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Campsites near Mornac-sur-Seudre
Former fishing and trading port, Mornac-sur-Seudre, in Charente-Maritime (17), is also one of the most beautiful villages in France. Ideal vacation destination, it is also a very popular place for tourists. The solution? Find a campsite near Mornac-sur-Seudre!
One of the most beautiful villages
Benefiting from an exceptional climate, the Charente-Maritime (17) attracts more and more tourists. Alongside the unavoidable seaside resorts of La Palmyre and Royan, Mornac-sur-Seudre is one of the most beautiful villages in France. An ideal site for family vacations.
Two campsites to choose from!
Thanks to Eldapi Vacances, two campsites near Mornac-sur-Seudre are waiting for you for a short stay or a longer vacation: La Ferme and L’Ecureuil are located in Saint-Augustin-sur-Mer, in Charente-Maritime (17). Both have a 4-star rating. What to promise a successful stay!
From the chalet to the tent…
As far as accommodation is concerned, here too you have a choice: the two campsites offer mobile homes, chalets and canvas bungalows for rent, as well as pitches for your tent, caravan or camper. Located at the crossroads of the department’s attractions, between the ocean and the pine forest, La Ferme and L’Ecureuil have a lot to offer! You can choose between renting a mobile home or the simplicity of a tent…
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Carla Lockhart said:
“Thousands of fans travel from Northern Ireland on a weekly basis to watch their clubs. Both Rangers and Celtic have many season ticket holders based here. The passion and dedication of supporters for both these clubs is well known.
Regrettably, at the moment, the rules around entrance to these stadiums is causing great confusion, inconvenience and the loss of hard-earned money for fans. Supporters who have been double vaccinated in Northern Ireland are currently in limbo, as the rules set down by the Scottish Government for entry to these sporting venues demands that vaccination passports based on vaccination in Scotland be presented.
There is little logic behind this decision. The vaccines administered in Northern Ireland are the same vaccines administered in Scotland. They offer the same levels of protection from COVID-19, and the same impact on transmission. In Northern Ireland proof of vaccination is available and could easily be used as confirmation in Scotland that the attendee is double-jabbed, thus guaranteeing admission and offering the same degree of safety as a Scottish based spectator.
I am urging the Scottish Government to urgently reconsider this policy. It is not only bad for the supporters affected, but also for the economy – particularly in sectors such as aviation, ferry operators, coach operators and hospitality. With no public health benefit from the policy, it is only doing economic harm. I hope the Scottish Health Secretary will share my desire to support economic recovery as we emerge from the pandemic.”

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How did the geography of Egypt shape their cultures?
The geography of Ancient Egypt was very unique and allowed Egypt to become a very successful civilization. Egypt’s geography contributed all aspects of Ancient Egyptians lives such as the Nile River being their source of food, water, and transportation and the desert offering natural protection.
How did Mesopotamia influence the culture of the ancient Egyptians?
Answer: Mesopotamia influenced the culture of the ancient Egyptians, especially, their architecture which includes not only pyramids but also other constructions. The concept of writing also influenced the Egyptians.
How is the geography of Mesopotamia and Egypt similar?
Egypt developed around the Nile River, while Mesopotamia developed between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Egypt and Mesopotamia grew into complex civilizations. Politically, although both Egypt and Mesopotamia had one main ruler, Egypt was centralized and whereas Mesopotamia was decentralized.
What do Mesopotamia and Egypt have in common?
The religions in both Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt were polytheistic, meaning they believed in multiple gods and goddesses, and were based on nature. Both civilizations had gods of the sky, earth, freshwater, and the sun, as well as gods devoted to human emotions and the underworld.
Why did ancient Egypt have so many gods goddesses?
Gods and Goddesses. The ancient Egyptians believed in many different gods and goddesses. Each one with their own role to play in maintaining peace and harmony across the land. The ancient Egyptians believed that it was important to recognise and worship these gods and goddesses so that life continued smoothly.
What was going on in 5000 BC?
Chinese civilisation advanced in this millennium with the beginnings of three noted cultures from around 5000 BC. Also about 5000 BC, the Hemudu culture began in eastern China with cultivation of rice, and the Majiabang culture was established on the Yangtze estuary near modern Shanghai, lasting until c. 3300 BC.
What was invented in 8000 BC?
According to archaeologists the wheel was invented by the Sumerians.
What was happening in 200 BC?
The Roman ambassador to Greece, Syria, and Egypt, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus delivers an ultimatum to Philip V warning Macedonia not to make war on any Greek state. Philip decides to reject the Roman ultimatum and the Romans declare war on Macedon, thus starting the Second Macedonian War.
What does 6 BC mean?
“B.C.” stands for the English phrase “before Christ,” but “A.D.” stands confusingly for a Latin phrase: anno domini (“in the year of the Lord”—the year Jesus was born). Since Jesus was probably actually born around 6 B.C. or so, the connection of the calendar with him can be misleading.
How many years are in the BC era?
B.C. and A.D. Explained So 400 B.C. means 400 years before Jesus was born. A.D. comes from the Latin “anno Domini,” which means “in the year of the Lord.” A.D. applies to years following the birth of Jesus.


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OUR SAY: Budget 2016 - This kind of ‘growth’ won’t last
"JOBS and growth" was this week's budget catchcry. Growth? They sure weren't talking about coral, and the jobs aren't tourism ones.
Last month I had the task of writing the most depressing "good news" of the year - that Bundaberg could now be the best vantage point to visit the least-bleached part of the Great Barrier Reef.
Almost $8 billion in annual mining subsidies were announced on in the Federal Budget on Tuesday. How much new funding to protect the Great Barrier Reef, which will suffer from developments like Adani? Less than $9 million.
Is mining 1000 times more important than our country's biggest tourist attraction?
For those who don't like to think of the reef in environmental terms - that's for greenies and fish-lovers - let's talk dollars.
The reef is big business: $6 billion, which, unlike mining, is growing. Right now it provides 14.7% of our region's jobs.
The Australian Marine Conservation Foundation puts it this way: "Every dollar spent subsidising the mining industry could have been invested in renewable energy, water quality and supporting the 69,000 jobs in reef tourism."
As it dithers on the backpacker tax, causing headaches for farmers, this government doesn't have the courage to take action to save our most beautiful commodity.

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Twitter Provides Court with Tweets of Wall St. Protester
Twitter has given up its fight against a court order requiring it to turn over tweets of Wall St Protester Malcolm Harris. It provided the tweets to the court today.
Harris was one of hundreds arrested during a mass protest on the Brooklyn Bridge in October 2011. The Manhattan district attorney's office wants the tweets, which are no longer available online, to try to undermine Harris' argument that police officers appeared to lead protesters on to the bridge's roadway only to arrest them for obstructing traffic.
The Harris case was unusual because Twitter joined the case as a third party, seeking to prevent the disclosure. On June 30, the Court ordered Twitter to comply.
That order required Twitter to provide any and all user information, including email addresses, as well as any and all tweets posted for the period of September 15, 2011 to December 31, 2011, from the Twitter account destructuremal, which was allegedly used by Malcolm Harris. This is a case of first impression, distinctive because it is a criminal case rather than a civil case, and the movant is the corporate entity (Twitter) and not an individual (Harris). It also deals with tweets that were publicly posted rather than an e-mail or text that would be directed to a single person or a select few.
The Harris court ruled Twitter users have no standing to challenge the subpoena because they voluntarily published their tweets to the world. The June 30 opinion is here.
Production of the records is governed by the Stored Communications Act (18 USC §2703 [d]) which states:
A court issuing an order pursuant to this section, on a motion made promptly by the service provider, may quash or modify such order, if the information or records requested are unusually voluminous in nature or compliance with such order otherwise would cause an undue burden on such provider.
The Harris court said:
Publication to third parties is the issue. Tweets are not e-mails sent to a single party. At best, the defense may argue that this is more akin to an e-mail that is sent to a party and carbon copied to hundreds of others. There can be no reasonable expectation of privacy in a tweet sent around the world.
...The court order is not unreasonably burdensome to Twitter, as it does not take much to search and provide the data to the court. So long as the third party is in possession of the materials, the court may issue an order for the materials from the third party when the materials are relevant and evidentiary (18 USC §2703[d].
Nor does the user have a Fourth Amendment challenge.
To establish a violation of the Fourth Amendment, the defendant must show either (1) a physical intrusion onto defendant's personal property; or (2) a violation of a defendant's reasonable expectation of privacy.
...The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the Fourth Amendment does not protect information revealed by third parties.
Bottom line, according to the Harris Court:
If you post a tweet, just like if you scream it out the window, there is no reasonable expectation of privacy. There is no proprietary interest in your tweets, which you have now gifted to the world. This is not the same as a private email, a private direct message, a private chat, or any of the other readily available ways to have a private conversation via the internet that now exist. Those private dialogues would require a warrant based on probable cause in order to access the relevant information.
Our Services are primarily designed to help you share information with the world. Most of the information you provide us is information you are asking us to make public. This includes not only the messages you Tweet and the metadata provided with Tweets, such as when you Tweeted, but also the lists you create, the people you follow, the Tweets you mark as favorites or Retweet, and many other bits of information that result from your use of the Services.
When the state first served Twitter with the subpoena in April, it informed Harris, who said he intended to challenge it. But the Court ruled that Harris had no standing to challenge production of his tweets and related information -- even as to deleted tweets that may be available through third party search engines.
The defendant's Fourth Amendment rights were not violated because there was no physical intrusion of the defendant's tweets and the defendant has no reasonable expectation of privacy in the information he intentionally broadcast to the world.
In other words:
The Constitution gives you the right to post, but as numerous people have learned, there are still consequences for your public posts. What you give to the public belongs to the public. What you keep to yourself belongs only to you.
The Judge in the Harris Case refused to change his order and Twitter, faced with a contempt deadline today, turned them over.
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Once again this April I will be joining others in the annual online event Blogging from A-to-Z Challenge that invites bloggers to write their way through the alphabet. Given my penchant for abecedariums, I find it impossible to resist. This will be my be my seventh year playing, and as always I’m looking forward to it.
We’ve been encouraged to “reveal” our theme – what we’ll be spending the month of April writing about. Since I’m a logophile (a lover of words), I’ll be foundationing my posts around words that delight me.
I’ll be sharing my thoughts and reflections on a lexicon (vocabulary specific to a certain subject) of unusual, obscure, or simply charming-to-me words. Ludic is defined as “playful, in an aimless way” and that’s my plan for approaching this challenge – keeping my feet on the joy trail and meandering wherever the daily word takes me. Hence I’m aptly naming my theme a Ludic Lexicon.
I’ll be giving you peeks into who I am and what captures my fancy, and perhaps you’ll find an enchanting word or two you’ll want to claim as well.
I hope you’ll consider playing in the challenge too. I look forward to reading my way through the alphabet on an endless variety of topics via a myriad of bloggers. There’s still time to join here, and you know I’d love to read your abecedarium.

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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Volkswagen AG on Wednesday posted a 26% increase in first-quarter profit, even as sales rose just 1%, and predicted a substantial increase in demand from Asia, South America and Central and Eastern Europe.
Volkswagen (766400) said profit in the three months through March 31 improved to 929 million euros ($1.48 billion) from 740 million euros in the first quarter of 2007. Revenue inched 1% higher to 27.01 billion euros. Deliveries, as released earlier this month, rose 7% to 1.57 million vehicles.
The automaker stuck to its guidance that operating profit, up 21% during the first quarter, would rise for the year.
"We are optimistic about achieving our targets for 2008, even if conditions remain difficult," Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn said in a statement.
Volkswagen didn't provide much explanation in the unscheduled profit report. Details of sales by brand and more details of first-quarter results are expected next week.
Volkswagen shares dropped 3% in Frankfurt afternoon trading.
Nomura International analyst Michael Tyndall noted that a year-on-year 80 basis-point improvement in operating margins demonstrates the company "is continuing to improve efficiency, whilst maintaining control over costs."
He stressed, however, that an apparent decline in average revenue per vehicle was "less encouraging" and attributed it to "weakening consumer demand in developed markets where selling prices are higher and a shift toward smaller more fuel-efficient cars."
The preliminary earnings report came just a day before what is expected to be an acrimonious annual meeting. The two major shareholders in the company, Porsche and the German state of Lower Saxony, disagree on future rules on decision making.
Porsche (693773), which owns roughly 31% of Volkswagen and plans to take a majority stake, wants shareholders to scrap a rule giving veto power to anyone with a 20% holding. Lower Saxony owns just over 20% of the company and wants to keep the rule.
Volkswagen said it was able to sport a record market share in Germany as it unveiled its Passat CC and Routan models.
The company said virtually all its brands, which include Audi and Skoda, will launch new models this year, which will lead to record annual vehicle sales for the second straight year. It plans to introduce 12 models over the next three years to boost annual sales to 8 million vehicles. Last year the maker omoof the iconic Golf car delivered 6.2 million vehicles See full story.
The carmaker also forecast that demand for its vehicles would "increase substantially," especially in the Asia Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe and South American regions.
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Formica is one of those instantly recognisable brand names – but one that has had a somewhat up-and-down history. Over the course of the 105 years of its existence, it has seen highs and lows in fortunes, in image and in fashion.
But the strength of the brand name has endured and the company has survived and today a new, modern, forward-thinking business, producing high quality products has emerged that is successfully supplying markets across the globe.
You’ll see Formica products in all kinds of places today, not only on kitchen worktops but in schools and in airport lounges too and even on the outside of high-rise buildings as cladding (its fire-retardant cladding products are in high demand post-Grenfell of course).
The headquarters of Formica’s European operation is in North Shields, where the company has had a site since the 1940s, and is one of two sites in the North East, the other being in Newton Aycliffe.
Formica is a long-standing member of the Manufacturing Growth Network (MGN) and was placed 2nd in the Apprenticeship league tables released this week in Insider Media.
Insider’s Philip Cunliffe spoke to Formica’s Chief Operating Officer for Europe, Paul Foreman, about the re-introduction of their apprenticeship scheme.
Paul explained how the operation works. “In the UK we sell to a network of distributors and then from there the products are sold into fabrication sub-distributors before being sent on to wherever the laminates are being installed. We have two different channels: commercial and residential. We sell worktops through our distribution partners into kitchen studios and we also sell laminate into the distributors who are stocking are feeding the products into fabricators. So, this is our distribution model across Europe.”
There are five businesses across the Formica Group, each selling into different markets around the world. The North East sites, service the European market, as well as Southern and Northern Africa and certain parts of the Middle East. In terms of exports, a little over 40 per cent of products are exported.
Paul Foreman, Chief Operating Officer for Europe, Formica
Paul continued: “The site here in North Shields is really important because we manufacture all the sheet sizes and all the technical products too. R&D is mainly centred in the US but we also have a team who work on this here and we have a technical lab in which we make samples and pressings. Our laminate is made to a high quality standard and of course there are imitations out there but our range, portfolio and service offering to the market is really critical to the business. And of course the speed of delivery is really important for our customers.”
There have been a number different owners of the business over the years, reflecting its changing fortunes but Formica’s current owners – Fletcher Building – has placed big faith in the competitiveness of the European business by investing £40m in facilities and in people at the North Shields site. This is split between capital expenditure on new machinery and in staff training, all of which is set to be completed by the end of 2018.
There are around 1,000 people employed across the four European sites, with about half of these in the North East. As Formica is the only laminate manufacturer in the UK, the skillsets it needs are fairly bespoke and, according to Paul Foreman, the workforce “is incredibly knowledgeable about the processes and systems it has in place, as well as all the technical issues that go into making the products and are therefore a key contributor to our success.
“It’s a very hands-on job they are doing so they need to know what they’re doing, so there’s a high level of skill here. We’ve therefore got a lot of people here who have been with the business all their working lives, many having started out as apprentices.”
Having abandoned the Apprenticeship scheme some years ago, Paul reintroduced it just over 12 months ago and explained why: “We have a maintenance team of about 45 people and, as there were few people about to retire, we thought it right to get some apprentices in, and we’ve also introduced some into the engineering area of the business.
“It was actually a suggestion by the employees that we re-introduce the Apprenticeship scheme and it’s been really good to have done so. Not only has it bolstered the team, it’s also brought in different types of skillsets to the business. So it’s been really well received and we’re now looking at it from a broader perspective as well, looking to bring apprentices into the supply chain team next year.
“We had good level of applications when we’ve been recruiting our apprentices. Interestingly we had one of our employees drop out of their role to become an apprentice.”
The investment in the North East doesn’t stop with the staff; there is also a significant upgrading of machinery taking place, as Paul Foreman described: “There are three different processes in the production of laminate: treating, pressing and finishing processes. Some of our pressing assets are very old, so we’re investing in some incredible new modern assets. The investment is pitched at growth and efficiencies.”
The investment will enable the business to drive innovation, increase production and improve operational performance. It will also see the fortunes of Formica – a company with a long and proud tradition of manufacturing in the North East – to continue on its upward curve.
The Manufacturing Growth Network (MGN) is a quarterly publication sponsored by NRG, EY, Square One Law, Lloyds Bank and EEF and published by Insider Media. MGN is FREE for North East manufacturing businesses to join, for further information on how your business can get involved contact Julie Mordue, client relationship manager at NRG.


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NOME, Alaska (AP) — The Nome City Council is taking a hard look at taking away sales tax exemptions for churches and other nonprofit organizations to collect more revenue.
KNOM reports the council last week considered charging sales tax for items that are now exempt, like banking, used car sales over $1,500 or medical services.
But some member found those would be difficult sales to track, and it would be easier to remove the exemptions for houses of worship and more than 40 organizations, like the regional nonprofit Kawerak Inc.
Officials estimated stripping these exemptions would bring in about $800,000 for city coffers.
No final decisions are expected for weeks or months as the council looks for ways to increase revenue.
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OFL Architecture has just taken first prize in the international competition to reinvent, reinterpret and revitalize the "Silk Road," a legendary trade route connecting Asia, Europe and Northern Africa that was traveled by religious representatives, traders and merchants like Marco Polo for thousands of years. Called SRME or Silk Road Map Evolution, their ambitious design proposes a 15,000 km long city which will stretch from Venice to Xian, Shanghai to Tokyo, and will promote trade via a new railway system functioning on gravitational platforms. To make use of all of the surface area that this "motor city" will make available, its skin will be lined with photovoltaic panels and an air-purifying "synthetic chlorophyll."
OFL’s vision for the new Silk Road is made up of two main elements: highly sustainable and habitable towers and a vast railway system. The towers will be composed of three different types of skyscrapers that will be a median height of 400 meters tall. The second element, the railway system, will run along the traditional “Silk Road” as well as a new line of public transport with trains that travel on polarized gravitational fields.
In order to take advantage of the surface area of the SMRE, its skin will be composed of an innovative system made up of a titanium dioxide-based cement that will be able to significantly reduce atmospheric disturbance using a synthetic chlorophyll. The special substance will be able to generate a photocatalytic reaction that produces clean air – about 500 liters of oxygen a day for every 200 square meters of surface. In addition to the air purifying skin, an innovative system of piezoelectric panels will be integrated into the tracks of the rail system, capturing energy created by the movement of the trains and converting it into electricity.


An Earthquake always occurs where there is a develop up that friction follow me a fault.
Which the the adhering to monitors both vertical and also horizontal activities along a fault?
GPS satellite system
Scientists use tiltmeters to locate surprise faults.
A machine that supplies wire stretched across a fault to measure up horizontal activity of the floor is referred to as a
Geologists use a creep meter to measure up the horizontal activity along a fault.
With the range of data available, geologists cannot predict exactly where and when earthquakes will certainly occur.
Laser-ranging gadgets can detect even tiny activities of the crust follow me a(n) ______.
What go a seismograph record?
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Geologists use a(n) _____ to measure up the tilting the the ground follow me a fault.
The pen top top a seismograph swings freely.
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BMW is recalling almost 100,000 cars on British roads after issuing a warning about a potentially fatal fault which causes 'over-aggressive combustion
BMW is recalling almost 100,000 cars on British roads after issuing a warning about a potentially fatal fault which causes ‘over-aggressive combustion’ in the affected cars’ airbags.
It is feared the ‘over-aggressive combustion’ could rip apart the airbag’s housing and shower the driver with shrapnel.
The company is offering to replace defective airbags on any of the affected cars which were built between 2012 and 2015 – including some of the marque’s most high-powered motors.
The Driving Vehicle Standards Agency was alerted by the company about the defect.
BMW has assured owners that this ‘safety critical’ repair will take place as soon as possible at their local BMW service centre.
The affected cars are all fitted with an airbag which uses a detonator made by Takata, which contains ammonium nitrate.
It is feared the chemicals can deteriorate over time and making them more unstable, with reports of deaths in cars using the devices in the United States.
BMW is writing to almost 100,000 owners to warn them their car has a potentially dangerous defect and they need to book an appointment with a local service centre
According to the DVSA database of vehicle recalls, some 98,774 cars may need inspection and repair.
They cite the reason as: ‘A possible degradation of the propellant tablets could lead to an over-aggressive combustion in the event the airbag is activated which may cause the inflator body to rupture.’
The DVSA said the defective airbags must be replaced.
A BMW spokesperson said: ‘Since the recall was first announced, BMW has continuously engaged in a wide variety of customer outreach campaigns to encourage owners of affected vehicles to have this safety-critical airbag repair completed at no charge as soon as possible.
‘We encourage customers who have received this letter to have their vehicle checked and airbag replaced as soon as possible by contacting their local BMW Service centre.
‘Any BMW customer can also check the recall status of their vehicle at https://www.bmw.co.uk/recall.
Among the cars affected is the BMW M3, pictured. The sports saloon, which has upgraded engine, brakes and suspension is capable of reaching 155mph on a track
The 5 series touring, pictured, is also on the list of cars which require modification
The Takata airbag inflators were first identified as problematic in 2001. The company used ammonium nitrate to detonate the airbag, however the chemicals inside can deteriorate over time, especially if exposed to high heat and humidity.
It is feared that 32 people have been killed by the defective airbags across the globe.
More than 100 million cars with the Japanese-made inflators have been recalled.
Victims of the airbags have had large pieces of metal embedded into their face, with some injuries initially considered gunshot or stab wounds by first responders at the scene.


That challenge was painfully evident near the end of Monday's practice. Stanley Asumnu had to leave early for a late afternoon class. With JaJuan Smith sidelined by a hip pointer and Andre Patterson relegated to the scout squad by a disciplinary suspension, the already short-handed Vols were dangerously thin.
Howell played just 116 minutes all of last season, shot 24.1 percent from the floor and averaged 1.1 points per game. DeBro, a 5-11, 190-pound senior walk-on, saw seven minutes of action last season.
"Those guys did fine but that is a challenge as it relates to the kind of schedule we're playing," Pearl said. "I'm happy with Jordan Howell and Eddie DeBro because they played well."
"Dane Bradshaw will be the only college basketball player in the country who will start at power forward and be backup point guard," Pearl said, laughing at the irony. "At Southern Indiana in Div. II, I never would've had a 6-3 power forward as my backup point guard. And Southern Illinois-Edwardsville's not on the schedule."
Tennessee's depth will be a little better when Pearl lifts Patterson's suspension and allows him to rejoin the varsity next week.
"He's on the scout team right now," Pearl said. "He had a good practice Monday, his first day back. I can see him working his way off the scout team after this game and trying to get into the regular rotation.
"This team's prepared to play Southern Indiana without him. But getting him back (at practice) now puts him in position, starting next week, to get himself back into the fold."


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Franklin 5-year-old Xander Rynerson discussed his favorite subject, astronomy, in great detail Wednesday on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” impressing the show’s host so much so that she named a star after him.
“I’m in over my head already. Why would I do a follow-up question,” DeGeneres quipped, before Xander passed her space quiz with flying colors. After giving Xander a chance to showcase his prowess on all things having to do with the solar system, DeGeneres presented the astute youngster with a certificate designating a star named in his honor.
The International Star Registry congratulated Xander on its Facebook page after the airing of the show, saying that the star “will shine forever” as part of the constellation Pegasus. The Registry also said the naming of Xander’s star marks the second time DeGeneres contacted the organization to name a star for a guest.
During the interview, DeGeneres admitted that Xander’s knowledge was out of this world, or at least out of her league. She listened — somewhat amused and bewildered — as Xander described the life of stars such as yellow dwarfs and red giants, including the sun’s eventual red giant phase, which will result in the sun swelling so big that it will ultimately knock “inner planets” out of the way, including Earth.
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The President, Nana Akufo-Addo intends to appoint former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyapong to help with the management of his ministers, GhanaNewsPage.Com has gathered.
The one-time flagbearer contestant of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) was sidelined in the first government of the President because of roles he played that the party deemed to have not helped the cause of the then flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo.
He and former Chairman of the NPP, Paul Afoko were subsequently suspended by the NPP.
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BREAKING!!! Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has today lifted the national wide curfew with immediate effect. During his address at the Mashujaa Day celebrations at the Wang’uru Stadium in Kirinyaga County, Uhuru declared that the 10:00 pm – 4:00 pm curfew to be lifted with immediate effect. Kenya as a country has been under curfew since March 2020 as one of the measures to curb the widespread of COVID-19 global pandemic.
“The National Emergency Response Committee on Covid-19 and the National Security Council, have continued to monitor the evolution of the disease situation within our borders. Therefore, given the progress made in containing this disease the Committee jointly with the Council has recommended a review of the existing containment measures,” President Uhuru Kenyatta said.
The Committee also resolved to increase the number of individuals allowed to attend in-person worship services at religious institutions.
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“In the same regard, by the authority vested in me as President, I hereby ORDER and DIRECT that the Nationwide dusk to dawn curfew that has been in effect from 27th March, 2020 be and is hereby VACATED with immediate effect,” President Uhuru Kenyatta announced.


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We booked through Holiday Extras and found the price very reasonable including parking.
It was nice and easy to find and with plenty of parking.
Check in was really smooth and the staff were very friendly and helpful. My son told him he wanted to...続きを読む
I first had to use Bewleys Hotel at Manchester Airport because I was on an early morning transfer between Manchester and Heathrow en-route to Honk Kong. That was five years ago, this time it was an early flight to Puerto Vallarta, and I never take...続きを読む
Stayed here as I had an early morning flight - very good efficient shuttle service which one has to use as it is not possible to walk from airport to hotel. I did not eat here or use any of the facilities. My room was...続きを読む
This is the second time our family has stayed here in order to catch an early morning flight. The rooms are very comfortable (& quiet). On both occasions we dined in the restaurant so we could eat & then have an early night. The price...続きを読む
The hotel is very close to the terminals, but the room are very quiet and comfortable. The hotel is huge and there are a bar and a restaurant inside.
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This hotel is right at the airport. The airport has buses, taxis & trains right there on the airport complex.
what time is check in and check out please as we're stopping night before our flight thanks
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Thank you for your question, check in is available from 2pm onward and check out is anytime until 12noon. If you require early check in or late check out please contact us directly on 0161 498 0333 to request this. We look... 続きを読む
Thank you for your question, check in is available from 2pm onward and check out is anytime until 12noon. If you require early check in or late check out please contact us directly on 0161 498 0333 to request this. We look forward to welcoming you to the hotel.
Why do you say ask for a room overlooking the front of the hotel?
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I can only assume as it is quieter - one side overlooks the railway station which isn't quiet
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In 2016, following my son’s bar mitzvah, I penned a piece, “Wishful vs. Wistful.” It was a cathartic expression of my boundless pride coupled with a deep sense of grief at the conclusion of such a momentous event and rite of passage. Now, five years later, Marc and I are getting ready to send our boy off to college.
Raising my “baby” over the past 18 years has brought immense joy. Sure, there have been difficult, challenging moments, but I have nothing to complain about – we hit the proverbial jackpot when it comes to having a remarkable child. But, now, POOF! Where did the time go? Gone in a flash. As you might imagine, that same mixed sense of pride and grief are toying with my emotions once again. Time to recall those two interlocked concepts of wishful and wistful.
I remember, following Ian’s bar mitzvah, when I described to my friend, Andrea, how I was feeling, her eyes brightened and she said to me, “my kids and I just read a story yesterday describing the difference between ‘wishful’ and ‘wistful.’ You have to read it. It will help you to feel better.” A few hours later, I had the name of the book and scanned copies of the critical pages in my email inbox. So, with appreciation to Andrea and to Mary Casanova, author of the children’s book, American Girl Today: Grace Makes It Great, I share with you the definitions of “wishful” and “wistful” and how they can both factor favorably in our lives. The book says,
“The only thing separating wishful and wistful is a single letter. Wishful means feeling hopeful for something and looking to the future. Wistful is feeling sadness about something and longing for the past.” (pages 54-55)
Clearly, both emotions are valuable. To be wishful means we have dreams and hopes for what is to come. Through our actions and interactions, we can bring those ideas to fruition. When we are wistful, we often long for what has already taken place… usually, our memories of those particular times gone by are fond and help us to recall good, happy, wonderful experiences. The great thing is that, though we feel wistful, we can be wishful for other good things to come. In our minds and through our efforts, we can create a virtuous cycle and go from experience to experience, remembering our past and looking forward to our future.
This is exactly what I’m doing now… as wishful as I was for Ian’s childhood years, I must remember, they did not disappoint! The time was jam-packed with incredible experiences that I will hold onto forever. And, though, I am more than a little wistful about the fact that he seems to have grown up before my very eyes, memories of the last many years are emblazoned in my head and on my heart. Now, I am again wishful for Ian’s future as he heads off to college… so excited to see what his journey holds!
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Tobytown is located in Potomac, five miles west of Potomac Village on River Road. Tobytown is an historic property. Originally purchased in 1875 by former slaves following the Civil War, many Tobytown residents to this day can trace their ancestry back to the original owners of the land, William Davis, Sr. and Ailsie Martin.
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I'd like to get botox for my frown lines done around the same time as my rhinoplasty; should I get the botox before rhinoplasty or after I heal from it (2-3 wks)? My concern is that getting both at the same time will slow down the healing process and I'd love to avoid lots of bruising if possible.
Botox at Same Time As Rhinoplasty?
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Botox before, after or during rhinoplasty
With Botox, patients are instructed to avoid lying down for the first four hours after their treatment. Having rhinoplasty surgery and recovering from it requires the patient to be lying down for much longer than four hours. So it is not a good idea to have Botox and rhinoplasty done at the same time. In addition, the area around the glabella will be swollen from the actual surgery itself. Botox is a clinical procedure done in the office and the rhinoplasty is a surgical procedure done in the surgery center.
Botox and Rhinoplasty
I have injected botox during rhinoplasty surgery many times. Although botox injections are not painful, patients welcome the opportunity to feel nothing.
Botox before or after rhinoplasty?
Either way is fine. I wouldn't inject a patient with Botox during surgery, but a week or two before or a couple/few weeks after should be fine.
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Botox at same time as rhinoplasty
Yes, I do this very frequently. This combination does not slow down the healing process, no relationship. Who have you seen in MIAMI? Be careful out there.
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Do them together while you are asleep.
I have done this for years and have not had any difference. It is less painful. Otherwise so it either before or after surgery.
Botox During Rhinoplasty
Botox and Rhinoplasty
You can get Botox either at your pre-op appointment for your rhinoplasty, or about one week after your rhinoplasty. We don't inject Botox during rhinoplasty because you are in the supine position and with swelling from surgery there is possibility of the Botox moving to muscles that we do not wish to weaken (i.e. eye lids). It will not influence your healing time, and there should not be a difference in bruising.
Good luck with your procedures and be well.
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This is awful!
Here's the whole story (below):
Oh Em Geeeeeee!
Our dreams might actually be coming true in the absolute best friggin' way possible!
While we were totes heartbroken to hear there wasn’t room for Britney Spears to take up residency at Caesars Palace, it sounds like we can wipe away those tears; Britney is still so lucky! Or at least, she's teasing like she is….
Brit Brit tweeted back to her bitch (literally) about finding themselves in Las Vegas this weekend, sharing:
— Britney Spears (@britneyspears) February 4, 2013
We're (mostly) positive our lovely pop princess would never put Viva Las Vegas in her tweet if there was no chance of her putting on a show there.
Brit Brit would not toy with our emotions like that!
Now, the only questions that remain are where will she be performing, will it be a residency and when can we start buying tickets???
P.S. CLICK HERE to "follow" Perez on Twitter!
P.P.S. CLICK HERE to "like" Perez on Facebook!
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Trish Tonello lives and works in Perth, Australia. She's a practising visual artist and lives with her partner, computer graphics artist Graham Taylor, with whom she's currently working on an interactive graphic novel of 'Cabaret Voltaire' due for release in 2013. They are not married, have no children or pets and would like to live in a palazzo overlooking the Grand Canal in Venice.
Rebellious aristocrat Alex Tresillian wants to be an artist. Problem is, her father and the elite society she lives in forbid it. When Alex discovers the anarchic world of the Cabaret Voltaire, she is drawn to the club's exciting atmosphere and, almost against her will, its most desirable entertainer - the enigmatic Rock-god JD.
A Punk-Victorian YA romance with a cheeky twist on history


The BMP-3M Dragun is the ultimate evolution of the BMP-3 design, which reaches back to the late 1970s and early 80s. The BMP-3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle was designed as a successor to the BMP-2, a vehicle that, although produced in great numbers, was not exactly successful when it came to combat performance.
The BMP-3 was bigger, better armored and, most importantly, better armed than the BMP-2. Armored Warfare currently has two BMP-3 types, the BMP-3 and BMP-3M. The BMP-3 is a relatively successful (if aging) design, while the BMP-3M is an upgraded variant from the late 1990s with an upgraded engine, improved side armor and an improved FCS.
The BMP-3M Dragun (Dragoon), however, is quite different from both of these vehicles, despite bearing the same designation as the latter one. It is a heavily modified BMP-3M by the producer of the original BMP-3, Kurganmashzavod (now part of the Machinery and Industrial Group N.V). It was shown to the public for the first time in September 2015 during the Russia Arms Expo. The vehicle is mostly aimed at the export market.
There are some significant changes compared to the original BMP-3 and BMP-3M. For starters, the engine was upgraded to the 816hp UTD-32 turbocharged diesel, which allows an average speed of 60 km/h (maximum achievable speed is not stated but it is believed to exceed 70 km/h). The engine was moved to the front of the vehicle, increasing frontal protection and also improving the crew compartment layout.
The crew consists of 3 men (commander, gunner and driver), but the Dragun can also carry 8 troops. The crew sits in the middle of the vehicle, between the turret and the engine. Compared to the earlier BMP-3, the troop compartment was completely overhauled and is now better protected against mine and IED explosions. Specially sealed fuel tanks were installed on the rear sides of the vehicle, near the troop compartment.
Without the turret, the vehicle weighs 15.5 tons, is approximately 6.7 meters long and 3.4 meters wide. With a standard turret, the weight increases to approximately 21 tons.
The standard version of the BMP-3M Dragun is to be armed with an unmanned turret carrying the usual BMP-3 weapons setup, a 100mm 2A70 cannon and a 2A72 30mm automatic gun (plus a 7.62mm machinegun). The vehicle can also fire guided missiles from its main gun. All weapons are automatically loaded. The weapons are controlled by an advanced FCS, focusing on the ability of the vehicle to shoot before its opponent. The commander and the gunner have unified panoramic Krechet day-night sights at their disposal. That is not the only armament variant available to potential buyers. There are in fact two more:
BM 57 unmanned turret with a 57mm automatic cannon. This should not to be mistaken for the BMP-3 Derivation, which is a different vehicle, although it does use a variant of the same turret (AU220M and BM 57 are related). BM is a Russian designation for the system, but in the west it is offered under the designation of RCWS 57.
BM 125 (RCWS 125) manned turret with a 125mm automatically loaded cannon. The 125mm variant is armed with a 125mm 2A75 automatically loaded smoothbore gun in a manned BM 125 turret, used on the 2S25 Sprut SDM-1 self-propelled anti-tank gun, an improved version of the 2S25 Sprut-SD.
Compared to the unmanned turret Dragun configuration, the gunner and the commander are moved to the turret. The 2A75 is a heavily modified 2A46M tank gun. It is capable of firing standard 2A46 125mm rounds. Its power is controlled on the light chassis by using longer recoil and hydrodynamic suspension elements. The automatic loader allows it to fire 7 rounds per minute.
All these versions will be eventually introduced to Armored Warfare.


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|Former state Attorney General and Chief Justice of|
New Jersey at a book party Q&A dismissed Chris Christie
as a "bully" without a legacy
New Jersey governor Chris Christie clobbered Marco Rubio as without accomplishment. But Deborah Poritz the first woman state Attorney General and later Chief Justice Deborah Poritz declared that the big man himself has little to show. Unless cutting teachers' pensions impresses you. ~gwc
Respected former NJ Supreme Court justice criticizes Christie, questions his legacy - News - NorthJersey.com
by Salvador Rizzo // The Record // NorthJersey.com
Deborah Poritz, a Republican who served as chief justice from 1996 to 2006, was among more than 100 attendees at a lecture room in the Princeton Public Library, where journalist Matt Katz was speaking and taking questions about his recently published biography of Christie, "American Governor."
At the end of a question-and-answer session, Poritz raised her hand, was handed a microphone from an attendant, and proceeded to criticize Christie's record.
She asked Katz, who had described some of Christie's political talents during his talk, to give examples of how Christie had used those talents "for the benefit of the people of New Jersey." She mentioned the state's ongoing problems funding transportation projects and road repairs. She called Christie a "bully" who has been "scapegoating public workers" in New Jersey for years. She took issue with Christie's budget cuts.
"What is his legacy?" Poritz asked. "Because I don't see any."
Katz offered some examples of Christie's accomplishments as governor, including a bipartisan-backed law he signed in his first term capping local property tax increases to 2 percent per year and a compromise he brokered last month with state lawmakers to place a question before voters on the November ballot on whether to allow casinos in northern New Jersey.
Seated in the front row, Poritz was not impressed. "She's not buying it," Katz told the audience after listing his examples and gauging her reaction.

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ATLANTA (AP) — The timeline for building a first-of-its-kind nuclear plant in Georgia has slipped seven months, while the Southern Co. faces a dispute over who should pay for $400 million in unanticipated costs, utility executives said Wednesday.
Southern Co. initially planned on finishing the construction of its first new reactor at Plant Vogtle near Augusta by April 2016 and complete work on the second reactor a year later. But that schedule has slipped to November 2016 for the first reactor and a year later for the second, said David McKinney, a vice president for nuclear construction for the Southern Co.
"We do not currently believe that the April dates are achievable," McKinney testified during a hearing held by the state's Public Service Commission, which regulates the utility.
The nuclear industry has hoped that the Plant Vogtle expansion will prove it can build new plants without the endemic delays that caused big increases in cost of borrowing money to build, a major problem during the last round of nuclear construction. Under state law, the cost of building the new reactors will be paid by the nearly 2.4 million customers of Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power.
State utility regulators have authorized Georgia Power to spend just over $6.1 billion as its share of the estimated $14 billion construction project. But there is an increasing risk that Southern Co. will need to increase its budget.
The companies designing and building the power plant — The Shaw Group Inc. and Westinghouse Electric Co. — want Georgia Power to pay an additional $400 million to cover increased costs blamed on design changes and delays, according to the utility's financial filings.
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Structural Configuration of Magic Realism in the Works of Gabriel García Márquez, Leslie Marmon Silko, Charles Johnson, and Julie Dash
This article raises the question of how contemporary multicultural authors and film directors build upon the magic-realist convention, with its specific narra-tive-discourse configurations (the way the story is told) to allow their audience access to foreign, often bizarre worlds. The first section of the analysis deals with understanding the precise structural configurations that make a text work as magic realism and explores variations that complicate the schemata. The second section relies on the first section's discussion of magic-realist codes to look closely at Julie Dash's film
Daughters of the Dust
, a text type that utilizes its visual and auditory tracks to work as magic realism.
(Magic Realism; Visual and Literary Theory; Multicultural Images)
Arau, A. (Director)
) Como agua para chocolate [Film; Like water for chocolate]
. Burbank, CA: Buena Vista Pictures.
) The dialogic imagination: Four essays by M. M. Bakhtin
Ed., C. Emerson
& M. Holquist
Trans.). Austin: University of Texas Press.
) Coming to terms: The rhetoric of narrative in fiction and film
. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Coppola, F. F. (Director)
) Bram Stoker's Dracula. [Film]
. Burbank, CA: Columbia/ Tristar Home Video.
Dash, J. (Director)
) Daughters of the dust. [Film]
. New York: Kino International Corporation.
Disney, W. (Director)
) Fantasia. [Film]
. Burbank, CA: Walt Disney Home Video.
) Magic realism in Spanish American fiction
, 38(2), 109.
Guerra, R. (Director)
) Eréndira. [Film]
. Mexico City: Cine Que Non.
Hermosillo, J. H. (Director)
) Maria de mi corazόn. [Film; Mary of my heart]
. Mexico: Azteca Films Universidad Veracruzana.
) Faith and the good thing
. New York: Athenaeum.
) The metamorphosis
. In W. Muir
& E. Muir
(Eds.) Franz Kafka: The metamorphosis, the penal colony, and other stories
. New York: Schocken. (Original work published 1912)
) El realismo magico en la literatura hispanomericana [Magic realism in Hispanic American literature]
. Cuadernos Americanos
, 1531, 234.
Márquez, G. G.
) A very old man with enormous wings
. In B. Litzenger
& J. C. Oates
(Eds.) Story: Fictions past and present
. Lexington, MA: Health.
) Magic realism rediscovered: 1918-1981
. Philadelphia: Art Alliance Press.
Mills, M. C., & Grönlund, E.
) Magic realism and Garcia Márquez's Erendira
. Literature and Film Quarterly
, 171, 113–122.
) Nach expressionismus, magischer realismus: Probleme der neuesten europäischen malerei [After expressionism, magic realism: Problems of the newest European painting]
Trans.). Madrid: Revista de Occidente. (Original work published 1925)
) Postmodern realism
. In E. Elliot
(Ed.) The Columbia history of the American novel
(pp. 521–541). New York: Columbia University Press.
Silko, L. M.
. New York: Viking.
) Magical strategies: The supplement of realism
. Twentieth Century Literature
, 341, 140–155.
Cited by 2 other publications
. Magic realist architecture: three buildings by Robert Morris-Nunn
. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art
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. IDENTIFICATION AND DOING WITHOUT IT, I: A SITUATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF MISAPPLIED PERSONAL IDENTITY, WITH A FORMALISM FOR A CASE OF MULTIPLE USURPED IDENTITY IN MARIVAUX
. Cybernetics and Systems
pp. 317 ff.
This list is based on CrossRef data as of 24 may 2023. Please note that it may not be complete. Sources presented here have been supplied by the respective publishers.
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• This report presents our experience using double-lumen, silicone rubber, indwelling central venous catheters with a subcutaneous Dacron cuff as access for hemodialysis. Twenty-seven catheters were placed in 27 patients through venous cutdowns. A 10-cm subcutaneous tunnel was created leaving the Dacron cuff 2 cm from the external exit. Sixteen Raaf catheters (lumen diameter [LD], 1 mm), three double-lumen Hickman catheters (LD, 1.6 mm) and eight HemoCath catheters (LD, 2 mm) were used. The tip of the catheter was positioned fluoroscopically in either the superior vena cava or the right atrium. One hundred fifty-nine treatments were done with the Raaf catheters (mean blood flow [MBF], 188.1±26.4 mL/min); two of these catheters became obstructed and could not be used further. Three double-lumen Hickman catheters were used in 12 hemodialysis treatments (MBF, 216.3±27.1 mL/min). One hundred fifty-five treatments were done using the HemoCath catheters (MBF, 236.7±5.5 mL/min). The degree of recirculation of these catheters was 8.56%±4.34%. The major advantages of this modality include simplicity of introduction, lack of serious complications, no sacrifice of major arteries, no need for venipuncture, and potential use in either short- or long-term hemodialysis.
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Schanzer H, Kaplan S, Bosch J, Glabman S, Burrows L. Double-Lumen, Silicone Rubber, Indwelling Venous Catheters: A New Modality for Angioaccess. Arch Surg. 1986;121(2):229–232. doi:10.1001/archsurg.1986.01400020115014
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Once upon a time there was a riverside community whose streets were lined with large, imposing residences built by ships’ captains and kings of cotton. And these statuesque structures stood strong and beautiful as the city grew and prospered. — But as time would have it, the city changed. The westward expansion of new generations left the early development vacant and uninhabited. The once vibrant city streets trespassed by generals and grand dames became home to transients and the down trodden. — A century later, it took the arrival of New Englanders, as well as Californians, on Kentucky soil to inhabit and restore the beautiful buildings of Monroe and Madison and Jefferson (as Grant once did in the 1800s). — It seems this fairy-tale may well have a happy ending after all. Community leader, Mark Barone, along with a steady stream of other itinerant artists, is arriving on the steps of these once grand avenues and leading others to look at Paducah’s Lower Town as a canvas just waiting for a brush with new life.
Urban renewal is not a dying art as Paducah’s Artist Relocation Program is proving in a very creative way. With the help and financial support of The Paducah Bank and Trust Company, along with the innovative energies of people like resident artist, Mark Barone and Mayor Bill Paxton, Paducah’s most historic neighborhood is getting a new lease on life.
The construction of a $360,000 spec building designed to house three artists’ galleries in Lower Town, funded by Paducah Bank, is the latest in a string of successes. To date, the bank has committed more than $2 million in loans to 14 artists moving to the Lower Town community. The bank is currently in negotiations with three additional artists that would produce another $750,000 in loans to the downtown neighborhood.
An average of two artists visit the city each week to learn about the program and the community. Mayor Bill Paxton said he hopes another 30 to 50 families will move to the city because of the program, a goal that now seems achievable.
Two years ago, the picture was not nearly so rosy.
“Anybody would have told you Lower Town was not a ‘nice’ place to live,” City Planning Director Tom Barnett said. “It was a little rougher, there was a little more crime, there were drug sales.”
Mark Barone, program coordinator and an artist himself, has lived in the neighborhood for 14 years. He saw his plan to recruit artists to come to the neighborhood, buy dilapidated old homes and renovate them to live and work in as the neighborhood’s last shot.
“I just knew we had to do something,” he said. “I don’t really think we went in with a lot of expectations.”
The city was able to secure the assistance of Paducah Bank, which has its headquarters on the edge of the neighborhood. “We were cautiously optimistic,” bank President Wally Bateman said with a laugh. “We figured that whether it was the first artist or the 50th, the neighborhood would be better off. There was nothing really going on here.”
Bateman said the bank agreed to do several things differently for the program. It would offer qualified artists low interest, fixed-rate loans for 100 percent of the cost of the project, including purchase and rehab. The bank also agreed to provide loans for more than the value of the homes, some of which had deteriorated greatly.
The bank’s biggest investment is the spec building currently under construction. Paducah Bank plans to donate the expected $30,000 in profits from that building to support a community arts festival that the artists will begin in 2003. Proceeds from the sale of the building will also be used to purchase period lighting throughout the Lower Town area.
The city agreed to pay a half percent on each loan, which Bateman said costs several hundred dollars. Barnett said the city sold houses to artists below market value and, in some cases, gave houses or lots to artists who agreed to improve them. Barnett estimated each project cost the city an average of $2,000, in exchange for projects ranging from $50,000 to more than $300,000.
Paxton said there was a fear that artists would not have the means to finance such large projects, but he’s been pleasantly surprised by the candidates Barone has been able to attract.
“We found artists that have come to Paducah with the money to do first-class projects,” Paxton said. “We’re bringing in families that have the same values we have here.”
Still, when Ike and Charlotte Erwin agreed to buy a home in Lower Town rather than Brookport, Ill., in late 2000, no one knew if anyone would join them. At the time, they described themselves as guinea pigs, and both now admit they were skeptical.
“I’m amazed at the number of artists,” Charlotte Erwin said. “That’s a lot of new businesses in a five-block area. That’s what a lot of people don’t realize, that these are professional artists. They’re not just people coming here to live. They’re here to provide a service.”
Ike Erwin said in hindsight, given Barnett and Barone’s dedication to the project, its success seems inevitable. Everyone involved agreed their work, along with the help of Paducah Bank and the support of the city, made the program work.
“In Paducah, we’re building a community for artists,” Paxton said. “The city is making them a priority. Other cities, big cities make them feel like outcasts.”
Connie Noyes has seen that happen. Noyes is moving to Paducah with her husband, Bob O’Brien, and their two children from San Francisco, where she said “artists’ lofts” are being built that no artist could ever afford.
In Paducah, they’re closing on a six-plex that will house them, two apartments for rent, Noyes’ studio and gallery, and a space for visiting artists.
“I have a lot of friends who want to visit,” she said, adding that she raved to all her friends about Paducah and has enticed another couple to move here from the Bay Area.
Noyes said she didn’t think she would be able to convince O’Brien, who grew up in San Francisco, to leave it, but “by the second day we were there, he was ready to sign up.”
“It’s a pretty dramatic lifestyle change, leaving the hecticness of the big city to live in a supportive arts community,” said O’Brien, a marriage and family therapist. “San Francisco went through quite an extreme jolt in the dot.com era. I think it really affected the culture there in a negative way. I have become a little bit disenchanted with my hometown.”
Mark Palmer, on the other hand, said he still loves Washington, D.C., and said leaving it after 19 years was like a death. Moving to Paducah, though, presented him with an opportunity he found impossible to resist.
“I like the idea of Paducah having artists coming here from around the country from so many backgrounds,” Palmer said. “A lot of us have been there and done that in the big city, and we can take what we learned in the big city and bring it to this small town. I think it will be a really unique destination because of that.”
Palmer bought a building at the corner of 6th and Harrison the city was ready to tear down a year ago, and City Inspection Director Joel Scarbrough said then he doubted anyone would ever fix it.
Palmer concedes that when he first saw it, “it looked pretty awful, but it had so much character . . . Paducah has such a rich history, and like a lot of small towns in America, I think that’s kind of fallen by the wayside. At this time in the history of our country, there’s a renaissance in the building up of smaller towns, and I’m very excited to be a part of that.”
Being a part of something, said Ike Erwin, will be one of the neighborhood’s biggest selling points.
“These are not just people who live next door to you or down the street,” he said. “These are people who will help you and you don’t mind helping them. We have found that the artists are quickly becoming a close-knit family. Once that reputation gets out there, then people are going to want to take part. They’re going to want part of it.”
All of the changes, Barone said, have made the neighborhood a more appealing place to live. “I see people riding their bikes through here now,” he said. “They didn’t used to do that, but now they do. Now I see people walking their dogs. That wasn’t the case two years ago. The neighborhood has completely changed.”
Artist Relocation ProgramThe City of Paducah and Paducah Bank Become Partners in Progress
- The city of Paducah and the Urban Renewal and Community Development Agency have day-to-day oversight.
- Paducah Bank is responsible for the financial backing of the program including loans for acquisition and rehabilitation. The bank is the financial partner for the development of three spec buildings.
- Paducah Power Company will partner for the installation of a neighborhood lighting plan.
- 20 artists have moved or are in the process of moving
- Approximately $3.8 million dollars already invested or in process in purchase and rehab of structures by artists
- Artists from Kentucky, San Diego, San Francisco, Berkley, Chicago, North Carolina, Washington, D.C., Oklahoma, Maryland, and Arizona have relocated here
- Over 175 artists have come to visit Paducah to investigate the program
- 350 Artist Relocation packets have been sent to artists in 46 states and 3 countries
- More than 11,000 hits have been recorded on the Artist Relocation website
- 7 national feature articles and 5 regional feature articles have been written about the Program
- Received James C. Howland award for Urban Enrichment
- Received Kentucky Arts Council Project grant award of $3,000
WHO Are They? Where Do They Come From?
MARK BARONE • painter, printmaker—Kentucky
NATHAN BROWN • ceramic artist—Kentucky
FREDA FAIRCHILD • printmaker, fiber artist—San Diego
IKE AND CHARLOTTE ERWIN • painter, muralist, book restoration—Illinois
JOEL AND MARTA UTSLER • painter—North Carolina
BILL RENZULLI • painter—Maryland
MARK PALMER • painter-—Washington, DC
CRAIG KITNER • painter, chef—Washington, DC
CONNIE NOYES AND BOB O’BRIEN • painter—San Francisco
PAUL LORENZ • painter—San Francisco
LORRIE CODY • painter—Los Angeles
SHARON ELLIOTT • jeweler, metal smith—Texas
JANE HUNT • Kentucky
KEITH KAHRS • painter—Arizona
SUZANNE DE ROSIER • painter—San Diego
ALONZO DAVIS • painter, sculpture—Memphis
NIKKI MAY • fiber artist, painter—Atlanta
PATRICIA SIMS • fiber artist—Hawaii
NANCY CALCUTT & CHARLIE DOHERTY • painter, musician—Nashville
KIM O’DONNELL • book arts, restoration—Massachusetts