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Boykin Lodging Company (NYSE: BOY) today reported higher revenues and earnings for its fourth quarter and full year, which ended December 31, 1997.
Funds From Operations (FFO) for all of 1997 increased 25 percent to $27.4 million, or $2.52 per share/unit, from pro forma FFO of $22 million, or $2.02 per share/unit, for the same period in 1996. Percentage lease revenues for 1997 increased 36 percent to $37.9 million from a pro forma $27.8 million for 1996.
Same-unit hotel revenues increased six percent to $137.0 million from $129.2 million for the prior year. REVPAR, or room revenues per available room, for the portfolio increased 7.4 percent for 1997 to $61.12 from $56.93 a year ago. Occupancy in 1997 was 69.3 percent, slightly ahead of the 68.7 percent for 1996. The average daily rate for 1997 increased 6.4 percent to $88.14 from $82.84 the year before.
Net income for 1997 was $14.3 million, or $1.51 per share, a 17 percent increase from pro forma net income of $12.3 million, or $1.29 per share, for 1996. Net income for 1997 included extraordinary charges of $882,000, or approximately $0.09 per share, for losses on the early extinguishments of debt.
“Boykin Lodging’s first full year as a public company was very successful,” said Robert W. Boykin, chairman and chief executive officer. “We accomplished our goals for the year, and as a result, revenues, income, and funds from operations grew substantially. We increased the number of hotels in our portfolio from nine comprising 2,408 rooms to 17 comprising 4,568 rooms. We executed our plan to become a multitenant REIT, as we added three high-quality, third-party tenants to manage many of the eight hotels acquired during the year.”
“Setting the stage for an exciting 1998, we announced on New Year’s Eve a definitive agreement to acquire Red Lion Inns, L.P., which owns ten DoubleTree hotels containing 3,062 rooms in total,” Mr. Boykin continued. “We still need regulatory and shareholder approval, but once that occurs, these ten strong, profitable, full-service hotels would add to Boykin Lodging’s geographic diversity and give us a significant presence in healthy commercial markets in growing western cities such as Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, Boise, Colorado Springs, and Omaha. With Doubletree’s superior management, sales and marketing capabilities, and national brand recognition, these hotels should add a great deal to our 1998 funds from operations. This acquisition also offers us an opportunity to develop a good relationship with Promus Hotel Corporation, one of the nation’s largest and most respected lodging companies and the owner of the Doubletree brand.”
“Our acquisition program continues to have many excellent prospects,” Mr. Boykin said, “and discussions are proceeding with several additional acquisition candidates.”
For the fourth quarter of 1997, FFO increased 18 percent to $5.5 million, or $0.51 per share/unit, from pro forma FFO of $4.7 million, or $0.43 per share/unit, for the same period in 1996. Percentage lease revenue for the fourth quarter of 1997 jumped 50 percent to $9.0 million from a pro forma $6.0 million for the fourth quarter of 1996.
Same-unit hotel revenues increased 4.5 percent over the prior-year fourth quarter. REVPAR for the portfolio increased 3.8 percent for the fourth quarter of 1997 to $54.38 from $52.41 a year ago. The increased REVPAR was due to a 6.7 percent increase in the average daily rate to $87.24 from $81.77; occupancy decreased slightly to 62.3 percent from 64.1 percent.
Net income for the 1997 fourth quarter was $1.4 million, or $0.14 per share, a 43 percent decrease from pro forma net income of $2.4 million, or $0.25 per share, for the same period in 1996. Net income for the 1997 fourth quarter included an extraordinary charge of $741,000, or $0.08 per share, for a loss related to the early extinguishment of debt.
Boykin Lodging Company is a multitenant real estate investment trust which focuses on the ownership of full-service, premium-branded commercial and resort hotels. The company currently owns 17 full-service commercial and resort hotels containing a total of 4,568 rooms located in California, Florida, Indiana, New York, North Carolina, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, and Ohio.

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BELL CONTINUES GOOD FORM Christchurch driver Eddie Bell continued to shine at the third round of the BNT V8s Championship at Teretonga Park in Invercargill last weekend. Bell, the winner of the opening round at Pukekohe in November, was on ...
BELL CONTINUES GOOD FORM
Christchurch driver Eddie Bell continued to shine at the third round of the BNT V8s Championship at Teretonga Park in Invercargill last weekend.
Bell, the winner of the opening round at Pukekohe in November, was on the pace from the beginning of proceedings at Teretonga. He comfortably made it through each segment of qualifying to stake his place in the top ten shootout where he recorded the fifth fastest lap, just .299 off pole position. The lap could have been even sharper as Eddie later revealed that he lost 2 or 3/10ths of a second at the final corner of the lap. However the Cantabrian was a happy man. "We've got a good car," he said as he looked forward to the three races ahead.
Bell and the Independent Fisheries/Hydraulink Falcon missed a gear off the start of the opening race on Sunday morning but nevertheless the former national Pro 7 and MINI Challenge champion still made a solid start to the round with a sixth place finish. Early on Sunday afternoon the second race got underway and again Eddie was running strongly in sixth place when the safety car was deployed. A great start at the resumption saw Bell gain a spot and he brought the car home in fifth position. Once clear of traffic after the restart Bell recorded the second fastest lap of the race.
Several drivers suffered misfortune in the final race, a reverse grid event, and unfortunately Bell in the Independent Fisheries/Hydraulink Falcon was one of them. Two cars got together in front of Bell and he was forced to take to the grass to avoid the incident. Unfortunately the evasive action filled the radiator with grass and the car began to overheat and Eddie was forced to pit. He rejoined the fray but he was not classified as a finisher as he did not cover 75% of the full race distance.
While the lack of points from the race was costly Bell still holds fourth place in the championship after the round, down one spot from his position entering the weekend.
The championship continues next weekend at Timaru International Motor Raceway next weekend.
Bell's campaign is supported by Independent Fisheries, Hydraulink, Valvoline, Mondiale, Rilees Signs, Lamb & Hayward, Hawkins Refrigeration, Avon City Ford, Millennium Hotels and Resorts, Arbi Monograms, PSP and Dinsdale Race Engineering.
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The much-discussed Great Resignation has forced a refocusing in the conversation surrounding the needs of hourly workers. Faced with labor shortages, many employers are reassessing how their workers are treated, from hourly wage increases to financial incentives like signing bonuses, down to the benefits offered to hourly employees.
For the most financially precarious, however, the Great Resignation isn’t within the realm of possibility. Of the more than 73 million hourly workers in the US, 28% are parents. The financial implications of leaving a job while providing for a family can keep essential workers trapped in less-than-ideal employment circumstances in order to keep food on the table.
A recent survey of 1,000 hourly workers conducted by Wakefield Research in collaboration with Even has uncovered some unsettling truths about the conditions facing hourly workers: financial stress, disconnects between worker needs and the benefits they’re offered, disparities in the benefits offered to different classes of workers, and more. The ramifications of these findings could be dire for employers looking to navigate the present labor shortage if they don’t act quickly; and that’s to say nothing of the worsening financial circumstances of essential workers—and specifically working parents—if urgent action isn’t taken.
How the Current Employment Landscape is Failing Essential Workers
The Covid-19 pandemic laid bare many of the longstanding issues facing hourly employment in the US. Many workers are caught in inflexible schedules for minimum wage pay and threadbare benefits; and when the pandemic hit, risk of exposure or simply a desire to shift career paths caused workers to walk out in droves.
Working mothers—both salaried and hourly—faced increased challenges during the pandemic. Closure of childcare facilities put added stress on mothers, 1.6 million of whom left the workforce, according to the Department of Labor. What’s more, 58% of working mothers felt that their mental health suffered as a result of the pandemic.
These starling labor statistics fail to grapple with how truly financially stressed essential workers are, and how current benefits packages fail to address those stresses.
According to the Wakefield survey, a startling 87% of respondents noted that they felt some level of financial stress, with one in five expressing that their stress level was significant. What’s more, 63% of workers are at least somewhat concerned about getting into or out of a debt cycle. Due to this financial stress, essential workers have taken to making inadvisable financial decisions just to make ends meet. Some of these decisions include overdrafting their accounts (31%) and borrowing money from friends and family to pay bills (36%). About one in five have taken extreme measures like maxing out their credit cards (23%), turning to a food bank for groceries (22%), or taking a payday loan (21%).
The survey also revealed a striking disparity in the benefits offered to ensure financial stability for hourly workers. For an hourly employee living paycheck to paycheck, the prospect of a 401k—traditionally thought of as the baseline benefit for salaried employees—seems remote at best. When a working mother is concerned about having immediate liquidity to put food on the table for her children, or gas in her car, or affording the growing cost of childcare—a figure that now averages $1,300 per month per child—the concept of savings seems unattainable. As a result, more than a quarter of hourly employees (26%) feel their offered benefits are better suited for salaried employees, and 50% of those with benefits at large U.S. companies say their current package doesn’t fit their financial needs.
This disconnect between worker needs and the benefits offered results in many benefits going unclaimed. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of hourly workers don’t take advantage of the financial benefits offered to them. What’s more, about one in four hourly workers with benefits packages say they don’t use all their benefits because they need to keep as much money in their paycheck as possible (25%) or their financial situation limits them from using their benefits (23%).
These numbers are even more severe for working parents. According to the survey, while 60% of non-parents don’t use all of their financial benefits, more than 70% of parents leave benefits unclaimed.
Adapting Benefits to the Needs of Hourly Workers
The truth is, hourly workers demand more from employers. The rise in gig economy jobs has transformed how essential workers see employment; work is now seen as something flexible and transparent. The latency associated with two-week pay periods and the rigid scheduling structure of many hourly jobs is unappealing to the current labor force.
For many hourly workers, and particularly for working parents, a lack of transparency, access, and consistency in wages makes financial freedom all but impossible. When one paycheck is $500 and the next is $900, it’s difficult to budget, especially when bills come in irregular cycles that may not align with pay periods. And that’s to say nothing of unexpected expenses. A medical emergency is disastrous for an hourly worker living paycheck to paycheck without a rainy-day fund set aside.
One key benefit employers can offer to help address workers’ immediate needs is earned wage access. By removing the barriers that keep employees from their wages, it affords workers a clearer picture of their financial outlook to budget and save. What’s more, this benefit should be covered by the employer at no cost to the employee. And workers agree: nearly three in four (73%) hourly employees say their company should offer and pay for benefits that allow them to access their paycheck early.
Schedule flexibility is also a key benefit employers can offer workers that would make a huge difference; especially for working parents. With many hourly employees struggling to find childcare or adequate transportation to and from their job, rigidity in scheduling can equate to lost hours of work, necessary income, and could even put their job in jeopardy.
By approaching the benefits offered to hourly employees with empathy and transparency, employers can make a real difference in the lives of their workers. Meeting employees where they are and removing the barriers that keep them from their earned wages can be a critical first step towards financial freedom and enable better savings habits that can have critical, long-term impact.
David Baga is the CEO of Even, a financial benefits platform.


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Located on a no-through road, this home is located in a remote pocket just 5 miles outside of Warrenton. The famous Inn at Little Washington is a half hour away, and Shenandoah National Park about a …
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Going to the archive is not always a conscious choice. As I write about the 2019 Graduate Symposium in Memory Studies (Friday 03/01/2019), I feel like a mediator between the notes in my notebook and my personal memory of the event. At times both forms of inscription work in tandem, but at other times they seem to be at odds with each other. Much beyond my own mediation, this year’s Symposium illustrated the potent research being conducted by Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies (HGMS) members and scholars who are dealing with memory studies from a plurality of angles.
In her assessment of Agata Tuszynska, Lizy Mostowski made a compelling analysis about how the Holocaust blurred the frontiers between the sacred and the profane, as evidenced by the destruction of cemeteries. Her Derridian reading of Tuszynska allowed Mostowski to thread the importance of dream in the novel as contingent to the architecture of the Death Drive. Sarah Chitwood examined Patrick Modiano’s novel Dora Bruder, and her careful analysis pushed us to consider how archives might be public institutions, but their contents are mediated by private entities. I attempted to show how the walls of two prisons, one in Argentina (Caseros) and the other in Ecuador (Ex-Penal García Moreno), narrate archival practices that have been destroyed by the State.
After archive fever, the following panel brought some fascinating engagement with the body and memory. Helen Makhdoumian focused on the spatial demarcations created through the movement of the body in Susan Power’s The Grass Dancer (1994). Naomi Taub examined, through multiple articles by James Baldwin and Tony Eprile, the intersection between whiteness and Jewishness. Dilara Caliskan brought an ethnographic lens to discuss how a trans woman was memorialized through her funeral. Connecting the weight of guilt, the destruction of the body, and brutal state violence, Estibalitz Ezkerra discussed Twist (2018), the novel by Harkaitz Cano that narrates the assassination of two ETA militants in the Basque Country.
In between panels, keynote speaker Nafissa Thompson-Spires read some excerpts from her award-winning book Heads of the Colored People (2018). Her wonderful short story “Belles Lettres” shows how memory can be mobilized in the context of epistolary exchanges between two African-American mothers who have sent their daughters to PWI (Primary White Institutions). Thompson-Spires pointed out that writing about memory can be ludic and painful at the same time, but accurate engagement with time allows the mixture of registers.
The members of the panel about the state and memory sought to place into dialogue strategies to memorialize through and beyond institutions. Jorge Rojas assessed the role of Colombian “Acción de Cultura Popular” during the armed conflict that has affected Colombia since the second half of the Twentieth century. ArCasia D. James-Galloway focused on the connection between race and gender in different school desegregation processes between 1968 and 1980. Daria Semenova focused on children’s literature produced by emigré Ukrainian writers, and the function of those texts in creating alternative narratives about national identity. Piercing into the pistons of commemoration and erasure at work in post-dictatorship Chile, Ethan Madarieta theorized how different performers have embodied memory as an aesthetic and political tool.
The Symposium concluded with a deep engagement between memory and borders. Megan Smith inquired into speculative fiction, and the role of fiction in the production of utopian and dystopian politics. Ragini Chakraborty analyzed Saadan Hasan Manto’s well-known short story “Toba Tek Singh” (1954), examining how mental health institutions are connected with the formation of political borders. Sana Saboowala presented her fascinating research about the intersection between memory and genetics. This year’s Symposium was a wonderful occasion for intellectual solidarity and collaboration. Can’t wait for next year’s presentations!
Melissa Bilal Presents Research on Armenian Lullabies, Print Culture, and Remembrance Practices to the UIUC Campus Community
By Helen Makhdoumian
As part of its commitment to hosting an annual Armenian Studies event, the Initiative in Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies (HGMS) welcomed Melissa Bilal this April. Professor Bilal received her PhD in Ethnomusicology from the University of Chicago and is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the American University of Armenia.
Professor Bilal visited with graduate students, undergraduates, and faculty from across campus. Each time that I assumed that we had exhausted her archive of information, I watched as Professor Bilal pointed us towards fascinating sources, raised thoughtful questions because she genuinely loves to learn from others, and taught with a vision that the exchange of knowledge and stories has repercussions beyond the classroom, the library, or the dinner table.
Indeed, Professor Bilal’s presentations generated thought-provoking discussions that will undoubtedly influence the research in comparative trauma and memory studies undertaken by HGMS students and faculty. Moreover, for us graduate students who hope to become professors, Professor Bilal provided a wonderful example of mentoring in academia. I trust that at whatever institutions we call home after we graduate, we will put into practice what we witnessed. That is, I cannot wait to see how we champion our own students’ intellectual curiosity and model community-building between novice and more-experienced scholars from different disciplines.
For the HGMS faculty lecture series, Professor Bilal gave a talk titled “Injuries of Reconciliation: Being an Armenian in Post-Genocide Turkey.” Professor Bilal articulated city-level microhistories of Armenian exile, the intertwined histories of dislocated peoples in this early 20th century period of population transfer in the Ottoman Empire and Turkey, and connections between Armenians’ experiences and those of Kurds and Alevis who also continue to face political violence in Turkey. She further called our attention to the affective and embodied elements of memory work and asserted that in narrating silenced histories, storytelling and music are powerful decolonizing modes of knowing constituted by feeling.
Graduate student members of the Future of Trauma and Memory Studies reading group and Professor Bilal then visited the Rare Book and Manuscript Library on campus. Curator Cate Coker pulled out a fantastic selection of Armenian language and Armenian history texts from the library’s collections, spanning the 16th through the 20th centuries. We looked at bilingual dictionaries, books on comparative linguistic studies, travel narratives, a translation of Lord Byron’s poems into Armenian, a book of sonnets penned by the English poet William Watson about England’s response to the Hamidian Massacres of Armenians from 1894 to 1896, a book of letters written by English humanitarian relief workers who witnessed those massacres, and issues of the Hairenik Weekly periodical from 1934.
The next day, Professor Bilal visited the Introduction to Poetry undergraduate-level course I taught this semester, which I had themed “Memories, Witnesses, Diasporas.” The course culminated in a class discussion on witnessing and bearing witness in our contemporary moment. In preparation, students read Professor Bilal’s recent journal article titled “Lullabies and the Memory of Pain: Armenian Women’s Remembrance of the Past in Turkey.” Students pursuing majors within and beyond the Liberal Arts and Sciences asked Professor Bilal questions regarding communal storytelling practices and history writing, the intergenerational transmission of traumatic cultural memory, and how remembrance practices, including telling narratives about painful pasts through lullabies, can inform the pursuit of justice for victims of mass violence.
In the evening, Professor Bilal gave a Center for Advanced Study/MillerComm lecture titled “Historians in Action: How and Why We Reclaim an Armenian Feminist Past.” Professor Bilal provided an overview of Feminism in Armenian: An Interpretive Anthology and Digital Archive, a book and digital humanities project that she is working on with Professor Lerna Ekmekçioğlu (MIT). The project recovers work by twelve Ottoman-born Armenian feminist activist writers. It aims to end the ever-present invisibility of activist women in Armenian historiography and collective memory.
These women’s writings offer a rich archive of intellectual discourse on social justice concerns. They also register the transatlantic migration of print culture in that these Armenian women writers referenced conversations on abolition and women’s rights movements. In her lecture, Professor Bilal focused on Yelbis Gesaratsian (1830-1913). Gesaratsian published seven issues of Կիթառ/Guitar (1862-1863), the first Armenian women’s journal which fought for women’s rights and the second women’s journal ever published in the Ottoman Empire. Unfortunately, the journal was silenced and Gesaratsian’s overall intellectual contributions were overlooked during her lifetime. However, Professor Bilal and Ekmekçioğlu’s critical return to these twelve women authors’ works is paving the way for research on Armenian feminist movements past and present as well as for comparative historiographies.
We are grateful for all the programs which made Professor Bilal’s visit possible: Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies; Program in Jewish Culture & Society; April 24 Fund; Center for Global Studies; Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; Department of Gender and Women's Studies; Department of History; Department of Political Science; Department of Sociology; European Union Center; Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities; Program in Women and Gender in Global Perspectives; Russian, East European, Eurasian Center, School of Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics; Spurlock Museum.
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Helen Makhdoumian is pursuing her PhD through English and HGMS. She has spearheaded many of HGMS’s events and served as a co-organizer of the Future of Trauma and Memory Studies, an interdisciplinary Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH) reading group, as well as a co-organizer of the HGMS graduate student conference. Her dissertation brings together but also carries forward two research frameworks in contemporary cultural memory studies—the migration of memory as well as migration and memory—by staging a conversation between diasporic Armenian, Palestinian, and American Indian literatures
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Arboretum Park is located adjacent to the Senior Citizens Center in downtown Eagle. An arboretum, by definition, is a place where many kinds of trees or shrubs are grown for study or display. The Eagle Arboretum displays various plantings including 37 varieties of trees, native plants, and a variety of roses, ground covers and perennials. Plants and trees are identified by name stakes, which contain the scientific name, common name and family. The public is welcome to take a leisurely stroll through the Arboretum and take advantage of the picnic tables and benches.
The Ada/Eagle Sports Complex is located on Old Horseshoe Bend Road just north of its intersection with Floating Feather Road. It features a 12,500 square foot skateboard park, basketball hoops, picnic area, and restrooms. The Skate Park was a joint effort by the City of Eagle and Ada County and is the first phase of an 85-acre park development. Other additions include bike trails and a BMX course. Ada/Eagle Sports Complex Trails Map.
Friendship Park features a lighted tennis court/sport court facility. A covered picnic shelter with tables and barbecues is available. This park features playground equipment for older children in addition to an arch climber area. Porta-potties are available in the park from May through September.
Heritage Park features a Gazebo and a ground level water feature that is a hit with children in the summertime. The Gazebo is available for public use and features entertainment events during the summer evenings. Also featured in this Park are monogrammed brick pavers. To facilitate your enjoyment of Downtown Eagle, a convenient parking lot is located adjacent to Heritage park. Park your car and take a walking tour of Downtown Eagle and enjoy the variety of shops and restaurants available for your enjoyment.
Orval Krasen Park is a family park with open areas and features a covered picnic shelter and restroom facilities. Tables, benches and barbeques are available. This park features playground equipment for younger children in addition to a swing area and dome climber.
Construction on Reid W. Merrill, Sr. Community Park was completed in March of 2003. The park features include an open playing field, picnic areas, wetland/riparian areas, an observation shelter (gazebo), pond area, foot paths, children's play area (including an interactive water feature), volleyball and basketball courts. The picnic shelter may be reserved.
This beautiful park has amenities which include playground equipment, an interactive water feature, permanent restrooms and two picnic shelters, as well as a large playing field and little league facilities.
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Bridge building gets serious with arrival of massive machine
A massive bridge building machine is being assembled in Widnes, marking another key development for the Mersey Gateway Project.
The specialist construction equipment, known as a self-launching movable scaffolding system (MSS), is being put together at Merseylink’s Catalyst site.
It will be used to build the elevated road viaducts over the salt marshes on both sides of the Mersey Estuary.
Resembling a giant Meccano set, the MSS has filled 90 shipping containers and will take between three and four months to construct.
When fully assembled, it will measure 157m long – the length of around one and a half football pitches – 8m high and 22m at its widest point. And at 1500 tonnes, the steel structure will weigh the equivalent of 124 double decker buses.
The MSS will begin to operate in early autumn. It will act as a giant concrete mould for the roadway or ‘deck’ of the approach viaducts, which will be constructed in spans approximately 70m in length and over 18m wide.
The bright orange machine will be locked onto the bridge piers and concrete will be poured into the mould to cast a deck span. The equipment will then move along to cast the next span.
This process will be repeated until all eleven bridge piers on the north side have been connected, at which point it will be dismantled and transported to Runcorn. We will then begin work on the nine piers of the southern approach to the new bridge.
It will take a few weeks to construct each bridge span. Around 23,000 cubic metres of concrete will be used to build the 19 spans, enough to fill nine Olympic sized swimming pools.
Merseylink engineers worked with Norwegian company NRS to design the MSS. It took six months to refine the design and a further five months for the machine to be manufactured in China before being shipped to the UK.
Portuguese subcontractor ConstruGomes, which specialises in the operation of these machines worldwide, will operate the MSS on site.
Richard Walker, Project Director of Merseylink, said: “The MSS was designed specifically for the Mersey Gateway Project. Only a handful of companies in the world have the specialist skills to be able to design, manufacture, and operate construction equipment of this size and scale. Using international expertise of this calibre has enabled us to create a unique piece of equipment that is vital to the bridge building process.”
Rob Polhill, Leader of Halton Borough Council and Chair of the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board, said: “This is an exciting time for Halton. We are another step closer to getting our new bridge and all of the economic, social and environmental benefits that it will bring. This new machine is going to be quite a spectacle in the estuary. Once it starts to operate we’ll be able to follow the bridge construction as it happens week by week through the live view camera on the Mersey Gateway website, which will really bring the project to life.”


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Ukraine is the princess of Eastern Europe, mysterious and inviting yet vastly misunderstood. She pulls you in with energy and beauty, encourages you to look beyond the initial impression, and then leaves you at an al fresco cafe down a cobbled side street. A dazzling trilogy of the eclectic cities of Kyiv, Lviv, and Odessa will dominate your photographs.
City view of the historical city center in Lviv.
Ukraine is a destination where bright colors carpet spring landscapes and exuberance fills the streets; where cafe-lined alleyways lead to gold-laden churches and fairytale buildings cling to the mountaintops. Culture thrives in this eastern piece of Europe, much of it proudly distinct from Russia and the Soviet era. Cityscapes provide a window onto the old and new, far-flung landscapes roll past the train windows, and a stylish new generation stays true to the traditions of old. Welcome to one of Europe’s most misunderstood and beguiling nations.
The cities dazzle. First Kyiv, a city of historical wonder and revolutionary hope, a capital with seemingly boundless energy. The domes of famous Orthodox cathedrals are merely the starting point as grand lanes take you on a journey through the past and present. Then Lviv, undisputed cultural hub, where you watch the world pass by from mazy old town lanes. Odessa is the final part of Ukraine’s iconic trilogy, waiting with its facade of faded imperialism, a city of decorous architecture that’s only made more evocative by the passing of time.
In less than three decades of existence, Ukraine has already battled through two revolutions and Russian invasion. The Crimean Peninsula was one of the country’s premier hotspots, with surreal mountain architecture and long beaches along the Black Sea. Unfortunately, this region annexed by Russia is now off bounds, as are the Donetsk and Lugansk regions that make up Eastern Ukraine. Both the U.S. State Department and U.K. Foreign Office advise against all travel to these regions (as of 2018).
Khreshchatyk Street, Independence Square Monument of Independence.
As such, tourism remains focused on the triad of electric cityscapes, with each offering its own feeling and atmosphere. But like all good travel, the journey is always memorable. In Ukraine the distances are long and the landscapes wild. Ukraine is the largest country in Europe after all (excluding Russia which straddles two continents). Trains provide a window onto this world, and a chance to sit back and roll across mountains and pastures. From Odessa to Kiev the Dnieper River delivers another dreamy window, with luxury cruises taking you along a web of waterways.
The people are proud, as is usually the case in a new nation. Many conflate Ukraine with neighboring Russia, so the locals are quick to instill a truer impression, sometimes over a bowl of borshch (soup) and good vodka. Even when you are exploring historical Russian monuments, particularly those in Odessa, there is a sense of how they are Ukrainian rather than Russian. And even though the country’s attractions are photogenic, you will be leaving with profound memories of the atmosphere more than anything else.
Kyiv and Central Ukraine
Pink skies light up Kyiv at sunset.
Cityscapes collide in Ukraine’s enigmatic capital. There is past glory seen in the cathedrals and churches, explored on imperial lanes that scream of grandeur. Soviet-era blocks fill suburbs, many of them given a fresh coat of colorful paint. You will really need three nights to get a sense of it all not just the attractions but also the time spent on regal squares and contemporary cafe terraces. Kyiv may not have Lviv’s cute charm, but its streets are easy on the eye and filled with beauty. It all adds up to a capital city that is becoming one of Europe’s surprise hits.
Sacral paintings cover the inside of Vladimir’s Cathedral, frescoes and mosaics contrast the striking green and white exterior of Saint Sophia Cathedral. Baroque churches and neoclassical designs meet you on the same street, while the wealth of history continues at palaces and parks. There are golden gates, the unmissable motherland statue, and all the people watching you can imagine on Khreshchatyk Street, a pedestrianized area that comes alive with street performers during the weekends.
Beyond Kyiv, you can make day trips to Chernoble and its new museum, along with the Pryohiv open-air museum. The capital is also a starting point for river cruises, and you will see soothing open landscapes when traveling into the city by rail or river.
Lviv and Western Ukraine
Dominican Cathedral, Lviv, Ukraine.
Ukraine’s undisputed gem, Lviv is a bewitching city in the far west of the country. Countless empires and occupiers brought their style here, leaving behind a treasure chest of architecture, which was not affected by either world war. Now a World Heritage Site, Lviv is a timeless journey into old Central Europe. The architecture enchants; however, it is the ambience that makes the experience.
Cafes are part of the culture, and they fill the old part of town, places to watch the world pass by over a very continental style of coffee. Strolling around is part of the fun, with statues on corners and alcoves revealing city secrets. The whole of Western Ukraine is more aligned towards Western Europe than it is Ukraine, and you will witness this everywhere you travel in the region. It is indeed far from any preconceptions of Russia. Travel beyond the city and Kamianets Podilskyi is one more example of a Western leaning medieval past. National parks and Carpathian mountains are also found here, possible to visit on day trips from Lviv.
Odessa and the Black Sea Coast
An ancient Akkerman fortress at Belgorod Dnestrovsky, Odessa.
Black Sea waves lap gently against golden beaches. Faded 18th-century architecture harks back to a time of tzars. Cossack traditions remain alongside those of Crimean Tatars. Founded by Catherine the Great and packed with majestic architecture, Odessa is Ukraine’s grand city on the coast, a little rough around the edges but always a lot of fun. While the imposing boulevards have not been kept in premium condition, this does add to the local charm. You can tell you are walking the lanes of history and can appreciate the age of all the imperial sights. Crimea remains off bounds, however, Odessa helps provide a glimpse of life and culture from the annexed peninsula.
Take a walk to a 19th-century palace, explore museums of Russian classical art, and then disappear beneath the ground. Grottoes are packed with priceless art pieces while the catacombs once housed the Romanian army as well as smugglers and thieves. The superb Museum of Archaeology gives a good understanding of the Black Sea region while the beaches become lively places in the summer. There is energy to Odessa, and even though the facade is faded, there is plenty of local vibrancy to keep you entertained. Unfortunately, given developments in Crimea Odessa is the only one of Ukraine’s Black Sea destination that can be visited, so it is rare that a stop ventures beyond the city.
Visit the Carpathian Mountains for stunning greenery.
Rising along the border with Poland and Romania, the Carpathians feel like Europe’s wild west, except they are more a frontier to the east. Stone shepherd houses stand in green meadows, rivers twist through thick forests, snow clings to rolling peaks, and there is a postcard view at every turn. For outdoor adventures will enjoy hiking and cycling trails leading you to a series of spectacular caves. Rafting is possible on the Prut River, a languid journey that can be complemented by one of the old narrow-gauge diesel trains that still ply the mountains.
A Train Across Ukraine
Train through the Carpathian mountains.
One of the good Soviet-era legacies is the railway system, a network of lines that connect towns and cities. The trains cover great distances, trundling across fields of purple blossom and rolling mountain escarpments. They are not fast but there is a sense of faded grandeur as you take a first-class sleeper compartment to Kyiv or roll into Odessa after a meal in the restaurant car. Far more relaxing than driving, a Ukrainian train provides a window onto the vast landscapes of Europe’s largest country. Especially when days in the city are packed with attractions and experiences, trains provide a time to sit back and melt away. You might consider entering Ukraine on a train journey from other parts of Eastern Europe, with direct services into Kyiv from other eastern capitals such as Warsaw and Budapest.
Dnieper River Cruises
Dnieper River cruise, Ukraine.
The Dnieper is a snake of a river, with long meandering bends and the general impression of calm. It twists south from Kyiv towards the Black Sea, terminating next to another of Eastern Europe’s great cities, Bucharest. As befitting the river, cruise itineraries are tranquil, with daily excursions to accompany the journey. It is typically four days of luxury cruising to Odessa, plus another three through the Danube Delta into Romania. Add in time to discover Kyiv, and you have a serene 12-day vacation, mixing city with rural landscapes. As the river turns southwards, you stop to explore folk traditions and Cossack history, a horse show evoking how the people once ruled this vast, untamed land. Then it is onwards through Odessa and the suggestive landscapes of the Delta completing a unique way to experience Ukraine.
So many stories emanate from the decaying nuclear power station at Chernobyl. They speak of tragedy yes, but also of bravery and heroism, telling the tales of people who saved lives and prevented even greater devastation. Visited on day trips from Kiev, and only accessible to people on a guided tour, the nuclear site also preaches messages of hope. You will come to understand what happened and why, as well as discover personal narratives that make Chernobyl all the more real. Strangely, there is now something beautiful about the disused power plant, unadorned as it decays above a decaying landscape.
Pryohiv Open-Air Museum
Windmills turn, and wooden churches stand proudly on the fields south of Kyiv. They form a vast open-air museum that recreates the history from Ukraine’s different regions. The churches and windmills are real, some of the hundreds of buildings that have been moved to Pryohiv piece by piece. Inside various museum buildings, you discover carpets, ceramics, textiles, and glassware, amongst more artisanal items from yesteryear. Summer and fall is a great time to visit, as blacksmiths and weavers are amongst the craftsmen turning Pryohiv into a hive of activity. This is also the place to be on any regional or folk holiday, with theatrical performances and sometimes-raucous open-air celebrations. Most people do not have the opportunity to explore widely in this vast country; a day in Pryohiv provides an excellent overview of an eclectic land.
The most popular time to visit Ukraine is spring and fall.
The widely considered best time to be in Ukraine is during spring or fall. The country has a wonderful bloom, blossoms carpeting the trees, so much energy as the days grow longer and people return to the outdoors. Fall has different colors, admired on journeys across the country. May, June, and September are arguably the very best months with good weather, long days and the chance to experience a local festival.
July and August are hot, with the Black Sea Coast sweltering beneath the sun. These are busy months for Russian and Ukrainian tourists, with the beaches becoming extremely crowded. Travel can be arduous in these months, especially if you are covering vast distances and trying to connect more remote destinations.
Ukraine Bukovel ski resort.
Visit Ukraine, and there are two sides to tourism. The developed infrastructure and accommodation in the city, then the faded Communist-era tourism elsewhere in the country. Outside the major cities, much of the accommodation remains state-run, and it is very little in the luxury bracket. It is an entirely different picture in Kyiv, Lviv, and Odessa. Think imperial hotels of faded grandeur, slick business hotels for the 21st century, and always a large degree of choice over where you stay.
The grandeur has been updated, so those chandelier-dominated restaurant rooms are complemented with contemporary bathrooms and facilities. While it looks an ode to imperial history from the outside, it is something more in keeping with modern Ukraine on the inside. Many of these hotels are on a relatively large scale and cater well for families. The same can be argued for smaller boutique hotels that are cropping up across the country, particularly in the redeveloped areas of Kyiv and Lviv. There has also been a surge in contemporary business hotels, and while the clean lines may attract some, they are not quite as charming, certainly not when traveling with children.
Be aware that Ukrainian star grading isn’t as robust as elsewhere in Europe, so a five-star hotel in Lviv may not be considered a five-star establishment in Paris. While it’s certainly possible to travel and stay outside the trilogy of cities, you’ll need to reduce your expectations when it comes to accommodation.
Colored houses in Kiev, Ukraine.
Always check your national government’s travel advice before planning a trip to Ukraine. Political instabilities are affecting travel in specific regions, particularly on the Crimean Peninsula and in Eastern Ukraine. Check the US State Department’s travel advice for Ukraine before departing on your vacation.
Ukraine is not part of the European Union or the Schengen travel area. Citizens of the U.K., Canada, and all EU nations can travel visa-free for 90 days in Ukraine. Your passport must be valid for six months beyond your date of departure, and you must present proof of onward or return travel. Carry a print out of your flight tickets to confirm this. Note that some nationalities, such as Australian and New Zealand require a visa on arrival for travel for up to 15 days. Certain documents are required for this.
Sofiyivsky Park , Uman, Ukraine.
Ukraine is safe and welcoming. The places you are likely to visit are nothing like the media narrative that has been presented in recent years. Although parts of Ukraine are under foreign occupation and there has been war in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea, visits to elsewhere in the country are almost always hassle-free. Both the nation and its people are keen to present a different image, one that is true to regional traditions and a rich future.
Traveling with a guide helps overcome any communication barrier at hospitals and clinics. The quality of medical facilities exceeds what most visitors expect, finding an English-speaking doctor is relatively easy. As with elsewhere in Europe, facilities are less advanced when you leave the cities.
While the country has a reputation for organized crime, will not be targeted unless you have a covert plan to start opening casinos. In general, the Ukrainian cities are as safe as their Western European counterparts, usual precautions still apply, but you should not feel worried on the streets, even after dark. Although the police appear rough and tough, they do not target foreigners for bribes, as is often the case in Moscow. Just make sure you carry your passport with you at all times as this is a legal requirement.
Traditional clothes, Lviv, Ukraine.
The Ukrainians are remarkably open people. They have gone through a lot in the last three decades, so it is doubtful that you will cause offense, other than perhaps getting too deep into a political conversation – this can occur because it is an interesting topic and Ukrainians will speak passionately about local and international politics. While the churches are a symbol of their Orthodox Christianity, religion is mostly something for private conversation rather than public. You will be expected to dress modestly when visiting churches and cathedrals.
Slavic folk traditions continue to be celebrated across the country, most visibly during festivals that take place during summer and fall. Strange guitars and surreal chanting are one manifestation, with ornate weaving and handicrafts another. The Cossacks are another ethnic group holding a certain mystery, their impressive horsemanship part of the show when you visit the plains towards the south of the country.
Food and Drink
Traditional Ukrainian foods.
Spend just a week in Ukraine and you will need to loosen the belt a little. The people like to eat and they love big portions, which become even bigger when hosted by a Ukrainian. The food is heavy, thick chunks of meat – mostly pork – along with potatoes and whatever are in season. Mains are often preceded by a bowl of bubbling borsch, the ubiquitous symbol of Ukrainian cuisine, and accompanied by thick slabs of heavy bread. The country is somewhat of a breadbasket for feeding Europe and produces an enormous amount of wheat, which ends up adorning every dining table you ever sit at.
Outside the main cities, there is only one kind of restaurant, a simple affair serving up filling but mostly mundane local dishes. The major cities have always had upmarket restaurants, which served foreign businesspeople and high-ranking government officials during the communist era. These remain in operation, but the highlight of Ukrainian dining is the upsurge in contemporary restaurants, like those found in breweries, themed around the revolution, or specializing in bringing regional dishes into one kitchen.
There is truth to the stereotype that Ukrainians like to drink. Frothy local beers and high-quality vodka are most common on the menu, drunk by some people from breakfast time onwards. However, while a proportion of locals drink a lot, public drunkenness is heavily frowned upon. It is a sign of bad taste to be stumbling around in a country where the ability to carry your drink can be revered. Do not get too carried away when you get the inevitable invitation to share drinks with the locals.
Traditional music in Ukraine.
Although Ukrainian is not an easy language to learn, you should be able to grasp a few basics from your guide. Travel near any border, and you will hear another language, such as Romanian, Polish or Hungarian. Older generations widely speak Russian, however, since 1991 there has been a push to teach English. If you know how to speak Russian it is best not to use it; the political situation means most people will refuse to communicate with you.
In the cities, many young people can speak English and can hold a conversation. Having a guide is always helpful for translation purposes as the Ukrainian people are usually very keen to talk with you. Like all the written language, signs are in Cyrillic. This can be a challenge in restaurants, and when taking public transport, so it is worth familiarizing yourself with the alphabet.
The currency in Ukraine is the Ukrainian hryvnia.
ATMs are widespread across Central and Western Ukraine. Banks swiftly adopted both Visa and Mastercard although it is more difficult to use American Express to withdraw currency. Chip and pin card payments are commonplace in high-end establishments. Such services are less reliable in the south and east of the country, including around the Black Sea Coast. U.S. dollars and euros can be exchanged easily and can sometimes be used instead of Ukrainian hryvnia.
Tipping is not part of culture although it is now commonplace in tourist-focused establishments, especially city restaurants with English menus. Check the bill as restaurants like this may already include a 10% or 15% service charge.
Picturesque mountain landscapes are found throughout Ukraine.
Ukraine is a delightful place to travel, and its challenges are quickly negated on a handcrafted tour. Getting around and getting to know the country is easy when you are in the hands of the experts. Zicasso connects you with the best Ukrainian tour operators. Their intimate knowledge creates an inimitable experience.

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Only 70 of the majestic animals survive in the wild in the Far East of Russia and China and the fight to rebuild their numbers has been painstaking.
Since their birth nearly two months ago every minute of their lives, including their birth, has been captured on film, with CCTV cameras. They are unlikely to be seen in public for a few weeks and will be vaccinated later this week. Continue reading »
The CNBC bubble headed bimbos and brainless stock touting twits will be in ecstasy today as the ever predictable rebound is under way. The market will soar by over 500 points at the opening as the excuse of the day is China’s desperate interest rate cut to try and stem their downward spiraling economy and markets. The Wall Street captured boob tube brigade will tell their almost non-existent viewership that all is well. The terrifying plunge is in the past. The economy is great. Housing is strong. Stocks are now a bargain. It’s the best time to buy.
Now for some factoids. Six of the ten largest point gains in the history of the stock market occurred between September 2008 and March 2009. That’s right.
During one of the greatest market collapses in history, the market soared by 5% to 11% in one day, six times. Here are the data points: Continue reading »
Brazil’s flagging economy, which is mired in stagflation and remains a slave both to China and to what looks like intractable political turmoil, has destroyed nearly 550,000 jobs YTD. As Barclays notes, ” [the July] print is compatible with 140,939 job eliminations, pretty close to the historical low of -154,355 in June.”
In more ways than one (or two, or three) Brazil is the poster child for the global emerging market unwind that, thanks to China’s yuan devaluation, has accelerated dramatically over the course of the last week.
To be sure, the combination of slowing demand from China, the (now lower) possibility of a Fed rate hike, and, perhaps most importantly, theContinue reading »
Following yesterday’s bloodbath (and the continued carnage around the world), AsiaPac stocks are lower with Japan unable to mount any sustained bounce despite every effort to lift JPY. The propaganda-fest is in full swing as Amari claims JPY is safe-haven asset and Aso denies any coordinated G7 response is being planned (which means they are all feverishly trying to figure out how to ‘save’ the world again from a 4-day stock drop). China is ugly with stocks down hard in the pre-open (CSI-300 -4.3%) as offshore Yuan depo rates spike to 22.9% – a record high – as liquidity outflows must be accelerating (as PBOC adds another CBNY150bn liquidity). China devalues Yuan 0.2% – most in 11 days.
*CHINA SHANGHAI COMPOSITE SET TO OPEN DOWN 6.4% TO 3,004.13
*CHINA’S CSI 300 INDEX SET TO OPEN DOWN 6.3% TO 3,070.01
This is the 5th day of crashing Chinese stocks in a row…
At a certain point, we suppose Joe Biden took a look at the state of the 2016 race for The White House and thought: “why not me?“
Reports now suggest that the Vice President may be considering a run for the Democratic nomination after a meeting in Washington with Elizabeth Warren seemed to indicate that Biden was seriously considering declaring his candidacy.
A profound and significant change has just occurred in the Levant – the Russian army has begun to engage against terrorism in Syria. Although Russia has been absent from the international scene since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and although it is moving with care, it has just created a Russo-Syrian Commission, has begun supplying weapons, sharing intelligence, and sending advisors. All of this is more or less coordinated with the White House.
Originally from Tatarstan, General Valéri Guérassimov, head of the armed forces of the Federation of Russia and deputy vice-Minister of Defence, is very familiar with Islam. Besides this, he cracked down on crimes committed by Russian soldiers in Chechnya, and victoriously fought the jihadists of the Islamic Emirate in Itchkeria.
After having negotiated a regional alliance against the Islamic Emirate which implied Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey, Russia suddenly had to abandon its strategy after the Turkish turn-around. Ankara has in fact decided to break off its ties with Moscow, and has cancelled, without genuine motive, the contract for the gas pipe-line Turkish Stream, created, in partenership with Ukraine, an international Islamic Brigade intended to destabilise Crimea . It has also come to the help of the Islamic Emirate in their fight against the Kurds of the PKK and the YPG. Continue reading »
Famed investor and author of the Gloom, Doom, Boom Report, Marc Faber, returns to the podcast this week to discuss the slowdown in the global economy, signs of which he claims are multiplying fast all around the world.
He predicts the next year is going to be an especially bruising one for investors, and recommends a combination of diversification and defense for those with financial capital to protect:
I do not believe that the global economy is healing. I believe that the global economy is heading into a slump once again.Continue reading »
Fasten your seat belts, this ride is getting interesting. Last week the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 1,000 points, notching its worst weekly performance in four years. The sell-off took the Dow Jones down more than 10% from its peak valuations, thereby constituting the first official correction in four years. One third of all S&P 500 companies are already in bear market territory, having declined more than 20% from their peaks. Scarier still, the selling intensified as the week drew to a close, with the Dow losing 530 points on Friday, after falling 350 points on Thursday. The new week is even worse, with the Dow dropping almost 1,100 points near the open today before cutting its losses significantly. However, no one should expect that this selling is over. The correction may soon morph into a full-fledged bear market if the Fed makes good on its supposed intentions to raise interest rates this year. Have no illusions, while most market observers are quick to blame the sell-off on China, this market was given life by the Fed, and the Fed is the only force that will keep it alive.
The Dow has now blown through the lows from October 2014, when fears over life without quantitative easing and zero percent interest rates had caused the markets to pull back about 5%. Back then when market fear began spreading, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard publically issued a few choice words which reassured the markets that the Fed stood ready to reignite the QE engines if the economy really needed a fresh dose of stimulus. By the end of the year the Dow had rallied 10%.Continue reading »
Back in July, after a dramatic unwind in the half dozen or so backdoor margin lending channels that had helped drive Chinese stocks to nosebleed levels triggered a terrifying 30% decline (vaporizing billions in paper profits in the process), the Politburo predictably stepped in to rescue the market.
However, when it started to become clear that a succession of declarations, directives, policy rate cuts, and even threats weren’t going to be enough to alleviate the pressure on equities, Beijing looked to take back the narrative by banning the use of certain undesirable phrases.
In a just released letter to clients, the head of the world’s largest hedge fund delivers one of his usual sermons about the economy as a perpetual motion machine, affected by central banks, and where interest rates are supposed to boost asset returns by being below “the rates of return of longer-term assets.”
None of that is terribly exciting and it is in fitting with what Bridgewater has said for a long time (incidentally, it is curious that just over the weekend, the FT released a piece in which a “US asset manager warns over risk parity” which is what Bridgewater’s bread and butter is all about). Continue reading »
“I thought you might like the temperature fraud that had been uncovered by the Capital Weather Gang in Washington DC at Reagan by NOAA since 2014,” says reader Kingbum.
“Sensors been found to be giving at least a 1.7F warming bias….This time NOAA was caught with its pants down and by their response its obvious this is all politically driven.”
“When confronted with an obviously broken weather station that was reading way too hot, they replaced the faulty sensor — but refused to adjust the bad readings it had already taken,” says this exposé by Patrick Michaels.
“When dealing with “the pause” in global surface temperatures that is in its 19th year,” says Michaels, “the agency threw away satellite-sensed sea-surface temperatures, substituting questionable data that showed no pause.”
Hookernomices: In less than 10 years, the Federal Reserve Has Driven Millions of American Women into Prostitution
Mainstreaming Prostitution: Beginning last year, the Bank of England included prostitution in GDP measurements. According to the Office of National Statistics, prostitution generated $9B a year, adding 0.7% to the UK GDP. They aren’t alone: Sweden, Norway and a few other European countries already include it. And if you can measure it, you can tax it. And legalization is necessary for measurement.
Prostitution is legal in most of the developed world. In fact, of the G20 countries, prostitution is illegal in just 5: China, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and, of course, the United States.
As World Water Week kicks off in Stockholm with a theme of ‘Water for Development’, the drought being deliberately inflicted on Palestinians is firmly on the agenda, writes Laith Shakir. While Israelis water their lawns, irrigate crops and swim in Olympic-sized pools, Palestinian communities a few kilometers away are literally dying of thirst.
California is in the midst of one of the worst droughts in the state’s history, prompting Governor Jerry Brown to declare a water “state of emergency.”Continue reading »


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Along with offering great plants, Cowiche Creek grows and markets big, beautiful blueberries. These are grown organically on our farm in the Naches Heights area. Our soil and sunshine on the eastern side of the Cascades produces a rich, deep flavored blueberry packed with antioxidants. We grow five different varieties that harvest at different times throughout the summer. This allows you to purchase fresh, local berries all summer long.


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Sea Chase ★★½ 1955
An odd postwar sea adventure, wherein a renegade German freighter captain is pursued by British and German navies as he leaves Australia at the outbreak of WWII. A Prussian Wayne rivaled only by his infamous Genghis Khan in “The Conqueror” for strange character selection. Turner is on board as Wayne's girlfriend. 117m/C VHS, DVD . John Wayne, Lana Turner, Tab Hunter, James Arness, Lyle Bettger, David Farrar, Richard (Dick) Davalos, Claude Akins, John Qualen; D: John Farrow; C: William Clothier.

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The Swedish government classifies the coronavirus as an illness that is dangerous to society
According to the Public Health Agency of Sweden ("Folkhälsomyndigheten"), classifying the new coronavirus as being dangerous to the public and society reinforces contingency measures. Legislation needs to be in place if Sweden were to see the new virus spreading in society. The risk of spreading is currently considered to be very low. This ordinance means that there are now possibilities to take measures such as quarantining and isolating contagious or ill people who are at risk of spreading the coronavirus.

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Get started on your Christmas baking with delicious chocolatey and peanutty Eat More Truffles.
In a large bowl, stir together quick oats and chopped peanuts. Set aside.
In a medium-sized pot, over medium high heat, combine peanut butter and corn syrup. Bring to a low boil, stirring occasionally. Once boiling, remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips until melted. Pour chocolate mixture over the oat and peanut mixture. Stir well. Let mixture rest for several hours or until cooled.
Using a small 1-ounce ice cream or cookie scoop, measure out equal amounts of chocolate mixture and roll into balls. Roll each ball in cocoa powder individually, or place all balls and cocoa powder in a plastic bag and shake until coated.
Nancy is the Coupon Clipping Cook, which means she not only has an astounding number of recipes to share with us (her TK recipe box is busting at the seams!) but she's also got loads of money-saving tips in her blog (she worked at a grocery store for a number of years, so she knows her stuff). She has some pretty amazing creations, like Roasted Garlic Potato Soup and Nutty Coconut Chicken. Go check them out!
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“Born to Die” is the first track off of the same-titled 2012 album from dark pop princess Lana Del Rey. The track set the tone and standard of Del Rey’s career, with the track becoming the singer’s signature song.
The song was written by Del Rey and tells the story of an unstable and abusive relationship that she feels unable to leave. “Oh, my heart it breaks every step that I take / But I’m hoping at the gates, they’ll tell me that you’re mine”, as well as the chorus consisting of Del Rey telling her abusive lover that they were “born to die”, meaning that their relationship was never fit to last. She also begs her lover to not make her sad or cry, but to “keep making me laugh – let’s go get high”, which could allude to the couple using drugs as a method of distraction from the real problems of the relationship. Musically, the track has incredible string arrangements that make the track feel overly dramatic and cinematic in some form, along with Del Rey’s haunting vocals – the track grabs anyone and everyone by the heartstrings.
The music video was based on a concept created by Del Rey herself, and was directed by Yoann Lemoine, who ended up working with Del Rey for her other music videos such as “Blue Jeans”. Bradley Soileau plays Del Rey’s lover (and also ended up continuing this role in her “Blue Jeans” music video”) . Soileau opened up to MTV about the meaning and theme of the video: “..the back story. I’m her boyfriend. It’s basically like, the boyfriend, you can see the two sides of the relationship where I’m kissing her, then pointing a gun at her head. That’s what it is. It’s a relationship that is so terrible but neither of them want to leave. That’s why when she is in the car, and she wipes the glass, she’s looking mad sad, distant, thoughtful. But I’m still trying to get her attention. That’s kinda the story for it.” The video does showcase an abusive relationship, and ends with Del Rey dying in a car accident with Soileau behind the wheel, potentially symbolising that Soileau’s abusive love will be the death of her is she does not leave him. The music video won an award at the UK music video awards, and has almost 400 million views on YouTube with almost 2 million likes.
Release Date: 14h December 2011
Songwriter/s: Lana Del Rey & Justin Parker
Producer/s: Justin Parker & Emile Haynie
Label/s: Stranger / Interscope / Polydor
Music Video Release Date: 14th December 2011
Music Video Director: Yoann Lemoine
Chart Rankings, Certifications & Awards: The track went Gold in Germany, Denmark, Canada and Australia. It also received Silver certification in the UK and Platinum in Italy. It reached the 2012 top charts in Australia, Iceland, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Israel, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the US. It won the award for the “Best Pop Video – International” at the 2012 UK Music Video Awards.


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A mismatch made in ICC
Eight mismatches before you reach the first game with the semblance of a competitive whiff does not do cricket any good, writes Ian Chappell.
THE ICC Champions Trophy indeed; this is a great misnomer that has been perpetrated on the public. Not only did the fans have to sit through eight matches that were no more competitive than me running a lap with Hicham El Guerrouj but the eventual winners will carry home the trophy without having tested themselves against at least four of the Test playing nations.
If Clayton's is the drink you have when you're off the booze, the early stages of this tournament has been one you watch when you don't want to partake of any real cricket.
Eight mismatches before you reach the first game with the semblance of a competitive whiff does not do cricket any good.
As former Indian leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan dryly observed; "Suddenly every international match is being played for practice.”
And if I hear once more that the thrashing Australia administered to the USA will help the American players learn about cricket at the top level I'll explode.
If I believed that the American players actually learned something (and I don't) I would have to ask the question; "Then, when are they going to put this newly acquired knowledge into practice?"

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Australia loses Foreign Minister in latest govt reshuffle
There's been further fallout from last week's torrid struggle for leadership of Australia's main governing party. Julie Bishop, who unsuccessfully sought the top job when Malcolm Turnbull stepped down, has resigned as foreign minister after five years in the job. The new Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison has named his cabinet... and has picked the former defence minister, Marise Payne to replace her. Susie Ferguson talks political editor of The Conversation, Michelle Grattan.


Here is a interesting article! Living in South Florida, I am all too familiar with the cost of housing. But, how we do public housing has been the issue. Maybe we have learned from our past mistake.
The Case for Public Housing
The market can’t solve the nation’s affordable housing crisis. The gap between costs and incomes is just too large.
By Matthew Gordon Lasner
MAY 6, 2016
Across the United States, from the Rio Grande to northern New England, housing activists, civic leaders, and policy-makers are struggling to produce affordable, below-market housing. In rapidly gentrifying city centers but also in suburbs and rural areas, the challenge is fundamentally the same: to bridge the gap between stagnant wages and the high cost of quality housing…


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Paul Daniels is heading to Edinburgh to pay tribute to an illusionist who died in the city 100 years ago and who he still likes... a lot.
The TV conjurer is headlining a festival marking the centenary of The Great Lafayette's demise in a fire at the capital's Empire Theatre.
Paul, along with his wife Debbie McGee and guests, will perform a salute to the magician at the site, now the Festival Theatre.
He said: "In our culture we recognise what is seen as legitimate theatre great actors and sometimes singers but other performers don't get the same kind of reverence.
"Here at last, is a tribute to a great magician and I am very proud to be involved in it." Intrigue surrounds The Great Lafayette's death.
The magician real name Sigmund Neuberger was in Edinburgh for a twoweek residency in May 1911 when his dog, Beauty, died.
The pampered pooch a gift from his friend Houdini wore a gold and diamond collar and griefstricken Lafayette managed to get the city fathers to agree for his pet to be buried at Piershill Cemetery, but only after he agreed to be buried in the same plot.
On May 9, 1911, he was performing his signature act The Lion's Bride complete with a real lion, a horse and a cast of performers, when a lamp caught fire.
The audience, who initially thought it was part of the act, were saved by a fire curtain but the cast were trapped on stage.
Lafayette and 10 others died in the blaze and an estimated crowd of 250,000 attended his funeral in Edinburgh.
He was eventually laid to rest in Piershill, his ashes placed between the paws of his beloved pet.
Paul said: "Lafayette was the highest paid entertainer of his time.
"He wasn't doing arenas and selling DVDs, he was doing twice nightly shows in theatres and in modern terms cleaning up between £34million a year."
A series of events planned for the festival include the screening of a film by Ian Rintoul and a live seance by The Edinburgh Secret Society. Paul will be telling the Lafayette story and reworking the great magician's most famous tricks.
He expects to lose money on the show but says it is worth it.
He said: "On this show I have Scott Penrose, the vice chairman of the Magic Circle as a guest act, Debbie McGee and other assistants.
"You don't normally have that on the road because it is just not economical.
"I will probably lose money but I don't care because it is a tribute to a guy who was a megastar.
"I'm doing illusions of that time but we are presenting them in a way which is fast, pacy and funny."
Paul Daniels and guests perform A Salute to the Great Lafayette at the Festival Theatre on Saturday at 7.30pm. Tickets: 0131 529 6000.


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Second OTC Naloxone Nasal Spray Approved by FDA
In July, the FDA approved 3 mg naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, an over-the-counter (OTC) product used for known or suspected opioid overdose. This is the second nonprescription naloxone nasal product approved by the FDA since March.
According to the FDA, more than 105,000 reported fatal overdoses occurred in the 12-month period ending in February 2023, most of which were caused by synthetic opioids like illegal fentanyl.
Recognizing that drug overdoses remain a major public health issue in the United States, the FDA has focused its attention on increasing consumer access to products that can rapidly reverse the effects of opioid overdose.
“We know naloxone is a powerful tool to help quickly reverse the effects of opioids during an overdose. Ensuring naloxone is widely available, especially as an approved OTC product, makes a critical tool available to help protect public health,” Robert M. Califf, MD, FDA Commissioner, said in a press release. “The agency has long prioritized access to naloxone products, and we welcome manufacturers of other naloxone products to discuss potential nonprescription development programs with the FDA.”
The approval follows the results of a recent study from the product manufacturer, which showed that the levels of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray that reached the bloodstream were similar to those of an approved prescription naloxone product.
Although the product has been deemed safe and effective for use as directed, the FDA press release noted that the use of the nasal spray by individuals who are dependent on opioids may result in severe opioid withdrawal symptoms including, body aches, diarrhea, tachycardia, fever, runny nose, sneezing, goose bumps, sweating, yawning, nausea or vomiting, nervousness, restlessness or irritability, shivering or trembling, abdominal cramps, weakness and increased blood pressure.
FDA approves second over-the-counter naloxone nasal spray product. News release. US Food and Drug Administration; July 28, 2023. Accessed September 27, 2023. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-second-over-counter-naloxone-nasal-spray-product