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What is the technical definition of a bedroom?
There are definitions of the various elements of a bedroom in building, sanitary, septic and electrical codes and assessment and appraisal definitions are also subjective based on functional use of the property, what is typical in the area, and the age of the home.
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Minimum size requirements (not less than 7 feet in any horizontal direction) and proper ceiling height (7″) are found in the state building code.
There should be two means of egress, one to the outside.
Regarding closets, if the lack of a closet reflects the era in which the house was built, that is fine, since closets did not become common until post WWII, at which time they were small (2′ x3'). In a new home however, lack of a closet would raise a red flag and rooms would not appraise as a bedroom if it did not have a closet as comparable styles do.
A "walk-thru" room (one that can only be accessed through another room) cannot be considered a bedroom because it lacks privacy.
An interior room cannot be called a bedroom because it lacks windows / outside egress entirely.
In terms of heat, Appraiser Brad states, "we only include "heated finished" space "above grade" in our gross living area and room counts". Building code says portable heaters can't be used to achieve compliance with the heat requirement.
There are also health and electrical and sanitary / septic code codes that need to be satisfied, which may be different from each other. If a REALTOR or seller, when looking at the tax record or appraisal report believes there is an error or mis-classification on the number of bedrooms, PLEASE seek guidance from the building inspector or appraiser. You should never change the number of bedrooms shown on a listing based on only your own determination. As you can see it is a complex mix of many rules and regulations and changes should be legitimized before you offer it for sale contrary to the current classification.
All this time, you thought the definition of a bedroom was the place you lay your head at night?


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Puff yourself full of love and giving this holiday season. And stuff your face with treats, if that's your thing.
Happy Holiday Season from Eco Ocean.
Good Reason to Carry a Knife
Check out this great clip. Divers cut marine debris from a whale shark near Socorro Island. The debris, barnacled with age, had sliced deeply into the fish's body. One moment of simple, exciting relief in an ocean of trouble.
Source: You Tube, r1primo
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Thanks for the Menhaden Victory
With the arguably good result Friday of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voting for a 20% menhaden catch reduction, two big thanks are in order.
People who wrote their representatives, signed petitions, called their commissioners, or educated someone about the issue deserve thanks. Their efforts had an impact and are much appreciated. This victory is theirs, too.
The other big thanks goes to the scientists, activists, fishermen, and environmentalists who have been working very hard on this for years. They have thought about this little fish and worked to save menhaden often with no direct result. They have stood in the rain and gathered signatures or worked through the issues in myriad meetings for hours and hours. They have toiled over menhaden, and the little fish, the oceans, and all of us are better for it. They deserve the applause.
For me, I am grateful that concerned citizens and dedicated professionals are looking out for the health of the oceans. Their work is absolutely inspiring and they represent another kind of victory.
Board Votes to Reduce Menhaden Catch 20%
Baltimore, MD --
At the fisheries meeting right now and happy to report the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has voted to reduce the Atlantic menhaden catch by 20%. This is a good result, but of course it depends on who you ask, and the small victory came not so easily.
Catch reductions were as one commissioner said "where the rubber hits the road". Until today, the menhaden fishery has largely been unregulated with hundreds of millions of fish being ground up for fishmeal every year. This has lead to a steep decline in the little fish, which feeds many valuable species including striped bass.
Some people here wanted a bigger catch reduction then the agreed 20%. The science seemed to call for at least a 50% reduction. Over 11,000 people asked for a 75% to even a moratorium during the public comment period. The representatives from Virgina wanted no reduction at all given that most of the fishery's jobs are in their state.
When the meeting began, a 25% catch reduction was the option up for vote. After several motions moving the target around from a call to postpone the vote to 2014, to a 10% reduction, and at another point a 15% reduction, the final agreed catch reduction was 20%. Although these are cold numbers, the motions were steeped in emotion.
It started with ardent comments by commission members that prompted smatterings of applause, which were soon squelched by the chairman. The audience appeared to be a collection of environmentalists, fishermen, union members, media, and others. Although there was no tally, applause seemed to follow comments in favor of menhaden conservation. But the audience was antsy.
At one point, people vocally expressed their displeasure using a sound you'd more likely hear at a baseball game in the Bronx, NY. Those were silenced with a threat by the chairman to clear the room. People in uniforms showed up. I thought they were Maryland State Police troopers but someone later said they were in fact state fisheries officers.
The highlight was the audience turning into a sea of yellow as people stood holding up large black and yellow signs that read "I'm from xx and I support menhaden conservation". A glance through the audience and I saw many signs from Maryland, a surprisingly large number from Massachusetts, and most of the balance with New Jersey and New York.
After the historic vote, several people had the "we'll take it" attitude, and many called it a victory.
"The 25% reduction from the 2011 menhaden catch (a 20% reduction in catch over a three year average) is a good start. Tens of thousands of people from all walks of life—anglers, business owners, birders, scientists, conservationists, and more—have long been urging this sort of action because they know what menhaden mean for their coastal ecosystem and economy. Today those voices were heard," said Peter Baker of the Pew Environment Group.
Although there was arguably a good result today, let's not forget that many people have been working very hard on all of this for years. They have thought about this little fish and worked to save menhaden often with no direct result. They have stood in the rain and gathered signatures or worked through the issues in myriad meetings for hours and hours. They have toiled over menhaden, and the little fish, the oceans, and all of us are better for it. They deserve the applause.
For me, I am grateful that such dedicated professionals are looking out for the health of the oceans. Their work is absolutely inspiring and they represent another kind of victory.
No Menhaden Moratorium But Something
The end of menhaden week is here. That was too fast. I hope the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission votes TODAY to give menhaden a break. I'm actually excited to watch the proceedings.
Even with a good outcome today, menhaden will continue to need our help and protection. The fight goes on for this heavily depleted little fish with such big importance to healthy oceans.
Interesting to note, ahead of today's meeting the ASMFC decided to consider only a catch reduction range from 0-50%. The people who asked for 75% catch reduction or an altogether moratorium are already going to be disappointed -- those levels are not even on the table.
A recent press release from the commission talked about people requesting "reductions from 0 – 50% from current harvest" during the public comment period. From this information, the impression is that a 50% catch reduction is the top of the range of reduction requests. But it's not.
On closer inspection, over 7,000 people wrote letters during the public comments that asked for a higher range, from a 75% reduction in catch to a moratorium. Another 3,000 plus people asked for a moratorium only. That's 11,000 people, about 8% of all public menhaden comments, who asked for something much more significant than a 50% catch reduction.
The significant reduction requests are available for viewing only in the commission's board document -- a 1,269 page tome of past meeting minutes, schedules, draft amendments, scientific papers, and public comment letters. Here's a selection of some of those letters sent into the ASMFC with senders' names removed:
Subject: Draft Amendment 2
To Dr. Louis Daniel, ASMFC Menhaden Management Board Chair:
I am urging you to take leadership in protecting the Atlantic menhaden from overfishing.
When we lose a species it's gone forever. As Aldo Leopoldo said 'the first sign of intelligent tinkering is to save all the pieces.' For the sake of future generations, lets do all we can not to lose any more pieces of our world's biodiversity.
The following letter was submitted by 7,234 individuals.
Dear Dr. Daniel,
I am writing to urge the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to immediately end overfishing of menhaden. The draft amendment includes an option with no fishing reductions in 2013. This would be unacceptable. To reverse menhaden's steady decline and allow quick recovery, I urge you to reduce catch by at least 75 percent and consider a complete moratorium on this important forage fish for 2013.
For 2013, the draft proposal's largest option for reduction is half of recent years' catch. Any fishing above that threshold is unjustified for a forage fish in decline. You must act now to significantly reduce harvest and allow menhaden to recover and ultimately resume its role as the foundation of the ocean ecosystem.
I am a New Yorker from the Midwood section of Brooklyn. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission must immediately end overfishing of menhaden. The draft amendment includes an option with no fishing reductions in 2013. This would be unacceptable.
As you know, menhaden provide food for other important fish, like bluefin tuna, as well as protected marine mammals and birds. At the same time, menhaden face excessive exploitation by commercial fishermen.
Please reduce catch by at least 75 percent and impose a complete moratorium on this important forage fish for 2013.
MY six reasons to LEAVE MORE MENHADEN in the water (Maybe you have your own):
I like healthy striped bass, ospreys, oysters, crabs, whales, tuna, and cod.
I hate wasting things, and menhaden are worth twice as much in the water than out.
I'm pretty sure that domesticated animals, including cats and dogs, don't need fish meal especially at the expense of the ocean.
I know that omega-3 nutrients are available from other sources.
I'm optimistic that we can balance industry and natural systems so that everyone benefits including future generations.
I know it's the right thing to do.
What can you do to help Atlantic menhaden?
9 Ways to Take Action for Menhaden:
1. Write your ASMFC commissioners.
2. Attend ASMFC meetings.
3. Attend the meeting in Baltimore this Friday (12/14/12).
4. Write your government.
5. Join menhaden campaigns.
6. Contribute to organizations supporting menhaden.
7. Avoid products containing fishmeal.
8. Write Omega Protein.
9. Go to the beach.
1. Write a note to your state's Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission members (they decide how many menhaden to take out of the fishery). Ask them to give menhaden a break. There are 3 commissioners each for the 15 Atlantic states: ME, NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, and FL.
Click "Commissioners" here to look up your reps and get their email addresses.
Say whatever you want in your note but you may as well tell them why you love menhaden. "They're kinda cute." or "I like those buggy eyes." or "Catching striped bass is fun." Stuff like that. Here's some helpful talking points.
2. Attend the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission meetings. Say something, even if it's only "I'm from xx (your state) and menhaden are important to me." Go ahead, have fun expressing yourself.
3. Attend the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission meeting in Baltimore this Friday, December 14th. It's free and open to the public. I'll see you there!
Where exactly: Best Western Plus Hotel and Conference Center, Chesapeake Room, 5625 O'Donnell Street, Baltimore, Maryland; 410.633.9500.
4. Write your representatives in Congress and your Governor. Find Senators here. Find Representatives here. Tell them menhaden are important and you. They need to know the importance of this little fish to their voters.
5. Join menhaden campaigns. Stay informed, find opportunities to take action, and be inspired. Pew is leading the charge and Menhaden Defenders are also in the fight with their Join the Battle for the Bunker campaign.
6. Contribute to organizations like Earthjustice and the Sierra Club who have boots on the ground fighting for this fantastic little fish. Any amount helps. Your kind generosity is always appreciated.
7. Avoid foods and products that contain fish meal.
8. Write to the Omega Protein company. Ask them to give menhaden a break. A serious break. Omega pulls the most menhaden out of the sea – 410 million pounds a year and counting for products like paint, water repellents, dog food, plant fertilizers, and supplements.
9. Go to the ocean, get on it, get in it, walk along it, gaze at it. Be refreshed and reminded of what's important.
Mighty Menhaden
Welcome to Menhaden Week! The little fish is in big trouble and the governing body, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, will vote on the fish's fate at the end of this week.
Small brains guide brawny packets,
a little fish by linear ways
of rulers and man,
skin a crystal veneer,
an age old defense, stick together to look big,
they know in those scared bug eyes,
they will never be big
But men ought heed menhaden,
from sun they come, like everything,
the sugars of green floating free,
giving emerald living green-blue
so very small, very small
piled up into them by the billions
a bolt
passed onto swift predators
to beat their hearts fiercer still,
hungry for life, hungry,
streaming in like terrors
a little bigger, bigger still,
keeping the pace at the speed of life,
the sun keeps shining
everyone eats, everyone eats,
the fish flashes white and silver
the circle keeps going
the light keeps all alive,
bright with muscle
of something for something
but just enough, enough
to carry it all from the beginning
this must go on,
like the solar arc across the sky
you see it,
to steal it is to entertain
a broken blue,
dark and empty
4. Write your representatives in Congress and your Governor. Find Senators here. Find Representatives here
Tell them menhaden are important and you. They need to know the importance of this little fish to their voters.
Call Your Representative for Menhaden
The Johns have it. Representatives John Sarbanes (MD) and John Carney (DE) have just drafted a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission asking for a reduction in the menhaden catch.
The more representatives that sign onto it the better. The deadline for signing on is tomorrow (Thursday, 12/13/12).
What can you do? Please call your representative before noon tomorrow and encourage them to sign onto the letter. Look up your representative's number here.
I just did it for mine. I also emailed my rep's office. Read more about what to say at the Herring Alliance.
Here is a copy of the letter the reps will send:
Mr. Robert E. Beal, Executive Director
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
1050 North Highland Street, Suite 200A-N
Dear Executive Director Beal:
We are writing to request that the Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) end overfishing immediately and rebuild the Atlantic menhaden fish population as soon as possible by establishing a coastwide science-based catch limit and a firm commitment to meeting the rebuilding goals in Amendment 2.
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, our Atlantic states are working together effectively in disaster recovery efforts aimed at restoring coastal businesses and ecosystems. In the same cooperative spirit, the ASMFC should act decisively to address menhaden depletion by passing Amendment 2 with a conservation plan that will quickly and effectively rebuild this resource and secure the extensive economic and ecological benefits it provides to our region.
Atlantic menhaden support billions of dollars of recreational and commercial activity from Florida to Maine. Menhaden are often referred to as "the most important fish in the sea" because they are a critical link in the marine food web and prey for a wide diversity of fish, birds and marine mammals, such as striped bass, bluefish, Atlantic tuna, whales and osprey. Atlantic menhaden supports one industrial fishery and nearly all Atlantic recreational fisheries. According to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's 2009 Fisheries Economics of the United States, recreational anglers took over 43 million fishing trips along the Atlantic coast in 2009, contributing nearly $11 billion in sales to the U.S. economy, $3.7 billion in value added impacts, while supporting over 90,000 full and part-time jobs. Given the significance of Atlantic menhaden to our recreational and commercial fisheries, as well as our tourism industries, we must avoid additional risks to Atlantic menhaden and focus on rebuilding this economic engine.
Currently, Atlantic menhaden provide only a fraction of their potential benefits because the population has been significantly reduced to less than 10 percent of levels seen in the 1980s. The population is currently subject to overfishing, and has been at or above this threshold for 54 of the past 57 years. Overfishing may continue without an overall limit on the number of menhaden that can be taken from the Atlantic Ocean. Vast quantities of Atlantic menhaden are caught in federal waters, yet the ASMFC has not taken steps to end overfishing in the state waters over which it has jurisdiction, nor made a recommendation that the federal government implement necessary conservation and management measures in federal waters. Specifically, the ASMFC must take decisive steps to end overfishing in accordance with scientific advice, like federally-managed fisheries which require catch limits to end and prevent overfishing.
We commend the ASMFC for responding to more than 90,000 constituent comments in November 2011 by adopting new science-based rebuilding goals in Addendum V and developing Amendment 2 to end overfishing and recover from a historically low level of abundance. The Commission can now ensure that the amendment process it initiated last year with strong public support will result in real changes on the water and in our coastal economies.
The ASMFC's menhaden decision on December 14th can make a significant and lasting contribution to the success of East Coast state and federal restoration efforts. In Amendment 2, we urge the Commission to manage menhaden based on the best scientific information available, to adopt a coast-wide annual catch limit that can be implemented in 2013, to manage to the target fishing level in as short a time period as possible and to make a firm, time-certain commitment to reaching those target levels, and to reduce catch immediately to end overfishing and rebuild the Atlantic menhaden population. These proactive and common-sense steps will put menhaden on the road to recovery, safeguard a key component of Atlantic Ocean ecosystems, and help sustain and grow our vibrant coastal economies. Thank you for considering our request.
Menhaden by the Numbers
The Atlantic menhaden population is at its lowest point in 54 years, and the trend is down, down, down.
Menhaden stocks have declined 86% in the last three decades, due to industrial overfishing.
Menhaden are worth twice as much in the water than not. As feed for commercial species like bass, menhaden are the most valuable.
Some scientists and experts recommend a 50% cut in the menhaden catch, and management that allows menhaden stocks to rebuild to at least four times their current size.
When the fisheries commission asked for public comment on menhaden, 114,795 people asked for major reductions in the annual catch of menhaden and 594 asked for no reductions. Over 11,000 people asked for a moratorium or a 75% reduction in fishing for menhaden.
Pew put together this great infographic on menhaden:
A Matter of Menhaden
Menhaden is a little fish but a power pack of nutrients crucial to feeding bigger fish and mammals. Also called bunker, bug eyes, fat back, and American sardine, the name menhaden comes from the Native American word Munnawhatteaug, which means "that which manures" (fertilizer). Native Americans buried the fish next to new plant seedlings to promote growth.
Today, menhaden cannot grow fast enough. The fish is rapidly disappearing from east coast US waters. Here's a short video about what's going on and why menhaden matter.
"Atlantic menhaden stocks have declined 86% in the last three decades, due to sustained industrial overfishing. The commercial menhaden fishery is made up of two sectors, a reduction fishery that comprises approximately 80 percent of landings, and a bait fishery that harvests the remaining 20 percent," according to Menhaden Defenders.
You get a good idea why over 128,000 people ( a new record) wrote the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to ask for catch reductions.
What the Heck is a Menhaden?
What the heck is a menhaden? Sounds like a town in Germany.
It's a fish. Atlantic menhaden to be exact. But a very important fish. A very important fish that is rapidly disappearing from US coastal waters.
This trouble for Atlantic menhaden is trouble for all the fish and mammals that eat menhaden including striped bass, tuna, cod, and whales.
"Scientists suspect that the ecological impacts of dwindling menhaden may be widespread. Studies of osprey and striped bass have revealed that menhaden has declined as a part of the diet of these predators. Striped bass are showing marked signs of stress, malnutrition, and disease. The shortage threatens the East Coast's marine food web and could cripple commercial and sport fishing industries.
Striped bass fishing alone generates $6.9 billion and 68,000 jobs for the commercial and recreational fishing industries on the East Coast," according to the Pew Environment campaign.
Brains and Business Brawn
What does $130 million get you? Sixty six energy projects supported by the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy targeted at reducing the costs of clean energy.
MIT Technology Review hand picked five of these, including wind turbine blades made of fabric and a process to make the US less reliant on rare-earth metals. The metals come primarily from China but are used in the production of hybrid vehicle and wind turbines.
Another project is a way to cut natural gas use in half and reduce emissions by turning the heat way up when gas is burned to make electricity. If natural gas is the transition fuel on our way to renewables, this innovation would have obvious benefits.
We have the brains, now let's show some business brawn.
See all the projects.
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Shoving Renewables Off the Fiscal Cliff
Another voice, this time a Congressman from Vermont, advises against throwing the renewable energy tax credit off the fiscal cliff.
The consensus is that if we shove this important incentive off that cliff, jobs, clean air, and opportunity go with it into the chasm.
"We need a national energy policy that moves towards clean energy...there's real opportunity in creating jobs if we move aggressively into standing up a clean energy economy," said Congressman Peter Welch on Vermont Public Radio News.
"If the production tax credit that has powered the wind industry to record levels of installed megawatts over the last few years is killed, the American Wind Energy Association estimates that 37,000 jobs could be lost overall," according to Matt Sledge in the Huffington Post.
Then there's something we can all relate to -- clean air. I'd like my air and the air of my friends and family to be clean as we run our lives on renewable, pollution-free energy.
What's more, government support of fledgling industries has significant precedence.
"Throughout our country's history -- from aviation to agriculture, from biotechnologies to computer technologies -- the federal government has supported the private sector to keep the United States at the technological forefront of important industries. To seize the clean energy opportunity, we must do so again - and we must act now," said Richard Kauffman, senior adviser to the secretary of energy.
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While the photograph is from the studio—an alternate point of the shot was posted on Durk's Instagram—the web immediately made situations that set Thug and Durk in a debacle films, parental parts, and past.
There was a Westworld string that supplanted Bernard with Thugger.
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Staff members of Community Tissue Services comprise more than 400 professionals whose passion is to positively affect lives and practice good stewardship of the gift.
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Wufengella is a genus of extinct camenellan "tommotiid" that lived during the Early Cambrian (Stage 3). Described in 2022, the only species Wufengella bengtsonii was discovered from the Maotianshan Shales of Chiungchussu (Qiongzhusi) Formation in Yunnan, China. The fossil indicates that the animal was an armoured worm that close to the common ancestry of the phyla Phonorida, Brachiozoa and Bryozoa, which are collectively grouped into a clade called Lophophorata.

Discovery
Wufengella is known from a single specimen. The fossil was discovered by Chinese palaeontologists Jin Guo and Peiyun Cong at the Yunnan University. An almost complete fossil, parts of the anterior end are missing. The location of the specimen, Chiungchussu Formation at Haikou, Kunming, Southwest China, is member of the Chengjian Lagerstätte that is established to belong to Cambrian Stage 3 (between 521 and 514 million year ago). The same fossil deposit had yielded worm-like lobopod Facivermis and Cambrian chordate (myllokunmingiid) among other animal fossils.

The name Wufengalla is after the Wufeng Hill in Chengjiang. Wufeng is a Chinese word for "dancing/flying phoenix." The species name was given to honour Stefan Bengtson, a palaeontologist at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. The specimen (CJHMD00041) is maintained at the Nature Museum of Yunnan. Luke A. Parry at the University of Oxford identified the specimen as a tommotiid worm, and the description was published in Current Biology.

Description

From a partially incomplete fossil, Wufengella is known to have an elongated body that measures about  long. It has long bristles on both sides of the body that are presumed to be sensory organs for detecting their immediate surrounding such as approaching predators. It also has flap-like structures that could be suction organs for attachment to objects. In contrast to its related lophophorates which are fixed to sea floors, Wufengella was likely actively mobile..

The back (dorsal) side of Wufengella is studded with armoured plates called sclerites. The sclerites are arranged almost randomly (bilaterally asymmetrical) throughout the body. However, there is some pattern of organisation. The larger major sclerites are aligned in two rows along the body length, and the tiny minor ones are distributed unevenly in between the two major rows.

Evolutionary importance

Wufengella has two important features that contribute to evolutionary changes in ancient invertebrate group, the lophophorates, that include the tommotiids as one group. One feature is the presence of sclerites, which is a common structure that distinguishes tommotiid species. In all groups, except the tannuolinids (such as Micrina), the sclerites are asymmetrical. The structure and distribution of sclerites indicate the linkage between the different groups.

Another feature is body segmentation. The arrangement of the sclerites and the bristles indicate that the body is transversely segmented as in modern annelid worms. This suggest that Wufengella could be related to the common ancestor of annelids and brachiopods. In addition, the over structure indicates that it could be close to the common ancestry Phonorida, Brachiozoa and Bryozoa. The three phyla are established to constitute the same evolutionary lineage and are collectively grouped into a clade called Lophophorata. It has been predicted that the last common ancestor of the lophophorates would be a sessile, lophophore-bearing suspension feeder having U-shaped gut (called lophophore), The fact that Wufengella was mobile implies that it lies outside the crown group of Lophophorata.

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Fossil taxa described in 2022
Cambrian invertebrates
Maotianshan shales fossils
Cambrian China
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The Bangladesh cricket team toured South Africa from 5 to 30 November 2008. They played two Test matches, one Twenty20 International and three One Day Internationals against South Africa.

T20I series

Only T20I

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

Test series

1st Test

2nd Test

Tour matches

First-class: South African Airways Challenge XI vs Bangladeshis

References

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2008-09
International cricket competitions in 2008–09
2008–09 South African cricket season
2008 in Bangladeshi cricket


Every soft skill we need is, at core, character.
Good character is, of course, a defining quality of "the good life." Character helps us cope with adversity, enhances wellbeing, and even buffers the negative effects of illness on life satisfaction.
Recent research shows it's also a critical element of professional success.
According to modern psychologists, character is a family of traits, with 24 "positively valued, narrow personality characteristics" that make up six broader categories: Wisdom and knowledge, courage, humanity (e.g. love, kindness), justice (teamwork, fairness), temperance (forgiveness, prudence) and transcendence (gratitude, hope).
Millennials learned about these traits in school. But talk of character is often forgotten in the workplace, where companies prioritize coding classes over character training. We think of character as irrelevant to, or even opposing, career success. But, actually, character primes us for coping with the inevitable challenges and stressors of the workplace. Every soft skill we need is, at core, character.
Indeed, career ambition is significantly correlated with perseverance, zest and love of learning; task performance correlated to teamwork, honesty, prudence and self-regulation; interpersonal relationships related with teamwork, kindness, leadership, and fairness; and job satisfaction associated with gratitude, curiosity, love, hope, humor and zest.
So how do we get the character we need to succeed at work?
The first route – trauma – is unpredictable. In some cases, trauma is associated with an increase of character strengths. Specifically, some research indicates that people who recover from a psychological disorder are more creative and curious, while people who overcome physical illness are braver and kinder. Even low grade, chronic discomfort can build character. One study found that intellectual character strengths increased with the frequency of one's work-related stress, which in turn helped mediate diminished job satisfaction due to stress.
The problem is what doesn't kill you doesn't always make you stronger. Seeking out trying experiences to develop character is a risky, painful strategy.
Another route is aging. Specific character strengths – including forgiveness, modesty, prudence, self-regulation and gratitude – are robustly associated with older ages.
But both trauma and aging are out of our control. Moreover, passivity (for example, waiting for trauma or elderly wisdom to happen to you) is negatively correlated with character strengths.
You undoubtedly already have some. Renowned positive psychologist Martin Seligman has theorized that people typically have between five and seven "signature strengths." These are strengths that "a person owns, celebrates, and frequently exercises." Signature strengths are what people thank you for in birthday cards and promote you for at work.
My generation is moving up in a workplace increasingly severed from real world values. Perhaps by remembering how character serves not just our world but also our companies and careers, we can begin to bring the kind of person we want to be to work.
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In most of Southeast Asia, agriculture and forestry are managed separately, which has been shown to exacerbate poverty, food insecurity and marginalization. Agroforestry is increasingly seen as the bridge between the two domains. It was specifically included in the Vision and Strategic Plan for ASEAN Cooperation in Food, Agriculture and Forestry, which states under Strategic Thrust 4: Increase resilience to climate change, natural disasters and other shocks: 4.5 Expand resilient agroforestry systems where ecologically and economically appropriate.


A court in Switzerland has fined a man for "Liking" comments deemed to be defamatory that were posted on Facebook. The Zurich district court said the defendant "Clearly endorsed the unseemly content and made it his own" by liking comments. Mr Kessler is reported to have sued more than a dozen people over various comments made on Facebook in 2015. A lawyer for one of the other people sued by Mr Kessler said the ruling could "Have a large impact" despite being from a regional court. Amr Abdelaziz said the Swiss courts needed to offer clarity to social media users and warned freedom of expression could be jeopardised if courts want to prosecute people over Facebook "Likes".


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The Agency for Renewable Resources ( or FNR), was founded in 1993 as a government initiative intended to support research and development in the area of renewable resources. As a project managing organisation, the FNR answers to the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (abbreviated BMEL in German). In May 2015, the BMEL announced the new 'Renewable Resources' funding programme. The Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR) has been entrusted with managing the programme. Currently, around 600 projects with a budget of 193 million euro are being funded by the FNR.

In 2016 the FNR manages 61 million euro provided from Germany's Federal budget for the implementation of the funding programme. An additional 24.6 million euro are allocated for research and development in the field of bioenergy from the Special Energy and Climate Fund (EKF).

'Renewable Resources' Funding Programme

The 'Renewable Resources' funding programme is part of the government's new high-tech strategy to improve Germany's competitive position. It also supports the government's 'Policy Strategy on Bioeconomy', which aims to create a resource-efficient economy that makes use of renewable resources.

The programme is intended to support the further development of a sustainable bio-based economy. This involves developing innovative, internationally competitive bio-based products, as well as processes and technologies for their production. Furthermore, the programme also supports the development of concepts aimed at improving the sustainability of the bio-based economy, while taking society's expectations into account.

Structure
The FNR is a registered association. Its task is to effectively and continuously contribute to the research and development as well as the use of renewable resources taking into account conflicts of use, direct and indirect land use changes, biomass conversion processes as well as sustainability concepts.

The bodies of the FNR are

 the General Assembly, consisting of seven members who are entitled to vote and are part of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) as well as supporting members that perform a consultative function,
 the Managing Board,
 the Specialised Advisory Committee and the Managing Board of the Specialised Advisory Committee, as well as
 the Managing Director.

Organisation chart

Tasks

Promotion of Research and Development
The FNR's main task is to support applied research and development in the field of sustainable development and use of renewable resources. It is our goal to develop promising processes and products to make them ready for the market. The FNR supports around 6800 projects each year.

Information and Public Relations
The FNR is the first point of contact for all matters concerning renewable resources. Alongside specialist information, explanations and advice also play an important role. The FNR operates a variety of thematic portals providing information on the use of renewable resources. In addition, there are numerous publications available in the FNR's media library. Regular events and industry and consumer expos round off the spectrum of activities.

EU and International Activities
As well as taking part in EU funded projects, the FNR is also involved in European and international committees and working groups that develop strategies for the sustainable use of biomass using innovative and efficient technologies.

The Importance of Renewable Resources
Fossil resources like coal, mineral oil and gas decrease worldwide. Germany, like most industrial nations, has to focus more and more on alternative resources. This means that agricultural and forestry resources used in a substantial or energetic way can be a major contribution. Renewable resources are not only important for supply guarantee but also for climate protection.

Economic Factor of Renewable Resources

Cultivation and local and regional use of renewable resources support economic growth, added value and new jobs – especially in rural areas. They allow economic and social participation and will lead to an increase of quality of life for the people on the ground. Also in the industrial field, e.g. in the chemical industry, renewable resources are being used more and more and as a result new jobs can be provided.

Miscellaneous
In a unique pilot project (2007–2010), the FNR, in cooperation with Wikimedia Germany and the nova-Institute, implemented the first government-funded project in Wikipedia: the development of the thematic portal "Renewable Resources".

Further reading
 Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (Hrsg.): Information about Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e. V. (engl.), Flyer, 6. überarb. Aufl. 2016
 Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (Hrsg.): Renewable Resources in Industry, Booklet, 3. Auflage 2010

External links
 Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V.
 Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. International

References

Renewable energy
Renewable energy in Germany


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Wardruna * Runaljod – Ragnarok (cd 2016)
darkfolk, ritual
This is the third part of the "Runaljod" trilogy and consequentially the last one. The first two parts were released in 2009 and 2013.
On release of the debut, Wardruna caused quite a stir. Their dark, ritualistic Norse music was quite unheard of and the band gave some legendary shows at equally legendary locations. The fact that their music was used in the popular "Viking" series certainly added to the popularity. "Runaljod – Gap Var Ginnunga" is indeed an impressive album.
After quite a wait, "Runaljod – Yggdrasil" was released. The album is again certainly descent, but there the sound became a bit lighter with choirs and a bit of a 'newagey' tone. Looking back at my reviews of the previous two releases, it looks like I prefer the second album over the first, but in hindsight I think that the debut is better, the second is good, but less so as the first and now the third is again less good. At least, that is my impression of the moment.
Like I said, the second album was far less dark and many songs came with choir-like singing, perhaps having a faint reminiscence of Arcana. This path is continued on the third album. Most tracks are soft drumming with a couple of people chanting, one song even has a children's choir. The music certainly is not bad and most of the time not boring, but I do think it is again a step away from the level of the debut album.
But of course this is just a matter of taste. Perhaps the trilogy has a rising course for you.
Links: Wardruna, ByNorse Music
Wardruna * Runaljod – Yggdrasil (cd 2013)
I did not know Wardruna before they played at the 2009 Dutch festival Incubate. Not that I saw them there, but I heard the name from that line-up. Soon after everybody seemed to know Wardruna. Goths, metalheads, heathens, the whole lot. It took Wardruna three years to come up with a follow up for "Gap Var Ginnunga ". Three years in which everybody apparently craved for this second album. It seems to have come with a bang and the craze is as big as three years ago. The sound remained the same. Shamanistic and sometimes dark, folky music with Norse lyrics. Most of the time you will hear just a steady drum, a stringed instrument, male and female chanting and sometimes low, male singing. The first time I listened to "Yggdrasil" I had the idea that the sound had become much lighter. The chanting sometimes reminds of 'Amerindians' and it all came to be a bit newagey. At midnight the sound seems quite alike that of the debut. Just like with the debut I can say that the sound of Wardruna is quite unique, at times pretty impressive, but not always convincing. Most of the time this is pretty good though.
Links: Wardruna, Indie Records
Wardruna * Runaljod – Gap Var Ginnunga (cd 2009)
I know, I know, I am a prejudiced music buyer. I heard about this band with a band name and album title that are obviously pagan, but I also heard that these are (ex-)black metal musicians, so I no longer felt the need to hear "Runaljod". Wardruna happen to play at a festival in Tilburg where also Der Blutharsch and a couple of other bands that I want to see play (but not on the same day…), so I figured I might just try what this band is all about. Wardruna is nothing like neofolk like pagan music, but has a more traditional and also a more ritual or sjamanistic sound. Perhaps a tiny little bit like the early releases of Hagalaz' Runedance, but more sedate. There is a nice mix between traditional and electronic sounds, variety in the use of vocals (from chanting to speech), soft drumming, but also some darker experiments. "Runaljod" might not be a masterpiece, but this is actually quite a nice album.
Links: Wardruna, Fimbuljóð Productions


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lawsuits Jan. 31, 2017
A Lawsuit Being Filed Against Johnny Depp Alleges Gargantuan Spending Habits
By Jordan Crucchiola
Johnny Depp. Photo: Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images
When Johnny Depp filed a lawsuit against his former business associates The Management Group, he alleged that "gross misconduct" had resulted in the loss of tens of millions of dollars. When that happened, representatives for TMG fired back by saying it was Depp who owed them money. Now, the company is officially countersuing its former client for breach of contract and promissory fraud, and The Hollywood Reporter has obtained court documents detailing a lot of what they previously characterized as "profligate spending."
Joel and Robert Mandel of TMG claim that "Depp lived an ultra-extravagant lifestyle that often knowingly cost Depp in excess of $2 million per month to maintain, which he simply could not afford," according to a cross-complaint filed today in LA County Superior Court. That lifestyle allegedly includes $75 million spent on 14 properties, a luxury yacht worth $18 million, a wine habit that sets Depp back $30,000 each month, and even a one-time expenditure of $3 million on a special cannon that was used to fire Hunter S. Thompson's ashes over Aspen, Colorado. While Depp's lawsuit says TMG took him for close to $40 million, the company says that "Depp is responsible for his own financial waste," and is seeking fulfillment in its countersuit for a $5 million loan they say he never fully repaid, framing the actor's suit as an attempt to forestall that repayment.
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Coming off an era of gaming where Mario could finally move around in 3D space, and James Bond became a straight-up serial killer, gamers were looking for something with a little more nuance. Sure the first-person shooters of the time were great, but a kid could only take the clunky controls and pixilated mess for so long. Entering the 21st century, we were in a dry spell of quality action games with adequate controls to complement them. That's why when Bungie released Halo: Combat Evolved, it showed us what a first-person action shooter really was. Gamers were no longer required to have pinpoint accuracy just so they could shoot a blurry color pixel that was supposedly some enemy's head. We got smooth controls, clean, crisp environments, and visible enemies that were unique and challenging. The way Bungie constructed Halo was the way an artist paints their dreams. Everything you imagined a first-person shooter could be, was in the world of Halo. It was a budding franchise, but it's influence was immediately felt in the gaming world. Call of Duty, although still a piece of junk, in my opinion, adopted the gameplay of Halo as did Metroid Prime, Duke Nukem, Battlefield, BioShock, Far Cry, the list goes on and on. To say this game didn't change the way we play video games is like saying Wi-fi didn't change the way we use computers. Since we're on the topic of the internet, we have Halo to thank for revolutionizing how and why we game online.
During the early 2000s, online gaming was tolerable at best. No one had a reliable internet connection back then. If you were the lucky person who did, it was bound to be interrupted anytime someone answered the house phone. When you did manage to play a game online, uninterrupted, your options were scarce and underdeveloped. They were the early days of the internet and gaming, and developers hadn't quite figured out how to marry the two. Enter Halo. If the first game in the franchise scratched the surface of multiplayer gaming, Halo 2 used a jackhammer. When Xbox Live was released, Bungie saw it as an opportunity to push the envelope of online gaming. Not only that, but it revolutionized how we connected and played online. This advancement wasn't just for gamers, but for everyone who now has high-speed internet. I'm not saying that Halo 2 was the reason for the internet we have today, but it utilized the medium so well that Wi-fi was pushed to improve. Halo 2 once again reinvented the way we partake in gaming as a community. It connected people all over the world, sometimes even more deeply than email or instant messaging. Friendships were forged in Halo 2's clan feature, and arguments were settled over 1v1. No other game could compete with both the ingenuity of gameplay and the community focus of Halo 2. It was so influential that it couldn't all be contained in a single medium.
At the time, children's publishing saw the rise of two significant authors, R.L. Stien and his Goosebumps series, and J.K. Rowling with Harry Potter. For young middle school boys, it left much to be desired. It was that in-between age where we'd outgrown Goosebumps, but not old enough for Stephen King or Dean Koontz. Aside from that, it seemed like the only things boys read were the comic strips in the Sunday paper and any required reading for school. Nothing piqued our interests, at least until Halo: The Fall of Reach hit shelves. Having recently played endless hours of the game, young boys were hungry to learn more about its silent protagonist and the world beyond the Halo ring. Eric Nylund's 2001 novel, which would sell more than 200,000 copies, complemented the universe well and opened the floodgates for a lengthy book series. The Halo book series tapped into a genre market barely explored by other video game franchises. The only other video game books at the time were Warcraft novels, but no one gave a rip about that franchise until World of Warcraft finally hit PC. It allowed Halo to settle into a hungry market where young readers were chomping at the bit for the next installment. Everyone read these books at the time. Teachers bought them for their classrooms, book fairs put Halo on display, and even parents bought into the short but furious craze. There wasn't a kid I knew that hadn't read the first few novels. Even today, we still have companies like Marvel cranking out Halo graphic novels.
Though the tremors of Halo's impact have subsided some in the recent decade, it's been no fault of the game in and of itself. The franchise has suffered devastating blows ever since Bungie left. Microsoft suffocates the originality that made the game so fresh and fun, and 343 Industries continues to think new weapons equals excellent gameplay. It's a far cry from the revolutionary way Halo approached gaming, and it saddens me to see such a bright star start to fade. Yet, through all of its recent turmoil, Halo: Combat Evolved deserves every gamer's respect and appreciation for how we perceive modern gaming and the cultural impacts that stemmed from it.
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Tech giant Google recently unveiled the next step in its plan to put more power in the hands of users when it comes to their own data. The most recent change involves the introduction of a new auto-delete feature tied to your Google account.
It will allow you to set your Location History, Web data and App Activity data to auto-delete after a set period of time defined by you.
With the way things currently work, users have two options. They can either disable Location History and Web and App activity entirely. Or they can manually delete portions of their data (or all of it). Neither option is great, since many apps won't function with those services disabled, and the second is exceedingly cumbersome.
Worse, an AP investigation last year revealed that even if you take the step of disabling your Location History, Google can, will, and does continue to track your location. In fact, just last month it came to light that Google maintains a gigantic database called 'Sensorvault' that contains the detailed location histories of hundreds of millions of phones around the world. In addition, the company reportedly makes the database available to law enforcement agencies to assist them in solving crimes.
This caught the attention of and drew the ire of privacy advocates around the world. This most recent change comes on the heels of that revelation and to the company's credit, it's a good move.
Under the new system, you have three options to choose from:
Keep until I delete manually
Keep for 18 months, then delete automatically
Keep for 3 months, then delete automatically
At this point, there's no official word from the company on when the new feature will be rolled out. You can be sure that when it is, it will make headlines everywhere. It's a pity that it took this long to see, but it's a solid step in the right direction.
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Tinderbox 2018
by jessicajolly / Jul 04, 2018 / 0 comments
Thursday, 28 June 2018 to Saturday, 30 June 2018
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Just when it seems the festival market is at peak saturation point, a new offering sprouts up in the summer sun. Tinderbox, a 3 day multi-genre festival in a Danish forest, has blossomed in it's 4th year, offering an impressive line-up and beer logistics so smooth it brings tears to an English person's eyes. Eyes used to staring at the back of a glittery scalp during a queue that never ends.
An hour and a half journey from Copenhagen, Tinderbox takes place on the outskirts of Odense, a lovely little city that one can explore each day before the acts hit the stage. More on that in a bit. Let's talk about who we saw this year.
THURSDAY (TORSDAG!)
This is the act that seduced us to Daneland, as they hadn't any UK summer dates in their European schedule. My boyfriend and I are both RATM uber-fans who will do just about anything to watch Tom Morello's fingers fly down the frets. If you follow the GOAT's Instagram, you'll know he had emergency hand surgery only days before the European tour began. We had a bet between us that he wouldn't make it. I won. He was there, and he was as blistering as ever.
We won't pretend that seeing POR is just like seeing RATM. Zack's absence is felt. But Chuck D (Public Enemy) and B-Real (Cypress Hill) are powerful vocalists of their own, and the bring their own style to Zack's lyrics. The band usually does about 70% RATM, 10% each of Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, and original material. It's an incredible review of 90s rap and metal, from the greatest musicians of that genre.
He's 71 years old and was flying to London the next day to do Finsbury Park. That schedule would tire out my 30-something self, but the eternally-shirtless Punk godfather didn't tire out for a moment. A short set of hits such as Repo Man, The Passenger and a cover of Bowie's Jean Genie only scratched the surface of what Iggy has to offer, but such is the nature of festival sets.
Heroes on the European continent, I expected this to be huge, and it was. The band was air tight on both their newer tracks and the old classics. They made the most of the time for sure, ending the encore with the sing-a-long style Enjoy the Silence and a revamped Just Can't Get Enough that layers in even more poppy sweetness. I left sweaty and happy. Even though I couldn't quite get enough...
Tinderbox has it's stage logistics very fine tuned. The Red and Blue stages face each other. Each act plays an hour and 15 there's a 15 minute gap, then an act starts on the opposite stage. This bit of schedule engineering looks flawless on paper, but in practice, huge acts like DM (and on Sunday, Jack White) give only a taste of their offerings, while bands with less material and following are allowed an equal amount. Surely headlining acts should be weighted.
FRIDAY (FREDAG!)
CRAIG DAVID presents TS5
The TS5 project is a way for David to present and perform his own material, as well as the work of others. Basically, a chance for him to mix in new tunes, as no one is writing for him anymore. His couple of old hits gathered a fair few sing-a-longers, but once he started rapping, I had to run. He's a talented singer who unfortunately was written bad material. He's a truly terrible rapper who should go no where near the genre.
A guilty pleasure you'd never bring yourself to purchase a ticket to is exactly what music festivals are made for. I was super excited to sing-a-long to overwrought anthems from the mid-90s. Miss Morissette made a theatrical entrance to a single note being strummed by her backing guitarist, so I was expected a slick performance from the icon. But her first three numbers seemed strained, made more so with her odd head positioning, as she avoided the photographers by craning her neck to the sky. We stayed for two more tunes then, feeling underwhelmed, stomped toward the tent stage to catch...
Where we entered during "Divine Hammer" and immediately felt the presence of a BAND. Kim and Kelly Deal were so comfortable on stage it felt as if we were in their childhood bedroom, watching them practice tunes together. Kim shone brightest on "Off You", a stunning track track with simple instrumentation that allows her girlish vocals to drill a hole into your heart.
IAMJJ
We were excited to check out some Danish language acts, knowing they might be well weird. Some were. IAMJJ was a bit, but in the very best ways. Imagine a Scandinavian Alt-J with a Danish blues singer up front. It made for a very satisfying late-night tent stage act. I think they'd do well in the UK, no one would notice what language they lyrics were in anyway.
SATURDAY (LØRDAG!)
I've seen the Camden legends twice in their home country, and while they are always musically spot-on, it's occasionally felt as though they were trying to hard, such are the expectations of an English audience of the ska veterans. But here in Denmark, where half the crowd had shimmied over to the dance tent, Grandpa Suggs and Co were completely relaxed, taking the piss out of the crowd, and being their sarcastic selves. I don't know if they'd agree, but I think it was the best performance I'd seen of theirs. The numbers were tight, and Suggs banter was as 1970s East London as you could ever hope to hear in 2018. I
VELVET VOLUME
The best part of any festival experience is the new discovery, and VV was it this time. Danish teenage girls make up this power punk trio, and the blew the roof off the tent stage Saturday afternoon with their heavy metal Runaways sound. They sing in English and banter in Danish, and the crowd laughed throughout, so they are as charming as they are talented. They'll do very well when the visit the UK.
The musical genius is listed as a solo-act, but of course there is very much a band behind him. This moniker however allows him to draw on his complete catalogue as an artist, and many White Stripes and Raconteurs tracks were played, to the audience's obvious delight, though he is not by any means simply drawing on his 00's past. His new material was stunning. Jack's new instrumentation of his classics are more layered given his larger backing band, which gives a new perspective to songs like "We're Gonna Be Friends." Often bands will tweak their songs simply because they are sick of them, but these new changes feel warranted, making the songs feel fresh and alive rather than simply saying "let's do a Caribbean version!"
Once again, he suffered a too short set because Tiesto was about to begin on the Blue stage. He even lamented his inability to offer an encore, insisting "I'd like to stay longer but they won't let me!" Again, slightly shorter sets for afternoon acts would have given these big-font headliners everyone was there to see the space they deserve, and that's my only big criticism of the festival.
My favorite memory of Tinderbox was at the very end. As we walked through the exit and a teenage girl in front of me was crying. The security guards asked her (in Danish, so I'm assuming here) if she was ok. She wiped the tears off her cheeks and sobbed "{something in Danish} JACK WHITE {Danish lamentation of love.}" The guards laughed and showed her out, where she met her Dad on the street and hugged him, crying harder as she espoused her love of the pale-faced troubadour. My heart swelled in recognition. I think I cried the first time I saw Jack White (Summer 2002 at Irving Plaza in NYC.) I occasionally worry the EDM disco kids will kill off rock music, but no. This weeping teenager assured me that our kind will never die.
Quickly, I'll talk about Tinderbox logistics.
THERE WERE NO BEER QUEUES EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE HAD A BEER. I don't know what secret the Viking descendants are holding back about how to serve tens of thousands of thirsty music fans without making them wait, but Glastonbury needs to pay them whatever they want to find out and implement. Maybe it's just more bars. Maybe it's a secret underground reservoir of beer. I don't know but it was great.
If you're going to venture out to catch a foreign festival, a location that allows you to take in the cultural experiences is your best value for money, as you get your summer festival and a cultural mini-break all in one. Summer of course is the perfect time to visit Scandinavia and enjoy the midnight sun. Tinderbox is a great option for an off-the-beaten-path festival experience.
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Batting History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 brought much change, including many immigrants with new names. Among these were the ancestors of the Batting family, whose name comes from the Old English given name Batte, a pet form of Bartholomew.
Early Origins of the Batting family
The surname Batting was first found in Somerset, where the "family of Batten have been seated for nearly six centuries. They are considered of Flemish origin. Among eminent merchants of the staple (wool-trade) temp. Edward I., were several De Beteyns and Batyns." [1]
Early History of the Batting family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Batting research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1500, 1600, 1600, 1667, 1661, 1667, 1687, 1743, 1720 and 1630 are included under the topic Early Batting History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Batting Spelling Variations
Endless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Batten, Battin, Battyne, Baten, Batin, Batton and many more.
Early Notables of the Batting family (pre 1700)
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Sir William Batten (c. 1600-1667), an English naval officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1667; and Henry Beighton (1687-1743), an English engineer and surveyor...
Another 38 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Batting Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Batting migration to the United States +
To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Batting or a variant listed above:
Batting Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
William Batting, who arrived in Maine in 1659 [2]
Thomas Batting, who landed in New Jersey in 1677 [2]
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Wild and NHL wait as expansion roster deadline nears
GM Chuck Fletcher, trying to keep losses to a minimum, was in trade talks in advance of a moratorium early Saturday afternoon.
By Michael Russo Star Tribune
June 18, 2017 — 1:14am
One day after the Montreal Canadiens acquired and signed skilled Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jonathan Drouin, all was quiet on the trade front, not just with the Wild but with every team in the NHL as of early Friday night.
If the Wild plans to make a trade before all teams have to submit their lists of expansion-protected and -exposed players at 4 p.m. Saturday, it must occur before 2 p.m., when a leaguewide trade freeze begins. After the moratorium starts, the only team the Wild can make a trade with until Thursday morning is the first-year Vegas Golden Knights, who, like the rest of the NHL and its fans, will learn which exposed players they will get to choose from at 9 a.m. Sunday.
Every NHL team will lose one player in expansion. Vegas' roster, as well as any trades it makes, will be announced Wednesday night throughout the NHL Awards Show from T-Mobile Arena on the Vegas Strip.
The Wild is one of the teams with the toughest protection decisions. GM Chuck Fletcher said earlier this week that the Wild will expose about a half-dozen players that he would prefer not to lose and that he has to keep reminding himself he can only lose one of them.
However, with the Wild expected to use the seven-forward, three-defensemen, one-goalie protection option, Fletcher is trying to ensure he doesn't lose some significant assets for nothing.
If one assumes the Wild plans to protect Ryan Suter (no-move clause, so he must be protected) and Jared Spurgeon, that means the Wild can only protect one from among defensemen Jonas Brodin, Matt Dumba or Marco Scandella. The Wild is considering trading Brodin or Dumba in order to effectively protect one and make sure it gets something significant in return for the other.
Sources say the Wild has received lots of interest in Brodin. The risk of not trading him before the freeze is that one of the interested parties could then swing a deal with Vegas to get Brodin if the Wild leaves him exposed and protects Dumba.
As of late Friday, sources said Fletcher was in trade talks with several teams, including Vegas, and had a few interesting options that were making him think. This could go right to Saturday afternoon's deadline. If the Wild doesn't consummate a trade by 2 p.m., it'll focus singularly on trying to work out a deal with Vegas during the Sunday-through-Wednesday expansion window.
The Wild can try to make trades with Vegas in exchange for not taking certain exposed players or in exchange for taking an exposed player from another team and flipping him to Minnesota.
One other wrinkle? If the Wild asked Jason Pominville to waive his no-move clause for the purposes of being exposed to Vegas and allowing it to protect an extra forward, the veteran winger had until 4 p.m. Friday to inform the club. The Wild wouldn't comment Friday whether it asked Pominville to waive, let alone if he agreed. Pominville could not be reached for comment.
If Pominville's no-move wasn't waived, trading a defenseman like Brodin for an experienced forward could be problematic since that forward would then need to be one of the seven protected.
Because they have no-move clauses, Zach Parise, Mikko Koivu and Pominville would have to be protected. That would mean the Wild could only protect four from among Mikael Granlund, Nino Niederreiter, Charlie Coyle, Jason Zucker, Eric Staal and Erik Haula, among others. Add an acquired forward to that mix, and the Wild would be exposing another quality asset to Vegas. The team was already having a tough enough time wrestling between protecting Zucker vs. Staal. It's believed the Wild was leaning toward the younger asset, Zucker.
A number of NHL teams have shown interest in Brodin, including, it's believed, Montreal, Tampa Bay, Dallas and Toronto. The Wild had been in trade talks with Tampa Bay about Drouin before he was dealt, and the Lightning is still seeking a defenseman.
The Wild has also had trade talks with Montreal regarding Alex Galchenyuk, but late Friday, a source close to the Canadiens was starting to doubt they would be able to acquire Brodin or Scandella, a Montreal native the Habs have also inquired about. The reason being, the source felt, was how complicated it would be for the Wild to add another forward needing to be protected. Also, trading Scandella would mean the Wild was still at risk of losing the exposed Brodin or Dumba in expansion unless the Wild knew it had a prearranged deal done with Vegas not to take the exposed defenseman.
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The Office of Treaty Settlements (OTS) provides the Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations with advice on policy and negotiations to settle historical Treaty of Waitangi claims.
advises on the acquisition, management, transfer and disposal of Crown-owned property for Treaty claim purposes.
The aim of OTS is to settle all historical claims made by claimants against the Crown for breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles. Historical claims are defined as Crown acts or omissions before 21 September 1992.
Each negotiation with a claimant group is different because each group has different claims and interests. However, the negotiation of historical Treaty claims usually involves four steps.
This stage involves agreement by the Crown and the claimant group to negotiate. This involves the Crown accepting that there is a well-founded grievance, and the claimant group meeting the Crown's preference for negotiating with large natural groupings, such as iwi. It is also important that representatives are mandated by the claimant community and that processes are in place for consultation with claimant group members.
In this stage Terms of Negotiation are developed and signed, setting out the basis upon which negotiations will take place. Funding is made available to mandated representatives on behalf of the claimant group as a contribution to the cost of negotiations. The claimant group identify the areas or sites and Crown assets in which they are interested in seeking redress and the types of redress they think are appropriate in relation to those sites or areas.
Formal negotiations now begin. This involves the mandated representatives continuing to consult with members of the claimant group on settlement issues and, where relevant, seeking their views on a governance entity for managing settlement assets. The focus is on reaching an agreement that sufficiently meets the interests of both parties and usually includes compromise on both sides. The result is a draft Deed of Settlement. This is the final Crown offer to the claimant group for the settlement of their historical grievances. Mandated representatives approve and initial a complete Deed of Settlement (initialling indicates to the wider claimant group that their mandated representatives believe the Crown's final offer should be accepted), and the Crown reviews the proposed governance entity for the proposed settlement redress to ensure it is representative, accountable and transparent.
The mandated representatives engage in an extensive communication process on the initialled Deed of Settlement and the proposed governance entity. A postal ballot of claimant group members is held and if a sufficient majority of claimant group members has ratified the settlement, their mandated representatives sign the Deed of Settlement. This Deed is binding and subject only to the establishment of the governance entity and the passage of legislation to give effect to the settlement. Following the legislation, both the Crown and claimants implement the agreements in the Deed, including the transfer of settlement assets and cultural redress.
Settlements usually include an historical account of the events that led to a breach or breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles. The Crown then acknowledges and accepts responsibility for any breaches. In the apology that follows the historical account and Crown acknowledgements of a breach or breaches, the Crown formally expresses its regret for past injustices suffered by the claimant group and breaches of the Treaty and its principles.
The extent of the financial and commercial redress received in a settlement is a matter for negotiation, but it is fundamentally related to the nature and extent of Crown's breaches of the Treaty and its principles. It is aimed at assisting the claimant group to re-establish an economic base as a platform for future development, and usually includes cash and Crown owned commercial assets.
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iwi and hap¯u for historical claims arising from breaches by the Crown of the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles. In addition, the pan-Māori fisheries settlement, a final settlement of all Māori commercial fisheries claims, has been concluded with the Crown. The financial redress provided in these settlements totals more than $637,000,000.
Deeds of Settlement are usually with large natural groups, and therefore settle a number of individual Waitangi Tribunal claims.
Information on the settlement process and current negotiations is available through the Office of Treaty Settlements website.
A detailed guide to the negotiation of a comprehensive Treaty of Waitangi settlement, Healing the past, building a future has been published. This is available on the Office of Treaty Settlements website or from the Office of Treaty Settlements at 04 494 9800, PO Box 919, Wellington or contact us by email.


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Home » Community » Statesboro Crowder concert to benefit the KT Team January 14th
Statesboro Crowder concert to benefit the KT Team January 14th
by Caleb Tapley December 10, 2021 December 10, 2021
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Join the Connection Church crew and the KT Team as they welcome Crowder to the stage in worship and song to benefit the efforts of the KT Team.
The concert will be held on Friday, January 14th. Doors open at 6 PM the concert begins at 7 PM.
David Wallace Crowder is an American Contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and author. He was the lead singer in the now defunct David Crowder Band, before he started his solo career in 2012 on sixstepsrecords and Sparrow Records labels.
He released his first solo album. Neon Steeple, on May 27, 2014. Crowder released his first solo single off the album, "I Am", on November 25, 2013, which rose to the No. 3 position on the Christian Songs chart. American Prodigal, Crowder's second solo album, was released on September 23, 2016 and his third, I Know a Ghost, on November 9, 2018.
His fourth and latest solo album, Milk & Honey, released on June 11, 2021.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online now by clicking the Buy Tickets link below.
The KT Team
The KT Team has been working since 1995 to find a way to allow those that are physically challenged to get "back into the outdoors".
Photo Credit: KT Team
Kerry Terrell and Jason Beard have been turkey hunting together for more than 20 years. Jason has been paralyzed from the neck down since July 4, 1995, due to a diving accident. Through a passion for turkey hunting and encountering the challenges Jason has faced as a quadriplegic, Kerry and Jason have developed tools and strategies to overcome Jason's physical challenges.
The KT Team was formed as a way to help deploy these tools and strategies for others to enjoy, too, because they really believe the outdoors are for everyone. The KT Team is a 501c3 non-profit corporation and operates off of the generosity of others.
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Look at this image. What is the very first thing you notice? Now pay close attention to the central feature, taking in the stonework, the water, the simple carving. What sort of place is this? How does this scene make you feel? What do you see with your heart?
Reflect. The Collect reminds us that people in the ancient church, and still today, are being prepared for Baptism. The scene is near the Jordan River, where tradition says that Jesus was baptized. While you may not recall your own Baptism, consider the promises made on that occasion. Recall that when Jesus was baptized, he immediately began his ministry here on earth. Consider where your baptismal vows are leading you now.
Act. This is a good day to read the Baptismal Covenant in the Book of Common Prayer. Or another liturgy, if that is more appropriate for you. Or another statement of a promise you make to the Divine One, for the kind of life you want to live. Look at one of the promises in particular, and bring it to life today.