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Wataru Uchida is a saxophonist and composer. Wataru studied basic saxophone technique and jazz composition with Chico Freeman, and has been leading his jazz projects in New York since 2003. In 2010, Wataru released his first CD Blue Morpho, recorded with NY-based Brazilian jazz rhythm section players, Romero Lubambo, Helio Alvis, Nilson Matta, Cafe Da Silva, and Ze Mauricio. The album is dedicated to Barden Powell, the legendary Brazilian guitarist. In 2015, Wataru has recorded his original compositions with Abelita Mateus, Itaiguara Brandão, and Vanderlei Pereira. The album, "Predawn Shenanigans Club", is an old school one-room recording product
Label: Self Produced
Track listing: Side 1 : DIVINE YOU (4:38) , GROOVE SKIPPER (7:56) , BODEGA CATS (6:21) , HERONS’ COTILLION (5:59),
SIDE 2 : CREE'S RIVER (4:28) , FOSSILIZED TOGETHER (7:16) , FLY TO THE NECTAR (5:17) , WE'LL REBUILD IT (5:22)
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About Wataru Uchida Wataru Uchida is a saxophonist and composer. Wataru studied saxophone performance and composition with Chico Freeman, and has been leading his jazz projects in New York since 2003. In 2002, Wataru worked as a teaching assistant of Rory Stuart's rhythm analysis class at New School University Jazz & Contemporary Music program. ...
Born in Japan, tenor saxophonist Wataru Uchida was compelled by the power of swing to move to New York, only to come under the spell of Latin rhythms such as samba, Baião and Maracatu that form the core of a new release entitled Predawn Shenanigans Club. A specially recruited lineup of Brazilian jazz players bring life ...


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Cement Exports Register 18 Percent Decline In May After Long Period
LAHORE– The exports of cement, after showing a positive growth for the last several months, has started turning down, as it reported a decline of almost 18 percent annually (YoY) in May 2019 to record at $17.05 million compared to the exports of $20.78 million in May 2018.
According to the latest data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), on monthly basis, the export of cement also witnessed negative growth of about 22 percent during May 2019 compared to the export of $21.86 million during April 2018.
Data shows that the exports witnessed an increase of around 26 percent during the first eleven months of ongoing fiscal year against the exports of the corresponding period of last year.
The cement exports from the country were recorded at $260.17 million during July-May (2018-19) against the exports of $206.53 million during July-May (2017-18), showing positive growth of 25.97 percent.
In terms of quantity, the exports of cement witnessed an increase of 46.18 percent by going up from 6,127,835 metric tons to 4,192,060 metric tons, leading to an overall drop in country’s merchandize trade deficit, which plunged by 13.62 per cent during this period of the current fiscal year compared to the corresponding period of last year.
Data shows that during April 2019 the cement exports had witnessed an increase of 14.19 percent annually when compared to the same month of last year.
The cement exports in April 2019 had recorded at $ 21.861 million against the exports of $ 19.144 million in April 2018.
On month-on-month basis, the export of cement also had increased by 42.03 percent during April 2019, when compared to the export of $15.392 million during March 2018, according to the data.
During 10 months of the current fiscal year, the exports of cement from the country had witnessed an increase of 30.89 percent against the exports of the corresponding period of last year.
The cement exports from the country had recorded at $ 243.118 million during July-April (2018-19) against the exports of $ 185.741 million during July-April (2017-18), showing positive growth of 30.89 percent.
According to the industry experts, the cement sector has been under pressure in this fiscal year as development expenditure has been slashed. Moreover, in 2019 Pakistan’s cement industry continued to show poor performance.
Cement consumption is usually at its height in third quarter as construction activities peak with the pleasant weather and urgency in completing government development works within the financial year.
However, total dispatches in this period continued to decline.— PRESS RELEASE

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Yes, I know that you've seen a million images from the latest Met gala........including a lot of half naked badly dressed celebs. But here's the thing, The Costume Institute's "China Through The LookingGlass" is a must see exhibition. I was in awe of the fashions both authentic Chinese and Western inspired.
In addition, the magnificent displays, film clips and background music combined to make this a must see and my favorite all time exhibit. Here's a tip: skip the gift shop offerings and head to Pearl RiverMart in Soho for the real deal at better prices.
The exhibition runs through August 16, 2015.
Until next time.....C&C

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GIFA CALLS SACAP FOR COLLABORATION
On Wednesday, 16 February 2022, the President of the Gauteng Institute for Architecture (GIfA), a Professional Architect, Mr Olivier Galenge met with the South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) President, Mr Charles Nduku and the Registrar, advocate Toto Fiduli to discuss areas of collaboration.
Mr Olivier Galenge indicated that members should see the benefits of belonging to GIFA. “As GIfA, we are looking forward to working together with SACAP to protect the architectural profession”- GIfA president said.
The President of SACAP, Mr Charles Nduku highlighted that SACAP will continue to support and work together with all the Voluntary Associations (VAs) to transform and advance the architectural profession. “Our standpoint is to work positively with VAs and continue to focus on our mission of transforming the Profession, “-SACAP president said. He further requested GIfA to compile all the concerns from its members so that Council can address those concerns diligently.
Mr Olivier Galenge indicated that members of GiFA were experiencing challenges with the City of Johannesburg online submission system and he also proposed reform of the CPD regime to make it compulsory for registered persons to claim CPD points for belonging to a VA.
The Registrar of SACAP, Adv. Toto Fiduli indicated that SACAP has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Johannesburg and GIfA will be invited to quarterly meetings to raise concerns received from their members.
GIfA proposed the signing of the MOU with SACAP to forge strategic and sustainable partnership for the implementation of initiatives that will benefit the profession. “The proposed collaboration between GIfA and SACAP will lead to immediate actions followed by the signing of the MOU’’ SACAP President said.
“SACAP welcomes this collaboration and we look forward in working together with GIFA and we commend Mr Galange for the proposed initiatives that will assist not only in transforming the profession but also taking the architectural profession to greater heights” SACAP President said.
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In my previous post I explained how I personally got around issues with regards to joining machines to an EC2 cloud network. This post is more about explaining exactly what I was doing on this system and how I used Amazon’s CloudWatch service to monitor the performance of my Application Under Test (AUT).
I work for Red Gate as a Test Engineer and for some time now I’ve been involved with the creation of the recently released SQL Monitor 2. I started using Amazon’s EC2 service to create a network of 50-60 machines that I had full control over. In this virtual network I had specific machines for domain controller, base monitor (the machine that runs our data collection service), web server (to run our Web UI), data repository (a standard Amazon SQL Server AMI) and a machine that ran an internal application for creating activity on SQL Servers instances. All other machines were pre-configured as SQL Servers containing a hefty database which our sql activity application would be hammering on many threads (each thread = 1 user connection). The idea was that this would go some way towards simulating the real-world environments for which our monitoring solution would be used.
The 50 remaining virtual machines (all running SQL Server) were added to SQL Monitor and the software was left to do its work for several hours (long enough to monitor performance impacts but no soak testing being done here). This is where Amazon’s CloudWatch service comes in handy. We were able to simply toggle CloudWatch on or off for any of the running instances. But to prevent information overload we chose to monitor the base monitor, SQL Server data repository, web server and several of the Servers being monitored. If you’re wondering why we monitor the servers that SQL Monitor is itself monitoring (it can get confusing), it’s so that we can see our impact on these machines. Although we have an idealised zero-impact goal for our customer’s SQL Servers (unlike some of our competitors we don’t install agents) , the perfmon, WMI, windows file sharing and SQL queries do add a slight overhead. So this had to be monitored very carefully.
As I stated CloudWatch can be toggled on or off for any instance. This can be done in the start up code (if you want to automate) or using the Amazon Management Console. In a previous post I criticised this console for various reasons but its support for CloudWatch is very nice. You can view graphs for CPU Utilization, Network Inbound, Network Outbound and get an early indication of issues on any of the machines. This brings me nicely to what I consider to be a huge omission with CloudWatch. For some inexplicable reason it doesn’t monitor memory usage and I can only assume that there are technical reasons for this as it’s a huge oversight.
Once the test period was finished and the monitoring data safe on my hard drive (it can be collected using the CloudWatch API), I would analyse it in Excel and if necessary create graphs to emphasise any performance issues found.
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This testing ran in parallel with more traditional in-house testing and went a long way to being able to confidently say that the product performs acceptably under stress.


In the beginning of his term, George Bush was faced with national debt left by the former president, Ronald Reagan. Primary economic policy of George Bush was to curb the deficit which was essential to secure his position as world leader.
His immediate task was to convince both the political parties to come into a consensus on reduction of deficit. While the Republicans believed that curtailing of government spending was best way of reducing deficit, the Democrats wanted to adopt a strict revenue policy for the same. In lieu of democratic majority, George Bush enforced a stronger tax policy. His policy alienated him from the republican congressmen and also reduced his popularity among masses, which bore the burden.
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While serving his second year in the office of the president, George Bush hardly engaged in furtherance of his economic policies. The year 1992 witnessed low inflationary rates and interest rates although unemployment problem had aggravated and reached 7.8%, the highest recorded since 1984. According to reports of Census Bureau, 14.2% of citizens of America were under the poverty line.
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Directed by Michael Rapaport, Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest is a film about the seminal hip-hop group from the 1990s who reunited for a 2008 tour after a long-decade break-up. The film explores the band’s history as well as the on-going turmoil between its members during the reunion tour as Rapaport joins them on the tour while interviewing other artists, fans, and family members who loved the group. The result is a truly fascinating and very engaging documentary from Michael Rapaport.
Most music bio-pics or specials about an artist or a group often derive into a certain formula about how they rose, got famous, made a great album, discover drugs and all sorts of crazy shit, implode, and then get back together or something. For a group like A Tribe Called Quest, they did follow that same path but not in the most conventional way as actor/filmmaker Michael Rapaport goes inside the group’s tumultuous yet loving relationship as they go on a reunion tour in 2008 that brought more trouble.
The film does follow a formula about the band’s rise and demise but Rapaport was smart enough to find ways to stray from that formula. Notably as he allows the group along with associates like De La Soul, Prince Paul, and the Jungle Brothers to discuss what it was like back then when hip-hop was emerging in the 1980s. The heart of the film is the relationship between its members Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Jarobi White where they express their love for each other but also their frustrations towards one another. Notably as it begins with Q-Tip and Phife Dawg who knew each other since they were kids.
Since a Tribe Called Quest were also very influential in providing an alternative to the late 80s/early 90s gangsta-rap and the more commercial pop-rap music of the times. The film also revealed the Native Tongues scene that was the center of this alternative hip-hop scene that celebrated a more upbeat and eclectic side of the genre that was led by acts like Tribe, De La Soul, the Jungle Brothers, and Queen Latifah. Fans like producer Pharrell Williams and Common express their love for that scene as they feel it’s something really missed in hip-hop. The film also explored the albums the group made, notably the first three including the widely-lauded 1991 sophomore album The Low End Theory as the album's engineer claims that it’s the Sgt. Pepper’s of hip-hop.
While the film is about their history, Rapaport delves into the differing personalities of the group as they each dealt with their own issues with fame and stardom that eventually did tear the group apart. Notably as Jarobi left the group during the making of The Low End Theory due to other pursuits while Q-Tip grew to become a perfectionist leading to creative issues with him and Phife Dawg. Phife Dawg’s battle with diabetes was another issue that led to the band’s implosion in 1998 as the three-year gap between 1993’s Midnight Marauders and 1996’s Beats, Rhymes, & Life were sort of explained though the group admitted that’s where things really started to end as they made one more album in 1998’s The Love Movement as creative tension, personality issues, and frustrations with the music industry led to Q-Tip’s decision to end the group.
The most interesting part of the film is the 2008 reunion which they admitted doing for the money partly because of Phife’s health issues at the time. What Rapaport manages to do is go inside the fighting between Q-Tip and Phife where things do intensify not just onstage but also backstage where the film opens with the band’s last show of their 2008 tour where Q-Tip expresses his frustration with the whole thing. There’s no sides to take in these arguments but through Rapaport’s direction, it does allow some sympathy towards the whole group including Ali and Jarobi who both seem uncomfortable by these events.
Another great thing about Rapaport’s direction is the fact that he doesn’t try to impose himself or be the center of attention in the documentary as he knows this is their story. Through the use of archival TV footage including music videos and TV performance clips, Rapaport shows the group’s evolution from the first album to the last album. With the help of cinematographer Robert Benavides for the look and editor Lenny Mesina to maintain a leisured pace. The film does play into a style as it includes some animated sequences including the film’s stylish opening credits.
Aside from the interviews with artists and fans that include the Beastie Boys, De La Soul, Pharrell Williams, Prince Paul, the Jungle Brothers, and many others. The highlight of the film is the music as it features a lot of the music by a Tribe Called Quest along with music of the times like the Jungle Brothers and De La Soul along with some of the music they sampled like Minnie Ripperton. Including some hip-hop based score music by Madlib, the music of the film is just truly intoxicating to hear.
Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest is an extraordinary and fun documentary film from Michael Rapaport. Fans of the group will no doubt see this film as the ultimate story that does more than what is expected in most music biography stories. Notably as it plays with the usual formula of those artist/group stories. For people new to the group including those who aren’t fans of hip-hop. It is a documentary that allows that audience to be engaged into the story while seeing that these four men can love each other but also hate each other at the same time. In the end, Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest is a marvelous film from Michael Rapaport.
A Tribe Called Quest Albums: (People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm) - (The Low End Theory) - (Midnight Marauders) - (Beats, Rhymes, & Life) - (The Love Movement)
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January 24, 2020 § 2 Comments
For Jennifer McGaha, writing a book is like hiking. The journey will envelop you in foggy haziness, unexpected visitors will creep up along the way, and hopefully others will be there to push you when you’re floundering. She finds joy in not knowing what will happen on a walk or where an essay or book will lead her. After all, we all want to get to the end of the trail and finish writing a story in the same way: tired but satisfied with the process of exploration. Here’s an excerpt from McGaha’s craft essay:
You can write without discovery, of course. You can write to a scripted conclusion, and it will be easier. Maybe no one will even notice. But why on earth would you? Why, with as hard as it is to write anything, with all the time and love and grit you put into the creation of your art, would you settle for anything less than two stunning bighorn rams rising out of the mist?
January 23, 2020 § Leave a comment
How did we become so desensitized? What was the turning point? Is it now too late? These might be some of the questions that Joanna Brichetto’s profound essay will evoke. She uses a moment watching nature unravel from her porch to contextualize how a facet of our nation’s social fabric has become both extraordinary and commonplace. An excerpt from Brichetto’s essay follows:
The robin dipped, raised, dipped, raised, again and again. When his beak was in the water, ripples radiated to the edge of the plastic. When his beak was in the air, the surface of the saucer had already stilled. It was as if there was room only for one set of ripples at a time: either the water or the throat. I kept watching both—the taking of turns, the shimmers of wet, the shivers of feather—when would the pattern break? I was afraid to move or blink. I was afraid he would stop drinking, and I was afraid he would never stop drinking. And when at last he fluttered up to the hackberry tree in his own good time, I found that I was crying.
Read the full essay in our January 2020 issue.
January 22, 2020 § Leave a comment
After you read this piece, write down a list of things that scare you. Toss the paper into a fire, maybe cut it into tiny pieces and bury it, or leave it as a note in a book at your library. Like Professor Jill Kolongowski’s Spring 2019 creative writing class did with this compelling collaborative essay, set the things that scare you free. Here is an excerpt:
Being yelled at. Being yelled at. Being yelled at. People who can’t won’t be reasoned with. Initiating confrontation. People who are overly aggressive. Conflict. Conflict. Confrontation. Confrontation. Getting into a fight unwillingly. My anger. Guns. School shootings. Not being able to fight back. Seeing a crime happen in front of my eyes. War.
Global warming killing me before my time. Natural disasters.
Driving. Drunk drivers. Car accident. Car accident. Car accident. Car accident.
January 21, 2020 § Leave a comment
It’s a formidable challenge to convey the loss born from divorce in a flash piece, but this is precisely what Maggie Smith does in Ghost Story. She describes how divorce disjoints, how it defines life by a before and after, and how it forever haunts all involved. Smith assures us that divorce is unlike death, but it still leaves ghosts and grief in its wake. Here is an excerpt from her searing essay in Brevity’s January 2020 issue:
When people ask how the children are doing, I tell them fine. It’s mostly true. I tell them I’m grateful at least that the children didn’t lose anyone. They still have their parents, and they have each other.
What I don’t say is when I lost my family, I lost someone, too. The person I’d called my person. In this way, my house is haunted.
January 20, 2020 § 2 Comments
Our newest issue, Issue 63, is out this morning, featuring crisp, provocative essays from Maggie Smith, Lara Lillibridge, Joanna Brichetto, Natalie Rose, B.J. Hollars, Kelly Shire, Marcia Aldrich, Robert Julius, Natalia Rachel Singer, Amie Whittemore, Margo Steines, Matt Donovan, Mary Zelinka, Doug Lawson, and Jill Kolongowski and her Spring 2019 creative writing class. All of these, along with stunning photos by Mike McKniff.
Also new today, in our Craft Section, Jen Corrigan, Jennifer McGaha, Mary Ann McSweeny, and Sonja Livingston discuss impatience and restlessness in writing, the art of discovery, the role of compassion in nonfiction, and how to bring Nancy Drew into your essaying.
Meanwhile, we are still accepting submissions for Brevity’s upcoming special issue, “Experiences of Disability,” to be published in September 2020. We are also still actively seeking some financial support to make this issue possible, and even small amounts go a long way. Thanks to those of you who have already contributed, and to anyone who can help as we go forward.
October 21, 2019 § 27 Comments
By Sonja Livingston
I’ve recently fallen into a YouTube rabbit hole.
This is partly because I cancelled Netflix and am hard up for video content, but also because I have a book just out and no one tells you how tender that space is. The last three videos I watched were: Alain de Botton’s “On Love,” Patty Griffin and Robert Plant singing “Ohio,” and an extended clip of bestselling author and inspirational speaker, Brené Brown. I admire Brené Brown and trust her. She has the kind of haircut I’m always after and a Texas accent which she uses to say hot and wise things.
You either walk inside your story and own it, Brené says. Or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.
Brown is famous for her talks on vulnerability and shame.
In fact, she’s a shame researcher, which makes her one of my people. Shame is my first language. I grew up on its fumes. If shame were a small island nation, I’d be given a cardboard crown and made its chronically self-conscious queen. Shame arises in two basic forms, according to Brown: 1.) You’re not good enough, and 2.) Who do you think you are?
Growing up poor and female in America means proficiency in both. But, no matter our gender or social class, most of us suffer some degree of shame. Long before YouTube or Brené Brown, Carl Jung was clear about its toll, calling shame a soul-eating emotion.
Shame distances us from our own skin, and clearly, limits our growth as a culture and as human beings. But while it’s toxic in our actual lives, shame can be a guidepost in our writing lives.
Because I did not begin to write seriously until I was nearly thirty, I had a storehouse of shameful memories to tap into: Our electricity being cut off for nonpayment; the stack of unopened bills on our kitchen table; the sound of a social worker interviewing my mother about the loss of her factory job and our missing fathers while I listened from the bedroom, noticing how young my mother suddenly sounded, how small. I carried all of this with me. The bad clothes, the bill collectors, the food baskets at Thanksgiving and Christmas. When I began to write, it leapt right onto the page.
Whew, I said when I finished my first book, I’m glad I got that out of my system.
Think again, I learned. There’s always more.
Next I wrote about the female body, especially fertility and infertility and what those things can mean. Again, I thought I was finished with shame. I mean, I’d gone and put my ovaries on the page, so certainly I was done. But when it comes to shame and vulnerability, the supply line is unending.
Now it’s religion. Which is the trickiest topic of all, because unlike the scarce resources or lackluster ovaries I was born with, returning to my old Catholic church is something that, as an educated progressive woman, I actually chose. Which is why my Catholic essays caused me more grief than any other subject. Embracing Catholicism, especially in this present cultural moment, makes no obvious sense. My shame flared. What would people think? Why risk misunderstanding? Especially when I wasn’t even sure why I’d gone back to Mass?
It’s as tempting in writing as in life to avoid what makes us feel exposed.
But whatever you believe makes you wrong in the eyes of the world is what makes you right on the page. Shame is an arrow pointing toward the ripest fruit. Fruit. Unlike embarrassment, which may also provide good stories but is situational and fleeting, shame is seeing ourselves as unworthy in some essential way. Its doggedness is precisely what makes it so rich.
This makes me think of how diamonds are made. They begin as bits of carbon-based grit deep within the Earth. Caught there for ages, they stew under a hundred miles of rock and rubble. Eventually, the combination of intense pressure and heat from the Earth’s core spurs crystal formation and turns them ever-so-slowly into gems.
Shame can work similarly for writers. Grit makes its way inside you. Your mother calls you clumsy or your father shushes you in public one too many times. Your pants are too plaid or some kid in kindergarten points out your cowlick, laughing over the way your hair sprays like a geyser from the rear quadrant of your head. You push down those perceived deficiencies and guard them so tenaciously, they harden over the years and become the core of who you are. Until, one day, you suffer some sort of beautiful rupture (such as taking up writing) and it rises to the surface. This is not always comfortable, but, if we allow it into the work, can be a source of unexpected treasure.
Shame derives its power from being unspeakable, Brené Brown says.
Writing derives its power by noticing the unspeakable and going there.
I don’t suggest mining your most troubling secrets or tapping into crippling sources of shame. Instead, notice what you hope no one sees, the little things you hide from even your best friend. Maybe it’s the line of candy corn you did after the faculty meeting, how you haven’t spoken to your mother in a proper decade, or how you still worry about cutlery—which fork and when? Maybe it’s the dimpled skin of your upper arms or the fact that even your midlife crisis is massively uncool—that instead of submitting to a red rose vining along your collarbone or developing a decent yoga habit, you’ve returned to a fading Catholic church. All the stuff you’re convinced makes you goofy and wrong and weird. Write this.
Sonja Livingston is the author of four books of literary nonfiction, including the most recent, The Virgin of Prince Street: Expeditions into Devotion, and the award-winning memoir, Ghostbread. Recent essays appear in LitHub, Kenyon Review, and Salon. Sonja teaches creative nonfiction writing at Virginia Commonwealth University where she serves as the Faculty Editor for Blackbird.
Find her here on social media: Twitter@sonjalivingston / instagram: sonjalivvy / FB: sonjalivingston
September 19, 2019 § Leave a comment
In Brevity’s September 2019 issue, Natalie Lima ventures from Florida to Chicago for college, where she struggles to fit in and longs for the first sight of snow. Here’s an excerpt from Lima’s flash essay:
You don’t cry because you’ve earned this. Because you’re poor, and you’re Latin, and your dad ran off with the neighbor, yet you still killed it on the SAT—you are clearly destined for greatness. You don’t cry because you are dying to leave your barrio, dying to leave that couch you sleep on. Because even though it’s scary, you know this fancy school is where you were always meant to be.
Read the rest of Lima’s stunning essay in our September 2019 issue.

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Despite all the hullabaloo that’s going on about Panic‘s release, I feel the need to remind you about The Hush Sound‘s Goodbye Blues! The disc dropped Tuesday; It comes highly recommended by myself, and pourxthexchampagne insists that it’s the perfect album “for doing obnoxious amounts of homework” (I’ll take her word for that.)
They put out the video for their first single, “Honey” and you can watch that here. Very cool use of color and imagery! Savannah offers up a very insightful interpretation of the video, definitely a good read.
And memorize those lyrics, HCT approaches!


If you are utilizing a hot water heater in your household or place of business and you begin to hear a loud snapping or clanging sound reverberating from it while it is working, the cause is most likely mineral deposits building up at the bottom of the water heater tank. If you are utilizing an electric water heater, the mineral deposit buildup could cause a loud hissing sound. Once these mineral deposits begin to buildup, it can reek havoc on your hot water heater system and cause severe and costly damage. Some of the damaging results of mineral deposit buildup include:
- When mineral deposits building, it can prevent heat from getting properly transferred to the water, which can create a situation where the water heater can potentially overheat. When a water heater overheats, the interior of the tank can become damaged which can cause it to leak.
- When mineral deposits buildup on the electrodes of an electric water heater, it can cause the heating electrode to fail.
- It will prevent your water heater from operating at an efficient level, which will limit the amount of hot water that is accessible and raise your home energy costs.
As we previously mentioned, the first indicator that your water heater is in need of repair is a popping or clanging sound that is being omitted. If you are experiencing this, it is important that you have your hot water heater serviced as soon as possible. A malfunctioning water heating unit can create high energy bills. If you need to replace your water heating unit, the Connecticut plumbing and heating professionals at Schede Plumbing are here to help.
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Rolls-Royce is seriously considering an electric future and will reveal a battery-powered Phantom prototype at the Geneva auto show.
It's called the 102EX, or the Phantom Experimental Electric, and will tour the globe as a rolling test bed for Rolls-Royce this year.
There are no plans to build a production version, but the British luxury maker will offer test drives to gauge reaction, from consumers, enthusiasts and the press.
The news comes as British rival Bentley looks at its own alternative powertrain options, including extensive development and use of E85 fuel.
The Phantom runs exclusively on electric power, and full specs will be revealed on March 1 in Geneva.


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It’s been just over one month since I hurt myself training. I’m proud of myself for taking a good, solid break, only focusing on low-impact, upper body work from time-to-time so as to give my poor ankle a rest. I may recognize the signs of overtraining, but that doesn’t mean I listen to them. Continue reading After the Calm
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ROCHESTER, N.H. — Former Vice President Joe Biden called for President Donald Trump to be impeached during a blistering campaign speech on Wednesday.
"Donald Trump has violated his oath of office, betrayed this nation and committed impeachable acts," Biden said in his strongest comments to date on the matter, adding, "He should be impeached."
The former vice president said Trump "indicted himself" by asking the Ukrainian president in a July 25 phone call to investigate the Biden family and a conspiracy theory regarding the 2016 presidential election, but "convicted himself" when he publicly called for Ukraine and China to investigate the Bidens last week.
The president responded on Twitter almost immediately.
"So pathetic to see Sleepy Joe Biden, who with his son, Hunter, and to the detriment of the American Taxpayer, has ripped off at least two countries for millions of dollars, calling for my impeachment — and I did nothing wrong," Trump said. "Joe's Failing Campaign gave him no other choice!"
In the July phone call, Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for a "favor" before asking if he could investigate the Bidens and the 2016 conspiracy. Trump asked for it after Zelenskiy discussed U.S. military aid to the country, according to a partial transcript of the call released by the White House last month.
"He’s shooting holes in the Constitution, and we cannot let him get away with it," Biden said.
In recent weeks, Biden has said he favored impeachment conditionally. Wednesday marked the first time he offered unconditional support for Trump's impeachment.
"I'm not going to let him get away with it," Biden said of Trump's conduct. "He's picked a fight with the wrong guy."
Biden said Trump's push to have him and his son investigated is based on "smears."
"His lying is matched only by his manifest incompetence as president," Biden said.
A Biden campaign adviser told NBC News that the decision to declare his support for impeachment was based on several recent developments in the Ukraine story: the summary of the call between Trump and Zelenskiy, the whistleblower’s complaint stemming from that call, Trump's public comments asking foreign countries to investigate the Bidens and the administration's “obstructing” of congressional testimony.
Biden’s remarks come at a potentially critical juncture in his campaign, as his once-sizable advantage over the Democratic presidential field has shrunk in state and national polls, and after he announced disappointing fundraising numbers for the last quarter, prompting new concerns over whether he can take on Trump’s barrage of attacks as the Democratic nominee.
And it comes after a period in which he has had just four public campaign appearances in 18 days — all on the West Coast in between fundraising stops.
But Biden advisers have insisted that the relentless attacks from Trump and his allies have not diminished his standing among voters, but rather helped rally Democrats around him. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found that voters’ opinion of the former vice president has been largely unchanged — 33 percent had a positive view of him, compared to 34 percent who did not, numbers similar to those recorded in the poll in August.
“I think Joe is handling this just right,” Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., who joined Biden in New Hampshire on Wednesday, said in an interview. “I think Joe Biden remains focused on the things that really matter to working families here in New Hampshire and across our country, while still being clear about just how baseless these attacks from President Trump against his family are.”
Allan Smith reported from New York; Marianna Sotomayor and Mike Memoli reported from Rochester, N.H.


The PERTE (Strategic Projects for Economic Recovery and Transformation) of the Spanish Government, is neither effective nor sufficient, so it is expected that it will fail.
PERTE could be a total failure
On December 15, Spain approved the Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTE) by the Council of Ministers at the proposal of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO).
The budget for this plan is 16.3 billion euros, of which a certain amount comes from aid funds for the recovery of the European Union pandemic.
In the PERTE There are sectors such as the automotive industry, microchips and renewable energies. Although the expectations of the Spanish Government are not being fulfilled.
The executive has presented certain inconveniences with respect to the budget granted to the microchip industrysince companies do not want to make investments in the country.
The PERTE of the electric car
It seems that the PERTE VECthat is, the PERTE going to electric units has dwindled.
See also: SPAIN – Government proposes the “Anti-Smoking Plan” that prohibits smoking in cars
And it is that the Cluster volkswagen Through SEAT and another 60 companies linked to the sector, indicated that the subsidies offered by the Spanish authorities for the structure of a battery factory and the production of electric cars “they are not enough”.
As indicated Wayne Griffiths, head of SEAT, who affirmed that his company expects more subsidies and that he is carrying out an evaluation of the next steps after being granted 397.4 million euros of the total of 877.2 million for the first phase of government program.
The Volkswagen Group threatened to stop the planned investment for the new battery factory of Sagunto, Valencia. In total, 7 billion. Since it considers that the Spanish Government failed to fulfill its commitments based on the investments projected to strengthen the automobile industry.
The secretary of Automobile Sector of UGT, Jordi Carmonaindicated in a statement published on the union’s website that he considers a delicate situation for the automotive sector.
Carmona analyzed the reasons that have led the industry in an extreme and delicate situation.
UGT He stated that he has been demanding urgent measures from the Government for the sector for a long time.
“Although Europe is marking the stages in the decarbonization process, neither the Government of Spain nor the different Administrations should be more papist than the pope and delve into the crisis trying to lead.”
“Or at least compare ourselves to other European countries in terms of compliance with environmental standards, since some of them have a more powerful automobile industry, others hardly have an automobile industry, others have a territorial concept different from ours and mobility parameters that are also different. ».
Carmona has said that decarbonisation is required through a reasonable and structured strategy.
“Environmental policies must be, above all, realistic. If certain vehicles are prohibited from circulating in our cities, it should first be made easier for users to opt for efficient public transport, to be able to purchase ecological vehicles at affordable prices and to have an efficient recharging network.”
the secretary of UGT-FICA I affirm that “Measures such as the PERTE VEC, which at the time we applauded for being one of our demands, have not turned out to be as effective as intended.”
“That is why we hope that PERTE2 can be activated as soon as possible to ensure that projects and investments are not lost and that the necessary ecosystem for the development and manufacture of electric and connected vehicles in our country can be built.”
«Spain has to ensure the investments, projects and commitment to the future pursued by PERTE2 from a country vision and building the house from the ground up. In other words, laying the foundations for a green car industry throughout its value chain, before launching into the green car race.”
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This fabulous brooch was designed by Robert Goossens for the launch of the 'Dune' perfume in 1987.
This is a fine quality vintage statement brooch from the couture house of Christian Dior.
In 1946 Christian Dior opened 'Maison Dior' in Paris. It was not until 1950 however that Dior began to make costume jewellery to match his clothing collections. Always well made, Dior has been one of the most successful couture companies to this day.

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Social Security Disability Definitions
Social Security Disability and SSI Overview
The Requirements for Disability
Social Security Disability and SSI Applications
Tips and Advice for Disability Claims
How long does Disability take?
Common Mistakes after Receiving a Disability Denial
Social Security Disability and SSI Denials
Social Security Disability and SSI Appeals
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Disability Benefits offered through Social Security
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Disability Benefits for Children
Disability Qualifications and How to Qualify
Social Security Disability and Working
Winning your Disability Benefits
Social Security Disability Back Pay Benefits
Social Security Disability SSI Awards and Award Notices
Disability Lawyers and Hiring an Attorney
Social Security Disability SSI List of Conditions
What is considered a Disabling condition by Social Security?
Social Security Disability SSI and Medical Evidence
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SSDRC authored by Tim Moore
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Facts about ACL injury and Filing for Disability
1. The ACL is the anterior cruciate ligament, located across the middle of the knee, connecting the thighbone to the shinbone. When the ACL tears, it is a painful condition that requires a long period of rest and rehabilitation.
2. ACL injuries occur most often to athletes, from stress and overuse. Volleyball, gymnastics, basketball, soccer and football are all hard on the knees and can result in a torn ACL, as can a variety of other sports and exercises that require running, jumping or pivoting.
3. When the ACL tears it typically makes a popping sound in the knee and causes severe pain. After the initial injury the knees typically swells increasingly over several hours. If able to put weight on the knee after injury, it may feel “loose” or unstable.
4. It is important to see a doctor if a knee injury with these symptoms occurs. A doctor can confirm the tear and start treatment, which should begin as soon as possible after surgery in order to minimize the recovery time.
5. Slowing down quickly to turn, or pivoting on one leg, are both movements that commonly cause ACL injury, due to twisting of the knee. It is rare for impact such as a car accident to cause an ACL injury, although it can happen.
6. Female athletes are more likely to have an ACL injury than their male counterparts. Women typically have stronger quadriceps muscles and weaker hamstring muscles, which can cause excess strain on the ACL.
7. Treatment and recovery from a torn ACL initially includes icing and elevating the affected knee, taking over the counter pain medications, wrapping the knee and using a split or crutches to keep it stable.
8. Surgery may be necessary to treat an ACL injury, depending on the individual's activity level and the extent of the injury. With or without surgery, physical therapy will be necessary to strengthen the knee and prevent further injury.
Can you qualify for disability benefits with this condition?
Whether or not you qualify for disability and, as a result, are approved for disability benefits will depend entirely on the information obtained from your medical records. This includes whatever statements may have been obtained from your treating physician (a doctor who has a history of treating your condition and is, therefore, qualified to comment as to your condition and prognosis).
It will also depend on the information obtained from your vocational, or work, history if you are an adult, or academic records if you are a minor-age child. The important thing to keep in mind is that the social security administration does not award benefits based on simply having a condition, but, instead, will base an approval or denial on the extent to which a condition causes functional limitations. Functional limitations can be great enough to make work activity not possible (or, for a child, make it impossible to engage in age-appropriate activities).
Why are so many disability cases lost at the disability application and reconsideration appeal levels?
Speaking as a former Disability Claims Examiner, I can state that there are several reasons:
1) Social Security makes no attempt to obtain a statement from a claimant's treating physician. By contrast, at the hearing level, a claimant and his or her disability attorney will generally obtain and present this type of statement to a judge;
2) Prior to the hearing level, a claimant will not have the opportunity to explain how their condition limits them, nor will their attorney or representative have the opportunity to make a presentation based on the evidence of the case. At the hearing level, of course, this is exactly what happens. And a number of disability representatives will also take such steps even earlier, at the reconsideration appeal level;
3) Disability judges, unlike disability examiners who decides cases at the first two levels of the system, can make independent decisions without being overturned by immediate supervisors--which happens frequently.
Return to: Social Security Disability Resource Center, or read answers to Questions
Information on the following topics can be found here: Social Security Disability Questions and in these subsections:
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These pages answer some of the most basic questions for individuals who are considering filing a claim.
Filing for disability - How to file for SSD or SSI and the Information that is needed by Social Security
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What happens if I file a disability application and it is denied by a disability examiner or Judge?
How to Prove you are disabled and qualify to win disability benefits
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Sometimes the unexpected leaves a lasting impression and that certainly is the case with this fully acoustic instrument from Dobro.
True to the legendary status that goes with the name this is fitted with a resonator, but it just happens to be a bass guitar. The original resonator idea stems from the thirties as a way to make an acoustic guitar sound louder.
The same could be said of the Dobro Bass but these days it's more a question of the distinctive sound that appeals rather than the added volume although, as this has no electronics at all, perhaps that is a distinct advantage.
Twenty-four frets is all very well but few of us could comfortably handle the uppermost, although the double dots on the fingerboard up here certainly stand out. Being full scale it does look rather over long, but fitted with a brand new set of phosphor bronze bass stings it has a deliciously brash but fruity sound. Sadly it was just a phase and all Dobro bass resonators ceased production at the turn of the century.
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What to do in your garden in April: mountain checklist.
* BARE-ROOT STOCK. Set out bare-root berries, grapes, roses, and both fruit and ornamental trees this month. Bare-root plants are less expensive than container-grown stock, and they adapt to garden soil more easily.
* FLOWERS. Nurseries are full of cool-season annual seedlings. You can set out annuals like calendulas, English daisies, pansies, primroses, snapdragons, stock, and violas and a host of flowering perennials, including bergenia, bleeding hearts, and forget-me-nots.
* HARDY VEGETABLES. Early in the month, plant bare-root asparagus, horseradish, and rhubarb. As soon as you can work the soil, sow beets, carrots, endive, kohlrabi, lettuce, onion, parsley, parsnips, peas, radishes, spinach, Swiss chard, and turnips. Set out transplants of broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, and green onions. Plant seed potatoes. Use floating row covers or hot caps to protect seedlings from late frosts and to hold warmth around plants so they get off to a fast start.
* SPRING-BLOOMING TREES AND SHRUBS. You can buy and plant flowering shrubs in containers, including flowering quinces, forsythias, magnolias, and redbuds.
* FEED LAWNS. Apply 1 to 2 pounds of high-nitrogen fertilizer per 1,000 square feet of turf (put more on heavily used lawns and those growing in poor soil). Spread the fertilizer evenly over the lawn, then water it in thoroughly.
* MULCH. A 2- to 3-inch layer of organic mulch suppresses weeds, holds in moisture, and - when the weather heats up - keeps roots cool. Spread mulch around annuals, perennials, trees, and shrubs. But keep mulch a few inches away from warm-season vegetables since their roots need the warmest soil possible until hot weather sets in.
* PRUNE. Early in the month, before new growth emerges, finish pruning grapes, roses, vines, and deciduous fruit and ornamental trees. Wait until after flowering to prune spring-blooming trees and shrubs such as forsythia and spiraea; or prune them lightly after buds swell, and bring the cuttings indoors to display in vases.
PEST & WEED CONTROL
* APPLY DORMANT SPRAY. After pruning but before leaves and flowers appear, spray fruit trees with a mixture of dormant oil and lime sulfur or oil and copper. If rain washes it off within 48 hours, reapply. If you use oil and copper, keep spray off walls, fences, and walks that might become stained.
* DIG OR HOE WEEDS. When weeds are small, wait until soil is dry, then hoe early in the day. Sun and dryness will kill tiny roots by day's end. For larger weeds, water thoroughly, then pop them out with a hand weeder, roots and all. Let whole weeds dry in the sun before you compost them.
* ROTATE VEGETABLE BEDS. To avoid soil-borne diseases, never plant the same kinds of crops in the same beds two years in a row. For example, if you planted cabbage family members in a bed last year, switch to a completely different crop (such as tomatoes) this year.
BACK TO BASICS
Pinch those tips
Many annuals and some perennials benefit from being pinched back early in the season: chrysanthemums, euryops, fuchsias, geraniums, impatiens, petunias, snapdragons, and zinnias, for instance. Pinch the tender new growth between the nails of your thumb and forefinger, nipping off one to three sets of leaves. Take just-forming buds, too. With proper water and fertilizer, plants will soon put out bushy new growth.
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AN UNDER-RECORDED MILLEPEDE FROM SUFFOLK
E. M i l n e - R e d h e a d In June 1972 when examining the deeply furrowed, mossy bark on the trunk of an old walnut tree in our garden here in Nayland (v.-c. 26, West Suffolk) Mr. H. K. Airy Shaw spotted a few minute millepedes. He took one for naming, and in due course returned it for loosing on the trunk, telling me that it was Polyxenus lagurus (L.) (Class Diplopoda, Sub-class Pselaphognatha), a species seldom recorded, due probably to its being overlooked, for the animal is only 2 - 3 mm long! It has a soft body, thirteen pairs of legs and a covering of peculiarly shaped bristles. It is the only species of its genus which occurs in Great Britain and Blower (1955) states that it probably occurs throughout the country, although records are few and widely scattered. I have not been able to trace a record from either of the Suffolk vice-counties. It has been found mainly under stones and in litter, whilst bark seems to be a not unusual habitat. In some coastal regions it has been found at the roots of shore plants and beneath lichens on stones. In common with millepedes of two other genera, P. lagurus has been found in the nests of ants, especially those of Formica rufa. According to Blower, P. lagurus is the only representative of the genus in Europe, and it is found throughout the continent and in the Sahara. In northern Europe females are more common than males, and males have not been found in Finland, where reproduction may be without mating (parthenogenetic). It is also possible that, as with some Iulid millepedes, the adult male regresses during the cold season and appears to be immature, which is why adult males have been missed. I am grateful to Mr. A. J. Rundle, recorder for Diplopoda for the BedfordshireNatural HistorySociety, forhelpfulinformation. Rundle (1978) has found P. lagurus in five 10 km grid squares in his vice-county (No. 30, Bedford) and in seven tetrads. It may well turn up elsewhere in Suffolk when we have a similar enthusiast working on this and other related groups. I have, unashamedly, quoted much from Blower, who gives a splendid drawing of this little creature. References Blower, J. G. (1958). British Millepedes (Diplopoda). Linnean Society's Synopses of the British Fauna, No. 11, 6, 14. Rundle, A. J. (1978). The Bedfordshire Naturalist, No. 32, 47. E. Milne-Redhead 43 Bear Street, Nayland.
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Academics Rob Ford and Maria Sobolewska have written an open letter, reproduced below and signed by 365 people, asking Prime Minister David Cameron and Home Secretary Teresa May urging them to do more to help the thousands of refugees currently trying to make their way across Europe.
Rt Hon David Cameron MP
10 Downing Street
Rt Hon Theresa May MP
2 Marsham Street
Dear Prime Minister and Home Secretary,
We, the undersigned, are devoted to the cause of politics and public policy. We spend our working lives researching, analysing and trying to improve government and the political process. Among our number are many of the world’s leading experts on public opinion, migration and law. We believe the government’s current stance on the European migration crisis is wrong and requires urgent change.
Our nation has a long and proud tradition of providing sanctuary to those in need. Thousands of European Jews were taken in by the governments of the 1930s and 1940s, saved from the horrors of fascism and Nazi extermination. Britain was one of the founding signatories of the post-war Geneva Convention on refugees in 1951. Tens of thousands of Ugandan Asians were saved from the tyranny of Idi Amin. More recently, we have given sanctuary to thousands of refugees fleeing conflicts in Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere in the world.
You do not need to look far to find the beneficiaries of this proud tradition. Some sit with you on the benches of the House of Commons. Priti Patel, your employment minister, whose parents fled the tyranny of Idi Amin’s Uganda. Nadeem Zahawi, the MP for Stratford-upon-Avon, who came to Britain as a nine year old child from Iraq, one of many families fleeing Saddam Hussein. On the opposition benches, your former sparring partner Ed Miliband, whose father caught the last boat to Britain when the Nazis invaded Belgium. In the House of Lords, Lord Finkelstein, Lord Howard and others are the children of refugees given sanctuary by previous British governments.
Refugees and their descendents have made great contributions in all walks of British life. Some are famous on the national and international stage, others quietly contribute to British society and build lives for themselves and their families. All of them owe everything to the principled generosity of past Prime Ministers. That generosity is urgently needed again now.
You are right to point to our significant financial contribution of £900 million to help the governments of Syria, Lebanon and Turkey cope with the regional refugee crisis. Yet on the urgent issue of providing sanctuary to those who have arrived in Europe, it is clear we are failing to do our part. Germany has shown real leadership in response to this crisis, unilaterally lifting the Dublin protocol requiring refugees to be accommodated in their country of first entry, pledging to resettle up to 35,000 Syrian refugees under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme (VPRS) and leading efforts to build a co-ordinated European response. While Chancellor Merkel has responded with bold leadership, our own government has responded with foot dragging and obfuscation. We have accepted only a tiny handful of VPRS refugees and have contributed next to nothing to the co-ordinated European response. For every refugee we accept, Germany accepts 35.
Some have argued that the British public are opposed to a larger effort to help, and that in any event such efforts are futile as we cannot hope to support all those displaced by this conflict, nor can support for refugees resolve the crisis that has lead them to flee in the first place. We reject these arguments. Opinion polling shows that British voters backed the principle of asylum even before the current crisis – in a May poll by YouGov supporters outnumbered opponents by a margin of two to one. The terrible images of recent days can only have further reinforced this public support. The argument that we should not help anyone because we cannot help everyone is illogical and a historical betrayal. The governments of the 1930s and 1940s could not hope to help everyone displaced by global conflict, but they did what they could, saving thousands of lives. The situation is no different now. There is also no logic of refusing to help those fleeing conflict because doing so will not resolve the conflict. It is akin to leaving people in a burning building because rescuing them won’t help put out the fire. We do need to do more to resolve the conflicts in the region. But first we must help more of those put at risk by these conflicts.
The chorus of political voices calling for greater action is growing rapidly, and crosses all traditional party lines. Conservative MPs Nicola Blackwood, David Burrowes, Jonny Mercer, Tom Tugendhat, Nadeem Zahawi and Jeremy Lefroy have all called for us to do more as a nation, as have Boris Johnson, Mayor of London and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, former party chairman. Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, has joined SNP First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale in calling for more to be done. The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Tim Farron, as have all the candidates in the Labour leadership contest
The current government position is bad policy, bad politics and a betrayal of a proud British tradition. It shames us as a nation that we have done so little, and there is clear support for a change of stance from across the political spectrum. We urge you to live up to the humanitarian traditions which make us proud to be British, and increase Britain’s commitment to give sanctuary to those in urgent need on Europe’s borders. We can do more. We should do more. We must do more. Prime Minister and Home Secretary, listen to the voices of your colleagues in Europe, the voices of colleagues in your parties and other parties, and the voices of your voters when we say: Let them come.
Robert Ford, University of Manchester and Refugees Welcome UK
Maria Sobolewska, University of Manchester and Refugees Welcome UK


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In 1982 Phil Collins released his second solo album entitled Hello, I Must Be Going! There were no signs of a sophomore slump to be found. One could argue that the album is just as good as, if not better than, his stellar debut album, Face Value (1981). The early 1980's saw the slow growth … Continue reading Song Spotlight: Do You Know, Do You Care? By Phil Collins
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If you are a fan of the solo careers of the various members of Genesis than 2016 has been a very good year. Steve Hackett recently finished his highly successful Acolyte to Wolflight/Genesis Revisited tour. He is currently recording his next album and next year he will hit the road to support it. Part of … Continue reading Genesis 2016: The Outline Still Remains
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When I first started what I am calling the Monster Quilt (because it will be 99 x 99), my plan was to use every fabric only twice -- once in a gray block and once in a yellow block. I also planned for every block to be a unique combination. I think I have been successful in making every block combination of fabrics unique, but in my press to wrap this one up I am being a little less discriminating in my choice of fabrics.
Having finished the 41 gray blocks, I pulled out the yellow blocks to see where I stand.
Currently I need 16 more blocks to make 40. However, there's one that probably needs to be replaced ...
As much as I love the yellow print, it's a bit distracting and the gray units just blend into the mess. I had hoped to have all the blocks made before the S'mores fall retreat, but that's not going to happen. However, I have cut nine more blocks.
And I have bagged them up to work on at the retreat. Here's a tip if you use zipper bags to kit your projects: nip a corner or two to let the air out.
Today's visitor was a bald eagle! (take my word for it, he's there in the tree)`
He swooped around our dock about 10 times before landing in our tree. I was painting window frames at the time so couldn't capture him in flight. I knew we had a nest nearby, but sightings are rare.
Are your hands getting so dried out from all the hand sanitizers? I found a product yesterday that I am hoping will help.
I used it last night and I'm already impressed. Give it a try and let me know what you think.
I haven't tried the lotion but found a almond/olive oil lotion that I just currently started to use for face and hands - my skin is so dry and I can't seem to even find a face wash anymore that doesn't make my face feel dried out.ReplyDelete
I love your stars!
Congratulations on your progress. You are so close to having enough blocks for your quilt top. Marlene firstname.lastname@example.org
The stars are gorgeous, Libby! I agree about remaking the one - I've learned that the hard way more than once... Don't you feel blessed to see a bald eagle? I always do! So majestic.ReplyDelete
I'm not a fan of removing blocks from the mix, but that one is seriously mush! That yellow print MIGHT have worked with a darker gray, but I wouldn't bet money on it. Have fun at the S'Mores Retreat, Libby!!ReplyDelete
Yeah, that block just doesn't play well with others, does it? Enjoy that retreat!ReplyDelete
(And thanks for the tips! And the eagle!)
Glad you caught the block before you assembled the quilt. How cool to see the eagle! Thanks for the product recommendation.ReplyDelete


Gary Lineker has warned James Maddison against taking a "backward step" amid talk of a summer move to Arsenal.
As reported by football.london, Gunners manager Mikel Arteta is a huge admirer of the 24-year-old, but the one major sticking point for getting a deal done is Leicester City's demands of over £60million.
With that said, there has been some encouraging news for Arsenal and the Spaniard, as according to the reliable @TheAFCBell on Twitter, Maddison's camp are expecting an approach from the north London outfit this week.
Furthermore, it has also been revealed that an 'offer' of a four-year contract is already on the table where Maddison would double his wages.
Talk of the attacking midfielder making the switch to the Emirates Stadium this summer has delighted a number of Gunners fans, with many flooding to social media in a bid to speed up a deal.
With Emiliano Buendia joining Aston Villa, coupled with Martin Odegaard confirming he will be staying at Real Madrid, thus ruling out a return to Arsenal, Maddison could be the perfect addition to Arteta's squad.
Last season, creating chances was the Gunners' biggest problem, therefore links to Maddison make all the more sense.
However, former Leicester striker Lineker has warned the attacking midfielder against leaving the King Power Stadium, suggesting it could be a backward step to join Arsenal.
"From my experience, taking a backward step never ends well," Lineker tweeted.
Whilst Lineker is clearly against the idea of Maddison joining Arsenal, former Gunner Michael Thomas would be happy if this transfer was to happen.
"I like Maddison and I am definitely for Arsenal pushing this move through," Thomas told CaughtOffside. "We need to act fast, and also deal with the other issues in the squad at the same time.
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"Hopefully we can then get the players in for a full pre-season where possible, ready for the first game.
"Maddison has the quality to play as a 10 or 8, which would be beneficial as I think Arteta’s preferred formation is with two 8’s.
"Injuries have hampered his England career thus far so hopefully he can have a season injury-free and prove how much quality he’s got."


The City’s Transport Directorate says the temporary fences it had installed at various public transport interchanges, has boosted efforts to help curb the spread of covid-19 among commuters. May-co Member for Transport, Felicity Purchase, says the fencing initiative provides a form of access control at the facilities, and allows for commuters to be screened for the virus, before they enter facilities. To date, the fences have been installed at public-transport facilities in Nomzamo, Somerset West, Mfuleni, Nyanga Central, Nyanga Junction, Parow and Bellville.
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New Delhi imposed a weeklong lockdown Monday night to prevent the collapse of the Indian capital’s health system, which authorities said had been pushed to its limit amid an explosive surge in coronavirus cases.
In scenes familiar from surges elsewhere, ambulances catapulted from one hospital to another, trying to find an empty bed over the weekend, while patients lined up outside of medical facilities waiting to be let in. Ambulances also idled outside of crematoriums, carrying half a dozen dead bodies each. In an effort to combat crisis, India announced that it would soon expand its vaccination campaign to all adults.
“People keep arriving, in an almost collapsing situation,” said Dr. Suresh Kumar, who heads Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, one of New Delhi’s largest hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients.
Just months after India thought it had seen the worst of the pandemic, the virus is now spreading at a rate faster than at any other time, said Bhramar Mukherjee, a biostatistician at the University of Michigan who has been tracking infections in India.
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1968 Ford Mustang 5.0 V8 302.
With just 22,893 showing on the odometer this superb Manual 4 Speed example was first registered in the UK in 2013 and changed hands to it’s current owner, an employee of McLaren, in 2014 where this Mustang underwent a full bare metal respray by a well regarded McLaren approved bodyshop.
MOT until 2nd December 2017 with no advisories.
The owner opted to respray in the ultra-rare McLaren Sarthe Grey, the same paint used on the McLaren 650S Le Mans edition – of which there were just 50 units produced.
In June, the Mustang underwent a full overhaul AND a major service at a cost of £3k by The Mustang Workshop Ltd, which included the replacement of:
– Clutch Z-Bar
– Push Road Baulk Head Seal
– Shackle Kit
– Front Spring Eye Bolt Kit
– Rear Leaf Springs
– Rear Shock Absorbers (Gabriels)
– Alternator and Regulator
– Auxillary Belt
– Power Steering Pump
– Front Anti-Roll Bar
– Steering Idler Arm
As well as:
– Steering Geo Setup
– Engine Oil Used – Joe Gibbs HR-1 High Zinc Oil
In February the Mustang benefited from a brand new Clutch Kit.


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Release Date: May 24, 2016
Developer: Creative Assembly
If you came to this page, you probably want to watch the full Total War: Warhammer walkthrough. Well, you can do it right here! Very often there are moments when it is unclear what to do in the game. So if you want to simplify your game and to save time, you can just see it walkthrough. Also it will help you to find the secrets and perhaps even some Easter eggs. Below is a playlist. Click on it to begin watching right from the first part.
Brief information about this game:
Total War: Warhammer is a strategy game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega for Windows, Linux, and OS X. Much like the previous games in the series, it combines turn-based strategy and resource management with real-time battles. However, it is also the first Total War title to feature a fantasy setting instead of a historical one. Like the name suggests, the game is based on the Warhammer universe, and is the first one in what is going to become a Total War: Warhammer trilogy in the future.


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“The road” is the story of a father and son, survivors of an unnamed disaster that has left America a barren and desolate country. The sky is a gray blight and the earth is covered in ash; no wildlife has survived and nature can no longer sustain mankind, making each day a fight against imminent starvation. In these dire circumstances we follow the father and son as they walk from the icy north towards the ocean on a road plagued by cannibals, marauders, thieves and beggars.
This is one of the most depressing books I have ever read, all the more so because it is so harrowing that I kept thinking about it even when I wasn’t reading it. It shows us a post-apocalyptic world in which humanity has degenerated to a pre-civilization state in which each man is left to fend for himself and not even mankind’s indefatigable sense of hope seems to remain intact. What makes this bearable, however, is the tenderness and love displayed in the relationship between father and son. It is a truly remarkable feat, in my opinion, to write a book that is at once so shocking and tormented and yet so full of human relationships at their best. Thus, while I found this book incredibly oppressive, it was, ironically enough, at the same time also uplifting and ultimately redeeming in a funny sort of way.
Very unlike me, I also felt an urge to interpret the symbolism of “The road” as I was reading it. I read into this book a post-9/11 warning by the author of the dangers of man-made disasters such as global warming, terrorism and nuclear war. Another interesting angle is that of the father and son as “the last good people” as they repeatedly refer to themselves as the “carriers of the fire”; the son at times seems almost like a Messiah whose destiny it may be to save the earth.

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