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A planned new development at 12th and Indiana streets on the fringe of the Kansas University campus may mean big changes for Yello Sub, a longtime favorite sandwich shop for students and other residents.
But the owner of the Yello Sub property said he's not worried about plans by a Manhattan attorney to turn the corner into a new, mixed-use development.
"Let's put the whole project into play, and let's see what we can come up with," property owner Jeff Morrow said.
The Journal-World reported last week that Manhattan-based developer Robert Pottroff purchased the building that houses The Crossing bar from Lida Martin and other nearby property in hopes of redeveloping the corner.
Morrow admitted his old building housing the sub shop has its problems. It's a fully depreciated, 90-plus-year-old site with a cracking roof and a "funky" basement - and if Pottroff has a solid plan, Morrow said he's on board.
"I told (Pottroff) that I'm totally supportive," Morrow said. "I think there's a really good, tasteful new building that can be done there."
So supportive, in fact, that Pottroff said Morrow could soon become a member of his newly incorporated development company, Skyscapes of Lawrence, LLC.
"I'm going to sit down and have some good conversations with Jeff in the next couple days," Pottroff said. "You can anticipate that he'll be a member of that group."
Currently, Skyscapes owns The Crossing building, an adjoining apartment complex and other lot portions at the corner, county records show.
Morrow wouldn't comment on possibly joining the partnership, except to say he'll take a wait-and-see approach to possible buy-out offers and development plans.
Morrow wouldn't say what may happen to the Yello Sub aside from noting that a long-term lease exists with the sandwich shop's business owner, Bob Jones.
Jones said he hasn't heard much about the development plans except what Morrow has told him.
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"There are lots of rumors," Jones said. "I don't know what to believe."
Jones said he has a multiyear lease for the place, but business hasn't been good recently, and he expressed doubts about the sandwich shop's viability in that location.
"It's no secret that we don't do as well as we used to," Jones said.
Regardless what happens to the aging building, Jones said that between the Kansas Union's food court cutting into sales and students generally spending less money, he may consider moving the shop closer to the heart of the city.
"If I had the opportunity to move it downtown, I might. I'd have to consider it," Jones said.
Pottroff said he plans to submit preliminary sketches of his proposed development to Lawrence city staff later this week and that the revamping of the corner would move on from there.
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What visit to Egypt is complete without a cruise down the Nile? Our day started early with a flight to the modern city of Luxor, where
we would board our cruise ship, the Moon Goddess, and spend five of the most
memorable days of our entire trip. Today
we explored the mighty temples of Karnak and Luxor.
|Looking down on the barren landscape of Egypt.|
Luxor has gone through several reincarnations. In ancient
Egyptian times, it was called Wassat. Those of us who love Greek history
will recognize its Greek name of Thebes, the great capital city of the New
Kingdom of Egypt. The Arabic name is Al Luxor, the "City of the
To better understand the temples' historical place in history,
let's back up a little with a quick summary of the three major periods of
ancient Egypt: The Old Kingdom, from 2,700 to 2,200 BC, the Middle
Kingdom, from 2,050 to 1,800 BC, and the New Kingdom, which started around
1,500 and lasted until about 1,100 BC.
The Great Temple of Karnak
The Great Temple in Karnak was built near the beginning of the
New Kingdom, during the 18th Dynasty, around 1,500 B.C. It is dedicated
to Amun Ra, the Sun God, and the supreme god of ancient Egypt, and it is the
largest religious complex in history. Although not all the original
buildings still stand, what does remain left me open-jawed with
We met our new guide, Deda, and made a brief stop in the Visitors Center where we learned a bit about the history of Karnak. (Quick side-story: Deda's actual name is Ahmed. Close to half of the wonderful people who helped us throughout our tour were named Ahmed: the owner of the tour company we used, High End Journeys, our greeters in the airport, two of our drivers, receptionists in some of our hotels – and the other 49% were named Mohammed! We did have one driver named Said and one guide named Saif, but Ahmed and Mohammed held the name trophies! Deda introduced himself as “Ahmed but call me Deda.” And our sweet and eager-to-please room steward at our Cairo hotel said, when we asked his name, “Well my name is Mohammed, but everybody’s name is Mohammed, so call me Gamel.”)
|A model of the Temple of Karnak as it would have looked when first built |
stood in the Visitors Center
|The back of the temple, including the Sacred Pool.|
After the Visitors Center, Deda led us across the large field toward the
towering walls of the front of the complex where we entered the temple over a
bridge lined with ram-headed sphinxes, each protecting the image of a pharaoh. The bridge crossed a dry gully where a tributary of the nearby Nile River had once
|Approaching the great outer walls of Karnak|
|A small mosque and more excavations in front of the temple|
|The bridge into the entrance of the Temple of Karnak|
|Rob and me in front of the bridge of Ram Sphinxes|
|Ram Sphinxes guard the Great Temple of Karnak|
Rams were the symbol of the great God Amun
Through the enormous entry gates, we entered a large
courtyard. If you have ever wondered how the ancient people built such
immense walls, we found the answer inside. Mounds of small bricks, which
acted as "scaffolding," remain piled against one of these
walls. Once the great limestone walls were finished, the bricks would have
been removed. One side of this courtyard was also lined with Ram Sphinxes.
|The great courtyard inside the entrance to Karnak|
|The pile of smaller bricks was the "scaffolding" used to build the high walls.|
|Deda points out features of the Temple of Karnak|
|The great courtyard|
|I enjoyed the many Ram Sphinxes|
I gasped as we entered the most wonderful part of Karnak,
the Great Hypostyle, built by Seti I and his son, Ramses II. It is a
courtyard filled with 134 huge thick columns reaching into the sky far above
our heads and still covered with hieroglyphs and images of the Pharaohs and gods.
I was once again reminded that our image of ancient ruins as bare white marble
or beige rock is inaccurate, as many of these columns still displayed the many
colors that had once decorated them. Remnants of the ceiling that had
once covered the room lay between some of the columns. I felt almost
overwhelmed by the enormity of the chamber - and a little frustrated that my
camera simply could not capture the beauty and grandeur of the room.
|For you art and history lovers, here is the plaque that describes |
the design and purpose of the Hypostyle.
|The crowds entering the main nave of the Hypostyle|
The enormous columns dwarfed the visitors below.
The Hypostyle was once a covered chamber. The beams of the roof were
still visible between some of the columns.
I was awe-struck by the hieroglyphics and painting engravings that
still cover almost every inch of these massive columns.
|Exiting the Hypostyle|
Behind the Hypostyle is the most sacred room in the temple, the inner sanctum containing a pedestal which once held a statue of Amun Ra made of 10 kilograms of pure gold.
|The pharaohs worshipped Amun Ra in the inner sanctum.|
|A gold statue of Amun Ra once stood on this platform.|
Beyond the Hypostyle and Sanctuary were two remaining obelisks, one dedicated
to Tuthmosis I and one to his daughter, Hatshepsut. These tall towers are
each carved from one solid piece of granite and weigh more than 50 tons.
The complex used to contain more obelisks, but the rest of them are now
scattered throughout the world, stolen, or bought, by other nations before the
Egyptians of the 1800s understood what a treasure they had.
|The obelisks were visible from all the ruins at the back of the Temple of Karnak|
Near the obelisks were large statues of Ramses II, Ramses VI,
Tuthmosis III, and Amun Ra, and an avenue filled with statues of various pharaohs.
|These are also images of Ramses. They hold the ankh, the symbol of life.|
|An avenue of Pharaohs|
At the back of Karnak are many more ruins of administrative buildings, palaces, and other parts of the temple, as well as the Sacred Lake, used by the temple priests for cleansing and purification rituals. This lake has contained water for over 3,000 years!
|Walls of the buildings at the rear of Karnak|
|This is a statue of the sacred Scarab Beetle, who was a symbol of renewal and rebirth/|
|Ruins of temple buildings|
|Engravings of the Egyptian Gods|
|The Sacred Lake|
The Temple of Luxor
I could have happily spent many more hours exploring Karnak, but it was time to move on to the "Southern House" of the
complex, the Temple of Luxor, dedicated to Amun Ra's wife, Mut, and their son,
Khonsu, the God of the Moon.
|The Temple of Luxor|
The three kilometers between the big temple and
this much smaller one on the banks of the Nile was once an avenue lined with
Sphinxes. During the annual Opet Festival, the priests would place the statue of
Amun Ra into a barge, which they carried down the Avenue of the Sphinxes from
the Great Temple to Luxor.
|Part of the Avenue of the Sphinxes still exists.|
|A replica of the ceremonial barge|
The Luxor temple was also built during the 18th Dynasty by the
Pharoah Amenhotep III, who was the grandfather of King Tut
Luxor presents a visual timeline of Egyptian history. High
on one of the outer walls is a mosque, which is built over a Christian church,
which is built on top of the ancient temple. At one time, the village of
Luxor sat atop the rubble and sand that covered this entire complex.
There are photos of residents standing next to the heads of the pharaohs'
statues, either not knowing or not caring that the rest of the statues waited
below the soil. Eventually, the government moved the residents of the
village into new homes while archaeologists began the task of uncovering the
|A Muslim Mosque on top of a Christian Church on top of an Egyptian Temple|
|Look at the residents of Luxor standing in front of the Temple of Luxor -|
then look at the photo below of the very same statues today!
|The Temple of Luxor today|
Behind the massive Pylon entrance are the courtyards and shrines of the temple. In the Sun Court of Amenhotep III, Deda pointed out the unique columns of the temple,
graceful, fluted towers representing bundles of papyrus.
Throughout the grounds of Luxor are statues of pharaohs and engravings showing their exploits in war and in trade.
|Rob stands in front of Ramses II|
|This engraving may be depictions of warriors or slaves|
|This engraving shows that ancient Egypt was communicating with sub-Saharan Africa|
|More statues of Ramses II|
|My research did not discover the identity of this royal couple seated in Luxor.|
We walked to the
Sanctuary at the back of the temple, which was rebuilt by Alexander the Great,
as a tribute to his "father," Amun Ra! This was amusing,
as we know that Alex's father was Philip of Macedonia. But Alexander was
nothing if not ambitious. He loved Greece and added it to his mighty
empire by declaring himself a god and becoming a pharaoh. It is
speculated that the priests allowed it because he promised to restore the
temples, and indeed, he did.
During the Roman Empire's occupation of Egypt, the Romans turned the Luxor Temple complex into a fort and the sanctuary into a
Roman chapel. The building now has a distinctive Roman facade. Because the room had remained enclosed, the paintings and engravings on the walls remained vivid.
|A Roman arch covers the entrance to the sanctuary.|
|This temple was originally dedicated to the goddess Mut. |
It later became a Roman temple and eventually a church.
|Engravings inside the sanctuary|
We had spent the entire morning and early afternoon exploring
these incredible sights, but we got to spend the rest of the day settling into
our stateroom on board the Moon Goddess cruise ship, one of the many boats
floating down the Nile River. From our balcony, we could see the Temple
of Luxor, which sits on the banks of the Nile, glowing in the sunset.
|Our Nile Cruise Ship, the Moon Goddess|
|Tourists explore Luxor by horse buggy|
|The Temple of Luxor seen from our balcony aboard the Moon Goddess|
|Sunset over the Nile|
|The end of one of my favorite days of the trip.|
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Description of the area:
Our village is situated at 700 m above the sea level, surrounded by breathtaking views. The view is spectacular, the air is pure, water comes from our own springs that have 6.3 ph level.Tthe local people are very warm . Here are still alive old and lost traditions. The slovakian village have 5 families.The village is practically on a mountain top (the last mountain top of the Carpatians) surrounded on all sides by a true virgin forests.The view is breathtaking at night and by day.
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This farm is based on growing ecological blackberry (0.70 hectares), vegetables ( permaculture) and we have 7 pigs, 1 female donkey and 1 foal, the animals roam free .Our home is a space where we learn and experience the connection with nature and with ourselves, about ecology, permaculture, sustainability, natural building.
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Walnuts
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- 3 pound(s) Brussels sprouts, quartered
- 3/4 cup(s) extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pinch(s) salt and pepper
- 1 cup(s) walnuts
- 1/4 cup(s) red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon(s) grainy mustard
- 2 tablespoon(s) honey
- 2 clove(s) garlic, minced
- 2 whole(s) shallots, minced
- 1. Preheat the oven to 425°. In a large bowl, toss the brussels sprouts with 1/4 cup of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Spread the brussels sprouts on 2 large rimmed baking sheets and roast for about 45 minutes, stirring once or twice, until tender and charred in spots; shift the pans halfway through roasting.
- 2. Spread the walnuts in a pie plate and toast for about 8 minutes, until golden. Let cool, then coarsely chop the nuts.
- 3. In the large bowl, whisk the vinegar with the mustard and honey. Whisk in the remaining 1/2 cup of oil until emulsified. Add the garlic and shallots season with salt and pepper. Add the brussels sprouts and walnuts and toss well. Serve.
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Despite the name of the newest long play by Tricky, it seems that the maestro of trip-hop has united all the different aspects of his career. Whether these are references to his debut – Maxinquaye or chaotic tension of Angels With Dirty Faces. You won’t hear typical for maestro type of recitative.
As always – he’s hiding somewhere behind the mixing board. Bits and vibes are mixed together within the voice of Marta Złakowska. The most recent collaborator brings a certain disbalance to Fall To Pieces. A conflict that clashed and, as result – resonated more than any of Tricky’s recent albums. Cross-cultural meditation where the same man behind the mixing board teleports you through crowded streets of Berlin, where the album was recorded, to an opium den somewhere in Nha Trang. Giving you a chance to get there to feel and listen to this lullaby-type of singing. To the voice of Martha which is different from the rest of the singers Tricky used to work and collaborate with over nearly three decades of his career. It sounds laconic all though the record whether this is ‘Running Off’ or the nearly intoxicating whispering of ‘Vietnam’.
Tricky, himself notices that within Fall To Pieces he got to “making pop”. With this, it doesn’t sound like a pop record rather than a point, where he finally found a common language between himself and his inner-collaborator.
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Telugu celebrity Allu Arjun’s follower base on Instagram has hit the seven-million mark.
“7 Million followers. Thank you all for the love. Gratitude forever,” shared Allu Arjun on Instagram.
Followers responded by flooding the feedback part of his put up with pink coronary heart emojis and congratulatory messages.
Allu Arjun is without doubt one of the highest-followed South Indian stars on social media. The “Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo” actor has over 13 million followers on his official Fb web page.
On the work entrance, Allu Arjun’s final launch, the Trivikram Srinivas-directorial “Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo”, which hit theatres in January this yr, was a superhit on the field workplace. The Telugu movie additionally featured Tabu and Pooja Hegde.
Just lately, there have been speculations that Bollywood celebrity Ranveer Singh will essay Allu Arjun’s character in a Hindi remake of “Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo”. Nevertheless, subsequent reviews within the media have acknowledged that Ranveer will not be part of the solid.
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Belle Isle has become Michigan's 102nd State Park. What does this new chapter for Belle Isle mean for the city and people of Detroit?
Next, stray animals in Detroit are up for debate since a article by Bloomberg News put the number of strays at 50,000. A Michigan State University professor discusses the findings of her study on the problem.


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Years from now, we should look back at Magnolia Electric Co. and say that, at the height of their powers -- as they are on Josephine -- they were one of the finest bands going.
The humble beginnings of Josephine came about when Jason Molina and bassist Evan Farrell got together to work on some new song ideas. What began to emerge was something a little more cyclical and thematically linked than anything the band had ever done. And when tragedy struck in December 2007, and Evan Farrell passed away, Jason Molina and the rest of the band wanted to create Josephine as a tribute to their fallen friend.
But though their personal loss is palpable on the record, this is not just a tearful goodbye. This is the band's attempt to bring to life Farrell's artistic vision and hopes for the album. The resulting record is certainly heartbroken, but also the most focused and potent set we've seen from Magnolia Electric Co.
The spacious and forlorn breadbasket rock we've heard from the band, and from Songs: Ohia before them, takes a backseat here to a more stripped-down country feel. This sound, built more on fragile piano than swirling guitar notes, highlights the isolation and loss in which Molina entrenches himself on this record. And while he's surely examined these themes before, there is more of an arc to it on this record. The album explores well the vicious cycle of isolation, the causes that come both from within the individual and from the giant world around them.
It's also got a couple of their finest songs to date. "Shenandoah" should become a certified country lament classic, since Molina's line, "Shenandoah, little darling, my heart's with you", is as devastating and tuneful as anything George Jones sang. And "Whip-poor-will" is a quiet acoustic number that gives Molina a chance to show off his high lonesome warble to great effect. These aren't out-and-out highlights so much as they are glowing moments in a cohesive and brilliant whole, as Magnolia Electric Co. aren't just tighter song-to-song on Josephine, they have also produced their most complete record yet, one as fascinating and intricate as it is fractured by loss. Peter Schreiner's bass lines should not go unnoticed, as they are perhaps the most important unifying element on the whole record. They are tumbling with life, inspired throughout, and one can't help but feel deeply the connection between Schreiner's bracing play and Farrell's importance to the band, and influence over this record.
For the first half of the record -- and record is the right word here, as even on CD you can feel a shift to side B halfway through this set -- the band's earthen sound holds a brightness that at least hints at hope. "If you stop believing", Molina sings on "O Grace!", "that don't mean that it just goes away". And it's those lines that show us Molina has his eye on that bright sliver of hope in the darkness. And while he follows that line with, "It's a long way between horizons, and it gets farther every day", that lonesome feeling still feels like something Molina is trying to get away from, something he'd avoid if he could.
And while he does keep trying, looking west like so many have, for new beginnings on "Song for Willie", Molina knows that, in our darkest times, you can keep that hope in sight, but you might not make it yours right away. In that way, the lover's apology of the title track, or the doo-wop pining of "Rock of Ages", are hopeful in the way they try to leave the past behind, but still broken in the way they can't quite do that. Even as guitars lean on the treble, and voices keen high in the background, that hope still feels distant. And as the first half of the record ends with Molina declaring, "Hope dies last of all", you can feel him, and the band, finally giving in to a sadness they've tried to hold back.
As a result, the record's second half sounds like the first half's shadow. Molina isn't looking at the bright sliver of hope anymore, but committing to the blackness around it, if only to get used to it and maybe to leave it behind eventually. The bright country sound of the first half twists into something more trudging. The piano falls back into spare, low notes. Guitar chugs under Molina's fragile singing. Airy organs can't lift up "Little Sad Eyes", and in "Heartbreak at Ten Paces" all the instruments seem to part and fade behind some of the most soulful singing Molina has done on record to date. This quieter, much sadder second half could feel bogged down if it didn't seem so earned. If it wasn't infused with the feeling that its heartache is inevitable, something the band couldn't avoid if they tried.
Though they don't give in to the heartbreak completely by record's end. "An Arrow in the Gale" is a brief coda where Molina insists, "We better go, Jo" as lightning nips at their heels. It's a reassuring end, and an honest one, where the band lets us know they're not quite past their loss, that they still miss their friend, still feel isolated in this big, faceless world. But they'll move on, keep working, keep making music with the passion they always have.
For an album that often finds them in between -- standing on bridges between lands, fascinated over horizons and sunsets, haunted by ghosts or becoming ghosts themselves -- it is at least a small hope to know that the band will eventually find a destination. They just need to embrace Josephine, who isn't some lost love, or not just that anyway. She's an unattainable feeling, a joy lost and maybe gone forever. This is the record Evan Farrell wanted to make, it's the band's humble attempt to honor their friend, and it must be a small comfort to know that in their loss they have created something this beautiful. Years from now, we should look back at Magnolia Electric Co. and say that, at the height of their powers -- as they are on Josephine -- they were one of the finest bands going. And while a musical legacy like that wouldn't heal any wounds, it would make for a lasting tribute. Not to mention a fitting one.


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I’ll bet at sometime in your life, if not right now, you have gotten all fired up about a “great” idea or made a decision to “change” something in your life to only circle back to the same place you were before you got all fired up. Your “circle of life” that simply is now, just as it always has been and looks like it always will be just seems to be your reality. Are ya with me so far? Am I describing anything familiar?
Now we have all been to seminars, read books, listened to audio recordings or in some other way heard all about what it takes to change something in your life. AND It all works doesn’t it? For a while, then again you find yourself back in the same place you were before started it all to begin with. Sometimes change is just too difficult to fit in with your life as you know it.
A Revelation: I was listening to a co worker talk about moving a large pile of gravel, by himself with only a hand shovel and it brought to mind an old saying I had heard most of my life but have no idea where it came from or who said it, so no credits here. Ha! . “How do you eat an elephant? …. One bite at a time!” That was it! Even though moving that large pile of gravel, like eating an elephant, seemed a HUGE task, it is more easily done little by little and not in one huge scoop or bite.
Change does not happen all at once nor does it have to be so difficult that you are fearful of even trying!
If real change is going to happen it must be something easy enough that you believe you can achieve it AND something rewarding enough that you will continue to do five years from now, ten years and for the rest of your life.
Even making one, seemingly insignificant change, if done everyday will add up over time. Small changes to habits that might seem so insignificant that you hardly noticed the change at all will result in BIG changes when looked back on several months later. Soon enough you will see those habits that kept you in the same place every day never to return and those little changes that looked so small become a big part of your everyday life.
So whether is taking off a few pounds, or starting that new dream business you’ve always wanted, nothing will ever happen if you don’t start moving towards it …One Bite at a Time!
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Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.
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"Hugo" Mood Match and Alterations
Softwares: Maya, Arnold, Nuke, Photoshop
Responsible for all aspects except flower, character, and cafe chair models (from Turbosquid and Mixamo), and select textures from textures.com and TextureHaven. HDRI from HDRIHaven. Glow created in compositing using Stuart Lashley's exponential glow gizmo, and vignette using Wes Heo's vignette gizmo.
Revisited Iteration (Summer 2021)
This summer I decided to go back to this project and rerender the original mood match to implement feedback from a portfolio review! The biggest change in lighting was making the teal color come from tinted glass in Maya, rather than a masked effect in compositing. By doing this, I was able to get the green tint that was missing in the shadows as well as teal highlights on the posts in the back. I also made a more subtle camera move, as well as a few adjustments in compositing.
Hugo, Cinematographer: Robert Richardson
Original Iteration (Winter 2021)
I absolutely loved getting to explore environment lighting through this project. Working to match a reference image from a film taught me to evaluate how light color, position, and intensity affect and or create a mood. The lighting of Hugo is so beautifully unique and romantic, and it was such a great challenge working to replicate it in 3D.
Mood Match Final Render & Reference
Mood Alterations Final Renders & References
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Cinematographer: Dan Mindel
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These days, organizations of all types have started to make use of advanced technology in their business. With high-speed net connection and the latest computer systems readily available, they are able to get everything online. The latest introduction in the market is the inventory management software system that can be accessed online and is stated to be of great use. When implemented in the business, it can help in different ways. It can assist the business to grow revenues, to save precious time and to make better decisions. Such software also has been termed to be practical for fuel stations, warehouses and for convenience store operators. It makes them much more efficient when compared to their competitors, who might still be relying on those age-old manual tracking methods.
Benefits Offered by Online Inventory Software
There are indeed in numerous benefits that are related to making use of web-based inventory software in the business. Some of them are given below:
- To make better and efficient buying decisions: Using this program, it becomes easy to get access to data such as product performance, inventory levels, as well as profit margins. Also, making the very best buying decision to enjoy increased profits and sales becomes possible. At the same time, immediate changes can be made to the information that is stored in any shop register which is connected to this software program.
- Real-time inventory: Majority of the management tools are said to link seamlessly with the e-commerce and EDI systems. Thus, it becomes much easier to update constantly inventory data. Having quicker and better access to profit and revenue will help the individual in charge of purchasing stock to benefit from enhanced operational efficiency and supply chain.
- Streamlined inventory: With the online inventory management, it becomes versatile to track inventory. There are numerous device options to be used for doing the same like a dedicated barcode scanner, smartphones, and tablets. Moreover, the business having more than one outlet can effortlessly track the sites by using just a single central dashboard.
- Reduced operational costs: The software does offer the choice to view quickly the stock volume which is either waiting to get stocked or is present already on the store shelves. Having quick and better access to the stock, it becomes much easier to take strategic decisions which relate towards item purchasing and pricing, including making special deals and promotions.
- Identifying shrinkage: Effort and time that needs to be invested to search for mislaid or lost stock is minimized to a great extent. Moreover, it is possible to keep proper and accurate track of the stocks which is found to be missing much faster than anticipated. This could probably be due to employee theft.
- Integrated accounts: The other benefit offered by this software type is its integration ability with accounting, thus making it much more efficient and to complete the majority of the tasks in the single package. It effectively means that the single tool could be used not just to manage the supply chain, however, also to monitor audit sales, taxes including to track payroll and taxes.
In short, the online inventory system is indeed an important addition to every type of business.


When planting your garden, the options for trees, shrubs, grasses, and flowers are just about limitless, with an endless variety of plants from all over the world. But have you considered all the benefits of sticking close to home and planting native species in your yard or garden? Today we’ll be taking a closer look at just what makes native plants such a great option, as well as checking out just a few of the Michigan native species that we carry here at Farmer John’s Greenhouse!
One of the most compelling reasons to plant native is that these species are often much more low maintenance, and thus more cost-effective! They often do not require fertilizer and very little pesticide compared to non-native species, they often require less watering, and they prevent soil erosion keeping your space much healthier while saving you time and money! They also attract native pollinators, and some truly beautiful ones like butterflies and hummingbirds, which in turn will keep the whole garden healthy and thriving! Not to mention, native plants can be just as unique and gorgeous as any imported plants!
The first native plant we’ll be talking about that we carry here at Farmer John’s is the Eastern Redbud tree. Eastern Redbuds are probably the most recognizable in early spring for their beautiful small pinkish-purple blossoms. They’re usually some of the first things to bloom in spring, providing a much-needed early pop of color, in March, April, and even into early May. Here in southeastern Michigan, we sit close to, but still within the northernmost extent of their native range.
Our next native plant is the Elderberry. This shrub produces bunches of white flowers, usually by June, and over the course of the summer, the flowers will give way to clusters of elderberries, which are dark in color, usually a dark blue, almost black looking for most varieties. The Elderberry’s native range extends over most of eastern North America, including here in Michigan!
Up next is Swamp Milkweed, this tall flowering plant has narrower leaves than the Common Milkweed, and in late summer to early fall produces clusters of tiny pink flowers. The milky sap from which they get their name makes them resistant to deer and rabbits, but attracts countless butterflies, including the ever-recognizable monarch butterflies! The native range of the Swamp Milkweed includes almost the entire United States and eastern Canada, including Michigan of course!
Bluestar or Amsonia
We also carry and recommend Bluestars, sometimes known as Amsonia. From late spring to early summer this flowering plant produces clusters of pale blue star-shaped blooms, rightfully earning it the name Bluestar! It is also quite well known for its vibrant fall foliage making it a beautiful choice for all seasons. Similar to the Swamp Milkweed, this plant contains a milky sap that tends to discourage grazing from deer and rabbits. This plant is native to the eastern and southeastern regions of the US, once again putting Michigan on the northernmost part of their native range.
Dwarf Blazing Star
Next up on our list is the Dwarf Blazing Star. From the late summer to fall this flowering plant blooms in upright plumes of bright pink or magenta and almost fluffy-looking flowers. The Dwarf Blazing Star is very attractive to bees and other pollinators, and their native range covers most of eastern North America and their populations are concentrated in the Midwest!
Black Eyed Susan
One very well-known native plant is the Black Eyed Susan. This distinctive flower has vibrant golden yellow petals and a contrasting black center, the black eye for which the flower gets its name! They are known for their reliably long blooming period, usually from mid-summer through well into the fall. They are native and widespread as both garden and wildflowers in most of eastern North America!
Our final native plant for today is a grass, called Little Bluestem. It provides tall upright foliage beginning in mid to late spring, with a pastel blue and green color, then transitioning to a more coppery color in the fall. Its beauty, as well as low maintenance and high ecological value, earned it the Perennial Plant Association’s title of 2022 Perennial Plant of the Year! The native range of Little Bluestem covers most of the continental US and Canada.


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USD/JPY has started off the new week quietly, with the pair trading in the low-103 range in Monday’s European session. In economic news, Japanese Leading Indicators missed the estimate, dropping to a six-month low. Later in the day, we’ll get a look at Current Account. The sole US event of the day is Consumer Credit.
On Friday, all eyes were on US Non-Farm Payrolls, one of the most important economic indicators. The indicator rose nicely last in March, climbing to 192 thousand, compared to 175 thousand a month earlier. However, the markets were looking for more, with the estimate standing at 199 thousand. The Unemployment Rate also fell short of the estimate, as it remained unchanged at 6.7%. Although these numbers were not as strong as hoped, the Federal Reserve is expected to continue trimming QE when it meets at the end of April.
In Japan, the BOJ will conclude its policy meeting and issue a monetary policy statement early on Tuesday. The markets are not expecting the BOJ to change its current annual increase of 60-70 trillion yen. With deflation largely under control, the most pressing economic issue facing the Abe government is the huge debt. The government is expected to implement measures to boost growth in the summer, so we could see the BOJ add monetary stimulus at that time.
USD/JPY for Monday, April 7, 2014
USD/JPY April 7 at 13:10 GMT
USD/JPY 103.14 H: 103.34 L: 103.00
- USD/JPY is showing little movement on Monday, as the pair continues to trade above the 103 line.
- 103.30 has switched to a resistance following the yen’s improvement on Friday. This is a weak line which could see action during the day. This is followed by 104.17.
- On the downside, 102.53 is providing support. The next support line is 101.19.
- Current range: 102.53 to 103.30
Further levels in both directions:
- Below: 102.53, 101.19, 100.00 and 99.57
- Above: 103.30, 104.17, 105.70, 106.85 and 107.80.
OANDA’s Open Positions Ratio
USD/JPY ratio is pointing to gains in long positions in Monday trading. This is not consistent with the movement of the pair, as the yen has recorded slight losses. The ratio now has a slight majority of long positions, indicating a slight trader bias towards the dollar moving higher.
USD/JPY has started out the week quietly and the pair is steady in the European session.
- 5:00 Japanese Leading Indicators. Estimate 114.2%. Actual 108.5%.
- 19:00 US Consumer Credit. Estimate 14.1B.
- 23:50 Japanese Current Account. Estimate -0.04T.
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The 360th Anniversary of Yakutia's Voluntary Entering into Russia
in the centre of the disc, in the circle of dots - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (two-headed eagle with wings down), under it to the left – indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the mint trade mark, to the right – the fine metal content; along the rim – semicircular inscriptions divided by two doubled rhombuses, on the top – the denomination and year of issue: "50 РУБЛЕЙ 1992" (50 RUBLES 1992), at the bottom: "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA).
in the centre of the disc – the relief depiction of a snow sheep (chubuk) against the background of the contour map of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) framed by radiating lines looking like rays; along the rim – semicircular inscriptions, to the left: "РОССИЯ" (RUSSIA), to the right: "САХА/ЯКУТИЯ" (SAKHA/YAKUTIA), at the bottom - the date: "1632".
The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptor: N. A. Nosov
Mint: Leningrad Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: 200 corrugations
The Yakuts forefathers populated their land within the X-XVI centuries. In 1632, in the year of foundation of the town of Yakutsk, entered Yakutia voluntary into the Russian state. Now is the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) the constituent territory of the Russian Federation. The snow sheep (chubuk) is the symbol of Yakutia. It is respected like a living diamond of this distinctive land and is as rare as the mineral itself. The length of chubuk’s body reaches 1,8 meters the weight – 140 kilos.


Counties Energy launches 2023 Environmental and Sustainability Grant
The Counties Energy Environmental and Sustainability Grant aims to support not-for-profit community organisations or educational providers with projects that protect or enhance the environment in the southern Auckland and northern Waikato regions. This is the third year the company has offered the grant.
Counties Energy General Manager Safety, Culture and Sustainability Tracey Kay says the company is thrilled to offer the grant for the third year running and was impressed with the success of last year’s grant projects.
“We’re extremely proud to offer the Counties Energy Environmental and Sustainability Grant for the third consecutive year, partnering with not-for-profit community organisations and educational providers within our community. The quality of applications we received last year was outstanding, we’re eager to see the calibre of this year’s applications. If you have a sustainability-related project in our community, this grant may help you achieve it.”
“Counties Energy is offering three $5,000 grants across three categories which include an educational project, environmental project and cultural project. Applications considered across these categories will have a focus on waste reduction, habitat improvement and emissions reduction. Educational providers, from early childhood right up to adult learning, or a not-for-profit organisation with a relevant project that needs funding are encouraged to apply.”
Last year’s recipients, each receiving $5,000, were YMCA Camp Adair, Franklin Active Trails Whakaupoko Landcare and Trees for Survival Mauku School.
YMCA Camp Adair used their grant to improve pest control and restore biodiversity, as well as planting native trees. The project involved local schools helping with the planting and establishing an eco-sourced nursey. Trees for Survival Mauku School installed greenhouses to raise native seedlings and planted trees along Mauku Stream. Franklin Active Trails Whakaupoko Landcare focused on weed control, planting native trees as well as completing trails to create pathways for walking and cycling.
Applications for the Counties Energy Environmental and Sustainability Grant close 10 November 2023. Projects must be within the Counties Energy network area. See the application pack and application form for a map and additional details.
Application pack countiesenergy.co.nz/environmental-grant-2023
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Missouri's public colleges and universities would get a funding increase under Gov. Jay Nixon's proposed budget. But not all of the institutions would be treated equally.
Nixon's proposed budget seeks to implement a performance funding plan that would reward some schools more than others for meeting goals in such things as student retention and graduation.
The University of Missouri Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will get a $8.3 million donation from the family of a former chairman of the University of Missouri Board of Curators.
The University of Missouri plans to install a tabletop replica of the Martin Luther King Jr. statue this week at the university's library.
The university was given a replica statute last year by Ty Christian, a Missouri graduate who was chief marketing strategist on the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation.
The statue will be installed during a ceremony Tuesday in the Ellis Library. It will be open to the public.


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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of porous poly (D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres (PMSs) immobilized on biphasic calcium phosphate nanoparticles (BCP NPs) (BCP-IM-PMSs) to enhance osteogenic activity. PMSs were fabricated using a fluidic device, and their surfaces were modified with L-lysine (aminated-PMSs), whereas the BCP NPs were modified with heparin-dopamine (Hep-DOPA) to obtain heparinized-BCP (Hep-BCP) NPs. BCP-IM-PMSs were fabricated via electrostatic interactions between the Hep-BCP NPs and aminated-PMSs. The fabricated BCP-IM-PMSs showed an interconnected pore structure. In vitro studies showed that MG-63 cells cultured on BCP-IM-PMSs had increased alkaline phosphatase activity, calcium content, and mRNA expression of osteocalcin (OCN) and osteopontin (OPN) compared with cells cultured on PMSs. These data suggest that BCP NP-immobilized PMSs have the potential to enhance osteogenic activity.
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- Osteogenic activity
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Imphal, Dec. 11: A joint team of the army, Assam Rifles and police commandos gunned down three cadres of the Kuki National Front (Nehlun) in an encounter in Thoubal district this morning, police said.
The police said the team recovered one AK-series rifle, an M-16 rifle, a G-3 rifle and a carbine from the slain militants, while two other cadres of the same group escaped.
The police said the team began their operation in Nongpok Keithelmanbi, under Yairipok police station of Thoubal district two days ago on getting information of the presence of militants.
As the team was scanning the Nongpok Keithelmanbi area, it spotted the movement of some armed militants at a nearby hill early this morning.
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In yesterday’s round-up we mentioned that American Life League President Judie Brown had declared that, due to Sen. Sam Brownback’s support of Kathleen Sebelius’ nomination to become Secretary of Health and Human Services, he had lost the right to ever be called “pro-life” again.
And Brown is not alone in calling out Brownback from apparently squandering his pro-life credentials by backing Sebelius – Jill Stanek piles on as well, blasting him for being apparently unconcerned about what sort of “damage this abortion lover” will do to the country:
That some pro-lifers don’t understand the harm done is also disturbing … Brownback thinks he needs to move to the middle if he’s going to get the keys to the governor’s mansion in 2010.
But here is where Brownback in particular made a common pro-life politician’s mistake, which too many pro-lifers accept: Casting dreams for what he could do for us tomorrow, Brownback didn’t do the right thing today.
I don’t care what pro-life politicians promise they will do for me tomorrow. Tomorrow never comes. I only care what they do for me today. In fact, they’re only where they are today because they cast dreams in a previous campaign to do something for me today.
Now to the damage this abortion lover could do as HHS secretary.
Operation Rescue is likewise livid:
“It is unimaginable that a Catholic pro-lifer such as Sen. Brownback would support Sebelius’ nomination to a post where she can advance her extremist abortion agenda on the national level. There is so much documentation of her ardent support of indicted late-term abortionist George Tiller that is hard to believe that the Senator from Kansas is simply ignorant of her record. We pray that Mr. Martin’s information is in error,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.
“We at Operation Rescue are urging our supporters to contact Sen. Brownback’s office and ask for confirmation on this story,” said Newman. “Our own calls to his office have been met with equivocation. We believe that the people have a right to know the truth on where the Senator stands.”
[An interesting side-note: Human Life International rips into Catholic United for backing Sebelius, asking if “the word ‘integrity’ means to these self-proclaimed ‘faithful Catholics’” but says not a word about Brownback, who is also Catholic.]
But the Family Research Council is not so much concerned with Brownback’s failure to oppose her as it is with the entire Republican Party’s failure to stand up for the pro-life agenda by sinking her nomination:
The biggest example of this divide between conservatives and the GOP may be found in President Obama’s pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). With the exception so far of Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), the nomination of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-Kans.)–arguably the most pro-abortion governor in the nation — has been met by the Republican leadership with a collective yawn. Here is a woman who aligns herself against 80% of the country in suggesting that the government knows better than parents in children’s health decisions, and yet the GOP can’t muster the will to fight her nomination. As governor, she hosted a private reception for a notorious partial-birth abortionist, vetoed bills that would have made abortion clinics cleaner for women, and blocked court reforms that would have helped to prevent third-term abortions. Like President Obama, she even opposed protection for infants who are born alive during an abortion.
If Republicans won’t take a stand now, when will they? Once Sebelius is confirmed, she will control the largest government agency in America with more power and resources to advance a radical social agenda that will drive a deeper wedge between parents and their children. Grassroots conservatives understand what’s at stake here. Why doesn’t the Republican leadership?


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With a high-speed Internet connection and a Web browser interface, the remote files and folders appear as if they are stored on an external local hard drive. Encryption and password protection help to ensure privacy and security.


By Sylvia Pennington
Did you head into work this week with a well-polished apple, group card and bunch of balloons for your boss?
October 16 was National Boss Day but magazine executive Frances is one employee who didn't mark the occasion, after a string of bad managers have left her disillusioned with the workforce, despite a long and successful career.
“In the few years since I returned to an office environment after having kids, bullying bosses have dominated my work sphere,” Frances said.
“The first was the passive-aggressive type. She'd sing my praises day-to-day but when I applied for a promotion, she dreamt up some vague, impossible to measure, yet crucial milestone that I hadn't even come close to meeting. I saw the light and resigned.”
Next cab off the rank didn't bother with the passive — she doled out praise and denigration in equal doses and let Frances know her place by refusing to give her any responsibility and excluding her from important meetings. The experience left her questioning her own ability and cemented her decision to become self-employed.
“You wonder whether you have some massive blind spot, whether you somehow lost your mojo and failed to notice, or whether you are just the unwitting victim of a string of dysfunctional bullies,” Frances said.
Healthcare systems project manager Liam shares her pain. He is still recovering his equilibrium after rolling off a project last month, following a year of answering to a physician-turned-technocrat who promised senior executives the moon and shredded her team when they failed to deliver.
Liam says attempts to adjust his boss's expectations were invariably unsuccessful and often resulted in a warning that she was feeling menopausal followed by a knuckle rapping in front of his team of 10 developers.
“She had no realisation of the effort taken to get something done,” Liam said.
She would say, 'I don't want to be talked off by you. Do not talk me off — I want to hear, 'yes, we're going to do this in six months'.”
Compounding Liam's deadline woes was her practice of hauling his staff off the job and summarily assigning them unrelated tasks.
“She would be pulling them in from the corridor for impromptu meetings and telling them to do things,” Liam said.
“I had a meeting with her about it to say, 'you're compromising the project'. I tried to do it in a logical format and produce evidence but all she said was, 'I know I'm being a bitch. You're a nice fella and I can see you bring some talent but this is my show'.”
Other hard-to-handle practices included expecting immediate responses to her 2am emails and demanding her first-class travel and five-star accommodation bills be chalked to the project budget, while Liam and his team flew economy.
After advising he would not renew his contract, Liam was refused a reference and copped the silent treatment for the remainder of his tenure.
Unhappy campers like Frances and Liam are the norm rather than the exception, according to a National Boss Day online poll of 300 Australians of varying ages and professions, conducted by psychologist and workplace activist, Michelle McQuaid, who has also authored a manual for dealing with bad bosses called 5 Reasons to tell your boss to go f**k themselves!.
Thirty-seven per cent of poll respondents believed they worked for someone who had little or no integrity while 49 per cent said their boss did not stay calm and in control.
Forty per cent reported feeling unappreciated, uninspired, bored and miserable at work and 60 per cent said they would do a better job if they got along better with their boss.
Organisational psychologist Helen Crossing says misuse of power and authority are the most common gripes employees have with their bosses. This can take many forms, from micro-management and excessive control to unjustified preferential treatment and lack of clarity about expectations.
Conversely, good communication with workers and honesty and integrity are the attributes staff surveys routinely rank as most important in a leader, according to Workplace Research Associates principal Julie West.
“Of these two, staff are usually much happier with their bosses' honesty and integrity and much less happy with their level of communication with staff and their visibility with staff,” West said.
As to finding a leader you could have a Hallmark moment with on Boss Day without resorting to the sick bag, Frances believes it's potluck.
“Based on my experience in the last few years I'd say it's skewed toward [bad bosses] which is awful because not only can it make or break your career, it also feeds into your personal wellbeing and that of your family,” she said.
“These bosses never get the best from you, but that doesn't matter to them as it was never on their agenda. In fact it often seems to me that the worse you do, the better they are able to feel about their own performance.”
Brickbats or bouquets? How are you celebrating with your boss today?


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I’m on a family trip and the first stop is St. Petersburg Russia. It’s an amazingly beautiful city. I knew very little about it before coming here so I didn’t know what to expect and the place has blown me away. Here are a few initial observations:
1. SUVs! Unlike places I’ve visited in Europe, people drive nice cars. I’ve seen a number of BMWs, Range Rovers, CR-Vs and many others all around the city. There are very few scooters and small cars do not seem to be the norm
2. The buildings are low. No building is more than 6-7 stories high so you can see lots of sky at all times. Not sure I agree with the economics of this, but it makes for a beautiful sight.
3. Parks and trees everywhere. St. Petersburg is known as the “Venice of the North” because it is made up of dozens of connected islands. But the city has also made a conscious effort to build parks and plants trees everywhere you look. It’s also spotless – I don’t think I’ve seen a piece of garbage on the sidewalk yet
4. Everyone is fit. Part of this may be that people walk more in the city but I’ve seen very few people overweight here. That’s just my observation and maybe I’m wrong but I don’t think I could walk around any major American city for a day and not see a number of obese people.
Those are just my first thoughts. I’ll hopefully have more later – I want to look up some more information on the city layout and population density.
It’s also the “White Night” period here as it is never dark. I took the picture above from my hotel room at 12:30 AM and while not necessarily bright out, you can still see sky and clouds clearly. I’ll post some more photos soon and check my twitter for more frequent updates.


Bundy has released its latest limited-edition Campfire Rum, with a new flavour combination of Toasted Marshmallow with Rich Melted Chocolate & Biscuit.
“We’re very excited to be launching the next edition of our Campfire Rum Winter Series,” said Duncan Littler, Bundaberg Rum Distillery Marketing & Experience Manager.
“We know how much people loved last year’s release and have been eagerly waiting for winter to roll around so we could introduce our newest flavour!
“Perfect for chilly winter nights around a warm fire, it’s a nod to the exquisite outdoors of Australia and is best enjoyed with real mates under the stars.
The release follows the smash success of last year’s Campfire Rum Winter Series release – Burnt Butterscotch and Toasted Australian Macadamia – which was the second best-selling rum SKU nationally in its first week on sale.
Bundy fans have been eagerly awaiting this latest edition, when the news was announced on Bundy’s Facebook page comments included: “Get out of town I NEED this”, “Last year’s rum was the best I’ve ever had” and “ooooo I’m excited!!”.
The limited-edition rum is best enjoyed neat over ice or with a dash of cola.
Bundaberg’s Toasted Marshmallow with Rich Melted Chocolate and Biscuit Campfire Rum will be available nationally from May 22 for RRP $55 at all major retailers until stocks last.
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OTTAWA — Members of Parliament spent $675,000 in the first half of the year on meals, beverages and gifts to visitors, constituents, and others, according to a National Post analysis of the spending reports of Canada’s 388 MPs.
The combined claims for hospitality and gifts made up 9.5 per cent of the $71 million in expenses claimed by MPs from January to June.
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The hospitality leader is rookie Liberal MP Jean Rioux, who billed $8,246.07, mostly for food and beverages for events in his riding, while another rookie Liberal MP, Ontario’s Leona Alleslev is Parliament’s top gifter, buying $5,800-worth of gifts.
Average spending on gifts was $367.36, with 133 MPs reporting nothing in this category.
By rule, no gift can have a value of more than $150.
Conservative Harold Albrecht, who represents the Ontario riding of Kitchener–Conestoga and finished second to Alleslev with a claim of about $4,300, said he bought about $1,000-worth of maple syrup and apple butter products from producers in his riding which he gives to international visitors and VIPs to his Parliament Hill office.
The balance went to buy what Albrecht called marketing items — personalized pens, fridge magnets, T-shirts, and so on — but which House of Commons financial administrators ruled counted as gifts.
MPs’ average spending on hospitality was $1,603.22 for the period.
Though Rioux spent the most in this category, the events at which he provided food and beverages were typical of any MP’s hospitality expense.
Most were for events in his riding of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, south of Montreal, where he served food, and sometimes wine, at receptions, community events, or meetings with constituents.
In February, for example, he spent just over $1,000 buying items from the provincial liquor authority, a local fromagerie, and other places to host a constituency open house, likely a wine and cheese reception to mark the official opening of his riding office.
Twelve MPs — five Conservatives, six Liberals and one New Democrat — made no claims for hospitality in the period.
Conservative Lisa Raitt, whose hospitality expenses of just over $6,900 put her in the No. 2 spot, divided her spending between hosting events in her riding and on Parliament Hill.
“I like to hear from constituents and sometimes having breakfast or lunch is the easiest way. Same with staff. Doesn’t happen a lot but when it does it’s necessary,” she said.
Of Raitt’s 45 hospitality expense claims, her biggest was just under $1,000 for a reception at Mamma Teresa Ristorante in Ottawa.
As a caucus, the Bloc Québécois was more open-handed. Its 10 MPs racked up more than $32,000 in hospitality claims in six months, averaging $3,259.36.
New Democrat MPs averaged the least amount, $1,731.34 each, followed by the Liberals with $1,590.57. The Conservative caucus was the cheapest group, at $1,433.92.
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By rule, MPs cannot spend more than three per cent of their overall annual budget on hospitality and gifts. The annual budget for each riding can vary, based on size or the number of voters, but the maximum budget is approved each year by a committee of MPs.
Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose led all MPs for her combined expenses in the first half of the year at $320,000 but she spent nothing on gifts and filed a hospitality claim of just $40.36, the Post reported Tuesday.
As leader of the Official Opposition, she is provided with a hospitality budget that comes with Stornoway, official home of the opposition leader.
NDP leader Thomas Mulcair made a modest hospitality claim of $338.30 in the first six months and no claims for gifts.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May expensed $80 in gifts and $35.70 in hospitality, while BQ interim leader Rheal Fortin expensed $92 in gifts and $4,759 in hospitality.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made no expense claims from his MP’s budget for hospitality or gifts. Gifts and hospitality provided to visiting leaders and VIPs are paid from separate budgets maintained by various departments.


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New York, July 11 : Actress Michelle Williams is reportedly making a film about her late former beau, Heath Ledger, so that his memory will always be alive for their daughter Matilda.
A source told Australian Daily Telegraph that Michelle is worried that Matilda may not remember Health, given how young she was when he died, reports The New York Daily News.
"It makes Michelle's heart ache that Matilda was so young when Heath died and she's unlikely to retain any memories of her father," the source said.
"She wants to keep his spirit alive with something Matilda can treasure all her life."
Williams reportedly plans to ask friends and co-workers to appear in the video, sharing stories of Ledger.
The two met on the sets of the Oscar-nominated movie "Brokeback Mountain" in 2004, and Matilda was born in October 2005 in New York.
However, the relationship didn't stand the test of time with the couple splitting in 2007.
Ledger died of an accidental drug overdose in January this year.


This year for the first time, EASA and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) are organising the CAAC-EASA Aviation Safety Conference. The aim of this first edition is to broaden the bilateral dialogue, by bringing together authorities and the wider European and Chinese aviation industry to discuss current issues, as well as future trends and challenges.
The conference will take place on 27 April 2017 in Shanghai.
During the conference, participants will debate the benefits of international agreements and the role that industry and regulators can play in this process. Various interactive workshops will explore how new technologies and concepts like risk-based performance will shape future developments in fields such as airworthiness, maintenance, flight operations and training.
This Conference is open to representatives of the aviation industry and authorities of the EU and China. Participation is subject to confirmation by the organisers.
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Jamaica’s schools face the likelihood of a shortage of specialist teachers when the new academic year begins in a few weeks, according to the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA).
JTA President Garth Anderson told RJR News that an increasing number of teachers have been resigning to take up jobs overseas, many of them going to the United States and Japan, and he fears it will not be easy to fill those vacancies.
He said the subject areas of greatest need are likely to be science and mathematics.
It says the students are now ready for employment.
The students specialized in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, as well as Technical and Vocation Education


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Treato analyzes billions of patient discussions to understand what patients are saying
about their experience with regard to their treatments, diseases and side effects.
Treato algorithmically identifies patients' positive experiences about medications
within their Web posts, for example acne that cleared up, high blood pressure that was
reduced, a certain drug that "worked", and so forth.
Treato aggregates all of these discussions to calculate how many positive patient
posts each medication received, relative to other drugs. Note that positive patient
posts about medications are always aggregated in relation to a specific condition,
since the same medication may be used for more than one condition.
I got a prescription for Xanax and that seems to be working...
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bid for 10 days, although she had a Herxheimer reaction...
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Lily Donaldson is looking as beautiful as ever in this gorgeous shoot by Tim Walker for UK Vogue March 09. I'm really liking the colours even tho they are quite murky they still have a very romantic feel to them. The clothes are beautiful, very 1940's but still modern 21st Century Fashion and have given me a few great ideas for fabrics to use in my own work. I like the way he has used lighting in the photographs, it works really well!
Photographs from UK Vogue March 09. You can see more of Tim Walkers beautiful photography here.


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BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — The Raleigh County Community Action Association began conducting their annual homeless count January 26, 2022.
The organization and its volunteers venture out into Raleigh and Greenbrier counties to survey the homeless in the area. The goal is to determine the population of high risk homeless individuals in the region.
“The folks that are out tonight, as cold as it is, are our highest risk individuals because most people will seek out other shelter this evening so this is absolutely crucial to get to those highest risk individuals,” Marketing and Development Specialist Leah Deitz-Jackson said.
Data from the annual survey is submitted to the West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It is then used to determine which programs in the RCCAA need improvement and how much funding is needed to address homelessness in the region.
“Talking to these individuals and figuring out what prevents them from seeking out help, we can better design our programs and better give them what they need,” Deitz-Jackson said.
Volunteers will hand out blankets and essential supplies to the homeless in the area, those kits will also include information on how to access the organization’s services.
The survey will be completed January 27, 2022. From there, the RCCAA said they will work to provide warm shelter and sustainable housing to the homeless in the area.
Deitz-Jackson said the RCCAA is always looking for volunteers to assist with the annual survey, if you are interested in helping out next year you can reach out to the organization.

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Foo Fighters Perform With Tribute Singer In Brighton
While Foo Fighters will release their new studio album, Sonic Highways, on November 10, they didn’t perform any of the material from the LP during last night’s 19-song set. Instead, Dave Grohl & Co. focused on “the hits” and older material. “Here’s what I’d like to do. How many of you people have seen Foo Fighters before? Usually it’s in the bigger places. How about we do some of the stuff we wouldn’t usually do in the big places, some old songs,” Grohl said when he took the stage according to NME.com. Later in the evening, he hinted at a much bigger run in the U.K., as per NME, when he exclaimed, “I seem to remember years ago we played this club and it was also hot as balls. When we were asked to come over and play the Invictus Games on Sunday I thought, ‘We haven’t played in the UK in years, and I thought we’d try to play gigs like this pretty much every night we’re here until we have to go home. And it gives us a chance to see your faces before we play that week at Wembley Stadium.”
Before “Big Me,” Grohl mentioned that the members of U.K. Foo Fighters were in the crowd and asked the tribute act “How did we do?” after completing the song. Eleven songs into the set, Grohl brought out the aforementioned Jay to lead the group through “White Limo” with an intro of “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… Me!” After the tune, Dave likened the situation to being on vacation for three and a half minutes.
The Foos’ first set since June’s Firefly Festival also included the first live version of “Up In Arms” since 2011 and a cover of Tom Petty’s “Breakdown.” Here’s a look at the setlist:
Check out fan-shot video of Jay fronting Foo Fighters on “White Limo” (warning -the audio is distorted):


No one wants to shoulder responsibility for microorganisms that were brought into the country for agriculture trials
ARE Indian researchers being taken for a ride? A Japanese method propagated as a surefire way to boost crop production and slash input costs and fertiliser use is now in the midst of a controversy. The experiment, which was cleared by the Union agriculture ministry, is now caught in a bind: no one knows what the microbes are and whether they contain harmful pathogens. Now, in an apparent knee-jerk reaction, the department of biotechnology is formulating a new set of guidelines on field trials of microorganisms.
Last December, the Japan-based International Nature Farming Research Centre (INFRC) introduced in India the "effective microorganism method" (EMM) as a high-tech way to reduce costs by half and simultaneously raise production by about 20 per cent.
Vinay Shankar, additional secretary in the ministry of environment and forests (MEF), says he received samples of these microorganisms from Japan and claims they are naturally occurring. The samples were later distributed to the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute in Nagpur, the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, Aligarh Muslim University and the Indian Agriculture Research Institute.
The import of microorganisms, both naturally occurring and genetically engineered, must be routed through the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) of the MEF. However, this time around, the GEAC seems to have been bypassed. The institutes say they were not aware that the microbes had not been cleared by the GEAC.
INFRC maintains that it is collaborating with the MEF to push the technology in India in a big way. It says that it has ongoing projects in 20 countries, including the US and Thailand. MEF and the agriculture ministry are either tight-lipped or feign ignorance. However, Japanese embassy officials in Delhi say the EMM method has not been tested by Japanese scientific institutions for efficacy and has so far been used only by private farmers.
Meanwhile, K R Dadrwal of the department of microbiology at Haryana Agriculture University in Hissar claims he analysed the microorganisms in 1989 and found they contained nothing to boost crop yield, apart from some growth regulators and low concentrations of nitrate and ammonium salts. The microorganisms were given to him by the then vice chancellor of the university, Harswarup Singh, who got them from Teruo Higa, who is currently director of INFRC.
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Oklahoma star Joe Mixon writes letter of apology two years after punching woman
Mixon was suspended for one year after striking a female in a Norman bar
While Oklahoma was being revealed as the No. 8 team in the new College Football Playoff Rankings, an apology letter from Joe Mixon to Amelia Molitor, the woman he hit in a Norman bar in 2014, was published by The Oklahoman.
Mixon was suspended for one year after agreeing to misdemeanor charge and a plea deal that included one year of probation, 100 hours of community service and cognitive behavior counseling. Since his return to the team and ascent to becoming one of the best offensive players in the Big 12, Mixon's growth and maturity have been praised by Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops and others.
"For the last two years, my lawyers have advised me against speaking publicly about an incident that occurred very shortly after I arrived in Norman," Mixon wrote in a statement to The Oklahoman. "Today, I want to say what everyone deserves to hear from me about this matter: I am sorry."
Molitor pursued a civil suit against Mixon. According to The Oklahoman, "a federal judge in Oklahoma City dismissed two-thirds of the lawsuit on Monday, leaving only her claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress."
Mixon apologized profusely and noted both that he was not drinking the night of the incident and has "never had a drink" in his life. He also said some of his teammates were wise enough to leave but he did not. Mixon also alleges that racial slurs were "hurled" in his direction. He then says he was shoved and slapped by a woman as part of the confrontation.
"I reacted poorly--I struck her. It was a bad reaction, one that does not reflect my character or my values. I am sorry," he wrote.
"I apologize to Amelia Molitor and the friends who were with her that night. I apologize to my teammates, coaches, the University of Oklahoma, and its fans. I apologize to my family and friends. I realize I let a lot of people down. I apologize to all those I disappointed or hurt."
Mixon, a 1,000-yard rusher this season as of Saturday night's 56-28 win at West Virginia, said he would not comment further on the matter.
Oklahoma is off this week with extra time to prepare for the de facto Big 12 championship game against Oklahoma State on Dec. 3.
The full text of Mixon's statement can be read below.
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