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Puer Tea Presentation
1. Why did you choose this topic?
I chose this topic because tea is a subject that interests me. It is a part of my everyday life as well as my family's. So I hoped to learn more about it during my inquiry project research.
2. Who were your sources?
I was very grateful to have so many amazing sources near me, and they are:
- Yan Zi at the Linden Centre, she was very nice to me and answered all of my questions.
- Mr. Lee, tea expert at the Dali Old Town
- Appreciating Chinese Tea- Pu'er Tea book by World Culture Books, this book could be found at the Linden Centre library.
- http://www.teacentre.ca/puertea.html
3. Why did you choose these sources?
I chose these sources because they had all the information I needed and were of convenient access to me. I thought that since the people I interviewed came from two different backgrounds, I would get two sides to the same story.
4. What kinds of questions were you trying to answer?
I was trying to answer questions a person would ask if they knew nothing about pu'er tea (a.k.a. me). My questions however, do not focus on the tradition standpoint but more on the history and the process of how the tea is made.
5. Thesis Statement
Tea plays an important role in the culture of Yunnan, both as a everyday beverage and as a tradition.
1. What did you take away from this experience?
I learned more about tea than I ever thought I could. I also learned about the Bai culture because I was surrounded by it. I thought the inquiry project was fun, I learned not only the topic I researched on but I also improved on my people-skills. My Chinese certainly improved whilst I was there.
2. Did your topic change during the course of your study? Why?
I changed my topic on the first day when we arrived at the Linden Centre. My inquiry project was going to be about and economics case study where I focus on a business in Yunnan and see what it's like. I decided to change my topic because I was introduced to the idea of tea by my fellow Microcampus participant, Sabrina. She was doing her inquiry project on tea, and I thought that the area of tea could potentially have a wide variety of different questions.
3. What was the most difficult part of your research?
The most difficult part of my research wasn't actually obtaining the information itself but rather speaking Chinese to people since I haven't practiced it in so long.
4. Did you have any "a-ha" moments when you made a major discovery? Describe what you discovered and what it was like.
I didn't have any "a-ha" moments because all my questions were very general so I was open to a wide selection of answers.
5. How did this project help you to understand the topic better?
This project helped me understand my topic better because obviously, I now know more about tea than I ever would've imagined if it wasn't for the Microcampus experience. I got to ask many different questions to different people which as a result made me understand more about my topic.
6. How did this project help you interact with the community in and around Xizhou?
You really have to use your communication skills during this project because if not, you will just end up getting your information all from a book, which you can do back in Shanghai. Being in Xizhou gave me a change to experience the "real China" because I interacted with so many people.
7. How did this project help you understand yourself better?
I felt like when I was asking the tea experts questions, I realized that I actually have some confidence approaching new things.
8. If you could go back in time to the beginning of this project, what kind of advice would have helped you to make it a better experience?
My only advice I would give and is probably the most important one is: do not procrastinate, and plan way ahead to make sure you're always one-step ahead of the game, otherwise you'll fall short.
9. If you (or someone else) were to continue this research project, what new directions might it take? How could other Microcampus students build on the work you have done?
They would probably go deeper into the traditions of tea culture rather than just the surface aspects of it.
10. Acknowledgements: end by giving thanks to who were helpful during this research process.
I thank everybody at the Linden Centre for letting me ask questions and using the library. I thank the people at the tea plantation we went to because I took away a lot from that experience (not just the camping). I thank all the people who have supported me throughout this whole process. I really appreciate it.


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Michigan Marine, former Toys for Tots rep. charged with criminal sexual conduct
GRAND RAPIDS — The Kent County Prosecutor's Office has charged a Grand Rapids Marine and former Toys for Tots Representative with three counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct involving someone under the age of 13.
According to Prosecutor Chris Becker, James "Mack" Mackenzie, 32, has been charged and his first court hearing is November 7.
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He was previously booked in the Kent County Jail October 27, but bonded out.
Mackenzie was the Marines' Toys for Tots coordinator in 2015 and 2016. He is not currently active with the Toys for Tots campaign.
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It may be better to merge some pages as the lists are pretty much redundant. Basically the following:
- Ouya is an Android-based console and can run the other Android games by their APK installation files, better to merge it into Android (system) (it only has one FF game anyway).
- Amazon Fire are Android-based devices. Amazon's own store, Amazon Appstore, has only some of the games available on Google Play, both articles can be merged into Android (system).
- The most redundant page is App Store because the list of games will always match that of iOS, so I suggest to merge it into iOS.
- Google Play can also be merged into Android (system), it is one of the stores available for Android.
Square Enix Online Store and Steam can be merged into Microsoft Windows as all the games listed there are Microsoft Windows games.
Chrono Cross (talk) 15:52, May 14, 2016 (UTC)
- Technically speaking, it's much more complicated than you might think:
- The Ouya was dropped because of a bad design flaw, and officially can't run every game on Android since we're not really given a whole lot of info on which version it was running as of its last known update. Started with 4.1.
- Amazon's a tricky beast. True, Fire OS is Android-based, but has veered far enough away from Android that anything with explicit Google hooks will not work. Some app versions are mot aligned with those on Google Play, which would make tables a bit strange. Amazon Appstore has folded into Amazon Underground as well, which smashed together the Appstore and all of the other retail stuff that Amazon does. Amazon thus follows its own set of rules, and should remain separate from Android as such.
- Square Enix Online Store is another beastly thing. YES, it is digital distribution as Steam is, BUT it's also a depot for hard copies of SQEX games and official bling (toys, jewelry, etc.) that you can have delivered to you.
- Steam runs under Windows and Macintosh; although SQEX's library can only run in Windows, that fact doesn't make the games Windows games by default. The classic games found on Steam are ports of the mobile releases; to package these for Windows seems to make better business sense.
- Some of the proposed mergers would make those articles very long and very heavy—two things we really need to get away from with all these mobile devices whizzing about. I recently merged Microsoft Windows with an older bit on Windows Phone because the latter was very small as its own article, and because Microsoft now speaks of Windows as one platform manifest in three ways.
- And as for iOS, yeah, that needs real work. You've got version ant pricing data in App Store's entry that didn't make it in to iOS proper. How can you merge these two stylistically dissimilar tables? The same applies to Play Store with Android.
- Any other thoughts? Swordzmanp236 (talk) 08:51, February 17, 2017 (UTC)
- From my understanding, the point of these platform articles is to list the Final Fantasy games they were released on. If two articles have the exact same listing such as in the case of iOS and App Store (the two lists will always match), I believe it is better to merge them. Of course, there is a difference between iOS and App Store, but this wiki is all about Final Fantasy. If a platform didn't have a FF game, it wouldn't have an article here. I have changed my mind about the PC lists, I think they are better this way. Chrono Cross (talk) 06:28, February 23, 2017 (UTC)
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There are many reasons to harvest timber. Income is one. Stand improvement and wildlife management are others. No matter your reason, harvesting will impact the structure and composition of your woodland for years to come, so make sure you select the right type to fit with your long-term management goals.
Harvest Types
Clearcut Harvest
In the clearcut method, all (or almost all) trees are harvested from the sale area. Generally utilized for the final harvest of mature timber, clearcutting is the most cost-effective harvest method and will generate the greatest income.
For some, a downside of clearcutting is the visual impact. Leaving visual buffers along roadsides, extending stream buffers to include side drains, and strategically leaving clusters of trees can lessen the field of view and help improve the post-harvest aesthetics. These additional steps will only minimally impact timber income.
Seed-Tree Harvest
A seed-tree harvest leaves 6 to 12 mature, well-formed trees per acre to serve as a seed source for the next stand of trees. The seed trees can be harvested once the new stand is established. The advantage of this method is that there are no regeneration costs and to most the aesthetics are more desirable than a clearcut. The downside is that, in many cases, too many seedlings per acre regenerate. To reduce the stand density to a healthy level, precommercial thinning is required, which is a cost.
Thinning Harvest
A thinning harvest is performed in dense stands, usually pine, to free up growing space for the best quality "crop trees," and is repeated every five to ten years until the final harvest. The goal is to remove the undesirable growing stock (diseased, crooked, overtopped trees). Thinning should be planned and overseen by a forester to ensure proper harvest tree selection and post-harvest density. When conditions allow, stands should be marked to ensure proper tree selection. A logging crew with thinning experience should be selected to perform the harvest. Failure to thin correctly will impact your stand's future health and value. If done right, there is no downside to thinning. Thinning will improve crop tree growth, enhance wildlife habitat, and reduce the likelihood of insect infestation, all while capturing income that would otherwise be lost to natural mortality.
Shelterwood Harvest
The shelterwood harvest method involves removing the entire forest gradually over time through a series of partial cuttings. The first cutting opens the upper canopy, allowing light to reach the forest floor, stimulating the growth of new trees. Once the new trees develop in the understory, another cut is performed to remove more of the overstory to free up growing space for the new trees. After two or three harvests the entire overstory is removed, and the newly regenerated trees are allowed to grow unencumbered. Preferred species composition, wildlife habitat, economic feasibility, and aesthetics determine the number and intensity of the harvests in this system. The advantage of the shelterwood method is that the forest is removed over time, reducing visual impact and leaving some trees that provide fruit and nuts for wildlife. Potential negatives are higher logging costs, leave tree damage, epicormic sprouting that will affect log grade, and proliferation of unwanted non-commercial shade-tolerant species. Of all the harvest methods, the shelterwood method has the most potential for problems and is the least profitable.
Group Selection Harvest
The group selection harvest system involves a series of small clearcuts (1 to 5 acres in size) scattered within a tract and performed over the management rotation length to create a patchwork of stands of varying ages.
Example: a family owns 250 acres of mixed hardwood woodland that, with proper management, takes 75 years (the rotation length) to reach maturity. The family uses the property for recreation, doesn't want the look of a large clearcut, and wants periodic income and improved wildlife habitat and diversity. For the first harvest, a series of small clearcuts are harvested, totaling approximately 50 acres. Every 15 years an additional ±50 acres is cut–think of a jigsaw puzzle that you remove a set number of pieces from at designated time intervals. At year 75 the trees in the first cutting areas will be mature once again, and the cycle will begin anew.
This method creates a diversity of stand ages that will benefit wildlife species ranging from those that thrive in early successional habitats to those that need an older growth forest. Also, this system will create a perpetual yield of income from forest products. Disadvantages are that the logging and sale layout costs can be higher than with larger clearcuts. This type of management takes careful long-range planning to be successful.
I will be glad to discuss your management goals and help you determine which method will be most suitable for your property.


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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday passed with a majority vote the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government's first mini-budget, as the government conceded to demand to retain a ban on purchase of vehicles and property by non-filers of income tax returns except for certain categories.
While winding up the debate on the budget, Finance Minister Asad Umar also announced to impose penalties on manufacturers for selling vehicles to non-filers. The persons who would register properties in the name of non-filers would also be liable to pay penalties. Banks will now be legally bound to share details of filers and non-filers who earn hefty profits on debts with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
All these steps are aimed at broadening the tax net and increasing tax collection – the two fundamental challenges that are now threatening the fiscal sustainability of the country. In the last fiscal year 1.4 million individuals filed income tax returns –a number that dropped to 350,000 till September 30.
Pakistan needs $9b for running domestic economy: Umar
The finance minister also appealed to those belonging to the affluent class to file their tax returns. "We have extended the time for those who still want to file their returns." He warned that the state has the muscles to collect due taxes from the people.
The Lower House of the Parliament passed these amendments to the Supplementary Finance (Amendment) Bill 2018 with a majority vote of 158-120. The government rejected all the amendments proposed by the opposition.
The government had earlier proposed to withdraw a ban imposed on purchase of vehicles and property by non-filers. The ban had been introduced by the last Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government in its sixth budget.
The new amendment introduced in the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 says the ban will not be applicable on purchase of motorcycle having engine capacity of less than 200cc, motorcycle-rickshaw, agriculture tractor or any other motor vehicle of less than 200cc.
A person holding a Pakistani origin card or a national identity card for overseas Pakistani who produces a certificate from a scheduled bank of receipt of foreign exchange remitted from outside Pakistan through normal banking channels during a period of 60 days prior to the date of booking, registration or purchase of motor vehicle will also be exempted from the ban.
The legal heirs acquiring property in inheritance or overseas Pakistanis who have remitted money through banking channels will be permitted to own properties, according to the legal amendment.
The finance minister said the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has been contacted to inquire details of withholding tax deducted from account holders. "We only want information of those who keep large sums of money in their accounts but are non-filers."
According to another legal amendment, where any manufacturer of a motor vehicle accepts or processes any application for booking or purchases of a locally manufactured motor vehicle in violation of the ban, such person shall pay a penalty of 5% of the value of motor vehicle.
Asad Umar briefs PM on state of economy
Where any registering authority of excise and taxation department accepts, processes or registers any application for registration of a locally manufactured motor vehicle or for the first registration of an imported vehicle or immovable property in violation of the provision of section 227, such person shall pay a penalty of 3% of the value of the vehicle and property,.
Asad Umar said the government would make use of modern methods to identify tax evaders. A day earlier, the FBR sent tax notices to top 75 tax dodgers – a number that Umar said change into thousands in the coming months.
The government has also brought certain changes in the income tax law to use information to enhance revenue collection. The commercial banks will be bound to share a "list of persons receiving profit on debt exceeding Rs1 million for filers and Rs500,000 for non-filers and tax deductions thereon during preceding financial year".
But the NA approved to omit the requirement for the banks to provide a copy of each currency transactions report and suspicious transactions report generated and submitted by it to the Financial Monitoring Unit under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010 (VII of 2010).
It also abolished the requirement for the banks to provide to the FBR a consolidated list of loans exceeding Rs1 million written-off during a calendar year.
The government has also made certain relaxations in its ban on public servant on disclosure of information. Now the FBR can provide data to any person approved by the government to process and analyse such data for broadening of tax base or for checking tax evasion.
However, the FBR will keep identity of the taxpayers confidential. The finance minister criticised the economic management of the PML-N, saying the worst economic management of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was even far better than the PML-N economic management.
Umar said the circular debt at the end of the PPP tenure was Rs480 billion that at the end of the PML-N term surged to Rs1.2 trillion. The last government also left behind circular debt in the gas sector, which was non-existent during the tenure of the PPP, he added.


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Wed, 07/10/2019 - 5:00am
The Brown County Commissioners spent quite a bit of time discussing the ongoing road problems in Brown County due to the wet weather at their regular meeting on July 2nd.
Highway Superintendent Kenny Turpin reported various projects he has planned for the County road crews.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Despite the House passing a temporary budget deal on Thursday night, a government shutdown and its impact on the metro continued to loom large.
While military personnel and law enforcement will not be impacted, some facilities and many federal employees in the metro will be affected.
The shutdown will result in many non-essential federal employees being furloughed, meaning no work and no paycheck for as long as the shutdown lasts.
National parks and monuments around the country will also close if a shutdown occurs, including the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence.
"We will shut down Friday at midnight if there is a government shutdown," explained Truman Library Deputy Director Amy Williams on Thursday. "It means we will shut our doors to the public. Parking lots will be closed. The doors will be locked. Our staff will go home."
Williams also told 41 Action News that a shutdown will also lead to events at the facility being scrapped.
"Next week, we'll have to cancel tours, school groups or any public programs we have scheduled," she explained.
The Small Business Administration, which has an office downtown, will also be closed and loans to small businesses will freeze during a shutdown.
The last government shutdown, which occurred in 2013, lasted 16 days.
On Thursday, Williams remembered back to the time.
"All the staff were furloughed, contract staff were notified of the shutdown and we dropped down to essential staff," she explained.
Around the metro, several sites will not be impacted by a shutdown.
The National World War I Museum & Memorial, which does not receive federal funding, will remain open if a shutdown occurs as well as the Leavenworth VA Medical Center and the Federal Reserve.
Mail service will not be stopped and services like Social Security and Medicare will continue during a shutdown.
However, with a deal yet to be reached as of Thursday night, plenty of uncertainty remained in the metro.
"Our staff will go home until there is a new continuing resolution or a budget passed," Williams explained. "We do prepare. We have to prepare."


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Will the Indian Government's Plan to Delay Smartphone Component Tariffs until 2020 be enough for Apple?
Apple has tried to work with the Indian government for years. In October 2017 Patently Apple posted a report titled "Indian Government Considering Exemptions sought by Apple for setting up another iPhone Assembly Unit." Later that month we posted a report titled "India is Close to being a 'Basket Case' Country when it comes to working with Apple." Then in December 2017 we followed-up once again with a report titled "Apple Continues to get nothing but Resistance from the Indian Government."
After a long year of nothing happening, we reported that their could be some hope for Apple in India as the Apple team was set meet with Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu in Davos to iron out a deal for an Apple plant in late December 2018.
While nothing official emanated from Davos to any such development, India is preparing to ever so slightly bend the rules to work with Samsung, Foxconn and Wistron who are telling the Indian government that any further manufacturing of phones in their country is contingent on relaxing tariffs on new imported components under a phased-in plan to boost local manufacturing.
Reuters is reporting today that "The India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), which has Apple and contract manufacturers such as Wistron and Foxconn among its members, had also called on the government to reconsider the duties on new components, and allow local manufacturing to develop in a timely manner."
What may have actually caught India's Government attention is that "Samsung had written to the federal government saying it would not make two of its high-end models in India because of the new tariff."
Why would Samsung matter more than Apple? Because Samsung invested big time in a new wonder-plant in India that we reported on back in July 2018. Hurting the one major smartphone OEM in India would send a chill throughout the smartphone industry (and beyond) that India is indeed a 'basket-case' country that's not willing to work with reality on the ground.
The crumbs that India is tentatively offering remains a joke. If the extension is even granted by the Indian government it will only delay the component tariffs until April 2020, a mere two years out.
Will the government bend and will it bend enough to encourage manufactures to invest the billions required to create a new supply chain? India is likely to use Samsung as their guide. If they bend enough to make Samsung happy, then all other industry players like Foxconn and Wistron will have to fall in line.
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Gregory Goodloe just released his hit CD, Get'n It, the title track written and produced by smooth jazz producer & songwriter Darren Rahn. "It's All Good" a recorded single is also included on this album and is now available on iTunes and CD Baby. Gregory's recent achievements include: performing at the Comedy Works, playing the Genuine Jazz at Copper Mountain and Black Hawk with such artists as Gerald Albright, Stanley Jordan, Ronnie Laws, Alex Bugnon, Paul Taylor, Eric Darius and Nick Colionne and many others. Gregory Goodloe is also credited as music director for national recording artist Aysha and R&B group Re-Surace. Gregory Goodloe's current release of his new hit single, Get'n It, continues to prove that he is destined to be one of the future guitarist of this century.
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Beetnik Cake….Oh-h-h, the Things Our Moms Never Told Us
Editor's Note: This recipe is from my gorgeous bombshell neighbor Teresa, another Oklahoma gal, although not by birth. She comes to us by way of Billings, Montana, a place that knows about cold weather because there is only one or two pieces of barbed wire between them and that arctic wind.
For those of you who remember this cake, the truth is now out. And I always thought I was being so cool man, eating this cake. After all, it was a Beatnik cake…..uhhh-huh.
From Teresa:
Here is another recipe from Oklahoma and served at the Putnam City school districts' cafeterias:
1/2 c. Hershey's baking cocoa (or other favorite chocolate)
2 t. vanilla
1 c. cooking oil
1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1 1/2 c. ground canned beets and juice (consistency of applesauce)
3 eggs, well beaten
· Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
· Combine cocoa, vanilla and oil; mix thoroughly
· Sift flour, sugar, soda and salt together, and add to cocoa mixture.
· Grind beets, or process in blender, before measuring. Blender is fastest.
· Add beets and eggs to batter mixture
· Pour into greased and floured 10" x 14" pan.
· Bake 25 to 30 minutes
· Frost with your favorite chocolate icing.
No wonder the cafeteria ladies were smiling when this was served. The cake is moist and delicious; however, they were sneaking VEGETABLES into our meals and we hadn't a clue!
Editor's Note: And it just wasn't our meals, it was dessert!
Teresa goes on to say that "My own mother was one of the cafeteria sneaks for 10 years at an elementary school down the street from her own home. She didn't tell me what was in the cake until after I'd graduated from Putnam West."
Sneaking…well yes….my own mother had done some time as a cafeteria cook in the Jenks public school system….and she never exposed this secret to me. It was one she took blissfully to her grave.


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An evening of elevating and soulful Carnatic classical music.
This event has a few 'firsts' - the first time ever Wellington is having 2 back to back concerts by visiting artists from India.
Smt Nirmala Rajasekar (Veena)
Sri Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna (Vocal)
Accompanied by
Tanjore K Murugaboopathi (Mridangam)
B U Ganesh Prasad (Violin)
B Shree Sundar Kumar (Kanjira)
The first time ever Wellington is hosting a 'Kanjira' (a percussion drum), artiste.
A team of musicians on Violin, Mridangam and Kanjira will perform with Veena and Vocal exponents in this Double Header, treating listeners to an extended evening of melody.
The programme will commence with the lilting sounds of the Veena followed by a grand Vocal concert.
For tickets priced at $40 (for 2 concerts) Students/Seniors $20 (the price includes a snack packet provided during the break between concerts)
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RADIO DJ GARETH O'Callaghan has revealed that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
The 4FM presenter announced the news on Facebook yesterday evening, and said that he is "devastated".
"I got some unfortunate news recently that I wasn't expecting. I have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, and it's been a very difficult time since being given the diagnoses, but life goes on," O'Callaghan said.
Parkinson's disease is a progressive disease of the nervous system caused by neuronal loss in the brain structure.
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I just want to reassure all my friends here that I am fine and positive and optimistic, and I remain that way, and nothing changes day to day. My radio show is and will always be a very big part of my life, as will my writing. Nothing changes there whatsoever.
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ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) – Three police officers and one civilian were killed Monday (July 18) following armed attacks on a police station and a security service office in Kazakhstan's largest city Almaty, the interior ministry said.
Parts of the city were in lockdown following the incident with one suspect in custody and a manhunt underway for an accomplice still at large, the interior ministry said in a statement.
The detained man is accused of killing a local resident during a carjacking and attacking a police station at around 11am (1pm Singapore), shooting a police officer and taking his gun, said the statement.
The suspect then shot two officers as they gave chase before being arrested.
"According to preliminary information, the detained man is a 27-year-old man with previous convictions," the ministry said, adding that he is "suspected of murdering a woman at the weekend".
It said that police are now searching for the gunman's "partner in crime." Local media reported that at least seven police are being treated in hospital.
The country's anti-terror service has issued a red alert threat warning following the attacks and police have called on residents of the city to stay in their homes.
A woman who lives in the Almalinsky district of Almaty where the police station was attacked told AFP the situation in the city was "very tense".
"I left Almalinsky district in the morning and everything was calm. Now I do not know how I am going to return home," the 22-year-old woman, Sholpan, told AFP by telephone.
Several areas of the city have been cordoned off including the city's railway station, witnesses told AFP.
The country has been rocked by several violent incidents in recent months.
Gunmen went on a rampage in the northwestern city of Aktobe near the Russian border on June 5, killing three civilians at two gun stores before trying to storm a military base with a hijacked bus, killing three soldiers.
In a statement on last month's violence President Nursultan Nazarbayev called the attackers "followers of radical pseudo-religious groups" adding that the gunmen had operated on "instructions received from abroad." At least 18 suspects were killed in police anti-terror raids following those attacks.
For much of its independence Kazakhstan was able to avoid the kind of political tumult seen in other countries in ex-Soviet Central Asia.
But growing social dissatisfaction in the majority Muslim nation has grown as the economy reels from low oil prices and a crisis in neighbouring Russia, a strategic ally.


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Ornate Staff Grip is a common grip weapon upgrade in Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Available at the following merchants:
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Can be found in the following weapons:
- Archmage Lightning StaffArchmage Lightning Staff
Common Staff
Requires: Level 14
Damage: 44-45 Electricity
+11 Magic
- Autumn's TouchAutumn's Touch
Rare Staff
Requires: Level 14
Damage: 50 Cold
+17% Attack
On kill: +20 to Magic for 10 seconds
- Grand Enchanter's StaffGrand Enchanter's Staff
Unique Staff
This staff has seen wear, perhaps from a recent battle. The symbol burned into a grip says it belongs to the grand enchanter of the Circle of Magi – or did at some point.
Requires: Level 15
Damage: 58-59 Cold
+6% Critical Chance
+17 Magic
2% chance to cast Mind Blast on a hit
- Mindchill StaffMindchill Staff
Rare Staff
Requires: Level 19
Damage: 65-67 Cold
+16% Attack
+15% Critical Damage Bonus
2% chance to cast Mind Blast on a hit
- Staff of the FiredrakeStaff of the Firedrake
Rare Staff
Requires: Level 15
Damage: 52-53 Fire
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Nothing brings out the rage in me like technical problems here. I hate them. When I first started blogging (5 years ago now) I had tons of patience to sit and figure things out. I learned a ton about WordPress. I learned that I have no tolerance for any other blogging platform. I've tried them all.
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The ninety-minute workshop is a partnership with Penn State's College of Health and Human Development and Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Get ready to sing and dance along with members of the For Good Troupe as they kick off the workshop by performing one of their favorite musical theatre songs. After the performance, participants will learn basic choreography under the direction of Penn State dance faculty, Penn State School of Theatre students, and the Penn State Chapter of the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
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For nearly 50 years materials science and engineering has been a core strength at Loughborough University and we have a longstanding international reputation for our materials teaching and research.
Why study materials at Loughborough?
We have carefully cultivated a leading reputation over the past 40 years
We have contributed to the advancement and application of knowledge for well over 40 years. With 21 academics and a large support team, we have about 85 full and part-time MSc students, 70 PhD students and 20 research associates.
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One of Africa's richest natural treasures is at risk from the exploration plans of an oil conglomerate.
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Although Virunga National Park's pristine wilderness has been granted protections under Congolese and international law, companies from Europe and elsewhere are pursing plans for oil extraction in and around the park.
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WWF urges governments to cancel concessions and companies against involvement.
Oil exploration in Virunga is illegal
As a signatory to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, Democratic Republic of the Congo has agreed to respect the treaty's requirements for the protection World Heritage Sites.
Oil and mineral extraction have been found by UNESCO to be incompatible with the spirit of the convention. Alarmed by the allocation of oil concessions within Virunga National Park, UNESCO's Director General has called for the Congolese government to "abandon all plans for oil extraction." Similarly, the World Heritage Committee has urged that all oil permits be canceled.
Sustainable livelihoods at risk
Additionally, revenue generated by mountain gorilla ecotourism programmes has provided funding for conservation work and for community development projects in the area. In one nearby village, citizens conducted a public rally to voice their concerns over the proposed oil exploration.
It is feared that the area could suffer from socio-economic tensions, crime and insecurity if development were to proceed, as witnessed in the Niger Delta.
© Kate Holt / WWF-UK
Rich in plant and animal biodiversity
The areas of Virunga National Park allocated as oil concessions cover around 85 per cent of its land, and the habitats of endangered chimpanzees, hippos, and forest elephants.
Oil development could also put at risk hundreds of lesser-known fragile species such as the okapi, which is found in no other country in the world. Over 200 species of mammals live in Virunga National Park, including 22 types of primates. The park is also home to over 700 kinds of birds.
A refuge for gorillas
Allowing illegal activities, such as oil operations, to be conducted in the park fundamentally undermines the authority of park managers, and will make it difficult for them to guard against intrusion by others seeking to exploit its land, trees and animals.
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Furthermore, WWF echos the World Heritage Committee's that all authorizations for companies to undertake exploration activities within park boundaries be revoked.
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This recipe is a compilation of many recipes that I have found over the years. I love this particular recipe because of the vegetables, but it is flexible and you can substitute noodles for the zucchini.
3/4 pound sweet Italian sausage (optional)
1/2 pound lean ground beef (or ground turkey)
1/3 cup minced onion
1 cloves garlic, crushed
1 (15.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
1 (15.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce
1/3 cup water
1 1/2 tbsp white sugar
1 teaspoons dried basil leaves
1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
3/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 tsp salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Ricotta Cheese
1 organic mediun size lemon (zest and juice)
1/2 cup of fresh basil (chopped)
a pinch of sea salt
a pinch of lemon pepper
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
4 medium zucchinis
- For sauce: In a large pot, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. After about 1 hour, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- For ricotta: Place ricotta cheese in a bowl, grate the lemon zest and squeeze the lemon, add zest and juice to bowl, then add basil, salt and pepper and mix it together.
- For lasagna: Slice zucchini lengthwise into thin strips (about 1/8 inch thick) using a mandoline or a sharp knife. Place 8 to 10 zucchini slices, overlapping slightly, in the bottom of an 9x13 in baking dish. Top with 2 cups sauce. Dot with 1/2 cup ricotta. Repeat twice with zucchini, remaining sauce, and 1/2 cup ricotta, alternating direction of zucchini. Top with remaining zucchini, alternating direction; brush with oil. Dot with remaining ricotta. Season with pepper. Bake, uncovered*, until lasagna bubbles and top browns, 60 to 70 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes.


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Marvel Has Big Plans For Taika Waititi's Hilarious 'Thor: Ragnarok' Character
ICYMI, the real star of 'Thor: Ragnarok' is Korg - a giant rock creature voiced by Taika Waititi with a "bouncer from K'Rd" accent.
People have been tweeting non-stop about Korg & it seems Marvel have noticed all the attention.
Just got out of my second viewing of Thor: Ragnarok 👀 pretty sure Korg is my favourite MCU character 😂😂 had me in stitches 😂
— Mitch (@323Mitchell) October 25, 2017
Although we don't know when (or how) he'll return, at least we know if won't be the last we see of Korg.
"We have plans for Korg and Miek," Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige told Fandango.
"When and where we'll have to wait and see, but we, like the audience now that they've seen them, can't get enough.
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Dr Jenny Rampling (History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge)
Dr Lauren Kassell (History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge)
Mr Peter Jones (History and Philosophy of Science/King's College, University of Cambridge)
Conference summary
Alchemists pursued many goals, from the transmutation of metals to the preservation of health and life. These pursuits were continually informed and modified by medical knowledge, while alchemical debates about nature, generation, and the achievability of perfection in turn impacted on medicine and natural philosophy. This three-day international conference will investigate these interactions, from alchemy's development in late antiquity to its decline throughout the eighteenth century. It will ask how alchemical and medical ideas and practices changed over time, how they reflected the experience of individual readers and practitioners, and the extent to which they responded to significant currents in intellectual, political, and social life.
Keynote lecture by Bruce T. Moran (University of Nevada at Reno)
Speakers include:
- Chiara Crisciani (Università degli Studi di Pavia)
- Andrew Cunningham (University of Cambridge)
- Hiro Hirai (Radboud University Nijmegen)
- Didier Kahn (CNRS, Paris)
- William Newman (Indiana University)
- Michela Pereira (Università di Siena)
- Lawrence Principe (Johns Hopkins University)
- Nancy Siraisi (City University of New York)
- Emma Spary (University of Cambridge)
Panel themes include: Elixirs and the prolongation of life; Medicine, alchemy and patronage; The eighteenth-century transmutation of chemical medicine; Books, recipes and secrets; Medical practitioners as alchemists; Shared materials, practices and technologies; The transmission of alchemical and medical knowledge; Histories of alchemy and medicine.
Accommodation for non-paper giving participants
NB. CRASSH is not able to help with the booking of accommodation.
Generously supported by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CRASSH), University of Cambridge, the Bibliographical Society, the 'Generation to Reproduction' strategic award, supported by the Wellcome Trust, the Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia, the Society for History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC), the Society for Renaissance Studies and the British Society for History of Science.
Panel 1: Disciplinary identities I: medical practitioners as alchemists
Chair: Andrew Wear (University College London)
Bink Hallum (University of Warwick): An Islamic physician's reading of the alchemical classics: the Book of Testimonies from al-R?z?'s Twelve Books
Peter M. Jones (University of Cambridge):Alchemical remedies of an English royal physician: John Argentein, c.1443–1508
Hiro Hirai (Radboud University Nijmegen): Alchemy and medicine in Joseph Du Chesne's De priscorum materia (1603)
Adeline Gasnier (Université de Tours): Iatrochemistry vs. medical orthodoxy: a vain attempt to reconcile both doctrines at the medical Faculty of Paris (1603–1609)
Panel 2: Shared materials, practices and apparatus
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13.50 - 14.00
Welcome and Introduction
14.00 - 16.00
16.00 - 16.30
Tea and coffee
16.30 - 18.80
|Karin Ekholm (University of Cambridge)
Andrew Cunningham (University of Cambridge): Mercury, medicine and alchemy
Valentina Pugliano (University of Oxford): Of resins and waters: the simple alchemy of Renaissance apothecaries
Donna Bilak (Bard Graduate Center, New York): The laboratory construct of John Allin, Puritan alchemist in Restoration London
18.00 - 20.00
Simon Forman Quatercentenary Reception (sponsored by the Casebooks Project)
Jennifer Rampling (University of Cambridge): The 'vegetable stone' and alchemical patronage in Tudor England
Rafa? T. Prinke (Eugeniusz Piasecki University in Pozna?): Medicine, alchemy and patronage in late sixteenth century Prague: a microhistory
Tuna Artun (Princeton University): Alchemy and medicine at the Ottoman Court in the reign of Murad IV
Jo Hedesan (University of Exeter):
Panel 5: Disciplinary identities II: the transmutation of chemical medicine
Chair: Hasok Chang (University of Cambridge)
William R. Newman (Indiana University, Bloomington): Isaac Newton and chymical medicine
Cécilia Bognon-Küss (Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne):
Bruce Moran (University of Nevada at Reno): Scheide – Kunst: art and agency at the crossroads of early modern alchemy and medicine
|Friday, 23 September
09.00 - 10.30
|Panel 3: Medicine, alchemy and patronage
Chair tbc
10.30 - 11.00
Tea and coffee
11.00 - 13.00
Panel 4: Prolongation of life
|Chair/commentator: Peter M. Jones (King's College, Cambridge)
Nancy Siraisi (City University of New York): Human lifespan, length of life, and the powers of Galenic medicine: issues and approaches in some fourteenth- to early seventeenth-century accounts
Chiara Crisciani (Università degli Studi di Pavia):
|Elixir and radical moisture in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century alchemy
|Recovering the Arbor Vitae: medical prolongation of life in early modern alchemy
13.00 - 14.15
14.15 - 16.15
|Explaining digestion and assimilation : from fermentation to « chylification » in 18th century medicine and philosophy
Emma Spary (University of Cambridge): The chemistry of flavours in Paris, circa 1730
16.15 - 16.45
Tea and coffee
16.45 - 17.45
Keynote lecture
17.45 - 18.45
Roundtable discussion
Chair: Lauren Kassell (University of Cambridge)
|Conference dinner
|Saturday, 24 September
09.00 - 10.30
10.30 - 11.00
Tea and coffee
11.00 - 13.00
13.00 - 14.15
14.15 - 16.15
|The Chymist and the Physician: Rivalry and Conflict at the Académie Royale des Sciences
Panel 6: Books, recipes and secrets
Chair/commentator: Anke Timmermann (Medical University of Vienna)
Peter J. Grund (University of Kansas): 'Master, I pray youe Enform me of the Errors in philosophie': Scoller and Master and the transmission of alchemical dialogues in medieval and early modern England
Elaine Leong (University of Warwick): Tweaking as creating: recipes and knowledge production in early modern England
Margaret D. Garber (California State University, Fullerton): Circulating the secrets of the Alkahest within the culture of curiosities
Panel 7: Transmission of alchemical and medical knowledge
Chair: tbc
Matteo Martelli (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin): Alchemy and medicine in Graeco-Roman Egypt: the four books by Ps.-Democritus
Gabriele Ferrario (Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit, Cambridge): Materia alchemica and materia medica in medieval Islamic lands. New evidence from the Cairo Genizah
Sébastien Moureau (Université de Nancy 2): New investigations about the link between the De anima in arte alchemiae and Roger Bacon: alchemical and medical doctrines
Didier Kahn (CNRS, Paris): The Apocalypsis spiritus secreti between John of Rupescissa, Hermes, and Paracelsus
Panel 8: Histories of alchemy and medicine
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Michela Pereira (Università di Siena): Elixirs East and West
Lawrence Principe (Johns Hopkins University):
John R. R. Christie (Universities of Oxford and Leeds): Alchemical retrospects: historical self-consciousness in eighteenth-century chemistry
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ZHANG YUANYUAN, a devoted animal advocate in Shenzhen, observed the recent protest campaign against the dog meat festival in Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in June. Unlike hundreds of nationwide advocates who howled against vendors there, she listened to locals, questioned officials, recorded videos and dug deep into the hidden side of the festival.
As the China director of ACTAsia for Animals, a British animal protection organization, Zhang collected information from different sides at this year's festival. "I visited Yulin to learn the attitudes of diners, vendors, residents, officials and animal activists," said Zhang.
"If I don't understand their thinking process, I cannot make a step-by-step plan to end the festival. Isolated campaigns like protesting on that day or saving individual dogs from the market was not enough," said Zhang, who is hoping to develop a longtime strategy to end the festival.
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The annual event that involves savoring dog meat, litchis and strong liquor on the summer solstice (which was on June 21 this year) is a cherished tradition among Yulin locals. Animal welfare activists head to the small town every year to try to stop it. This year's efforts included open letters to the Yulin government and invitations to celebrities to condemn the practice online.
Zhang does not know how long it will take animal advocates to end the festival or dog eating in other areas, but she said they would continue lobbying the Yulin government to ban dog meat sales and to tell the public that eating dogs is uncivilized.
"Evidence shows a link between animal abuse and violence between humans in Western countries. Cats and dogs are close companions for humans and also experience pain and fear. So watching them slaughtered can harm the mental health of humans and leads to violence between humans," said Zhang, adding that children were witnesses to the cruel slaughter of dogs in many Yulin streets.
She also emphasized that poor rabies control in China is a big danger for diners. "I talked to farmers in Yulin who told me that they sold dogs after raising them for two years without giving them any vaccinations. There's no dog meat sanitation inspection procedure in China, so selling dog meat is technically illegal."
Some locals defended the festival as part of the area's cultural heritage and clashed with animal advocates this year. "Like wearing animal fur, eating cats and dogs is a personal choice, but if the whole world is progressing toward civilization, why don't we progress with it? When more people are aware of animal abuse, they will not want to be cruel to animals and stop eating cats and dogs," said Zhang.
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For 12 years, Zhang has been spreading the message of animal welfare, advocating a naturally balanced world where animals and humans live together. However, her early relations with animals were built when she did animal testing for her biology and medicine studies during college. "Like many medical students, I had mysophobia. I frequently washed my hands. I didn't like animals and never wanted to make them part of my life," Zhang recalled.
She says now, though, that animal testing can be reduced or avoided if people redesign their experiments scientifically. "Scientists can avoid animal testing if similar analysis is done beforehand. There are detailed laws on animal testing in Western countries because they want to limit animal abuse. The laws in China are not very strict, so many Western pharmacy companies do animal testing in China, and our country is also where Western brands produce and process furs," said Zhang.
In 2001, Zhang's husband brought home a cat without asking her, saying he had wanted to raise a pet since childhood. After living with the cat for a year, Zhang's mysophobia went away. In 2002, After finishing her postgraduate studies at the Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Zhang worked as an assistant at Tsinghua Yuanxing Pharmaceutical Company in Shenzhen and was later promoted as a human resources manager.
Hoping to exchange pet-keeping knowledge, she and some friends self-financed the launch of szcat.org. She said because of her clinical medicine background, she always advocated raising pets in a scientific way on the website.
In December 2002, Zhang noticed an article in a Guangzhou magazine that said eating cats could nourish humans in winter. Shocked, she soon organized several animal protection groups from Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Macao and Hong Kong to call for respect for animals at a press conference.
"Since then, szcat.org changed from a leisurely, pet-raising platform to an animal protection website, and we began to pay attention to homeless cats," said Zhang. "With the help of Hong Kong animal welfare associations, I learned about spaying and neutering and began to cooperate with local pet hospitals that sponsor our website by giving free sterilization operations to our members' cats."
Szcat hit local headlines in March 2009 when the urban village of Gangxia was demolished for renovation and Zhang organized a group of volunteers to save abandoned cats locked in empty buildings.
"We contacted property management staff members several days ahead of the demolition, but they ignored us. Finally, we convinced the property manager to allow us to enter the abandoned buildings," said Zhang. The volunteers then knocked on doors one by one and even imitated mice to find the cats. They saved 16 cats.
This year, Baishizhou is going to be demolished. Zhang contacted community staff members last year, helping them spread the message to residents to not abandon their pets.
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Since 2006, Zhang had been a volunteer of ACTAsia and organized training sessions for animal advocates, veterinarians and community workers throughout China. She later formally set up the Chinese division of the British charity in Shenzhen. The organization focuses on training animal advocates to fight animal abuse and educating the public about respect for animal life.
Zhang said with her human resources experience, she knows the importance of developing animal advocates. As early as 2003, she noticed that many animal welfare volunteers worked day and night for animals but could hardly gain any support from their families. "Some of them saved too many abandoned pets and kept them at home, which made them in a mess. The lack of experience and knowledge on how to protect animals and fight animal suffering made their lives harder," said Zhang.
She added that many Chinese think animal advocates are extremists who regard animals as a priority. "We don't regard animals as a priority, but understanding and nurturing the relationship between humans and animals is a priority. We promote getting along with animals in a scientific way, educate children on why and how they should be friendly to animals and we encourage people to change their consumer habits, such as not wearing animal furs and not watching animal circuses. Animal protection doesn't mean stopping all the harms done to animals at once, but reducing animal harms in an orderly manner."
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