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I've been sick for four days. I was so sick, with a very bad stomach flu, and I'm still recovering. No fun. Talk about kicking my productivity out from under me.
I'm grateful to have passed the worst of it, and glad I have the weekend to recover. I missed a day of making, but the next day managed to start a simple scarf I've knit a few rows on each day. I can't believe how much I missed it, and how comforting I find knitting, but especially my daily making routine already.
My teaching semester just began this week (rotten timing to be ill!), so I'm getting adjusted to a new routine, but I'm also gearing up for International Correspondence Month (aka InCoWriMo). The aim is to write and send a handwritten letter every day of the month of February. I love writing letters, and I savor any chance to put my fountain pens to use, so I'm looking forward to a month dedicated to letter writing. I'm going to put together a little box of stationery supplies I can have always my supplies at the ready. If you'd like a handwritten letter from me, pop your address in my Postable account, which I'm using to collect and organize addresses.
Most of my list of pen pals is made up of folks I know, but I'm always willing to meet new pen pals, especially ones who share my interests!
It's difficult to remain hopeful right now, and I am being careful with how and when I encounter political information. I subscribe to a lot of print and online newspapers and magazines, and listen to the radio regularly (NPR and local radio news), but I've put filters on Facebook (using an extension called FB Purity) to avoid a lot of politics on FB. It's not the place for me to have those debates and get so anxiety-riddled that I can't focus on doing my job, which involves helping local immigrants learn English, and being a positive, supportive, empathetic person for them in this very uncertain political climate. I also can't write good poetry if I'm too depressed, so boundaries and self-care are important. This is also why I didn't attend a Women's March. Marches are not great for disabled folks anyway, but there was a lot of friction between disabled groups and the March organizers, and I'm still so sick, I couldn't have attended anyway. Many of my friends went and promised to carry me with them in spirit, and all the marchers were in my thoughts today, but we all have to focus on what we can do. A friend of mine babysat children so her other friends could attend. The revolution will have childcare or it will be bullshit.
I've been reading a lot. did finish Foxlowe by Eleanor Wasserberg a novel I started back in September and then lost (it fell behind my bed). I enjoyed most of it, but the second half was not nearly as strong as the beginning, and I felt very confused and disappointed by the end. Still, it's worth a read. It's told from the POV of a girl who lives in a commune/cult in rural England, complete with its own vocabulary. The establishment of the world of the commune, the only place this girl has ever known, was strong and really drew me into the story, but, as I said, there was a radical shift, and the story lost its power at that point. I felt much the same about the novel Room, which is also a book with a very specific and confined world and vocabulary. Once the characters move to a different location, the book isn't as compelling, not because I only want to hear of misery and torture, but because the story isn't as tightly constructed. Room was a lot more successful than Foxlowe, but there were similarities between the books' structures.
I also finished reading a friend's novel draft, which was a lot of fun, but nothing I can review here. Not yet, at least.
I spent last Saturday reading The Assistants by Camille Perri. It was a fun, quick read, and it was nice to finish a book in a few hours.
Yesterday I slept most of the day, and then found myself unable to sleep at night. Pretty much all I can do is lie in bed, I still feel so weak from days of puking, so I'm taking advantage of that and reading a lot. I finished reading The Mothers by Brit Bennett, which I liked, but also feel conflicted about. Still, it's a good debut, and I'm excited to see it getting so much positive attention.
Now I've been engrossed in a mystery, Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner. I realized last year that I really love British mystery thrillers, especially on audiobook. This one is a hardcover I got from Book of the Month, but it fits the bill. It's not a genre I'd ever read before, but I usually have one going for my commute, and they keep me awake during a boring commute. I am liking this one so far, though I do wish I had it on audio. Still, it is diverting, which is exactly what I was looking for.
I've been using a Bullet Journal as my planner this year, after years of using a Filofax and/or an Erin Condren, then this fall, falling deeply in love with the Hobonichi Cousin, the A5 version of their popular techo. I still use the Cousin for teacher planning, and find it works perfectly for that, but the Bullet Journal is just perfect for me. I love that the Leuchtturm1917 paper works for fountain pens, and it's just a good size. Having everything in one place, and being able to control every detail--and change any aspect of my planning--makes this the perfect system for me. I bullet journaled last year, too, but felt guilty abandoning my other planners, so I kept up with them, even after they no longer worked for me.
Thanks to Pens and Tea on Youtube, I've discovered David's Tea. I took advantage of their holiday sale, and have been enjoying their Caradmom French Toast tea, and their Chocolate Covered Almond tea especially.
What are you writing with/reading/planning/drinking?
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In 2017, I'm doing a Year of Making, a thing I'd seen around the interwebs, and read more extensively about from Kim Werker. I've always been a creative person, but four years of adjuncting and living pretty hand to mouth has had me pretty focused on just surviving. Also, the past few years, I've been focused on revision, as I had two books slated for publication, one in 2014, and one in 2016, so I have been in revising not creating mode. Last year I was on tour promoting my second book, and didn't have any time nor energy to write new work. This year, however, I'm looking forward to going absolutely nowhere, and buckling down and getting to work.
A Year of Making entails making something, anything every day, whether it's a few rows of knitting, a sandwich, a list, a drawing. Whatever. As long as it's something creative.
I've gotten away from the playful spirit of creativity, however, so the year of making seemed perfect. In the past year, I've gotten into art journaling, and giving myself permission to play with colors and a messy, colorful sort of memory keeping enriches my creative spirit. Dabbling is also a thing I need help with.
I have a tendency toward professionalization. I blame grad school. Eight years working toward becoming an expert in something gave me the feeling that I need to do that with everything in my life. For example: I became a doula. I opened a tarot shop. I took a Certified Metaphysical Practitioner course. I was allergic to hobbies, and needed always to prove myself in order to like a hobby. Why do something at all unless you can be perfect at it, right? Bullshit. I'm learning just how bullshit and harmful this kind of thinking is, so trying new things through the year of making is just what I need. Embracing the learning process and getting comfortable being bad at something and having to practice it, sharing with the world my bad drawings and messy knitting, is freeing in some way. I'm not perfect. I'll prove it. And that's okay. I hope that, ultimately, this not only helps me take more risks in my writing, but also makes me a happier person.
I'm taking an online drawing class, and have quickly amassed a large quantity of art supplies, plus I'm learning to crochet, and I've gotten back into knitting, a hobby I once loved, and was actually good at, but which got abandoned when I lived in Florida. The other day, I finished my first project in seven years, a Pussy Project Hat, and even though it turned out way too big (despite following the pattern exactly), I really loved the process of getting back into knitting again, and best of all, I had so much fun knitting it.
This fall, I got into cross stitch, after taking a Kinky Cross Stitch workshop at A-Camp. I loved knitting political cross stitch projects, and naught words and such. I never thought I could sew, but then I'd never tried. I'm having so much fun discovering things outside of work and Netflix marathons!
Last semester, I taught four classes at two schools in two different cities, and I was so busy, I was barely keeping my head above water. This spring, I'm only teaching one, plus working in the writing center for ten hours a week, and while that's shitty in terms of income, it means I will have a lot more free time for writing my book, and making things in general. My primary goals for this year are to make something daily, work on writing my third book, and reorganize and decorate my house. I definitely have a bachelor(ette) aesthetic going on here right now, and I still have a closet full of unpacked artwork that needs to be up on the walls.
This blog is sort of part of all this, too. I want More of This: playing, dabbling, being creative, having fun, and less of That: negativity, perfectionism, jealousy, stress. I also wanted someplace less formal and career-connected to write about my hobbies, my craft projects, my fountain pen collection, and my planning obsession. I'll be posting my year of making photos on my crafty/planner Instagram account. , and writing about more significant/larger projects on here.
Here's to a year of chunky yarn, ink-stained hands, piles of filled journals, and cuddling by the fire with my pets!


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Blue Dragons named to All-Conference team
The Hutchinson Community College football team had 12 players named to the 2017 KJCCC All-Conference team.
First-team: DT, Tayland Humphrey, RB, BJ Emmons, S Adrian Cross
Second-team: K Luke Niemeyer
Honorable Mention: TE, LeRoy Watson, WR, Jaylen Erwin, G, Brett Basler, C Dominic Taylor, FB Jason Poe, LB, Quen Head, LB Drew Harvey, CB Jerry Jacob
The Blue Dragons will play Eastern Arizona in the Salt City Bowl on Dec. 2.

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Bursting the Bubble
Tulips were the first, but they won’t be the last. What forms a “bubble” and what causes them to burst?
The Business Cycle
How will you weather the ups and downs of the business cycle?
Looking to Improve Your Financial Future?
Consolidating financial accounts onto one platform can help you spell out a clearer financial future.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
Getting what you want out of your money may require the right game plan.

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BHP and Mitsubishi to reduce emissions
(Posted on 21/06/19)
BHP and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd have signed an MOU agreement to work together in the pursuit of emissions reductions, including from the life-cycle use of marketed products.
In Tokyo today, BHP Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Mackenzie, said the MOU marked the start of an important collaboration with one of BHP’s essential long-term industry partners.
‘BHP is committed to accelerating the development of emerging technologies that have the potential to achieve material reductions in greenhouse gas emissions,’ Mr Mackenzie said.
‘Our new collaboration with Mitsubishi Development demonstrates the important role the private sector can play in bringing these technologies to market.
‘Both companies are committed to emissions reductions in a range of industries, including the steel industry.
‘Our Japanese partners and customers are critical to the development of new technologies and approaches to emissions reductions that stand to benefit countries across the globe.’
Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (MDP) Managing Director and CEO, Sadahiko Haneji, said this MOU is an important initiative for a company engaging in mineral resource activities in Australia, such as MDP.
‘Mitsubishi Corporation Group, and therefore MDP, is committed to simultaneously generating economic value, environmental value, and societal value through all business activities it conducts,’ Mr Haneji said.
‘In line with this principle and guided by commitment to corporate social responsibility as well as global climate targets, MDP is enhancing its efforts to generate further environmental value, to help society transition to a low-carbon future.
We are confident that this partnership with BHP will help us to achieve our goal, as well as contribute to the sustainable future of our local and global communities.’
BHP and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd are reviewing opportunities to undertake research, pilot new ideas, and develop and deploy new emissions reduction technologies.
The collaboration with Mitsubishi Development forms part of BHP’s global program of projects in China, Canada, the United States and Australia to progress low emissions technology. This is in addition to the near-term and longer term targets BHP has set for emissions reductions within the Company’s global operations.
‘At BHP, we work with customers, suppliers and parties along our value chain to influence emissions reductions across the full life-cycle of our products,’ Mr Mackenzie said.
‘As well as investments in emerging technologies, we set greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets for our operations, we build the resilience of our operations and communities to the physical impacts of climate change, and we work across sectors to strengthen the global policy and market response.’
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LANGUAGE CONNECTION Full Length Leggings. Authentic Australian Aboriginal Art
Ultra Comfy - Fashionably Funky Full length leggings
A fashion favorite these leggings are comfortable and will never fail to make a statement. They are ultra-versatile and will make you stand out in all the right ways. Language is our power, our foundation, our root and everything that holds us together. Language is the expression of our culture and our land, we cannot have one without the others.
Based on an authentic artwork hand-painted by Jo Bayalawuy Thorne Aboriginal artist from the Galiwin’ku Community, Elcho Island (Northern Territory).
“Our language is an essential component of our culture and the essence of our existence. It represents our intricate kinship systems and cultural lore.”

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Yellow Squash Zucchini Tomato Casserole
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- 4 cups yellow squash, sliced (2 lbs)
- 2 cups zucchini, sliced (1 lbs)
- 1 onion, rough chopped
- 4 -5 tomatoes, peeled and chopped with juice
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (or rice flour)
- 2 teaspoons sugar (or Splenda)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic, finely minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Lightly grease a shallow 2 1/2 quart dish and set aside.
- Combine squash, zucchini, onion and bring to a boil in a large saucepan.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes or until vegies are tender. Drain well and set aside.
- Combine tomatoes, flour, sugar, salt, garlic, paprika, and pepper. Saute until tomatoe liquid is slightly reduced, about 5 minutes.
- Gently combine beaten egg, mozzerella and cheddar cheese with squash, zucchini, and onion mixture. Then add the tomato reduction. Be gentle so vegies are not torn into mush. Top with Parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
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James Johnson - Unity download flac
Pensive reflections pervaded by a sense of the unresolved. A subtly-crafted masterpiece from two of the greatest sound designers in the ambient genre.
The Official Twitter of James Johnson Miami Heat .
Unity" is a song recorded by Afrika Bambaataa and James Brown as a duet in 1984. It was the first recording in which Brown collaborated with a performer associated with hip hop, a then-new idiom heavily influenced by Brown's own funk music. The record's title and its cover showing the two performers clasping hands express solidarity between the two styles.
Coming thru to show love and support to Angela Dallas- Johnson Unity Funeral Home Inc. from our family at Rosadale Funeral Parlor Inc. Bridget Montgomery.
Album · 2011 · 22 Songs. James P. Johnson & Eddie Dougherty. 2. Squeeze Me. 3. Ain't Misbehavin' (I'm Savin' My Love For You). 4. Snow Morning Blues. 6. Keep Off the Grass. 7. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight).
James Johnson: Surrender by AAJ Staff, published on November 1, 2000. Overtop of this nature soundfield, Johnson returns to synth-breathings and loopings. Roach-styled, restful sonic influence is again heard but a Harold Budd feel pervades. I sensed that same aural space of Abandoned Cities and Serpent in Quicksilver here.
Hmm, it looks like we don’t know much about this album. Do you know any background info about this album?
Vocals, Piano, Photography By, Melodica, Lap Steel Guitar, Harmonica, Handclaps, Engineer, Design, Acoustic Guitar – Jim Johnson (4). 바코드 및 기타 식별자. Matrix, Runout ((A)-etched): JLP-1001-A 30336.
JAMES P JOHNSON is a stride piano music artist. James Price Johnson (February 1, 1894–November 17, 1955) was an African-American pianist and composer. With Luckey Roberts, Johnson was one of the originators of the stride style of piano playing. Johnson was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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NotesThe first recording released on the Zero Music label. This work was originally released in 1998. It has been re-mastered from the original .wav files and made available in 256kbps MP3 format. The subtle nuances have been restored without effecting the primitiveness of the original recordings. The entire work was created on a AWE32 sampling sound card with 16mb of ram, running on an original Pentium 200MMX with 32mb of ram. A very minimal and drifting beatless work.
Made with Sony ACID 4.
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By SABO ADAMU
Right now the hitherto ubiquitous deputy governor of Kano state, Dr. Abdullahi “The Frog” Ganduje, has become the fall guy of Kano politics. The sucker has again played into the trap of his master, Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, who always avoids tricky situations and sends his deputy to do the necessary dirty job that has to be done for him.
Ganduje has reputation (or is it notoriety?) of being the Sycophant-in-Chief at the governor’s court of jesters, since the first tenure of their administration (1999-2003). Which is essentially why even Ahmed Garba Bichi, Kwankwaso’s man Friday and anointed gubernatorial candidate for PDP in 2007, could not supplant him for the position of deputy governor in this year’s election.
He (Ganduje) is said to be always at the beck and call of Kwankwaso and so ever ready at any given time to condescend and even sit in deference by the chair of the man he regards as the be-all and end-all of his career as a politician. This is to the extent that many of his principled political associates had to leave him because they could not bear seeing their leader belittling himself just for a pot of porridge.
Well, last week Ganduje was tricked again to play the fool. The governor called him for a meeting at his office with a view to addressing the press on the issue of fuel subsidy which has agitated the minds of the people of Nigeria since the announcement of its removal by the federal government on new year’s day.
Protests were being staged in major cities of the country including Kano and people wanted to know whether their so-called elected leaders were with them on the issue or not. On the day of the meeting the youths had gathered at the Silver Jubilee Square in Kano metropolis, which they renamed ‘Liberation Square,’ and pledged to camp there indefinitely (a la Cairo’s Tahrir Square) until the Federal Government rescinded its decision on subsidy removal.
However, at about 1.30am during the first night the protesters were raided in a commando fashion and forced to flee the area. Some vehicles were to used to disperse them. One of the drivers reportedly drove mercilessly on sleeping protestors, reminiscent of the Tiennamen Square massacre in China, breaking the ribs of one them who later died at the hospital.
This nefarious action should not come as a surprise as earlier in the week the deputy governor was ordered by Kwankwaso to address the press announcing his government’s support for the removal of the fuel subsidy. So he was naturally opposed to the mass protest being staged at the ‘Liberation Square.’
Reports in the media blamed the police for the raid but the police denied undertaking any operation on the spot that night. It was later discovered that it was carried out by Askarawan Kwankwasiyya (i.e. Kwankwasiyya soldiers, note: not PDP soldiers as the guy has personalised the party by naming it after himself!) sent there by the government, as the vehicle in question had KNSG plate number as testified by some protesters. This matter should naturally have drawn the attention of international human rights groups by now.
Ganduje, the ever loyal deputy (to the utter dismay of his followers the guy even served as Kwankwaso’s Personal Assistant when he was minister of defence under Obasanjo) did exactly as he was told. However, apparently someone smarter than the two of them drew their attention to the implication of their action. And so desperate moves were made by the government to prevent the publication of the story by newspapers the following day. Reporters were reportedly bribed to kill the story, but the Daily Trust somehow managed to publish it.
Piqued by the publication the government bought almost all the copies brought to the state to prevent the people from reading it, and, in its characteristic manner of dealing ruthlessly with its critics, sent its thugs to burn the regional office of the newspaper. Were it not for the prompt action of the police the multi-million Naira publishing house would have been burnt to ashes on that day.
All this would not have taken place if those who imposed themselves as our leaders have the intellectual capacity to provide good leadership. It is disappointing to note that even Ganduje, said to be the brain worker for the government (being the one with authentic Ph. D, Kwankwaso’s is fake!), could not see the political implication of supporting the withdrawal of subsidy at a time Nigerians were up against the government’s action. Unless, of course, if he acted out of blind loyalty to the dunce governor as usual.
Despite this however the deputy governor is now bearing the brunt of the political blunder of his boss. The Kwankwasiyya thugs were so incensed with what he did that they were said to have attempted to burn his house in anger.
And right now Ganduje is like a vulture among Kwankwasiyya zealots. The poor guy is despised and ridiculed in official circles, for a fault that is not entirely his own. But the sucker is not perturbed; he is ready as always to do the bidding of his master, even if his role essentially is to perpetually be the scapegoat that is at the beck and call of his crafty master. That’s Ganduje “The Frog” for you!
Reminder to Kano people: Da ma an gaya mana; ko muyi Takai ko muyi Tagumi. Kadan ma kenan. (We’ve been told before; to either vote for Takai or we would regret. This is just the beginning).
Sabon Layi, Gyadi-gyadi Quarters,
If you are trying to make us regret our action of chasing shekarau and his alike you fail, becouse we see no difference between that mischievious and the most corruted leader (shekarau) who has drag our people to work the success of the presedent GEJ blindly. Go back and seek for the forgiveness of our people for your evil deed first before you condem some one.
Be aware that he shekarau and his type will never be given any chance again.
Kano Masses are STILL With KWANKWASO..!!! Shame on the Writer by Calling His Deputy Governor a POOR GUY…Kwankwaso Zabin Allah and He Will Surely Make KANO Proud INSHA’ALLAH..! d Writer hav Clearly Demostrated dat He Is a Rival and Jst a Political Opponent ..!!!


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Kooj Chuhan is a Digital artist, filmmaker and creative producer. He has worked with international artists such as Keith Piper and Shahidul Alam, with numerous local communities and was a senior manager at Community Arts North West. With his company Metaceptive, Kooj’s work connects with social justice, environment and diversity. Kooj has exhibited widely, including Arnolfini (Bristol) and ICA (London). He gained an award for digital arts connecting refugees with climate change, has lectured in filmmaking and served on the board for FACT (Liverpool). Kooj founded Virtual Migrants artists collective, co-founded the Black Arts Alliance, produced ‘Footprint Modulation’ environmental art exhibition across five venues in Durham.
Kooj Chuhan was born in Punjab, India but has lived in the UK most of his life. He is influenced by a range radical politics particularly strands of Marxism, and including integration of certain strands of Sikh thinking.
Tell me a bit about how you got to where you are now in your work.
I did a Biology undergraduate degree, I was a musician in my late teens and doing art on the side – which was less sociable. I played the guitar in bands and was fitting art around that. Later I did a Science and society postgraduate degree. I got interested in community arts and volunteered, eventually became a full time music worker, later managed an arts centre doing Asian arts for 10 years the unit was called BICA “Black Issues in Community Arts”. I did some video work and film making, did courses to become a film-maker and also got into digital media. Then as an independent freelance artist I focused on Black and Asian culture/issues and refugee / migration themes. For 10 years I have been doing projects on Climate Change, primarily looking at the link between race theory, inequality and diaspora to understand those connections with Climate Change.
What is the intention of this work/research?
I want to influence black and brown people to connect with the issue and have a voice on it. BAME people have a natural interest in what is happening in their mother countries, and sometimes we have faced racism, so we naturally have an affinity to other people like us in the world, who feel and understand racism. With Climate Change we are talking not just about people that have created gases, but that people have to migrate to save themselves, how do we get this across to people here?
Climate Change has a challenge of telling the story of what is going to happen in the near future. Climate Change is indirect and happening gradually, companies are making things we don’t need that are fucking up the world. Climate injustice is where innocent people are affected and dying who did the least to create the problem – it is hard to get this message across.
What is the relationship between art and science and is this effective when explored?
A lot of science is just data to prove this is real and that Climate Change is happening. Scientists create data showing a problem, or finding solutions to make cleaner energy. Art can help express the science. But art needs to be more than an infographic to make the science understandable, science and the amount of data is overwhelming and the language puts people off, there is endless detail. To stop Climate Change we need a political solution changing how economies work, there is easy profit in burning oil and coal. Nobody is adding up the cost of the damage – authorities should be looking at this at least in simple monetary terms but they are not. Scientists and economists should get together and look at most of the damage being caused, and historically it is probably by just a handful of companies. Then we need laws to control it.
Deepwater Horizon in 2010 was a major disaster and paid out record amounts, the BP oil spill. Companies need to pay up for what they are doing and will be doing to everyone.
Where do art and media come into it? People understand things through culture, artists have the ability not just to help people understand processes but to feel problems in hearts and minds, so that we feel things; joy sadness, urgency, celebration. Reading data won’t create feelings but art can do that. Artists can explore a range of narratives to empower and disempower people, show them as victims, or as resilient etc.
Most art labelled as Climate Change art in my opinion is awful. Most Climate Change artists are looking at icebergs or other natural phenomena, or data or technological alternatives. Virtual migrants are not into the ‘polar bear stuff’, yes this seems to be sexy and fundable. Talking politics is not fundable. Challenging the status quo is the problem. As Dom Helder Camara famously put it ‘When I give food to the poor they call me a saint, when I ask why the poor have no food they call me a communist’. If one encourages more solar panels, supporting nature or protecting bees, one is called a saint, but if one questions what government and corrupt industries are doing and politics behind it, one is a trouble-maker (=communist). Here in the UK people don’t see effects strongly on us here, don’t see it on the streets. But refugees coming here can tell us what they have seen change back home – I made an art project from this. Most of the climate art out there can look quite sciency too, it does not attract diverse audiences to it.
Do you think you have had an impact? Can the work have an impact?
I have been able to have a big impact on the organistions I have worked with as they understand what is happening and how it can impact on their audiences. My work also encourages other artists to start thinking about the topic; impact is on peers and niche communities. Then my work with a particular community might be even deeper in terms of impact. There needs to be a lot of artists doing the same thing concentrated to make a significantly wider impact, it is hard for audiences to keep plugged in if just a one off.
How are/have you you funding this work?
Arts Council, University partnerships, mostly on a shoe-string. I was hoping my Footprint Modulation project would be a springboard for further exhibition.
Who is your audience?
Everyone; minority / ‘black and brown’ communities, Middle Eastern countries, etc are of biggest interest. Unless we get them on board, we then can have a more radical voice. Institutional racism exists in the arts networks and activist groups. We have Wangari Maathai the first African woman Nobel peace prize-winner, and many other really strong stories, leading radical activists on Climate Change. Leading activists are not fromthe UK and they much stronger. Why? Because they are feeling it and being affected by Climate Change enough right now.
Do you think diverse artists/people are less involved in exploring the climate issue?
The climate movement began as a White movement, roots of environmentalism are very colonial. It has an imperialist colonial background. Radical global activism groups are often indigenous groups including in white countries; North America and Australia, though migrants from black and brown countries tend to have a different focus. Also organisations dealing with issues are institutionally racist – not as individuals but as an organisation. They do not think outside of how western people think.
The big issues facing Climate Change as a human issue affecting people are in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Brazil… ‘black and brown’ countries are seeing the impact there right now with increasing floods etc. Even rivers in Punjab are drying up. Farming is getting worse but this is often not recogonised locally as a climate issue. People know what is going on but don’t understand the link with Climate Change.
People here that talk about ‘back home’ don’t talk about Climate Change. Theories of colonialism and racism don’t include Climate Change. E.g industrialization does not include discussion of colonialism. When looking at slavery it also does not include the economy or environmental impact. Sustainable agriculture existed in India way before British people came in. So-called ‘human activity’ is causing problems and the emission of gases from industrial operations by wealthy countries is doing the damage. Climate Change is a name for the symptom, is not talking about the history of the cause, the socio political cause and capitalism – this is all uncomfortable as its about industrialisation and profit making – politics and power and economy.
In the UK people start thinking about Climate Change when we have floods here, but not globally. For me Climate Change is all about race, industrial systems made in West. Historically the UK put forward arguments that all other races were inferior so it could invade them. They also used cultural power, for example using religion to enforce things, all part and parcel of a project to increase the power of European countries. All countries have their own issues within states. It was British colonies that fed British industries. There were always people that knew this was wrong, many grey areas.
Do you think that POC artists exploring the topic do so from a particular angle looking at specific subject matter? Is it more likely for White people to look at polar bears and melting ice caps?
I don’t know enough POC artists working in this area, and also don’t know depending what training they have what sort of popular form of Climate Change they might want to explore. Art education brainwashes people. Not all POC do art for the interests of POC. But there are definitely not enough doing it in Climate Change to answer this question satisfactorily, the sample size is too small.
Do you think the arts has the potential to educate and inform audiences about the climate challenge?
There is massive potential but it can also just become middle of the road, nothing will change. It does and there needs to be more work, radical education and more artists… people in the UK just don’t get it.
Do you think we need specific arts projects by and for diverse audiences to widen the impact and encourage change in society? Do we need diversity?
Yes. This is fundamental. I want to do follow up work with a Bangladeshi photographer and Bangladeshi communities in the UK. Bangladeshi communities just need a small nudge in the right direction – they already know a lot.
Too many POC stick to safe boxes, and do the easily funded stuff, not doing the edgy stuff. You can pick any topic and add a climate change angle to it – food and water, clothes, transport, concrete, the internet, … everything around us has a link with environmentalism. Given that it is everywhere it’s shocking that it does not get explored. It’s a shame that so much Climate Change art looks the same.
What else are your thoughts on this topic? What would you like to see more of and what is necessary?
We need focussed groups of artists in communities to have an in depth connection with particular countries, and their relationship to the UK. Very different to the usual stuff we see but more about how Climate Change is related to transport, manufacturing, cars, anything, from all artists including white folk. But I want to see some POC artists looking at how Climate Change is having an impact on Ghana, Bangladesh etc. It is sometimes harder for POC in the diaspora to get funded and have opportunity to get their work funded.
Kooj and the Virtual migrants have been around for a while, so if anyone would know of other POC artists looking at Climate Change it would be him, and he thinks there really are not that many. He states that POC tend to look at Climate Change from a different perspective to the White majority with a focus on people and inequality, injustice and race. Similarly to another artist I have interviewed he believes that POC artists in general stick to safe topics, often that are expected of them and easily fundable. He stresses that art can help make science easier to understand and accessible, so has a key role to play. Climate Art might get more funding but if not managed well or not very good may not change anything at all. There is also the suggestion of the arts sector being institutionally racist, so many challenges to face.
Myself and Kooj are part of an older generation and I have to remind myself of this when conducting this research. Certainly in pockets of London, the conversation about decolonising Climate Change with diverse audiences that includes many young people, are happening. Time is running out but I hope that younger people will rise up to the challenge more than my peers, who are more concerned with historical narratives in understanding themselves, exploring identity and celebrating culture and tradition. Whilst we absolutely need this we also need a concerted effort to shake up the status quo, and activists have always been considered as trouble-makers and frowned upon by the comfortable elite. In this case I am not simply pointing the finger at the middle class white male, it’s so easy to put all of the blame onto him when talking about diversity. No I am also talking about POC that also take up space, some gatekeepers and leaders that lead no progression or change, and we only seem to have enough room for a select few. Yes I am pointing the finger at them.
For an introduction to this series of articles see New Narratives on the Climate Story
This project has been supported by Creative Climate Leadership, a programme supported by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union


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This is reusing bottle caps. I chose this because it looks interesting.
Bottle Bank via Martha Stewart: transform a used plastic bottle into a cute piggy bank. Could use same idea to made little containers for kids to store their collections too (use bottle with wider opening and don't make slot)
Industrial engineer Federico Blanc created an upcycled kayak in order to float down Argentina’s Parana River!
How to Make a Pincushion Ring from a Plastic Bottle Cap. But it's troublesome to take pins in and out of a container one by one. This small pincushion is convenient for sewing crafts.
Robots made from plastic bottles and caps, DIY Ideas with Bottle Tops…
Reuse plastic bottles to close up your plastic bags. Reuse plastic bottles to close up your plastic bags. Make sure your produce is absolutely dry before putting the cap on.
45 Ideas of How To Recycle Plastic Bottles. There are some very creative ways to use plastic bottles: everything from purely decorative to really functional.


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Netflix dropped the first trailer for Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, a new documentary that covers
This decade will see the start and completion of construction on humanity’s first ever hotel in outer
Facebook is no stranger to taking shall we say, “inspiration” from other tech (Snapchat-like stories)…and now they
Less than 6 months after giving birth to their son Eduardo, Hilaria Baldwin took to Instagram yesterday
Less than a week ago, Lady Gaga’s dog walker, Ryan Fischer, was out walking her three precious
Gal Gadot officially put the WONDER in Wonder Woman! Gal Gadot took to her socials to announce
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I loved this piece from Psyche.co about life writing. Uddipana Goswami explains how writing about our difficult past experiences can help us process trauma. The concept of using writing as a way to “control your life’s narrative” is particularly insightful.
“Traumatic life events engulf us in chaos and uncertainty. Often, as a coping mechanism, we shut out the world and withdraw within ourselves. In extreme cases, we become fearful of community and human contact. Trauma takes a heavy toll on our emotional and mental health, and continues to haunt us even when we have physically emerged from the life events that caused it…For people dealing with trauma, writing – and especially life writing – can be very therapeutic. Over and above seeking professional mental health support, I also suggest using writing as a way to heal.”
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A laboratory test program was initiated by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources as part of the National Uranium Tailings Program to investigate the applicability of a radium-selective ion exchange complexer for removing radium from Canadian uranium mining effluents. The test program was carried out by Melis Consulting Engineers Ltd. under contract to the Department of Supply and Services using the Saskatchewan Research Council facilities located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The results of this work showed the ion exchange complexer, Dowex XFS 43230.00, to be efficient in removing radium from contaminated water of uranium mining operations with the ultimate loading capacity of the resin on one type of water treated being determined as approximately 1,600 Bq/cm3 of new resin. Although this resin has potential application for treatment of effluent streams in uranium operations it has been identified that the resin efficiency and capacity is directly related to the chemistry of the water being treated and site-specific testwork is required in order to establish reliable design data for full-scale operations.
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$150M Mixed-Use Project on Track To Begin Construction Later This Year
WHITE PLAINS – The developer of a proposed $150-million mixed-use project on property adjacent to the Saw Mill River Parkway in Dobbs Ferry told a gathering of Realtors who attended a recent meeting of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors Commercial Investment Division that his firm’s ambitious Rivertowns Square project could begin demolition work by year’s end.
The development, which will include Sundance Cinemas first theatre on the East Coast, is currently in the environmental review process with the Village of Dobbs Ferry.
Martin Berger, principal of Saber Real Estate Advisors of Armonk, was the guest speaker at the CID meeting on June 21 at the HGAR offices in White Plains.
Berger explained that in addition to the 32,500-square-foot, eight-screen Sundance Cinemas building, Rivertowns Square will feature a mix of restaurants, rental apartments, and retail. The development is behind the Chauncey Square Shopping Center, which is anchored by New York Sports Club.
Saber Real Estate Advisors recently submitted the Final Environmental Impact Statement under New York State’s SEQRA law to the village of Dobbs Ferry.
“We hope that we are through that process by August and then we will be working through site plan approvals,” Berger said. “So, we are hoping to do demolition at the end of the year. We are hoping to have occupants and occupancy in early 2014.”
Berger said that the Rivertowns region is underserved by retail and is located between the massive Ridge Hill retail development in Yonkers and The Westchester shopping mall in White Plains.
“You have small hamlets and villages with retail, but you don’t have anything (in the Rivertowns region) that has the quality of the retail experience that you can find in White Plains or at the Rye Ridge Shopping Center in Eastchester, or in Greenwich, CT,” he said.
Berger said that based on retail studies contracted by his firm, there is significant retail demand in the Rivertowns area and due to the shortage of retail options in the western side of Westchester County, many Rivertowns residents are leaving the area to shop elsewhere.
The design of the project will include some cobblestone streets to create “a village-type setting” similar to those in Bronxville or Scarsdale.
“We are trying to create a quality product and something that can’t be found on Central Avenue or something that is quite different from Ridge Hill,” Berger related
The residential component of the project will include 200 luxury rental one-and two-bedroom units. He reported that Saber Real Estate Advisors had sold a portion of the property to the Lincoln Property Company of Weston, MA, who will build and market the rental apartment component of the project.
Berger, told the nearly 40 attendees of the CID session that his firm was close to inking a sales agreement for a parcel on the more than 17-acre site to Hilton Hotels and Resorts to build a 123-room extended stay hotel as part of Rivertowns Square. He also revealed that his firm is close to signing a lease with a gourmet grocer for approximately 18,000 square feet.
Other lease signings to date at the development that will include a total of 130,000 square feet of retail space in multiple buildings, include leases with Chipolte Mexican Grill Inc., Anthony’s Cold Fired Pizza, and Chase Bank,
The developer is currently looking to secure leases with apparel and fashion retailers for spaces that range from 2,500 to 7,500 square feet. Berger said that rents are averaging in the mid $40s per square foot for space at Rivertowns Square. Common area maintenance and taxes are combined for approximately $7 per square foot.
The exclusive leasing agent for the property is Robert Greenstone, chairman and CEO of Greenstone Realty of New York City.
Part of the development cost will include several million dollars worth of road upgrades in and around the site off Exit 16—Lawrence Street of the Saw Mill River Parkway. He said that approximately 55,000 vehicles travel by the site on the Saw Mill River Parkway each day.
In March, Saber Real Estate announced that it had secured a lease with noted actor and director Robert Redford’s Sundance Cinemas of Los Angeles. Redford said of the deal, “I’m so pleased that Sundance Cinemas will be building our first theatre in the Northeast in such a vibrant corridor in the state of New York. Westchester County has a long and rich tradition of supporting the arts, which makes me particularly enthusiastic about our future in this community.”
Sundance Cinemas currently operates theatres in Madison, WI; San Francisco, CA; Houston TX and one under construction in West Hollywood, CA.
Berger said that his firm is in due diligence on a possible two new mixed-use developments in White Plains, as well as potential projects in Greenburgh and Poughkeepsie, as well as in New Milford, and Danbury, CT. He said that he is hopeful that his firm can provide updates on these potential projects in the coming months.
The company is currently in the approval process on a proposed power center project, the Riverhead Town Center in Riverhead, NY, which includes Dick’s Sporting Goods, Christmas Tree Shops, Aldi, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Starbucks.


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Miller: "I've fought against everyone at Silverstone"
Rins: "I went from leading easily to losing traction"
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Quartararo: "Bagnaia is more of a rival than Aleix for the title"
Espargaró: "It's no excuse, but without the injury I would have been able to fight to win"
Márquez will reappear in Austria… on a visit!
Viñales was unable to use the starting device at Silverstone
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Joaquin Phoenix’s rap documentary
Remember when Joaquin Phoenix told us that he’d quit acting to pursue a rap career, and acted kinda weird to David Letterman on the Late Show in early 2009, while sporting a full beard and sunglasses, and looking homeless? It was widely speculated that this was an elaborate Andy Kauffman-like stunt; but now, there’s a documentary coming out about it, courtesy of Casey Affleck. It’s called I’m Still Here. (We can only hope so, Joaquin.)
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“The fest was well situated for the shift to #digital (though that in no way should diminish the huge effort that went into rebuilding its plans). Its #contemporary #artists are used to experimentation, its shows usually taking an intimate scale that lends itself to the kind of short films that featured here. Overall, the fest… Read more »
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The 32nd Annual Dancing on the Edge Festival Moves Forward in a Different Form! July 2 – 11, 2020 Schedule announcement on June 25! An eagerly anticipated highlight of the Lower Mainland’s dance season each July is Canada’s longest-running contemporary dance festival, Dancing on the Edge. For the 2020 festival, we are happy to announce… Read more »
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Our Dancing on the Edge 2019 Festival Trailer is out now! Featuring Danse Carpe Diem / Emmanuel Jouthe (ECOUTE POUR VOIR), Kirsten Wicklund (EDGE SIX: Afloat amidst the steam of my combustion), Jolene Bailie/Gearshifting Performance Works (Schemas, 1-5), Rachel Meyer (Transverse Orientation), Isabelle Kirouac & Nayana Fielkov (COURTYARD WORKS: Habitats), Sujit Vaidya (EDGE FOUR: OFF… Read more »
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|Birthday||September 2, 1988|
|Age||31 Years Old|
|Birth Place||Milan, Michigan, United States|
|Education||Grand Valley State University – Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Art & Design (2006-2012)|
|Height||6 feet (1.83 m)|
|Profession||Fitness Model, Fitness Coach, Content Creator|
|Net Worth||$500,000 (2020)|
|Relationship Status||In a Relationship (with Dina Dee)|
|Skills & Endorsements||Sports, Coaching, Fitness|
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Evan Bett is a former American reality TV star who rose to prominence from the reality series, So Cosmo. But, he is more than just a reality TV star, he is a fitness model and trainer, possessing vast expertise in fitness and health. If you dream of having a good physique, Brett is the guy for you. And for a longtime, he is doing his best by helping transform people’s lives as a personal fitness coach and trainer.
Are you now interested in finding out more about the man’s life, like what he is doing, his profession, and finding out if he has someone special in his life? Stay with us for more!
Evan Bretts in a Dating Relationship With a Beautiful Woman, Dina Dee
The handsome fitness trainer, Evan Betts is in a happy relationship with his girlfriend, Dina Dee, who is also a model and models under the Elite Model Management. The couple met for the first time in 2017 and became friends almost immediately as both had one thing in common; they were both fitness freak.
After lovely chemistry at the gym and outdoor, the duo grew closer, which ultimately strengthened their bond. Soon, they began dating and has been together since.
Brett and Dee are also glued and shows no signs of separation. They were recently seen enjoying their summer vacation in Cape Canaveral, Florida, while making their quarantine special on April 30, 2020.
Evan Bett’s Total Net Value – $500 Thousand
Evan Betts is a professional fitness coach, trainer, model, and a former reality television star. A fitness trainer or coach garners $36,044 income annually in the United States. The 31-year-old certainly makes a much higher money than an average. His net worth is somewhere around $500,000 in 2020.
As a TV personality, Betts made his appearance on the reality-TV drama series So Cosmo in 2017, where Joanna Coles guided a professional team of editors working at American women fashion and entertainment magazine Cosmopolitan. The show has one season with eight episodes, which aired on E! network. Alongside him, the short-lived American reality series starred Leah Wyar, Steven Brown, Tiffany Reid, and Diandra Barnwell.
The 6 feet tall, Betts serves as a brand ambassador for brands like Nike, Burn This Brand, FILA, FIJI Water. Without a shadow of a doubt, he receives a substantial amount of bills from those companies.
Suffered Injury Which Nearly Cost His Diving Career
Evan Betts might be having a blast of life, but his path to glory has been anything but easy. During his sophomore year at Grand Valley State University, the New York-based fitness coach’s dream was nearly shattered after suffering a stress fracture in his lower back due to continuous diving.
As a result, the injury significantly hampered his performance, and often he even found it difficult to tie his shoelaces while other times he dived with severe pain. However, he did not lose hope and persevered.
Ultimately, Bretts’s work ethic did not let him down, and he reaped the reward of his never give up attitude. He went on to become a six-time All-American diver, which is a record at Grand Valley State University. Likewise, he also won medals at the national competitions.
This whole process was no doubt painful, but it made Evan the incredible athlete and person he is today. An example to every one of us!
Journey in Fitness Modeling And Coach
In 2013, Evan Bretts, who was 25 at that time, moved to New York to pursue a career in modeling and acting. His quest for success led him to sign with Wilhelmina Models. He stayed with the modeling agency until December 2019. Prior to coming to New York, he served as an image consultant at Leo Burnett’s marketing and advertising agency. He worked at Leo Burnett for seven months.
Check Out how Evan Betts Demonstrates Fun Fearless Money Fitness Plan on His Show So Cosmo!
While modeling for Wilhelmina, he also served as a fitness trainer for New York City-based gym Tone House, where he remained for almost five years. From 2015 to 2017, he was a fitness contributor for American fashion and entertainment magazine, Cosmopolitan Magazine. Betts is currently working for the Muse Model Management as a fitness model, where he joined in December 2018.
Interesting Facts about Evan Betts, You Have to Know
- Evan Betts grew up in the city of Milan, Michigan.
- Since Evan’s early days, he had a keen interest for sports and participated in extra-curriculum activities like football, baseball, and diving.
- He studied at the Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan, graduating with a degree in Bachelor’s in Arts & Design in 2012.
- He worked as a head diving coach in Rockford High School for a year (2011 – 2012).
- Betts earned the National Academy of Sports Medicine certificate to work as a personal trainer.
- In Winter of 2017 edition, Men’s Fitness magazine featured him on the cover page to promote fitness and health.
- The former Wilhelmina Models model is the founding trainer of GRIT BXNG and Performix House in New York City.
- He is a close friend with former So Cosmo co-star Diandra Barnwell.


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In our day to day life we often see the same thing over and over again, and thus they become a regular perhaps ordinary to us. These ordinary things and events most of the time we no longer notice unless something stands out. I maybe guilty of not paying attention to these common things aroundContinue reading “Haiku 03- Green Leaf”
Moon watching – a habit since childhood. The moon always fascinates me, that enchantment further fueled when I learnt that the moonlight is mostly sunlight reflected from the parts of the moons surface where the sun’s light strikes. How can something borrowed can glow so beautifully and make it look like its own? Isn’t thatContinue reading “Haiku 02 – Moon Secret”
Sharing Haiku I composed and inspired by my daily activities.
“With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.” Recently I was rereading DESIDERATA by Max Ehrmann, an inspiring poem reminding us to strive and live a happy life by accepting who we are, keeping peace with our soul, be kind and compassionate toContinue reading “DESIDERATA BY MAX EHRMANN”
Woke up with a full heart, can’t contain my happiness. Grateful for the gift of life and everything that comes with it! I love to share this wonderful gift today and I feel that this poem by Amy Ludwig Vanderwater perfectly describe how amazing life is. Recently discovered Ms Vanderwater’s poems… love her work. It resonatedContinue reading “Open Sky by Amy Ludwig Vanderwater”
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer carry rain or ushers storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” This is how one of my fave poet Rabindranath Tagore best describe how I feel every time I see clouds in the sky. And so when I see them, I can’t help but smile,Continue reading “THE CLOUD by Percy Bysshe Shelley”
Writing is a relaxant. It clears my mind and comfort my heart. Being too busy with work and other matters makes me feel bereft at times. So, this weekend I’m nourishing both my mind and heart by writing a poem. Suddenly, I’m in the mood to write, maybe it’s the effect of regular gym workContinue reading “Writing Poetry”

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The Arizona Diamondbacks Best Hitters (1998 – 2013): Part 2 Of A 3 Part Series
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The Arizona Diamondbacks have been one of the better franchises in the last 15 years, despite being one of the newest teams.
Unlike their expansion cousins the Tampa Bay Rays, that went through 9 years, before reeling off 5 straight winning seasons, the DBacks won the World Series in just their 4th year of existence.
The team has been able to make 5 playoff years in their 14 years. This year, they are right in the thick of the race, so they could possibly add a 6th Post Season Birth to their resume.
The team has lacked a lot of long – term hitters for the club, however they have had their share of big seasons.
From “Gonzo” to “Goldy”, we will honor all of these guys in this post.
For Part 3 Of the 3 Part Series: The Franchise Pitchers – click here
Luis Gonzalez 1B: 1999 – 2006: GP .298 – 224 HRs and 774 RBI. Between the years of 1999 – 2004, there were not many better hitters in the National League than this man.
He had 4 of 5 years over a .300 BA, scored 528 Runs, collected 921 Hits, with 168 HRs and 573 RBI.
In 2001, he led the NL in PA with 728. He also played in 162 Games for both of the 2000 and 2001 seasons.
Gonzo had an OPS of .919 with Arizona.
Aside from his Game Winning hit off of Mariano Rivera (A guy who has a 0.70 ERA in 142 Post Season IP), Gonzalez hit a HR in every series for that 2001 championship team, collecting 10 RBI in 17 Games Played.
He is the franchise leader in BB, Runs, GP, AB, PA, 2B, HR, RBI, Hits, Slugging, OBP and OPS.
Greg Colbrunn 1B/PH: 1999 – 2002, 2004: GP – 324, .310 – 34 HRs and 127 RBI. This man is severely underrated by anyone outside of Phoenix. He has an OPS of .911.
Colbrunn was 4 – 14, with only 1 SO during the Post Season for the Snakes. He was a key PH contributor. The man from Fontana, CA could spell any team for Limited AB.
Steve Finley OF: 1999 – 2004 GP – 849, .278, 153 HRs and 479 RBI. The man had 2 years in a row where he hi 30 + HRs and scored 100 runs in 1999 and 2000.
The former OF was also a 3 time Gold Glove Winner for the franchise, and he made one ALL – Star selection.
Finley made a huge contribution during the 2001 World Series Title Run, he went 19 – 52 (.365) with 9 RBI and 7 Runs Scored in 17 Games Played.
He is 2nd in most offensive categories for the franchise to Gonzalez – and had a Slugging % of .500 for his Dbacks career.
Mark Reynolds 3B: 2007 – 2010: GP – 563, .241, 121 HRs and 346 RBI. Reynolds was about as all or nothing as it came for his tenure in Arizona.
His best year came in 2009, where he clubbed 44 HRs and knocked in 102 RBI. He also showed great versatility by Stealing 24 Bases as well.
Reynolds is 4th ALL – Time in franchise HRs, but he also set the MLB Record by Striking out 223 times in 2009 as well – and led the NL for his 3 full seasons with the team.
Justin Upton RF: 2007 – 2012: GP – 731, .275, 124 HRs, 408 RBI and 86 SB. Justin Upton is a 5 tool player that has only realized his potential in a couple of seasons.
The man helped the club secure the NL West Division Title in his 2011 campaign. He had 75 XBH (31 HRs, 39 – 2B and 5 Triples), with an OPS of .898, with 107 Runs and 21 SB.
Upton then clubbed 2 HRs in a 5 Game NLDS to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Matt Williams 3B: 1998 – 2003: GP – 595, .278, 99 HRs and 318 RBI. While the greater part of his awesome play came earlier in his career, Williams provided veteran leadership – and great defense for the DBacks.
He came up huge in the 2001 World Series, collecting RBI in 5 of the 7 games, and brought in a total of 7 games overall.
The big 3rd Baseman finished in 3rd in MVP Voting in his 2nd year with Arizona, crushing 35 HRs and driving in a franchise tying 142 RBI for the campaign (later tied by Gonzalez in his 2001 year).
Williams had a tough time staying healthy after 2000, but was a great piece of that club – and has remained with the team in a front office level job for the last decade with Arizona.
He is a partial owner, and works as the 3rd Base Coach for Kirk Gibson.
Jay Bell SS/3B: 1998 – 2002: .263, 91 HRs and 304 RBI. Like Williams, Jay Bell had tasted playoff defeats several times as a member of the early 90’s Pirates.
With the DBacks, he had his best year as a professional in the MLB in 1999. As a Second Baseman, he had a 3 Slash Line of .289/.374/.935 – with 38 HRs and 112 RBI, plus a franchise record 132 Runs for a single season.
He was an ALL – Star in 1999. While he was not a key factor of the 2001 World Series run, he was in the lineup when the game ended.
Miguel Montero C: 2006 – Present: .268, 81 HRs and 367 RBI. In 2011 and 2012, this Catcher was one of the premiere offensive threats from the position for these seasons.
In 2011, Montero made his only ALL – Star Appearance so far, with a /.282/.351/.820 – with 18 HRs and 86 RBI. Montero also added 36 Doubles. He even garnered some votes for NL MVP.
In 2012, the 30 Year Old man from Venezuela, hit for a 3 Slash of .286/.391/.829.
Montero is not doing as well this year, but Catchers have the odd bad year thrown into their totals. He has logged a lot of time behind the plate. He is signed through the year 2017 by the franchise.
Chris Young CF: 2006 – 2012: .239, 132 HRs and 408 RBI. Chris Young burst onto the scene in the 2007 – almost coming up with a 30/30 campaign – with 32 HRs and 27 SB in 148 Games Played.
Young finished 4th in Rookie of the Year Voting that season.
The OF put up back to back 20/20 seasons in 2010 (plus he made his only ALL – Star team in this year) and 2011. He is 2nd ALL – Time for the club with 112 SB
He was a solid member of the team until he was traded away in a 3 way trade that saw Heath Bell and Cliff Pennington join the team.
Young has shown a penchant for big hits, collecting 5 HRs and 9 RBI in 43 AB split between 2007 and 2011 – including 3 HRs in 5 Games versus the Brewers in the 2011 NLDS.
Chad Tracy 3B/1B/PH: 2004 – 2009: .280, 78 HRs and 318 RBI. Tracy is 4th in Franchise Doubles with 153. His best overall year with the club was 2006 – where he hit 41 – 2B, clubbed 20 HRs, scored 91 Runs and drove in 80 RBI.
In 2005, he actually had a 3 Slash Line of .308/.353/.911. He was caught in a numbers game mostly after that year, but he still carried a career .792 OPS for the team during his stay there.
Tony Clark 1B: 2005 – 2008, 2009: .255, 59 HRs, 178 RBI. The big 1B hit a HR for every 14.08 AB in his time with the club. He only had 831 AB.
His RBI prodcuction was also driving in a guy once every 5 AB or so.
Eric Byrnes OF: 2006 – 2009: .261, 61 HRs, 88 SB and 216 RBI. This OF put up a most unlikely season in 2006, with a 3 Slash Line of .286/.353/.813 – and 21 HRs, 50 SB and 103 Runs Scored. He finished in the top 11 for MVP Voting that year.
Byrnes unfortunately will be remembered for as the guy who never lived up to billing after he signed a 3 YR/$30 MIL contract extension midway through the 2007 year.
He was hurt most of the time after that, and was out of baseball a few years later, with the Dbacks eating $11.27 MIL left on his deal, when he hit under the Mendoza Line after inking that deal.
Stephen Drew SS: 2006 – 2012: .266, 72 HRs and 333 RBI. From 2008 – 2010, Drew was one of the best all around Shortstops in the game of baseball.
Drew has 189 Extra Base Hits in that time (106 – 2B, 35 – 3B and 48 HRs).
The new Boston Red Sox Shortstop is the career Triples leader for the franchise – and is in 3rd place for Doubles with 176.
His best year came in 2008, where he crushed 44 – 2B, 11 – 3B and 21 HRs for the Arizona squad.
Paul Goldschmidt 1B: 2011 – Present: .291, 50 HRs, 75 – 2B and 191 RBI in 1042 AB. Paul Goldschmidt is currently leading the NL in RBI with 83 (as of July.24th) – and he just came back from his 1sr ALL – Star Game.
“Goldy” has to be the frontrunner for the NL MVP at this time as well. He has an OPS of .962, has whacked 47 XBH – and has even Stolen 10 Bases.
The big 1st Baseman is a huge clutch hitter, with a 3 Slash Line in his Career of .333/.420/1.023 – with 15 HRs and 139 RBI in 267 AB.
His 2013 RISP Line is .414/.500./1.316 – with 9 HRs and 60 RBI in just 87 AB. This guy has a chance to be the best Right Handed Batter in team history.
Tony Womack 2B/SS/OF: 1999 – 2003: .269, 21 HRs, 200 RBI and 182 SB. Womack wasn’t a world beater by any stretch, but he is the franchise leader in SB.
In Womack’s first year with the clubs in 1999, he stole 72 Bases (Led NL) and Scored 111 Runs for the club. His 72 SB are a team record for a single season.
The OF then led the NL in Triples in 2000 – while scoring another 95 Runs with the aid of 45 SB.
Womackhad 17 Hits – and scored 8 Runs in the 2001 run to the World Series.
Gerardo Parra OF: 2009 – Present: GP – 619, .280, 30 HRs and 199 RBI. Parra is one of the best defensive OF in the NL that no one knows about.
He burst onto the scene in 2009, where he finished 8th in NL Rookie Of The Year Voting – with his .290 BA and .724 OPS.
In 2011, he took home a Gold Glove Award.
This year he looked to be replaced as a Starting OF – before a rash of injuries has kept him in the lineup. Some even say that he was ALL – Star Worthy until recent play.
Junior Spivey 2B: 2001 – 2003: GP – 321, .279, 34 HRs and 149 RBI in 1066 AB. the Second Baseman came up for the half of the year in 2001 – to warrant a World Series Ring as part of the team.
In 2002, he put up a massive year, hitting for a 3 Slash Line of .301/.389/.865 – with 103 Runs Scored and 58 XBH (36 – 2B, 6 – 3B and 16 HR.
For some reason, this happens a lot with the franchise, with a guy charging out of the gate for his career, and not being able to sustain it.
Orlando Hudson 2B: 2006 – 2008: GP – 405, .294, 33 HRs and 171 RBI. The former DBack had a great 3 year run in Arizona, where he collected 2 Gold Gloves.
The O’Dog was a great player for the Dbacks during his time there. He had an OPS of ,814, with 91 Doubles, 21 Triples and 33 Home Runs in just 1503 AB. This is great production.
Hudson made an ALL – Star Squad with the Dbacks in the 2006 year.
Not on the list, but honorable mentions go out to Aaron Hill, Jason Kubel, Troy Glaus and Shawn Green. Of these players, Aaron Hill and Jason Kubel still have a chance to make this squad after another few years.
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A YOUNG man accused of multiple counts of dangerous driving allegedly threatened a garda that he would ram him off the road "in his poxy patrol car" the next time he saw him, a court heard.
Joseph French (21) is also alleged to have told a female officer to "shove them up your h***" after being charged with further offences. The accused, of Neilstown Park in Clondalkin, south Dublin, appeared before Blanchardstown District Court charged with robbery and possession of a knife.
It is alleged that French had a knife when he robbed a woman of €50 during an incident at the Canal Tow Path, Nangor Road in Clondalkin.
In a separate incident, French is also charged with three counts of dangerous driving at Fonthill Road, Neilstown Road and Coldcut Road in Clondalkin on September 29.
He is also charged with the unlawful use of a motor vehicle at Newlands Road in Lucan and with failing to keep the vehicle stationary at Neilstown Road.
Garda Michelle Nolan told a court that when she handed French the charge sheets he told her to "shove them up your h***". Garda Ger Brennan, who charged French with robbery, claimed he said: "F*** you, you smelly knacker. I'll f***in' ram you off the road in your poxy patrol car when I see you".
The gardai objected to bail citing the seriousness of the charges. Defence solicitor Terence Hanahoe said that French would abide by any bail conditions including a curfew.
Mr Hanahoe acknowledged French was rude to gardai as he was annoyed at being charged but claimed that was no reason to put a man in custody.
In his evidence, French claimed he was annoyed with himself as he is "too old to be getting into trouble".
Judge Hugh O'Donnell refused bail and remanded French in custody until Friday.


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The Pensacola events schedule features some annual affairs that you just might want to plan your visit around. Among them is a renowned music festival that takes place in the spring and a savory seafood celebration that helps to make September a month to keep in mind. Regardless of which event you choose to attend, there will be plenty to do on the side if you want to add other things to the itinerary. This is a multifaceted travel destination that can satisfy everyone in the group.
If you are a big music fan, then Deluna Fest Pensacola Beach is a festival that might pique your interest. Held over the course of a few days in October, this music festival brings in big name talent, and you can bet that the Pensacola Beach hotels fill up fast as a result. Rock, country, and jazz are just some of the music genres that you can expect to hear at Deluna Fest, and since a few hotels have teamed up with the festival sponsors, those with general admission tickets can enjoy some of their facilities. You can actually get a VIP ticket and hotel package that allows you to stay in a room that overlooks the performance stages!
Music fans who are interested in taking a Pensacola vacation might also keep the other music festivals in mind. These festivals include Florida Springfest, which brings big name music talent to the area in May, and the Pensacola Jazz Fest, which is held in April and takes place in the lovely Seville Square area of Downtown Pensacola.
The Pensacola music festivals aren't the only festivals of interest. Also held in Seville Square, the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival attracts more than 200,000 art enthusiasts to Pensacola in November, and aviation enthusiasts are sure to enjoy the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show. Also held in November, this air show is the last show of the year for the famed Blue Angels Navy flying squadron, which is based in Pensacola. You can actually watch the team practice at the National Museum of Naval Aviation on most Tuesday and Wednesday mornings between the months of March and November.
Being that Pensacola is a coastal city, seafood is in very good supply. The Pensacola Seafood Festival celebrates this fact in grand style. Once again, the Seville Square area sets the stage for this tasty event, which showcases the talents of various food vendors. Seafood dishes of all kinds are on offer, and it's all accentuated by live music performances and other fun side events. The Fiesta of Five Flags presents the Pensacola Seafood Festival. This larger festival is held over the course of a few months in summer and features numerous side events, such as a crawfish festival and a boat parade.
Since there are many Pensacola events to enjoy, chances are good that your visit to the city will coincide with one, even if you plan it that way or not. Visit in February, and you might get to enjoy the Pensacola Mardi Gras festivities, for example, and anyone coming to town in October can see if the twelve-day Pensacola Interstate Fair is still going on.
Should you already be in Pensacola and you wish to find out what is going on in the events department, a trip to the Pensacola Visitor Information Center at 1401 East Gregory Street might be in order. There, you can get info on all kinds festivals and other events. Checking the local papers can also be a good idea, and anyone staying at a hotel might inquire with the staff to see what's going on in around town.

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I haven't seen the Sport II yet, but I shoot Sport (I) as my primary 12Ga. It's by far the gun of choice out of the nine shotguns in my safe- light, fast, smooth, and ultra reliable. My standard clays load is the Winchester Super Speed 7/8oz 7.5shot 3dram eq, and it cycles these all day long without problem. I doubt I'll pony up for the revised model when the original works so well for me, but I believe that Benelli will have kept the best characteristics that make the Sport a winner.
I picked up the benelli sport II last week So far I have shot two rounds of sporting clays and 12 rounds of skeet, IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT !!!! The only thing I don't like is picking up the hulls. It doesn't kick as much as my Browning Ultra XS. SO far I'm very happy with it.
What type of choke tubes came with your Sport II? The Benelli brochure shows non-extended tubes, which makes no sense in a sporting gun. However, in the back of the book, extended tubes are offered as accessories.
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If you have engineered hardwood floors that look a bit dull or worn, you may be wondering if refinishing them is possible to restore their beauty. At Dalton Flooring Center, we often get asked if engineered hardwood can be refinished. The short answer is yes—but there are a few important things to understand first.
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Engineered hardwood has a plywood or HDF core topped by a layer of solid oak, maple, or other wood veneer. This construction makes it more dimensionally stable than solid hardwood, meaning it handles temperature and humidity fluctuations better than solid wood.
The veneer layer varies depending on the specific engineered hardwood. However, this durable wood surface layer can be lightly sanded and refinished multiple times, allowing you to refresh engineered floors and eliminate scratches or wear over time.
When engineered wood is newly installed, its veneer layer is often around 4 to 7 mm thick. This leaves plenty of thickness for light sanding as part of the refinishing process.
However, you can’t aggressively sand engineered hardwood repeatedly. Over years of refinishing, the veneer will eventually become too thin and reach the limit of how many more times it can be redone.
At that point, the floor must be replaced rather than refinished further if you want to retain that like-new appearance.
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Dr. Kimberly Edwards Beal had barely begun her dental education when she started laying out a welcome mat for those following behind her.
Beal (’00) grew up in Atlanta watching her mother practice pediatric dentistry, but she knew that many of her fellow African Americans lacked ready access to such role models. So she rolled up her sleeves and became a role model herself.
“When I was elected chapter president of the Student National Dental Association (which supports the academic and social environment for minority dental students), I started thinking about ways to give young people more exposure to dentistry,” says Beal, an orthodontist in Atlanta. “I wanted to offer a preview and hands-on experience to help them realize why it’s such a wonderful career.”
Beal brainstormed with her fellow association members and hit on an idea.
“One of the first things dental students learn to do is make impressions, so that became the focus of our efforts. We wanted to make an impression on potential applicants.”
The DCG chapter introduced Impressions Day in 2000, welcoming select high school and undergraduate college students to campus for a day of immersion into the dental school environment. The participants met representatives from admissions, student affairs, financial aid and other DCG units, obtaining information to ease their path into dental school, should they choose to go that route. They even took full-mouth impressions of each other and received a model of their teeth as a parting gift.
It was a tremendous success right out of the gate. “A lot of minorities grew up without exposure to dentists who looked like them,” Beal says. “We wanted them to be able to envision themselves in that role.”
The event, held in February, became annual, and when Beal was elected SNDA president at the national level, she redoubled her efforts. Dental schools nationwide incorporated the event into their programs, which grew to include workshops, lectures, tours and mock interviews. The host city of the SNDA’s annual national meeting hosts an Impressions Program each year as well.
The DCG Impressions Program was held virtually last year because of COVID-19, but the lack of in-person interaction didn’t lessen participation or preclude the deep and lasting connections that characterize the initiative.
“I think it gives participants a preview not only of the physical environment, but of the people and experiences they will encounter,” Beal says. “They’re able to make connections that will smooth the way through dental school.”
Myra Morris (’20), who helped conduct Impressions Programs during her DCG education, concurs. “The connections are key,” she says. “Attendees actually get to meet the faculty while they’re here and go through mock admissions interviews. The faculty remember them when they come back for their actual interviews.”
Former participants give the program glowing reviews. Says one, “I really enjoyed the hands-on experience, and I learned a lot about the different career opportunities available in dentistry, including things I’d never really thought of, like research, product development and academia. I’ve always wanted to go into health care, and it was enlightening to learn that the profession is so versatile.”
That is music to the ears of Stephanie Perry, DCG director of admissions and SNDA faculty advisor. “Impressions is a student-run program, and it improves every year,” she says. “We have more participants and more activities, including hands-on activities, than ever. The virtual programs lasted an entire week.”
She adds, “The SNDA has done an amazing job with this. It’s important to have the DCG environment ready before all students ever set foot on campus. Impressions enables all participants, especially minority students, to interact with DCG students who look like them and those who do not. The program allows so many to look beyond their comfort zones and recognize the uniqueness and differences of those they will be interacting with, including classmates, faculty and, most importantly, patients. If you provide oral health care only to people who look like you, you’re doing an injustice to people who don’t.”
The dividends, she notes, are enormous. “To have people who were in the pipeline not long ago come back to visit as orthodontists, oral surgeons and other specialists is incredibly rewarding.”
Makua Okoye, who just completed her third year of dental school and has served two years as president of the DCG’s SNDA chapter, is fiercely committed to the program’s continued growth and improvement.
“I attended the Impressions Program twice as an undergraduate and know how important it was to me,” she says. “The dental students and faculty were so joyful and got us extremely excited about dentistry. I stayed in contact with several of them as I completed my undergraduate degree, and when I started dental school here, it felt like family. I had the sense that this is where I belonged.”
The role models were particularly important to her considering that she is the first member of her family to attend college. And she has been thrilled to pay it forward.
She recalls the enthusiasm generated during the 2021 Impressions Program when the guest speaker, Dr. Rico Bussey, discussed his Atlanta-area orthodontics practice. “He inspired every single audience member,” Okoye says. “That’s my biggest goal: to encourage people to follow their dreams.”
She adds, “I’ve tried to make sure we stick to the mission: helping students in general, and minority students in particular. And when those Impressions participants begin dental school, that mission continues. For instance, our chapter started a mentoring program last year. I’m very big on networking and making connections.”
Beal agrees.“Many of our former participants have gone on to return to their hometown communities to practice,” she says. “We’re planting the seed. A lot of data indicate that patients receiving care from people they’re comfortable with are more compliant with their treatment plans. We want every patient to have one-to-one examples and role models. If this is a way to inspire even one child, we’re doing well.”
And as happy as she is to have instituted the first Impressions Program, “we look forward to the time when we’re past firsts,” she says. “We want there to be an abundance.”
Meet Dr. Kimberly Edwards Beal
Dr. Kimberly Edwards Beal practices orthodontics at Family and Children’s Dentistry in Atlanta. She earned her undergraduate degree at Spelman College in Atlanta, where she was a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, a biology department teaching assistant, a tutor for the Office of Disabled Students and a laboratory assistant at Morehouse Medical School. She graduated summa cum laude with departmental honors in biology and a minor in Spanish.
At DCG, she was chapter president, then national president, of the Student National Dental Association and was inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the national dental honor society. She completed an orthodontics residency at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was inducted into Alpha Epsilon Lambda for excellence in graduate studies.
Her thesis explored self-esteem issues associated with orthodontia. She is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, Continental Orthodontic Study Club (treasurer), American Dental Association and National Dental Association.


The House of the Black Heads
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Garth Knox (viola)
Ene Nael (harpsichord)
Irina Zahharenkova (piano)
Kirill Ogorodnikov (guitar)
Lauri Jõeleht (guitar)
Anna-Liisa Eller (kannel)
Alonso Mudarra – Fantasia que contrahaze la harpa en la manera de Ludovico (1546)
Lauri Jõeleht – Sonata a la arpa (2017)
Diego Pisador – Pavana muy llana para tañer (1552)
Lauri Jõeleht – Chant (2009)
Alonso Mudarra – Fantasia del IV tono (1546)
Lauri Jõeleht – Chant Polyphonique (2015)
Luys de Narváez – Canción del Emperador (1538)
Lauri Jõeleht – Chant Harmonique (2014)
One of Alonso Mudarra’s masterpieces is Fantasía que contrahaze la harpa en la manera de Ludovico. This work differs from the standard vihuela repertoire, where gradually moving melodies are usually played with several notes on the same string before moving to the next string. In this piece, however, every tone is to be played on a different string. This sounds very interesting on both the vihuela and the guitar, producing a harp-like sound. I used this technique throughout almost the entire sonata, hence the title Sonata à la arpa (2017). The player also has to use partial capos, which can be deployed to quickly change the tuning of the guitar’s different strings while playing, similarly to harp pedals that shorten or lengthen a string.”
Chant (2009), composed for piano, was my first work relating to the Spanish Golden Age composers. The quotation that appears at the end of the piece comes from Diego Pisador’s “Pavana muy llana para tañer”, composed for vihuela. However, compared to the original, the quotation has been modified and richly embellished.
I had been fascinated by the deep sound of the viola for years, and in 2014, I had the opportunity to write a solo viola piece for the extraordinary violist Garth Knox. In that piece I focused on using the natural harmonics of viola. The performer is expected to play melodies composed of natural harmonics using all strings. I used harmonics up to the 10th partial.
The starting point for the harpsichord piece Chant polyphonique (2015) is the opening motif of Alonso Mudarra’s Fantasia del IV tono: a rising hexachord that is developed throughout the work.
Chant harmonique (2014) begins with the same intervals as Luis de Narváez’s Canción del Emperador. The harmony of the work comes from the semitone fluctuation. In addition, small motif quotations are occasionally heard; these are played using artificial harmonics.
The concert will feature works by Lauri Jõeleht which are inspired by the music of Spanish Renaissance composers. Among others, “Chant Harmonique”, dedicated to Garth Knox, requiring a virtuoso violist to play complex melodies on natural harmonics, and a guitar sonata imitating a harp written for Kirill Ogorodnikov, will be performed. Each Jõeleht’s piece is preceded by the Renaissance piece that inspired it. The pieces of Mudarra, Narváez and Pisador, originally written for the vihuela, are superbly performed on the kannel by Anna-Liisa Eller.


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COMMENT: The case for a mining royalty rise in Brazil
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Luiz Begazo compares Brazil’s mining & oil sectors as he argues for royalty rises
Much has been said in the last few months
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The new Health Precinct will be an area dedicated entirely to testing, fixing and discovering new ways to improve the wellbeing of the Christchurch community.
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