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President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday accepted the resignation of Governor of Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh V. Shanmuganathan.
President Mukherjee also appointed Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Assam, to discharge the functions of the Governor of Meghalaya and Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya, Governor of Nagaland, to discharge the functions as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, in addition to their own duties.
Facing sexual harassment charges, Shanmuganathan (67) resigned on Thursday night after a section of Raj Bhavan employees demanded his removal for "seriously compromising" the dignity of the gubernatorial office.
Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said earlier in the day that he was waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Home Ministry to take a call.
Nearly 100 Raj Bhavan staff here petitioned President Mukherjee, the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh seeking their intervention to remove the Governor and restore the dignity of Raj Bhavan.
They alleged that Shanmuganathan had "seriously compromised the dignity of the Raj Bhavan and made it a 'young ladies club'.
"It has become a place where young ladies come and go at will on direct orders of the Governor... Many of them have direct access to his bedroom," they said.


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Local Developer Assists Lafayette Square Mall Owners
Photo by Linda Karn
(posted Apr 8)
Clint Fultz of Prime-Site Brokers and Ashkenazy Acquisitions Corp signed
an April 3 contract that should change the complexion of Lafayette Square
Mall and surrounding area. Fultz contends that within the next five to
six years the Lafayette Square area will have a new character of economic
success. He encourages people to start taking pictures now to make comparisons
and notes of the coming transformations.
He recommends taking pictures from Lafayette Road and 34th Street north
to the I-65 exit, noting the streetscape will change. He expects Sandor
Development to interject new economic life into the Lafayette Place retail
strip on Commercial Drive.
The area's upswing started with the 2008 openings of Wal-Mart and Garden
Ridge. Fultz thinks funds from the Community Revitalization Enhancement
District will further enhance the area with a yearly collection of about
$750,000 in sales and payroll tax being allocated into the LSA. The money
is dedicated to infrastructure improvement. He said the CRED has a fifteen
year life that does not start until the CRED funds start to be utilized.
Fultz enthusiastically shared his role in bringing change to the area.
His focus is to zero in on attracting the non-traditional retail services
of hotels, restaurants and office space to come to the mall. The hotels
and restaurants will be located on the mall property but not inside
the mall. Architecture plans now show the 200,000 square foot J.C. Penney
site being transformed into office space. He said the ample parking will
be an advantage for office use.
"The mall's exterior appearance will change, but not the shape. There will be no demolition," he said. The I-65 visibility makes the mall site more attractive for changing the area's complexion.
This is not the first reuse project that Fultz has been involved.
His other experience with creative re-use was purchasing the vacant Cub
Food Store and converting it into the Georgetown 14 Cinemas
and Sav-A Lot. Fultz is also involved in the old
Grain Dealer Mutual building at 18th and Meridian Streets that will be
converted into a $50 million mixed use project.


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Be ready to report
The U.S. Government wants to know who owns your business. The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requires, as of January 2022, entities defined as reporting companies to report key information about their beneficial owners. The information will be held in a ‘secure’ database maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”).
Before this legislation companies did not have an obligation to report their true owners. As long as the company paid their taxes there wasn’t much of an issue. But lately numerous law enforcement agencies and others in government have been shocked by an apparent improper wave of money laundering. As a result, every single entity in the U.S. (with only a few exceptions) must annually report their beneficial owners to the federal government or face significant penalties.
Not all of the regulations have been finalized but one thing is clear: This law includes every business owner and real estate investor using an entity for asset protection. This law includes you.
The CTA was enacted by both houses of Congress on January 1, 2021, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021. When senators and representatives are asked to approve spending for defending the country and paying the salaries of our fine men and women in uniform you often get a patch work of unrelated bills (that may never be passed on their own merits) attached for the legislature ride. The CTA relates not to boots or battleships but to money laundering.
Specifically, the CTA is an amendment to the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, and it seeks to discourage the use of ‘shell companies’ by mandating the transparency of every entity newly formed or already in existence. Congress has determined that anonymous shell companies are a very serious and challenging loophole within our existing legal framework and that the self-reporting of almost every single entity in the country is necessary to combat this widespread societal scourge.
A reporting company obligated to report annually to FinCEN is a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or similar entity which is chartered by filing with a secretary of state, tribal office (or comparable commission) or is formed in a foreign country and qualified to do business in the United States.
Beneficial ownership under the CTA is defined as any individual who directly or indirectly (i.e. through a second entity) exercises substantial control over an entity AND owns or controls at least 25% of the ownership participation (i.e. stock or membership interests) in the company.
The information required for the reporting (as of this writing) of beneficial owners includes:
- Full Name
- Date of Birth
- Current Residential or Business address; and
- A unique identifying number from a state-issues identification document (ID)
-This may include a passport, driver’s license, or a FinCEN identifier.
Given legitimate concerns about the privacy of such information, it is claimed that the FinCEN database will feature strictly limited access. Those with entry will be federal agencies (the FBI), non-US law enforcement (Interpol) and state and local law enforcement agencies with a warrant.
Many of our clients set up Wyoming LLCs for their privacy features. The Wyoming Secretary of State does not list the names of LLC managers or owners on their website, nor do they collect such information. However, FinCEN will collect this material for their secure database. Will it stay confidential?
Some entities will be exempt from the reporting requirement, many of which already report pursuant to existing government regulations. The exempt entities include:
- Publicly traded companies (subject to SEC regulations)
- Companies employing more than 20 full-time employees in the United States, operating from a physical office in the United States, AND having filed a tax return demonstrating more than $5 million in gross receipts/sales.
- Dormant companies which have been in existence for more than one year, are not engaged in “active business,” AND are not owned (either directly or indirectly) by a non-U.S. individual.
- Additional exceptions apply to certain financial institutions and charitable trusts.
The government wants you to report, as is evidenced by the penalties. Civil penalties for failing to report are $500 per day. Willfully failing to report or providing false information can result in criminal fines up to $10,000 and/or two years in prison. Hacking or misusing the FinCEN database (an interestingly anticipated worry) includes criminal fines of up to $250,000 and five years in prison.
The penalties for failing to report are significant. Of course, you can handle this filing on your own. But many of our clients prefer our assistance (such as with our service for annual state fillings and minute preparations to avoid a piercing of the veil). Many clients prefer our help so that they can do whatever they do best to manage their business and investments. In the coming weeks (as we learn the new regulations) we will provide our clients information on how Corporate Direct can assist to meet the CTA’s annual filing requirement. To stay up to date on this important new filing requirement feel free to subscribe to our newsletter at https://corporatedirect.com/sign-up-for-our-newsletter/.

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Evaluating anaerobic and aerobic digestion strategies for degradation of pretreated pine needle litter
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The present study evaluated the effect of different pretreatments on unlocking the lignocellulosic composition of pine needle litter biomass followed by performance under aerobic/anaerobic digestion. The pretreatment strategies employed were milling, steam explosion, and chemical treatment with acid–base–acid. The results revealed that the most effective method of pretreatment of pine needle litter was the physico-chemical treatment (milling + steam treatment + acid–base–acid hydrolysis), which resulted in 65.92% increase in holocellulose content with a corresponding 21.34% decrease in total lignin content as compared to untreated control. The effect of pretreatments on anaerobic digestion using digested sludge as inoculums was evaluated through biochemical methane generation. During the liquid-phase anaerobic digestion process of different pretreated pine needle litter, the mechanically milled pine litter yielded a methane level of 5.53 ± 0.11 mmol CH4/g VSin in 40 days, which was 40.7% higher than during anaerobic digestion of untreated pine needle litter. The physico-chemical pretreatment resulted in 21.4% higher methane levels as compared to untreated pine litter. Additionally, the aerobic digestion of pretreated pine needle litter with white rot fungal strain, Cotylidia pannosa for 60 days at 30 °C, resulted in 95.5% decrease in holocellulose content and 52.3% decrease in total lignin content. Findings in the present study suggest that in spite of significant reduction in lignin content during the pretreatment, the addition of pine litter as a substrate inhibits anaerobic digestion process.
KeywordsPine needle litter Anaerobic digestion Aerobic solid-state fermentation Cotylidia pannosa
The research was funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, for Indo-Russian collaborative project “Elucidating the linkage between key limiting processes and microorganisms during anaerobic degradation of lignocellulosic waste” INT/RUS/RFBR/P-175. The authors wish to thank the collaborating institutes for providing research facilities to execute this research.
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Nursing Students’ Satisfaction with Online Learning Experiences During Covid-19 Pandemic at Albaha University, Saudi Arabia
Background: The teaching process in universities had faced several challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. As most universities have shifted to online learning, this study aimed to assess nursing students’ satisfaction with online learning during the pandemic.
Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study; it was conducted among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors used an adopted online questionnaire to assess students’ satisfaction. The data were analyzed by SPSS software.
Results: The study found that nursing students age was mainly between 22-24 years (78.9%), both male (46.1%) and female (53.9%) students. The nursing students’ satisfaction with online learning during COVID-19 was moderate (23.68%) to high (64.47%). A significant relationship was observed between students age and sex with satisfaction levels in online learning with a p-value less than 0.05.
Conclusions: The study showed that the nursing students were satisfied with an online learning experience. Female students and those who are between 22-24 years have significantly higher levels of satisfaction.
Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the journal.
This content is freely available and published under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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China steel rebar, hot rolled coils futures tumble on fear of govt controls
- Benchmark iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange dipped 0.9% to 980 yuan a tonne.
BEIJING: Chinese steel futures fell more than 2% on Monday, hit by concerns of regulatory disruptions after Premier Li Keqiang pledged to strengthen control of raw materials, but demand for the industrial metals remains robust.
"Overall economy and operation of enterprises have continued to recover, but surging international commodity prices have brought great pressure on companies' costs," official Xinhua news agency cited a symposium chaired by Li last week.
Li asked to strengthen market regulation of raw materials to ease the cost pressure of companies, according to Xinhua.
The most active steel rebar on the Shanghai Futures Exchange , for October delivery, fell 2.6% to 4,953 yuan ($755.42) a tonne as of 0253 GMT.
Hot rolled coils futures, used in cars and home appliances, dropped as much as 3.1% to 5,211 yuan per tonne in morning trade.
Demand for the steel products, however, remained strong at downstream users. China's Baoshan Iron & Steel had raised its hot rolled and cold rolled prices for May delivery by 400 yuan and 150 yuan per tonne, respectively.
Benchmark iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange dipped 0.9% to 980 yuan a tonne.
Dalian coking coal inched 0.7% lower to 1,572 yuan and coke declined 2.5% to 2,354 yuan a tonne.
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International Tandem Rally 2012
Saturday, 2nd. June 2012 - Saturday, 9th. June 2012
This event was organised by Neil Wheadon and took place at Camping Lez-Eaux near Granville, a small town and port on the Cotentin Peninsula some 67 miles south of Cherbourg. On a clear day it was possible to see the Island of Jersey, site of last year's International Rally.
Some two hundred people attended with around two thirds of the camping pitches occupied by International Ralliers. Participants came from The United Kingdom, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand and the United States.
Granville and the Department of Manche
According to Joanna Symons of the Telegraph 'The Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy is seaside France at its most unspoilt and welcoming'. La Manche is renowned for its long sandy beaches, quiet lanes and tiny fishing ports. Offering a superb area for cycling. The area is rich in places to eat the freshly caught local seafood. Try the sole meunière in La Citadelle at 34 rue du Port.
Granville houses the Museum of Christian Dior who's childhood home was the Villa les Rhumbs, the scented garden is worth a visit. The town also has a fortified citadel and casino. Nearby the village of Saint-Aubin-des-Prèaux has a 12th. century Romanesque church with a Gothic bell tower.
Each day we were offered a choice of either a short or long route both heading off in the same direction.
Sunday took us down to Avranches with marvellous views of Mont Saint Michel from Bec d'Andaine with a very pleasant return up the coast road. In the evening we were treated to a cheese and wine reception on the château lawn.
Monday we headed off towards Sartilly, convenient distance for a coffee stop, then North to Saint Jean des Champs where many lunched in the square while waiting for the Cider Farm to open. Jean-Luc Coulombier showed us around la Ferme de l´Hermitière where he and his family produce cider and Calvados. There we were able to see the one hundred year old still in action producing this year's calvados.
Tuesday saw us heading North towards Brehal and returning through Granville with the long route reaching Montmartin. We managed to reach Granville in time to lunch while sheltering from the showers.
Wednesday was the traditional day off when no rides were offered and participants made their own arrangements to visit sites of their own choice or just chill out on the camp site.
Thursday offered the chance of a trip to Mont Saint Michel. A long day for some in inclement weather. Many opted to wait for the rain to stop before
setting out for a shortened version of the route.
Friday' s route took us on an undulating out and back trip to Villedieu les Poeles. The sun shone and people were able to visit the Bell Foundry and Copper Workshops. The rally ended with a superb buffet and music by Foumagnac on the château lawn.
Pictures from the rally can be viewed in the event showcase.
Read an article in the local edition of Ouest-France
If you are visiting the area and would like to cycle some of the routes we used the route sheets are available in pdf format with distance columns in miles (Kilometers in text column).
Right click on "Short" or "Long" to save the files to your computer.
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Why ABC and Bradford White Water Heaters are Your Best Value
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·Bradford White water heaters have one full inch of foam insulation and a flue baffle designed to maximize the amount of heat absorption during the heat cycle and minimize air movement to retard heat loss during standby giving them one of the highest efficiency ratings and lowest operating cost for storage tank type water heaters.
·The warranty is one year on labor and a full six years on parts or tank failure unlike the pro-rated warranties offered by other companies. Also the parts and tank warranty on Bradford White water heaters can be extended to a full ten years with a warranty upgrade charge.
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How many of you remember the Simpsons UK number one from 1991, “Do The Bartman“? It is nearly 21 years old now after all. Did you know that it was the first UK number one song by a cartoon act since the Archies in 1969? Which incidentally was the first single that I ever bought.
But back to “Do The Bartman” which was included on the album ‘The Simpsons Sing The Blues’ and the the vocals were provided by Nancy Cartwright who provides Bart’s voice in the series. It was co written and co produced by Bryan Loren by none other than Michael Jackson. Jacko was a big fan of the Simpsons but contractual reasons (he was on a different record label) meant that he wasn’t credited on the original release. This was rumoured for sometime after the event and was eventually revealed by Simpsons creator Matt Groening at a convention in 1998. I know this will be old news to some of you but I only read about it a couple of days back. Jackson did go on to make an appearance on the show but not as a caricature of himself.
The song also reached the top of the charts in Norway, New Zealand, Australia and Ireland. It only made it to number 24 in the USA, but it was never officially released as a single there. It stayed at number one in the UK for 3 weeks between February and March 1991.


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Last night, The Head and the Heart took the stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform “Another Story” a cut from last year’s album, Let’s Be Still. Check out the performance below.
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Stronger in the Broken Places
Nine Lessons for Turning Crisis into Triumph
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As the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from 1993 until 2001, James Lee Witt witnessed some of the worst crises Mother Nature, chance and certain humans had to offer — earthquakes, floods, airline crashes, the Oklahoma City bombing, and more. Through it all, he not only drastically improved the reputation FEMA had among lawmakers and crisis victims and survivors alike (his leadership rescued the flagging agency), he also developed a strategy for managing crises — a customer-centric model that served him and his staff well, and that can serve your business in the same manner.

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text: I’m Featured! On April 24, 2015 By Mother ChaosIn Books, Life, MoviesLeave a comment My friend Jess has offered me a spot on her blog and I accepted! http://suchanovelidea.com/2015/04/day-one/ This is the first post, after graduation I'll have the Friday feature spot! I hope to see you guys over there! Until later Chaos Seekers!

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Photos, Film, Maps and Electronic Records - Marine Corps
Special Media Collections
The National Archives has several Special Media Branches that contain images, motion pictures, sound recordings, drawings, maps and electronic records that relate to the United States Marine Corps. There are several online research guides relating to special media collections, and a few of the branches have digital collections available.
The Still Pictures Branch has many images of ships, aircraft, bases, and personnel of the US Marine Corps dating back to the earliest days of photography. Included below is a general guide to the Military Records held by the Still Photography Section, which includes references to how to research Marine Corps topics.
The following article provides helpful information on how to conduct searches for photographs on the National Archives Catalog:
Motion Picture, Sound and Video Recordings
The Motion Picture, Sound and Video Recordings Branch has many films, videos, and records created by the US Marine Corps, including film footage taken by combat photographers during World War II and audio recordings.
There are many digitized films and sound recordings that are accessible through the National Archives Catalog. There are links to these digital resources off the main Motion Picture, Sound and Video Recordings Branch page, which you can view by following the links below. Note: You can refine these searches by record group in the “Refine By” section in the left-hand column.
The following link is a specific page devoted to World War II motion pictures, which includes a number of Marine Corps films:
Cartographic and Architectural Records
The Cartographic and Architectural Branch holds many older maps and charts of the US Marine Corps, which also includes base plans.
There are many digitized drawings, maps, and charts that are accessible through the National Archives Catalog.
You can refine these searches by record group in the “Refine By” section in the left-hand column.
For general information on the Cartographic Holdings of the National Archives and Cartographic materials relating to the various wars, follow the links provided below:
And Cartographic materials relating to the Civil War and World War II -
The US Government has been creating electronic records as early as World War II, with more and more of these records are coming to the National Archives as we accession records from the digital age. Information on the various series of electronic records that relate to the US Marine Corps can be found either on the National Archives Catalog or the Access to Archival Databases (AAD).
The following link leads to a guide to of Frequently Asked Questions about how to research Electronic Records on the National Archives Catalog
The Access to Archival Databases (AAD) is a collection of searchable databases of electronic records created by different agencies of the US government.
Below is a selection of databases that relate to the US Marine Corps:
- https://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=4252&cat=SB2498&bc=sb,sl - Awards Information Management System (AIMS)
- https://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=485&cat=SB244&bc=sb,sl - Combat Air Activities File (CACTA)
- https://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=464&cat=SB244&bc=sb,sl - Southeast Asia Data Base (SEADAB) (translated)
Some of these databases are stand alone sets of data, whereas some might have different sections that relate to different periods of time.


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In July 2019, the simultaneous storage capacity increased by 75 thousand tons due to the purchase of 3 elevators in the Dnipropetrovsk region: in the city of Apostolovo, as well as at the base of Zhovtokomyanka and Tоk station in Apostolovsky districts. All elevators are provided with railway branches, possible shipment from cars and rail transport. The laboratories of the complexes are certified for analysis: wheat, barley, sunflower, peas, rapeseed and corn.
In March 2018, Prometey exported over 70,000 tonnes of grain and oilseeds. All product supply contracts were executed on CPT, FOB and CIF terms.
Group of Companies «Prometey» has risen in rating from 8th place to 5th
According to the results of rating «15-TOP companies of the elevator facilities in Ukraine» of the major Ukrainian elevator website (Еlevatorist.com), Group of Companies «Prometey» has risen in rating from 8th place to 5th (comparing to the results of previous year).
In September 2017, Prometey purchased an elevator in the village Khatsky, Cherkasy district of Cherkasy region. The new elevator has a capacity of one-time storage up to 10 thousand tons and is a complex of warehouses floor type storage.
In June 2017, with the aim of more efficient and better interaction with suppliers of Prometey opened a trading office in the city of Kiev
At the end of 2016, Prometey purchased 5 elevators in Zaporizhzhya region. Elevators are located in the cities of Tokmak, Vasylivka, Polohy, as well as in the village Ternovate of the Novomykolaiv district and at the base of the Belmanka station of the Kuibyshev district. Thus, the number of Prometey`s elevator complexes has increased to 17, the total storage capacity of the granaries is up to 1 million tons. All elevators are provided with railway branches, shipment from railway transport is possible. At the time of purchase, all the elevators were in working order, so receiving cereals and oilseeds on the ground did not stop.
In September 2016 the company "Prometey" opened the third trading office - in Zaporizhia.
In June 2016, the network of elevators of the Prometey Group was supplemented by 3 elevators - in the Chetyrboky of Shepetivskyi district of Khmelnytsky region and in Snihurivka city of Mykolaiv region. Thus, the total number of Prometey elevators increased to 12.
May 2016 - Prometey`s elevators network has been expanded with another one - in the village Zaliznychne of the Vilshan district of Kirovograd region, on the railway station Yosypivka. The elevator was in a state of disrepair. About $ 0.5 million was spent on its reconstruction. In particular, a car lift and a grain cleaning system were built.
During the first quarter of 2016, the investment flow of the Prometey Group was mainly aimed at the reconstruction of granaries, improving the efficiency of technological processes and improving the transport infrastructure around the enterprises. Also, one of the main directions of the strategy of modernization of the logistics base was the reconstruction of railway tracks.

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1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2012-05-22Tracks: Prisoner's Creed; Sense of Divinity; Darkest Hour; Interlude; Apart From Me; Black Is Never Far, The; We the Unrighteous; Interlude; Masters of Jest; Interlude; Lookin' For a Reason; Relentless; Chan...
Artists: Place of Skulls
Place of Skulls: Victor Griffin (vocals, guitar); Dennis Cornelius (vocals, bass guitar).
For a while there, it didn't look like Place of Skulls would ever release a third album, having announc...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2011-03-11Tracks: Tomorrow Will Be; Miss Annie Regrets; Suitcase Full of Secrets; Billy Martin Requiem; In the Bar Womb; Because You're Gone Song; Cutesy Bootsies; Zexy Zen Zage; Carried Away; God Song; Adrianna
Artists: Little Annie/Paul Wallfisch
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2008-11-11Artists: Moon and Moon
On its 2008 debut, VII ACTS OF AN IRON KING, the Brooklyn-based indie ensemble Moon & Moon presents an avant-rock epic. Gilded by various horns, woodwinds, and strings, the album melds freak folk with...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2008-09-16Tracks: Introduction; Yesterdays Tomorrows; Flicker of a Little Girl, The; Come Feel the Sun; E-Type; Other Side of the World, The; Organist Entertains, The; Hungry Saw, The; Mother Dear; Boobar Come Back to...
Formed in 1991, this U.K. group exists in a dark, romantic netherworld where Scott Walker replaces Elvis as cultural pivot point. Their moody, string-laced arrangements...continue...
Tindersticks are one of the most consistent alternative bands of the '90s and 2000s, and 2008's THE HUNGRY SAW is a continuation of form. They were inspired to get together and make another album afte...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2008-09-09Tracks: Throne of Blood (The Jump Off); Dancing Destroyer, The; Make Mine Marvel; Monster Island Czars; Lamentable; Death Duel Productions; Wife You; Holliston; Black Lane; Sword Cane; Clemency
Artists: The Dead Science
Seattle-based band The Dead Science have created a majestic, ornate and soaring collection of post-punk avant-pop on this, their fourth full-length album, and their first...continue...
Personnel: Craig Wedren, Kate Ryan , Katrina Ford (vocals); Paris Hurley (violin); Lori Goldston (cello); Stephen Lohrentz (trumpet); J. Michael Walker (trombone).
Audio Mixer: Jherek Bischoff....continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2008-07-22Tracks: What You Don't Know is Frontier; Christopher Columbus; Game In Hell, Hard Work In Heaven, A; Trap For Judges, A
As the title suggests, Asva's second album maps an internal landscape - wild, vast, open - at once breathtakingly beautiful as it is potentially dangerous....continue...
Asva: Holly Johnston, Milky , Trey Spruance, Ben Thomas, G. Stuart Dahlquist, B.R.A.D., Troy Swanson.
Dark ambient is a genre often handicapped by false gravitas but Asva's gray, enveloping sou...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2008-06-03Tracks: Depart (I Never Knew You); Bones to Pick; Thornbird II; Walking Distance; Telling the Hour; Run Rabbit Run; Geography; Arctic; Stranger
Bellafea: Nathan Buchanan, Heather McEntire, Eddie Sanchez.
Personnel: Daniel Hart, Stephanie Wallace (violin); Bruce Burnside, Braden Land, Reid Johnson, Andrea Burton, Maria Albani (hand clap...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2008-06-03Tracks: Depart; Bones To Pick; Thorn Bird II; Walking Distance; Telling The Hour; Run Rabbit Run; Geography; Arctic; Stranger
Though often compared to Sleater-Kinney because of lead singer Heather McEntire's aggressive vocals, Bellafea trades in both punky noise rock and gentle, psychedelic folk-ish gauziness. Though CAVALCA...continue...
2 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2008-03-25Tracks: [Untitled]; [Untitled]; [Untitled]; [Untitled]; [Untitled]; [Untitled]; [Untitled]; [Untitled]; [Untitled]; [Untitled]; [Untitled]; [Untitled]; 1,000,000 Died to Make This Sound; 13 Blues for Thirtee...
Artists: A Silver Mt. Zion
13 Blues was recorded at Montreal's Hotel2Tango studios and co-engineered by ex-Arcade Fire drummer Howard Bilerman and Silver Mt. Zion's live soundman Radwan Moumneh. It's...continue...
A Silver Mt. Zion: Ian Ilavsky, Efrim Menuck (vocals, electric guitar); Jessica Moss, Sophie Trudeau (vocals, violin); Beckie Foon (vocals, cello); Thierry Amar (vocals, bass instrument, electric bass...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2008-03-11Tracks: Winds of St. Anne; Smooth Jazz; Lucky Lucky Luck; For the L'il Dudes; Blue Room, The; Truth Is Dark Like Outer Space; Frozen Dress, The; Paper Kitten Claw; Hello, Voyager!
Personnel: Carla Bozulich (vocals, guitar, electric guitar, harmonium, drums, bass drum, bells); Efrim (vocals, guitar); Shahzad Ismaily (guitar, drums); Brooke Crouser (guitar); Jessica Moss (violin,...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2007-11-06Tracks: New Face; Hope Island; Coats; Only Be with You; Shake; Purple Heart; Fruitless Ways; Blue Moon #9; 3 Broken Words; Slide on Down; Change!; 3 Chord Song
Artists: The Black Swans
Personnel: Jerry DeCicca (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Christopher Forbes (electric guitar, tenor guitar, background vocals); Noel Sayre (violin, viola); Joe Peppercorn (piano); Keith Ha...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2007-11-06Tracks: This Year's War; Internal Riot; Fractured; Point of View; Won't Ask You Again; Supermarket Forces; Process; Culture Addict; Too Fat, Too Thin; Sedated; This Is Not an Advert; Never-Ending War Song; M...
Artists: Subhumans (UK)
Subhumans (UK): Bruce (vocals, guitar); Dick (vocals); Phil (bass guitar); Trotsky (drums)....continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2007-10-30Tracks: Selfishnegativibemerchant; Mr Dinosaur Is Lost; Reticence; Comers; Words Have No Meaning; Instinktivitus; End of Line; Connortations
Artists: End of Level Boss
End of Level Boss: H Armstrong (vocals, guitar); Roland Scriver (guitar); Elanajane (bass guitar); Ben Hallett (drums).
On their second album, the English quartet End of Level Boss continue to ...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2007-10-09Tracks: Family Tree; City of Museums; Double Suicide; Drums, The; Everybody's Talkin'; Mime, The; You're the One; White Flag Blues; Love Is Real; Mirror Tree
Artists: Sandro Perri
Personnel: Sandro Perri (vocals, guitar, nylon-string guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, drums, percussion); Sandro Perri (guitars); Marcus Quin (erhu, bass clarinet, bass guitar, drums); John Jowett (eu...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2007-09-25Tracks: A Nos Amours; Visage Sous Nylon; Déserts des Azurs, Les; Bruit du Pollen La Nuit, Le; Nada; Ça Va Cogner; Enfants, Les; Ferrari en Feu, Pt. 2; Nuit Est une Femme, La; Laisse Briller Tes Yeu...
Artists: Feu Therese
Feu Therese: Stephen De Oliveira (vocals, synthesizer); Jonathan Parant (guitars); Alexandre St-Onge (keyboards, bass guitar, background vocals); Luc Paradis (drums, background vocals).
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2007-09-25Tracks: Entre La Mer et l'Eau Douce; Beau Village; Orchard, The; Tomorrow Winter Comes; Haunted Pluckley; Hechicero del Bosque; Saturn of Chagrin; Kotori; Holiday
Hrsta: Michael Moya, Harris Newman, Brooke Crouser, Eric Craven.
Recording information: The Pines, Montreal, Canada.
Photographer: Lea Grahovac....continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2007-09-11Tracks: Warm; Glossolalia; Everything I Say; Wallace Stevens; You Are Never Alone; Fodder on Her Wings; Splendid; Rustic City Fathers; Over; Debriefing; Marathon; Rattle
Artists: Vic Chesnutt
When Jem Cohen proposed that Vic make his next album at the Hotel2Tango studio in Montreal, with various Constellation musicians (along with a couple of...continue...
Personnel: Vic Chesnutt (vocals, nylon-string guitar); Vic Chesnutt; Everybody (vocals); Guy, Chad (electric guitar); Jessica (violin); Gen (viola); Beckie (cello); Nadia (piano, organ); Effrim (harmo...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2007-05-22Tracks: Born to Shake - Anna Oxygen; Always Check For Holes - Channels/Damon Locks; Grizzly Jive, The - Georgie James; Nellie the Elephant - Sgt. Major; I Like to Make Noise and Break Things - Mudhoney/Ellie...
Artists: Various Artists
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2007-03-06Tracks: Kreuz; Griffel; Frommbug; Zwigillusion; Stativ; Hospital in Wales; Praecrox; Dr. Crox Medusa; VLT
Audio Mixers: Guido Lucas; Christian Wagner ; Christian Wagner et Son Orchestre.
Recording information: Blubox Troisdorf (01/2006).
After testing established musical thresholds with two ...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2006-10-24Tracks: Sex and Machine; Night I Couldn't Stop Crying, The; I Don't Want to Lose You Tonight; Coal; Terrified; Take You Home; Cormina; Man of Fortune, A; What's a Place Like That Doing in a Girl Like You; Da...
Australian trio the Devastations debut with Coal, an album steeped in the outback-gothic vibe perfected by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. A similar set of influences is at play in the Devastations sound: ...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2006-09-26Tracks: Romeo Heart (Slight Return); Requiem for a Fox; Sky Histoire; Dreaming; Circles
Artists: Sandro Perri
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2006-09-26Tracks: Goal of All Believers; Monkey Gestures; Antiaircraft; Art of Vanishing, The; Latitude; Between the Years; Volant
Ostinato: Jeremy Am Ramirez (vocals, Hammond b-3 organ, bass guitar); David Hennessy (guitar, Hammond b-3 organ); Matthew Clark (drums, percussion).
"Ostinato" is defined as "a continually repe...continue...
2 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2006-05-16Tracks: Sad Year, The; Out of Teen; Bad News From the Stars; April Fools Day; By Way of Ten; White Men in Suits; Daring to Dream (In Texas); Believe; Grown Men Done; Left Arm Vacant; Gloria (November 16, 200...
Artists: Hawnay Troof
Hawnay Troof: Vice Cooler.
Additional personnel: Jenny Hoyston....continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2006-04-18Tracks: Ferrari en Feu; Mademoiselle Gentleman; Tu N'Avais Qu'une Oreille; Homme Avec Coeur Avec Elle, L'; Ce N'Est Pas Les Jardins du Luxembourg
Artists: Feu Therese
Feu Therese: Alexandre St-Onge (bass guitar); Luc Paradis (drums); Jonathan Parant, Stephen De Oliveira.
Personnel: Jonathan Parant (guitar, synthesizer, electronics); Philippe Lauzier (bass cl...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2006-04-18Tracks: Something; Analogue Shantytown; Bolan Muppets; Portugal Rua Rua; End West
Artists: Glissandro 70
Personnel: Craig Dunsmuir (vocals, guitar, percussion); Sandro Perri (guitar).
Recording information: The Honey Pot (2003-2005).
Glissandro 70, recording on Montreal's Constellation labe...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2006-03-07Artists: Vague Angels
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2005-05-17Tracks: Untitled; Untitled; Untitled
Artists: Elizabeth Anka Vajagic
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2005-04-12Artists: Power Pill Fist
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2004-08-27Tracks: And You Belong; Sunset to Sunrise; Don't F*** With My Babies; I'll Show You How; What You Gonna Do?; Fight; Sometimes You Get; Dead Wrong; If You Want It - (Don Originales Remix); Acnecore; Little Pi...
Artists: Scream Club
Scream Club: Cindy Wonderful, Sarah Adorable.
Personnel: Scream Club (vocals); Cindy Wonderful (guitar); Rachel Carns (drums).
Audio Mixer: Scream Club.
Recording information: Lov...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2004-07-05Tracks: Loudsneaker; Kemper Boyd; Tough Cookie; Lynch (The) Girl; Weapon of Opportunity; Homegrown Queen; Mental Body; Crisp Night Air; Greatest Exploit, The; Sonny; Gut Level; Hell Outta Dodge, The
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2004-05-11Tracks: More Action! Less Tears; Microphones in the Trees; Pretty Little Lightning Paw; There's a River in the Valley Made of Melting Snow
Artists: A Silver Mt. Zion
A Silver Mt. Zion: Efrim ....continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2004-01-13Tracks: Everyone Knows How This Song Will End; My Death; Go Fishing
Artists: The Paper Chase
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 2001-02-20Tracks: Friday Night in America; You Plant Your Fields; Let's Make a Baby King; Do What You Gotta Do; Let Me Be Your Man; Lila; Callin' Baton Rouge; Whatever Way the Wind Blows; Big Foot; Angel Eyes; I'm Down
Artists: New Grass Revival
New Grass Revival includes: Pat Flynn (vocals, guitar); Sam Bush (vocals, mandolin, fiddle); John Cowan (vocals, bass); Bela Fleck (banjo, synthesizer).
Additional personnel includes: Wendy Wal...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 1999-06-08Tracks: Previous Condition; Theme Park; Disco Biscuit; Shaver, The; Maid to Minx; Right Now Baby; Viva by Spectacula; Lonely Man; F.S.R.; Kung Fu on the Internet; Lust for Leg; [Untitled Hidden Track] - (hid...
Artists: Lung Leg
Lung Leg: Mo-Mo (vocals, guitar, slide guitar); Annie (vocals, guitar); Jane (vocals, bass); Todd (vocals, drums, percussion); Philippa (guitar, background vocals).
Personnel: Annie (vocals, gu...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 1999-04-27Tracks: Early October; Please Give Me Roses Before I Am Dead; Cruces, Las; Rest Stop; Skin
Artists: Sweep the Leg Johnny
Sweep The Leg Johnny: Steven (vocals, saxophone); Christopher (guitar); John (bass); Scott (drums).
Recorded at: Ear Studios, Chicago, Illinois.
Personnel: Steven, Steve Sostak (vocals, ...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 1998-11-24Tracks: Wait til Then; Dead and Drugged; Flight; Won; Complete; Watching You Die; Muscle Car; So Quiet; Men; Two Men; Dying Day; Mabel; (Untitled) - (hidden track)
Beekeeper: Matthew Schickle (vocals, guitar, optigan, vibraphone); Jan Kotik
(vocals, bass, drums, percussion, Theremin); Karla Schickle (vocals, bass).
Additional personnel: Dan Littlet...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 1998-10-12Artists: Various Artists
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 1998-07-28Tracks: Won't Get Me; Happy Hour; This Is Our World; Your Time; New Kind of Love; Stratford Blues
Artists: Stratford Mercenaries
Stratford Mercenaries: Steve Ignorant (vocals); Gagsy (guitar); Ed Da Fed (bass); Phil Phuture (drums).
Additional personnel: Julian Siegel, A Soma, Nemo Jones, Phil Robson.
This is amon...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 1998-04-21Tracks: As You Are Right; $48; Most Recent Imaginary, The; Car; United States, The; Not About a Birthday; Usonian Dream Sequence; Same Way, The; Eventually; Midlantic Schemes; For Now; Dries; Window Seats
Artists: Geoff Farina
Recorded from August 1996-November 1997.
Recording information: Hev-E-Kreem (08/1996-11/1997).
If you're already a fan of The Secret Stars, then you've probably stopped reading this by n...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 1998-04-21Tracks: Drive Until He Sleeps; Blood In The Air; Undersided; Digame; Laceria; Molloy's March; Green Of The Melon; Spilling; Fortune One Knows No Anxiety, The; News To Go Farther; Acer Rubrum; Exeunt
Ui includes: Sasha Frere-Jones (keyboards,bass), Wiblo Wright (bass); Clem Waldmann (drums).
Personnel: Sasha Frere-Jones (electric guitar, synthesizer); Wilbo Wright (acoustic bass, double bas...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 1998-02-23Tracks: Ay Nako; Piñata; I Will Not Make Inconsiderate Requests; Horn Crown Label; Lull; Ring; Scrape; Sharpie, The; Have a Good Time; Skeletons
Audio Mixers: Greg Frey; Steve McAllister.
Audio Remasterer: John Loder.
Recording information: Excello Studios, Brooklyn, NY (07/01/1993-12/10/1995); Graphic Sound Studios, Ringoes, NJ ...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 1997-10-28Tracks: Gathered; Jet; Waterbug; Other James; One Stew; Oafish; Balloon; Yah Land; Clean
Rex (USA): Curtis Harvey (vocals, guitar, Fender Rhodes piano, bazouki); Phil Spirito (bass); Doug Scharin (drums).
Additonal personnel: Bundy K. Brown (guitar, samples); Julie Liu (violin, vio...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 1996-10-21Tracks: Frog Boy; Too Bad Man; Honour the Lynx; Max Sabbath; Tijuana; Soil Thy Bed Clothes; Boil Edna; Thou Shall Not Destroy Tokyo; Horse; Live Next Door; Covet the Neighbours 3-D
Artists: Slow Loris
Audio Mixers: Daryl Smith; Ian Blurton.
Recording information: Chemical Sound (01/1996).
Photographer: R. Guillemont.
The Ten Commandments and Two Territories According To... is a...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 1996-10-21Tracks: Morning; Ride Home; New Son; Critella; Audrey La'mort; Dubin; C; All Waves; Porcelain; New Dirge; Farther Along
Rex: Curtis Harvey (vocals, guitar); Phil Spirito (bass); Doug Scharin (drums).
Brooklyn's Rex made an incredible leap forward from its lackluster first album to C, its second and best. Stretch...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 1996-03-25Tracks: Creality; Sweatshop (3 X 5); Three on a Tree; Painted Egg; Ebola; Bookkeeper; Law
Artists: HiM (Experimental Rock)
Him includes: Doug Scharin.
Personnel: Christian Dantresme (vocals, guitar); Doug Scharin (vocals, wooden flute, harmonica, recorder, drums, clay drum, cymbals, dumbek, Jew's harp, percussion, ...continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 1996-03-25Tracks: August Song; Long Egg, The; Sexy Photograph; Top Requests; Golden Child; Piano, The; Painted Hill; Drive Towards the Smoke; Butterfly Who; Johnny
UI includes: Wilbo Wright (keyboards); Clem Waldmann (drums); Sasha Frere-Jones.
Recorded between December 17, 1994 and September 4, 1995.
Audio Mixers: Greg Frey; Sasha Frere-Jones.
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 1995-04-16Tracks: Nothing Is Most Honorable Than You; Angel Tune He Hums; High School Dance Hit; Tortured Animal; Come Down; Ditch; Good Time to Die, A; This Is a Recording; Come Down - (Dance Hall Mix)
Rex: Doug Scharin, Curtis Harvey, Phil Spirito, Kirsten McCord.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Doug Scharin; Kirsten McCord; Curtis Harvey; Phil Spirito....continue...
1 CD / Southern Music Dist. / 1995-04-16Tracks: Wanque off Song; My Crotch Does Not Say "Go"; Jeri's Song; I Got Lost; Hot Papa; Man's Got to Do What a Man's Got to Do, A; Vagabondage; Only You; Take This and Fuck Yer Head; I'll Talk to You and Sm...
Frightwig: Mia, Rebecca, Rebecca, Susan (vocals, guitar); Deanna (vocals, bass); Cecilia (vocals, drums).
Recorded in the mid-1980s.
Personnel: Lynn Perko (drums).
Liner Note Auth...continue...

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The Mortgage Observer features Mission Capital’s Jordan Ray as one of its “20 On The Rise” – Top Commercial Mortgage Brokers Under 35.
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mu Space to build 200 satellites
December 17, 2021
By Chris Forrester
Bangkok-based mu Space says it can build low Earth orbiting small satellites at just $4 million (€3.55m) each, and thus undercut its rivals which it says cost considerably more.
mu Space is already planning to build 200 of its MU-B200 craft which are suitable for delivering 5 Gb/s internet speeds to remote locations. The company is looking to tap into demand for satellite-delivered broadband.
The company says that its MU-B200’s $4 million price tag is approximately half that of similar products on the market, which range from around $7 – $10 million dollars. Mu Space, through its own vertical integration methods, says it has managed to lower the price dramatically, while cutting the waiting time and hefty associated costs.
In October of this year, mu Space unveiled plans for Factory 2, their third and largest facility to date. This expansion not only gave birth to more facilities but also allowed the company to scale their production. mu Space Corp has also continuously added to their team throughout this year and has reached 100 employees with plans to have 300 employees by the end of 2022, and putting the company on the map to become a leader in the global space industry.
The company says that one key feature of the MU-B200 is its power system, whose efficient design has reduced cost by up to 25 per cent, while achieving capacity that is 3.3 times greater than the market today, and a life cycle that is 2.75 times greater. The power system is also equipped with sensors that are able to track its power consumption and control its usage to the most efficient level possible.


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Couple arrested in deadly Sacramento stabbing, apartment fire
Patrick Kendrick was 32
Police took a man and his girlfriend into custody in connection with the death of a man found inside a burning home Feb. 1, officers said Wednesday.
David Acuna, 29, is accused of killing Patrick Kendrick.
His girlfriend, 30-year-old Guadalupe Cabrera, 30, is also believed to have been involved, the Sacramento Police Department said in a news release.
Kendrick's body was found inside a burning apartment in the 3700 block of Norwood Avenue last Friday. He was 32 when he died.
Sacramento police learned of the blaze just before 9:45 a.m., after they were alerted by fire officials.
Firefighters first found the engulfed apartment, and then Kendrick.
When police arrived, they determined Kendrick's death was likely a homicide, due to signs of trauma to his upper body, officers said.
Detectives also said the fire looked to be intentionally set by someone other than the victim, and the investigation ensued.
Acuna and Kendrick knew each other, and were in a fight just before the fire was set, police said.
Investigators say Acuna stabbed Kendrick, then lit the blaze.
Next, Acuna drove away in a white vehicle. It took some time for police to track the man.
On Tuesday, detectives found a four-door Honda Civic that witnesses said they spotted leaving the fire scene. The car was parked in North Sacramento.
About 8 a.m. Wednesday, officers finally found Acuna -- and arrested him for Kendrick's homicide, police said.
Acuna was taken into custody from his apartment in the 1400 block of Brewerton Drive.
He also needed medical attention for some burns on his upper body. Police believe he suffered these injuries in the Feb. 1 fire that killed Kendrick.
Acuna is now held at a hospital for treatment.
Cabrera is suspected of being an accessory to murder, and in the arson to an inhabited structure, police said.


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With the advancement in technology, almost every field is blooming and making use of its latest perks. By using the updated and modern strategies of the latest technology, various fields have made progress by leaps and bounds. Technology is being used in almost every field and hence it has become an important necessity of recent times; no field can go ahead or even survive without it. Many instances can be seen in the practical, business or academic world where the latest technology has aided significantly in taking the company or the organization to heights. One of the latest examples where a field or subject has been greatly benefitted by the advancement in technology is Geography. Talking specifically, the developments in the area of map-making and designing have proven significantly beneficial in improving the understanding of the concepts related to Geography and solving many issues in the subject. These latest techniques in mapping play a vital role in designing and modifying multiple governance strategies and have become an essential part of organizing large data set. These maps or mapping techniques are in fact the best way to produce and understand the complex data sets in the modern computer systems.
The field of geography has always been incomplete without the usage of maps. Maps are to geography like oxygen is to the human body. Maps have always played a significant role in explaining various factors related to geography like the specific location, type of land or the distance or total area of that specific location. The process of creating and crafting maps, to for the purpose of communicating geographic, topographic and spatial information effectively, is known as Cartography. It can simply be referred to as “the art of map-making”. Cartography is both an art and a science. As explained earlier, Geography and cartography are very closely related fields, each dependent on the other to clearly define the location and position of a place on the surface of Earth. These maps may be of different types and sizes.
The area of geography, especially the geospatial domain, is witnessing and handling much more data as compared to any era in the past. This tough task is being performed by highly sensitive sensors that are used to measure, process and store the data in highly functional databases. These databases are further linked to other databases forming highly integrated spatial data infrastructures that run on set strict standards and accepted rules. These expertly modified and highly integrated maps are used in the data modeling, data acquisitions, data validation, and dissemination of information across various mediums. These may include, cloud computing, service-oriented architectures, augmented reality and location-based services.
The inculcation and use of the maps, especially modern techniques of mapping make it extremely easy and comfortable in sorting the hug sets of data. These techniques untangle the complex data sets and retrieve the relevant and useful data so that it can be used in an efficient manner. It helps a lot while facing a particular scenario in which it becomes a hectic job to mine and retrieve data related to that scenario.
Moreover, geography is making and applying more and more of a technology-driven approach while creating and designing maps. The development of various applications has become incredibly easy due to the presence of latest technology in mapping as the new technology is readily available and quick. These latest mapping techniques are much more convenient and user-friendly and give much more efficient results.
It would not be wrong if it is said that without maps, a user or professional is “spatially blind”. In geography, it is extremely important to know about spatial relations and the location of objects in order to have a deeper understanding of space and texture of the space. Modern techniques in mapping can allow and enable the maps to acquire data from geodata applications such as sensor networks, remote sensing, or laser scanning. In-depth analysis and understanding of structures and patterns can be achieved by the application of the strategies of smart modeling.
The future of Cartography, in light of these latest mapping technologies is very bright. It is expected that due to the blessings of these technologies, the geospatial data will be always available to anyone, anywhere. Moreover, this will help significantly in providing the tailored data which would serve the exact purpose and fulfill the4 exact needs and demands of each individual. As these Cartographic techniques are extremely attractive, there are bright chances that they will bring a hike in the users of maps. These are also expected to bring revolution in the areas of disaster management and handling crisis situations.
Hence, it can be seen that map-making and designing or Cartography and Geography, go side by side. Both the disciplines are hugely dependent on each other to explain the specific location, texture, and distance of any place. The latest technology has also touched various aspects of Cartography and made the field much easier to comprehend for the professionals and the general public. The latest techniques in Cartography have facilitated the management of spatial data in terms of acquisition, processing, storage, and dissemination. These mapping techniques make the spatial data readily available and all set for immediate use. They also assist the professional in the development of various applications related to geography and acquire and use the data in a much useful and efficient manner.
Dent, Borden D., Jeffrey S. Torguson, and Thomas W. Hodler. Cartography: Thematic map design. Vol. 5. Boston: WCB/McGraw-Hill, 1999.
Jones, Chris B. Geographical information systems and computer cartography. Routledge, 2014.
MacEachren, Alan M., and DR Fraser Taylor, eds. Visualization in modern cartography. Vol. 2. Elsevier, 2013.
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The new No. 2 legislator in the Assembly believes this year is the best chance yet to erase New York's ban on the increasingly popular sport of mixed martial arts, or MMA.
I spent an hour with Morelle, who is now upstate's highest-ranking elected official, in his top-floor legislative office on April 30. He's a rare Democrat who is also a fan-favorite among business lobbies—he used to run a business making customized databases for private-sector clients, and last year, he entertained (to some degree) the idea of going after the top job at The Business Council of New York State Inc.
Among many topics of our conversation was MMA. It's illegal only in New York and Connecticut—and Morelle is lead sponsor on a bill to drop that ban.
The Senate already voted (for the fourth year in a row) to legalize MMA. The bill has 60 Assembly co-sponsors; it will need 76 votes to pass.
MMA pits two fighters inside an octagon-shaped cage, where they battle using a variety of techniques such as kickboxing, jujitsu and wrestling (with signature "submission" moves such as hammer fists or the guillotine choke).
Critics say it's far too violent to allow in the state. But most of the ardent opponents are now retired from the Legislature, including Bob Reilly (D-Latham). Cuomo has signaled that he's warmed to the sport. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has even said it's "inevitable" (although of course, the question is, when?).
"A lot of our newer and younger members really want this to happen. No question it can be, and is, a physical sport, but many of our younger members say, 'How is this less brutal than football or hockey or boxing?' " Morelle told me.
Morelle, stealing a glance at his muted TV tuned to CNBC, made clear Silver will make the final call.
Inaction, Morelle said, raises the odds Cuomo will force a vote by shoehorning MMA into his next budget proposal, due in January 2014.
"People say, 'well at least put it up for a vote and see what happens.' That's not how we do business here," Morelle said. "All the bills that come up on the floor have already been through the vetting process and we know they're ready to go."


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The Philippines is still verifying report the China has installed missile systems in Kagitingan (Fiery Cross) Reef, Zamora (Subi) Reef and Panganiban (Mischief) Reef in the Spratly Islands.
“We view this matter with concern. It is because we know that any form of militarization, but we are not concluding that, actually this is because we’re still verifying,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said during a press conference in Davao City on May 5.
“Let me begin by saying we are still verifying. Everything that we have read on the papers is based on a US media report, which really we should not completely rely on, okay,” he said.
“So we are first verifying if it is true, and we have not had any verification. Number two, if it is verified of course, we view it with much concern, because any form of militarization of, really, in the West Philippine Sea is worrisome given that it is one of the busiest sea lanes in the world,” he explained.
Roque also said dealing with the Chinese missile systems includes “everything that’s provided for in the UN Charter; that includes resort to diplomacy, resort to diplomatic protests if the DFA deems it fit, but it resorts to all forms of peaceful resolution of disputes. And of course, we capitalize on the fact that we have very good relationship with China.”


British Television reality shows Celebrity Gogglebox features celebrity duos who offer their opinions on the latest TV shows. Season 3 of the popular Channel 4 show returned on the TV screen on June 4, 2021.
This season’s cast included Mel C and her brother Paul, Clare Balding and his wife Alice, Clara Amfo and her brother Andy, former Liverpool footballer Jamie Carragher and fellow pundit Micah Richards, The Voice stars Tom Jones and Anne-Marie, and the TV legend Lorraine Kelly and her daughter Rosie Smith.
Before viewers will get to see a fair share of laughter Lorraine and her daughter Rosie have while reacting to the TV shows, we bring to you a detailed article about Rosie. Learn about her age, job, and boyfriend in this Rosei Smith wiki.
Rosie Smith Celebrity Gogglebox, Lorraine Kelly
With the introduction of Rosie in the cast members of Season 3 of Celebrity Gogglebox 2021, she finally became one of the youngest cast members of the popular Channel 4 show.
While Rosie did not tease anything about her appearance before the show’s premiere, her mom however did make an Instagram post. She wrote: ‘SO looking forward to this – @rosiekellysmith and I had such a laugh and @rubyisasausage was so well behaved. Hope you can watch it on Friday.”
Rosie Smith Age
Rosie Smith was born in the year 1994, making her 26 years of age in 2021. She celebrates her birthday on the 8th of June every year.
On her 21st birthday, Rosie uploaded a picture of a big cake alongside the caption “Demolished #21”.
Rosie’s June 8th birthday gives her Gemini as a zodiac sign.
Her Father, Siblings
Rosie’s mother Lorraine, which we all know is a TV veteran, is married to her husband of long-time Steven Smith.
While we all know Rosie’s mom is popular for having presented ITV shows like Good Morning Britain, GMTV, The Morning, and Daybreak, Rosie’s father is a TV cameraman.
Lorraine first met Steven when he was a cameraman on TV-am. The first time she saw him, Lorraine felt he was “the one.” Then, the adorable pair, in no time, married in September 1992. Rosie’s parents even celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary on September 5, 2020.
Rosie is a single child from her parents and therefore has no siblings.
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Rosie Smith Height
Since Rosie Smith is still unpopular in comparison to her mom, some details about her (height in this case) are still unavailable. However, going through her Instagram pictures, she stands, at least, at a height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Furthermore, she weighs no more than 55 kilograms. Her distinctive physical features would be her brown shiny hair and hazel blue eyes.
Her Instagram, Facebook
As of June 2021, Rosie could be found on Instagram and Twitter. No, she was not available on Facebook. She had a decent social media reach on those two platforms.
Out of Instagram and Twitter, Rosie was most active on Instagram. In fact, her last post on Twitter came on June 10, 2015.
Rosie had 22 thousand followers on her Instagram handle and about 5 thousand followers on Twitter.
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Rosie Smith Job
Rosie Smith took her first job as a TV Production Work Experience in October 2010. In July 2011, Rosie joined Time Inc. UK as a fashion intern for LOOK Magazine. She worked there for a month and moved on to work on TwoFour Group, News UK, Brodies LLP, Lux Events Ltd, Deadline News, Deadline News, L.K.Bennett, STV Group plc, Reworld Media. She worked on all the aforementioned institutions for a brief period of time.
In September 2016, Rosie joined New Life Stories as a Digital Communications Specialist. She worked there until April 2018.
From 2018 to 2020, Rosie worked at Accela as Junior Account Executive and Marketing and Community Manager. Since May 2021, Rosie has been working at Next Gen Foods as a freelance copywriter. Furthermore, she is also an Editorial Intern at HELLO! Magazine.
Rosie Smith did her high schooling at The High School of Dundee. For further education, she joined Edinburgh Napier University. She graduated with a 2:1 from there in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism.
While we know that Rosie stars in Channel 4‘s reality TV show Celebrity Gogglebox with her mom Lorraine Kelly, it is not the first time she has collaborated with her mom professionally.
Together with her mom, Rosie produces a podcast series called What If. What If explores the ‘what ifs’ of life. Every week, they talk with celebrity guests and discuss what success and satisfaction mean to them.
While we don’t know how much Rosie Smith earns as a freelance writer and marketing manager, an average salary to a freelance writer in England $36,000, and a marketing manager is $68000. As of June 2021, Rosie’s net worth was reported to be around $300 thousand.
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Rosie Smith Boyfriend, Husband
Rosie Smith’s dating life was a secret matter for a long time. It was only in May 2021, people got to know about her boyfriend James Bannister.
Apparently, James works as a freelance automotive writer and consultant. He works on commercial and editorial projects with different individuals, publications, and companies. In the past, James was in a senior position at UK’s popular automotive PR firm. Furthermore, he had worked at Classic Driver as a staff writer.
As of June 2021, we had no idea about when did Rosie and James begin dating. However, one thing that we can all agree to based on their Instagram pictures is that they have a good rapport between them.
The first time Rosie introduced the whole world to her boyfriend was on May 19, 2021. She posted a picture of James sleeping and captioned it: ‘🐻 and 🌭 Officially been replaced by @rubyisasausage.’ In case you did not know, Ruby is a mini wire-haired Dachshund whom she loves with all her heart.
A couple of days before, James had also introduced Rosie to his Instagram followers by posting a picture of her.
As of June 2021, Rosie shared no recent plans of making James her husband.
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NY futures closed this holiday-shortened week basically unchanged, as July edged up just 5 points to close at 78.32 cents/lb.
July traded in a 199-point range this week, between 77.05 and 79.04 cents, as the market’s sideways flag is now in its sixth week. For the last 25 sessions July has settled in a band of just 212 points, between 76.88 and 79.00 cents, as the trade has been active on both sides of the range, while speculators seem to have moved to the sidelines due to the loss of momentum.
The latest spec/hedge report, which showed futures and options positions as of April 16, confirmed that specs had been inactive, as they added just 0.06 million bales to increase their net long to 2.54 million bales. The trade increased its net short by the exact same amount to 10.13 million bales, while Index Funds remained unchanged at 7.59 million bales.
Spec short covering has so far been the driving force behind the market’s move from the low-70s, as nearly half of the 7.7 million outright spec shorts have so far been bought back. The trade has been a strong scale up seller and more than doubled its net short from 4.8 million to 10.1 million bales since mid-February. The trade will probably continue to put on hedges in new crop, but the need to sell July may no longer be there due to the strong export performance in recent weeks.
US export sales continued to impress last week, as another 299,700 running bales of Upland and Pima cotton found a home in 17 markets, with India taking 80,200 RB. Shipments are still lagging a bit at 329,000 RB, but as long as the sales pile up we are not too worried. Whether we cross 15 million bales in shipments on July 31st or a couple of weeks later won’t make a big difference.
Total commitments for the season have now reached 14.7 million statistical bales, of which a little over 8.8 million bales have so far been exported. Meanwhile sales for the coming marketing year are at 3.1 million statistical bales.
When we add up all existing export commitments plus mill use until October, we come up with a figure of 21.7 million statistical bales, against which we have existing supply of 22.5 million bales (4.3 beginning stocks + 18.2 crop). Some of the 3.1 million bales in new crop export commitments may be for shipment beyond October and would therefore be fulfilled from new crop cotton, but needless to say that supplies are getting rather tight.
This means that July could turn into a dangerous month and detach itself from the rest of the board. Over the last ten years the July/Dec spread traded only 4 times at some carry by the time July entered its notice period, while on the other six occasions we had inversions of up to 8 cents, not even counting the 2011 bull market when the inversion reached over 40 cents. The May notice period was a warning shot in that direction, as the May/July spread didn’t reach full carry like in March and the small certified stock of a little over 60k found ready takers.
The on-call report still showed 3.76 million in unfixed sales as of last Friday, against just 0.6 million in unfixed purchases. These unfixed sales could turn into a problem, since we don’t expect a lot of sell-side liquidity any more from trade hedging or spec selling. With export sales still going strong, we could therefore see July take on a life of its own.
So where do we go from here? The May notice period has established that current crop futures have plenty of support at 7600. For now the market seems to be stuck in a sideways flag, but the risk of a breakout is clearly to the upside in our opinion. US prices are still attractive to overseas buyers and the more we keep adding to the sales tally, the greater the likelihood of July getting squeezed.
If we are right and July gets pushed higher, it should drag December along to some degree. But since new crop promises a lot of supply, we expect hedge selling to force a widening of the July/Dec inversion. Growers should therefore use strength to buy some downside protection via options.
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MEHAO LAKE TREK, EASTERN ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Considered as one of the most beautiful spots in Eastern Arunachal Pradesh, the Mehao Lake, a part of Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, is situated just 14 kms away from Roing, the headquarter of Lower Dibang Valley district. For trekker lovers, its a much awaited attraction. It is a vast lake covering an area of 4 sq kms of which surrounds by extremely rich flora and fauna.
The water is absolutely crystal clear and the pathway leading to the lake through the virgin forest is a wonderful experience. As the lake is low Nutrient, existence of fish is nil here.
Best Time: November to April
Minimum Persons: 2 heads
Maximum persons: 10 heads
Accommodation: Cottage and Tent
Duration: 6 Nights/7 days
- Camping near Mehao Lake
- Trek through Mehao WLS
- View the beauty of Eastern Arunachal Pradesh with rich flora and fauna.

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At the opening plenary of the annual U.N. climate talks (COP28) in Dubai, nations adopted an agreement to operationalize the Loss and Damage Fund established last year at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The agreement comes after consensus recommendations were put forward by the U.N. Transitional Committee on Loss and Damage after a contentious meeting earlier this month.
Below is a statement by Dr. Rachel Cleetus, the policy director and a lead economist for the Climate and Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
“Launching the Loss and Damage Fund on the opening day of COP28 is a significant step forward in the fight for climate justice. Low- and middle-income nations are suffering from billions of dollars of damage and an immense human toll from increasingly severe climate impacts. There’s simply no time to wait. With the fund up and running, richer nations must now ensure that it’s well-resourced to meet the needs of those on the frontlines of the climate crisis. The initial monetary pledges announced today are a small but inadequate start. Wealthy nations, including the United States, must live up to their responsibility to provide significant contributions to the fund in the years ahead.
“Nations must now move expeditiously to tackling other pressing issues on the agenda at COP28. That includes securing an agreement on a fast, fair fossil fuel phaseout to address the root cause of climate change and Loss and Damage. Addressing Loss and Damage in a more comprehensive way must also be a key part of the Global Stocktake and climate finance negotiations over the next two weeks.”

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May The 4th Be With You on This Star Wars Day
On this “May The Force (4th) Be With You Day”. I can say I am one of the few who haven’t watched all of the “Star Wars” movies. I haven’t. When I tell people this I usually get a look of disbelief. There is a reason. I do own Disney+ so if I wanted to I could binge-watch them all so that I can right this wrong.
I blame it on my babysitter growing up. I was about 4 years old when the original “Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope” came out in 1977.
First, don’t get me started on the whole “it’s episode 4 but yet the first “Star Wars” movie to come out. That right there may have led me to never watch another one. That, though, is not the reason that was the one and only “Star Wars” movie I have ever watched. Yes, I do still know a lot of the plot lines and revelations. I just never watched the other movies.
So again here I was four years old and my babysitter, Chrissy, who at the time I really loved, took me to the movies. She took me to see “Star Wars”. Now I was four. Was it age-appropriate for me? Maybe not. OK, probably not.
Looking back I know she wasn't taking ME to the movies. She wasn't trying to be nice to me. She was meeting friends of hers at the movies. She was just stuck with me.
I will say that what she said to me when Chewbacca appeared on the screen was not nice at all. She told me if I was not good (hey maybe I was acting up a little bit, I don’t know or maybe she didn't want to be bothered with me when she was with her friends) Chewbacca would come off the screen and get me. Chewbacca! I was four so I didn’t realize he was a good guy and wouldn’t do that. I just know that freaked me out. Pretty bad. Bad enough to never watch another Star Wars movie.
I did one day decide to face my fear. I hung out with Chewbacca. Luckily it was just a mini-Chewbacca at an Amarillo Bulls game but I had to start somewhere.
Since that day at the movie theater, I never ventured past that one episode ever. Episode IV was the one and only Star Wars movie I ever have watched. Should that change? Should I give them a chance? Or should I keep that as one of the quirky things that make me who I am?
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BOSTON (MarketWatch) — Plenty of folks are aware of the best states for retirees. But what are the 10 worst states in which to spend your golden years?
People of Illinois, California, New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Ohio, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Nevada — you probably already know the answer.
The list, with Illinois leading the pack, comes from website TopRetirements.com. According to John Brady, president of TopRetirements.com, the 10 states earn this dubious distinction largely because of three factors: fiscal health, taxation, climate. See the worst-state rankings at TopRetirements.com.
As for fiscal health, six of the 10 worst states for retirees on TopRetirements.com’s list were among those just identified by a Pew Center for States report as being in “fiscal peril.”
The report, "Beyond California: States in Fiscal Peril," showed that “some of the same pressures that have pushed California toward economic disaster are wreaking havoc in a number of other states, with potentially damaging consequences for the entire country.”
Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin joined California as the 10 most troubled states, according to Pew’s analysis. Read the Pew Center for States report.
Of note, TopRetirements.com’s Brady suggested that retirees and would-be retirees might want to avoid states in fiscal peril because these locales might be expected to face decreasing services and increasing taxation.
States of disunion
Topping his website's list, Illinois’s fiscal health could be the worst of any state, observed Brady. “It even borrowed money to fund its pension obligations,” he said. As for California, he said the Golden State — though it does have a warm climate — is expensive and its finances are in disarray. What’s more, he added, it has paid some bills with vouchers.
New York wasn’t mentioned as being in fiscal trouble by the Pew Center, but it does have “very high taxes, including property taxes.” In fact, Brady said New York has the second-highest tax burden and fifth-highest per capita property taxes. Plus, he said, the Empire State has a “dysfunctional state legislature.” As if that wasn’t bad enough, it’s terrifically expensive to live in New York. The only benefit to living in New York, he said, is that pensions are exempt from income tax.
As for Rhode Island, Brady said it’s probably the worst-off state in the Northeast from a financial viewpoint. It also has high taxes, though he noted that the state does boast some great places to live.
New Jersey, according to Brady’s analysis, has the highest property taxes in the U.S., as well as the highest total tax burden of any state, as reported in a 2008 Tax Foundation report. Plus, New Jersey has serious pension-funding issues, Brady noted. States with the greatest tax burdens after New Jersey were New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Hawaii, California, Ohio, Vermont, Wisconsin and Rhode Island, joined by the District of Columbia. Read the Tax Foundation report.
According to Brady, Ohio has high taxes and high unemployment (9.9% in October). Plus, it has cold winters.
Of the 40 largest cities in the United States, Milwaukee has the coldest winter weather, based on normal daily temperatures, according to Current Results, a website that tracks weather trends. The lakeside Wisconsin city’s daily winter mean temperature is 24.1 degrees Fahrenheit. But fellow Great Lakes metropolis Cleveland is the fourth-coldest U.S. city, with a daily winter mean temperature that’s not much higher at 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
Wisconsin, as noted, is doubly cursed in these rankings as a high-tax state with cold weather. Plus, it has high property taxes. The only good news, at least for those to whom it applies, is that the Badger State doesn’t tax military pensions.
In a related survey, USAA and Military.com announced this week that Waco, Texas, tops the first-ever "Best Places for Military Retirement" list. In its report, USAA and Military.com focused on U.S. communities that offer “a high quality of life and help maximize military retiree benefits as service members manage their ‘first retirement’ from the armed forces and begin planning their ‘second retirement’ from civilian life.” Other places on that list included, in order, Oklahoma City; Austin, Texas; College Station, Texas; Harrisburg, Pa.; San Angelo, Texas; Madison, Wis.; Pittsburgh; New Orleans; and Syracuse, N.Y. Read the report at this website.
New England had two other states on Brady’s list of worst places for retirees: Massachusetts, which has high taxes including high property taxes and a very high cost of living, and Connecticut, which has the third-highest tax burden of any state as well as high property taxes.
“It has some terrific places to live, but the cost of living is very high,” he said of Connecticut. What’s worse, the Nutmeg State taxes Social Security.
States with the highest cost of living in the third quarter of 2010 were, in order, Hawaii, Alaska, California, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland, Vermont and New Hampshire, according to a Missouri Economic Research and Information Center analysis. The District of Columbia also makes the list. Read the analysis, which noted among other things that Missouri had the eighth-lowest cost of living in the U.S.
Ironically, the 10th-worst place to retire is the one state where it’s easy to find a cheap place to live: Nevada. As many know, Nevada is presently the home-foreclosure capital of the world. In fact, the Silver State continues to lead the nation in terms of foreclosure filings per household, with one filing for every 79 homes, according to RealtyTrac. Yes, the state is having financial problems, but the good news for retirees living there or contemplating a move there is that it doesn’t have an income tax — at least not yet.
Of course, not everyone is smitten with Nevada as a place to retire. Money-Rates.com published in September its list of the 10 worst states for retirees. That site, which examined such factors as crime rates, climate, longevity and economic conditions, including taxes, job opportunities and cost of living, found the worst states for retirees were, in order, Nevada, Michigan, Alaska, South Carolina, Maryland, Tennessee, Ohio, North Carolina, Missouri and Arkansas. Read about why those states were chosen.
States of mind
Does any of this mean you shouldn’t retire to these poorly ranked states? According to Brady, the answer is no. “Every individual has to consider his or her own criteria for selecting a list of the worst or best states to retire,” he said. “The best way to start your individual list of best or worst states is to rank, or at least think about, your most important criteria.”
In his study, Brady focused mostly on fiscal health, taxation and climate. But according to Brady, the full list of factors to consider when searching for a state in which to retire includes: taxes; climate and topography; crime; fiscal health of the state; recreation; transportation; health care; cost of living, including housing; education, including college; cultural resources; susceptibility to natural disasters; proximity to friends and family; and fitting in socially, politically and religiously.
And of those, taxes might be the most important. Retirees are affected in different ways by taxes, he said. For instance, the taxation of pensions and Social Security might be better or worse in different states. Ditto, sales taxes.
Property taxes can vary widely, as well. For instance, Brady said, property tax can be one of the biggest bills for retirees and it’s a category of taxation that’s not progressive. You might not have any income, but you will still get taxed on the full value of your house, he said. Of note, some states do have programs to help seniors control their property taxes. Inheritance and estate taxes are also to be considered, though he said such taxes might be viewed as the tax tail wagging the state-of-residence dog.
Choosing the best state in which to retire depends on many individual factors, and in truth, said Brady, “For any two people, the 10-worst-states-for-retirees list might be a good list for one person, but not for [the other].”


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Well, Ray, Tom (another member) and I met at the local donut shop a couple of weeks ago and discussed this and that and one of the things we talked about was me doing a presentation on small stream fishing in Amador and El Dorado (neighboring county) Counties. I agreed and was set up for the June 2013 meeting.
During our discussions he also invited me to their annual picnic. He and Tom picked me up at Cooks Station this morning and we drove over Carson Pass to Indian Creek Reservoir. I've been by there on many occasions because it's on the way to the East Fork of the Carson River, but have never stopped. Why? Your guess is as good as mine. So not only did I have a picnic to attend (hamburgers, chili, and sodas), but an ulterior motive as well. Scope out the lake.
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I'm sure you'll be hearing more about Amador Flyfishers in the future so stay tuned.