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I don't know if you're the type of person who makes New Year's Resolutions (or if you've already broken them by now!) but even if you're not there is one you should consider making for 2019 – getting your estate in order. If you don't have a Will or if yours is out of date you should get organised and speak to someone about this today.
I know I've mentioned this before but there are still so many people in the UK who do not have a valid Will in place. If you die without a valid will, this is called "intestacy" which means set laws will decide what happens to your estate – that's your property; possessions; money, your "stuff". If you don't have a will you do not get to decide what happens and not only to your estate, but also with regards to funeral preferences or guardianship for any children under 18 for example. This can cause distress and conflict for the people you leave behind which could have been avoided. The Society of Will Writers refers to this as "No Will, No Control".
Speaking to someone to get this sorted doesn't have to be a painful or complicated process – and although you can do it yourself there are a number of reasons why you should use a professional (see my blog HERE) . If you did choose to use ALH Legal I will come and visit you in your home for an initial, no obligation conversation and if you decide to proceed all fees are quoted up front with amends and changes during the writing process included in the cost. I even come back to ensure your Will is signed properly and with evening and daytime appointments available. My aim is to make it as easy for you as possible.
And once you've made your Will? That isn't the end of the process. If you die and the will can't be found, it could be treated as if the will never even existed and as such you die intestate. Make sure that your will is kept somewhere secure, and that at the very least your executors know where it's kept. Alh Legal and the Society of Will Writers, as well as your bank and perhaps solicitor offer storage of important documents – although it's important your executors know where to look too!


There are over 35,000 mayors in France, and over half of them oversee villages of less than 500 people. But what exactly do they do? Emilie King explains why these village leaders are an integral part of the fabric of the country.
It's a picture-perfect image of rural France: the church steeple rising above village rooftops, the square with its café, boulangerie and dominating it all, a mairie - the town hall - its balconies bursting with flowers and a French flag flying outside next to the national motto "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité".
Today, perhaps another, more realistic image of some French villages is the steeple, the square with no shops, some boarded up houses but still, the mairie standing proudly.
The fact that even the most deserted hamlet in France has a mayor may be baffling to many foreigners, and it is unique. There is a reason for this: the country is divided up administratively into just under 36,000 cities, towns, villages and hamlets called 'communes'.
And at the heart of every single one of these communes - of which over half count less than 500 inhabitants - is a mairie and a mayor.
These mayors are not just for show. They actually have a role to play and have a large number of duties and responsibilities ranging from organising elections, to preparing budgets, delivering building permits, presiding over civil weddings and maintaining the public order.
But their roles can also leave them doing the jobs in the village that no one else will do.
One former mayor, British born Ken Tatham (pictured below) who was at the helm of his Normandy village Saint Céneri le Gerei for 19 years told The Local about the kind of role he had.
"In my first week as mayor, I had to do a marriage, which I had obviously never done before. Then there was an enormous boulder that rolled off a cliff on to the road and blocked traffic for several days.
"I had no idea who to turn to, to get help. Me and my family also spent one Christmas Eve clearing a road of rocks because no French people were working."
Mayors officially have the role of head of the municipal council, the commune's main magistrate, judicial police officer and civil officer.
One of their bigger responsibilities for example is the primary schools. The communes are in charge of France's state primary schools. They are responsible for building them, and repairing and extending school buildings. The mairies employ all the school's non-teaching staff and run the canteen. They can also set the price families pay for the canteen and change the school hours to cater for local needs. The mairies map out catchment areas and oversee any issues arising from them.
In Paris and in France's other big cities like Marseille and Lyon, the mayor is a public figure, whose role is often very political given the size of the budget he or she oversees and the responsibilities they have.
Mayors of France's major cities often use their appointment as a springboard for a government job - the former French president Jacques Chirac for example, was the mayor of Paris before going on to become head of state.
But the mayors of villages and hamlets play a much more hands-on role in the life and day-to-day of the citizens they represent.
René Cauquil is the mayor of Agel, a small village surrounded by vineyards deep in the French countryside about an hour away from Montpellier in southern France. His family has been in the village for five generations and Cauquil knows everyone.
Working with him in the tiny mairie overlooking miles and miles of vines, is one secretary and a municipal employee. Like in all the town halls all over France, the bust of 'Marianne', the woman who symbolises the French Republic, greets visitors as they enter.
Cauquil, a tall man who cuts a fine figure with his thick moustache and mane of white hair, has been mayor for 10 years (although he proudly points out that he first started working in the mairie on the bicentenary year of the French Revolution, in 1989). He might be retired, but his days are full.
"My work consists of looking after my employees: my secretary, who does all the administrative work. She'll support people, especially the elderly, and show them how to use internet for example or help with organising after school activities," explains Cauquil.
"I also have one employee who looks after the green spaces in the village, the tennis court, the graveyard. He'll also do a bit of DIY, and he's around when the school bus returns to make sure all the kids are safe. He also takes care of the upkeep of all the roads leading to the vineyards and there are many kilometres of it. Without them, I don't know what the village would do."
When he is not managing his staff, Cauquil takes time to walk around the village talking to people. "Human contact is very important, that's when all the information gets passed on. And my employee, he sees everything that goes on," he said.
In rural France, where some villages barely have internet and whose elderly population isn't mobile, mayors provide a vital link in the community.
Sylvie Najotte, mayor of the village of Montigny-les-Vaucouleurs, in the hills of Alsace in eastern France said "People come and talk to us to let us know if someone is no longer able to look after themselves, and we'll see who can deliver the bread to them for example.
"We'll also talk about issues around primary schools. We play, more often than not, the role of social worker."
Mayors as they are known today appeared during the French revolution when parishes where transformed into municipalities and mairies popped up all over France replacing the church with secular representations of the state.
The typical village hall - square stone buildings with clocks in the middle of their facade - found in most French villages, appeared in the mid 19th century when a new law obliged every municipality to build a school. These new buildings built in every commune often doubled up as mairies.
"Modest or triumphant, old or modern, the mairies of France all have in common the fact that they are both the banners of the republic and a bridge between the citizens and the state," French newspaper La Croix explains.
"The mayor who is present in every French town and village symbolises this dual power. Since the French revolution, the mairies - with their facades engraved with the republican motto [Liberté, Egalite, Fraternité], busts of Marianne and fresques depicting the people - embody the pre-eminence of political power over economic and religious power," the newspaper said.
In France, a mayor is nominated every six years after the municipal elections. During this vote, voters elect the members of the municipal council (conseil municipal) who then nominate a mayor and his or her deputies (adjoints au maire). The next municipal election in France is due to take place in 2020.
Mayors don't get paid a salary but receive a monthly allowance based on the size of the population they serve. At the bottom of the scale, a mayor of a village of less than 500 inhabitants will get just under €650 a month and at the top are the mayors of France's biggest cities who are receive over €8000 monthly.
Being mayor - even of a tiny hamlet - comes with many responsibilities and is very time consuming.
"The mayor is accountable to his people, he has many responsibilities and must also ensure that everyone is getting on ok and that things are fine," said Sylvie Najotte, who still works full time on top of her mayoral responsibilites. "You eat into your personal time, you don't have the choice. But it's an extraordinary experience. It forces you to think about the way you do things."
She believes mayors are what makes France the country it is.
"Mayors are France's history, those 36,000 village steeples make France!" Najotte said. "It is this love for our land that explains our history."
Across the other side of France, Cauquil would agree. "I love my village. I've been here for five generations and I love my land. That's why I'm mayor."


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(2) whether satisfactory arrangements have existed during the past two years to enable the Army Council to receive mechanical advice from people engaged in large-scale organisation; has the advice been applied in the design, development and production of equipment; what extension is to be made to enable the Army Council to benefit from experience gained under recent active service conditions of instruments and engineering products; and will he appoint a competent representative of modern engineering science to advise the Army Council?

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Bank of Nova Scotia: Time to Buy the Dip?
Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS)(NYSE:BNS) is back to where it started 2017, and investors are wondering if the pullback is an opportunity to pick up the stock.
Let's take a look at Canada's third-largest bank to see if it should be in your portfolio today.
Fans of the stock like Bank of Nova Scotia's significant presence in foreign markets, as it provides a nice hedge against a downturn in the Canadian economy.
The company has spent billions to build a solid international operation with the largest focus on Latin America. Specifically, Bank of Nova Scotia is targeting growth opportunities in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Chile.
The four countries represent the core of the Pacific Alliance, which is a trade bloc set up to enable the free movement of goods and capital among the member states.
Combined, the countries offer a market of roughly 200 million consumers that are underbanked compared to Canada.
As trade grows and the middle class expands, Bank of Nova Scotia is positioned well to capitalize on demand for cash management services, credit cards, loans, and investment products.
Fiscal Q1 results came in quite strong from the international group, delivering net income of $576 million, representing a 14% jump over the same period last year.
Overall net income in the quarter was $2 billion, so you can see how significant the international operations are for the bank.
Concerns over Canada's housing market and rising personal debt levels continue to bubble on the sidelines, and that might be part of the reason for the pullback in recent weeks.
Bank of Nova Scotia finished fiscal Q1 with $195 billion in Canadian residential mortgages. Insured loans represent 56% of the portfolio, and the loan-to-value ratio on the uninsured component is 51%.
This means house prices would have to pull back significantly before the bank sees any material hit.
Bank of Nova Scotia has a strong track record of dividend growth. The current payout provides a yield of 4%.
As a buy-and-hold pick to stick in your RRSP for the next two decades, Bank of Nova Scotia should be an attractive pick, but I wouldn't back up the truck just yet.
The recent pullback definitely makes the stock more appealing than it was in the middle of February, but Bank of Nova Scotia is still up more than 40% from the lows we saw early last year.
The stock was arguably oversold at that point, but there might be more downside in the near term if investors get serious about locking in some gains in the financial sector.
If you already own the stock, I would hold the position, but new investors might see a better entry point in the near term.


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Almost everyone loves a warm, cozy, crackling fire in the fireplace. While the hearth and mantelpiece are the components we see, the chimney top, which is vital to a successful fire, often goes unnoticed.
There's no one-size-fits-all rule for how often to clean your chimney flue. But in this article, we'll explain how to check your chimney to know when it's time for cleaning.
Although the top of the chimney isn't often on your mind as you sit in front of a fire, you may have noticed round or octagonal clay "pots" on top of very tall chimneys. Perhaps you recall Mary Poppins gliding among London's chimneys with her umbrella. Those toppers are called chimney pots.
Check out how to make these terra-cotta chimney flue planters.
Chimney pots became a popular fixture in the 18th and 19th centuries when people began burning coal to heat their homes. The terra-cotta pot was added to the top of the chimney as an inexpensive way to extend the chimney stack height, thus increasing the "draw" of air. This resulted in a reduced amount of soot and fumes entering the home.
Here are some of the best and safest alternative ways to heat your house if the electricity goes out.
Chimney pots were also a means of architectural expression, subsequently coming in a variety of designs. Tudor chimneys, for example, are typically very long in length, lending themselves to more modern designs. Some of them were intricately decorated to intimate wealth or social status. Others provided historical context, like the Moorish influences in southern Portugal. And some have served as iconic artwork pieces, including those designed by the Spanish architect, Antoni Gaudi.
Here are the complete DIY instructions for installing a direct-vent gas fireplace.
Chimney pots can still be bought and installed to add style and increase flue performance on a chimney. They are made from clay, copper and steel and come in square, round or octagonal shapes. And, you can choose from a mortar mount, chimney mount, crown mount or inside flue mount.
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Why keep a decked-out Packers fan off the field at Bears games? Because it's their show, not his
By Phil Rosenthal
Dec 14, 2018 | 12:35 PM
Packers fan Russell Beckman, a Bears season ticket holder, is suing the Bears for the right to stand on Soldier Field sidelines in his Packers gear. (Russell Beckman photo)
This Bears' court fight with a Packers backer who wants to wear his team's garb on the field before Sunday's game at Soldier Field isn't about football or preserving some perceived competitive advantage.
It's show biz, baby.
Imagine you've won a charity auction and paid to be an extra in the musical "Hamilton."
Insist on wearing a 1970s pastel leisure suit in the background rather than the expected Revolutionary War costume, and you've thrown away your shot.
Producers will tell you politely but firmly that what may pass for a fashion statement in the seats is disruptive on stage — and it's their show, not yours.
The Bears are working from a similar playbook here.
They prevailed this week in federal court to keep Packers fan Russell Beckman from wearing his green-and-gold gear during pregame festivities on the field because it's their pageant, not the fans'.
The case, filed last year after Beckman was denied field access in 2016, may remain in play. But Beckman was unable to get a temporary restraining order and injunction that would have had allowed him on the field before Sunday's game.
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Bears season ticket holders can use loyalty points to effectively buy their way onto the turf before a game.
The Bears, however, have the right to control everything from your conduct to your attire because they have a show they're trying to produce and you're just a background player.
It seems a bit silly juxtaposed with the macho marketing of pro football, but the Bears are trying to create a mood.
From the time gates open and players come out of the locker room to warm up all the way to kickoff, everything is timed out and choreographed.
So there's the video Dick Butkus narrates that makes Bears football seem like the Greatest Generation waging World War II to save democracy.
There's smoke and fireworks, the rollout of absurdly large flags and military flyovers during the national anthem.
You buy a ticket to a game, you're a spectator. Cheer for whomever you want. Paint your face. Doff your shirt. Wear what you wish.
But step on the field — whether you're paying for the privilege, someone's guest or working — and you're part of the show.
The fans helping with the flags, as well as standing around the periphery of the field, wear Bears blue and orange or neutral colors to blend together as a group in the background.
"Being on the opposing team's side line implies an association with the opposing team while standing in the end zone mere feet away from Bears players warming up suggests to the average football fan something much more out of place," U.S. Judge Joan Gottschall wrote in rejecting Beckman's request.
Even if all the world's a stage, there are some places you can be told what costumes you must wear.
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This isn't Elaine Benes of "Seinfeld" raising hackles by sitting in George Steinbrenner's box seats at a Yankees game in her Orioles hat.
Unless explicitly banned, that may be an etiquette faux pas at worst.
This would be akin to Kramer of "Seinfeld" jumping into the fountain to splash around with Ross, Rachel and the rest of the "Friends" gang in their opening credits, so that the audience is distracted by the discordant weirdness of it all well into the first commercial break.
If you buy similar on-field access with a college sports team — such as at the University of Wisconsin — officials not only are apt to restrict the colors you wear, they may crack down on flashing rival sports-gear logos.
Nike garb often doesn't fly at a school under contract with Under Armour or Adidas.
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Even attire aligned with the school can get you in trouble.
Picture the reaction from University of Illinois officials if some fan wanted to go on the field during pregame dressed up as discarded mascot Chief Illiniwek.
On the field — even on the sidelines, even if you paid to be there — it's the players who are supposed to stand out, not the extras.
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The Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan Proposed Submission is the latest draft of the Local Plan to be published and has been approved for publication and will open for public consultation from Thursday 2 November to Thursday 14 December 2017. Following this, the responses will be collated and submitted along with the Plan and supporting documents for examination by an independent planning inspector. You can find out more on the AVDC website.
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Katta is a medium size village located in Ramtek Taluka of Nagpur district, Maharashtra with total 154 families residing. The Katta village has population of 764 of which 392 are males while 372 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Katta village population of children with age 0-6 is 92 which makes up 12.04 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Katta village is 949 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Katta as per census is 804, lower than Maharashtra average of 894.
Katta village has higher literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Katta village was 83.04 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Katta Male literacy stands at 87.68 % while female literacy rate was 78.25 %.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Katta village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Katta village.
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Total No. of Houses 154 - -
Population 764 392 372
Child (0-6) 92 51 41
Schedule Caste 65 29 36
Schedule Tribe 628 327 301
Literacy 83.04 % 87.68 % 78.25 %
Total Workers 349 212 137
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Marginal Worker 303 176 127
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In Katta village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 82.20 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 8.51 % of total population in Katta village.
In Katta village out of total population, 349 were engaged in work activities. 13.18 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 86.82 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 349 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.
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2 Chandigarh 9,258
3 Puducherry 2,547
4 Daman and Diu 2,191
5 Lakshadweep 2,149
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Taxi: One Punch Banta/Blind Date
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"One Punch Banta"
The second episodes of American network TV shows are, traditionally, just rehashes of things established in the pilot, which is usually shot and edited months before the network even decides to pick up the show or not. Taxi, like in its pilot, decides to eschew the idea that the central characters of a TV show need to be fully introduced by the second episode – we've still barely heard from John, played by series regular Randall Carver – to focus on one character.
In "One Punch Banta," the character we learn about is Louie De Palma, the scummy cab dispatcher. Ostensibly an episode about Tony Banta getting a big shot in his boxing career, the real main takeaway is that Louie De Palma is a scuzzy, unpleasant person who certainly shouldn't have a management position. Over the course of the show, he and Tony act as special foils to one another. Tony is the kind of simpleton only found in sitcoms, warm and cheerful and dumb like a golden retriever puppy, and Louie is the kind of arch villain only found in sitcoms: a conniving, money-obsessed, capitalistic rat who enjoys profiting off the pain of others. He's a bit like the Wario of the show, if you think about it. The relationship between Tony and Louie is forever tipped in Louie's favor, but sometimes Tony surprises him. When Alex Rieger tells Louie that he and the whole garage will be at Tony's fight against a big-name boxer that Friday night, Louie calls bullshit – but then he's there in the garage, alone, on Friday night. (Alex's good-heartedness bites him in the ass, too; he bets $100 he knows he'll lose to Louie as to whether or not Tony will lose the fight, just so he doesn't hurt Tony's feelings.)
Louie's, uh, demeanor in this episode is not limited to discouraging Tony from following his dreams and becoming the first person to make it out of the garage (to which Louie says: "Nuh-uh! Once a bum, always a bum.") In no particular order, he tells John (the new driver who I feel I have to keep reintroducing because, who is he??) to never "pick up a cripple," threatens Latka, who does not speak English, with physical violence in the workplace, and breaks a part of an engine Latka had just fixed because he is a terrible person. He is the ultimate sitcom evil boss, so much worse than Michael Scott or really any regulars from any major shows; he's more like one of Elaine or George's bosses from Seinfeld made into a starring character. In the end, though, he's is right. Tony loses the fight, Alex loses his $100, and everyone returns to the garage, a little worse for wear. Except Louie, of course.
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If Taxi could allow its regular characters to be unnaturally cruel to each other (see: Louie to Latka), then it really let them rip into guest characters. In "Blind Date," Taxi's first Very Special Message Episode, Alex, after some over-the-phone conversation and flirting, goes out with Angela Matusa (Suzanne Kent), an operator for Bobby's answering service. (I have absolutely no idea what an answering service is.) The Big Catch, though: Angela is fat. If it feels like I'm skipping anything in the episode yet, I'm not; we first see Angela at six minutes, thirty seconds into the episode. On her arrival, the studio audience gives a big "Ohhhhhh," because she is fat. I am not reading into anything here. There is no subtext to be misinterpreted.
It's not as if the idea at laughing at people because they're perceived to be overweight has gone away in the time since – hello, Mike & Molly, entering its sixth season on CBS this fall – but television has at least gotten a bit gentler. The script for this episode calls for Kent, a veteran of LA improv troupe the Groundlings and best known for her recurring role as Mrs. Rene on Pee-wee's Playhouse, to put herself down the entire episode. Indeed, it's difficult to see why she agrees to go out with Alex. From the moment she's introduced, she's hostile, expecting him to be like everyone else who interacts with her and run the other direction. "I'm not exactly beautiful, or even good-looking," she tells Alex. "I'm plain. Feel free to jump in and stop me at any time." It doesn't get much better at the restaurant, where Tony, John, Latka, and Bobby crash the date and giggle about Angela in front of her face.
Alex feels so badly about how awful she felt on the date that he forces himself to show up at her apartment the next night. He explains himself to Elaine by comparing Angela to a "car wreck" he can't walk away from. Angela is little more than a thin-guilt project to him; when he gets to her apartment, he propositions that they become friends. She asks him, if she loses weight, could she be a romantic pursuit for Alex? He hedges on that question (fatally, as it turns out, but you'll have to wait until next season for that), but stresses to her that he could be a friend. "So what it is is is," Angela tearfully stammers, "I could call you whenever I feel like it? If I need advice, I could call you?" An overweight character who could peaceably interact with other people and not be brought to tears by the idea of someone paying attention to them was evidently too much to ask of the writers of Taxi.
Looking elsewhere in the episode, the writers' biases, or ignorances, are similarly clear. Latka, the mechanic character played by Andy Kaufman, really just has one joke: the concept that he is foreign, and would have different language, ideas, and culture from the Americans in the garage. (At one point in this episode, Louie refers to him as a "foreigner" with a curse on his tongue.) Foreign Man, which Latka is based on, was a goofy nightclub act that launched Kaufman into late-night fame. Alex Pappademas wrote of it on Grantland:
Foreign Man, who hailed from an island in the Caspian Sea, spoke with a thick, unplaceable accent and did jokes and impressions so ineptly you began to feel bad for him. Then he would announce that he wanted to im-ee-tehhht de Elvis Presley, and he'd turn around and do a costume change, and when he faced the crowd again, Kaufman would do his extraordinary Elvis impersonation, an Elvis impersonation even Elvis himself was said to have praised, and people who'd never seen the act before felt amazement and relief. Kaufman's transformation into Elvis revealed that Foreign Man's sad, sweaty failure, his abjection, had been just part of the show all along; Elvis released the audience from the discomfort Foreign Man had created, because if Elvis was the reality then Foreign Man was just a mask, and this was somehow comforting.
Andy Kaufman was always just punking us at his own expense, but Foreign Man, as one of his earliest jokes, is also one of his sweetest and most enjoyable (it's certainly funny, but not altogether comfortable, to watch Jerry Lawler piledrive him). Latka Gravas is the first half of Foreign Man – the poor, pathetic wannabe comedian – without the relief of the second half. As such, the jokes that Taxi make about Latka early on focus on him and not on us; it is enough that he is just simply "foreign."
"Blind Date" ends with Alex and Angela embracing in her kitchen, him absolved of his guilt at feeling unattracted to her and her having what the show makes it seem like is the first friend she's had in years. Alex gets to have an emotional victory for playing out his "good guy" fantasy, something which Angela points out to him several times in the episode. Sometimes straight men are just so awful.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 17 -- Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP issued the following news release:
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP ("Boardwalk"), is pleased to announce that its newly formed entity Boardwalk Louisiana Gas Transmission, LLC ("BLGT") has acquired natural gas pipeline assets from Varibus L.L.C., effective September 9, 2021.
BLGT will transport interstate natural gas supplies to end-use customers in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The acquisition of the Varibus pipeline will complement Boardwalk's Gulf South interstate pipeline, which also provides natural gas transportation in Louisiana, including markets in Lake Charles.
"With this acquisition, Boardwalk is bringing greater supply diversity and enhanced liquidity to the growing energy needs of end-use markets in southwest Louisiana," said John Haynes, senior vice president and chief commercial officer of Boardwalk. "We are pleased to successfully close this acquisition and look forward to providing reliable service to end-users previously served by Varibus and new industrial markets."
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Safer, more efficient stretch of main thoroughfare to be completed by 2023
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A temporary sales and use tax increase passed by Wheat Ridge voters in 2016 should be paying noticeable dividends by the end of 2023, when improvements to a stretch of Wadsworth Boulevard that runs …
Artist's rendering of the new configuration of the 44th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard intersection.
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A temporary sales and use tax increase passed by Wheat Ridge voters in 2016 should be paying noticeable dividends by the end of 2023, when improvements to a stretch of Wadsworth Boulevard that runs between 35th Avenue and Interstate 70 are complete. The project will be funded in two phases, with initial work being done from 41st Avenue to I-70, according to Wheat Ridge public information officer Sara Spaulding. The second phase, from 35th Avenue to 41st Avenue, will commence once funding for the second phase is secured. The city is actively working with CDOT (Colorado Department of Transportation) to secure the additional funding.
The first phase of project, which just started, will include a new intersection at 44th Avenue, entrances and exits to businesses that will provide safer access to motorists and a continuous sidewalk on the west side of the street from 38th Avenue to the Clear Creek Trail.
It also will include a bike/pedestrian path on the east side of Wadsworth running from 38th Avenue to the Clear Creek Trail.
Wheat Ridge City Council member Rachel Hultin said the project will create delays and disrupt traffic patterns in the short term, but in two years, the city will have a safer multi-modal conection to I-70 and the Clear Creek Trail. She's asking people to be patient and not cut through the neighborhood.
"This project, to me, is really exciting because it came about from a need to expand the road, but the project is actually going to connect our entire community," Hultin said. "The thing that's really exciting is that it's the first project in the state that actually has phased pedestrian crossings. So, it's actually going to be a much safer environment and connect more people in the community."
According to the City's Connections publication, Concrete Works of Colorado was awarded the project. Groundbreaking took place in mid-October.
Wadsworth will be in various stages of construction for two years with new northbound lanes and improvements along the east side of Wadsworth kicking things off. During this phase of the project, all traffic will shift to the west side of Wadsworth Boulevard.
Despite ongoing work, two lanes of traffic in each direction and business access will be maintained through the duration of the project.
The City's website, whatsupwheatridge.com, states that starting on or after Monday, Nov. 29, 48th Avenue, east of Wadsworth Boulevard, will permanently close. It will be re-configured as a cul-de-sac. According to the city, signs and message boards will be placed at various locations, giving notice in advance of the closure.
Weekly updates and more information about the project can be found at whatsupwheatridge.com/improve-wadsworth.
Residents also can ask questions or voice concerns about the project by calling a dedicated project line at 303-390-0878 or via email at WadsworthProject@ci.wheatridge.co.us.
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The name of Jon Gooch should not be new to a lot of DnB and EDM fans. The multifaceted producer has recently come back to his neurofunk origins, after a successful period in Electro-house and Dubstep production behind the pseudonym and alter-ego 'Feed Me'.
From 2008 to 2015 his popularity in dance music has been growing as he released hits as 'Talk to Me', 'Far Away' (produced with Kill the Noise) and the unforgettable 'One Click Headshot' (which drop is constructed using samples by Dough from the web-series Pure Pwnage). So… just another masked house DJ? Not quite. Surprisingly, for such a big name, Jon's never hidden his distaste for the mainstream DJ culture to which he said was never really interested in the first place.
Could this have been the reason for a break from Feed Me's music? Deciding to hang up his grinning&green monster after a couple of LPs and years of honorable career in the EDM scene, Jon has come back to what he was originally famous for: his Drum and Bass project, Spor. In 2015 he released the LP Caligo for free and sealed his return to its darkest roots.
Three days ago he released his newest 'Black Eyed' EP for his own label Sotto Voce. The 5 tracks and 25 minutes long work also features some tunes with other notorious name such as Phace, Icicle and Linguistics. Unsurprisingly, this little gem will not disappoing those people – including me – who missed the Spor sound during Jon's EDM parenthesis.
Fav tracks: Know You and Mind of an Insomniac.
As for his previous work a free torrent to get the EP is available here.


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CHELSEA boss Maurizio Sarri must look to Andreas Christensen and Emerson Palmieri if he wants to get back to winning ways at Stamford Bridge.
Serie A expert Gabriele Marcotti, speaking on ESPN, has suggested that personnel changes for Chelsea can still save a currently flawed philosophy.
The Blues have not enjoyed promising fortunes of late – culminating in a 6-0 demolition by title-chasing Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.
Chelsea looked bereft of ideas with players either lacking motivation or the clarity of what their coach demands from them.
However, the west London outfit do have the players to turn it around and, such is the quality they possess, not many alterations are necessary.
Marcotti has suggested some changes in defence – both in personnel and tactically – can bring about an upturn in results.
Wing-back Marcos Alonso thrived and was crucial to Antonio Conte's 3-4-3 system but has not been able to adapt to Sarri's methods and struggled for form.
Emerson is an able deputy and the Chelsea coach was adamant he was not for sale during the January transfer window.
Despite that he has started just the one league game whilst fellow defender Andreas Christensen, who is highly thought of, has featured just twice despite Chelsea's defence clearly leaking goals.
Marcotti said: "I think (Marcos) Alonso is a problem – I'd like to see Emerson get a run in the team. Not that he's any great shakes.
"I think (Andreas) Christensen should be given far more of an opportunity. Those two are the key element.
"But most importantly you can't have stupid defensive mistakes which cost them that game (losing 6-0 to Manchester City).
Their humiliating defeat in Manchester has dropped the Blues down to sixth – below city rivals Arsenal on goals scored.
Chelsea fans have endured the full spectrum of emotions across the last four seasons having won two league titles but also finishing outside the top four twice.
Marcotti's ESPN colleague Shaka Hislop thinks it's about time Chelsea looked at their squad – not the manager – when things go wrong.
He said: "I'd overhaul the roster. This Chelsea team have been far too inconsistent for far too long.


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Just the Right Size: Meal in a What???
Wanna a great recipe that will not only use up leftovers, but is also an awesome meal/snack to serve during football season?
Make a Meal In a Loaf!
Yep, this is another keeper I snagged from my ever resourceful Cooking Forum. Thank you Katie for such an awesome idea!
And don't be afraid of the yeast people! I didn't use my Kitchenaide for this either. Just mix the dough in a bowl, then turn it out on a floured cutting board and knead.
Set aside 1 cup flour. Melt butter in a 2 cup, microwave safe measuring cup. Add water (hot tap is fine) to butter then add yeast and sugar. Mix well and let sit to activate the yeast. Mix water mixture into 3 cups of flour then add mustard and salt. Mix in enough reserved flour to make a soft dough and knead 4 minutes. *OR* Throw everything in the bread machine.
On a greased baking sheet, roll dough to 14"x12". Spread extra mustard down the center of dough, sprinkle ham, cheese, and pickle down 1/3 of dough length. Make cuts from filling to edges of dough at 1" intervals. Bring strips from opposite sides of filling together, twist, and place at an angle across filling. Cover. Let rise until almost double (about 1 hour). Brush loaf with egg. Bake @ 375° for 25 minutes or until browned (mine took about 45 minutes). Serve warm.
Ohiomom, it was delish! It sliced wonderfully and even reheats nice.
I love a good Cuban sandwich, but this one is definitely teasing my taste buds!
Sol, it was soooooo easy and very flexible. I'm going to make more of this in the future!


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C-ALPS Targets Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Opportunities with £2m New Lab Investment
Coventry University is building a world-class hydrogen fuel-cell development facility to support the UK's bid to become an international leader in sustainable mobility.
The Centre for Advanced Low Carbon Propulsion Systems (C-ALPS) will oversee the construction of a dedicated 100 square meter hydrogen fuel-cell lab, alongside an upgrade of its powertrain test cells, which assess hydrogen power systems for use in environmentally-friendly vehicles.
The new facilities will be housed inside the £50 million research center that opened at the university's Technology Park in 2018 to accelerate the transport sector's progression to carbon-zero mobility.
The transport sector is showing an increased interest in hydrogen fuel-cell development. This upgraded facility will enhance C-ALPS' ability to engage and support sector leaders in the design, testing and manufacturing of pioneering new technologies.
Hydrogen is suited to heavy vehicles such as trucks, passenger coaches, and buses due to the weight and refueling time benefits that hydrogen fuel cells offer over other clean fuel sources, such as battery electric systems.
Construction and fit-out of the new laboratory will be completed by late August 2021, providing researchers with state-of-the-art facilities to undertake fundamental and collaborative applied research.
"Understanding both the science behind batteries, fuel cells, and electric drives and the engineering which delivers them into a vehicle system, means that commercial partners can approach us with confidence that we can both understand the challenges they face and work with them to create truly innovative solutions. This is what makes C-ALPS unique in the UK. The latest investment is a massive step forward and a real show of commitment from Coventry University and our ambition to help the UK lead the world in clean mobility". Simon Shepherd, Director of C-ALPS
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C-ALPS is one of four centres within IFTC and works alongside the transport sector to accelerate the progression to more environmentally-friendly mobility solutions.
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The Aura community is celebrating another first, with the Queensland Government and Stockland breaking ground on an innovative, new public primary school that will revolutionise the future of education in Queensland through a unique new form of community partnership.
The new primary school, catering to students from Preparatory to Year 6, will be located in Caloundra South. First enrolments will commence later this year for the start of the 2018 school year.
The school is part of a new collaborative concept between the Queensland Government and Stockland. It will see the development of state-of-the-art facilities made for learning, teaching and play, including a robotics lab, recording studio, innovation hub and an indoor sports and performance centre.
The new school will also have a strong focus on STEM learning (Science, Education, Engineering and Maths), to prepare the next generation of children for the jobs of the future.
Under this innovative model, the new primary school classrooms and associated facilities, such as auditoriums and sports fields, will be available for the entire community to use outside of school hours.
Kingsley Andrew, General Manager for Queensland at Stockland, said: "This is a once in a generation opportunity to create a leading education facility that will nurture young minds and develop the talents and skills of the coast's children.
"Creating a multi-functional education, sporting and cultural environment that is a school by day and open for community use in the evenings and weekends, significantly enhances the return from this important community asset. This improves the quality and delivery of facilities, providing an enhanced learning experience for students, and broadening the number of services, courses and experiences that will be available to residents of Aura and the Sunshine Coast."
The Hon. Kate Jones, Minister for Education and Minister for Tourism and Major Events attended today's event to celebrate the milestone.
The innovative new school located at Baringa, the first suburb in Aura, will incorporate world-class urban design with 37 classrooms configured over two storeys, creating more space for learning and play and allowing for greater community engagement.
When it opens in January 2018, the school will educate up to 1,100 students drawn primarily from the surrounding Baringa, Bells Reach and Bellvista communities of Caloundra. The school is expected to employ more than 80 full time and part time staff, with recruitment to be undertaken by Education Queensland.
"This is a once in a generation opportunity to create a leading education facility that will nurture young minds and develop the talents and skills of the coast's children." - Kingsley Andrew, General Manager for Queensland Stockland
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Disney World's Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser: Food, activities, more
Disney World's new Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is still being built, but we got a first look. Here are the new details fans should know.
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As we close out 2021, investors who came into the year with high hopes for entertainment king Disney (NYSE: DIS) have had them dashed. Disney stock is down 12% in 2021 at the same time that the S&P 500 is up 28%. That's a lot of confidence in the overall market, which contrasts sharply against Disney's gloomy year. But the dawn of a new year means the possibility for change, and Disney's prospects look brighter than ever. It can be challenging to see your investments plummet, but the worst thing Disney shareholders can do right now is sell at a loss. Hold on tight, and this time next year, things might look very different.
Why it looks bad right now
Disney's been having trouble since the pandemic started, but interestingly enough, its stock soared 24% in 2020, when things really were bad. Things started to turn around toward the end of the year as restrictions loosened and parks began to reopen, and Disney+ was a huge success that year.
By the time 2021 rolled in, it looked like some of that confidence was premature. Parks continued to reopen, but they're still functioning at limited capacity, and the Disney+ launch hasn't been as strong as analysts projected. Also, several films slated for release were postponed due to delays in production due to COVID-19 restrictions. Disney's most recent earnings report, for the fourth quarter ended Oct. 2, demonstrated a further climb back to growth, with a 26% year-over-year increase in revenue. But it was still 3% below the 2019 number.
Disney+ eked out a 2.1 million increase in subscriptions over the third quarter, but the parks, experiences, and products segment remained 18% below 2019 levels.
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Why it looks good going forward
None of this should scare Disney shareholders when considering the bigger picture, which looks strong. Management didn't change its goals to have 230 million to 260 million Disney+ subscribers by 2024, and it's continuing its rollout into 50 new countries in 2022. It also expects Disney+ to become profitable in fiscal 2024. And that doesn't even take into consideration Disney's other streaming channels, Hulu and ESPN+, which together make up a powerhouse assembly of streaming services. Disney expects all three to collectively reach 300 million to 350 million subscribers by 2024. By that time, Disney definitely has a shot to overtake streaming leader Netflix as the company with the most subscriptions.
Disney's film production has also been hampered by the pandemic, but prior to 2020 lockdowns, it produced most of the highest-grossing films in the industry. The situation is still unsettled, but when it does go back to normal, Disney studios should return to creating more blockbuster films. And with the company's restructuring last year, it now has a range of directions in which to take its creative output, from theaters to streaming to traditional television.
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Parks and experiences will add a lot of revenue to the total once they're functioning normally again as well. Until the pandemic closed them down, parks and experiences represented the largest segment by total sales. It may be eclipsed by the new media and entertainment distribution segment, which combines pretty much all of the other segments into one, but sales should still rocket back.
Finally, Disney has two elements that make it a great stock to own. One is its content library, which is unmatched and lends itself to all sorts of money-making projects in both content extension and experiences. The other is the large scope of its business, which is why it continues to make money despite restrictions.
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It can be hard to see your stocks lose value. But if you sell your Disney stock now, you'll be missing out on the company's amazing future opportunities. If you bought a long time ago, you'll have made some impressive gains, but selling now would be a squandered opportunity. If you bought recently, you might be selling at a loss, which can be a setback for your retirement account. Unless you need your funds right now for an emergency, the worst mistake would be to sell and take a loss when gains could be just around the corner.
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Hughes Ernest Wilkinson III, of Washington D.C. left this life in his sleep on July 5, 2009. He was born on May 26, 1941 to Hughes Ernest Wilkinson Jr. and Annie June Faust Wilkinson in Durham and preceded in death by them.
Hughes graduated from Northern High School in 1959 and Watts Hospital School of Radiology. He received his Radiologic Technologist licensure through the Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Medicine. He knew from an early age that he wanted to work in imagery and worked in the field all his life. He loved his work and received many accommodations for his compassionate and caring spirit with patients. His career began in Greenville, SC, but he worked in and fell in love with the Washington D.C. area working until his retirement in 2003 from Northern Virginia Community Hospital in Arlington, VA.
People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. If you ever met our Hughes, you appreciated the time that you had with him, no matter what the duration. Hughes had a great sense of humor, loved art, antiquities, journaling, and travel. He loved decorating for the holidays in his home, especially for Christmas, and had a large collection of nutcrackers. He enjoyed the company of good friends and treasured many marvelous memories.
He is survived by his brother, John D. Wilkinson of Niceville, FL; a niece, Olivia E. Wilkinson of Richmond, VA; and a nephew, Troy D. Wilkinson of Seattle, Washington. He is also survived by his companion of many years, his Congo African Grey Parrot, Billy.
Hughes will be laid to rest in the family plot at Maplewood Cemetery in his native Durham with a graveside service held 10:00 AM Saturday.
Sarah called me to let me know about Hughes. I am so very sorry. Guess we have all lost track of one another. I won't be able to get to Durham tomorrow but I think of you often. Maybe one day soon we'll all get together.
All through my life, I have had a few people that I could truly call them friends. Hughes was one of them. My family really loved him. My children called him uncle. Hughes never forgot my sons birthdays and he always send them something for Cristmas. I worked with Hughes for 24 years. He thought me alot, not only about my profession, but about life. He always made everyone smile when they were down. My family and I will miss him and will never forget him. May he rest in peace.
A quiet sadness moves through us, a longing for one more day, we may not understand why Hughes left this earth so soon, or why he left before we were ready to say so-long, but we will remember that he gave us joy. And that his life gave us special memories.
My fondest memory was a dinner out. Andy and I sang karaoke songs together and Bizhan and Babak hid under the table with embrassment. I am saddened that Hughes will not have the pleasure to meet, Azadeh, my granddaughter and hear her laughter. She would have grown to love you as her father, Bizhan.
I met Hughes, as a friend of my fathers, while growing up in Springfield, VA. Hughes was like an Uncle to me. He encouraged me to continue to draw – whether it was Garfield cartoons or a more sophisticated pen & ink illustration. How much he actually cared about my childhood development was reinforced by never forgetting my birthday. If it wasn't for people like Hughes I wouldn't be in the graphic design profession.
I will miss Hughes very much, not only as a friend, but like a family member. We worked together at Northern Virginia Community Hospital for 26 years, and he always made me laugh. He was very compassionate to his patients and to his friends. He always brought me up when I felt down. Hughes will be sadly missed.
My thoughts and prayers go out to anyone who was friends or family with Hughes as I know you are really missing all the times you had with him. I worked with Hughes 19 years and each day we worked together or went out he always made me laugh and feel good. I will always think of him and smile.
I worked with Huges for many years at No.Va.Comm.Hosp. and consider it an honor to have known him as a friend.
Hughes was the best person I have ever met.He helped everyone.
We always remember you Doctor.
Thank-you Hughes for being a great person. You brought so much joy to so many people @ NVCH. We will miss you. my prayers go your family and friends.
I worked with Hughes at NoVa Drs. Hospital for 9 years in CT. Every year for my birthday Hughes would get me a chocolate mousse cake from the Watergate Bakery, one of the finest in the country. That's just the way he was. I will miss him dearly. I loved him so much, and so did my family. We all knew everyone at that hospital like family,it was so small. Love you Hughes.


Mr Buhari, who took office at the end of May, has submitted his list of ministerial nominations, the Senate president has tweeted.
Many senators confirmed the receipt of the list but would prefer not to comment since they did not know the content of the message delivered by Senator Enang.
Saraki had on Tuesday urged the Senate to ensure that the ministerial nominees are screened quickly.
Buhari had promised at several fora that the ministerial list would be sent to the Senate on or before September 30.
The senate president however did not reply him.
Nigeria is struggling with an unprecedented economic crisis due to a plunge in oil revenues undermining the state's ability to provide even basic services, Senate President Bukola Saraki said on Tuesday.
"If tomorrow, Thursday, were not public holiday, the list would have been announced before the Senate", he said.
Nigeria today marks 55 years of independence, having secured its freedom from the British colonialists on October 1, 1960.
"I wish to reiterate my remarks before the Tribunal, that I have no iota of doubt that I am on trial today because I am President of the Nigerian Senate, against the wishes of a few powerful individuals outside this chambers".
The BBC's Will Ross in Lagos says there had been plenty of speculation that President Buhari would put himself in charge of the crucial oil ministry.
Buhari previously served as oil minister in the 1970s and head of the petroleum trust fund in the 1990s.
"The President has been under serious pressure to drop Fashola, as a topshot in the All Progressives Congress (APC) would not hear of the President appointing Fashola".
The final decision, it was learnt, will be taken in the Presidential Villa.