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Tuesday 24th October 2017 marked a very special evening of music in St. Andrew's.
Cantate, the Girl Choristers and Choral Scholars of Portsmouth Cathedral, first enhanced the beautiful Anglican Office of Evening Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer which took place in the church at 4.30pm using the musical responses by Bernard Rose. The Psalm for the evening was Psalm 121: I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills; from whence cometh my help. Magnificat, (or Song of the Blessed Virgin Mary) and Nunc Dimittis (or the Song of Simeon) were to musical settings by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford in C. The Anthem was They that go down to the sea in ships by Herbert Sumsion, based on Psalm 107 vv 23-30.
As observed by St. Andrew's Director of Music, Earl Moffitt, "Evensong was a great gift to us, with the inclusion of Psalm 121 and that beautiful anthem, so appropriate from Portsmouth and the link to here with the ancient shipwreck museum almost within touching distance of the church, bringing the ancient text right to our doorstep."
The Chaplain, the Revd Wendy Hough, officiated at the Service, during which three magnificent oak choir pews were dedicated to commemorate the Golden Wedding anniversary of Ian and Linda Smith.
The choir were then royally entertained to a repast served in the Parish Hall before their next appearnce.
This took the form of a Concert in front of a packed audience at which the choir performed A new song by Sir James MacMillan with its inflections of Scottish folk music, Gaelic Psalmody and plainsong. This was followed by Five Mystical Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, a lovely set of evocative and beautifully haunting songs with words by George Herbert: Easter; I got me flowers; Love bade me welcome; The Call; Antiphon (Let all the world in every corner sing).
The Cathedral's organ scholar Ben Banks played Ciacona in E Minor, B160, by Dietrich Buxtehude.
The choir sang Gabriel Fauré's Cantique de Jean Racine which has all the emotional appeal and refined elegance that one associates with its composer. This was followed by Geistliches Lied, Op. 30 Lass dich nur nichts nicht dauren (Let no sad thought oppress thee) by Johannes Brahms and Ubi caritas by Ola Gjeilo, a piece with a sound at once modern and medieval.
The congregation joined the choir in singing the hymn Angel voices, ever singing, words by Francis Pott (1832-1909) to the eponymous tune written by E.G. Monk (1819-1900) during which an offering for St. Andrew's Annual Music Week was received .
The Cathedral's sub-organist Oliver Hancock then played Herbert Howells' Psalm Preludes Set 1, No. 2.
The choir sang Howard Goodall's Love divine, followed by O Nata Lux by Morten Lauridsen, a serene a cappella motet celebrating the Redeemer.
The Choral Scholars then sang Good Old Way, a traditional piece arranged by Oliver Tarney, and the Beatles' Blackbird, arranged by Daryl Runswick.
The final piece was A hymn for St. Cecilia with words by Ursula Vaughan Williams and music by Herbert Howells.
All who attended were delighted at this group of young, talented people, ably led by their Director of Music Dr. David Price. Sincere thanks also to the tour organiser, Nicholas Speller.
During their short stay in Kyrenia the group visited and climbed to the top of Saint Hilarion Castle. We look forward to welcoming them all back at some time in the not-too-distant future to complete their "bag" of Kyrenia Castles by climbing Buffavento and Kantara!


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We are moving, which means saying 'good-bye' to their little friends and teachers. I hope the new preschool and elementary school will live up to their past experiences at Bay Park.
Nic's official first girlfriend, Kylie. I took this picture on Nic's last day...which was coincidentally also Kylie's last day at the preschool. She is moving to Utah.
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Fantastic Four!
Happy Birthday Little Man.
Not one, but TWO horse-themed birthday cakes (one in Houston; other in Atlanta):
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Fleming, Piers and Watson, Steven J. and Patouris, Elisavet and Bartholomew, Kimberley J. and Zizzo, Daniel J. (2017) Why do people file share unlawfully?:a systematic review, meta-analysis and panel study. Computers in Human Behavior, 72. pp. 535-548. ISSN 0747-5632
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THE STUDIOS IN RRCA Second Floor
Belinda Dalton studied with South Jersey artist Pat Witt from 1965-1977. Pat instilled in her a love for all the arts. Belinda attended the Pa. Academy of Fine Arts in 1977 and was privileged to study with many great artists and teachers, among them were Morris Blackburn, Louis Sloan, Ben Kamihara, Roswell Weidner, Oliver Grimley, Tony Greenwood, Homer Johnson, Franklin Shores, Jimmy Lueders. She has also taken workshops with Henry Hensche, Phoebe Shih and Stan Sperlak. She spent time in Vt. and NH painting the Green Mountains and the White Mountains and returns whenever she can. She has had a studio at RRCA since the year after it opened.
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LUHSICE Big Stickers for Mirror Wall for Living Room (Silver, 39.37"X39.37"/100cmX100cm)
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- There is a protect film on the surface. Please tear it off after pasting mirror sticker on the wall.
- Easy to stick.Easily removable without damaging your wall.No harm to the environment and health.Perfect home decor and good gift !
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Striking and unique this beautifully crafted mirror is certain to demand the attention in any interior. The frameless mirror boasts an all glass design with the frame made up of Greek flower patterns. The decorative pattern surrounds the centre bevelled glass creating an impressive focal point. Classically styled the mirror offers a subtle hint of Art Deco styling that would blend into either a contemporary or traditionally styled space. Sparkling in the light this round Venetian mirror is perfect for projecting light around your room as well as creating the illusion of increased space. The mirror can be hung either landscape or portrait depending on available wall space, either way the mirror will create a wonderful look. Generously sized this mirror is certain to make a gorgeous impression on your wall and can be featured either alone or alongside other decorative furniture and accessories. The smooth sleek lines of the Grecian flower pattern offers a chic, contemporary feel allowing this mirror to blend into a number of different décor. Ideal for use as an overmantle mirror or above a sideboard in your dining room decorating with this mirror is easy. Expertly crafted using the finest materials this rectangular Grecian Venetian mirror offers a high quality durable design lasting for many years. The majority of our mirrors are supplied with a wall bracket.
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Bring a flare of energy and design to your favorite space with this very beautiful 3 piece Decorative Mirror Set. Perfect to accent any wall, whether you decide to display them in the master bedroom or spice up the dining room. Wipes clean with glass cleaner and a cloth.
Barnyard Designs Decorative Windowpane Mirror Rustic Farmhouse Distressed Wood Vertical Hanging Mirror Wall Decor 40" x 24"
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- MEASURES: 12.6 in. H x 29.5 in. W x .75 in. D / MIRROR: 7.75 in. H x 24.75 in. W
Reflect the best of your home with the Household Essentials Ashwood Rectangular Wall Mirror. This decorative wall mirror is 7.75 x 24.75 inches with a 2.3 inch gray woodgrain frame all the wall around (Overall size: 29.5 x 12.6 x .75 thick). The frame has a distressed finish–gray-brown with lighter striations in the grain. The mirror uses corner mounts that you attach before hanging, so the mirror can hang vertically or horizontally to accent your space just right. Perfect in a narrow entry way or above a door to reflect more light into a space.
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Kate and Laurel Winn Rustic Arch Accent Mirror, Architectural Wall Decor, 25" x 48", White, Great Centerpiece for Living Room, Bedroom, Dining Room or Entryway
- GOTHIC WALL DECOR: This accent mirror takes inspiration from the Roman artistic renaissance, with delicately inlaid fretwork in a classic arch design.
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- EASY WALL MOUNTING: Installation is a breeze thanks to the attached D-ring hangers.
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The Kate and Laurel Winn Accent Mirror takes inspiration from rustic, gothic architecture for an eye-catching piece of decor unlike anything else in your home. The timeless design of this accent mirror hearkens back to the gorgeous windowpanes of the Roman artistic renaissance. We recommend adding multiples of this traditional wall decor for a Palladian-inspired design aesthetic. This decorative wall mirror makes the perfect addition to any living room, entryway, or room with a need for more light and dimension on otherwise blank walls. It's generous height also gives it the capability to be a standing mirror in your bedroom or hallway. The hand-distressed finish of the solid wood frame gives it a more vintage appeal, with an intricately inlaid fretwork within its classic arch design. This delicate mirror ships flat in one piece, so there's no complicated instructions to follow or tiny parts to hunt down. The D-ring hangers attached to the back also make it easy to install in only a matter of seconds.
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- There is a protect film on the surface. Please tear it off after pasting mirror sticker on the wall.Please note: the surface is silver and This is not a mirror, just a decoration,it will be deformed when reflected.
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way of method: self-adhensive, no glue required
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Tips for installation: Ensure the surface is smooth, do not stick on the rough or uneven surface. Choose the place you want to apply, clean up the ash and grease, keep it dry and clean. The surface has a protective film on it when you use it just take it out.
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WATSONVILLE, CALIF. — Farmhouse Culture, a maker of organic sauerkraut and fermented vegetables, has captured significant growth in recent years, fueled by consumer demand for products that promote gut health. As a testament to the trend, the company recently closed a $6.5 million investment round led by 301 INC, the new business development and venturing unit of General Mills, Inc. With a presence in nearly 3,000 retail outlets, mostly natural and specialty food stores, Farmhouse Culture plans to expand into conventional channels, with help from General Mills, said John Tucker, chief executive officer of Farmhouse Culture.
|John Tucker, c.e.o. of Farmhouse Culture
"We're seeing such a demand and a high level of interest from all kinds of consumers regarding probiotic foods as a whole, and the conventional retailers are showing a great deal of interest in what we're bringing to the table," Mr. Tucker told Food Business News.
Founded in 2008, Farmhouse Culture offers sauerkraut in such flavors as garlic dill pickle, horseradish leek, smoked jalapeño and California-style kimchi. The brand recently began bottling the leftover liquid from sauerkraut production to introduce Gut Shots, a range of tangy beverages with probiotics. A newly launched line of fermented vegetables includes such varieties as ginger beets, curry cauliflower, orange ginger carrots and taqueria mix, which has carrots, daikon radish, jicama, onion and jalapeño.
At Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Farmhouse Culture is unveiling Kraut Krisps, a line of snack chips made with sauerkraut and added probiotics. Flavors include dill pickle, sea salt, smoked jalapeño, white cheddar and zesty garden veggie. The products were developed to deliver the nutrition of fermented vegetables in a convenient, familiar format, Mr. Tucker said. The company worked with Ganeden, a Cleveland-based supplier of probiotic ingredients, to add live cultures to the spice blend on the chips.
Another new product line debuting at Expo West is Gut Punch, sparkling beverages made with fermented vegetable liquid in such flavors as orange cream, mango guava, ginger lemon, strawberry hibiscus, cherry cacao and cola.
"When you talk about flavor profiles and fermented vegetables, there is a tremendous opportunity to expand the range of flavor profiles that we can ultimately bring, whether it be in the form of snacks or beverages or other foodstuffs," Mr. Tucker said.
Looking ahead, he said "the door is wide open" for innovation at Farmhouse Culture.
"Talking to 301 INC and our team … there are very few categories where we couldn't ultimately bring our brand to bear," Mr. Tucker said. "We really do feel we've captured the art and tradition of fermented vegetables in a very big way. We think incorporating more vegetables into the diet is a real positive to the health and wellbeing of consumers and really the foundation of what we're all about. We're very excited about the possibilities based on the development work we have under way."
Mr. Tucker, previously c.e.o. of Dave's Killer Bread and president of So Delicious Dairy Free, joined Farmhouse Culture last year, leading the company to "significant double-digit growth, and we are anticipating greater than triple-digit growth this year," he said. Partnering with 301 INC will enable the company to expand distribution and accelerate innovation, bringing "a host of new probiotic-rich foods to the marketplace," he added.
Among previous investments by 301 INC are Rhythm Superfoods, a maker of kale chips and beet chips; Kite Hill, a producer of nut-based cheese and yogurt; and Good Culture, an organic cottage cheese brand."They're bringing world class resources on so many different levels, from research and development to marketing to distribution to supply chain to operations," Mr. Tucker said of 301 INC. "With a company of our size, those types of resources are invaluable."


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I recently bumped into Peter Max in a vegetarian restaurant on the Upper West Side of New York City. After a friendly wave, Max invited me over to his table and generously asked if I'd like to share his corn on the cob. I politely declined, as my friend was waiting for me back at our table. I did, however, take the opportunity to connect with Max, who enthusiastically spoke of his new biography: The Universe of Peter Max.
Last year around this time I first met and interviewed Max for the PBS series Market Warriors. In a Canton, Texas episode of the show, I'd purchased an outdoor thermometer I thought was one of his designs. That purchase led me to his studio for further investigation. As fate would have it, I quickly learned the thermometer was in the 'style' of Max, but not one of his own creations. That said, I wasn't fretting over it, because that Max wannabe created an opportunity for me to meet a living legend, and, as it turns out, a great guy.
Interviewing Max that first time was not an opportunity I took lightly. After all, how often does one get the chance to spend a significant amount of time with the man who is widely regarded as America's most successful commercial artist? After his first poster sold eight million copies worldwide, 72 companies began licensing his designs -- which graced everything from postage stamps to pantyhose.
As I began to ask Max questions during that interview a year ago, he directed the conversation back to me, and made sure to get my name, rank and serial number in just a few moments. He then smiled, looked me up and down, and said. "We should get together and work on something." This exchange embodies the kind of open and curious nature that defines Peter Max.
After we reconnected at that restaurant, I made an appointment to return to Max' studio. This time I came to discuss his biography -- an entertaining, inspiring read released by Harper Collins just last week.
As we sat in his Art Deco conference room, I listened to his stories, and was quickly reminded that with Max the journey really is the destination. He told me that while he appreciates his completed work, he's at his happiest when he's in the middle of creating, so he has many projects going on at once.
"Being in the creative moment, I love much more than the finished piece," Max said. "As I create art, it is like a love affair. My days go by loving what I do."
At 76, Max is a fit, agile man with an enormous amount of positive energy. He feels quite ageless and has an electric quality about him that is palpable. He spoke in low, soft tones, and carried himself with quiet strength. A vegan, Max is attests he's got at least 30 more years to spend on this planet, and I'm inclined to believe him. But perhaps what I get most from Max is that he's happy, content and motivated to keep working.
I feel the art of Peter Max is quite spiritual, and when I shared my opinion with him, he smiled and leaned in closer. It seems I hit the nail on the head, because that's when our conversation really took off.
With the work of Max being so ubiquitous, it's hard to believe that just 47 years ago he was relatively unknown. At the time, Max was experimenting with collage and a filmmaker in Paris saw one of his pieces and invited him to come and make a movie. Max went to Paris, but instead of a movie, he came back with a Swami. Being Peter Max, he invited the Swami Satchidananda into his home, and in very little time, he helped him become established in New York.
Max told me the Swami shared with him concepts that were "poetic, without rhyming" He said they were "about the sun and the universe" and "who we are -- the infinity of life." (Sounds an awful lot like Peter Max artwork, doesn't it?)
"I called all my hippie friends and told them I brought a Holy Man to talk with us. I invited 30 people, and 80 showed up." Those friends included the likes of Carole King and The Rascals' Felix Cavaliere. Max went on to tell me that every one of the guests who had ever used any drugs, immediately stopped, and half of them became vegetarian.
In what sounds like the blinking of an eye, Max formed the Integral Yoga Institute, of which he became President. Max recognized that in order to keep what he had found, he needed to share it with others.
It was shortly after working intensely with the Swami that Max was tapped to create his first poster for the mass market. After the first million sold in the U.S., another 7 million were quickly snapped up internationally. Then came the cover of Life Magazine, then guest appearances on Ed Sullivan and Johnny Carson. Next up there was a contract with GE to create clocks, and so on, and so on...
Max the commercial artist had arrived.
Is there a spiritual connection in the work and success of Peter Max? Absolutely.
While his Swami passed away at the age of 90, Max said he is still very much with him. "This holy man brought the cosmos to my heart. He lives in me... I close my eyes and begin breathing... and I know that pleasant place he brought out in me... it's still there. It's in my work... and in everything I do."
As for the Integral Yoga Institute, it is alive and well and continues to pass along the Swami's teachings on a daily basis.
As our conversation about spirituality blossomed, Max shared a recent story with me that showcased his gentle nature. "I am very concerned about our planet and am about respecting all living things," Max told me.
He then talked about a recent plane trip where he found an unexpected stowaway... It seems a creature that fell somewhere between a moth and a butterfly was loose in the cabin. Max saw at least three passengers trying to swat and kill it, and he asked them to please spare "her" life. He asked the stewardess for a cup a piece of paper, and gently captured her inside. Max then held her on his lap for the duration of the trip.
When he landed, he drove to remote area and set the creature free. "She flew out and into the woods, and I never saw her again... and I was pleased for hours and hours... "
Again, with Max, the journey is the destination.
In fact, Max is a bit like that butterfly. His family fled Nazi Germany when he was a child, and they landed in China where they spent a decade. There his artistic life was encouraged and developed. His parents hired a nanny who was just three years his senior. They lived in a Pagoda and he was taught that his work didn't have to have boundaries or limitations (what a gift!). His nanny's name was Umba, and Max channeled pure gratitude when he spoke of her.
Leaving his nanny and mentor at a young age wasn't easy for Max: "When the ship pulled away, I cried my eyes out missing her." His family then headed to Israel for three years, and then onto Paris, where Max studied at The Louvre. After Paris, his family came to New York (Bensonhurst) and then Max moved to New York City.
Max was formally trained as an artist and studied expressionism and realism. He showed me examples of the diversity of his work in the studio, and his artistic range is pretty jaw dropping.
POP ARTIST or COSMIC ARTIST
Max told me he always wanted to be an astronomer, and that idea of unknown galaxies and planets continues to fascinate him. As such, he prefers the phase "Cosmic Artist" to "Pop Artist." It seemed to me that his work allows Max to go places he can't physically get to in this lifetime. He pointed to an image of a man flying among a sea of stars on an image of the Woodstock stage he created, and smiled as he shared the joy of creating it with me.
Since Max hit in the late 1960s, I asked about the word 'psychedelic' in relation to his work. "I don't hear that very much," Max said. "I really prefer the word cosmic." Judging form the hundreds of magazine covers framed on the walls of the studio, most of which had a celestial theme, this phrase seemed pretty right to me.
I was also curious to get his thoughts on whether his first explosion of successful work in the 1960s was a reaction to what was going on in the world at the time, or whether the world reacted to his art. It was a hard question to phrase, but Max has heard it before.
He smiled and humbly said, "My work and that time in history were like two waves that hit at the same time... which part hit first... who can say? It all just became one piece of water."
It's hard to imagine a young artist who wouldn't see Peter Max as a role model. I've heard him quoted as saying, "Draw a lot and get someone to represent you." When I read that quote to Max, he nodded and added, "Get into your own creativity. Sketch and paint with different mediums and follow your heart."
Max absolutely embodies the "Anything is Possible" mentality about career. Since I relate, I felt quite connected to him on that front. It seems that for Max, that philosophy also applies to his personal life. He smiled as he showed me a framed photograph of his lovely wife Mary. He told me that 13 years ago he spied her on the street outside in the vicinity of his studio, and he said to a friend who was with him, "I'm going to marry that woman." And he did. Max told me that his wife continues to be one of his greatest inspirations.
With Mary at his side and the Swami in his heart, it seems there's no stopping Peter Max.
For more about this man's incredible, inspirational journey, I highly recommend picking up a copy of his new book. Of course, there are also many photos of some of his best cosmic creations.
The Universe of Peter Max, Harper Collins


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Trish Coury serves as President of Lakeview Village Corporation and Jabbel Holdings LLC, a privately held family real estate company where she is responsible for the day-to-day operations and management of over 1,000,000 square feet of retail shopping centers and medical offices. She sits on the Board of Directors for Stand Up For Kids, is a Leadership Board Member for St. Jude's Hospital and, from 2010 – 2017, served as the Chair of the St. Jude's Hospital Annual Gala.
A native of Arizona, Trish currently resides in Newport Beach with her husband Michael Gustafson. She is dedicated to assisting non profit organizations to help make a difference in the community and looking forward to lending her expertise as a member of the Board of Directors at LCFA.


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Thousands of Somalis chanted anti-US slogans at an Islamist protest against a Washington-backed plan to send foreign peacekeepers to prop up the country's weak interim government Dec. 4. In a decrepit Mogadishu football stadium, Somalis shouted "Down with the USA!" as speakers accused the US and Ethiopia of planning to invade Somalia. (Reuters, Dec. 4) Meanwhile, an overview of reports from the region's press picked up by BBC Monitoring indicates this intervention may already be in the works.
Ethiopian TV reported on the widely-overlooked visit to Addis Ababa by Gen. John Abizaid, chief of the US Central Command, on the same day as the anti-US rally in Mogadishu. Abizaid met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and discussed "further strengthening cooperation" between the two governments on regional stability in the Horn of Africa.
There are growing signs of this cooperation. The Somalia-based Somaaljecel website reported Nov. 27 that a "tripartite meeting among military officers from Ethiopia, America, and Yemen was held yesterday at a military base in Gode city in Ethiopia's Somali regional state. Djibouti-based US military officers tasked with the fight against what is referred to [as] terrorism, military officers of Yemeni air and ground forces, as well as some high-ranking Ethiopian military officers took part in the meeting. The tripartite meeting discussed on the best ways to counter the Somali Islamic Courts and maintain security in the Horn of Africa. The meeting was concluded with the three sides agreeing to cooperate on the maintenance of security in the Horn of Africa while countering what is referred to [as] terrorists in the region. At the meeting, a coalition among the three countries was formed, and there is a plan to expand it to include Uganda and other unidentified countries."
Somaaljecel also reported Dec. 3 that two military officers who defected to Mogadishu from the autonomous Somaliland region met with officials of the Islamic Courts Union and revealed "many secrets" on growing collaboration between Ethiopia and the breakaway Somaliland government. The two officers, Ali Du'ale Abubakar and Muhammad Abdullahi Abbas said "they had come to their Muslim brethren to participate in the jihad" against Ethiopia. They claimed they had recently completed training in field artillery and anti-aircraft guns in Awasa, Ethiopia. "After I realized I was part of the forces being prepared to invade the country, I decided to join the Islamic courts and contribute my knowledge," said Ali Du'ale. "Our conscience would not let us bombard our country."
Kenya's The Standard newspaper reported Dec. 4 on a mysterious mission by US Marines to the country's North Eastern Province bordering Somalia, which "has raised eyebrows among the local Muslims amid fears that the province is likely to be used as the launching pad" for military intervention. The Marines' unexpected arrival in a convoy of trucks with sophisticated military and engineering equipment reportedly "caused a stir" in Garissa town. "We thought we had seen the last of them when they left the province late 2004 after completing the humanitarian projects," said Hussein Issa, Garissa chairman of the ruling National Rainbow Coalition (NARC). "Now that they are back, it seems they have a special attachment to northern Kenya – probably due to its proximity to Somalia."
Ogaden Online reported Dec. 5 that Ethiopian troops have established checkpoints on the main road between Mogadishu and Baidoa, seat of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG). The report claimed these troops have actually planted the car bombs which have exploded in Baidoa recently (see Shabelle Media Network, Nov. 30), as a provocation which would be blamed on the Islamic Courts Union.
The Somalia-based Goobjoog website charged Nov. 25 that Ethiopia is arming the TFG forces in Baidoa, and that the TFG troops are actually wearing Ethiopian army uniforms.
Finally, the Eritrean Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement entitled "Foreign intervention will only destabilize Somalia," charging that the pending Security Council resolution on a peacekeeping mission would only "sanction military intervention by foreign forces to prop up one political entity in Somalia."
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The Romanticos
There are bands or soloists you only have to listen to for a few minutes before you immediately become aware of their quality, something in the sound, the way they play, the voice, the compositions, which attract you. It doesn't have to be something special or original, it is enough if you are moved, if you are made to feel something, and reach the conclusion that it is worthwhile paying attention to what you are listening to.
That is what happens when you insert My Time into the player, the first work of The Romanticos, and I'm Worried starts. The Romanticos is a trio that got together in 2009 in Tolosa (Gipuzkoa, Basque Country), but which within a short time has achieved the presence of an amazing group. Iker Piris (vocals, guitar and composer of most of the items), Ricky Avila (base) and Adrián Carrera (drums) got together to play blues and Afro-American music in general, and what is more, to give free rein to the creativity of Piris, a singer with a pleasant, warm voice and an excellent guitarist. Their repertoire includes 60s-70s funk, modern Chicago blues with recognizable influences of B.B. King, Johnny Guitar Watson, Ray Charles or The Meters. But The Romanticos don't just do renderings, they devote particular interest to doing their own compositions, which makes the trio even more attractive.
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On The Fly Freshwater
By Jimmy Jacobs
June, 2021
There's a clichee, old cartoon showing someone dipping a toe into the water to see if it's too cold to dive in. Turning that idea on its head, there's no need to dip anything in the South Toe River to check the temperature. This flow is formed from a number of tributaries tumbling down from the southeast slope of 6,684-foot Mount Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Rocky Mountains, and has some of the coldest water found in North Carolina.
Photo by Polly Dean.
When it comes to trout fishing the South Toe also offers a microcosm of everything available to trout anglers in the Old North State. Here you find fast tumbling sections with shoals and plunge pools, along with other sections that flow slow and deep. Within those waters both wild and stocked brook, brown and rainbow trout swim. Those range from mere fingerlings to browns measuring more than 20 inches.
Photo by Jimmy Jacobs
Located entirely in Yancey County, with a large portion also in the Pisgah National Forest, the South Toe is just southeast of the town of Burnsville. From the main river's modest beginnings at the junction of its North and South Forks, the stream grows to a full fledge Southern Appalachian river size by the time it reaches the end of official trout water. Along this course it is bounded to the northwest by Mount Mitchell that towers 3,600 feet about the river valley. The opposite side of the valley is dominated by Big Laurel Mountain and Lost Cove Ridge. Eventually the flow joins the North Toe to form the Toe River, prior to emptying into the Nolichucky River.
The crew from On The Fly South paid a visit to the South Toe in mid-May to take advantage of the dry fly action it hosts. We found the river running full, clear and cold, as expected. At that time of year local anglers point to mayfly imitations, as well as Brown Caddis and Hendrickson patterns as go-to flies. As the weather warms more, terrestrial patterns become important as well. For the colder months, nymphs and natural hue midge patterns are the tickets for success.
The barricade at the Upper Creek Bridge on South Toe River Road. Photo by Jimmy Jacobs
On the South Toe, you actually have four distinct sections, offering differing fishing conditions and regulations. On the main river from the junction of its two forks, along with all its tributaries down to the bridge at the Black Mountain Campground, the streams are designated as Wild Trout waters. Only single hook, artificial lures are allowed, a 7-inch minimum size limit is imposed and the daily limit is four trout. For most fly casters, this stretch entails 1.8 miles from the barricade on South Toe River Road (Forest Service Road 472) at the mouth of Upper Creek, down to the bridge at the campground. Above the barricade the river is quite small and its banks heavily vegetated, but if you want to tangle with a native Southern Appalachian brook trout, then you need to keep going upstream.
Photo by Jimmy Jacobs
Once below the campground, the next 1.7 miles of water down to the edge of the North Carolina game lands are open as Wild Trout water, but also are limited to catch-and-release fishing only. The third section from the edge of the game lands down to the mouth of Clear Creek on highway NC 80 South are once again open under standard Wild Trout regulations.
Fly casting the South Toe near the Black Mountain Campground. Photo by Jimmy Jacobs.
Finally, from Clear Creek down to the lower end of the Yancey County Toe River Campground on Patience Park Road (State Road 1152), Hatchery Supported rules apply. From March until July this part of the river receives 5,400 brook trout, 5,400 rainbows and 2,700 brown trout. Additionally, some wild fish do tend to show up in this part of the river as well.
Casting into a deep pool in the hatchery-supported part of the South Toe. Photo by Polly Dean.
The Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area is situated on this part of the South Toe, offering easy access to the water. Be aware that the rest of this lower section flows through a number of patches of private property, interspersed with public accesses.
We concentrated our efforts on the catch-and-release section to begin with. These wild fish average only about 6-inches in length, but trout up to 12 inches also are caught through here. This part of the South Toe is easily waded and qualifies as only a small to medium flow. One of first fish hooked was a finely colored, small brown trout, reinforcing the idea that those fish spawn in the river.
The wild brown from the catch-and-release section of the South Toe. Photo by Polly Dean.
Later on, we moved downstream into the hatchery-supported section, first trying near the Carolina Hemlocks area and then along Patience Park Road. In both places we found a much larger stream with deep slow-moving pools. Switching off to a black Wooly Bugger produce hook ups with stocked trout in the 10- to 12-inch range.
Bottom line is if you are looking for a new trout adventure in the northwest of the Old North State, the South Toe River has what you are looking for – regardless of the type water and fish you want to target.


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Conveners: Alexander Aylett (National Institute for Scientific Research, INRS-UCS) and Andrés Luque-Ayala, (Durham University)
American Association of Geographers 2016 Annual Meeting
San Francisco, California, USA
March 29 – April 2, 2016
Is the "smart cities" movement delivering on its aspirations of creating environmentally sustainable cities? One of the pillars of smart urbanism has been the claim that smart cities can also be radically more sustainably. New urban digital technologies, data-driven governance, and digitally-enabled citizenship are celebrated for their ability to increase resource efficiency and enable innovative shifts towards more deeply sustainable cities. But no sustained critical attention has been paid to the potential and pitfalls of this digitally-enabled green urbanism.
This session provides a critical overview of the successes and challenges of creating cities that are both smart and sustainable. It looks at how digital processes—and the urban embedding of computational logics—affect the environmental capabilities of cities and citizens. It also explores the broader socio-political implications of creating an interface between sustainability and digital narratives as a driving force behind current approaches to urban issues.
Understandings of smart cities and digital urbanism have benefited from over a decade of dynamic debates covering their technical, economic, democratic, and social implications (Crang and Graham, 2007; Kitchin et al., 2011; Townsend, 2013; Hollands, 2015; Luque-Ayala and Marvin, 2015). A similarly rich body of work has engaged with the theory and practice of urban sustainability (Bulkeley, 2006; Rutland and Aylett, 2008; Rutherford and Coutard, 2014). With limited exceptions (e.g. Gabrys, 2014; Viitanen and Kingston, 2014) these conversations rarely meet, and a focused engagement with smart approaches to urban sustainability has yet coalesce. This multi-disciplinary session(s) is open to both researchers and practitioners. We welcome submissions in the following key areas:
- Ways of Knowing and Understanding the ICT-enabled Green City: How are new digital technologies affecting how we understand the environmental impacts of cities and their vulnerability to environmental threats? This includes digital understandings of urban metabolisms, climate change, and urban resilience. It may also critically explore how ICT tools and logics affect how both urban natures and urban sustainability are envisioned, what environmental rationalities are at play and goals are set, and what areas of action and types of intervention are proposed.
- Digitally Enabled Urban Environmental Management: What impacts are new smart technologies and data driven policy making having on the management of urban sustainability? This may include critical reflections on the pursuit of efficiency and optimization, and on the use of new technologies in policy making, implementation, monitoring, or evaluation. Similarly, how digital sensors and other interventions are used to manage environmental crises and alter socio-ecological flows (e.g. energy, water, waste, transportation, air quality).
- Digital Responses to Climate Change: How—and with what implications—are smart and digital systems being mobilized in response to the urban challenges of climate change? How are actually existing smart cities (and smart city initiatives) addressing the climate challenge? This includes attention to the mobilization of ICT technologies towards low carbon urban systems, urban resilience based on smart/digital narratives, and technologically-based strategies towards climate adaptation.
- Digital Green Innovation: What is the role of ICT as a tool and catalyst for innovation in the urban sustainability sector? This may focus on public interventions, grass root initiatives, green hackatons and eco-social innovation, or private and for-profit ventures. Exploring digitally enabled civic environmentalism, various forms of urban experimentation, or the role of smart systems/narratives in green economic development models (ranging from neo-liberal ecological modernization to emerging understandings of economies as localized, diverse, and collaborative)
- ICT, Environmental Governance, Power and Politics: What are the impacts of new ICT technologies on urban environmental governance and the relationships between local government, citizens, NGOs, and the private sector? This spans the tensions that exist between hierarchical and horizontal visions of digital environmental governance. It includes concerns over the creation of technocratically managed and surveilled environmental subjects. But also explorations of digitally enabled environmental advocacy and activism, participatory planning, the coordination of complex coalitions of action, and other emerging forms of digitally mediated urban environmental citizenship.
Abstracts of 250 words should be should be submitted to both organizers (firstname.lastname@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com) for consideration for inclusion in the session by October 9th 2015. Participants will be notified by October 16th and will then need to register for the conference by October 29th in order to be included in the session. Please include the phrase "smart green AAG 2016" in the subject line of your e-mail.
Bulkeley H. (2006) Urban sustainability: learning from best practice? Environment and planning A 38: 1029-1044.
Crang M and Graham S. (2007) Sentient Cities: Ambient intelligence and the politics of urban space. Information, Communication & Society 10: 789-817.
Gabrys J. (2014) Programming environments: environmentality and citizen sensing in the smart city. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 32: 30-48.
Hollands RG. (2015) Critical interventions into the corporate smart city. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 8: 61-77.
Kitchin R, Dodge M and Dodge M. (2011) Code/Space: software and everyday life, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press.
Luque-Ayala A and Marvin S. (2015) Developing a critical understanding of smart urbanism? Urban Studies: 0042098015577319.
Rutherford J and Coutard O. (2014) Urban energy transitions: places, processes and politics of socio-technical change. Urban Studies 51: 1353-1377.
Rutland T and Aylett A. (2008) The work of policy: actor networks, governmentality, and local action on climate change in Portland, Oregon. Environment and planning D 26: 627-646.
Townsend A. (2013) Smart Cities: Big data, civic hackers, and the quest for a new utopia, New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company.
Viitanen J and Kingston R. (2014) Smart cities and green growth: outsourcing democratic and environmental resilience to the global technology sector. Environment and Planning A 46: 803-819.


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The Basel Gate was part of the former city fortifications of Solothurn. Before that, Solothurn had an oak gate at the eastern exit of the city, where Hans Roth foiled the night of the murder of Solothurn on 10 November 1382. After the Swabian War, master craftsman Hans Gibelin replaced the wooden oak gate at the eastern entrance to the city with the Basel Gate in 1504. The Basel Gate is made of Solothurn stone (Jura limestone). Together with the Tower of the Cathedral St. Urs, the mighty gate forms a magnificent architectural ensemble.Rent roomsThe Baseltor can be rented and comprises the following rooms: in the north tower entrance with toilet, weapons room, exhibition room with five tables and 30 chairs, in the middle tower flag room, archive, meeting room with three tables and 20 - 25 seats. All rooms have electricity and are heated in winter. Possibilities of use: meetings, exhibitions, aperitifs, presentations and meals.City tourThey can be seen from afar: towers, gates and fortresses. Their design
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The chief of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, said at a press conference with President Klaus Iohannis at Cotroceni Palace on Friday that EC representatives are in permanent contact with the Cabinet of the British Prime Minister, but that this does not imply a renegotiation of Brexit.
"I do not want to engage myself now either in speculation nor in reciprocity. The commission said there would be no renegotiation, and I said we could provide clarifications only. Of course we are in contact with the British Prime Minister's Cabinet, but please not to confuse this with a renegotiation, especially with regard to the backstop. I do not think it would be wise to reveal all the details of the ongoing discussions right now," said Juncker.
Juncker noted that on January 15, the Brexit agreement will be voted in the House of Commons.
"I hope we have an agreement, I do not want an exit of the United Kingdom without an agreement, because it would be a catastrophe for both British citizens and the entire European continent. That is why we must make every effort from now until Tuesday, until the vote in the British Parliament, for this important project to not fail," he said.
Juncker also said that he and Romanian president Klaus Iohannis had agreed on a "very good" preparation of the EU Council meeting in Sibiu on May 9. He added that the meeting would be "dedicated to stability" , given that by then the UK will have left the EU.
"We have to demonstrate to everyone, including those who see us from the outside, that the EU is re-launching now, having a new beginning, is a new stage in its long history, which has never been too quiet. We will deliver results," the EC President said.


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Durrant, James Alan (1977) Cyclic sulphur inides and thiazenes: synthetic studies and some structural correlations. Doctoral thesis, Durham University.
This thesis describes the work carried out by the author between September 197^ and September 1977. The shapes of known sulphur-nitrogen species are rationalised by linear interpolation and the probable structures of sulphur- nitrogen species, as yet uncharacterised, are discussed. Correlations between sulphur-nitrogen and sulphur-oxygen stretching frequencies and bond lengths are presented and predictions of shapes from infrared data are discussed. Preparation of derivatives of sulphur chlorides using methyleneamino-lithium proved to be an excellent route to old and new sulphur-nitrogen compounds. Reactions of (SNCl)(_3) were studied with a view to reaction mechanisms involved and the first fully characterised derivatives of 3-phenylcyclodithiadiazolium chloride were prepared. The reactions of sulphur-nitrogen-oxygen species especially hexaoxocyclotrithiazenide (3-) anions are reported including the preparation of new salts. Attempts were made to prepare new members of the "electron rich" aromatic series of sulphur nitrogen compounds. Although unsuccessful in the original aim, the new compounds S(_7)NCOCF(_3), (S(_5)N(_5)) (SnCl(_5)(OPCl(_3))) and S(_4)N(_4).POCl(_3).SnCl(_4) were prepared and the use of phosphoryl chloride as a solvent was investigated. The crystal structure of (SnCl(_5)(OPCl(_3))) is discussed and a series of CNDO/2 calculations with and without "d" orbital basis sets have been carried out on a series of "aromatic" sulphur-nitrogen compounds.
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Back in the 19th century people would stand on wooden boxes to make impromptu speeches in public, demanding to be heard on some issue of great import. Like stand-up comedians now, they were at the mercy of their audience.
Like, literally at their mercy.
People still reach for soapboxes, but the audience now is vast and varied and (usually) safely at arm's length. Increasingly, there's groundswell support among the Twitterati for censoring the vilest members of their audiences through regulation and / or the threat of civil or criminal sanctions.
For example, political reporter Leigh Sales has blasted the "hardcore mob of bullies" on Twitter for making life difficult for those in her profession. Sales has more supporters than detractors, but it's only the vilest of the latter she wants silenced.
Imagine that happening in the streets of London c.1829, with the citizenry protesting the truncheon-tactics of Sir Robert Peel's bobbies. While your BLM (British Lives Matter) supporters might cheer and clap, you opponents would boo and hiss, and maybe even throw throw things at you.
While the sticks and stones thrown on Twitter may not break any bones, the name-calling (and rape threats) are very hurtful. But exactly who's throwing what, and at whom?
Sales cites a 2019 survey which showed how small the Twitterverse was in Australia. Only six percent used the platform often, and 67% didn't use it at all. This surprised me, but after lurking on the platform for about six months, I concur.
Twitter is what happens when everyone gets a soapbox.
They're definitely a weird mob. It's as if all the angriest people in the world migrated to a remote island so they could argue, bait, and trigger each other, with everybody looking for the gotcha moments that recruit them the most followers.
But nobody off the island gives a shit. Only the six percent care.
And they care a lot.
So when Sales says that she's sick of the "hardcore mob" she's actually talking about her people. A tiny, unrecruitable faction of Twits, but Twits nonetheless. And like all media hawks, Sales knows that bad press is better than no press, hence her take on 'bullying' today to keep stoking the fire.
It's all a bit self-serving.
Sales claims to the thick-skinned, but comes across brittle. A colleague of hers who suffered threats and other torments chose to abandon the platform. Sales herself has called Twitter irrelevant. Her peers call Twitter a 'vile cesspit' full of 'anonymised trolls that spew hatred every day', so why remain in the pit with the trolls, mouthing vague threats?
Because journos love Twitter.
The bully pulpit, the immediacy, the sense of being first-to-know or (so much better) first-to-tell. Public approbation. They want all the positives, none of the negatives, a reputation as a fearless investigative journalist who pulls no punches (yet suffers from a glass jaw).
Dry your tears. Because in reality social media is just Fight Club for girls.
That's why Twitter is so popular among women — they get to unleash the inner bitch without risking a real uppercut. In lieu, rape threats from anonymous troglodytes, all that other nastiness, is already provided for at law.
Subdivision-C of the Criminal Code Act 1995, specifically.
So use that to gaol your harshest critics, then get back to being snide judge, sneering jury and public executioner of other prominent figures under the guise of what passes for journalism in Oz these days.


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E-C-C 182 "Two Lesbian Moms in an Oiled Pantyhose Catfight"
This exercising hour gets really wet and nasty as two busty moms take each other with their big tits in a standing bearhug challenge. But soon they are both topless and hot and hungry for more. And Goddamn - as they oiled their hot breasts and their pantyhoses, too they start to smash each others breasts together before they going to the ground for a mixed of an oily boob squeezing titfight, hose ripping, leg locking catball, deep pussy in pussy riding and nylon to nylon rubbing. And this dirty mature catball sexfight is not ended until the complete exhaustion of this new lesbian friends.
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E-C-C 180 Runtime: 51min.
E-C-C 179 "Big Tit's Collide"
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E-C-C 176 "Say Goodbye to your Money"
Monica and Mona are meet up, as the houswife confroted the thief in the living room unintentionally, in this wild catball catfight in pantyhoses. The ladies get on the floor, entagling their legs and the catfight escalates into a leggy test of strenght, between this two mature women, for the stolen money. This another new costum catfight and we hope you send us your own new suggestions for future productions, too.
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E-C-C 175 "Catball and Grind"
Hot bare legs in a mixed of catball and nude pussy tribbing now for your fantasies. This is one of our most intensive sexfights with long rolling catball, tribadism and crotch in crotch positions. Starring: Sexy Mo vs Lucy, two lovers of dirty lesbian games. They agree to get onto the floor and see which one come out of top. It starts up as a wild nasty catball catfight and flows seamlessly into a pussy to pussy grinding contest and back to catball rolling, leg locking, scissors, tribadism...........................
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E-C-C 174 "Hot Milfs Battle for the Leadership"
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E-C-C 174 Runtime: 33min. + 32min. Bonus
E-C-C 173 "Secret Sluts are Everywhere"
Susi and Marina have the same business idea and they are not happy with each other. They start bitch talking and proceed to a test of strenght with their big tits. But this is only the warmup for these two, because they then agree to get into an orgasm catfight and see which one comes out on top in a hot pussy to pussy grinding contest. Both mature moms give their all in this tough trib duel that also contain titfighting and leg rolling on the floor and no one will accept a draw today.
E-C-C 173 Runtime: 35min. + 34 min. Bonus


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Devonie Nicholas of The South Beach Wine & Food Festival
Devonie Nicholas gives the scoop on this year's South Beach Wine & Food Festival! Devonie is the Marketing and PR Director for the festival; tune in to hear Devonie talk with HRN's Erin Fairbanks about Miami food culture, as well as some of the events and tastings at the festival. Tune in to hear Devonie's tips on how to survive the event! Learn about the event's educational agenda, as well as its charitable contributions. From scrumptious burgers to elegant wines, The South Beach Wine & Food Festival has it all! So pack your bathing suit and come with an appetite because this year's fest is not to be missed. This HRN Special has been sponsored by 360 Cookware. "The festival is an educational platform, so the students that you see at the event- this is their hands-on learning experience. We provide a real life experience for these students to do a major culinary event and work alongside the greatest chefs and winemakers in the world." [14:05] -- Devonie Nicholas on The South Beach Wine & Food Festival


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IMS at MedStartUp
Alexandria Center for Life Science
430 E 29th St
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IMS @ International CES 2018 – Consumer Electronics Show
Las Vegas Convention Center
3150 Paradise Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89109 United States +Google Map
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5555 N River Rd
Rosement, IL 60018 United States +Google Map
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IMS at Pack Expo International November 6-9th
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Chicago, IL 60604 United States +Google Map
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So you've bought a house. Or a flat. Contracts have been exchanged, removal vans booked. What now? You may well have spent the last six months poring over paint charts (if you're anything like me) but the truth of the matter is that the colour is the last thing you will actually choose. Partly because the decoration of the walls is one of the last things to be done, but also because you can't really decide on more than the basic shade – pink, green, cream – until you have moved in and lived in the spaces for a while. Some will tell you have to give it a year. I'm far too impatient for that but you do need to see where the sun hits at certain times of day, where are the dark corners? Things you don't really understand until you've spent a while in the space. And, of course, not forgetting that a golden south-facing light will intensify a warm pink turning it peachy while the cool blue of a north-facing room can turn a cool grey cold. Better to decide on the broad colour and worry about the exact shade later.
So we're going to park the colours for now. The first thing, if you haven't had the opportunity to do this during the sale process, is to measure all those odd angles the estate agent didn't plot on the floor plan. I'm able to do this today, a week before we move in, but for those who are moving long distances or who, for whatever reason, haven't had the opportunity to do so now is the moment.
And if you're still in the process then do see if you can go round with a tape measure and check the following sorts of things which will make it easier to plan the changes you may want to make.
For example, exactly how wide is the fireplace? Which means, in turn, how wide are any alcoves either side – in period properties they are often not the same. How deep are they? It's common to put wardrobes in alcoves but be aware that a hanger is about 45cm and an alcove might be typically around 30cm so it will stick out.
The estate agent will also only tell you the widest dimensions of each room so you will need to check the narrow parts they're keeping quiet about. Often they don't bother with bathroom and hall measurements at all and if you know you are re-doing the bathroom – most of us do at some point – you need to know very precisely if you can fit a double basin, or how big your storage can be. And if you are replacing hall flooring (as I am) you probably need to measure that space yourself. It's important to do this as early as you can as lead and supply times are long at the moment. My new house also has several odd angled walls and I need to know how long they are so I can see if a table or a bookshelf will fit along them.
Finally, the doors. I'm slightly obsessed with doors and have devoted a whole chapter of my online course to them. Do you need to swap the hinges so they open against a wall rather than into the room – the Victorians did this for privacy but nowadays we feel that can block furniture placement and make a room feel smaller.
If spaces are tight can you replace a door with a sliding one? I will be doing this all over the new house as we are downsizing and I need to maximise the space in narrow hallways and on tight landings. If you look at the floor plan from the other day you will see that the entrance to the sitting room is on an angle and there's no way to make that slide but equally when open it's going to take a huge amount of space. My early thoughts are that I will cut this in half and create a small double door which will dominate less when open.
Once you know the full dimensions of what you are dealing with you can start to think about what you might want to change. To do this you need to visualise yourself in the building and how you live. There is a whole post in this but, briefly, is the bathroom in the right place? Do you want to create an en suite? Is the downstairs open plan and will that work for you? Can you squeeze in a pantry – yes they are fashionable but they are also good storage. What about a laundry cupboard upstairs? We are considering adding sliding doors across the open plan sitting room as we would rather have two smaller rooms with the option to open it all up.
When you have worked out your measurements and decided where you want the rooms to be, you can talk to builders about what it will cost to make those changes.
Then you start to get into the details of the décor.
Start with the flooring. This is a huge upheaval to change later even if you are just laying new carpet so take the time to think about what you want and do it first. This is also your opportunity to lay underfloor heating if that is what you want. We will be replacing all the floors although not every room will have underfloor heating – only the kitchen and bathroom is the plan at the moment. But we hope to replace ugly radiators with more attractive ones which is another early job that is disruptive later on. Especially if you need to move them from one side of a room to another or realise, once you have moved in, that the only place for the sofa is in front of one – another common issue.
Doors, floors and radiators considered (we are focusing on redecoration rather than extensions and new windows and all that sort of thing). The next thing you need to look at is the electrics which means you need to go back to the floor plan because successful electrics are based around furniture placement.
Most of us will leave the lights where they are but if you are moving into a period property there's a high chance there will be not enough sockets or they won't be in the right place.
So think about where the beds will go – are there plugs either side for bedside lamps and phone chargers. Can you plug a light at the end of the sofa or by the reading chair? Do you need an overhead light over the coffee table or dining table?
Again, these are jobs that are annoying to do later so think about them at the start.
Having thought about that, is there money in the budget to replace the traditional white plastic with something you might like more – the devil is, as they say, in the detail. Form has finally caught up with function there so you can have brass, transparent, painted to match the wall, black or polished chrome. And sockets now come with USB ports built in which is a space saver.
Now you have planned your rooms, your entrances and exits, your heating and flooring and the electrics will correspond to where your furniture will go. You are ready to think about colours both for walls and windows and the finer details of how you want each room to look
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Serena Williams found a silver lining in the delayed start to the Australian Open, the season-opening Grand Slam tournament that is starting three weeks later than usual because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Time to recover from an Achilles injury that ended her run at last year's French Open before her second-round match. Extra time with her daughter, albeit in hotel quarantine.
The 39-year-old American, a seven-time Australian Open champion, restarted her lengthy quest for a 24th Grand Slam singles title with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Daria Gavrilova on Monday in a tuneup tournament at Melbourne Park.
There are six tournaments being staged this week to give players some chance at competitive tennis before the first major of the year starts next Monday. Williams is playing in the Yarra Valley Classic, along with top-ranked Ash Barty and defending Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin.
Williams said she was "pushing the limits" just being fit enough to compete at Melbourne Park.
"I needed every time — I don't think I would have been here if it was during the regular season," she said. "So, whew, that was an unwanted blessing, I would say, but it was much needed for me.
"So I definitely took that time to recover and to just do the best that I can — and so now it's a lot better."
Williams played an exhibition match against Naomi Osaka in Adelaide last Friday in her first post-quarantine action.
Against Gavrilova on Margaret Court Arena, she wore a long-sleeve shirt throughout the match during a relatively cool summer day in Melbourne and later said she achieved what she had aimed to achieve for a second-round encounter — mainly the 1 1/2 hours on court.
Williams hit 28 winners and had 19 unforced errors, converted three of her six breakpoints and fended off all four she faced.
The extra few weeks off before the season meant there was just enough time for the bare minimum preparation.
"Honestly, not as much as I would have liked, because I needed to take — Achilles ... oh my goodness, I didn't realize it would be this long," she said. "So I definitely was pushing the limits, but I'm here."
Williams has been stalled on 23 major singles titles since the 2017 Australian Open, when she was two months pregnant with now-3-year-old daughter Olympia.
In other matches at the Yarra River Classic, No. 13 Danielle Collins beat Nina Stojanovic 6-2, 6-1 and seventh-seeded Petra Martic defeated Vera Lapko 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Second-ranked Simona Halep, the top-seeded player in the Gippsland Trophy, had a 6-4, 6-4 second-round win over Anastasia Potapova to advance along with third-seeded Elina Svitolina, No. 8 Karolina Muchova and No. 9 Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Earlier, Coco Gauff was up a service break in the second set and appeared to be on the verge of victory in her first-round match before having to fend off Jil Teichmann 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5).
The first Grand Slam tournament of the year was delayed by three weeks to allow for COVID-19 protocols which required all people arriving in Australia to spend 14 days in quarantine.
The biggest men's tournament is the ATP Cup team event, which starts Tuesday. The other men's tournaments are the Great Ocean Road Open and the Murray River Open.
In addition to the Gippsland Trophy and the Yarra Valley Classic, the WTA has the Grampians Trophy. The Grampians event is a 28-draw tournament and open only to players who were forced into hard lockdown for 14 days without the benefit of practice because of positive COVID-19 cases on their charter flights to Australia.
Corentin Moutet of France won a tough first-round match over 2019 Australian Open quarterfinalist Frances Tiafoe, beating the American 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the Murray River Open.
Two Americans advanced, with fifth-seeded Tommy Paul beating Cameron Norrie 4-6, 7-6 (2) 6-3 and Mackenzie McDonald upsetting 14th-seeded Richard Gasquet 7-6 (2), 7-5.
Two-time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson opened the Great Ocean Road Open tournament with a 6-4, 7-5 win over 16th-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain.
No. 13 Aljaz Bedene had a tough first-round win, beating Yasutaka Uchiyama of Japan 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5).
More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/apf-Tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports


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Subtle Shade! Nicki Minaj Has Apparently Been 'Liking' Tweets About Her Brawl With Cardi B
The Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B saga continues, y'all! For those of you who are unaware, Nicki and Cardi got into a physical altercation at Harper's Bazaar ICONS party on Sept. 7. As it stands, Nicki has yet to publicly comment on the altercation… er, well, not exactly, anyway.
It looks like the 35-year-old has been on Twitter letting her "likes" do the talking for her. Below are two tweets that Nicki seemingly liked in response to the accusations Cardi made on Sept. 8 that Nicki attacked the 25-year-old's "ability to take care of" her daughter, Kulture Kiari Cephus, which is why they ended up fighting.
The first tweet was in response to one fan's claim that "Nicki has NEVER mentioned Cardi's baby." Another user replied with: "Ever! She's also never discussed her parenting skills. Please stop believing the lies," they wrote along with the hashtag fake news.
Ever! She's also never discussed her parenting skills. Please stop believing the lies. #FakeNews https://t.co/SeVVkyY10O
— Nicki Minaj News (@NickiDaily) September 8, 2018
The second tweet read: "Nicki would never talk about an innocent child. But just like sis said, y'all paint her out to be the bad guy."
Nicki would never talk about a innocent child. But just like sis said Y'all paint her out to be the bad guy.
— Kiara (@TeamNickiBarbz) September 8, 2018
While Nicki's fans are that adamant that the "Chun-Li" rapper never attacked Cardi's mothering skills, one of Cardi's fans went ahead and found "proof" that Nicki did like a bunch of tweets regarding the "Bodak Yellow" rapper's parenting…. so, TBH, we don't know what to believe anymore!
Why y'all tryna make cardi look like a liar the proof is in the pudding tell that hoe @NICKIMINAJ stop playing victim fuck out here ‼ pic.twitter.com/bY0X6H7zer
— Tyrell Jamel 🤴🏽 (@TyKENZOO) September 8, 2018
What we do know for certain, is that until this beef gets resolved Nicki and Cardi should stay far away from each other — especially based on how their confrontation went down. It all started once both rappers were inside the event. The brawl happened in a hallway and insiders told Us Weekly that Cardi started to throw punches and that's when they got separated by security.
According to Page Six, Cardi still tried to get to Nicki who was being held up against a wall by security — and that's when Cardi took off one of her shoes and threw it at Nicki. Shortly after, Cardi was escorted out of the building with what appeared to be a bump on her forehead.
Here's hoping that both of these Hip Hop queens can put their differences aside and learn to coexist peacefully in the music industry. Otherwise, the least they can do is come out with a few diss tracks. After all, Twitter battles get a little yawn-worthy after awhile.


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is different. I see "LOR" as both a musical piece and an animated
story. I have not completely decided yet, but it maybe that there will be
no spoken words in "LOR". One reason is, I really like the idea
that no matter what language you speak, all will experience the same movie
with no loss in translation. Also, this is a very long project, and finding
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makes me think it would not be a good idea to have speaking parts. So, can
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