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This is not some old battlefield, but the former hay field where the Woodstock concert helped define a generation 35 years ago, Aug. 15-17, 1969.
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"I wanted to be where it was, you know? Step on the stones."
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Woodstock performer Country Joe McDonald said the concert remains all the more meaningful because 2004, like 1969, is a time colored by a controversial war and civil unrest. He said young people who "want to be part of the Woodstock dream" still ask him about the concert.
"It is exactly as relevant today as it was in 1969," McDonald said. "Historically, politically and socially, the battle is still being waged."
Author and journalism professor William McKeen, who teaches a rock history course at the University of Florida, said his young students not only listen to Woodstock era music, but remain keenly interested in learning about a concert that encapsulated the spirit of the times.
Could it happen again?
Some people doubt it could in a time when concert tickets can cost more than a DVD player and corporations have taken tighter control of the industry. The image of unchecked hordes trampling into a concert can seem quaint in a time when some promoters use metal detectors.
"I don't think you see that kind of Bacchanalian orgy thing going on anymore at rock concerts," McKeen said. "Maybe people have gotten too conservative over the years."
And while Woodstock featured bands that played blues, funk and folk, successful festivals of recent years tend to cater to niches in a more balkanized pop landscape. Bonnaroo features jam bands, Ozzfest is heavy metal, Summer Jam is hip-hop and the Warped Tour attracts punk fans.
A few concerts have compared to Woodstock in terms of their ambitions. The trans-Atlantic Live-Aid concert of 1985 enlisted top acts like David Bowie and Madonna for the cause of fighting starvation in Africa. The initial Lollapalooza concerts were credited with mirroring youth culture of the '90s (although this year's version was canceled because of poor ticket sales). But few people would refer to the "Live-Aid generation" or the "Lollapalooza spirit."
"I don't think music today has the same cultural significance," said Gary Bongiovanni of Pollstar, the concert industry trade magazine.
Woodstock was resurrected twice — at least in name — during a pair of multi-day concerts at other upstate New York locales. A rain-soaked 25th anniversary concert in 1994 was followed by a 30th anniversary concert five years later at a sweltering former Air Force base. The 1999 show ended with tractor-trailers set ablaze and vendor stands overrun.
Critics say the similarities among the concerts ended with the name. McKeen compares the latter Woodstocks concerts to the straight-to video sequels of Disney's animated hits, like "Aladdin II." He calls the idea of trying to recreate Woodstock foolish.
"If they set out to recreate it, they're probably doomed to failure," McKeen said. "I wouldn't be surprised if something like that happens again. But it's going to be an accident."


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The helmet features a white shell with black Bengal tiger stripes across the sides and top; the facemask is black. The only element adding any colour is the Bengals' primary "B" logo in its usual orange and black placed right on the front just above the cage.
"For over 50 years, Bengal tigers have roamed the Cincinnati jungle, renowned around the world for their unique stripes and ferocious play," read the narrator of the teaser video posted by the team last week, "but recently, photo crews captured rare footage of a new and exotic Bengal species spotted right here in the jungle."
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Cincinnati will pair their new white helmet with their old white ColorRush jerseys and white pants, a mockup of what this combo will look like:
Cincinnati first wore the black-and-white ColorRush uniforms during the 2016 season. Introduced as part of the NFL's ColorRush promotion, the Bengals wore the mostly orange-free set for the first time during a Week 4 victory at home against the, oddly enough, the all-orange Miami Dolphins.
The Bengals have teased September 29th as the date this set will be worn, which would be against, hey, how about that, the Miami Dolphins.
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August in Otowara sees the popular Yoichi Matsuri, the festival for our local hero Yoichi kun. Based on the local hero Nasu no Yoichi and his exploits in demoralizing the enemy by firing a single arrow while riding a horse in the water; he hit a red dot on a fan in an enemy boat, thus giving his side the mental advantage and winning the battle for the Minamoto clan for control of Japan in the Genpei war (1180-1185).
See the ever-popular samurai procession as Nasu no Yoichi trots down the street upon his mighty steed surrounded by loyal vassals and retainers.


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If you prefer, you can combine your engineering degree with another scientific concentration, such as chemistry or biology. Your faculty advisor can help you determine the best way to combine your courses to create an ideal interdisciplinary studies plan. In rare cases, you may combine an engineering degree with a non-science subject, but again, that is rare.
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My Hero Academia Chapter 369 Shows What One For All Looks Like in Full Power
This long-term strategy appears to have paid off based on Deku's exploits in Chapter 369 of MHA. Not only is he using every single one of his Quirks in succession without any blow back, but in his true over-explaining fashion, Deku is able to give a blow-by-blow recount of exactly how his air of omnipotence is achieved. His narration reinforces the entire chapter's theme of single individual Quirks growing together to become a greater power, as All For One is forced to relive visions of his encounters with past users of One For All when he recognizes the abilities.
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Remember the dog, Dante, from the famous Disney movie Coco? Well, that's none other than Xoloitzcuintli. With their distinct hairless body, long erected ears, and regal body frame, Xolo dogs can be easily identified among multiple dog breeds.
However, their closest relation with prehistoric dog breeds makes these hairless dogs superior to other Mexican canines. In fact, they got their name, Xoloitzcuintli, from two ancient Aztec words: Xoloti means the God of death and lightning, and itzcuintli means the dog.
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About the Breed
Xoloitzcuintli is known as the Aztec dog of Gods, and it has its roots deeply penetrated in the ancient Maya and Aztec civilizations. The current body structure of Xolo dogs consists of a large, athletic structure with rugged skins & slender waists and lean heads.
They are both affectionate and serious, depending on the situation. For instance, when being around their owners, these dogs can be the most lovable. They bond quickly with family members and crave attention and cuddles, setting the bar for other pets way too high.
On the other hand, when performing the duties of watchdogs, Xolo can stay super focused and alert. Not any activity or object can distract these Mexican hairless canines. However, the best part is that these dogs don't have the habits of excessive barking.
They bark only when they want to alert the owner and stay completely quiet for the rest of the time – Not even rolling! Speaking of their general appearance, Xoloitzcuintli dogs are divided into two categories; hairless Xolos and coated Xolos.
Hairless dogs feature smooth, tough, and close-fitting skin, whereas the coated variety contains tough skin with a short, straight, and flat coat. Both the puppies and adult dogs of this breed have serious faces with thoughtful expressions.
Xolo dogs, both the coated and hairless variety, come in three different sizes: miniature, toy, and standard. Whereas this dog breed comes only in dark shades (both the hairless and coated ones). The most popular shades are grey, slate gray, gray-black, bronze, red, and liver.
Although Xolo dogs are considered the perfect choice for house pets (especially for warm climates), this primitive breed was mainly bred for hunting and warming purposes.
History of the Xoloitzcuintli
As stated before, Xolo dogs have their roots dating back to 4000 years ago, and they seem to originate from the Maya and Aztec empires. The name, Xoloitzcuintli, is believed to be named after the Mayan god, Xolotl.
Mayan people used to believe that Xolotl was the god of the underworld, which led human souls from this world to the world outside. According to ancient mythology, Xolotl created this dog breed to introduce the mortal realms to this world and its humans.
Considering this theory, Mexicans still believe that being cruel or harsh with Xolos will lead you to huge trouble since the dog won't help you cross the bridge between heaven and the world. Due to this, Aztecs used to sacrifice and bury these dogs with their deceased owner as his protective guide.
In addition to this, people used to associate miraculous healing powers with Xolo dogs. According to their beliefs, Xolos, due to being a warm-bodied canine, can heal all health issues, from a general toothache to terrifying insomnia., asthma, and arthritis.
In the sixteenth century, Christopher Columbus mentioned the same breed, using the phrase strange hairless dogs to refer to Xolos. Due to the very same reason, Xolos are considered the very first dog of the United States.
Besides enjoying a prophet status, Xolo dogs were also used for hunting and to fight off starvation during times of food shortage. After turkey, ancient humans used to feed on this hairless dog since it comes with a high protein content.
You might be surprised to know, but apart from being used in early socialization, this dog was a normal domestic pet that can be found in all households.
It might sound too odd, but if you belonged to Mexico, chances are high that your ancestors used to consume Xoloitzcuintli canines regularly.
Various Spanish conquistadors also wrote about this breed, reporting their closeness with locals and how politely people treat them (they even let their pets sleep with their children in the same blankets.
However, the concept of consuming a dog was super absurd near Spanish invaders; they soon overcame this repulsion and fell in love with its taste. Due to the overconsumption and arbitrary crosses with different breeds, Xolos became nearly extinct and still are considered the rarest dog breed in America.
At the beginning of the eighteenth century, the total number of living Xolo dogs was so low that the American kennel club eliminated them from their breed club.
Thankfully, the American Kennel Club made some efforts to revive this endangered breed, due to which Xolos made a comeback.
In addition to the kennel revival program, some prominent Mexican artists, like Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, etc., began taking more interest in their national dog breed; Xoloitzcuintli, and made them a significant part of their masterpieces.
This, in turn, increases further awareness among locals about the preservation of Xolos. Finally, in 1950, a team of scientists worked on a proper project regarding the Xolos revival.
For this, the team visited the Mexican villages where the true Xolo breeds still existed, sourced them out, and let them breed with each other to increase their numbers.
Xoloitzcuintli Facts
Not the Best Choice as Guard Dogs
Yes, we mentioned before that the Xolo dogs are excellent watchdogs, but you can't have a Xolo to guard your premises.
With their loud barks and alertness, they can alert you about all the intruders (humans and evil spirits), but since they are mostly shy and reserved towards strangers, they can't fight the invaders off.
Perfect Pet Option for Allergic People
If you are allergic to canines or other furry animals, you should give Xolos a chance. Since one of their varieties is completely bald, it discards the chances of fur allergies.
Besides, if anyone in your family has asthma, Xolos will make a safer pet alternative than other animals – Just make sure you are not getting a coated Xolo.
Best to Add to Your Pet Pack
Xoloitzcuintli is super lovable, which makes them one of the best family dogs. However, the more impressive fact about Xolos is that they interact with the whole family, including humans and other dogs or whatever pets you already have.
Even if you adopt a pet after adopting Xolo, they won't feel envious or aggressive towards the newcomer. Instead, it will bond amazingly with him, just within a few days. If given enough freedom, your Xolo may even socialize with your neighbor's cat, too.
Naturally Healthy Dogs
Due to spending a huge time in ancient villages and jungles, this ancient breed possesses a natural resilience against rough environmental conditions. Considering the natural protections and health strengths they have, you don't need to pay too much attention to their living conditions.
The best part is that the Xolos don't require way too much exercise, and neither do they develop fence aggression easily. It means you can keep your Xolo in a fenced yard without compromising his emotional and mental stimulation.
Still, to make sure that you are getting the healthiest Xolo puppy without any severe health problems, get your pooch from responsible breeders.
Xolo Is the Purest Dog Breed
Xolo is one of those few dog breeds that originated as a result of natural selection. Also, the breed didn't include any human manipulation, which makes it the purest dog breed existing today.
This natural origin is another reason why Xoloitzcuintli dogs are super healthy, rugged, and intelligent.
Rarest Dog Breed
As stated before, the number of Xolo dogs decreased massively due to overconsumption and brutal slaughtering by Mayan and Aztec people. Although their number was increased successfully with the continuous efforts of the breed club, they are still the rarest canine breed out there.
According to an estimate, the entire world contains a total of 30,000 Xolos, whereas America contains only one thousand Xolos.
Looks Cute in Their Unique Way
Mostly, the hairless canines don't look as cute as golden retrievers or other fur-rich dog breeds; Xolos, despite having a tight-fitting coat, looks cute in a unique way. They have almond-shaped eyes, erect ears, and amusing expressions, which makes them strangely adorable.
Xoloitzcuintli's Appearance
Although we have penned down the key features of Xolos before, let's have a closer look at their appearance;
Based on the size, Xolos are categorized into three major categories; miniature, toy, and standard. The smallest one is the toy dog, with a size of about 10-14 inches.
On the other hand, miniature dogs are 14-18 inches tall, whereas the standard Xolos can be 18-23 inches tall (as tall as a Belgian sheepdog, Bernese mountain dog, and German shepherd.
Another interesting thing about this unusual dog breed is that its female can be slightly longer than the male. Also, all of these three-size varieties can compete as an entity in the AKC competition to become the ultimate AKC champion.
Based on their size, the weight of Xolo dogs may vary. For example, the toy Xolos may weigh around 10-15 pounds, whereas the miniature Xolos may weigh around 15-30 pounds.
Since standard Xolos are the largest, they could be as heavy as 35-55 pounds. Problems related to weight gain may arise due to the lack of exercise or irregular food consumption.
Although Xolos are divided into two main classes based on coat types, hairless and coated dogs, hairless Xolo is not completely bald. The standard Xoloitzcuintli may have trails of fur on the tail, head, and feet.
On the other hand, the coated variety has thin, smooth, and close-fitting fur covering the whole body. Some breeders sell Xolo puppies with long, too-thick, and plush hair, but experts don't consider such puppies as true breed Xolos.
Both the coated and hairless Xolo dogs exist in a wide range of colors (mostly dark shades). However, some pet seller also offers Xolo with different color combinations, like a combo of black and white or brown and black.
Remember that it doesn't matter how appealing the color combo looks, breeders don't consider such Xolo dogs desirable, and their favorites are only the Xolos with a solid color.
Besides coat color, Xolos also features super unique eye colors, from pitch black to dark brown to caramel.
Xoloitzcuintli Temperament and Personality
Xoloitzcuintli canines have a super friendly and socialized temperament, and they are always ready for cuddles. They can bond with all the family members but may get attached to one member specifically (the one who takes care of it the most).
Despite having a rough and tough demeanor & serious expressions, they are quite gentle with children and other four-legged members of your family. Some say that nothing can make a Xolo dog happier than cuddles and dog hugs.
Due to their wild needs for physical and emotional connection, they may develop separation anxiety way too quickly if you won't give them enough attention due to your tight schedule or a 9-5 job routine.
As a result of this separation anxiety, they may show destructive behavior problems. Therefore, it's advised to either drop your Xolo at a pet care center or at your neighbor's so your doggie won't feel alone or left out.
However, you should not make it a routine to leave your younger dogs at dog daycare since they will get extremely angry at you and throw tantrums like a teenager. Last but not least, Xolos, despite being quite social, doesn't mix with strangers quickly.
If you host some guests (some new faces) at your home, your dog won't jump into their laps instantly. Instead, he'll take his time to decide whether he wants to grow friendly with them or not.
Another reason for this reserved behavior towards new people and animals is their high prey drive. Although it has been thousands of centuries, their hunting instincts are still way too strong and, sometimes, may dominate their friendly side.
That's why it's important to train your dog to suppress its hunting instincts. However, you also need to remember that Xolos have quite sensitive souls.
So, avoid being too harsh on them while training; otherwise, it might destroy their mental health, making them scared and distrustful of you.
Xoloitzcuintli Health and Care
We have read why Xolo dogs are called naturally healthy canines. If given moderate exercise and high-quality dog food, their life expectancy can be 13-18 years.
However, due to having less dense or nearly negligible fur, several skin problems arise from them, such as sunburn. Although Xolos are warm-bodied animals, they can't tolerate scorching sun rays.
On being exposed to sunlight for long hours, Xolos may develop intense sunburns – Especially if your Xoloitzcuintli canine has a light-colored coat. Besides, some Xolos also come with missing teeth.
However, it's more a genetic trait than a health ailment since the gene that is responsible for hairlessness is also responsible for teeth loss too.
Speaking of health disorders to which a Xolo may get subjected to are patella luxation, hip dysplasia, arthritis, knee, heart, and eye conditions.
Most of these ailments arise due to poor breeding conditions and improper screening. Therefore, you better go through all the essential health certificates before committing to a Xolo pup.
Speaking of care, the coated Xolo canines need regular brushing and minimal grooming to look tied up. Whereas these hairy canines don't need to take baths as frequently as hairless Xolo requires.
The hairless breed needs much more care and bathing since their skin is rough and rigged, and possesses numerous stripping natural protections. When such a canine turns one year old, this natural protection begins to strip off, causing breakouts and clogging pores.
So, during this period, you need to take extra care of your Xolo friend. Make your four-legged friend undergo more bathing sessions (but avoid over-bathing). After every bath, apply a mild, pet-friendly sunscreen after the consultation with a certified vet.
To avoid hip, knee, and joint issues, keep an eye on your dog's intake to avoid overconsumption. Remember that most structural disorders arise due to being overweight. Therefore, to ensure your pooch's best health conditions, discuss his feeding routine and requirements with the Xoloitzcuintli breeder and vet thoroughly and follow the prescribed diet plan.
Wondering about the exercise requirements? Luckily, these canines don't need way too many strenuous activities since daily walks and small playing sessions will be sufficient to keep your dog fit and healthy.
Xoloitzcuintli Training
As mentioned before, Xoloitzcuintli canines have sensitive souls that can't sustain even a minor act of punishment. While training them, you are recommended to use only verbal commands and reward tricks.
If you spank or yell even over your adult dog, it will be drastic for your pup. Luckily, young Xolos are super smart and quick learners. If trained properly, they can pass obedience training and housetrain quite easily.
Another thing that you should keep in mind is that the Xolos can be quite creative escape artists. That's why, you should create a definite boundary around your yard so they won't run away, due to their independent thinking and high energy.
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Xolo puppy could be just like a child, and it starts developing habits (both good and bad ones) from quite a young age. Therefore, you better start your pet's training from the very first day – regardless of your dog's age.
Due to being super smart, focused, loving, and shed-proof, Xoloitzcuintli dogs undoubtedly make the ideal pet choice for all the canine lovers out there.
If you are planning to purchase a Xolo pup, it might cost you $2000-$40000. However, from the rescue centers, you can adopt an adult Xolo without paying a hefty amount.
Whether you are a homie or an adventurer, these canines can be your perfect companions, providing you with both unconditional love & protection.
Not only this, Xolos can act as your portable hot water bottles by giving off the warmth of their bodies, preventing you from catching a cold or hypothermia.


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Brett is a gender-neutral name of British origin meaning "of Briton," which refers to the Celtic people of Briton, or today's Brittany, France. This place name has many variations, including Britt, Bretta, and Brittany, offering a brilliant selection of unique choices for naming baby. Brett or any of its many iterations are excellent options for parents with an affinity for Celtic names.
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The Africa continent is said to be the most linguistically diverse continent of the world. The African Union therefore created the African Academy of Languages (ACALAN-AU) as its specialised institution to transform this language diversity to serve as a factor for African integration and development. ACALAN is the official body mandated to develop and promote African languages, and to provide technical support to Member States for the formulation and implementation of language policies and strategies of language development and use. ACALAN officially launched the African Languages Week in Ouagadougou, in collaboration with the government of Burkina Faso, in July 2021. The launch of the African Languages Week was in line with its adoption by the Third Specialised Technical Committee on Youth, Culture and Sport of the African Union (STC-YCS3), in October 2018 in Algiers, Algeria, on the proposal of the Executive Secretariat of the African Academy of Languages. It is a pathway of realising Agenda 2063 of the African Union, specifically Aspiration 5 that promotes "An Africa with a strong cultural identity, common heritage, shared values and ethics."
The African Languages Week was launched as a perpetual rendez-vous and major annual event to be held from 24 to 30 January that should be observed by all member states of the African Union, to commemorate the relevance of African languages and cultures in Africa and the African diaspora, as a special moment of African identity and in celebrating African patrimony, culture, identity and heritage. It was recommended during the launching that a standing committee to be named the African Languages Week Coordinating Committee be established by the Executive Secretariat of ACALAN and that the theme of the celebration for 2022 was determined to be "African Languages: Levers for Building the Africa We Want".
The African Languages Week Coordinating Committee was thus established by the Executive Secretariat of ACALAN as a standing Committee with a tenure of five years renewable only once, adhering as much as possible, to the African Union gender parity policy from the six regions of the Organisation, i.e., Central, East, North, Southern, West Africa and the Diaspora. The main role of the Committee is to stimulate more dynamism for the development and promotion of African languages across the African continent and in the African Diaspora by assisting ACALAN in the annual celebration and to ensure the smooth running of the activities of the African Languages Week by proposing the theme for each year, and mobilising resources (human, technical and financial) for planning and organising the activities of the week throughout the continent and in the Diaspora, in collaboration with National Language Structures in the Member States serving as ACALAN's national focal institutions.
It is within this context that ACALAN-AU is organising the inaugural African Languages Week to provide an opportunity to showcase and promote African languages and cultures across Africa and the African Diaspora from 24 to 30 January 2022 and to deliberate on accelerating the realisation of Agenda 2063.
The main objective of the inaugural edition of the African Languages Week is to increase awareness and appreciation of African languages by looking at pragmatic ways of empowering and rendering them relevant to the lives of Africans; promote the dynamics of African worldviews and philosophies of life, through the empowerment and use of African languages; demonstrate the indispensable role of African languages in the integration and sustainable peace and development of Africa, by putting them under the spotlight all through January 24 to 30 and using the period as a window to celebrate and reflect on African languages. The African Languages Week is also geared to taking stock on how African languages are faring in the world of global languages so as to see where we stand in our language development endeavors. It is also a way of developing linguistic cooperation and exchange, and assessing the necessary and vital work of developing the languages and the work that still needs to be done. The commemoration will also determine ways and means of making African languages more functional, acceptable and part of the development discourse of Africans and African global citizenship.
Various activities are designed around marking the African Languages Week 2022. ACALAN's working structures in the AU member states will be expected to play a leading role in this regard. Members of the African Languages Week Coordinating Committee, policy makers, resource persons, experts in African languages and key stake holders will take part in the activities. Representatives of the various Departments and Directorates of the African Union Commission and African Union Member States will also participate. Representatives of the Assembly of Academicians of ACALAN, Members of ACALAN's Secretariat and working structures, as well as members of the African Diaspora and institutions of culture and languages worldwide.
Following the launch of the week, meetings will take place on 25 and 26 February in virtual plenaries and breakout sessions owing to the Covid pandemic to chart the path forward. Participants (experts in the various domains) will make presentations on best practices, lessons learned and make suggestions on the way forward.
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[Editor: This article, about Wattle Day, and the activities of the Wattle Day League, was published in the Clarence & Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW), 8 September 1910.]
Wattle Day.
September 1st marked our first Wattle Day. Sydney seemed to be in gala attire; such a festive appearance, and every man sported a buttonaire of the yellow blossom, whilst every girl, woman, and child had a scrap pinned to their blouses. The significance has hardly caught on yet, though the fashion of wearing it was readily adopted.
We have to thank Mrs. H. E. Ross, Mrs. Kettlewell, and Mr. Maiden for the part they have played in establishing this festive day, and the League which has for its raison d'etre the fostering of national spirit, is a flourishing concern quite likely to justify its existence.
The most interesting event of the day was Nellie Stewart's vendoring of wattle at the flower shop of Miss Goodenough in Pitt-street. For over an hour she rapidly sold bunches of "the golden glory of the bush," and in this way added no less a sum than seven pounds to the Radium Fund.
The League proposes to supply schools and institutions with wattle seed, trees for planting in the grounds, by which means the supply of trees and blossom will be husbanded.
The sentimental phase of the question will be left to teachers and parents to impart, and in this way the young idea will be taught to honour the wattle, which, as the floral emblem of Australia, stands for "loyalty, home, country and kinship."
Clarence & Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW), 8 September 1910, p. 7
Also published in:
The Maitland Daily Mercury (West Maitland, NSW), 10 September 1910, p. 6
The Maitland Weekly Mercury (West Maitland, NSW), 17 September 1910, p. 9
Editor's notes:
buttonaire = a boutonniere: a buttonhole flower or a small bunch of flowers inserted through a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a garment
H. E. Ross = Hannah Elizabeth Clunies Ross (née Tilley) (1862-1947), Wattle Day campaigner; daughter of Charles Tilley (1824-1891), wife of William John Clunies Ross (1850-1914)
See: "Wattle Day", The Institute of Australian Culture
husband = the careful management and/or usage of resources; a financially careful, frugal, prudent, or thrifty person (can also refer to: a married man)
Kettlewell = Agnes Louisa Kettlewell (née Storrie) (1864-1936), poet, author, journalist, and Wattle Day campaigner; she was born in Glenelg (South Australia) in 1864, and died in Woolwich (Sydney, NSW) in 1936
See: "Agnes Louisa Storrie (Kettlewell)", The Institute of Australian Culture
Maiden = Joseph Henry Maiden (1859-1925), botanist, public servant, and Wattle Day campaigner; he was born in St John's Wood (London, UK) in 1859, came to Australia in 1880, and died in Turramurra (Sydney, NSW) in 1925
See: 1) Mark Lyons and C. J. Pettigrew, "Maiden, Joseph Henry (1859–1925)", Australian Dictionary of Biography
2) "Joseph Maiden", Wikipedia
Nellie Stewart = Eleanor Towzey (Nellie) Stewart (1858-1931), actress; she was born in Woolloomooloo (Sydney, NSW) in 1858, and died in Sydney (NSW) in 1931
See: 1) Ross Cooper, "Stewart, Eleanor Towzey (Nellie) (1858–1931)", Australian Dictionary of Biography
2) "Nellie Stewart", Wikipedia
Radium Fund = a fund set up to finance the investigation of, and usage of, radium (a radioactive element) for medical purposes
See: 1) "The Radium Fund", The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (Sydney, NSW), 7 September 1910, p. 6
2) "The Radium Fund", Australian Town & Country Journal (Sydney, NSW), 7 September 1910, p. 18
raison d'etre = (French: raison d'être) "reason to be" or "reason for being"; (for a person, group, organisation, or something) the reason for one's existence (especially the most important reason), one's mission in life, one's purpose; the claimed main reason or justification for carrying on in life, so as to fulfill a goal, mission, or purpose
vendoring = selling; the activity of a vendor: someone who sells (e.g. an ice cream vendor, a vendor in real estate), or something which sells (e.g. a vending machine)
[Editor: Changed "which as the floral emblem of Australia" to "which, as the floral emblem of Australia," (added commas in line with the usage in the two other copies of this article.]
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The World Championship is still balanced and although Carlsen has so far been the one who has risked the most, it has been the challenger who has had the best opportunities to gain an advantage on the scoreboard. But let's remember that in the second game, where Carlsen opened the game, he showed an ambitious novelty that put the Russian player in many difficulties. Therefore, the fourth game of the match, in which the world champion will once again lead the white pieces against Nepomniachtchi, is awaited with great expectation.
The match will be played from November 26 to December 15 in a best of 14 games, and if they end in a 7-7 tie, a tiebreaker will be played in rapid games.
FIDE will provide us with live commentary in English by the great player and former world champion, Vishy Anand, a great acquaintance of the Spanish fans. In addition, Miguel Illescas, 8 times absolute champion of Spain, will comment on each game of the World Championship. It will do so through a live program starting at 7:00 pm. (UTC +1).
More information at https://www.ajedrez21.com/mundial
Carlsen vs. Nepomniachtchi (Game 06) – GM Vishy Anand & Anna Muzychuck
LIVE every day from 1:30 p.m. (CET +1) with former world champion Vishy Anand.
World Nepomniachtchi vs. Carlsen (Game 01) – GM Miguel Illescas
Summary of the first game of the World Championship by Miguel Illescas, grandmaster and 8 times absolute champion of Spain.
Carlsen vs. Nepomniachtchi (Game 02) – GM Miguel Illescas
Summary of the second game of the World Championship by Miguel Illescas, grandmaster and 8 times absolute champion of Spain. Fast-paced action from the world champion that caught the challenger by surprise!
World Nepomniachtchi vs. Carlsen (Game 03) – GM Miguel Illescas
Carlsen vs. Nepomniachtchi (Game 04) – GM Miguel Illescas
World Nepomniachtchi vs. Carlsen (Game 05) – GM Miguel Illescas
2nd elllobregat Chess Open " round 1 (GM Miguel Illescas)
2nd elllobregat Chess Open " round 2 (GM Miguel Illescas)
2nd elllobregat Chess Open " round 3 (GM Miguel Illescas)
2nd edition of EL LLOBREGAT OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 2021
It is one of the most important open tournaments in Europe, with more than 50 grandmasters and an average Elo of +2300. The prize pool amounts to €25,000, which makes the tournament one of the most attractive for professional players. The second edition of elllobregat Open Chess 2021 will be held from November 30 to December 8, 2021 (9 rounds of play), at the Hotel Playafels in Castelldefels (Barcelona).
The rounds will be played in the afternoons, starting at 17:00h (except for the last round which will be played on the 8th at 10:00h in the morning). Outside these hours, complementary activities are being programmed to complement the tournament, both for the players and the general public. The simultaneous games to be offered by former world champion Anatoli Karpov on Tuesday, December 7 in one of the venues of the Diputació de Barcelona. In addition, the Russian legend will participate in other on-site events of the 2nd elllobregat Open Chess 2021.
From La Vanguardia we will broadcast the main games live, which from 19:00 hours will be commented live by GM Miguel Illescas, 8 times absolute champion of Spain and former trainer of the world champion Vladimir Kramnik.
More information at https://www.elllobregatopenchess.com


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Learn the terminology. Seems doafootball.com for the knowledgeable ones and finish mystery for your newbies in football betting. Yes, you need various other yourself knowledgeable of the terminology applied to betting. Probably the most common terms are: accumulator/ parlay (when winnings 1 bet check out another bet), arbitrage (type of bet that is provided for free of risk), banker (bet that is quite likely to win), drifter (bet with rising price).
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The Tamar deposit, and the heftier Leviathan deposit are expected to provide Israel with enough natural gas for decades and transform the country, famously empty of natural resources, into an energy exporter via Netanyahu hails historic day as Israel starts
Month: March 2013
More Mideast Maneuvers from the Manchurian Marxist Moslem
We've seen this before from Barack Hussein Obama…
Obama and Ahmadinejad
Some humor from Joe K Iranian President Ahmadinejad calls President Obama and tells him, "Barack, I had a wonderful dream last night. I could see America, the whole beautiful country, and on each house I saw a banner." "What did
Obamacare: Regulating Your Life As Never Before
I realize that there are folks who would like to benefit from Obamacare (e.g., a barber without health insurance). However, I predict that they'll discover that it's not as beneficial as they hope… Obamacare regulations stacked one on top of
OSU Wins Big in NCAA Second Round
Bear and I went to the second round NCAA basketball games at UD Arena last night and we saw the Buckeyes play one of their best games of the year… Meanwhile, we also watched the slouching Irish of Notre Dame
Another Reason They Call Him 'Manchurian'
Comments about Obama… Let's say somebody were [in the White House] and they wanted to destroy this nation," Carson postulated in remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference. "I would create division among the people, encourage a culture of ridicule
The Banks are Robbing the Depositors
If you haven't been paying attention, the EU said that they would bail-out the failing banks in Cyprus, but the depositors at the banks would have to provide up to 10% of their account balances to help. This cartoon sums
Obama in Israel
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Detroit & Obama's Policies
There are those who would contend that the economic path followed by Detroit (a bankrupt city in all but formalities) is the path that Obama has in store for our nation… You can read more about it here.
Major Cathedral Finally Nearing Completion
In case you didn't realize that there was actually a major cathedral still under construction for more than 100 years, you should check out this story about Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain.


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Orrick has created a new platform that the San Francisco-based law firm hopes will make life easier for direct lenders, something it bills as the first such legal portal designed to help alternative lenders.
The webpage , part of Orrick's website, aims to help financial firms in every step of the process, including from generating engagement letters, drawing up a term sheet and providing a checklist for closing the deal. It also includes a function, labelled the deemed dividend analyzer, that can determine how much credit a borrower's affiliate can support under US tax law.
"We've been working with a lot of direct lenders for years," B.J. Rosen, an Orrick partner and global co-head of the firm's direct and specialty lending practice, told PDI. "They kept on running into the same issues over and over. If there was one repository to fix all those problems it would be beneficial not only for our clients but the market as whole.
Rosen added the firm hopes financial firms are able to use the new platform in a way that lowers their stress levels. He said the firm plans to leave it accessible for the whole market, as opposed to selling subscriptions for the product.
"We'd like [the portal] to have the effect of making it easier for lenders to do the parts of the deal that don't have to be hard but currently are," Rosen explained, naming early-stage documentation as one part of deal-making that could be much easier. He added Orrick launched the portal because "the need for a product like this has been growing with" the market.
The platform launch comes amid a strong appetite for direct lending investments. Guggenheim and Ares are both in the market with direct lending vehicles, with the former seeking $2 billion and the l atter looking for $2.5 billion . European investment vehicles have also been in market too; Hermes Investment Management has launched a £750 million (€880.3 million $987.6 million) fund.


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August 09, 2020 | #iot | #aws | #pet-feeder
As a fun way to break into IoT, I decided to automate a simple task - feeding our cat!
My wife and I have one animal, Kneesox, our Cornish Rex cat. She's kind of a big deal and brings us both an incredible amount of joy. Like any other cat, Kneesox loves to eat and if given the opportunity, would glady overindulge herself. Some cats are fine with free-feeding (having a constant supply of food available), however, she started to gain weight and we had to re-evaluate our options.
After much research, we decided that the best option was to switch to meal feeding her, with a schedule of two meals per day at 7:30 AM and PM. As an aside, Kneesox's portion is only 2TBSP! With the adjustment in place her weight quickly settled back to an appropriate amount for her size. We decided that I would handle her morning routine and my wife would take care of the evening.
With our new roles in place, I quickly realized how unreliable I was at this simple task. Some mornings I would wake up late and Kneesox would be waiting at our bedroom door, letting us know that she was ready for breakfast! Other times, I'd head downstairs and walk right past her bowl.
Being quite the cat-enthusiast, my wife had already performed quite a bit of research on this topic. Commercial feeders range anywhere from $75.00 to $300.00 for a quality feeder. The feature set offered seemed fairly basic, so I set out to see if anyone had tackled this project. Of course, dozens of hackers and makers had shared their work on both YouTube and GitHub which gave me some incredible inspiration.
Here is an overview of the hardware used in this project:
Hardware | Cost |
Cereal Dispenser | $15.00 |
* Stepper Motor | $28.00 |
Coupler from motor to wheel | $7.22 |
Stepper motor drive controller | $8.00 |
ESP8266 micro-controller | $6.00 |
* 12V to 2V adapter | $13.00 |
NOTE: A cheaper stepper motor could be used and the 12V to 2V adapter can be substituted out if powered by regular batteries.
The first step is to modify the cereal dispenser. We'll need to remove the crank-arm that comes attached to the inner turn-wheel. I was able to carefully wiggle mine off. Next, I modified I piece of iron rod by grinding it down to fit the key-hole for the spigot that is attached to the crank-arm. I joined the stepper motor together using this coupler.
Left: The original dispenser. Right: The modified feeder
The internal turn-wheel needs to be rotated somehow, which is where our stepper motor comes into the picture.
[Stepper Motor]===[metal shaft]===[coupler]===[turn-wheel]
The stepper motor comes with 4 wire leads that get attached to the driver controller (seen above). Next, we need to power the stepper motor driver. Four pins from the ESP8266 GPIO run to the driver. At this point, I had a basic proof of concept for turning the cereal dispenser!
The ESP-8266 is a great micro-controller. For $5, you get a WiFi enabled controller with plenty of GPIO. Check out my first blog post on the ESP-8266! The first thing we'll need to do is setup our Sketch file and import the proper libraries necessary to turn the stepper motor and communicate with AWS.
My sketch file can be located in my GitHub repo! I'll be writing a follow up post that dives deeper into the ~150 lines of code that are used to power this project.
For anyone looking to build their own feeder, I want to be sure I mention that the AWS (or any cloud provider) is definitely an optional step. If you'd like to avoid this complexity, you could instead just have your ESP-8266 run in a loop and call your own Feed()
function at whatever interval is most desirable. There were a couple of different reasons why I ended up choosing AWS for this project:
Alexa integration
Alexa, feed Kneesox!
This project uses AWS Lambda
, CloudWatch
, and IoT
Two cloudwatch events are scheduled to execute twice a day. Each event calls a Lamda function, which contains about 20 lines of Javascript code used to dispatch a message to the ESP-8266
In my next post I'll be discussing how each service is configured!