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One of our most popular posts is our review of cross stitch pattern software however recently I was asked about kit creation! This isn't something I've ever done before (being so keen on making my own patterns), but it did make me think a little further about why you would want one of these, and how good they were.
In my mind, it stood to reason that anyone wanting a custom cross stitch pattern would have to learn how to make one themselves, but that's not actually the case! If you're just wanting a pattern you can go to many people on places like Etsy that will make one for you, or use one of the many free cross stitch pattern creators that act as a converter. But if you wanted something truly custom, or you weren't happy with just a pattern, finding a designer to make a high-quality pattern for you was hard.
And once you had it, you then had to gather all the elements, which if you don't own all the cross stitch threads might mean getting a skein to only use a tiny amount!
And this is where custom kit creation comes in. You get a great designer making a true one-of-a-kind pattern, that can be as custom as you like, and they then put together everything you need and ship it straight to your door!
How Does It Work?
So the first thing we need to talk about is how you go about this.
You contact the person doing the kit (see list and reviews below) and they contact you back. They then ask you questions, supply you with previews and build the pattern to your specifications.
Once you're happy (and only once you're happy) you get sent a full kit, including fabric, threads, and needles sent to your door!
Things To Consider
But with a seemingly great process, there are still a few things to consider.
The first one is price. Collecting the price of the items you need yourself will be cheaper; guaranteed. And in addition, you'll likely have spares that these kits won't supply too!
But there is something you need to be aware of; how likely are you to want more custom patterns? If you want just one, these kits are great investments! But if you see yourself wanting 5 a year, suddenly these are looking like a very expensive option. A better idea would be to learn to make patterns yourself and save LOTS of money.
The second thing is speed. Being realistic you can add a pattern to a pattern maker and get a great pattern in less than 30 seconds. You can jump in the car and get some threads and fabric, and you can be stitching in under an hour.
These kits, will without a doubt take longer! After you contact initially, there might be 24 hours before they contact you back, then the pattern gets made of a few days, then they have to make up the kit, then they have to send it (and depending on which country they and you are in, that can take a while!), so before you know it, you can be waiting 6 weeks or more before you start.
It should be noted that many are less than 6 weeks, in fact, only one in our tests took that long, but at the very minimum, you're talking about 5 days.
And then finally, we need to talk about quality. There are two types of quality to think about. The first is the kit; does it have good quality threads, aida, and needles? Some do, and some don't, and you very much get what you pay for. So bear this in mind; maybe it's better to just get a pattern and kit it up yourself.
And then we have the pattern quality. The biggest thing stopping cross stitchers from making their own patterns is the worry that it will be bad. And I get that fear, believe me, but you have to take a step back and just think about how good the pattern you're going to get in a kit will be. Will the designer have that much experience? Will they put as much time, love, and care into the pattern as you would, or would they simply fob you off with something sub-par?
We're not saying anyone is giving out bad patterns; in fact on the whole the tests had some great results, but that doesn't mean
So all in all, you need to tread a fine line between price, speed, and quality being important to you, to make these a viable option.
The Different Options
If you still think a custom kit is for you, what exactly are the options?
Just a note on price; it drastically changes depending on size, color count, and complexity, so we can't be exact, but inputting the same image with the same requirements, we have given an indication below on their comparative value. But these kits can range from $10 to $60.
When it comes to custom cross stitch kits, iCustomStitch is without a doubt the leader. You simply supply an image (or wording on what you want) and they'll contact you with size and color recommendations. The pattern itself is well created, with the right amount of confetti stitches, but also simplicity.
The real screamer of a deal here however is the kit itself. The pattern comes printed on a high quality aida, with great quality threads and (get this) gold plated needles!
The only slight negatives we could see was price and speed. For price, it comes in at the higher end, but with the high quality materials, you do get what you pay for. And secondly, speed could be an issue; they advise 3-5 weeks for delivery, but in our experiance, it came in 1 week!
Speed – 4/5
Customer Service – 4/5
Pattern Quality – 5/5
Kit Quality – 4/5
Total – 4/5
A little pricey, Photos2Stitch does do a good job! The kit itself was of fantastic quality, with pre-separated threads, a great quality aida, and all the trimmings (needle, instructions, etc). However, their speed wasn't great. This isn't their fault though, the main delay was postage to the US as this is a UK-based service. This also increased the price further, which wasn't great!
Speed – 2/5
Customer Service – 5/5
Pattern Quality – 4/5
Kit Quality – 5/5
Total – 3.6/5
This one is slightly different from the rest on the list. Instead of giving you carte blanche on a pattern design, CottageNeedleCrafts only does nameplates. They come in different fonts, and each letter has its own custom elements. But essentially it's just that. That isn't to say it's bad, in fact, if this is the style you're looking for, it's great! It's just limiting.
As for the rest, its a great pattern, good customer service, and great kit quality!
Speed – 3/5
Customer Service – 3/5
Pattern Quality – 4/5
Kit Quality – 4/5
Total – 3.6/5
The best price we have on our test, but with it comes some drawbacks. The first is the time; whilst the pattern was made quickly, the postage from the UK took a loooong time. The second thing was the pattern was filled with confetti stitches and lacked a refinement that other companies had on test. Finally, whilst there was nothing wrong with the customer service (truly, there was nothing bad), it also wasn't outstanding.
These may seem like small niggles, and we agree, they definitely aren't deal-breakers (especially for that price!), but it sadly puts SkyeStitching a little lower on our list than we initially thought they'd place.
Speed – 2/5
Customer Service – 3/5
Pattern Quality – 3/5
Kit Quality – 4/5
Total – 3.4/5
DMC Stitch Your Photo
Probably the best-known of these services is DMC's own. They offer an interesting service. You can simply make a pattern, and get it for $10, or also buy the threads, which start from $10 (effectively getting the pattern free).
As for the service, it's all online, with one of three "image options" to choose from (even though they don't say what these are), and there is no way to preview your pattern beforehand, other than the rather small image it supplies straight away. To compound this, we find that the quality of the pattern is very hit and miss.
But on the positive side, their speed is unparalleled! In one test we uploaded the image and our kit was on its way to us 2 hours later! The kit arrived in 2 days.
The kit itself is good, being DMC after all, but the DMC aida isn't the best out there, as our previous test showed. It should be noted however that despite being the manufacturer of the threads, DMC often runs out of some colors, meaning you're sometimes supplied replacement threads.
Speed – 5/5
Customer Service – 0/5
Pattern Quality – 2/5
Kit Quality – 4/5
Total – 2.8/5
In a word, "simple". Whilst Studio Koekoek does some nice patterns, they're all very simple. Whilst this would be good for a true beginner, for anyone who has stitched a few projects could make these patterns themselves using free online pattern makers or making a pattern on paper.
But, on the flip side, the kits a great quality, and a good price for what you get!
Speed – 3/5
Customer Service – 2/5
Pattern Quality – 1/5
Kit Quality – 5/5
Total – 2.8/5
Have you ordered and stitched a custom kit? We'd love to hear your feedback and see what you made of them!
Happy stitching!
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The Coronation of King Teddy
For my 1950's inspired picture, I drew on memorable things from my early childhood.
I was born in this house in 1953 – but of course there wasn't a tv aerial or satellite dish on it then.
And here I am with my mum and my nan, in their 1950's coats, outside the back door.
My strongest memory in that house is of playing with my teddy bear. It was cold one day so I sat him in front of an open fire and scorched his fur. No problem. I played hairdressers and cut it all off – even the fur that wasn't scorched. My dad took one look and said we should call him Fred Bear (threadbare).
Apart from my arrival into this world, the biggest event in 1953 was the coronation of Queen Elizabeth. She wore a crown and carried an orb and sceptre to symbolise her monarchy and power.
Had I been a little older at that time I might have had a play-time coronation for my teddy.
Teddy is long gone but I can make a felted picture of what might have been using my memories of my early childhood in the 50's.
So, to make a 50's play-time coronation I would need:
A Throne (chamber pot). Our toilet was outside so for night-time there were chamber pots under the beds – they were called 'gazunders' – and anyone sitting on a pot was said to be 'on the throne'.
A Crown (paper hat). Any kind of celebration involved the wearing of a tissue paper hat in the shape of a crown. I decided to make it candy-striped because I fondly remember the candy-striped flannelette sheets that were so cosy in the winter.
An Orb (large marble). I played marbles with my brother and we both loved 'king marbles' as they were much bigger than the others.
A Sceptre (a knitting needle). Mum taught me to knit before I could read. I had a lovely pair of brightly coloured needles with large round ends.
Righto, first job was to make some pre-felt.
After I'd made all the pre-felt, I realised that I had forgotten about teddy's brown pads on his hands and feet. Doh! Off we go again.
I made the background from 3 layers of turquoise and 1 blue blended layer.
I cut out shapes from the pre-felt for the teddy, the chamber pot, the paper crown and the king marble then I laid them onto the background. Here it is netted, wetted and soaped up.
When it was felted and dry I got to work with needle felting.
At this point I need to apologise. I had planned to take photos of all the stages of needle felting but I became so engrossed that I forgot!
So, here's the finished piece – teddy in all his regal splendour!


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Compare this to concrete pools with many pools taking over 3 months. On average, concrete pools take a minimum of 8 weeks.
Fiberglass pools are the ideal material for swimming pools because it is smooth, non-porous, strong and flexible.
After installing your fiberglass pool, the average maintenance cost for 10 years is approximately $4,200; compared to $16,950 for concrete and $11,500 for vinyl liner pools.
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No. 31 Men's Tennis beats Duke, loses to no. 2 Gators in NCAA Tournament
Earlier in the week USF found out they would head to Gainesville for the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. They joined women's basketball and women's soccer in winning their first round match-up while losing to a top ten team in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
On Friday, USF opened vs. no. 32 Duke and took the doubles point by winning on all courts. Juniors Antonio Muniz and Chase Ferguson both won in straight sets to take a 3-1 lead, and senior Pierre Luquet completed the victory by beating Luca Keist in three sets.
On Sunday, the Bulls started the day in a similar fashion by winning the doubles point. This time, rallying after losing on court one and needing an extra set to secure the point. Unfortunately, that was the only point USF would win as the second-ranked Gators were too much in singles play winning all matches in straight sets. This was a surprisingly similar result to the early season match-up between these programs which saw USF win the doubles point and lose all single points in January.
Ashley Fisher's squad finishes 17-10 and conference tournament runner-up in his fifth season. They made it to the second round in the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four years.
Softball loses 3 of 4 in Oviedo, secures no. 2 seed in AAC Tournament
USF headed east for a War-on-I-4 four-game series needing three wins to secure the regular season championship, but came up short winning only the opener on Friday. This was the first conference series loss for the Bulls this season.
Junior pitcher Georgina Corrick went 1-1 on the weekend shutting out the G. Knights on Friday going the distance and striking out five in a 2-0 victory and giving up two runs in a walk-off 4-3 loss in game 1 on Saturday afternoon. Corrick recorded only one strikeout in 6.1 innings pitched as the C. offense won on a sacrifice bunt. The Bulls took a 3-2 lead in the fifth on an RBI single and wild pitch, but ultimately could not get the final two outs.
The second game of the doubleheader saw the Bulls losing in run-rule fashion 9-1 in 5 innings. The pitching combo of freshman Vivian Ponn, Lexie Kopko, and sophomore Camryn Dolby surrendered nine runs on 12 hits and four walks with zero strikeouts. One positive is senior AnaMarie Bruni broke the USF single-season record for stolen bases swiping her 34th on the year in the second game of the doubleheader
The final game saw the Bulls losing 2-0 on Mother's Day only giving up a two-run homer in the second inning, but only collecting three hits on the afternoon.
USF ends their regular season with a 28-16 (16-7) record and will be the two-seed in the AAC Conference Tournament in Tulsa starting on Thursday. In 2019 the Bulls were awarded the automatic-bid as the no. 1 seed when inclement weather canceled the majority of the tournament. No tournament champion was technically awarded. The Bulls lost to Tulsa in the final in 2018.
Baseball takes 3 of 4 in dual-doubleheaders at Memphis
The bats definitely came alive this past weekend in Memphis as the Bulls scored 23 runs across four games to pull their conference record to .500 against last place Memphis.
Senior Dylan Burns started game 1 on Friday striking out ten in seven innings pitched and giving up two runs, but the Bulls bats squandered a bases loaded first inning - only scoring one - to drop the game 3-1. USF only collected four hits as Burns suffered the loss in a quality start.
Game 2 the fireworks started. Freshman Jack Jasiak pitched a gem going just over seven innings, striking out four, and giving up only one run in a 9-2 victory. The Bulls again scored a run in the first inning while giving up two in the home-half, but this time kept the pressure on. USF scored two runs in the second, third, and eighth innings on 12 hits. Redshirt freshman Carmine Lane went 3-5 on the evening with three RBI and a homerun.
USF swept the Saturday doubleheader as the bats stayed hot winning by scores of 7-4 in 10 innings and 6-5. Freshman Matt Ruiz and sophomore Nick Gonzalez homered in the afternoon tilt, with Gonzalez's coming in the 10th to seal the victory. Senior Collin Sullivan struck out 13 Tigers in six innings only giving up two runs in the start.
In the night game, senior Logan Lyle was awarded the victory in relief as Lyle, starter sophomore Brad Lord, and redshirt freshman Tanner Mink combined for three earned runs on eight hits and eight strikeouts. USF scored six runs in the first four innings, but the Tigers didn't go quietly nearly tying the game in the ninth. Mink struck out the final Tiger looking to end the game.
USF (20-22, 10-10) will head to Wichita St. (25-18, 13-10) for a four game series this weekend.
Men's Golf Heads to Indiana for NCAA Tournament
The five-time AAC Champs are taking their talents to the Noblesville, Indiana Regional hosted by Ball State as a six seed. The Bulls eighth consecutive NCAA regional will be held at The Sagamore Club May 17-19. The other programs involved in the regional include Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, North Florida, Louisville, UAB, Duke, UNC-Wilmington, Arkansas State, Campbell, UT-Martin, and Loyola Chicago. The lowest five scores in each regional will advance to the NCAA Championship in Scottsdale, AZ.


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Everything you need to know about planned maintenance: How to keep safe at work and find efficient ways to improve system reliability.
Published 11 May 2023
Planned maintenance is a scheduled approach to upkeep equipment or service products to ensure businesses can operate without interruption. It is one of the eight pillars of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) that uses observation of historical downtime and failure rates to achieve zero deficiencies or machine breakdowns.
Planned Maintenance: 8 Pillars of TPM | SafetyCulture
Maintenance is a necessary investment for any organization. It involves functional checks to eliminate equipment defects, machine breakdowns, operational delays, and consequently, accidents. It is classified into two strategies: proactive maintenance strategy and responsive maintenance strategy.
Planned and preventive maintenance are types of maintenance that fall under a proactive maintenance strategy in which the inspection should be carried out before any significant breakdowns or failures occur. Planned maintenance follows significant schedules based on observation and research while preventive maintenance can be performed daily.
An example of how planned maintenance works with preventive maintenance tasks in the manufacturing industry is when equipment, which we will call Machine A, naturally gets its oil level go below normal every month. Planned maintenance can be performed monthly to replenish the oil in Machine A to avoid machine failure. As for preventive maintenance, Machine A should be checked regularly to ensure that the oil is at an appropriate level at all times. This can also be applied to other industries reliant on mechanical equipment, such as agriculture.
The good thing about planned maintenance is that it can be performed during non-production days or downtimes to not interfere with the overall production. By implementing it, organizations can reap the following benefits:
Planned maintenance is a reliable strategy for companies that are aiming to minimize maintenance costs, boost their profitability, and enhance workplace safety. The following phases will guide you through its implementation in the organization.
Phases of Planned Maintenance | SafetyCulture
Identify the occurrence of the problem and observe what triggered the machine failure. Collect the needed information and diagnose the equipment to understand its current condition. Furthermore, if previous records are available, compare them with the current issue to hasten the analysis process.
Plan the maintenance task and evaluate the scope of work to be completed. It is crucial to determine the workload, priority level, required skills, and sequence of activities to maximize the value of preventive maintenance. Check if third-party contractors and other outside resources were needed for maintenance tasks including work permits, tools, manpower, and other equipment. Ensure all resources are available before scheduling the maintenance work.
Scheduling the maintenance work is vital to avoid any operational disruptions. It is important to inform all users who would be affected by the maintenance work to prepare to prevent lost data or unsaved work that may affect their productivity. Check the availability of all needed resources and ensure they are ready to use on the set maintenance schedule.
Time is significant when performing scheduled maintenance. As much as possible follow the allocated schedule for the maintenance work, but if something unexpected, such as a bug, happens, the maintenance team should update all the affected groups to set their expectations.
The maintenance team should meet the required quality standards and ensure equipment, tools, or machinery are operational after the maintenance work. They have to monitor, observe and document the maintenance work including safety precautions, shutdown procedures, and other important information.
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Planned maintenance aims to reduce workflow interruption and machine failure with minimal cost. It helps increase system reliability and extend the asset life span by identifying and dealing with both technical and consequence-related aspects of specific failure modes. With proper documentation of acceptable tolerances of different machines and other tools, planned maintenance can help provide appropriate solutions and needed updates to avoid system issues or failure.
Traditionally paper-based maintenance checklists are used when performing inspections. This method uses pen and paper to gather and document data that is prone to deterioration, damage, or loss. Somehow, it is burdensome for facility managers to keep a record of maintenance history and attach photo evidence of maintenance work.
SafetyCulture (formerly iAuditor) is an inspection software app that can transform your existing paper-based maintenance checklist into a digital form. Eliminate clunky paperwork and enhance maintenance practices using a digital checklist. With SafetyCulture you can:
After performing maintenance works, facility managers can easily inspect if the processes and procedures are executed properly with a digital checklist. They can also send maintenance reports in real-time with a single tap of a finger.
To get you started, browse this collection of maintenance checklists that you can download and customize for free.
Burt Brothers is Utah's largest family-owned tire and automotive repair shop that serves Northern Utah's customers at 14 locations along the Wasatch Front. They use SafetyCulture (iAuditor) in their equipment audits to identify machine break down so they can be replaced without ordering that rush mechanic. The automatic reports after audits allow them to quickly identify any issues and address them immediately.
"When I get a report, I want to know what I have to fix and where. I need immediate feedback so I can be proactive about potential problems. SafetyCulture (iAuditor) gives us the real-time feedback we need."
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What Percentage Of Investment Should Be Gold – Updated Review
- 1 What Percentage Of Investment Should Be Gold
- 1.1 What Is A Gold Individual retirement account?
- 1.2 Frequently Asked Questions
What Percentage Of Investment Should Be Gold
Gold has been utilized as a type of currency or shop of worth since human world initial started over 4000 years back. There is a reason that societies throughout the world that had no call with each various other all valued Gold. While it might not have an too much quantity of useful applications when contrasted to other steels there are 2 factors that help to preserve its worth. What Percentage Of Investment Should Be Gold
Gold is not a steel that damages down in time neither does it wear away. The majority of steels will break down in time which makes them poor selections to hold value. The 2nd and perhaps crucial element is that gold is rare. If there were an overabundance of it it would not be virtually as valuable.
This is led many to wonder whether buying gold is a great concept for your retired life. This is a excellent idea. While it is necessary to branch out amongst different asset classes gold is a terrific hedge versus rising cost of living and other negative financial effects. One of the most effective ways to buy gold as a means to save in the direction of retired life is by opening a gold Individual Retirement Account. But what exactly is a gold IRA?
What Is A Gold Individual retirement account?
A gold Individual Retirement Account is really similar to a common Individual Retirement Account other than that the account will be moneyed making use of gold in the form of bars and bullion instead of stocks or bonds. These are Individual retirement accounts that are also available to investing in other sorts of precious metals like silver or platinum too. There are a couple of cautions that can complicate the decision of whether to invest in this type of make up your retired life.
The primary advantage of an IRA is that it defers the taxes on any kind of incomes from your investments. Gold does not create any type of revenues however so it may not always make sense. This does not indicate that it is a inadequate financial investment though there are still numerous reasons you ought to take into consideration including this to your profile. Gold And Precious Metals For Retirement.
Obviously among the most basic elements of investing is diversity. It is unwise to place all of your eggs in one basket so to speak. As if the value of this financial investment decreases then it can impact your whole profile. Right here are a few of the top reasons that you ought to take into consideration expanding your portfolio to consist of gold and other precious metals. What Percentage Of Investment Should Be Gold
Leading Factors To Have Gold In Your Retirement Account
- Self-Directed
- Can Hold Several Rare-earth Elements.
- Paper Asset Investments
- Diversify Your Profile
- Hedge Versus Inflation
A regular Roth Individual Retirement Account is a type of taken care of investment where you can select the allocation portions of your portfolio but does not have control over the exact information of the investments. While this is not always a poor thing it does light up a little of liberty from your option of investing options. A gold IRA his entirely self-directed significance that you choose each and every information by yourself.
Can Hold Numerous Rare-earth Elements
A gold Individual Retirement Account is capable of holding greater than just gold. There are a variety of rare-earth elements that are allowed in one of these financial investment accounts. In addition to gold, you can hold different kinds of silver, platinum, as well as palladium. This is excellent as it permits also further diversification of your profile.
Paper Possession Investments
On top of an actual physical collection of precious metals, it is likewise feasible to buy particular by-products and exchange-traded funds that are based upon these precious metals. These are described as paper property financial investments and they are in fact efficient in creating earnings where the tax can be postponed.
Expand Your Profile
You have most likely heard the guidance to expand your portfolio enough to make you want to pull your hair out. There is a reason a lot of people shriek this at you during standard financial education. It is due to the fact that it truly is valuable for your retirement as overtime numerous asset classes will certainly boost and also reduce in worth however by expanding you can lessen the unsafe effects of this.
Hedge Against Rising cost of living
Ultimately one of the biggest reasons that individuals acquisition gold as an financial investment to begin with is to shield themselves against inflation. While paper currencies value increases and also reduces over time gold is generally far more secure.
Gold Individual Retirement Account Providers
There are a few business that use the services of gold IRAs. Not every one of them are made equivalent, however. Right here are a few points to keep an eye out to ensure that you are dealing with a top quality provider. What Percentage Of Investment Should Be Gold
Indicators A Gold Ira Carrier Is Worth Collaborating With
- Proven Performance History
- Great Client Service
- Interesting
- Open To Feedback
Proven Track Record.
One of the very first points to watch out for when you are searching for a service provider is their track record. Have they been aiding consumers in the market for simply a couple of months or 4 years? Are the customers that have been with them delighted with the solutions that they have gotten? If the solution to these two concerns are of course there's a likelihood that this company is worth collaborating with.
Great Customer Support
There is even more to a company than just a terrific performance history. Because they are mosting likely to be handling such an crucial element of your monetary life it is essential that they are not a headache to deal with. The very best suppliers will have outstanding client service and make you always feel valued and also valued.
While it is simple to presume that lots of people are already aware of the details of their investments a high-quality gold IRA carrier will certainly head out of their way to ensure that you have all of the information you need. If you feel that they are brushing you off that is a significant red flag. See to it to ask a lot of inquiries during your very first conference with them to get a feel for just how prepared they are to help notify you.
Open To Comments
Lastly, the last thing to watch out for is exactly how open up to feedback the company is. While they are certainly the experts as well as there is a good chance that they have a better understanding of the marketplace than you do eventually nobody is excellent. If they are unwilling to also hear your feedback that is an additional massive warning. Nevertheless, if they are open to review any type of comments you have you need to feel comfortable dealing with them.
Must You Have Gold In Your Pension
It is difficult to provide a blanket referral on whether these types of financial investment accounts are a good suitable for your economic objectives or otherwise. This is always going to be a concern that you need to answer on your own. They are excellent during market downturns as gold historically outshines supplies during economic challenge. Gold is additionally great as a hedge against inflation. Inevitably whether those 2 elements are worth opening an completely brand-new make up you is mosting likely to be for you to determine.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Good Of An Investment Is A Gold Ira
A gold IRA can be a fantastic investment depending on your conditions. If it resembles there is going to be a market decline after that the chances are that it would be worth purchasing these as supplies will certainly decline as these will acquire value. If there are indications of inflation than there is additionally a wonderful chance that it would deserve including a little gold to your portfolio.
Is It Possible To Very Own Gold In An Individual retirement account
Not just is it feasible to own gold in an Individual Retirement Account that has tax-deferred earnings but you can hold numerous other types of rare-earth elements. These steels consist of silver, platinum, and palladium. What Percentage Of Investment Should Be Gold
What Are The Information Of A Gold Ira Rollover
In a gold IRA, you will have a custodian that holds the properties for you. The gold that remains in your portfolio will be held at an IRS approved vault. Any incomes that Scout produces will certainly have every one of the tax-deferred until you withdraw.
How To Market Gold That Remains In Your Ira
Usually the process to sell off the assets that you are holding in your gold IRA is rather simple. A lot of the moment all you will certainly need to do is contact your broker agent and request the particular demands to market your gold. If you have satisfied the needs then all you will require to do is inquire to go ahead and liquidate your possessions. If there are requirements you still need to fulfill you need to finish those first, nevertheless.


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The Houston Rockets' new stage with base pair Chris Paul and escort James Harden began brilliantly as they staged a real showing in the first friendly game they played in the preseason against the Chinese Sharks team in Sanghai.
The Rockets won by a resounding 144-82 to the Sharks and the forward of the Dominican origin Trevor Ariza, with double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds was the leading scorer of the Rockets.
Ariza topped the list of eight players who had double-digit numbers, including five reserves, and ended the game with 60 (55-91) percent correct in the field and 42 (22-52) triple shots.
Guard Eric Gordon reached 17 points and was the Rockets' sixth-best player (2-0) scoring 5 of 8 field shots, all three of them.
Swiss center Clint Capela was in charge of leading the Rockets' indoor game with a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds.
While Paul, the Rockets' star pick during the summer break, immediately took on the role of their new team's team by getting a double-double of 11 points, 12 assists and four rebounds.
Harden, with all the offensive support he had from the rest of the teammates, stood at the doors of a double-double with nine points, 10 assists and two caps.
Brazilian pivot Nené Hilario became the perfect player in the Rockets' attack by scoring 10 points with 5 of 5 shots in the basket, as well as capturing five rebounds, including four that were defensive in 10 minutes.
American base Josh Akognon, who plays for the Sharks, was the leading scorer for the Chinese team with 27 points, while his compatriot, forward Nick Minnerath reached 22 goals and captured eight rebounds.
The new Brooklyn Nets have been on the winning road since the season began with a 107-88 win over the Miami Heat and remain unbeaten in the preseason (2-0).
Base Jeremy Lin contributed 16 points and led a list of four players who had double digits.
While the Heat (1-1) again received the best offensive contribution from reserve base guard Tyler Johnson who had 21 points and nine rebounds, the same that captured center Hassan Whiteside, who also scored 19 goals.
Base Damian Lillard scored 16 points and led the Portland Trail Blazers' 106-101-hit strikeout of the Toronto Raptors in what was their first win in the new preseason (1-1).
The Raptors (1-2), despite 21 points from base Kyle Lowry, could not avoid the second consecutive loss since the start of the exhibition matches.
The Spanish Congolese forward Serge Ibaka continued to lead the Raptors and in the 20 minutes he played scored two points (1-5, 0-3, 0-0), captured four rebounds and put a cap.
The Brazilians, forward Bruno Caboclo, who left the starter, and center Lucas Nogueira, who followed with reserve with the Raptors, both left without notation.
Power forward Aaron Gordon got a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds that left him at the head of the Orlando Magic attack that beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-89.
Rookie base Dennis Smith Jr. was in charge of leading the Mavericks' 2-1 start since the preseason started.


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For all the talk of 40 times and workouts, no portion of the NFL Scouting Combine has a greater impact on a player's draft value than the medical evaluations.
Drills can be rerun, times lowered, ability proven on game tapes, but none of that means anything if the body is willing, but unable.
So while not everyone at the Combine goes through a full workout, no one misses the physical exam. It's the reason 300-plus players and personnel from all 32 NFL teams get together in Indianapolis in the first place.
But for both athletes and personnel, running the medical gauntlet can be daunting.
According to Packers head trainer Pepper Burruss, it's a process in which cost is no object, and the only limitation is time.
For players, the medical screening unfolds over two days, beginning with an injury history interview to review information gathered by college scouting staffs, and to perhaps uncover new information. From that interview, X-rays or MRIs might be ordered.
Then players have their legs tested on Cybex machines, which provide a computer analysis of the strength and balance of the thigh muscles.
The second day starts with a drug, alcohol and steroid screening. From there, players clad only in shorts are trotted out in front of hundreds of scouts to have their measurables recorded, including height, weight, arm length and hand span.
Internal medicine exams are conducted, as are vision screenings, before athletes move on to orthopedic exams, which resemble an experiment in controlled chaos as athletes have multiple body parts examined simultaneously by different orthopedists.
Led by Dr. Patrick McKenzie, the Packers designate three doctors for this stage, all of whom record their findings into hand-held tape recorders before providing a brief summary to Burruss.
Based on those initial findings, the doctors give each player a preliminary risk assessment grade.
Final grades will be issued much later, after the team returns to Green Bay to review the initial information -- including the dictation transcripts -- and receives results from tests performed at the Combine. The Packers will even 'trade grades' with other NFL teams, although Burruss said "it usually only results with us being more stubborn and confident in our initial evaluation, but it forces us to be introspective."
Roughly 40 players will return to Indianapolis the first weekend in April to have a specific malady re-examined, allowing teams to get updated information on an injured player as the draft nears.
For the medical staff, it's all part of the race against time.
"You're really taking it up to the 11th hour just to feel good about your grades," Burruss said. "But about 90 percent of the time, the initial grade we give them at the Combine is good enough. You might tweak your grades up or down half a grade, but it's pretty rare that you're going to say someone is totally fine and then find out he's a total disaster."
While it has a serious effect, obviously a player's grade of health alone doesn't determine draft status. And that's where the onus is put upon the scouting and coaching personnel.
In terms of draft preparation, Burruss likens the role of the medical staff to that of a mechanic evaluating a used car.
"We try to tell the prospective buyer what it looks like," Burruss said. "The buyer has to decide based on cost and how much work it needs -- if any -- if they want to purchase the vehicle.
"Maybe if they can get the vehicle very, very cheap they'll take more risk. If that vehicle is a high collector value cost and needs a lot of work, they might pass. But that's the buyer's decision.
"We're there as risk assessors. We're not in charge of risk management."
Fans might remember last year's draft when the Packers selected then-injured fullback Najeh Davenport in the fourth round.
The risk was his injured foot, which some doctors felt would require surgery and could force him to miss some or all of the 2002 season. Packers' doctors felt Davenport's foot would heal in time for the season (as it did).
Without the injury, the Packers saw Davenport going as early as the second round. When he was available in the fourth round, he became worth the 'risk.'
"Technically, on draft day Najeh was a risk, because he was still injured," Burruss explained. "But our personnel staff felt that even with the status of his foot, he was money in the bank. We provided them with the risk evaluation and they assumed that risk, and it worked out."
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These days it's hard to find true wilderness. That is, until you travel to lonely Corrour Station on Rannoch Moor and wander around Loch Ossian. Only a handful of people live on the 81 square miles of the Corrour Estate and as there are no roads in or out, you won't see any cars here, except for the odd Land Rover.
Loch Ossian sits in the shadow of three Munros. There's a shooting lodge and estate buildings at one end and, at the other, a basic youth hostel where tame stags frequently gather to be fed apples, bananas and potatoes by the warden and his guests.
Step off the train at Corrour Station, the highest station on the BR network, cross the rails and follow the track east across the open moor. It runs fairly level, through a landscape of heather and boggy pools, before dropping down to the lochside hostel. The wooden building, once a boathouse and stable, sits among trees on a low promontory.
Tracks at a wide V-junction lead into the hostel and a path on the right is signed for Rannoch. Avoid these and carry straight on along the lochside, passing by a couple of small tree-covered island just offshore. Just over a mile on, the route enters coniferous forestry, initially sparsely planted but then more dense. The track remains close to the water and there are strips of pleasant sandy beach which make ideal rest spots.
Continue until the far end of the loch is reached, not long beyond a high gate and stile. The track curves left round past an estate house, then crosses the River Ossian. On the far side is a white gate and a grey stone wall. Don't go through the gate but follow the track as it skirts to the right around the wall. On the other side is Corrour Lodge which has recently been substantially enlarged from the unassuming structure which was build after the original shooting lodge was destroyed by fire in the 1940s. The track curves past more estate buildings before reaching a junction.
A memorial to former estate owner Sir John Stirling Maxwell stands at the junction. The right-hand option runs off through Strath Ossian. Our route, however, goes left along the north shore of the loch, passing a couple of high gates by way of ladder stiles. There are excellent views over the water to Carn Dearg, a Munro. Keep an eye out for the occasional tree-lined peninsula offering a good viewpoint down the loch.
Three miles from the lodge the track leaves the forest and runs over open moorland, curving round the west end of the loch. This is the most scenic stretch of water, dotted with small islands heavy with pine trees. The way meets up with the main track just above the youth hostel. From here, retrace your steps back to Corrour Station.
Distance 8 miles/13km.
Map OS Landranger sheets 41 and 42.
Start Corrour Station on the Glasgow to Fort William West Highland Railway (grid ref NN 355664).
Parking The nearest access by car is Rannoch Station, the next station down from Corrour.
Grading An easy, low level walk on good tracks. Be prepared for bad weather, however. In addition to the SYHA hostel, there's a comfortable bunkhouse and small shop at Corrour Station.


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I've added some fun wedding vehicle designs quick to stitch and perfect for a card, or if your clever add names and a date for a unique little sampler. I will be adding more patterns to the site, as I sort my archives, which after twenty years is no small challenge.
Over the last eighteen months along with all my usual design work, I have been helping to run the Saxon Hill Craft Barn. The shop based at Chasewater Country Park, is an inspiring community project, set up by Saxon Hill Academy in response to the lack of work based learning opportunities for their students. Open Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays 10-2pm. I am there most of the time so do drop by if your passing.
PS. Thanks to Donna for blogging about my Wedding VW Camper Cross Stitch! You can view her write-up here.


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New Irish Audio | Irish Icons, International Interests
Irish Icons, International Interests is a new radio docu-drama series exploring the global connections of famous figures from Irish history. Launched on RTE Radio 1 Extra on Saturday 23rd February at 2pm, the show is also available as a podcast (listen here). If you're interested in great storytelling and Irish history, then this is definitely one for you!
The show shines a new light on legendary heroes of Irish history: Edmund Burke, Daniel O'Connell, Lady Augusta Gregory, Oscar Wilde, Michael Davitt and Roger Casement. How did Daniel O'Connell respond when forced to choose between the political interests of Ireland and the fight against American slavery? Were the seeds of Lady Gregory's Irish nationalism sown in Egypt? Did Michael Davitt, hero of the Irish Land League, support the land rights of indigenous Australasians against Irish colonizers?
Each 30-minute episode blends a dramatized reading of the icon's own words with narration and historical context. "Researching this project was a joy. Each story revealed something unexpected to me about the character of these familiar figures from history, as well as opening up sides to global history that are simply not taught in schools. I hope listeners will be as intrigued as I was," explains writer/narrator Brigit McCone.
The show is made by producer Heather MacLeod, and features dramatic readings by actor Steve Kenneally.
Irish Icons launched last week with the story of Edmund Burke and India. Next up, is Daniel O'Connell and American Slavery. I've just been listening to a preview of this episode and highly recommend a listen. It's an extremely well-produced show, and McCone's fascination with the topic and dedication to research really shines through. I imagine there will be many listeners who, like myself, know the general story of Daniel O'Connell but very little about his important connections with U.S. abolitionists. Ultimately, it's a story about human empathy, even in the face of personal loss.
Irish history documentaries of this type can sometimes be very insular, ignoring the global context of what was happening in the wider world, especially outside Britain and the U.S. Irish Icons is truly global in its scope and, to that end, I'm particularly looking forward to episodes on Michael Davitt and Aboriginal Australasia, and Roger Casement and Congo.
You can check out the podcast on SoundCloud here and the broadcast dates, on RTE Radio 1 Extra, are below.
Broadcast Dates (RTE Radio 1 Extra, Saturdays, 2pm):
Episode 1 – Edmund Burke and India – Saturday, February 23rd 2019
Episode 2 – Daniel O'Connell and American Slavery – Saturday, March 2nd 2019
Episode 3 – Augusta Gregory and Egypt – Saturday, March 9th 2019
Episode 4 – Oscar Wilde and Chinese Taoism – Saturday, March 16th 2019
Episode 5 – Michael Davitt and Aboriginal Australasia –Saturday, March 23rd 2019
Episode 6 – Roger Casement and Congo – Saturday, March 30rd 2019


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Rajiva Wijesinha, reviewing the book People Inbetween in the Sunday Observer of 24 March 1991 **
"In this review of the book by three Sri Lankans – Michael Roberts, Percy Colin-Thome and Ismeth Raheem, Rajiva Wijesinha discusses some interesting aspects that go to make People In Between a 'fascinating social history'." — The Observer's Introduction
Three things are to be considered a man's estimate of himself, the face he presents to the world, the estimate of that man made by other men. Combined, they form an aspect of truth.
Paul Scott's superscription to The Mark of the Warrior may well serve as a theme sentence too for People In Between, the compendious volume (and it appears that there is more still to come) put out by Messrs Roberts, Colin-Thome and Raheem as a 'contribution towards' a history of the Burghers. That modest disclaimer makes clear that this is not meant to be a comprehensive or scientific history, but rather a collection of impressions and ideas designed to stimulate further thought and study. The writers of course would well have understood that most of us would not be able to go much further by ourselves, and to some extent at least would expect a fairly thorough account of the subject matter. That I should say from the start we certainly receive, and this volume is therefore to be welcomed for providing a basic guide to the interested layman about some very interesting aspects of the nation's recent history, with the impressions sifted carefully and curiously so as to rouse further speculation and thought.
A principal theme of the book is what is termed the Ceylonization of the Burghers in the 19th century, followed by what amounts to a deceylonization in the mid 1900s; this theme is interwoven with many others that help to make the book a fascinating social history of a great many people and indeed ideas and aspirations that could equally well be described as InBetween.
Amongst subjects approached if not always apprehended thoroughly are the Ceylonese middle class, with its greater or lesser aspirations towards Westernization in terms of more or less complimentary usages of the word; the domination of Colombo, and the varying reactions of its multifarious population to the colonial dispensation; and the Sinhala Buddhist response both to colonialism and to what was perceived as the denativization of the post-colonial elites. Despite some detailed analysis of the background, in this last regard, to Piyadasa Sirisena's novels, what is missing from the book is an exposition of what might be termed the roots against which this rootlessness took place, namely the original cultural heritage of this country, the rural background and backbone, if you like of the nation.
This however is by no means a culpable omission, since the very point the book makes most powerful is that, as a consequence of the very insecure response of this country to colonialism, it was the InBetween world, with all its hangups, that has dominated us for the last couple of centuries; and we are unique perhaps in that both actions and reactions in this respect spring from the bastardization that has overtaken us – whether this is because of our small size, the long-lasting cultural confusion that so many invasions over so long a period of time during the last millenium have left us in, or the absolute domination of the nation in the last couple of centuries by Colombo, which could almost be described as a hybrid execrescence upon the body politic, with neither the sophistication nor the charm that, one or other if not both, one expects from capital cities.
It is doubtless because of these uncertainties that the very different identities humanity accumulates, as sketched out by Scott, are so very important. Of course it could perhaps, be argued that the roots as it were of this rootlessness lie too in our own intrinsic cultural make-up, in the dominance of shame in our culture, as indicated by Gananath Obeysekere in his stimulating study. The Cult of the Goddess Pattini, which seems so very different in its subject matter from People. InBetween but suggests such similar conclusions, There is certainly a sense in which our concern with the images others form of us is so vital that it affects not only the reality, but also our own perceptions.
Here however I am anticipating. I am attributing to the Burghers, the main subject of this book, aspects of a cultural make up which Obeysekere attributed to indigenous Sri Lankans. Yet this conflation is I think amply justified by the whole thrust of the book. What People InBetwen demonstrates so ably in many of its chapters is the fact that, right through until independence, the Burgher identity was emphatically based on this country. Even though European parentage of some sort was crucial to the identity, and even though as the years passed, in common with the native middle class, British culture too was absorbed into patterns of, social interaction, there was always a strong awareness of the distinction between those who belonged here by birth (whatever their other aspirations might be) and the British colonial presence, which was necessarily transitory as far as individuals were concerned.
Interestingly enough, the underlying cause of this perhaps is connected with the Portuguese, whose impact has been forgotten with the 20th century stress on the so called purity of Dutch Burghers and their Union (s); though now to some extent, with the continuing presence of what used to be called black Burghers, many of the white ones having gone away, the resilience of the Portuguese strain s once more to be recognized. This of course reflects the universal capacity of the Portuguese to take on the colour as it were of the countries they conquered, uniquely as it seems for a colonial power. What the book demonstrates is the comparative strength of their legacy, the persistence for instance right through into British times of the Portuguese language amongst those of mixed blood, Dutch or otherwise-which ties in too with the continuing power of Catholicism where the Portuguese introduced it.
Related to all this perhaps, to the sustained indigenization the Portuguese indulged in, in contrast to later colonial powers, is the presence of a bedrock of 'mestizos', people of mixed race, who sustained the concept of Burgher after the British took over-as the analysis of Tables 18 & 19 in the book makes clear, while contradicting the 'Dutch Burgher' concept that represents the primacy in later years of the exclusive tendency. Rather, what becomes quite clear is the originally very mixed nature of the population known as Burgher, from which some through colour of skin or whatever distinguished themselves as Dutch or European, as opposed to both Burgher and British. In time of course the term European became, if not synonymous with British, reserved exclusively for those born in Europe and with roots there. It is for this reason perhaps that, towards the end of the 19th Century with the possibility of absorption at the higher levels of the colonial hierarchy gone for ever because of the greater stress on British and White/European exclusiveness that the Post-Mutiny colonial mentality entailed, the main distinguishing use of the word Burgher was to establish a barrier against more heavily indigenized groups.
In the mid-nineteenth century on the contrary we find the Burghers anxious to learn about the West, but to do so as Ceylonese absorbing values they thought of as universally applicable. By the mid-twentieth century however the situation has changed, and the Burghers, or rather the leading members of the community, safely ensconced within the Dutch Burgher Union, seem anxious to divorce themselves from the population of the country at large. Clear evidence of this appears early on in the splendid contortions, reproduced here in print, that the diehards of the DBU indulge in their anxiety to preserve what they see as a predominantly European identity. Yet even more significant, I would suggest, is the antipathy to developments in the country at large that underlay this, and that emerge more worryingly in the period to which the authors devote chapter 10, namely the 1950s.
My one quarrel indeed with the book is the pains the authors take to assert that this approach can be equated with that of previous century as exemplifying the anxiety of the Burghers to 'stand forth as Ceylonese'. This, it is claimed, was in opposition to the Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalism of the period, which was not thought of as being truly in the national interest.
Now there is little doubt that chauvinism, with regard to any race or religion, is not in the national interest. Equally, there is little doubt that insensitivity to the claims of others in asserting-oneself is equally pernicious. Most recently for instance we had the sorry spectacle of Sinhalese announcements on television claiming that Ranjan Wijeratne laid down his life for his country, his race and his religion – when he himself would have been the first to claim that be acted on behalf this country, and for those of all races and religions within it. It is surely insensitivity in this respect, about the rights of minorities to be recognized at the centre, that has created such chaos in the country at present. But, while recognizing that fact, it is also necessary to be clear about the motives of those who roundly condemn nationalistic tendencies in terms of what they claim to be cosmopolitanism. There is little doubt for instance that, while they might have been perfectly sincere in their professions the Coup conspirators of 1962 were concerned to assert no the primacy of a wide-ranging Ceylonese identity, but rather the continuing domination of the urban upper middle class elite to which they belonged. I would argue that, contra the very sympathetic assessment in People In Between, it was precisely the refusal of that elite to recognize and sympathize with the claims of others in the nation that contributed to the polarized view of politics we have been saddled with since the fifties.
The incapacity of the authors to look at this question is the sadder in that they come close to identifying one of, the, primary reasons for this polarization namely, the profound cultural dichotomy between Colombo (with the elites described in this book saw as synonymous with their 'Ceylon' in the 1950s) and the rest of the country, the aspirations of which it could be argued Bandaranaike sought to fulfill. This is not the place to consider the responsibility for the failure of that aim; but it is worth noting that a significant part in this was played by the readiness of so many of those who, in terms of education and professionalism and qualifications, had much to offer to opt out. The proportion of middle-class Sri Lankans who have migrated is surely one of the largest in the world; and their willingness to do this, as well as the acceptability they have found elsewhere, has much to do perhaps with their markedly In Between status, as compared say with similar elites in India or the African countries.
For the fact is, those who the writers of this book characterize as anxious to Ceylonise in the 1950s in fact felt deracinated, and much closer to the West. Of course I am not for a moment claiming that the extremism of some of the Nationalists of the fifties, and then the seventies, was not such as very understandably to drive many people to despair. Certainly, the juxtaposition first of the very understandable principle that the state had an obligation to cater to the worst off with the consequent insistence that only the state had a right to do anything proved disastrous, and prompted the bitter resentment that we have seen hursting out in other areas too; but the fact that what might be termed the cream of the Colombo educated elite, who might have worked to alleviate the effects of this, instead went away surely contributed to the polarization that we must now all recognize has only stultified us.
And in this respect perhaps something the writers might have done well to look at was the contribution to this immense sense of deracination that the Burghers, or rather the processes that established their identity, might have played. At its simplest, when a Western educated middle class elite emerged in India, was emphatically Indian. However sophisticated in Western terms Indians or Pakistanis are, or were there was a tremendous identification with indigenous tokens of identity, food, dress, religious and social customs. In Ceylon as it was on the other hand there was an almost wholesale identification on the part of the emerging middle class with things foreign, a much greater readiness to abandon native roots. At its most obvious, we can see this in the emphasis in this country on speaking English with the right accent, a notion Indians or West Indians would find absurd: in this country however our middle class aspirations are towards identification as far as possible with the colonial master.
My point, or rather suggestion, here is that whereas this is clearly impossible, given colour, in Ceylon in the 19th century there did exist a body for which such hopes were distinctly fulfillable; viz, as mentioned above and as stressed throughout in People In Between there were those with some European blood who might have hoped in time for perfect fusion as it were with the British. The writers do stress that the recognition of the fact that this was largely impossible may have contributed to the movement amongst Burghers in the 1850s to present themselves as Ceylonese; and it is certainly true that by the turn of the century, even while the DBU was insisting on European paternity, there was no question at all of equation with the British; but during the crucial fifty years when patterns of cultural interaction were being set, a high proportion of the emerging middle class saw its way to a complete identification with the West, rather than simply absorbing what was best while retaining local roots. This pattern, I would suggest, is what has contributed so singularly to the polarization in our society- so that, even in a context in which the British became an imposition to be got rid of they were no means seen by our elite as culturally and socially alien, in a way the vast majority of the Sri Lankan people was.
On the above argument, the conflicts the People In Between generated were perhaps inevitable. Yet I would argue that there was in fact an alternative, an alternative which is still present, namely, an encouragement of diversity with an emphasis on synthesis, such as might have been discerned in the interactions between people of various backgrounds at the very beginning of the 19th century. That to a certain extent had been the theoretical ideal of the Young Circle of the 1870s, though as it happened a social dispensation that concentrated development in Colombo made this impossible, since it minimized socio-cultural inputs from as well as benefits to the nation at large. With such lessons apparent from this book, and the sad – assuming all exoduses are sad-fate of all the people In Between, we can but hope that the new phase of restructuring with openness that we need to embark on soon will pay due weight to a broadening of all our perspectives.
** The news cutting in my hands was retyped by Nadeeka Paththuwaarachchi of Colombo. Some readers may wish to visit the Thuppahi Items reproducing the searching and caustic debates between KM de Silva and Michael Roberts in the years 1986 -1991 — arising from the Roberts Review of KM De Silva: Managing Ethnic Tensions (1986) …. and …. KM de Silva's Commentary on People inBetween (1989)…. and involving several newpaper bouts.


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Astronomer at U. Florida Calls Racial and Gender Diversity 'Nonsense'
"[N]on-blacks in this country are supposed to have Communist-style sessions where we put on sackcloth and ashes for our sin of 'white privilege' and grovel"
The mob is going to coming for him.
BuzzFeed News reports:
A University Of Florida Astronomer Called Racial And Gender Diversity "Nonsense"
On June 10, as thousands of researchers across the world stopped work to protest racism in science, a University of Florida astronomy professor railed against calls for greater diversity in the field, telling his department that he didn't believe systemic racism existed in academia except for the "pernicious" effects that "identity politics" has on admissions and hiring.
The professor emeritus, Haywood Smith, who is white, wrote in an email to students and faculty that he could not "recall ever seeing any systemic pattern of discrimination against blacks." And he likened the ongoing protests against racial injustice to "street mobs like the ones from the time of the Weimar Republic," the German government that preceded the Nazi regime.
"[N]on-blacks in this country are supposed to have Communist-style sessions where we put on sackcloth and ashes for our sin of 'white privilege' and grovel," he wrote, adding: "Well, count me out."
Smith's message stirred anger within the department at the same time that similar messages were circulating inside the astronomy department of another university, Yale. As BuzzFeed News reported last week, retired professors there questioned on a mailing list whether systemic racism existed in their department because they'd hired one Black administrative employee 35 years ago.
The conflicts reflect a stark diversity problem within the field of astronomy at large. A 2018 survey of the American Astronomical Society — which includes undergraduates, graduate students, faculty members, and retired astronomers — found that 82% of members identified as white and only 2% as Black or African American.
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Like many people, I grew up in a family where meat was always the star of the dinner table. But coming to Penn has made me curious about veganism—the lifestyle choice of not using or consuming animal products—especially since, for the first time in my life, I live in a big city with more vegan food options.
People go vegan a lot of different reasons, ranging from health to ethics to the environment. The environmental concerns over eating meat and dairy are more pressing than ever, as the livestock industry contributes to 18% of global human greenhouse gas emissions and takes up 83% of all farmland. Eating a plant–based diet might be the "single biggest way" to individually help the environment. I wanted to try cutting out animal products from my own diet, so I decided to quit cold turkey for a week to see how challenging it would be.
Day 1: My week of veganism is off to a rough start. I didn't have much time to grocery shop before going vegan, so for lunch, I eat a microwaved sweet potato with nothing on it. My friend calls it "sad."
After class, I keep eating chips, non–dairy biscuits, peas, tofu, cereal—mostly everything I already have in the back of my fridge that's vegan. At the end of the day, I'm still starving. My stomach growls as I walk by a string of restaurants on the way to a meeting, the smell of burgers wafting in the air. "I'm weak," I think to myself.
I come home and see an apple cider donut on the counter, left by my roommate. I stare at it sullenly. It's taunting me.
Around 11 p.m., I cave and ask my boyfriend to bring me a milkshake from HipCityVeg. I don't want to rely on eating out on the first day, but I can't help myself. He brings back McDonald's for himself. I snag a couple fries without much thought—they're just potatoes, right? Wrong. McDonalds calls their fries vegan, but this is a contentious issue, due to the "natural beef flavor" in the fries. I consider it cheating—unfortunately, I didn't make it 24 hours.
Day 2: Looking for guidance, I meet up with Vyshnavi Kosigishroff (C '22), an avid environmentalist and vegan since high school. We agree to talk in Stommons, but in a brainless moment, I walk to Stouffer Commons instead, which prompts Vyshnavi to ask if I'm a freshman (I'm not, just dumb). I confide in her about my french fry fiasco, and she laughs sympathetically.
"I only cheated when I was really hungry and I didn't have anything," she says, advising me to stock up on vegan snacks and staples. "You have to eat more." She tells me that on the bright side, a lot of snack foods are "accidentally vegan," like Ritz crackers, Lay's original chips, and my childhood favorite, Uncrustables.
Following Vyshnavi's advice, I go to FroGro, cook up what seems like a dinner for three, and eat some snacks on top of it.
Day 3: I go to V Street for lunch and order tempeh tacos, a welcome relief from my own less than stellar cooking. The only drawback is the bill. I still don't feel completely satisfied after eating, but I think I'm getting the hang of it.
Day 4: It's the weekend, and I finally have a few hours to cook a big, filling meal. I follow a recipe for vegan lentil stew and spend my evening chopping onions, potatoes, carrots, and celery. The onions make me cry profusely, but in the end, the tears are worth it. My stew is delicious, and I'm actually looking forward to leftovers.
Day 5: I treat myself to the Magic Carpet food truck near Meyerson Hall. One great upside of this experiment is getting to try places I usually wouldn't visit. I used to feel like there wasn't a reason to eat at vegetarian or vegan restaurants if I wasn't one myself, but it turns out I've been limiting my options.
Day 6: On the day of Penn's first snowfall of the semester, I hurry over to Hill to eat dinner at the dining hall with a friend. Being a sophomore living off campus means that, luckily, I have a kitchen, but freshmen and plenty of others don't. It's not truly "being vegan at Penn" if I don't see what it's like to be vegan at a dining hall.
As I walk down Walnut, burying my face deep into my scarf to avoid the wind, I'm not too optimistic. Vyshnavi tells me that while she thought Hill House and Kings Court English House were decent, she ended up spending "a lot of money" freshman year on outside food—the often soggy or cheese–covered veggies didn't cut it on a daily basis.
Once I guest–swipe in, I go straight for the "Very Veggie" food station before browsing through the others. I pile up on black bean soup, pulled jackfruit, banana peel stew, and vegetable rice.
The black bean soup tastes like a rich, savory chili. It's the first thing I finish, and it gives me hope as I try the other foods. Sadly, the banana peel stew is incredibly spicy without much depth, and the pulled jackfruit is so sour, it makes my lips pucker. In an effort to bring flavor to its vegan dishes, the dining hall overloads on salt and spice.
If I were a full–time vegan on a dining plan, I think I'd be eating mostly bread and salad, and spending a lot on food trucks.
Day 7: It's almost bedtime when I remember that my week of veganism is almost over. It's strange—I don't really feel like I'm missing out anymore. I started off the week hungry and tired, but my body adjusted quickly to the changes.
I'm not in a huge rush to eat non–vegan food again. Although avoiding dairy is a bit of a hassle, I don't feel the need to go out and get a burger tomorrow. I used to think meat was irreplaceable, but now giving it up feels like a relatively small sacrifice.
One downside is that eating a plant–based diet did turn out to be more expensive. Because I didn't have prep time and didn't realize I'd get so hungry, I ended up going to FroGro three days in a row, which ate up a good part of my paycheck. But now that I've got more vegan staples in my pantry, I think the costs will eventually even out.
Day 8: The first non–vegan food I eat in a week is hot chocolate with milk, a comfort I've missed in the cold weather.
I'm grateful for this experiment because now I know I can be vegan. I'm going to keep eating vegetarian and see how it goes. Since I've done it for a week, it no longer seems impossible. The last thing Vyshnavi told me was that you don't have to be perfect to be helpful.
"Just one day of you not eating meat—or one meal if that's not your norm ... helps the environment in kind of unfathomable ways," she says. "There's a tangible benefit to what you're doing."