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Q1 2022 Average House Price Index
30th March 2022
House prices are increasing by Celtic Tiger levels of almost €100 a day as the market shows no signs of slowing up, the Q1 REA Average House Price Survey has found.
Average house prices rose by 3.16% nationally in the first three months of year, matching the 1% a month increases experienced during the boom, the survey revealed.
And illustrating the two-tier nature of the market, 59% of all purchasers were first-time buyers, a figure which rose to 76% in Dublin as people with mortgage approval scramble to get on the housing ladder.
The Irish Independent REA Average House Price Survey concentrates on the actual sale price of Ireland’s typical stock home, the three-bed semi, giving an accurate picture of the second-hand property market in towns and cities countrywide.
The price of a three-bedroomed semi-detached house across the country rose by almost €9,000 over the past three months to €278,500 – representing an annual increase of over 14% and closing in on the €300,000 average level at the height of the boom in 2006.
Actual selling prices in Dublin have risen by 2.2% since the new year, to an average of €481,250.
“We are now approaching and, in many cases, exceeding Celtic Tiger prices in the capital, with the market being driven by frustrated first-time buyers,” said REA spokesperson Barry McDonald.
“Despite signs of a rise in available stock over the last couple of weeks, sale prices are still increasing at all price ranges.
“Affordability is now key, and the highest growth levels are being experienced in areas where homes are available for less than the average county figure.
“For example, agents in Swords reported a €40,000 increase in prices to €430,000 (+10%), while homes in Stoneybatter rose by €35,000 in the past three months to €465,000 (+8%).
“At 76%, the first-time buyer percentage is higher than we have ever experienced, and the only way to help them is by ramping up supply.
“Houses in good condition are most sought-after with buyers trying to avoid increasing renovation costs and the headaches of trying to find tradespeople.
“Sales are brisk once priced correctly, and purchasers are well informed and have done their research.
“Sustainability and energy efficiency has become even more important in recent weeks given the crisis in the Ukraine.”
Commuter counties saw prices increase 4.47% – a jump of €13,000 to €305,000 – and double the rate of increase seen in the capital.
Towns across Kildare saw actual three-bed semi selling prices rise by 7.7% in the past three months – with €25,000 increases the norm in Celbridge, Newbridge, Maynooth and Naas.
After a steady year, prices in Ashbourne rose by €30,000 in the past 12 weeks, up by 8.7% with agents REA Grimes reporting that although the year started off with a flurry of new properties to market, familiar supply issues are now driving prices up again.
The country’s other major cities saw rises of 2.2% on average, mostly in line with Dublin, while Waterford City returned a 6% price increase with the average three-bed semi up €15,000 to €265,000, driven by high demand from outside buyers.
In Cork city, there has a been a significant uplift in new developments coming to the market since the start of the year, which has driven a 1.5% increase to €340,000, according to REA O’Donoghue & Clarke.
In the rest of the country, where prices rose 3.4% to €196,569, the survey found that one in every three buyers were from outside the county as new working conditions enable a rethink on home bases.
In Carrick-On-Shannon in Leitrim, two thirds of purchasers are new to the area.
Of the 65% reported, only a quarter of that number have connections to the area, according to REA Brady, Carrick-on-Shannon.
There were significant price rises in counties Cavan (8.3%), Mayo (+8.2%) and Galway (+8.7%) where agent REA McGreal Burke has noted the return of the family forming generations to rural Ireland, bringing with them increased purchasing power.
75% of house sales were to first-time buyers in Cavan Town, where homes rose €15,000 in three months to €175,000 and sales were being agreed in an average of two weeks, according to REA Peter Donohoe.
In Donegal, the ongoing situation with defective blocks has hampered market activity for more recently constructed properties as uncertainty continues around the redress scheme, agents REA McElhinney report.
The county reported a 3.9% rise in prices to €132,500, with good prices being offered for older houses despite increased construction and renovation costs.
In Killarney, agents REA Coyne and Culloty are reporting just 19 houses for sale amongst all estate agents in the town – the lowest figure on record, with no new developments coming on stream


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In Spartanburg, SC on Labor Day, national Tea Party activist Dustin Stockton’s Western Representation PAC will be holding a classic car contest and candidate forum for all the Tea Party candidates running against Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in the state’s Republican primary, Breitbart News has learned.
Richard Cash, Nancy Mace, and state Sen. Lee Bright will each attend the candidate forum. The forum will be held in conjunction with a Labor Day “Cruise In” with prizes for best car ranging from $500 for first place to $250 for second and $100 for third.
“Spartanburg is home to a thriving auto-manufacturing community and home of a BMW plant,” Stockton, the Chairman of Western Representation PAC, said in a release provided to Breitbart News. “We know that we can’t compete with Graham in a bidding war over the airwaves. So we have to find unique and even ‘low-tech’ ways to reach out to the people of South Carolina, and an awesome event is better than an annoying commercial.”
Stockton explains that by holding a car show, Tea Party groups like his can tap into local culture to transcend politics and connect with voters. “By having a carshow that doesn’t emphasize politics, by offering a prize pool, we hope to add something of value to their community in exchange for people allowing us to tell them what we know about Lindsey Graham,” Stockton said.
“The Western Representation PAC has made Graham their top target in 2014 and plan to keep returning to the state and is considering other innovative ways to tap into culture,” he said. “Maybe when we come back we’ll hold the biggest Karaoke contest SC has ever seen.”
Breitbart News is planning to cover the event on site and will have an in depth look at each of the candidates for readers afterwards.

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Event - UPDATE 3 December 2012 The participants' vision has been documented in this file: URBEGO planning workshop Gothenburg, September 2012 ---
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IFHP Blog post - From 20 April 2012, 35 projects from over 25 cities around the world will be exhibited at the Rotterdam Biennale at NAI.
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IFHP Blog post - REAL CORP 2012 - linking urban development professionals with industry and private enterprise. Derek Martin reports from Vienna
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IFHP Blog post - What would Europe look like if hydrological boundaries and not political boundaries determined its structure?
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IFHP Blog post - Brazil's planned capital city recently celebrated its 52nd birthday. Gustavo Ribeiro (Head of Cities Programme at the Danish Architecture Centre and a native of Brasilia) reflects on the city, its history and what it needs for Tomorrow

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Letting Your Spouse Know You Want a Divorce
If you are ready to move on with your life and part ways from your spouse, letting them know about your feelings can be terrifying. You may or may not be sure how they will respond, but either way, it’s probably not going to be received without having a difficult conversation. Rarely is it an easy thing to do, but when you’re ready, it’s better to inform your spouse in a way that minimizes further damage.
Loop in a lawyer to help you.
You may think that slowly pulling away from your spouse may be the kinder, gentler approach to getting a divorce. But usually, it isn’t, and may only cause more harm in the long run. Once you have decided that a divorce is a path for you, consult with a lawyer for guidance and support.
Find the right words and be genuine.
It’s good to have an idea of what you’re going to say before the conversation arises. If you haven’t planned out much thought, then you may go blank and have a harder time articulating yourself once face-to-face with your spouse. Get right to the point, but be compassionate.
Choose an appropriate time and place.
Don’t inform your spouse about your desire for a divorce when they are in the middle of dealing with something else, or while running late. Set aside time that is private, and avoid telling your spouse when children or other people are around. Your spouse will need time and space to react and have their own emotions.
Put yourself in your spouse’s shoes.
Each person is unique, and how they may respond will depend on that individual. If your spouse acts out or is very emotional, remember to put yourself in their shoes. This doesn’t mean you should put up with hurtful or abusive behavior, but their intensity stems from heartache, and chances are you have already spent time emotionally moving on, while they are just beginning.
As our family law lawyer friends from Farkas & Crowley, P.A understands, telling your spouse you want a divorce can be one of the most difficult conversations you will have. But, once you know, it’s better to get things going sooner instead of dragging out more pain for your partner.

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BBNaija 2019: Tacha’s Boyfriend Comes For Ebuka, Fans Over Her Confidence
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Big Brother Naija housemate, Tacha’s boyfriend, Ladi has taken to social media to slam the show host, Ebuka and fans who criticize her confidence.
Concise news earlier reported that Tacha who has always boasted of winning the show was asked to list the characteristics of a winner during fourth eviction show.
Taken by surprise by the question, Tacha stumbled on the question before muttering “Tacha”, a reply that embarrassed her and also her fans who are now subjected to Social media trolls.
Coming in support of his lover, Ladi in a post on his Instagram handle questioned why fans always troll her for her confidence, stating that Ebuka was not helping matters too.
He wrote “I don’t get why the confidence of Tacha is a grown man’s problem.”
“I understand when regular people talk thrash about her and try to bring her down, but when it’s coming from somebody like @tebuka it’s just sad but no wahala WE MOVE.”

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Ford recently announced that it will be offering the new XLT Sport Appearance Package to its popular Explorer SUV line for 2017, allowing consumers to tow and travel in even more comfort and style. The addition of the package expands the Explorer line to six models. Other versions include the base, XLT, Limited, Sport and Platinum edition.
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have recently heard that Vitamin A may be linked to osteoporosis. I
see Vitamin A in nearly everything on food labels, even my soymilk.
What is the connection and how much should I be consuming?
Read the new information regarding this same concern for men at the end of this article.
This study examined the relationship between intake of Vitamin A (from foods and vitamin supplements) and hip fractures in 72,000 postmenopausal women as part of the Nurses' Health Study in the US. Higher levels of Vitamin A intake nearly doubled the risk of hip fractures in those women whose intakes were 10,000 IU vs. those who consumed less than 4,125 IU. This was particularly noticeable in those women not using HRT.
The increased risk was only associated with the pre-formed or animal form of vitamin A (called retinol/retinoic acid or Vitamin A palmitate on food labels). Intake of the form of vitamin A that comes from plant sources, carotenoids such as beta-carotene, did not increase the fracture risk.
Vitamin A is found in some animal foods naturally like fatty fish, liver, and egg yolks. However, the animal form of vitamin A is also added to many other foods like low-fat milks (including soymilk), margarine, cereal, and energy bars. It is also in many vitamin and mineral dietary supplements. Cod liver fish oil is an exceptionally high source of Vitamin A. Become an avid label reader and look for vitamin A content.
What is significant and worrisome about this study is that the increased risk of hip fracture came with dietary vitamin A intake levels previously considered non-toxic. This same relationship has also been shown in some previous Swedish research, too.
The percentages of Daily Value (DV) of Vitamin A listed on food and dietary supplement labels are still based on the 1968 RDA of 5000 IU per day. This RDA is approximately twice as high as the most recent Recommended Dietary Intakes (RDI) for vitamin A by the National Academy of Sciences (3000 IU for men and 2330 IU for women). The recently established safe Upper Limit (UL) for the pre-formed or animal form of Vitamin A is 10,000 IU (the same as 3000 mcg) per day for adults.
Thus, it is easy to see that obtaining an intake at or above the UL would be fairly easy to do when consuming a vitamin supplement with 100% DV for Vitamin A and several fortified foods on a daily basis containing the pre-formed or animal form of Vitamin A. This is the level that was associated with the increased risk of hip fracture.
It is important to note that there are no toxicity concerns regarding the plant form of Vitamin A, beta carotene and other carotenoids, thus no DV, RDI, or UL have been established.
My bottom line recommendations at this time:
The biological mechanisms are still being studied to fully understand the observed connection between higher vitamin A intake and increased risk of hip fractures. This study shows both how complicated nutrition is and also how young the science is.
Certainly, none of us want to unwittingly undermine one aspect of our health while trying to optimize another. I have always treated my osteoporosis very vigorously, not wanting to find myself having beat my cancer only to die from complications of a broken hip. Thus, I am now paying more attention to my sources and amounts of vitamin A, in addition to calcium, vitamin D, magnesium, strength training, and impact exercise!
This is the first study to show that increased fracture risk also exists in men and also the first study to use a biological marker in addition to reported dietary intakes to assess the intake of vitamin A. Confirming previous dietary intake studies, no relationship was found between the serum level of beta-carotene (the plant form of vitamin A) and increased fracture risk.
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The Forgotten Screening and Q & A
18th December, 2019, 7 p.m.
The Deep End Govanhill Baths Community Trust, 21 Nithsdale Street, Glasgow G41 2PZ
‘Everyone has their own ghost story.’ This short film by University of Glasgow postgraduate student Lindsey Kennedy explores the people and places of Glasgow who refuse to be forgotten. Followed by Q&A.
Whether or not you believe in the supernatural, everyone has their own ghost story – an unexplained encounter or sense of a presence that lingers, troubling them, even when they laugh about it or try to shrug it off as irrational.
At the same time, we are all looking for ways not to disappear, ways not to be invisible. To leave our mark – all the more so when we’re told we don’t have the right.
Through ghost stories, abandoned locations and conversations with people the city tries its best to ignore, this is a short film about the people and places who refuse to be forgotten.
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Tierra Verde Residences - LOCATION
It is developed in an excellent location and makes it close to most of the commercial establishments along with entertainment hubs. It is strategically located at Dasmarinas in Cavite and is a safe gated community surrounded by beautiful serenity. It brings to you the best of both worlds as one can witness green pastures surrounding it with a touch of modern urbanization. The community homes are unique and perfect for young professionals and families. It has many offices, educational institutions, medical institutions, commercial spaces, banks etc. in close vicinity. There is never a dull moment as it has many several shopping malls, restaurants, stores, food chains, movie halls and other entertainment service providing facilities located close by.
It is a perfect location as it can be easily reached by the highway and is close to even public transport transit. It is easy to find the location and the gated community is located along the Governor's drive in Carmona, Cavite. The Governor's drive connects two major highways which are the South Expressway and Emilio Aguinaldo that moves towards Cavitex. It is very close to the commercial business district of Manila, Manali, Taguig, and Makati and is a very convenient option for those who work there. It is not that far even from Ortigas area and can be reached in less time via South Expressway.
The place can be easily using public transportation along Governor's Drive. The residents can commute daily to and from Alabang, General Mariano Alvarez area, and Binan. To the southeastern part of the Cavite, the province of Carmona lies and is almost 36kms south of Manila. The gated community of Tierra Verde Residences has Municipality of Binan to North, East, and South. On the northwest side it has General Mariano Alvarez and on the southwest1 side, it has Silang on the Southwest side. It is closely located in all the major cities of Philippines which makes it an amazing locality to stay.
The Tierra Verde Residences are located in Barangay Bancal to be precise and is located at the high elevation which makes it a flood free zone. There are many places which are located in the very close vicinity. It is a comfortable place for students with De La Salle University, Technological University of the Philippines, Eminio Aguinaldo College, Philippines Christian University etc. located very close to it. There are few hospitals like St.Paul hospital and De La Salle Medical Center which are situated just a few miles away. Apart from that, it has many malls closely located like SM City Dasmarinas, Robinsons Place etc. There are churches like Sacred Heart of Jesus Church and Iglesis ni Cristo which are in close proximity.
The location is great for families and professionals as it is convenient to pursue a good career with offices and industries close by. It has Walter Mart, Central Mall, Highway Plaza, District Mall and many other restaurants in close proximity. With its close vicinity to places, it makes a perfect location for people to invest in.
Terraverde Residences is located along Governor's Drive in the bustling town of Carmona, Cavite. Governor's Drive connects the development to 2 major highways, the South Expressway and Emilio Aguinaldo Hi-way going to Cavitex. This makes the project an ideal home location for those working in the Commercial Business Districts of Manila (via Cavitex) and Alabang, Makati, Taguig and even as far as Ortigas area (via South Expressway). Public transportation is available along Governor's Drive ferrying commuters to and from Alabang, Biñan and Genaral Mariano Alvarez (GMA) areas.
Carmona is located on the Southeastern part of the province of Cavite, approximately 36 kilometers South of Manila. It is bounded on the North, East and South by the Municipality of Biñan, Laguna; General Mariano Alvarez (GMA) on the Northwest and Silang on the Southwest1
The topography of Carmona is generally flat to strongly rolling or sloping, partly lowland and partly hill. Carmona is divided into four physiographical areas: the lowest lowland area, the lowland area, the central hilly area and the upland mountainous area2
Terraverde Residences is located in Baraggay Bancal, one of the 16 Barangays of Carmona. Barangay Bancal is one of the 3 Barangays located in the western part of Carmona which is considered to be an upland area3. It is situated at a very high elevation and therefore makes it flood free.


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In recent years, the world has seen a rise in the number of people displaced due to violence, conflict, environmental degradation, and economic hardship. These demographic shifts have re-focused interest and debate on the large-scale movement of refugees and migrants. This is the fifth instalment in a series of information briefs that aim to provide an overview of recent developments in the area of international migration.
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Africa and Europe
In an attempt to curb migration to Europe, EU leaders have continued diplomatic initiatives in Africa, intensifying negotiations with Ethiopia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal — all important countries of origin and transit. These deals are part of a larger EU strategy, which seeks to implement a Migration Partnership Framework in conjunction with aid deals with individual countries of origin or transit. The EU hopes to leverage policies and instruments, especially development and trade, to stem the flow of people to Europe.
While current negotiations appear to be primarily directed towards Africa, there are also indications that steps are being taken to pursue a compact with Jordan and Lebanon. Some have highlighted, however, that the five countries that were promised aid deals often do not comply with the EU’s insistence on human rights.
Although the full scope of the negotiations is not immediately clear, initial reports suggest that they are likely to be substantial. So far, the EU has set aside an overall contribution of EUR 1.8 billion for the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, the primary financial tool the EU intends to use for addressing the root causes of migration in Africa. The trust fund covers a total of 23 countries in Africa.
In addition to efforts being made through the Trust Fund, the EU is also pursuing individual deals with states. Senegal, for instance, will see an allocation of approximately EUR 347 million from 2014–2020 under the 11th European Development Fund which will at least partially be aimed at addressing irregular migration. In Ethiopia, the EU is funding approximately half of a USD 500 million initiative to increase employment opportunities for Ethiopians and refugees living in-country.
The EU is dedicating significant resources towards a more aggressive migration agenda. On 12 September, funding intended for poor countries primarily in Eastern Europe was cut in favour of greater spending on addressing migration. Several weeks later on 6 October, the EU revamped Frontex, the EU organisation responsible for managing cooperation and implementation of EU rules on migration, by providing it with more power and resources, and renaming it the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.
Despite these efforts, the relocation of refugees continues to be a contentious issue. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi threatened to veto EU disbursements again if greater efforts were not made to relocate thousands of refugees from EU Member States. So far this year Italy has witnessed the arrival of close to 132,000 asylum seekers and migrants as of 30 September, of which less than 1,400 have been relocated. Renzi has regularly denounced a perceived lack of European solidarity over the past years and is currently seeking an expanded budget that would include some EUR 3.9 billion which would be dedicated to migration issues in 2017. Italy has been one of the main drivers behind EU-led efforts to create deals with African states to slow the flow of migrants.
The Associated Press reported that the Australian Parliament is considering new legislation that would ban asylum seekers, who have unsuccessfully attempted to arrive by boat, from ever visiting the country again. Under the proposed legislation, thousands of asylum seekers would be barred from ever travelling to Australia as tourists, on business, or as an Australian’s spouse. Children seeking asylum would be exempt from the visa ban, as would some select individuals.
The proposed legislation drew the ire of human rights activists, many of whom stated that the legislation could set a dangerous precedent and undermine the safety of asylum seekers. Representatives from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) quickly expressed profound concern at Australia’s plan, with Thomas Albrecht, UNHCR’s regional representative in Canberra, noting that “seeking asylum is not ‘illegal’”. Others have argued that the plan may be a breach of Australia’s international legal obligations and could be ruled unconstitutional by the country’s high court.
The new legislation would have a profound impact on asylum seekers currently being held in Australia’s immigration detention facilities on Manus Island and Nauru. Some see the legislation as a pre-emptive move to prevent these asylum seekers from resettling in Australia via another migration channel.
This is occurring amid widespread criticism from the UN and organisations like Save the Children and Amnesty International which have stated that Australia has largely failed to protect the rights of asylum seekers, especially those of children.
Last week, seven NGOs launched the Mixed Migration Platform to deliver analysis and policy recommendations to better understand mixed migration patterns in the Middle East. Funded by the UK and Switzerland, the platform provides protection-sensitive analysis of the security of refugees and migrants for governments and humanitarian organisations.
The new platform will become a useful tool as the migrant and refugee population in the Middle East continues to grow. Research from the Pew Research Center shows that between 2005 and 2015 the number of migrants (including refugees) in the Middle East more than doubled from 25 million to 54 million. The surge in migrants has largely been driven by armed conflicts in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, although many have also moved in search of greater economic opportunity, particularly to oil-rich Persian Gulf countries.
In contrast to other regions, Asia has had a relatively muted response to the issue of the large movement of refugees and migrants. Katharine H.S. Moon at the Brookings Institute noted the relative absence of East Asian countries in accepting applications from asylum seekers and refugees. Japan and Korea have accepted only a small number of refugees. In 2015 Japan rejected more than 99 percent of asylum applications, while Korea has only accepted 600 non-ethnic Korean refugees as of September 2016.
China has accepted relatively few asylum seekers and refugees, and continues to rely on UNHCR to process asylum claims and to determine refugee status. Even in cases when asylum seekers and refugees are in possession of UNHCR certificates, they occasionally face the risk of detention or arrest if they have entered the country unlawfully or have overstayed their visas.
China also lacks the necessary national institutions for processing asylum claims, although the adoption of Law of Entry and Exit was an important first step towards national ownership of asylum process. According to an August 2015 UNHCR fact sheet, the Chinese government does not have an assistance programme for refugees. It is encouraging, however, that at the 19 September Summit for Refugees and Migrants, Premier Li Keqiang pledged an additional USD 100 million in humanitarian aid.
While poorer countries in South-East Asia have appeared more open, asylum seekers and refugees face a host of challenges. Moon notes that as of June 2016, Malaysia was hosting 154,000 refugees and asylum seekers. But while South-East Asian countries have hosted large asylum seeker and refugee populations, the protection situation in many of them is less than ideal. Most South-East Asian countries, including Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam, have not ratified the 1951 Refugee Convention, placing asylum seekers and refugees at continued risk of deportation. Many living in South-East Asia and China continue to face serious human rights violations, adding further protection concerns for migrants and refugees.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Izumi Nakamitsu of Japan as Special Adviser on Follow-up to the UN Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants, succeeding Karen AbuZyad who completed her assignment at the end of October. Ms. Nakamitsu will undertake these duties in conjunction to her current responsibilities as Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant Administrator for Crisis Response at the UN Development Programme.
In addition, Ben Emmerson, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, recently presented his latest report at the UN General Assembly on the impact of counterterrorism measures on the human rights and protection of refugees and migrants. The report warns that overly-restrictive migration policies implemented out of fear of terrorism are not justified and may be damaging to state security in the long run and, crucially, the report highlights that there is little evidence to suggest that terrorists take advantage of refugee flows to commit acts of terrorism.
The release of the report comes as the Global Migration Group (GMG) has begun discussing more closely the implementation of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, focusing in particular on how to counter xenophobia. A GMG meeting on 31 October, attended by senior members of international organisations such as UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration, reviewed best practice examples and discussed opportunities for joint action to counter xenophobia.


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Nous avons eu la chance de voir une représentation musicale exceptionnelle! En effet, la maman d'une élève de CP, qui adore la musique et a longtemps pratiqué le piano, apprend maintenant le banjo. We had the chance to have a special music show! The mom of a First grade student, who loves music and played piano for a long time, is now learning banjo.
She and her teacher talked about their passion for music, and it was very interesting.
Merci et encore bravo!
Carter Logan is pretty well known around southern Maine for his work on banjo and dobro with the Jerks of Grass. Carter is also highly regarded as a teacher of stringed instruments, and in fact Squash and Gourds found its genesis at 317 Main Street, the Yarmouth studio where he and the other members of the Jerks give lessons.


Lotus introduced its new Emir sports car ("leader" / "commander") in early July, and has now announced prices for the Emir V6 First Edition, production of which will begin in the spring of 2022.
The Emira First Edition with a four-cylinder engine will be available a little later, from the fall of next year, and the base version is announced for 2023.
This novelty was made on the new version of the company's aluminum chassis, with the base version of the Emira weighing 1405 kg. In terms of dimensions, the Emira is 20 mm longer than the Evora and has the same wheelbase of 2575 mm.
The Emir V6 First Edition is powered by Toyota’s 3.5-liter V6 with supercharger and 405hp, with a 6-speed manual or optional 6-speed automatic transmission (then it has 430 Nm instead of 420 Nm). Emira with this engine can reach 290 km / h, and accelerates to 100 km / h in 4.3 seconds.
Later, a weaker Mercedes-AMG 2.0-liter turbo engine with 360 hp will be offered, along with rear-wheel drive and an AMG 7-speed dual-clutch transmission.
In any case, Lotus states that these are extremely efficient engines with the most advanced technology, in order to provide a recognizable Lotus experience.
Lotus states that the Emira is more comfortable and technologically advanced than its predecessors, as well as offering better ergonomics to make it more comfortable for everyday driving. Inside, the 10.25-inch touch screen (with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay), 12.3-inch digital instrument panel, sports steering wheel with flat bottom, electrically adjustable heated seats, keyless go, KEF sound system of 340 watts stand out.
In addition, there is the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) package which includes, among other things, adaptive cruise control, automatic braking and a lane departure warning system.
There’s also an optional Lotus Drivers Pack, with a harder-tuned suspension, Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires and Launch Control.
Emira V6 First Edition also received special markings, 20-inch alloy wheels (in silver or black), full-LED headlights, brake calipers with print ...
There are six colors for the exterior (Seneca Blue, Magma Red, Hethel Yellow, Dark Verdant, Shadow Gray and Nimbus Gray), seven colors for the interior, with Nappa leather and black Alcantara.
In terms of price, the Emira V6 First Edition in Germany costs 95,995 euros.


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From Pop and Rock, to Orchestral Snare Drum, Doumbek and diverse styles on the drum set, Gavyn will have you reading your favourite musical styles with ease. Complete musical transcriptions or charts, and an emphasis on music theory while studying the drums will help each student to build confidence in becoming independent musicians.
Gavyn Holt is a professional drummer from Barrie, Ontario. Gavyn’s recent musical performance endeavours come from the high seas, working with several cruise lines as a show-band drummer, most consistently with Holland America Line from 2012 to 2017, and acting as the band leader for “The Band” during 2016-2017. Gavyn also completed shorter contracts with other cruise lines such as Crystal Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, and Carnival Cruise Lines. Each show-band employed various instrumentations, ranging from small 3-piece ballroom dance jazz trios, up to the traditional show-band format of 10 musicians with 6 horns for onboard theatre productions.
Coming from a background of classical music and orchestral percussion, Gavyn’s influences are unique and diverse. Before attending university, Gavyn achieved a grade 8 percussion certification from the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), and now holds a Bachelor of Music Degree with Honors in Orchestral Performance of percussion instruments from The University of Western Ontario in London, Canada. During his studies at UWO, he received extensive training in Big Band Jazz, Combo Jazz, Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Orchestral, and Percussion Ensemble repertoire with various performance programs under the direction of UWO’s knowledgeable faculty.
In the recent years, Gavyn has discovered a passion for teaching both languages and music, and has recently returned from Tokyo, Japan from spending over a year studying Japanese abroad at ARC Tokyo Japanese Language School while working as both an instructor of English and teaching private drum lessons.
As an instructor, Gavyn is passionate about teaching students with an emphasis on nurturing reading abilities of musical notation, understanding musical theory, and musical transcription alongside learning the drums. Gavyn is excited to teach many musical styles including current and past Rock, Pop, Jazz, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, Funk, among others.
Before embarking to work on cruise ships and study abroad in Japan, Gavyn has been involved in a wide variety of musical projects in Southwest Ontario, which included The Newsmen, The Barriers, The Flat Five Jazz Quintet as a drummer and, as a doumbek player, The Light of East Ensemble.


Every six months, each “Facilities-based Provider of Broadband Connections to End Users” in the U.S. is required to report to the FCC on the number and speed of its fixed broadband connections (cable, DSL, fiber or satellite) in each U.S. Census block.
This data, collected through the FCC’s semiannual Form 477 reporting process, gives the agency a unique trove of information on the state of home broadband access at the very local level. It puts the FCC in a position to provide each American community with a fairly accurate map of its own local digital divide — the Census tracts where most households have broadband Internet service vs. the tracts where many or most households don’t.
And from 2010 to 2014, that’s just what the FCC did. Twice a year the agency published a Form-477-based “Internet Access Service Report“. The report was accompanied by data files ranking every U.S. Census tract on a scale of 1 to 5, indicating the ratio of total reported home broadband connections to total households. Each number in the scale represented a household connection range of 20%, with a 5 indicating a broadband-connection-to-household ratio of 80% or more, a 4 indicating 60% to 79%, etc. A ranking of 1 meant that the residential broadband connections reported by provider added up to fewer than 20% of the tract’s households.
Here’s one of the FCC’s own national maps attached to the December 2014 report (based on December 2013 data).
And here’s a map of the same data for the city of Cleveland, created by local NDIA affiliate Connect Your Community.
Form 477 tract data is pretty much the only resource available to local leaders and advocates trying to understand the geography of broadband exclusion in our own communities. The U.S. Census American Community Survey now provides community-wide information on household Internet access for “places” with populations above 60,000 — e.g. for whole cities — but it will be at least three more years before the ACS starts breaking those numbers down to the tract level. So for now, the ACS may tell us that a third of a city’s households don’t have Internet access, but can’t tell us which of the city’s neighborhoods are worst connected. And ACS household Internet data is completely unavailable for smaller municipalities, not to mention unincorporated rural communities.
But Form 477 data can help local advocates, planners and policymakers fill all these gaps… or could, until the FCC mysteriously stopped publishing it.
The last Internet Access Service Report posted on the the FCC website dates from October 2014, fifteen months ago. It includes data from the second half of 2013. Since then, two reporting cycles have come and gone, with no updated reports or data releases.
Providers were required to submit the same information to the FCC for the first half of 2014 as in previous years. The reporting requirements were tweaked for the second half of the year (July through December), but the submission deadline didn’t change. As 2016 begins, the FCC has yet to share household subscription from either 2014 reporting period with the public.
We’d love to know when the reports will again be available.. There’s no indication on the agency’s website that its Internet Access Service Reports, or publication of the Form 477 tract-level data, have been formally discontinued. But there’s also no notice as to when the long-overdue 2014 data might be released.
Is this only a problem for a few research geeks? Not at all. As more local communities take the initiative to deal with broadband access and adoption questions for our own residents, the importance of good localized data — and the difficulty of finding it — becomes ever more evident.
In recent months, for example, Form 477 data allowed a coalition of public and community organizations in Cleveland, Milwaukee, Dayton and other cities to demonstrate a clear link between broadband exclusion and neighborhood poverty in comments submitted to FCC in the Charter-Time Warner merger case. Form 477 data was also used by a research group affiliated with MetroHealth, the county hospital in Cleveland, to document the relationship between neighborhood broadband adoption ratios and patient adoption and use of the hospital’s personal health record application – helping build the case for collaboration between the hospital and local digital inclusion programs.
The FCC’s neighborhood-level household broadband data matters. It’s a unique, valuable resource for community leaders and digital inclusion practitioners and advocates.
The FCC should act now to get its public release of this data back on schedule.


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Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s five pence cut to fuel duty will not stop the upward spike in prices as global markets panic amid commodity and supply chain disruptions. The price of a litre of Diesel has jumped to 180.29p this weekend. The data comes from a new report by the RAC.
The RAC, which provides roadside assistance and general insurance, issued a warning that the cost of refilling the tank is likely to rise further.
This price rise could mean that filling up a car with 55 litres would cost £99 at the pump.
And the average tank size of a car is approximately 55 litres.
Petrol currently costs 166.65 per litre, a rise of three percent this month and close to its all-time high of 167.3p from late March.
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The rise in fuel prices will have a knock on effect to the cost of goods and services in general and are a significant driver of inflation, alongside the Bank of England’s monetary expansion policies during the coronavirus pandemic.
The official rate of inflation in the UK is set to rise to nine percent in April when the figures are published on Wednesday.
This is well above the Bank of England’s two percent target.
The rate of inflation is at a three-decade high, and it is putting pressure on the Bank of England to do more to tackle runaway price rises.
The bank can increase the interest rate but can do little to influence rising fuel costs which are largely determined by global markets.
Simon Williams, of the RAC, said diesel’s continued surge is in part due to the significance of Russia in the supply chain for the fuel.
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Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, he said: “Sadly, despite the Chancellor’s 5p a litre duty cut the average price of a litre of diesel has hit a new record high at 180.29p.
“Efforts to move away from importing Russian diesel have led to a tightening of supply and pushed up the price retailers pay for diesel.
“While the wholesale price has eased in the last few days this is likely to be temporary, especially if the EU agrees to ban imports of Russian oil.
“Unfortunately, drivers with diesel vehicles need to brace themselves for yet more pain at the pumps.
“Had Mr Sunak reduced VAT to 15 percent as we call on him to do instead of cutting duty by 5p, drivers of diesel vehicles would be around 2p a litre better off, or £1 for every full tank.
“As it is, drivers are still paying 27p VAT on petrol and 29p on diesel, which is just the same as before the Spring Statement.”
At the time of the tax cut, Rishi Sunak brandished his move, “the biggest cut to all fuel duty rates, ever”.

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Johnson Services Group warned yesterday that it expected full-year profits would fail to meet City expectations after being dragged down by the performance of its drycleaning arm Johnson Cleaners.
Johnsons, which has about 460 dry cleaning sites after closing more than 50 outlets in recent years, has seen the tough conditions on the high street limit the impact of initiatives such as laundry, repairs, tailoring and Ugg boot cleaning at some of its stores. It is likely that the squeeze on consumer spending has caused people to cut back on the amount spent maintaining clothes.
Johnson has also been closing unprofitable high street stores and opening new sites such as its first drive through cleaners at a former petrol station in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
It has also opened a branch outside a Sainsbury’s supermarket in Basildon as it looks to follow the crowds away from the high street.
Other initiatives by the Cheshire-based group include eco-friendly Greenearth cleaning products.
The group said results would be marginally below expectations despite a stronger performance from its facilities management division, which maintains shops.
The group also announced that it has renegotiated a new £78.5m million banking facility.
Robert Morton, an analyst at Investec Securities, reduced his profits forecast by £500,000 to £15m for 2011, which would be slightly above the £14.5m the previous year.
He said: “Although results will be slightly below our (previous) expectations, we believe this is a good out-turn considering the difficult trading environment.”
He added that the business had good growth potential over the medium term.


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Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth announced a new web portal called “Heroes Welcome” on Thursday that is aimed at providing military families who have recently moved to Alabama all the resources they need to feel comfortable.
Ainsworth is chair of Alabama’s Military Stability Commission, which is the organization that put together the new website.
The site provides “[g]uidance about jobs, local schools, occupational licensure requirements, and other community resources,” according to the lieutenant governor’s office.
“Providing an easy-to-find clearinghouse about employment opportunities, education, and other important community information demonstrates Alabama’s deep commitment to our military infrastructure,” Ainsworth said in a statement on Thursday.
“[I]t also displays just a hint of our state’s famous southern hospitality,” he added.
Of particular note are the resources for license reciprocity, the idea that a military spouse who is registered to practice a certain profession in another state can work in Alabama while their family is stationed in the Yellowhammer State without going through a drawn out re-registration process.
Heroes Welcome has the point of contact listed for every license board for which Alabama currently extends reciprocity.
“Alabama is already the most military-friendly state in the nation, and creating this website makes us even more welcoming,” said Ainsworth.
The homepage of the Heroes Welcome initiative can be found here.

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- AbbVie said on Tuesday that it’s buying Botox-maker Allergan in a $63 billion deal.
- The deal could generate as much as $183 million in fees for thebanks that worked on the deal, according to an estimate from Dealogic.
- That includes JPMorgan, which represented Allergan, Morgan Stanley, which was the lead adviser for AbbVie, and PJT Partners, a boutique investment bank that worked with AbbVie as well.
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AbbVie’s proposed $63 billion takeover of Botox-maker Allergan could bring a big payday for the bankers involved in the megamerger.
Thedeal combines North Chicago-basedAbbVie, which makes the world’s best-selling drug Humira, with Dublin-basedAllergan, which has been struggling in the face of competition for some of its biggest products including the wrinkle-smoothing treatment Botox.
Read more: AbbVie’s $63 billion megadeal for Botox maker Allergan is the pharma industry’s latest bet that bigger is better. But the deal is already facing big questions.
According to research provider Dealogic, AbbVie’s lead adviser Morgan Stanley, could stand to make $71 million, while adviser PJT Partners could make $17.7 million in fees on the deal. JPMorgan, which advised Allergan, could take home $94.6 million. That’s a total of $183 million, should the deal close.
It’s a big win for PJT, whichin November 2018 hired former star Goldman Sachs pharmaceutical analyst Jami Rubin. Rubin served as the lead banker for PJT, and this was her first deal at the bank.
Read more: A former star Goldman Sachs pharma analyst just made her first deal with AbbVie’s $63 billion bid for Botox-maker Allergan. Meet the bankers involved in the megamerger.
Rubin has been an analyst sincethe early 1990s and has famously pressed major pharmaceutical companies on their plans for mergers and acquisitions. She joined Goldman Sachs in 2008 after working at Morgan Stanley and became a partner in 2012.
PJT was founded after former Morgan Stanley banker Paul Taubman left the bank in 2012. In 2015, it merged with assets from Blackstone’s financial- and strategic-advisory services, and now operates as a publicly traded company.
Dealogic estimates fees earned on deals using a model that takes into account the deal’s size, the banks involved, and where the deal is happening. JPMorgan declined to comment on the fees. Morgan Stanley and PJT didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
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I just got these from a local retailer here in the US. I really wish I’d purchased them sooner! All the figures are armored, so this is like a big command set. I especially love the helmets the warriors are equipped with. There are dozens of styles, and they all seem to foreshadow later classic helmets. The figures are all in action poses, and there seems to be endless potential for kit bashing. I intend to combine them with the Germanic warriors kit to create more “tooled up” Germans. It’s a great kit, you can’t go wrong here. If you wanted to create Oathsworn bodyguards, as they are featured in Total War Rome 2, you could easily use these.


The Taoiseach has confirmed there will be an increase in the State pension in the Budget.
But Leo Varadkar says he doesn't know how much the weekly payment will go up by.
It's the first major promise made by one of the Government parties with Budget 2024 still five months away.
But the Taoiseach committed to the move in the Dáil:
"Assure you there will be a further increase in the weekly pension and that will be in the Budget.
"The exact amount has not been decided yet.
"That will have to be discussed between now and October and will have to be seen in the round of other things we want to do as a government.
"But certainly there will be a further pension increase."


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"Emerald Tiger" is a composition by Riverdance's Whelan, a sort of Irish/Asian fusion. "Raga's Dance", by Indian ComposerA. R. Rahman, is a piece that mixes Carnatic instruments and vocals to a large symphonic orchestration. "Bolero for Violin and Orchestra" is a tribute to Ravel's Boléro, and it features a darbuka. "Tribal Gathering" is a minimalist composition in the vein of John Adams but with a live Afro percussion rhythm beneath. "Bolero", "Tango de los Exilados", and "Tribal Gathering" were composed by the European composer Walter Taieb (The Alchemist's Symphony). The track "Handel's Minuet" was produced by Vanessa-Mae, and is the first, and currently only, track she has ever produced for one of her own albums.
Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century, first as books of individual 78rpm records, then from 1948 as vinyl LP records played at 331⁄3rpm. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though in the 21st century albums sales have mostly focused on compact disc (CD) and MP3 formats. The audio cassette was a format used in the late 1970s through to the 1990s alongside vinyl.
An album may be recorded in a recording studio (fixed or mobile), in a concert venue, at home, in the field, or a mix of places. Recording may take a few hours to several years to complete, usually in several takes with different parts recorded separately, and then brought or "mixed" together. Recordings that are done in one take without overdubbing are termed "live", even when done in a studio. Studios are built to absorb sound, eliminating reverberation, so as to assist in mixing different takes; other locations, such as concert venues and some "live rooms", allow for reverberation, which creates a "live" sound. The majority of studio recordings contain an abundance of editing, sound effects, voice adjustments, etc. With modern recording technology, musicians can be recorded in separate rooms or at separate times while listening to the other parts using headphones; with each part recorded as a separate track.
The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance, see choreia) and "γραφή" (writing). It first appeared in the American English dictionary in the 1950s, and "choreographer" was first used as a credit for George Balanchine in the Broadway show On Your Toes in 1936. Prior to this, stage credits and movie credits used phrases such as "ensembles staged by", "dances staged by", or simply "dances by" to denote the choreographer.
In dance, choreography is the act of designing dance. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. A choreographer is one who designs dances. Dance choreography is sometimes called dance composition.
Aspects of dance choreography include the compositional use of organic unity, rhythmic or non-rhythmic articulation, theme and variation, and repetition. The choreograhic process may employ improvisation for the purpose of developing innovative movement ideas. In general, choreography is used to design dances that are intended to be performed as concert dance.
Choreography, released in 2006, is the third studio album by the American singer/songwriter Lauren Hoffman. For its production and recording, she worked with Cracker's's David Lowery, who also produced her first EP in 1999, A Harmless Little Kiss. Consistent with her previous work, the album conveys an overall dark, moody atmosphere, as a result of its lyrical qualities, production, and variety of instruments, including prominent accordion, pump organ, cello, and piano parts throughout its tracks.

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(February 22, 2019 / JNS) A mass grave of more than 1,000 Jews shot in the head by the Nazis during the Holocaust has been uncovered in Belarus.
Currently, 600 skeletons have been unearthed by Belarusian soldiers in a pit at a building site in Brest, a city along the Polish border. The historic city of Brest was the location of the Union of Brest and Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
“We expect the number of victims to go over 1,000,” said Brest official Anna Kondak. “During three weeks, every day about 40 remains are being found. Now the overall number is around 600. As far as we know, there are two major graves here.”
“We will not allow the building of anything on bones of people,” said Gov. Alexander Rogachuk.
At least 28,000 Jews lived in the Brest ghetto between 1941 and 1942.
Some 17,000 people were known to have been shot in October 1942 near the Bronnaya Gora rail station, as thousands more were presumed to have been massacred.
Some 66 percent of Belarusian Jews perished in the Holocaust, according to American historian Lucy Dawidowicz in The War Against Jews.


A British filmmaker has been killed in Syria by so-called Islamic State( IS) boxers, the BBC understands.
Mehmet Aksoy, 32, from London, who studied filmmaking at Goldsmiths, University of London, toured from the UK to Syria in June.
He affiliated the Kurdish militant group, the Kurdish People’s Protection Units( YPG ), and originated documenting its debates against IS.
The Foreign Office has been contacted for comment.
Aladdin Sinayic a close friend of Mr Aksoy’s from London, told the BBC: “Mehmet never pushed, the project was never to fight.


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At the end of the day on Friday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will become the first-ever Republican governor to allow a statewide moratorium on fracking.
A two-year ban on the natural gas extraction technique passed overwhelmingly in both houses of the state General Assembly earlier this year, and last weekend, Hogan announced that that he would not veto the bill. However, Hogan also said he wouldn’t sign the bill, instead simply allowing it to automatically become law under time restrictions for signing or vetoing. That time restriction expires at the end of the day on Friday.
Fracking entails injecting a high-pressure mixture of water, sand, and chemicals underground to crack shale rock and release oil and gas. Environmentalists have long been concerned about the risks fracking poses to drinking water via the vast amount of waste that it produces, and the potential for methane and other chemical migration into aquifers. Air pollution risks have also been a concern, as well as methane leaks that contribute to climate change.
The bill that will become law is in response to concerns about fracking’s potential impact on the environment and public health. The two-year period allots time for what environmentalists hope will be a comprehensive public health and scientific study of the industry, similar to the study undertaken by New York before it decided to ban fracking last year. In addition, the bill will require Maryland’s Department of the Environment to finalize regulations on the process by October 2016. After those regulations are formed, no company will be allowed to frack in the state until October 2017.
Hogan’s indirect approval of the bill, however, does not seem like a representation that the newly-minted governor is environmentally-minded. The bill passed both houses of the General Assembly with veto-proof majorities, meaning if Hogan had vetoed it, it’s very likely that veto would have been overridden and the bill would have become law either way.
Hogan has also not applauded the Assembly’s efforts to be cautious about the environment — in fact, he hasn’t said much about fracking at all since taking office this year. Last year, while campaigning, Hogan said fracking was a “gold mine,” but also said he would “want to make sure that [fracking] is done in an environmentally sensitive way, and that we take every precaution possible.”
Still, some are applauding Hogan for allowing the bill to sail through into law, including the bill’s Senate sponsor Karen Montgomery.
“I am relieved and delighted that Governor Hogan will allow mine and Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo’s bill for a 2 year moratorium on fracking to become law without his signature,” she said in a statement. “Now we have two years to continue to compile indisputable scientific data.”


Unlike other “rotary vises” that simply “rotate” to position the hook, the Norvise is designed to “spin” the hook to apply material. With the hook shank held in perfect alignment with the axis of rotation (on centerline) it works like a lathe and provides for better thread tension control and more precise material placement.
Precision ball bearings and heavy brass hubs enable the Nor-vise to also work like a spinning wheel for dubbing like you have never seen before. Perfectly shaped and textured bodies, with all the dubbing materials, can be created, without wax, better, faster, and much easier than by any other method.
Lots of other body materials such as lead, wire, tinsel, floss, chenille, plastics, etc. can also be “spun on” very quickly and smoothly. Another unique technique with the Norvise is to use its spinning capability to “reinforce” materials such as herl and hackle with the working thread.


Arts and Culture in Community Development: Build healthy and resilient communities through arts and culture.
A growing body of research using the term “creative placemaking” demonstrates that creativity impacts livability, safety, health and community development. The results of creative placemaking activities can be dramatic and transformative for communities. Minneapolis neighborhoods use these strategies regularly working with an array of local artists and groups to creatively enhance public spaces and change the dynamics of their communities. A 2014 survey conducted through the City’s Creative City Roadmap Planning process demonstrated that Minneapolis residents and artists think it’s important to offer arts and cultural programs to connect people across differences and to make tangible the values and identities of their own local communities. Through the community engagement for this plan, many people acknowledged the need for public art and placemaking to focus on the arts and culture of each neighborhood and build on each community's unique diversity.
The Creative City Roadmap process also identified the need to build the sustained capacity of nonprofit and for-profit stakeholders to be successful in creative placemaking, as well as engage City departments and other government agencies in leveraging local creative sector talent and knowledge.
The City will seek to accomplish the following action steps to build healthy and resilient communities through arts and culture.
- Focus arts and culture programs on supporting and engaging communities of color, low income communities ,and indigenous communities and celebrate the rich, diverse character and identities of the city's neighborhoods and corridors.
- Create welcoming environments for connecting and building trust between City government and communities of color through arts and cultural strategies.
- Encourage community groups and organizations to develop public artworks that enhance the city's public realm by building their capacity and simplifying approval processes.
- Establish a sense of belonging by reflecting the identities of local ethnic, racial, and cultural communities in the design of public art.
- Engage artists and community members in guiding the long-term vision and direction of the City's public art program.
- Encourage government partners to develop and maintain public art projects that support artists and engage the community.
- Encourage creative expression and placemaking on commercial and cultural corridors and in neighborhoods, parks, and public plazas.
- Build on the leadership of cultural organizations within the city that celebrate and promote the traditions and values of various racial and ethnic groups.
- Encourage non-traditional, hands-on, grassroots, and life-long arts opportunities to participate in creating art.
- Engage artists of color, indigenous artists, and arts and cultural organizations in leading these opportunities.


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The calendar says April and I know we're gaining a minute now on each side of the day, but that doesn't change the two overriding facts of this morning: it's cold and dark. But I like to look on the bright side: it's the kind of weather that makes it easy to stay out of the ocean, which is still dirty in my favorite swimming spots.
We, of course, have the choice to stay out the sea when our land-based activities — pooping, peeing, grubbing, grading, spraying, poisoning — make it too funky to safely swim. But what of the animals who live there and have nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide?
Well, if I were to ask the spear fisherman — local guy, young, upper body covered with tattoos — who I recently saw scaling a hefty stringer of fish right next to a freshly emptied gallon jug of bleach that had been shoved into the naupaka after its contents were poured onto the reef, the answer would be fuck 'em.
The state Legislature is being asked to make a similar statement with HCR 87 and HR 61, resolutions that support “delisting” the green sea turtle as a threatened and protected species so it can be “actively managed” — or in other words, hunted outright or wantonly killed as a byproduct of longline fishing. That's why you've got Kitty Simonds, executive director of Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (WESPAC) orchestrating it, even though testimony was submitted that disingenuously lists her affiliation as president of the Maunalua Hawaiian Civic Club.
Regardless of what you may think about how many turtles are out there, or whether people should hunt them, things start to move into the realm of Orwellian when you read language like this in the resolution:
the environment and ecosystem are suffering from the current over-protection, over-population, and lack of management of honu
Wow. So now we're blaming the turtles, a native species that has been around for 110 million years, compared to a measly 100,000 for Homo sapiens, for screwing up the reefs. Unreal.
And I suppose we can also blame them for giving themselves tumors (fibropapillomatosis). That way we don't have to change our behavior, like halting the practice of injecting semi-treated sewage effluent into wells that then leach into the nearshore marine environment and produce toxic algae that the turtles consume, to their peril.
I asked a friend what he thought about delisting the honu, and he said Hawaiians should be allowed to hunt them. I support traditional hunting and harvesting practices, too, but surely we can do better for kanaka than give them the green light to consume a diseased species.
Anyway, this issue is scheduled for a House hearing on Thursday morning before a committee that counts our own Rep. Derek Kawakami as a member. Wonder how he'll vote?
Derek, along with our other state House Reps., Jimmy Tokioka and Dee Morikawa, and Sen. Ron Kouchi, already voted for SB 755, one of those disturbing “fast-track construction” measures that are coming to characterize the rein of Gov. Abercrombie.
The bill exempts airport structures from the special management area permit and shoreline setback variance requirements and gives the Department of Land and Natural Resources, as well as the Department of Transportation, authority to similarly exempt other projects from such review. It also exempts all work involving submerged lands used for state commercial harbor purposes from any permit and site plan review requirements for lands in the conservation district and authorizes the Governor to exempt classes of projects from the environmental review process.
Not stated is the way it works to conveniently exempt the public, especially those nay-saying environmentalists, from any meaningful say about projects in the Islands most sensitive lands.
You can ask our elected reps about it on Wednesday night. They'll be at the Wilcox School cafeteria from 5:30 to 7 p.m. “hearing [which is very different than heeding] your feedback on issues important to the Garden Island.”
But when you read language like this — “Mid-session highlights will be provided with an emphasis on economic revitalization and business and the State Budget.” — you can be pretty sure of the underlying message: fuck the environment, full speed ahead.
Or as a friend noted in comments yesterday, responding to a report of Swiss villagers rejecting a gold mine in favor of environmental protection:
So why is it that we on Kauai always fall for the gold mine; our island is as beautiful as their Alpine setting.


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A scary story from Florida that could have turned out much, much worse. ...
According to a news release issued last week by the Fort Myers (Fla.) Police Department, authorities said thieves stole a vehicle last Friday that had a toddler in the backseat.
According to the news release from the Fort Myers Police Department:
The family had just returned to the complex in their Kia Sportage and was assisting an elderly relative into an apartment when the relative fell. The driver of the Kia jumped out to help and that’s when an unknown suspect watching them took the opportunity to steal the Kia. The suspect then fled the scene.
Approximately three blocks away the suspect pulled into (an apartment complex) where he removed the toddler from the SUV and then dumped the vehicle in the parking lot. A resident there assisted the toddler as police arrived. The toddler is currently safe with her family and their vehicle has been recovered by police.
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Discussion in 'UFC Discussion' started by Vulcan, Oct 9, 2018.
They could just be on the same card really. It’s already weak as is.
Those threats against Dana seem to have worked, looks like Eubanks is back on the MSG card, against Roxanne Modafferi. Come to think of it, it's a rematch.
Moving it to 231 is a good step. Moving it to Invicta would be even better.
I can't help but feel that Blaydes got ripped off here. BB just lost to Hunt recently, and Blaydes just beat him and KOd Overeem.
Defo the right fight to make. Got Shevchenko by decision
Will watch. Cant wait!!
Will this be a bigger fight than the Cyborg vs. Amanda Nunes fight?
Cyborg vs Nunes or Shevchenko vs Jedrzejczyk
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Why was this bumped? Of course Cyborg v Nunes is bigger.
Looking forward to this. Nunes-Cyborg will generate more interest but I might be more interested in this one. Both should be good.
Meh, it's gonna be a boring decision.
If they promote it right Shevchenko/JJ could be bigger, but the UFC has a history of doing a shit job of promoting fighters who act like adults and do not break the law, so who knows?
If by bigger you mean implications for all of WMMA, then Cyborg/Nunes, of course. I think JJ/Val could be made more marketable, for any number of reasons.
Lol, that gif was when Maryna Moroz - remember her - called Joanna out after beating the Scots lassie. Of course Moroz lost her next fight to Letourneau and Val got the title shot on the Rousey Holm card.
Nowadays Jedrzejczyk and Letourneau are great pals and both are challenging for a 125 title, Val for the Bellator belt.
Please elaborate. What are the bigger implications for all of WMMA that come out of Cyborg vs. Nunes?
I think that the success, or not, of the UFC women's flyweight division has a huge importance for WMMA overall, and Joanna vs Valentina can bring eyes to that division like no other fight. If it is well promoted, and well fought, the positive impact for WMMA can be quite huge, I think.
Well, it is a superfight between two current champions. So that is about it. Perhaps I overstated. We are both (I think) in agreement about 125. We know it is the most heavily populated division, but the UFC needs to hurry the fuck up and sort it out. They should be offering fights to women at 125 like candy after their promotional debacle.
I just question the UFCs entire decision making process, including their promotional ability. It should be easy to promote the JJ/Val fight, as most casuals will have no idea that their MT fights are so long ago that they might as well be different fighters. Given that they look better than Cyborg and Amanda they can appeal to the stupidity of guys everywhere (not judging, as when it comes to women I am moron like every other guy) so they are far more promotable from that standpoint.
I do worry that if Cyborg is smart (Ok, her coaches) they will have the simple game plan of wearing Amanda out. Her cardio has never been great when pressured. We know that Val and JJ can go all damn day without slowing. I think that Val/JJ will be a better fight, unless Amanda does the wonderfully surprising thing and wins.
UFC 231's Valentina Shevchenko Talks Joanna Jedrzejczyk Title Fight & Training w/ Cris Cyborg
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My books feature older couples–forty-something and up– as the lead characters. I write romance fiction, not Women’s Fiction and by this I mean the love story drives the plot rather than being a romantic element of the story. I am passionate about making women over the age of 40 visible, and portraying these women as intelligent, vibrant, sensual, sexual, whole people rather than as the stereotypes we see, or more rightly seldom see, thanks to Hollywood.
What we see on the big and small screen and what we are presented in fictional forms matters. The sexist and ageist entertainment we are so used to seeing (Tom Cruise paired with a woman 20 years his junior) and not seeing has created a vicious circle. Since there are so few older women presented in positive ways, there is an assumption no one wants to see older women presented in any way–except perhaps as stereotyped comic foils, villains, or secondary characters. This results in younger women having no role models to aspire to be and fosters the fear that growing older means becoming lesser, or places the focus on aging as decline or disease, instead of a wealth of experience and a life still to live. This happens within Hollywood and within romance publishing.
It also results in mature-aged women being moved out of the Romance genre into Women’s Fiction, shoved into a handful of roles (grandma, harpy, cougar) or being erased from view completely. The thing is, women of a certain age DO want to see themselves presented in positive ways that match their reality and show they are intelligent, vibrant, sensual, sexual, whole people, not stereotypes. I am out to erase this sexist and ageist pervasive attitude and bring about a new norm, one that casts women of a certain age (I hate that expression) as the fascinating human beings they are. But mostly, I want to show that love happens at any and every age–and not just to silver fox men like Bruce Willis.


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barnes at left tackle?! oh dear god! we're in worse shape than i thought! hope watson is good tO go!
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