Yesterday evening my man was jubilant! Many of you know that we are a great Rugby family. Most of our men have played rugby and our grandson has followed suit. Why was my man so happy, well Italy had just beaten South Africa, a very strong team, 20-18. So, Italy goes from strength to strength and considering Rugby is not the country's first sport, which is football (Calcio), this is very pleasing indeed. The new coach, Conor O'Shea, seems to be making a big difference and confidence is high.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil senza (without) palm oil.
Anyway, what about things closer to home in our little bit of Tuscany? The subject of pure Extra Virgin Olive Oil is on everyone's lips in the caffè bar. Are you aware that this beautiful nectar is being sold around the world, some claiming that it is pure when in fact it is 'watered down' by palm oil! Now, this should be shown on the label, so read the very small print and make sure you get the real stuff. You can always come to Tuscany and buy fresh from the producers if you fancy a little break!
Carlo and son Simone behind a pile of lovely panettone at Bar/pasticeria Fiorentino in Montespertoli. La Nazione.
Meanwhile, and in the run-up to Christmas, our part of Tuscany has been running a Panettone making contest, and we were really pleased to read in the paper yesterday that our good friends at Bar Fiorentino in Montespertoli have won the accolade! This 'Derby Del Gusto' is a popular event each year and my man always takes two of the fig and walnut versions to England for friends and associates.
Simple Minds in Tuscany. La Repubblica.
And, not to forget for all you rockers like me, touring bands this week have included Simple Minds and Aerosmith. Oh, and for all the teeny boppers we are also currently hosting Justin Bieber. I just popped off to check out Simple Minds on YouTube and there's some great stuff there. You may remember their number one hit 'Don't you (forget about me)' in 1985. The Scottish band was heavily influenced by Roxy Music. Now Brian Ferry I can watch him perform anytime! Aerosmith? Well they are just brilliant in my mind, but tickets seem to be sold out the minute we hear about these bands; hey ho.
OK, time to go, cooking lunch at home today (Sunday) as two-thirds of the local restaurants are closed for winter holidays.
Have a great week and do drop me a line. I love to hear from you!
Hurrah! September is here with its cooler weather and a little rain! After a seriously hot humid August, it was a relief when we hit the 1st September. And, on this day the first mechanical grape picker started trundling through the vineyards below our house, collecting all those plump purple grapes that will provide us with our next supply of Chianti wines. Also on this day, the shooters were allowed to start banging away at first light, celebrating the start of the hunting season. I make no comment on this except that we would be happy for local wildlife to take up arms and fire back. Oops, sorry, that was supposed to be no comment.
Anyway, What else to celebrate? Ah well, the seasonal fruit; we are gorging on lovely fresh fruit salads for breakfast every morning. Peaches, plums, apples and some imported things like bananas and kiwi. So I thought you might like a picture of my big kitchen table with its baskets of fruit.
The other things I adore at this time of year is the fungi harvest. In particular the big porcini mushrooms that are delicious grilled whole as an anti-pasti. Yummy!
Autumn fashions from Simona Barbieri.
Now most of you will already know that I love clothes and the Italian Autumn fashions are fabulous. In particular, the oranges and browns that really suit my colouring. Whilst I hate to give up wearing flip-flops, stylish ones of course, I do adore window shopping for handbags and shoes. My poor man cannot understand why I keep buying handbags, "You can only use one at a time and you keep most of them in a cupboard for months." But that's not the point, is it girlies?
Anyway, that's enough for now. Do send me your own September stories either by replying to this blog or by email to june.finnigan@virgin.net. I love to hear from you.
PS I'm still on target with my latest book, rattling away at least one thousand words a day! I've just got to a very scary bit!
Porcupines, An Earthquake, Studio Cat, Spooky Coffee, Pooh, Fungi and Silvio in Hospital in Beautiful Tuscany.
"I wouldn't start from here, If I were you, and by the way I found this in the garden!" The start point my man was referring to was the beginning of my blog and the thing he found in the garden was a porcupine quill. Now our still new garden is very well fenced and has so far kept out the deer and cinghale (wild boar), but low slung animals still seem to get inside. We have only ever seen a porcupine once crossing the road, safely I hasten to add, and after dark.
But back to the blog and I always ask my man to do a quick edit. He quite rightly suggested I start somewhere else, rather than begin by mentioning that he had returned from a business trip to London on Friday feeling exhausted; so I won't mention that. Then to change the subject I told him about the earthquake, which happened when he was away. I had spread a load of work out on the kitchen table and when the tremor started I had to hold on to it to steady myself. Fortunately, my glass of wine only shivered slightly and quickly settled down again! Has anyone else experienced an earthquake? Do let me know.
Farty Barty waiting patiently for my return to the studio.
We have recently had a new internet connection installed and so working on-line has become so much easier. I can definitely recommend AirWiFi to all those struggling to fund a decent internet connection in this part of the world. Thank you to friends Karin and Hans for suggesting it. Go to http://www.airwifi.it However, with a cat on one's lap, who is needing comfort from the nasty thunder outside, it's not so easy to reach the computer and go on-line! Everytime I get up he's back on the chair waiting for my return and I'm too soft to send him away!
Seeing spooks and aliens in my morning coffee!
Hurrah, we have a winner for my signed book and she is blog follower Odette, who spotted that my coffee had changed to a small black, whereas in previous fotos I always had a white one! Brava that lady! So why had my coffee changed? Well down in Certaldo I had been trying different ways of drinking espresso as I believe the milk is not too good for me. This is very sad because I love my morning caffè latte, it just no longer seems to like me! This has been very confusing for Caffe Bar Il Solferino, where they know all their customers and what they drink. So finally, I have selected caffè latte with soya milk, it has the same creamy texture but I am having to acquire the Italian liking for sweetness!
Ok, at this time of year, as many of you know, we are gearing up for The Rock Chick Band's annual concert garden party and we already have one rehearsal under our belts. I read in the paper that the original line-up of the rock band known as POOH is touring again. They were very popular in Italy in the 60's and 70's and in the rest of the world I'm told! It's a great time for the aging rockers of this world, particularly in Italy where the concerts are always sold out!
Fungi in the garden. anyone know what it is?
Meanwhile, back in our lovely wooded garden, the deluge of rain has bought lots of interesting fungi to the surface. If any of you clever clogs know the name of these, do let me know.
Finally, we are all very sad to hear that Silvio Berlusconi has been committed to hospital with heart problems and is to be operated on today (Tuesday). It sounds quite serious and is a four-hour job!
There is already talk of finding a replacement leader for Forza Italia, Silvio's political party. But let's hope that all goes well for him; Italian politics will lose a lot of colour if Silvio steps down.
Well, enough of that, must organise some lunch, do voice exercises whilst its cooking and pour myself a nice chilled white to assist my singing practice. My man is currently occupied in his own studio, with a Skype call to England, so I had best not disturb him!
The traditional Bullocks arrive with the first of the 'new' Chianti Wine. La Nazione.
Now this is the time of year when the nearby small town of Montespertoli has an exhibition of Chianti Wine in its central Piazza and it's a lovely setting amongst the trees and flower beds. The piazza is surrounded by white tents and a couple of hundred local vineyards bring their Chianti wine for lucky people to taste. The traditional start to the festa involves two bullocks hauling the first of the 'new' wines into town. Then the festa goes on for a whole week and with it comes the annual 'Bomba Acqua' meaning a deluge of heavy rain to send everyone scurrying into the local bars.
Also during this period of Bomba Acqua, the first of the May wedding parties arrived from England and other parts of northern Europe. Tuscany is very popular for tying the knot due to its many castles and historical villas. We met four lovely people, one couple from America and one from Wales, who had arrived for an English wedding celebration and sadly could not see the swimming pool at their B&B, due to the fog and rain! We hope you nice people enjoyed the wedding despite the weather!
Rosolio alla Rosa and panacotta.
I'm sure you will agree that the best way to relax during unreliable weather, is to repair to a good local restaurant for a long lunch. We tend to do this on Sundays anyway, and once again returned to L'Osteria Casa Chianti, which is just ten minutes away. I was not presented with a rose this time but, even better, a bottle of Rosolio alla Rosa Digestivo with my panacotta desert. It was really delicious, tastes and smells like English Roses and can be bought locally near Barbarino Val D'Elsa! In fact the restaurant sources everything locally and in particular the tartufi (truffles). Yummy. I should mention at this point that the place was packed, so you should ring and book a table if you intend going! 0039 0571 669 688.
The 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two. La Nazione.
Lest we forget, last Thursday was the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two. We saw marches waving the old Partisan Red Flag, remember in Italy it was the Communists vs Fascists, and some of the old remaining partisan members of the Resitenza were presented with memorial certificates. I always find these occasions very emotional and it is hard to imagine living in this beautiful country when it was overrun by Fascists and Nazis.
Yes, I'm back with a wag in my tail and feeling full of the joys of early summer in Tuscany, despite the news from Florence that the road beside the Arno, and close to the medieval Ponte Vecchio bridge, had collapsed. Be careful where you park!
Farty Barty curled up at my feet under the Oak Tree.
Now, many of you have asked about Farty Barty the cat and you will be very pleased to know that he has finally settled into his and our new home. As for ourselves, we are feeling even more content having got some of our well-travelled pictures on the walls. The house, trees, garden and surrounding countryside are so very therapeutic and I foresee great novels being written here!
Graham Nash in Lucca, great singer and songwriter.
Back in the world of rock music it is less than a month away from our next Rock Chick Band concert and our first rehearsal will be this coming Saturday. There is no need to smoke and take drugs to be a rock singer; believe me, I get a high immediately I am behind that microphone! Meanwhile, the Duran Duran tour hits Florence on 10th June and they will already be sold out. No, I am not going, I did that twice in the '80's with my beautiful daughter. However, I will be singing one of their songs at my own concert; there are just a few of DD's that I really like and this one is called Skin Divers. Lucca, near Pisa, is also a very popular venue for concerts and the aging rocker Graham Nash is currently here in concert. A great song writer too and I would have loved to have been there, but time is currently of the essence.
Complimentary Moscato and rose at L'osteria Casa Chianti. foto J Finnigan.
Silvio is honoured with a special Pizza in Napoli.
Oh yes, I know you like to hear about our Silvio so here is a little snippet from our national paper. Down in Napoli, Il Cavaliere, also known as Silvio Berlusconi, was spotted being presented with a Pizza made in his honour. It was a long pizza with a 'mare' flavour, that is 'flavour of the sea'. He is hugely popular down south and it's only a matter of time before he's back in the chair, or so they say! I'll keep you posted.


My take: I've looked at the website of the funeral home in question and it appears to be a traditional funeral home with a very sympathetic and sensitive approach to their clients. So, I think it's safe to say that they don't have a cavalier attitude about death or terminal illness.
In that context, this lighter seems more of a dig, specifically, at people that continue to smoke cigarettes in spite of overwhelming absence that they shorten your life. It's a lighter that someone would give to a smoker to remind them that they aren't doing their health any favors and, at the same time, to provoke laughter at the morbid idea that a funeral home is happy you're smoking.
But on the other hand, people that have suffered the loss of a loved one due to smoking-related diseases might not find this funny or appropriate coming from a funeral home.
Would this lighter make you more or less likely to use this funeral home's services?
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Poder Mexica (Spanish for "Mexican Power") is a professional wrestling stable currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The stable was founded in December 2008 and consists of Sangre Azteca and Misterioso, Jr. Black Warrior and Dragón Rojo, Jr. were originally members of the group, but left in the fall of 2009 and 2010 respectively.

History
In late 2008 Sangre Azteca left the stable Guerreros de la Atlantida because he was not being used much by the group. At the same time Black Warrior's involvement with a group called "La Ola Lagunera" (Spanish for "the Lagunero Wave") petered out. In December 2008 Dragón Rojo, Jr. won a "#1 Contenders" match and thus earned a shot at the Mexican National Welterweight Championship held by Sangre Azteca. The title match ended in a double count out leaving Sangre Azteca the champion but showing that Dragón Rojo, Jr. was not easily defeated.

After the draw Dragón Rojo, Jr. and Sangre Azteca began teaming together along with Black Warrior as the third man, quickly forming a trio called Poder Mexicana. The group saw mixed success around Mexico but remained undefeated in Arena Mexico, CMLL's main venue earning the group a shot at the Mexican National Trios Championship held by Sagrado, La Sombra and Volador Jr. Poder Mexicana won the title in their first attempt, defeating the champions on February 3, 2009. Soon after the win speculation of a unification between the Mexican National Trios Championship and the CMLL World Trios Championship.

Shortly after winning the Championship Black warrior was suspended from working in Mexico City, forcing Poder Mexica to draft Misterioso, Jr. to take the place of Black Warrior when they worked in Mexico City, making him an unofficial a member of Poder Mexicana. At the 2009 Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show Dragón Rojo, Jr. Sangre Azteca and Misteriosos Jr. lost to CMLL World Trios Champions Héctor Garza, La Máscara and El Hijo del Fantasma. the Match and subsequent storyline between the two sets of champions furthered speculations that CMLL may choose to unify the two titles in the future. By mid-April Black Warrior's Mexico City suspension ended and he returned to team with Azteca and Dragón Rojo, Jr. Over the summer of 2009 Black Warrior began working storylines with various Japanese wrestlers working for CMLL, leaving Poder Mexica to team up with Misterioso, Jr. more and more frequently. In September 2009 Sangre Azteca announced that Misterioso, Jr. had officially become a member of Poder Mexica. After not teaming with the other members of Poder Mexica over the summer of 2009, Black Warrior left the group in the fall. On December 19, 2009 it was announced by the Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. that Poder Mexica had been stripped of the Mexican National Trios title because Black Warrior had left CMLL, breaking up the team. At the same time they announced an eight team tournament to crown a new trios champion. The top half of the bracket took place on December 22, 2009 and the bottom half of the bracket took place on December 29. In the top bracket the team of Máscara Dorada, Stuka, Jr. and Metro qualified for the finals. The bottom bracket took place on December 29, 2009 and saw the Poder Mexica (Azteca, Rojo, Jr. and Misterioso, Jr.) defeat Fabian El Gitano, Máximo and Rouge and then Delta, Leono and Valiente to qualify for the final. On January 6, 2010 Mascara Dorada, Stuka, Jr. and Metro defeated Poder Mexica to become the new Mexican National Trios Champions. After winning the CMLL World Tag Team Championship with Último Guerrero on November 2, 2010, Dragón Rojo, Jr. announced that he was leaving Poder Mexica and joining Guerrero's Los Guerreros de la Atlantida stable.

Championships and accomplishments
 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
 Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time) – Sangre Azteca, Black Warrior and Dragón Rojo, Jr.

References

External links
 Sangre Azteca's official site – subsection on Poder Mexica

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre teams and stables

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Each year THOMASNET.com and the Institute for Supply Management recognize 30 incredible purchasing and supply chain management professionals under the age of 30, for their contributions to the industry through the 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Star Recognition Program. This year, Source One's very own Senior Project Manager and MRO Category Expert, Michael Croasdale received the recognition - making the list of 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars for his innovative work delivering a preferred vendor program for a construction client utilizing Google Earth technology.
While Croasdale's solution saved his client thousands of dollars, all too often millennials receive a ton of flack for their dependency on technology - among the long list of other generational stereotypes. However, millennials are making a huge impact on the supply chain management industry. As drivers behind human-centered technology, millennials in the workforce are transforming the way companies operate.
And, despite the terrible preconceptions of the millennial generation, they're not all lazy and entitled. They are a generation composed of diverse backgrounds and motivations. To address those stereotypes, Source One's Michael Croasdale joined two other Rising Supply Chain Stars: Aisha Khan oh Johnson and Johnson and Amrish Lobo of Baker Hughes for a podcast discussion on Being a Millennial in the Supply Chain Management Field. Together, they share the stereotypes they wish they could change the most, as well as how managers can keep millennial talent engaged. For future graduates and millennials interested in a career in supply chain management and procurement, each 30 Under 30 winner shares what motivated their career path in the field and their advice for those looking to do the same.


Mount St. Helens is an active and recharging Volcano nestled in the Cascade Mountain Range of Washington State. Washington State has five major volcanoes including Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams. These volcanoes are all a part of the Cascade Range. The Cascade Range runs for almost 1,200-miles from British Columbia, Canada to Northern California.
Before that fateful day in 1980, Mount Saint Helens was an awesome place to spend the day, hiking through her many forests and camping in her shadows. Then came May 18, 1980, and the mountain and it's neighborhood changed for many years to come. A major volcanic eruption occurred on the mountain spewing ash on anything in its way. This was the last of the Washington volcanos to erupt. There are many other Northwest volcanoes that are active and ready to go, but as of the date of this article, they have yet to erupt. The eruption of Mount St. Helens was the only major volcanic eruption to occur in the lower 48 states since 1915 when Lassen Peak in California erupted.
Each of the five Washington State volcanoes have erupted in the last 250 years. Many of them are today busy with recharging and getting ready for the next big eruption. As for Mount St. Helens, she also is busy recharging. It has been over 35 years and Mount St. Helens is once again the perfect place for an outstanding adventure or a beautiful hike in the woods. Yes, the old growth forests are gone, but there is beautiful new life to discover and enjoy.
"A Journey into the past" towards Mount St. Helens through Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington. As you journey into the past, you can not help but see the present. The mountain is getting greener every year. It has been more than 35 years and the trees are starting to be tall, green, and sturdy. The shrubs are green and thick. Mount St. Helens is alive with new growth! The wildlife is returning to the mountain. Everywhere you turn there are signs of a renewed and vibrate forest. Life has returned to Mount St. Helens!
The Cowlitz Tribe is a small tribe living north of the Columbia river in the state of Washington. There they have made their way for centuries living in small houses constructed of wooden planks. The Tribe was already declining in number at the time of the Lewis and Clark expedition. As epidemics spread through the Tribe, their decline accelerated throughout the 19th century. Epidemics destroyed a large part of the Cowlitz Tribe. During the 19th Century only about 500 natives were left.The population has slowly grown and is recovering. Now there are 1,400 making their recovery on this, their ancestral land in Washington. Unfortunately their language seems to be lost. It has been intermingled with other tribes and the pure language is no longer alive.
What is not lost is the folklore that surrounds their beloved mountain. Referred to as "Mountain of Fire." There are many versions to the story of Mountain of Fire, I am sharing one that is often related in local powwows.
As you can see, the language was different, but the stories of the volcanoes abound in the oral traditions of all the tribes that call this part of Washington home. And now for a modern documentary on that great day in 1980 that changed so much. This documentary by PBS takes you through the days before and after her extraordinary eruption and devastating landslides.
More than 35 years has past and Mount St. Helens has experienced a total re-birth. If you enjoy hiking, Mount St. Helens should be on your bucket list of things to do. Most climbers that come to Mount St. Helens use the Monitor Ridge Trail to the top. This route gains more than 4,500 feet in a short 5 mile hike. This is a climb good for experienced and novice hikers in good physical shape. In this hike you will scramble steep boulders and the mountain is rugged. But the view from the top is amazing. Most climbers can do this hike in about 8-12 hours. While you may hike to the crater rim, you may not enter the crater. A hiking permit is required if you are going over 4,800 feet. The elevation of the rim is 8,328 feet high. The view from the rim is amazing.
Hiking permits protect the mountain, it's rejuvenating resources, and those that climb her trails. You can secure a permit from The Mount St. Helens Institute website.
While most climbers climb the mountain from Spring through Fall, but winter adventures provide amazing options. Participate in a Winter Adventure with qualified guides and Volcano Naturalists, Bob and Katherine Appling. See an amazing side of Mount Saint Helens that few will ever know. This is an amazing opportunity for adventure for those who desire to see more than the ordinary.
Gear requirement for this climb can be found at the Mount Saint Helen's Institute web page. You can sign up for this amazing winter adventure latter in the fall on their website.
Now that you have discovered this gem of a mountain, what is there to do? Volcano watching from Windy Ridge Observation Deck is an all time favorite. Photographers and amatures alike love photographing this amazing volcano. This is our volcano and we never tire of painting and photographing her in all stages of her recovery.
Be sure to check out all the many exhibits and videos of all the different stages of this amazing American icon. Windy Ridge is one of the top places to visit. There is a gift shop in the visitors center where you can shop for many interesting small gifts, books, folklore, ect.
Some of the other fun things to do at the mountain include taking a helicopter tour of the mountain. Even though when you visit Johnston Ridge and some of the other informative sites, you see and learn a lot, the helicopter tour is out of this world. Prepare to see this astonishing mountain as you have never seen her before.
There are several viewing sites where you can see all the wildlife in the area. The Elk herds can be observed best from the Forest Learning Center View point. For the fishermen, Coldwater Lake provides excellent fishing. A perfect place to rest and relax. From the mud flow at Echo Park, you can rent horses and enjoy a magnificent ride.
When it is time to eat, you will find good food and excellent service at Patty's House. Be sure to save room for her famous Blackberry Cobbler. You will find this small and friendly restaurant at 19 Mile House in Toutle.
Whether you come to Mount St. Helens to explore the mountain, or to join one of the many seminars, tours, and workshops, an amazing adventure awaits. No passport is needed for American's or complicated visas. This is America's very own active volcano. She is spectacular! Mount St. Helens is in your own backyard.
It's amazing how this has all grown back again. I was last there in 1988, and this is quite a transformation. I hope Mt. Rainier won't blow again until after I'm gone. I want to remember it as it is.


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Goshi Gewog is a gewog (village block) of Dagana District, Bhutan. It also comprises part of Dagapela, along with Dorona and Tashiding Gewogs.

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Developed after many years' experience in some of the worlds' toughest Mining workshops the GoldenCrimp 420 sets new standards for resilience and reliability offering the performance and adaptability that is vital in modern hose assembly operations.
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Q: Invalid token '\n' found on line 31 at column 0 I have a CF-7 file with 30 line of code.I am getting an error on the 31st line saying
             ** Invalid token '\n' found on line 31 at column 0.**

what does the error message mean?
Regards
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A: The error is slightly misleading. The CF compiler is trying to parse the code but failing because of a unclosed tag / block so it keeps on trying to parse until the end of the document and then it reports the error since the last thing it found was a newline which isn't closing the tag that's currently open. So go over the source code and check where you aren't properly closing something. The error is before line 31.
it could be something like
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and then not having a closing  tag. Or it could also be you have a CF style comment
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A: There is a new line character at the beginning of the line.  Is whatever you are using to parse the file is not expecting an empty line?

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(With acknowledgement to Vicky Williams and Winifred Tapson)
Before the recorded history of Leisure Isle, it lay undisturbed near the mouth of the Knysna lagoon, a grassy sandbank that was home to countless birds, small mammals and a population of steenbok.
The Island was formed some 5 000 years ago during a time when the level of the sea was four to five metres higher than it is now. There was considerable sand movement within the estuary, as there is today, and when the sea level began to fall this caused large sand banks to form. These gradually rose in height through tidal and wind transport of sand, and the islands initially called Steenbok Island (Leisure Isle) and Paarden Island (Thesen Island) were formed. Soon plant and animal life began to colonise the island habitat.
The eastern shore of the Knysna lagoon was granted in 1770 to Stephanus Terblans, the first white settler in the area. There he established his farm Melkhoutkraal, which in time became an impressive estate, but it did not include the scrubby sand dune that had become known as Steenbok Island - this remained state land.
A Scottish master mariner, James Callander, the first man to fall under the thrall of the Island, become excited by its possibilities and developed a vision for its future. He was commissioned by the Governor of the Cape to explore the rivers, bays and forests in this area in 1798. Callander made Knysna his base, built a small wooden cabin on the Eastern Head and soon became convinced that Knysna could become a first-rate port. He wrote: 'It is the best situation on this coast for shipping timber, having a small island (Steenbok) immediately within the narrow entrance where fifty ship-loads of timber may lay….This island is so situated that it commands the entrance of the River - and a few guns on it would destroy any [enemy] coming in'. Callander applied for twelve morgen of land, including Steenbok Island, where he planned to start a fishery. His application was refused but he re-applied fifteen years later 'to have a Grant of 500 yards of land on the Island named Steen Buck for Establishing a Fishery in the river Nysna'. This too was refused.
Steenbok Island was the property of the British Colonial Government until 1821, when it was ceded to George Rex, the fourth owner of the farm Melkhoutkraal. Rex and his descendants owned the Island from 1821 until 1929, when it was purchased by George Cearn, an American who had made a considerable fortune from coffee in Kenya. He purchased the Island from a Rex descendant, John Duthie of Woodbourne Farm for £7,000. George Cearn was 53 when he and his wife Ethel retired to Knysna, and he was in search of a 'project'. Steenbok Island soon captured his imagination, and to the great astonishment of the people of Knysna, as well as his wife, he developed a vision of turning the uninhabited little island into a place where people could live and build their homes, raise their families and retire in idyllic surroundings. He re-named it Leisure Isle, and set about turning his dream into reality.
Connecting Leisure Isle to the mainland and securing its perimeter from the corrosive power of the waves and currents was the first priority. Mr Dantjie Keyter, a massive figure of a man, was employed as foreman, and he recruited a labour force of some fifty short-term prisoners from the local jail by paying their fines and making them free men. They were paid half-a-crown a day and received a hearty meal cooked by Dantjie's wife. They quarried stone from a hillside on Woodbourne Farm (the scar is still visible as you leave the Island) and for three years they toiled, building the causeway, the road foundations and the sea wall that encircled the Island. The stone was transported in long lines of cocopans to wherever it was needed.
When this mammoth task was done, George Cearn proceeded to have the Island surveyed in 1933, and declared a township in November 1935. Preparations took shape under Cearn's meticulous eye - clusters of pine trees were planted, and an avenue of gums along Links Drive. The township plan included a school, a church, a commercial precinct and a recreational area. A network of roads criss-crossed the Island, and all was ready for the first Islanders to claim their place in the sun.
300 plots were offered for sale. As Winifred Tapson described it 'One by one little cottages sprang up. Tentatively at first, and in a patchwork sort of way. Only a handful of the more adventurous Knysna inhabitants dared to take the bait. The rest of the community remained profoundly indifferent. A retired couple from elsewhere put up a house; then another, and another. A few, not yet retired, built cottages for their summer holidays. Gradually more confidence crept in, and the houses gained in size and design…. Throughout the first twenty years of Leisure Isle's life, human occupation seeped into it very cautiously'.
During the 1930s George Cearn set about building a nine-hole golf course on the site now known as Steenbok Nature Reserve. Sand dunes were flattened and planted with grass, and fairways, bunkers and greens were laid out. The Cearns built a house near the course. The Knysna Golf Club had at that time a rather miserable course on the slopes near Thesen Hill known as the 'goat course', and in 1939 it was decided that they should make the new course on Leisure Isle their home. The Cearn's house was then leased to Mr G E Herring and became the clubhouse. Herring extended the building and opened a Private Hotel, which became the pivot of social life on Leisure Isle. Herring sold the hotel to Bill Anderson, who applied for a liquor licence and established the well-loved Leisure Isle Hotel that survived for many years, eventually giving way to the Island Cove development. The Hotel was very popular and many, including Bobby Locke, enjoyed its golf course and other attractions.
In the mid-fifties most of the interior of Leisure Isle remained scrub and bush, and steenbok could still be encountered along with the few surviving pheasants which had been introduced from England. In 1951a Village Management Council was instituted, falling under the Divisional Council. This took care of the affairs of the Island until 1968, by which time problems with the supply of water and electricity and other essential services necessitated a take-over by the Knysna Municipality - a step which was strenuously opposed by many islanders.
Over the next fifty years Leisure Isle grew and evolved into the special place we know today. The full tale remains to be told.
The publication of a separate, expanded History of Leisure Isle is contemplated, and LIRA would welcome input from anyone interested in sharing their memories and knowledge of the early days of this Island.

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Wayne Rooney: Manchester United striker should stay at Old Trafford, says Phil Neville
Rooney, who joined United in 2004, has scored five goals in 29 appearances for the club this season, providing 10 assists
Wayne Rooney should stay at Manchester United and work to reclaim his place in Jose Mourinho's starting XI, says former team-mate Phil Neville.
Rooney's representatives have spoken to Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian but talks did not progress.
However, the 31-year-old England captain's departure in the summer is looking increasingly likely.
"He's not in the team, but he shouldn't write off his United career," ex-Reds defender Neville told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I don't see Wayne Rooney playing football in China, I really don't.
"He's a home bird. I think he likes living in the north-west, and I can't see him taking his young family out to live in China. Yes, it's for vast amounts of money, but I just don't see it at all."
Rooney misses Saint-Etienne trip
Mourinho not ruling out Rooney exit
United's record goalscorer, who joined the Old Trafford club in 2004, has scored five goals in 29 appearances for the Reds this season, providing 10 assists.
He has started only three games since 17 December and was left out of the squad for Wednesday's Europa League match at Saint-Etienne because he has just returned to training after a hamstring strain.
United beat the French club 1-0 to seal a 4-0 aggregate win and book their place in the last 16. They next play Southampton in the EFL Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.
"I'm not going to give Rooney advice, but what I would say to him is: 'Stick it out at Manchester United,'" said Neville, who won 10 major trophies with United between 1995 and 2005.
"At the moment, he's not in the team and has got a slight knock but Henrikh Mkhitaryan has gone off injured tonight.
"You never know, he could come on in the final on Sunday and make a massive impact, score, and then finish the season so well, you've seen it so many times."
Earlier this week Mourinho refused to give any guarantees about whether Rooney would still be at the club after the Chinese transfer window closes on 28 February.
But the BBC's Simon Stone said the expectation is that Rooney will stay for the rest of the season.
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Q: Search text in unstrucutred data I have worked on a part of code to read text from images using python. The images are of invoices.
import pytesseract as tess
tess.pytesseract.tesseract_cmd = r'C:\Users\Me\AppData\Local\Tesseract-OCR\tesseract.exe'
from PIL import Image

img = Image.open('C:/Users/Me/Desktop/PM/Invoice Formats/TestInv.png')

text = tess.image_to_string(img)
print(text)

The result of the code is the invoice text. I have multiple invoices with different formats.
Can anyone please help me how to extract invoice number, invoice date and amount of invoice from these unstructured text?
The text that am getting is somewhat like this for few invoices. For others it is different
ABC Manufacturing Corporation

Invoice 1111 HHH BBB
'MyCity, AB'11111-111'
(111)111-1111
My exporter details
\xyz.com
Page: 1 of 2
invoice No, b123456
Date: 01/02/2019,
'My Oil Products My Bill-To No. 3333
PO Box 1234, Account Number.: 12345
sdlfjsdlf slsdo

Invoice Summary

Delivery Terms:
Payment Terms:
Contact:

DELIVERY POINT
Net 20 days date of invoice
MY NAME

111-111-1111

111-111-1111
abc@xyz.com
Copies of Invoices and Delivery Notes are available on
my url/ check site/ here.

Hf you have any, further questions relating to, your Invoice,
lease contact MY NAME immediately on
111111111

Quantity - Price uni

1000 KG KM = 1000M — KG = Kilogram
Hours Litre M3 = Cubic meter
EA = Each) Normal Cubic Meter
Pounds 7OF, 1atm)

Product Price |
Product Price 1000.28
Net value 1000.28
Total to be paid INR 80000.28

Thnx in advance.

A: Let me show you an example to extract the date, you can then extrapolate to extract the others:
date = text.split('Date: ')[1].split(',')[0]
print(date)

'01/02/2019'


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Using film to contemplate Religious Life
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I, Robot July 27, 2004 Sister Rose
It was a toss-up: I, Robot or Catwoman? I, Robot won. Be warned: this may be a bit of a spoiler.
I am always prepared to like a Will Smith film, and this one started off okay. I, Robot is a sci-fi action film based on the collection of short stories of the same title written by Isaac Asimov and published in 1950.
Science fiction is an okay genre for me; I don't seek it out because it seems to always be a variation of the same theme (I am willing to be enlightened on this, however): what is the nature of the human person? True, the human person is a universe, but with one outstanding characteristic: free will and consciousness: the ability for a person to reflect on him or herself reflecting (to put it simply.).
This film is about robots that evolve – or are evolved by Dr. Lanning, played via holograms by James Cromwell. Like Frankenstein, Lanning has created a monster, and he gets the monster to promise to kill him – though we don't find this out right away. Lanning has even named the high end robot: "Sonny". And yes, the humans then kill (i.e. are recalled – can you imagine the cost?) all the other robots that have gotten out of hand.
The film seems to be predicated on the logic of Asimov's rules of robotics (though if you do some research on the internet you'll find that sci-fi experts now question the absolutism of the rules) :
(1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm; (2) A robot must obey orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law; (3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
Certainly Del (Will Smith) questions these rules but the female lead, Dr. Susan Calvin (lots of talk about free will here; I wonder if Asimov chose the name on purpose; played by Bridget Moynahan) believes in them absolutely. Her job is to make the robots seem more human. The recurring chant throughout the film was that V.I.KI., the central brain of the robotic computer system, kept proclaiming how logical "she" was.
The plot seemed forced to me, though average summer fare. What bothered me the most however, was the ending. Just when this film could have asked intelligent and existential questions (like Blade Runner) about what makes a human being human, and the consequences of our dependence on technology or where it is taking us, the film seems to veer off into the free range of a "feel good" ending. Del and Dr. Calvin are rescued by Sonny; they shake hands with Sonny and send him off to find his own way, since that's what it means to be human. He then ends up at the dump where the old robots have been exiled to act as a kind of redeemer.
A feel good ending does not mean a "postive" one for I, Robot. If it were positive, robots would be robots and humans, human. The film ends, at the very least, in an ambiguous manner regarding human nature and the act of creation. It questions, then posits, that if humans evolved, then machines can, too. If the writers are being ambiguous, then it seems they don't know the difference between humanity and machines … and this seems very pessimistic regarding the nature and future of human race.
The film's final ambiguity might lead one to consider that the film is a commentary on where humanity might be heading, rather than affirming a specific existential reality, e.g. that what makes us human is free will and consciousness. I don't think this is the case, however. The film is too much about high concept entertainment than big ideas.
This is not an intelligent film, it's a feel good film with the usual car chases and even a robotic revolution. These terms (intelligent and entertaining) are not always mutually exclusive, because "smart" can be entertianing, too. But the distinction is often the difference between an average film and a really good film that makes you say, "Ah ha!"
I am still waiting for the best film this year.
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AQ Theatre Prepares for "Dracula"
By The Saint on October 10, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )
Emily Bolek and Brock Gabbert rehearse a scene.
Just in time for Halloween, AQ Theatre will be presenting "Dracula," October 11-14. Those who are familiar with Bram Stoker's classic novel will know that "Dracula" tells the tale of a bloodthirsty monster who travels to Europe to feast on new prey. Complete with classic love stories, a rich plot, and a timeless villain, "Dracula" looks to be a successful show.
Emily Bolek, Tanner Kosten, and Emma West prepare for "Dracula."
The actors begin with memorizing their lines and then rehearsing them a few weeks before opening night. The rest of the crew prepare through creating the set, making new costumes and other such details that are imperative to the success of the show. Each show night, the actors go through a series of exercises while the rest of the crew sets up the props and scenery. "Usually the actors show up early to get into costume and we do warm ups every night, then the fight call, and then sometimes an intimacy call because there's a lot of touching in the show," said Stage Manager Ashley Bolek.
Danata Paulino rehearses.
After viewing a rehearsal of "Dracula," the show looks to be a promising success for AQ Theatre. Complete with a dedicated crew with a bundle of raw talent, "Dracula" is worth a view. "Dracula" will be presented in the Performing Arts Center Oct. 11 through Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. and on Oct. 14 at 2 p.m.
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Frogs vs. Crickets
John Kendrick Fisher
The Death of St. Peter Martyr
60 in x 16 9/16 in (152.4 cm x 42.07 cm);60 in x 42 in (152.4 cm x 106.68 cm);74 ¾ in x 51 ¼ in x 2 ¾ in (189.87 cm x 130.18 cm x 6.99 cm)
Gift of Miss Fannie Fisher
Columbian
8 ⅜ in x 5 ⅞ in x 7/16 in (21.27 cm x 14.92 cm x 1.11 cm)
Gift of Prof. and Mrs. Horace M. Miner
Andrea Boscoli
Four Episodes in the Life of a Saint
pen, ink, wash, and black chalk, laid down
3 in x 3 in (7.62 cm x 7.62 cm);14 3/10 in x 19 3/10 in (36.35 cm x 49.05 cm);3 ⅞ in x 3 ⅞ in (9.84 cm x 9.84 cm)
Purchased from the Estate of Edward Sonnenschein
pen, ink, wash and black chalk, laid down
Jacques Callot
Le Miracle de Saint Mansuy (The Miracle of Saint Mansuy)
etching and engraving on paper
8 x 10 11/16 in. (20.2 x 27 cm);14 x 19 1/16 in. (35.5 x 48.3 cm);9 3/16 x 11 in. (23.2 x 27.9 cm)
Gift of Jean Paul Slusser
Jean Frélaut
Le Soir du Vendredi Saint
etching and drypoint on paper
9 ½ in x 12 ⅛ in (24.13 cm x 30.8 cm);9 7/16 in x 7 1/16 in (23.97 cm x 17.94 cm);14 ¼ in x 19 ¼ in (36.2 cm x 48.89 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Weber.
Palma il Giovane
Female Figure (or Saint)
pen and wash on toned paper
3 9/16 in x 1 9/16 in (9.05 cm x 3.97 cm);12 ½ in x 11 1/16 in (31.75 cm x 28.1 cm);3 9/16 in x 1 9/16 in (9.05 cm x 3.97 cm)
Vicente Gómez
Saint Joseph and the Christ Child
pen and black ink on ivory laid paper
9 in x 6 11/16 in (22.86 cm x 16.99 cm);9 in x 6 11/16 in (22.86 cm x 16.99 cm);19 ⅜ in x 14 ⅜ in (49.21 cm x 36.51 cm)
Saint Jerome in His Chamber
engraving on beige laid paper
18 in x 15 in (45.72 cm x 38.1 cm);18 in x 15 in (45.72 cm x 38.1 cm);9 7/8 in x 7 3/8 in (25.08 cm x 18.73 cm)
Gift of Ruth W. and Clarence J. Boldt, Jr.
Three Figures with Haloes
paint on glass
Bequest of Jean Paul Slusser
In Christian religious traditions, the genre of saints' lives, or hagiography, dates to late antiquity. By the European Middle Ages, contemplating or meditating on the life and death of a saint was a common devotional practice, together with celebrating saints' days with local sermons, feasts, and even theater; records show that in their wills, medieval people bequeathed items of personal and religious significance to local statues and other depictions of saints. This changed during the Reformation, which in general saw Protestant countries moving away from hagiography while Catholic countries retained its significance. As this portfolio shows, saints' lives and deaths remained oft-visited subjects in art up to and including today. Taken altogether or in smaller sub-groups, these images trace hagiographical art in multiple media through the medieval and early modern periods, the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and into modern and contemporary movements. The evident staying power of saints' lives in art opens up discussions of European art history, religious history, and national or regional religious cultures.
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The Death of St. Peter Martyr (1911.2)
Saint (1983/2.251)
Four Episodes in the Life of a Saint (1970/2.76)
Le Miracle de Saint Mansuy (The Miracle of Saint Mansuy) (1957/2.43)
Le Soir du Vendredi Saint (1977/2.14)
Female Figure (or Saint) (1947/2.7)
Saint Joseph and the Christ Child (1960/2.14)
Saint Jerome in His Chamber (2008/2.411)
Three Figures with Haloes (1983/2.4)
St. George and the Dragon (1970/2.13)
St. Jude (1968/2.48)
Saint Maria, Saint Claude, Saint Norbert, and Saint Robert from Israel Henriet's "Images of the Saints" (Plate 48) (2013/2.540)
St. Christopher carrying the Christ Child (1961/1.178)
St. Simon (1992/2.1)
Male Figure (or, Saint) (1947/2.2)
The Conversion of Paul (1966/1.96)
St. Jerome Reading in an Italian Landscape (1991/2.78)
Saint Amond (2008/2.382)
Elymas the Prophet, Struck with Blindness by St. Paul (1973/2.80)
The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine, with St. Jerome (?) (1970/2.59)
Holy Anne with Two Others (Hl. Anna selbtritt) (2007/2.92)
Sermon of St. John (1985/1.124)
Processional cross with triumphant Christ (Christus triumphans) flanked by busts of the evangelists, Saints Matthew, John, Mark, and Luke (obverse); and suffering Christ (Christus patiens) flanked by busts of the Virgin Mary, God the father, Saint John and unidentified male saint with cross (Saint Philip?) (reverse) (1942.6)
Enthroned Madonna and Child with angels and Saints Louis of Toulouse, Zenobius, John the Evangelist, and John the Baptist (1960/2.123)
L'intelligence fût à moi! Je devins le... : "La Tentation de Saint-Antoine" Pl. 12. (1951/2.56)
Il tombe dans l'abîme, la tête en bas, Pl. 17 from La Tentation de Saint-Antoine (1957/2.28)
St. German of Auxerre and St. Genevieve (1970/2.86)
St. Andrew (1968/2.33)
The Martyrdom of Sts. Valerian and Cecilia (1970/2.52)
St. Demetrius (1976/2.78)
Triumph of St. Michael; Verso: Female Head (1948/1.39)
The Calling of St. Matthew; Verso: Very faint sketch for a figural composition i (1976/1.234)
St. Dominic Distributing the Rosaries (1970/2.103)
Studies of Putti; studies of a Female Saint and various heads (1970/2.37)
Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine of Alexandria (1970/2.70)
St. Theresa (2013/2.313)
Bon Électeur (1949/2.50)
Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew (2012/2.206)
St. Francis as Penitent, with a skull (1960/2.78)
Devotion of Little St. John the Baptist [Les hommages du petit saint Jean] from a suite of nine scenes of the life of the Virgin (2013/2.542)
The Vision of St. Dominic (1970/2.9)
St. Jerome (1974/1.90)
St. Michael Overcoming Satan (1970/2.60)
Saints Paul and Anthony in the Desert; Verso: Slight sketches of two heads (1960/2.74)
Historiated Initial 'O' with St. John the Baptist (1969/2.42)
St. John the Evangelist on Patmos (1958/2.77)
Crucifixion with Saint Bartholomew and Two Male Saints (2009/1.524)
The Infant Christ and St. John the Baptist with Two Angels (1956/2.10)
Sainte et Chardon (2008/2.452)
St. Jerome Reading (1959/1.129)
Martyrdom of St. Matthew (2012/2.205)
St. Anthony of Padua and the Christ Child (1970/2.95)
The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine (1995/2.2)
The Death of St. Cecilia? (1970/2.31)
The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew (1957/1.33)
Madonna and Child with St. Thomas Aquinas and a Bishop Saint (1992/1.134)
St. Michael Vanquishing Satan (1986/2.84)
Busts of Saints Jerome and Gregory (1958/1.59)
Baptism of a Warrior by a Bishop Saint (recto); Young Woman's Head (verso) (1970/2.17)
A Miraculous Healing by St. Anthony of Padua (recto) Same drawing in reverse (verso) (1970/2.65)
St. Catherine of Siena Blessing a Sick Child (?) (1994/2.16)
Study of a Scene of Martyrdom or Punishment (2009/1.494)
Temptation of Saint Anthony (1971/2.150.8)
St. Jerome in His Study (1993/2.1)
Three Apostles: St. John the Evangelist, St. Thomas, and St. James the Less with the Apostles' Creed (1973/2.77)
St. Luke and St. Mark with a Portrait of the Virgin and Child (2007/2.144)
The Mourning St. John the Evangelist with two male figures (fragment of a crucifixion from a portable altarpiece) (1966/1.108)
Leaf from a Gradual with St. Lawrence (1986/2.85)
Exploited Martyr (1991/2.53)
Leaf from a Book of Hours (Suffrage to St. Barbara) (1992/2.9)
St. Martin and the Beggar (1959/1.120)
St. Paul (2005/2.15)
The Stoning of St. Emerenziana (1970/2.84)
Velvet Chausable with embroidered panel of St. Paul (1972/2.291)
The Crucifixion with St. Francis (?) and St. Jerome (1970/2.50)
St. Corbinian of Freising and the Bear (1970/2.58)
La Tentation de St. Antoine (1972/1.162)
St. Jerome in Penitence (1959/2.89)
Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist (2012/2.208)
Study of a Kneeling Monk or St. Jerome (1960/2.18)
The Virgin Mary, Infant Jesus, St. John and St. Joseph (1990/1.190)
St. Felix of Valois (2002/1.157)
The Deposition of Christ (1962/2.20)
One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons (1975/2.184)
Haloed Male with Red Robe (1983/2.2)
Female with Floral Motif (1983/2.5)
Maximilian I Presented by His Patron Saints to the Almighty (1960/2.38)
The Met: Saints and Other Sacred Byzantine Figures
The Met: Relics and Reliquaries in Medieval Christianity
The Met: Art for the Christian Liturgy in the Middle Ages
Medieval and Renaissance Studies: Hagiography (The Saints)
The Chicago School of Media Theory: Adaptation
The British Library: Church in the Middle Ages: from dedication to dissent
European culture
Visual adaptation


I find that many clients and potential clients in the real estate industry in Houston, along with others who have exchanged real estate in the past year, ask me whether or not their transaction is eligible for a 1031 exchange. The primary 1031 exchange rules and requirements are: 1) same taxpayer: the taxpayer who sells is the taxpayer who buys, 2) property identification within 45 calendar days of the closing sale of the first property, 3) purchase of the replacement property within 180 calendar days, 4) trading up: the price of the replacement property is equal to or greater than the old or relinquished property, 5) hold time supports the intent to hold for investment, and 6) related party transaction regulations.
In summary, the 1031 exchange has to be pre-arranged before the first property is sold. Next, the proceeds from sale must go into a pre-arranged escrow account to be held by a 1031 exchange provider; another words, you are not allowed to personally take possession of the cash during the exchange period. Within 45 days of selling the original property, at least 3 properties must identified as potential replacement properties to your 1031 escrow provider, and the closing on one of the identified replacement properties must take place within 180 days of the sale of the original property. Further, the price of the replacement property has to be equal to or greater than the sale price of the original property. At that time, the funds held in escrow by the 1031 exchange provider will go towards the purchase of the replacement property at closing. In the short, the entire transaction is monitored by the 1031 exchange provider to make sure it qualifies as a 1031 exchange for income tax purposes.
The final 2 issues to consider are: 1) Holding Period, and 2) Is this a related party transaction? Regarding holding period, there is nothing specific in the tax code other that the property needs to be intended as long-term investment property. Another words, the IRS can nix the transaction if the property is immediately resold and/or it appears that the replacement property is being used for personal use and not as an investment property. To elaborate on this point, the investment purpose of the replacement property needs to be the same, for all practical purposes, as the investment purposes of the original property. For example, if the original property were a rental house, then the replacement property would need to be rental property as well. The related party issue has to with selling or buying the property from a family member or relative. Also, buying or selling to/from a company that is owned by a related party, even only a small percentage owned by the related party, can be problematic. Same goes for buying from or selling to an estate or trust where there is a related party in the mix, so to speak, can be problematic as well.


For the last 3 years the Art Of Carnival Exhibit has exhibited in Brooklyn, New York as an additional feature to coincide with WIADCA and its Labor Day Carnival on Eastern Parkway. As an addition to the art, which is created from past West Indian Carnival events throughout the US, we provides a cultural connection with the communities that celebrate carnival with an artist talk from a historical perspective about carnival characters.
My perspective on Carnival is that of a two dimensional artist with an emphasis on documenting the Carnival through my paintings. This is different than the emphasis of a Soca Artist or a designer of costumes. Musical creations provide an acoustic rendition of art and as African Griots and the statements of the season are what the costume designers bring.
But I feel my emphasis brings the event of Carnival full circle through paint and canvas. Naturally one may argue that photographers document each event. The difference in my form of documenting employ an interpretation which cannot be mechanically created because of my humanistic interpretation. Once we exhibit Brooklyn and shoot the Labor Day Carnival our attention is directed to the Carnival in Miami broward which will take place October 7, 2018.(https://miamibrowardcarnival.com/).Then we prepare for the following year.
My Parents, four siblings and I came to the US from Trinidad and Tobago 50 years ago. I was only six. We settled in the Bronx on Faile Street near Simpson street with the IRT 2 &5. I have vivid memories of the Bronx. I also have held fond memories of Trinidad and my brief years spent in the Caribbean. One of my most vivid memories was Jouvert and people drenched in black as Jab Molassie scarring us as we watched the procession of revelers. That was it! For a while I had no knowledge as to the history of Carnival or the activities surrounding it. It was on occasion that magazines brought over from my Uncle Leslie I was able to get a glimpse of Trinidad Carnival. Of course, certain songs of Calypsonians popped through my head and out my lips. But it wasn't until moving to Brooklyn on Herkimer and Jordine Place that I got a good idea of what it is being from the Caribbean. My mother's best friend who was Guyanese: god bless her soul, lived around the corner. Boy did she throw good parties. It wasn't just the parties that I remember but also the feeling of belonging to a culture. Fortunately for my siblings and I my mothers friend had much older children and thus a more Caribbean vibe flowed. Unfortunately it was short lived, We moved back to the Bronx in my fifth year of public school. Thus, my longing for my Caribbean roots was placed in purgatory for a long while.
The pull to my cultures was strong. What I'm getting to is that the longing in my heart for a cultural awakening led me to this moment in my life. There is no turning back. I'm totally loving my Caribbean food, Caribbean music and most of all, my Caribbean people with their own take of the world, their beauty and their pride. I paint Carnival and the diasporas of Caribbean people, and I love it. See you on Eastern Parkway on Labor Day. You may be the next person I paint.
The Art of Carnival Exhibits promotes and expands cultural and historical awareness of the West Indian American Carnivals. The goal of the exhibit is to expand the cultural experience of the carnival to new audiences as the exhibit tours the country and eventually Trinidad. The gallery experience includes a lecture on the history of the West Indian American Carnival. The educational portion of the exhibit explains how and why the carnival started, an explanation of the historical characters, and their significant. Viewers will gain a new perspective on how to view the West Indian American Carnival.
It was a cauldron of hot fire. A perfect pot for a meltdown of carnival goodness. The costumes were beautifully designed and the revelers gave a good jump-up as they march down the road to Metro Park 2. The Celebration of Caribbean culture had begun in glorious fashion starting with The Gombey Warriors with there portrayal of Bermuda's Heritage. These players had high energy which carried all the way down A Philip Randolph to the park. I loved the band Carnival Couture Mas with there portrayal "Road Rage". I don't want to cop favorites cause I loved them all. Uzuri Mas was terrific too! There portrayal Knocked me out with the old school meet new school of "New Dawn" with music by Music: Dj Zenergi * Dj Nate * Strictly Business Sounds * Eruption Hi Power.
I'd be wrong to not mention the food and entertainment. When I'm out there taking my shots for future paintings my intention is for capturing good images to paint. I'm bias to that. The food was very tasty especially with the Tobago Shark and Bake.
The musical line up was a blast with The Legendary SuperBlue, Nessa Preppy, IMMAHATIAN257, Future Fambo, Scrouge, Preedy, Rayzor, Marzville.
The Jacksonville Carnival was a great time. It's growing and I expect to see more next year as it will morph into a great event in a few years from now. It's over due.
Say What??? Two Orlando Carnivals? There can only be one or so we thought. The 2017 Orlando Carnival Downtown was outstanding! Best of all it was free! This was brought to us by the original Orlando Carnival Association. With the leadership of GGR Marketing the area for the carnival was also in a more swanky park! But seeing that we had the curve ball thrown our way we made the wise decision to go with the originals and boy it didn't disappoint!
Machel Montano Was the headliner which provided me with more than enough incentive. But despite having fewer mas bands than last year it was quite spectacular fete. Andy's Krazy Krew and their multiple cynfully creative sections ignited the fire in us. Carnival Krew came to fete with their portrayal of "Out of the Caribbean" and Mr CC Productions portrayed "Bacchanal", Another delite was the special college band portraying "All ah We is One Family"
Due to thunderstorm warnings the venue was changed from an outdoor to an indoor venue. This meant that the entertainment was moved indoor to the Amway Center opening possibly other future Carnival events there. Machel Montano and his crew of awesome dancers definitely benefited from the move and performed flawlessly! The one note I must mention is that Machel Montano came with his "The Full Monk Band", not a DJ. Not only did Machel perform flawless, his band didn't miss a beat. The best note is that this potential future event venue maybe courtesy of GGR and their expertise with regard to the future of the Orlando Carnival Downtown.
What's your pick? Costumes for me to paint from the Parkway 2017.


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Serious questions raised on King's rule over asset disposals
Posted on May 6, 2022 by insidecroydon
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Council's erstwhile deputy leader has been named among 75 councillors across the capital who are working for the property and development industry. By STEVEN DOWNES
Lobbyist fodder: Labour councillor Stuart King
Stuart King, who until Wednesday, at least, was the deputy leader of Croydon's Labour-controlled council, has been named among dozens of "London's most powerful councillors" who are also in the pay of the property and development business.
Campaigning website OpenDemocracy yesterday reported the troubling potential for multi-million-pound conflicts of interest among at least 75 senior elected councillors in the capital, and highlighted King and his part in the council's loss-making sale of the Croydon Park Hotel.
All but 11 of those 75 councillors, OpenDemocracy reports, were standing for re-election yesterday. That includes Stuart King.
Back in November last year, after the sale had been pushed through as part of the cash-strapped council's efforts to "sweat its assets" and hurriedly raise millions to plug the financial black hole in its accounts, Croydon were reluctant to identify who the lucky buyers were who snapped up the disused hotel site for £24.5million – £5million less than the council had paid when it was still a going-concern.
Over-priced and under-sold: the Croydon Park Hotel
The hotel purchase was one of the dodgier deals agreed by the council under Tony Newman and Simon Hall, the discredited former council leader and his cabinet member for finance.
They managed to buy the hotel by paying more than the asking price, but without getting clearance for the purchase at full council.
OpenDemocracy has now confirmed that the Croydon Park Hotel's latest owners are Amro Real Estate Partners. Having paid less than £25million for the town centre site, they already have plans for a £200million redevelopment.
And Amro just happen to be clients of Councillor King's employers.
As we reported on Inside Croydon last November: "What is known about the lucky buyer is that they have been represented by the Terrapin Group, a developers' lobbying firm.
"Since last April, a senior account director at Terrapin is Stuart King.
"This is the same Councillor Stuart King who is Croydon's deputy leader and who since the council's financial collapse last year has been the cabinet member for 'Croydon renewal', responsible for 'assets management'.
"This includes the sale of hundreds of millions of pounds worth of public property. Including the Croydon Park Hotel."
Read it here first: how Inside Croydon broke the hotel sale story six months ago
As OpenDemocracy reports this week, King's employers, Terrapin, "…specialises in property and development in London, offering clients 'targeted political engagement'…
"Records show that King, who earns £42,000 from his job as deputy council leader, had to withdraw from at least one meeting about the plans, citing a 'conflict of interest'.
"King's employment at Terrapin was fully declared in his register of interests, and lobbying rules were adhered to.
"He told OpenDemocracy: 'I do not work on any Terrapin client work in Croydon as this would be a conflict with my role as a councillor in that borough.
Shell company: Terrapin trades on its influence with past and present councillors
"'The disposal of Croydon Park Hotel was a matter that fell within my cabinet portfolio of responsibilities. Once I became aware that Amro were one of those bidding for the site, I declared that interest and recused myself from all further involvement'."
OpenDemocracy found that ahead of this week's council elections, Councillor King's real boss, Terrapin founder Peter Bingle, was flaunting his company's attributes, and its many contacts in local authorities, to developers and property firms.
OpenDemocracy reports, "Our analysis of hundreds of council documents shows how scores of lobbyists and other workers for the sector simultaneously hold senior roles in local government, working in council cabinets or on the influential committees that are supposed to hold developers to account…
"London lobbying firms have offered advice sessions for developers, to help them navigate the political landscape."
Bingle, they said, "took to social media to encourage developers to get in touch for political advice, saying: 'Worried about the local elections next Thursday? Will your scheme be impacted by a change of political control? Have you been speaking to opposition councillors who might be in control on 6th May?'"
One of Bingle and King's colleagues at Terrapin is Peter John, the group's chairman.
Campaign team: Peter John helping Val Shawcross last week
John is the former Labour leader of Southwark Council. Last month, John was highly visible campaigning alongside Val Shawcross, Labour's Mayoral candidate, in the build-up to Croydon's elections.
OpenDemocracy found that of London's 941 elected councillors ahead of yesterday's elections, 13per cent of Conservatives had financial ties to the property industry, and 6per cent of Labour councillors.
"Financial interests were declared in each of these examples," they report, "and there is no suggestion that lobbying rules were broken. But campaigners warned that having so many local councillors with ties to property development 'does nothing to help the perception that the planning system favours industry over communities'."
Steve Goodrich, head of research and investigations at Transparency International UK, said: "Given the controversy often surrounding major planning decisions, it's crucial to confidence in the process that they are made impartially and free from bias.
"To provide greater trust in local development, councils should not allow members to hold briefs where there is a clear tension between their public roles and private jobs.
"This is a ticking time-bomb for the lobbying industry."
Property developers lobbying councillors, in particular members of planning committees, is a "normal part of the planning process", according to the Local Government Association. But the LGA warns that this "can lead to the impartiality and integrity of a councillor being called into question, and so care and common sense must be exercised by all parties involved".
The LGA adds: "The striking of this balance is, ultimately, the responsibility of the individual councillor."
In Croydon, Stuart King was one of 15 Labour councillors who received special responsibility allowances under the discredited regime of Tony Newman which bankrupted the council who were standing for election again yesterday.
Before the election campaign, King, a councillor in West Thornton ward since 2014, had confided that he would step back from cabinet responsibilities under the new Mayor. But in recent days he appears to have had a change of mind: we might expect him to be handed a senior role next week if, as expected, Val "New Direction" Shawcross is named as Croydon's first elected Mayor later today.
Read more: Croydon's planners out-strip other boroughs in permissions
Read more: Council flogs off hotel for less than £29.8m it cost to buy
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2 Responses to Serious questions raised on King's rule over asset disposals
W Pierson says:
It needs to be recognised that in the sale of any Council owned properties, any subsequent development is required to provide 50% affordable housing, according to the London Plan anyway.
How the Council can reconcile achieving best value for the sale of these sites is beyond me, and no doubt a quandary for the planning department.
Lee Malyon says:
How on earth are these shady dealings STILL going at this dreadful, shameful and what surely must be corrupt organisation??
After all that has happened and been exposed, they all just carry on regardless, absolutely astonishing and disgusting!


Stream Richie Rich by Jungle Boy on BTRU Entertainment. Jungle Boy drops a dope new track for the money getters on the web today! His new single titled Richie Rich was released to SoundCloud for free streaming earlier this month, and has been doing numbers since its release. Jungle Boy is on a money mission on this record, ducking and dodging the haters and naysayers as he makes sure he stays focused on his goals and his responsibilities as a man. For more Jungle Boy, follow him on SoundCloud.


As we welcome the colder temperatures of November and embrace the excitement of the upcoming holidays, Carleton Place 200th Committee Members are working diligently behind the scenes to plans to put the final touches on the 2019 year of celebrations.
You may have started to notice signage throughout town, postings on social media, "Carleton Place 200th" logos popping up on various print publications, and we are just getting started!
Our full year of festivities kicks off January 1 with the Mayor & Council New Year's Day Levee Skate, taking place at the Carleton Place Arena from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. This is a wonderful afternoon of free skating and refreshments for the whole family, provided by our Mayor and Council. The Carleton Place 200th Committee members will be at the event handing out freebies, and providing schedules of the upcoming Carleton Place 200th celebration events.
If you have not already, we would love to engage with you on social media and on our website!
To see the current schedule of activities, we encourage you to visit www.carletonplace200.ca.
We would also love to connect with you on Facebook: "Carleton Place 200" for frequent updates and trips down memory lane as we celebrate throughout the 2019 year.


(1867). New Song on the Hireing Fairs of Ulster.
New Song On the Hireing Fairs of Ulster. 1867.
"New Song on the Hireing Fairs of Ulster". Joseph McGarrity Books. Digital Library @ Villanova University. Date Accessed: 20 April 19, 10:13 AM.


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Garden Index
Palermo's Orto Botanico
Lily pads drift in the "Aquarium," ponds placed in the oldest part of Orto Botanico.
It was but a 10 minute straight-shot walk on a street that managed to change its name three times between the Hotel Porta Felice where our Outdoor Adventure Travel group was staying to the Orto Botanico, Palermo's botanical garden. Apartments lined either side, with residents leaning out windows to chat. Cars were parked willy-nilly on the street and on the sidewalk, turning my straight-shot walk into a series of hazardous into-the-street detours.
Walk interrupted …
And then I came across a living room. A ground-floor resident had expanded into the sidewalk and street parking space, lined the appropriated area with large terracotta pots planted with flourishing shrubs and furnished it with arm chairs and a sofa.
It seemed not quite right to march straight through, so around the "living room" into the traffic I went. As I walked around the flourishing plants, the thought occurred that I'd blundered into a contemporary artist's installation conceived to somehow tie the neighborhood to the botanical garden up the street.
One glance at the no-nonsense sphinx sculptures guarding the steps of the garden's imposing central building, however, and I thought not so. Here was a garden that has taken itself seriously for over 230 years.
A duo of Sphinx stand guard at the Orto Botanico's administrative Central Building.
18th-century roots …
Now overseen by the University of Palermo's Department of Botany, the garden dates back to 1789, when a small plot of land was set aside for the cultivation and study of plants with medicinal benefits. Need outpaced the space and, at the request of eminent academics, the Sicilian viceroy, Francesco d'Aquino, Prince of Caramanico, commissioned French and Italian architects to design and create a magnificent garden in the heart of the city.
Neo-classic administrative buildings set the scene. A rectangular garden of four quadrangles was organized according to a new standardized system of classification and naming of species devised by Swedish naturalist Carolus Linnaeus, a system universally used throughout the botanical world today. The new garden opened in 1795.
Old species continue to exist ….
The original part of the garden was recently restored, giving visitors the opportunity to stroll its centuries -old avenues. At least 658 of the original 1,580 different species still exist. Among notable plant history found there is the Cycas revoluta, commonly known as sago palm, donated in 1793 by Queen Maria Carolina, the wife of Ferdinand IV, King of Naples and Sicily.
Cycas revoluta, commonly known as sago palm, in blo0m.
The garden expanded to its current size, 10 hectares (near 25 acres), during the Victorian era, a time of extraordinary exploration during which plant collectors sallied forth into the far corners of the world intent on bringing back the rare, weird and beautiful. The Palermo garden, gifted with a benign climate, became an important repository for the unusual and the exotic.
A place to explore …
Throughout the garden, hundreds of terracotta pots lined walkways, filled greenhouses, enhanced planted areas . Most astounding was a multi-tiered alley of terracotta pots, identical in size and design, planted with species of cacti. So many terracotta pots! Perhaps the Orto Botanico had inspired the "walls" of the sidewalk "living room" encountered en route.
Hundreds of identical terracotta pots contain cacti collected from all over the world.
Unlike newer botanical gardens I've encountered in the world, manicured and precisely organized, many areas of the Palermo garden appear as if they've sprung up from the wild. It was an ambiance I enjoyed as I wandered into its depths.
In a far corner of the garden I came across the ruins of the Church of Saint Denis, a 14th century reminder that the area was once claimed by the Diocese of Palermo.
Pre-garden remnant, the 14th century Church of St. Denis ruins.
I passed a forest of bamboo; citrus of all sorts, introduced as a donation from the British Royal Navy between 1812 and 1817; the gigantic Ficus macrophylla, imported from Australia's Norfolk Island in 1845, its aerial roots extending into a 1000 square meter jungle.
Two-hundred year old, gigantic Ficus macrophylla continues to spread its roots.
Centerpieces of the original garden are the lovely glasshouse known as the Giardino d'Inverno (Winter Garden) and the ponds known as the Aquarium.
Visitors enjoy a stroll through the glasshouse. Originally wood framed, a century after its 1823 construction it was rebuilt in cast iron.
The glasshouse, welcomed as a gift from Queen Maria Carolina in 1823, was originally constructed of wood and heated by stoves. A century later it was completely rebuilt in cast iron.
The Aquarium, built in1793, consists of three concentric pools where goldfish dart among floating lotus flowers and turtles laze in the sun.
One of the Aquarium's three pools. Note the turtle sunning in the left-hand side of the photo.
If you go …
The garden is open daily, except for Easter, Christmas and New Year days, 9 am with closing depending on season, between 5 pm and 9pm. Entry 5 euro. Address: Orto Botanico dell' Università di Palermo, via Lincoln, 2 90133 Palermo. Telephone +39 091 238 912 49; e-mail [email protected]; web www.ortobotanico.unipa.it.
Hi, I'm Yvonne Horn, the traveling gardener. I channel mid-19th-century horticulturist Luther Burbank and intrepid Victorian traveler, Mary Henrietta Kingsley. Welcome to my traveling gardener world!
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Spacious, custom 4 bedroom 5 full and 2 half bath gated estate home with a 2/2 guest space on 6+ acres. Incredible location, close to GA400 on a quiet street of gated estate homes on acreage. The home has an amazing open floorplan that is the ultimate entertaining space. Features include over sized rooms, custom kitchen, amazing stone work, huge front and back porches, balcony, finished basement w/ theater room, fenced backyard, garden and an awesome workshop area. This home, renovated in 2015, new roof in 2018, has all of the elbow room you could want inside and out!
GA-400 N, left GA-53, Turn left onto Thompson Rd, Turn right onto Wehunt Rd, First house on the left.
63 Wehunt Rd is a 8,459 (*estimated) square foot home with 6 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms located in Dawsonville GA, Dawson County. This property is listed for sale at $950,000 and is currently active and accepting offers.


Whether you are looking to build new or renovate existing, there are many opportunities to purchase building supplies that have a lower carbon footprint and that will provide a healthy living environment. This can be achieved by choosing sources that are natural, chemical free and locally sourced.
Depending on where you live, different building approaches should be considered to help maximize efficiencies on energy and water needs. It is also important to think about what is involved in the process to both build and maintain your future building.
Seeds for Eco Communities is developing a fact sheet on things to think about when you are planning a green building project, stay tuned!


In this audio extract from the 1980s, Alistair tells an interesting story about the burial of a local man.
Alistair Tait was born in Bower in 1919 and moved to Halkirk in 1920. Five years later his family moved to Thurso where his father could be nearer his work as a road foreman with the County Council.

 In this audio extract from the 1980s, Alistair tells an interesting story about the burial of a local man.