The first female fighter pilots will appear in the Russian Aerospace Forces in two years, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reports.
“We train all the girls in the Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots (KWAAUL) for combat aviation,” said Deputy Head of the Department Nikolai Pankov after visiting the Orenburg Presidential Cadet School.
He clarified that most of the girls will serve in the military transport aviation, but a few people are preparing for fighter and assault aviation.
Pankov stressed that the female cadets perform the training program for military pilots in full. According to him, they fly and make skydiving “without any indulgences”. The first pilots have already completed the fourth year.
Earlier it was reported that the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu during a visit to the plant “Dagdiesel” offered the company’s management to employ the wives of military personnel.
The radiation background and radiation safety indicators in St. Petersburg correspond to the average long-term values, the press service of the Department of Rospotrebnadzor reported.
The ministry noted that the analysis of these indicators is carried out in normal mode and does not record the risks of radiation pollution in the city, RIA Novosti reports.
Earlier, the media reported on the risk of radiation incidents on the territory of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “RSC Applied Chemistry” in the village of Kuzmolovo, Leningrad Region.
In this village, the regional authorities have introduced a high-alert mode in connection with the transfer from one department to another of an object that has a potential radiation hazard.
During the privatization of the property belonging to the plant “Applied Chemistry”, the warehouse with production materials with a radioactive trace was not included in the list of objects for transfer to the property.
Applied Chemistry produces, among other things, fluoropolymer films, radiation monitoring detectors, and solid oxygen sources.
On June 8, Moscow hosts the International Forum ” History for the Future.” Alexander Nevsky, dedicated to the 800th anniversary of the birth of one of the most recognizable princes of Ancient Russia.
The event was organized by the Russian Military Historical Society, the Russian Cultural Foundation and the State Historical Museum, one of the buildings of which, the Museum of the Patriotic War of 1812, hosted the participants and guests of the forum.
The forum simultaneously operates three platforms, providing thematic panel discussions, allowing you to get acquainted with the main qualities of such a historical figure as in the fullest possible approximationAlexander Nevsky. About how the image of the prince has transformed in our minds over the centuries, and what additional meanings his actions have acquired, conversations are held on the site “The Image of Alexander Nevsky in Culture”. On the site of «Alexander Nevsky & ndash; warrior and saint: From the holy defenders of the Russian land to the military clergy in modern Russia, not only the history of the prince’s military achievements is discussed, but also a wider range of issues. In particular, the talks touched on such an important point as the interaction of the church and the army. Is known,that Alexander Nevsky himself attached great importance to maintaining good relations with the church hierarchs. The discussion platform “Alexander Nevsky as the patron of Russian diplomacy” is intended to remind that the prince himself was an outstanding diplomat who managed to curb the claims of Europe not only by force of arms, but also by force of speech. And who, by purely diplomatic measures, was able to achieve for Russia a privileged and relatively calm position among other countries and states enslaved or destroyed by the Mongols.
Some points, however, were discussed earlier, at the plenary session. Thus, Scientific director of the Institute of Universal History, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chairman of the National Committee of Historians, Academician Alexander Chubaryan I would like to note the continuity between the actions of the prince in those difficult and contradictory times and the actions of his descendants who later became the head of state: “I would like to say that his figure, and indeed the XIII century of Russian history, have long been the focus of historical science not only in our country, but also around the world. For example, a new book aboutThe Golden Horde, which gives a new look at this state. From my point of view, somewhat exaggerating the civilizational priority of the Horde, which, however, is quite understandable. The figure of the Russian prince is given special attention there, which is also quite understandable-Alexander Nevsky can in many ways be called the key, without understanding the activities of which it is impossible to understand that era at all.
His merit was that he could take into account and took into account the foreign policy circumstances, the challenges that Russia then faced. In this struggle, he managed to preserve the state structures of Russia, its culture, people, and to defend the independence of the Church.
But the challenge of that time did not come only from the east. In Europe, the Roman Catholic See was beginning to struggle with the newly emerging nation-states. Nevsky was at the forefront of this struggle, too. He stopped the progress of the papacy, becoming one of the first sovereigns to set a course for the creation of a national independent state.
His figure reflected all the contradictions of that era-it is not for nothing that fierce discussions have been held around the actions of the prince for centuries. I see an organic connection between the activities of Nevsky and the subsequent development of Russia and Russia. This continuity must continue.”
Senator Alexey Pushkov in his speech, he stressed the relevance of the image of Alexander for Russia in the modern world, which, like the XIII century, challenges national identity and offers to change it for the sake of some momentary material benefits: “Our conversation today turned to a discussion of historical problems, which is certainly necessary. But I would like to modernize it. Why are we talking about Alexander Nevsky now? It’s not just that the topic of patriotism has now come to the fore. The significance of Alexander Nevsky as a symbol of Russian statehood is broader.
Today’s Russia, whose foundations were laid by Alexander Nevsky, historically developed as a state that moved from a state of dependence to an absolutely independent state, eventually becoming one of the leading world powers. This is the natural way. The same path was followed by, say, the United States, turning from a colony into a superpower. Or China, which has turned from an empire into a semi-colony, having experienced the real yoke of the European powers. But it managed to find the strength to overcome its dependence on the West and established itself as one of the leading powers of the modern world.
Alexander Nevsky, who began the construction of an independent state and passed this baton to his successors, who achieved their goal, deservedly became our symbol. And here it is worth paying attention to the serious differences in terms of symbols in our country and in the West. Remember the events in the United States, where monuments, including those symbolizing the independence of the state, began to be destroyed. We are the samewe put up monuments. If this moment seems superficial to someone, it is in vain. This is a battle between two trends. The trend of globalization, which involves either a complete rejection of history, or its reinterpretation in favor of some new ideological foundations. And a trend that defends the preservation of national identity as one of the important foundations for the preservation of state sovereignty.
The course of destroying the real history, of replacing it, has been taken in the West. It is held firmly. Moreover, a similar course will be offered to us. Yes, what is there & laquo;will be & raquo; – already proposed. Therefore, you should understand that you need your own strategy, your own course. And here we must inevitably turn to the personality of Alexander Nevsky.
Alexander Nevsky is the figure with whom we go into the future. And when we see how we are offered a substitution of history, we must understand that agreeing to such a substitution is the first step towards losing sovereignty. I am sure that humanity is driven mainly by ideas, not by economics. And in our national idea, Alexander Nevsky occupies one of the key places. It should stay that way.
The leading regions in the context of the topic of ecology are named in Russia. The results were summarized for the first quarter of 2021. This title was awarded to the regions as part of the national award in the field of environmental technologies “ECOTECH-LEADER 2021”. The Organizing Committee of the Award and the Publishing House “Argumenty I Fakty” together with the company “Medialogiya” have compiled an eco-rating. The reference to the regions in connection with the environmental agenda in the first quarter of 2021 was taken as a basis.
The resulting TOP 20 leaders are as follows:
“High places in the media rating indicate that in these specific regions of the country, issues related to the environment are not silenced, but, on the contrary, become significant in the current agenda. And it is clear that the leaders in this are Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Moscow region. However, it is important that in other regions of the Russian Federation, environmental issues are given great attention, both by the authorities and by the media. It can be stated that in the regions that are in the top 20 of this rating, they are serious about solving environmental problems, or at least they are publicly discussed, ” said chairman of the Organizing Committee of the award “ECOTECH-LEADER” Vitaly Rasnitsyn.
The rating is based on the media database of the Medialogy system, which includes more than 63 thousand sources: TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, news agencies, and online media. It is planned to regularly compile and publish it during the year.
Roskomnadzor intends to check the recording of the broadcast from the Muz-TV award for violations of the law in connection with the possible promotion of non-traditional relationships among minors, RIA Novosti reports.
The agency recalled that such information can only be distributed with the sign “18+” at night.
If violations are detected, Roskomnadzor will take appropriate response measures.
It is noted that for the dissemination of information promoting non-traditional sexual relations among children, officials are provided with an administrative fine in the amount of 100 thousand to 200 thousand rubles, legal entities face punishment in the form of a fine of 1 million rubles or administrative suspension of activities for up to 90 days.
Earlier it was reported that Roskomnadzor sent a letter to the Disney TV channel explaining the norms of the legislation of the Russian Federation due to the release of the cartoon Out (“Exit”), the character of which has a non-traditional sexual orientation.
The head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu, during a working trip to the troops of the Southern Military District, visited the Dagdiesel Plant JSC, where he checked the progress of the state defense order, and also offered the company’s management to employ the wives of military personnel.
The minister noted that the defense ministry invests more than 3 billion rubles in the work of the plant. He asked the general director of Dagdiesel and the leadership of Dagestan to pay attention to the issue of employment of the wives of the Russian military, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reports.
In turn, the general director of the enterprise said that the state defense order is fully implemented, while improving the efficiency of all production processes is monitored.
He also gave Shoigu a tour of the workshops, during which he spoke about the products and plans for the development of the plant.
Dagdiesel is part of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation. This is one of the oldest Russian enterprises in the field of diesel and torpedo construction.
The Defense Minister arrived in Dagestan for an inspection on June 8. It was reported that he will check the point where the surface ships are based, the base point under construction in Kaspiysk and the training base of the anti-submarine sabotage squad.
The Championship of the Russian National Guard troops in shooting from combat hand-held small arms has started in the village of Kamolomnya, Saki district.
13 teams take part in the championship-more than 150 military personnel and employees of departments, formations and military units of the Southern District of the Russian Federal Guard. From June 8 to 10, servicemen and employees of the Russian National Guard will compete in shooting with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, Makarov pistol, sniper rifle and other weapons from different positions.
Shooting from combat hand-held small arms is one of the main profiling military-applied sports. Shooting skills are necessary for military personnel and employees of Rosgvardiya both to improve their sports results, and to perform high-quality service-combat and operational-service tasks.
The newest corvette of the project 20386 “Mercury” may be the first of the Russian ships, completely built according to the concept of “stealth”. Previously, some elements of stealth technologies, including radio-absorbing coating, were used on Russian ships, but the concept of a low-visibility ship has not yet been fully implemented. АиФ.ги I understood the prospects of the first Russian stealth ship.
How to make a corvette “invisible”?
As part of the concept, the stealth superstructure of the corvette will have a special shape: they will minimize the number of protruding elements and cracks, as well as apply various radio-absorbing coatings, composite materials and special paints over the entire area of the hull. According to the designers, the 100-meter ship will reflect the radio signal like a small fishing boat.
Project 20386 “Mercury” corvette is a new generation ship based on Project 20385, a 2nd-rank multi-purpose corvette with guided missile weapons of the near and far sea zone, which was planned to be armed with Russian cruise missiles “Caliber” and hypersonic anti-ship missiles.cruise missiles «Zircon & raquo;. The stealth ship will be implemented on the modular principle of weapons, it will be based on drones. The first ship of this project, called “Daring”, was laid down on October 28, 2016. The transfer to the fleet is scheduled for 2022.
Why do we need an invisible ship?
The purpose of invisible corvettes is to conduct combat operations against the sea enemy in the near and far sea zones, as well as artillery support for amphibious landings. The ship is charged with the protection of maritime communications and objects of maritime economic activity from the attacks of enemy air attack means by an anti-aircraft missile system. The ships of this project will be able to hit enemy vessels with cruise missiles, search for and destroy submarines, provide anti-aircraft defense with the help of an anti-aircraft missile system and provide artillery support during landing.
Currently, the hull of the first corvette of this series is completely completed, and the ship’s superstructures are being formed. Special tests of the effectiveness of Mercury’s stealth technology are planned to confirm its stealth characteristics.
Former commander of the small rocket ship Captain 3rd rank Bulat Azimzhanov he believes that the Project 20386 corvette can remain a unique testing ground until the technologies are honed here until they reach perfection.
“While this project raises quite a lot of questions, it has not yet selected the necessary propulsion system, the design of the radar system is also in doubt, it is not clear how the weapons systems will be placed there. When creating the first ship, corvettes of the “Mercury” type may face problems with the lack of necessary technologies, access to which is limited for Russian shipbuilders. To create it, you will need additional funds and time, ” the expert summed up.
The situation in the village of Kuzmolovo in the Leningrad region is not dangerous for residents. This was reported in the regional government.
Earlier in this locality, a high-alert mode was introduced due to the transfer of an object with a potential radiation hazard from one department to another.
The press service of the regional government noted that this decision is technical and related to the issues of privatization. As specified, we are talking about a warehouse of materials with a radioactive trace, previously owned by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise ” RSC “Applied Chemistry”, which was not included in the list of objects of privatization.
“By introducing a special regime, the Leningrad Region has raised the issue of determining the specialized user of the specified object before the Federal Property Management Agency,” the regional government said.
Earlier it was also reported that in several districts of the Irkutsk region, a state of emergency was introduced due to forest fires.
Vladimir Lugovenko, Deputy Director of the Department of State Policy in the field of automobile and Urban Passenger Transport of the Ministry of Transport, said that the agency proposes to ban the use of electric scooters heavier than 35 kg on sidewalks, the relevant amendments to the traffic regulations are being discussed with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, reports TASS.
According to Lugovenko, the innovation is the distribution of electric scooters by weight.
In addition, the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation agree to equate people moving on roller skates and scooters without engines with pedestrians, previously this situation was repeatedly discussed when considering amendments to the traffic regulations.
“That is, we leave this norm as such and regulate only vehicles equipped with an engine,” Lugovenko stressed.
Earlier it was reported that the speed of electric scooters and gyroscuters in Russia can be limited to 20 km/h and introduce new road signs regulating the movement of such vehicles.


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PORT CLINTON (AP) -- A state audit of a sheriff's office in northwest Ohio accuses a former sheriff of spending office funds on items such as cigars, prescription medications, ties and belts, haircuts and amusement park passes.
The Blade of Toledo reports (http://bit.ly/xdtjbW ) the review released Wednesday says Bob Bratton misspent about $7,000 using a department credit card.
Bratton resigned in September and is now police chief in the village of Genoa. He repaid the money last month. He says many of the purchases were work-related, and that he repaid the fund whenever he used the credit card for personal items.
But Auditor David Yost says "in no way do cigars and Cedar Point passes further the cause of justice."
The Ottawa County prosecutor says Bratton will not be charged criminally.

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S: Our Favorite Family Recipes
FC: Our Favorite Family Recipes
1: From our hearts and homes to yours on March 19, 2011 | For Matt and Amy Luff From our hearts and homes to yours on March 19, 2011 With Love from Lonnie Orr (Granny), Clyde Orr (Me-Maw), Clara Luff (Grandma), Jan Luff, Amy Koehn, and Jessica Luff
6: Me-Maw *Broccoli Casserole *Fiesta Rice Casserole *Chicken Spaghetti *Shrimp Creole *Shrimp Stew *Angel Biscuits *Bran Muffins *Mrs. "M"'s Ice Box Rolls *Chocolate Chess Pie *Pecan Tassies *Yellow Punch | Granny *Chicken and Dumplings | Grandma *Potato Casserole *French Puffs *Lazy Day Pie *Strawberry Layer Cake *Instant Russian Tea | Recipe
7: Box | Mom *Alice's Marinated Vegetable Salad *Pretzel Salad *Apples with Orange Sauce *Baked Ziti *Betty Jo's Omelette Casserole *Mexican Dish *Christmas Bread *Baird House Chocolate Chip Cookies *Ice Cream Dessert *Spiced Pecans *Sweet Trail Mix *Tea Cakes | Jessica *Black Bean Salsa *Broccoli Cheese Casserole *Gram Manchester's Banana Bread *Glazed Lemon Bundt Cake *Kentucky Derby Pie | Amy *Pizza Dip *Swiss Chicken *Lemon Bread *Cinnamon Bread *Buckeye Balls *Chex Caramel Crunch *Sugar Cookies
8: Granny Orr | Granny
9: Chicken and Dumplings | 1 c. plain flour 1 t. shortening 1/2 t. salt Mix, add water slowly until thoroughly mixed. Put on waxed paper; add flour and knead until the dough is firm (kind of). Then roll thin, cut small pieces; add to boiling chicken broth. When done, add 1/3 c. sweet milk, put on lid, cut fire off. (This should use about a quart of broth.)
10: Me-Maw | Broccoli Casserole | Cook one cup raw rice. Drain if necessary. Cook 2 packages chopped broccoli until tender. Drain. Melt 1/2 stick margarine. Add 2 T. chopped onion; cook until tender. Add 1/2 c. evaporated milk, one 8 oz. jar (or less) Cheez Whiz (or Velveeta), and 1 can cream of chicken soup. Mix with rice and broccoli. Place in 325-350 degree oven until hot.
11: Fiesta Rice Casserole | Melt one stick of margarine or less. Saute: 1/2 c. chopped green onion one small bell pepper 1/2 c. diced celery Add: 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 can cream of celery soup 1 1/4 cans of water 1/2-1 can sliced water chestnuts 1 small jar pimento 1 1/2 c. raw rice Bake in covered 2-qt casserole at 300 degrees for one hour. This will probably take an hour and a half until rice is tender--and perhaps a little higher temperature. It makes so much that I've baked it only a few times, but it is good.
12: Chicken Spaghetti | Saute 1/2 chopped onion and 1 clove garlic in 2 T. butter. Add: 1 can cream of celery soup 1 can cream of chicken soup 2 c. milk 1 t. tobasco sauce 1/2-1 pound cubed Velveeta 1 quart cooked, chopped chicken. Add pepper, paprika and salt to taste. Heat just until the cheese melts, being careful not to let it stick or scorch. Then add 10 oz. cooked elbow spaghetti or regular spaghetti broken in smaller pieces. Pour into 2-qt casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for about an hour, or until bubbling.
13: Shrimp Creole | 2 T. margarine 1/2 c. chopped onion 1/2 c. chopped green pepper 1/2 c. thinly sliced okra (opt.) 1 can (16-oz.) tomatoes with liquid 2 T. tomato paste 1 c. tomato juice Dash cayenne peper 1/2 t. salt 2 beef bouillon cubes 1 1/2 t. sugar 1 pound shrimp Saute onions, pepper and okra in margarine until onions are limp. Cut up tomatoes and add with liquid, paste, juice, cayenne pepper, salt, bouillon cubes and sugar; mix well. Simmer gently 8-10 min. Add shrimp; return to boiling, reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, about 8 min. more or until shrimp are just done.
14: Make a roux of about 2-3 T. oil and equal amount of flour. While browning, add 1/2 c. chopped onion, 1/4 c. chopped celery and chopped bell pepper, if desired. Cook until roux is quite brown and vegetables are soft. Add 1 1/2-2 c. water and one can tomato sauce. Cook 15-20 min.; then add peeled shrimp. Simmer 5-10 min. Serve with rice. | Shrimp Stew
15: Angel Biscuits | 1 pkg. yeast 1/4 c. warm water 2 1/2 c. flour 1/2 t. soda 1 t. baking powder 1 t. salt 2 T. sugar 1/2 c. shortening 1 c. buttermilk Dissolve the yeast in warm water; set aside. Mix the dry ingredients in the order given, cutting in the shortening. Stir in the buttermilk and yeast mixture. Blend thoroughly. Turn dough out onto a floured board and knead lightly. Roll out and cut with biscuit cutter and place in greased pan. (I brushed lightly with melted margarine, then folded one "half" over.) Let rise slightly before baking in 400 degree oven 12-15 min.
16: Bran Muffins | Pour 1 c. boiling water over 1/2 c. All-Bran. Set aside. Cream 1 1/4 c. sugar and 1 c. shortening well. (I use 1 stick margarine and 1/2 c. shortening.) Add 2 eggs; cream. Then add: 1 pint buttermilk 2 1/2 c. flour 2 1/2 t. soda 1 t. salt 2 c. Bran Flakes water/All Bran mixture In muffin tins, bake as many as needed at 400 degrees for about 15 min. Cover and refrigerate remainder. Can be used 10 days or more.
17: Mrs. "M's" Ice Box Rolls | 1 stick oleo, scant 1/2 c. sugar, 2 c. milk Bring these to boil and cool thoroughly. Add 1 pkg. yeast dissolved in a little lukewarm water (1/4 c.?) and enough flour to make a batter (2 1/2 - 3 c.?). Let this rise from 1 1/2-2 hours. Then add: 1 t. baking powder 1/2 t. soda 1 T. salt Work in well. Add enough flour to make stiff dough (it will "follow" the spoon around the bowl as you stir). Make into rolls and let rise 1 1/2-2 hrs, or place in refrigerator. (Roll to about 1/2" thickness, cut, brush tops with melted oleo, fold and let rise until about doubled in size.)
18: Pecan Tassies | Chocolate Chess Pie | 2 sticks oleo 2 3-oz. pkg. cream cheese 2 c. flour 4-5 drops yellow food coloring Soften oleo and cheese to room temperature. Mix both with food coloring until smooth. Add flour in fourths, blending well after each addition. Work into dough. Pinch off small pieces and shape into balls. Place one ball into cup of small (1 3/4 inch) muffin tins. With fingers (I wet mine in a cup of cold water.) press dough on bottom and sides of cups, lining them evenly. Fill before baking. | 1 9" unbaked pie crust 1/4 c. oleo 1 1/2 1-oz. squares unsweet chocolate 1 1/2 c. sugar 1 T. flour 1/2 c. undiluted evap. milk 2 eggs 1 t. vanilla Melt oleo and chocolate over low heat. Stir. Pour into small bowl of mixer. Add all other ingredients. Beat at moderate speed 5-7 min. Pour into pie shell. Bake 40-45 min. at 350 degrees or until firm--but do not overbake. Top with Cool Whip and cherry, if desired. Freezes well. | Chocolate Chess Pie | Filling: 3 eggs, slightly beaten 2 c. (1 box) light brown sugar 3 T. melted oleo dash salt 1 t. vanilla 2 c. finely chopped pecans Mix all ingredients except pecans. Put layer of pecans in lined muffin tins. Fill 2/3 full with filling. Bake 15-18 min. in 350 degree oven. Makes 4 dozen easily and possibly 5 dozen.
19: Combine 3 c. sugar and 6 c. water. Boil for 5 min. and cool. Mix as directed: 1 large can frozen orange juice (12 oz.) and 1 small can frozen lemonade (6 oz.). Combine juices with 46 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice. Add all juices to sweetened water. Divide into three equal parts and freeze. Thaw for 3 (?) hours to slush. Add 1 qt. Ginger Ale (or Sprite) to 1/2 gallon slush or 2 qt. to 1 gallon. | Yellow Punch
21: Potato Casserole | 2 lbs. frozen hash brown potatoes 1/4 lb. margarine, melted, and mixed through potatoes Add: 1 pint sour cream 1/2 c. chopped onion 1 can cream of chicken soup 2 c. shredded cheddar cheese 1 t. salt 1/2 t. pepper May top with buttered crumbs. Bake in large flat casserole dish or pan for 1 hour at 350 degrees.
22: French Puffs | 1/2 c. sugar 1/3 c. shortening 1 egg 1 1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour 1 1/2 t. baking powder 1/2 t. salt 1/4 t. ground nutmeg 1/2 c. milk 1/2 c. sugar 1 t. ground cinnamon 6 T. butter or margarine, melted In mixer bowl, cream together the first 1/2 c. sugar, shortening, and egg. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fill 12 greased muffin pans 2/3 full. Bake in 350 degree oven for 20-25 min. Combine the remaining sugar and the cinnamon. Remove muffins from oven; immediately dip muffins in melted butter or margarine, then in the cinnamon-sugar mixture till coated. Serve warm.
23: Lazy Day Pie | 1 c. flour 1 c. sugar 1/4 t. salt 1 t. baking powder 2/3 c. milk Melt 1/4 lb. margarine in pan. Add batter and top with 1 1/2 c. sweetened fruit. Bake 45 min. at 350 degrees.
24: Instant Russian Tea | 2 c. Tang 1/2 c. instant tea 1-2 c. sugar 1 t. ground cinnamon 1/2 t. ground clove Mix all ingredients thoroughly; store in tightly covered container. Use 2 heaping teaspoonfuls to 1 c. boiling water.
25: Strawberry Cake | 1 box white cake mix 1 c. oil 4 eggs, added one at a time 1 box strawberry jello (3 oz.) 1/2 c. milk 1 c. frozen strawberries (thawed) Bake in three layers for 25-30 min. at 350 degrees.
26: Mom | Alice's Marinated Vegetable Salad | 1 lb. fresh broccoli 1 1/2 c. cauliflower flowerettes 1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms, sliced 1 bunch green onions, sliced Dressing: 1/4 c. sugar 1/2 c. vegetable oil 1/4 c. vinegar 2 T. minced green onion 1 t. celery seed 1 t. paprika 3/4 t. salt red pepper pimento, if desired dash garlic powder Trim off lower leaves and stems. Combine broccoli and next three ingredients into shallow dish. Combine remaining ingredients in jar. Cover. Shake vigorously. Pour over vegetables and refrigerate 3 hours. Drain just before serving. Serves 6.
27: Pretzel Salad | Crush pretzels to make 1 cup. Add 1 stick melted butter and 1/3 c. sugar. Spread on cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 6 min. till golden brown. Let cool. With mixer blend 1/2 c. sugar and 8 oz. cream cheese. Fold in 8 oz. Cool Whip and 1 large can pineapple tidbits, drained. Don't add till last minute.
28: Apples with Orange Sauce | 6 tart apples*, sliced thin and placed in a buttered baking dish 1 1/2 c. bread cubes buttered with 1/2 stick butter, melted, mixed with 4 T. brown sugar Combine and cook until thickened: 1 c. sugar 3 T. cornstarch 2 c. orange juice (I use half juice, half water.) Sprinkle crumb mixture over apples, pour sauce over all. Cover with foil and bake for 45 min. at 375 degrees. Uncover and bake 20 min. longer, or until brown and crusty. * Sauce will be plenty for a 3 lb. bag of apples. I use Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, McIntosh or any other good cooking apple. It can be made ahead and refrigerated, but will require longer cooking. Make sure apples are tender before uncovering--may take more than 45 min. Good but tedious!
29: Baked Ziti | 1 (1-lb.) package uncooked ziti 1 lb. hot (or sweet) turkey Italian sausage 1 c. chopped onion 2 garlic cloves 1 T. tomato paste 1/4 t. salt 1/4 t. freshly ground black pepper 2 (14.5-oz.) cans petite-diced tomatoes, undrained 1/4 c. chopped fresh basil cooking spray 1 c. shredded fresh Mozzarella cheese 1 c. grated fresh Parmesan cheese Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta; set aside. Remove casings from sausage. Cook sausage, onion and garlic in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until sausage is browned. Add tomato paste, salt, pepper, and diced tomatoes to pan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 min., stirring occasionally. Combine cooked pasta, sausage mixture, and basil. Place half of the pasta mixture in a 4-qt. casserole coated with cooking spray. Top with half of the cheeses. Repeat layers. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 min. or until bubbly. Serves 8.
30: Betty Jo's Omelette Casserole | Beat the following: 8 eggs and 1/2 c. half & half Add following ingredients: 1 c. sharp cheddar 1 c. finely chopped cooked ham (1/4 lb?) 1/4 c. chopped green pepper 1/4 c. chopped green onion Bake in a 9x9 or 7x11 casserole dish at 400 degrees for 25 min. Can be doubled.
31: Mexican Dish | Brown 1 lb. ground sirloin with onion. Drain grease (if any). Add: 1 pkg. El Paso taco seasoning 1/4 c. catsup + 1/4 c. salsa or picante sauce + water to equal 1 1/2 c. 1 sm. can refried beans (mabe more water) Cook for 30-40 min. Watch so it doesn't stick. Stack with rice, chili, cheese, onion, lettuce, tomato, chips on side.
32: Christmas Bread | 1 c. regular oats, uncooked 2 c. boiling water 2 pkg. dry yeast 1/3 c. warm water (105 to 115 degrees) 1/8 c. molasses 5/8 c. honey 2 T. butter or margarine 2 1/2 t. salt (or less) 6-6 1/2 c. all-purpose flour, divided Combine oats and boiling water, stirring well. Let stand 20 min. Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large bowl (sprinkle yeast over water--don't stir); let stand 5 min. Stir in oats mixture, molasses, honey, butter, and salt; mix well. Stir in 2 c. flour. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic (about 5 min.). Place in a well-greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85 degrees), free from drafts, 1 1/2 hrs or until doubled in bulk. Punch dough down; divide dough in half, and place on a lightly floured surface. Knead 2 or 3 times. Shape each portion into a loaf. Place in 2 greased 9x5x3 loaf pans. Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from drafts , 1 hour or until doubled in bulk. Bake at 325 degrees for 40 min. or until loaves sound hollow when tapped. Cover with aluminum foil the last 15 min. of baking, if necessary, to prevent excessive browning. Remove loaves from pans and let cool on wire racks.
33: Baird House Chocolate Chip Cookies | 3/4 c. sugar 3/4 c. brown sugar 1 c. butter, softened 2 eggs 2 1/2 c. flour 1 t. baking soda 1 t. salt 1 t. vanilla 1 (12-oz.) bag chocolate chips 1 (12-oz.) bag Reese's peanut butter chips 1 1/2-2 c. whole pecans Combine sugars and butter, mixing well. Gradually add eggs. Add vanilla. Combine flour, soda, and salt, mixing well. Gradually add dry ingredients to sugar mixture, stirring just until blended. Stir in chips and pecans. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 min. or until golden brown. Makes 3-4 dozen.
34: Ice Cream Dessert | 1/2 c. flour 1 c. oatmeal (3 min.) 1/2 c. brown sugar 1 c. chopped nuts (opt.) 1/2 c. melted butter (or less) 12-oz. caramel sauce topping 1/2 gal. vanilla ice cream Combine flour, sugar, oats, and nuts. Stir in melted butter. Spread in a thin layer on cookie sheet, baking at 350 degrees for 15-20 min. (stir often). Let cool. Then crumble 3/4 in a 13x9 pan. Pour caramel sauce on top of crumbs. Slice softened ice cream and lay on top of other ingredients. Top with remaining crumbs and freeze overnight.
35: Spiced Pecans | 1/3 c. evap. milk 1 c. sugar 2 c. pecans 1 t. cinnamon 1 t. vanilla Mix milk, cinnamon, and sugar and cook on low heat until it forms a soft ball when dipped in cold water. Add vanilla and pecans until it is too thick to stir anymore. Pour on waxed paper and separate. | Spiced Pecans
36: Sweet Trail Mix | 11 oz. twist pretzels 1 (10 1/2-oz.) box peanut butter Ritz Bits 1 c. dry roasted peanuts (or more) 1 c. Rice Chex 1 c. Corn Chex 1 c. Crispix (Use any cereal combination. Also use Oh's cereal.) 1/2 c. butter 1 c. sugar 1/2 c. light corn syrup 2 T. vanilla 1 t. soda 1 (10-oz.) pkg. M&M's 1 (18.5-oz.) pkg. candy corn 1. Mix dry ingredients in large bowl. 2. Mix sugar, syrup, and butter in saucepan. 3. Bring to a boil and boil 5 min. 4. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda. (It will foam.) 5. Pour over mix and stir until coated. 6. Pour into greased 15x10x1 pan. 7. Bake at 250 degrees for 45 min. (or less), stirring every 10-15 min. 8. Break apart while warm and let cool. Toss with M&M's and candy corn. 9. Cool completely and store in airtight container.
37: Spiced Pecans | 1 c. butter or margarine, softened 2 c. sugar 3 eggs 2 T. buttermilk 5 c. all-purpose flour 1 t. baking soda 1 t. vanilla extract Additional sugar Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add buttermilk and beat well. Combine flour and soda; gradually stir into creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla. Chill dough several hours or overnight. Roll dough to a 1/4 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface; cut into rounds with a 3.5 inch cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheets; sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 400 degrees for 7-8 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Remove cookies to wire racks, and let cool completely. Makes 4 dozen. | Tea Cakes
38: Amy | Pizza Dip | 2 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened 1 (14-oz.) jar of Ragu Pizza Quick 2-3 c. grated mozzarella Pepperoni--cut or chop to sprinkle Layer ingredients in above order in a 9x13 dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 min. Serve warm with crackers or tortilla chips. I like to use soft, warm bread sticks.
39: Swiss Chicken | 6 skinned, boneless chicken breast halves 1/8 t. garlic powder 1/8 t. pepper 6 (4"-square) slices Swiss cheese 1 can cream of chicken soup, undiluted 1/4 c. milk 2 c. herb-seasoned stuffing mix 1/4 c. melted margarine Place chicken in greased 9x13 baking dish; sprinkle with garlic powder and pepper. Top each breast with cheese slice; set aside. Combine soup and milk, stirring until smooth; pour over chicken. Sprinkle with stuffing mix, and drizzle with butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 min. or until chicken is done.
40: Cinnamon Swirl Bread | 1/4 c. butter, softened 1 1/3 c. sugar, divided 1 egg 2 c. all-purpose flour 1 t. baking powder 1/2 t. baking soda 1/2 t. salt 1 c. buttermilk 1 T. ground cinnamon In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, 1 c. sugar and egg until blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to egg mixture alternately with buttermilk. In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and remaining sugar. Pour a third of the batter into a greased 8x4x2 loaf pan; sprinkle with a third of the cinnamon-sugar. Repeat layers twice. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 min. or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 min. before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. | Cinnamon Bread | 1 c.1 C. | Lemon Bread | 1 c. shortening 2 c. sugar 4 eggs, well beaten 3 c. flour 1/2 t. salt 2 t. baking powder 1 (8-oz.) lemon yogurt 1 T. lemon juice Topping: 1 T. lemon juice 1/3 c. sugar Grease 2 8-inch loaf pans. Cream shortening and sugar and add beaten eggs and mix well. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder and add to egg mixture, alternating with yogurt. Add 1 T. lemon juice. Pour mixture into greased loaf pans and bake 45 min. As soon as loaves are baked, drizzle top with lemon juice-sugar mixture. Cool in pan.
41: 1 1/2 c. creamy peanut butter 1/2 c. margarine, at room temperature 1 t. vanilla 1 lb. confectioners sugar 1 (12-oz) package semisweet chocolate chips 4 T. vegetable shortening Line two baking sheets with wax paper. In a medium bowl or in the bowl of a food processor, mix peanut butter, margarine, vanilla and confectioners sugar. Shape into 3/4-inch balls and place on baking sheets. Refrigerate about 30 min. Place chocolate chips and shortening in a small, deep microwaveable bowl. Microwave for a few seconds to melt. Spear each ball with a toothpick and dip into the melted chocolate. Return to the wax paper, chocolate side down, to cool. Refrigerate 30 min. These may be frozen. | Buckeye Balls
42: 2 c. Corn Chex 2 c. Rice Chex (or 4 c. Crispix) 2 c. Wheat Chex 6 c. popped popcorn 2 c. pretzel sticks 1/2 c. packed brown sugar 1/2 c. light corn syrup 1/4 c. butter 1/2 t. vanilla 1 c. M&M's Mix cereal, popcorn, and pretzels in large bowl. Microwave brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and vanilla for 2 min. or until boiling, stirring after one minute. Stir syrup mixture into cereal mixture. Microwave 5 min., stirring after every minute. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Sprinkle with M&M's. (Sometimes I use candy corn or honey-roasted peanuts.) | Chex Caramel Crunch
43: Cream the following: 1 c. shortening 1 c. sugar Blend in 3 eggs and 1/2 t. vanilla. In separate bowl mix: 3 1/2 c. sifted flour 2 t. baking powder 1/2 t. salt Blend dry mixture into shortening and sugar mixture. Chill dough at least 3 hours. (cover tightly) Bake at 350 degrees for 8 min. | Sugar Cookies
44: Jessica | Black Bean Salsa | 2 (15-oz.) cans black beans, drained 1 (16-oz.) can white shoepeg corn, drained 1 (8-oz.) can chopped tomato (or fresh) 1 can Rotel 3/4 c. medium picante sauce 6 T. lime juice 2-4 T. light taste olive oil 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped 1/2 c. purple onion, diced 1 1/2 t. cumin Salt and pepper to taste. Mix together and let stand in refrigerator overnight.
45: Broccoli Cheese Casserole | Broccoli Cheese Casserole | 2 pkg. frozen broccoli, thawed 1 can cream of mushroom soup 2 eggs 1 c. mayo 1 c. (8-oz.) Velveeta cheese, cubed Combine all ingredients and cook in a greased dish at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
46: Kentucky Derby Pie | Oriental Cole Slaw | 1 pkg. slaw mix 1 bunch green onion, chopped 1 red bell pepper, chopped Mix together 1 pkg. Chicken Ramen noodles 1 pkg. Oriental Ramen noodles 1/2 c. toasted almonds (or more) 1/2 c. sunflower seeds (or more) Mix together. 1/2 c. sugar 1/2 c. vinegar 1/2 c. oil 2 seasoning packets from noodles Shake well in mason jar. About 30 min. before serving, combine wet and dry ingredients and pour dressing over all.
47: Gram Manchester's Banana Bread | 1/2 c. butter 2 eggs 2 c. flour 3 bananas, mashed 1 c. sugar 1 t. baking soda 1/4 c. nuts 1/2 t. salt Cream butter, sugar and eggs. Add mixed dry ingredients. Add bananas, then nuts. Bake in 350 degree oven until done. Time will depend on size of pan or pans.
48: Kentucky Derby Pie | 1 stick butter, melted 2 eggs, beaten 1 t. vanilla 1 c. sugar 1 c. nuts 1 c. chocolate chips Mix first four ingredients in mixer. Stir in nuts and chips. Add 1/2 c. flour. Pour into unbaked pie shell and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
49: Broccoli Cheese Casserole | Glazed Lemon Bundt Cake | 1 c. butter, softened 2 c. sugar 4 eggs 1 1/2 t. lemon extract 1 1/2 t. vanilla extract 3 c. all-purpose flour 2 t. baking powder 1/2 t. salt 1 c. milk 1 T. grated lemon peel, optional GLAZE: 1/4 c. lemon juice 1 T. water 1/2 t. lemon extract 3/4 c. sugar In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in lemon peel. Pour into a greased and floured 10-inch fluted bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 min. or until it passes the toothpick test. Cool for 10 min. Invert onto wire rack. Cool 10 min. longer. Place rack on waxed paper. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm cake. Cool completely.
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(CNN) – Joe Biden didn't heed his own advice.
On Friday, just one day after he warned his family to avoid "confined places" like subways and aircrafts, the vice president took the train from Washington, DC to Wilmington, Delaware. Now he plans to ride the train back to the District Monday evening.
Biden, a long-time Amtrak supporter and veteran rider, attended the kickoff of a $32 million renovation and restoration of Wilmington train station in Delaware Monday morning, telling onlookers, "The people who work at the Wilmington train station, the conductors, the ticket collectors - they are a part of my family. And, for our family, this station is home."
"I am so proud to see Recovery Act funds taking care of critical needs here at the station and putting people to work," the vice president told the crowd.
During his long tenure in the US Senate, Biden was a daily train commuter, traveling to and from his home in Delaware to Washington.


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Here's a collection of my work. You'll find such a wide variety of female bosses and passionate creators. I love getting to know each of my clients individually and working WITH them to create the most magically beautiful, aligned website. Afterall, it should feel like a digital home for you as your career grows and expands for many years to come.
OBSESSED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT! So happy I chose to work with Mahek, my website and brand got a full makeover and look incredible! Mahek was so helpful in creating my vision and truly made my brand come to life.
Working with Mahek was so refreshing. She is a true professional. She's also very creative and has a great knack for adding just the right touch and providing new insights. I honestly wish I would've connected with her sooner!
When I got to Mahek, I already had a website, but it was mashed together and didn’t represent me the way I wanted. While working on my website, I was surprised by the level of creativity she has. SO happy I made this decision!
I love working with ambitious females, risk-takers, and big dreamers. We've got one life to live, so design it beautifully!
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I'm a Chicago city girl who's obsessed with aesthetics. You'll catch me on the weekends scouting a new cafe, drinking a yummy oatmilk latte, and designing just for fun.

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Three years ago we completed the delivery of the first large series of M sensors, products of our own development and manufacture, in Wuhu, China. In a city of 3.7 million inhabitants, as far from Shanghai as Zagreb is from Split, the world’s largest railway companies Bombardier (Alstom) and CRRC are jointly building a new metro route using monorail technology, while installing our M sensors.
The monorail railway
The business with monorails is very important for the entire railway industry because China alone has 65 cities with more than a million inhabitants and another 360 with up to a million inhabitants. The monorail railway is built on one concrete track, and lately it has proven to be the most practical and affordable way to build a public city transport.
M sensors development
Our M sensor is the first sensor of its kind in the world for the detection of trains in light or urban railways, the so-called monorails. It works on a similar principle as wheel detection sensors on a regular railway. However, it is the only product in the world that managed to solve the specific problems of such an application and thus ensured precision in operation, and it is the only one that is adaptable to different versions of public transport from monorail, metro, APM and beyond. The M sensor met all the customer’s requirements and passed all the tests in cities such as Paris, Macao, Wuhu and Hiroshima, where it was tested in cooperation with the largest Japanese company, Mitsubishi.
“Compared to other projects of the company, it is certainly one of the largest and most attractive. Our railway projects are perennial – long-lasting negotiations, solution development, implementation, harmonization and finally commissioning. We have been working on this project for several years, and it will serve as a great example for other customers, since it is the first solution of this type in the world. And that is a complete solution from Croatia” said director Zvonimir Viduka related to this large project in China.
The development of M sensors lasted for many years , but the effort paid off – we won numerous awards and prizes for innovation, we participated in various fairs and events, and the growing interest of companies in new large markets (China, Japan, USA, Indonesia).


Classic Guitar is NYC based guitarist Charlie Apicella’s seventh record, available on 180 gram audiophile vinyl and CD. It celebrates 1950s guitarists Johnny Smith, Freddie Green, and Barney Kessel, in solo guitar, duo, and trio settings. On his first record of standards, Charlie, inspired by his love of collecting jazz LPs, plays Delia, his 1963 Guild Artist Award guitar.
“Sound engineer Chris Sulit and I had fun with this one, he helped make it the guitar tribute I envisioned. I brought half a dozen 1950s guitar LPs and had Chris set up a turntable. We mixed and EQed different tunes on the record to match specific tunes on the different old LPs. Source material
Charlie Apicella was voted onto the 84th annual DownBeat Readers Poll for Guitar.
He has performed concerts and recorded with jazz legends Dave Holland, Sonny Fortune, and John Blake, Jr. as well as contemporary masters Joe Magnarelli, Vic Juris, Dave Stryker, Don Braden, and Jon Herington of Steely Dan.
Charlie began his music training by studying composition and improvisation with Yusef Lateef and music history with Archie Shepp, and in 2014 was invited by Pat Martino to study improvisation, composition, and Pat’s unique method for learning the mechanics of the guitar.
Four: This is what swinging hard-bop is all about. I incorporated some ideas in my arrangement of the
First, notice how the time signature changes to 3/4. My mentor and occasional Iron City bandmate, Sonny Fortune, would perform in a duo with drummer Rashid Ali. He loved talking about how they would always play the tune “Four” in three!
The tag I learned from the original recording of the tune which Miles Davis did in 1954. His records from this era with Horace Silver are my favorites.
Some Other Spring: I love Billie Holiday’s 1950s Verve records featuring guitarists Barney Kessel and Kenny Burrell.
I can’t think of better musician to help me interpret her work then Stephen Riley. This duo arrangement is based on the way I play the tune solo. It was great collaborating with Riley on this one and talking about our approach to the tune. This recording date was the first time we had seen each other in almost 5 years.
Beautiful Love: This is my nod to Vic Juris. His passing during the making of this record had an effect on me.
This tune is one of my favorite Bill Evans Trio recordings. He and Jim Hall made a couple of wonderful duo albums together.
Shiny Stockings: Everyone’s favorite Count Basie tune. No matter what gig I play it on, solo or with the band, it kills.
Freddie Green’s son, Alfred, recently mailed me a photo from his personal collection of his dad with Basie, circa 1941.
Tenderly: Here is another swinging staple of the Charlie Apicella Trio’s live gigs.
Funky Mama: I recently came by several records on vinyl by the greatest blues pianist of all, Otis Spann. On some records he plays solo piano and sings, some are duo with guitarists Lonnie Johnson and Robert Lockwood Jr.
This Big John Patton tune is our set opener in Iron City and it’s down-home feel works great as a solo guitar arrangement.
Eclipso: The first jazz record I owned was Kenny Burrell, John Coltrane, and Tommy Flanagan. The pianist wrote two tunes I have now recorded.
All The Way: My love of Frank Sinatra is how I became a fan of Tony Mattola. Last year his son, Tony Jr. shared with me a rare record from the early 1980s called All The Way. This solo arrangement is my tribute to his playing on that.


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It is a laudable gesture that the Kolkata Port Trust is commemorating the Herculean services of the Howrah Bridge, a mute structural engineering marvel, which has marvellously completed sixty years of service to the populace of Kolkata in particular and the nation in general.
True to Joseph Jonhert’s observation, “The monuments are the grappling irons that bind one generation to another”. The Howrah Bridge renamed to Rabindra Setu, a structural engineering marvel and a nostalgic symbol of Kolkata has been binding different generations of people crossing it.
This sentimental landmark and identity of Kolkata, besides bearing the brunt of many stormy weathers of the Bay of Bengal region, it has also been stoically bearing the weight of nearly lakh of vehicles and innumerable pedestrians crossing it daily and thus registering a proud world record for itself as the busiest bridge in the world.
World’s busiest bridge :
The Howrah Bridge is India’s biggest, world’s busiest, and longest single span and the third longest cantilever bridge in the world.
Like any other monument, the Howrah Bridge, originally named the New Howrah Bridge and later renamed as Rabindra Setu (named after Rabindranath Tagore a great poet and the first Indian Novel laureate) on 14th June 1965 has its own story to tell.
Floating bridge (Howrah Bridge) :
At the end of the 17th Century, the British traders founded Calcutta (Kolkata ) by merging three villages- Kalikata, Sutanuti and Gobindapur on one side of the river Hooghly. Howrah on the other side of the river grew up as a commercial and cultural centre later. To connect these towns situated on opposite banks of the river, Sir Bradford Leslie’s famous floating pontoon bridge came up in 1874.
Built mainly of timber on pontoons, it was intended to put in service for twenty five years only, but it survived nearly three times as long.
The newly appointed Port Commissioners in 1871 were also appointed Bridge Commissioners and enjoined to take charge of the structure on completion. The Commissioners took over the management of the Howrah Bridge in February 1875.
In the floating bridge at each end and hinged shore spans had to be provided due to the river being a tidal one. During highwater, these became very steep and bullock carts were unable to negotiate their way, which resulted in long traffic jams. The floating pontoon bridge became too inadequate to cope up with the increasing flow of day and night traffic and its maintenance cost, the Government of Bengal in 1933 decided to replace it.
New Howrah Bridge :
It was Cantilever Era when arch and cantilever bridges came into use for long spans and engineers found that these structures were more rigid than suspension bridges.
The New Howrah Bridge, a fine cantilever, was built during the second World War, the forth cantilever bridge in the world, and a great legacy left to Indian by British engineers.
The first of these cantilever bridges was the Firth of Forth Bridges in Edinburgh, Scotland, (1890) the master piece of a great engineering genius and of a kind that will probably never be repeated . The next one to follow was the well-known Queensboro Bridge in New York and the Pont De Quebec in Quebec, Canada (1917). Tragedy fell at Quebec, when the first bridge crashed during the course of erection and the suspended span of its successor for was also dropped into the river while hoisting into position.
Considering navigational aspects, hydraulics and tidal conditions of the river, a design for a cantilever bridge of 1500 feet span with a roadway of 71 ft width with two 15 feet cantilever foot ways was prepared by M/s Rendel Palmer and Tritton. Firms from Britain, Germany and India quoted and finally the contract was awarded to the Clevland Bridge Company of Darlington with a strong recommendation that they used Indian-made steel which they agreed to do. Out of a total 26,500 tons of steel 23,500 tons were supplied by the Tata Iron and Steel Co. of Jamshedpur and fabrication was done by the Braithwaite, Burn and Jessop Co. at four differed shops in Calcutta. Many intricate items were made in England.
Biggest ever sunk monoliths :
The first job in building the New Howrah Bridge was sinking of two huge monoliths, the biggest ever sunk on land, measuring 180 ft x 81 ft approx. and area sufficient for four tennis courts.
While clearing the muck, the grabs brought up all kinds of curious things which included anchors, grappling irons, cannons and cannon balls, part of an idol, brass vessels and a variety of rupee coins dating back to the days of John Company.
Men at work :
A team of British Senior engineers and foremen with Indian assistants was at the site. The labour consisted primarily of Muslims and Hindus, Sikhs and Pathans were fine riveters, most steel erection was done by Punjabis and Bombay Khalassies, Nepalies and Gurkhas were watchmen . Due to a great number of Indian Festivals, construction work was interrupted. It is significant to note that there was no trouble from labour or religious wrangles throughout the six years of construction.
Forty Indian crane drivers were trained on the job and worked in three shifts of eight hours each and the job of sinking of monoliths was carried out day and night and continued steadily at a rate of a foot or more per day.
A mishap :
While grabbing out the muck to enable the monolith to move, suddenly one night the ground below it yielded and the entire mass plunged down two feet, shaking the ground and buildings around it. The impact of this mishap was so intense that a Hindu temple on the shore was destroyed which had to be subsequently rebuilt, a warehouse also caved in and it was said that the seismograph at Kideerpore had registered an earthquake Braving all such difficulties, the monoliths were placed remarkably true to position, the biggest variation of the top or bottom in any direction being only two or three inches.
Cantilever arms connection :
Next was another hazardous operation requiring to keep the water out at the depth of 103 feet around the foundations to enable inspection and cleaning before concreting. About 500 Indians were employed on the compressed air operation which amounted to more than 40lb per square inch which was completed in November 1938. The erection of the cantilever arms of the bridge commenced at the end of 1940 and completed in mid summer. The two halves of the suspended span – each half 282 ft long and weighing 2000 tons – were built in Dec. 1941. Then the two halves were joined by moving them horizontally towards each other by hydraulic jacks until the gap was closed and the connections at the centre could be made permanent. Sixteen hydraulic jacks each of 800 ton capacity were pressed into service for the closing operation placing eight of them at each end.
Opened to traffic :
After completing the steelwork of the deck and concreting of roadway, the New Howrah Bridge was finally opened to traffic in February 1943, removing the old floating bridge. In May 1946, a census of traffic passing over the bridge in 24 hours was made and it was found that the bridge was used by 1,21,100 pedestrians, 2997 cattle and 27,400 vehicles. The maximum number of vehicles using the bridge per hour was actually 20 per cent higher than that on London Bridge which was the busiest in the metropolis. The total cost of the bridge and its approach spans finally amounted to nearly £2,500,000
Then Chairman's attention:
Sir Thomas Elderton, the last British Chairman of the Calcutta Port Trust and Chariman of the New Howrah Bridge Commissioners contributed a lot of his attention and services to the successful completion of the New Bridge.
Present Chairman's initiative
Thanks to the initiative and special concern of the present Chairman Dr. Chanda to this bridge, a computer environment centre has been created at the bridge office, which successfully competed the vectorisation of age old drawings of Rabindra Setu. Steps have already been taken to upgrade this computer center by procuring latest softwares. A dedicated website to Rabindra Setu is also going to be launched shortly.
Proud to maintain the Bridge :
Dr. Chanda, the Chairman maintains, “it is a proud feat for the Port to perfectly maintain this cynosure which has been a mainstay of development for this region”.
Since inception, Kolkata Port Trust, erstwhile Commissioners of the Port of Calcutta (CPC) [later Calcutta Port Trust] are the custodians of the bridge. Thought till 1983 (i.e for the first forty years of bridge) maintenance really meant thorough painting (once in 5/6 years), patch painting as needed and emergency repairs to dislocated joint covers and railings. At present the Rabindra Setu division under the department of Civil Engineering of Kolkata port Trust, looks after the regular and special maintenance of the bridge.
Rabindra Setu is a suspension type balanced cantilever bridge with central span 1500 ft between centers of main towers. The anchor arms are 325 ft and the cantilever arms 468 ft long at both ends, which the middle suspended span is 564 ft. Main towers are 280 ft high above the monoliths and 76 ft apart at the top. Bridge deck width is 71 ft with two footpaths of 15 ft 6½ on either side.
Present jobs :
At present the main jobs under progress are (i) the restoration of ceased bearings at towers and (ii) mechanization of underslung trolleys. Both jobs are nearing completion.
New look :
The Howrah Bridge wears a 'new dress' on its birthday of October 17th this year. Yes, it will start getting a fresh coat of paint commencing that day. In all it will take 30,000 litters of fresh paint for its enormous 2,150 ft. length and 280 ft height. For this painting operation, a maximum of 250 workers will be employed everyday for a period of six months at a stretch. The total expenditure for painting the Howrah Bridge could be Rs. 70 lacks and painting operation will be over in April 2005.
For the river festival in winter , this year, about 10,000 bulbs ranging from 25 to 40 watts will be used to illuminate this enduring landmark of the city.
This division has also undertaken a scheme of environmental upgradation at certain locations including beautification . After completion, which promises to give an entirely changed look to this gateway of Kolkata. A thorough structural audit about the condition of the Bridge will be taken up shortly.
Expenditure of Rabindra Setu from 1992-93 to 2003-04 :
2003-2004 272.56 lakhs
2002-2003 151.85 lakhs
2001-2002 352.43 lakhs
2000-2001 339.18 lakhs
1999-2000 249.21 lakhs
1998-1999 239.62 lakhs
1997-1998 211.61 lakhs
1996-1997 318.48 lakhs
1994-1995 442.74 lakhs
1993-1994 271.79 lakhs
1992-1993 64.62 lakhs
The Kolkata port Trust through its Rabindra Setu division serving Kolkata and the nation by properly maintaining this bridge through continuous monitoring satisfying all the safety aspects, in addition to its normal Port activities. The Rabindra Setu Division too is determined to keep this structural marvel in active condition as long as possible.
Largest Cantilever Steel Truss Bridges
Name Location Country Year
Firth of Forth Edinburgh Scotland 1890
Pont de Quebec Quebec Canada 1917
Transbay San Francisco CA USA 1936
Horwah Calcutta India 1943
Greater New Orleans, LA USA 1958
New Orieans – I
Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA USA 1968
Minato Osaka Japan 1975
Commandore Chester, PA USA 1975
Greater New Orleans LA USA 1988
Gramercy Gramercy, LA USA
The Vidyasagar Setu – second Howrah Bridge
The Vidyasagar Setu or the second Howrah Bridge, built in 1992, is the longest cable stayed bridge in Asia. It is named after Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, (Vidhya-knowledge, Sagar-Ocean) and eminent scholar and a champion of social reforms. The Hindu Women's remarriage Act was passed in July 1856 mainly due to his initiative.
The main bridge connecting the Kolkata and Howrah approaches is three span double plane cable stayed bridge of 822.96 (2,699.3 ft) in length and is the longest of its kind in Asia. The cables originating from steel pylons look like chords originating from the stem of a fiddle.
The only basucle bridge in India is at Kidderpore in Kolkata operated by the Kolkata Port Trust. The bridge is in two halves each of which goes upto allow ships to pass through, the bridge has a span of about 35m (114.8 ft) and was built by Wagner Biro AG, Austria. It was commissioned on November 5, 1966. It replaced a swing bridge built in 1892.
Largest Cable – Stayed Bridges:
Name Location Country Year Span
Carlos Casado Barrios de Luna Spain 1983 440
Annacis Island Vancouver,BC Canada 1986 465
Second Severn Bristol Great Britain 1996 456
Yokohama Bay Yokohama Japan 1989 460
Queen Elizabeth II Dartford Great Britain 1991 450
Ikuchi Onomichi-Imabari Japan 1991 490
Skarnsundet Trondheim Fjord Norway 1991 530
Second Hooghly Calcutta Indian 1992 457
Higashi-Kobe Kobe Japan 1992 485
Yangpu Shanghai China 1993 602
Tsurumi Tsubasa Yokohma Japan 1994 510
Pont de Normandie Le Havre France 1995 856
Qingzhou Minjiang Fuzhou China 1996 605
Chongging-2 Sichuan Prov. China 1996 444
Second Severn Bristol Great Britain 1996 456
Xupu Shanghai China 1997 590
Meiko-Chuo Nagoya Japan 1997 590
Ting Kau Hong Kong Hong Kong 1997 475
Seohae South Korea 1997 470
Tatara Onomichi-Imabari Japan 1999 890
Oresund Copenhagen Malmo Denmark Sweden 2000 490
Latest Bridge inspection technology : 'Smart Bridge'.
Embedded fibre-optic sensors will now allow engineers to continually monitor the safety of a bridge. This method called 'Smart Bridge' technology is fitted for the first time in the new Interstate 10 bridge over University Avenue in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
“Traditionally, bridge inspections have relied primarily on a visual inspection of the exterior of the bridge”, says Rola Idriss a professor of civil engineering who is leading New Mexico State University's smart bridge research.
“ This monitoring system can provide information on the effects of stress long before signs of fatigue begin to show visibly allowing engineers to address potential problems before they become serious and costly”.
Ultimately, Idriss says, the technology should lead to better bridge designs.
Reproduced from "Special Issue on Kolkata Port Trust" published on 17.10.2004
Exim India Shipping Times publication , pg.83-88
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This was going to be a birthday present for a friends little girl but the inside didn’t turn out quite up to ‘gifting’ standards. I really wanted to use the piping to highlight the curved bodice and I love how it turned out but the inside is a little messy from so many layers.
So we’ll just have to keep it and come up with something else for the birthday girl. Darn it!
You can get the (free!) pattern for this here.


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What to eat to lose weight in 3 days. How to Lose Weight in 10 Days at Home | Weight Management
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Step 1 Eat a healthy, low-fat breakfast with a slice of whole grain toast. For these three days, stick to water as your beverage and make sure you drink at least 64 ounces daily. Martin began writing articles in and is the fitness contributor for "Urban Views Weekly. Not to mention, very effective for quick weight loss.
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Step 3 Drink only water. It's safe to say that the military diet is yet another short-term what to eat to lose weight in 3 days how fast can i lose weight and tone up, says Alpert. First thing, you need to do away with misconceptions breeding in your mind and push aside all the unnecessary advice you have received in your life.
Also, eat two hours before heading to the bed. Overall, the military diet is a pretty low-calorie plan, considering dieters are encouraged to consume approximately 1, calories on day one, 1, calories on day two, and roughly 1, calories on day three, explains JJ Virgin, a board-certified nutrition specialist. 7pm diet plan is NOT necessary to count calories as long as you keep the carbs very low and stick to protein, fat and low-carb vegetables.
Along with the vegetables, you may have low-fat yogurt, one egg, beans, and two plates each of gms of pasta along with tomato sauce and fruit juice. Much like the military diet, the Drinking Man's Diet incorporated martinis and steak in the diet but kept carbohydrate and calorie counts fairly low, she explains.
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More on that later. You need to eat cleanly so that your body can focus its processes on burning fat, rather than trying to digest a heavy meal. In fact, fad diets like the Military Diet may even lead you to gain even more weight than you initially lost. It's enough to physically survive, but you might be a bit 'hangry' and could potentially have extremely low energy levels, says Warren.
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Junk food like fries and burgers and flavored sodas are the worst enemy when you are aiming to lose weight. You ought to understand the depth of the problem and learn the ways to fight it with precision. The Military Diet is attracting some stellar reviews and plenty of ardent followers.
The question of how to lose weight in ten days is relatively easy when you abide by these rules.
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Warning Check with your physician before making significant changes to your diet or level of physical activity. Yes, you will lose some weight on the military diet how to lose belly fat within 14 days you're used to eating a couple thousand calories per day just like any diet that restricts your calorie intakeaccording to Amidor. And like all crash-diets known to man, Alpert says the military diet is meant to make only a short-term impact instead of teaching positive eating habits that can be sustained for a long, healthy life.
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Studies show that soluble fibers may reduce fat, especially in the belly area. Do a warm-up and lift some weights. Vitamins that help in weight loss The easiest answer to how before and after hoodia bridge loss mens health lose weight in 10 days is below given day by day food guide that you need to follow for your ten-day weight loss routine.
For something longer, we recommend the 17 Day Diet. Attempting to do high-intensity workouts on such a low-calorie diet could potentially cause you to become weak, light-headed, and fatigued—so low-intensity cardio or walking is your safest option during this diet, says Allen. Day 8 and 9 Eat Light!
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For instance, if your body weight is lb divide it by 2 and drink as many ounces of water as a result, every day. Since the diet also includes limited dairy, you'll likely be low on vitamin D, calcium, and potassium too—nutrients that most Americans are already lacking, says Amidor.
Each of the three meals of the three days is clearly what is fasting c peptide out making this one of the most straight forward diets to follow.
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Any weight lost will be water weight, she says, and you may even see a loss of muscle mass due to the fact that it's a low-calorie plan. They are healthier, more filling and much less likely to cause overeating.
Day 10 You should ask yourself if you followed it well, did you follow it. Military diet-approved foods aren't what you'd typically think of as "diet" fare, including hot dogs, toast, ice cream, and canned tuna, says registered dietitian Brooke Alpert.
Day 2 and 3 Go Veggies! Skipping meals can slow down your metabolism and you won't burn as many calories, according to Military. Lift Weights 3 Times Per Week You don't need to exercise to lose weight on this plan, but it is recommended.
Avocado oil Butter Eat 2—3 meals per day. You behaviors must change for long-term weight loss, otherwise your weight will continue to fluctuate up and down for a lifetime. First, they find a diet with a proven track record that they know works.
If you wish to avoid long sessions of weight loss, then follow these simple steps mentioned below to lose weight in 10 days. What's what to eat to lose weight in 3 days Bottom Line?
To make low-calorie snacks out of fruits, you could prepare smoothies with low-fat yoghurt and lots of fresh fruits. However, if you really want to count them, use this calculator. Another unhealthy diet trend that includes lots of red meat: Maura Banar Maura Banar has been a professional writer since and is a psychotherapist.
Instead of snacking on these, you must eat nuts, and fruits when feeling hungry. As long as you can hang tough for those 72 hours, you will be rewarded with weight loss and skinny results worth bragging about. Safe to say, you can skip that diet plan, too. Let's get one thing straight: You will burn more calories alternating between low- and high-intensity in 20 minutes compared to staying at the same speed.
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The best option is to go to the gym 3—4 times a week. One of the best methods to lose weight effectively is to have a specific goal.
Plan your meals ahead of time and only buy what you will eat during the three days of your diet. You have to limit the amount of carbs carbohydrates you eat You can lose lbs. Eat only vegetables on day 2 and 3. Her work has appeared in "Imagination, Cognition and Personality" and "Dreaming: This will put you in the 20—50 gram carb range and significantly lower your hunger levels.
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It promises to get you skinny with great results in just a few days. You must burn about 1, how to lose weight in a month teenager more than you consume per day to lose 1 lb.
Studies show that people who weigh themselves every day are much more likely to lose weight and keep it off for a long time 28 Get a good night's sleep, every night.
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For example, run for 20 minutes three times a day or spend an hour on the elliptical machine. Pour in a glass of banana or apple smoothie to gratify hunger for a long time — a perfect start to your day weight loss plan.
If you must eat soup outdoors, make sure it is not processed as they are filled with calories.
Walking shortly after lunch and dinner will also help you lose weight. Is this three-day military diet the secret to quick weight loss, or is it all hoax? If you find yourself hungry in the afternoon, add a 4th meal.
The amount of water weight you lose in 2 days depends on how much salt, carbs, and water you were putting in your body before you started this simple plan so… You could be carrying 0 none at all to 10 pounds or more! It is important to stick to healthy carb sources like oats, rice, quinoa, potatoes, sweet potatoes, fruit, etc.
The important thing is to realize that once you have lost some weight, you need to maintain it. Weigh yourself every day.
All are excellent for burning body fat post workout.
One of the most attractive aspects of the Military Diet is its simplicity: Step 2 Eat five to six small meals throughout the day. The meals and snacks must strictly comprise fruits, as these contain more water, essential nutrients and less fat.
If that is not an option, cardio workouts are also effective. I have done this every summer the last 2 years to lose the last few lbs in my diet by my goal date.

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Cynthia Connolly’s black-and-white documentary series “Letters on Top of Buildings” dates back to the photographer and art impresario’s childhood in Los Angeles. Connolly used to ride in the backseat of her mother’s car on the elevated highways of L.A., watching as the car whizzed by old art deco signs on building roofs. Connolly later spent several years tracking down similar signs, bringing her to such locales as Arizona, Louisiana, New York and West Virginia, as well as Virginia and the District of Columbia, which is represented by such businesses as Bloomingdale Liquor and Yellow Cab. Her images, ringed with a simple black frame, always point skyward, pairing the aging, archaic, scaffold-supported signs with almost heavenly views of the sky. Connolly’s images aren’t infused with the wittiness of Robert Cottingham’s photorealistic paintings of old neon signs or the pathos that pervades Camilo Jose Vergara’s photographs of decaying Americana, but they do justice to bygone architectural details that are at once derelict and grand. Also on view: recent Corcoran College of Art and Design grad Pamela Hadley’s video projection of Hawaiian clouds at 14,000 feet and Baltimore-based Cara Ober’s batik-like works on canvas and paper — floral, geometrical and fingerprint patterns made with bronze paint that breaks down into an unexpected array of hues.
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Fruit and vegetables produced on the Land Stewardship Farms have an ecological footprint of 66% less than the average of farms at state level. This fact is important because we all eat several times a day. Food is one of the principal activities taking up land at a global level. It is also a major emitter of greenhouse gases.
What is certain is that in food, like in many other things, not everything is comparable. Intensive farming with its use of agricultural chemicals such as synthetic fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides, medications for cattle etc., cannot be compared with the management of the landscape, biodiversity and the soil of a Land Stewardship farm.
To be able to measure the difference, we have calculated the ecological footprint of some of the products of these farms based on methodology applied internationally. The Global Footprint Network is the organisation that produces these reports. The results show a much smaller impact than that made by normal production. This signifies that, if improvements can continue to be incorporated, we could come to production with nearly no footprint, or even with a positive balance in some situations.
The ecological footprint measures the human demand on natural capital (the Earth’s resources). We use this to calculate the quantity of natural resources of the planet that are needed to produce a good or a service – in this case, a kilo of fruit or vegetables – make it available to consumers and manage the resulting waste or impact.
To make this calculation, production factors such as the consumption of fuels and electricity are taken into account, as well as the use of fertilizers, the area of land occupied, or the labour necessary in the process. In the case of this study, the reduction of the ecological footprint of 66% can be broken down into two parts.
The consumption of resources for the production of one kilo of these foods is 44% less than that for conventional farms. This is principally due to the reduction in the use of agricultural chemicals. Talking in terms of an ecological footprint, what is reduced is the natural land necessary to capture the emitted carbon in the production of the fertilisers, pesticides and herbicides that are used so frequently on certain types of farms. In addition, the use of fuels is reduced (and the associated emissions) for the transport of the final product, since the produce is mainly for local consumption: in general within a radius of less than 10 kms from the production site.
Additionally, the ecological footprint of Land Stewardship Scheme products is further reduced when we take into account the wooded areas included on a farm. Considering this variable the footprint is finally reduced by up to 66%. We have called it the “Land Stewardship factor”. Much of the land in the Land Stewardship Scheme programme would not be considered by conventional agriculture as optimal for production. The farms make the most of the mosaic landscape, which combines cultivated land with areas of wild vegetation, for agricultural production.
These natural spaces are preserved within the framework of the sustainability programme carried out by the farms and increase the “biocapacity” of the land. Basically, they act as sinks for the atmospheric carbon that we are liberating from so many of our activities, as well as being reservoirs of biodiversity.
Fruit and vegetables, as well as legumes and other products of vegetable origin, deserve special attention in Menorca. Do we need to increase the production of these foods and how do we do this sustainably? At state level, enough is produced for internal consumption and for the large export of fruit and vegetables, whereas in Menorca local production covers only 6.5% of its fruit consumption and 10% of vegetable consumption.
It is important to consume products from local farms and support, especially, those committed to production methods that benefit nature and preserve the landscape. In this catalogue you can see the farms that are signed up to the Land Stewardship Scheme that sell direct to the public.
If you would like to see the global vision of the Land Stewardship Scheme, the following video.

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Lazy Bill Lucas
Lazy Bill Lucas
Until 1946, Lucas played guitar on the streets, often at the side of Sonny Boy Williamson II. Later that year, he formed a trio with Willie Mabon and Earl Dranes, joined the Musicians Union, and enjoyed a two week gig at the Tuxedo Lounge. For several years, he played in various blues combos and played in various clubs, bars and street settings. During this time, he played with Johnny "Man" Young, Jo Jo Williams, Homesick James, Little Hudson, Snooky Pryor, and Little Walter.
In 1950, Lucas switched from guitar to piano and worked as a sideman for various blues bands, and appeared on records by the Blue Rockers, Willie Foster, Homesick James and Snooky Pryor. In 1953, while leading the trio Lazy Bill and the Blue Rhythm, he secured a recording contract with Chance Records, who gave him one recording session. The company released one 78 rpm phonograph record – "She Got Me Walkin'" b/w "I Had a Dream". As the 1950s progressed, work became harder to find, and during the 1960s, Lucas tried to get into the folk-blues scene but could not secure any contracts. From 1964 and well into the 1970s, Lucas straddled two careers: playing in various groups led by George "Mojo" Buford and playing solo or leading his own small groups.
In 1970, he played a benefit show at the Guthrie Theatre organized by Minneapolis's black establishment to show the range and history of Afro-American music. The same year Lucas appeared at the Wisconsin Delta Blues Festival, and the Ann Arbor Blues Festival, with Jeff Titon and John Schrag. In the 1970s, Titon helped record and produce Lucas's material for Philo Records. In 1979, Lucas, who had played live on the radio in the 1960s, started hosting his own regular radio show, The Lazy Bill Lucas Show on KFAI in Minneapolis. Lucas died of natural causes in Minneapolis in December 1982, at the age of 64 Read more on Last.fm.
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What next for Great Yarmouth’s transport infrastructure?
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With a third river crossing plan progressing quickly and a £3.5m transport infrastructure improvement project going ahead, Great Yarmouth is seeing major investment said to help boost its economy.
And to help the town reap the benefits of the £120m bridge and the completion of most of an overall transport improvement scheme by May, a travel masterplan is being looked at at both a borough council and county council level.
The councils are examining a draft Great Yarmouth Transport Strategy paper that aims to be completed by the end of the year and hopes to identify what it calls barriers to transport to help unlock the borough’s economic potential.
A draft report of the strategy is looking at several key areas:
The delivery of the funded third river crossing
Other transport schemes currently under construction and in design
Regeneration of underutilised land, particularly in South Denes
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Development sites to meet housing and employment growth
Car parking issues
Growing traffic congestion within the town
The strategy includes possible traffic and car park surveys, modelling transport schemes, examining road signage provision, and reviewing and expanding an audit of existing provisions for pedestrians, cyclists and road users.
It will also tie-in with a borough council core strategy for 2030 that includes 7,140 new homes and the regeneration of waterfront areas.
The draft Great Yarmouth Transport Strategy paper states: “The strategy is intended to assist regeneration and unlock the significant potential of Great Yarmouth by identifying transport barriers to growth and economic development and setting out a focus and direction for how this will be addressed.”
Last week Norfolk County Council’s third crossing scheme was designated a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project status to help speed up the planning process. Work on the bridge is due to start in October 2020.
As motorists in the town are only too aware, the ongoing £3.5m transport improvement work project has seen work carried out at the Fullers Hill roundabout and The Conge. Other parts of the scheme to come will see better links created between the railway station and the town centre.