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The Lip and Fail's Treeshack attraction during a moment of contemplation
Lip and Fail's Treeshack
November 29, 1970
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Nobody really knows what the point of Lip and Fail's Treeshack is. It at one time had interesting activities, but Disney lawyers had it taken away to make trouble.
- If this is your first visit to Disneyland, you may be compelled to experience this attraction at least once to avoid being teased.
- Before experiencing this attraction, custom demands that you find something that doesn't involve vests.
- Boredom may occur.
- Because this is a high-speed attraction, children are required to purchase special glasses.
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Women’s basketball claims victory in conference tournament
March 2, 2018
The Nicholls State University women’s basketball team won three straight games and earned a spot in the Southland Conference Tournament for the seventh straight season.
After falling to the University of Central Arkansas Bears 60-42 on Feb. 17, the Colonels faced the McNeese State University Cowboys at home Feb. 21 and won 63-51.
Nicholls outscored McNeese 23-2 in the third quarter, and junior guard Cassidy Barrios added another double-double to her season collection with 25 points and 10 rebounds.
Next, the Red and Gray flew past the University of New Orleans Privateers 72-48 Feb. 24 at Stopher Gymnasium.
For its annual Pink Game, the Colonels ended the Privateers’ three-game winning streak and needed only one more win to punch their ticket into the Southland Conference Tournament.
They would do so against the Northwestern State University Demons Wednesday at home with an 85-53 victory.
On Senior Day, four Colonels reached double figures, including Barrios, who earned her 14th double-double of the season with 17 points, 11 rebounds, five steals and three blocks.
Senior guard Tia Charles tallied 16 points, six assists and three steals, redshirt senior center Marina Lilly added 12 points and nine rebounds and sophomore guard Tykeria Williams scored 15 points.
The Colonels (15-13, 10-7 SLC) close out the regular season on the road against the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions Saturday.
The game will start at 2 p.m. and then Nicholls will prepare for the conference tournament in Katy, Texas, which is scheduled to take place March 8-11.
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Self - Portrait by Sofonisba Anguissola c. 1554
SOFONISBA ANGUISSOLA (1532–1625)
Sofonisba Anguissola is considered the first great woman painter of the Renaissance. In a time when women were seen as objects to be represented in art, not as artists themselves, Italian Sofonisba Anguissola was a true trailblazer.
Born in Cremona Italy to Bianca Ponzoni and Amilcare Anguissola. She was the first born of seven children, six of which were girls. Her father, Amilcare, was a merchant and made sure that she and her sisters, even as girls, had a well-rounded education that incorporated fine art. This included apprenticeships with respected local painters.
Her enlightened father sent her to study at the Bernardino Campi workshop in 1546 where she honed her already considerable artistic talent. It was her father’s encouragement that helped Sofonisba overcome the difficulties of being a female artist, and set her up to become a success in the world of art.
Portrait of the Artist's Family by Sofonsiba Anguissola c.1558–59 oil on canvas
This painting shows the artist's family in a landscape and portrays her father Amilcare, sister Minerva, and brother Asdrubale with their pet dog. This is the only known portrait of her father, but Sofonisba had painted Minerva a few years before. (In the painting, 'The Game of Chess', below...)
At age 22, Sofonisba travelled to Rome and met Michelangelo. For the next two years, she studied informally with Michelangelo, exchanging drawings.
The Child Bitten by A Lobster c.1554
A drawing by Sofonisba Anguissola, executed in chalk and pencil on light blue paper. It is in the collection of the Museo di Capodimonte, in Naples
Though, as a female artist, she was not allowed to study anatomy or practice drawing models due to its perceived vulgarity, she still managed to hone her drawing skills - a vital foundation for a successful career as an artist.
Philip II by Sofonisba Anguissola c. 1565 Oil on canvas
This painting of the King of Spain hangs in the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, Spain ("The Prado")... so I have seen this one in person!
By 1558, she was an established painter and at 26 she left Italy upon receiving an invitation from Philip II, King of Spain, to join the Spanish court. She served in Madrid as the court painter and lady-in-waiting to Queen Elisabeth of Valois. She gained the admiration of the young queen and over the course of 14 years developed her skills painting many official court portraits as well as more intimate portraits of nobility and influencing the art of the Queen’s daughters. These were considerable accomplishments since she was not even of Spanish descent.
Portrait of Queen Elisabeth of Spain (1545-1568) by Sofonisba Anguissola
Once the young Queen died in 1568, Philip II decided to arrange Anguissola’s marriage. She was so favored by Philip II that he personally paid her dowry so that she could marry in comfort and style. In 1571, she married Sicilian nobleman Fabrizio Moncada Pignatelli, who was said to be supportive of her painting.
Her husband’s fortune and the pension from Philip II allowed Anguissola to paint freely. She became quite famous and many artists came to visit and learn from her.
It is believed that she and her husband left Spain to settle in Paternò Italy in Sicily from 1573 to 1579 where she was a strong supporter of the arts in Sicily. She received a royal pension, enabling her to continue working and tutoring artists. Her husband Fabrizio died in 1579.
Two years later, when travelling by sea to Cremona, she fell in love with the ship’s captain, Orazio Lomellino, a widower. They married in Pisa in 1584 and lived in Genoa where she became the city’s lead portrait painter.
The Game of Chess by Sofonisba Anguissola c. 1555
She painted this piece when she was 23 years old! Possibly her most infamous piece.
Sometimes called "The Chess Game", it is an intimate insight into the domestic, female world of sixteenth century Italy. Three young girls can be seen playing chess in the foreground, while an older woman, perhaps the Anguissola family's maid, is sitting behind them and watching their game. On the left, the artist's younger sister, Elena, gazes calmly towards the viewer while her hands indicate that she has just defeated her sister who sits on the right. Minerva, with her hand raised in defeat and disbelief, gazes with parted lips at the conqueror. The youngest girl, Europa, stands beside Elena and grins cheekily at the despondent loser.
Through her paintbrush Anguissola has transformed a mundane, everyday interaction between sisters into drama. She used the scene to depict a number of artistic genres and skills including landscapes, fabric textures, and the human face at different stages of life, perhaps to highlight the scope of her talent. The landscape and detail on the oak tree behind the girls display her skill at depicting flora, while the chessboard and table with its Turkish carpet that butts up against the frame and into the viewer's space is not only showcasing her power in depicting still life but also seems to have influenced the later painter, Caravaggio, who often used jutting elbows, table corners and dirty feet to protrude into his audience's space.
Sofonisba Anguissola was a prolific painter: more than thirty signed works have survived from her time in Cremona, with a total of fifty paintings securely attributed to her. She was well renowned for her artistic skill.
In 1624, young Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck visited 92-year-old Anguissola, seeking her advice on painting. Van Dyck drew the last portrait ever made of her during this visit. It is said that Van Dyck claimed their conversation taught him more about the principles of painting than anything else in his life.
, Portrait of Sofonisba Anguissola by Anthony van Dyck c. 1624
Sofonisba Anguissola eventually went blind. But she was well cared for even into her old age by that generous pension given to her by Phillip II King of Spain.
She died in 1625 in Palermo Italy at age 93 with her reputation as an internationally celebrated artist solidly intact. Throughout her long career, she was respected and appreciated by the likes of artists Michelangelo and Anthony van Dyck, and art historian Giorgio Vasari. She is well-known for her self-portraits and family paintings.
Her aristocratic background and a supportive father shaped Sofonisba’s artistic career, and by combining those privileges with her talent and efforts helped her break down barriers and blaze a trail for women to be accepted as students of art.
A heartfelt THANK YOU Sofonisba! From a woman born well over 400 years after you in another country...You have helped to make what I do possible. MUCH appreciated.
Happy International Women's Day!
And, from The National Gallery of Women Artists in DC:
“Despite her artistic success during her lifetime, Sofonisba Anguissola’s fame slowly disappeared towards the eighteenth century with many of her works being ascribed to male artists. Scant scholarly attention existed about the artist until the 1970s, when historians and feminists began to spotlight the artist for her landmark achievement of opening up painting to women as a socially acceptable profession. Anguissola managed to remain in close touch with Italian artistic innovations over her seven decade career, following artistic trends as she moved from Cremona to Madrid, Sicily, Genoa, and finally Palermo. Financially independent, internationally recognized for her talent, and respected for her creativity and intelligence, Anguissola was a true Renaissance woman.”

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The popular television star Kapil Sharma who gained his popularity on his talk show 'Comedy Nights with Kapil Sharma' and the show that still garners a lot of applaud from his fans and audience. After his first film release in Bollywood Kis Kis Ko Pyaar Karoon in 2015, the star is back again ready with his second film 'Firangi' produced by him . The film will see him starring opposite Ishita Dutta and Monica Gill.
The comedian actor has been shooting for the film and recently announced the release date directed by Rajiv Dhingra. The actor is much excited about his new outing.

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Writing poetry for children requires an understanding of what kids like and a skill in delivering it so if you’d interested in writing poetry for children, tap into what kids like and attend to some guidelines for this unique genre of creative writing. Tony mitton's top 10 poems to remember and recite in british poetry for children, traditional verse writing has persisted with vigour as to the adult writing for or reading to that child. Using simple, illuminative paper-cut puppetry, this enchanting video imagines the moment of witness that inspired gwendolyn brooks to write her landmark poem read more children's videos. The poetry pack help your children to read and write poetry with this pack of teaching, activity and display resources.
My kids are anxiously awaiting the next big snowfall to make another snowman – this is the perfect time of year to curl up with fun poetry reading worksheets by the fire these winter kids poems are great for sneaking in some quick reading practice. Inspire your child to write poetry encouraging your child to pick up a pen and try writing some poetry can help them become more emotionally literate and improve their confidence we have some top children's poetry tips. Poetry is a wonderful way to take time out of the day and spend a quality moment with children poems represent a person’s inner thoughts, dreams, fears, sadness, love and so much more.
Haiku poems about cats by kobayashi issa kobayashi issa (1763-1828) was one of the japanese masters in the art of writing haiku this version of his poem about a cat is a translation (by an unknown translator) from the japanese, so the syllable count is not quite the same as the original. Types of poems - how to write a sestina a sestina is a poem with 39 lines the final words of the first six lines are repeated in the other lines, in a specific pattern for an example of a sestina, look for elizabeth bishop's famous poem called just sestina sestinas can be very haunting to read. Writing poetry the worksheets on this page guide students through the poetry-writing process we have worksheets for teaching haiku writing, couplets, acrostic poems, rhyming, alliteration, and more. Writing poems with your kids can be the launching point for lots of fun activities to do together: create poems on your own or write them together make up verbal poems in the car on your next road trip. Poetry frames are a simple introduction to writing poetry for elementary aged kids a poetry frame is a poem with important parts or phrases left blank encourage your child to fill in the blanks and create their first poem.
A poetry composed for kids usually follows a rhythm, the lines rhyme with each other and they are easily understood by them however, if they know the types of poems they are learning then it shall help them learn quickly and get a better insight at the tender age. How to write a good poem in 2 minutes or less id rather be making art, list poems fun poetry with kids poem writer and activities, creative writing poetry prompts, poetry text set lessons tes teach, animal poetry lesson plan education com. Poetry is a great tool to use with your learners as it helps practise not only listening, speaking, reading and writing skills all together, but stretches learners’ imaginations too. How to write poetry for kids three methods: writing poetry for young children writing poetry for older children writing poetry with children community q&a children love to experiment with language from a very early age you can encourage that love of language and learning by writing poetry for children. Because you enjoy writing poems, you will have your notebook with you, so you write down what you saw or perhaps you record a message to yourself on your phone and later you create your poem.
How to write poetry for kids - part 1 mathkidme loading unsubscribe from mathkidme step-by-step poems for kids category education show more show less loading. The funny poetry playground of children’s author kenn nesbitt here you will find lots of funny poems and poetry books for children, classic children’s poetry, games, poetry lessons and activities, plus a rhyming dictionary, videos, school visit information and lots more. Readwritethink has a variety of resources for out-of-school use visit our parent & afterschool resources section to learn more help a child write a poem we've all heard the expression poetry in motion-this activity gets children writing poems about grace and movement using photos of athletes. Poetry writing challenge: learn to write poems (perfect for beginners more modern classic poems for kids to memorize: if you want poems that are slightly more modern, you will find links below to a few of my favorites that are still under copyright.
Additionally, introducing poetry at a young age prevents a dislike of the genre by teaching children how to be comfortable understanding and writing poetry the best types of poetry for children are fun, humorous, imaginative, creative and stimulating. How to write a limerick: the first, second and fifth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 8 or 9) the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 5 or 6. Reading and writing: poems for kids browse this selection of poems about reading, writing, books, and poetry, featuring “ the republic of poetry ” by martín espada , “ valentine for ernest mann ” by naomi shihab nye , and more. The value of bringing poetry into your homeschool when i talk about using poetry in your homeschool you probably imagine doing a unit on poetry with your kids and teaching them how to actually write their own poems.

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all spyder clones basically,impys,cockers,timmys,angels, alot of guns
Red Toxic matrix
14" black w/ SS back freak
Evo2 w/ Zboard
black empire rail
black 32 deg. on/off
evolve bolt kit
black CP inline
black PBC lpr
barrel although stock is pretty decent for once
new drop and on/off macroline or steel braided
maybe inline reg
If planning on having it for a while LP parts
Fast,light,looks, overall performance
The steel Hardline can be bad/good
It has yet to chop, if you keep the entire gun oiled it shoots like a dream.
The satin matte finish is nice doesnt leave fingerprints, but collected a little dust :-p
stock barrel is decent for a stock, need a good hopper empire works perfectly
The drop is big enough for any tank for as far as i know, put a 88/45 on it to see and fit with ease. The main problem is having that hardline, if u want to put a drop and on/off u need to get a macro kit which doesnt bother me, considering i will soon be upgrading that.
For the people who have the bolt stick, or have problems with the gun its either bc it was a bad batch, and with the bolt sticking you have to make sure its oiled up, there is some lubrication on it when u get it, but not enough. You have to make sure to keep guns oiled up after every use, which i have been doing and mine has worked perfect.
Lube it all up and then try it, it may work better.
If a person was wanting upgrades, new valve, drop/unimount,new hose,inline reg/xchamber,barrel and ACS bolt.
This gun is great. Just keep it well lubed like all guns, although i would recommend a new bolt like the ACS. The finish on the body is nice, the foregrip/xchamber is basically pointless but still Looks great, shoots great, 13bps is fast enough. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a reliable,fast,small gun. And would be even better having high flow parts in it, lowering the pressure to make sure u dont have paint breaks on those brittle shells, and no chopping.
10 out of 10
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Meanwhile, the United States, with weapons such as the long-range B-2 stealth bomber and massive bunker-busting bombs, can afford to wait. Despite the pleasantries of President Obama's recent visit to Israel, this discrepancy reappeared in the Jerusalem press conference between Obama and Netanyahu, with Netanyahu reiterating the need to strike Iran before it passes the so-called zone of immunity -- the point at which an attack would no longer derail the nuclear program. This tension has both exposed Israel's limitations and undermined U.S. credibility, weakening diplomacy and emboldening Iran. All of this, ironically, increases the odds for war. The only way to solve the problem is to level the playing field: the United States should give Israel air refueling tankers, increasing its odds of destroying Iran's nuclear program in the event of an attack and thereby giving it more time to wait.
Refueling tankers are one of the most important advantages the United States has over Israel if it came to an attack on Iran. Any Israeli operation against Iran would severely strain its air force. Over 1,000 nautical miles separate Israel from its furthest targets in Iran, and Israeli jets would need to refuel approximately halfway. Tankers would play a critical role in any such attack.
The problem is that Israel doesn't have enough of them. It has roughly 10 tankers in its fleet, all of which it would need to deploy in a strike on Iran--presenting the Israelis with a major operational vulnerability. The loss of one or two tankers could threaten the entire mission. If Israel decides to strike Iran, its lack of tankers will be a significant handicap.
All of this means that Israel must decide whether to attack much earlier than the United States. The riskier the operation is for Israel, the less time it has to wait, as it will seek a time buffer in case more strikes are needed or the operation fails entirely. And with Iran reportedly expanding its nuclear production sites, Israel will likely need more tankers to hit additional targets. Israel could rely on Washington to act at the last moment, and this is what American officials are hoping for. But Israelis recognize that the Iranian nuclear program poses a lesser danger to the United States -- making them less likely to rely on American goodwill.
This raises the second problem with American efforts to thwart Iran's nuclear program: credibility. Despite Obama's vows to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb, all signs indicate Iran has yet to take them seriously. And for good reason. War weary and budget strapped, the United States would face the prospect of entering its third major Middle Eastern war in the last decade -- one that could severely damage the already-weakened global economy. That daunting scenario likely explains why administration officials have not only questioned the odds of a successful Israeli strike but expressed doubts about the impact of a U.S. attack as well. But the best chance for Iran to relinquish its nuclear program is if it truly fears the use of force.

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The National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) have shed lights on a large-scale tax fraud issue concerning Vasvári Baromfi Kft. The NAV SWAT team has carried out a raid on the company, after which they accused the owners of Vasvári Baromfi Kft, a meat manufacturer, with committing tax fraud concerning a VAT refund issue.
The company has refused all charges in a press release, and stated that unlike the press reported, after purchasing and processing the animals in Hungary, the company delivered and marketed them abroad. Vasvári Baromfi added that they rendered all documents testifying this at the disposal of NAV.
Vasvári Baromfi paid taxes and fees of more than HUF 500 million last year, the company added.

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OECD Home › Regional, rural and urban development › Publications & Documents
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The OECD Port-Cities Programme aims to identify how ports can be assets for urban development. The programme therefore assesses the impact of ports on cities and regions. It also compares policies aimed at increasing positive regional impacts of ports and limiting negative effects.
Ports and cities are historically strongly linked, but the link between port and city growth has become weaker. Economic benefits often spill over to other regions, whereas negative impacts are localised in the port-city. How can ports regain their role as drivers of urban economic growth and how can negative port impacts be mitigated? Those are the questions that this report aims to answer.
The 'water crisis' is largely a governance crisis. Water governance is the set of rules, practices, and processes through which decisions for the management of water resources and services are taken and implemented, and decision-makers are held accountable.
Regional development policy is a priority of Colombia’s government. The country has experienced sustained economic growth over the past decade; yet several territories still lack development opportunities. To promote growth in all regions the government has engaged in a series of reforms. For instance, it started allocating royalty payments generated by hydrocarbon resources to all departments and most municipalities, including
Report finds that some Korean policies, such as urban regeneration, new town development or multi-modal transferring centres, have implicitly implemented compact city polices to a certain degree. However, there are still issues - including urban sprawl, unbalanced socio-economic levels and environmental challenges - which can be threats to urban competitiveness.
How can cities achieve "resilient economies and inclusive societies"?
This report examines Korea's urban policies and offers customised policy recommendations based on the OECD publication, Compact City Policies (2012). Some Korean policies, such as urban regeneration, new town development or multi-modal transfering centers, have implicitly implemented compact city polices to a certain degree. However, there are still issues - including urban sprawl, unbalanced socio-economic levels and
The OECD LEED Trento Centre in agreement with the Italian Government, is assisting the Ministry of Culture, Heritage and Tourism (MIBACT) in the promotion and support of social and economic development activities in Southern Italian Regions (Calabria, Campania, Apulia and Sicily) through the valorisation of their cultural, natural and landscape attractions.
This publication highlights new evidence on policies to support job creation, bringing together the latest research on labour market, entrepreneurship and local economic development policy to help governments support job creation in the recovery. It also includes a set of country pages featuring, among other things, new data on skills supply and demand at the level of smaller OECD regions (TL3).
This publication is the
U.S. employers are demanding skilled workforces, but are not always able to find a local supply, says a new OECD study looking at Job Creation and Local Economic Development.

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An international network, backed by the Prime Minister, David Cameron, has sett out its vision for offshore windfarms in the North Sea.
Their vision is for 40 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity to be deployed in the region by 2020. This is sufficient electricity to power the cities of London, Paris, Berlin, Dublin, Edinburgh, Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Brussels together.
Their astonishing claim is that, in the long-term, the total potential of economically-accessible offshore wind energy resources in Europe exceeds that of its total oil and gas production, with the potential to create more jobs than the North Sea oil and gas industry at its peak.
David Cameron has issued a statement reiterating his support for the drive. He first announced the setting up of the body in April at the clean energy ministerial, when it comprised only 20 companies. Called Norstek, it now includes over 40 world leading manufacturers, developers, supply chain companies, researchers and industry bodies.
“I am delighted to see Norstec rising from the waves," he said. “We are on the cusp of a second, clean energy revolution in the North Sea. Close collaboration between industry and government will be critical to making this happen.”
This was underlined by Edward Davey, Energy and Climate Change Secretary, who spoke of the “massive growth opportunity for the UK and our neighbours around the northern seas, bringing jobs and re-energising once thriving industrial heartlands on the East Coast and beyond.
“I am determined that we work closely with North Seas governments, businesses and academics to make the most of our plentiful offshore renewable resources,” he added. “Norstec will help the offshore wind industry in the northern seas to grow and create a new industrial revolution, driving economic growth across this part of Europe."
Maria McCaffery from Renewable UK said that its chief advantage was that it “fostered collaboration" because “we have more to gain by working together as nations than by pursuing our independent agendas".
She said this would “not only foreshorten the timescale for actual deployment of the generation capacity, but we can establish a new industrial wing and a skilled workforce". The initiative represents an enormous civil engineering challenge on an unprecedented scale.
World leaderThe UK is already a world leader in offshore wind power. It has more than 2.67 GW of offshore wind capacity installed, enough to power more than 1,800,000 British homes. This is over 60% of the total of European offshore wind capacity.
Last month saw three major projects commencing generation: Statoil and Statkraft’s 317MW Sheringham Shoal wind farm off the coast of Norfolk, Vattenfall’s 150MW Ormonde wind farm off the coast of Cumbria, and SE and RWE npower renewables' 500MW Greater Gabbard, off the Suffolk coast.
Together these have created over 1,700 jobs, with a capital investment of over £2 billion.
Other countries, though, are about to get in on the act, putting the UK in a prime position to offer its expertise abroad.
American ambitionsDeepwater Wind, a company majority-owned by New York investment firm DE Shaw and minority-owned by Boston-based wind developer First Wind, is planning to build its first offshore wind farm off Rhode Island. It aims to set up a string of them off the East Coast.
It is enthusiastically backed by Rhode Island's state administration and will be built by a local company, Providence. It hopes to achieve a federal lease during the first quarter of 2013.
Initially, there will be five Siemens 6 MW turbines, capable of powering 10,000 homes. Three 1 GW projects will follow. Eventually, there will be a network comprising of up to 200 turbines, costing over $4 billion and connected to New England and New York.
"It is great to have cheap natural gas. However, even if investing in new renewables seems expensive compared to today's gas prices, you need to take a longer view," said Deepwater CEO William Moore.
Japan's $483 billion driveAs it phases out nuclear power, Japan also plans to invest heavily in offshore wind power as part of a 20-year $483 billion investment that will also include solar, energy-from-waste and geothermal power.
Japan has several wind turbine manufacturers, such as Mitsubishi, Japan steelworks and Fuji heavy industries, but none of them are among the top 10 in the world by market share.
For this reason, David Cameron is hoping that expertise gained from working in the North Sea can be exported and sold in places like the US and Japan, not to mention developing countries like Africa and South America.
In developing countries, the UK will be able to count upon the leveraging power of public funds from the International Climate Fund and the $100 billion Green Climate Fund, agreed at the Dakar climate talks last December, to unlock far more private investment.
Energy Minister Greg Barker is currently in East Africa doing just this, promoting British renewable energy expertise, specifically in solar and geothermal, but also in onshore wind, and facilitating deals lubricated by these funds.
The full list of Norstec signatories is:
- Able UK
- Balfour Beatty
- The Crown Estate
- David Brown Gear Systems Ltd.
- Deep Ocean Group
- Dong Energy
- Fluor Ltd.
- Harland & Wolff
- JDR Cables
- Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd
- National Grid
- NIRAS Consulting Ltd
- OGN Group & Aquind
- Parsons Brinckerhoff
- PMT Industries Ltd.
- Prysmian Group
- Scottish Enterprise
- Scottish Power
- Scottish Renewables
- SeaEnergy PLC
- Skanska SMIT-Grontmij
- TAG Energy Solutions
- Tata Steel

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Newest 'Ready Player One' Trailer Gets Crashed by King Kong
Even for people that have read the book, the Ready Player One movie is going to feature an overwhelming explosion of pop culture references across the big screen, and now even King Kong is smashing his way into the story. But his cameo is even more of an Easter egg than you might imagine.
A new trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One dropped Thursday, offering more details about the plot. There’s a revolution brewing in the dystopian “real world” of the story but it’s connected with what’s also happening in the immersive VR universe known as the OASIS. Honoring the nostalgia-laden scope of the novel, Spielberg’s film adaptation includes a bewildering array of characters, beasts, robots, and vehicles from the last 40 years of sci-fi and fantasy.
Among a ton of other Easter eggs you can spot in the trailer is a quick shot midway through of King Kong smashing a car. What’s even cooler is that it looks like the big gorilla is leaping directly from the Empire State Building, which in itself is yet another Easter egg:
New York City is King Kong’s not-so-natural habitat. In basically every iteration of the monster depicted on the big screen, he winds up in New York City where he climbs the tallest thing in sight. He’d have more options nowadays, but for decades the best and only choice was the Empire State Building.
The first time we ever saw Kong climb the building was in the original King Kong back in 1933. Talk about a deep cut Easter egg, because this one’s almost a century old:
The trailer includes a ton of other creatures old and new. There’s the Jurassic Park T-rex a moment before Kong appears, the Iron Giant, and the protagonist drives a DeLorean around. And there are too many others to count.
The world of Ready Player One is in the midst of an energy crisis, but that didn’t stop a quirky billionaire from creating a vast gaming universe in VR. A select group of players tries to win a contest left by the man’s will, but they’re working against an evil corporation bent on taking over the last bit of freedom and joy that people have left in the world.
King Kong is only one Easter egg in the multitude that is the OASIS. What other ones can you spot in the trailer?
Ready Player One will be released in theaters March 28, 2018.
Check out a behind-the-scenes video of Spielberg talking about VR:

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Anomalies occur in registrations of fetal deaths in multiple pregnanciesBMJ 1999; 319 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7203.188 (Published 17 July 1999) Cite this as: BMJ 1999;319:188
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EDITOR—In a monozygotic monochorionic multiple pregnancy the fetal death of one conceptus may have profound consequences, such as neonatal death, cerebral palsy, and severe mental disability for the livebirth co-conceptus. Because of these consequences the importance of registering a twin fetus papyraceus has been discussed previously.1–4
A fetal death must be registered if delivery takes place after 24 weeks' gestation, irrespective of the gestational age at the time of death When a fetus papyraceus is delivered it is frequently not registered and the legal requirement is not met. Furthermore, if it is registered, anomalies in the registration process have important repercussions for the statistical analysis of data on multiple pregnancies and for the counselling of parents.
Firstly, when the sex of the fetus papyraceus is indeterminate it may be recorded as such on the fetal death certificate. Although the sex may be registered as indeterminate it is always arbitrarily coded as male in the national statistics. Analysis of all fetal and infant death certificates of twins in England and Wales during 1993-5 showed 15 stillbirths registered as sex indeterminate but coded as sex male.
Secondly, if the sex of a fetus is indeterminate some registrars allow the parents to choose which sex is recorded on the certificate. This is understandable as the fetus then assumes a personality and may even be given a name. The number of registrars who allow this parental choice of sex, and how frequently they do so, is not known.
If the twins are monozygotic and monochorionic they must be of like sex, and the correct recording and coding of the sex influences the interpretation of the national statistics. It is also important for the follow up of the surviving liveborn infant(s) and the counselling of parents. If the fetal death/livebirth pair is of unlike sex it greatly reduces the odds that the surviving liveborn infant will have serious disability.
These deficiencies in the data are easily remediable if, at the time of registration of a fetal death, the registrar notes whether parental choice has been exercised in registering the sex of the fetus. Also, if the sex is registered as indeterminate it should be coded as such and not arbitrarily designated as male.

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4 edition of Memoirs Of The Count De Falloux From The French V2 found in the catalog.
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Jarrod and I are in the middle of the Whole Living Challenge. Our first week was tough, but the second week went really well. We were tested...we hosted a 4th of July open house for some friends and family on the 4th - complete with sangria, pigs in a blanket, chocolate dipped pretzels, and other delicious foods we can't eat. Other than a few exceptions on the 4th, we did really well and are feeling great!
Here's how things went down last week...
Monday - We rocked it. We tried a new recipe and it was DELICIOUS! We didn't make the sauce but instead made a dijon and olive oil sauce and we substituted sweet potatoes for the squash. It was incredible.
Tuesday - Energy is back and we're really doing well. I was traveling today and had to eat lunch out. I did really well! I packed my own snacks and had sushi for lunch. I skipped my normal choices with sauces and deep fried deliciousness and had simple rolls like avocado. YUM! Even after a day of driving 7 hours, I was feeling good. Jarrod's doing really well too!
Wednesday - Jarrod worked really hard and avoided some temptations at work today. He helped make sandwiches and had to handle lunch meat. But he did it! I had a great day, took the day off, and spent the afternoon with Wesley. We had a picnic in the car and ate our packed lunches instead of going out. Just as fun! For dinner we went to a local Mexican place with my cousin and his girlfriend. We got fish tacos, no dairy, and beans. Not quite as good as it is with the cream sauce and cheese, but we stuck with it!
Thursday - We had some friends and family over for the 4th of July! We ate a healthy breakfast of quinoa porridge and lunch of lentil stew before everyone came over so we'd be full and not tempted to eat the food. We had lots of fruits, veggies, and hummus, but there was also beer, sangria, brownies, pretzels, and soda. It was so tempting! I think we both had a few sweet treats, but mostly stayed with healthy options. By 6pm my head hurt so bad. I think it was sugar overload. I had 1/2 a marshmallow and a small brownie bite. With dinner (veggies, black bean-brown rice patties, and guacamole) I had a glass of sangria and Jarrod had a beer. Surprisingly, we didn't feel terrible afterward. I was much more affected by the sugar!
Friday - We woke up feeling refreshed and ready to stick with our diet. We had pancakes for breakfast with green smoothies. We went out for dinner for our anniversary at a local vegan restaurant. That meant that everything on the menu was fair game, as long as it was also gluten free! We also opted for some of the naturally sweetened, no sugar added, sodas. BIG mistake. Upset my stomach and I won't be doing that again! Overall, the restaurant was incredible and we had a fantastic night!
Saturday - Jarrod woke up with a headache but we were feeling good. Somewhat sluggish during the day, but that could just be our body catching up with us from the junk we ate on Thursday. We took it easy and ate fairly well all day. We went grocery shopping for next week and enjoyed getting lots of veggies. We're having brussels sprouts, asparagus, and eggplant next week!
Sunday - I was dragging on Sunday. I got up, went for a walk with Wesley, went to Sunday school, church, and lunch after church, but by 3pm I was exhausted! I'm not seeing the increased energy promised by eating a healthy diet. Perhaps it's some of the cheating we're doing... Jarrod feels good, but not as good as he expected. But he's lost 6-7 pounds, so I don't want to hear any complaining! :-)
This week we're eating a lot of roasted veggies, quinoa, brown rice, fruit salad, smoothies, and even some gluten-free pasta!

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Review: Ellis Island7 October 2020
Malgorzata Szejnert: Ellis Island
Scribe Publications, 2020
ISBN, 9781950354054, pp. 400, $49.99
To be honest, I didn’t go into Małgorzata Szejnert’s Ellis Island: A People’s History with the highest of expectations. Its title implied a generic (if slightly dull) history of America’s busiest immigration inspection station, through which over 12 million immigrants passed into New York City between 1892 and 1954.
Thankfully, I was wrong. The book is a people’s history in every sense of the term, one that cares much less about the minutiae of Ellis Island’s past than about the teeming throngs who had their first taste of the New World there. Who were these people? it wonders. What did they think and feel about this strange land? What were their stories?
And it is these stories that ground the book, running through it like a firm backbone, lending it extraordinary richness and complexity. Szejnert recounts the stories of a wide variety of immigrants- rich and poor, young and old, men and women. No memory, or detail, or person seems too insignificant for her attention, and she treats the arrival of famed anarchist activist Emma Goldman with the same solemn care she grants eight-year-old Guiseppe Corsi’s assertion that the skyscrapers of Manhattan must be mountains, for how else were they so tall? Szejnert, who is not the historian I initially assumed her to be, but one of Poland’s premier non-fiction writers and journalists, writes very gently. Her prose (and Sean Gasper Bye’s translation from its original Polish) is simple and engaging, managing to convey emotion without being overly sentimental, neither resorting to cliches nor being bogged down by a misplaced sense of nostalgia for the past.
Szejnert makes extensive uses of primary sources– a telegram, dashed hastily off by a new arrival to his family, informing them that he has survived the journey to America; a rambling letter filled with misspelled words from a husband who hopes to bring his wife and family there as soon as he can; another from a woman whose newborn had died during the voyage. Szejnert reprints large chunks of these sources, commenting little, instead letting them speak for themselves and display with startlingthe fact that every single one of the 12 million immigrants who came to Ellis Island was a distinct person, complete with the associated bundle of loves and hopes and fears.
I think there are several reasons why I found this so touching. Perhaps because the people she focuses on are often those pushed to the dregs of history, considered too poor, too unfortunate, and too foreign to be of real significance. Perhaps because she makes stories that are usually either forgotten or derided feel like they are worth being told. Perhaps because as a prospective immigrant myself, I understand confusion and loneliness that seep through so many of those telegrams and letters. America often mythologizes its history as a nation of immigrants, but such blanket statements ignore how difficult the process was for many, how dreams of striking gold died as new arrivals saw the poverty most immigrants in New York were forced into. It forgets those branded ‘undesirables’ and turned back from Ellis Island, or those not even allowed to come that far. It forgets the racism and xenophobia from the KKK and other anti-immigrant groups that greeted Eastern Europeans. Szejnert documents all this faithfully, even as she celebrates the ambition and perseverance that brought these new Americans to America.
That being said, Ellis Island might not be everyone’s cup of tea. Structurally, it is slightly chaotic, with Szejnert going on occasional tangents about a random figure from Ellis Island who piqued her interest, choosing to delve deeper into their history with sometimes fascinating but occasionally boring results. She flits abruptly from one story to another, one theme to the next, which can make adjacent sections seem disjointed and disorganized. In fact, the whole book is best thought of as a loose conglomeration of thematically and chronologically connected anecdotes, stories, and histories. I quite liked this format; it felt cosy and conversational, and meant that I could pick the book up whenever, without feeling lost even after long absences.
Ellis Island is a very human book. It narrates the experiences of many very ordinary people, the tired and poor, huddled masses yearning to be free, the wretched refuse of many a teeming shore. Unlike most historical works, it assumes that their stories are worth being told, and then definitively proves that they are.


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Zanzibar: reviews from our travellers
Click below for unedited 'beach lodge by beach lodge' reviews written by our most recent travellers to Zanzibar:
"My Aug 2019 trip"
Lyndsey is great - we had a number of calls and countless emails. She always got back to me very quickly (within 24 hours) and provided clear and full reponses to my many questions and requests. Having the same person to work with throughout the process helped greatly and we couldn't have done better than Lyndsey - thank you." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 5 on a Tanzania safari
"Beautiful Intro to Kenya & Tanzania"
Our limited constructive feedback as follows: All camps provided toiletries and washing powder, so no need to bring. Camps advertising laundry services still did not wash underwear (male or female), nor handkerchiefs. Drive to Il Ngwesi from Wilson airport was interesting, but ended up as quite an odyssey as driver did not know the way through Lewa Conservancy to the camp. As no signs available, this ended up as an additional 2 hours of desperately trying to find the camp before dark. All good in the end, but maybe check drivers know their destination before setting off." Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 13 on a Kenya safari
"Return to Africa 2019"
"Best Honeymoon Experience "
The guides and staff are knowledgeable, friendly and fun. The Camp is beautiful and if you are after luxury and comfort you won’t go wrong, the food is some of the best we have ever eaten, there are a few amazing touches at Beho Beho that we won’t ruin for you if you’re thinking of staying. This was our first safari and the personal experience we had far exceeded our expectations, the highlights for us at the camp were seeing a pack of the wild dogs up close as well as the walking safari.
After the Selous we travelled to Zanzibar staying at the Zuri Zanzibar, Zuri means Beautiful in Swahili and the name does not disappoint – again the hospitality and accommodation are stunning, the food is brilliant – if you want a relaxing break on a white beach look no further.
Expert Africa provided us with more than we could have asked for and we couldn’t recommend them enough." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zanzibar holiday
"Zanzibar Mafia July 2019"
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
no I think you were absolutely excellent and you made our holiday very enjoyable and relaxing" Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 5 on a Tanzania safari
"Unforgettable honeymoon in Tanzania/Zanzibar"
Overall, everything was seamless, from flights to transfers to the lodges / hotels / resorts themselves. For the most part, everyone we interacted with on the trip was warm, friendly, and eager to help.
Olivia was great - from initial enquiry to the final booking, she was responsive and clearly very knowledgeable about travelling to Tanzania. She managed to accommodate and re-work our itinerary/quote a few times as our dates changed due to work obligations, but managed to find something that worked within our budget and timeframe. We booked our external flights ourselves, but only because we had air miles available to utilize.
The trip was a great mix of safari / wildlife, short city break with some history, and beach holiday." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 5 on a Zanzibar holiday
"Expert Africa created a fantastic experience!"
I contacted a few other big-name agencies who wanted to provide me with their agenda; Richard listened and put together an agenda for us.
I appreciated the detail in their website and that is what led me to call them (okay, it may be a bit old-fashioned in design, but it is encyclopedic and sometimes that's better than glitz)." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 7 on a Tanzania safari
"Amazingly special trip"
The trip was in every way memorable. Each place we stayed at was great. Lyndsey had provided us with a spot on itinerary. I feel with Expert Africa we are privileged to have people who care about Africa, and who really know it. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the company. I wish we could return to Africa in the future, but not sure when!
As someone who has lived in Africa and whose work a long time ago(!) was dealing with books for Africa, I feel passionately about it, and two of our three sons have lived there. Chris's books are the best, without a shadow of a doubt. The Zanzibar book is full of rich detail and I left it with Jasper to keep as he is still out in Dar. It is a superb book.
Having time with Jasper in the Selous and on Zanzibar was incredibly special. We will not forget it. Jasper was blown away by the Selous in particular. Thank you, Expert Africa. Our youngest son lived in Botswana; one day I hope to get there, but for now, from the bottom of our hearts, thank-you." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zanzibar holiday
"My Jul 2019 trip"
"Overall an excellent holiday"
A very good holiday with a good balance between the three locations.
Even though we already had visas for Tanzania we had to stand and wait at immigration while a staff member collected a whole pile of passports and visas and then worked through them interminably slowly!
On arrival in Zanzibar we expected to show our passports and yellow fever vaccination certificates! In the event we just filled in blue cards, gave them to the member of staff, plucked our bags off the carousel and walked out to our transport. (This was Fisherman Tours-their vehicles are very comfortable and they were always punctual)
Having read dreadful accounts of Zanzibar airport (standing in long queues in the heat etc) we were pleasantly surprised. Yes, it is small and cramped but there were no long waits and we left on time." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 8 on a Tanzania safari


Taliban face five to six critical crises which they must surmount to survive. Potential famine, finances, internal divisions within the Taliban, the mounting real threat of ISIK/ DAISH/ ETIM/TTP which threatens their supremacy (mostly financed by outside forces) an ignorant and dysfunctional governance and finally international recognition. Taliban political opposition are all outside the country and are ill organised to start a movement to remove the Taliban as yet. However, this will gain momentum in a year as countries like Turkey, India, Germany, France, and the US begin to give space to open offices and start looking at the alternatives. Ahmed Masud has an office reportedly in the US, Germany will allow him an office I believe in Germany soon. Turkey is encouraging Ex Northern Alliance leaders to establish a system, Ustad Sayyaf has left India for Turkey. Tajikistan has already given its policy of support to the ex-Northern Commanders. One may see a Government in Exile shortly!!
As long as the Taliban do not encourage religious movements in neighbouring countries, Kabul will remain acceptable but a pariah. Till now Pakistan and Qatar remain with some influence but this will change as India, EU gain better access to Afghanistan. India hopes to make inroads through Moscow.
Longevity of the Taliban is in serious doubt. It’s inherent internal flaws and its total lack of understanding international relationships leads one to think it as a short-lived government.
Rifts within the Taliban, though under control now, is bound to surface in 6- 12 months. The Kandahari Taliban and the Haqqanis are the major groups. Another lawless Taliban entity the Logari Taliban has emerged which is creating havoc in Kabul. The Taliban in the North as well are into looting, killing, and kidnapping of young girls at will.
These present Taliban are different to the ones that the world saw in 1996. The present lot is a Talib in a hurry, hurry to make money to snatch and grab before they are eliminated.
The Taliban despite their earlier announcement of amnesty to all once they took Kabul, are now reneging on that promise. Every day 20-30 Afghans (mostly ex Officials of the last regime) are found dead with their throats slit and hands tied behind their backs in the many ditches in Kabul. People are picked up and never seen again. Revenge killings has begun.
An unofficial estimate by an Afghan elder feels that given half a chance, more than 10 million Afghans will flee the country.
The religious fervour of the movement remains mostly amongst the remnants of Mullah Umar’s old brigade only.
Internationally the Taliban will remain untrustworthy. Pakistan must continue to be harsh on border crossings but oblige unhindered trade. Islamabad must continue to be firm regarding the TTP and Baluchi non state actors. The greater plan against Pakistan remains to deny Gawadar Port and disruption of CPEC. Iran just fought off a skirmish with the Taliban on its Nimroz Border, the seeds of disconnect has been sown.
China is disappointed by the Taliban refusal to hand over ETIM members. It is not amused by Pakistan talking to the TTP to my mind. However, it hopes that in time Taliban changes, improves it’s governance so that it can move ahead with its OBOR.


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Neither the Bhutan war in 1864 between British India and Bhutan nor the treaty of Sinchula seems to have had much impact on the people of Buxa who live in 13 scattered villages inside the Buxa tiger reserve in Alipur Duar in West Bengal.
Inhabitants of some of the secluded villages here continue to share many of their cultural markers—language, attires, modes of worship, and weapons—with the people of Bhutan. In addition to these people, there are also a few who live here who trace back their origins to Nepal. They are likely to have come here as laborers at the time when the Buxa fort was being converted by the British to a detention center.
Ezkiel, a private school teacher, who belongs to Rabha community dropped me at the end of the vehicular road where a group of indigenous Buxa people were busy arranging loads of tin sheets on their head. These sheets are used primarily for building houses.
They rested at many points on the four-kilometer stretch that leads to Sadar Bazar, a comparatively developed village. This road is relatively less hazardous compared to the mountain footpath that lies beyond Sadar Bazar. On that path, they have to be prepared for various contingencies ranging from the perils posed by wild, slippery creepers to the threats of landslides.
Sadar bazar, a village where around 50 families live, is a popular tourist destination among nature enthusiasts and domestic tourists from West Bengal —made up mostly of young lovers and groups of friends who are fond of walking which is the only means of transportation here. Very few from outside the state are seen in this village which is located quite deep inside the Buxa tiger reserve. Most families in this area are of Nepali origin. Some of them have converted to Christianity.
Home stays are available in the villages of Sadar and Lepchaka village, located five kilometers away from Sadar. On the way, just before Sadar, there is a makeshift food center and two other local shops. There are churches of three different Christian groups. The area is yet to be electrified despite assurances from the government. Cables have been laid in a few villages. The main source of energy is solar. Few families have Dish TV, and BSNL is the only functional mobile network.
Once I reached the homestay, Indra Shanker Thapa, its owner, took me to the outer portion of its premises and showed me three Great Indian Hornbills resting on a gigantic banyan tree. I had not seen this bird before though it is the official bird of Kerala, the state I come from. I used to joke on the stupidity of choosing an uncommon bird as the state bird, but when I saw it was instantly impressed by its great size, its endearing colors and the reverberating sound of its fluttering wings. In fact, I was so proud that I told him with a beaming voice: “that’s my state bird”.
One of the hot topics of discussion here is the raging issue of the increasing militarization of the Indo-Pak border. Lal Singh Bhujir, a man of Nepali origins and a social activist from the region of Raja Bhat Khawa which abuts the Buxa tiger reserve, tells me over lunch that the decision to deploy armed forces in Buxa (SSB-Sashastra Seema Bal, 12 battalions and 132 border posts along Indo-Bhutan border), near Lal Bangla hamlet, is a blunder. He was pretty vociferous in his condemnation of jingoistic nationalism and listed the many hostile ramifications of a possible war.
On my walk to the village of Lal Bangla, I was accompanied by Rohan Thapa, a distant relative of Indra Shanker. This village hosts a mix of Bhutanese and Nepali population. There are a few scattered shops and a school that has classes up to 8th standard. An old building which has a thick stone around it is now used as an SSB camp. And then there is the most popular building too, the one of Indian Postal Office.
The historical Buxa fort was once a resting place for traders during the time when it was under the control of the kings of Cooch Bihar and Bhutan. Later, it was occupied by the British and was modified into a stone fort which they used as a prison and a detention center during the days of freedom struggle. This fort now remains abandoned, a safe haven for the many creatures of the wild. At one point, a few Tibetan Buddhists lived here before they moved to Bylakuppe in Karnataka.
Lepchakha, a hilltop hamlet almost three kilometers from Buxa fort, provides a spectacular view of the Jayanti river and the mountains that straddle the Indo-Bhutan borders. Interestingly, compared to Sadar and Lal Bengla, this village has a predominantly Bhutanese population.
In some villages, the Bhutanese and the Nepalese intermarry.
With parceled food, water bottles and a Gorkha knife, Rohan was all set for the early morning walk to the village of Adma, 14 km from Sadar—a four-hour walk. Though the way was risky and slippery, we both were basking in that pleasure available only to those who choose to do things that most people don’t choose. All along the way, I wished I had the flexibility and walking skills of Rohan. Our journey was through dense Himalayan forests and we had to encounter giant rocks, trees that had fallen down and gorgeous streams on the way. The sight of wooden bridges over the crystal waters of the river is one of the most beautiful visuals one can hope to see. We had our breakfast on the banks of a tranquil river.
At the entrance of the village, a desolate building stands like a drowsy sentinel. This was once a single-teacher primary school with a grassy playground which was later abandoned on account of lack of sufficient students. A few meters away from the school, there are some houses raised on wooden pillars, scattered on a slightly slopped bed of a hill.
A small shop attached to a house that sells old cigarettes, packaged snacks, local beer and state approved bottled alcohol is a gathering place here. On our way, we met Hanson Dupka and his younger brother who were on their way back from a popcorn field. Kale Dupka and his wife Tahiom Dupka were drinking beer and having small talks. Dotha Dupka, a five-year-old boy was perched on a tree while his friends were playing on the ground with bows and arrows, searching for something to aim at. A few meters away there stood a little girl, accompanied by a cat, watching them as if she knew boys engaged in serious play wouldn’t prefer her company.
A bottle of local beer which had on it the sticker of Bhutan government was given to Tashiom Dupka, a fifty five-year-old woman. When I asked about this Bhutanese bottle, I was told about the journeys to the Bhutanese town of Deju during the times when rivers on the way to Santalbari overflow. On every Tuesday, a market gathering takes place at Santalbari, 15 kilometers from Adma on the Indian side.
Kale Dupka, who was the older one in terms of appearance but the youngest at heart, took us to their monastery which was located at the highest point in the village. It was a relatively medium-sized hall with a Buddha statue and fire-lights on a pedestal. The window frames are emblazoned with colorful Buddhist flags. Kale Dupka’s house was also raised on wooden pillars. Its kitchen was in a nearby shed, not raised. Pieces of dry meat were hanging from the top of the fire place. The house has three rooms, one of which is a prayer room. There is also a sit-out on whose walls are hung large photographs of two Bhutanese Kings and of a Bhutanese girl. Kale Dupka brought us some rice beer from the local shop and Tashiom Dupka boiled local hen’s eggs for us. Rohan talked a deal about these hens local hen and Kale Dupka somehow managed to catch one after repeated attempts that featured elaborate acts of trickery.


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I’m going to use my blog to document my casket design process so I’ll have a record. It’ll help me keep track of all the ideas storming around my brain. You are welcome to follow along.
To recap, I’m going to embroider my flat casket
In 17th century stump work
With images inspired by 19th century fairy paintings.
Last October, on the UK casket tour we saw caskets of every size, shape and style. Many of them are not on display so we got to go into back rooms and storage areas to see them.
DH and I took lots of pictures, but others on the trip took more and, through the tour leader, shared them with everyone who went on the trip. I’ve been going through the pictures slowly, one item at a time because the sheer number is overwhelming.
I know it seems counterintuitive, but several of the museums we visited put restrictions on sharing photos of items in their collections on the internet. So I now have a treasure trove of pictures of 17th century needlework pieces not readily available to the public and most of it I must keep to myself.
Hopefully, in the near future the museums will realize that when they make images of their collections available online they will attract a wider audience. I know that the Victoria and Albert in London, the Metropolitan Museum in New York and several other museums have already generously shared their collections online.
The Burrell Collection in Glasgow, Scotland was a treat to see, especially since they have now closed for a 4-year renovation. Among other structural problems, their roof leaked and there were buckets placed around the exhibits. While they are closed, they will be photographing their entire embroidery collection for online access. Yeah!
One of the caskets that stuck in my mind the most was this one that we saw at the Burrell. I want my casket to be fat with stumpwork so I found this one to be exuberantly inspiring.
Last week I spent several hours going through all 880 of the shared photos of this one casket. It seem that the other people on the tour got just as much inspiration from it as I did.
I can’t show photos that other people took. But since the Burrell did not require us to sign any sort of waiver to restrict sharing, I’d like to show you some of the photos DH and I took of this piece.
Let’s start at the top. On the tour, it was often hard to see items up close because people were taking so many detailed photos. Now, I really appreciate their diligence because the details are teaching me so very much.
In studying the 880 photos, plus ours, I noticed that many items on this casket were embroidered with simple french knots. On the top, the lady’s dress, the canopy over the gentleman, the fountain and one cloud were all stitched in french knots. On the other sides, I found french knots adorning hair, tree trunks, acorn caps, flowers, grapes and a flower bud that looks like a pink cauliflower.
French knots are easy. I can do french knots.
This is the back side. Another thing that stands out is the amount of bling that the stitcher added. Notice all the gems in the grotto.
Here’s one of the doors. I love the soft colors, but I don’t think the yellow and pink curtain works. It’s good to study these old pieces to learn what appeals to me and what doesn’t. It’s wonderful how the stitcher used different colors in the skirt to show the folds.
Here’s the other door. Don’t you just love the bulbous and suggestive “fruit”.
The inside design is similar to the doll-sized casket I made and is covered in bright pink velvet and silk with silver trim.
To see a few more photos, check out The Embroider’s Story, our tour leader and teacher Trisha Nguyen’s blog. In her posts here and here, she compares this casket with another one that has the exact same design, but was done entirely with flat, surface embroidery.


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Criminal case opened based on Moscow school shooting - Markin (Part 2)
MOSCOW. Feb 3 (Interfax) - A criminal case has been opened based on three articles of the Russian Criminal Code in connection with the incident in Moscow School N263, Investigations Committee official Vladimir Markin told Interfax.
"A criminal case has been opened based on Articles 206 (hostage-taking), 105 (murder), and 317 (attempted murder of law enforcement officials) of the Russian Criminal Code," Markin said.
According to information possessed by the investigators, a high school student of School N263 came to the school with weapons around noon on Monday. A security guard tried to stop him, but he racked the slide on the gun.
"The security guard managed to press the alarm button and led the young man to the biology room, where Grade 10 students were located. On his way there, the shooter wounded a teacher, who later died," Markin said.
"When police officers came to the school, the shooter opened fire in their direction, wounding one of them and killing the second," Markin said.
All hostages have now been released and the shooter has been detained, Markin said.
"A group of operatives have begun working on this case. Investigations Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin has come to the site," Markin said.
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May 22, 2015
Medvedev: If Ukraine refuses to repay debts, Russia to assume tough position (Part 2)
Eurasian Development Bank CEO: no near-term plans to have single currency in EEU
Ukraine conflict stems from debates on choice between West, East - Belarusian foreign minister
Ukraine's partial withdrawal from rights pacts 'senseless and merciless' - Russian ombudsman
Medvedev: If Ukraine refuses to repay debts, Russia to assume tough position
Kyiv proposes moves to demilitarize Shyrokyne - source
MEDVEDEV: IF UKRAINE REFUSES TO REPAY DEBTS, RUSSIA WILL ASSUME TOUGHEST POSSIBLE POSITION IN DEFENDING ITS INTERESTS
Fortifications in east 'practically 90%' ready - Ukraine minister
Three meetings of Trilateral Contact Group, subgroups planned for June - self-proclaimed Luhansk republic envoy (Part 2)
Consensus not reached on some political issues in Minsk - self-proclaimed Donetsk republic envoy
Russian Foreign Ministry: Eastern Partnership summit misses chance to narrow Europe split
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AIDS was killing Blacks a lot 20+ years ago. Coffin and related industries were booming across Africa, especially north of South Africa.
[Hahahaha. That Jew is alive and well in Israel. Epstein is dead? I don't think so. I think he and pedophile, boy butt f*cker Lord Janner are living large in Israel. The white American boys who went to fight in the middle east … they're dead and shot up … BUT NOT THESE HIGH RANKING FILTHY JEWS!!! Just like the Jews of 911 … they're all mysteriously alive and well. I've never believed from the beginning that Epstein is actually dead. He was removed from his cell beforehand.
(TMU) — A judge in the Virgin Islands has recently questioned the lawyers of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate after an old bank account registered to Epstein received millions of dollars from the estate in the months since his death. The account was opened by Epstein in the Virgin Islands in 2014 and was reportedly intended to be used for an international banking firm that he planned to develop.
On his application, Epstein said that he wanted to pursue the “dynamic discipline of international banking.” Meanwhile, on that same application, he glossed over his very serious criminal history and his status as a registered sex offender, saying that he dealt with a previous legal challenge but the case was discontinued.
The account in the Virgin Islands sat dormant with very little activity for many years, and it is unclear whether or not his international banking firm ever brought on clients. Local authorities suspect it was used as some type of shell company for his criminal enterprise. Despite the lack of activity and Epstein’s criminal record, the bank renewed his license every year since he was first approved.
The fact that this account exists is not unusual in itself—Epstein had dozens of bank accounts throughout the world that he used for a variety of different purposes, both legal and illegal. What is strange is that tens of millions of dollars have been flowing from Epstein’s estate into this Virgin Islands account since his alleged suicide. To make matters even more suspicious, the account was nearly cleaned out by the beginning of 2020 with no clear explanation of where the money went.
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the bank had $693,157 in assets when Epstein died back in August but received roughly $12.9 million in the months since. The account was cleared out and left with just under a half-million dollars around the first of the year.
When questioned by Judge Carolyn Hermon-Purcell, the lawyers for Epstein’s estate said that the payments were made “in error,” but the judge was not satisfied with the explanation and demanded that the lawyers provide a full accounting of the payments made from the estate.
“There’s no explanation for it,” the judge said.
It is not clear when the lawyers for Epstein’s estate will be required to turn over the records, but it is expected to be a priority considering the many lawsuits that have been filed against the estate.
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Putin and the Russian Government tell insane lies about how many Russian troops have died. In this comprehensive article and this short BBC video you will see the best estimates I can give based on all the data I have seen about how many Russian and Ukrainian Troops have actually been KILLED up to 16th June 2023.


Two elite high school point guards announced their college intentions on Thursday.
Myck Kabongo, who transferred this year to Findlay International (Henderson, Nev.) from St. Benedict's Prep (Newark), said he would sign with Texas, just days after saying he would look at other schools. The 6-3 Kabongo averaged 18 points and six assists last season for the Gray Bees. ESPNU lists him as the No. 2 point guard in the 2011 class and No. 7 player overall. Rivals.com lists him as the No. 5 point guard and No. 24 recruit in the 2011 class.
Oak Hill (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) senior point guard Quinn Cook said he plans to sign with Duke. Cook averaged 20 points and 5.9 assists a game last season while leading DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and Washington city championship. The 6-1 Cook is ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 7 point guard and No. 28 recruit in the 2011 class. ESPNU has him listed as the No. 5 point guard and No. 24 recruit in the 2011 class.
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GIGABYTE Releases the AORUS WATERFORCE X SERIES AIO Liquid Cooler
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AORUS WATERFORCE X SERIES phase in the leading graphene Nano lubricant bearing with ultra-low friction and noise to decrease about 15% noise than previous liquid coolers under the same stability and low fan speed. After extensive testing, 120mm fan blades have paired with the 360mm radiator for the best synergy in delivering the most efficient heat dissipation with minimal noise.
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Here's a thing: if I look at a photo, or a textile, or a piece of jewellery or a natural object it is often the quality of texture that calls me to it the most. If a curtain, for example, were to get me all excitable by the quality of its textile it is more often or not the texture that gets me - the perfect rough slub of an antique linen or the softness of some cotton gauze blowing at an open window. You will rarely hear me say, "oh, I just LOVE that print/pattern" - I mean I do sometimes of course, but my pupils dilate the most over texture for sure. Is it the same for you, or is it the prints and colours that sing to you first? I like the subtlety of texture too, the way it seduces you slowly and quietly until you have to reach out to touch it. Pattern is more, "Whaayheyyy look at me and all my colour/shape combinations, fall in love with me NOW!". I know, of course, there are bajillions of incredibly beautiful and subtle patterns out there, and I fall for those as much as the next person, but I guess it is the reason I am not a huge fan of jolly retro prints in all those bright hues, all that colour and pattern but very little in the way of interesting texture going on? Is it just me?
Texture is one of the reasons I enjoy winter ; the feel of wooly tights, chunky knits and oversize cosy scarves, soft eiderdowns etc (and so happy tweed is now cool!). And also the pared back quality in the natural landscape all around me in winter - the dark tracery of tree branches, bleached seedpods and the lichens and bark and all sorts of obscure, highly textured things lining up for their moment in the winter limelight.
I am really exploring this beauty of texture in my designs for Wild Acre jewellery for the Spring/Summer. You will see a bit of a change in emphasis with my jewellery - my first real considered, pared back collection, each style worked in different ways, through natural observation and photography, sketching, experimentation with granulation (every grain hand formed and hand soldered one-by-one - quite a task!), and, excitingly for me, by printing botanical material directly onto metal using a rolling mill. At the moment I am right in the middle of all the creating, but here is a cheeky sneak peek at some of the work, very much unfinished and mid process.
I really hope my jewellery will have that same quality of intriguing texture, and make people want to feel in in their hands - to discover its texture, its weight and explore the interesting shapes, just like we do with natural things like the bark of a tree or soft lichen. I know I love jewellery that makes me feel this way. I hope I am making sense?
It is proving a real artistic adventure which is both wonderful but nerve wracking since the second phase will be not just offering the collection on my little e-shop but also marketing it to galleries and bricks and mortar shops. EEK! If you know of any places you think might be interested, I'd be really thrilled and grateful if you would let me know. I'd also be so interested to know what you love most about the jewellery you buy - colour, shape, personalisation, statement, designer label, texture....? Does it matter to you if it is handmade or not, do you like provenence, are you interested if the metal is ethically mined or not? What makes jewellery beautiful to you? xxx


With summer at an end, many people will be taking to the road for one last vacation fling. Car trouble, however, can quickly spoil vacation fun.
Reduce the risk of car trouble by giving your car a pre-vacation checkup, advise officials of the Automotive Information Council in Southfield, Mich.
They suggest the following preventive measures:
-- Under the hood of the car, check the condition of the belts and hoses. If any look soft, frayed or cracked, replace them. Check the levels of the engine oil, radiator coolant and windshield washer fluid.
-- Look at the condition of the tires. Watch for excessive tire wear and cuts in the tread. They'll be cheaper to buy at home than on the road in an emergency.
-- Check the tire pressure, including the spare. Improper tire pressure can shorten tire life, affect the handling of the vehicle and waste gas.
-- Examine wiper blades. Worn blades won't do the job properly and can affect your vision.
-- Finally, review the maintenance schedule in your owner's manual to remind yourself about tuneups, oil changes and brake service.


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Tata Consultancy Services, India’s largest software exporters, reported a 24.1% growth in its third-quarter net profit to ₹8,105 crore compared to the year-earlier period even as on-site hiring dragged the margins down for the IT bellwether.
“I would rate this quarter growth as tepid in the short term for a strong growth in long term. The cost of manpower was bound to go up due to pressure on local hiring in the US. I expect the current quarter to be better than Q3,” Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief analyst, founder and CEO, Greyhound Research told The Hindu.
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