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China's private space sector ready for liftoff
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sector is getting ready for liftoff.
, a startup based in Beijing, hopes to make history on Thursday as the country's first private company to launch its own rocket.
Founded in 2015, OneSpace is often likened to Elon Musk's rocket company,
, a comparison that founder and CEO
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"OneSpace's situation right now is very much like where SpaceX stood in its early years," Shu told CNNMoney in an interview. "SpaceX is the first in the US. We're the first in China."
OneSpace plans to launch its 9-meter tall OS-X rocket at a base in northwestern China. It says the aim of the mission is to collect data for a research project it is working on with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, a state-owned company.
"This is the first rocket developed and built entirely with homegrown technology," Shu said.
But some of the company's claims have been met with skepticism.
Xin Zhang, a professor of aerospace engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, said he doubted the rocket is entirely OneSpace's own work.
Shu says the rocket only took three years to develop and build.
"That's supersonic speed," according to Zhang, who said it can take companies as long as 10 years.
OneSpace says it has so far raised 500 million yuan ($78 million), which is a paltry sum in an industry that regularly swallows billions of dollars, Zhang added.
"I think it's difficult unless they cut corners," he said.
Like a growing number of startups, OneSpace wants to use its rockets to help companies launch small satellites for a range of uses, including improving internet access on planes and trains.
It is planning to roll out a line of rockets later this year that it says could help halve the cost of satellite launches.
Related: SpaceX to launch demo satellites for its high-speed internet project
Its ultimate goal is to make space accessible to ordinary people, according to Shu. Someday, the company would like its rockets to be able to take humans to space, but for now it needs to stay grounded and "practical."
"Many compare us to SpaceX but to be honest, the gap is more than a little," the CEO said.
"No matter how good your story is, what matters is if you have launched a rocket or not. It's the benchmark of a rocket company. So this launch is crucial to everything — capital investment, media attention and the government's support."
Shu says that like SpaceX in its early days, OneSpace is used to facing doubters.
"When OneSpace was founded in 2015, we visited a lot of business insiders and experts, and they all said it's impossible," he said.
The company claims it has lowered costs in part by using a specially designed electrical system that weighs 10 times less than those typically used in other rockets.
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Originally aired on Channel NewsAsia on February 18, 2018
Despite the fact that many in Bangkok still have some form of Chinese heritage (mostly Teochew) in them, many Chinese traditions are at risk of vanishing - one of them being the Chinese opera. But there are still groups out there keeping the performance art alive and adapting to a new generation.
Nestled in the back alleys and canals of Taling Chan, on the outskirts of Bangkok, is the Jao Mae Tubtim Shrine.
It's been part of the Thai-Chinese community here for more than a century.
Across from the shrine, a group of young women and men are preparing to perform Chinese opera, the same way others before them have done for decades.
Pongsakorn Nanarnkawin is the third generation of his family running a theatre dedicated to Chinese opera.
His parents were performers themselves, when Chinese opera was in its heyday.
PONGSAKORN NANARNKAWIN; Chinese Opera Owner:
"I'm a child of the Chinese opera, I'm sure when my mother was pregnant with me, she was performing Chinese opera. My father was a very skilled instructor from China […] There were no roads here back then so everything came by boat. Even the unloading of the equipment drew in a massive crowd - contrary to today where less and less are watching."
Bangkok has a sizable population of people whose ancestors came from China, and this is reflected in arts such as Chinese opera. But tastes have changed, and theatres like these aren't pulling in the crowds as they used to. Many are now looking at how they can interest the new generation, and keep the heritage alive.
It is estimated that about 70 per cent of Bangkok residents with Chinese heritage are of Teochew descent, but very few speak this dialect today, let alone understand the dialogue in the opera.
So Pongsakorn found ways to get around this.
PONGSAKORN NANARNKAWIN; Chinese Opera Owner:
"When we started to translate it into Thai, people slowly started to come in. After that, I decided to create an original story or adaptations. When we performed for a museum, we retold the story of Mulan, which is pretty popular. So we took bits from it and made a Chinese opera out of it in Thai both in spoken words and singing."
It is hard to say for now, whether Chinese Opera is making a comeback in Thailand, but there is a new generation of performers still passionate about it, and they hope to carry the torch.
PAILIN KAMKAEW; Chinese opera performer:
"I would like to tell people to study Thai-Chinese culture and to keep the tradition alive and so that the Chinese opera can further develop itself."
Thailand's Ministry of Culture has suggested ways to preserve the performing art, but those are still in their infancy -
It could well boil down to succeeding generations to secure a new lease of life for Chinese opera to keep the artform centrestage for more New Years to come.
Saksith Saiyasombut, Channel NewsAsia, Bangkok


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The Closing Party was held at London's Omeara, which is within stumbling distance of the NME office. If you see us down there, ours is a pint, yeah?
As the show approached we were all excited and thirsty. Mainly thirsty.
In fact, we were feeling supersonic - so they gave us BULLDOG gin and tonic.
The audience chanted along with 'Breezeblocks', beldting "Please don't go / I love you so". We're not crying, you're crying.
Alt-J unveiled fan favourite 'In Cold Blood' which was followed up with the equally well-loved 'Tessellate' - all shimmering synths and slinky, suggestive lyrics.
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For the win! Nikon ran a comp, and two lucky so-and-sos got to shoot the VO5 NME Awards 2018. Georgia Ledbury and Rachel Prew won – here are some of their best shots.
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Launch of MedDays 2018 !
The best students from around the Mediterranean invited to discover the opportunities of the University Côte d' Azur and its partners - Inria, Labex UCN, UNS, CNRS (LEAT, I3S) - and visit its laboratories for 3 days on SophiaTech Campus in Sophia Antipolis, France.
Place : Campus SophiaTech, Sophia Antipolis, France
Guest(s) : UCA, Inria, Labex UCN, UNS, CNRS, I3S, LEAT
- PhD
- Masters
- Campus SophiaTech
- Inria research centre - Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée
- Foreign students
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Installation of IRT St Exupery on SophiaTech campus
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- Inria - Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée
- Systèmes embarqués
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"My Thesis in 180 Seconds" competition
3rd Azur MT180 final
For its third edition, the Azur final of the "My Thesis in 180 Seconds" competition organised by the University of Côte d'Azur (UCA) will take place in Nice this year, Lecture Hall 4, St Jean d'Angely, at 4 PM on Tuesday, 19th April.
Come and support the contestants, including Agustina Razetti (MORPHEME, joint Inria-I3S-IBV team)!
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Lessons in Hope and Trust
Written by Megan Kennedy-Farrell
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13
Hope and trust. These two words ran through my mind constantly throughout our recent Oncological Surgery Mission Trip (OSMT) as I saw patients hoping for one last chance at life and renewed health; as hospital administrators and local surgeons opened their O.R. to partners they had never met, trusting that together they could achieve something that was not possible alone; and as families generously taught our mission team about both hope and trust, even when the outcomes they longed for were not to be.
The 10-member OSMT team included two surgeons, two anesthesiologists, one surgical physician's assistant, two translators, one supplies coordinator, one chaplain, and our team leader. Together with our colleagues from the Santa Cruz office of Puente de Solidaridad and the surgeons, fellows, residents, nurses, and anesthesiologists of the Cancer Institute of Eastern Bolivia, we were privileged to serve 14 patients requiring widely diverse but highly complex surgeries. The lives and stories of these patients and their beautiful families touched me deeply.
Early in the trip, general surgeon Dr. John Gregory operated on a young man named Victor. At age 18, Victor was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the colon. Surgery at the time left him cancer free, but with a colostomy. He described to us the challenges of life over the next seven years and the deep despair he often felt when he lost all hope for a normal, healthy life. On Monday, March 12, he underwent a laparoscopic ostomy reversal that restored his digestive tract to normal function. At the closing ceremony, with tears streaming down his youthful face, Victor expressed deep gratitude and hope for his new life ahead.
The O.R. on Tuesday morning was a crowded scene. Under the leadership of Dr. Malcolm Bilimoria, the entire Solidarity Bridge medical team joined forces with Bolivian ENT surgeon Dr. Carolina Jerez and her colleagues to perform a radical excision of a malignant tumor of the right neck on a young woman. Maribel, a soft-spoken 23-year-old, covered her very large tumor with a beautiful scarf. Her mom told me that the tumor, which had been present since birth, suddenly morphed and grew rapidly over recent months. The family had traveled all over Bolivia visiting doctors and seeking help, but Maribel's case was complex and they believed this was their last hope. Her tumor was now pushing on her trachea and esophagus, affecting her ability to breathe and to eat.
After an eight-hour-plus surgery, Dr. Bilimoria shared with Maribel's mother, brother, and sister that the entire tumor as well as a second tumor on the other side of her neck had been successfully removed. When the team visited Maribel a couple of days later and asked to take a photo, she proudly posed with the right side of her neck in full view, with no need to hide it under a scarf.
The week concluded with another long and complicated case. On Friday, Dr. Bilimoria worked with Dr. José Roldan Copa Lobatón to perform a radical excision of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor with resection of the distal pancreas, spleen, diaphragm, and part of the liver. This was 64-year-old Iver's fourth surgery. Married with two beautiful young adult daughters, Iver is one of 15 children and clearly a friend to many. The wooden benches in the small waiting area outside the surgical suite were filled with his many loved ones from early morning, when he was taken into pre-op, until late into the afternoon when surgery was over and their names were finally called. "The surgery went very well," Dr. Bilimoria told this loving, familial crowd huddled in the doorway. "When we were finished, there was no cancer that we could see with our eyes or feel with our hands." What a privilege it was to be an observer of this joyous and hope-filled scene.
But not all of the patients with whom we were privileged to journey found their hopes realized in the ways they anticipated. Two patients, Luis, 61, and Adolfo, 37, had tumors that had spread in ways that made their removal impossible. After brainstorming every possible scenario, the joint US and Bolivian team determined that there were no surgical options and had to deliver this heartbreaking news to the patients and their families. Yet even in these devastating situations, I was privileged to dwell in spaces of hope and trust with these families. Threaded with sadness and despair was an ever-present faith in a God whose vision lies beyond our own. Along with tears shed by a father who adores his two young children and wants to journey with them into old age, was trust in a God who would not abandon him to suffer alone.
On Saturday morning, our team departed from the hospital for the last time. We cannot say for sure what lies ahead for these patients who have become dear to each of us. Their health remains fragile and for some, their recoveries long. But we do know that they are in the trusted hands of our partners at Puente de Solidaridad and the Cancer Institute. And as a mission organization, we continue, in our hearts and souls, to accompany these patients, families, and medical providers as we hope and trust that healing will come.
Megan Kennedy-Farrell is senior director for mission and identity at Solidarity Bridge.


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Father walks bride on her wedding day
A simple and elegant wedding ceremony aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA.
I Pronounce you "Husband and Wife"
Love the groom's loving gaze upon his new wife!
Surprise proposal at Redondo beach pier
And boy, was she surprised!!! Thank God it was a huge surprise!! =)
Engagement Session
This couple is super close to my heart because my younger brother is getting married next June in New York!! We had a chillaxed and fun session in Arlington Gardens in Pasadena, CA when they were out here on vacation visiting my family.
Bridal portraits
Gorgeous lake view in Gardena, CA
Sweet Mommy and Son photo
I love my Son!!


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I like the American "The Office" better than the British one.
I'm not sorry.
You can bite me if you do not respect my opinion on this one.
Do Not Bounce
they're so different, it's like saying "I like ginger beer more than I love oatmeal baths."
I wish they'd show the next episode already!
The British one is practically painful to watch, is the American version the same way?
Well, I like tha Canadian The Newsroom better than either The Office, so there.
I haven't been watching it this season since it's on opposite House. Had you always liked it better than the original, or has the show changed since last season?
I feel the same way! (I thought I was the only one!)


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Hill Republicans revive 'Dream Act' talks as Trump decides fate of Obama program
Congressional Republicans are looking to revive legislation that could give a deportation reprieve to thousands of illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, in turn easing the pressure on President Trump as he faces a deadline to decide the fate of a related Obama-era program.
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is leading the charge on a conservative version of the so-called Dream Act. The talks come as Trump prepares to announce whether he'll keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program – which was former President Barack Obama's unilateral, executive-action version of Dream Act legislation.
The timing for a Trump announcement has been fluid. In the most recent guidance, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said the decision will be made next Tuesday.
Trump initially had said the call could come as early as Friday or this weekend, without going into detail. Asked if 'Dreamers,' or those affected by the policy, should be worried, Trump told reporters: "We love Dreamers. We love everybody."
One official told Fox News earlier that Trump ultimately is expected to end DACA, while allowing those in the country who qualified under the program to stay until their work permits expire.
Such a move would infuriate Democrats – as well as some moderate Republicans. However, if lawmakers can draft legislation that accomplishes similar goals, it could give Trump some leeway to end DACA without significant impact.
A senior administration official suggested Friday that the onus was back on Congress to pursue a legislative solution.
"Congress has to do this," the official told Fox News.
Some Republicans support the goals of Obama's DACA but think the former president committed an overreach by doing it through executive action. Tillis' office pointed to this distinction in describing his legislative effort.
"Regardless of the policy itself, DACA is an executive overreach that sets immigration policy through executive order instead of the proper channel—legislation," Tillis spokesman Daniel Keylin told Fox News. "It's the responsibility of Congress, not the President to offer a long-term legislative fix."
Congress has been considering legislation to shield young illegal immigrants from deportation for years, dating back to the George W. Bush administration. Lawmakers tried again to pass a bill during the Obama administration, but couldn't muster the votes amid flagging Republican support. The Obama administration announced the DACA policy in 2012.
According to Keylin, Tillis will be working with Republicans on "conservative legislation" to address the "long-term uncertainty" undocumented minors face. Kelyin told Fox News that they needed to create a "fair but rigorous process" for legal status, requiring individuals 18 or older to either be "employed, pursue post-secondary education, or serve in the Armed Forces."
While the legislation is still being drafted, McClatchy reported that Tillis' bill is expected to be similar to one introduced by Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla. Curbelo's bill, the "Recognizing America's Children Act," would offer an eventual path to U.S. citizenship to immigrants who entered illegally before Jan. 1, 2012 and were 16 years old or younger, according to the Miami Herald.
"The White House has sent a very strong message by preserving the executive order that protects these young people," Curbelo said in an interview with the Miami Herald in March. "We know that they've been very aggressive when it comes to immigration policy, so it certainly stands out that they have left the DACA executive order untouched."
On Friday, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said he supported a legislative solution to protect undocumented minors, but also urged the president to reconsider scrapping DACA.
"I actually don't think he should do that and I believe that this is something that Congress has to fix," Ryan said on radio station WCLO in Janesville, Wis., Friday. "President Obama did not have a legislative authority to do what he did."
Ryan added: "There are people who are in limbo. These are kids who know no other country, who were brought here by their parents and don't know another home. And so I really do believe that there needs to be a legislative solution."
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, also weighed in on the issue, calling on the president to halt rescinding DACA, saying it would "further complicate a system in serious need of permanent, legislative solution."
Hatch added that the "solution must come from Congress," and that he will be working with colleagues and the administration to pass "meaningful immigration reform" and provide a "workable path forward for the Dreamer population."
Then-candidate Trump promised to terminate DACA during the 2016 presidential campaign, but since taking office has weighed whether to preserve components of it.
Looming in the background is the threat of potential legal action by state attorneys general led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and nine other AGs who oppose DACA. Paxton said Thursday that his office would stick to a previously determined Sept. 5 deadline set by officials from Texas for a decision.
Fox News' John Roberts, Chad Pergram and Kelly Chernenkoff contributed to this report.


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We introduce Robinson's arithmetic Q. It is a weak (and sound) theory that proves all true S01 sentences. We also introduce Peano Arithmetic PA. PA is sound and designed to "capture" all true first order statements about N. (The incompleteness theorems will show that it does not suceed: There are true statements that PA does not prove.)
We show that Q represents all c.e. sets and binumerates all recursive sets, in particular all primitive recursive functions. PA actually proves that the representations of primitive recursive functions define functions, so in any (maybe non-standard) model of PA it makes sense to talk, for example, of the exponential function, or the function enumerating the primes.
We prove the fixed point lemma and deduce from it Tarski's theorem on the undefinability of truth, thus formally solving the liar's paradox.


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Congratulations to our very own Jim Eckhart for being named Arkansas Life's Best Personal Trainer of 2016. Jim is the founder of Arkansas Fitness & Athletics, lead motivator, and community jumpstarter for everyone that knows him. When Jim started Arkansas Fitness & Athletics, he aimed to build a community around high-quality training, a friendly environment, and continuously getting people better. Being recognized by Arkansas Life's readership is validation that he is living that vision to the fullest.
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Use preconditioning to investigate the effect of mobile ions, ferroelectricity or deep trap sites.
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Nunes' lawsuit against Twitter parody accounts gives them more clout
Rep. Devin Nunes in a recent court filing referred to the parody social media accounts that taunt him on Twitter as a "weapon."
His lawsuit against them gave them even more ammunition to turn on him and other Republicans.
They're using it.
In recent weeks the anonymous authors of parody Twitter accounts known as Devin Nunes' Cow and Devin Nunes' Mom have employed their nowmassive followings to promote Democratic candidates around the country and to solicit campaign donations through the Democratic fundraising machine known as ActBlue.
They could become formidable assets for Nunes' challenger, Phil Arballo, too. In fact, the cow has already endorsed the Fresno Democrat.
Andrew Janz, local prosecutor and a Fresno mayoral candidate who ran against Nunes in 2018, said he believes the parody accounts will have a "huge" fundraising impact for Arballo's campaign, capturing both local and national appetites to boot Nunes from office.
"I think if these had been around during my election it absolutely would've boosted my fundraising further," said Janz, who raised more than $9 million in his 2018 campaign. "This is just a political stunt by Nunes, and I think we've capitalized on it."
Nunes in March filed a lawsuit in Virginia that accused the two parody accounts, Republican political strategist Liz Mair and the social media giant Twitter of defaming him in the lead-up to the 2018 midterm election. Nunes won the contest against Janz by 5 percentage points.
Nunes is suing McClatchy, the parent company of The Fresno Bee, in a separate lawsuit he also filed in Virginia. McClatchy has not yet been served with the complaint. The company intends to fight the lawsuit.
Nunes also is suing four Californians in Tulare County Superior Court alleging they conspired against him last year by challenging his characterization of himself as a farmer in materials sent to voters.
His lawsuits swelled the social media audiences for the anonymous accounts he's suing. The one that jokingly calls itself his cow, @DevinCow, gained about 619,000 followers since the filing. It had only 1,000 before Nunes named it in the first lawsuit.
The other anonymous account that calls itself the congressman's mother, @NunesAlt, gained almost 50,000 followers.
Nunes got a boost from his lawsuits, too. He's raising money for his re-election campaign in 2020 at a fast clip, picking up about $350,000 in donations in the 13 days following his filing of the Twitter lawsuit. Nunes' office did not respond to a request seeking comment.
About 22 percent of adults in the U.S. use Twitter, according to survey results by Pew Research Center released in April 2019. Twitter users tend to be younger, are more likely to identify as Democrats, are more highly educated and have higher incomes than U.S. adults overall, according to Pew.
It's unarguably an important political space. President Donald Trump tweets out policies and personnel decisions and it's difficult to find a campaign or member of Congress who doesn't have a Twitter account. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, has taught a class to other members of Congress on how to use the medium effectively.
The parody accounts' authors declined to disclose their identities to McClatchy in responses to questions by email. Nunes in court documents has speculated that they are connected to Mair, although Mair says they are not.
The author behind the cow account has known Nunes for some time, the writer told McClatchy. "He has always been higher on himself than is healthy," the Twitter user known as @DevinCow wrote in an email.
Although their identities remain concealed, the accounts are open about their desire to help one of Nunes' challengers unseat him.
Both said they created the accounts because they disliked Nunes and wanted to insert a dose of humor into a chaotic online discourse.
NunesAlt would tweet about being embarrassed by her "son" and write dirty jokes. DevinCow also created a character as a dairy cow supposedly on Nunes' family's farm in Iowa. It would frequently tweet puns and refer to Nunes as a "treasonous cowpoke."
DevinCow has retained the puns, signing every email with the hashtag #BeButter and peppering serious responses to questions with the occasional lighthearted reference to a pasture, dairy, or mooing. The writer refers to the account's followers as "The Herd."
After the lawsuit, the anonymous authors said they felt a responsibility to hold elected officials accountable.
"Suddenly we could shout louder," the creator of the Devin Nunes' Mom account said in response to emailed questions. "We both focused a great deal on Nunes' district ... We amplify the voices of his voters, who cannot access their representative in Congress unless they have a $2,700 check in their hands."
The Devin Nunes' Mom account has had several tweets linking to a site to contribute to Arballo's campaign. "There IS a conspiracy to remove @DevinNunes from office, or as we like to call it: a free and fair election. Follow @PhilArballo2020," one such tweet reads, linking to Arballo's campaign Twitter account.
Both accounts have tweeted support for Amy McGrath, who is challenging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky; Jaime Harrison, who is challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina; and opponents of Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, among other Democrats. DevinCow has tweeted the phrase "welcome to the resistance," and followers of both commonly reference the resistance.
The Devin Nunes' Mom account has pushed for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, to start impeachment proceedings against Trump. They also tweet against Trump or Republican policies such as separating children from families at the border and lack of action on increased gun regulation.
The writer behind the Devin Nunes' Mom account wrote in an email that the two do not know each other personally. They have a joint fundraiser on GoFundMe for their legal expenses, raising more than $15,000 of their $20,000 goal so far. The page reminds people that the authors may be anonymous, but they are real people with real legal expenses and a real need for attorneys.
Followers of both accounts say they enjoy the humor of Devin Nunes' Cow and Devin Nunes' Mom. They follows also say they dislike Nunes, and appreciate the factual information the accounts share.
It's more difficult to gain a follower than keep a follower on social media, and many credit their initial following to Nunes' lawsuit.
"I follow Devin Cow because it's an act of defiance. When Nunes tried to sue a bunch of parody accounts I decided they must be worth a follow," one Twitter user called @Angel_ ponders wrote.
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Tulare, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee questions former special counsel Robert Mueller as he testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill in July.


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On Application
By arrangement.
For further details or to arrange a viewing please contact our Property Manager Robert Bell on 01595 695583.
Home Report not required
A sizeable retail premises in a prime trading location on Lerwick's main shopping thoroughfare.
Neighbouring businesses in the immediate vicinity include the Royal Bank of Scotland, Lerwick's main Post Office and the Shetland Times bookshop. The property is currently used for retail however the building would lend itself to mixed use development or potential change of use (subject to consents).
Offering one of the largest retail floor areas on Commercial Street, the premises are offered for lease or lease / purchase which is the preferred option. However an outright sale of the property would also be considered.
Continuation of the existing ladies fashion business would be subject to separate negotiation.
The property, in Lerwick's Outstanding Conservation Area, has been well maintained and is unusual in the area in terms of the substantial floor space provided.
General Information
The building occupies a prominent site on Lerwick's main shopping thoroughfare of Commercial Street, close to the Market Cross.
Commercial Street, which is situated in the Lerwick Outstanding Conservation Area in the heart of the town centre just across from the main harbour area, is home to a mix of national chains including M&Co, Boots and various banks, and well-established local businesses. No.97 is located in the section of the street which runs between Church Road to the east and the Market Cross to the west, other businesses in this section including the Royal Bank of Scotland, main Post Office, Shetland Times Bookshop, Jamieson's Knitwear, Anderson's, Halcrow's Menswear and C Kelly Opticians.
Lerwick, Shetland's capital with a population of around 8000, is the main business centre in the islands which have a total population of around 22,000 supplemented by summer visitors. The town has a wide range of amenities including a leisure centre & swimming pool, museum, cinema & music complex, the hospital, a High School and a couple of primary schools.
The Shetland Islands themselves are the most northerly part of the United Kingdom being located approximately 100 miles north of Aberdeen and 200 miles west of Bergen in Norway, with over 100 islands of which 12 are inhabited. The islands offer a vibrant and safe community which enjoys dramatic and unspoilt scenery and an abundance of wildlife. Fishing, including catching, farming and processing, and the oil industry are the largest income generators although other industries such as farming / crofting, tourism and textiles also make a significant contribution to the local economy.
A daily overnight ferry service from Lerwick operated by Northlink Ferries (www.northlinkferries.co.uk) provides a sea link to mainland Scotland whilst Flybe (www.flybe.com) operates direct flights to Sumburgh at the south end of Shetland from Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh & Glasgow.
The Building
The premises are housed in a substantial detached Grade 'B' listed property comprising the original mainly stone-built building which has a street frontage with two large display windows to Commercial Street, plus a large extension to the rear which was added in the 1990's.
The building presently houses Smiths of Lerwick, a long established women's clothing store which has traded from the same location since 1988.
The accommodation is arranged over two main split-level floors, plus two further mezzanine floors, one used as a general dispatch space, the other housing staff facilities.
The main entrance is from Commercial Street, although there are various fire exits to the side of the building plus a separate entrance via the office bridge.
The accommodation which has electric heating, has an estimated gross internal floor area (including stairs) of around 320m² comprising 100m² on the ground floor, a split-level retail space arranged over three levels, a mezzanine level of around 34m² used as a dispatch / store area, the main upper shop floor area of approximately 116m², again a split-level space on three levels, a 25m² store room, and a top floor staff area with toilets and kitchenette, of around 34m². Finally there is an additional office in the 'bridge' which originally connected the building with its neighbour, of around 10m².
The Business
As noted the existing business is ladies fashions including lingerie & nightwear, young fashion including bags and accessories. After many successful years trading the owners are retiring and whilst the premises are being made available for lease or possible sale, consideration would certainly be given to any proposals for a continuation of the business itself.
Change of Use
Whilst the current retail use at ground floor level would be expected to be continued, other commercial usage might be considered subject to the usual consents.
It is thought that the upper floors would have potential for residential development with possibly up to four units. Although no Change of Use application has been made, the upper floors of several other similar properties on Commercial Street, including the property next door, have been converted into flatted accommodation in recent years, the location being ideal for such a use, particularly some form of tourist accommodation, as amenities including shopping, cafes and banks etc. as well as the small boat harbour are close at hand. Therefore whilst no guarantee of residential development can be given it is thought likely that residential use would be a possibility for some of the building.
Any Change of Use and / or alterations would however be subject to the usual planning and listed building consents, and a building warrant, and prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves in this regard by contacting the local planning and / or building standards departments of the Council directly for further advice.
Rateable Value
The Rateable Value is understood to be £12,100. Prospective purchasers should however contact Shetland Islands Council directly for confirmation.
Property Location
The property is situated on the south side of Commercial Street between the lanes of Norna's Court to the right and Crooked Lane (formerly Betty Mann's Close) to the left.
To see the location of the property in an overall Shetland context, adjust the zoom by clicking the + or - buttons. Use the 'Map', 'Satellite' & 'Hybrid' buttons to switch between an ordnance survey style road map, a satellite aerial photograph or a combination (hybrid) of the two. Please note that the date of the satellite image is unknown and may not show new buildings.
(Please be aware the Google Street View was taken on the date shown. The building and surroundings may have changed since then. We always recommend you view the property personally.)
Important Information for Prospective Purchasers
This schedule is intended only to help you decide whether to view the property. We always recommend you view the property personally.
The information is believed to be correct, but it is not warranted and is not to form part of any contract of sale. All dates, distances, areas and room sizes noted are approximate and for use as a general guide only. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves as to the working condition or otherwise of any equipment such as central heating or kitchen appliances.
This schedule should not be taken as a comment on the condition of the property. This is a matter for your surveyor and we recommend that once you have found a property you are interested in, you obtain a survey report. We can provide details of surveyors if required.
Interested parties are advised to note their interest through their solicitor as soon as possible so that they can be informed if a closing date is fixed. Noting interest does not place any obligation on the seller to set a closing date or to give any noted interests the opportunity to offer. Whilst every effort will be made to advise noted interests of any closing date set, this cannot be guaranteed.
No responsibility will be accepted for expenses incurred by parties who have noted interest but do not get an opportunity to offer, or for any expenses incurred traveling to properties which have been sold or withdrawn.
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So like I mentioned previously, I am making friends in Vancouver. Sure, most of them are from Edmonton, but I have met a couple of really cool Vancouver-ites.
Friday night, one of these cool Vancouver-ites told me about a show his band, The Painted Birds were doing show as part of the Nearly Famous Music Festival. I hadn't seen him play live and well, you all know how much I enjoy live music. So, Priscilla, Sarin and I put on our best, 'we're cool too' outfits and went to check out the show.
I had never seen a friend perform live before. Other than Jarod's Ukranian dancing, I had never seen the transformation of a person into a rockstar. That alone was reason enough to go. Josh was great and it was really cool to see him morph into this star, groupies and all.
Not only that, but when he came to chat during an acoustic break, I felt pretty cool. I mean, he is with the band! heh.
Saturday was enjoyable. Went to a great Thai resto with Nikki. Cheap and good, what more can you ask for? And then went to hang with P3 and Sia. It was good to see P3, but especially great seeing Sia.
I never really got what was so great about having a dog - that was until Sia walked into my life. But that is enough for a whole other post, so I will save it.
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Notes from the 19 May 2018 -
Tune In Hui at The Workshop
Purpose: to strengthen links between musicians and audience and create a greater musical vibe in the CBD that supports the musical scene and venues
Ryan Johanssen - musician
- Setting up a songwriters collective
- Create opportunities to write original music and then perform in places and promote it (e.g. empty shops, NZ Music Month)
Christine Donaldson – The Bridge Street Collective
- Development of Kirby Lane an opportunity for live gigs in the heart of Bridge Street
- Making it a destination – family friendly
- Exploring opportunities to get ticketed performances to pay musicians
Simon Duffy – Uniquely Nelson
- UN has a database of around 7,000 readers and its mandate is to promote the CBD
- Looking at promoting the development of small 'pocket' areas (e.g. New Street Music Fest) and having identified focus spots people are attracted to.
- Pigging backing on hosted events, e.g. All Blacks vs Argentinia, create opportunities that have a strong musical component.
- Shannon Cassidy – Fresh FM's Homegrown series
- Fresh FM is the Nelson Tasman's community radio and it is there to promote local music
- The programme is open to everyone – just contact Fresh
- Getting a database together would be a good way to list all existing and active local acts – originals and covers
- Ready to work as a connector between musos and venues/events
- Making it easy for people to connect with musicians
Other comments
- Musos need to work together and seize every opportunity to promote the scene collectively
- We need to generate enough momentum and leverage to be identified as an obvious musical city
- There are two places where musicians should be listed:
The initiative taken by the local band Urban to create a playlist on Spotify for Nelson bands is the kind of generous and collective initiative that promotes everyone who is on Spotify.
Actions to implement:
- Identify and resource a go-to person to be at the crossroads of musicians, events and venues
- Populate existing databases with existing acts
- Create a Collaborative Songwriters' Group and identify a meeting place
- Establish a relationship with a journalist to cover local acts
- Provide an update in two-months' time


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Learning to teach and teaching to learn : the experiences of non-native speaking student teachers
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The purpose of this case study was to examine how three undergraduate, preservice foreign language teachers' motives, sense of teacher identity, use and appropriation of teaching resources developed during the student teaching experience. Central to this study was an examination of participants' beliefs about language learning and teaching, their motivations as language learners and teachers, and beliefs about target language use. Data were collected using student teachers' interviews, blogs, lesson plans, and artifacts design from the student teachers. The cooperating teachers and a university supervisor were also interviewed. Triangulation and case study analysis (Merriam, 2009; Stake, 1995; Yin, 2009) revealed patterns in the student teachers' backgrounds such as their successes as language learners, their high levels of motivation to become language teachers, and their desire to use a good deal of target language in teaching. Results indicated that the student teaching experience was highly impacted by individual differences among the student teachers, the role of the cooperating teacher and context of the host classroom, and the requirements of the student teaching program. The student teachers were highly reflective on their teaching beliefs and professional identity development throughout the student teaching experience and all three participants identified clear goals for their first teaching job. Additionally, the requirements of the university and certification considerations caused the participants to emphasize target language, cultural knowledge, and teaching behaviors during their student teaching experience.
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A Classic Pound Cake recipe makes one of the most versatile cakes for all occasions.
This post is sponsored by Keller's Creamery. ALL OPINIONS ARE MY OWN.
We are headed into my favorite time of the year: the holidays. From the family get togethers to the amazing food on the table, what is there not to love? Thanksgiving kicks the festivities off. My family likes to keep things low-key with waking up to watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade that leads us right into watching an afternoon of football!
Thanksgiving is the time where families come together over an amazing meal and even more amazing desserts. While we have pumpkin pie and apple pie and all the other pies you can think of, my favorite Thanksgiving dessert we have is the most non-traditional Thanksgiving dessert there is: Classic Pound Cake. You see, there's a famous bakery in Philadelphia that sells the most amazing pound cakes. You have to order in advance or risk standing in a really long line to grab one.
If you forget to order yours (like I usually do), you can easily make one at home! It's a simple, classic recipe that is as basic as can be. Pound Cake, after all, got its name from its ingredients: a pound of flour, a pound of eggs, a pound of sugar, and a pound of butter. Lots and lots of delicious, smooth and creamy butter.
And Philadelphians love their butter! Did you know that Philadelphia is the third largest butter market in the country? In fact, last Thanksgiving, Philadelphians bought more than 2.5 million pounds of butter.* That's enough sticks of butter to run Rocky's path up the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps 28,693 times. Maybe that's why this Classic Pound Cake is so popular around Thanksgiving.
Classic Pound Cake
Classic Pound Cake
- 1 pound 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
- 4 sticks softened Keller's unsalted butter, plus more for pans
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 9 large, room-temperature eggs
- 3 Tbsp. Butter, soft but not melted
- 1½ c. powdered sugar
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter two 5-by-9-inch loaf pans. Combine all-purpose flour and salt in a bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar with a mixer on high speed until pale and fluffy, for 8 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl. Reduce speed to medium, and add vanilla extract.
- Lightly beat eggs, and add to mixer bowl in 4 additions, mixing thoroughly after each and scraping down sides. Reduce speed to low, and add flour mixture in 4 additions, mixing until just incorporated. Divide batter between pans. Tap on counter to distribute; smooth tops.
- Bake until a tester inserted into center of each cake comes out clean, about 65 minutes. Let cool in pans on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire rack.
- To make the icing, combine the butter and powdered sugar, and beat until smooth and creamy. Evenly spread the frosting over the top of the loaf. Refrigerate to let frosting set completely before slicing. Refrigerate any leftovers in an airtight container.
As a Philadelphia family tradition since 1906, Keller's Creamery knows many Thanksgiving dishes simply wouldn't have the same great flavor without the smooth, creamy taste of Keller's Creamery butter. About 22 percent would rather give up Philly cheesesteak for a year than have a Thanksgiving with no butter!** That's how serious we Philadelphians are about our butter and Thanksgiving. That's why you'll always find Keller's Creamery on our Thanksgiving table.
*According to an October 2017 Survata survey of 717 Philadelphian adults.
**According to November 2016 industry data.
You can purchase Keller's festive turkey butter sculptures as well as salted and unsalted butter sticks at your local grocery store (I buy mine at ACME Market).


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Fab Finds: VNYL
VYNL: Member Since April 2016
Are you someone who totally digs real life vinyl records?!!? I am! Last year for my birthday, I got a record player which had been something I had wanted for a long time! Since then, I have slowly been collecting records...and then, I discovered VNYL!!
If you're a music junkie like me, have a record player and love discovering new music, then you should definitely let the cool folks over at VNYL pick out some new jams for you to obsess over!
This is How it Works:
1. Create your profile:
Give them all the deets on all of your favorite beats (heh) or artists and even connect them to your Spotify, Soundcloud, and Instagram accounts. This allows them to get a more personal look at your musical taste.
2. Choose a #vibe every month:
This basically sets the mood for the curator and lets then know what vibe you're feeling that month! Some examples may be...
3. Get Ready...
This is when you have to patiently wait for their team of curators to study your music choices and hand-pick 3 albums for you based off of what information you'e provided...so make sure you're thorough!
4. Collect!
Sound cool so far?!?! Ok, how much does it cost, right? Let's review... you get 3 BRAND NEW records tailored specifically to your musical taste for.... $39/month PLUS free shipping...THAT. IS. A. STEAL. Do you know how much a record costs normally?!?! They can start anywhere from $20 and up, so think about it, you get THREE, PLUS FREE SHIPPING! Ok, I'll take it down a notch! I just think this is so cool and such a great deal!!
Here's a look at my first shipment!
With each shipment comes a hand-written note sent by your curator describing why they chose the records they chose. For this shipment, my curator, Farin, explained to me that because I'm into Ray LaMontagne and City and Colour, I'd really enjoy the M. Ward record. Little touches like this make a big difference and really show that they're putting effort into what they're sending. #browniepoints


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What taxpayers will find under the tree.
• President Trump has called the tax bill that Republican lawmakers hope to pass this week a Christmas present for the nation. Some gifts will be nicer than others.
Here's how the $1.5 trillion bill could affect you, and a calculator to help you determine how your taxes might change.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, a public policy expert at the University of Pennsylvania, said that while some might find dissonance between what Mr. Trump says and does, his supporters primarily view him through the lens of an improving economy.
• On Sunday, Senator John McCain's office announced that he would undergo treatment for brain cancer in Arizona this week. His absence from the tax overhaul vote probably wouldn't jeopardize its passage.
Friction between White House and Mueller.
• In recent weeks, President Trump's lawyers and supporters have significantly increased their attacks on Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russia's ties to the Trump campaign.
Over the weekend, a Republican senator said Mr. Mueller should examine his team's political leanings, after the discovery of text messages supportive of Hillary Clinton.
And a lawyer for Mr. Trump said that the special counsel had improperly obtained emails from the presidential transition team.
• The president said he was not considering firing Mr. Mueller, but the mounting attacks have fueled concerns among Democrats that he is preparing to do so.
"My child has died."
• Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world, but in the last three years its economy has collapsed.
For five months, The Times tracked 21 hospitals in the country, where doctors are seeing record numbers of children with severe malnutrition. Hundreds have died.
• The government knows, but won't admit it.
Deliverance, from 27,000 feet.
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In 2016, two climbers perished near the summit, where their bodies lay frozen for a year.
• This is the story of the journey to bring them home.
The truth is out there.
• One of our most popular stories over the weekend was about a secretive program at the Pentagon that investigated reports of U.F.O.s.
The Defense Department had never before acknowledged the existence of the $22 million program, which it said ended in 2012.
• A video shows an encounter in 2004 between two Navy jets and an unknown object. "It accelerated like nothing I've ever seen," one of the pilots said.
• Airlines are charging more for amenities that used to be included in basic tickets. What does your airfare actually buy?
• The Instant Pot was an instant success. We visited the company to learn why.
• The vote on the Republican tax plan is among the headlines to watch this week.
• U.S. stocks were up on Friday. Here's a snapshot of global markets.
Smarter Living
Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life.
• There's a smarter way to clean up after your holiday party.
• Ten places around the world that really know how to celebrate Christmas.
• What to cook this week: Our food editor, Sam Sifton, suggests chicken adobo, Russian honey cake and more.
Over the Weekend
• A power failure at Atlanta's international airport, the world's busiest, forced the cancellation of about 1,150 flights.
• President Vladimir Putin thanked President Trump for the C.I.A.'s help in preventing an Islamic State attack.
• In Latin America, President Juan Orlando Hernández was declared the victor in a disputed election in Honduras, and former President Sebastián Piñera was re-elected in Chile.
• The police in Toronto announced that a homicide team was leading an investigation into the deaths of a billionaire pharmaceuticals mogul and his wife.
• In the N.F.L., the Carolina Panthers will be sold after their longtime owner, Jerry Richardson, was accused of what the team called "workplace misconduct."
Here are Sunday's scores.
• "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" had the second-highest box office opening ever, earning $220 million. "The Force Awakens" made $248 million.
• A reunion in the Virgin Islands.
In today's 360 video, watch as the U.S. Coast Guard retrieves boats displaced during Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Today, facing mounting evidence that Puerto Rico has vastly undercounted the number of people who died because of Hurricane Maria, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló ordered that every death on the island since the storm be reviewed.
• Partisan writing you shouldn't miss.
Writers from across the political spectrum discuss the repeal of net neutrality rules.
• Austerity at home, luxury abroad.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, heir to the Saudi throne, has led a sweeping crackdown on corruption and self-enrichment.
But an investigation by The Times followed a paper trail from the sale of a $300 million French chateau to the 32-year-old prince. He also recently bought a $500 million yacht and a $450 million Leonardo da Vinci painting.
• Speaking of shopping …
After asking herself "What do I need?" the author Ann Patchett decided the answer was "less."
She wrote about her no-shopping year in an Op-Ed.
• Quotation of the day.
"If they're raising the taxes, you know what's going to happen: Everyone's going to raise prices. Raise my taxes, I raise your challah."
— Jeff Lajqi, manager of a Jewish deli in Livingston, N.J., where residents worry about the economic shock from the Republican tax plan.
Back Story
On Dec. 18, 1941, less than two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Sunday editor for The Times sent a memo to the publisher, Arthur Hays Sulzberger.
It said: "We ought to proceed with the puzzle, especially in view of the fact it is possible there will now be bleak blackout hours — or if not that, then certainly a need for relaxation of some kind or other."
That's how a time of national grief helped lead to one of The Times's most beloved features. The crossword puzzle debuted two months later as a weekly feature in the Sunday magazine.
The crossword editor at the time, Margaret Farrar, followed a simple rule: good manners. She refused to allow unpleasant or impolite language — a rule that's still followed by The Times's current crossword editor, Will Shortz.
Nowadays, we like to think of our crossword puzzle as the form's gold standard.
But The Times didn't always hold crosswords in high regard. In 1924, a Times opinion column called the completion of crosswords a "sinful waste."
Crossword solvers, the column claimed, "get nothing out of it except a primitive sort of mental exercise."
Many of us would disagree. (We even have some tips on how to get started.)
Stephen Hiltner contributed reporting.
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Mughal emperor Shah Jahan constructed the Taj Mahal from 1632 until 1654 as a monument and mausoleum for his wife, Arjumand Banu Begum, also known as Mumtaz Mahal. In 2005, former Indian Bharatiya Janata Party official Vinay Katiyar claimed the building was a Hindu temple to Shiva built by Raja Jai Singh, and that the mausoleum is called Tejo Mai Mahal. The party quickly distanced itself from Katiyar's controversial claim.
Mumtaz Mahal, which means "Chosen One of the Palace," was Jahan's most cherished of his three wives. The couple married in 1612, and the queen died giving birth to Jahan's 14th child in 1631. The grief-stricken emperor built the Taj Mahal as a monument to his love for his favorite wife.
Jahan employed more than 20,000 artisans to work on the complex. More than 1,000 elephants were used to transport materials such as sandstone, marble, lapis lazuli, jade, crystal, amethyst and turquoise. The Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture, a style the combined Indian, Islamic and Persian styles. As a mosque, the Taj Mahal has a minaret at each corner of the complex, and verses from the Holy Qu'ran are inscribed at the entrance. The central dome rises 240 feet above the floor.
As of September 2014, nearly 3 million people visit the Taj Mahal annually. During the peak tourist season, around 45,000 people visit the mausoelum per day.


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The U15 girls' indoor cricket team started their county indoor campaign well with three wins against Penryn College, Penair School and Helston.
They played well as a team, supporting each other in the field. There was some great batting and bowling performances, allowing us to gain good solid batting scores. The M.O.M goes to Rebecca, whom is a great all – rounder and has great potential for the future. We are now due to go through to the County Final on the 11 March. Well done girls!
Polly Wyatt