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"Extended Play," the first new music from Fleetwood Mac in ten years has been released. The four songs can be downloaded exclusively for now on iTunes. The band has been showcasing one of the new songs, Lindsay Buckingham's "Sad Angel," on its current tour. The EP contains two other new Buckingham compositions, "It Takes Time" and "Miss Fantasy." The fourth song, Stevie Nicks' "Without You," dates to the pre-Mac Buckingham-Nicks days of the early '70 s. The last new Mac music was the 2003 CD, "Say You Will," that hit No. 3 and was a certified gold album.
Last year's brief 12-date Monkees tour in November and December, the first U.S. jaunt with singer-guitarist Mike Nesmith since the late '60 s, was a critical and box office success. So, Nesmith, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork will do it again this summer.
This time they're doubling the number of shows they did last year. The first of 24 dates kicks off July 15 at the 1,800-seat Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York and concludes Aug. 18 in Portland at the 2,776-seat Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The tour includes stops on Aug. 11 at the 1,400-seat outdoor Humphrey's in San Diego, and Aug. 12 at the 3,051-seat Terrace Theatre in Long Beach.
The Eagles, that recently added one-time lead guitarist Bernie Leadon to its "History of The Eagles Tour" lineup after 38 years, added eight more shows in September to its summer tour, five in Canada and three here. The new shows bring the number of concerts on the tour to 20, almost all of them across the northern U.S., New England and Canada. So far no Western U.S. gigs have been announced.
The highly lauded "History of The Eagles" documentary has been released on DVD and Blu-ray as a 3-disc set that includes concert footage, and a treasure trove from the band's archives, including never before seen home movies.
Ringo Starr and his most recent All-Starr Band, his 12 th, get along onstage and off so well that they're all reuniting for a fall tour of South America and Mexico. Only two U.S. dates have been set, Nov. 22-23 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Ringo and his pals Todd Rundgren, former Santana and Journey organist-singer Gregg Rolie, Toto singer-guitarist Steve Lukather, former Mr. Mister leader Richard Page, former David Lee Roth band drummer Gregg Bissonette, and sax-playing multi-instrumentalist Mark Rivera, who has played in Billy Joel's band since 1982, kick off the 12-date tour on Oct. 29 at the 7,000-seat Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The tour wraps with the Vegas shows.
The Turtles' "Happy Together" tour, also featuring former Paul Revere and The Raiders frontman Mark Lindsay, Playboys' leader Gary Lewis, former Three Dog Night frontman Chuck Negron and former Union Gap singer Gary Puckett, added a handful of dates to its already-lengthy summer tour. Among the new shows on the now 49-date tour is on July 5 at the 1,900-seat Saban Theatre, formerly the Fox Wilshire Theatre, an art deco landmark venue in Beverly Hills that was built in 1930. The tour also plays the San Diego Fair at the Del Mar Racetrack on the Fourth of July.
Neil Diamond's 1969 No. 4 standard, "Sweet Caroline," named after a young Massachusetts resident named Caroline Kennedy, has been the unofficial theme song of Boston for about the last decade. Since 2002, the song has been played during the 8 th inning at the Boston Red Sox home games at venerable Fenway Park, a tradition eventually picked up by all of Beantown's pro teams.
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15, "Sweet Caroline" has become the city's and the nation's rallying song and sales of the tune have jumped nearly 600% since then, according to Billboard. Last week, the 72-year-old Diamond made a surprise appearance at the first Red Sox game at Fenway since the bombing to sing the song on the field in person.
When he found out about the jump in sales, the singer tweeted that he was donating his royalties since the bombing to Boston's One Fund relief effort. Last week, 19,000 copies of the song were sold. In addition, Diamond has written and is recording new material partially inspired by the bombing and the resilience of the people of Boston in the wake of the attack. No release date has been set.
"Kinky Boots," the Broadway play with music by Cyndi Lauper, led all productions with 13 Tony Award nominations. Actor-writer Harvey Fierstein wrote the book. Among the nominations are for Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Orchestrations, Best Choreography and Best Book of a Musical.
The Tony Awards will be broadcast live from New York City on CBS on June 9.
Former Grateful Dead singer-guitarist Bob Weir collapsed onstage during a performance last week in Port Chester, New York of his and former Dead bassist Phil Lesh's band Furthur. Two days later, he performed a full Furthur concert in Atlantic City and, according to those in attendance, appeared fine.
However, a new statement posted on his website said that the 65-year-old Weir will be unable to perform until the end of June when he's set to join Bob Dylan, Wilco and My Morning Jacket for four shows in the South.
The statement said that Weir, Lesh and Further "look forward to returning to the road as scheduled on July 11 in Brooklyn for their summer tour, which carries them through early October on the West Coast." Further's summer tour wraps with three nights at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Oct. 4-6.
Former and possibly future Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and his latest band, The Sensational Space Shifters, will be spending June 20 through July 27 playing 21 concerts across America. Two of those concerts will occur on June 26 at the 6,300-seat Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles, and on June 28 at the 4,562-seat Santa Barbara County Bowl.
Plant sparked Led Zep reunion talk when he said in an interview that he has nothing planned in 2014 and that if his fellow Zep pals John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page so desire, he's possibly available. Also, the setlist from last month's tour of Australia was loaded with classic hardcore Zep rockers, half of the setlist, in fact, including the rare "Four Sticks," "Black Dog," "Whole Lotta Love" and "Rock and Roll."
The "Americanarama Festival of Music" is what Bob Dylan, Wilco and My Morning Jacket are calling their upcoming American tour, from June 26 through Aug. 4. As has been Dylan's preference in recent years, minor league ballparks and stadiums are included among the jaunt's 26 dates. The road show stops at Irvine's Verizon Amphitheatre Aug. 3. The three acts will also be joined at various shows by former Grateful Dead leader Bob Weir, former Fairport Convention founder Richard Thompson's Electric Trio, and younger Americana singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham.
Aussie songstress Olivia Newton-John has cancelled her upcoming residency at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas this summer in order to be with her sister, Rona, and help her through her treatments for brain cancer, according to the Boot. Newton-John, 64, is herself a breast cancer survivor. On her website, she posted a statement that read in part, "I am very aware of the importance of love, support and family during this journey she is about to begin."
Country star Toby Keith, who was honored by Congress in a 2008 resolution for his career-long commitment to the troops, playing USO shows in Afghanistan, Iraq, Cuba, Germany, Belgium, Kosovo, Italy and Africa, has headed out on another USO jaunt, this time to play for the troops stationed in Guam, Hawaii and the Philippines. All his USO concerts are free to military personnel and their families. Over the past 11 years, the 51-year-old Keith has played more than 200 USO shows, reports the Boot.
Keith kicks off his next U.S. tour, a 28-show run, on June 8 at the Thunder On The Mountain fest in Ozark, Ark., along with Big and Rich, Montgomery Gentry, Luke Bryan and Gretchen Wilson. No concerts are scheduled in California or Nevada.
A custom-built bass guitar, made especially for Pete Sears when he was a member of The Jefferson Starship, was returned to him 35 years after it was stolen, reports the Huffington Post.
The instrument, called "Dragon," because of its inlay of the mythic beast, was crafted by Tom Lieber, who made a similar six-string electric guitar for Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia out of the same large piece of wood.
Sears, an Englishman who was a member of Rod Stewart's band and played on the hits "Maggie May" and "Reason To Believe," before joining The Jefferson Starship, with whom he played from 1974-1987, discovered that his prized bass was stolen during a riot at a 1978 music festival in Germany.
He told the Marin Journal last week, "I felt sick. It was like losing a work of art, I was in shock. The whole band was in shock." He recently posted on his Facebook page, "Barely a week has gone by that I haven't lamented on the loss of this beautiful instrument." Four years ago he offered a $2,500 reward for its return.
Several weeks ago he heard from a musician in Germany, who told Sears that he bought the guitar in 1991 and packed it away untouched for years. The German musician said he didn't want to play an instrument he knew was stolen property. Sears agreed to buy back the bass for approximately $3,250. Said Sears, "I couldn't believe it. I was absolutely ecstatic."
The 650 fans that paid $20 to see The Rolling Stones' first gig of 2013, at the Echoplex, on Sunset Blvd., west of Dodger Stadium near downtown Los Angeles, were treated to a 14-song set that included three songs from 1969's "Let It Bleed" ("Live With Me," Robert Johnson's "Love In Vain" and "Midnight Rambler," the latter two songs featuring The Stone's former lead guitarist Mick Taylor) and three cuts from 1978's "Some Girls" ("Respectable," "Miss You" and their cover of The Temptations' "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me").
For the first time ever, the band also ran through Otis Redding's "That How Strong My Love Is" and they dug out Chuck Berry's "Little Queenie" for its first performance since their 1969 tour that included the disastrous free concert at the Altamont Motor Speedway.
The band opened with 1993's "You Got Me Rocking" and the set also included "Street Fighting Man," from 1968's "Beggar's Banquet" and "She's So Cold" from 1980's "Emotional Rescue," before closing the show with the biggies "Start Me Up" from "Tattoo You" in 1982 and encoring with "Brown Sugar" (1971) and "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1968).
George Jones was often referred to as the greatest singer in the history of country music. Jones died in Nashville at 81 after battling various medical maladies, including respiratory problems, that landed the singer in the hospital numerous times over the past year, reports The Associated Press.
Jones, whose career began in the '50 s, was known equally for his ability to vocalize heartbreak like no other, and for his addiction to alcohol and cocaine that earned him the nickname, "No-Show Jones" because of the number of concerts that were cancelled because the superstar failed to show up.
Despite a relapse here and there, Jones sobered up in the mid-'80 s, with help from wife number four, Nancy, and remained so for the remainder of his life. Nancy survives him.
His 1980 recording of "He Stopped Loving Her Today" is considered by many to be the single greatest vocal and record in all of country music. The record became his first No. 1 single in six years.
Jones scored his first Top 10 country hit in 1955 with "Why Baby Why" and his first No. 1 four years later when the title cut to his album "White Lightening" topped the chart. In all, the Possum, as he was nicknamed because of the shape of his nose, scored 14 No. 1 country singles, including three with his former wife Tammy Wynette, and one with Barbara Mandrell and one with Merle Haggard. Over his seven-decade career, Jones recorded more than 150 hits.
At the time of his death he was on his farewell tour, a year-long trek around America titled "The Grand Farewell," that was going to culminate in an all-star final concert in Nashville in November. He was also working on his planned final album. Dolly Parton, his friend of nearly a half-century, was writing songs specifically for the record.
Jones, who had been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1956, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992, and was the recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor in 2008. Last year, he received the Grammy's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Mandrell, Alan Jackson, Ronnie Milsap, Vince Gill, Charlie Daniels, Randy Travis, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley and Kid Rock all sang at his funeral, which was broadcast live on CMT, GAC, RFD and the Family Net and on SiriusXM radio, as well as on WSM 650 AM that is the home station of the Grand Ole Opry.
Cordell "Boogie" Mosson, bassist for 40 years for George Clinton's flashy space band, Parliament-Funkadelic, died of liver failure at 60 in New Brunswick, NJ, according to the New York Times. Known as "Boogie" to all, he was known for his elaborate way-out sci-fi costumes. Mosson, who also played guitar and drums, became the group's bassist when Bootsy Collins left to forge a successful solo career and remained in that role until 2011. In an interview with the Times after Mosson's passing, Clinton trumpeted Mosson's ability to groove with "all the psychedelic stuff and the Motown and the James Brown" that the band played. "Boogie's been playing with us since he was 13 or 14. He was the heartbeat for a long time." Mosson, Clinton and 14 other P-Funk members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
Among the recently released albums, digital reissues, MP3 downloads and deluxe box sets are "NOW What?!," the first studio album from British hard rock icons Deep Purple in seven years; "Life on a Rock," the 14 th studio album in 19 years from four-time ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney; "Ready to Die," the first CD in six years, and only the second album in 40 years from the original punks, Iggy and The Stooges; "Everybody Loves Sausages," from metal punks The Melvins; "The Journey" is the first CD in 14 years from Scottish new wavers Big Country, now featuring The Alarm's former frontman Mike Peters on lead vocals; "Remote Control – Expanded Edition," is a reissue of Fee Waybill and The Tubes' 1979 LP with four bonus cuts; a 36-song career-spanning 2-CD anthology, "Expanded Oils" from Aussie rockers Midnight Oil; "English Little League," from reunited alt rockers Guided By Voices, who first formed in Ohio in 1983; a reissue of Blue Oyster Cult's 1988 album, Imaginos;" "Life Beyond LA: The Deluxe Edition" is a 2-CD reissue of Ambrosia's 1978 LP that comes with a 1978 live bonus disc; on "Have Harmony, Will Travel" former Textones leader Carla Olson duets with the likes of Juice Newton, former Byrd John York, James Intveld, The Plimsouls' Peter Case, and Richie Furay; "Raise a Little Hell" from Illinois goodtime rockers Head East, who formed in 1969; "If the River Was Whiskey" is the first album in seven years from New York City alt rockers The Spin Doctors; the 28-track "Complete Original #1 Hits," from Country Music Hall of Famer Eddy Arnold, includes the classics "Make the World Go Away" and "I Want to Go with You;" "Still Good to be Bad" from British rocker David Coverdale and Whitesnake.
Classic acts from the '50 s, '60 s and '70 s continue to perform. Here's what one of them is doing.
Bill Cosby is known for many things, including the obvious – comedy, education, his passion for jazz music and humanitarian issues.
Many tend to forget that he was the first black actor to star in a network drama series. The action adventure series, "I Spy" ran from 1965-1968 and also starred Robert Culp and won Cosby three best actor Emmys. The two played undercover secret agents who traveled the world protecting American interests, while blending serious drama with comedy. Because of Cosby's casting, "I Spy" was banned at the time on several NBC stations in the south.
As Cos continued to perform his stand-up comedy to packed houses, other successful series followed, including "The Bill Cosby Show," a sitcom that saw him play a high school physical education teacher; and a Saturday morning cartoon show, "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids." Then in 1984, "The Cosby Show," a sitcom about the Huxtable family, ruled the Neilson ratings for the next eight seasons, until 1992.
His comedy albums such as 1964's "I Started Out As a Child," 1965's "Why Is There Air," 1966's "Wonderfulness" and 1967's "Revenge" and 1968's "To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With," were huge hits and they won him six Best Comedy Album Grammys from 1965-1970. In all, he released 21 comedy albums between 1963-1991.
But guess what? He also released more than a dozen musical albums, including "Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings" in 1967. He even had a hit record from that album, "Little Old Man (Uptight-Everything's Alright)," that hit No. 4 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. The song, a version of the 1965 Stevie Wonder hit, featured Cosby's talk-singing.
Now 75, Cosby is still at it, performing his stand-up all across the country. His latest national tour kicked off this week at the Legends Theatre at the Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque and will see him performing 34 shows through Dec. 1. Among his dates are shows on May 24 at Treasure Island in Las Vegas, on June 9 at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, and on July 21 at Humphrey's in San Diego.
Steve Smith writes a new Classic Pop, Rock and Country Music News column every week. Like, recommend or share the column on Facebook. Contact him by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — A linguist for the Navy in Bahrain is charged under the Espionage Act with possessing classified documents — some of which ended up in public archives of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
James Hitselberger, who is fluent in Arabic, had the job as a federal contractor of translating documents for the Joint Special Operations Task Force-Gulf Cooperation Council. The council contains a unit conducting unconventional warfare, counterterrorism and special reconnaissance.
An FBI affidavit unsealed Monday says Hitselberger copied documents last spring that discussed military troop activities in the region and gaps in U.S. intelligence in Bahrain. His superiors later found the material stashed in his backpack, and investigators said they subsequently discovered additional classified material at Stanford in the "James F. Hitselberger Collection."
Hitselberger pleaded not guilty on Oct. 26.
The FBI affidavit said Hitselberger underwent extensive training instructing him on careful handling of classified information. Hitselberger told investigators that his sole purpose for running off copies was to take the material to his living quarters to read. He told investigators that he long ago established a collection at the Hoover archives so that he could store pamphlets and writings he acquired in Iran in 1978. FBI agents who visited the Hoover Institution said that a classified document dated Feb. 12, 2012, and titled Bahrain Situation Update was part of the Hitselberger collection in an area open to the public.
The deputy archivist at the Hoover Institution told Hitselberger in an email that "in light of the FBI investigation of your collection ... we will no longer accept additions to the collection, as we don't want to risk receiving more classified material." Hitselberger replied that he "was unable to locate my regular reading glasses that day over a month ago and I did not notice the 'secret' designation at the bottom."
The section of the Espionage Act that Hitselberger is charged with violating prohibits unauthorized possession of defense information that could be used to injure the United States or aid a foreign power.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson ordered Hitselberger held without bond. "While the government concedes that defendant has no history of violence and did not disseminate the classified information to a 'foreign power,'" Robinson wrote, "defendant's retention of classified documents poses a danger to the community by potentially compromising national security."
The case against Hitselberger was first reported by the online publication Secrecy News.

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Manchester schools cancel summer programs for WednesdayBy Doug Alden
New Hampshire Union Leader
July 17. 2013 12:31PM
MANCHESTER - The Manchester School District has called off all summer programs scheduled for Wednesday as temperatures are expected to reach the 90s for the third straight day.
The high Tuesday at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport was 94 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
Meteorologist Mike Kistner of the NWS office in Gray, Maine, said it wasn't record-breaking heat, but temperatures throughout the Granite State have been running 10-to-12 degrees above normal.
While the North Country could see a little relief from rain on Wednesday, Kistner said temperatures southern New Hampshire are likely to keep reaching the low-to-mid 90s.


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Ted Siefer's City Hall: Hirschmann leery of business group's ice arena takeoverBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 26. 2014 11:31PM
At times during last week's meeting of the aldermen's Land and Buildings Committee, it seemed like Alderman Keith Hirschmann was trying to stop a roaring train.
Hirschmann urged his colleagues to take a close, careful look at the agreement put forward by the group of local businessmen who want to take over the operation of the city's West Side Ice Arena, in partnership with the Manchester Regional Youth Hockey Association (MRYHA).
Pushing for a speedy approval of the deal, however, was Alderman Dan O'Neil, chairman of the board of aldermen, and his colleagues also seemed eager to reach an agreement, to be voted on possibly as soon as Tuesday.
O'Neil has noted that the West Side arena is in poor condition, and even with MRYHA as its main tenant, the city can barely afford to keep running the facility. Hirschmann has pointed out that the business partners, while local guys, have little experience running an ice arena and are looking to the city to fund much-needed renovations. Hirschmann was able to prevail upon Alderman Pat Long, the committee chairman, to at least hold another meeting before the full board possibly considers the deal.
Mayor Ted Gatsas has been a prime backer of shifting the city's recreational facilities to public-private control, but he told me that the proposal put forward by Renaissance, as the partners are calling their venture, needed to be closely reviewed before any vote.
"I've got concerns if everything city staff is looking at is not addressed - the personal guarantees, the 'What happens if?'" he said. "I know attorney Clark and (Finance Director) Bill Sanders are working with them. I just want to make sure we have due diligence, as we had with McIntyre."
Gatsas was referring to the agreement in 2009 that transferred the operation of the ski hill to the ski school, a deal Renaissance's attorney cited as a model. But then, it took more than a year before that deal was finalized.
Another public-private predecessor is the Derryfield Country Club. In 2002, the city reached an agreement with a couple of business partners that led to the creation of the restaurant and events center, although the city's Parks Division still is responsible for maintaining and operating the course.
It so happens that the restaurant managers are seeking a revision to their lease with the city that would alter the schedule for rent increases set to go into effect over the next 15 years, as part of a larger plan to upgrade the facility and expand parking.
O'Neil had a far more skeptical reaction to this plan when it was put forward in committee last month. He called the parking lot expansion a "deal breaker," since he said it could affect access to a popular sledding hill, and he insisted the proposal be vetted by no less than three departments. They have yet to report back.
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The aldermen's Administration Committee has kicked to the curb the pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) trash fee idea, but last week it gave the green light for a couple of more modest revenue-generating plans. The most significant of them would tighten property tax exemptions for disabled people. The proposal was put forward by Assessing Board Chairman Robert Gagne as part of a larger plan to tighten up the city's exemptions. Gagne has noted that while the city ranks near the bottom of a 14-town survey for median income, it tops the list for the percentage of tax base value discounted through exemptions for the elderly, disabled and veterans. Taken together, the exemptions cost the city $5.52 million last year.
But under Gagne's plan, only the ranks of disabled exemptions would be reduced. Currently, the disabled qualify for an exemption as long as their income does not exceed $100,000 and their assets, not including their home, don't top $200,000.
The plan approved by the committee Wednesday would equalize the asset and income limits for the disabled with the elderly, as is the case in other towns. The income limit for both groups would be $32,000 for a single person and $45,000 for a married couple; the asset limits would be $90,000 and $115,000.
The full board will have its say on the plan on Tuesday, along with several other revenue ideas, including PAYT.
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Another measure took a big step forward in the Administration Committee: A draft version of a comprehensive right-to-know policy.
It's a lengthy document, and, as is often the case with legalistic materials, its substance can be lost in the fine print. But for anyone accustomed to what had been a fairly accommodating, if inconsistent, response to RTK requests on the part of city officials, the policy poses significant changes. For example, those who invoke the state's Right to Know Law, RSA 91-A, would be directed to make their request to the city clerk through a personally signed document. Copy fees would be assessed up-front, before records were released. And copy fees would be charged on a per-page basis even for electronic records that don't require "copying."
Not surprisingly, radio host Rich Girard, a prolific executor of RTK requests, is not pleased with the proposed policy, and he dashed off a letter to the committee detailing his concerns.
He quoted from state law, the purpose of which is to ensure "the greatest possible public access to the actions, discussions and records of all public bodies."
Girard wrote, "This policy falls short of that mandate by creating unnecessary and unlawful confusions, burdens and restrictions on what information is available, the process to request it and the legal mandate to provide it."
But the committee deferred to the judgment of the city's legal counsel, who in this case played a big role in drafting the policy.
"I've read through the communication from Mr. Girard," Solicitor Tom Clark said. "I don't think (his concerns) rise to the level of violating the law or the spirit of law.."
Ted Siefer is the City Hall reporter for the New Hampshire Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News. He may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and followed on Twitter @tbsreporter.


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Tuning into children's voices: Exploring the perceptions of primary aged children about their education in one primary school in England
This small scale study examined children's views about their education in one primary school in England. The research took place in a large primary school, situated in an area of relative social deprivation in a northern town. A focus group was used to elicit the views of children in Key Stage 2 (aged 7-11) about their teachers, the curriculum, assessment and school inspection. Although the findings cannot be generalised, pupils had mixed views about reading, writing and mathematics. However, they were unanimous in their dislike of science. The data also indicate that pupils felt that the processes of testing and school inspection both served important purposes and that external validation of the school's performance was necessary. This study provides a springboard for further research into pupils' perspectives of their primary education.
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I'm working through Pro Archia but the section italicized and underlined is driving me crazy.
ac ne quis a nobis hoc ita dici forte miretur quod alia quaedam in hoc facultas sit ingeni, neque haec dicendi ratio aut disciplina
quod - because
sit - he/it may be
facultas ingeni - abundance of talent
quaedam - a / a certain - it's feminine and nominative, so does it go with facultas?
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One Direction kicked of its "Take Me Home" tour last week, and the boys are eager to share every minute of it with their devoted fans. Yesterday, Niall Horan posted a video of a pant-less Harry Styles running around the stage during a sound check in Glasgow, Scotland.
"Harry is in the Holmes chapel harriers hahahah! go on me aul son! #ThisIsWhatHappensAtOurSoundcheck," Horan tweeted to his over 10 million followers.
The 18-second post went viral as it was then re-tweeted over 42,000 thousand times.
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If you've ever wondered what Harry Styles looks like running around in super short shorts, here's your chance to find out.


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A senior Palestinian Authority official on Thursday said the regime of US-backed Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is pulling for Democratic candidate Barack Obama to win the upcoming US presidential election.
PA Planning Minister Samir Abdullah told reporters on a visit to Tokyo that the assumption in Ramallah is that Obama will win the election, and once inaugurated will immediately set in motion the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian Arab state on the biblical Jewish lands of Judea and Samaria.
"[Obama] promised that he will not wait until the end of his term to launch negotiations and he will make it happen from day one," said Abdullah, referring to current US President George W. Bush's unfulfilled promise to oversee the birth of "Palestine" during his time in office.
Israel's leadership has expressed a willingness to give the Palestinian Arabs a state, though they have never exercised sovereignty over any part of the Middle East, but are reluctant to do so until the Palestinian Authority proves itself capable of effectively ruling and preventing its citizens from attacking the Jewish state.
Palestinian leaders hope the next US president will pressure Israel to surrender Judea and Samaria even without those obligations being met.
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Located in Mbabat, Timbavati Safari Lodge offers accommodation in thatched chalets with colourful traditional African design like the huts of the Ndebele Tribe. Set 24-minutes\' drive from the Kruger National Park, this lodge has a swimming pool and a bar.
Each chalet is fitted with a ceiling fan and mosquito net over each bed and the windows. Complete with a private verandah, the guest rooms come with a private bathroom with free toiletries and is fitted with a shower.
Guests can enjoy meals ...at the on-site restaurant, with special diet menus available on request. The property also offers packed lunches. Guests can enjoy a BBQ in the evenings or dine by the pool.
Timbavati Safari Lodge can arrange day trips to the Kruger National Park with a trained guide, as well as sunset drives and bush walks.
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Spending on IT for border controls is set to increase around Europe over the next four years, according to a new Kable report.
Expenditure across the EU will rise from €1.2bn this year to €1.74bn in 2010, accounting for 1.3 per cent of the total IT spend for the public sector, according to The European e-Borders Landscape.
National border controls are expected to account for the largest proportion, rising from €1.02bn to €1.29bn.
Kable does not anticipate any step change in spending in this area, as member states are already taking account of the risks from international terrorism. While the timing of national initiatives will be subject to some fluctuations, the report assumes a steady roll out across Europe.
Investment on strengthening EU external borders will rise from €207m to €381m by 2010, with money coming from EU funds and national budgets. While new member states in eastern Europe have completed the work on securing their borders, there is growing pressure on the southern borders of the continent and this is expected to provide the focus of future joint spending.
Support for freedom of movement within Europe accounts for €39m this year and is expected to rise to €67m, fuelled largely by spending on the Schengen Information System – a common database of information related to border security and law enforcement - and visa information systems.
National governments are expected to manage most of the investment, with the UK, Germany and France accounting for just over half between them.
The report makes the point that controls on the movement of goods and people are not just about immigration and combating terrorism, but economic development, the collection of revenues, fighting organised crime and public health and safety. The organisation of border controls varies from country to country, but they increasingly rely on the cooperation of bodies across national borders.
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by Chet Nagle
In 2008 candidate Obama said, "We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that is just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded." Listen to it.
After he was elected in 2008, President Obama never again mentioned his "national security objectives," or the "national security force" he wanted to create. Was that 2008 statement just an applause line? Not really, citizen, not really.
The president has never again mentioned his "national security force" or his "national security objectives," and because mainstream media has never questioned him, Americans have two choices: Forget it and trust the White House, or examine actions of the Obama administration over the last five years. If we look closely, a pattern emerges.
To begin, there are those massive Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ammunition buys. One contract is for 450 million rounds, according to the ammo company, ATK. With just this one contract, DHS buys 90 million rounds per year of 40-caliber pistol ammo. There are other contracts, some with parts blacked out by DHS, but that cover ammunition for 9mm pistols, shotguns, .308-caliber sniper rifles, and other weapons. These ammunition contracts surfaced last year, and some analysts calculated the total to exceed 1.6 billion rounds! There are websites laced with links to DHS ammo contracts. [ http://www.infowars.com/dhs-purchases-200-million-more-rounds-of-ammunition/] The official explanation for these contracts is that DHS agents need the bullets for "mandatory quarterly firearms qualifications and other training sessions." No explanation is given for the bullets that have expensive and deadly hollow-points that are not used for target practice, and no explanation for the sniper rifle ammunition. Interestingly, a comparison of these amounts with records of ammunition used by U.S. forces in battle in Iraq -- 5.5 million rounds per month -- gives a rough calculation that DHS has enough ammo to fight a thirty-year war. Since DHS does not operate in Iraq , who is the enemy in America they plan to shoot?
There are many other DHS contracts for things like: armored fighting vehicles, bullet-proof booths for street check-points, bullet-proof vests, riot gear, 7,000 fully automatic AR-15 rifles, and over $30 billion in grants to cooperating local police forces for military-style equipment. In 2011, the DHS budget was $98.8 billion, but they spent only $66.4 billion.
Then there are those viral internet rumors about internment camps. Before you think, "Right wing extremist propaganda," remember those 110,000 Japanese-American citizens in 1941. By Executive Order of President Roosevelt, they spent four years in "relocation" camps built in rural areas from the Mississippi to Hawaii . Even Canada , our very liberal northern neighbor, uprooted 27,000 Japanese-Canadians from their homes and scattered them into 22 camps across western Canada .
Of course, "It can't happen here." Nevertheless, KBR (former Halliburton subsidiary, Kellogg, Brown & Root) is soliciting support teams for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) camps. The KBR descriptive document is for services for the camps in five FEMA "regions" of the United States . (It has a map of those regions.)
And the U.S. Army issued a 326 page manual, Internment and Resettlement Operations? It might be just a manual for army camps holding foreign prisoners of war, except for the sections under "Civil Support Operations," and how the Army will handle "DCs," that is, Dislocated Civilians. It details how Psychological Operations Officers will "reduce or remove antagonistic attitudes," including "muffling" (gagging) agitators. The manual clearly states it applies within "the U.S. and its territories," and that the Posse Comitatus Act prohibiting using U.S. soldiers as a police force in America can be sidestepped by the president "invoking his executive authority."
Some argue President Obama and DHS will not ignore constitutional limits on their authority. They are wrong. For example, the Fourth Amendment guarantees "the people have a right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures..." and a warrant is required that describes the place, person or thing to be seized. The Obama administration don't need no stinkin' warrants. Instead, DHS states that if you live within 100 miles of a U.S. international border, DHS can seize and search all your electronic devices including cell phones, tablets, and laptops - without probable cause or a warrant. They call it "the border security search zone." This 'search zone' includes entire states: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, plus large parts of New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Take them to court, you say? It might be difficult to do after you are arrested under provisions of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and denied habeas corpus and a public trial before a jury of your peers.
Rob Natelson, former professor of law at the University of Montana , has written a masterful analysis of how Congress surrendered the right to due process to President Obama, giving him power under the NDAA to detain American citizens indefinitely.
Now look at the president's Executive Orders (EO). On 16 March 2012, President Obama issued EO, National Defense Resources Preparedness. It states the president can seize all the resources in the nation (food, water, transportation, etc.) "to promote the national defense," another undefined phrase. On 6 July 2012, this power was combined with EO, Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions that gives DHS the power to control the internet to "satisfy priority communications requirements through the use of commercial, Government, and privately owned communications resources, when appropriate." The words "when appropriate" are not defined.
So let's add it up:
1. DHS has 270,000 personnel including an army of 70,000 armed agents. Among other things, it controls the internet and all communications.
2. An Army manual says Posse Comitatus will be sidestepped by the president so uniformed troops can become national police.
3. FEMA camps are being organized and serviced.
4. The 4th and 10th Amendments are ignored by DHS, and the 2nd Amendment's 'right to bear arms,' is under vigorous attack.
5. Executive Orders enable the president to control food, utilities, and the internet. When grocery stores are empty, citizens must go to FEMA camps for bread and water. (Leave your guns at the door, please.)
6. A "civilian national security force" that candidate Obama wanted in 2008 is now the DHS, and it takes orders from President Obama.
So it is not just DHS ammo. To those billions of bullets, add the power government agents have to take control of the Republic, "when appropriate." Get ready to hear: "I'm from DHS, and I'm here to help you."
Note: Chet Nagle is a Naval Academy graduate, a Georgetown Law School graduate, and Cold War carrier pilot who flew in the Cuban Missile Crisis. After a stint as a Navy research project officer, he joined International Security Affairs as a Pentagon civilian involved in defense and intelligence work. Afterwards, he lived abroad for 12 years working with Aeromaritime, Inc. and as an agent for the CIA, spending time in Iran , Oman , and many other countries. Along the way, he was founding publisher of a geo-political magazine, The Journal of Defense & Diplomacy, read in over 20 countries. At the end of his work in the Middle East, he was awarded the Order of Oman for his role in Oman 's victory in a guerilla war fomented by communist Yemen . Nagle's first book is a fact-based novel about Iran 's nuclear weapons program, IRAN COVENANT, available on Amazon. His second novel, THE WOOLSORTER'S PLAGUE, was published in 2010 and describes an attack on Washington by terrorists using a biological weapon. He and his wife Dorothy live in Virginia .
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On Saturdays at the Worthington Farmers Market, Licking County rancher John Wiley sells every piece and package of beef he brings.
Thanks to historic high prices for both beef and live cattle, Wiley's grass-fed cuts aren't cheap, but that hasn't hurt his sales, and he's working to produce more.
High prices, unrelenting demand and decent weather have Ohio's cattle herds once again on the rise. Buckeye ranchers added 2 percent to their stock this year over last, one of the few states to do so, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
But unlike businesses that make toys, cars or computers, adding production capacity at the ranch level isn't as easy as throwing up a new building or contracting with another manufacturer. It's complicated by fickle markets, biology and weather, say Wiley and other experts.
Beef is a different sort of animal.
Americans have a love affair with beef, and insatiable demand in a headwind of historic prices proves it.
"We've seen demand continue to increase," said Darren Tristano, executive vice president of Technomic, which tracks the restaurant industry. "Consumption is up. Consumers like their beef and burgers."
The U.S. beef herd has long been in decline. The nation's herd size peaked in the 1990s and has lost 38 million head since. It is now as small as it was in 1951, when there were half as many Americans to feed, according to USDA and U.S. census records.
Recent droughts — the widespread calamity of 2011 and the current rainfall deficit in the West — have prompted ranchers to cull millions from their herds because they have become too expensive to feed.
"We are starting to see signs of some hints toward expansion," said Elizabeth Harsh, president of the Ohio Cattlemen's Association. "Ohio has been fortunate. … We have been in a different weather pattern. Beef producers are at the mercy of Mother Nature."
Ohio's pasture and range lands are in good shape, with 93 percent in fair to excellent condition, according to the USDA's latest crop report. In major beef-producing states such as Texas, Kansas and Colorado, 20 percent to 35 percent of pastures are in poor to very poor condition. In California, the report rated 75 percent of pasture as poor to very poor.
Partly because of good grazing conditions, Ohio's ranchers kept more heifers (young female cows) to breed and are looking to grow their herds as their operations allow, Harsh said. Wiley has added 20 cows to his operation, Up the Lane Farm, through the past couple of years, but he is now at capacity.
Wiley said his fellow ranchers struggle with the decision to cash in their cows at today's prices or hold a few back and grow a bit to see if tomorrow brings even better returns.
"Some of these guys are more likely to hang on when the prices are up," Wiley said. "The animals are worth so much money, it is almost too expensive to turn them into meat."
Calves are sold by weight, and weigh between 450 to 800 pounds. Prices for calves in June 2013 ranged from $640 to $1,000, the USDA said. This June, prices ranged from $1,000 to $1,600.
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AIDS 2014 Snapshots: U.S. in the Lens, Sex Workers Refuse to Be Unseen, and Everyone's Got a Point of View
July 23, 2014
Midway through the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014), stigma and discrimination loom large as culprits, while funding concerns -- whether it's how to get more, or how to do a better job with what we've got -- remain very much in the mix.
With more and more webcasts of conference proceedings appearing, we'll soon have worldwide analysis and commentary from eager eyes and dedicated brains. In the meantime, here's a mix of what's popping up on our screens. You can find much more at TheBodyPRO.com's AIDS 2014 conference coverage page, on the AIDS 2014 YouTube channel, and beyond ...
Across the Planet but Not Off the Agenda: HIV in the U.S.
The HIV epidemic in the U.S. is not a focal topic for AIDS 2014, as opposed to the last conference, which was held in Washington, D.C., in 2012 and drew thousands to a civil disobedience protest at the White House. But whether it's the active presence of U.S. based people living with HIV, advocates and researchers (and one ex-president, Bill Clinton), or new data from the U.S. epidemic, the nation may be across the world from the conference, but it's not off the agenda.
In our second video dispatch from Mark S. King, you can see the indefatigable anti-HIV-criminalization activist Edwin Bernard gave a shoutout to U.S. activists for coming from behind to force some real progress against U.S. criminalization practices.
Here's a few quick hits on some other ways the U.S. has popped up in Melbourne:
CDC: "Unequal Progress and Cause for Concern" About U.S. Youth
In June, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) focused on the most recent Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance survey (YRBS), showing that fewer teens were having sex, and fewer of them were using condoms.
CDC dove back into the 12 years of YRBS data for AIDS 2014, with Laura Kann, Ph.D., head of the School-Based Surveillance Branch in CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health, presenting on "Unequal Progress and Cause for Concern: Differences in HIV-Related Risk Behavior Trends Among Subgroups of U.S. Adolescents, 1991-2013."
As Kann explained to AIDS.gov, "only about 1 in 5, or 22%, of U.S. high school students that are sexually experienced have ever been tested for HIV."
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The abstract concluded that "while the gap has narrowed between white, black, and Hispanic students and some progress has been made in reducing HIV-related risk behaviors, decreases in condom use and unequal progress across sex and race/ethnicity subgroups is concerning and may help explain disproportionate rates of HIV infection among adolescents."
Neither this issue of the MMWR nor the AIDS 2014 data mention or analyze sexual identity of youth or their sexual contacts to look for differences between heterosexual, lesbian, gay or bisexual youth. That's because states, territories or local areas can decide whether or not to add optional questions about same-sex sexual contact and sexual identity. And many of them still chose not to, despite encouragement from CDC.
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The "Mississippi Baby": Her Virus, and Her Region of the U.S.
Clearly, the implications of the reappearance of virus in the child known as the "Mississippi Baby" extend far beyond U.S. borders and could have global implications in the quest for a cure.
But at the heart of the story is one little girl whose contribution to scientific knowledge could save millions of lives, in an era in which cure research is finding its footing (and you can get an overview of cure-related presentations at AIDS 2014 by Anthony Fauci, M.D., and David Cooper, M.D., right here at TheBodyPRO.com).
Reporting on an update on the case at AIDS 2014, Gus Cairns of aidsmap.com noted that:
The conference presentation confirmed that the child's viral load, under the influence of treatment, was rapidly dropping to undetectable.
But, having heard nothing about the Mississippi mother in the press coverage, several women living with HIV and perinatal care advocates in the U.S. have speculated that she may have lost custody of her child -- the fear of which, it has been shown, can actually keep low-income women and women of color away from prenatal care in the first place.
With direct relevance to the social and structural conditions in the U.S. South that may have led to the situation of a mother who cannot access or stay in care, Megan McLemore of Human Rights Watch took to the conference stage, saying that persistent and broad human rights violations in the U.S. South create an environment of risk.
As noted by TheBodyPRO.com editor Warren Tong, Human Rights Watch has been able to bring about changes on issues such as segregation of HIV-positive prisoners in Alabama and South Carolina, the use of condoms as evidence against sex workers in New Orleans, and access to clean syringes for drug users in North Carolina, but much remains to be done.
Meanwhile, though most of the HIV community's focus is in Australia this week, there are some other important stories happening here in the U.S. The courts have delivered conflicting rulings about whether tax funds can be used to subsidize Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans purchased on the Federal Exchange, and New York City appointed a devoted gay doctor who has brought HIV testing prevention to sex clubs and bathhouses as the new head of the city's massive Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control.
This article was provided by TheBodyPRO. It is a part of the publication The 20th International AIDS Conference.
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I was just watching Arakawa on hulu. On the second season. I can finish it here, yay
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Nice to see even more titles (and I can't even keep up with the current season ^.^"). I hope at least half of them gets licensed to be streamed in my country (and in UK as well)
With catalog titles, it is best to assume they are for the US and Canada only, since it is rare that they are aren't.
The reason for this is that they are typically from a U.S. distributor, who has no other rights to give. They are also often already available on another U.S. streaming service (Hulu for this one), which likely translates to a very low minimum guarantee for CR.
Although there may have been something in the interim, the last notable catalog titles I can recall having any international exposure was the batch acquired directly from Kadokawa (back in 2010, I believe).
If international viewers want more catalog titles, try convincing your local anime DVD/BD licensor that streaming on CR is a good promotion tool, and most people that aren't going to buy are probably watching fansubs, which pay them nothing (vs. something from CR).
I already expected this outcome based on my experiences with catalog titles since I joined CR. When they have already been licensed to US and Canada, I imagine it would be pretty hard to get the rights for another countries. Unfortunately, even though anime and manga are very popular around here, we do not get as many titles in DVD/BD (either cause most people watch them from fansubs or are not willing to pay for them). In contrast to that, we have many famous series released in manga because we have many good publishers and people are still buying a lot of them. Gladly, many of us can import DVD/BD from US when speaking english is not a big obstacle.
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Ohh, sounds interesting. I hope they do bring back Dragon Ball...
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license more anime for North America:
They were thinking not thinking of physical geography when they set up the DVD regions, which heavily affect multi-country licensing:
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we read and watch Arakawa Under the Bridge. first 3 episode was really really really good, but ep 4-16. it was really really really weird. to much is japanese culture. but, we did not really like it. we hope, they remove the live-action scene at the end of each episode.
Still 4 unknown animes that are coming to come. Still looking forward to it!
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Too bad Arakawa Under the Bridge is not in my region. I would love to re-watch this series here on Crunchy.
YESSS, YESSSS<3 I hope more people watch Arakawa Under the Bridge by this. But then I don't want that at the same time...
Take it easy!
Now we wait for Saki episode 15. I guess in another month or so it'll be up?
My backlog...
raging I can't view it here...
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"Insidious," a haunted-house story from "Saw'" creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell; "The Divide," a sci-fi thriller starring Michael Biehn and Milo Ventimiglia; and "Attack the Block," an action-adventure story by "Adventures of Tintin" writer Joe Cornish are some of the movies premiering in the South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival's midnight program next month, festival organizers announced Thursday. [FOR THE RECORD: An earlier version of this post misstated Cornish's writing credits.]
In prior years, the Austin, Texas, festival's two bloody, boisterous midnight-screening series — Midnighters and SXFantastic — have helped foster directors such as Eli Roth and Gareth Edwards. Among the familiar faces from the genre world in this year's lineup are Wan and Whannell, whose film stars Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey in a ghost story about a family beset by spirits after a son falls into a coma. Other filmmakers are likely to be new to U.S. audiences, such as U.K. director Ben Wheatley, who brings his naturalistic horror movie, "Kill List."
SXSW also announced its short-film slate, which includes "Scenes From the Suburbs," Spike Jonze's 30-minute film about Arcade Fire; "Guard Dog Global Jam," an experimental work by pioneering animator Bill Plympton; "Kevin," a documentary about Austin musician Kevin Gant by "Cyrus" director Jay Duplass; and "Pioneer," a bedtime story by David Lowery, founder of alt-rock group Camper Van Beethoven.
The midnight and shorts schedules join SXSW's previously announced films, including the Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson drama "The Beaver" and the Simon Pegg and Nick Frost geek buddy film, "Paul." SXSW will open on March 11, with Duncan Jones' "Source Code."
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The Nexx XT1 is the new touring helmet from Nexx, packed with features including a retractable, internal sun visor, plus we include a FREE Pinlock anti-fog visor insert with the helmet. The craftmanship of the Nexx XT1 is simply stunning. The shell, which is available in three different sizes and constructed from an X-Matrix shell of carbon, kevlar, fibreglass and 3D organic fibres, and is finished by hand to achieve stunning contours and aerodynamics. The Nexx XT1 helmet is ECE 22/05 and DOT approved, for use in Europe and North America.
As a touring helmet, Nexx have put a lot of energy into ensuring good ventilation. As a result, the helmet features two air intakes, plus four outlets and a shell-integrated rear spoiler to provide excellent air flow. Taking their learnings from the XR2, the helmet has a panoramic eye port, to give you a huge view of the road ahead plus in your peripheral vision. The visor itself features the new X-Swift quick release system, plus the new Block'N'Seal system, to ensure a hermatic seal between the visor and the rubber seal of the helmet. The visor also has a recessed cavity to house a Pinlock anti-fog insert.
The XT1 has been specifically designed hand in hand with the new Nexx X-Com bluetooth intercom, so that you can effortlessly communicate with pillion or your riding buddies, or pair it with a bluetooth enabled smartphone, or GPS. You can see the X-Com integrated into the side of the helmet in the picture above.
More features of this new touring helmet include emergency release cheek pads, for safe helmet removal in the event of an accident, a removable breath guard, micro-metric securing buckle, chin windstopper, anti-noise cheek pads, and a soft, anti-sweat and anti-allergenic Coolmax fabric inner lining, which is removable and washable.
Nexx XT1 Full Specification
- X-Matrix shell of carbon, kevlar, fibreglass and 3D organic fibres
- FREE Pinlock anti-fog visor insert, included in the box
- Weighs just 1250g (shell size 1), 1300g (shell size 2), 1350g (shell size 3)
- ECE/22-05, DOT and NBR-7471:2001 approved for road use in Europe, North America and beyond
- 80% tint, retractable sun visor
- X-Com bluetooth intercom perfectly integrates into the helmet
- Shell available in 3 different sizes: Shell 1 (XS-S) | Shell 2 (M-L) | Shell 3 (XL-XXXL)
- 2 air inlets and 4 outlets for excellent air flow across the top of the head
- Emergency release, removable cheek pads
- Shell-integrated spoiler
- CoolMax, soft anti-sweat and anti-allergic fabric inner lining
- 3D Inner Lining, removable and washable
- Anti-noise Cheekpads
- Chin Windstopper
- Micro-metric buckle to secure
- New Block'N'Seal Visor System (with dual resistance visor) and X-SWIFT Quick Release System
- Visor with recessed cavity for Pinlock
- Visor Ventilation System
- Removable breath guard
- Reflectors on the front, sides and backside for increased visibility
Nexx XT1 Sizing
1. Measure the circumference of your head, immediately above the eyebrows and ears.
2. If applicable, allow some tolerance for very long or thick hair.
3. Use the helmet sizing chart to select your helmet size.
Nexx XT1 shell sizes Shell 1 (XXS-XS) | Shell 2 (S-M) | Shell 3 (L-XXXL)
Nexx XT1 Review
The Nexx XT1 is fast becoming my favourite helmet. I'm impressed with the visor ventilation, absolutely no fogging, even in my peripheral vision and even when it's raining. The X-com intercom is also a nice piece of kit. Much neater than the other Sena "Bolt On" products.
Overall very impressed and glad I went for it, particularly at the price.
Tony Barton


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Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Summer heat and sun may potentially put some medication users and alcohol and/or drug abusers at increased risk. The following summarizes the Health Alert issued by the Cincinnati Drug and Poison Information Center.
Remember! Do not stop taking any prescribed medication without first talking to your doctor.
The body needs to maintain a relatively consistent temperature to function properly, about 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Some medicines can block the body?s natural ability to adjust to changes in temperature. This can result in overheating, which is considered to be a medical emergency.
As the outside temperature increases, the body keeps from overheating by releasing excess heat. The most important ways the body releases heat are by:
These two actions work together-- increasing blood flow to the skin brings heat to the surface of the body where the skin acts like a large radiator. Sweating increases heat loss from the skin through the process of evaporation.
To increase blood flow to the skin, the blood vessels in the body first inform the brain of the elevated temperature. The brain then sends a message to blood vessels to dilate, increasing blood flow to the skin. The heart must also work harder to circulate the blood.
Some medicines and drugs can disrupt these processes resulting in a reduced ability to adjust to temperature changes. This article will help you learn more about the specific drugs that can harm you by putting you at higher risk for being overheated.
The body keeps cool by increasing blood flow to the skin and sweating. Listed below are drugs that disturb the body?s natural cooling mechanism and how they may cause you to overheat.
Some drugs reduce blood flow to your skin:
Some drugs both increase heat production and decrease blood flow to your skin:
Some drugs decrease sweating, leading to decreased heat loss and overheating:
Some drugs may cause dehydration:
Some medications may cloud your judgment and the need for action:
If you are taking any of these medicines or the medicines listed in Table 1 and Table 2 below, be aware that your ability to deal with the heat may be impaired.
|Table 1: General Drug Classes That Can Increase the Risk of Heat Injury
Table 2: Medications with Potential for Hyperthermia (Overheating) or Reduced Heat Tolerance (The generic name is listed first, followed by some of the more common US trade names).
Remember! Do not stop taking any prescribed medication without first talking to your doctor
Note: This list does not include all medicines that could increase the risk of overheating.
Who is at risk for overheating?
What you can do to avoid overheating:
If you think you are overheated, follow the CDC's suggestions for treating heat-related illness.
Some medications may cause patients to burn more easily. This reaction is known as photosensitivity. Sunlight emits ultraviolet A rays. These ultraviolet a rays interact with some medicines to cause a photophotosensitivity reaction.
There are two types of photosensitivity reaction:
Table 3: Medications and herbs may cause photosensitivity reaction.(Generic name listed first, followed by some of the common trade names)
Remember! Do not stop taking any prescribed medication without first talking to your doctor.
Note: This list does not include all medicines that could cause photosensitivity reactions.
Table 3: Medications and herbs may cause photosensitivity reaction.(Generic name listed first, followed by some of the common trade names)
Remember! Do not stop taking any prescribed medication without first talking to your doctor.
Some plants can also cause photosensitivity reactions. Photosensitivity reactions to plants are similar to those caused by medicines, but are most commonly a result of direct skin contact with sap or juice from the plants followed by exposure to sunlight rather than from eating the plants. The reaction is usually related to chemicals called furocoumarins in the plants. These reactions are most commonly reported in agricultural workers, cooks, bartenders, and grocery store workers, but also may be seen in gardeners and other inadvertently exposed individuals.
|Table 4. Plants Associated with Phototoxic Reactions.
(Listed as common name followed by the Botanical name)
Note: This list does not include all plants that could cause photosensitivity reactions
Prevention is your best protection against photosensitivity reactions! Be aware of medications that have been associated with this reaction.
If you have questions regarding any of your medications, contact your physician, a pharmacist who knows you, or your local poison center 1-800-222-1222.
Prepared by Cincinnati Drug and Poison Information Center at (513) 636-5111 or 1-800-222-1222.
This article is a NetWellness exclusive.
Last Reviewed: May 02, 2011
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Adjunct Professor, Pharmacy Practice
Emeritus Professor of Emergency Medicine
College of Medicine
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The Civil Protection Department issued a statement at 11 pm explaining that as of yet there is no sign of an eruption on the surface. However, the center at Skógarhlíð in Reykjavík will be on active duty during the night. Víðir Reynisson, the department's director, said that an eruption cannot be ruled out.
The Icelandic Met Office has issues a short report on the flight of TF-SIF over Vatnajökull:
"A cauldron [also known as a low or caldera] was observed in the glacier at 64°34,80' N and 17°21,30' W. The cauldron seems to be shallow, but many small crevasses/fractures. Ice thickness probably 400-600 m.
Possibly 1-2 other cauldrons/lows but unconfirmed, one ~2 km SSE of the largest one, the other 2 km to the NNW. This is approximately where the dyke extends from, ESE of the caldera itself. Also likely that there are extensional fractures on the surface in the lava N of the glacier."
We have put together a map with the information about the cauldron to show the development of earthquakes according to size and center of activity. The size of the box indicates the amount of energy which is released by the earthquakes, i.e. the larger the box, the more energy released. The dates are also indicated.
At the same time as the earthquake activity is moving to the north the possible eruption is under Bárðarbunga, the volcano under the glacier, close to where the earthquake activity started.


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Ceremony held to welcome citizens
Twenty-five candidates will become new citizens during a ceremony at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. The day is also recognized nationally as Constitution and Citizenship Day in honor of the constitution having been signed on Sept. 17, 1787.
This is the fourth year the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service North Carolina Office is hosting a naturalization ceremony at Carl Sandburg Home. The ceremony will take place at the amphitheater.
The public is invited and those interested in attending should arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the program and are encouraged to wear comfortable walking shoes and be prepared to stand as seating is limited.
Portable chairs may be brought to the event and be sure to dress for the weather. Call 828-693-4178; visit www.nps.gov/carl for more information.
Tree work to begin at Carl Sandburg Home
Work to remove hazardous trees at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is scheduled to begin Monday and continue for about a week, depending on the weather.
Trees along roads and trails that are dead or have serious structural defects, will be taken down. Trees with dead limbs that overhang pedestrian walkways will be pruned to reduce risks from falling branches.
Tree work will take place in several areas throughout the park including Memminger Trail, Big Glassy Trail, Spring Trail and a couple of trees adjacent to the volunteer parking lot. Trails will not be closed, but visitors will be directed by staff or contract workers to stop and wait while tree workers are in the process of felling a tree, or are up in a tree pruning dead wood.
Work zones will be clearly marked and safety measures enforced where work is underway. Call 828-693-4178 or visit www.nps.gov/carl for more information.
New 'Go, Fish!' exhibit to open
Hands On!, the children's museum at 318 N. Main St., in Hendersonville, is opening a new exhibit, "Go, Fish!", sponsored by the Glass Foundation, on Tuesday.
There will be activities and special guests all day to celebrate. Representatives from Trout Unlimited will be in the museum to demonstrate fishing equipment and macroinvertebrates that help determine water quality. Fish printing crafts will be happening in the art area. Fish coloring books, bumper stickers, and fishing guides will be available to all visitors.
To continue the exploration of fish, Hands On! is also offering additional educational experiences:
◆ 10-11:30 a.m. Sept. 18: Book n' craft, all ages, "Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister. Enjoy a great book and learn a lot more while making a fishy craft. Free with $5 admission/free for members. Sponsored by Dr. Reid and Reid, Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics.
◆ All day Sept. 19: Critter craft-fish, all ages. Create a fishy pet to take home. Sponsored by the Etowah Valley Veterinary Hospital. Free with $5 admission/ free for members.
Call 828-697-8333 or visit www.handsonwnc. org for more information.
Wingate School of Pharmacy Open House
A Wingate University Hendersonville School of Pharmacy Open House will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at 220 Fifth Ave. E., Hendersonville.
The evening will include: an overview of the Doctor of Pharmacy program, information about the PharmD/MBA dual degree program, a question-and-answer session with faculty and current students, a tour of the facility and light refreshments.
Prospective students and parents/family are encouraged to participate. Registration is required. Call 704-233-8633 or visit tinyurl.com/a4te97z.
Community briefs: Sept. 11
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Taylor Swift: 'I Like To Feel Sweaty & Disgusting' After Working Out
Taylor Swift graces the November/December 2012 cover of WebMD Magazine, out online now.
The 23-year-old singer chatted with the medical glossy about her new album, fitness routine and always keeping a positive outlook on things. Check it:
On Red: "I'm really proud of the record, but I'm always nervous about everything. There's a great deal of terror that fills my mind before I do anything, really. We're talking before an album comes out, before a photo shoot, anytime I read my name in print. There's a huge amount of pressure and responsibility because millions of people are going to potentially spend their hard-earned money on the album, and there's a great responsibility for the critics who will write about it, and responsibility for the girl who is going through a breakup and needs a song about what she's feeling, and responsibility for the girl who doesn't feel good about herself and needs a song for that, too, and I worry about saying or doing the wrong thing." Swift pauses for a breath and laughs. "Do you see the rabbit holes I go down?"
On working out: "I like to feel really tired afterward, sweaty and disgusting. I don't care about losing weight as much as feeling good about myself. You can't indulge without exercising, so I exercise because I love eating and I don't want to have to live without anything. But I also exercise because on the occasional days when I'm feeling low, it always makes me feel better."
On her 23rd birthday and the advice she would've given herself: "I wouldn't tell myself anything because I've learned so many things in the last two years by experiencing them fully, and learning the lessons completely. Advice wouldn't have changed that, but even if it might have, the best way to learn lessons is by going through things completely. No matter what path my life follows, I'm always going to be exploring every aspect of human emotion. And I'll always want to get better…at everything."
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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.
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Metascore®Mixed or average reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
A slippery entertainment that's all feints and few punches thrown at a fight card of indistinguishable terrorists, Muslim and otherwise.
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Ultimately, Traitor is a movie at war with itself.
Can't seem to decide whether it wants to be an edge-of-the-seat action thriller or a more contemplative and intellectual drama about religion and terrorism. Somehow, in trying to have it both ways, it doesn't completely succeed at either.
The movie proceeds quickly, seems to know its subject matter, is fascinating in its portrait of the inner politics and structure of the terrorist group, and comes uncomfortably close to reality. But what holds it together is the Cheadle character.
Problems aside, this is a good, twisty, absorbing work.
The film is a genuinely gripping tale about international terrorism that hopscotches across three continents.
See all Traitor reviews at Metacritic.com
Iffy for 15+
Uneven political thriller mixes faith, terrorism.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that this adult thriller revolves around lofty ideas and mature themes (including faith and terrorism) that may not interest kids, or even teens. The violence -- of which there's a fair amount, including an embassy bombing and gunfire that leads to bloodshed -- and discussions about terrorism might be upsetting to younger viewers. There's also some swearing, smoking, and drinking. All of that said, the main character seems like a man who struggles as much as he can to be true to his faith, and watching him navigate this quagmire is actually quite thought-provoking.
Messages: An American man deals arms to his country's enemies and later appears to have joined a group whose mission is to hurt the United States. A trail of bloodshed metaphorically follows most scenes, though as viewers get to know the main players in the story, it's clear that their beliefs are being tested somewhat. There are glimpses of friends taking care of each other, even in prison.
Violence: An embassy bombing kills a handful of people (a man is shown planting the bomb); blasts of gunfire sometimes result in bloodshed. Lots of discussion about ways to sabotage the stability of the American people. Beat downs in a prison yard; a man is thrown off an overpass; and more.
Sex: The lead character has a girlfriend, though they aren't seen in any embraces or clinches; mild joke about virgins.
Language: A few uses of "f--k," as well as "s--t" and "damn." Not prevalent overall.
Consumerism: Nothing too glaring --- just logos for subway stations, GMC SUVs, and a few other products.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Some smoking and drinking in social situations.
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10 Gender-Neutral Dollhouses
Young children enjoy pretend play and acting out scenarios with miniature versions of their world or fantasies. Regardless of gender, dollhouses seem to draw out a gentle and quiet reaction or play-style. Dollhouse play is actually one of the few activities that my constantly moving toddler boy is continuously drawn to every time we spot one at a friend's house or public indoor play spot. He will sit for long periods of time talking out loud and moving the people or furniture to one room to the next. So much so that I am looking forward to adding one to our household this holiday season.
Here are a collection of houses to inspire your own DIY creations or guide a purchase. The best part about a DIY dollhouse creation; you can customize your colors and scenes in anyway you or your child desire. I love the idea of adding colorful backdrops and wallpapers to the back of a bookcase and could even coordinate to my son's bedroom decor. With the delightful suitcase and interchangeable dollhouse, I imagine creating a boy doll for my son and adding in scenes that interest him specifically, such as a kitchen, garage with tools, and a library.
1. Modern Dollhouse ($148, Manzanita Kids on Etsy)
2. DIY Bookcase Dollhouse (DIY, idea by Honest to Nod)
3. Modular Wooden Dollhouse ($155, MOD playhouse via Etsy)
4. DIY Suitcase Dollhouse Tutorial (DIY, tutorial by Hart & Sew)
5. Lille City Collection ($50, Lille Huset)
6. Urban Dollhouse ($249, Urban Girl Dollhouse on Etsy)
7. Little Wooden House with Tree Stand ($165, Poppy's Dollhouses)
8. Siege Tower ($280, Toideloi Stackhouse)
9. Bauhaus Mini-Modernist House (special project on If It's Hip, It's Here blog)
10. Modern Dollhouse ($450, New8th on Etsy)
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Apprenticeship Rules, Laws & Policies
On this page:
- What's new in rulemaking.
- Laws (RCWs) and rules (WACs).
- Federal regulations governing apprenticeship.
- Administrative policies (state of Washington).
- Director's Orders.
- Reciprocal agreements.
- Apprenticeship utilization.
What's new in rulemaking
Draft Rule (Chapter 296-xx WAC) (757 KB PDF).
Laws (RCWs) and rules (WACs)
The following are reformatted versions of the WAC, RCW, and CFRs:
Chapter 296-05 WAC: Apprenticeship Rules (560 KB PDF) (effective December 19, 2014; last update: November 11, 2014).
Chapter 49.04 RCW: Apprenticeship Act (101 KB PDF) (effective April 1, 2006; revised July 22, 2011).
Washington State Code Reviser Versions - The Washington Administrative Code (WAC) or Revised Code of Washington (RCW) are maintained and updated by the State Office of the Code Reviser (slc.leg.wa.gov). If you receive an error message when referencing a link to a specific section of a WAC or RCW, try your search here (search.leg.wa.gov).
- Apprenticeship Rules: Chapter 296-05 WAC (app.leg.wa.gov).
- Apprenticeship Act: Chapter 49.04 RCW (app.leg.wa.gov).
Industrial Insurance RCW 51.12.130: Registered apprentices or trainees (app.leg.wa.gov).
An ACT relating to apprentice utilization: amending RCW 39.04.320 (app.leg.wa.gov), 39.04.350 (app.leg.wa.gov), and 39.12.055 (app.leg.wa.gov), and creating a new section.
RCW 39.04.320 (app.leg.wa.gov): Apprenticeship training programs — Public works contracts — Adjustment of specific projects — Report and collection of agency data — Apprenticeship utilization advisory committee created.
Federal regulations governing apprenticeship
Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship Programs (www.ecfr.gov).
Department of Labor Employment Law Guide: Laws, Regulations, and Technical Assistance (www.dol.gov).
29 CFR Part 29: Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship Programs. (www.doleta.gov)
29 CFR Part 30: Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship and Training. (www.doleta.gov)
The Fitzgerald Act: The National Apprenticeship Act (80 KB PDF).
If you have problems getting to these CFRs, please go to U.S. DOL Laws and Regs (www.dol.gov); then go to the CFR or other regulation from there.
Administrative policies (state) - Washington Apprenticeship and Training Council (WSATC)
WSATC Admin Policy 2017-01 (109 KB PDF): Temporary Variance to Certify Electrical Trainees.
WSATC Admin Policy 2016-01 (231 KB PDF): First Full Training Cycle Definition.
WSATC Admin Policy 2015-01 (1730 KB PDF): Compliance Policy.
WSATC Admin Policy 2014-02 (26 KB PDF): Granting Credit in Licensed Occupations.
Requesting Certificates of Meritorious Service from the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council (WSATC) (Jan 2014) (18 KB PDF).
WSATC Admin Policy 2012-03 (118 KB PDF): Apprenticeship Preparation Program Recognition.
WSATC Admin Policy 2012-01 (30 KB PDF): Special circumstances allowing for the registration of apprentices when an apprenticeship program is under Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council registration limitation.
WSATC Admin Policy 2011-03 (25 KB PDF): Clarification on the definition of "Service Work" in regards to supervision as contained in apprenticeship standards.
WSATC Admin Policy 2011-02 (25 KB PDF): Safety Consultation Services for Related Supplemental Instruction (RSI) Facilities.
WSATC Admin Policy 2004-01 (59 KB PDF): Final Orders.
WSATC Admin Policy 2003-01 (75 KB PDF): Process for Objections to Apprenticeship Program Standards.
Director's Orders
Reciprocal agreements
Apprenticeship Reciprocal Agreement (128 KB PDF): Between Washington, Oregon, and Montana. Effective July 1, 2013.
Apprenticeship utilization
Apprenticeship Utilization Information (154 KB PDF): Apprenticeship Utilization Requirements (AURs) require a certain percentage of labor hours for a given construction project be performed by Washington State registered and/or approved apprentices.
If you need versions of these documents in other formats or paper copies, please contact the Apprenticeship section.


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Monday, September 23, 2013
La Fete du Manger Local
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Quelle belle journée~!ReplyDelete
I would have gravitated towards the mushrooms for sure~
But the breads first~
Marilyn is so coquette! Love it..
I may be in Provence in 2014..but Paris..not so sure..
My friend..goes around Oct 20th..She lived there for years..
I see it through her..and you:)
Is that a cardboard photo of carrot-lettuce-pear at the kiosk or do they grow them bigger on the Ile de France?ReplyDeleteReplies
Both Jeanette!Delete
So many good things to eat and never enough time!ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing your adventures!
Isn't this a terrific time of the year, Carol?ReplyDelete
Late summertime produce is still ripening on the vine or stem, while early autumn stars (les pommes et poires) are beginning to take the stage. Lots of sunflowers and chrysanths on view in the farmers markets, too.
Squash both summer and fall versions, as well, and pumpkins are waiting in the wings. It's sweater weather, with evenings getting just a bit chillier.
Such energy! It's great fun to see how Paris displays the riches of this particular time of the year.
Merci! xoReplies
L'Eté indien they call it just like we doDelete
This was fun. I do not know how you work it all in. I would just love to follow you around for a day. (Not in a creepy way.) :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm exhausted following me around ;(Delete
I'm not sure I've figured it out..
I tend to overdo things and suffered the consequences last nite with a very upset tum
I've yet to learn the French way of moderation..ahem
I am so enthralled with your posts since you've moved there. It's beyond beautiful and so inviting, the food looks just out of this world. Wish I were there with you. I'm making notes of all your points of interest for the next time I go. I just love to see your posts every morning, you make me drool a bit. xoReplyDelete
Il est très important de défendre les bons produits du terroirs... il en va de notre identité.ReplyDelete
J'ai été élevée par mes grands-parents et ils m'ont inculquée les bonnes valeurs. Les bonnes choses sont de véritables repaires dans la famille. J'adore cuisiner et je recherche toujours les meilleurs produits pour confectionner de bons petits plats... Bienvenue à la maison !
Gros bisous et merci pour cet excellent reportage.
That looks very delicious.ReplyDelete
I love the champignons....and the squirrel:-)
OK just read you post about relais des desserts. (sorry fete du manger....)ReplyDelete
you must have been an exceedingly good girl in your previous life to get this kind of karma this time around!
Yummy. Makes me want to book a trip right now!!ReplyDelete
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We all know that Lando "Billy Dee Williams" Calrissian is a sharp dresser. Heck, even his Cloud City pad would be a dead cert for the title of "Best Intergalactic Crib" should the MTV show ever spread among the stars. But what of the rest of the Star Wars cast? With a whole empire at his disposal Darth Vader would surely be able to charm (READ: Force Choke) a decent tailor into suiting him up into some crisp threads. And what of an outdoorsman like Chewbacca? He's going to need some serious Birkenstocks to keep those furry paws in shape.
John Woo (the illustrator/designer, not he of "Face/Off" fame) has the answers, dressing up the galaxy's finest aliens and Empire henchmen on trend for his new "He Wears It" project.
It's not only great fun, but they look neat too; the Clone Tropper in Junya Watanabe and Darth Vader in Band of Outsiders look particularly sharp! Still, there's no saving Jar Jar Binks; in Maison Martin Margiela he's even more of an annoying dick.
All of Woo's Star Wars illustrations (alongside some Forrest Gump and Edward Scissorhands ones too) are available to purchase as prints from his Etsy.com shop, priced $60.00 USD.