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text: The emergence of the 325 feet high Uppatasanti Pagoda lends a certain dignity to Nay Pyi Taw. The pagoda was consecrated on 9 March 2009. In the pagoda precinct are impressive religious edifices such as Maha Hsutaungpyae Buddha Image in Maha Pasadabhumi Gandhakuti Chamber; four jade Buddha images in the cave of the pagoda; statues depicting the birth. enlightenment. the first discourse. and attaining Nirvana of the Lord Buddha; the 108 feet high flagstaff; Bo Tree Garden with Maha Bo Tree and the images of the 28 Buddhas; the garden of 108 Sacred Bo Trees; Marlini Mingala Lake with the chamber of Shin Uppagutta in it; Withongaraa Ordination Hall; Cetiyapala Chamber; Sangha Yama hostels; Sasana Maha Beikmandaw Building; museum; Pitakat Building and religious Archive. Ceremonies to confer religious titles on eminent monks and ceremonies to offer alms to members of the Sangha were held on a grand scale with the presence of the Head of State at Sasana Maha Beikmandaw Buiding.

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Monday, December 2, 2013
Fighting for the Edge by Jennifer Comeaux Blog Tour & Book Review
Two friends. Two dreams. One night that changes everything…
Ice dancer Aubrey London scoffs at romance. She’s focused on winning a medal at the upcoming Olympics and uses that as her excuse to avoid serious relationships. But when she and longtime friend Chris Grayden are thrown together by unforeseen circumstances, Aubrey finds herself questioning everything she's ever known about love, complicating her life both on and off the ice.
Pairs skater Emily Petrov embraces romance. She and her husband Sergei still act like honeymooners two years after their wedding. As Emily’s coach, Sergei provides constant support while she prepares to challenge for gold at the Olympics. But Sergei’s support might not be enough to help Emily overcome the one challenge she never saw coming.
With the Games only weeks away, Emily and Aubrey are on the verge of realizing their dreams. But one snowy, stormy night sets in motion a series of events that will test them in ways they never imagined, giving them more to fight for than Olympic medals.
Book three in the Edge Series this story shows not only Emily's POV but also her best friend Aubrey's. It was a pleasant difference from the previous two novels and gave me such insight into the characters. Emily and Aubrey's stories are compelling and took me into situations I couldn't imagine being in. Comeaux has an uncanny ability to write a compelling story that as I reader I could put down! Throughout the entire story I was engaged and felt like I knew each character. Their emotions, their reactions, their stories....they all came to life through the words of this book! I am still reliving this story in my mind and I probably will for the next week or so! I have to ask myself. "Where has this series been hiding?" If you haven't had a chance to read the Edge Series, I highly recommend picking it up! You will skate right through it!
You can pick up your own copy of Fighting for the Edge via Amazon or Astraea Press.
I received a copy of this book for free and this is my honest review.
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A new state environmental planning policy (SEPP) designed to protect core koala habitat will have the unintended effect of endangering the livelihood of farmers, particularly those who, alongside livestock production, rely on the bush for an income.
As a result, there is a strong push from NSW Farmers to take rural zoned lands plus private native forestry out of the equation.
Tenterfield farmer and NSW Farmers' delegate Bronwyn Petrie points out that the new SEPP has been gazetted before maps and guidelines were produced. Now these maps cannot be changed although the public can still comment on the draft guidelines until March 30.
Meanwhile, the maps are showing habitat over houses, sheds and irrigation channels.
"These are not the same maps that were created under the new Native Vegetation Act which can be ground truthed," she said.
"The Koala Habitat Protection SEPP has the potential to exclude Local Land Services native vegetation control through the creation of e-zones with far more restrictions and control by councils and the Department of Planning. It might be suitable for urban areas but not rural lands.
"I think this SEPP will be used as a backdoor way of undermining government native vegetation reforms."
Unless private native forestry is taken out of the new SEPP, producers like Mick Moorhead, Baryulgil Pastoral Company on the Upper Clarence, will find their way of livelihood under threat as his dual income stream involves the careful and selective harvest of mature logs from private forest.
This forest has been managed by five generations of the family for production and biodiversity.
"I do most of the felling and I take a close look at where it is going and try to place the tree where it will have the least impact as possible. I look up at the canopy and judge its weight, to figure out where it will lean.
"I've never seen a koala but if there was one there I would notice it," Mr Moorhead said.
Logs are snigged out of the bush with a skidder and hauled out by a loader to a local family-owned mill. There was a time when logs were broken down on the property.
Baryulgil Pastoral Company's existing property vegetation plan, devised in 2009, is immune from any policy change as it was created before 2017, however, it is due to expire in four years time.
"Cattle prices are not buoyant all the time. Timber is crucial to our survival," said Mr Moorhead, whose own mother Victoria helped wield a swingsaw to cut railway sleepers from trees on their property after the devastating cattle crash in 1974.
At the core of the new policy are affected tree species, up from 10 in the previous SEPP 44 to 123, covering most eucalypts and extending to broadleaf paperpark.
Spatial mapping using algorithms designed by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment's environment energy and science division has painted mapped areas of the state either pink - designating koala habitat, or blue, showing habitat connectivity.
Marengo Station manager Mick Kelsall, near Hernani, said he had never seen a koala on the property, despite spending plenty of time in the bush.
"And if it was assessed now they wouldn't find a thing. Everything's been burnt," he said.
Mr Kelsall was frustrated the Koala SEPP arrived on the quiet, with no obvious prior announcement, and offered up new maps that were clearly flawed.
"If we have core koala habitat we won't touch it, but to say a jacaranda tree in the middle of Grafton is habitat - are you kidding me? This policy paints most of NSW as koala habitat and to prove that is wrong I have to do the work. I have to pay to prove it wrong and that is a joke," he said.
"If there's core habitat they need to identify it and we need to sit down and work out a plan. But let's be sensible about it.
"If we lock up private forest like national parks it will be a disaster. Look what happened last summer? The time to bring this in is not now, after we're just recovering from drought. At the moment farmers need to rebuild fences."
At Walgett, NSW Farmers' representative Cam Rowntree, Eurie Eurie, said he was confused by the new policy's over reliance of digital technology, and disappointed the new maps were clearly in error, having highlighted a Chinese elm growing in his garden.
"What does it mean?" he asked. "I've seen the maps - pink and blue - covering every available acre that is not cleared.
"They say all of that is potential habitat but I am 53 and have never seen a koala on this place.
"My mother is 80 and has never seen one."
Mr Gulaptis, Member for Clarence, responded to The Land's inquiry, saying: "I agree that the new koala SEPP is fundamentally flawed and needs considerable amendment".
"The advice I have received from the Deputy Premier's office earlier this month is that we will be seeking to decouple the Private Native Forests codes from the SEPP.
"I understand this approach was endorsed by Cabinet in December of last year. Commercial logging occurs outside the SEPP and the intention is to adopt the same approach for Private Native Forests.
"Furthermore the advice I received from the Deputy Premier was that there were flaws with the mapping which underpins the SEPP and consequently we will be using the old SEPP in the interim.
"I feel very confident that a more practical workable policy will be finally adopted; one that does protect koalas and one that allows rural businesses to continue to operate without undue impediments."
- The deadline for comment on the draft Koala Habitat Protection SEPP is March 30.
- View the new definitions of koala habitat at webmap.environment.nsw.gov.au
- Make a submission at www.planning.nsw.gov.au/Policy-and-Legislation/Environment-and-Heritage/Koala-Habitat-Protection-SEPP

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For decades, the Cavallo family has been one of the leading Italian restaurant families in the Rhine-Main region. Behind the name Isoletta (ital. little island) is more than just the guarantee of high-quality, authentic Italian cuisine, but also the offer to be a living room and second home for the many loyal guests.
For over five years, the Isoletta family has been offering a trattoria concept that we have now refined as Isoletta Pinsa-Mozzarella-Pasta.
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People in hotel jobs in the UK could be seeing more local customers in 2015 if a new advert, aimed at getting Brits holidaying in this part of the world, is a success.
Popular animated animal Shaun the Sheep is set to appear in a VisitEngland led TV ad which will tempt viewers to travel agents, as part of a new campaign later in 2015.
The Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales national tourist boards are supporting the initiative.
The campaign comes at a cost of £4 million, and has the participation of travel agents, like Thomas Cook, Worldchoice and Thompson, who will be promoting UK summer deals to tie-in with the initiative.
Viewers will see Shaun holidaying with other animals in the UK, in a TV ad that comes after Shaun hits cinemas in Shaun the Sheep The Movie next month.
The new campaign is an aspect of the Holidays at Home are GREAT programme, which is funded by the government.
This programme aims to increase tourism in the UK from people living here and created some £380 million of extra tourism spending from its initial two campaigns. A third campaign's results are set to be announced soon.
As James Berresford, the chief executive of VisitEngland, explained, that campaign, like the Shaun the Sheep effort, also featured famous Aardman animation characters: Wallace and Gromit.
"Following on from the success of the third Holidays at Home are GREAT campaign last year, which starred Wallace & Gromit we have partnered again with Aardman to create another super TV advertisement," he said.
"I am confident Shaun will fuel the public’s imagination and inspire them to take a holiday in the UK this year. This new campaign forms a key part of VisitEngland’s strategy to grow tourism in this country, supporting the Government’s agenda for growth."

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Are you prepared for civil unrest?
Americans should be concerned with their safety and the well being of their families. The world that we are living in is becoming more dangerous by the day. Today’s political environment is getting more and more toxic. Islamic terrorism and radical leftist terrorism is on the rise. It is time for all Americans to begin preparing for massive civil unrest.
Americans can look to the past to prepare for uncertain times. During World War I and II, Americans planted Victory Gardens. These gardens helped Americans to have food security and help the war effort. Hopefully, America will never be engaged in a World War again but Americans would be wise to have their own source of food.
Civil unrest could interrupt the flow of food to grocery stores. If grocery stores are not able to get shipments of food, they will quickly run out of food because groceries stores do not keep large supplies of food in their storage rooms. In fact, grocery stores have about a three day supply of food. Anyone, who has ever lived in the South knows how quickly stores empty when there is a chance of snow. Any disruption in the food supply would cause grocery stores to be out of food for weeks or more in just a few hours.
Having a supply of food is not the only way Americans should prepare for uncertain times. Many Americans do not know how to properly store food. For many years Americans canned and stored food for the winter or hard times. Preserving food is becoming a lost art in our modern world. A lot of different types of food can be canned at home. High acidic foods like tomatoes can be cold or raw pack while other foods need to be canned in a pressure cooker.
Having a personal food supply may be worthless without having a way of protecting it. All Americans should have some means of protection. It would be wise for most Americans to own firearms and be trained in how to properly use them.
A home garden should not take the place of a supply of non perishable food. It instead should be a supplement to a cache of food. There are many more ways to prepare for civil unrest but having a personal food supply of six months of non perishable food, a home garden, and a way to protect it is a great starting point.

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A BRITISH bar owner in Benidorm has been told to tear down her Union Jack bunting by Spanish cops.
Tracey Walker, 54, and her regulars at the Little Britannia fear the ban was sparked by anti-UK feeling over Brexit.
She said: “My bar has had British flags outside for almost two years, and all of a sudden it’s not allowed.
“It is a British bar so what harm are some flags doing promoting my business?
“I wonder if they’d do the same if the flags were Spanish?” Tracey, from Bradford, says cops threatened her with an €800 (£708) fine.
When she refused to remove the flags, they said it would double to €1,600. She has hired a solicitor to fight the ban.
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A pal in the bar said: “There are a few theories about what’s behind this.
“But there’s real concern that local bigwigs have ordered a crackdown on Brit bars.
“There’s not a lot of love lost for Brits in Europe right now, and this could be Benidorm officials giving Brits a kicking in their own way.”
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Kriti Sanon, who wowed the audience with her performance in ‘Heropanti’, was quite gung-ho about her next project, Prabhudheva’s ‘Singh Is Bling’. However, with the film’s lead actor Akshay Kumar opting to begin Bhushan Kumar’s ‘Airlift’ first, has forced Kriti to opt out of ‘Singh Is Bling’ owing to date issues.
According to the reports, Kriti had duly allotted her dates for ‘Singh Is Bling’ to Prabhudheva and Akshay from February. But then the film was pushed to March-end or the first week of April to accommodate the real-life thriller ‘Airlift’ which Akshay decided to do first. This is when Kriti’s dates problem cropped up as she had already allotted her March-April dates to Rohit Shetty’s project, which stars Shah Rukh Khan. Though Kriti is cast opposite Varun Dhawan in the film, there is no way she could wriggle out of the project to accommodate SIB. And hence she decided to opt out of the project.
Kriti has been replaced by Amy Jackson, who was last seen in Shankar’s 'I'. Amy had a disastrous debut in Bollywood in ‘Ekk Deewana Ttha’ with Prateik Babbar. So one hopes she has better luck with Akshay Kumar.

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SACRAMENTO — The Clark family put the focus on young people Friday night at the Teen Summit as the anniversary of Stephon Clark’s death approaches.
The youth in Meadowview especially have been going through a difficult time in the months following the Clark shooting and organizers at the event are telling them they’re not alone and they can heal together.
“We were all affected, not just the Clark family was affected by this police shooting,” Stevante Clark said.
Stevante Clark is hoping for healing nearly one year after police shot and killed his brother, Stephon.
He and the Clark family organized a weekend of events to pay tribute to Stephon and bring the community together.
“What I hope we get out of this is helping people deal with trauma in a less combative way and a more positive way,” Stevante said.
The first round of events, a “teen summit,” where Sacramento’s youth gathered in a safe place to talk about trauma and managing negative feelings in a productive way. Investing that energy into positive change — instead of violence.
“Our youth especially are kind of confused about what’s going on. It’s hard for them to see a future at times in Sacramento and so we need to assure them as a community that we have their backs, that there’s caring adults in their community, and that we need to look forward to the future with them in mind and with their voices at the forefront,” said event organizer Deja Kinsey.
Many teens in the room say they struggle with feelings of fear in their community — worried that what happened to Stephon Clark could also happen to them.
“I have more anxiety in me than usual when I walk outside,” said 15-year-old Semaje Hunter. “I’m worried because i could be mistaken for someone else or I could be mistaken for having something in my pocket and cops can just shoot me out of nowhere and I can’t do nothing about it.”
Stevante hopes to ease some of that anxiety and for the community to build a brighter future in Sacramento in Stephon name.
“The legacy of Stephon is his city, his hometown, his community, his family, his children, and this is one way to share that love and that legacy with the people,” he said.
All of the weekend events will take place in the Meadowview neighborhood.


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Toumani Diagouraga looks set to leave Leeds this week
However, the midfielder has struggled to make an impression on Whites boss Garry Monk - last featuring on the opening day of the season.
And the Sheffield Star report that Rotherham hope to seal a deal for the 29-year-old this week.
Toumani Diagouraga enjoyed a brief spell at Rotherham earlier in his career
Millers caretaker manager Paul Warne is desperate to bolster his squad with Rotherham rooted to the bottom of the Championship table.
Warne has so far refused to discuss any potential deal but is said to want pace and power to help arrest his side’s slump.
Rotherham want to sign Diagouraga after the departures of Geg Halford and Jake Forster-Caskey.
Club captain Lee Frecklington has also been ruled out for several weeks with an ankle injury.
Diagouraga enjoyed a brief spell at Rotherham earlier on in his career, making seven appearances in 2007.

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The life, Antics and Opinions of a Gay Guy Living in Boston, Massachusetts
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Will the "Live Free or Die" State Legalize Same-Sex Marriage?
Today, the New Hampshire state Senate voted 13 to 11 to legalize same-sex marriage in the granite state. The governor, who doesn't have to sign it, has not indicate if he will sign the bill or veto it. The bill passed the House last month but its fate was unknown in the Senate until today.
Let's hope New Hampshire will become the 5th state to legalize same sex marriage and be the 4th New England state!


This article outlines a new control approach for flapping-wing micro-aerial vehicles (MAVs), inspired both by biological systems and by the need for lightweight actuation and control solutions. In our approach, the aerodynamic forces required for agile motions are achieved indirectly, by modifying passive impedance properties that couple motion of the power stroke to the angle of attack (AoA) of the wing. This strategy is theoretically appealing because it can exploit an invariant, cyclical power stroke, for efficiency, and because an impedance-adjusting strategy should also require lower bandwidth, weight, and power than direct, intra-wingbeat control of AoA. We examine the theoretical range of control torques and forces that can be achieved using this method and conclude that it is a plausible method of control. Our results demonstrate the potential of a passive dynamic design and control approach in reducing mechanical complexity, weight and power consumption of an MAV while achieving the aerodynamic forces required for the types of high-fidelity maneuvers that drive current interest in autonomous, flapping-wing robotics.
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Absolutely beautiful! I love living here!
We are 90 miles from Sacramento, and have a great community!
Our local ISP is in the final stages of approval for a gigabit fiber network. Once we have internet, we will have it all
Yes, new tech business are welcomed here. Our economic development council is active in encouraging tech businesses to come here
We have a strong tech history. The Grass Valley Group has been producing top of the line video equipment for decades
I just hope that we don't get overwhelmed. Part of the magic of this place is its smallness and lack of density
It's a difficult balance..more businesses will provide jobs and help the area.. or OH SHIT!, here comes the avalanche
So yeah, I strongly encourage a VERY FEW tech companies to locate here


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Wearing his G-suit and carrying his checklist, this “Combat Pilot” is ready to take to the skies. This handmade sculpture by Michael Garman celebrates the American heroes of Aviation.
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Sculpture measures 12.25″ tall. ©1996. Handpainted finish. #MG2150.
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Germany and Mexico get their World Cup 2018 campaign underway this afternoon as they meet at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Reigning champions Die Mannschaft begin the defence of the title they won in Brazil four years ago here against El Tri, who have remarkably reached the last-16 stage of the past six World Cup tournaments.
Joachim Loew’s side qualified with characteristic efficiency, winning all 10 of their games, scoring 43 goals and conceding just four to finish 11 points clear of second-placed Northern Ireland.
Mexico finished top of the CONCACAF qualifying table, joining Costa Rica and Panama at the tournament ahead of Honduras, USA and Trinidad & Tobago.
Sunday, June 17
13.00 (ITV) Costa Rica v Serbia
16.00 (BBC) Germany v Mexico
19.00 (ITV) Brazil v Switzerland
Sky Sports will broadcast the International friendly between England and USA this evening. The action comes from Wembley Stadium, before the Three Lions host Croatia in the UEFA Nations League on Sunday. This is the first meeting between England and USA since the group stage…
The 2018/19 FA Cup second round draw will take place today, live on BBC Two. The draw will take place at The Beveree, home of National League South side Hampton & Richmond Borough, ahead of their first round tie against Oldham Athletic. The draw will…
The running order for this week’s edition of Match of the Day is as follows.. 1. Newcastle United v Bournemouth; 2. Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur; 3. Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion; 4. Leicester City v Burnley; 5. Southampton v Watford; 6. Huddersfield…


When it's a big year for news, political cartoonists have plenty of material. Michigan Radio cartoonist John Auchter definitely took advantage of this year's chaotic news cycle.
Here are his seven most popular cartoons of the year.
Auchter's Art: Whether or not you like Amash, you have to respect him
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Auchter's Art: Leave the yard signs alone
Auchter's Art: Honoring those we've lost
Auchter's Art: The confusing narrative of Betsy DeVos
Auchter's Art: At least acknowledge reality
Auchter's Art: The scales of modern opinion
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Tesco has launched a smartphone-friendly virtual supermarket online shopping system at Gatwick airport to enable travellers to place an order before they fly.
While waiting for their flights, users can use their smartphones to scan items displayed on 10 screens in airport's departure lounge to order a delivery for shortly after they return home.
A two-week trial of the system follows Tesco's launch of a similar project last year in South Korea that enables commuters to order groceries at rail and bus stations.
Tesco handles around half of all online grocery orders, and nearly one in seven involve the use of a smartphone, according to the Guardian.
Around 50% of the population have a smartphone and this is set to increase to 90% within five years, the paper said.
Tesco relaunched its website this year and said online orders account for "high-single digits" of total revenues, thought to be around £5bn a year.
In April, Tesco CIO Mike McNamara told Computer Weekly that the supermarket chain was starting to make a more significant investment in internet platforms.
"Digital platforms are now our new equivalent of building shops,” he said.
A good chunk of that investment is going into developing the website and making it easier for third-party sellers to trade with the company through Marketplace, a new offering which will enable consumers to buy third-party products through the Tesco website.
Other areas of significant spend include the deployment of Tesco’s online grocery shopping into other countries.
Tesco ramps up digital investment
Tesco bags in-store software
Tesco bank slows migration to banking system
Tesco appoints new CIO
Tesco uses Kenshoo to boost digital marketing
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Chocolate Covered Stuffed Dates
12 Medjool dates, washed and pits removed
1 bar dark chocolate (85% cacao content or higher , I use Green & Black's brand)
½ cup Neufchatel cream cheese
2 tablespoons raw honey OR coconut nectar
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Combine cream cheese, honey, lemon zest and vanilla in a bowl. Mix with a rubber spatula until well blended.
Stuff each date with some of the cream cheese mixture, filling the date as much as possible. Place on a plate.
Chop chocolate bar into small pieces and place in a small sauce pan over low heat. Stir with a spatula until it completely melts. Remove from heat.
Dip each date into the melted chocolate and coat completely. Place the date back on the plate. Repeat with remaining dates.
Place the plate in the refrigerator to allow the chocolate to harden. When the chocolate has completely hardened, serve.
You could also choose to use fresh orange or apple segments to dip into the melted chocolate and let harden in the fridge if you are not a fan of dates.


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On my lunch break, I ran over to Moishe’s Bake Shop to purchase sufganiyot (jelly donuts) for Tara’s Hanukah party. How great is it to live in a cty where I can ask for sufganiyot and they not only know what I’m talking about, but wish me a happy hannukah on my way out?! Jewish cities rule!
I didn’t want to use this picture of sufganiyot because it’s from Martha Stewart (could you be more waspy??), but it’s an accurate representation and as we have all learned, far too clearly, I does not own a digital camera.
The best thing that happened today is I sold the “Bridge To Terabithia” book to a book dealer in Georgia, so I got to personally deliver it to FedEx. It was like seeing my baby off at the ferry. It was hard to see her go but I know somewhere in Georgia, some young child is not going to understand the magnitude of the Christmas present they are about to receive…. And that’s how I sleep at night.
During the White Elephant part of Tara’s party, I got this amazing young adult book, which was regifted by Emily, who I’ve met before. (Emily basically brought all the junk from her house that she didn’t want.) The book is written for me. And I quote:
“The Phatom reared, silver power against the white fury of snow…. Sam walked toward the hidden home of the wild horses. She was one of them now.”
If this woman (or ghost writer) can get published, I feel pretty good about my chances. Maybe I’ll start a collection of frightening young adult horse books. It turns out that the one I got is number 24 in a huge series. What if I tried to read all of them?


I’m a small time cricket writer and statistics are a big part of being one. I use the cricketarchive.co.uk as my first port of call to get domestic stats, averages and records, especially on Northants, and the official ECB site and then cricinfo.com for the more international based articles and stats and stuff. The ECB site is good for the business, fans and participant side of cricket where as cricinfo is more subjective and more interested in holding cricket to account like a broadsheet would. It’s a different style of writing to the printed press and breaks more interesting stories on the game. I really struggle with the old style of cricket writing of teacakes and long summer’s days and prefer a younger tone and edge. Cricinfo certainly does that, writers like George Dobell edgy, opinionated and interesting.
I chat online with Dobell and other people like Nick Hoult from The Daily Telegraph and we often coordinate our gossip on Northants when there is a story there. Northants recently moved to a LTD company from a ‘members based’ county and I worked on that story. Members held a vote at the EGM and 85% of those members voted to become a LTD company to secure new funding streams and so the members voted away all of their rights in a plebiscite in pursuit of new money to buy new players. We were digging deeper and knew the new money was anything but and simply property developers and building companies wanting to be on the club board for a future move or liquidation.
Cricinfo is internationally owned so diverse and covers all international cricket stories and stats. Indian cricket is world cricket’s revenue driver and so they feature heavily, as do Australia. But they also keep people informed with stories from tear two nations like Ireland and Afghanistan. Ireland are pushing hard for test status and I for one would love a Test match in Dublin. That would be one big piss up! If they win the qualifier for test status next year that’s what will happen.
England cricket are big on the site of course and playing some good one-day stuff right now. Bangladesh haven’t lost a home ODI series for while and England’s win in the heat and dust this week may signal a team ready to win the Champions Trophy, to be held in Great Britain next year, if you didn’t know. The Bangladeshi’s were conveniently allowed to see the return of two chuckers and two guys involved in domestic match fixing for the series and so near full strength but didn’t quite have the big batting and lost the series 2-1. Butler, Stokes and young Duckett will be the backbone of that team from now on. Ben Duckett is a Northants player that came through the youth team and turned the chance to move for more money when he was confirmed in the England tour. I have watched him through the age groups and see him as a big player for England and the hybrid player that will do well in 4-day tests that scores quickly and around the park to entertain, if and when the shorter tests come in. Ben’s forthright mom played hockey for England and has coached some of those style into Bens play. He sweeps both sides of the wicket and hard to know if he is left or right -handed
As I say the stats and records sections are strong on the Cricinfo site for international teams and the first place to go to check records. Did you know all of the 400 plus scores in ODI cricket have happened in the last 10-years? You need detailed records listings to keep up with crickets changing face these days as white ball begins to dominate. That changing face will include a pink ball day/night test match at Edgebaston next year, the idea being more people will turn up after work and school to watch test cricket. It worked in Australia because of those warm nights but it just won’t work here.
The site has good video sections of current cricket goings on and one of the better blog sections. It also has all the fixtures, scores and news from around the cricket world. A current topic is the hearing into the sad death of Phillip Hughes in Australia. Fellow pacer Doug Bollinger alongside Kyle Abbot who delivered the fatal ball is accused of telling Hughes with an atypical Aussie sledge that he ‘was going to effing kill him’ during the match. For me there need not be a hearing as we saw exactly what happened. It doesn’t well how well designed the helmets are. Players will bend the bars to see the ball better and move other protective stuff around so it fits snug.
On the whole Cricinfo is the best site for subjective comment and a younger audience. It’s funded by a huge US sports conglomerate and so has the legal power to be more combative with its writing. My style of article writing is very much theirs. Say it as it as it is, sport or not. They say sports writers are the most interesting writers as they have the harder job to do to bring their work to life.
Cricinfo 365 is a great companion to the cricinfo website, although the only problem is that people rarely have the time to read the full bulletin. Whilst it leaves things like scorecards to the website, it offers full reports from majoy matches, be they domestic championships or International matches, and there is usually a wealth of extra features on the game. Not only does it keep you abreast of what is happening around the cricketing world, it also acts as a companion to the website, and the two interact well. It usually arrives around 9:00AM GMT and is invariably very accurate and well written. With the contents at the top, it is possible to read only the bits you want and it is a service that I find exceedingly useful.
Cricinfo 365 is the brother of the world famous Cricinfo site. An electronic mail is sent to your inbox every day (or close to every day,) relating all of the day's cricket news. When you sign up for the Cricinfo 365 service, you are given the option of selecting one country that you are particularly interested in. Cricinfo365 will then send you all of the cricketing information in that country- both international news and domestic news. For a free service, Cricinfo 365 is excellent. For those who love cricket, its an unmissable service.


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President Obama continues to get low marks for his handling of the economy, says a new Gallup Poll.
Only 37% of those surveyed approve of Obama's performance on "creating jobs," the poll said. His marks are lower on "the economy" in general (36%) and "the federal budget deficit" (30%).
Obama gets higher marks on battling terrorism (58%), education (49%), and foreign affairs (48%).
Republican challenger Mitt Romney is making the economy a major issue in this election.
"Obama's ratings on the economy are significantly worse than all three prior successful presidential incumbents at this same point in their first term," Gallup said.
But those ratings are much higher than those of the last the president to actually lose re-election, George H.W. Bush in 1992.
Gallup's bottom line:
Nearly six in 10 Americans approve of Obama's handling of terrorism; however, that is where majority approval of the president ends in the current poll. He earns his lowest issue ratings on the economic issue areas tested in the survey, with approval on the federal budget deficit the lowest at 30%, and his approval on the economy not much higher, at 36%.
While Obama's issue ratings are largely unchanged from where they have been over the past year, that stability may be a problem given his overall job approval rating is 45%. Historically, presidents who won a second term had near-50% job approval ratings or better prior to the election. To move closer to that range, Obama may want to focus singularly on raising his approval rating on the economy, as with previous presidents it seems to have been the issue approval most closely linked to overall job approval.
David's journalism career spans three decades, including coverage of five presidential elections, the Oklahoma City bombing, the 2000 Florida presidential recount and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has covered the White House for USA TODAY since 2005. His interests include history, politics, books, movies and college football -- not necessarily in that order. More about David


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eBay made several announcements this week that show its commitment to large enterprise retailers. In the first, it announced continued rollout of its “Retail Associate Platform,” a set of mobile tools for in-store clerks at brick-and-mortar retail locations. eBay said it had deployed the platform across several stores of major retail brands including Nine West, DSW, and Aeropostale.
Retailers must be able to recognize when frequent shoppers enter their store, eBay said – “the Retail Associate Platform helps retailers capture, retain and leverage more information and function more effectively in an omni-channel shopping environment,” it said.
eBay also announced eBay Enterprise clients reached a $1 billion milestone in store fulfillment sales. eBay Enterprise enabled store fulfillment in more than 6,000 stores for 42 brands across three continents.
eBay Enterprise closed off a banner year, a spokesperson told EcommerceBytes, with 1,015 new client wins and 1,711 renewals and extensions with premier brands and retailers in 2014.


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Big Sky Health and Fitness Center
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LEED NC v2.2 - Attained all 10 energy points
|Owner:||Lone Peak Physical Therapy|
|Developer:||Lone Peak Physical Therapy|
|Architect:||Reid Smith Architects|
|Civil Engineer:||Redleaf Consulting, PLLC |
|HVAC Engineer:||Redleaf Consulting, PLLC |
|Landscape Architect:||Valley of the Flowers Landscaping, Inc. |
|Energy Modeler:||Redleaf Consulting, PLLC |
|Commissioning Agent:||Facility Improvement Corporation |
Great Falls, Montana
|LEED AP:||Josh Greene, LEED AP|
|Senior LEED AP:||Kath Williams|
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John Boersma, the owner of Lone Peak Physical Therapy and Steven Rager, owner of Big Sky Health and Fitness, approached Reid Smith Architects to design a new facility for them that would better fit their needs. They had already purchased Lot 3B in
Center , Big Sky, MT. The owners wanted to maximize the allowable square footage of 10,000 sq. ft. with two stories and a small basement. John and Steven required roughly half of the buildings square footage for the new gym, physical therapy and Steven’s wife’s massage business. All of the upper level space was to be office space. The leftover main level space was to be retail with its own entrance.
Building green was something suggested by the builder, Greene Construction. Josh Greene and several of the members of the building team had just finished a LEED seminar and had passed the LEED AP Exam. Everyone was on board and excited.
Big Sky is a highly active town nestled in the mountains of
Montana . Most of it’s residents use the mountains for exercise so there wasn’t a huge need to expand to a commercial size. However, the new facility is bigger, brighter, and more functional for the Physical Therapy, the primary business.
In the end the Health and
Building is a 9,679 square feet, 2-story, with a partial basement, commercial building located at
32 Market Place, Big Sky, MT. It was constructed, administered and is now operated by Madko Realty, LLC (Steven Rager). The upper level has five business offices. The main level has the Big Sky Health and Fitness gym, Lone Peak Physical Therapy, and Ozssage massage accessed from the Lobby. A retail space is also on the main level accessed from it’s own entrance.


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Friday, November 15, 2013
THE KING'S AGENT HONORED AS A FINALIST
IN THE 2013 USA BEST BOOK AWARDS
CELEBRATING WITH A GIVEAWAY!
In celebration, I'm giving away TWO copies of The King's Agent!
To enter, comment with your email. For a share on Twitter and/or Facebook, receive an additional entry. Three total entries per person are possible.
The contest is open until November 30 (opened internationally; winner announced December 3). You must follow and friend to qualify. If you're already a friend or a follower, complete the other to also enter.
I'm also posting one of the my favorite scenes from the book, starring none other than the great Michelanagelo.
Gliding down the stairs, slipping silently into the dark kitchen, she took a long draught of mulled cider and threw open the shutters, breathing in the unsullied lush air of a new day. Mourning doves cooed in the trees between the house and the studio, and Aurelia closed her eyes, letting the soothing sound fill her. Curling up in the well-worn stuffed chair before the window, she tucked the layers of her homespun gown beneath her legs. As the sun crept over the horizon, the enveloping blanket of light and warmth tucked her in.
The strange sound pulled at her, a low but insistent scratching. Aurelia struggled to open her eyes, so deeply had she fallen into meditation, the surface of consciousness lay far above.
Aurelia peered across the room through the hazy slits of her eyes and glimpsed Michelangelo, perched on a corner stool, almost hidden in the opaque shadows the room accommodated, hand flying furiously across the paper he hunched over, eyes jumping from her to the creation of her he conceived and back. She should stop him, but each stroke felt like a caress, as if he brushed her jawline with his fingers instead of rendering it with his charcoal. It was a wondrously soothing feeling, and she luxuriated in it, banishing all thought of consequence, allowing him—and the birth of the day—to continue without disruption.
Too soon the floor above them creaked as others in the household awoke; groggy, companionable voices passed outside the window as men made their way to the studio. The day had commenced against both their desires.
“No one will ever see it, donna mia,” he spoke without lifting his eyes, using the finest point of the charcoal now, making only the minutest movements with his hand.
She chuckled softly, but didn’t move. “Ah, so you know it is forbidden.”
Michelangelo shrugged one shoulder, but continued his work. “I knew when the vision came to me all those years ago in the Chapel. And I know it now. But my adoration will not allow me to stop.” He shrugged again. “Of course it is forbidden, or else you would not be on this quest, sì?”
He looked at her then, head cocked to the side, brow furrowing as his hand stilled.
“Why did you come? Surely there are others who would be, should be, charged with this task?”
Aurelia opened her eyes, calamitous thoughts barging their way into her mind; there would be no turning back, not for this day.
“You will think me frivolous and selfish.” She hung her head, unable to look him in the eye.
She heard his scuffling steps approach, found his kind face appear in her downcast gaze. Michelangelo knelt at the side of her chair, one hand taking hers, the other holding his parchment.
“I should not have a bad thought of you, Aurelia.” He breathed a laugh. “Who am I to judge one such as you? Or anyone, for that matter.”
“I came,” Aurelia found the words in his unconditional empathy, “for me.”
He tilted his head yet again. “Scusi?”
Aurelia patted his hand with a smile. “I had, of late, found the burden of my position difficult to bear, the isolation of it most especially, the terrible sameness of it.” Her smile fled. “I wanted to experience this life, not just be a witness to it, but the lighter side of life, not that of duty and responsibility.”
“The lighter side of life?” Michelangelo’s raspy voice fairly squeaked with incredulity. “And you have chosen this…this quest…to find the lighter aspect of life?”
Aurelia threw back her head and laughed with unadulterated delight. Michelangelo, jaw dropping for half an instant, joined her, dancing with her in the irony.
Their laughter flittered away, the lark on a soft spring breeze, and he placed her drawing in her lap and released his charcoal to the floor. Taking both her hands with his, he kissed them.
“You and those who will follow you have my heart, my fealty, and my silence, Madonna Aurelia,” he whispered his pledge with formality. “Now and forever.”
Tears came to her eyes; she found the feel of them strange. In all her years, she could not remember a moment so breathtaking, so heartbreaking, as to bring her to tears. Whatever the consequences of her impetuous actions may be, to know this man, to experience him and Rome and all he had shown her, was a joy worthy of it all.
“I ask but one thing.” Michelangelo lowered his forehead to the knuckles of her hand, voice muffled into the puffed and worn fabric of the chair arm. “That you bring no harm to Battista, to amore mio. That I could not bear.”
Aurelia sniffed a sigh, it was a difficult request, but one she had already pledged herself to. How much easier things would have been were Battista not the man he was, possessing such beauty, of every incarnation.
She picked up the parchment in her lap, studied the face so skillfully etched upon it, one so familiar and yet alien. “I must do whatever I must, but I can promise you no hurt shall befall him, least not while our lives intersect, for he is m…my love as well.”
She gave him a conditional answer, and she saw the edge of dissatisfaction in his honey-colored eyes. His throat throttled a swallow and his ethereal smile peeped out at her once more.
“I shall come with you, then, if I may,” he requested with a giddiness more suited to a child. “I would see the end of this, at least from Firenze.”
“A wonderful idea,” she assured him. “You shall be marvelous company on the journey. It will be well that you are near, once—”
“Buongiorno.” Battista popped his head into the kitchen, face bright with glee. “Frado has returned. We make for Florence.”
Just as quickly, he darted out, leaving Aurelia and Michelangelo warm in the wake of him. Michelangelo stood and took the parchment, gaze roving over it with a critical though pleased eye. As she stood and joined him, as they headed for the door, he stepped to the low house fire, no more than burning cinders not yet stoked for the day, and placed the thin drawing material upon the glowing embers.
They left the kitchen, Aurelia’s likeness turning to fluttering ash behind them.


Meredith Vieira's question on Monday about Hillary Clinton decrying Bush's "Fear Factor presidency" seemed like a tired NBC-show plug to me. (What next? Vieira asking the First Lady, "An interrogation bill. Bush faces McCain. Deal Or No Deal?") So where did this Hillary Clinton quote originate? After a little Nexis searching, it's from an interview Sen. Clinton gave to the editorial board of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle on January 19, 2005. (NewsMax had it at the time.) Does Vieira have an excellent memory? Or who pulled this old chestnut out?
Saying the Bush administration uses scare tactics rather than sound policy, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed deep concerns about the president's second term on a visit to Rochester on Tuesday. "The fear factor has become the overriding strategic approach that this administration uses," Clinton told the Democrat and Chronicle editorial board.
So Vieira's quote was not exact. And it's possible Hillary wasn't flacking for NBC, but the words "fear factor" have become much commoner in recent years. The story continued:
President Bush has used fear to rally public support on issues ranging from U.S. policy in Iraq to privatization of Social Security, said Clinton, D-N.Y.
She said Bush has put the federal government so deep in debt that the nation is in no position to go ahead with a plan to permit workers to take money they now pay in Social Security taxes and instead invest it in the stock market.
Such a plan, Clinton said, would require the administration to borrow large amounts of money to make up for funds that could not be used for Social Security.
Clinton favored going ahead with elections in Iraq, but faulted Bush for mistakes and misjudgments. Regional elections, she said, should have been held before the upcoming national elections.
Clinton also said that a more conservative agenda would emerge out of the Republican majority in Congress. "I think that they have very radical ideas that they call reform," Clinton said.
Whether the proposed Renaissance Square project gets additional funding will depend on how the transportation bill shapes up in Congress, Clinton said.
She said that the $318 billion transportation bill stalled because Bush wanted the appropriation to be $265 billion.
Contacted later, state GOP Chairman Stephen Minarik said, "Before she mouths off, where are the 200,000 jobs she promised upstate?"
On another issue, Clinton said that she was "dumbfounded" by the recent suggestion by Harvard University president Lawrence H. Summers that gender differences might explain why fewer women succeed in science and math careers.
"I think the women scientists are really firing back very effectively," Clinton said.
The other obvious question: why can "Today" pick the uncomfortable questions for Mrs. Bush, on the Bush administrations tactics versus terror, and then skip uncomfortable questions for Hillary Clinton just a week ago? Unless you count questioning Sen. Clinton on the Bush administration's tactics versus terror to be uncomfortable. They clearly skipped the question Mrs. Clinton literally escaped reporters to avoid: her opinion on ABC's "Path to 9/11" movie.


The Smart City Expo World Congress 2018 is over. NaviParking also marked its presence there. This time Paul represented us having that unique opportunity to share our experiences and spread a word about smart parking value – added to Smart City ecosystem
Between 13th and 15th of November, Barcelona became a meeting spot for entities promoting Smart City as a hub of innovation and knowledge aimed at supporting sustainable development goals. The event brought together city and government representatives, institutions, experts, as well as startups and global enterprises.


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EDUCATION AND THE CITY
As we enter the month of September and students, parents, and educators are among the like that prepare to return to school after an almost 7 month closure, Ontarians have been watching Education Minister Stephen Leece and the Ford government’s plan for reopening schools safely, also widely referred to as #SafeSeptember. Concerns around mandatory masks, sanitization procedures, funding for new and laid off teachers, and access to daycare and e-learning tools are some of the largest cited concerns.
According to a recent poll by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies, fifty-nine per cent of respondents with children said they would send their kids to school if there is some type of classroom instruction at least a few days a week. But, 18 per cent said they would keep children at home while the remaining 23 per cent said they didn’t know. Forty-one per cent of all respondents said they would be more worried about personally contracting COVID-19 if schools reopen while 48 per cent said it did not change their fears either way.
On the flip side, according to an updated Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board report released Monday August 10th of this year, 15-student classes would require about 900 additional teachers at the cost of approximately $76 million. The province has thus far pledged $30 million for the hiring of additional teachers across all of Ontario.
On Wednesday August 26th, the federal government stated that they are sending “up to” an additional $2 billion into provinces and territories for them to cover the extra costs of ensuring that students will be safe when the fall school year begins, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Wednesday.
The money is being sent through a new “Safe Return to Class Fund” in two instalments: a first portion this fall, and the second in “early 2021.” It will be distributed based on the number of students between ages of 4 and 18 in each region, with the decision to split the funding to “ensure that provinces and territories have support for the whole school year,” according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
Beyond the amplified health concerns that this pandemic has brought forward, many other pre-existing systemic issues in the education system continue to be highlighted at drastic rates, racial inequity being one of them.
According to a 2019 article titled Avoiding Racial Equity Detours by Dr. Paul Gorski, “in schools committed to racial equity, educators who resist anti-racist measures should feel uneasy, isolated on the outskirts of their schools’ institutional cultures.” He goes on to say, “research shows the inverse tends to be true in many schools, even when leaders claim equity commitments. Often, the educators most adamant about racial equity are cast to the margins of institutional culture. They are the ones feeling isolated, wondering whether they belong” (Kohli, 2018; Picower, 2011).
DR. BEYHAN FARHADI
Gorski, P. (2019). Avoiding Racial Equity Deto. Educational Leadership.
Lubna asks Dr. Farhadi about her CBC feature titled Mandatory online courses for high school students 'a terrible idea,' expert says and what her suggestion is for returning to school and what exactly blended learning looks like in the context of COVID-19.
Read Joy's Toronto Star Feature titled As an Afro-Indigenous woman being Canadian means living in a nation built on my ancestors’ stolen lands by my ancestors’ slave labour to provide context for Lubna's question on how Indigenous studies only became mandatory recently and what her take is on the current curriculum as it pertains to Canada’s Afro-Indigenous history.
Lubna mentions the quote "White privilege is your history being part of the core curriculum and mine being taught as an elective" that was circulating on Twitter.
Read the Toronto Star article about Julius titled "Who can use the N-word? Who stands for O Canada? A young teacher’s woes over equity work".
There are resources provided by Austin for Social Justice, Equity and FSL Programs.
Publications/Resources Austin was featured in:
Centrer l'équité et la justice sociale dans le FLS : une réflexion d'un candidat racialisé à l’enseignement (Centering equity and social justice in FSL: A reflection from a racialized teacher candidate) – Publication written by Austin Jafri for the Ontario Modern Language Teachers’ Association
Ontario Ministry of Education Documents:


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Due to the weather, our small dinner party was cancelled, and S.O. and I dined in isolated splendor at the long table with the Christmas cloth and the red napkins, and the little green vases with red and white chyrsanthemums and a few sprigs of cat-chewed baby's breath.
What is is about cats and baby's breath? They go absolutely apeshit.
I took my fruit cake cookies around to the neighbors. The recipe made 9 dozen. Hey, they're good, too. No icky yellow or green weird stuff, but rather my own candied orange peel. How cool is that?
Of course the baked goods disappear rather rapidly. I bake until the New Year, so it matters not if we eat stuff. What else is it for?
The menu was cannolli shells stuffed with spinach, chicken and cheese and baked in a light cream sauce, cherry tomatoes provencal, iceberg salad with special fancy homemade dressing, cheese straws for an appetizer, and then of course, all the desserts, now only two, including cheese cake. What is it with me and cheese? Life would be diminished without cheese.
Of course too busy to write this week. Next week will be worse. The tree is still undecorated and listing to port. The snow, however, is lovely.


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The Safari Simbaz U23 Development Programme
Developing young talented Kenyan cyclists. Producing world class professional athletes.
From David Kinjah’s Safari Simbaz Cycling Team comes a new project catering for talented riders at the Under 23 level.
Based in Nairobi, Kenya SimbazU23 identifies the most talented, ambitious and committed riders from the DHL/Safari Simbaz Junior Team, and the wider cycling community, and offers them enhanced support.
Riders on the programme benefit from access to equipment, coaching and the work of the management team to secure them opportunities at the ‘next level’.
The project is focused on road racing, but its riders compete in both road and MTB races in Kenya, and are aiming to compete across the African continent in search of a higher level of competition and greater experience.
The programme aims to grow to support more riders, develop partnerships with cycling teams and institutions around the world, and reach its goal of seeing a Kenyan rider race at UCI Pro Continental level in the near future.
For 2015 the programme is funded by the Chandaria Foundation and private donations. The riders are fuelled by Ultimate Sports Nutrition (USN) Kenya, and ride road bikes provided by Evans Cycles UK.
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More than anybody, people who grow food know it takes time to cultivate land so that its soil is rich and nutritious, capable of growing crops not only this growing season but for many more to come.
Care must be taken to nurture the land to provide the best possible food, working with patience and optimism to ensure the proper variables – sunlight, rain, warmth – converge to give each fruit, vegetable or herb the right taste and texture.
It doesn’t happen overnight.
Farmers know that, which is why I find it interesting that urban agriculture advocates in Lantzville are pressuring council to slam a bylaw through allowing urban farming districtwide without first understanding why agriculture was taken out of urban areas in the first place.
They seem to want it now and don’t care about the consequences.
It’s, well, unfarmerlike.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for people growing their own food. I’m well aware of a potential food crisis should delivery of food from the big corporations somehow fail us, either through natural disaster or other shortages.
I also get that growing food locally brings people together, provides more nutritious food and allows the growers to make a few bucks on the side.
I tried to grow a tomato plant on my back deck last summer. I gave it so much attention the dog began to feel snubbed. In the end it was a withered, dying stump with tomatoes that looked more like rocks.
I have a lot of respect for farmers. But agriculture ceased in densely populated areas for a reason, mostly because ingredients necessary to grow food (like manure) don’t jive with lots of humans.
In short, farming is as messy and smelly as it is rewarding.
Modern neighbourhoods are not messy and smelly, and over the decades bylaws in virtually every modern city around the world have strived to create highly populated areas that are as clean as can be.
Not everybody appreciates wafts of manure floating through their kitchen window (I would like to point out here I live beside two donkeys and several sheep and I love them all). It’s local government’s responsibility to ensure all residents’ needs and concerns are addressed.
There are things allowed in neighbourhoods not conducive to healthy living that one could argue are much worse than whatever farming could dish out. Pesticides are one example. And yes, we all burn fossil fuels and throw out our trash and emit all kinds of crap.
But clean well water is a legitimate concern in Lantzville.
Contaminants like E.coli could seep into the water system – we only need to look as far back as Walkerton in 2000 to know the consequences of that – putting pressure on the local water provider (government) to ensure it is safe.
It’s not as cut and dried as simply growing food. If it was, people would be farming on their little plots all over the world.
And maybe they’re beginning to. With modern concerns like climate change, food shortages and healthy eating growing daily, the return of community is more important than ever. I buy that.
But government doesn’t, and never will, move at the pace of instant gratification, just like human morals and ethics can’t keep pace with technology.
There’s a gap, but that gap is closing in Lantzville.
Council has provided a mechanism for residents to use land for other than what it was zoned for through temporary use permits, and a draft bylaw is underway to begin a “made in Lantzville” approach to urban farming.
It takes time.
So, like a farmer contemplating the growing season, he carefully examines information that has been collected over centuries to ensure he makes the right decisions because there are people relying on him.
Lantzville council’s position is no different.

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Hello, my name is Reuben Raj and I am pleased to host a new segment on The 13th Floor that focuses on music photography and the faces behind the camera.
We hope this new feature will allow our readers to learn more about our talented team of photographers who work relentlessly in capturing moments of musical history.
Our guest photographer today is Ivan Karczewski from Kioui Pix.
Hello Ivan, thank you for taking some time to discuss your passion for music photography with me.
Can I please invite you to introduce a bit about yourself?
Kia ora! I was born in the seventies in France and in 1998, I arrived in Aotearoa.
I started going to gigs when I was fourteen and never stopped since. I love capturing shots of musicians playing live and the emotions they give to their audience.
When and how did you get into music photography?
I started taking photos in gigs in the nineties with film cameras but only got into it more seriously in NZ with digital cameras in 2015.
What were some of the memorable music concerts that you photographed when you started in photography? What was special about these gigs?
I have fond memories of taking photos of a Yo La Tengo gig in Montpellier, south of France (the raging guitar of Ira Kaplan blew me away), Shihad in a church in Adelaide (the energy they gave out was astounding), Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and The Kills at the Powerstation (the rawness and intensity of it), Orchestra of Spheres at Splore (very psychedelic), Black Mountain and Endless Boogie at The Tuning Fork (the essence of Rock’n’Roll), The Ruts and Dead Moon at The Kings’ Arms (honest punk vibes), Low (a truly spiritual experience), Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at The Vector Arena (I was in the front rows where he spent half the concert singing to the audience – a true genius), The Bads and Voom at the Saw Mill (just beautiful) and Shayne Carter with Dimmer and Straightjacket Fits farewelling the Kings’ arms in style and passion (I truly love their genuine & honest music – this sold out gig was really powerful and special).
If you had to pick one music event in 2017 that was truly unique for you, which would it be and why?
Fat Freddy’s Drop at Villa Maria because that was the first concert ever for my daughters, the biggest crowd in NZ (10 000 people) at their concert, the atmosphere was fantastic and the setting and weather were perfect. I feel that FFD is a band that brings people together with their spiritual and peaceful music that is very unique to Aotearoa.
Generally speaking, which would be your ‘go-to’ camera and lens if you had to just pick one of each?
I like the Canon 5D with the 70-200mm f/2.8 L lens. I think this is a good combination.
Can you please share more about your selection of camera body and lens above? Is it the ability to capture wide angle shots, ready for low light conditions, fast shutter speeds etc. that influenced your choice?
I love the close ups and it enables me to take great shots from the back too (like at The Kings’ Arms, for instance). I also like the sharpness of the Canon L lenses and its low light capabilities.
In music photography, what would you regard as the biggest challenge and what advice can you share to overcome it?
The biggest challenge for me is the sold out shows where I have to photograph from the front row and make sure that I do not upset or annoy anyone. I always try to be respectful to the music fans who come to see their favorite artist or band. I mostly work on intuition and feelings. I strive to capture the atmosphere of the gig with respect to the artists and fans.
Who have been your ‘heroes’ in photography and how have they inspired your work?
I do not have any particular hero, I just enjoy being part of the Auckland music scene and really love working with all the music photographers at the gigs I go to. I think we all try to give our best and offer a different perspective of the night. I see it as team work.
Lastly, what are some of the songs on your playlist today?
- Artur H “Le Passage”
- Chelsea Wolfe “Half Sleeper”
- Neil Young “Living with War”
- Marissa Nadler “Fifty-Five Falls”
- Brett Netson & The Snakes “All Creatures Kill”
- Bob Dylan “Masters of War”
- Lisa Gerrard “Space Weaver”
- Sun Kil Moon “God Bless Ohio”
- David Bowie “Ashes to Ashes”
- Modern Lovers “She cracked”
- The 13th Floor Elevators “Slip inside this house”
- Siouxsie and the Banshees “Sin in my heart”
- PJ Harvey “Who the Fuck?”
- Joy Division “I Remember Nothing”
And much more…. J
Ivan, thanks for your time. It is always a pleasure to hang out with you.
Ivan Karczewski can be contacted at: email@example.com
Here are some of Ivan Karczewski’s photographs from past music events:


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Brilliant local Mr. Audacious set the scene for a sensational conclusion to the Gippsland Festival of Racing with a record-breaking performance in the heats of the $74,335 Group 2 Bridges on Argyle Traralgon Cup (450m).
Mr. Audacious is Sportsbet’s $2.10 favourite for the $47,000 to-the-winner Cup Final, to be run Thursday night (Australia Day).
And what a comeback it was.
The prodigious talent claimed his second track record – to sit alongside the Shepparton 450m benchmark he established in the 2022 Group 2 Shepparton Cup heats last March – enhancing his unblemished Traralgon record in the process.
7:07pm First race
8:01pm $15,425 GRV Vicbred Maiden Final (Race 4)
8:16pm First leg of Quaddie (Race 5)
9:01pm $74,335 Group 2 Bridges on Argyle Traralgon Cup Final (Race 8)
9:19pm $11,500 McMahon Builders Cup Night Match Race (Race 9) | Paua Of Buddy vs Titan Blazer
10:17pm Last race (Race 12)
Since opening his career at Traralgon last January, Mr. Audacious has forged an imposing 14 from 17 career record, including 10 of his past 11, while he’s unbeaten in four assignments over Traralgon’s 450m Cup course, also winning five from five over 395m.
Mr. Audacious resumed in awesome fashion when winning his Cup heat in 24.43sec, breaking the record of 24.48sec, established just nine days earlier by Salad Dodger, which will also contest Thursday night’s Cup Final.
Mr. Audacious will exit box 3 for the first time in his career in the Cup, his second appearance in a country cup decider, having run fifth in the Shepparton Cup, while he was scratched from the Ballarat Cup Final last April.
Salad Dodger, trained by Anthony Azzopardi, may have surrendered his brief hold on the Traralgon record, but he clocked the third quickest qualifying time of 24.69sec to advance to his second country cup final.
The son of Azzopardi’s 2019 Melbourne Cup winner Whiskey Riot was runner-up to Typhoon Sammy in the Group 2 Bendigo Cup last October and also ran second to Mr. Audacious in the Group 3 Warragul St. Leger in August.
Salad Dodger is the $4 second elect after drawing box 1, from where he won his heat and has a four from five overall record.
Mobile Legend (box 5) occupies the third line of betting at $4.20, as he chases back-to-back country cup titles for twin brothers Daryl and Colin Brennan, after winning the Group 2 Warragul Cup on January 13.
Mobile Legend, a son of 2017 Melbourne Cup winner and Traralgon Cup finalist Aston Dee Bee, produced the second quickest heat time of 24.62sec at his Traralgon debut.
The only other finalist at single figures is Revolution (box 4) at $6, trained by Harry Manolitsis, a son of champion 2015 Traralgon Cup victor Fernando Bale, which has won 17 of his 29 starts, his last five in succession.
The Traralgon Cup is the third and final leg of the Gippsland Festival of Racing, with Jarick Bale, trained by Mark Delbridge, securing back-to-back victories in the Group 1 Sale Cup (650m) on Boxing Day, while Mobile Legend won the Group 2 Warragul Cup.
POINTS OF INTEREST
The Traralgon Cup was first run in 1974 and was known as the Latrobe Valley Cup until 1980. Notable winners include Malawi’s Prince (1991), Light Of Fire (1994), Floodfawn (2001), El Grand Senor (2011) and Fernando Bale (2015). The most recent local winner is Jesaulenko in 2017.
The Traralgon Cup wasn’t held in 2019, 2020 and 2021, before returning last year on the world first $6 million ‘J-Curve’ track. The 2022 Cup, won by Typhoon Sammy, was conducted over 395m before moving to 450m this year. The win of Typhoon Sammy gave Jason and Seona Thompson ‘back to back’ Cup victories four years apart, with Poke The Bear successful in 2018.
FOR THE RECORD
Finalists Mr. Audacious and Salad Dodger have both broken Traralgon’s 450m track record this month. Salad Dodger ran 24.48sec on January 11, which was then eclipsed by Mr. Audacious in his 24.43sec heat victory last Friday night.
NEW CUPS KING?
Mobile Legend is striving to claim his second country cup crown in the opening month of 2023, after winning the Group 2 Warragul Cup Final on January 13. Mobile Legend is a half-brother to 2019 Group 2 Bendigo Cup winner Crimson Vixen and is a member of a sensational litter that also includes Action Girl (30 from 43) and Silver Brute (29 from 48).
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
Daniel Gibbons is the only trainer with multiple finalists, in Vance Bale (box 2) and Zella Bale (box 6), which both won their heats at double-figure odds. Both are outsiders in their first Group appearances – Zella Bale at $16 and Vance Bale $101. Gibbons also prepares first reserve Titan Blazer, runner-up in the Warragul Cup, which will contest the Cup Night Match Race against Paua Of Buddy.
GIRLS NIGHT OUT
Female trainers have won five of the past eight Traralgon Cups via Andrea Dailly (twice), Carolyn Jones, Terri-Maree Morris, and Seona Thompson, with Rachael Busuttil (Mr. Audacious) and Angela Galea (I’m Talking) looking to continue that trend. Zella Bale is the only female finalist and is striving to emulate another ‘Bale’ in 2008, Cup heroine Keeko Bale, the last member of the fairer sex to win the race.
Seven of the eight Cup finalists boast perfect records over Traralgon’s 450m circuit. Mr. Audacious (from from four), Revolution (three from three) and Salad Dodger (two from two) are all multiple winners over the Cup course. River Rough is the exception, with three second placings from four starts over the trip.
Group 2 BRIDGES ON ARGYLE TRARALGON CUP
Traralgon Race 8 (450m), Thursday 9:01pm
Total prizemoney $74,335 (First prize $47,000)
1 SALAD DODGER (Anthony Azzopardi, Rowsley VIC) 📷
2 VANCE BALE (Daniel Gibbons, Avalon VIC)
3 MR. AUDACIOUS (Rachael Busuttil, Kilmany VIC)
4 REVOLUTION (Harry Manolitsis, Lysterfield South VIC)
5 MOBILE LEGEND (Daryl Brennan, Napoleons VIC)
6 ZELLA BALE (Daniel Gibbons, Avalon VIC)
7 I’M TALKING (Angela Galea, Sunshine North VIC)
8 RIVER ROUGH (Des Douch, Maffra VIC)
9 TITAN BLAZER SCRATCHED
10 DR. ANGELO SCRATCHED
TRARALGON CUP HEAT WINNERS
Friday 20 January
(fastest to slowest)
24.43sec MR. AUDACIOUS (Track Record) 📷
24.62sec MOBILE LEGEND
24.69sec SALAD DODGER
24.71sec I’M TALKING
24.75sec ZELLA BALE
24.97sec VANCE BALE
RECENT TRARALGON CUP WINNERS
2011 EL GRAND SENOR (Carolyn Jones, Rosedale VIC)
2012 DYNA LOWELL (Andrea Dailly, Anakie VIC)
2013 PAW LICKING (Kel Greenough, Pearcedale VIC)
2014 Not held
2015 FERNANDO BALE (Andrea Dailly, Anakie VIC)
2016 PANTERA NERA (Gavin Burke, Alberton West VIC)
2017 JESAULENKO (Terri-Maree Morris, Traralgon VIC)
2018 POKE THE BEAR (Seona Thompson, Pearcedale VIC)
2019/2020/2021 Not held
2022 TYPHOON SAMMY (Jason Thompson, Pearcedale VIC) 📷
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The practitioner’s chief focus and primary ethical responsibility is on their client’s wellbeing.
The practitioner works to support the client in the experience of embodiment and empowered, enthusiastic consent.
When touch is included in Somatic Sex Education it is for the purpose of the client’s learning & growth.
During the session the practitioner is fully and consistently at the service of the client’s personal growth and learning.
The practitioner commits to their own professional development and ongoing self care.
The practitioner is aware of the potential for attraction within the client-practitioner relationship and ensures the focus is always on the client’s growth & learning.
The practitioner practices in a way that is free of narcissistic focus on power, admiration, or sexual gratification.
Entering into a client-practitioner relationship involves an intake process in which limits and boundaries are clearly set out and agreed to.
Somatic Sex Educators practicing as Certified Sexological Bodyworkers have additionally pledged to follow these ethics:

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On a model railway there are some things that that are needed for good operation but the viewer will never see.
I’ve spent the week working on these ‘odd jobs’.
Firstly, I’ve soldered wires to rail joiners to create some power feeds for the track.
Yes, there are a lot of them for a small layout. There will be six isolated sections that will need their own power supply and I decided to add more power feeds than are really required. Redundancy in electrics isn’t a bad thing!
Next up, the points (switches). I’ve drilled some holes in the sleepers so that I can fix them in place using track screws and sprayed them with grey primer. Then I soldered a power feed to the frog. This should give smoother running of the locos.
Finally, I’ve soldered wires to the Seep point motors. The wires will be connected to a ‘chocolate block’ connector so that the motor can be removed and replaced (if necessary) without soldering. Not my idea, I got it from Michael Campbell’s masterclass on installing Seep point motors. (Thanks for this Michael. It must have taken some time to write and it’s really helpful). The wires will power the motor and the frog, and go to the toggle switch that will control/switch the point.
These might look like boring jobs, but I find soldering strangely satisfying.
Plus, it’s been very cold in England this week and a hot soldering iron has helped keep me warm 🙂