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Millions of Russian Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr («feast of breaking the fast»), which along with the Kurban Bayram («sacrifice holiday») is a major holiday of Islam.
Eid al-Fitr — the name of the «feast day» in Turkic languages. In Arabic it is called «Eid al-Fitr». According to legend, established by the prophet Muhammad in 624.
The festival is celebrated to mark the end of fasting in the Muslim Holy month of Ramadan, during which all believers (with the exception of a number of categories — for example, children and the elderly) all of the daylight hours abstaining from food, drink and entertainment, and then a special night prayer — Tarawih. At the end of each photoperiod limitation was removed and the faithful gathered for iftar — the breaking of the joint.
Day of Eid al-Fitr
In the day of the feast believers come together in prayer. There's also the mufti (or the Imam) says to believers sermon.
«In his sermons, festive prayer in Eid al-Fitr, we say that a month is over but good deeds, our thoughts, prayers must be constant and perpetual. We therefore appeal to all the good that within a month the Muslims gained to strengthen their souls, of course, did not stop the charge, which we received in the month of Ramadan, continued during the year until the next Ramadan,» — said in an interview with RIA Novosti first Deputy Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia (SMR) Rushan Abbyasov.
Then the faithful go home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in a circle of close people. On the occasion customary to lay a rich tables, which are called friends, neighbors, acquaintances.
In this day among Muslims it is customary to congratulate each other with the words «Eid Mubarak!» (blessed Eid!).
Charity for the holiday
During Ramadan, believers were given a special alms «zakat ul Fitr» — that, according to doctrine, God has accepted their fast. The money collected will go to charity.
The size of charity zakat-ul-Fitr in 2017 for men, women and children made up: 100 roubles from the poor; 300 rubles from people with average incomes and from 500 rubles from the wealthy.
The minimum amount of the atoning charity (fidyah-sadaqah) paid by a person who is unable to fast in Ramadan for any reason, is 150 rubles. However, as specified in the CMP, the amount can be increased depending on their average daily spending on food.
Also, after the holiday, Muslims visit various institutions for socially vulnerable categories of people. Active participation, as the representative of the CMP, taking volunteers.
Celebrations in the capital
In Moscow the festivities will be a mosque. Its doors for believers, it will open at 3.30. And at 7: 00 begins the evening prayer, led by the SMR Chairman Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin.
Before the start of the holiday prayers, the mufti, as reported in CMP, «will offer words of praise to God», then the Minbar (tribune – ed.), the mosque will appeal to all the Muslims of Russia to preach. At 9: 00 Moscow time on air of TV channel «Russia» will show the recording of ceremonial events.
In addition, prayers will be held at the Historic mosque in the Tatar lane, the memorial mosque on the Poklonnaya hill mosque «Yardyam» and allocated by the government of Moscow sites.
In places of celebration, as well as in the areas of active traffic will be special measures to ensure security. The need for such measures due to the fact that these days in Moscow is hosting the football confederations Cup.
In Moscow will limit movement
On Sunday from 04.00 to 11.00 traffic restrictions will be introduced: near Moscow Cathedral mosque — on the streets Durov, Shchepkina (a site from street Samara to the Garden ring), bourgeois, Gilyarovskogo street (site of Chepelskogo lane to the Garden ring), Kapellskar lane (the section from Prospekt Mira to the street Gilyarovskogo) and vypolzov lane house district 7.
Restrict movement and close to the Historic mosques on the streets: Most Tatar, Stary Tolmachevsky pereulok, Maly Tatarsky pereulok, Klimentovsky pereulok, Ozerkovskaya lane. Close to a Mosque «Shuhada» street yuzhnobutovskaya (site of Ostaf street to Buninskaya Avenue); on the streets of Minsk (the area from Mosfilmovskaya street to Kutuzovsky Prospekt); on Andropov Avenue opposite the house 11, the housing 2.
In addition, on Sunday from 04.00 to 11.00 the movement of vehicles would be difficult on land near mosques «Yardyam» and «Inam» on the street Khachaturian (site of Altuf'evskoe shosse street Otradnaya) in connection with limitation of motion in the right lane. Also will be temporarily suspended embarkation and disembarkation of passengers of ground public transport in this area. On the same day from 07.00 to 08.30 will be closed metro station «Minskaya» on the entry of passengers.
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Simplifying the structure of master limited partnerships has been an important, if somewhat arcane, theme for investors in energy infrastructure companies for the past couple of years. But it has been heating up lately.
The structure of MLPs often require that they pay so-called incentive distribution rights (IDRs), which can increase each year, to their general partners. Over time, those IDRs inhibit growth since they raise the cost of capital for new projects.
As Barron's covered in a "Current Yield" column this week (See "Is It Too Late to Get In on MLPs' Latest Bull Run?"), some pipeline companies have been improving their corporate structures. Kinder Morgan (KMI), was among the first. It merged its MLP into the general partner, but that created tax problems for MLP investors.
More recently, Oneok (OKE) the parent, is acquiring its MLPOneok Partners (OKS), in an all equity transaction.
Joshua Kohn, portfolio manager of Silkworth Capital Partners, tells Barron's:
Upon closing, OKE will be a standalone C-corp, with a dividend coverage ratio of over 1.2x, investment grade credit ratings, as well as 10% visible annual dividend growth for the next few years. The OKE deal is more similar to the KMI consolidation than the most recent WMB/WPZ deal, which eliminated IDRs, but maintained a subsidiary MLP. In this case, the OKS MLP unitholders will likely have a taxable event, as their units are converted to c-corp shares. They are being compensated by the substantial premium for the deal, and OKE and OKS should both react very positively.
Other companies are keeping both structures, but eliminating the IDRs. That's what Williams Cos. (WMB) and Williams Partners (WPZ) are doing. That leaves the investor a choice of which kind of structure they want to own, which investors like.
But they aren't too happy with Enbridge (ENB), which has subsidiaries Enbridge Energy Management (EEQ) and Enbridge Energy Partners (EEP). The latter two are in the midst of a "strategic review to simplify their structure and put the companies on a firmer financial footing.
But investors were disappointed in its latest update in late January, which didn't clarify how it will deal with IDRs ormanage its outsized dividend going forward, says Kohn.
EEP, which yields 13%, is down abut 30% since the January 27 update. On Monday morning, it was down 2.4% as the selling pressure continued.


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Mangaluru, April 29, 2018: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport on April 29, Sunday by a special flight. He is scheduled to attend the inaugural of the new campus of Kendriya Vidyalaya at Periya in Kasargod.
Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil accorded a warm welcome to the Vice President. Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Vipul Kumar and Mangaluru Assistant Commissioner Mahesh Karjagi were present.
Later, he left for Periya through a helicopter. He is scheduled to visit Kochi later today.


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1. We live in a country that speaks multiple languages, and our national language is Hindi. How fluently do you speak Hindi?
Speaking fluent Hindi depends on place to place. Earlier, I used to live in Ranchi and people spoke Hindi quite fluently and accurately but in Mumbai, I noticed that Hindi is not spoken that properly and it's mixed with the local language. I speak fluent Hindi and it is my go-to language to converse with my friends or anyone I'd like to speak to. And it feels very friendly when you speak to someone in our national language.
2. What are the merits and demerits of studying in English medium school vs a Hindi medium school?
I believe that studying in an English medium school is more or less related to your social development and it definitely betters your spoken English. However, it diverts us from our national language, Hindi because it does not remain the main language. So it doesn't matter whether you're studying in English medium school or a Hindi medium school or if you're learning things in any other language as long as you are studying properly and gaining knowledge. But you really feel the difference when you're grown up and start looking for a job as many companies advocate English as the best way to interact with anyone globally.
3. Most people co-relate speaking fluent English with a good education, resulting in a brighter career in the future. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Well, it's true that speaking fluent English and brighter career are related nowadays but I really disagree with this co-relation because we can't judge a person with one aspect just like we can't judge a book by its cover. Maybe that person could be a maestro or skilled in any other job. Why do we need to look down upon an individual who's learnt the same things we have but just in a different language or precisely in our national language, Hindi? It is time to shed those judgy looks and break this language stereotype and embrace the language of our land, Bharat.
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Day One | 22 October
More than 2,000 engineers from over 70 countries have gathered in London for the Global Engineering Congress.
Here, we'll be bringing you a round-up of the top news and key messages from each day.
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Engineers from all over the world, from Costa Rica to America to Singapore, have come together to share ideas at GEC.
The Congress gives us a real opportunity to galvanise the global community and help improve the lives of millions of people.
President Lord Robert Mair
The Congress gives us a real opportunity to galvanise the global community and help improve the lives of millions of people.
ICE President Lord Robert Mair opened the Global Engineering Congress (GEC), welcoming delegates to the 'home of infrastructure'.
He talked about how the engineer of the future faces many different challenges to those of the past.
One in eight people lives in extreme poverty; nearly 800 million people still suffer from hunger; 60 million children of primary school-age are out of school; 700 million people still use unclean water sources; and over two billion are without improved sanitation.
"We as a profession have the tools to tackles these challenges," said President Mair.
"This week's GEC agenda is about solidarity and cooperation: it is about how we share our skills and specialties and our economic and natural resources so that we can help to pave the way for economic development that leaves no one behind."
ICE President: 'today is our chance to really make a difference'
Miguel Clusener-Godt, Director Ecological and Earth Science Division, UNESCO, set the scene for the GEC.
He explained how the SDGs evolved from the UN Millennium Development Goals, creating a new framework for meeting the targets that haven't yet been achieved.
Outlining the work of UNESCO in helping to meet the SDGs, he emphasised the critical role of science and engineering.
"How an engineer is trained to think today could affect the quality of life in the 22nd century and beyond," he said.
Dr Marlene Kanga, President of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) began her keynote address by reading out a message by the UN Secretary General for the opening of the GEC.
In her own speech, Dr Kanga emphasised the need for diversity and creativity in engineering to develop solutions for sustainable development.
She said: "We have a clear vision for what we need to do and now we need to roll up our sleeves and do it together …This Congress is a chance to celebrate but also to look forward to the future and engineer a better world."
"I congratulate the Institution of Civil Engineers on its 200th anniversary. As one of the world's oldest such organisations, the Institution has made significant contributions to the development of the very infrastructure of modern life.
"I also thank the World Federation of Engineering Organizations, which encompasses institutions from 100 nations and 30 million engineers, for its leadership of the profession internationally – and which is marking its 50th anniversary.
"Both milestones demonstrate the important contribution that engineering has made to our economies and our societies.
"The United Nations will continue to count on your engagement and support as we strive to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals –the world's blueprint for building a future of peace and prosperity for all on a healthy planet.
"Every one of the goals requires solutions rooted in science, technology and engineering. I am therefore pleased that the focus of this Global Engineering Congress is to advance the goals relating to water, energy, infrastructure and cities.
"Climate action is especially urgent; climate change is running faster than we are, and I continue to stress the need to do what science demands before it is too late.
"In this Year of Engineering in the United Kingdom, I thank you for your commitment to our shared objectives and offer all the participants in the Global Engineering Congress my best wishes for a successful event.
During the morning Inspire stream, the panel engaged with the audience in a lively debate on emerging technologies and the ramifications for employment and wider society.
Moderator Gong Ke, WFEO President Elect and member of the UN Science Advisory Council, acknowledged people's fears that AI may threaten jobs. But he pointed out how the Industrial Revolution and then technology created new jobs and opportunities.
Jianping Wu, professor at Tsinghua University, emphasised that the ultimate aim of the SDGs is to improve people's quality of life.
He argued that AI has the potential to increase leisure time for many people.
"Bear this in mind when talking about the future and robots taking over people's jobs," he said.
Speaking more specifically on technology's impact on engineering, Wu introduced the audience to his recent research work on the 'virtual city'.
He said: "If the data is there, we can use mathematical models to operate, to predict, to assess if our systems are correct or not … In the future, we can help humans to manage the real world … using data, using artificial intelligence."
Speaking at the session on Future Climate – Engineering Solutions, was Professor Jianzhong Wu from Cardiff University.
Professor Wu highlighted that energy systems are one of the most important infrastructure of modern society.
He spoke about the huge level of investment the smart energy sector is seeing each year, and said while the change in energy forms poses many questions, it also offers a lot of opportunities for engineers.
Andrew Webster, Chair Future Climate Engineering Solutions (FCES) project, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, also spoke about the importance of storytelling when looking to tackle the UN SDGs:
"We need to point to the humanness of the challenges, we need people to feel the impacts. As engineers, we need to move into that space of the public reaction."
Jeanette Southwood, VP Strategic Partnerships, Engineers Canada, spoke at the Innovate panel on improving diversity in engineering.
In recognising the importance of having a diverse workforce, Engineers Canada has committed to a new programme, 30 by 30, in which it hopes to increase the number of females in engineering from 13% to 30% by 2030.
Susan Freeman-Greene, CEO, Engineers New Zealand, also spoke on the importance of diversity of thought.
"Without diversity, you won't get innovation, and without innovation we can't solve the deep-seated problems this world faces," she said.
She also highlighted the Wonder Project, which Engineers NZ is launching in schools next year.
The initiative aims to spark the curiosity of children and inspire them into STEM subjects.
The afternoon's Cities stream featured presentations and a panel discussion on humanitarian engineering for sustainable development.
Tony Marjoram, author of the first UNESCO Engineering Report, argued for a more informed approach to policymaking, looking at the long-term future.
He urged engineers to get involved with this process, saying that "engineering is vital to the SDGs … Engineers need to articulate policies to governments in this context".
Geoffrey Morgan, Infrastructure Sustainability and Resilience Specialist at UNOPS, explained how infrastructure enables development, underpinning all the SDGs.
"Infrastructure provides the backbone for economic growth," he said.
Morgan used the examples of two separate earthquakes to illustrate the crucial role of infrastructure.
A 2010 earthquake, which measured 7.0 on the Richter scale, led to 200,000 fatalities in Haiti.
However, Japan experienced an earthquake of the same magnitude in 2016 and only suffered 50 fatalities.
"Natural disasters only occur when infrastructure fails," Morgan said.
He urged the audience to think of infrastructure as a holistic system, not just a set of assets. He then introduced the Capacity Assessment Tool for Infrastructure, which identifies the need for new assets to meet long-term objectives and helps to manage risk.
The afternoon's keynote address was given by Neill Stansbury, Co-Founder of the Global Infrastructure Anti-Corruption Centre.
He spoke about how the infrastructure industry can tackle corruption through better leadership, awareness and effective financial controls.
"Corruption prevention is hard work but we can do it …We can all make a huge difference to this if we work together," he said.
We have a clear vision for what we need to do and now we need to roll up our sleeves and do it together.
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We have a clear vision for what we need to do and now we need to roll up our sleeves and do it together.


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The Best Overlooked Indie Music of 2013
Indie music is an enigma. It's both the new punk rock and the new mainstream. Everything, today, is labeled indie—and like emo before it—the word has lost its meaning. So when I say, "The Best Overlooked Indie Music," let's just say it means underexposed and really good. I think you, too, will enjoy these picks.
Here's my top 5 overlooked indie songs from 2013. Let me know what you think, and if you have any to add!
The Postelles – Pretend It's Love (featuring Alex Winston)
The Postelles are a great group. Their 2013 album …And It Shook Me was produced by a guy from The Strokes, and their first single from it, "Pretend It's Love" is an especially groovy tune. I don't have much else to add, expect this album goes great with coffee and cigarettes.
Jon Hopkins – Open Eye Signal
It's worth noting I'm not a big electronic-music listener; maybe this guy is really popular in his scene (so excuse the electronic rock I live under and bear with me). "Open Eye Signal" is an incredible, haunting track. The music picks up but doesn't really go anywhere (kind of like the kid in the video) but I think it works. In fact, it works really well.
Alex Bleeker and the Freaks – Who Are You Seeing?
I don't know much about Alex Bleeker and the Freeks. Randomly, I heard "Who Are You Seeing?" on a local college-radio station and couldn't get enough of it. Sort of an Arcade Fire meets Youth Group sound. Check it out!
You Me and Us – Warm and Dry
You Me and Us released an EP back in June called Stay Inside. It's grunge garagerock featuring the heavy reverbed, sweet-dreaming, courteous girl-led vocals of Carlee Hendrix. The band rocks, and she's a great singer and songwriter. A match made in Cobain Heaven. Their EP is for sale on Bandcamp, and the single Warm & Dry, makes me hot and bothered.
Man Man – Born Tight
Firstly, lets talk about how great this band name is: Man Man. Genius. Love it. "Born Tight" is a great tune. In a time of folk-happy mumfords and animal-head lumineers, Man Man is a breathe of fresh air. The single does just about everything you want it to: its fun, contagious, raw, it has some sort of weird horn solo. What else do you need? How about a live video proving their awesomeness?
Well, what do you think? What bands or songs from last year do you feel deserved some extra attention?


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The challenge this month over at Scrappy Frogs Challenge Blog is to make a Shaped Card. Here is what I came up with.
My shaped card was cut at 4 1/4" using the Sophie Cricut Cartridge. I used the Bubblegum Stripes Cricut Imagine cartridge to color my flower. I used white card stock for the card base, and added the layers for the flower. I also added a large glittered button to the flower's center and stamped Hello with some dark blue ink. I hope you will join us at Scrappy Frogs for the challenge this month.


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Baja California Sur
Mining exploration is on the upswing in Baja California Sur, whose residents mostly farm or engage in the tourism industry. One project in particular, Las Cardones mine, owned by Invecture, draws a great deal concern from the local communities. In August 2014, SEMARANT, Mexico's central environmental authority, gave initial approval for the project, reversing past denials. However, perhaps because of the strong opposition, this approval comes with many conditions, including obtaining permit approvals from several other agencies.
Covering more than 13,000 hectares of land, the anticipated risks of Los Cardones include contaminated ground and drinking water, cyanide pollution and high levels of dust laced with arsenic and heavy metals. The proposed mine is situated only 65km southeast of the city of La Paz in Baja California, and within the Sierra de La Laguna Biosphere, a UNESCO protected area in Mexico. Invecture's proposed plan also includes a tailings dam located just outside the biosphere reserve but close to area rivers. It poses a huge threat to the people of the rapidly growing state of Baja.
2011 protest over Los Cardones (then called Concordia). Photo credit: Baja Insider
On January 16, 2011 over 8,500 local concerned citizens protested the then proposed Vista Gold "Concordia" open pit gold mine in Baja del Sur, Mexico. Led by environmental organizers Quaayip of La Paz, Baja Sur en Peligro and Vista Gold No the assembled protesters made their position clear, "agua vale mas sue pro --" water is worth more than gold.
In addition to a strong social resistance Vista Gold, the project's previous operators, has met considerable legal entanglements. On February 17, 2010 the state government rejected the last of three major permits needed to begin operation, the change of land use permit needed to prove ownership over the land. SEMARNAT, the Mexican environmental authority, denied the permit citing insufficient information on the effects on biodiversity and erosion caused by the mine.
While Vista Gold had claimed to provide jobs, in fact the project would create only 300 jobs in an area that supports ten thousand with agricultural work. Furthermore, the taxes incurred by the Mexican government (5.08 pesos per hectare of land used paid semiannual for only the first two years) are negligible given the profits expected for Vista Gold at current prices. With continued pressure on both local and state officials the debated economic and employment benefits championed by mine supporters can be overcome in light of the severe environmental impacts.
Now with Invecture receiving conditional approval, the future of this mine -- as well as the surrounding community -- remains to be seen.
For more information:
- History of Mining in Baja California
- U.S. company's open pit gold mine in UNESCO reserve in Mexico raises concerns
- State Senator Luis Coppola speaks to SEMARNAT (Mexico's EPA) asking them to reject permits for Vista Gold (Previous operators) 3/11
- State government rejects project and all similar mining proposals that would affect the environment 01/11
- Proposed Gold Mine in Baja Splits Miners and Farmers: Earth Island Journal article about another area proposed mine site.
- Defiende La Sierra La Laguna
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Andi Otto &
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Andi Otto and MD Pallavi in concert with their collaborative work – first concert in Germany after their Japan tour in April 2017.
– Part of the NODE17 Opening Night
Andi Otto and MD Pallavi have been working on compositions (e.g. "Bangalore Whispers") since 2015, in which they combine her vocals and Andi's cello in experimental slow-house music. The duo have made their first appearance live on stage in a Japan tour in April 2017. They have premiered a new live concept in which they integrate the electronic processes applied in the studio seamlessly into their live show. Therefore they have attached movement sensors to the singer's hand and to the cello bow which allow for a unique gestural interaction with their electronic sounds.
Andi Otto has been playing his extended cello bow system (called "Fello") already for over seven years and has invented an individual playing technique for his instrument which makes use of the space around the cello. Interestingly, the more virtuose parts of his playing really start as soon as the bow leaves the strings and continues to play with the live-recorded cello sound with gestures in the air.
During an artistic residency in Bangalore ("BangaloResidency" on invitation of the Goethe-Institut) Andi and Pallavi adapted the sensor system to Pallavi's right hand. The typical, rather involuntary gestures which accompany Pallavi's singing in traditional Indian music can be read and translated into musical data by the sensors. This makes it possible for her to play with her "Second Voice" (this is the working title for Pallavi's electronic instrument) which becomes audible as soon as her hand moves away from the body, changing the pitch, rhythm and timbre of the last notes sung. The superimposition of these two gestural electronic systems holds a surprisingly huge artistic potential which Andi and Pallavi have begun to explore during their development period.
The two musicians come from different backgrounds. Andi is a DJ and producer of electronic music in Hamburg who has written his PhD thesis about the history of electronic musical instruments which involve bodily gestures. Pallavi is a classical Hindustani vocalist, actress and filmmaker. They met on a theatre stage in Berlin where they performed the German adaptation of the award-winning Indian play "C Sharp C Blunt". Parts of Andi Otto's album "VIA" (Pingipung 2017) they have recorded together in India in 2016. A mutual curiosity towards overlapping musical cultures brought them to the studio – Andi Otto's solo album "VIA" was only a beginning of more mutual recordings and releases to be expected in the near future.
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Hybrid Trucks The Answer To California Port Pollution Problem?
Hybrid vehicles first got here to prevalence in the 2008 mannequin yr, with the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra providing hybrid variants. Consumers chose velocity over gasoline savings in 1914, when an organization developed a hybrid that might provide an astounding 70 miles to each gallon of fuel, an amount that's accessible in some fashions being provided now within the yr 2007. The surge in leasing small, subcompact, and hybrid vehicles peaked within the interval between 2010 and 2012 and was directly associated to the file high gasoline prices recorded these years.
Wal-Mart has ordered another diesel-electric hybrid tractor from a group consisting of International, which will provide a ProStar sleeper-cab, Cummins, which is able to present an ISX or ISM diesel, and ArvinMeritor, which will provide an electric propulsion system. Since then, the company has moved two of the vehicles to do streetlight work the place the bucket would be used extra continuously.
As is pretty standard for many vehicles and SUV's which are converted to hybrid models, the gasoline mileage provided is superior to the non-hybrid models by only a small margin, and really 'so-so' for the hybrid automobile market general. The web stated that he was the director and vice chairman of an organization trying to make an engine for trucks that uses diesel and electricity (hybrid). For those of you who want to go for a smaller yet equally luxurious car because the Cadilac Hybrid Escalade, this one is for you. The weight-optimised body, which has been protected in opposition to corrosion, opens up loading prospects which can be otherwise only offered by vans within the 8.5t section, while you're still capable of reap the benefits of its compact dimensions. Business Fleet surveyed five taking part Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) fleet managers to learn how they have benefited from implementing hybrid trucks for his or her specific application.
Suppliers for parcel supply and trash vehicles have been recognized for ordering, with each electrical and hydraulic hybrid systems represented. Edmunds additionally gave a nod to the SUV's towing capability, one other uncommon hybrid car feature. Each of the MT45 and MT55 vans with Eaton forty four-kW hybrid electrical methods might understand a $4,500 tax credit, FCCC stated. Peterbilt and Eaton are already tied-up for making the hybrid automobiles however seeing vast scope and vibrant utilities, both the businesses have started to focus on the production of hybrid vehicles.
Ford's technological breakthrough and the continual prototyping of hybrid vehicles from numerous automotive manufacturers makes it feasible that a totally functioning hybrid truck could possibly be on the highway quickly. The lower in sound levels is a direct consequence from having much less engine noise from the hybrid system whereas in use and the truck's lively fuel administration system that's already in use in lots of General Motors autos.


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Perhaps the town website needs a missing pets page.
Three missing cats have been reported to the site in less than a week – Beany, Nelson and now Cocoa.
Cocoa, has been missing for nearly four weeks.
Eight year old Cocoa, who moved to the top of Bere Hill in June had never disappeared before, but has now taken an extended trip.
This is out of character as since a kitten she had only ever ventured from
back door to shed and would always be waiting on the drive for her owners to return from work.
Cocoa is spayed and chipped and has some unusual face marking.
Cats are well know for taking long trips away, but Cocoa never left any message and has not phoned home.
If you see her anywhere, please can you let her worried owners know.
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Consumers soon may no longer be able to choose plastic bags at retail stores in Washington state, thanks to a proposal that passed in the state Senate this week. Sponsored by Sen. Mona Das (D-47), SSSB 5323 would prohibit retailers from offering plastic bags to consumers and would require an $.08 charge for the use of paper bags. Its companion bill HB 1205 sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson (D-21) has cleared the necessary committees and been referred to the Rules Committee for review.
Currently, there are 20 cities with local plastic bag ban ordinances. In the 2015 legislative session, Sen. Bob Hasegawa (D-11) sponsored SB 5423 to ban plastic bags, but failed to land a public hearing in the Senate Energy, Environment & Telecommunications Committee.
If approved by the legislature, the ban would not preempt local ordinances. Violators would be subject to a $250 penalty. The bill would take effect 90 days after the end of session.
During the Mar. 5 Senate floor vote, SSSB 5323 received spirited pushback from some state lawmakers over the long-term implications of having government regulate product prices, particularly regarding an amendment proposed by Das and incorporated into the bill that lowered the fee from $.10 to $.08. Sen. Phil Fortunato (R-31) argued the fee is for all intents and purposes a tax, while Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-42) said it's essentially mandating businesses make a profit off a specific product sold.
"We can't be going this pathway in the legislature in how we micromanage the private economy," he said. He added the proposals "leads me to believe that we actually are not living in a free market society in today's Washington, but fast moving towards a state-run system where the legislature gets to pick prices for all of your commodities, determine what car you can buy, what kind of electricity you can get, how much we're going to raise it up."
Whether a plastic bag ban "works" may depend on how you define success. A 2018 study by Science of The Total Environment reported a 30 percent drop over a 25-year period in the number of plastic bags in the ocean waters around Norway, Germany, northern France and Ireland. Ireland and Denmark implemented plastic bag bans in 2003.
However, a 2010 University of Arizona study found that reusable bags can pose serious health risk to humans if not regularly and properly washed, a problem that disposable plastic bags avoid. The libertarian think tank Reason Foundation notes that plastic bags "constitute less than 1 percent of visible litter in U.S. cities," while recent studies by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution found that the amount of plastic in the Atlantic Ocean hasn't increased since the 1980s, "despite greater production and consumption of materials made from plastic."
Some have also questioned whether reusable bags are indeed friendlier to the environment than plastic bags. A failed amendment to the bill introduced by Fortunato would have had the state Department of Ecology examine the life cycle of both, while a 2018 study by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency concluded that plastic bags are actually better for the environment than reusable cotton bags (page 92).
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This is a great article from Grist about ways to reduce waste, save money, and create some tasty, healthy staples for your kitchen cupboard. Plus, it's a fun way to engage your friends or kids in creating a more sustainable lifestyle. My family makes a lot of granola. It makes the house smell wonderfully yummy and allows us to customize the ingredients based on our own preferences. Cooking truly can be green!
Read more about eliminating 5 common packaged foods from your diet at http://www.grist.org/sustainable-food/2012-01-11-5-packaged-foods-you-never-need-to-buy-againPost by Emily Ruff, GEF Curriculum Production Staff


text: Tokyoing » Food & Drinks » Bars & Pubs » Vowz Bar Vowz Bar © http://vowz-bar.com/ There is a unique bar called 'Vowz (bonze, monk) bar' in Yotsuya, Tokyo. The owner of the bar is monk, who belong to the True Pure Land Buddhism, opened in September 2000. In this bar staff are monk too, wearing monk outfit there. Not only monk whose belief is True Pure Land Buddhism work here, but also monk whose belief is other religion are here too. Everyday short Buddhist memorial service are held and exempla are offered. You can have conversation with monks and they can give advice on your trouble of your life. They also can do fortune-telling for you. Many business men and women visit here after work. Sometimes people who live far from Tokyo come here too. Also many foreigner visit here as it is widely reported by overseas medias. © http://vowz-bar.com/ You can have nice original drinks here named like 'Ikkyu(famous monk's name who liked riddle)', 'kurikuri-bozu (close crop hair cut monk)' ,'Saihou-joudo (the Pure Land in the West)'. The visitors said 'It is interesting to talk with monk, the impression of Buddhism was serious but today's experience changed.' Food and Drinks Page Attractions Bars & Pubs Food & Drinks Explore Nearby: Yotsuya, Yotsuya-Sanchome BAR 27 Yotsuya Uemura Kaiseki Ohara Halal Food in Yotsuya Tokyo : Siddique Palace Sushi Sho The first of the Halal menu corresponding Karaoke shop in Japan Anago-ryori Masumi Sushi Mitani More things to do in Yotsuya | Yotsuya-Sanchome


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Thursday, November 22, 2007
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- Linda said...
Happy Thanksgiving,Tina. Have a blessed day with family and friends. Linda
- November 22, 2007 at 1:32 PM
- Michelle said...
Tina, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.. love your stitched pieces :) Hugs, Michelle
- November 22, 2007 at 11:12 PM
- Kathy said...
A belated Happy Thanksgiving to you too. Have been gone for a week and now am just getting to reading all the blogs posted while I was gone.
Lovely Thanksgiving picture. I have the same one framed hanging on the wall. Have not made the transition to Christmas pictures yet.
- November 28, 2007 at 12:24 AM
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If you're considering filing for divorce, you should visit a family attorney in Paterson before breaking the news to your kids. This is because your children will be very concerned about how the divorce will affect them. They will need to know about their living arrangements and where they'll go to school. A lawyer who specializes in family law can help you through procedures such as mediation to determine a child custody arrangement.
When you're ready to tell your kids that you've met with a divorce lawyer, watch this video first. It explains that it's best for both parents to be present for the discussion and to remind the kids that the divorce isn't their fault. The video also cautions viewers to avoid blaming the other parent in front of the kids. For more solutions to your concerns about divorce, you can consult a family law attorney.


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MARC JACOBS has his own private chef. The designer met Lauren Gerrie through a mutual friend, and she cooks his every meal in his two "really, really beautiful" kitchens.
"One is a downstairs pantry that is fully stocked," said Gerrie. "I don't really cook in that kitchen that much but do a lot of prep work in there. The main kitchen is a dream, you know, beautiful equipment and the counters are marble. It's obviously not commercial at all. It's a home kitchen and was beautifully designed by Bulthaup. This is his house and his baby. But now it's my kitchen."
Jacobs doesn't plan any of his meals, preferring Gerrie "to handle all of that" - she also makes his favourite cookies (a homemade almond-butter cookie with spelt flour, if you must know), carrot cake and fresh apple juices. Apparently, the designer is a "huge snacker" and has a penchant for filet mignon, pasta cooked in marinara sauce and hamburgers, although he isn't so keen on acidic foods.
Gerrie doesn't wear a chef's uniform at work, although it is important to look well dressed in the designer's kitchen - last summer, she wore a lace crop-top and "African pants" for a barbecue that Jacobs hosted on his roof. As the chef told Du Jour magazine, "Not having to wear a uniform is a great thing about working for Marc - he hired me because of who I am and the food that I cook. It's actually become kind of a joke, because both my partner and I did not get into cooking so that we could wear ugly chef's coats and stuff. We dress sexy in the kitchen."
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What a tremendous learning experience a simple conversation can be while attending trade shows. This year, PTM was again a proud sponsor and exhibitor at the APA Annual Congress in Minneapolis, MN. As many people are attending trade shows as only exhibitors and working the trade show floor; conversations are what we desire, what keep us awake during the down time and what keep us on a high when all of the attendees flood the floor to see what you have to offer. Our plan going in, "no selling" allowed – let's set expectations early, have fun and create opportunities through simple conversation.
As usual, the APA Annual Congress draws a huge turnout and attendees come in to the beautiful host city from all across the country with the goal of learning. Our team mirrored this. We were there to learn, have fun and be as productive working the trade show floor as those attending the learning sessions. Our strategy was to keep it simple and set expectations early. "Are you a drinker or a golfer?" We were giving away drink tickets and a custom golf club…not a bad draw in! However, with great giveaways always comes the chance for folks to enter and run; no conversation or opportunity in that! We set a simple contract to manage expectations by making a deal: "For a drink ticket or entry to win the custom club, would you give us 60 seconds of your time?" We could then share how we help companies with tax compliance and listen to gain insight into what challenges those we spoke with were facing back in the office. And what do you know, setting some quick expectations works!
Attendees took time to engage, hear us out and the team was able to capture so much more insight and opportunity rather than just handing out drink tickets to attendees that walked by only to then have them run away. No opportunity there! After the show our team got together, recapped and reviewed the show and potential opportunities. The PTM team agreed, from a trade show floor perspective – the show was super productive as we were able to get great traction on opportunities, even scheduling meetings on the spot (via smart phones) to continue with the momentum created within the initial conversation.
Next time you're attending a trade show, as a reminder, make it a point to create as many conversations with attendees as possible! You'll create some unexpected new relationships and with every relationship comes the opportunity to gain, learn and prosper.


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In cultures around the world, women baked bread at home for thousands of years. Now, few women do so. We will look at how home bread baking practices in ancient Egypt and colonial America provided nutritious, inexpensive, and likely delicious sustenance along with a sense of accomplishment for the women bakers. Then, we'll dive into the waning of home bread baking and explore how changes in flour, leavening, ovens, and the uses for bread accelerated this change.
After the talk, home bread bakers will give tastes of their bread and talk about their baking practices. We will demo home milling of grains for baking and also be handing out sourdough culture. If you are a home bread baker and would like to share your bread, please email firstname.lastname@example.com to sign up.


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Good things come at a price! Well, in this context we don't mean a monetary price, we mean a price equated in terms of effort. Come on, this effort eventually means good, better and best, to not you alone, it means better to the environment and the farmer and the climate. Do you still think you don't want to take this extra effort vis-à-vis putting food filled with pesticides and insecticides lying loosely around supermarket shelves? If you desire to lay your hands on some good organic food then there are few things you be careful about while shopping for the same. We help you out with some good and really handy tips here, read on to find out more.
- You anyways have decided to organic. If you have done that it reflects your priority towards freshness of food. Thus, make sure that you choose organic food which is the freshest, just out from the farm. Although, all of it is grown naturally, however, freshness adds more value to your organic endeavour.
- Just like how you read food labels to measure up the calorie intake per serving, even with organic food this practice is a must. Do read the food label, even if it is kept on the organic food shelf. Many a times you may notice many non-organic elements in the products. Hence, this practice will help you procure the real food.
- Stay in the market, we don't mean literally but, be in the loop of things. If you are truly passionate about the organic food you eat then get yourself closer to the ground professionals like framers and other organic food growing communities.
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Social Media is not solely for entertainment. Millions of people use it as selling, promotional and educational platforms. The travel and hospitality sector can definitively say that the increasing popularity of social media has changed travel marketing with great influence. Hotels now have a great opportunity to target the audiences they intend to reach with wider exposure.
"A recent study from Booking.com found that social media bears weight in the choices users make when the time comes to book a vacation."
— WAM, Social Media's Rising Impact in Travel Marketing and E-Commerce
Travel search has changed
Do you check online reviews when planning to go to the restaurant, cinema, hotels?
Today most travelers strongly follow reviews. You definitely are not going to a hotel which has more negative reviews than positive.
"When booking travel, 89% of millennials plan travel activities based on content posted by their peers online."
— Entrepreneur, 5 Ways Social Media Has Transformed Tourism Marketing
People can easily find videos, photos, ratings from other travelers. Social media gives real customer feedback, which is very vital due to the paradox of choices nowadays! Travelers can see the in-person actual experience, rather than solely company-branded promotions. Information on social media is so open and accessible, and it can either hold off or inspire customers to book.
Instagram power
Instagram is a large market place! By scrolling through Instagram, travelers also can choose where to go and how to book.
"40% of consumers under 30 prioritized how Instagrammable the potential destination was in driving purchasing decisions."
— WAM, Social Media's Rising Impact in Travel Marketing and E-Commerce
Moreover, almost every user follows at least one celebrity who travels often around the world. This is also one of the ways a hotel can be chosen by a booker.
In 2018 EasyJet launched a new feature — "Look & Book" — allowing users to find the brand's app using Instagram photos. Users can upload their travel photos, and the app will analyze the picture to find where it was made, in addition to the opportunity for EasyJet to look for relevant flight opportunities.
You might say that this important decision should take more time and a bit more research than basing a decision on a single photo, or several. Despite that, "Look & Book" clearly shows how IG has revolutionized the way people search, book and browse travel.
Well-known Airbnb has added a trendy story feature to capture customers in a similar way that EasyJet has done with "Look & Book". Users are able to highlight their Airbnb stay and share it in the app. Airbnb is looking for conversion rates which means the more mentions they get, the more likely people will book the room with Airbnb.
Pinterest performance
This platform helps travel marketers to increase bookings a great deal.
"Pinterest says 250 million people use its site each month to look for ideas and inspiration, and travel is one of its most active categories."
— PhocusWire, Pinterest creates "travel personas" to help marketers drive conversions
It is amazing what Pinterest did! They created 5 different "travel personas" as well as grouped travel keywords with each of the personas to help marketers understand what the attitudes and behaviours of travelers are.
By learning Pinterest personas, advertisers can connect better with their customers in the most personalized way.
Pinterest Newsroom says "more than two times more travelers use Pinterest vs. top online travel agency sites. For 2019, they're coming here to dream up new ways to travel, from atypical destinations to unusual (and more earth-friendly) modes of transportation."
Customer experience improvement
Social media has transformed customer service dramatically. Most of the brands have their social media accounts which help them to serve people — contact or provide help, respond to complaints and build a strong relationship with customers. Answering unsatisfied travelers helps to add a greater human element to your business and to show customers that they are important.
Do you know what is social media listening? It is the process of identifying and assessing what is being said about a company, individual, product or brand on the Internet. That means that this social listening tool can give you priceless information about your guests. Are they staying for a Birthday or another event? Listening to your users through social media can really help you to enhance customer service.
Huge impact on loyalty programs
Playing a great role in constructing hotel loyalty programs, social media helps hotels to attract millennials who are very happy to take part in branding posts in exchange for loyalty points for instance.
Now with advanced technology, hotels can easily find their 'players' by hashtagging and mentioning which allows rewarding in return. When loyal customers share benefits on social media that they have received from brand loyalty programs, other guests understand that it is worth participating in too.
Social media has changed the structure of hospitality marketing from A to Z. Most of the travelers nowadays plan their trips based on reviews and social media sharing activity. Online customer service becomes more responsible for building great brand identities at the same time. The travel marketing industry should undoubtedly develop alongside social media to improve customer loyalty and brand awareness.
- WAM: Social Media's Rising Impact in Travel Marketing and E-Commerce
- Entrepreneur: 5 Ways Social Media Has Transformed Tourism Marketing
- Econsultancy: The Insta effect: How the 'gram is impacting travel marketing & commerce
- Newsroom/Pinterest: Pinterest 100: The top trends for 2019
- PhocusWire: Pinterest creates "travel personas" to help marketers drive conversions
- Forbes: The Impact Of Social Media In The Travel Marketing Industry


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Title: Learning the months and seasons like a poem
Illustration : Mark Weinstein
Publisher: Psychogios
Year: 2014
Pages: 31
In brief:
The notebook that you hold in your hands, with colorful illustrations and simple, amusing poems, brings young children in a first contact with the months and seasons.
Within its pages, the child learns not only the names but also the salient features of each month, such as holidays, combines the months with the seasons and acquires the sense of time passing and repeated.
Small poems help the learning process to become easier and much more fun.
"Learning the months and seasons like a poem" is the best way to introduce the meaning of the year to your child.
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Propolis Hazelnut Cocoa Raw Honey Spread
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- Min. 2,000 mg/kg Antioxidant Content
- Fair Trade
- Healthy Solution to your sweeth tooth
- From the hive to your table
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- Immune Booster Healthy Snack
- No Added Sugar
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Looking for a healthy solution to your sweeth tooth? Try 100% Natural and specially formulated BEE & YOU Propolis Hazelnut Cocoa Raw Honey Mix...
It's not breaking news that tree nuts are some of the most nutrient-rich snacks you can choose to add to your diet, and in a world filled with overly fatty, preservative-filled, downright harmful snack options, nuts like hazelnuts are filling, delicious and nutritious. Sometimes called filbert nuts, hazelnuts are a particularly good option because these marble-sized superfoods pack a potent nutritional punch.
Studies conducted by the American Society for Nutrition and published in the European Journal of Nutrition showed that diets high in hazelnuts and other tree nuts resulted in lowered LDL cholesterol, reduced inflammation and improved blood lipids.
Cocoa is a chocolate without any refined sugar.
BEE & YOU Propolis Hazelnut Cocoa Raw Honey is a 2017 Sofi Awards New Product Category winner! It is also a natural immune booster healthy snack with no added sugar!
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- Good source of Protein, Fiber and Healthy fats
- Packed with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals
- Great Healthy Snack Alternative
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BEE & YOU naturally protects you and your beloved ones with its biologically active bee products with utmost respect to the bee world.
- Real Hazelnuts
Real hazelnut taste from Anatolia, plus easy to consume regularly
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Simple mixture of propolis, real hazelnuts, cocoa and raw honey. No colorants, no additives!
- Antioxidant
BEE & YOU Propolis Hazelnut Cocoa Raw Honey is guaranteed to contain at least 2,000 mg/kg antioxidant
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Natural protein content is min. 40g /kg
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Product quality is assured by enforcing appropriate beekeeping practices at all steps of production in the apiary
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In addition, our products are subjected to relevant laboratory analyses to ensure their purity, biological activity levels and compliance with food safety standards
- How to consume?
It can be consumed directly, with a piece of bread, pancake, biscuit or mixed with food such as milk, muesli, yoghurt or smoothie of your choice.
Try this amazing taste before or after exercise to improve your physical performance and see the difference!
- The Benefits of Propolis
-Intake of propolis may reduce the risk for the emergence of cancer
-Propolis may improve gut health, digestion and immunity
How to consume?
It can be consumed directly, with a piece of bread or mixed with food and drink such as muesli, yoghurt, milk, tea or any drink of your choice.
It is suggested to consume as a natural and healthy snack for sweet tooth or during the work for staying fueled and focused or as a post workout nutrition.
Ingredients: Raw Honey (74%), Hazelnut (20%), Cocoa (5%), Propolis Extract (1%)
Storage Conditions : Room temperatures (Approx. 22 °C/72 °F)
Shelf Life: 36 months
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this was absolutely luxurious. So much better than Nutella. In heaven. We finished he had in a couple days sharing it with guests.
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excellent substitute for nutella i bought this product for my daughter that is almost vegan and an extremely picky eater since we wanted to stay away palm oil. we were completely happy with the taste and the consistency too. and my daughter loved it it is also natural antioxidant rich with propolis definetely suggest it..
i have eaten nutella for ever,i just wanted to try something new,so i purchased this product,WHAT A MISTAKE! this is just what i did not need,one more food addiction bee & you hazelnut spread is as tasty as nutella and you can feel the real hazelnuts inside. It is also palm oil free and way healtier. IT IS WORTH THE PRICE!!
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His and Hers Red Arrows Gift Set
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Our stylish and heavy duty accessory tray is lined with navy felt making it the perfect place for his watch and cufflinks. The coin purse has a subtle display of the diamond 9 on the inside and plenty of space for coins and a key. One for you, one for them, all wrapped up by us, job done!
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Memory Care Addition
Coming Summer 2020
With the constant sound of rushing water in the background, it's hard not to feel energized and alive at the site of Eagle Point Senior Living. Situated between the Fox River and Lawrence University in Appleton WI, this project is a perfect location for senior housing. Eagle Point has 98 independent and assisted living apartments. The goal of this project was to create an active and engaged community.
With a large variety of common areas, residents living at this location have plenty of things to do and places to go. The basement houses a wellness suite, complete with a salon, fitness area, spa, and exam room. The main level has a large two-story bistro and dining space with views of the river. An arts and crafts room, theater, private dining, and family game room are just some of the other spaces residents enjoy. And when the indoor spaces aren't enough, there are many outdoor spaces to enjoy, including a putting green, bocce ball, shuffleboard, and a fire pit. A second building is also under construction on the same campus that will include 28 CBRF apartments for those needing memory support and advanced care.
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CONTRIBUTOR: Lenny Henry
A NEW book entitled Mother Country will explore the Windrush generation and include contributions from some key Black British figures.
Comprising over 20 real-life stories, Mother Country features MP David Lammy, comedian Lenny Henry and Dialogue Books publisher Sharmaine Lovegrove.
It has been curated by Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff, deputy editor of gal-dem magazine, and will be released this October during Black History Month.
In a foreword to the book, obtained by The Bookseller Lammy writes: "The story of Windrush must not be sterilised, or overly simplified. It is not only a story of successful integration, sport and cultural icons, or even everyday heroes like my mother, any more than it is only a story of Home Office failure, of systemic racism, or the consequences of slavery.
"The story of Windrush, is, like any other, a story of humanity. Of life, love, struggle, hope, misery, success and failure. It's one that is too often neglected in our media […] but this volume acts as a remedy to that failure of story-telling, which I ask you to both savour and share."
Other contributors to the book include singer Corinne Bailey Rae, poet Hannah Lowe, BBC 1Xtra DJ Jamz Supernova, actor and playwright Natasha Gordon, and writer and director Rikki Beadle-Blair. The book also features a series of "personal and moving" true stories from all generations of the British-Caribbean community.
Crosby said: "Following a summer in which the word 'Windrush' seemed to become synonymous with the Home Office scandal, I wanted to publish a book that gets back to the heart of this story. Charlie has done just that by curating this remarkable collection, full of warmth and honesty. Mother Country spans the decades with narratives that are about identity, belonging, heartbreak and bravery, but above all – family."
Brinkhurst-Cuff commented: "This is a collection which represents the most beautiful and tragic aspects of Caribbean-Britishness: the food and colour (in multiple senses) that we brought to this country in the post-war period; our propensity toward morbidity and our ability to keep moving forward after unimaginable trauma.
"The narratives we exist within are not linear or simplistic. Black and Asian people lived in the UK before the Empire Windrush set sail and it was not just Jamaican men who travelled here. The legacy of the second and third generation Windrush children, as found within the pages of Mother Country, is to keep disrupting and exploring our past in a way that cannot make up for travesties like the Windrush scandal, but that can be corrective."
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Upon hearing the name Riverton Meadows, one thinks of the landfill, Jamaica's largest dump which is operated by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA).
According to the residents, the community is the feeding pot for a lot of Jamaicans who unknowingly consume a lot of food items, like fish and chicken, that are found at the dump.
One woman in an interview with THE STAR, said that she has been selling the rejected and expired items for years, and noted that this is her only source of income. She claims to have a refrigerator stocked with different types of meat, including chicken, pork, beef, and liver. She added that she also caters to the seafood lovers, selling containers of fish, oysters, shrimp and lobsters.
In addition to the meats, she said she also sells diapers, canned food and juices. Although some of the products have already expired, she said that they are in high demand from her customers, most of whom, she said, reside outside of the community.
"Me nuh sell date, enuh, Miss, me sell goods. Check all my tings dem and see seh dem good. And even if the date pass di shelf life, it nuh mean it expire fi eat. A nuff people can't afford to go buy the tings dem inna the topanaris supermarket dem, so dem buy from we and prepare the same meal dem weh uptown people a nyam," she said.
Goods are delivered sometimes weekly or bimonthly by truck men who are instructed to dump the items at the landfill. But instead of dumping the products, she said they are sold to residents at a very affordable cost.
"Is a struggle and war fi get the tings dem sometimes because when the truck dem come, people jump on the truck and claim dem. Sometimes the driver dem just park and come out a it, and when you look, dem not even have to bother go dump cause it empty," she said between laughter.
However, this is not the first time that the issue has come to the fore. In 2015, The Sunday Gleaner reported that meat dumped at the Riverton landfill were being sold openly in downtown Kingston.
This was again confirmed that the dumped chicken is sold in the market district for $100 per pound, while other meat kinds such as mutton and pork go for $120 pound. Lobster, which usually has a retail price of $1,500, can be purchased at a reduced price of $300.
"Nuff time when you go dung a town and see the people dem a sell cheap, weh you think dem get it from? A dem our kids eat and a bare healthy good body children me see a run up and down a Riverton," she added.
She is just one of many sellers of the rejected items. She said that it is a booming business with a clientele that includes dozens of wholesalers, retailers and even supermarkets.


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From the latest Splinter article about Trump/The Squad. Kinja has a feature that lets you flag posts for harassment, hate speech, or spam.
One commenter made a threatening post against a group of people (Trump supporters). They didn't specify whether their threats of violence would take the form of vandalism, bodily harm, or death, but all three are illegal, nor are such threats protected under the 1st Amendment.
I agree Trump is a jackass, but Jesus fucking christ, you do not have the constitutional right to threaten violence against a group of people with whom you disagree politically. It would be one thing if it was just this one psycho, but 87 people endorsed his/her message. Hopefully the Splinter moderators take action here and remove the post.
In the meantime, I presume I'm supposed to flag it for "hate speech" although this person's post goes well beyond the definition of hate speech (abusive or threatening speech or writing that expresses prejudice against a particular group, especially on the basis of race, religion, or sexual orientation).
Maybe instead of making death threats against people you disagree with, you could try something really crazy, like voting.


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F1 in Schools is an international STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) competition for school children, in which groups of 3–6 students have to design and manufacture a miniature car out of the official F1 Model Block using CAD/CAM design tools. The cars are powered by CO₂ cartridges and are attached to a track by a nylon wire. Owing it to the collective interest in designing and working of a car, students of Oakridge, one of the best international school in Bengaluru have utilized F1 in Schools as a platform to showcase and learn more about their mutual passion for automobiles.
Meet the team- 'ETWAS'
The team of 6 include Gaurang(Team Leader), Aditya(Design Engineer), Satvik(Graphic Designer and Social Media Manager), Abhishek(Resource Manager), Nithin(Manufacturing Engineer), and Shreyas(Sponsorship Manager). When asked about the team's name being 'Etwas', they said, "the word itself means 'anything' or 'something. It's a metaphor, saying regardless of what is thrown at us, we can make anything."
United by similar interests and divided by different skill sets, each student brings instrumental skills to the team and this union between the diverse skill and strong teamwork forms the core of team Etwas. From knowing how to use the appropriate software to testing and designing the car needed for races, to designing the booth for the team and ensuring the most amount of points in every aspect; they have covered it all. Proving that age is no barrier, Aditya (Grade 7) is the youngest of the lot and is a constant contributor to the team with his knowledge of CAD software for designing the best cars for the track.
Dreams on wheels
Giving the team an edge over the others, the car's model has been tested for its drag coefficient numerous times, ensuring that the shape of the vehicle was the most aerodynamic, reducing the impact of the air drag on the car. This ensures that the vehicle goes as fast as possible when it is accelerated on the track at great speeds relative to the car.
When asked about what gives them an extra edge over the other teams, they said, "as we are one of the oldest teams in the event, we have some of the most experienced speakers and people who can improvise and produce the best, even in less time, giving us an advantage."
Prepping up for the future
F1 in Schools continues to grow exponentially and has inspired thousands of young students into careers in science and technology. Etwas team aims to reach out to more sponsors to get themselves better prepared to showcase their best, along with making full use of the resources given to them.
With a determination to win the world finals this year going to be held at Abu Dhabi, here are their thoughts on the learning outcome from this competition; "this event helped a lot of us learn our own weak points, things that we all can personally work on, specific to the work assigned to us. Being on time so that we can get the work done the fastest and the best to our potential, being able to test all the necessary things beforehand so that we did not need to make any last minute changes that could negatively impact us as a team, and a lot more things that, despite being young, helped us learn."


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Like every family, mine has certain dishes that are a staple. It's those dishes that identify us as a family. Many have been handed down generations, some are fairly new. My mother like to experiment with new things, but she also liked to serve those classics that work with everyone. Such a dish are Stuff Bell Peppers.
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Banana Oat Muffins
One of my first baking experiences, besides a simple cake, were muffins. I love muffins! They are simple and versatile and fun! Of course there is this rivalry with Cupcakes, but often I find cupcakes too sweet. Muffins on the other hand can be savoury as well. This recipe isn't, but it's on my "Baking Bucket List" to make a savoury muffin one day.
Revised: Easter Wreath
Last year I made an Easter Wreath for my German Language class. This year I thought I revisit that recipe and see how I can improve on it. Since then and now I have actually found fresh yeast and thought I would give it a try.
Egg & Bacon English Muffin
Sometimes it needs only one item or ingredients to come up with something quite delicious. That exact same thing happened to me the other day, for breakfast, on a Saturday. Simple things make life wonderful.
Mashed Potatoes
The other day I made a simple dinner with ham, vegetables and mashed potatoes. I thought I would share our family recipe with you because I think it's different from what most people make.
Mini Cinnamon Cheese Cake with Pecans
This week we invited some friends out for supper to thank them for helping out last October. We set up the Fondue since we haven't done that in a while and it's a lot of fun. You can eat while you talk and not stuff yourself like crazy. The challenge was dessert because one of your friends is living gluten free.


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Western culture has an obsession with other people's business. They have an obsession with tragedy, hardship, and negativity. We like to see people fail. We like to see people fall apart. We like it because our own lives are filled with disease, sadness, and toxicity and we want a diversion from it. We can't deal with it and we look for a way out. Other people's lives is that out.
If more people took proper care of their lives and bodies, they would be happier most of the time. They would not feel the need to debase, invade, attack, and harass other people. Everyone has issues. Everyone has things they need to work on. We don't need to make other people feel miserable or be in their misery, in order, to feel a speck of power.
We have a right to our privacy, our private space, and our personal healing. Not everything should be news. We shouldn't have to share everything about our lives to make others feel occupied and equal.
Take care of your life and happiness will follow!
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Whenever any Australian male or female retires from their working lifestyle, they will need cash upon which to pay to live. Normally, that is provided by the person's company throughout the years through which he or she was engaged in working. It builds right into a deposit that develops with time together with interest then is available to them after they reach the day of retirement living, that is Sixty-five. Superannuation, or Super will be the particular word pertaining to this unique retirement life deposit. The more income that an individual saves through the decades that he's engaged in his career, the greater the amount of income he will probably have access to as he is no longer working. This specific money will not only pay out his or her standard bills, but then it will in addition pay for just about any old age extras he or she needs to take part in, including travel.
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It is great to see that two indigenous Australians are getting further recognition for the bravery they displayed more than 150 years ago saving the lives of scores of people from the flood which devastated Gundagai in 1852. While the death toll of 89 remains our highest in a flood by far, and one of the top five natural disasters recorded in Australia, the toll could have been substantially more if not for the self-less acts of bravery of these two men.
The story goes that they would not have been called upon to undertake the rescues if the Europeans who established the original township had listened to advice from Wiradjuri locals about the flood risks. I have heard similar stories of Aboriginal advice being ignored in the development of Newcastle and Byron Bay and I am sure the same happened all over this vast country as Europeans struggled to comprehend the extreme variability in our weather events compared to their homelands.
So now all over the country we have development which is not only prone to flooding but also not particularly resilient to it. That is why it is pleasing that Brisbane City Council has established a program to help make frequently flooded homes more flood resilient. We will watch with interest to see what up take it gets and how effective it becomes. It will also be interesting to see what uptake there is of a new flood insurance product in the UK which bypasses the delays and arguments that can occur with the current processes of claims assessments.
We are also reporting on the latest research into why people choose not to evacuate when they have sufficient warning and opportunity to do so. This highlights the importance of planning for evacuation but not solely relying upon it where evacuation is the most appropriate emergency response. The flip side of that, in my opinion, is that the research also highlights that in particular circumstances staying put is the most appropriate response and designing for that can minimise risk to life. I know not everyone agrees with me on that but evidence based research such as this can only assist in informed debate on the issue.
Steven Molino
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Flood Resilient Homes Program
A new initiative by the Brisbane City Council aims to help Brisbane residents prepare for and recover from overland flow flooding events.
Bravery Awards for Aboriginal Heroes
Two Aboriginal men were acknowledged for the significant act of rescuing 68 people during a flood in the town of Gundagai, NSW in June 1852.


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Ocean Springs/Biloxi Bridge151 Beach Blvd Biloxi, MS 39530
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You may register in person at the Deer Island Conference Room at the Golden Nugget from 2 - 7 PM on Friday.
6th Annual Casino Bridge Run - 10K/5K Run & 5K Competitive Walk. After the race join us for FREE BEER & Refreshments.
ALL Runners and Walkers for ALL events will receive a CUSTOM Finishers medal! We also have custom age group awards for ALL Events.
As always, we will have DJ BLAZE - the best DJ on the Gulf coast playing music at the pool. The pool and the jacuzzi will be heated and available to runners.
Packet pick-up and Expo will start Friday Jan. 24th inside the Golden Nugget Casino from 2pm till 7pm and again Saturday from 6:15am till 7:30am.
This is, Hands Down, the BEST 10K/5K on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
As well as the most beautiful course you will ever run. So don't miss it!
See You There.
Event details and schedule
ALL races start (At 8:00AM) in Front of the Golden Nugget Casino in Biloxi.
The 10K (MS16012MS) goes over the Bridge and into Ocean Springs. It follows the water front and into downtown and back to the bridge and the Golden Nugget.
The 5K (MS16011MS) Run/Walk goes over the bridge and back to the Golden Nugget.
All races finish up at the Golden Nugget swimming pool.
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Ferplast Cayman 80 Scenic Professional and Cabinet
Availability: In stock
Includes bowfronted aquarium and stand with the following features.
- 3 Step complete filtration system (BluWave05 and BluPower 350 l/h)
- BluClima 100W heater.
- 2 x 24W T5 light tubes - 1 x Aqua Sky & 1 x Aqua Relle.
- 6mm glass.
- Timer for lighting system.
- Heater and pump switch.
- Safety 'child-proof' closing lid.
- Full opening lid with self supporting arm.
- Food dispensing housing.
- Practical feeding hatch.
- Handy upper frame.
- Holds 150 Litres.
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L 81.5cm
H 52.5cm
Available in black only.
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