
Latest TDUK stats show timber import volumes fall at start of 2024
The latest Timber Development UK stats show that falls in softwood, hardwood and plywood imports accounted for a 6% drop in volumes during January 2024, compared to a year earlier.
Jacksons Fencing introduces Jaksun solar fence panel
Jacksons Fencing has announced the launch of its new and innovative Jaksun Solar Fence Panel, providing homeowners with a remarkable garden fence option which not only provides an attractive boundary but produces energy too.
New research centre for developing fire-resistant wood opens
A new fire and research centre for testing and development of fire-resistant wood has opened in Sweden.
TTJ Awards 2024 voting to go live
The annual nationwide search for the best-performing timber product companies in the UK & Ireland – the TTJ Awards – gets underway on Friday, April 5.
NTS appoints Richard Jarvis as commercial and operations director
National Timber Systems (NTS), the engineered wood products division of National Timber Group, has appointed Richard Jarvis to the newly created role of NTS commercial and operations director.
Donaldson Group joins Tech for Good Alliance
Donaldson Group has joined the Tech for Good Alliance as it continues to innovate and deliver positive change for third sector organisations. Harnessing the tech skills of volunteers, its first project with Fife Young Carers will improve the charity’s reach and impact.
New report says Belarusian timber entering EU via Poland to beat sanctions
A multi-agency investigative report has outlined how Belarus is allegedly circumventing EU timber sanctions by exporting wood via other countries.
BioComposites Centre’s Rob Elias to join MDF Recovery
The director of the well-known BioComposites Centre at Bangor University in Wales is to join MDF Recovery as head of business development.
Reusing supply chain pallets essential to sustainability goals, says NAPD
The chairman of the National Association of Pallet Distributors (NAPD) has called for supply chain businesses to ensure they have a ‘reuse first’ policy in place for pallets.
STA launches new skills hub and installer training scheme
In a move that will significantly improve access to high-quality timber skills training, the Structural Timber Association (STA) has launched an online Skills Hub incorporating its new STA Installer Training Scheme (ITS).
TDUK to hold UK Timber Design Conference in London
Timber Development UK is organising a new conference – the UK Timber Design Conference - focused on a low carbon transformation of the built environment using timber.
James Jones & Sons expands into pallet manufacturing in Australia
James Jones & Sons Ltd has announce that pallet manufacturing will soon be a part of its Australian operations following the acquisition of Melbourne-based Rodpak Pty Ltd by its Australian subsidiary, Hyne Timber Pty Ltd.
BPI Asset Advisory appointed to dispose of Westwood Darlington assets
RICS regulated asset valuers BPI Asset Advisory, has been commissioned by the joint liquidators of Westwood Darlington Ltd to dispose of the entire business assets.
Macclesfield Timber unveils new building materials range
Macclesfield Timber, a branch of Illingworth Ingham, has announced its diversification initiative with the launch of a new range of building materials to meet the evolving needs of its customers.
Buttle’s welcomes MP
How the building materials’ supply chain is evolving to support environmental responsibility in construction – and responding to the net zero carbon challenge – was the focus of a constituency visit by Daisy Cooper MP last Friday.


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Tips to Make Money on TikTok
If you’re a musician or artist, there are a number of ways to make money on TikTok. For one, the site will pay you $50 for each million views your video receives. Additionally, you can sell your videos and merchandise on TikTok. If you are a performer, selling tickets for your performances can help you make some extra money. Here are some tips to make money on TikTok:
TikTok creator fund
TikTok’s creator fund can be a fantastic way to make income through the social media platform. You can receive 2.5 cents for every thousand views on your videos, which is half what you might have earned in the early days. However, the money is not unlimited, and there are certain restrictions that you must adhere to. Here are a few things that you should do to maximize your earnings on the platform. Let’s look at each of them individually.
The TikTok creator funds are currently only available in the U.S. and the U.K. While the fund is dependent on the number of people who view your videos and how much they are worth, it doesn’t say how much. The program is not intended to replace your regular job. It’s meant to give young people the opportunity to create a side-business and make extra income.
The TikTok creator fund is a great way for young TikTokers to earn extra cash while creating video content. The fund will enable creators to use their creative skills to create unique content that will get viral. TikTok hopes that the program will encourage new creators to grow their following and turn their hobby into a full-time job. They will be able to start their own business with the money, and they have pledged $1 billion in three-year investment.
You must be at least 18 years old, have 100,000 followers and 100,000 authentic video views within the last 30 days to apply for the TikTok Creator Fund. The US, UK or France must be your home. Based on how many videos are viewed and how engaged the viewers become, the funds you receive will change each day. TikTok is a platform that allows creators to earn money every day. The rewards are varied.
TikTok’s creator fund, an advertising revenue sharing program, will be used to reward passionate and talented creators. Creators will receive the money directly. The amount depends on the number of views and engagements the videos have received. As long as the videos are authentic and engaging, they can qualify for the program. However, some limitations and restrictions do apply. When you apply for the TikTok creator fund, remember that it is a new program and it is not a guarantee of a pay out.
You can also make money on the social media site without getting invited to Hype House. You can earn from TikTok via its Creator Fund even if you do not have a D’Amelio Sister fan base. You can earn 2 to 4 cents per thousand views on TikTok. As long as your video is high quality and shows potential for viral growth, you can earn money through TikTok.
Selling merchandise on TikTok
If you have a TikTok account and want to make money, selling merch is a great way to do it. It requires little start-up capital and allows you to make money from any item you choose. Create a video and promote the merch on your video by using the Duet feature and/or Stitch. TikTokers can even collaborate with each other to create the duet feature.
Remember that the merchandise you sell can earn you a profit. The price of the merchandise will depend on how much you invest and the quantity you have to sell. You can print on demand to earn a profit and not have to maintain inventory. You can also make money by selling the merch of popular YouTubers. They can also be an inspiration to new TikTok entrepreneurs. Many YouTubers have viral videos that you can capitalize on, and they also sell merch.
TikTok offers many ways you can make money. You can increase your reach to new people by creating an account on TikTok with your hashtag. TikTok is also a great source of additional revenue with minimal overhead and little startup cost. It can increase brand awareness and help you brand. TikTok is about making money! Get started now and you will be able to make big money on TikTok! Here are some ways to become a TikTok Influencer.
You can connect your YouTube account with your TikTok profile if you have one. The link space on your profile can be used to sell merchandise. TikTok allows you to quickly create a Shopify shop and start making money. To make it big on TikTok, you don’t have to attract a lot of people. Even a tiny audience can generate enough income to cover your monthly phone bill.
You must create quality content if you are to make money with TikTok. You have many options to sell merchandise. Here are some examples. Partnering with brands can help you promote your products and services, as well as sell your merchandise. Besides selling merchandise, you can sell sponsored videos, promote your own products, or engage in sponsorships. TikTok allows you to sell merchandise by leveraging your social media network. You can make thousands of dollars.
You can also sell merchandise and make money by donating. Followers can donate to your channel and you can live-stream. When you earn enough, you can cash in your rewards through PayPal or another payment method. TikTok allows users to purchase in-app currency. Fans can buy these coins in exchange for virtual rewards. However, the majority of TikTok users are still not yet monetizing through donations, so selling merchandise is a great way to earn money from TikTok.
Growing an audience on TikTok
You must grow your audience to earn money with TikTok. If you neglect your account, you’ll lose traffic and fall behind your competition. However, if you love to create videos, this will not feel like work. These tips will help you make TikTok money with minimum effort. Continue reading to find out more. Start with easy tricks such as affiliate marketing.
If you’re a TikTok creator, you may be wondering how to start earning money on the platform. In order to become a paid TikTok creator, you must first have 100,000 video views within 30 days. In addition, you should be at least 18 years of age and be located in one of the countries: the US, UK, France, Spain, or Germany. You can make content people love to see and interact with them regularly once you have all the qualifications.
Engaging with your TikTok community is the best tip to grow an audience and make money on TikTok. Comment on others’ posts, and then respond to their comments. By engaging with your audience, you’ll be seen as a genuine TikTok user who cares about their fans. Engaged users will be more inclined to follow you. And if you’re not an active TikTok user, it’s probably best to avoid posting on the platform at all.
The most important thing to remember when starting to grow an audience on TikTok is to go live at a time when you’re most likely to attract the largest amount of followers. You can begin to monetize your videos through advertising as you build your audience. TikTok will soon integrate with Teespring to allow you to directly sell products to your followers.
Use hashtags is another effective strategy. It doesn’t take millions to get engaged followers. If you want brands to collaborate with your brand, they will search for TikTok users who are high in engagement. Besides, hashtags help you to get more followers and reach your goal of earning money on TikTok. Your TikTok account can be sold to others or your profile posted on third-party websites.
As a TikTok micro-influencer, you can make millions. The first step is to find brands who will sponsor your content. After you reach at least 1000 followers, it is possible to start monetizing your TikTok profile. You can also earn gift cards for engaging with live videos. You can make enough to pay your bills, and start saving for something extra if you have enough followers.
Another option is selling merchandise on TikTok. You can sell your own merch, but make sure to put a link to your store in your bio. Next, apply for TikTok Creator fund to be able to offer merch customized for you. Unless you are a celebrity, you’ll probably be the only person in the world who sells TikTok merch, so make sure to be creative!

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Temporary schools eyed for Saipan, 1 year to fully restore power on Tinian
A week after Super Typhoon Yutu barreled over Saipan and Tinian, federal and local officials are planning to build temporary structures to serve as classrooms for thousands of public school students on Saipan while campuses are being repaired or rebuilt.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 9 Deputy Regional Administrator Bill Roche said in a news briefing that damage assessment continues and they're looking to set up temporary structures for classrooms so children can go on with their schooling and graduate on time.
The public school system initially announced classes would resume in two to eight weeks because of extensive damage to all campuses. Northern Marianas College's buildings, along with private school campuses, were also damaged.
More food distribution
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Gov. Ralph DLG. Torres on Friday announced more food and drinking water distribution on Saipan from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday to Friday.
From Nov. 3 to 9, the food distribution will be at Koblerville Fire Station and Minachom Atdao Pavilion.
The Nov. 4 to 9 distribution will be at American Memorial Park, Kagman Fire Station, and San Roque Fire Station.
The CNMI government, FEMA and the U.S. Department of Defense are leading the food and water distribution at these five distribution sites.
Feeding for those at emergency shelters continues, and residents continue to apply for FEMA individual assistance to help families rebuild their homes.
Tinian: 1 year to fully restore power
Tinian Mayor Joey Patrick San Nicolas, meanwhile, said it will take about three months to restore about 50 percent of power on the island and at least a year for full restoration, with 754 downed poles and nine damaged transformers.
"The road to a full recovery will be long," he said. "But as we have seen in this first week after the storm, much can be accomplished with proper coordination, focus and above all, patience."
On Saipan, more villages now have their power and water restored by Commonwealth Utilities Corp., with help from Guam Power Authority, but no timeline as to when Saipan will have full power restoration.
Hundreds of troops
More than 350 military personnel, mostly out of Guam and others from Hawaii and Okinawa, were deployed to Saipan and Rota for assessment, relief and recovery.
"[Department of Defense] is here and standing with you," Rear Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, commander of Joint Region Marianas, said in a news briefing on Saipan. She said more forces and more help are on the way.
They are in addition to personnel from FEMA and other federal agencies that are also assisting the islands.
President Trump declared a major disaster in the CNMI, opening the gates for more federal assistance to the islands. Yutu flattened neighborhoods and businesses and caused massive power and water outages.
It also brought to a standstill the islands' tourism economy, and the Saipan International Airport is not expected to fully reopen until Nov. 15.
Local and federal agencies are providing healthcare to typhoon survivors, including free flu shots to children in villages and shelters.
Counseling is also available for those affected by Yutu at the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. People who are not comfortable or not able to walk in to speak to a counselor, can call the CHCC mainline at 234-8950 and be connected to ext. 3517.
The Disaster Distress Helpline, 1-800-985-5990, is also providing a 24-hour multilingual and confidential crisis counseling to those affected by the typhoon.
The Philippine government also sent a consular team to Saipan to help legal Filipino workers affected by the typhoon, many of them lost their rented houses.
These Filipino workers, many of them working in the tourism industry, do not qualify for individual assistance from the U.S. government because they are not green card holders, not U.S. citizens or do not have U.S. citizen children.
Reporter Haidee Eugenio covers Guam's Catholic church issues, government, business and more. Follow her on Twitter @haidee_eugenio. Follow Pacific Daily News on Facebook/GuamPDN and Instagram @guampdn.


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When you think of custom knives, especially big custom knives, a lot of things jump to mind. Quality, durability, and attention to detail are often found standard when custom makers turn out one of a kind, handmade blades. Silver Stag knives have been producing these types of quality blades, made in America, for years. Woods Monkey takes a look at one of their larger knives, the Pacific Bowie, and really tests it hard.
Silver Stag knives are built right here in the USA. A look through their catalog or on their website shows they’re proud of this, and I think they should be. That’s the first thing I look for when getting my hands on any new gear and that ‘Made in USA’ logo starts this review off on the right foot! Using natural antler sheds primarily from the Pacific Northwest region, the Silver Stag folks mate the handles up to blades they’ve designed, cut, and ground themselves. With top quality steels such as D2, 1095, and 15N20, and a variety of blade sizes to fit any need, there’s an offering from Silver Stag knives ready for any use.
The Silver Stag knife I have here for review is a big one. It’s their Pacific Bowie model, from the Crown series of knives utilizing the base of the antler for aesthetics and strength. When I say big, I mean it. With an 8 ¼” blade length of D2 steel, and an overall length of 14”, the size is impressive. While this was a little overwhelming at first, after using the knife for over a month I’ve been very happy with it. At a little over 3/16” thick, the blade is stout enough to support the long size of the knife without turning into one of those ‘sharpened pry bars.’ Between the handle and blade is a brass guard, made in house by Silver Stag and hand fitted to the blade. Included with the knife is a well made, hand stitched and tooled sheath. Looking at the sheath for the first time, I said out loud, “Well, someone finally got it right!” Meaning that the retention strap was put on the proper side of the sheath, away from the edge, preventing it from being cut or damaged with inserting or removing the knife into the sheath.
The first time I put the Pacific Bowie to us, it really surprised me. During a BBQ at the house, a fire needed to be built in the fire pit after several days of mixed rain and snow. The wood was wet, but the inside was still dry enough to get the fire going. While I would normally use a hatchet or cheap machete for the task, I grabbed the Pacific Bowie and set to work splitting the wood and exposing the dry inside. This simple job gave me a first impression on a couple aspects of the knife. First of all, the handle is very comfortable. Sometimes on antler handled knives, the natural texture of the stag is too abrasive on the hand during use. Silver Stag’s shaping process has removed or smoothed out all of the offensive ridges on the handle making the in-hand feeling very comfortable. Secondly, the big blade is useful!
Talking about any big bladed Bowie knife begs for a little digression. The origins of the ‘Bowie’ knife, the intended purpose of its blade shape, and the Bowie’s usefulness in the woods are hotly contested topics. Volumes of books have been written about Jim Bowie and that famous sandbar fight in Natchez, Mississippi. Historians are fairly certain that Jim’s knife was built by and given to him by his brother, Rezin Bowie. After that, specifics as to materials, shape, and length are hazy. One thing we know for certain about the knife Jim likely carried to his death at the Alamo is that it was big. Even if you never have to defend yourself on a sandbar, one truth remains, big is good. As I was chopping and batoning the Pacific Bowie through the damp firewood, the thick, long blade made the work easy. A small knife just won’t suffice for these types of tasks. While not designed as a dedicated chopper, the Pacific Bowie split 2”-3” thick pine easily as the big blade is plenty hefty enough to swing.
A few days later I put the Pacific Bowie on my belt and headed out to of my favorite hiking spots. I came on a very large, blown down juniper that seemed like it would be the start of a great camp-fire. I started stripping away the bark and piling it up for fire building. Stubborn chunks of bark were removed by pushing the Pacific Bowie into the bark, and twisting and prying until I got it to submit. About fifteen minutes of work was all that was needed to gather a basketball sized pile of bark. I could have easily stripped the tree bare in another half hour, but I figured I’d leave some for the next time I was in the area. All through the day the knife carried comfortably, especially for a big blade. I’m used to wearing a gun, so the weight didn’t bother me at all. The sheath keeps it hanging straight down, and prevents the knife from wanting to rock out away from the body. I also found that removing the knife from the sheath was easy to get good at, and with some practice I was able to draw and replace the knife without looking. It’s still a big blade, so you’ll know it’s there, but it’s not at all unwieldy to carry.
Looking at my fire bundle, then back at the tree, I thought some carving and shaping practice was in order. I broke off a few one inch diameter branches just to test the Pacific Bowie’s ability to cut fine curls. Even though the stock of the knife is fairly thick, I was able to keep the spine low enough to the wood that the edge was able to kick up curls. The D2 edge came shaving sharp which really helped the big blade bite into the wood. I found that carving was fairly easy even though this isn’t the type of knife you whittle with. Intricate traps and notches would be tough to do, but possible should it be necessary. If woodwork and carving is something you do a lot of, Silver Stag offers a variety of knives designed for that purpose. Looking through the catalog back at the house, the Field Slab and Sharp Forest models look like they would make particularly efficient wood carvers.
After using the Pacific Bowie for nearly a month, I was very pleased with how well it performed. Since I had already played nice with it, taken the appropriate photos and done plenty of testing to get an idea of how it handled, I decided it was time to really push its limits. My wife and I went for an afternoon hike up into some high country and I brought along the Pacific Bowie, and the camera. Oak brush was everywhere, and while we were taking a rest I started testing snap cuts on the thorny bush. The balance of the knife made snap cutting branches and limbs a breeze. The length let me cut with the last 2” or so, while keeping my hands out of the way while the branches jumped off.
The last thing we did was test the strength of the handle to blade attachment. I gathered the largest lodgepole pine logs and branches I could find and started batoning through the thickest of them. On several occasions I hit a knot in the wood and the knife got stuck. I didn’t try to remove and reposition the Pacific Bowie, I just kept batoning it through. Twenty minutes of work produced an arm load of finger thick splits that would have been the perfect cooking fire if we needed it. Checking over the Pacific Bowie, the only damage was a few pencil-tip sized spots that had flattened on the edge. The rest of the knife was solid as new, and with a Rockwell rating of 60 for the D2 blade, it should stay that way for a long while. Those flat spots were sharpened out with my ceramic rod and the edge was brought back to shaving without much trouble. While this testing may be a little extreme, I don’t see it as abusive or outside the scope of use for a knife of this size and build. A big knife should do big jobs, and the Pacific Bowie was up to the task.
I’m very impressed with the Silver Stag Pacific Bowie. The ‘Made in USA’ logo gives me confidence that should I ever need the lifetime warranty, they’ll be easy to get in touch with. After all the use I put it through, the big knife performs very well, and I’m looking forward to adding another Silver Stag knife to my collection of users.


David Hasselhoff Eliminated From 'Dancing with the Stars'
He might be the guy who saved people's life in red pants and the hunk who saved the world with his talking car, but David Hasselhoff can't save himself on the dance floor. The "Baywatch" actor is the first eliminated celebrity in season 11 of "Dancing with the Stars" after scoring only 15 out of 30 with his Cha Cha Cha.
"Hey, we tried," Hasselhoff said when his name and partner Kym Johnson's were called as the eliminated ones. He said later on, before reprising his stiff Cha Cha Cha, "It's been a great ride. I feel bad for Kym because she worked so hard to try and get me where I was going. I'm just so proud that my daughters are here and got to see me go this far. So, it's great."
Hasselhoff was in the bottom two along with actor Kyle Massey who actually scored quite well with 23 out of 30. But the score from the judges is combined with audience vote which probably eventually saves low-scorers Margaret Cho and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino from elimination.
Next week, the remaining 11 couples would dance to either Jive or Quickstep.
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Warm weather, nature in full bloom and unique customs. Spring in Greece is an experience not to be missed.
Spring is actually one of the best time to visit Greece for a number of reasons. Less crowds, lower prices, mild temperatures and a nostalgic feel before summer vibes take over.
Greek summer & Greek islands should be definitely high in your bucket list but spring in Greece is an unforgettable experience that will completely change the idea you had before visiting Greece.
Agios Ioannis is a typical Greek mountain village. Dafni is a tiny little setting in the middle of nowhere by the coastline of Evia. Can you think any better place to stay and work on your next writing project?
Cause we want you to get this feeling, we throw this Crazy Spring Offer which is valid for 7 days (until 31st of January) for stays from March to May 2020.
10% off if you go for the Take me to Greece | Full Board Lodging
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Tom Hanks, regarded as one of the nicest men in show business, was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes on Sunday the 5th of January, 2020 to mark his 30-year movie career.
Tom Hanks received the prestigious Cecil B deMille Award at the Golden Globes, recognising a lifetime career in cinema.
The Cecil B. DeMille award is given annually by Golden Globe organizers the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to an actor, director or producer who has made a lasting impact on the film industry.
Among others, he was very very briefly interviewed by a Greek journalist and see what he said about his very recent Honorary Greek Citizenship that was granted by the President of the Hellenic Republic:
In accordance with the Greek law, individuals may be granted honorary naturalisation if they have “provided exceptional services to the country or whose naturalisation serves the public interest”.
The American film star’s wife, actor and producer Rita Wilson, is of Greek descent and the couple visits every summer the Greek island of Antiparos, where they own a villa. Antiparos is one of the Cyclades islands in the middle of the Aegean Sea.
My stay at La Casa Grande in Agios Ioannis was fantastic! The house is beautifully remodelled on the inside while keeping its original flavour on the outside. Nikos and Georgia diligently took care of my needs, so I could focus on writing. Immersing myself in the peaceful, relaxing rustic environment was a valuable experience for me.
I enjoyed hiking along farm roads and seeing sheep, goats, chickens, cats, and dogs. Sometimes, I could also see sheep across the street while working on the balcony. The healthy, locally sourced, homemade Mediterranean meal that was delivered once a day was always delicious and very high quality, and there was always an abundance of food in the house for snacking on. I was there in December, and plenty of wood was available to keep the cozy fireplace going. The luxurious bar soaps, laundry detergent, and softener are all homemade and organic.
If you want a nice place where you can focus on your writing, then I highly recommend this retreat!
She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Texas State University, and her MA in English from Sam Houston State University where she saw a power in poetry that she employs in her fiction to this day.
Urania has hosted WORDfest (a festival of writer organizations around the Dallas/Fort Worth area) at TCC since 2017. She has also been a panelist at Polaris 24 and ArmadilloCons 34, 36, and 38.
Her short stories have been published in the fantasy anthologies Immersion (A Debate over the Hopping Undead), The Dragon & The Stars (The Right to Eat Decent Food) & Ages of Wonder (Mist Wraith).
Urania spent more than two weeks staying in La Casa Grande in December 2019.
La Casa Grande is a wonderful Retreat and so conducive to creative endeavours. It is located next to the small hillside village of Agios Ioannis, Evia and within 15 minutes of the iconic seaside town of Aliveri, full of tavernas, cafes and supermarkets. But the key to this retreat is La Casa Grande itself.
The stone-built house with its patios and awnings is peaceful and has many nooks and crannies to work in. Yet, this lovingly refurbished house has all modern conveniences with a first class kitchen with a fast, secure and reliable broadband connection. There are numerous walks and strolls around the village some easy and others challenging.
Nikos manages the facility conscious of the needs of artists and writers and is readily available to assist and guide. The excellent logistics of the Retreat with ‘meet and greet’ at Athens Airport and the transfer at the end of the Retreat relieve the guest of worries or concerns. Nikos’s attention to detail and his practical approach is refreshing.
Above all else, La Casa Grande is a great place to work in and reflect. It’s very walls are lyrical and homely. After an all too brief sojourn, I can assuredly recommend La Casa Grande.
Once again Nikos and Georgia and families thank you for a wonderful visit and “I will be back”.
Frank Reidy is a former army commandant, defence and security analyst focusing on Middle East & East Africa, member of TG4 Board, researcher and of course writer. During his 25 years in the Defence Forces, he was stationed in the Curragh in Kildare as head of the Audio Visual Unit, where he lectured on Media Studies in the Military College. He spent periods in both the Middle East and in Rwanda. On his retirement, he spent some time working with RTÉ as a reporter and researcher. He returned to Rwanda in 2000, working for Refugee Trust International. He regularly returns to Africa, travelling and as a voluntary worker.
His first book, Ó Chósta go Cósta, which was published by Cló Iar-Chonnachta in 2009, is based on his travels in east Africa. Ó Chósta go Cósta won the prestigious the Irish language book of the year award – Gradam Uí Shiúilleabháin – in 2010. Frank was born in Sligo and he lives in Ros a’ Mhíl, Co Galway. He is a regular contributor to both Raidió na Gaeltachta and TG4 on both defence and international issues.
Frank spent two weeks staying in La Casa Grande in October 2019.
I highly recommend the Artist Residency La Bodeguita in Dafni, Greece. I spent ten days there and got a lot of writing done. Can’t wait to be back to enjoy the uninterrupted time, the not-at-all touristy beach, the home-made meals, and last but not least the hospitality and friendship of my hosts.
Agnes Marton is a Hungarian-born poet, writer, librettist & Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (UK). Recent publications include her collection ‘Captain Fly’s Bucket List‘ and four chapbooks with Moria Books (USA).
She won the National Poetry Day Competition in the UK, and an anthology she edited (Estuary: A Confluence of Art and Poetry) won the Saboteur Award. Her work is widely anthologized, some examples are: ‘Alice – Ekphrasis at the British Library‘ & ‘Anthem: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen‘.
Agnes stayed in La Bodeguita in September 2019.

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The European Space Agency (ESA) has recently launched an internal initiative to cull ideas for supporting its member states in the study and analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this initiative ESAC’s Galileo Navigation Science Office has managed to get one of its ideas taken up under the name of the “COVID-19 Space Hunting Platform”.
The platform’s remit is to facilitate access to and processing of some of the existing COVID-19 databases for epidemiological studies, topping them up with data from ESA’s earth observation satellites. The aim is then to tap into artificial intelligence procedures to look for any correlations between COVID-19 spread and environmental parameters, such as humidity, temperature, etc.
The hope is thereby to help researchers generate products and stats that might be useful for decision-making purposes in terms of protection measures and lockdown, while also vetting the efficiency of the measures taken.
Development of the COVID-19 Space Hunting Platform is to be primed by the technology multinational GMV. The Universidad Politécnica de Valencia will also be weighing in with support for processing, data analysis and interaction with diverse epidemiological research groups. This university has defined a mathematical COVID-19 transmission model and has been publishing periodical updates and forecasts of its trend in Spain.
In the medium term the COVID-19 Space Hunting Platform could help in setting up a collaborative COVID-19 website for scientists to analyze existing data more efficiently, benefitting too from ESA’s data-processing software packages.
The project will be carried out around the GNSS Science Support Centre (GSSC) platform, which hosts and indexes COVID-19 data. The three-month process will analyze public COVID-19 data and make this information available to the science community. This will lead to a first version with basic pandemic-propagation algorithms, to be updated thereafter to ensure the information is always precise.


“I want people to treat my black friends the way they treat my white friends,” said Melodee Rutliff. Rutliff is an El Dorado resident and organizer of the peaceful protest.
For the second week in a row, protesters have gathered to support the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. On Saturday June 13th, Rutliff was joined by Dr. Willie Scott, Jr. from Wichita United and approximately 20 fellow protesters.
They stood at the corner of W. Central and Hillside, in front of the QuikTrip, holding signs that said “we are in this together” and “spread love not violence.”
“We’re not trying to shove it down anybody’s throat or anything,” said Rutliff. “But we’ll keep coming out until stuff changes. We’re not just going to be out here at week and then be quiet. That’s what they need, they need us to stay behind them,” Rutliff said.
Protesters observed safety measures and wore masks while sharing messages of peace, love and unity, with passersby.
Their message is simple.
“We’re all about bridging the gap,” said Dr. Scott. “We’re all preaching the same message and together we become stronger.”
Dr. Scott’s organization, Wichita United, is based in Wichita, Kansas.
“We’ve brought together every ethnicity, color, creed and background to fight for the same, common goal of unifying our city for the peace of our children,” Dr. Scott said. “We’re spreading the love with our peaceful protests; we’re doing voter registration; we’re going to City Council meetings, fighting policies and legislation to get things changed for our children to have a better future.”
Dr. Scott brought his own children along to be a part of that change. His son, Zy’hon and daughter, Au’marie joined him in the peaceful protest.
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Marshmello will soon come to Pleasant Park.
Numerous data point to the existence of the Marshmella Concert and now we have more certificates.
If you go straight to Pleasant Park at Fortnie, you'll see early stage creation for his performance.
Now you can see Pleasant Park on an EDM artist tour date list.
On the website it says Pleasant Park will be held on February 2nd. Signs that appeared in the game confirmed that the start date and ceremony started at 2:00 ET.
Tickets are not available for purchase, as this will be a free event in the game, but players can RSVP.
It is important to note that Epic Games has not officially announced the official existence of this event.
Earlier today Repeat was disabled because of an error that allowed players to listen to Marshmell's song before the official launch.
It's there and discussion about whether Epic Games will make Marshmello skin available for purchase.
Sailboats, jackets and spray are arranged as items available to players, but the community is not unanimous in whether the garments themselves will be NPC or real leather.
Marshmello leaks date from the datagram from v7.20 patch found secret music video Marshmello in files.
This video was only discovered one day after Marshmell's manager discovered it on Instagram cooperation comes with Forttia and Marshmall.


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Before receiving her MFA from the University of Washington, Masha Marjanovich studied European art in France, Hungary and Yugoslavia. The classical influences firmly rooted her art in the realm of figurative expressionism, allowing for stylistic versatility that nevertheless retains her signature aesthetic of the sculptural form. Through her study of music and dance helped her master the skill of expressive movement that makes her sculptures breathe with life.
Masha`s early opus was themed on ancient mythology, and explored the ceramic medium...
Sculpture: 'Mothers Love (Bronze Mother and Baby/Infant Torso sculptures/statues)' by Masha Marjanovich
This life size portrait commissioned by Dr. Harold Lancer is the first in the mother-and-child series of sculptures by Masha Marjanovich. Others in the series now grace Hospitals, Beauty clinics, and private residences in the US and Australia. Although this particular sculpture is not available for purchase, the artist is available for other Portrait Commissions, or Mother-and-Child sculpture Commissions.
As any good artwork, portraits convey aesthetic and philosophical concepts of a broader nature, that involve viewers even if they do not know the subject personally. In this instance I the feminine beauty of Dani Lancer symbolizes the beauty of a mother`s unconditional love for her child. This is a gentle kind of love, sheltering but not restrictive. The mother`s arms are parted, so the child, who is already looking out at the world, can freely leave when it is ready to do so.
Portraits can be a simple head and shoulders bust, or a full figure. They can be cast in bronze, steel, cast stone or resin. The subject does not have to sit in the artist`s studio as today portraits are created based on a series of photographs.
90 x 55 x 45 cm (height x width x depth)
approx: 2 ft 11 3/7 in x 1 ft 9 2/3 in x 1 ft 5 2/3 in It is a lifesize sculpture
Hi Liliya, Rainbow 1 arrived today. I can`t describe my delight, it is so truly awesome, where did you ever find such a piece of wood, and you are so skilled, creating such a unique piece. I`m not worried about the crack, it`s natural, and part of its beauty. This will be a privilege to own, and will last for so many lifetimes. Kind regards,
Mr A. Chalmers, Suffolk, United Kingdom.


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VI World Congress of the United Cities and Local Governments organization took place in the South African city of Durban from 11 to 15 November. Over 3000 representatives of cities and towns around the world took part in this event. UCLG-Eurasia was represented by more than 70 delegates from 39 Eurasian cities.
13 November, Wednesday
Although business sessions started on Monday, the official opening ceremony was held on November 13. Together with their colleagues from UCLG-ASPAC, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Astrakhan Alena Gubanova and Mayor of Turkestan Rashid Ayupov told about priority areas of the Eurasian Section and shared further plans of the organization for the near future. Thus, urbanization, resilience and heritage preservation were highlighted as the most relevant to the Eurasian region issues.
During plenary sessions Chairman of the Ekaterinburg City Duma Igor Volodin told about prospects of housing policy in the region. Along with Ekaterinburg, Mayors of Barcelona, Taipei, Strasbourg, etc. presented practices of their cities at the special session ‘The Future of Housing’.
At the same time Chairperson of the Krasnoyarsk City Council of Deputies Nataliya Firyulina took part in the plenary session ‘Climate Actions: Perspectives from the Regions’, where she presented initiatives of her city for usage of alternative energy sources and told about collaboration of UCLG-Eurasia with the international association ‘The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy’.
The meeting of the Executive Bureau was held as well. From UCLG-Eurasia it was attended by mayors and representatives of Yakutsk, Astrakhan, Kyzyl, Nur-Sultan, Kazan, Rostov-on-Don, Bishkek and Moscow. Within the framework of the Executive Bureau reports and recommendations of organizations’ policy councils were heard. The report of the Global Observatory on Decentralization and Local Democracy (GOLD V): the Localization of the Global Agendas was presented during the meeting.
14 November, Thursday
The meeting of the UCLG-Eurasia Council was held during the Congress of the World organization. The report on the section’s activities for 2018-2019, proposals of candidatures to the UCLG World Council from the Eurasian Section, statutory and work activities for 2020, etc. were among the issues under consideration. Particularly worth mentioning is the resolution on the accession of new members to UCLG-Eurasia, among which are Voronezh, Ekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Omsk, Turkestan and Ufa.
Further, the special session “Future of Resilience” took place. At this session Vice-Mayor of Osh Zhasur Azimov told about the experience of Kyrgyzstan in disaster management and heritage preservation in drastically changing climate.
In the evening, at the meeting of the UCLG General Assembly, Aisen Nikolaev, Head of the Sakha Republic and Vice-President of UCLG-Eurasia, presented a report on the section’s activities for 2017-2019 and told about X International Conference of Eurasia World Heritage Cities that will be held on June 26-27, 2020, in the city of Yakutsk.
The General Assembly elected the new World Council for 2019-2022. The World Council is the principal policy-making body of UCLG composed of 342 representatives of local and regional governments from all over the world. Among them are mayors of Paris, Madrid, Beijing, Seoul, Istanbul and other major cities. From UCLG-Eurasia representatives of the following cities, regions and associations were elected to the World Council: the Union of Communities of Armenia, Nizhnekamsk, Sukhumi, Nur-Sultan, Turkestan, Bishkek, Osh, Ulaanbaatar, Stavropol, Grozny, Omsk, Ufa, Bugulma, Voronezh, Kazan, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Astrakhan, Khabarovsk, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, the Council of Municipalities of the Republic of Dagestan, Cheboksary, the Sakha (Yakitia) Republic, Yakutsk, Kaliningrad, Irkutsk, Perm, Izhevsk, Dushanbe, Ekaterinburg, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Ulyanovsk, Kyzyl, Agryz, Innopolis, Kirov, Magas, Chistopol, Zelenodolsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Moscow and Khujand.
15 November, Friday
On the final day of the Congress the World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments was held under the leadership of the Global Taskforce. Chairperson of the City Duma of Krasnodar Vera Galushko delivered an address at the plenary session ‘Collaboration of Local and National Governments’ organized within the framework of the Assembly. In her speech Vera Galushko highlighted the experience of UCLG-Eurasia in participation in preparing the Voluntary National Review of the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals jointly with the Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation.
Participants of the plenary session ‘Intergenerational Dialogue for Peace and Solidarity’ discussed challenges that local and regional governments face working with the youth. Head of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic Aisen Nikolaev took part in this session.
The highlight of the whole Congress was the meeting of the UCLG World Council, during which Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin was elected as President of the United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities (UNACLA). For the first time the representative of Russia has assumed this senior post, which demonstrates the high credibility of the country in the international arena.
‘In a global world, cities, wherever they are located, are facing similar challenges. We need to strengthen collaboration between municipalities, enhance their role in addressing global issues, share best practices in order to make life of our citizens more comfortable’, Ilsur Metshin highlighted.
Mayor of Al Hoceima, President of the Moroccan Association of Presidents of Communal Councils Mohamed Boudra was elected UCLG President for 2019-2022. Among other candidacies for this position were Mayor of Lisbon Fernando Medina and Mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau.
Mayor of Konya Uğur İbrahim Altay, Mayor of San José Johnny Araya, Mayor of Utrecht Jan Van Zanen, Mayor of Xi’an Li Mingyuan, Mayor of Polokwane Thembisile Nkadimeng and the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo were elected as co-presidents of the World organization.
The UCLG Treasury is composed of Mayor of Iriga Madelaine Y. Alfelor-Gazaman and Mayor of Kitchener Berry Vrbanovic. And Head of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic Aisen Nikolaev became UCLG Vice-President for Eurasia for the third time.
Representatives of Moscow, Kazan, Stavropol, Grozny, Rostov-on-Don, the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Izhevsk, Ekaterinburg, Khujand, Samara, Osh and Turkestan became members of the Executive Bureau for 2019-2022.
The World Council adopted the resolution that the next UCLG World Congress will take place in 2022 in the South Korean city of Daejeon.
Photos are available by the link.


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Learning how to purify your thoughts, motives, heart and choices is a great blessing. Yet, in a world of declining standards, purity is seldom honored or pursued. In fact, many women believe that a worldly woman is strong and secure, while a woman who strives for purity and strength from God is naïve and vulnerable. Nothing could be further from the truth. A worldly woman is more hardened than strong, and her security depends mostly on the day’s events. To find real strength and be secure in our world, we must know and embrace God’s timeless standards for purity.
Pursuing Purity and Spiritual Beauty is a beauty treatment for the soul of every woman, no matter her age, background or marital status. Discover for yourself the beauty, power and privilege of purity. — Virginia Lefler

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I am so excited to finally be able to share a project I’ve been working on for the BBC: Illuminate, a series of 12 mini documentaries about Scottish designers and artists. Together with the most hard-working twenty-something I know, cinematographer Perry Jonsson. I’m so proud of what we achieved, and really enjoyed being involved in project based on supporting local creatives, a subject of true passion for me, and working with a talented friend was the icing on the cake.
Here is the very first episode of BBC The Social: Illuminate, featuring Mark Vice. A talented pop-artist, Glasgow-based Mark Vice translates fashion into paintings complete with embellishments and glitter and everything a fashionista could want.
From Karl Lagerfeld to the Ab-Fab girls, Mark covers popular culture in a wonderfully unique way, using delicate paint splatters and drip art to build an iconic image. His work is available at The Scottish Design Exchange, and you can check out his Instagram here(he also rocks Pinterest).
I hope you have enjoyed this wee video and look forward to the others, which will be coming out weekly on the BBC Social Facebook Page.


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5.5" center x 6.5" at the corners and 1.5" deep.
This piece has been heated in the kiln 4 times.
This has been created with Heat resistent paper, glass paint, sheet glass and powdered glass. There is texture on the top, to give the thought of pebbles on the shoreline.
It is not food safe.


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Loud gunshots in a forest on Tuesday night made a hunter and his wife suspicious. When they found out that there were no hunters around at the time, they immediately alerted the police. In the course of the investigation, officials eventually came across a very illegal arsenal of weapons…
The hunter had discovered a car in the forest near Eberndorf, but it immediately drove on. He also informed the police patrol upon their arrival, which immediately led to a search. SIG and EKO Cobra were involved in this.
“The findings could quickly establish the identity of the vehicle’s owner,” confirms Waltraud Dullnig of the Carinthia State Police Headquarters. “The 21-year-old Lower Austrian was soon discovered and his self-loading rifle was confiscated.”
Sagittarius had met on the internet
During the interrogation, the young Lower Austrian stated that a second man involved was a 23-year-old from Klagenfurt. “The two met online and agreed to try their weapons out in the woods,” police said. “Then they shot aluminum cans and pumpkins.” Back in Klagenfurt, the Lower Austrian handed his weapons to the man from Klagenfurt and drove on.
The man from Klagenfurt was then quickly found – the officers found what he was looking for in his mother’s apartment. “He also admitted that he was present at the target practice,” police said. “During the inspection we found two long guns, a few loose pieces of gun barrel, grips for pistols and ammunition.”
Dullnig: “Using police dogs, we found a whole arsenal of weapons in a light shaft in the underground parking garage.” There lay a large number of prohibited weapons, ammunition, war material, pistols, silencers and smoke grenades. Both suspects were reported and a gun ban was issued.
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He told me that, later on, the band will be presenting me with one of their pins which are a mark of membership normally reserved for musicians who play for them. Those who have been to the Corpus Christi concerts will have seen the musicians joining the band having one pinned on them.
Of course, I do not play for the band. I can't even play a penny whistle never mind a proper instrument.
What I do though, is take photos and more recently record audio for them. My earliest photos date back to about 2005 so I have an archive of 11 years which show the development of the band and the concerts they have played. We are talking hundreds if not thousands of photos.
I feel greatly honoured that SUMB have chosen to recognise my contribution in this way. May our association continue for many years to come.


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Cope and Krautrock
The Wire, Jun 1997
Steve Stapleton (aka Nurse With Wound) on german experimental music of 70's, aka 'krautrock'. Thanks to Fabio for sending this to the list.
"What happened in Germany was unprecedented - I mean, it only lasted for a maximum of 4 years, but what it produced in those years is absolutely stunning, even today," he rants. "I always knew that one day it would turn around, one day people would appreciate them." So what does he think of the current Krautrock revival, of Julian Cope's book? "I'm ecstatically pleased about it," he continues, "I think it's brilliant, even just personally so as I can get all the CD reissues as they come out. I think what Julian Cope's done is fucking brilliant, I loved his book. So many people can now experience the real thing, they don't have to listen to fucking Stereolab - listen to Neu!, listen to where Stereolab ripped off all their ideas from. All these techno bands who ripped off Kraftwerk - people don't know about how Cluster single-handedly started off the whole acid house movement. Check out the first couple of Möebius records, years ahead of their time and the first Kraftwerk album, it's just so stunning and revolutionary and advanced, no one's beaten it even today.
"I think it's the most important movement in modern music. I mean, fuck The Beatles! Krautrock had nothing to do with The Beatles, it came from classical avant-garde and free jazz, it didn't come from pop. It was really self-contained, brutal, hard, and cold, and I just loved it. I think the only reason Can came up with the story about how they heard The Beatles' 'I Am The Walrus' and were inspired to start a band was because they wanted to be accepted by western musicians and fans - they're gonna say that just to get 'in'. Schmidt came from Stockhausen, Liebzeit from free jazz." So were the Nurse seeds planted out in Germany? "Oh yeah, for the first time I really felt that I'd found real kindred spirits, this was what I wanted to do - especially the cold relentlessness of the first two Kraftwerk albums, Kluster, Amon Duul, I was absolutely moved by it. Later, through my label United Dairies, I tried to bring over Krautrock music which I felt had been totally ignored and put it out in England. I released the Guru Guru album and recorded some stuff with Uli Trepte (the Hot On Spot/Inbetween LP UD024) who used to be in Neu! and Faust. I got other people like Pole, Limpe Fuchs, Anima - I released them on United Dairies and involved as many Krautrock people as I could in projects."
Steve Stapleton, "Cope and Krautrock", The Wire 1997, © The Wire
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Here you’ll find popular flavours like lavender, cinnamon, and ginger to add to your kitchen cupboard. Don’t shy away from the applewood and truffle honeys, these local delights will bring a smile to anyone’s face and make great gifts too.
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During the pandemic, Christian churches across various faith traditions have disagreed with public health orders restricting in-person gatherings. Some church leaders challenged public health orders in law courts, their stories covered in news headlines across the country. Among Christians, there has been lament about the division and the message it sends.
Doug Klassen, executive minister of Mennonite Church Canada, wishes it were different. But if wishes were horses, beggars would ride. Klassen, an avid horseman, acknowledges the truth in the old Scottish proverb.
But Klassen is a praying man, figuratively seated in the saddle of a horse named Christian Unity. So he’s asking Mennonites to pray during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU) taking place across Canada from Jan. 18 to 23.
Klassen has been personally feeling a deep and recurring call to prayer. He sees Christian unity as not just an expression of desire, but also a call to action. “When we unite in the ancient spiritual discipline of prayer, across national and political lines, our petitions do more than reach a listening God. We send a unifying message that Christians are built to lovingly care for humanity and all of creation,” he said.
Klassen is hoping Mennonites re-engage in the event after a pause due to MC Canada restructuring, followed by pandemic restrictions. “We are living in anxious times. The effects and uncertainties of war, civil unrest, racism, environmental dangers and hate lie not just in other countries, but with us as well,” he said. High on his mind is the influx of Ukrainian war refugees into Canada, the tragedy of missing and murdered Indigenous women, and potential for more COVID-related protests in Ottawa.
Three provinces over from Ottawa, Ryan Dueck bears a candle of hope for Christian unity. The pastor of Lethbridge Mennonite Church, together with his local ministerial, has participated in WPCU on numerous occasions in past years. The group represents Catholics, Anglicans, Baptists, Lutherans, Presbyterians, United Church, Mennonites and the Salvation Army.
“I try to remain open to collaborating with Christians across the spectrum and to encourage our church to do the same… and to remind us that our unity in Christ ought to transcend our political allegiances,” Dueck wrote in an email.
Dueck’s engagement in WPCU strengthened relationships with leaders from other local churches, friendships that were instrumental to resettling a refugee family from Syria in 2016. Welcoming the 16-member extended family to their community was an “all hands to the pump” effort so remarkable it was covered by CNN.
Dueck accepts speaking invitations from a variety of Christian traditions, expressing hope “that the church would be a force bringing people together rather than keeping them apart.” His Alberta congregation also participates in an Epiphany Scripture Reading Exchange with other churches, and Lenten lunches each year, with churches taking turns hosting a simple lunch and devotional.
“People like seeing people they know from the broader community,” said Dueck. He’ll hear people say things like: “Oh, I didn’t know you went to church, too!”
He says the interaction is particularly “significant for many who may have grown up with fairly rigid denominational boundaries.”
If he has a lament about WPCU, it’s that participation trends heavily toward older folks. Dueck says there will be no local WPCU event in 2023. “We looked at the dwindling, aging numbers of participation in this service, and decided that our energies would be better spent elsewhere.”
For Peter Haresnape, one of the pastors at Toronto United Mennonite Church (TUMC), Christian unity extends to interfaith relationships. The congregation is part of an interfaith ministerial in the Beaches neighbourhood. They exchange resources and ideas, and collaborate to collect food bank donations.
When anti-Semitic graffiti appeared on the sidewalk outside TUMC in mid-December, he immediately sent out inquiries to churches in the congregation’s neighbourhood ministerial, looking to organize a call to prayer in support of the Jewish community. Chabad of Danforth-Beaches, a Jewish educational and outreach centre, was already on the same path.
Haresnape was invited to speak at the event, a response that featured the lighting of a newly installed outdoor menorah. “We were so sorry to see this on the sidewalk and our church would like to respond with an outpouring of love and solidarity, and we want you to know we have your back,” Haresnape told the gathering.
Jonathan Neufeld has experienced a compelling edge of Christian unity in action, through the collaboration of Seattle Mennonite Church with the ecumenical Church Council of Greater Seattle’s Faith Land Initiative. The newly arrived bi-vocational pastor at Charleswood Mennonite Church in Winnipeg connected with inter-Christian and inter-faith groups in his former ministry with Seattle Mennonite Church.
The church, together with the area Church Council, “facilitated the reparative gift of donating a piece of property, which had housed a Mennonite Voluntary Service program for decades, to a BIPOC organization that serves a marginalized community,” said Neufeld. That organization would not otherwise have been able to afford the purchase of property in a high-cost urban setting like Seattle.
The value of the eight-bedroom home had increased considerably as the community gentrified.
Neufeld is also co-chair of the Anabaptist Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery, which collaborates with ecumenical groups in ways that support Indigenous sovereignty. One such example of collaboration is congregations supporting the legal defense of the Indian Child Welfare Act which is currently being challenged in U.S. Federal Court. A collaboration of Indigenous groups from across the U.S. are asking for support in defending this essential piece of Civil Rights legislation which protects “Indigenous children from being disappeared into the assimilation-focused system of child welfare,” said Neufeld.
“Broad-based interfaith organizing demonstrates that faith communities are watching and concerned about sovereignty,” said Neufeld. The work dovetails with his other job as Indigenous relations coordinator with MC Canada.
Unifying in prayer across the lines of personal or denominational preferences expresses a “holy indifference” and an intention to discover “the mind of Jesus” together, said Neufeld. “That collective discernment is our invitation and call to move and act in the world.”
Mennonite participation in WPCU has been sporadic. From 2020-22, Amelia Pahl, a Canadian Mennonite University graduate was program assistant for the event. She wrote in an email that organizers are “… very aware of the need for more input from smaller churches such as MC Canada,” and the “need to increase young adult involvement.”
Klassen is confident Mennonites will be invigorated by participating. “It’s a chance to kneel with our Christian cousins from other backgrounds, to show the watching world that Christian compassion is a light that shines through the dark shadows of hate and division.”
The Minnesota team that created the WPCU resources were influenced by the killing of George Floyd in 2020 and is represented by Black, Indigenous and Latin Christian leaders.
The event takes place across Canada from Jan. 18 to 23. Resources are plentiful at weekofprayer.ca, where a list of locations for scheduled events can also be found.
—With files from CM

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Obama, 'our First Gay-Female-Hispanic-Asian-Jewish president'
Riffing off Andrew Sullivan's proclamation in Newsweek that President Obama is the "first gay president," the Atlantic rounds up all the other 'first [blank] president' labels thrown at Obama during his first term — and concludes that the convention wisdom is that he is 'our First Gay-Female-Hispanic-Asian-Jewish president':
—New York called Obama the 'first Jewish president.'
—Newsweek and the Washington Post wondered if Obama the 'first female president.'
—Associated Foreign Press suggested Obama was 'the first Asian-American president'
—Geraldo Rivera called Obama the "first Hispanic president."
Atlantic Wire's piece here.


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Stockholm-based musician and producer Petter Lindhagen, aka Tired Tape Machine, has released a new single from his LP ‘Thing’. The song, Stitch, marries a murky hip-hop beat with a ghostly vocal sample from Swedish singer Billie Lindahl (Promise & the Monster, Virke and Liljor), repeating the lyric “A stitch in time” over and over.
Stitch is accompanied by a music video created by the audiovisual duo known as Kejser (Petter Lindhagen + artist Kajsa H. Bolve), which features footage of Petter mouthing the central “a stitch in time” vocal sample overlaid with psychedelic images of paint mixing as well as super-8 footage from Petter’s mother’s childhood. The line in the song comes from the old saying “a stitch in time saves nine” but when paired with the vintage footage from the video, it becomes clear that the line also refers to an actual stitch in time – a tiny fragment of a person’s life, captured in a single bit of footage. Watch the video clip via YouTube below.
Lindhagen’s recordings dabble in a wide range of genres – including electronica, krautrock, folk music, contemporary classical and jazz, but Stitch as well as previous single He’s Gone signal a new era for Tired Tape Machine as a project – completing his transition from the more grounded acoustic sounds of his earlier records into a sample and synth heavy hip-hop sound that is inspired by Lindhagen’s love of producers like Flying Lotus, Four Tet, Aphex Twin and Madlib. The results of this shift in sound on the new LP ‘Thing’ thread the needle between Lindhagen’s more abstract and surrealist production instincts and some of his most hypnotic and approachable grooves yet, coming together as an experimental yet highly accessible whole. ‘Thing’ is out today in full via Petter’s own record label F.E.E.D.E.R. records.
More about Tired Tape Machine and ‘Thing’
Growing up in a small town called Skövde in the south of Sweden, Petter Lindhagen started his first band at the age of 10, recording songs on cassettes every weekend with his 2 best friends, using a casio keyboard and an acoustic guitar. The style of the music shifted basically every week – recording rap songs, country songs and everything in between. When the friends became teenagers, they got into guitar music and started a rock band. Petter later moved to Stockholm and a friend gave him a cracked version of a music program and Petter started to record songs on his own, which was the beginning of what would later become Tired Tape Machine.
Having originally relied heavily on acoustic instrumentation, Petter has steadily been delving deeper into an electronic and sample-based expression, now fully embracing it on his new album ‘Thing’. ”I originally intended to abandon the TTM moniker and release this as something completely new, feeling I was going in such a different direction to what I’ve done before”, Lindhagen says, ”But I realized it was more of an evolution than a departure, and considering the name, I don’t think my music has ever sounded as much as a tired tape machine.”
In addition to his releases as Tired Tape Machine, Petter is also a member of the electronic disco duo Organ Tree and the instrumental/ambient duo Schakt, as well as a live touring member of bands like Promise & The Monster and Tvärvägen. The cinematic qualities of Lindhagen’s music has led to it being used in films, documentaries and television shows, most recently in ‘A Legacy Of Horses’, which was awarded Best Short at the Swedish Academy Awards 2021.

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England beat Australia by eight runs in the 2nd T20I of the three-match series at the Manuka Oval, Canberra, on Wednesday, October 12. The Jos Buttler-led team clinched the T20I series 2-0 in the three-match T20I series.
After the early wickets, Dawid Malan and Moeen Ali made a crucial partnership to set up a big score, while Sam Curran showed his all-round value with a series-winning performance with a game to spare.
Dawid Malan Has Been Consistent – Jos Buttler
Jos Buttler said after the game that Malan was very consistent in his performance against every attack around the world. The England captain added that Tim David’s wicket was crucial to England’s win.
“It’s really satisfying. Dawid has been really consistent and has done it against every attack around the world. Sam Curran wants to be in the thick of things at the important moments. We had to get Tim David out to win the game,” Buttler said.
It’s Nice To Contribute To The Win – Dawid Malan
Dawid Malan was awarded the Man of the Match for his brilliant knock of 82 runs off 49 balls with a strike rate of 167.35, including 7 fours and 4 sixes. The English top-order batsman said in the post-match presentation that he had found his rhythm and could hopefully keep the runs flowing.
“I’m over the moon, nice to score runs and contribute to a win. Knowledge of the grounds helps, I didn’t have a great Big Bash, but I’ve found my rhythm. Hopefully, I can keep the runs coming. Hussey [who presented 50th cap], one of my idols growing up, great to have him say a few words,” said Malan.
Dawid Malan Played Superbly, It Was A Crucial Partnership – Moeen Ali
Moeen Ali also spoke about Malan’s brilliant knock after the game, saying that Dawid performed brilliantly and that the partnership was crucial. Moeen believes the team will take a lot of confidence from this win.
“We spoke about staying in the moment, Dawid played superbly, it was a crucial partnership. We take a lot of confidence, it’s huge for our team with a lot of young players. We’re progressing in the right direction, Pakistan was big for us, winning two here, and Jos coming back and in form,” said Ali.
England will play Australia in the dead rubber in the third and final T20I of the series at the Manuka Oval, Canberra, on Friday, October 14.
Also read: AUS vs ENG: “As Players, You’re Watching The Ball…” – England All-rounder Sam Curran Appeals For Third Umpire’s Help On Obstruction Of Field


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Education Minister Kay Hallahan today called on Opposition Leader Richard Court to sack environment spokesman Phillip Pendal for remarks which put the future of Araluen Botanic Park in doubt.
Mrs Hallahan said Mr Pendal's threat not to honour Government funding commitments to the restoration of the historic Roleystone park was a slap in the face for the thousands of volunteers who had worked to upgrade it.
Mr Pendal made the remarks in a media statement issued yesterday.
The Minister, who put together a Government rescue package for the park in 1990 when it was threatened by developers, said it was an important part of the State's heritage.
"Only a day after the Opposition released its environment policy the shadow spokesman Mr Pendal showed his true colours and said he would not honour funding commitments to restore and regenerate the 60-hectare park in the Darling Range," she said.
Mrs Hallahan said the Government acquired Araluen for the people of Western Australia in 1990 at a cost of $1.2 million.
It had spent more than $500,000 on improvements since then and had allocated $275,000 this financial year. A further $2 million would be spent on park improvements over the next four financial years.


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A legislative push to legalize sports betting in California hit the end of the road on Monday.
An extramarital affair by San Francisco Asm. Phil Ting led to claims that he may have leveraged the relationship to influence bills – including AB 5.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an order that all Californians wear face coverings in public settings.
California’s Attorney General announced a sweeping agenda to reform police procedure, arriving after weeks of nationwide protests over police misconduct.
Efforts to keep high-speed rail from relying on operating subsidies have been squandered in the state legislature.
In a frenzy to acquire equipment, California spent – then sought a refund – over a $500 million contract for coronavirus masks.
State Sens. Andreas Borgeas (R–Fresno) and Anna Caballero (D–Salinas) take lead roles in California’s pandemic response efforts when the Legislature returns
At least one chamber of the California State Legislature will be featuring a lighter-than-usual load of work when it returns in May.
Shocking California parents, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he does not expect the state’s schools to return session before summer break.
The California State Legislature is scheduled to take up two budget bills on Monday before adjourning indefinitely, Capitol sources told The Sun.


Paramore's 'Told You So' Video Gives Us Red Beret Envy
Following a surprise album announcement and the fantastic "Hard Times" two weeks ago, Paramore has released another single from After Laughter. "Told You So" is a polyrhythmic workout of a pop song with some of Taylor York's most athletic guitar work yet. This record is going to be fun as hell.
Directed by Aaron Joseph and Paramore's own Zac Farro, who has re-joined the band after a seven-year hiatus, the video features the band cruising around some envious red berets.
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Anne Arundel Medical Center has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to start an Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) Residency Program, a four-year residency program with four residents per year for a total of 16 residents.
The OB-GYN Residency Program accreditation marks another important milestone for Graduate Medical Education (GME) at AAMC as the hospital’s second ACGME-accredited residency program. AAMC received accreditation for its General Surgery Residency program in 2016.
“Our residents support and enhance our culture of patient safety and performance improvement,” said Monica Jones, MD, MSc, FACOG, FACS, chair, Women’s and Children’s Services at AAMC, and director of AAMG Gynecologic Specialty Surgeons. “As we help train the next generation of physicians, we continue to raise the level of care given to our patients and our community.”
“We are proud to be recognized as a leader in women’s health in the region,” said Janifer Tropez-Martin, MD, MPH, FACOG, associate chair of academic affairs and research, Women’s and Children’s Services, and program director for the OB-GYN residency program at AAMC. “The primary goal of our obstetrics and gynecology residency program is to continue our legacy in health care excellence and further grow and strengthen our women’s services.”
In 2014, the ACGME approved AAMC as a sponsoring institution for GME programs, allowing AAMC to sponsor individual residency programs. The GME program at AAMC provides training to doctors after they have completed medical school.
Recruitment for OB-GYN residents, post-graduate year one (PGY-1), will begin in September 2019, with the first OB-GYN residents starting the program on July 1, 2020.
AAMC is the second busiest obstetrical unit in the state of Maryland with over 5,500 deliveries each year. The hospital has been recognized as a Blue Distinction® Center for Maternity Care and by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the nation’s top 100 health systems for women’s care.


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This guide is intended for historians who want to use Geographical Information Systems (GIS). It describes how to create GIS databases and how to use GIS to perform historical research. Its aims are to: • Define GIS and outline how it can be used in historical research • Evaluate the way GIS models the world • Describe how to get data into a GIS • Demonstrate the basic operations that GIS offers to explore a database • Review how time is handled in GIS • Explain how GIS can be used for simple mapping and more advanced forms of visualisation • Discuss quantitative data analysis within GIS • Illustrate the use of GIS for qualitative analysis The book provides a broad sweep of GIS knowledge relevant to historians without assuming prior knowledge. It includes case studies from a variety of historical projects that have used GIS and an extensive reading list of GIS texts relevant to historians.
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For years men have harnessed the tools of the woods and tamed the onslaught of winter weather in a most inventive way. Their efforts have kept buildings standing in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) and allowed for people to better experience a largely untamed world.
When he stepped foot on the set of “Yellowstone” a few years ago, Ennis resident and stuntman Cooper Taylor asked A-List actor Kevin Costner if he remembered him. Taylor said he responded: “Yeah, you rode with me. We delivered mail.”
HED: Yellowstone will begin the first phase of reopening on May 18
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It is bug season in Yellowstone and the warming daytime temperatures and abundant melt water ponds are producing a bumper crop of biters and blood suckers. Evenings are the worst, so go with bug spray and appropriate clothing. A good hoodie with a built-in buff can be useful along with bite-proof gloves and long pants.
To hear Raymond Reinke tell it, the whole mess started as a fight about parenting.
He’s the man now known around the globe for appearing in a recent viral video taunting a bison in Yellowstone National Park.
But Raymond Reinke—who describes himself as a pet owner with compassion for wildlife—claims that’s not the whole picture.
On Thursday, Aug. 2, at approximately 10:45 p.m., Glacier National Park rangers apprehended Raymond Reinke, age 55, from Pendleton, Ore. Reinke was wanted following an incident earlier this week at Yellowstone National Park when he was captured on video harassing a bison.
The wet, cool weather of the past week has kept the bears close to the roads around Tower as they work the grass in the lower elevations. On one day, we got really lucky and saw nine black bears before 10 a.m. One sow with triplets was in view for about an hour just before the Tower Junction.
Over the last couple weeks, three people have been injured in Yellowstone by wild animals. On Sunday, June 3 and again on Tuesday, June 5 people were injured in the Mammoth area by cow elk protecting their calves. Then on Wednesday, June 6, a bison gored a woman near the Fountain Paint Pots in the Lower Geyser Basin.
One of the constants about Yellowstone National Park is the surge of traffic as Memorial Day approaches. The last few days has fit the profile with ever-increasing traffic in the park. The tour buses have appeared, and the motorhomes are everywhere.