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How a Sheffield beauty spot turned into a night-time no-go area
Plus, the government gets in a spin over Boeing
Good afternoon readers — and welcome to our Monday briefing.
We hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year break and are looking forward to 2024. It promises to be a big year for Sheffield with Heart of the City due to be completed and major events like the MOBO Awards coming to the city. But problems like anti-social behaviour still linger, and it’s not just the city centre either. Opened in 2011, the South Street Amphitheatre has been a great addition to the area behind the station. But persistent crime, drug-dealing, drug-taking, littering and anti-social behaviour often turn the beauty spot into a no-go area at night. Can anything be done to help the residents of this part of S2 feel safer?
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Catch up and coming up
For our weekend read, Victoria travelled to supercool Kelham Island to ask what happens when an up-and-coming neighbourhood finally arrives. You can still read that piece here.
Last week we sent out two great newsletters to our 1,926 paying members. In the first, Victoria visited the now 10-year-old Moor Market to find traders struggling with low footfall and rising service charges. And in the second Dan asked whether a new high-tech factory at the AMRC is really the great deal South Yorkshire's politicians say it is — or whether we, as taxpayers, are shouldering the bulk of the risk? An extract from that first piece is below.
Chatting to traders it seems like the tenth birthday party must have been a somewhat frosty affair. The “people upstairs,” one greengrocer says of the contingent from the council, stood in the middle of the market “taking pictures and looking important,” while everyone else got on with business. “There’s not one person upstairs I have got respect for,” he says. Traders cite a litany of complaints that stretch between the building’s first and tenth years like a string of thumb-worn rosary beads. One trader I approach tells me it’s pointless for me to interview her after speaking to a handful of other people. “I’m sure we’re all saying the same thing.”
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The big picture: On the edge 🏙
We really love this photo of Sheffield from Nether Edge by Steven James Brown (oursteven on Instagram). From his vantage point near Brincliffe Edge Woods, you can make out Sheffield Town Hall, St Marie’s Cathedral, the Cheesegrater car park, St Paul’s Tower and even the top of the Bernard Road incinerator.
This week’s weather 🌦
Our weather forecast comes from dedicated Sheffield weather service Steel City Skies, who say high pressure rules to the north, bringing plenty of cloud, especially after midweek, but a lot of drier if cooler weather, too.
Monday 🌥 Cloud tending to break as we head towards the afternoon, with a cold ENE breeze. Dry, with highs of just 3°C with a frost likely overnight.
Tuesday 🌥 Similarly cold, with variable cloud and some bright or sunny spells. Again dry, with a light frost risk overnight unless cloud increases sooner. Highs of 4°C.
Wednesday ☁ Thicker cloud expected from the east midweek, the odd pocket of drizzle possible with the frost risk diminishing as temperatures rise subtly. Highs of 6°C.
Thursday ☁ Likely to be dull again with a few drizzly spells possible. Cloud struggling to break, with highs closer to average at about 6°C.
Friday ☁ Potential for the odd break in the cloud, but amounts expected to be high again. No real deviation in temperatures either, with highs again around 6°C.
Outlook: Our high is expected to retrogress north and west towards Greenland through the weekend. Initially quite cloudy, but potentially turning colder, albeit brighter from the north by Sunday.
The big story: How a Sheffield beauty spot turned into a night-time no-go area
Top line: People who live near the South Street Amphitheatre say their concerns about persistent anti-social behaviour at the popular local beauty spot are being ignored. Can anything be done to help people feel safer?
Opened in 2011, the South Street Amphitheatre was part of an £800,000 plan to regenerate the area behind Sheffield Midland station and create a green corridor from Victoria Quays to Norfolk Park. The Visit Sheffield website outlines the original vision for the site:
“Under the shadow of Park Hill, it boasts one of the very best views of the city centre, and has been used for performances, screenings and installations — but mainly is used by folks hanging out on nice, sunny days.”
Would that it were. After dark falls, the amphitheatre more often resembles its namesakes in ancient Rome rather than simply a nice place to watch the sunset.
The amphitheatre regularly attracts large crowds and dozens of cars, especially at weekends and during the lighter summer months. Huge amounts of litter are left at the site including takeaway cartons, alcohol cans and bottles, and nitrous oxide canisters.
However, as well as low-level anti-social behaviour, drug taking and drug dealing also take place (residents on Shrewsbury Road have even reported people taking drugs in their gardens). Most worryingly, in July 2022, a man was stabbed in a fight on South Street.
Attempts at enforcement have so far failed. Police do patrol occasionally but the south east neighbourhood team have a large area to cover. A security camera was installed back in 2021, but hasn’t had much effect. In the absence of any progress, the local community is mounting a fightback. A public meeting will take place at the Trades & Labour Club on Duke Street next Saturday, 13 January (10am-12.30pm) aimed at improving safety in the area.
Could the problem be designed away? Manor Castle Councillor Sioned-Mair Richards told The Tribune that money had been secured via the community infrastructure levy to create a modal filter, stopping traffic from travelling directly from Shrewsbury Road onto South Street.
A temporary traffic regulation order will also be created, banning people from parking on the road which overlooks the amphitheatre.
Including the area in the city centre public space protection order which the council will soon be consulting on is also being considered.
“It’s been going on a long time but it’s really come to a head now,” said Councillor Richards. “The people who gather there don’t seem to have an appreciation of what it’s like for local residents, but it’s deeply unpleasant for those who live there. We’re pushing hard on this and are hoping to have it up and running by March. The idea is that we can use the time that the cars aren’t there to have a proper discussion about what to do with the site.”
Our take: It’s great that people want to use the amphitheatre, and it does provide a great place from which to view the Sheffield skyline. However, the way it is used by some people is of understandable concern to many residents and businesses in the area. With a planning application for the fifth and final phase of Park Hill’s decades long regeneration believed to be imminent, a redesigned South Street could hold out the tantalising possibility of creating a new public space which can better support the original vision for the South Street Amphitheatre.
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Our media picks 🔗
David Richards opens up about losing £20m from ‘devastating’ WANdisco scandal 💾 The Yorkshire Post get the interview everyone wanted with David Richards, the former CEO of scandal-hit Sheffield technology company WANDisco. As well as opening up on what the episode has cost him, both financially and mentally, he also talks about his latest artificial intelligence-led venture, Yorkshire AI Labs. Our piece from last year about Richards and WANDisco is here.
Nature running rampant 📸 As we mentioned last week, Sheffield artist Matthew Conduit has a new exhibition of large format photos which focus on how nature has reclaimed former industrial areas in Sheffield and on the Yorkshire coast. Here, regular Tribune contributor David Bocking speaks to him about why he is attracted to these “edgelands”, and how he makes the huge images from up to 80 smaller photos. The show is on at the Graves Gallery until 15 June.
17 photos perfectly capturing life at city's Park Hill flats over the years 🏢 A lovely photo gallery in The Star focuses on the long history of Sheffield’s iconic Park Hill flats. Photos included show the building’s original chippy, legendary barber Mister T, how the kitchens looked in the 1950s when the flats were first built, and the complex’s conker champions from 1998. The Star also has another gallery about Sheffield’s legendary 80s nightclub The Limit here.
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Spinning out of control? ✈
There has been an intriguing update to our members’ piece last week about the new Compass facility at the AMRC. To recap. When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt travelled to South Yorkshire last July to unveil plans for a new high-tech factory backed by aerospace giant Boeing, he was quoted as saying the £80 million cost of the facility was to be met by private investment. This was repeated by the AMRC themselves and by South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard, who said that the £80 million cost of the factory was to be met entirely by Boeing.
The only problem was, it wasn’t true. When we contacted the Treasury last week they told us that Mr Hunt had been misquoted, and hadn’t actually said the investment was private in the first place. However, thanks to the magic of the Wayback Machine, we now know that he did originally say the money was private investment, and that the quote was changed at some later date. Maybe this was an honest mistake, which was then unfortunately repeated by local leaders. Maybe it was government spin that was never corrected.
Compass, which will conduct research into making aircraft from lighter materials and could help the industry achieve net-zero, is a coup for our region. However, rather than being entirely funded by private investment, the factory will be built and kitted out using money from the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, Sheffield City Council and two government agencies which fund the aviation industry and advanced manufacturing. Contrary to the initial public pronouncements, it’s largely a taxpayer-funded project.
Things to do 📆
Ballet 🩰 On Tuesday, the Lyceum welcomes back The Nutcracker, a spectacular family favourite and the perfect introduction to classical ballet. The Nutcracker is a feast for the senses; the enchanting tale of Clara’s adventures with her Nutcracker Prince is full of magic and wonder for audiences of all ages. Tchaikovsky’s score, performed by a live orchestra, completes the magical experience. The show runs until Saturday and tickets are £15-£45.
Books 📚 If your New Year’s resolution is to get your first book published, the Sheffield Draft Night might be the thing you need. Each month, readers have 3-5 minutes to read from their manuscript. Readings will be just enough to leave people wanting to know, hear or read more. This is a space for writers and readers, publishers, editors, agents, and anyone who loves a good read. The event takes place on Wednesday at the Central Library from 6.30-7.30pm.
Talk 🔞 A talk about the psychology of fetish and kink will take place this Thursday at The Leadmill. A recent study in the UK found that approximately 50% of adults reported having a fetish or kink but despite this, they are often shrouded in taboo and misunderstanding. In this talk you will learn about both the psychology and biology of fetishes, and explore research which examines the role of power dynamics in kink. Doors open at 7pm and tickets are £14.


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In this interview at the Park Hyatt in Toronto, guest Dr. John Demartini shares with us his views on health and life. Get ready to get inspired! Dr. Demartini is also a featured expert speaker in Lana’s film called THE WELLNESS STORY, available on Vimeo.
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TORONTO, ON – THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT ATTENDED “THE RESONANCE” FILM PREMIERE EVENT ON NOVEMBER 21, 2015! We had over 300 people in attendance for a successful launch! On Saturday, November 21, 2015 we officially screened “The Resonance” at the JJR MACLEOD AUDITORIUM, University of Toronto Campus, 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto, ON Canada.
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El-P to team up with Killer Mike on new project
Following the current success of El-P's Cancer 4 Cure, it seems the last thing the rapper wants to do is sit back while he enjoys this rich vein of form. The Brooklyn MC took to twitter this week to announce that Killer Mike and himself are going to be working together on a new side project, "where we both rap. why? because we are bastards, that's why."
This follows on from the pair teaming up earlier this year to work on the Killer Mike album, R.A.P. Music where El-P had complete reign over the production. We're not sure exactly what the project will be but going from the teasing tweet, we can expect both MC's to drop verses in what could be one of the biggest collaborations since, dare we say it, Watch The Throne.
More news as soon as we have it but in the mean time why not get a taste of things to come by checking out a track they both rhymed on taken from R.A.P. Music, 'Butane (Champions Anthem)'.
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To look back on Grapevine’s year in travel, we decided to first go the empirical populism route, and drew up a list of the most clicked, liked and read stories we published in 2016.
The first noticeable pattern was that our darling readers—you guys! Hi!—had a strong interest in Iceland’s smaller towns. A photo gallery of Iceland’s “second city” of Akureyri was the single most-read piece at grapevine.is, followed closely by articles from the “drive-through towns” series, which included Borganes, Akranes, and Hafnarfjörður. It’s a nice reminder that off-the-beaten-track towns have a lot to offer. And you won’t find out their secrets on Tripadvisor—you have to go there, explore, and find them for yourself.
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There is still a way to go in the achievement of greater consistency and
comparability in a number of areas of financial reporting for banks applying
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The study by PricewaterhouseCoopers – that reviewed the annual reports and
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introduction of IFRS affected way banks report their results – reveals that the
major banks responded well to the challenges but implementation has not been
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areas such as hedge accounting, banks adhered to disclosure requirements rather
than attempting to set the agenda.
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level that minimised the potential volatility arising from the hedge accounting
requirements introduced by IAS 39.
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need to address the ramifications as a key part of their market communications
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reporting and risk management.
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presentation of investment securities.
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markets, combined with combined with favourable global economic conditions,
resulted in less volatility than originally expected in the first set of
financial statements infused with fair value accounting.
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volatility as the markets change and whether this will expose any frailties in
the quality of the underlying implementation of IFRS,’ Gealy said.
The report also noted that statements were delivered without any real delay.
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Technology in agriculture: what is its importance and what are its impacts?
The entire world is undergoing a digital transformation that characterizes the era we live in. Technology in agriculture is directly inserted in this context and advances at great strides, integrating itself with the most modern developments.
Connected machines and equipment have been increasingly responsible for the high yields of agribusiness. The development of technology and the instruments for its application provide the necessary support.
Keep on reading to understand the importance and impacts of technology in agriculture!
How does technology affect productivity and safety in agriculture?
Technology has brought about significant changes in almost all fields. In agribusiness, it really makes all the difference when it comes to safety and productivity.
Achieving ever higher production rates requires continuous improvements in productivity and waste reduction. Therefore, the technological contributions in the field improve the production processes in the management of crops and take this market to more competitive and sustainable levels.
The support that agribusiness has offered to the country’s economy is largely due to the facilities provided by the application of technology in what has been called agriculture 4.0 and precision agriculture. These include increasingly efficient machines and equipment, making it possible to improve agricultural production tasks.
In general, the impacts promoted by technology on agribusiness are summarized below:
- better property management;
- greater capacity to respond to disease and pest occurrences;
- real-time identification of water deficiency situations;
- inspection and evaluation of any part of the property, at any time;
- identification of diseased patches, those attacked by pests or with water demand;
- higher yields in soil preparation work;
- maximizing the use of pesticides and fertilizers;
- greater environmental care with less aggressiveness;
- optimization of the use of improved seeds.
What are the most important and modern applications of technology in agriculture?
The best performance and precision in agricultural tasks are incorporated into the characteristics of agribusiness thanks to innovations.
Keep on reading to discover some of the most modern technology applications in agriculture.
Sensors capture information from reality and make it available for use. As such, they can detect soil moisture, compaction and fertility conditions, to name just a few examples.
At the same time, they can locate invasive plants — such as weeds — and the infestation of diseases and pests in the fields. Also, consider meteorological sensors, which make it possible to schedule tasks considering local weather conditions, such as rainfall.
Technology not only crossed the farm threshold but also brought mobility. This way, mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets allow the obtention of data and interactivity in real time from any point where an internet connection is available.
For precision agriculture, remote access to information and the ease offered by mobile devices allow the obtention of information and field management anywhere and anytime. Constant physical presence in the field is thus no longer essential.
The use of drones in agriculture has added a set of advantages that have significantly increased the efficiency of work in the fields. For example, it is possible to carry out inspections in extensive areas to verify the development of the stand without having to travel.
One big benefit is the identification of clumps of plants attacked by pests or diseases or that are suffering from some deficiency. With this, it is possible to act on the spot to avoid the spread of damage and optimize resources, especially inputs.
Modern rural management platforms allow the producer to access a set of management tools for almost everything on the farm. This way, processes ranging from the administrative controls of suppliers and inventory of inputs to the management of production can be controlled.
In fact, with the achieved results, it is possible to develop indicators that allow evaluating the performance of the various activities and taking measures that lead to the constant progress of the work. Maximum precision and prompt responses are achieved by integrating other technological instruments, such as sensors.
Internet of Things (IoT)
The internet of things, known by its acronym IoT, results from the interconnection of various devices and equipment to increase process efficiency. Therefore, irrigation activation with crop data sent by soil moisture sensors is an example of IoT acting in the field.
In fact, the consolidation of technology for precision agriculture and the so-called agriculture 4.0 on the property characterizes one of the greatest achievements of the digital transformation that agribusiness is going through.
How can Jacto Next support digital transformation in agriculture?
All available technology, as well as access to its possibilities, must be made available for the farmer — from the gate to the inside. This is the role of Jacto Next, Jacto’s new service area, as your ally.
With integrated and complete solutions, Jacto Next enables agriculture 4.0 and simplifies the adoption of new technologies, helping achieve high performance, quality and sustainability within your business. After all, for modern technologies, you need the most modern tools.
To this end, among Jacto’s solutions, the services that allow the complete digitization of the farm stand out. They can be summarized as follows:
- internet signal coverage;
- connection of multi-brand machines;
- weather sensors and stations;
- satellite data and tracking software;
- operations management.
EKOS, the software behind the integration
EKOS is Jacto’s software that allows the integration of solutions for field digitization and information visualization. It was developed to manage all agricultural operations involved in cereal, fibre and fruit crops.
Its technology offers online multi-brand monitoring, improving operational efficiency and all information at your fingertips for fast and accurate decision-making. In addition to all this, EKOS has the following features:
- it creates maps;
- it controls work orders;
- it generates efficiency and operational performance indicators;
- it provides job breakdown reports on a single screen.
As you can see, through the adoption of modern and integrative tools such as those offered by Jacto Next, the application of technology in agriculture generates positive impacts on production and increases the productivity of the farm.
Contact us to learn about Jacto’s technology and everything it can do to ensure a successful production!


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Anthony Albanese pushes greater trade diversification and hits out at increasingly ‘aggressive’ China in pitch to farmers
Anthony Albanese has vowed to stand up to China as Beijing continues to “aggressively assert its power” and pledged to further diversify Australia’s trading markets in a pre-election pitch to farmers.
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says the government has wasted “precious years” to diversify away from China as he hit out at Beijing’s increased coercion in his pre-election pitch to the country’s largest agricultural body.
Australia recently signed a free-trade agreement with India and has increased its export share to markets across Asia amid maintained economic tensions with China.
But Mr Albanese told the National Farmers’ Federation on Tuesday that Australia urgently needed to “get more serious” about trade diversification.
“There’s no doubt our trade relationships have been affected by global political positioning as China seeks to aggressively assert its power,” he said.
“There is no justification for the trade restrictions China has placed on our exports.
“Australia should never compromise on our values and China must stop this coercion.”
Australia’s economic and diplomatic relationship with Beijing has deteriorated significantly since 2020 with China targeting key industries such as wine, beef, barley and coal slapping on massive tariffs or banning the products all together.
Mr Albanese said the worsening ties required Canberra to “seek out more trading partners”, identifying India and Indonesia as “clearly important priorities”.
Despite the trade agreement with India - which will see tariffs slashed for more than 85 per cent of Australian products – the Labor leader said it was a “partial deal driven by an election timetable”.
“We must do better,” he continued.
“In light of the urgent need to diversify, precious years have been lost.”
Mr Albanese also used his address to the National Farmers’ Federation to unveil $500 million in funding specifically for agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food and fibre.
The announcement – which will come as part of Labor’s National Reconstruction Fund – will focus on growing investment in value adding and exports.
Labor’s plan will offer investors loans, equity and guarantees in an attempt to “diversify the sector” and Australia’s trade routes.
“I see a future in which we not only grow demand for bulk exports, but process more of that produce in regional centres where new businesses will add value for domestic sale and export,” Mr Albanese said.
“Outside of agriculture, the National Reconstruction Fund will target new ventures in advanced manufacturing, the defence industry, and renewable energy technology like wind turbines and electric batteries.”


Yokohama AVID Ascend
Yokohama Tire Corp. is utilizing its orange oil technology with the AVID Ascend. It is available in 45 sizes in applications ranging from crossover vehicles, to passenger cars and minivans. The T-, H- and V-speed rated Ascend will initially be offered in sizes ranging from 15 to 18 inches.
The Ascend's features include 3D Adaptive Sipes that increase block rigidity for longer, more even tread wear, while promoting wet and winter traction.


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Latest American Society for Cell Biology Stories
Designed in collaboration with CODIE award-winning TEMIS, Science Navigator helps members accelerate scientific discovery COLUMBIA and BETHESDA, Maryland, January 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
By controlling levels of reactive oxygen species levels within chronic wounds of genetically modified mouse models., Manuela Martins-Green, Ph.D., of the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) was able to normalize conditions and heal the wounds.
Scientists have identified the biological pathway that explains Gaucher disease (GD) patients' higher risk for developing Parkinson's disease (PD).
Suppressing the enzyme fidgetin promotes the re-growth of experimentally injured nerve cells and their connections.
An experimental drug that targets macrophages, a type of immune cells, in the microenvironment surrounding the lethal brain tumor glioblastoma multiforme decreased the cancer's growth and extended survival of laboratory mice with the cancer.
Much of the debate in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has focused on whether the protein amyloid-beta or the tau protein is the symptom or the cause of the disease.
Reducing glucose metabolism dials down influenza viral infection in laboratory cell cultures, providing an entirely new approach for combating seasonal flu.
Cancer cells that spontaneously fuse with macrophages, the immune system's healthy scavenger cells, play a key role in the metastasis, or spread of the cancer to other areas of the body.
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) uses the EventPilot scientific conference app to provide its 7,000 attendees instant mobile access to over 2,000 latest research posters
They are coming to New Orleans to talk science with their fellow members of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) on Monday, December 16, but the ASCB winners of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Medicine, Randy Schekman, PhD, and James Rothman, PhD, are speaking out on controversial issues they believe threaten American science and American society.
- The horn of a unicorn considered as a medical or pharmacological ingredient.
- A winged horse with a single horn on its head; a winged unicorn.


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Social Media Users Challenged to Shutdown Networks
MEDIA RELEASE 06 October 2010
4.5 Billion Social Media Users Challenged to Shutdown Networks
Today more than 40 autism charities and a team of celebrities worldwide are joining forces to launch a global campaign challenging the world’s 4.5 billion[i] social media users to shutdown their networks just for one day.
The Communication Shutdown campaign encourages Facebook and Twitter users to make a donation and receive a charity app or (CHAPP) that will signal their support and intention to boycott their accounts on 1 November.
Social communication is one of the biggest challenges for people with autism and by volunteering to shutdown the world will have some idea of what this is like. For a $5 donation, the CHAPP will connect with the user’s Facebook and Twitter accounts by placing a shutdown icon over their profile picture.
From today the Communication Shutdown CHAPP will be available on the campaign website www.communicationshutdown.org. The site will also host a global mosaic where supporters can see their profile pic next to celebrities who have signed up.
Celebrities who are supporting Communication Shutdown include Miranda Kerr, the Brisbane Broncos, Dr Temple Grandin and Shortland Street stars Sally Martin and Matt Minto.
“Social communication is one of the biggest challenges for people with autism, so I think challenging yourself to shut down your social media for a day is the perfect way to support this fantastic cause,” Sally Martin said.
New Zealand has over a million social network accounts and globally more than two thirds of the world’s population stay connected through networks like Facebook and Twitter. As people become more reliant on these channels to communicate worldwide, the Communication Shutdown fundraising campaign will also serve as a social experiment on social media habits.
This fundraising campaign is truly powered by the people and autism charities across the world encourage people to show their support by donating $5 to receive the CHAPP and spread the message across their networks from 1 October through to 31 October, ready for Communication Shutdown on 1 November.


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Maine Root Handcrafted Beverages – Taste Buddies
Copywriter – Janell Hendricks
If I have a drug of choice, it’s definitely sweet, carbonated beverages. And if beverages are like drugs, Maine Root is like the soda equivalent to Walter White’s blue meth. Maine Root uses only the highest quality ingredients and they keep everything as natural as possible.
For our campaign, Janell and I wanted to create a character who was madly in love with the sensation of tasting Maine Root’s sodas. So we came up with Tongue Man and here he is getting down with some sexy Maine Root flavors.
Bottle and Six Pack Redesign
In addition to the three print ads, we decided to update the bottle and six pack carrier design, both of which were originally very very root-y.

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Hungarian people get slavery act for Christmas from János Áder
Toeing the government’s line, the President of the Republic also obeyed the command of foreign big business and signed the slavery act into law. In line with the hypocritical and cynical attitude so typical of Fidesz, János Áder even mocked Hungarian workers by wishing them a merry Christmas at the same time. Even though the majority of the country rejects the act’s inhumane and anti-family provisions, Fidesz lords just shrug any resistance off as they want to line their pockets rather then serve the people. We have seen the same attitude in terms of the migrant business when it was revealed that, contrary to the propaganda, the government was willing to let anyone in Hungary as long as they pay good money. Jobbik will keep fighting even more intensely against Viktor Orbán’s corrupt and pseudo-national regime, and we call on all honest Hungarian people to do so, too.
Jobbik Movement for a Better Hungary

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Kiwi staves off break below 0.61 as investors square USD gains
Daily Currency UpdateThe New Zealand dollar crept higher through trade on Tuesday, pushing off recent lows as markets look to square USD gains and adopt a more measured tone leading into tonight’s all-important US inflation print. With little of note on yesterday’s domestic ticket attentions remained affixed to broader global headwinds. Reports China’s daily Covid case count is again on the rise and elevated fears Europe’s energy crisis will plunge the continent into recession weighed on investors’ appetite for risk and sent the NZD toward 0.61 US cents. Having eyed a break below this handle the NZD found support, extending back toward 0.6150 before edging lower into this morning’s open.
Our attentions turn now to the RBNZ monetary policy review and rate statement. We expect few surprises and the introduction of a further 50 basis point OCR adjustment, taking the overall underlying interest rate to 2.5%. Such a move is fully priced in by markets meaning forward guidance is key in determining near term direction. A decline in domestic consumer and business confidence, coupled with a correction across the housing market and emerging indicators the local economy is poised to enter a recession have prompted investors to pare back RBNZ policy expectations. With the Bank continuing to indicate further rate hikes are need in this cycle in order to curb inflation, guidance will be critical.
Key MoversPrice action across major currencies saw the USD mark fresh 20 year highs and the Euro fall perilously to break below parity as markets adjust expectations for recession and a divergence in central bank monetary policy. The Euro tracked lower through the Asian session touching intraday and multi decade lows at 1.00003 allowing the USD DXY index to climb toward intraday and 20-year highs at 108.50. With the Euro poised to break below parity investors stepped in, rigorously defending a break below this key psychological handle and helping to mount a recovery back above 1.0050. With parity in sight the question is perhaps not if but when the Euro will break lower. Our attentions are affixed to July 21, where two critical risk events loom large. The ECB is set to meet and announce a 25 basis point rate hike, kick starting its tightening cycle. With the Fed hell bent on normalizing rates as quickly as possible ECB forward guidance and the path of future rate hikes within this cycle will be critical. The 21st also marks the day when the Nord Stream gas pipeline is due to be switched on again after scheduled maintenance. There are fears Russia will refuse to reinstate supply lines, further deepening Europe’s energy crunch and all but guaranteeing the introduction of electricity rationing, plunging the Euro well below parity.
In other news the Japanese Yen marked fresh 24 year lows as markets continue to price a widening in monetary policy expectations. With US and Japanese officials refusing to commit to currency intervention investors seemed bent on forcing the embattled Yen ever closer to 140.
Our attentions today turn to US inflation data as the key and critical item on tonight’s macroeconomic ticket.
- NZD/USD: 0.6080 - 0.6180 ▲
- NZD/EUR: 0.6050 - 0.6130 ▲
- GBP/NZD: 1.9280 - 1.9450 ▼
- NZD/AUD: 0.9020 - 0.9090 ▲
- NZD/CAD: 0.7920 - 0.8020 ▲

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Fear of earthquake in Uttarakhand.
Scientists say that seismic activities have been recorded in Uttarakhand’s Dharchula region (Dharchula) due to geological stress.
Hazarika says, ‘Gap is a term used to denote an area with little tectonic activity. Although Kumaon Central Himalaya belongs to this CSG region. It is one of the most seismically active areas of the Himalayan belt, which has seen quite moderate and intense earthquakes in recent times.
Scientists of the institute together with the Ministry of Earth Sciences have established a seismic network of 15 broadband seismic stations along the Kali river valley to investigate the causes of these frequent earthquakes in the Kumaon Himalayan region.
Hazarika said, ‘Dharchula area falls between two knee-like structures, which increases the tension in this area. This is the reason that earthquake tremors are being felt here for years. Many small earthquakes have occurred here and fugitive tensions are increasing. Of course, it is impossible to predict the scale or exact time of the earthquake. We believe that this fugitive stress can come out at any time.

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Massive Disneyland Attraction Database
The Stitch's Go Twister attraction, quarterly shining in the shrouded sunlight
Stitch's Go Twister
December 2, 1989
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This rollertwister -- the fastest in Disneyland -- is too intense for young ones of all hair colors.
- If this is your first visit to Disneyland, you may have to ride this attraction at least once to avoid being teased.
Policies and Notices
- Minimum height 47".
- Must be at least 43" tall and 17 years old to ride without a note from your next of kin.
- Guests may get dry on this attraction.
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If we want to continue to reduce poverty in Rwanda, we have to look at the determinants of poverty in the country and generate new ways to tackle it, as well as continuing along existing paths, where appropriate. Identifying the determinants of poverty will help us to fight poverty in a sustainable way. This paper investigates how.Read More
This study explores the nature of poverty dynamics in Tanzania using three waves of the Tanzanian National Panel Survey, spanning 2008 and 2013, and estimates the correlates for such dynamicsRead More
This study look at poverty dynamics in Tanzania under a qualitative approach.Read More
This study aims to increase the understanding of the factors associated with impoverishment and sustained escapes from poverty and of how policies and programmes can support these escapes in Ethiopia.Read More
This report presents the major findings of a qualitative study carried out in four selected areas of Ethiopia. The purpose of the study was to understand the factors in and processes related to sustained escape from poverty. It also aimed to establish the major political, economic and social contextual factors and changes that shape the pathways of different social groups.Read More
The overall aim of this project is to increase our understanding of the factors associated with sustained escapes from poverty, of how policies and programmes can support these escapes and the political and institutional pre-conditions under which these policies can successfully be initiated.Read More
Pro-poorest growth, defined as a relatively greater proportion of income gain from growth by the poorest compared to the average, may be necessary to achieve the first Sustainable Development Goal target of eradicating extreme poverty: this paper argues that it is likely to be, and that some countries have had at least episodes of pro-poorest growth.
Authors: Andrew Shepherd, Chiara Mariotti, and Laura Rodriguez-TakeuchiRead More
This report is a synthesis of the research developed in the framework of the project 'Disability, poverty and poverty dynamics: a preliminary analysis of panel data, policies and politics in Bangladesh' and aims to summarises its main finding and policy implications.Read More
Persons with disability are often considered as a specific chronic poverty group. However, little empirical evidence exists for developing countries on the size of disabled population. Even less is known about the interface between disability and poverty. The present study aims to provide statistically robust analysis of the state of disability and its interface with poverty and vulnerability through different pathways.
Authors: Binayak Sen, Mainul HoqueRead More
This paper focuses on the economic empowerment of poor and very poor women and girls. Advice on the practical interventions to enable WEE is rarely disaggregated by the intersecting inequalities that magnify poverty and inequality. As such, it fails to address the significant barriers to WEE for chronically poor women. This paper seeks to fill this gap in the literature.Read More
This report assesses drivers of the economic empowerment of chronically poor women and girls in rural Bangladesh and rural Nigeria. The focus is on drivers related to assets, both intangibly in terms of education, and tangibly in terms of ownership of consumption and productive assets including land.Read More
Thispaper provides the latest analysis of development policies and programmes that work best for the poorest people. It has a particular focus on the poorest women and girls and it also focuses on the work carried out by a number of leading donors, assessing the extent to which they attempt to reach the poorest, and among them the poorest women and girls.Read More
This paper explores agroecology as an alternative approach to agricultural transformation, offering low-input but knowledge intensive agriculture as a more inclusive and sustainable way forwards.
Authors: Anna Mdee, Alex Wostry, Andrew Coulson & Janet MaroRead More
This briefing paper provides recommendations for stakeholders on how toimprove accountability and performance in local governance through a local governance performance index (LGPI) at the district level in Tanzania.
Authors: Rachel Hayman, Anna Mdee and Patricia TshombaRead More
This working paper details the process of creating a Local Governance Performance Index (LGPI) in Mvomero and Kigoma-Ujiji Districts of Tanzania and of studying its applicability.
Authors: Anna Mdee, Patricia Tshomba & Andrew MushiRead More
This paper explores the relationship between disability and poverty dynamics in rural Bangladesh drawing from 293 life-history interviews conducted by the author and a small team of researchers in 2007. The aim of the paper is to use existing life-history interviews to provide initial insights into the relationship between poverty and disability in Bangladesh.
Author: Peter DavisRead More
This paper addresses that knowledge gap by applying new analytical techniques to existing data, helping to assess the impact of different types of pro-poor interventions in Fragile and Conflict Affected States (FCAS)
Author: Andrew Shepherd, Vidya Diwakar, Georgina SturgeRead More
This brief draws on lessons from the country-level research in Uganda, Bangladesh and Ethiopia to propose implications of a poverty dynamics approach for policies and programs in order to better support conditions in which poverty escapes can be sustained over time.
Authors: Lucy Scott and Andrew ShepherdRead More
This briefing paper summarises findings around the key questions of what ‘development’ means at the local level, who is responsible for it, and how local government can be held to account in practice. Findings are illustrated with selected quotes from interviews, focus groups and workshops, which demonstrate the challenges that need to be overcome to design and implement a performance index.Read More
This paper explores the links between poverty and disability drawing from 60 qualitative life-history interviews conducted in rural Bangladesh, in 48 households, in three districts, in March 2016. The paper provides insights into the relationship between poverty and disability with the aim of informing policy and practice concerned with both reducing poverty and improving the life chances of people with disabilities.
Author: Peter DavisRead More

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Drama club, drawing, video games, photography, handball, table tennisLetter to my Host Family
Chloe is in the school drama club, she loves drama, and she loves the arts. She says the arts are a fantastic way to express how you feel and drawing is her favorite. She likes to draw cartoons, planets, rockets, UFOs. Chloe really enjoys visual arts. She likes the cinema and likes to watch action, or science fiction, and horror movies. With her grandparents, she enjoys playing cards or board games. Chloe is also really interested in team sports. She played handball for 3 years and likes tennis. She wants to become an English teacher in a French high school so she wants to be bilingual in her future. Chloe chose to become an exchange student because she wanted to have better English and having an amazing experience, she said she has always wanted to go to the USA it's been her dream since she was young. Chloe can't wait to be more independent and discover another culture.
Michelle Andrea (18)
|Languages:||German, English, Spanish|
Music, songwriting, track and field, handcrafting, decorating, sewing, volunteering, songwriting, walkingLetter to my Host Family
Michelle (nickname Michi) is a HUGE Disney and animal lover!! Her family has been collecting Disney items over the years and you'll even find their Christmas tree full of Disney ornaments each year. She is also big into track and field! She not only participates in several events, she also volunteers at many big meets in her area. Michelle has a passion for music and has a great story of how many generations of her family participated in the same choir! Besides singing, she plays many different instruments (many self-taught!). Michelle is eager to have the "opportunity to strengthen my independence, self-responsibility, self-confidence and gives me the chance to get new friends."
|Languages:||Italian, English, French|
|Siblings:||One older sister and one younger brother|
Soccer, basketball, riding a bike, swimming, walking, spending time with friends, student prefers west regionLetter to my Host Family
Francesco is a 16-year-old country boy from northern Italy. He loves trying new things and knowing new people. He says he comes from a small village in the middle of nowhere but he loves living in the country surrounded by corn and grape fields. Surrounded by nature in his opinion is the coolest thing! He has an older sister and a younger brother. He goes to a scientific school where he enjoys math, physics, and biology. Physics is his favorite subject. In his free time, Francesco loves plays sports and staying outdoors. He prefers breathing fresh air to staying indoors so he really enjoys walking around both in nature and in cities and riding bikes. He does a lot of sports like basketball, tennis, swimming, rugby, and soccer. Francesco wants to come to the United States for an exchange year because of the sports. He loves playing sports and thinks there's no country where you can experience new sports like the USA. He is excited to experience, in his own skin, the high school spirit. Francesco wants to exit his comfort zone, discover another culture, speak a foreign language, and meet new people from a completely different culture. He wants to become more independent. He is looking forward to meeting his new host family.
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Emma is an avid environmentalist and animal lover. She enjoys dancing, CrossFit and running.Letter to my Host Family
Let me introduce Emma from Italy! She lives with her mom and dad and her dog Camille. She has been participating in a lot of sports since she was five years old. The most important ones are classical dance, CrossFit and running. Her hobbies and Interests are watching tv series in English, listening to every kind of music, walking her dog and learning how to help the ecosystem. Emma spends her summers at camp where she loves to meet new people and gain new experiences. She likes to travel and has spent some time in China visiting her aunt. Emma classes in school include Law, Economics and Business. She would like to become an exchange student because she loves to discover new places and new cultures.
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Basketball, films, American football, tv-series, camping, fishing - ASLetter to my Host Family
Rabbi says his two best qualities are motivation to do something and never give up and empathy toward other people. He lives with both parents and older brother and their 3-month-old golden retriever named Zeus. As a family, they like to go camping and fishing. Basketball is his passion; he has been playing since he was 3. Rabbi is a huge fan of Robert Downey Jr. and enjoys Game of Thrones and Paper House. One of the reasons he has selected the USA is to learn our traditions and culture and he loves pizza and hamburgers!
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|Siblings:||Brother in high school and brother in elementary school|
|Languages:||French, English, Spanish|
|Siblings:||sister and twin brother|
|Father:||Chief Financial Officer|
mountain biking, skating boarding, climbing, judo-brown belt, weight training, nature and animal enthusiast, video games. WOLetter to my Host Family
I have been dreaming of this exchange for 4 years now. I feel I am ready for it as during the last year I have been attending a boarding school, Monday through Friday, and then return home on the weekends. I love it. I am a very social person who gets along with all of my classmates and teachers. I was able to do an internship at a law firm and have become passionate about the legal profession. Because of the pandemic, I have started to learn how to play the piano and started to skateboard and enjoy both very much! I love meeting and talking to new people and discovering American life is a dream for me!
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|Siblings:||Two older brothers and older sister|
Handball club, reading, sports, playing piano, I love jazz music and classical music, video games, hiking - SPLetter to my Host Family
Meet Simon from France. Simon's parents are both doctors. He lives with his mom and sister but is very active with both parents throughout the year. His favorite subjects in school include French, Literature, and English. Math is a little difficult for him but he finds Chemistry and Physical Science to be much easier. Simon says he has three passions; music, sports, and videogames. Simon plays the piano and flute and prefers classical music especially Choppin piano works. He also enjoys playing basketball and handball. Simon's favorite videogames include Overwatch, Fortnite, and Dark Souls. Maybe his host siblings would enjoy playing these with him as well. In his past time, Simon likes to go hiking and camping with his family and friends. He enjoys rafting and canoeing. He really wants to learn to ski or snowboard as well. Reading is also a past time favorite. Simon enjoys reading Wardstones Chronicles, Harry Potter series, and Lord of the Rings. Maybe your family would enjoy hearing him play his flute or the piano, playing videogames or teaching him to ski or snowboard. Simon thanks you for welcoming him into your family and he cannot wait for you all to get acquainted during his exchange year.
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Horse riding, music, dancing, nature, animals, cooking, watching tv series, movies, roller coasters - SPLetter to my Host Family
Marta is a nature and animal lover, but not fond of insects. She enjoys horseback riding but does not have a horse of her own. Music is another passion of Marta's and music follows her moods. She actually danced up until last year and misses being able to do so. Her friends describe her as sarcastic because she enjoys a good laugh. Marta loves cooking and eating, anything from pasta to cakes. She prepares carbonara for her family on Sunday's and cannot wait to make some Italian dishes for your family. Do you love roller coasters? Marta does and can be your riding partner! She believes in moral value and everyone is created equal in her eyes. Becoming an exchange student will help invest in her future and become successful in life. Marta is excited to meet you and spend a wonderful year together!

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PayPal launches passkey logins for Android in the US
Since its inception, PayPal has been a pioneer in online security. The company has now launched a new feature called passkey logins for Android devices in the US. This will allow users to login to their account using a physical key, similar to how they would with a computer.
This is a major step forward in terms of security, as it will make it much more difficult for hackers to gain access to accounts. Passkey logins are also more convenient than traditional methods, as they do not require a user to remember a password.
It is important to note that this feature is currently only available in the US. However, it is expected to roll out to other countries in the near future.


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The Internet Goes to College
The Pew Internet Project
CHICAGO (September 15, 2002) – The generation that grew up with the personal computer now is heavily wired on campus and relies on the Internet in every dimension of college life. Fully 86% of college students use the Internet, compared to 59% of the overall U.S. population, and the students say the Internet is essential to their academic and social lives.
Among the key findings in a report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project titled, “The Internet Goes to College”:
79% of college Internet users say the Internet has had a positive impact on their college academic experience.
73% use the Internet more than the library for research.
72% check their email every day.
60% think the Internet has improved their relationships with classmates.
56% believe that email has enhanced their relationship with professors.
46% say email enables them to express ideas to a professor that they would not have expressed in class.
The report notes that surveys by the Pew Internet Project show college students are much more likely than other online Americans to use instant messaging, download music files, share music files from their hard drive, and browse the online world just for fun. They also use the Web and email to get assignments from professors, form virtual study groups, plan term projects, discuss their grades with their teachers, and even to see if the materials they want at the college library are available.
“Today’s college students were born around the time the first PCs were introduced to the public and they have grown up with these technologies,” said Prof. Steve Jones, lead author of the study and head of the department of communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago. “To them, the Internet and email are as commonplace as telephones and television – and equally as indispensable.”
Other findings of the report include these:
42% of online students say they use the Internet most often to keep in touch with their friends; 38% say they use it most often for academics.
As for email, 72% correspond mostly with friends; 10% mostly with family; 7% mostly with professors.
College Internet users are twice as likely as other Internet users to have ever downloaded music files when compared to all Internet users: 60% of college Internet users have done so compared to 28% of the overall population.
College Internet users are twice as likely to use instant messaging on any given day compared to the average Internet user. On a typical day, 26% of college students use IM; 12% of other Internet users are using IM on an average day.
“The students made clear that the Internet is the information cornerstone of their lives – not just on school projects but on every subject that matters to them,” said Jones. “The reason we care is that these students will be taking their online habits and expectations into their lives after college and that will likely lead to significant changes in work and leisure.”
Professor Jones is a senior research fellow at the Pew Internet & American Life Project and a co-founder of the Association of Internet Researchers.
The Pew Internet & American Life Project is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization fully funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts to examine how Internet use affects families, communities, health care, education, civic/political life, and the work place.
The Internet Goes to College:
How Students are Living in the Future with Today's Technology
Tuesday, September 17, 2002

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Wireless Signal Networks: A Proof of Concept for Subsurface Characterization and A System Design with Reconfigurable Radio
Subsurface monitoring has been accomplished through traditional techniques including
direct soil sampling, probing and soundings, and using geophysical mapping tools.
Although these techniques have been successfully implemented to characterize the global
state of geo-media in an interested site, there are challenges associated with these techniques including difficulties in providing real-time data to track geo-hazards and deployment challenges specifically the requirement of wired connections in some conventional techniques. To address these challenges, wireless sensor networks have been used recently for subsurface monitoring. However, wireless sensor nodes in existing solutions only provide point measurements and are incapable of providing global measurement for characterization of subsurface medium.
The key contribution of this dissertation is to bridge the gap between real-time monitoring and global measurements by introducing a novel concept of Wireless Signal Networks (WSiNs) with a proof of concept for subsurface monitoring using actual wireless
sensor nodes (i.e., MICAz) and a system design with a reconfigurable radio platform.
Wireless signal networks use the real-time link quality signals among distributed wireless sensor nodes as the main indicator of an event in the physical domain. Our thesis is that "the variation of the link quality between wireless sensor nodes can be used as an effective global sensing mechanism which reflects characteristics of geo-media subjected to various geo-events". To prove this thesis, the dissertation proposes an accurate and simple radio propagation model for underground environments, and the model quantitatively explains that the changes of soil properties and conditions affect the link quality and strength of the radio waves within the region of the event. Then, the dissertation presents real-time global subsurface monitoring applications with wireless signal network concepts based on the proposed underground propagation model including experimental evaluations. Experiments demonstrated that calibrated wireless signal strength variations can be used as indicators to sense changes in the subsurface.
To extend underground communication distance, prolong network lifetime, and provide
adaptive topology construction, we propose a system design for wireless signal networks
with the reconfigurable radio platform. Based on the theoretical and empirical
analysis of the radio propagation model, the dissertation proposes practical solutions of
extending the underground communication distance and an evaluation platform for the
system design with reconfigurable radio (i.e., Universal Software Radio Peripheral). The
dissertation describes a novel topology control mechanism by introducing a new control
dimension, i.e., frequency control, with the reconfigurable radio that supports underground communication distance extension, network lifetime enhancement, and adaptive
topology construction in underground environments of high signal attenuation affected by
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It seemingly took forever, but Julian Schnabel’s Palazzo Chupi is finally sporting a new coat of Pompeii Red paint.
A year ago, scaffolding was erected around the whimsical tower, on W. 11th St. between Washington and West Sts., causing speculation that a repainting job was in the works.
When the black construction netting first came off the film director/artist’s new building in 2007, its vivid color sent a shock through the historic West Village. Commenting back then, Andrew Berman, director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, raised Schnabel’s hackles by calling the hue “hot pink,” to which the famous painter and film director retorted it was, in fact, “Pompeii red.”
But by 2011, the color had faded drastically to a very faint dusty rose.
This time around, however, it appeared that a sandstone-colored primer was added first, so perhaps the newly applied Pompeii red will persevere a bit longer.
The Venetian retro-style residence involved adding an 11-story addition to a three-story former stable.

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Thank you for visiting my website.
I have been contemplating about starting this website and blog for quite a long time now. I must say that fear took the upper hand for some time. But not anymore! I am very happy to have launched this website and blog which will serve as a platform to share my personal experiences, thoughts, tips and discuss with you all.
My passion in life is singing and music. Those who know me closely, know that I started singing way back in 2002 with the encouragement of my music teacher at the time and help and support of my parents. I have gained extensive experience from then on and I felt that it is now time that I share what I know, learn from your discussions and feedback so that we can grow in our careers, together. I am a singer but also an accountant (we need a stable income to finance our singing career, right?). But I am hoping that someday singing and music will become a more dominant feature in my life. This blog is also a steppingstone towards that goal.
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One of the league’s elite passers, Young would be able to focus more on setting up teammates if the lineup had an additional.
Free Swx Cam Free Webcam Credits Aurora Cannabis Inc. slumped as much as 19% Friday after the company dumped a kitchen sink worth of bad news on investors. Tom Brady will become a free agent on March 18, but Robert Kraft has made it very. but within the last three days there. Warning lights are flashing now, and
As we careen towards March, one word will be ever-present in every college basketball broadcast, discussion, debate, and.
Center of the Sun: Will the Suns come out strong after the All-Star break? – Full Recap For the first time in a very long time, the All-Star weekend was a big weekend for me. I would have loved to see.
President’s Day 2020 is this coming Monday, but there are already so many great deals you can score right now. Highlights.
Ranking All 30 MLB Teams on Homegrown Talent Entering 2020 – Small-market teams are inevitably forced to rely heavily on cost-controlled, young assets, while big-market clubs can afford.
It’s remarkable what recency bias can do. Week 2 of the XFL heading into the final game of Sunday night between St. Louis and.
Of course, Dončić and Young are linked not only by their similar skill sets but by a draft-night trade in 2018 that sent.
Aurora Cannabis Inc. slumped as much as 19% Friday after the company dumped a kitchen sink worth of bad news on investors.


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Prince Albert police are looking for a 28 year old man who escaped custody.
Braidy Chase Vermette, accused of murder, escaped from guards outside the Victoria Union Hospital, with the help of two masked men armed with a gun and bear mace.
Drew Wilby with the Ministry of Corrections says the escape was premeditated.
Police says he is considered to be armed and dangerous and have not said how he got away.
Vermette is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Troy Napope, who has been missing since June of last year.
He was scheduled make his next court appearance on April 4.Police have also charged 29-year old Skylar Patrick Bird with first-degree murder in Napope’s death.
Vermette is considered armed and dangerous, and is believed to have ties to a street gang in Prince Albert.
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Anthony Welsh is a talented actor from west London. We caught up with him in the National Theatre to discuss his acting career and his current role in Inua Ellams’ Barber Shop Chronicles. Barber Shop Chronicles is currently headlining at the National Theatre in London and is on its second run after the success it received in the summer.
Anthony has a successful acting career under his belt, lending itself to both theatre and film. Some of his most notable appearances include Starred Up, Red Tails and The Girl with All the Gifts. In our interview with Anthony he talks about the moments in Starred Up where he and his fellow cast members were allowed to go off script. He also offers a few words of wisdom for aspiring actors. He’s got a bright career ahead of him and keep an eye out for his appearance in the new Black Mirror series!
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Botna Bend Park
Hitchcock Nature Center
Narrows River Park
Old Town Park
Farm Creek Public Wildlife Area
Pheasants Forever Habitat Area
KinderNature Preschool Programs
Summer Camp Programs
The Natural Areas Management program annually burns 1200-2000 acres within Pottawattamie County. These acres consist of a mix of public and private land.
Natural Areas Management
The Pottawattamie County Conservation Board is unique in the fact that it operates it's own Natural Areas Management program. The Natural Areas Management
(NAM) program manages 2000 acres of publically owned land within the county, as well as assisting with privately owned land. The NAM program focuses on
maintaining natural areas within the county, as well as public education, school programs and continued facility improvements.
Hitchcock Nature Center is the headquarters for the Natural Areas Management program. Established in 2007, the NAM program currently has two fulltime staff and is assisted by seasonal interns. The mission of the NAM program is to restore and enhance the natural areas within the county to promote a healthier ecological system.
The three main landforms within Pottawattamie County are the Missouri River alluvial floodplain, the Loess Hills and the Southern Iowa Driftplain. The dry loess prairie, oak savanna and mesic oak woodlands within the Loess Hills contain some extremely rare plant and animal species. Through invasive species removal, a more natural fire regime and mechanical treatment to thin the woodlands, the NAM staff is promoting healthier natural areas with an improved hydrology and a more diverse ecological system.
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Lloyds boss: 'Not up to me' to decide if £11m pay is right
The chief executive of Lloyds banking group has said it is "not up to me" to decide if his £11m pay package is right.
Antonio Horta-Osorio argued that the UK government, which owns 23.9% of the bank, had seen an increase in the value of its holdings of £14bn over the last three years.
He said he has "no intention" of cashing his shares until the government's stake was considerably reduced.
He spoke to the BBC's business correspondent Kamal Ahmed.
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Hello! I'm Lucy and I joined here a while back but I have a new username now. Anyway. I love The Rapture and I just bought 'The Rapture is Live and Well in NYC' DVD after months of pestering my local record store about it. I just watched it and now I have a big smile on my face. :) Anyone else got it?
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