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A tragedy of unfathomable proportions has seized our nation, if not the world, as we arrive at the threshold of a new era on this Solstice day. We are all charged to take this journey with lost, sacrificed innocence and correct the course of human affairs.
What could it mean that a psychotic young man kills his mother and then so many young children? I suggest that this young man concretized and acted out, in a delusional way, an archetypal motif of individuation. I further suggest that this misapplied motif must be addressed on a mass human level, as well as on an individual level, in each and every one of us.
Every human is challenged to transition from childhood to adulthood, from the egocentric entitled stage of immaturity to adult responsibility. This is the Hero’s Journey, filled with many challenges.
One of the greatest challenges of the Hero’s Journey is to defeat childish dependence on the mother. Though many myths depict this as slaying the dragon or defeating the wicked witch, the core of this battle lies within the individual. At some point in our lives we must all ask the same question: Can I take adult responsibility for my life or am I caught in my childish dependency and entitlement demands to be taken care of?
The hero’s task is to slay his own childish dependency—NOT HIS MOTHER, NOT THE CHILD! The hero’s task is to become the adult parent to himself, and set firm but loving boundaries around the child within who is taken forward into adult life—NOT KILLED OFF!
The Newtown tragedy has mobilized tremendous energy to address the gun laws in our country. Too long has a greedy industry been allowed to fill its entitled pockets under the guise of protection and the Second Amendment. The truth is, these policies have been dictated by immature adults, who refuse adult responsibility. It’s time for adult boundaries to be set around the demands of an industry allowed to function with no limitations, like out-of-control children playing with guns.
We approach a fiscal cliff with similar concerns. The greed of undisciplined children not wanting to part with their toys—some of their wealth—can no longer rule. We need adult leadership, adult responsibility in all paying their fair share.
New York and California are poised to approve fracking. Even these bluest of blue states are willing to cave to the greed of the energy industry. Would adults allow toxic poisons to be poured into their bodies? Are we really going to allow our precious Earth to be poisoned this way, for the sake of insatiable greed for more money, cheaper energy? We need adult control. Children’s entitlement in control cannot sustain our environment.
The Holocaust had to be answered in a firm commitment: the rebirth of the State of Israel. However, this resolution, despite its many transformations, is frozen in structures impervious to a necessary two state solution. Once again, we find a child’s entitlement in control of policy as construction plans for new settlements are being made on disputed lands, in the midst of peace negotiations no less! Where is the adult in the house?
Moslem insistence on ancient practice, guarded in warlike fierceness, must soften to allow for change and evolution. How can the feminine, the source of renewal and rebirth, be so restricted in the modern world? Nonetheless, when we see the outcome of casualness toward our instinctive animal selves in our modern world, even in such institutions as Penn State, the Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts, and most recently in the Jewish Orthodoxy, we have to question humanity’s management of its instinctive nature and appreciate the intensity of restriction in the Moslem religion to regulate it. Violence, however, begets violence. We must find a new path of reconciliation.
Humankind must face the power of the forces that inhabit the darkness of our souls. Each individual must take the journey through the underground of their own deep unconscious. The instinctive forces that tragically erupt daily around the world are active in each and every one of us. Newtown must be answered by a commitment to take the inward journey, to recapitulate the hidden truths of our souls and revamp our instinctive energies to flow safely and responsibly into this new era now upon us.
Innocence has been sacrificed on the altar of this Solstice. Our nation is plunged into the abyss of mourning, soulfully seeking its lost innocence. We must journey now into the darkness and face the truths that have stolen away our innocence. May those innocent ones be the beacons, the light bearers that show us the way as we journey into our darkness, lighting the way into a new era for all of us.
Wishing for Peace on Earth and extending good will to all,


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Optimism, the belief that things will work out for the best, has a profound impact on our lives. The power of positive thinking goes beyond just having a hopeful outlook; it influences our mental well-being, relationships, and overall success. When we cultivate optimism, we open ourselves up to a world of possibilities and experience numerous benefits in various aspects of our lives. One of the most significant impacts of positive thinking is on our mental health.
Optimism helps us develop a resilient mindset, enabling us to bounce back from setbacks and overcome challenges. When faced with adversity, optimistic individuals are more likely to view it as a temporary and specific event rather than a permanent and pervasive condition. This mindset allows them to find solutions, learn from their experiences, and maintain a sense of hope even in difficult times. Research has shown that optimism is associated with lower levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, and it contributes to overall psychological well-being.
Optimism also plays a crucial role in our relationships and social interactions. Positive thinkers tend to be more approachable and open, which fosters better communication and deeper connections with others. Optimistic individuals are often perceived as more likable, trustworthy, and supportive, which leads to more satisfying relationships. Additionally, their positive outlook can be contagious, inspiring and uplifting to those around them.
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The impact of optimism extends beyond our personal lives and influences our professional success as well. Positive thinkers are more likely to set ambitious goals and persevere in the face of obstacles. They have a belief in their abilities and are more inclined to take risks and seek opportunities. This optimistic mindset fuels motivation, creativity, and innovation, enhancing job performance and increasing the likelihood of career advancement.
Moreover, optimism fosters a positive work environment, as it promotes collaboration, teamwork, and resilience among colleagues. Health outcomes are also linked to positive thinking. Numerous studies have found that optimistic individuals tend to have better physical health and a longer lifespan. They are more likely to engage in health-promoting behaviors such as regular exercise, balanced nutrition, and seeking medical care when needed. Additionally, optimism has been associated with a stronger immune system and faster recovery from illnesses. The mind-body connection is evident, and a positive mindset can contribute to overall well-being and a healthier lifestyle.
Practicing and cultivating optimism is a skill that can be developed over time. It involves reframing negative thoughts, focusing on the positive aspects of situations, and adopting a growth mindset. Surrounding ourselves with positive influences, engaging in activities that bring joy and fulfillment, and practicing gratitude are all effective ways to nurture optimism in our lives. By consciously choosing positive thoughts and beliefs, we can shape our perceptions, reactions, and ultimately, our experiences.
However, it is important to note that optimism does not mean ignoring reality or denying the existence of challenges. Rather, it is about approaching difficulties with a constructive and hopeful mindset. Optimism allows us to acknowledge the obstacles we face while maintaining faith in our ability to overcome them.
In conclusion, the power of positive thinking is evident in its profound impact on our lives. Optimism enhances our mental well-being, strengthens our relationships, and contributes to our overall success and happiness. By embracing optimism and cultivating a positive mindset, we can navigate life’s challenges with resilience, foster meaningful connections, and create a brighter future for ourselves and those around us.

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Modern country music isn’t usually considered to be “soulful.” Louisiana singer-songwriter Marc Broussard is on a mission to change that. His music is only country on paper. In reality, he dabbles in soul, R&B, pop, folk, americana, funk and nearly anything else you can create with a commanding voice and a love for any and all music.
His latest offering, “Easy to Love,” is the title track from his upcoming album and serves as his thesis statement. Do yourself a favor and listen to it below. Easy to Love the album is out Sept. 15.

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The French bank BNP Paribas SA is bound to pay between $8 billion and $9 billion to settle with authorities from the United States regarding violations of sanctions, according to a report from Reuters.
Authorities from the United States have been investigating the bank, trying to determine if it skipped sanctions involving Sudan from 2002 to 2009. The investigators are also looking to determine if the bank took information out of wire transfers so they would pass through United States financial systems without any red flags popping up.
Negotiations between the bank and the United States have been taking place for weeks. An unnamed source who spoke with Reuters said that the investigation has found more than $100 million in records and books violations for transactions that involved Cuba, Sudan, and Iran.
A possible settlement could have the bank pleading guilty to criminal charges of violating the International Emergency Powers Act. The Wall Street Journal initially reported the potential settlement.
Michel Sapin, the French Finance Minister, spoke on French radio, but did not comment about any potential settlement.
“The French state, the government … has played its role in telling the Americans: ‘Be careful – by all means punish the past but don’t punish the future’,” Sapin said on France Info.
The investigations are being run by the United States Attorney’s Office in Manhattan, the United States Justice Department, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, the United States Treasury Department and the New York Department of Financial Services. The New York Department of Financial Services said it will not revoke the license of the bank if the bank agrees to pay stiff penalties, which means it will still be allowed to operate in New York.

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The Argentine striker would arrive at the MLS team to accompany the former Real Madrid striker in the United States tournament
It has been known for a long time that Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami wants the arrival of a soccer star like Lionel Messi. However, information has now been released indicating that this would not be the only Argentine on the agenda of possible arrivals to accompany Gonzalo Higuain in the Florida team’s attack.
This is motivated by the fact that Mauro Icardi, who does not see many minutes in Paris Saint-Germai, could leave the box to join the Miami box, something that could also motivate the arrival of the former FC Barcelona star.
In fact, at the moment, the French team does not have his services, something that has kicked him out of the list of eligible players for the UEFA Champions League and that forces the team to find him a new team, thus being Galatasaray one of the teams that would be interested in his services, although it was learned that this would not be the ideal destination.
However, now with his visit to Miami with his wife and representative, Wanda Nara, and with information from the Argentine newspaper Olé, both would not only be on “vacation” or simply as tourists, but would also be talking to David Beckham, one of the pillars of the Miami institution, thus being the ‘real’ factor of his visit to the United States.
Only time will tell us if Icardi’s arrival in MLS will be at his young age of 29 years old or if he will have another job offer within Europe that can offer the number of minutes, level and money necessary to convince to the Argentine player who will try to be in the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

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Australia’s bowlers made hard work of wrapping up the Indian Board President’s XI tail on the second morning of the four-day match at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad.
Resuming at 6-371 today, the locals were eventually bowled out for 455 shortly before lunch, leaving Australian openers Matthew Hayden and Simon Katich to reach 0-15 in two overs before lunch.
Hayden, his new opening partner Katich and especially captain Ricky Ponting, will all be keen for runs in the afternoon.
Wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel (62) and Left-arm quick Irfan Pathan (56) compiled half centuries as Ponting delayed the taking of the second new ball until the 106th over of the innings.
When he did, Stuart Clark (3-68) and Mitchell Johnson (4-74) were able to bring a finish to the innings, Clark having Pathan caught at mid off then finding the shoulder of Pragyan Ojha’s bat for a simple catch in the gully.
Peter Siddle (2-64) gained the first breakthrough of the day by bowling left-hander Patel from around the wicket with a delivery that kept low.
In other news, Bryce McGain’s tour of India is over, with the Victorian wrist spinner to fly home from the subcontinent this weekend.
Having arrived as the Australian Test team’s mooted frontline spinner for the four-match series against India, McGain’s chances unravelled over the weekend when he attempted to bowl at near match pace for the first time since suffering a shoulder strain while playing here for Australia A.
Complaining of pain during and after bowling, he was told by team physio Alex Kountouris that he had re-aggravated the strain and would need several weeks to recover, officially ruling him out of the first Test and probably the series.
From that moment it seemed only a matter of time before McGain would be sent home to recover and ensure he was fit to be considered for the home Tests against New Zealand and South Africa.
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It’s completely common to dream about losing your wallet and phone. Oftentimes considered a bad omen, dreaming of losing your wallet and phone can be scary. Yet in the realm of dreams, nothing should be taken as it is. In fact many variables come into play. It’s necessary to consider the full scenario of the dream. A very distinctive attention must be paid to the details and the feelings that this dream has awakened in you. It is also necessary to consider your current mental state. Many analysts have examined the question and have tried to give a clear answer. Experienced therapist still make use of dreams with their patients in therapy today. As a way of expression of our unconscious mind, they let us discover the info that we hide from ourselves.
This is why we present below the most valuable interpretations associated with dreaming about losing your wallet and phone:
Dreaming about losing your wallet and phone: susceptability
Dreaming about losing your wallet and phone indicates that you are dealing with a period of anxiousness . You have a lot of concerns about yourself or your decisions. You question each of your decisions and have problems trusting yourself . You have a fear deep down that you don’t understand. Fear is a dangerous feeling that paralyzes us. It prevents you from moving forward by enclosing you in a kind of bubble that gives you an illusion of safety. Dreaming about losing your wallet and phone means that you are already conscious of this situation. Becoming conscious of it is one thing, acting against it is another.
Dreaming about losing your wallet and phone proves that you are sensitive. Fear and stress paralyzes you . You doubt your choices and opinions. You can’t make the difference between what you want and what others expect of you. This is a risky situation that leaves you at the mercy of manipulators. So be careful of people who will make you overly attractive proposals. Human nature is sometimes obscure. Don’t be scared to say no and assert your rights . Only you are capable of knowing what is best for you. Dreaming about losing your wallet and phone shows that you have to take tips from the people who love you, so don’t be reluctant to ask for help.
Dreaming about losing your wallet and phone: opening the dialogue
Dreaming about losing your wallet and phone may have something to do with your sexuality . Freud was the 1st to do the connection between dreams of loosing and sexuality. Dreaming about losing your wallet and phone can be a sign of sexual frustration . You are not sexually satisfied. Dreaming about losing your wallet and phone might may be related to the difficulties you have to share your desires clearly. It can be hard, even intimidating, to talk about sexuality, especially if you have non ordinary fantasies. Frustration, however, will cause a sense of unfulfillment. Gradually, you begin to lose self-confidence in yourself and begin to question your life. An healthy and accomplished sexuality is the main component of a successful relationship. Initiate the dialogue . For men, dreaming about losing your wallet and phone can hide a problem of powerlessness that can only be solved by opening dialogue. For women, dreaming about losing your wallet and phone might show a lack of attention from her or his partner.
Dreaming about losing your wallet and phone: a phase of doubt
Dreaming about losing your wallet and phone shows that you could benefit from taking better care of yourself. You’ve been a little neglecting lately. Unhealthy diet, little exercise … your unconscious is sending you a clear message. Take more time for yourself.
Dreaming about losing your wallet and phone can also show that you are dealing with a slight melancholy. Loss of energy, desire to be alone, you tend to withdraw into yourself. This can be as risky as losing your wallet and phone!
Dreaming about losing your wallet and phone can also show that you are scared of getting older with all that it implies. You are afraid that you will no further be appealing to others. You feel lousy about your body and are afraid of being rejected by others. Dreaming about losing your wallet and phone may be a signal warning you to pay more attention to your body. Your way of life may be a little too much.

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I'm not saying that life in Russia is hard. Really, I'm not. But what's the deal with the post office?
See, I've been trying to send my brother his birthday present for the past couple of weeks. My first encounter with the post office involved having to ask five different people how to get there, not being able to figure out where the line ended when I did get there (note: Russian lines are not like American lines), and accidentally standing in the line for pension payments for ten minutes. But I finally got my postcard stamps (except they don't have postcard stamps, so if you receive a postcard from me it will have four different stamps on it. Sorry if your name is covered up by stamps). I didn't send the package because I lacked the vocabulary to ask how to do it and the will to tussle with a Russian who was clearly already irate at my so-so language skills.
My second encounter, which was yesterday, involved AG and I searching for a post office downtown for about forty-five minutes (not only are they not marked on our maps, but no one you ask on the street seems to have any knowledge of their existence, much less their location) before we gave up and rode the metro to a neighborhood where we knew there was a post office. There I was informed by the woman at the counter that I couldn't send my package internationally from that post office; I would have to go to the Center for International Mail. Hmph. At least she wrote down the address for me. (But really. There's only ONE place to send international packages in ALL OF MOSCOW, which by the way is Europe's largest city??)
This morning, I woke up bright and early to head to the Center for International Mail. It took me an hour to get there by foot and metro, but when I got to the right metro stop I was delighted to find that one of the exits to the street was labeled "To the Center for International Mail." In my foolishness, I assumed that this meant the Center for International Mail was somewhere within, oh, a half-mile radius of the metro stop.
And indeed, when I got to the street level, I was right in front of a building labeled 39 Whatever Street. "How convenient," I thought, because in my foolishness I believed that this meant that the building I was looking for, 37 Whatever Street, would be right next door. But the only thing next door was a very high wall; beyond this wall, there was a long driveway with a sign that said "Auto Repair." In my foolishness, I assumed that there must be something besides an auto repair place (say, a post office?) behind that big wall. But there wasn't. I walked a little farther, noticed that the buildings across the street were down to numbers 26 and 24 Whatever Street, and decided I had better turn back. I went back to building 39 and inquired of the security guard where I might find the post office.
Leslie: Where is the post office?
security guard: Not here.
Leslie: And you don't know where it is?
security guard: What do you mean, I don't know where it is? I know it's not here!
security guard: What's the address?
security guard: Well, this is 39.
Leslie: Yes, I KNOW. But where's 37?
security guard: Dunno, probably somewhere down that way (points down the street).
So I continued walking down the street, and after passing two more widely-spaced buildings (un-numbered) I finally found 37. I asked another security guard where the post office was, and he directed me to the other side of the building. I found it, walked in, discovered I needed to take a number, took number 63, saw that numbers 47 and 48 were being served at the moment, and decided that since I already only had 55 minutes to get back home, I had better cut my losses.
So, at least now I know where the international post office is. But it looks like TJ won't be getting his present until October or so.

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Firms interested in a 49 per cent stake in gas utility SPP have until 15:00 today to submit binding offers in a tender where price is 75 per cent of the weighting used to judge offers, said Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda.
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Lubbock man arrested in May fatal crash in South Lubbock
A 20-year-old Lubbock man accused in a May fatal crash was arrested Thursday by Lubbock police and the U.S. Marshals.
Ehvan Reyna was booked about 3 p.m. into the Lubbock County Detention Center on a count of manslaughter, a second-degree felony that carries a punishment of two to 20 years in prison, according to jail records.
Reyna’s arrest stems from the May 24 crash in the 8600 block of University Avenue that killed 84-year-old June Linker, according to a Lubbock police news release.
Investigators believe Linker was driving a Toyota Camry southbound on University and was preparing to turn left onto 87th Street when she was struck by Reyna, who was driving a Chevrolet Camaro northbound on University Avenue, the release states.
Linker’s Camry was forced into a utility pole along the northeast corner of the intersection.
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Students of all levels of experience are encouraged to try out the shop (starting with a Woodworking Orientation Session, below). You could build a set of shelves, a desk or perhaps a cabinet for your video, TV and audio systems. Studio Art students might want to build canvas stretchers; engineering students might need to construct models or prototypes. Woodshop instructors are always available to help you with all aspects of your work.
Not long ago, I needed to make some angled wood parts to build a new soffit on my garage. I didn’t have the customary tool for the job, but I had some steel joining plates. I screwed through one of the holes in the plate, set my angle, then added another screw to lock the angle. I could then use it as a template to mark all the pieces at the same angle and cut them with my circular saw. — Ryan Bartsch
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Pocket screw joinery is a system—employing special drill and driver bits—used to join boards or pieces of plywood to one another. Installing pocket screws involves using a jig to drill a sharply angled, 15-degree hole through the back of one board, then driving a special screw through that hole into the second board to draw them tightly together. Learn how to use pocket screws here. It’s often used in cabinetmaking and furniture building. Here’s how to build cabinets with pocket screws. The term “pocket” comes from the design of the hole which contains an upper “pocket” for the head of the screw to push against; this pocket also hides the head of the screw.
“I do a lot of finish-sanding freehand, without a sandpaper block, so I can smooth edges and get into nooks and crannies. But the finer grits are usually bonded to thinner paper and, at least for me, the paper is too thin and ends up tearing long before the grit wears out. So I apply duct tape to the back of the sandpaper. The sandpaper is still flexible enough to sand a tight radius and it’s far more durable. You can use this super-strong sandpaper like a shoeshine rag.” — Chuck Merchant
Here, I am writing about another DIY project that involves the use of an old furniture piece. I think that the idea of reusing and recycling old furniture has got to me. Anyways, I am starting to love it. This project involves using an old door to build a beautiful multi picture frame, as you can see in the image below. This frame looks really wonderful and can be used to hold many pictures at a time.
There is significant evidence of advanced woodworking in ancient Egypt. Woodworking is depicted in many extant ancient Egyptian drawings, and a considerable amount of ancient Egyptian furniture (such as stools, chairs, tables, beds, chests) has been preserved. Tombs represent a large collection of these artefacts and the inner coffins found in the tombs were also made of wood. The metal used by the Egyptians for woodworking tools was originally copper and eventually, after 2000 BC bronze as ironworking was unknown until much later.
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While trying to trace an exact copy of the throat plate for my table saw, I came up with this nifty technique using an ordinary pencil. I just shaved my pencil into a half-pencil by carefully grinding it on my belt sander. The flat edge enables my modified pencil to ride straight up along the edge of the template. It also works great for marking and then shaping inlays for my woodworking projects. — Tim Reese. How to cut circles with a band saw.
Furnishing and decorating your patio is not an easy task – but then again, it has to be done! Your patio is obviously one of the most important rooms in your home, as you can easily turn it into your little piece of Heaven, your “safe spot” in your home where you can retreat whenever you want to ignore the world and just spend some time alone all by yourself.
This is another example of small woodwork projects that require good time and woodworking skills. This item is built using multiple wooden parts. Each part is shaped in a specific design and then all parts are attached together to make the final TV set. I have never tried building this one, mostly because I don’t own an iPhone, but also because making this item is not an easy task. By the way, it works fine with all kinds of phones.
Among early finds of wooden tools are the worked sticks from Kalambo Falls, Clacton-on-Sea and Lehringen. The spears from Schöningen (Germany) provide some of the first examples of wooden hunting gear. Flint tools were used for carving. Since Neolithic times, carved wooden vessels are known, for example, from the Linear Pottery culture wells at Kückhofen and Eythra.
Some tools required for this project are hole saw, drilling machine, pencil, tape measure, clamps, etc. This tutorial explains every step properly with images so that anyone can make a wooden sofa sleeve easily. Those, who prefer a video tutorial, can visit the below link to a YouTube video that illustrates the process of building a DIY Sofa Sleeve Cupholder.
The rubber cushion on my old palm sander was wearing thin around the edges. Because of its age, I couldn’t find a replacement pad. As I was drinking my beverage with a foam can cover around it, I realized I could cut the foam to fit the sander and glue it on. I peeled off the old pad, cleaned the metal base and attached the foam with contact cement. Works for clamp-on as well as stick-on sanding squares! You can find can covers at discount and convenience stores. — Allen J. Muldoon
Softwood is most commonly found in the regions of the world with lower temperatures and is typically less durable, lighter in weight, and more vulnerable to pests and fungal attacks in comparison to hardwoods. They typically have a paler color and a more open grain than hardwoods, which contributes to the tendency of felled softwood to shrink and swell as it dries. Softwoods usually have a lower density, around 25-37lb/cu ft, which can compromise its strength. Density, however, does vary within both softwoods and hardwoods depending on the wood's geographical origin and growth rate. However, the lower density of softwoods also allows it to have a greater strength with lighter weight. In the United States, softwoods are typically cheaper and more readily available and accessible. Most softwoods are suitable for general construction, especially framing, trim, and finish work, and carcassing.
Examples of Bronze Age wood-carving include tree trunks worked into coffins from northern Germany and Denmark and wooden folding-chairs. The site of Fellbach-Schmieden in Germany has provided fine examples of wooden animal statues from the Iron Age. Wooden idols from the La Tène period are known from a sanctuary at the source of the Seine in France.
Historically, woodworkers relied upon the woods native to their region, until transportation and trade innovations made more exotic woods available to the craftsman. Woods are typically sorted into three basic types: hardwoods typified by tight grain and derived from broadleaf trees, softwoods from coniferous trees, and man-made materials such as plywood and MDF.
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Hardwoods are separated into two categories, temperate and tropical hardwoods, depending on their origin. Temperate hardwoods are found in the regions between the tropics and poles, and are of particular interest to wood workers for their cost-effective aesthetic appeal and sustainable sources. Tropical hardwoods are found within the equatorial belt, including Africa, Asia, and South America. Hardwoods flaunt a higher density, around 65lb/cu ft as a result of slower growing rates and is more stable when drying. As a result of its high density, hardwoods are typically heavier than softwoods but can also be more brittle. While there are an abundant number of hardwood species, only 200 are common enough and pliable enough to be used for woodworking. Hardwoods have a wide variety of properties, making it easy to find a hardwood to suit nearly any purpose, but they are especially suitable for outdoor use due to their strength and resilience to rot and decay. The coloring of hardwoods ranges from light to very dark, making it especially versatile for aesthetic purposes. However, because hardwoods are more closely grained, they are typically harder to work than softwoods. They are also harder to acquire in the United States and, as a result, are more expensive.
If you have to pick up long lengths of wood from the lumberyard, throw a spring clamp in the back of your vehicle. Use the clamp to attach the warning flag to the end of the protruding lumber. The clamp’s easy to slip on and off, and you won’t have to fuss around with staples, nails or string. — Steve Parker. Plus: Learn more about how to transport large items in your truck.

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Iconic Target Store on Mission St to Close Amid Shoplifting Tidal Wave: SFPD tells Globe Mayor Breed falsely claims it’s not about theft, begs company to stay.
“This store loses $25,000 a day to shoplifting,” an SFPD officer told the Globe in lengthy, taped interviews conducted this week. “That’s $25,000 that walks out the door on average between 9 and 6 every day.”
(The Globe is redacting the officers’ names because of critical remarks made about Mayor London Breed and District Attorney Chesa Boudin that could potentially endanger their jobs.)
“This store does between $80,000 to $120,000 in sales every day. And they lose 25 of it [meaning $25,000]. Even if they’re making 25% profit, the stealing takes that down to zero.”
Asked if the presence of armed, uniformed police officers had any deterrent effect on thieves, one officer was blunt in his assessment.
“They don’t care. There’s no consequences. Literally zero consequences. I’ve kicked out… I’ve been here since 9 AM today. I probably have already kicked out eight or nine people and I’ve recovered a thousand dollars worth of stuff alone off of that. Whether we kick them out, tell them they can’t come back, whether I put them in handcuffs and take them down to the county jail—there is no difference. Because they will not be prosecuted by the district attorney. Therefore, there is nothing documented that they can’t come back here. You know, they get no time in jail to think about what they did, right? There is zero consequence. And that’s why in this store the same exact people come in every other day and in the city the same couple percent of people are the same people committing all the car break-ins, all the robberies and all the shootings, any aggravated assaults right in town where there’s more street people, people fighting. It’s all the same exact people, and there are zero consequences. Therefore you take them to jail they get out of jail. They do it again. It’s a big circle.”
FRUITS OF THE DEMOCRATS’ TREE: The Ghost of Kitty Genovese: An assault in Philadelphia evokes memories of a notorious crime.
“Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney’s Twitter feed had nothing to say about the rape, perhaps not surprisingly given that he also has had little to say about Philadelphia’s historically high murder numbers. Philadelphia district attorney Larry Krasner didn’t mention the rape either, instead focusing on re-arresting a police officer on charges that had previously been dismissed. Kenney and Krasner, both progressives, seem relieved that the actual rape occurred just outside of the city limits—making it somebody else’s problem—even though the victim and defendant spent most of their train ride in Philadelphia.”
However, the Genovese analogy is misplaced, because the sensational New York Times report wasn’t true. More here.
Dems’ vaccine mandates for police are bound to backfire.
In the media narrative, those resisting the vaccine mandates are all Trump-supporting snake handlers from Appalachia, or something like that. But real life, as happens so often, doesn’t track the media narrative.
In fact, much of the resistance comes from people like airline pilots, health professionals and air-traffic controllers, none of whom can fit the stereotype of uneducated rubes.
But perhaps the most interesting and determined resistance to vaccine mandates comes from those who are usually tasked with enforcing government mandates: police. Across the country, officers are refusing the shot and daring their bosses to make them take it. There are several lessons in this, about class, about democracy and about the authorities’ competence.
- Rothschilds, Rockefellers, and More Redpills
- Things Are Starting To Get Really Crazy Out There…
- Walmart Reports A Large Number Of Store Closings As Catastrophic Retail Collapse Intensify
- These Economic Numbers Are Staggering
- Hillary Clinton leaked emails reason to get rid of Gadaffi
- ‘Unsafe and ineffective’ Pfizer is going to court!
- 29 DEMS JOIN REPUBLICANS TO BLOCK BIDEN
- The US Dollar World Reserve Status is Officially Over
- FRANCE – Now largely ignored by world media.
- The Entire World Economy Could COMPLETELY COLLAPSE At Any Moment.


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Here are some of the most active stocks on the market...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT)
- Wal-Mart's $1 per share profit beat analyst expectations for Q1.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA)
- Alibaba is down today after its $4.35 per-share profit missed Wall Street's consensus bet.
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ)
- Brazil's go-to ETF is down big this afternoon following political corruption allegations surrounding President Michel Temer.
Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO)
- While Cisco beat revenue projections for Q3, the firm's disappointing sales forecast for the quarter ahead is weighing on shares today.
This article was written by a staff member of TheStreet.


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A Wedgwood, dark blue, jasper dip pot and cover. Originally this would have been part of a dressing table set. It is marked “WEDGWOOD” and it dates from c.1880. It is also impressed with a letter ‘V’ which is possibly a workman’s mark. The pot is decorated with four different classical subjects and the lid has a further classical group with a border of oak leaves and acorns to the rim. The reliefs are all good quality. There is the tiniest chip to the top of the blue dip on the rim of the pot. This can just about be seen in one of the images and it is the only fault.
Dimensions: Height 8.2cm. Diameter 7.8cm.
Price includes postage within the U.K. Shipping to the U.S.A. add £20. Most of Western Europe add £10.

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One of the reasons that many people deny that climate change is happening, especially in regard to global warming, is that we are still seeing a dramatic amount of snowfall. In places like North America where snow has been falling very lightly, the recent increase in snowfall as prompted climate change skeptics to denounce that it is real. However, the fact that we are seeing heavier snowfall in certain areas is a clear indication that global warming is alive and well.
Why Falling Snow Is An Indication Of Global Warming
There is a cycle that water goes through as it is providing us with the precipitation that we need in order to grow crops, and also have drinking water. When it is excessively warm, water evaporates, and it ends up being locked in the atmosphere. However, when too much moisture is in the atmosphere, especially over the polar regions, it will begin to condense at some point in time. This will create record snowfall, and it is because of the sheer volume of the snow, that we know that it is caused by global warming.
What Can Be Done About This?
The only way to get things back to normal is to limit the CO2 emissions that are constantly being produced by modern society. We are now at the point where permafrost is beginning to be exposed in the polar regions, and as it begins to thaw, more CO2 is released into the atmosphere. We need to get things under control and this can be done by moving away from fossil fuel production. Those that deny global warming are simply ignoring the facts, and by focusing on green energy, we should be able to contribute enough to our environment to get things back to normal.


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From Sonequa Martin-Green's dress with a mosaic bodice to Winnie Harlow's delicate look, you won't want to miss this fashion.
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Most friends consider me anti-social thanks to my habit of crawling under a blanket with a book. Most times I consider this a compliment. I have over fifteen assignments (varying in degrees of difficulty) due before the first week of next month, and therefore it is the perfect time to turn to completely unrelated literature to refresh my mind.
Anyhow, the point is a couple of hours ago I started randomly browsing and ended up here. Webdeposite.com is an awful website and an excellent source for free books at the same time. Its awful because of the horrible ads all over the pages, I recommend looking at it only through Firefox with AdBlocker on. Despite all the ads, I found close to forty books (Actually I found more, I downloaded forty) in PDF across a mind-boggling array of subjects. The beauty of it, of course is that its all free.
Some of these books I’ve wanted to buy desperately, and some I could never decide about at bookshops. I found books like the Evolution of Civilizations, The Economic Origins of Evolutions, almost all of Chomsky, The Oxford Classics series on Natural Theory, Books on SAS, Differential Evolution, The For Dummies Series, the Routledge Philosophy Series, The Very Short Introduction to…. Series (The Very Short Introduction to Economics, by Partha Dasgupta is a beautiful book), The Guide to Mental Health, Problems in Real and Complex Analysis, The Chemical History of a Candle and a whole host of others. If you’re looking for a great E-book resource this is it. Some of the books are in the .djvu format. You’ll need to go here to download the free viewer.
Of course there are other places to go as well, the Gutenberg Project was my last favourite resource and still remains the only place where I found the complete and download-able version of the Devil’s Dictionary. The text file format of books bugs me though, and I haven’t found much aside of classical texts. Take a look at this blog post for an updated list of where to find free books on the web.

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Families in Derbyshire could be in for an early start
On Christmas Day people in Derbyshire will be celebrating first with an average wake up time of 5.48am - making them the earliest birds.
Meanwhile the rest of England will lounge in until 6.08am.
When it comes to Christmas spending, money saving website Voucherbox.co.uk has found that the average household in Derbyshire spends £83 per child, higher than the UK average spend of £75.
It was no surprise to find that most UK children are more excited about opening presents on Christmas Day than giving them with only five per cent looking forward to gifting others.
More than half of children’s toys to sit under the tree this year have a place on the Toy Retailers Association top 12 toys for Christmas 2016 list, and nearly 10 per cent are set to open a LEGO Friends Amusement Park Roller Coaster, which stands as the present most in demand.
Shane Forster, UK Country Manager, said: “Christmas is an expensive time of year for parents, not to mention a tiring one if you live in Derbyshire.
“More than a quarter of parents have spent more this year on Christmas presents for their kids in comparison to previous years.
“The most coveted toys of the year can be quite costly, but there are of course still deals to be had online.”


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Industry: Commercial & Industrial
Solution: Rooftop Solar
In business since 1913, Yeuell Nameplate & Label manufactures custom nameplates, labels, and decals, serving companies worldwide.
As a manufacturing company, powering the facility is among Yeuell Nameplate’s most costly recurring expenses. They installed a solar system to manage their energy expenses better and optimize savings.
Like many other manufacturing facilities, their building features a large flat roof with plenty of room to accommodate a solar array big enough to impact their energy costs significantly.
A 50% reduction in electricity costs
The 261 kW array is big enough to cover half of Yeuell’s energy costs annually. Additionally, the company leveraged state and federal tax incentives and continues earning SRECs, significantly boosting its revenue.


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All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible.
William Faulkner (1897–1962), U.S. novelist. Interview, in Writers at Work, First Series, ed. Malcolm Cowley (1958).
Referring to Faulkner’s writing contemporaries.

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Grass Cutting East Kilbride Scotland (G74): If you've got a business premises or domestic property in East Kilbride that has a lawn or grassed area, you'll want to get it mowed routinely, especially during the spring and summer. Whilst it is perfectly possible for most householders to mow their own lawns and grass, it's still a job that many of us moan about. You need not stress however, if you simply can't face this job, because there are tradespeople who'll gladly take this task out of your hands - in particular lawn mowing services in East Kilbride.
Grass cutting packages to fit just about any circumstances or budget are offered by several independent gardeners and lawn mowing contractors in East Kilbride. These types of grass cutting plans can range from weekly or monthly cuts to one-off lawn care services in East Kilbride. No longer having to stress about your lawn care needs, is a considerable advantage of booking such grass cutting services in East Kilbride.
Homeowners based in Kelvin, Nerston, Calderwood, Carmunnock, Strathaven, Giffnock, Eaglesham, Hamilton, Thorntonhall, Blantyre, Clarkston, The Murray, Waterfoot, Glassford, Chapelton, Peel Park, or other areas outside of East Kilbride are also able to benefit from these grass cutting services, and make full use of the help they offer.
Knowing that your lawn is being well cared for is among the main advantages of hiring a professional grass cutting service in East Kilbride. Using some random "gardener" who knocks on your door offering to cut the grass is not really a good idea if you are proud of your lawn.
So, when you're considering hiring a professional lawn care company in East Kilbride for regularly cutting your grass, what are the benefits? - 1. Grass treatments will be given when necessary, for instance scarifying, weed control and fertilizers. 2. It saves you shelling out hard-earned cash on costly lawn cutting tools, mowers and fuel. 3. It saves you time and enables you to chill out and concentrate on more important activities. 4. All the waste and grass cuttings will be disposed of, saving you regular trips to the tip. 5. The experts provide all the equipment that is necessary to do an excellent job. 6. Your lawn will always look well-looked-after, discouraging intruders who specifically focus on unkempt homes. 7. It eliminates all the burden, stress and hassle of having to mow your own lawn.
There are of course some costs involved with enlisting the services of a professional lawn care service in East Kilbride, but the benefits above go some way to counterbalancing this. With mindful research you will probably be able to uncover a fairly affordable grass cutting service in East Kilbride, by vetting all the currently available local providers.
Subject to the condition of your lawn the professionals will offer you a host of additional lawn care services besides just grass cutting East Kilbride, including moss removal, turfing, feeding, edging, aeration, top dressing, watering, over-seeding, strimming and patch repairs. And, you should not forget that along with grass cutting in East Kilbride, the majority of lawn care contractors provide an even broader range of gardening services including hedge trimming, landscaping, waste clearance, digging, planting, leaf clearing, pruning and general garden management in East Kilbride.
Your East Kilbride grass cutting specialist should also be capable of producing fascinating designs in your lawn by carrying out the mowing in alternating directions or in a particular way, with chequerboard, striped or rippled patterns being the eventual result. This is especially effective if you've got a large, open area of lawn that is visible from your house or from the road.
If you're wanting to get the best care possible for your prized lawn, it is advisable to get some references whenever you're picking out a contractor to do your grass cutting work. Getting favourable feedback from past clients is an excellent way by which to accomplish this.
If you are planning on maintaining your own lawn, it is important to get a bit of professional guidance if you want to do the task correctly, and one of the best places to find such advice is on the RHS website, where the UK's finest gardening experts tell you what to do and when. Topics covered on their dedicated webpage include killing moss, feeding, lawn care treatments, watering, caring for new lawns, over-seeding, mowing and lawn problems. Which will cover virtually everything you need to know about.
Searching Online For Lawn Care in East Kilbride
Searching on the internet is the way that almost all home owners in East Kilbride look for any sort of services or tradesmen these days. With the help of Bing, Google or Yahoo you can get on the spot results that will make your search easier, however you should be aware of the issues with this. Initially it may seem that the listings shown on page one are just what the doctor ordered, but that's not necessarily the case. When you are searching for a grass cutting specialist for example, you will bring up a search engine like Google and key in "grass cutting", "lawn mowing in East Kilbride", "grass cutting East Kilbride" or "grass cutting near me". Business directories such as Free Index, Yell, Yelp or 3 Best Rated, or listings from the top trade portals like My Hammer, My Builder, Checkatrade, Local Heroes, Rated People or TrustaTrader will more than likely feature highly on the consequential page one listings, as will solely pay per click (PPC) advertising. Odd job men in East Kilbride don't generally have substantial budgets to push their own websites up the positions, consequently you're likely to locate these largely unseen further down the search engine results maybe on the 2nd or 3rd pages.
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Kevin Sheehan is the Learning Centre Manager at Offerton High School, where he has been for five years. He studied Information and Library Management at Manchester Metropolitan Library, and is currently completing work for a MA in Information Literacy at the University of Sheffield. In 2010 he was announced the School Librarian of the Year by the School Library Association.
Kate Lister is Customer Service Librarian at Market Harborough Library, and has been working in her current role since graduating from Loughborough University in 2005 with an MA in Library and Information Management. Kate is passionate about literature for children and young people, and has been active on the CILIP East Midlands Youth Libraries Group committee, which she chaired for three years. Through this work, she was a National Judge for the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway medal for 2010 and 2011.
Mina B Muhammad is a sixteen-year-old Year Eleven student at Sarah Bonnell School. She won the Best 14-16 Short Story award at the Young Muslim Writers Awards 2010. This year she published her first novel, See Red (which was based on her winning entry), penned at the age of fourteen and published at fifteen. See Red was published by Urbantopia Books, a publishing house dedicated to culturally diverse books, particularly written by ethnic minority writers. She was shortlisted for the Asian Woman of Achievement Awards in 2011.
Jonathan Ruppin is the Web Editor of Foyles bookshop and has twelve years’ experience in book retailing, including nine years on the shopfloor. He has run a variety of departments, for both Foyles and previously Dillons, but specialises in fiction. He has also worked for two literary agents and one publisher. He has been a judge for the Costa Novel Award, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and the British Book Design and Production awards. For three years, he wrote The Bookseller’s annual Paperback Preview, selecting the paperback titles most likely to be of interest to booksellers across the market for the forthcoming year. He is also a member of the Editorial Committee of the journal, New Books in German, and a member of the Advisory Board of Arts Council-funded publisher, And Other Stories. He reviews and blogs regularly for a number of print and online publications.
Sameer Rahim studied English at Pembroke College, Cambridge before working as a teacher both abroad and in the UK. He has worked in literary journalism for five years reviewing both fiction and non-fiction. The publications he has worked for include the London Review of Books, the Times Literary Supplement and the New Statesman. He currently works on the Books Desk of The Daily Telegraph. He is also a judge for this year’s Forward Prize for poetry.
Diane Banks founded Diane Banks Associates, a literary agency based in central London representing commercial fiction and personality-led, media or current affairs based non-fiction in the UK, US and foreign language markets, in 2006 following 9 years in London’s trade publishing houses including Penguin and Hodder & Stoughton.
Anna Perera was born in London to an Irish mother and Sri Lankan father. She worked as an English teacher in secondary schools in London before becoming responsible for a unit for excluded boys. She gained an MA in Writing for Children at Winchester University and has since had six children’s books published, including the critically acclaimed Guantanamo Boy which was shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book Award and nominated for the Carnegie Medal. She learned about the plight of children held at Guantanamo Bay at a benefit event held by the human rights charity, Reprieve. Brollyproctions.com are adapting a play from the book, Guantanamo Boy which will open in Stratford Circus, February 2012. Her recent Young Adult novel, The Glass Collector, is set in Cairo.
Nadim Sawalha is a veteran Jordanian-born actor whose career spans across TV, film, radio and theatre. His recent works include Captain Abu Raed, which won ‘The Audience Award’ at The Sundance Festival, The Hour for BBC One, West is West, and Coming Home at The Arcola Theatre.
His TV work includes Murphy Law, New Tricks, Dangerfield, Inspector Morse, Close and True, and ‘Mohamed Al Fayed’ in the BBC’s Justice in the Wonderland.
He has performed at some of London’s most iconic theatres, including Turning Over and Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Qur’an at Bush Theatre, Jenkins Ear and East is East at Royal Court, White Cameleon at The Royal National Theatre, A Dream of People at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Waiting for Godot at Lyric Studio, Hammersmith.
Nadim’s film credits include Syriana, A Touch of Class, The Spy Who Loved Me, The Living Daylights, Cleopatra, Arabian Nights, The Avengers, Nativity, Whatever Lola Wants, Diana: Last Days of a Princess.
As an actor Chris has worked at theatres including The National, The Royal Court, The Traverse, The West Yorkshire Playhouse, The Birmingham Rep, The Gate and English Touring Theatre. Directors have included Howard Davies, Sir Richard Eyre, Sir Peter Hall, Richard Wilson, William Gaskill, Erica Whyman, Stephen Daldry, Ian Brown and Annie Castledine.
He has translated plays by Philippe Minyana, David Lescot, Rémi de Vos, Adeline Picault, Frédéric Blanchette, Catherine-Anne Toupin and Fabrice Roger-Lacan for The National, The Almeida, The Donmar, The Traverse and The Young Vic among others.
Chris was Deputy Literary Manager of the National Theatre for six years and is currently Literary Manager of the Royal Court.
Farah Abushwesha is a writer, producer, and the founder of Rocliffe, now held at BAFTA and renamed the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum. Her first live action film was the B3/UK Film Council backed Chicken Soup, which was selected for LA International Film Festival, BFI Times London Film Festival, amongst others. No Deposit, No Return was awarded Best Pitch in Cannes 2003 by The Times and was awarded UKFC funding. She has also directed and produced the documentary Sir Alan Sugar Challenge with Griff Rhys Jones. Her other work includes BBC Drama Micro Men, The Scouting Book for Boys (winner at London Film Festival), and London River (winner at Berlin International Film Festival.) Farah is a guest lecturer at Pulse College Dublin and has worked in film education at the London Film Academy. She has participated, organised and chaired panels and events for BAFTA, LFA, Curzon Cinemas and at various international festivals.
Catherine Pellegrino is a literary agent, specialising in children’s literature. After four years working for the wonderful Rogers, Coleridge & White Ltd, she decided to set up on her own and launched Catherine Pellegrino and Associates in July 2011. She has a small but growing list of talented writers who she is immensely proud of. Her writing tastes are pretty eclectic which is reflected in the writers she represents and she is very keen on diversity issues which is why she became involved with Penguin and Commonword in Manchester to set up The Commonword Children’s Diversity Prize, to encourage underrepresented sections of the communities that make up the culturally diverse landscape of the UK.
She has always worked in publishing, mainly in house, working in Foreign Rights departments for publishers: Victor Gollancz, Penguin and Bloomsbury where she had the pleasure of attending the editorial meeting, where all those present, having read three chapters of a debut children’s book, agreed that a modest advance should be offered to an unknown writer, J.K Rowling.
Becoming an agent though, was she discovered, the most satisfying job she ever had and the buzz of discovering a new writer is totally addictive and has her completely hooked.
Shannon Park was born in New Zealand and moved to London in 1999, where she is now Editorial Director, Fiction for Puffin Books. She previously worked on the Primary Literacy list at Collins Education and at Random House Children’s Books as a Commissioning Editor. In 2008 she was co-chair of the Children’s Book Circle, a London-based discussion forum for people involved in the children’s publishing industry. She has worked with a diverse range of authors, including Sufiya Ahmed, Jeremy Strong, Anna Perera, Lucy and Stephen Hawking, Alex Scarrow and Anthony McGowan. Shannon is on the Penguin Diversity Board where she has coordinated relationships with Mosaic and co-created the Commonword Children’s Diversity Writing Prize. She passionately believes that children from all backgrounds should be able to find characters they identify with in the books they read.
Following a degree in English and Education at Cambridge, Tamara spent a number of years teaching, specialising in reading development. After becoming disillusioned with approaches to reading in education and the move away from the inherent incentive offered by real books towards a focus on isolated mechanics, Tamara decided to open a children’s bookshop and reading consultancy.
Tales on Moon Lane Children’s Bookshop opened in 2003 went on to be shortlisted for Children’s Bookshop of the Year for its first three years, won Children’s Bookshop of the year in 2008 and 2011, and was named one of Time Out’s top five London bookshops in 2007.
Tamara has been a judge on the Costa and UKLA children’s book awards and has reviewed widely for the Bookseller and other magazines. Her first children’s book, Amazing Esme, the first of a three-part series, was published by Hodder in September 2011.
Sufiya Ahmed is a new Puffin author whose novel Secrets of the Henna Girl will be published in March 2012. The book is about a British teenager’s ordeal when faced with a forced marriage.
Sufiya is also the author of the Zahra series: Zahra’s First Term at the Khadija Academy, Zahra’s Great Debate, Zahra’s Trip to Misr and the eagerly awaited Zahra’s Second Year at the Khadija Academy. The series, published by BIBI Publishing, follows the life of British Muslim teenager Zahra Khan and her friends at a boarding school. A fun and mischievous read for 8–12 year olds, the books are peppered with successful and powerful female figures from Islamic history.
Sufiya previously worked in the Houses of Parliament but now spends her time visiting schools all over the country. She loves to perform book readings and also delivers creative writing workshops to budding young authors.
In 2010 she set up the BIBI Foundation, a non-profit organisation, to arrange visits to the Houses of Parliament for diverse and deprived school children.
Simon Prosser is Publishing Director of Hamish Hamilton & Penguin Books, where his list of authors includes Zadie Smith, Mohsin Hamid, Ali Smith, Jamil Ahmad, Vikram Seth, Jonathan Safran Foer, Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai, John Updike, David Foster Wallace, Paul Murray, Javier Marias, W.G. Sebald, Noam Chomsky and Susan Sontag.
Simon is a founder and Co-Director of the annual Port Eliot Festival, and the publisher of the literary magazine Five Dials. He is also a Trustee of the Civil Liberties Trust.
Kavita Bhanot grew up in London and lived in Birmingham before moving to Delhi to direct an Indian-British literary festival and then to work as an editor for India’s first literary agency. She spent two years running a small guest house in the Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh and now lives in Manchester. She has had several stories published in anthologies and magazines and is editor of the anthology Too Asian, Not Asian Enough, Tindal Street Press 2011.
Vivian Archer was born in London, trained at Central School as an actor and worked on TV and stage before switching to bookselling. She has been a bookseller for over 35 years and the last 22 at Newham Bookshop in East London.
The shop reflects the diversity of the area, and she has been proud to host many literary events with established and emerging writers. She particularly welcomes new writers from the Asian sub-continent. Some of the authors the Newham Bookshop have hosted are Benazir Bhutto, Kieran Desai, Kamila Shamsie, Jamil Ahmad, Ali Sethi, Tariq Ali and forthcoming Imran Khan.
Arifa Akbar is the deputy literary editor and arts writer at The Independent. She has written across the paper including author profiles, book reviews, arts features, TV columns. She was the newspaper’s arts correspondent for four years. She joined The Independent in October 2001 as a news reporter and has written extensively on Britain’s Muslim community and the war on terror. She led the reporting team during the 7/7 London bombings (the coverage for which was short-listed for the Press Gazette ‘team’ award in 2006). Her foreign assignments include the Kashmir earthquake in Pakistan and the Hajj (pilgrimage) in Saudi Arabia. She has featured as a columnist on the (former) BBC Radio Four show, Home Truths, and won the BT Feature Writer of the Year award in 2000. Before joining The Independent, she wrote features for The Sun, India Weekly and numerous regional papers. She has an English Literature degree from Edinburgh University and a Masters in Gender studies.
Shadab Zeest Hashmi’s book Baker of Tarifa won the 2011 San Diego Book Award for poetry. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her work has appeared in Poetry International, Nimrod, The Bitter Oleander, Journal of Postcolonial Writings, The Cortland Review and other places. Her second collection Kohl and Chalk is due out in 2012.
An HBO Def Poet, a Mexican and a Muslim, Mark Gonzales lives in the centre of intersection. Living a line break of borders that resembles Khalil Gibran and Pablo Neruda in a lyrical breakdance cypher, he is respected internationally for his creative approaches to suicide prevention, human rights and human development via performance, photojournalism, and narrative therapy.
With a Master’s in Education from the University of California, Los Angeles, Mark is at the forefront of curriculum development, relationship building, and healing strategy sharing between historically traumatized communities. He is the first poet of the Hip Hop generation from the States to perform in Syria, and was an invited performer at TEDxRamallah, the first TEDx talks held in Palestine. He is currently serving as visiting professor and artist in residence for the Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University.
Charlie has presented speech and music programmes on national and local stations including Radio 1, Radio 2, LBC, BBC London, Heart FM, Capital FM and BRMB. A former Birmingham Poet Laureate, she now mixes broadcasting with writing and performing poetry and working in schools. An ‘Artist in Residence’ at W.B.A. Football club for the ‘My Place or Yours’ project, she performed the resulting work at The Big Chill festival proudly wearing the striped club shirt. An experienced spoken word artist, she’s performed at numerous arts festivals, headlined the P.O.W. Litfest. Her one woman show ‘Buddhism and Ben & Jerrys’ previewed at the Bristol Old Vic for the Litup festival, and she’s currently working with the Decadent Divas writers who’ve performed a new show at Mac arts centre in Birmingham.
Charlie is passionate about working in schools and community settings using performance poetry to lift words off the page and encourage young people to find their voices and tell their own stories. She works with pupils in rural and inner city settings, in prisons and PRU’s, and is excited when pupils who struggle with literacy gain confidence in the spoken and written word. She is part of the new Midlands writers’ collective ‘Write Down Speak Up’, and is currently working on a children’s book.
Di Speirs worked in theatre and for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation before joining the BBC in 1991. She edited the Woman’s Hour serial for three years and produced the first ever Book of the Week. She is now Editor of the BBC London Readings Unit, responsible for her team’s output on Radio 4, 4extra and Radio 3. She has been instrumental in the BBC National Short Story Award since its inception six years ago and is the regular judge on the panel. She was also a judge of the 2008 Asham Award and Chair of the Orange Award for New Writing 2010.
Maarya Rehman was born in London and studied Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge. Her love for reading began at an early age when she was a daily visitor at her local library, in East London. She has worked in libraries since graduating in 2003. Currently Maarya manages the adult stock and services for Newham libraries in London.
Renowned for his four collections of lyrical short stories – most recently Insomnia – Aamer Hussein has also published two critically acclaimed novels: The Cloud Messenger (2011) and Another Gulmohar Tree (shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize 2010). Aamer is Professor of Creative Writing at Southampton University, a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of English (University of London) and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2004.
Sumayya Lee is the author of The Story of Maha (shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book – Africa) and Maha, Ever After. She was born in South Africa and has worked as an Islamic Studies teacher, Montessori directress and taught English as a Foreign Language. She now lives, writes and counts the sunny days in London with her husband, two children and their cat. Sumayya loves reading and eating (preferably on a Durban beach) and hates injustice, Islamophobia, misogyny and February in England. For more about Sumayya, visit www.sumayyalee.com.
John has worked as a producer and director for the BBC; Channel Four and many ITV companies over thirty years, and has over two hundred broadcast credits to his name. They range from short films to longer docudramas. His programmes range from short form to investigations to World in Actions to dramas. He has significant experience of ‘Big Event’ programming, having worked as a producer or director on every BBC General Election since 1979, as well as BBC Event Days, several world leader summits and more.
He has been media adviser to two past presidents of Guyana, as well as the current president. At Coventry University John invented the ‘Coventry Conversations’ which weekly have brought two hundred and fifty movers and shakers in the media world to the University and which have generated much press interest. These include many household media names such as Trevor Phillips, Mark Thompson, Baroness Amos, Jon Snow, Kirsty Wark and Jeremy Vine. The Conversations have been called ‘the best speaker programme in any British University’ by Professor Richard Keeble.
John teaches broadcast journalism at all levels and encourages much interaction with the contemporary broadcast industry at local, national and international level. He has set up the Coventry News Forum for the local media to exchange views.
David Hayward is head of the BBC College of Journalism’s events programme, a series of conferences, master classes, debates and discussions on all issues surrounding journalism. David has been a journalist at the BBC for 17 years. He began his career at Radio Leicester and has since worked across the BBC, as a reporter, producer and editor in network radio, TV and for the BBC World Service Trust in Eastern Europe. Before taking up his current post, he was the TV Editor at BBC South Today in Oxford and ran the BBC local TV pilot in the West Midlands. He lectures and writes about the changing nature of journalism and the importance of journalistic ethics, regularly speaking at conferences both in the UK and internationally.
Asad can be seen presenting BBC London News on BBC1 but his career has undergone several changes in direction over the years. At the age of 18, he worked as a Foreign Exchange Dealer in the City of London. He then studied Physiology and Pharmacology at King’s College London, after which he worked at the House of Lords, examining some of the country’s oldest and most historical documents. Asad then went on to read Law in Bristol during which time he decided to try his hand at journalism. He won a place on the BBC’s News Trainee Scheme and within months he was a Political Reporter for the BBC in the Midlands and also a newsreader. Eighteen months later, he was the BBC’s Scotland Correspondent and the first Muslim newsreader on the BBC1 National News. Asad joined BBC London TV News a decade ago and he says “it’s like working with my best friends every day”. He has won a Royal Television Society Reporter of the Year Award for his BBC reports in London, Pakistan and Darfur and Asad has also been part of award winning teams on several other news programmes. After a near fatal motorcycle accident in 2008, Asad has significantly reduced his commitments outside work, spending most of his time with his family.


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Schoolboy mourns jetski tragedy girlfriend
James, 16, carried a single red rose in tribute to his teenage sweetheart as he entered the crematorium at Dunham Massey in Cheshire, half an hour before the midday funeral service was due to begin.
He was flanked by two teenage friends. Tens of other school pals of the couple, who went to the same school, carried more floral tributes of yellow and orange roses.
The funeral service for Hannah, also 16, began with "You're Beautiful", this summer's hit love song by James Blunt, as her coffin was carried in for the service.
The teenage couple met two years ago at Rydal Penrhos School in North Wales.
They started dating this summer and the two were on holiday visiting Hannah's mother Lynne, a teacher living in Cyprus, after completing their GCSE exams.
Several police officers in uniform were at the service. Hannah's father Stephen from Alderley Edge in Cheshire is a police constable with Greater Manchester Police.
The funeral hearse carried Hannah's simple wooden coffin, draped in floral tributes of pink roses and white lilies.
It was followed by a black Daimler carrying Hannah's parents and her two younger brothers William, 11 and Daniel, 14.
More relatives, including James's mother Janette and his uncle, Rhys Williams, arrived in a cortege of cars and a minibus.
The service was led by the Rev Ian McVeety, and included a reading by David James, principal of Hannah's school and her uncle, Neil Grainger.
After prayers were said for Hannah's family, the 200 mourners stood to sing the hymn, Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah.
The family invited the congregation to sign remembrance cards with personal tributes to Hannah, after the service had ended with the Natasha Bedingfield song, Unwritten.
Hannah's family have said they do not blame James for their daughter's death, and have supported him as the youngster comes to terms with his own personal grief.
James, from Colwyn Bay, North Wales, was arrested and held in custody by police investigating the accident, just hours after seeing Hannah fatally injured.
He escaped a jail sentence and was fined more than £2,000 when he appeared at Limassol District Court on Wednesday after admitting causing Hannah's death.
Two local men who run the jetski firm where the teenagers hired the machines will go on trial in October.
Both youngsters were under the legal age for hiring jetskis in Cyprus, which is 18.
Hannah's ashes will be taken to Sheffield where her mother is originally from and her family still live.
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The word “unchained” fits here both literally and metaphorically. CeramicSpeed’s new drivetrain removes the ubiquitous chain that’s synonymous with two-wheelers for a drivetrain that’s mess-free, low on friction, and amazing looking. A rotating shaft replaces the need for a greasy chain, and it works spectacularly well, say the people at CeramicSpeed, reducing friction by as much as 49%.
Where chains usually wrap around toothed gears, pulling individually at each tooth, causing sliding friction at each point, the ‘Driven’ chainless drivetrain has just two points of contact, where the pedals interface with the rotating shaft, and where the shaft transfers the rotation to the rear wheel. At these points, CeramicSpeed introduces ceramic ball bearings on the shaft, causing less friction as the bearings push against the teeth of the gears and rotate too, resulting in an extremely smooth movement. With a shaft made from carbon fiber, the mechanism is incredibly lightweight, hardy, and is also capable of working at different speeds (for instance the images below show a whopping 13-speed arrangement). Still in its prototype stages, the Driven remarkably achieves 99% efficiency and is poised to radically change bicycling as we know it!
Designers: CeramicSpeed & University of Colorado Mechanical Engineering Dept.
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What is a Pap Smear?
Pap smear or Pap test is a screening test to detect cervical cancer. A Pap smear (or Pap test) looks for precancerous cell changes in the cervix that could develop into cervical cancer if they do not receive the appropriate treatment. Pap smears are one of the most reliable cancer screenings currently available.
Another test that you should consider is the HPV test, which looks for the HPV virus itself which is responsible in causing the abnormal cell changes.
Who Should Get a Pap Smear?
- Usually beginning at the age of 21
- or If you are sexually active
- Haven’t had a Pap Smear in over 3 years
How Often Should I Get a Pap Smear?
- Normally it is done every 3 years (in women with low risk sexual behavior)
- Every person is recommended differently depending on their risk categories
- Talk to your doctor for a better recommendation
Why Get Your Pap Test at VaxCorp Indonesia?
Many women are too scared to go to a hospital to get their Pap Test
- Most women are worried about privacy when getting their Pap Test
- Most urban women are too busy to make time to get their Pap Test
- VaxCorp Indonesia provides a home service for your Pap Test privacy, at your own house, at your most convenient time, with no additional charges / fees
- The Pap Test sampling procedure is done by a highly expert laboratory personnel, accompanied by one of our own doctor to ensure client comfort and safety
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Enhanced fuel cell performance with optimized flows
Fuel cells convert the chemical energy in fuels (hydrogen and hydrocarbons such as methane, butane, gasoline or diesel) into electrical energy to power devices. EU researchers developed a simplified computational model simulating flow distribution within the fuel cell stack with the potential to enhance performance and efficiency and thus the widespread implementation of this clean, renewable form of energy.
Over the past 50 years, fuel cells have been gaining interest as an alternative renewable form of energy to minimize dependence on fossil fuels while protecting the environment.
Particular focus has been on solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) because of their high-efficiency, low-cost, multi-fuel capacity and obvious environmental benefits. With no moving parts rendering them vibration-free, they even eliminate noise pollution.
However, uneven and inefficient distribution of reactant gas flows especially under high fuel utilization conditions often result in decreased efficiency and performance loss.
European researchers with funding for the Hydrosofc project sought to apply simple flow network modelling techniques, computationally cheaper than complex computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods, to investigate the most important factors affecting flow distribution and enable its reliable prediction. Such methods could provide the accuracy engineers require faster and with enhanced optimization capabilities.
Scientists developed three different models to simulate a range of effects and their importance in flow distribution, including a semi-three-dimensional (3D) CFD model, a 2D analytical model and a 2D hydraulic model.
They determined that operation of the stack under electric load (high fuel utilisation) conditions increases maldistribution for U-flow manifold configurations (a U-turn of sorts) in which flow enters and leaves from the same end of the stack compared to Z-flow, characterized by flow entering on one end and leaving on the other end.
According to the models, maldistribution was determined by the ratio of pressure drop in the inlet and outlet manifolds of the model to the pressure drop in the fuel cell flow field. Experimental measurements confirmed computational results and supported the feasibility of the hydraulic model in calculating flow distribution in the fuel stack with the accuracy required for engineering design estimates.
Hydrosofc scientists have provided a simplified computational flow model capable of predicting maldistributions of flow critical to SOFC performance and overcoming one of the main stumbling blocks so far to widespread SOFC commercial exploitation.
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Cyberpunk 2077 has officially entered the gold phase and will hit store shelves just in time for the launch of next-generation consoles (although technically there won’t be a native version for next-gen until 2021).
Of course, PC gamers are also rubbing their hands together, as the title is highly anticipated on the latter platform as well. Plus, for those who love streaming, you’ll have another option as well.
Nvidia has released a new trailer for its GeForce Now service, in which it has confirmed that Cyberpunk 2077 will be among the games at launch.
If you’re not familiar with the service, it is a streaming platform that allows you to play games on a variety of devices. It’s similar to Google Stadia, but it doesn’t require you to purchase the title. However, a monthly fee is required.
Cyberpunk 2077 will be released on November 19th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia.


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Grand Theft Auto V review
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Grand Theft Auto V is a true phenomenon in the gaming industry. For the nineteen months that have passed since the first release, GTA V hasn’t lost its relevance. No other action game will comparable in scale and elaboration with Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar.
GTA5 is much more than a car thief simulator in an open city. The storyline in GTA5 is radically different from everything that was before. This time on the stage, a plot is being played of three actors whose fates are closely intertwined. This is a story that deeply personal for each character, whose content goes far beyond the action taking place on the screen. During each moment of the game, you not only strive to see what will happen next but also learn facts from the biographies of the heroes.
As in the previous parts, the main storyline in GTA V is confused and torn - but this is no longer perceived as a flaw, but rather as a hallmark of the series. The routine has become an order of magnitude smaller - mainly due to the fact that you can switch between characters.
Many story missions in GTA V are joint for all three heroes, and here the new-fangled gameplay feature attracts to the fullest. You have a choice to make whether to fly a helicopter in the role of Trevor, whether to land by Michael or to cover partners with Franklin.
Few games manage with additional content like GTA V Rockstar. Realizing that many players will not notice half of the side activities, secrets, and nice little things, they built a real paradise for researchers. If you are attentive enough, you will discover a whole underwater world with its secrets, valuable prey, and biting sharks.
Stunning graphics - the main pride of the team who created the GTA 5 version on computers. The entire territory, the city itself the size of the new Liberty City from GTA IV, and the surrounding countryside, an area of two more times the same amount. It opens from the very beginning, and everywhere you can stumble upon something interesting.
Replay Value 9/10
During the whole game, you will never have a feeling of “copy-paste” in the appearance of the districts. You can spend hours walking around them aimlessly, slowly looking at architecture samples, unique billboards, graffiti on the walls. The city reacts to the player’s behavior - something on the local Internet will say about a bank robbery, then some unexpected letter will fall into an email box. In the GTA5 world, innumerable secrets and references to cinema, politics, sports, religion, and culture are hidden. It takes more than a dozen hours to discover them all. This is what attracts you to play GTA 5 again, looking at all the details that you didn’t notice before.
All controls in GTA 5 are made using the mouse and keyboard. If at certain moments parting with the gamepad can be frustrating, for example, when you find yourself at the helm of a helicopter, then in most cases everything is exactly the opposite. Surfing on the local analog of the global network or shooting from a car more conveniently using the traditional PC connection.
GTA5 is a fundamental continuity of the series, which is a perfect example of the joint creative work of designers, screenwriters, and programmers. The task of the authors was to transfer the user to the other side of the screen where the player is so accustomed to the character's role that he doesn’t distinguish himself from him. Changes at all levels of gameplay that have appeared in the new part work precisely for this purpose.

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Hello, I'm trying to restore a 1980s Dawes Galaxy mixte for my daughter. It has a Suntour Cyclone Mk 2 rear mech and six speed Suntour freewheel. The question is - can I replace the friction shifters with indexed gears? I have seen some 6 speed Suntour Accushift shifters on ebay, and a couple of Shimano types but not sure if they will work! Thanks.


Today has been one of those days, started at 08.00 with my wheelchair being collected so the new steering could be installed.
Richie took his bike off for the gears to be mended and came back and not long after he hoisted me out of bed.
After Richie gave me a great shower and I was dressed, we were expecting Annelies advisor from the council and Harm from Welzorg to arrive.
Just as I was brushing my teeth the phone rang and it was Annelies telling me they would be a little late, they arrived an hour later.
When they got here with the wheelchair, Richie put me in it and I tried to steer with the steering right in front of me on a Perspex table attached to th wheelchair.
I found it very difficult to steer at first and was not keen at all about it, worried me for abit, could not work out how or why it felt so bad.
Then Richie pointed out that as there were no arm supports, I had to hold my shoulders, this was causing me a lot of stress and pain.
This will be solved by the steering mechanism being installed into my own Perspex wheelchair table with arm supports.
I will test it out tomorrow when I have to go to the hospital for the first catheter change, which is quite handy as it will give me an opportunity to test the steering.
This evening I am very tired after this afternoon and getting so upset by the new steering,hope I will get the hang of it soon, sure I will.