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By Beccy Fortin, Program Lead, Bay Pines – Tampa, Florida
The newly merged Bay Pines – Tampa Program was invited for the annual outing at Bradenton Yacht Club to celebrate Armed Forces Day with several Gold Star Families. Each year we are invited to fish the final day of this massive fishing tournament. Teams come from all over to offshore fish: some boats will go as far as the Texas Coast as well as South America. On the final day of their tournament while they wait for the big boats to return, we are gifted this wonderful opportunity each year.
This event is always an outing that the Program looks forward to. This year we had the pleasure of sharing the day with several Gold Star Families with young children. This is a wonderful experience for our participants as well as those families that made the ultimate sacrifice. Among our group, we had volunteers who were invited for the first time to this event, new participants, as well as long-time participants that knew this outing was not one to miss!
Cameron caught a beautiful grouper which so happens to be the first fish he has ever caught, what a way to start off. Cary one of our volunteers caught herself a beautiful snook. The organizers of this event seem to forget nothing, the event is kept on schedule, and the day ends with a meal and raffle. We are truly blessed and already looking forward to next year’s event!


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KuCoin KCS/USD is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges that operate on a global scale and enables users the opportunity to buy, sell and trade a variety of different cryptocurrencies.
Furthermore, the platform has a reputation for offering margin, futures, and even peer-to-peer (P2P) trading.
The native cryptocurrency that provides a high level of utility within the exchange is known as KCS and was launched in 2017 as a profit-sharing token.
The EUR trading pair introduction as a catalyst for growth
On June 28, 2022, KuCoin made an official announcement on their blog that EUR trading pairs would go live.
The global cryptocurrency trading platform will offer EUR trading against BTC, ETH, and USDT as a part of its broader expansion within the European market.
These new trading pairs became available as of June 28 and aim to enable crypto users to make instant conversions between Euros and cryptocurrencies.
Through the support for these EUR FIAT trading pairs, KuCoin aims to strengthen its presence across the European market.
The goal of this is to lower barriers when it comes to buying cryptocurrencies with FIAT currencies and is a crucial step towards onboarding new traders.
This will also lead to a higher demand for the KCS cryptocurrency, which could lead to an increase in its value.
Should you buy KuCoin (KCS)?
On June 28, 2022, KuCoin (KCS) had a value of $10.6.
To get a better perspective as to what this value point represents for the overall value and future of the cryptocurrency, we will be going over its all-time high point of value and its performance throughout the previous month.
When we go over the cryptocurrency’s all-time high, KuCoin (KCS) had its ATH on December 1, 2021, when the token reached a value of $28.83.
However, when we go over its performance throughout the previous month, KuCoin (KCS) had its highest point of value on May 4 at $18.41, while its lowest value was on May 12, when it was worth $9.43.
We are seeing that the cryptocurrency decreased by $8.98 or by 49%.
KuCoin (KCS) is a solid buy at the $10.6 price point, as the cryptocurrency can reach $20 by the end of July 2022.
The post KCS’s future after KuCoin launches EUR trading pairs for easier transactions in EU markets appeared first on Invezz.
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Are you thinking of applying to be a participant in the SBA’s 8a program? If so, did you know that the SBA will waive the 2 year in business experience requirement if each of the following five conditions are met:
- The individual or individuals upon whom eligibility is based have substantial business management experience;
- The applicant has demonstrated technical experience to carry out its business plan with a substantial likelihood for success if admitted to the 8(a) BD program;
- The applicant has adequate capital to sustain its operations and carry out its business plan as a Participant;
- The applicant has a record of successful performance on contracts from governmental or nongovernmental sources in its primary industry category; and
- The applicant has, or can demonstrate its ability to timely obtain, the personnel, facilities, equipment, and any other requirements needed to perform contracts as a Participant.
There are any number of other factors that go into the SBA’s decision to admit you into the 8a program, but it may not be necessary to wait for two years to apply!

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Harper Creek's Kailie Graham keeps her eye on the ball in action during districts. The Beavers will compete in regionals on Saturday.
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The Harper Creek softball program has been down the postseason road with a trip to the regionals many times in recent years - but the Beaver players and head coach on this year's team are mostly new to it.
Harper Creek has advanced to the MHSAA softball regionals for a third straight season, as schools throughout the state will be in competition on Saturday looking for a spot in the state quarterfinals.
Harper Creek will play in a Division 2 regional at Chelsea High School. ...


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Manzoor Wattoo calls on Dr Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri
Senior PPP leader Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo called on Dr Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri at his residence the other day. Both leaders discussed prevailing political situation in the country, upcoming General Elections and the matter of justice in the Model Town case. They expressed their grave concern on the poisonous statements being given by the government high-ups and ministers against the national institutions. Terming it as an effort at fostering lawlessness and chaos, they said that the ministers had declared a war on the state institutions. PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur and Secretary Information Noorullah Siddiqi were also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri said that had the killers involved in Model Town massacre been held accountable on time, they would not have dared ridicule the state institutions. He said that we are of the considered view that in order to deal with the mischief of the rulers, the opposition parties should get united on one point agenda.
Mian Manzoor Wattoo said on the occasion that we would not let the Sharif brothers repeat the history of launching an attack on the SC. He said that protecting the dignity and honour of the state institutions is the moral, political, democratic and constitutional responsibility of all the patriotic political forces. He said that Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri played his role well when he brought the whole mainstream opposition on the single platform. He said that we think that the opposition parties should rise above their narrow interests in for the larger good of the state and society.
Manzoor Wattoo said that it never happened in Pakistan’s history that a political party encourages the lockout of the civil secretariat, which is the centre of public service. He said that it is an open act of war against the state. He said that bureaucrats should also have considered that they took an oath of allegiance towards the state of Pakistan, not that of a family. He said that such a practice is very dangerous for the country and the evil needs to be nipped in the bud.
Khurram Nawaz Gandapur said that the PML-N is monopolized by a single family. He said that it retained unity in its ranks over corruption in the past and they are doing it the same this time round as well. He said that the ruling family does not have any money trail to offer and is using the party as a shield. He said that the days of the Sharifs in power have been numbered. He said that the whole world knows Nawaz Sharif as a corrupt and disqualified person.

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From the 1975 programme:
It is one of the properties of muscle and nerve cells that their activity is accompanied by electrical events which can be detected outside the cells. An extreme manifestation of this effect is found in electric fish where special cells similar to muscle cells are connected in series like a multi-cell battery to produce external voltages sufficient to stun other fish.
This does not mean that muscles are in any sense electrically operated, or that nerves convey signals in the same way as copper wires, but only that chemical changes which take place at cell membranes when they are active also produce electrical signals. These sometimes may start further chemical changes in neighbouring cells thus stimulating them into activity or in the case of a nerve fibre will stimulate the next section of fibre thus causing the activity to travel along it.
Tissue in bulk is quite a good conductor of electricity because it consists mainly of salty water, and skin can be made reasonably conductive by appropriate treatment. In consequence electrodes applied to the skin can pick up signals from tissues deep inside the body. There are problems, however, just due to the fact that the whole of the inside of the body is conducting, because signals from many different sources can be mixed up with one another at the site of the electrodes. It is rather like fixing a microphone on to the outside wall of a large room in which there is a noisy party. Individual conversations, unless they happened to be very close to the microphone, would be impossible to distinguish, but you might be able to say that a lot of talking was going on. The band which produces a large and organised signal would come through quite clearly, and if a number of the party-goers all started to do the same thing like shouting 'fire', or encouraging the teams in a tug-of-war, then their collective signal would become apparent. If one wants to investigate the electrical activity of the body one faces exactly the same problem. An organ like the heart behaves rather like the band, and its signal can be detected almost anywhere on the body; with other tissues, like specific muscles, you try to attach the electrodes as close to the source of the signals as possible, whilst in the case of the brain you may most of the time have to be satisfied with something like the party noise. Nevertheless, the analysis of electrical signals available at the skin surface represents a major source of diagnostic information which can usually be obtained with very little trouble or discomfort.

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BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Join the team to provide life-transforming hope to men, women and children in our community
ATTENTION: All Volunteer Activity Suspended
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While City Mission will remain open to serve the needs of our residents and community members, we have cancelled all volunteer opportunities as a precautionary step towards preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus in our community.
To learn more about City Mission’s response and what you can do to help, please visit https://citymission.com/covid-19/
We are grateful for our amazing volunteers and we are praying for you and your families! Thank you!
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND...
- We are not able to accommodate court-ordered community service hours.
- Children must be at least 10 years old to volunteer and 18 years old to volunteer by themselves.
- You must sign up for an opportunity before volunteering.
FIND THE BEST FIT FOR YOU
Q: WHAT IS A MISSION ENCOUNTER?
A Mission Encounter is an orientation/information session for new volunteers who are interested in learning more about volunteering here at City Mission. Interested volunteers take a tour of the campus, discuss different possibilities and then talk with the Volunteer Team about the best fit! It is also the first step to becoming a Mission Driven Volunteer.
Q: CAN MY CHILDREN SERVE WITH ME?
Children must be at least 10 years old to volunteer at City Mission. When signing up on the volunteer portal, create an account for them and sign up for the opportunity!
You must be at least 18 years or older to volunteer by yourself.
Q: CAN I JUST SHOW UP & VOLUNTEER?
While we appreciate your willingness to serve, we have many volunteers who come in each week that are scheduled to do specific volunteer duties. Volunteers must be registered ahead of time.
Please note: At this time we're not able to accommodate court-ordered community service hours.


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Yes, we can eat vegetables without cooking. There are many such vegetables that we can eat without cooking. We get a lot of vitamins and minerals by eating raw vegetables. It will keep your body healthy. Cooking of vegetables reduces some of the vitamins and minerals inside them. But taste is also very important for humans, so we can eat vegetables only after cooking.
Know More About Vegetables
Vegetables are parts of plants that humans, animals, and others all eat. To keep our body running properly, we need a good diet, which we also get from vegetables. Vegetables are very good for our body, our body remains safe with the nutrients and vitamins from it. Keep one thing in your mind, before eating raw vegetables, take a look at them properly, there is no bacteria in them. If you eat Vegetables with bacteria It can make you sick.
We can eat vegetables every day in our daily life, out of which some vegetables are cooked and sometimes we can eat raw vegetables. No matter how we can eat vegetables, it benefits to our body. Vegetables are a good source of Fiber which is very important for the growth of the body. We can also get carbohydrates from vegetables.
Our digestive system is also good by eating vegetables. There are many vegetables and everyone has their own benefits, which we will see next paragraph.
Benefits Of Eating Vegetables
As we have discussed in the above paragraph that we have many benefits by eating vegetables. We get vitamins, minerals and antioxidants by eating vegetables. Carrots are one such vegetable in which the amount of vitamin A is very high.
- Reduce the risk of heart disease.
- Control blood pressure and keep healthy
- Reduce the eyesight problems
- keep our bones strong
- Healthy Mind
- Maintain our blood circulation
- Diabetes control from eating vegetables
Vegetables are also a very good source of minerals. By eating vegetables, we get minerals like cooper, iron, magnesium etc. Minerals make our body’s skin good and at the same time the muscles are also strong. All the messages that are exchanged in our body work because of minerals. That’s why minerals are so important for our body.
Can We Eat Raw Vegetables During Pregnancy?
Yes, we can eat raw vegetables during pregnancy. Many girls feel weak during pregnancy and their body does not get the nutrients and minerals that they required. Vegetables are the best source of vitamins and minerals. You can take raw vegetables, this will give you direct vitamins and you will feel fresh. You can eat it on regular basis but once consult your doctor about it.
If you can eat vegetables during pregnancy then it will be good for you and your baby. You can eat 1 or 2 raw vegetables on it, it will not harm you. And if you do not like to eat raw vegetables then you can also eat cooked food.
When you get raw vegetables during pregnancy, then keep in mind that there are no bacteria in it, because it can put you at risk. During pregnancy, you should consume more green vegetables, because vitamin A is found in green vegetables. Vitamin A cures many diseases and keeps your body healthy. you can also eat carrot during pregnancy. It also helps to keep your body healthy.
Can We Eat Raw Green Vegetables?
Yes, we can eat raw green vegetables. Many vegetables come in green vegetables, which are very important for our body. Some Green Vegetables which we can get as a raw green vegetables in our daily routine.
Broccoli Vegetables are very similar to Cauliflower, cabbage. It contains lot’s of Vitamins C, Vitamin K, Nutrients, Fiber and Minerals. We can eat broccoli both raw and cooked. But most of the people prefer to boil broccoli and eat it.
Cucumber is a good source of Vitamin K. Vitamin K helps to make blood clot and keep our body healthy and fit. We should eat the cucumber only after washing it because many times bacteria come in it which is not good for our body.
It mostly protects our skin, hair and bones. Spinach contains lot’s of Vitamins, Iron, Fiber and Minerals. It helps to maintain a good vision and enhance our energy level. We should not get Spinach on daily basis, it can be harmful for our health.
Coriander help us in low blood sugar and be strong our immune system. We all can eat Coriander daily, it does not cause any harm to our body. It also protect to our brain and helps to strong our digestion system. It also contains many several Vitamins and Minerals which we need for our body.
Can We Eat Raw Vegetables In Fever?
Yes of-course, we can eat raw vegetable during fever and it is very important for our body. A lot of energy of our body goes away during fever. Raw vegetables are very good at bringing back that energy. The vitamins, minerals and nutrients found in it help us a lot. That’s why we can eat it in fever, it will not harm us. There are also some fruits which are good to eat in fever like Orange, Apple, Pineapple, Kiwi, Banana etc.
If you get more raw vegetables then you may have problems like gas and bloating. You can eat it for 2 or 3 days in a week, but before eating more than this, ask your Doctor once. By the way, it would be better for you to eat by boiling instead of raw vegetables. By eating it by boiling you will not be at risk of germs and your health can be working quickly. So remember this Boil Vegetables will be best for you if you are suffering from fever.
When you are properly fit then you can add raw vegetables to your daily routine. This will prevent you from getting sick again and will give a good health to your body. Some vegetables that can reduce your fever which is broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, and other cruciferous vegetables. You do not have to get those vegetables in fever, which take time for our body to digest.
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X Factor winner Joe McElderry: ‘I treasure the time I spent with George Michael’
X Factor winner Joe McElderry has opened up about his sadness at the death of George Michael.
The talent show winner dueted with Michael in 2009, shortly before he won series six of The X Factor.
He now says he treasures the time they spent together as performers.
Speaking to the Belfast Telegraph, he said: “I was so shocked,” he says.
“To work with him first of all was incredible, but I was just a fan, full stop.
“I’d have been just as upset if I hadn’t worked with him because I was a massive fan.
“I admired him and his music, and he was such a lovely, humble man which made it 10 times sadder.”
The pair had one of the great duets of X Factor history in the 2009 final.
An estimated 20 million tuned in for the extraordinary moment – the most-watched episode in the show’s long history.
However it would be the only time McElderry crossed paths with the global Wham! star.
He said: “We spent an hour-and-a-half in the dressing room.
“We had a great chat and a cup of tea and discussed the industry.
“I’m sure if I would have bumped into him we’d have had a lovely catch-up, but I never did meet him again.
“I’ll always treasure that time and how lovely he was – it was an overwhelming experience.”
Another out gay talent show winner, Will Young, also revealed more about his encounters with the iconic singer.
The 38-year-old, who was the first winner of Pop Idol, says his management tried to engineer a kiss between the two.
Young says bosses wanted to him recreate the famous moment when Madonna and Britney Spears smooched at the 2003 MTV awards.
However he rejected the request – saying it made him “angry”.
He said: “You know what I was really conscious of?
“People taking me as a gay man and bringing it just back to sex.
“Someone at the record company, to try to get me on the Brits, suggested, ‘Why don’t you do a duet with George Michael and then, like Britney and Madonna and Christina Aguilera and Madonna, you kiss at the end and we get our moment?’
“God that makes me angry.”

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The father of Lance Corporal Rylee McCollum, one of the thirteen U.S. service members killed in the ISIS-K terror attack in Kabul, spoke to Brian Kilmeade earlier today about his son and his experience with Joe Biden in the aftermath of this great tragedy.
Rylee’s father Jim McCollum told Kilmeade that he rejected the opportunity for a meeting with Biden, citing his “absolutely backwards” decision making that led to his son’s preventable death. “I don’t understand the process of how they came to the decisions that they made. A high school kid could make better decisions than they made in this.”
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Suturing Tissue Gluing and Wound Care in General Practice
February 5 @ 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM ACDT$155 – $175
A hands-on workshop designed to introduce GPs and practice nurses to the basics of suturing, tissue gluing and wound care. Highly relevant to health practitioners with limited exposure to minor surgical procedures and those wishing to consolidate experience. The workshop has the flexibility to introduce participants to more advanced suturing techniques dependent on their individual learning needs and skill acquisition at the workshop.


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What began with the discovery of a non-native species of mussels in the Great Lakes has now become a major source of alarm for Western states. The small, thumbnail-sized mollusks were brought into U.S. waters by ocean-going vessels from Eastern Europe and the Ukraine in the late 1980s and have wreaked havoc on the Great Lakes ecosystem and economy. The zebra and quagga mussels clog water intake pipes and distribution systems, starve fish populations, and spawn noxious algae outbreaks polluting the Midwest's shores.
But what took decades to develop in the Great Lakes has bloomed exponentially here in the West. Quagga mussels were first found in Lake Mead, Nevada in early 2007, probably via a pleasure boat. The creatures attach to any surface, except copper, and their microscopic larvae are easily transported downstream in water currents or in water distribution systems. Hardy and prolific, the warmer Western climate has enabled quagga mussels to reproduce much faster than in the Great Lakes. With few natural predators in the U.S., they have already colonized the lower Colorado River system, and have now spread into California, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. State and federal officials fear it's only a matter of time before these invaders contaminate the Columbia River Basin.
The Council's Independent Economic Analysis Board has just released a report on the potential economic impact of a widespread zebra or quagga mussel infestation in the basin. According to the report, "Under suitable conditions, [these] mussels can expand in numbers and locations with astonishing speed." Scientists also believe that calcium levels play a critical role in their growth and viability, which means they could thrive in some parts of the basin but not in others.
The report, which has been widely anticipated, gives the latest information on the economic risks to the region should they become established here, as well as recommendations for research and policies to limit their damage.

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Realme Narzo 30 5G is going to break the covers today alongside the Narzo 30 4G, the Buds Q2, and the 32-inch Smart TV, as the company is set to expand its three product categories further. Realme's Narzo 30 series debuted in India earlier this year with the launch of the Narzo 30 Pro 5G and Narzo 30A, but there was no vanilla phone in the series, unlike the previous ones. Realme then introduced the Narzo 30 in both 4G and 5G models in select markets, so technically, today's launch of two phones is not their debut.
The phones in the Narzo series look good enough specifications-wise, but everything will depend on the price of the two phones and how Realme positions them between the Realme 8 5G -- which is currently the cheapest 5G phone from the company -- and the Realme X7 -- which is the most expensive 5G phone from the company in under Rs 20,000. It will also be interesting to see how the Narzo 30 4G fares in the 5G crowd. Realme made it very clear earlier this year that it wants to launch 5G phones at different price points.
The event starts at 12.30 pm, and it will be live-streamed on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.
According to the tipster Debayan Roy, Realme Narzo 30 5G prices may be Rs 13,999 or Rs 14,999 for the base model. Realme Narzo 30, on the other hand, may cost either Rs 11,499 or Rs 11,999 for the base model. Both phones may come in Racing Silver and Racing Blue colours.
The Realme Narzo 30 5G is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor. The Narzo 30 4G, on the other hand, has the MediaTek Helio G95 chipset. Both phones come with a 6.5-inch Full-HD+ display with a 90Hz refresh rate and a maximum brightness of 600 nits. Both phones have a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. There is a punch-hole on the top left that has a 16-megapixel selfie camera. Both run Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0.
The Realme Narzo 30 5G features a 48-megapixel main camera, along with a 2-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel black-and-white camera. You get features such as Nightscape mode and AI Beauty on the phone. Narzo 30 4G has the same cameras. The Narzo 30 5G comes with a 5000mAh battery inside with 18W fast charging, as opposed to the 30W fast charging on the 4G variant that has the same 5000mAh battery. There are Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and a 3.5mm headphone jack among connectivity options on the Realme Narzo 30 5G.
The Realme Buds Q2 will arrive as the most affordable option with active noise cancellation. The earbuds arrived back in April in Pakistan, but the model coming to India looks like a rebranded Buds 2 Neo. That is because the design on the company website is identical to that of the Buds 2 Neo. While the Buds Q2 in India will support ANC, the original Buds Q2 earbuds just have environmental noise cancellation, which is an inferior form of noise cancellation. Design-wise, the Buds Q2 earbuds are going to look like last year's Buds Q. The price of the Buds Q2 is not available right now. The Realme 32-inch Smart TV is going to come with a Full-HD resolution and the Android TV operating system.
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Mother and baby Himalayan goats in tandem. The little one already knows how to butt heads and has a small set of horns, but hangs out with mama for protection in a big herd. There is always a chance someone will butt in!

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Nearly all consumers buy private-label products when grocery shopping, according to a study of 6,600 consumers conducted by Market Force Information, Louisville, Colo. Of the categories studied, dairy products were the most frequently purchased private-label grocery item. Snacks ranked second and cereal and cleaning supplies tied for third.
Pinkberry said it will sell fresh Greek yogurt alongside its frozen yogurt products in April. The Los Angeles-based chain has 225 stores worldwide.
In the week before Easter, cooking with dairy products is a theme in this week's free-standing inserts. Saputo, Unilever, Sargento and Kraft show the way.


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A community group in a Moorlands village is aiming to purchase a disused chapel building to have it “run and supported by the village for the village.” We reported in June this year that the Staffordshire Moorlands Methodist Circuit had announced proposals to sell the Kingsley Holt Chapel and it’s land but that members of the Kingsley Holt community were “taken aback” by the news and wished the premises to remain for community use.
A community group in a Moorlands village is aiming to purchase a disused chapel building to have it “run and supported by the village for the village.”
We reported in June this year that the Staffordshire Moorlands Methodist Circuit had announced proposals to sell the Kingsley Holt Chapel and it’s land but that members of the Kingsley Holt community were “taken aback” by the news and wished the premises to remain for community use.
Since then, the Kingsley Holt Residents Group has been set up which subsequently successfully applied to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (SMDC) for the building and land to be registered as a community asset.
A community asset bid allows communities to nominate buildings or land for listing by the local authority as an asset of community value.
If the asset comes up for sale, the community can ‘pause’ the sale and take up to six months to find the funding required to buy the asset.
The decision to grant the registering of the Kingsley Holt Chapel as an asset of community interest was made, through ‘Cabinet Delegated Decisions,’ by councillor Mike Bowen, who is the SMDC Cabinet member for Communities.
Kingsley Holt Residents Group (KHRG) have since carried out a public consultation in the village regarding the proposed sale of the former Methodist Chapel building in Kingsley Holt.
The group held an open meeting at Thornbury Hall earlier this month to discuss and share the results of the survey.
A spokesman for the group told the Times & Echo: “The meeting was well attended and by voting overwhelmingly in favour of the group registering an interest to bid with SMDC under the ACV legislation confirmed the level of support for the groups aims shown by the survey results.
“In response to the survey question: “How important do you think it is to try and purchase the Chapel as a community venue,” 67 per cent responded “Extremely Important” and 23 per cent “Somewhat Important,” demonstrating that 90 per cent of those responding were in favour of purchase for community use.”
The spokesman further explained: “KHRG registered their interest with SMDC on October 13, 2021 receiving confirmation that a six-month moratorium period starting September 6, 2021 is now in place.
“KHRG now have only a few months in which to try and negotiate with the Methodist Church, raise funding and try to secure the future of a vital village asset.”
They added: “Back in 2018 we had already started to look at how and when the community used this building, we found that the use was sufficient to meet running cost and we therefore started a project to try and secure the building as a social hub for the community.
“Many of the activities taking place at the chapel benefited the younger generations giving an important and valuable opportunity to engage with this age group. Youth club and after school clubs were also being considered, opening the buildings on regular days a week for everyone to have access.
“The building has broader uses and potential, as a result of it being closed by its current owners many people found voting in the last elections difficult because our local polling station wasn’t available.
“We are struggling to find places within the village for groups to meet, hold AGMs, plan fund raising events, parent and toddler groups, knit and natter and many other groups can no longer meet in the village. All of this is making it much harder for our community to come together and be the strong vibrant community it has always been.
“Over the years much time, effort and money has been invested in this asset, it has become an important part of our heritage, something that we can take pride in, point to, and say we did that, that’s ours.
“We don’t want to see something that so many have invested in, with so many memories, redeveloped and lost forever, we can’t just sit back and see it fall into private ownership.
“That is why we are trying to buy the chapel, that is why we are trying to set up an organisation, run and supported by the village for the village, that will look after it, invest in it and protect it for the benefit of not just part of our community, not for the benefit of an individual or group, but for the whole of our community, to make it ours.”
Anyone wanting to contact the group for more information is invited to email firstname.lastname@example.org, or write to 16 Sidney Drive, Kingsley Holt, ST10 2BH.
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Domestic shares declined further in early afternoon trade. At 12:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 818.22 points or 2.17% at 36,850.20. The Nifty 50 index slumped 224.90 points or 2.02% at 10,906.95.
Global investors' sentiment took a hit after US Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida told the media on Wednesday that the U.S. economy remains in a deep hole of joblessness and weak demand, and called for more fiscal stimulus. Clarida added that the central bank will not raise interest rates until it sees 2% inflation for at least a few months and full employment is reached.
Meanwhile, rising COVID-19 infections in Europe and uncertainties over U.S. presidential elections also worried investors.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 2.25% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index slipped 2.30%.
Sellers outnumbered buyers. On the BSE, 448 shares rose and 1958 shares fell. A total of 129 shares were unchanged.
Total COVID-19 confirmed cases worldwide stood at 31,870,904 with 976,311 deaths. India reported 966,382 active cases of COVID-19 infection and 91,149 deaths, according to the data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market's expectation of volatility over the near term, surged 7.58% to 22.5825. The Nifty September 2020 futures were trading at 11,167.10, at a premium of 8.1 points compared with the spot at 11,159.
The Nifty option chain for 24 September 2020 expiry showed maximum Call OI of 54.93 lakh contracts at the 11,300 strike price. Maximum Put OI of 46.53 lakh contracts was seen at 11,000 strike price.
The Nifty Metal index fell 3.47% to 2,128.80. The index has tumbled 11.2% in six sessions.
Jindal Steel & Power (down 5.49%), NMDC (down 4.8%), Tata Steel (down 4.22%), Welspun Corp (down 3.91%), SAIL (down 3.88%), Hindalco Industries (down 3.78%), National Aluminum Co. (down 3.46%), JSW Steel (down 2.91%), Hindustan Zinc (down 2.78%), Coal India (down 2.73%), Mishra Dhatu Nigam (down 2.26%), Hindustan Copper (down 1.92%), Ratnamani Metals Tubes (down 1.44%), MOIL (down 1.36%) and APL Apollo Tubes (down 1.14%) advanced.
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Datamatics Global Services hit a lower circuit of 5% at Rs 74.10. The company announced expansion of distribution agreement with Ingram Micro for META region (Middle East, Turkey and Africa) for its Intelligent Automation (IA) products.
Havells India slipped 0.19% at Rs 672.90. The company said it launched 25 new models of direct cool, frost free and side by side refrigerators. It plans to launch additional 25 models of refrigerators and a new range of dishwashers by Diwali 2020.


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Cinnamon aids in the regulation of weight and lowers blood sugar. It is delicious on toast, apples, oatmeal, rice pudding, and in coffee or tea. I add cinnamon (and sometimes turmeric) to health-promoting smoothies.
Ingesting cinnamon helps to reduce the food-supply to tumors, and is a natural anti-inflammatory agent.
Cinnamon is rich in antioxidants, and is sometimes added to a foot-soak or a facial treatment to soften skin.
Tea made with cinnamon can soothe a sore throat.
Cinnamon may help to preserve one’s power of memory.
Blueberries contain vitamins A and C, zinc, potassium, iron, calcium and magnesium, are high in fiber and low in calories. The USDA Human Nutrition Center (HNRCA) has ranked blueberries at the very top of antioxidant activity within a range of forty-one fruits and vegetables.
Blueberries are rich in natural health-enhancers, including vitamin C, vitamin A, zinc, potassium, iron, calcium and magnesium. They also have many antioxidant properties, and help in the prevention of:
Blueberries have recently acquired a reputation for enhancing one’s cardiovascular health, and their antioxidants naturally help in the prevention of cancer. Recent research has added to the blueberry’s list of powerful properties.
Metabolic syndrome, or pre-diabetes, is exhibited in those with a particular combination of health anomalies, including larger-than-normal amounts of abdominal fat, elevated blood-sugar, high blood pressure, and high triglycerides. Together, those conditions are likely to cause diabetes, cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, and strokes.
Laboratory-rats that for 90 days consumed blueberry-enriched powder as two percent of their diet had less abdominal fat, lower triglycerides, lower cholesterol, and improved fasting glucose and insulin sensitivity than the control-group, who had no blueberry component in their diets.
Blueberry ingestion was determined to have a positive affect on specific genes related to fat-burning and fat-storage. Where muscle tissue is concerned, alterations in genes related to glucose-uptake were discovered to have been caused by the intake of blueberries.
Research also indicated that “metabolic syndrome” is caused not only by abdominal fat, as previously believed by the medical industry, but by insulin resistance in one’s skeletal muscle system, an anomaly which alters energy-storage and causes metabolic syndrome.
Eating blueberries can help to prevent insulin-resistance, lower the related belly-fat, reduce cholesterol levels, and its numerous antioxidants can help to stave-off age-related brain disorders.
Blueberries contain an antioxidant compound called pterostilbene, a compound similar to resveratrol, which has been found to reduce cholesterol as well as dangerous prescription drugs.
Just as dried cherries do, blueberries, when added to ground beef before cooking, help reduce the formation of cancer-causing heterocyclic amines (HCA).
In Europe, the bilberry has most of the same properties as the blueberry. One of the many things they have in common is anthocyanin, the substance that makes them blue, which is beneficial to the cardiovascular system and is believed to lower blood-pressure. Bilberries have been used to enhance eyesight since World War 11, when pilots who ate bilberry jam attributed their improved night-vision to the tiny fruit. Bilberries are also said to aid in relief of varicose veins and gum-disease as they promote healthy circulation. Caution must be taken with bilberries by those who are taking blood-thinnning drugs, as they are a natural blood-thinner.
Blueberries can be added to a morning smoothie that you make with yogurt in a blender, together with whatever other fruits you have in stock. Frozen blueberries can be much less expensive than fresh ones, easier to store, and retain most of their antioxidant properties. When used in a smoothie, frozen blueberries make it ice-cold (see my photograph). This preparation makes a health-promoting breakfast, and is delicious as well. Staying well is the best thing you can do in this ailing world.
Apples, because of their pectin, polyphenols and bioflavonoids, have properties that really can, like the old adage says, keep the doctor away.
In 1996, a study was conducted in Finland to determine whether or not eating apples can lower cholesterol. The Finnish team determined that eating three apples a day for three months can help lower a person’s LDL, or low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol) level by twenty points. Apples contain quercetin, an antioxidant which also helps to reduce the amount of LDL in the bloodstream.
Another Finnish study’s results promote the theory that the polyphenols in apples can inhibit lung cancer.
Apples, having natural ACE-inhibitor properties, can help to relax arteries, lower blood pressure and improve the pumping ability of the heart. The apple is also a hemetic, an agent that builds up the blood.
Eating apples can reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease. The well-known Women’s Health Study found that females who regularly ate foods high in flavonoids, such as apples and onions, had a 35% reduction in cardiovascular events. The Finnish study found a lower risk of thrombic stroke among those who eat apples often. The study concluded that “flavonoid intake was strongly correlated with a decreased mortality from heart disease in elderly men and also negatively correlated with myocardial infarction.” The Finnish research team proved that the apple’s bioflavonoids have an effect on cerebrovascular health. Apples provide antioxidants for the body. Oxidative damage on cells by free radicals contributes to age-related brain deterioration. Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia are examples. The apple is an anti-Alzheimer’s agent. A study conducted by the University of Massachusetts suggests that whether the brain-oxidation is caused by genetics, metabolism, or dietary insufficiencies, apples can improve the condition. The apple can help to prevent sugar alcohol, or sorbitol, from being trapped in nerve and eye cells. Apples contain a natural aldose-reductase inhibitor, which can help to prevent this devastating effect of diabetes. Apples are a digestive aid, and help to prevent the absorption of fats. The health-benefits of apples are numerous, and autumn is harvest time.
(Natural News) Back in 1996, annual spending on psychiatric disorders was $79 billion in the United States. Two decades later, that figure has nearly trebled to $201 billion. While some might see this as evidence of progress and a sign that more people are receiving the mental health care that they need, others recognize that... Read More […]
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(Natural News) A total of 24 states across the country have now either introduced or passed legislation in defense of the freedom of speech on public college campuses, according to Campus Reform. The states that have already passed legislation in defense of the freedom of speech on campus include Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee,... Rea […]
(Natural News) Diabetes – in particular, Type 2 diabetes – is a long-term condition that may result in complications in the liver and the kidneys. A study published in the Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism sheds light on that topic with their findings indicating that an alcoholic extract from saffron reduced blood urea nitrogen and... Read M […]
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(Natural News) German cities are now allowed to ban diesel cars for the air pollution they generate, reported Deutsche Welle, after the country’s highest federal administrative court instructed the cities of Stuttgart and Duesseldorf to start thinking about enacting a year-round ban for older models. The recent ruling could be the final straw that breaks the […]
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The US's new NSA John Bolton, known for being an extreme hawk in diplomatic circles, may not be as hard on Pakistan as his President Donald Trump wants him to be. That's because Bolton believes pushing Pakistan too hard could lead to it becoming "a terrorist country with nukes."
"D-company, like Mexican drug organisations, has diversified. They traffic weapons, counterfeit DVDs, and provide financial services through their extensive system of hawala operators," Dr Louise Shelley, professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, said during a Congressional hearing.
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Phil Spencer, the current leader of Microsoft’s Xbox division, has promised to a fan on Twitter that Minecraft will indeed be ported to Windows Phone and Windows 8.1, a few days after Microsoft confirmed it will acquire the Minecraft franchise and its development team at Mojang for $2.5 billionbefore the end of the year.
The fan, Talal Al Reyami, asked Spencer, “Phil, would you promise to bring Minecraft to your own platforms/devices (Win8.1 Surface / WP8.1 L1520)?” Spencer’s one word answer was simply, “Yes”, In retrospect, it is a no-brainer that Microsoft will make the choice to bring the massively popular sandbox game to its mobile and PC operating systems, but this is the first official word that will indeed happen.
Ironically, Minecraft’s creator, Markus “Notch” Persson, publicly opposed having a port of Minecraft made specifically for Windows 8 and sold in the Windows Store a couple of years ago. In 2012, just before the launch of the OS, he posted word on Twitter that Microsoft wanted to certify Minecraft for Windows 8; which would have allowed the game to be sold in the Windows Store.
His response? “I told them to stop trying to ruin the pc as an open platform.” He added in a follow up message, “I’d rather have minecraft not run on win 8 at all than to play along. Maybe we can convince a few people not to switch to win 8 that way.” Notch and the other two main founders of Mojang have confirmed they will depart the company once the acquisition deal with Microsoft is completed.


A trio of upscale Italian restaurants will be opening a fourth location, and this one will be moving into a space where a decades-old South Shore dining spot had been.
The Boston Globe is reporting that Lucca is opening in the former Bella's Restaurant space in Rockland, confirming rumors over the past several weeks that this would indeed be taking place. The article says that the Hingham Street dining spot will likely have close to 300 seats and that it also plans to have a "chef's garden" on the premises where much of the restaurant's produce will be grown. If all goes well, the new location of Lucca--which has other locations in Boston's North End and Back Bay, along with Logan Airport--could be opening this fall.
Bella's closed at the end of May after being in Rockland for 33 years, with its roots actually dating back more than 50 years with the opening of Richardi's Sub Shop in Braintree followed by a number of sub shops in the region. The first Bella's restaurant opened in Braintree in 1974.
The address for the upcoming Lucca in Rockland is 933 Hingham Street, Rockland, MA, 02370. The website for all locations of Lucca can be found at https://www.luccaboston.com/
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Patients undergoing primary PCI for acute STEMI during “off-hours” have higher mortality rates, according to a poster presentation at the Cardiovascular Revascularization Therapies (CRT) 2008 in Washington, D.C., last week.
Roberto J. Cubeddu, MD, of the department of vascular medicine and interventional cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues retrospectively analyzed data from a single tertiary hospital where primary PCI is performed for all acute STEMI. They grouped the patients into “on hours” (Monday to Friday, between 7am and 6pm), and “off hours” (all other times), according to the time of presentation. The authors said that the primary endpoint was in-hospital mortality.
Cubeddu and colleagues examined 747 consecutive patients presenting with acute STEMI, who underwent primary PCI between 2003 and 2007. Of these, 44% were admitted during “on hours.” The authors found that group comparisons revealed no difference in baseline demographic or procedural characteristics.
The researchers found that patients admitted during “off hours” had significantly greater mortality. The total in-hospital morality rate was 3.5% in the “on hours,” compared to 8% in the “off hours,” according to the authors.
They found that the mean time to death was approximately nine days in both groups, and there was no difference in non-fatal, in-hospital cardiovascular events, procedural success and hospital length of stay.
Importantly, the researchers reported that the door-to-balloon (DTB) times were significantly longer among patients admitted during “off-hours” (109 minutes vs. 133 minutes).
Furthermore, the difference in DTB was only observed among emergency department (ED) admissions (63 minutes vs. 89 minutes), and not for transfers from another institution (147 minutes vs. 155 minutes), the authors wrote.
Cubeddu and colleagues consistently found that the difference in mortality observed between “on hours” and “off hours” was found only in ED admissions (1.5% vs. 4.3%).
The researchers concluded that strategies to reduce DTB times during “off hours” need to be revised, particularly among STEMI presenting to the ED.


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22-year old Thomas Magil plunged feet first from a 39 story building. The reason for this potentially fatal drop was a failed suicide attempt. Witnesses say he fell at about 100 mph and landed on the trunk of a car.
He’s currently in the hospital in stable condition after undergoing surgeries for his two broken legs. His friends and family are baffled at the suicide attempt, the say he seemed like a happy person.
I hope he’ll make a full recovery and get the help he needs because he’s obviously here for a reason.


170 WEST SHORE. rapjFA fwe sir sot UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD WORK. Very few people have any Idea of the magnitude of the new steel bridge now being built across the Columbia river by the Union Pacific railroad company. It will be contracted entirely of steel and will be 6,0.10 feet from end to end. It will be made wide enough to admit of double track being laid and will be a two-atory structure similar to the one across the Willam ette at Portland, the upper part being used for pedestrians, horses and mo tor linea. The bridge will be built ten feet above the highest water ever re corded In the river, and will be forty feet above low water mark. The draw span will be over 400 feet In length, the opening on either side of the piv otal pier being 200 feet in the clear, which will admit of vessels of any size or almost any kind of tow being taken through with ample room to spare. The nature of the bed of the river at the point of crossing is such that it is necessary to go down eighty feet below low water mark to secure a founda tion for the plen. A stratum of coarse gravel Is found at that depth which Is similar to the formation upon which the foundations of the great bridges over the Missouri river are built. This Immense structure will not be com pleted before 18112, and will cost, when ready for trains to cross, over $1,000, 000. The company is also pushing work on the extension of the road from Portland to Puget sound. Over 3,500 men are now employed in the work, and others are being employed as fast as they can be secured. Up to the present time about one-fourth of the grading has been completed. An Im mense cut will be made near Olympia which will involve the removal of aliout 200,000 cubic yards of dirt, the contract for which has been let. The cut will be 226 feet wide at the top and 110 feet In depth; the dirt taken out will be used at other points along the line where Alls are required. Im provement are being made along the main line of the road by replacing the rails now in use by others weighing seventy-five pounds to the yard, an increase of fifteen pounds. The general betterment of the line is also being accomplished by Introducing about 500 more ties to the mile than are ordi narily used. This work involves the outlay of enormous sums of money, but being in the nature of permanent improvement is considered cheaper In the long run. When completed the roadbed will not be surpassed by any In the country. A shortage in rolling stock has existed for some time, to such an extent that shippers have suffered considerable loss on account of not being able to fill orders. This has been particularly true of the lum ber business. While the Union Pacifio has placed orders this year for cars and locomotives which represent an expenditure of over $3,000,000, the de mands for equipments for other roads has been so urgent as to delay the de livery of cars and engines in suliloient numbers to keep pace with the won derful Increase In business offered. The wheat yield of Kastera Oregon and Washington baa been so far In excess of what it was estimated to be that it has also contributed to the scarcity of rolling stock for other purpose. Trains are kept moving ae rapidly as possible, however, and every effort is being made to relieve the stringency. Great as were the expectations of the managers of this line a to the capabilities of the northwest, Ita pro ductions have far exceeded them, and Inasmuch as the new life baa only commenced to manifest itself It is hardly safe to haitrd an opinion as to what It will be In the future. MONTANA MIN1NO CAMPS. A trip from Great Falls to Nelhart take the traveler through one of the most picturesque sections of a country noted for It beautiful scenery. A branch of the Montana Central ha been completed as far as Monarch, sixty-seven miles northeast of the falls. In reaching Monarch a ortion of the Belt mountains haa to be traversed, and the engineers, in selecting their route, enein to have been governed somewhat by an appreciation of the beautiful. After leaving Arlington the road runs parallel for a great dis tance with natural sluice boxes, which have been worn by the action of water to depths ranging from sixty to 100 feet. In some places these are not over three feet wide and wlthlu couple of yard of the track, which, as it passes through the gorge, runs between abrupt and majestic bluffs' presenting a sight that no traveler can fail to appreciate. It Is the Inten tion of the manager of the Montane Central to extend this branch to the ihart mining camp, a distance of about fifteen miles. A branch will also tw built on the east side of Belt creek to Barker, another flourishing camp, and then on to Castle, thus opening up the beet portions of this rich mining district. Tin trip from Monarch to Nelhart, which must be made in a bug gy, Is a constant surprise to the traveler. Majestic bluffs follow each other in rapid succession, separating fertile and beautiful valleys, and the road follows the course of Belt creek all the way. The valley for the entire dis tance is narrow, and Neihart is built on the slope of two different moun tains, on opposite sides of the creek. A number of rich mines have been opened there and only await the coming of the railroad, which, it la said, will be completed to that point by the first of the year, to be worked to their fullest capacity. The ore lies in a granite formation, and will asBay all the way Irom $80 to $800 per ton. Among the most promising of the mines are the Monarch, the Homestake, Queen of the Hills, O'Brien, London, Belt, Florence, Evening and Morning Star, and many others, all of which are within a short distance of the town, and all are pronounced by experts to be great paying properties. These mines will make this camp one of the richest in the state. A number of hotels and lodging houses have been erected during the past few months. Barker and Snow creek camps are also very promising mining points, and the same circumstances govern there as at Neihart. At Snow creek, the I. X. L., Eureka, Ripple, Cornu copia and Benton are the leading mines in point of development and favor able prospect. At Barker, the Belt mining compiny hag made a very promising strike in the Daisy mine, where two and a-hall feet of rich gale na ore, bearing considerable silver, was struck at a depth of twenty feet.' Suite Miner. What an object lesson is presented to the citizens of Oregon and Washing ton in the fact that through all the railroad and bridge building at present being prosecuted in the two states, save the timber, all the materials enter ing into their construction are manufactured in the east and foreign coun tries. Within ten miles of Portland are mountains of Iron capable of sup plying an unlimited quantity of steel for railroad and bridge work, yet it is left where nature stored Hon account of lack of means for manufacturing it Into the hundreds of thousands of tons of those materials being used here at the present time. Water and gas works are being constructed In all the leading cities of the coast, and the larger percentage of the iron pipe used is made either in St. Louis or at the tube works at McKeesport, Pennsyl vania. All the necessary raw material Is here in abundance and is more easily secured than at any other place in the country, and yet we pay the manufacturers In the east a profit on their output and pay f reight charges for its delivery at places where It Is to be used. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are annually sent out of the northwest in this way, which, were they applied to the building up of enterprises at home would return the difference between the cost of production here and the price paid abroad many fold In the Increase in general prosperity resulting from the carry ing on of such enterprises in our midst. 1 What is true of Portland in this regard is also true of Seattle and Tacoma. Immense foundries and rolling mills should be established in all these places, and being established should be given the preference by individuals and corporations having occasion to use articles of their production, even though it be at an advanced price. Then, too, the manufacturer should be considerate in his demands. That it cost mora to produce an article on this coast than it does In the east there is no denying, but the manufacturer here is protected by the tariff exacted by railway companies in the shape of transportation charges, which represent a considerable advantage. It Is only when his demands of profit exceed the percentage of cost of production and delivery by the eastern pro ducer that the coast manufacturer loses his orders to his eastern and foreign competitors, and if a mutual agreement could be reached by consumer and manufacturer many new Industries which are sadly needed could be made to thrive in this section and furnish employment to thousands of men who would gladly take up their homes In the northwest if they could be sup-y plied with work at their trades. What is true of the iron industry is true' of nearly all others, and it is to be hoped some measures will be adopted which will accomplish this purpose. The Yellowstone Steamboat Co. haa secured from the government valuable franchise In Yellowstone park, by the terms of which ten acres of land on the shore of Yellowstone lake are granted to the steamboat com pany free of rental for a period of ten years. Upon the land thus grauted the company proposes to erect docks, piers, boat and storehouses. Two ere are at the north end of the lake near the new hotel site, one acre at the south or extreme end of one of the fingers, and the remaining seven acre are on the east shore of the island. The company already has a steam er on the lake for the benefit of the public. It was also determined that the company's schedule of rates should be submitted to the secretary of the In terior, and that under no circumstances should more than $5 for the round Wp, occupying the entire day, be permitted to be charged. Accommoda tes are to be provided for 100 passengers, and the distance to be covered in a trip by the company's steamer is about 150 miles. A clause was In serted in the lease making It unlawful to sell, give away, use or drink Intox icating liquors on the boat, or upon any of the property of the United States ceded to the steamboat company.


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My brother-in-law has just tipped me off about a new David Byrne/Brian Eno album. Anyone know if it’s any good?
Here’s my portrait of David Byrne. As I’ve written elsewhere, he seemed to me like a slightly unhinged english teacher. Happy to chat as I remember and full of ideas.
David Byrne (born May 14, 1952) is a Scottish-American musician and artist perhaps best known as a founding member and principal songwriter of the new wave band Talking Heads, which was active between 1974 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo projects on record, and worked in a variety of media, including film, photography, opera, and Internet-based projects. He has received Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe awards for his achievements.


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Come and Celebrate Padel United’s very 1st AWARDS NIGHT!
Friday 10th of June 7pm -10pm
£10pp for Padel + Drink + Burger
…or if you are not in for the Padel then come down as the café and BBQ will still be open!
We will be celebrating all our members that took part in the SPRING LEAGUE 2022 and all members and players at the club!
There will be trophies to be won, Padel to be played, BBQ to be devoured and the drinks as always will be flowing along with the music playing!
Everyone is welcome to attend. It will be a social evening so play will be jump on and jump off along with some organised chaos from the Padel Team – and when you are not playing you can enjoy the cafe and the bbq!!
Awards ceremony will commence at 8.30pm.
To help us with numbers can you please let us know if you will be attending.
We look forward to seeing you there
The Padel Untied Team
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Both the CN Tower and Niagara Falls will be lit in purple tonight. to help mark Purple Day, which is dedicated to raising awareness of epilepsy.
More than two thousand Canadians have been diagnosed with the neurological disorder.
The first Purple Day was organized in 2008 by a then 9-year-old Cassidy Megan.
“I want to do this to someone having a seizure, and to let people with epilepsy know that they aren’t alone and that they don’t have to be afraid to talk about it or share that they have,” Megan told Humber News.
She said she was inspired by her struggles with epilepsy and wanted to turn something as scary as a diagnosis into a community where anyone struggling could feel welcome.
Megan was encouraged by a presentation done at her school by the Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia. At first, Megan was afraid to tell her friends about her Epilepsy but she gained the confidence to share her condition because of the presentation.
This experience taught Megan that sharing her story had the potential to reach people and have the same impact the presentation did on her.
People with the disorder can face social stigma and discrimination, so Megan said the day is meant to “help raise awareness for epilepsy, erase the stigma, and educate the public.”
Canadian Epilepsy Alliance communications representative Trevor Gordon said many local landmarks will be lit purple tonight, including the Port Credit lighthouse and “multiple city halls all over the GTA and across Ontario.”
Epilepsy causes seizures which can take many different forms, including a blank stare, uncontrolled movements, altered awareness, odd sensations, or convulsions.
Often, seizures are brief and can last anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes.
According to the Canadian Epilepsy Alliance website “70 per cent of people with epilepsy can gain seizure freedom with medication alone.”
Both Gordon and Megan said anyone can participate in Purple Day.
“Whether it be a person that has epilepsy, whether it be you have a friend or a family that has epilepsy and you’re wanting to support that person, maybe you have zero connection to epilepsy, it’s a great way of learning about what epilepsy is,” Gordon said.
Megan said posting on platforms is a way for people to participate. “Something as simple as just posting on your social media app, or a fact or resources is so much help.”
The main thing Megan hopes people take away is that epilepsy doesn’t define a person and that they are like anyone else.
She said, “We are our own person; we can live our normal lives, we can get jobs, have a family, we can live independently, and we can do what we want to do.”
“Sometimes we might have to put in adaptations. But that doesn’t mean we have limitations. Because we can still find ways that work for us to be able to do them, and to see us as not our epilepsy but as a person.”


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LISMORE MP Janelle Saffin has welcomed NSW Labor’s pledge to legislate and fund an independent Biosecurity Commission to better protect farmers on the Northern Rivers and Northern Tablelands.
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East Coast Veddas: Caught between two worlds
Batticaloa's tiny coastal Vedda community is poverty-stricken, malnourished and fading fast
The shaded path suddenly opened up to a micro village, with perhaps less 20 families residing in light blue, partially constructed houses. An old woman, decked in shabby clothes was washing a thin cloth, using water pumped by a tube well nearby. My guide warns me that they do not like to be asked specific questions with regard to their ethnicity and might turn violent if they do not like my line of questioning.
These 'different' people are commonly identified as the 'coastal' or 'Muhudu' Veddas. They are an indigenous community who make their living by fishing, honey gathering and a little bit of agriculture. Today, most of what is remaining of this tribe of East Coast Veddahs have mixed with various races and living in and around the Batticaloa town, especially with Tamils. Some look very much like modern Tamils, with modern dresses and using Tamil as their mother tongue.
Coastal Vedda elder, Kathiraveli
|Coastal Veddas of Panichankerny speak Tamil yet still cherish their ancestral identity as hunter-gatherers.|
The people however dislike being identified as hailing from an ancient indigenous tribe, largely due to the prevailing caste hierarchy in the eastern region. The Vedda community is considered the lowest of the regional castes and shunned by persons of higher castes in the region. As a result of denying themselves thus, there has been a tremendous loss of heritage and roots for the coastal Vedda peoples. Tragically, the term veddan which is Tamil for veddha is now used in the region only to rebuke a stubborn or naughty child.
Strangely enough, no matter how often the region of Vakarai and its surroundings have been ravaged by war, the Vedda clans continue to live in the area.
Further along the road that leads to this small habitat, a
Vedda woman was modernly dressed in a t-shirt and skirt and
mending her fishing net. It is likely she received her modern
attire during their displacement due to the tsunami. Walking up
to her, I politely I asked her name and age. She wasn't very
conversant but her old mother walked by and said her name is
Ponnamma and added that she was 40 years old. Instantly, Ponnama
found her voice and said that she's not 40, but also said she
had no idea how old she was.
Ponnamma has eight children and each one is maybe an inch shorter than the other. Regrettably, they also do not know their ages and are all clad in rags.
At a house nearby, a small boy named Gajendran lives with his mother. Wearing a red unbuttoned checked shirt, this boy looked barely two years old, although his mother tells me he is nine and currently studies in Grade III of the village school. Many in his little community laugh that his school bag is bigger than he is, but Gajendran does not seem to be bothered.
"He got rashes when he was born. That's the only sign I could relate to his sickness," said his mother, Vasanthi, who looked like she was in her mid- 20s, although she cannot recall her proper age. Soon, she went into a room which is dedicated to the traditional way of cooking fish by the coastal Veddahs. The fish is caught and placed on a long steel grill to burn on a small fire.
Moving South of Katheriveli, I was introduced to another set of
Coastal Veddahs in Mankerni, 48km away from Batticaloa town.
Soon I saw an elderly Vedda, 82 year old Byron Ummani, who warmly welcomed me and asked how he could be of assistance. He can speak the Vedda tongue, which sounds very similar to the Sinhalese language. It is also interesting that his first name denotes a Burgher influence.
"Thaiya nama mokkaddha? What's your name?," is the question
Ummani asked when I entered his house.
"My parents used to talk this language very fluently and it is a must for the little ones of those days to learn this language if one is to survive in our clan. But in my time, due to the ethnic tension, many of our people moved away from our clan and never came back. Then nobody was willing to talk this language and my children's generation abandoned it as it was of no use to them now," he said.
The lives of this community in Mankerni are much better than
those in Kathirveli. Their clothes and houses are clean and tidy
and they welcome strangers without suspicion to their dwellings.
Studies have not been done to establish any difference between
these two Vedda clans though they are closely related to
'coastal Vedda' category. Most importantly, these Mankerni
Veddas knew their ages and articulated a good knowledge of
everything. Maybe, the location had made a difference, as
Mankerni is an area relatively accessible to town and commercial
sites, whereas Kathiraveli is a remote location, accessible by
only a barely motorable road and thoroughly neglected during the
years of war.
Ummani also said they worship a God named 'Upathaiya', whose image greatly resembles Lord Pillayar, a Hindu deity. "We make fruits, flowers and other kinds of food items as offerings to Lord Upathaiya. Then we wrap these offerings in a cloth and worship it."
During his youthful days, Ummani says he used to go hunting with his parents and then when restrictions were laid, he fished for survival and also gathered honey during the season.
His daughter, 39 year old Santhiran Rupavathi, living next door was putting her pet mongoose in its cage. It is said that most people in this area tame mongoose to avoid snake bites.
"My children are schooling. We live mostly by fishing and honey gathering during the season. Drinking water is a problem in our area during the dry season," she said, adding hopefully that someone would solve the water problem soon.
These coastal peoples were traditionally forest wardens who protected the jungle which provided their livelihoods. Living in the jungle, they never required the sanitation and other facilities that are part and parcel of modern life. Now living among urbanites, these indigenous tribes still retain parts of their traditional lifestyles. This primitive lifestyle is frowned upon by modern eastern society and they are thus relegated to the lowest caste in the regions they inhabit, because they are caught, cruelly between these two worlds.
An expert view
Dr. Patrick Harrigan is involved in research on Veddas with the Living Heritage Trust that advocates the recognition of Sri Lanka's indigenous people and currently serves as Executive Director of Sri Lanka Children's Trust.
Harrigan says that East Coastal Veddas themselves claim they are aboriginal (adivasi) Veddas (vedar paramparai). For anthropologists, international agencies like the United Nations, and others who study or work with tribal peoples, peoples' own tradition is sufficient evidence in itself. "So, yes, since at least anthropologists C.G. and Brenda Z. Seligmann published their 1911 account of East Coast Veddas, these people have been accepted as Veddas indigenous to Sri Lanka," he says.
According to Harrigan, East Coast Veddas do not claim any relation to the Veddas of Dambana or any other part of the island, nor do Veddas of the interior claim any relation to coastal Veddas. They appear to be distinct tribal groups.
"The term 'Vedda', however, was assigned to all these tribal peoples by immigrant peoples (Sinhalese and Tamils) who arrived much later," says Harrigan.
With regard to how these native people arrived in our country,
Dr. Harrigan explains, "The 'Vedda' peoples or tribes,
including the east coastal Veddas, appear to have arrived in
Sri Lanka during or prior to the last ice age about 6,000 years ago when
the sea levels were low enough that India and Sri Lanka were one
continuous land mass. Veddas have no tradition of having
arrived here by boat, as do the Sinhalese and Tamils and
everyone else but the Veddahs. But the Veddas arrival took
place so long ago that it is only possible to deduce that they
did not sail or swim here, but walked here when India and Śrī
Lanka were one and the same land mass."
Dr. Harrigan sadly notes that once a generation turns its back on its cultural heritage, the chain is broken forever. This is the condition very regrettably prevailing the east with regard to the Vedda community. This led the young generation of East Coastal Veddas to deny their connection with the past, their group identity or cultural heritage.
"Today young people especially feel insecure, both economically and in terms of their self identity. They want to dress and speak not as people of their own community, but as outsiders, even as foreigners in their own native land. The antidote, in part, is to give a voice to community elders by giving them access to make their views heard through the printed and electronic media. Also if young people could find decent livelihood opportunities in their home communities, they would not feel so attracted to quit their communities and leave," says Dr. Harrigan.
Courtesy: The Nation of 1 February 2009
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