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College wrestling is competed across the country with NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships, D2 Wrestling Championships and D3 Wrestling Championships taking place every March. The heart of the sport has historically been the Heartland as Oklahoma State and Iowa have dominated NCAA wrestling over the years. However, that trend has taken a turn eastwards with Penn State becoming the premier wrestling college, claiming NCAA wrestling titles from 2011-14 and 2016-19. College wrestling is also a historic sport as the NCAA Wrestling Championships date to 1928, making it the third-oldest NCAA Championships after track and field (1921) and swimming and diving (1924).
A total of 302 schools sponsor wrestling teams with 258 of those being four-year institutions and the rest offering jr college wrestling.
NCAA Division 1 Wrestling – 84 teams
NAIA Wrestling – 38 teams
Jr College Wrestling – 44 teams
Also, women's wrestling has been increasing in stature and development. Today, 60 schools, including those that participate in jr college wrestling, sponsor that sport. The NCAA has recently recognized these impressive developments, stating that Divisions 1, 2 and 3 should add it as an Emerging Sport. That means that women's wrestling, one of the country's fastest growing, may soon be at Championship Status, meaning that NCAA Wrestling Championships would take place for women too.
NCAA wrestling differs from high school wrestling in a number of ways. The most significant of these is the length of matches. High school matches consist of three two-minute periods. The first period in college wrestling lasts three minutes with the other two are also two minutes long. The number of weight classes differs too as high school wrestling consists of 14 categories while college wrestling has 10. Some scoring differences and how overtime matches are decided differ between high school and college. Additionally, some states such as New Jersey do not crown team champions in high school wrestling.
In order to compete at a wrestling college, you should have impressive accolades. Although these depend on a number of factors, most importantly the quality of your opposition, one is placement at your state tournament. Meanwhile, a college wrestling coach at the D1 level will generally want to recruit those who have won state championships or otherwise performed similarly. An aptitude for year-round work and possessing the physical and mental strength to succeed are also considered.
A top college wrestling coach will generally have around 30-35 wrestlers on the team's roster competing in a variety of college wrestling weight classes.
Competing at a wrestling college
Prior to competing for one of the best wrestling colleges, you should take into account everything that they have to offer you. The college wrestling recruiting process is all about finding the best fit, not just for the college wrestling coach but also for yourself. Will this coach get the most out of you and help you grow as a wrestler and as a person? Will the academic side of the school do the same? Will you be challenged in that environment but not overwhelmed? Will you be good enough to regularly participate in matches for the team?
So much goes into the decision. Do as much research as possible, and consider the opinions of those you trust before you and your family make the final determination of which wrestling college to compete at.
College wrestling season
The college wrestling season lasts four months. It gets underway in the first half of November while the end of the regular season takes place in late February. Most competitions are head-to-head duals although multi-team events such as the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational are sometimes littered throughout. March is when every wrestling college turns its focus to conference championships and, for the best, NCAA Wrestling Championships.
NCAA and NAIA wrestling championships
The reveal of the NCAA wrestling brackets is a significant moment in the season. For D2 wrestling and D3 wrestling, the NCAA wrestling brackets tend to be announced in late February. The same time frame applies for NAIA wrestling. Meanwhile, the top teams, those in NCAA D1 wrestling, find out what road lies ahead in the NCAA wrestling brackets for their athletes towards the middle of March.
In the NCAA Wrestling Championships, every wrestler is guaranteed at least two matches over up to three days of wrestling although a single defeat will eliminate them from title consideration. However, wrestlers who end the competition with just a solitary loss are guaranteed of finishing at least third. A second-place showing will result if that lone loss came in the championship match. Finishing highly is important as the top eight finishers earn NCAA Wrestling All-American honors.
The team title is determined by which college wrestling squad posted the highest college wrestling scores. These college wrestling scores are earned by high finishes in the various college wrestling weight classes, advancing in the tournament and the style of victories displayed.
Oklahoma State has been the dominant force at the D1 Wrestling Championships with 34 titles although the most recent one was in 2006. Iowa is next on that list with 23 trophies with its most recent title coming in 2010. Penn State has started storming up that leader board, winning its ninth title in 2019 after entering the decade with just one, which was claimed in 1953. It's now in the third spot.
Cal Poly and Cal State Bakersfield have both set the pace at the D2 Wrestling Championships with eight titles apiece although both schools are currently D1 sides. The leader on this list that's still in the D2 ranks is Central Oklahoma, coming in a tie for third with Omaha, which is also now a D1 institution. They have seven of these trophies.
The Midwest has been the epicenter of excellence at the D3 Wrestling Championships as Wartburg leads that list with 14 trophies while Augsburg is second with 13. Those schools, which have combined to win every national title from 1995-2019, are based in Iowa and Minnesota, respectively.
The best college wrestling teams at the NAIA Wrestling Championships have been Adams State, Central State and Grand View, all with eight titles through 2019 although Grand View has the momentum, having won the last eight.
College wrestling video coverage
Live coverage of the NCAA D2 and D3 Championships is available on NCAA.com while ESPN provides broadcast and online coverage for the NCAA D1 Championships. TrackWrestling offers coverage of the NAIA Championships up to the point that TrackWrestling passes those duties off to ESPN, which provides online broadcasts of NAIA's championship sessions.
TrackWrestling also offers extensive regular-season coverage. Additionally, FloWrestling is an outstanding resource for live coverage as FloWrestling provides access to live video for top wrestling matches throughout the season. FloWrestling also offers access to training videos and feature films.
NCAA wrestling news
Several wrestling news outlets provide information on this sport as the season progresses.
U.S. Olympic Committee
The Open Mat
NCAA.com: D1, D2 and D3
Major news outlets offer wrestling news as well. For example, ESPN recently posted an article about college wrestlers transitioning to MMA.
Also consider consulting forums such as a PSU wrestling forum or an Iowa wrestling forum. However, keep in mind that places such as a PSU wrestling forum and Iowa wrestling forum spread false information at times. Use them to find links to official sources.
College wrestling rankings
The best resource for college wrestling rankings is the National Wrestling Coaching Association. It provides college wrestling rankings in 12 categories, including college wrestling rankings for women's programs.
College wrestling camps
One of the best ways to prepare for college wrestling practice is by participating in college wrestling camps. Although not a perfect match by any means, it gives you an impression of what college coaches are looking for as well as what the overall culture is like in a university setting.
Wrestling camps tend to have one of two focuses: technique or intensity. The former is more mental in nature while the latter is more physical in nature although both aspects of your skill set are used in both.
Wrestling prospect, wrestling recruit and wrestling commit
As you navigate the college wrestling recruiting path, you're going to come across a few terms that will be used to describe you and your peers. It's important to understand these. For example, a wrestling prospect is one who is eligible to join a college wrestling team, a wrestling recruit is being recruited by wrestling schools, and a wrestling commit has come to an agreement with a school to wrestle there.
College wrestling recruiting
Do you want to be involved in Wisconsin Badger recruiting? How about Stanford Cardinal recruiting? Regardless of if Badger recruiting, Cardinal recruiting or Nittany Lion recruiting is in your present or future, you should do everything in your power to put yourself in the best light possible. For example, a great way to start to push yourself up the priority list with Badger recruiting is to make a highlights video.
You also want to get the ball rolling your freshman year. If you do that, you might end up utilizing the VMI Post View to apply for entrance at VMI or doing the same at a different institution prior to taking part in your first college wrestling practice.
You should also contact a significant number of wrestling schools until you narrow your list, a process that will be partly helped by you gradually getting a greater feel for the interest level of recruiters. "Should I engage in wrestling near me?" This is an good question to answer as "wrestling near me" could mean that you could leave college wrestling practice and be back home with family within 10 minutes, or it could mean home being a three-hour drive away.
Regardless of the specifics, give this decision a considerable amount of focus as where you wrestle and where you earn your college degree can have a profound impact on the rest of your life. This is where you're going to grow so much as an athlete and as a person.
College wrestling – Neutral opinions
If you want to participate in NCAA wrestling at the highest levels possible, it's important to learn what educated, neutral observers say about it. Are your college wrestling ambitions realistic? Of course, you should aim high, but you also want to consider the odds of experiencing success at a place like Penn State versus a small liberal arts college that may not be quite that intensive wrestling-wise but might be the best fit for you overall.
One of the best resources for getting this unbiased opinion is Next College Student Athlete. This organization understands the sport of wrestling and understands the recruiting process and will help you set realistic albeit challenging goals. It helps recruited athletes learn more about the recruiting process and also allows them to join a network that includes 35,000 coaches in a variety of sports.
NCSA has been providing these services since Chris Krause founded it in 2000. A decade and a half prior to then, he had been a high school football player who was talented enough to play in college. However, he experienced a lot of challenges trying to navigate the recruiting process before he found his fit at Vanderbilt. That experience stuck with him, and he was determined to help others who are following in his footsteps be more informed about recruiting. They should be able to impress and make informed decisions.
If you would like to see just what NCSA can offer you on your road to being a college wrestler, fill out your free profile today. Should you have any questions about NCSA or about the form, call 866 495-5172.
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Bronchiectasis is an irreversible and abnormal dilation in the bronchial tree that is generally caused by cycles of bronchial inflammation in addition to mucous plugging and progressive airway destruction. Although the widespread use of antibiotics has made bronchiectasis rare, conditions such as cystic fibrosis (CF), severe or protracted pneumonia, immunodeficiency, and COPD continue to cause it. The most important clinical finding is a chronic cough with copious mucopurulent sputum. Other symptoms may include dyspnea, rhinosinusitis, and hemoptysis. Physical examination reveals crackles and rhonchi on auscultation, often accompanied by wheezing. High-resolution computer tomography is the best diagnostic test and shows thickened bronchial walls, a signet-ring appearance, and "tram track" lines. Treatment focuses on alleviating symptoms and preventing exacerbations, and includes pulmonary physiotherapy and antibiotics to treat underlying infections. In rare cases, massive hemoptysis may complicate bronchiectasis and necessitate surgery or pulmonary artery embolization.
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Simon - I love those Living Stereo SACDs and snagged up a couple of dozen titles when they were cheap and plentiful (perhaps they still are?). Beyond the exceptional fidelity I'm fascinated by the performances which I find more adventurous than many contemporary interpretations. They also predate the practice of excessively editing together different takes to create the 'perfect' performance on record. So I hear the occasional clam, rhythmic or intonation issue as well as coughing and/or sneezing on the live audience recordings. But none of that detracts from my enjoyment. Rather it adds to the natural and authentic feel of the vintage performances for me.
The original RCA Living Stereo Remastered SACDs were transferred from the original analog tapes by the team at Soundmirror - the same engineers who are doing the "Fresh" series recordings of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra from Reference Recordings on Multichannel SACDs and Multichannel DSD Downloads. A talented group.
http://store.acousticsounds.com/index.cfm?get=results&searchtext=pittsburgh,symphony&categoryID=4
https://referencerecordings.nativedsd.com/
Int Space Station
I wonder how many people have heard "take five" or parts of it and never realized what they were listening to...what started out as an experiment turned into a turning point in jazz history....it's ironic that when it was first heard critics and the record company hated it...a year after it had been released it was released as a single and it caught fire and became the jazz standard it is today...I can't wait to hear this song that was recorded in 1959
[video=youtube;B4M9hUr8FV8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4M9hUr8FV8[/video]
leahypc
Clint Eastwood said:
Great sounding disc - with many thanks to Bernie Grundman. He did a great job on Jeff Buckley's Grace also...
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DROP YOUR WAD ON QUAD Chicago, Illinois
Time Out is one of the greatest albums by anyone! I passed on this release, simply because I have the 5.1 SACD. The 5.1 mix is BS, since like Kind of Blue, it was created by setting up speakers in the same studio it was recorded in originally. The rears were created from the "hall effect" created during playback. On those discs, I prefer to listen to the 2ch layer!
Nice to see AP using the original LP cover and record label for this SACD.
For further exploration, check out the 2 CD/1 DVD Legacy Edition.
I had the pleasure of seeing/hearing Dave live at the Petrillo Band Shell in Grant Park, Chicago.
"I hear you're mad about Brubeck. I like your eyes and I like him, too." - Donald Fagen
Quad Linda said:
Well, it has that same multi-channel layer on it, but the two-channel portions definitely sound better to my ears. I wanted an improvement over the single layer disc, and I feel that I got it. You should check it out...
leahypc said:
Didn't know there was a MC version...
Yep. Here's what our friends think of it.
Simon A said:
There's an unreleased old Quad mix too iirc (Robin reel exists I think, though I've never heard it)
edisonbaggins said:
Will it have better sound or some other advantage over the MC version?
I haven't heard the MC version...although a forum member reviewed it...Marpow....but here is one easy advantage
There is also an Audio Fidelity version mastered by Steve Hoffman in 2012.... Gold CD AFZ 150...it only has 7 songs and the new MoFi version in 2016 will only have 7...the MC version has 4 bonus tracks..
Today's mail
Listening to Dave Brubeck-Time Out SACD....what a fine disc this is...great content and superb sound...hard to believe it's that old...great job by AP...the 3 channel really works on this material...
Cibola said:
Stumbled on this and thought it was interesting. Lately, I've been thinking about seriously low frequencies. http://www.sarahangliss.com/extras/Infrasonic/infrasonicindex.htm
I just received this wonderful disc and it has some very serious deep bass frequencies http://www.audaud.com/for-the-beauty-of-the-earth-works-of-widor-vaughan-williams-and-others-gabriel-v-brass-ensemble-sharon-rose-pfeiffer-pipe-organ-percussion-ens-arte-paraclete/
I did not want to pollute the Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone poll thread, but for anybody who has enjoyed that disc, here's a similar one that I recommend. Substitute the cello for a trumpet and you get an album of similar mood, in 5.1 of course! Sound clips can be found on iTunes.
Håkan Hardenberger - Both Sides, Now (SACD)
Ástor Piazzolla: Oblivión
Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now
Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine
Saint-Preux: Andante pour trompette
Jan Lundgren: The Seagull
Kurt Weill: Speak Low
Michel Legrand: Sans Toi
Thomas Newman: Angels in America
Ennio Morricone: Gabriel's Oboe from "The Mission"
Nino Rota: Waltz and Love Theme from "The Godfather"
Rolf Wallin: Elegy
Could be.. that or the new T-shirt.. chicks can't resist that Cookie Monster effect..
(allegedly.. its been a while.. )
COOKIEEEEEEEEEEEEE.....!!!!!!
CHICKS?????:yikes Adam Blue, how many chicks post on QQ save for QUAD LINDA...and she's a goddess???????? Unless YOU'RE NOT telling me something............?
Am currently spinning the wonderful Steve Wilson remix of Steve Hackett's Spectral Mornings. Simply lovely!
Am also on an Andrea Bocelli 'kick' today......'Sentimento' and 'Andrea' [Philips SACD 5.1].
what's the surround like on those Andrea Bocelli SACDs please Ralph?
'Andrea' is actually quite discrete while Sentimento with Lorin Maazel & the LSO is mostly ambient.
Both are quite lovely, IMO.
Am presently spinning Ludacris' Chicken 'n Beer which is a surround sound EXTRAVAGANZA!:banana: And who knew that my cat could break dance:kitty:
Thanks for the info as always Ralph, very much appreciated
Woody71
Listening to Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here" 5.1. Haven't heard it in a couple of months, absolute quality from go to whoa in all departments.
I appreciate all the input, folks =)
I ended up going with a Sony BDP S6700. After reading a bunch of reviews about it, it looked like not only a solution to my SACD needs - but it can play pretty much everything that my kdLinks media player can play. So I may be able to remove that from my rack for some space.
It came in today and I did some simple testing and it performs very well. Waiting on my order of Elton's "Honky Chateau" SACD to arrive to give it a whirl...
Uh Oh Snood sees a fever coming on!!! Surround Sound fever that is!!!
Once you hear the Elton SACD, you are gonna be knee deep in the feeeeeeeeeever for more Surround!!!! :banana:
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Q: Finite categories and partial orders I'm studying category theory for the first time in a very succint book for computer scientists (I'm not actually a computer scientist, I'm a physicist, but my interest in cat theory is related to purely functional programming languages). But, as the book is very succint, may be it lacks some information so I have a question.
Supose I have a category with a finite number of objects {a1, a2, ..., an}. Supose also that, if there is a morphism f : ai -> aj connecting two objects, then it is unique. Does this category always correspond to some partial order in the set {a1, a2, ..., an}?
I convinced myself drawing some diagrams that this could be the case (couldn't find a counter example), but I'm not sure.

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I see your point. I don't have antisymmetry garanteed.
Suppose I further restrict things: I'm not going to allow a morphism (b -> a) it there's already a (a -> b). Then I fix this, right? It'll be a partial order with no equalities, right?

A: Not quite, you may have two distinct objects in the category that are isomorphic so what you get is a relation which does not have $x\leq y\wedge y\leq x\implies x=y$. However you get a well-defined partial order on the set of isomorphism classes of objects.

A: Almost, this has nothing to do with finiteness: any category where the
homsets have at most one element each is a preorder. Define
$a\le b$ if there is an arrow from $a$ to $b$. Then $\le$ is reflexive
and transitive, by the category axioms. But it may fail to be
antisymmetric: one may have $a\le b\le a\ne b$. But a preorder
induces a partial order on the equivalence classes with respect to
the relation $a\sim b$ if $a\le b\le a$: in the category these
are isomorphism classes of elements.

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You have leftover bread ??
Here is a simple breakfast recipe with just few basic ingredients. It tastes really good.
1. Heat oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds.
2. When they crackle tip in the chopped tomatoes, ginger garlic paste and green chillies.
3. Cover and simmer until the tomatoes are soft.
4. Now add the salt and the spice powders. Stir to mix them well.
5. Break the bread slices into small pieces and add them to the tomato masala.
6. Stir and sprinkle little water for the bread to cook.
7. Add the coriander leaves.
8. Simmer for few minutes until done.
Just looking at the colour of the tomatoes softening is making me hungry. Great way of using up bread.
Thanks Mina.. a simple and yummy breakfast dish.
This sounds like a great way to use up spare bread and make a delicious snack dish that's tasty too.


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Rin (left) and Ron's son, Thiago (right), smile with Ron.
To say that Ron DeLeon enjoys his work is a significant understatement.
"I love driving, I love transportation, I love dealing with people," Ron says, practically unprompted.
"I love my job!"
Ron has been driving for CATA going on 21 years. The Sexton High School grad is an animated guy with a passion for life, laughter and storytelling. And his passengers give him a steady stream of tales to share.
In the span of 10 minutes, he bounces from one story to another, including one from 2016 about a then 4-year-old immigrant boy named Rin who loved chewing gum.
"That one really got me," he said.
Ron often drives routes through Michigan State University's campus. For a time, when he drove past Bessey Hall in the morning, he saw a young boy and his mom waiting for the bus. The boy would always wave.
"One day, I stopped and gave him candy – I asked his mom first," Ron said. "So, it turned into, whenever I saw him, I stopped to give him gum, candy ... whatever."
On one particular morning, Ron pulled over with his usual treat, but Rin gave Ron a pack of gum instead. His mom took a picture to commemorate the moment. She shared the post on social media, along with a story that got Ron's attention.
She shared that she and her son had only been in the U.S. about three months, and her son was having a hard time adjusting to everything – including learning to speak English.
That morning, he didn't want to go to school, but his encounter with Ron made his day, his mom wrote.
"You never know how you'll impact someone's life," Ron said. "A kid waving at a bus – you wouldn't assume he was having a difficult time."
Now Rin has play dates with Ron's son, Thiago. He has adjusted to his new school and enjoys going every day.
What prompts riders to share so many pieces of their lives with Ron?
"I just enjoy talking to people," he said. "I didn't expect that when you're that warm and receptive, you're like a bartender or a therapist. They tell me everything."
Ron mostly drives bus routes through Michigan State's campus and is well-known by many students. He's also been named Best CATA Bus Driver in the City Pulse's Top of the Town contest for four years in a row.
"I take my responsibilities seriously," Ron said. "The safety of the riders is in my hands, but I love what I do.
"I've never had a bad day yet."
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Dean Foods is eyeing further growth to close 2012, after strong third quarter performances from its Fresh Dairy Direct and WhiteWave-Alpro business segments.
The US dairy giant reported consolidated net sales for the period July to September 2012 of $3.1bn – compared to the $3.4bn achieved in Q3 2011. However, net income for the period increased. The firm reported net income of $36m – a vast improvement on the $1.5bn net loss reported last year.
Dean Foods' Fresh Dairy Direct segment recorded operating income of $94m for the period – an increase on the $75m achieved in Q3 2011.
The WhiteWave-Alpro segment reported a 25% operating income increase for the period, which it has attributed to strong performances from its Land O'Lakes and Horizon Organic brands.
Looking ahead to Q4, Engles expects the "strong momentum" of WhiteWave-Alpro – which manufactures Horizon Organic brand products - to continue.
"Third quarter results were strong, and we expect continued momentum in the fourth quarter, with full-year segment operating income growth of around 20%," said Engles.
Commenting on the firm's Q4 Fresh Dairy Direct expectations, Engles said that the business' third quarter performance had provided a bit of breathing space against the business' full year target.
Meanwhile, Dean Foods expects its Morningstar full-year operating income to be above year ago levels.
Meanwhile, two Dean Foods senior executives – Shaun Mara and Steve Kemps – have announced their plans to leave the company.
Mara will step down as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Dean Foods. Upon his departure, the current chief financial officer of Fresh Dairy Direct, Chris Bellairs, will be promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer of Dean Foods.
Kemps, who currently holds the positions of executive vice president and general counsel of Dean Foods, will be replaced by Rachel Gonzalez – the current deputy general counsel of Dean Foods.


I'm not here to bury Beaujolais Nouveau — many have tried to do that already, and to little avail — but I'm not here to praise it, either.
Designed for immediate gulping to celebrate the Beaujolais harvest (internationally), the cheap and cheerful Nouveau does have its place, despite all the marketing hype, and especially as an excuse for a party (hangover guaranteed!). Depending on the producer and vintage, it can be a decent quaffer or aperitif, best slightly chilled. But given the timing —Thanksgiving is exactly one week after Beaujolais Nouveau's annual official release — and coupled with its wide availability, the Nouveau is considered by some a Thanksgiving thing, similar to, say, a Butterball turkey (yikes). And hey, at $8.99 a bottle, why not?
This is where I take a stand. Beaujolais (and its Gamay grape) is a savvy choice to accompany the Great American Feast, but please, skip the dumbed-down Nouveau version.
The Beaujolais Nouveau marketing machine obscures what wine cognoscenti have been discovering for some time: the expanding excellence and compelling value in the higher Beaujolais classifications, both for Beaujolais Villages (thirty-nine villages in the north of the district have the right to this appellation) and, moreover, the ten northern hillside Beaujolais "Crus": St. Amour, Juliénas, Chénas, Moulin-à-Vent, Chiroubles, Fleurie, Morgon, Régnié, Cote de Brouilly,and Brouilly.
A quick word here about Beaujolais' über-negociant/producer, Georges Deboeuf. Best known for his ubiquitous Nouveau release (and the colorful, arty labels), Deboeuf's product line runs the gamut of Beaujolais appellations, including the "flower label" Beaujolais-Villages and Crus, his Prestige Cuvees and esteemed Crus from specific Chateaux and Domaines in his portfolio, e.g. the estimable Chateau des Capitans (Juliénas), and the Jean-Ernest Descombes (Morgon). And while the flower labels are certainly large production, commercially-calibrated wines sourced from many growers, the overall quality, consistency and availability of these wines are solid, making them safe bets (around $15), and significant step up from Nouveau (Duboeuf's included).
The most compelling wines in Beaujolais, however, are found among the smaller, more artisanal (and often organic/natural) Cru producers. Yes, these are more expensive ($20 – $35, and up), but they can be amazingly expressive, energetic and bloody drinkable — wines that truly compliment a diverse meal with complex flavors, like Thanksgiving.
Year in and out, one of my go-to Crus is Clos de la Roilette's Fleurie. Definitely on the rustic side (from clay and granitic soils), the Roilette generally has fine tannins and structure, vibrant black briar fruit and a long, earthy finish. It's a serious food wine, which can also age nicely, all for around $20.00.
Another Fleurie, but very different stylistically, is the Jean-Louis Dutraive Domaine de la Grand'Cour Cuvee Vielles Vignes 2011, which I sampled just last week. Made with organically grown grapes from 60-70 year-old vines, it had an intense berry fruit nose with floral, minty and earthy notes, and a palate of strawberry preserves and silky tannins, finishing clean and minerally. A pretty, hedonistic wine of medium body and superb balance, which partnered brilliantly with roast cinnamon chicken. At $26, it's a bargain.
At the top of my list, and truly a world-class wine, is the Foillard Morgon Cote du Py. The "Cote du Py" is a hallowed slope of granite and schist outside the village of Villié-Morgon, the source of some great Morgons. And the Foillard is memorable: deep and lush, with fine tannins, supple dark berry fruit, hints of spice and an electric, focused (and irresistible) energy. Cellar worthy? Absolutely, but it drinks beautifully on release, too. The only downside: a relatively small production. Crush Wine and Spirits (in Manhattan)gets an annual allotment, and sells it for around $35 a bottle.
For the Beaujolais region overall, the vintages 2009-11 were all outstanding — a real winning streak — so it's hard to go wrong with any of those years, which are the current releases for most Crus. The 2012 vintage was tricky weather-wise, but apparently good quality resulted, too, on significantly lower yields.
A toast, then, to the Crus, a welcome addition to any Thanksgiving table.
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An open space system consists of several components, including parks, trails, natural areas, greenways, and farmland. The land is publicly or privately owned and may or may not be protected. Open space enhances a community's aesthetic character and quality of life. The need for open space planning increases as the communities of the Lehigh Valley continue to grow.
To help communities plan and implement a park and open space system that their citizens' desire, the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) has published Park, Recreation, Open Space and Greenway Guidelines (1996). The document provides a park and open space classification system and describes the level of service (LOS) approach to providing park facilities to satisfy the recreation demand within the service area.
Over the years, Lehigh and Northampton counties have been diligent in their efforts to increase county owned park and open space acreages. Both counties have adopted funding programs to further this effort, the Green Future Fund in Lehigh County and the 21st Century Open Space Initiative in Northampton County.
In response to recommendations made by the LVPC, Lehigh and Northampton counties started major countywide park programs in the late 1960s. The counties and the LVPC have been actively involved in park planning, acquisition and development ever since. In 1971, the LVPC completed the first Regional Recreation and Open Space Plan (updated in 1980). Subsequently in 1997 LVPC staff prepared the report Lehigh County Parks — 2005 and in 2002 wrote Northampton County Parks — 2010. These reports serve as the official park plans for the two counties. A comprehensive update of our trails data was completed and a report was produced in 2009 and updated in 2013.
The Lehigh County Livable Landscapes plan was developed through collaboration between LVPC and Lehigh County with the intent of guiding future park, recreation, open space and agricultural land efforts within the County.
The focus of the plan is on environmentally-sensitive areas, farmland, trails, outdoor recreation, historic and cultural areas, economic benefits and the overall quality of life within Lehigh County. The plan was developed through a robust public engagement program and identifies goals, policies and recommended actions that will define the desired future of Lehigh County.
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC), in collaboration with Northampton County, developed an open space plan to guide future conservation and outdoor recreation efforts within the county. The focus of the plan is on environmentally sensitive areas, farmland, trails, outdoor recreation, historic and cultural areas, economic benefits (see Return on Environment), and the overall quality of life within Northampton County.
A vision for Northampton County's open space network defines the desired future of open space in the county. Further, the Northampton County 21st Century Open Space Guidelines were reviewed and updated as part of the plan. These guidelines provide information for applicants to obtain county funding to preserve natural areas and farmland and to acquire, develop, or rehabilitate municipal parks.
A greenway is defined as a corridor of open space, that may vary greatly in scale from narrow strips of green that run through urban, suburban and rural areas to wider corridors that incorporate diverse natural, cultural and scenic features. Greenways are a critical component of any landscape. They protect the environment, provide alternate routes of transportation, supply recreational opportunities, and connect natural and cultural areas to one another providing a linear resource for a variety of users. Connectivity is the defining characteristic that distinguishes greenways from isolated paths and pockets of open space. While individual parks, preserved lands, undisturbed natural areas and waterways are valuable resources in and of themselves, their conservation and recreational value is compounded when they are linked together.
provide municipalities, counties, and conservation partners a tool in advancing the development of the Lehigh Valley trail network.
Lehigh and Northampton counties have some of the best farmland in Pennsylvania. This land is being converted to housing, commercial and industrial uses. Most agricultural areas of the Lehigh Valley are under intense development pressure. Lehigh Valley residents think preserving farmland is important. Voters in Lehigh and Northampton counties have strongly supported open space and farmland preservation bond issues. Farmland preservation efforts have mostly focused on agricultural easement acquisition by the counties.
Agricultural security areas have been designated in both counties. To qualify for the agricultural easement program land must be in an agricultural security area, which is created under voluntary agreements between the property owner and the municipality. Under the agricultural easement program the property owner sells rights to develop land for nonagricultural purposes to the county. The property owner continues to own and farm the land. Municipalities can preserve farmland through local zoning controls. To be effective these controls must exclude uses other than agriculture, farm residences and accessory uses in agricultural areas and they must curtail subdivision development. Effective zoning practices have not been popular in the Lehigh Valley.
The areas recommended by the LVPC for farmland preservation in the Lehigh Valley have the following characteristics: (1) a concentration of prime farmland as defined by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code and soil survey data, (2) concentration of properties designated as Agricultural Security Areas in 2004, and (3) clusters of farms that have been preserved for farming under the county agricultural easement program.


It is a widely known fact that we Indians have close attachment to our families. We have close bonds with our loved ones and don't hesitate to invest for their well-being. Now, a new study has revealed that more and more Indians are buying health insurance for their entire family. Not only this trend has witnessed a sharp increase but also the buyers (average age 32 years) are starting young. The findings were published in the Max Bupa Health Insurance Pulse 2015.
This first of its kind multi city study was conducted to understand how health insurance is perceived, bought and utilized in India. The study conducted among 1500 plus respondents in leading metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and tier 1 and 2 centres like Hyderabad, Punjab and Rajasthan states that 6 out of 10 Indians prefer family health cover as against 4 out of 10 for individual cover.
40 per cent people buy Health Insurance due to rising healthcare costs and over 30 per cent feel that their employer provided health cover is insufficient. Further, comprehensive coverage for multiple diseases and protection against lifestyle and critical illnesses are the key reasons for purchase, affordability is the least important. 32 per cent of the respondents admitted they have not read their policy documents; trust on agent cited as the key reason for not reading terms and conditions.
Among the metros, Mumbai demonstrates better understanding of Health Insurance with 66 per cent Mumbaikars aware of the distinction between life and Health Insurance, as against 36 per cent Delhiites and 39 per cent people in Chennai. Doctor's advice triggers Health Insurance purchase for 46 per cent respondents in metros as well as tier 1 and 2 cities.
"Health Insurance consumers are evolving from being price conscious to being value conscious with majority of them preferring family health plans over individual coverage and opting for a sum insured of is Rs 6-7 lakh. Also the average age of Health Insurance owners has reduced to 32 years across metros and non-metros. Most of the owners still feel inadequately protected as cost of hospitalization and incidence of illnesses across age groups is on the rise," said Anika Agarwal, Head, Marketing, Max Bupa.
In terms of gender related findings, an increasing number of women are becoming the sole decision makers in buying Health Insurance (55 per cent), however almost two third of them are not aware that new born and in-laws can be covered under Health Insurance.
The study conducted among 1500+ respondents in leading metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and tier 1 and 2 centres like Hyderabad, Punjab and Rajasthan states that 6 out of 10 Indians prefer family health cover as against 4 out of 10 for individual cover.
Indians are more concerned about insuring the health of their loved ones than their own, reveals Max Bupa Health Insurance Pulse 2015. The first of its kind multi city study was conducted to understand how Health Insurance is perceived, bought and utilized in India. The study conducted among 1500+ respondents in leading metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and tier 1 and 2 centres like Hyderabad, Punjab and Rajasthan states that 6 out of 10 Indians prefer family health cover as against 4 out of 10 for individual cover. More than two third of those planning to buy Health Insurance wish to cover their children (70%), followed by the spouse (66%). Nearly 30% of respondents who are planning a family also think of buying Health Insurance. The decision regarding Health Insurance purchase is driven by the family with the spouse as the strongest influencer, which shows that Health Insurance is no more just the bread winner's call.
More than half of the owners (54%) self-initiate the purchase process. However, only 40% Health Insurance policy renewals were self-initiated by the owner, which shows that people don't understand the long term benefits of Health Insurance. The study also brings into focus the shift in age groups of Health Insurance buyers, with 32 years emerging as average age of Health Insurance purchasers across cities. Contrary to popular belief, tax planning and age are not the only triggers for the purchase of Health Insurance in India. Doctors' advice (50%) is a key reason for Health Insurance purchase, followed by rise of lifestyle diseases (33%), tax planning (31%) and age (31%). Furthermore, in addition to hospitalization, consumers also seek day care treatment (41%), loyalty or renewal benefits (40%) and new benefits like maternity (34%) as significant features in their Health Insurance cover. Amongst purchase channels, more than half of the people purchase or intend to purchase Health Insurance from an Agent 58% which clearly shows the dependency and trust on agents. Banks also emerged as a preferred channel of purchase in the metros.
The consumers with evolving expectations are now looking at holistic health benefits and comprehensive coverage, rather than just the Health Insurance premium that they pay. 70% respondents across metros and non-metros agree Health Insurance is more important than life insurance which shows the increasing awareness about the need for adequate health coverage. Increase in awareness is leading to rise in expectations from the health insurers, with 69% of the people expecting their health plans to cater to all their health care expenses. Medical inflation and growing incidence of lifestyle diseases has triggered an increase in the sum assured with a realization that a health cover of Rs. 2-3 lakh will prove insufficient in the future. The study reveals that amongst all 6 cities, the average sum insured is Rs 6, 25,000 and the average annual premium paid is Rs12,000.
"Health Insurance consumers are evolving from being price conscious to being value conscious with majority of them preferring family health plans over individual coverage and opting for a sum insured of is Rs. 6-7 lakh. Also the average age of Health Insurance owners has reduced to 32 years across metros and non-metros. Most of the owners still feel inadequately protected as cost of hospitalization and incidence of illnesses across age groups is on the rise. We at Max Bupa, have also observed that the most common sum insured individuals opt for is Rs5 lakh and Rs10 lakh in case of a family cover. In fact, there has been a two-fold increase in the claims from the segment with a ticket size of over Rs 10 lakh since last year. Although there has been a significant increase in awareness amongst people, category understanding remains low with a significant section of the country still plagued with misconceptions such as Health Insurance only being relevant for the elderly or that it is too complicated with several hidden clauses," said Anika Agarwal, Head-Marketing, Max Bupa.
However, 40% lacked clarity on the process of increasing their sum insured through top ups and 40% are not aware of the difference between cashless and reimbursement claims. Over one third of Health Insurance owners admit that they have not read their policy documents. 60% attribute trust on their agent as the most important reason for not going through the documents.
While 64% of Delhiites and 61% of the respondents from Chennai confuse life insurance for Health Insurance, only 34% Mumbaikars are well aware about the difference. This clearly states the lack of category awareness and understanding amongst leading metros. While 95% people in Mumbai give preference to Health Insurance over life insurance, 90%, people in Punjab and 75% people in Hyderabad, prefer Health Insurance to Life Insurance as compared to only 53% in Delhi. This shows that more importance is attributed to Health Insurance in non-metros as compared to some leading metros. The study shows an increasing demand from people living in tier I and II cities to be optimally insured, where Hyderabad recorded the highest average sum insured of Rs 8,70,000, with Rajasthan and Punjab at Rs.4,50,820 and Rs.6,80,270 respectively. Among the metro cities, Delhi feel the most dissatisfied with their current health coverage with 72% of Health Insurance owners in city saying that their health policy is not enough for their future health needs. 80% of the Health Insurance owners in Mumbai and 54% in Chennai consider themselves to be adequately protected.
In terms of gender related findings, an increasing number of women are becoming the sole decision makers in buying Health Insurance (55%), however almost two third of them are not aware that new born and in-laws can be covered under Health Insurance.
Generally, most of the world's population hesitates to buy health insurances due to some misconceptions. These misconceptions gives rise to confusions over what to buy or how to use a product and thus, it ends up being costly.
But the Finance Minister in his recent budget session has announced many reforms related to health insurance to encourage insurance seekers to choose the best possible insurance that would suit them. The deduction for claiming health insurance premium has been increased up to Rs. 25000 for individuals and Rs. 30000 for senior citizens.
Myths1: The first myth is about certain misconceptions regarding employer mediclaim. If you have already been a beneficiary of corporate group health insurance, then you should never to claim for another individual insurance. In order to avoid excessive premium rates and decrease the burden, employers often choose to remain confine to their specific and small cover.
Planning to seek cover at the time of retirement will prove to be very expensive. It might not also be helpful at the worst health situations. Even it is wise to be aware of the fact that when your employer medic aim will be available to you.
Myth 2: Smokers and AlcoholicsThere was a dilemma among the smokers and alcoholics that they might be exempted from seeking out health insurance policy for themselves. But this is not true. As they are most vulnerable to health hazards, insurance companies have put their steps forward to offer health insurance to such set of people.
They have to undergo through a stringent health examination in order to qualify the benefits of the insurance and even they are imposed with higher premium as they are prone to high risk in health disorders.
Myth 3: Some people think that they don't need to seek a health insurance if they are fit. But this is a misconception. Though you may be healthy but health hazards always never come with providing prior symptoms, they can arise all of a sudden.
Unforeseen health hazards like seasonal disorders (dengue, malaria, swine flu) or accidents may attack at any time. Even with the exponentially growing medical costs, it is very difficult to cope up with your finances. So, it is wise to take necessary steps before time.
Myth 4: Another misconception about insurances is that often people feel that they will be offered with the insurance facility only if they get hospitalized, which is a wrong concept. With the adverse effect of technology, there have been vast improvements in the health sector.
Earlier patients used to be hospitalized after a surgery but now days with the advance technology and medical treatments patients with minor operations are discharged within few minutes. Health insurance companies cover such hospitalizations also and even they cover doctor consultation charges too.
Myth 5: Some people think that they can get their work done as soon as they get a health cover, but it is not true. There are certain strict rules under insurance policy which prohibit insurance claims during the first 1 to 6 month.
You should be careful and honest in providing your details while filling up the form because if you are found to mislead any information or hide any health details to your issuer then, your application may get rejected at that moment.
Myth 6: Be aware of the promotional advertisements presented by these insurance companies. They may highlight their policy by claiming best medical facilities by co operating with 5000 hospitals.
There are chances getting drowned if you weigh the merits of policy by just considering the procedures covered by the company. Instead you should read the terms and conditions carefully to understand the depth of their publicity.
As a parent, we are getting more and more ambitious with each passing year. Everyone wants his and her kids to excel in whatever field they choose their career. However, to pursue higher education and to expend on other related activities one needs to have funds. If you consider inflation, what you save today, may not be sufficient to fulfil even the half of the requirements after 10 years.
So you need to be thoughtful and plan effectively. Your capability to earn may not remain the same at a later stage of your life. Finding out the instruments that can compound your accumulated savings is the only way out to finance your child's education in later years of your life. Moreover, your planning should take unknown unfortunate events into account as well, so that there is nothing which can obstruct your child to pursue his/her dreams. Another important point to note is to start investing as much early as you can. It gives more time to your investments to multiply and to give better returns.
Without waiting anymore, decide the best course of action right now. You can find one of the best options to invest your funds below and move forward with planning your child's precious future.
Insurance: There are many options to consider when you are planning to have an insurance plan. Many say, you should have a child insurance plan, when you are saving for your child. This may prove to be right for some of you, when you need funds at a defined phase of life. However, you can look for other insurance options as well, like term life insurance plan and investment insurance plan.
Your requirements hold much importance when you are choosing an investment option. Therefore, go through various kinds of insurance plans and choose that is suitable in your individual case. For instance, if your budget is on the lower side, you can go for term plan. It lets you secure your family's future at an affordable price. Many choose the term plan as they do not want to mix investment with insurance, so they prefer to invest the difference in the scheme they find lucrative. If you have a longer horizon, you can go for an investment insurance plan with aggressive mix of funds and adjust your risk accordingly.
The hike in the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in Indian insurance companies to 49% from 26% is the most talked-about aspect of the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill 2015, passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, but it has several implications for the policyholders, too.
For one, higher participation from foreign partners could translate into innovative products, better services and technology and improved customer service standards. "With more capital and domain knowledge flowing in, you could see more competitive products in the market. We could also see product innovations and better use of technology," said Vighnesh Shahane, CEO and whole-time director, IDBI Federal Life.
The new law also makes provisions for levying stiffer penalties, ranging from Rs 1 crore to Rs 25 crore for various violations, including mis-selling and misrepresentation. This could act as a deterrent against the rampant mis-selling menace which has resulted in many policyholders being duped into buying unsuitable products.
"The Insurance Bill says that insurers will be held responsible for mis-selling by agents. We have asked for clarification on this matter. It remains to be seen whether penalties will be levied even after the insurer has taken appropriate action against the erring distributors," said Arijit Basu, managing director and CEO, SBI Life.
Another clause that directly impacts policyholders relates to information provided by them at policy inception. Insurers will not be able to call a life policy into question after three years, on any grounds. Within three years, doubts can be raised in case of frauds. In such cases, the insurance company will have to give in writing the grounds on which it has based the decision.
A policyholder can prevent the repudiation if she is able to prove that she did not knowingly make a wrong statement, suppress material important facts or that necessary disclosures were made to the insurer. In case of a death claim, the onus of disproving the charge of fraud will fall on the nominee.
"It works in favour of honest policyholders as their claim settlement will become smoother," said Basu. However, many insurers also fear that fraud syndicate rings could exploit this clause to their advantage.
The new law has also paved the way for easier nomination process. At present, the nominees are not beneficiaries, but mere receivers of the proceeds. The insurance company is discharged of its legal liabilities once the payment was made to the nominee.
A. While indemnity plans cover hospitalisation expenses such as room rent, doctor's fee, etc, benefit plans pay a lump sum on diagnosis of the disease.
Politics, work places, education or manufacturing units, women are breaking the glass ceiling and seeking equality in all walks of life. But differences exist, especially with regards to the health issues that women wrestle with. Illnesses such as cervical cancer, breast cancer, arthritis, burns and fallopian tube cancer are far different from what men face.
With the finance minister announcing enhancement of the medical insurance exemption limit to Rs 25,000 for general and Rs 30,000 for senior citizens, we decided to take a sneak peek at the health insurance options available for women in India.
Fewer women opt for health insurance in India as per the Irda Insurance Awareness Survey Report released in 2012, which states, "The male female ratio among those having health insurance are 70:30 for government, and 67:33 for private."
But the chances of women being hospitalised vis-à-vis men aren't too different. Somesh Chandra, chief operations officer & chief quality officer, Max Bupa, says, "We have registered a competitive number of claims filed by women and men… Changing lifestyle and increasing stress levels among other factors have exposed women to growing health issues including critical illnesses."
Going by the claims history witnessed by general insurers in the country women are prone to heart diseases, bone disorders, cancer of varying kinds and diabetes. If the Insurance Bureau numbers are to be believed medical inflation stands at 15-18%. Hence, getting a health cover is essential.
Though not many different women-specific health insurance plans are available, critical illness offerings catering to women are being offered by select players.
The good news is that insurers are no longer dreaded by the pregnancy related disorders, which come solely in women's share. Today certain general insurers are covering maternity-related medical expenses, which were hitherto excluded under health policies. Health plans such as ICICI Lombard's Health Advantage Plus, Royal Sundaram's Total Health Plus, Max Bupa's Heartbeat and Health Companion plan, Apollo Munich's Easy Health and Star Allied and Health Insurance's Star Wedding Gift Health accept maternity claims.
Apart from these plans, there are critical illness plans offered by Tata AIG General Insurance and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and a critical illness rider offered with life insurance policies of Aegon Religare Life Insurance. These offer benefits upon detection of 8-11 women-specific diseases.
Unlike a hospitalisation or mediclaim cover, under a critical illness cover the insurer makes a lumpsum cash payment on diagnosis of any of the critical illnesses listed in the insurance policy. You do not have to get hospitalised or show medical bills to claim under this policy. The claim is payable the moment any critical illness is diagnosed and none of the exclusions under the policy apply.
Bajaj Allianz's Critical Illness Cover for Women pays a lumpsum benefit when a policyholder is detected with breast cancer, ovarian cancer, vaginal cancer, cervical cancer, burns, uterine/endometrial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, and paralysis/multitrauma.
There are other implications of a health problem such as loss of job, which too are covered under the plan. But there is a restrictive period of three months for availing this benefit. Additionally, congenital disability benefit and children's education bonus are provided under the policy. An amount equal to 50% of the sum assured will be payable under the plan on the birth of the child with any one or more of the congenital disabilities -- Down's syndrome, Congenital cyanotic heart disease, Tracheo-esophageal fistula, Cleft Palate with or without cleft lip, Spina bifida.
The benefit is paid only if the child survives 30 days after being diagnosed with the disorder. This benefit will be available for first two children only and will not be available if the birth of the child occurs after the proposer attains the age of 40 years.
The Tata AIG Wellsurance offers a higher benefit when it comes to cancer detections. The benefit offered for cancer is double of that offered for the other 10 illness. Apart from cancers, the Tata AIG Wellsurance Women policy covers total blindness, major organ transplant, major burns and even cosmetic reconstructive surgery recommended after accidents and burns.
The diseases common to men and women such as paralysis, first heart attack, kidney failure, multiple sclerosis, stroke, coronary artery bypass grafting are covered under the Tata AIG plan, but not under the Bajaj Allianz plan (except paralysis).
One must note the conditions under which the policy benefits would be nullified. For instance, Bajaj Allianz says that the "Loss of Job" benefit would not be paid if the policyholder opts for voluntary resignation from service.
Also, all the critical illness policies have a survival clause, wherein the policyholder is paid the benefit upon detection of a disease only if she survives for 30 days after discovery of the illness. The company excludes diseases detected during the first 90 days of the policy period. This three-month waiting period is not applicable when it comes to accident cases.
If you have a family history of the diseases covered by women-centric plans, be ready to pay a higher premium of 20-25% and serve a longer waiting period.
Chandra suggests, "To protect and guard against rising medical inflation, women should buy a health insurance policy early in life, preferably before they turn 30. This is beneficial as they can serve the waiting period at a much younger age and utilize their health cover when they need it." He adds that women should review the coverage needed every 3-4 years especially after events such as marriage, children increasing dependency of aging parents and the likes.
Women opting for these covers also gain access to value added benefits such as free health helpline, discounts at health and wellness centers and health check-ups.
So this Women's Day stop ignoring your health and get an optimum health cover to be ready if the need arises.


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Canberra Show the latest casualty of COVID-19 pandemic
30 November 2020 | Michael Weaver
Large crowds in sideshow alley during this year's Canberra Show. Photo: Region Media.
Next year's Royal Canberra Show will not go-ahead for the first time since 1943 after becoming the latest casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic, a week after ACT Health had increased the number of people allowed to attend major events in the ACT.
The Show, scheduled from 26 February to 28 February next year, is one of Australia's major shows. It is also a qualifying event for many horse events throughout the country.
The news of the Royal Canberra Show's cancellation came as the NSW Government approved all agricultural shows in NSW with a capacity of fewer than 5000 people provided that have an appropriate COVID-safe plan.
Last week, ACT Health allowed gatherings to increase to a maximum of 500 people, while ticketed and seated events in large indoor venues can operate at 65 per cent capacity, up to 1,500 people.
Decisions have already been made to cancel, postpone or scale back a number of large Canberran events, such as the New Year's Eve fireworks and concert.
A final checkpoint for further easing of restrictions as part of Canberra's recovery plan is set for 12 February 2021.
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Royal National Capital Agricultural Society chief executive Geoff Cannock told ABC Canberra radio the decision to cancel the show for the first time since 1942 and 1943 during World War II was bitterly disappointing.
"Even if we got the restrictions lifted, we couldn't have gotten the horses entered into their classes, and do the necessary paperwork. What would happen is that we'd have a very ordinary show," Mr Cannock said.
"Even if you take the farmyard nursery, which is the most popular building of the show, people might be waiting up to two or three hours to get in as we'd have to count them in and out of that building. We've got something like 49 buildings at Exhibition Park that we'd have to do that with.
"I think it's only a vaccine that will allow us to hold our show again."
Mr Cannock said they will endeavour to hold a cattle and dog show, but these events won't be open to the general public.
He said the cancellation of the Show will have a devastating impact on the sideshow operators and businesses associated with the event.
"This is their first big show of the year and they have limited activity in December and January, and because of that, the Canberra Show pays their bills. There are some 600 people who earn a living off that one week in sideshow alley alone.
"At least with the cattle show, that's an opportunity for those people to present their cattle stud and sell their animals and say we won a ribbon at the Canberra Show," Mr Cannock said.
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He said the Royal National Capital Agricultural Society failed to qualify for federal government assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic as it held an event during 2020, albeit in between the summer's bushfires and the beginning of the pandemic.
They have been able to get some financial assistance from the ACT Government to cover the rent on buildings at Exhibition Park, however, the impact of cancelling next year's show will have a flow-on effect to other shows.
"When we run the next show, instead of having seven full-time staff, we'll be going back to our roots and running it from scratch again. But our volunteers are resilient and we'll do it," Mr Cannock said.
"It's a bitter disappointment for many people."
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So sad, I never go due to the price but I always enjoyed watching the fireworks from Flemington road.
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PIONEER CHICKEN STAND
Pioneer Chicken Stand is:
Craig McGriff, electric and acoustic guitar, vocals, piano
Matty Croxton, electric bass, upright bass, banjo, guitar, piano, vocals, and harmonica
Derek Day, drums and percussion
Art Shand, fiddle
Jarrod George, electric guitar
John Kulinich, electric guitar
Formed in 2010, Pioneer Chicken Stand knows how to get people dancing. Frontmen Matty Croxton and Craig McGriff, both Alabama boys, wanted to get back to their roots and merge their talents into a high-energy, harmony-driven, folk-rock sound. When drummer Derek Day joined not long after, the band transitioned into an even more energetic collaboration.
With influences like The Band, Merle Haggard, Gram Parsons, The Rolling Stones, Hank Williams, and The Avett Brothers, the songs of Pioneer Chicken Stand pay homage to a simple life in the rural South, just maybe with a lot more whiskey.
Though they regularly play a select group of clubs in the metro Atlanta and Birmingham areas, they're also available for weddings, private, and corporate events, and have traveled to locations like Mobile, AL, Asheville, NC, and Charleston, SC to perform.
Their original EP, Gintown, is available for purchase online. Find them on Facebook and Reverbnation.
What kind of energy did your entertainment give the event?
At first I tried to do band research online, but it was too overwhelming — and too pricey! So instead, David and drove around to different bars and restaurants in the area (it didn't take long, Jasper Georgia is really small town!) and asked them who their favorite local bands were. Hands down, everyone told us, "Pioneer Chicken Stand Band". They played Blue Grass covers of 70s and 80s classic rock hits, and they could even get the grandma's dancing. They were perfect! And even better still, since the band leader actually lived in Big Canoe, and they could play another gig that night (because our reception was during the day) they gave a great discount on their fee. They were classy, wonderful guys, and even created a blue grass cover to String's "Fields of Gold" to be our first dance song.


We interrupt this NFL Draftpalooza Weekend to bring you a piece of information you probably didn't expect to read with just two days remaining in the month of April: the Phillies are baseball's hottest team and they're off to their best start since the 2011 season, when they won a franchise-record 102 games.
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Thanks to continuing to find a way to silence Giancarlo Stanton's scary bat, the Phillies completed a sweep over the Marlins on Thursday to collect their sixth win in a row, matching their longest win streak of the 2016 season. The '16 win streak also took place at the end of the season's first month, but there are reasons to be more impressed this time around.
• Last season, the Phillies were 10-10 through their first 20 games, which was somewhat surprising given that many people expected them to contend for the league's worst record again. But through those 20 games, the Phils were averaging just 3.3 runs per game and had a -25 run differential. So, they were kind of lucky (5-2 in one-run games).
• This season, the Phillies are just one game better, at 11-9, but the offense has produced more regularly. The Phillies are averaging 4.75 runs per game (8th best in baseball) and have a +11 run differential (only eight teams better). Even though it's just one game better from last year's record through 20 games, they're playing markedly better baseball.
But now the tricky part: the Phillies begin one of their toughest road trips of the season tonight at Dodger Stadium. Before they return home a week from today, the Phils will take on the two teams that represented the National League in the League Championship Series, the Dodgers (for three games) and the reigning World Champion Cubs (a four-game series at Wrigley Field next week).
As manager Pete Mackanin fairly pointed out, the Phils did spend the bulk of the first 2 1/2 weeks of the 2017 season taking on two other formidable opponents, the Mets and Nationals. Both were also in the postseason in 2016.
• Cesar Hernandez has been a consistent cog atop the lineup. Hernandez's .360 OBP ranks fifth among regular leadoff hitters in baseball and second to only Washington's Adam Eaton (.387) in the NL. Hernandez has cooled off some (.269 with 10 strikeouts in his last 26 at-bats) but his .321/.367/.536 slash line still ranks as the fourth best in baseball and second best in the NL (behind Washington's Daniel Murphy).
• Aaron Altherr could be forcing the Phillies to consider benching one of their veteran outfielders when Howie Kendrick (oblique, out another two weeks, at least) returns from the disabled list. Since Kendrick landed on the DL, Altherr is batting .400 (10-for-25) with three doubles and a home run while going 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts and playing his usual strong outfield defense, no matter what place you put him in that outfield alignment. Altherr got a regular day off on Thursday but should be back to receiving the bulk of the starts in place of Kendrick on the current road trip.
• The Phillies have had a closer carousel during the first four weeks of the season, with four different pitchers coming in for save opportunities. But the 'pen has mostly been a strong spot, especially when you consider their starters have pitched the third-fewest innings in all of baseball. The Phils are 8-0 this season when leading after seven innings and 10-0 when leading after eight innings. In baseball-reference's "Clutch Stats" split, defining "late and close" situations as "plate appearances in the seventh inning or later with the batting team tied, ahead by one, or the tying team at least on deck," Phils' pitchers have held the opponent to a .230 batting average and .303 OBP. Not bad.


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Gyula Derkovits (13 April 1894, Szombathely,  18 June 1934, Budapest) was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist whose work shows elements of Expressionism, Cubism and Constructivism.

Biography

His father was a master carpenter and, despite showing some early artistic talent, he was forced to pursue the same trade. A friend who was a sign painter gave him his first drawing lessons,  against his family's wishes. Displeased with that situation, he fled from his family by volunteering to serve in World War I.

This proved to be an unfortunate decision, as he was wounded at the front, leaving him with a paralyzed left hand and a lung problem which became tuberculosis. In 1916, he moved to Budapest where he supported himself with a disability pension and, ironically, by doing some carpentry. In 1918, he joined the Hungarian Communist Party and remained a member until 1930, when membership became too dangerous.

During this time, he learned to draw and paint at various night schools until 1918, when Károly Kernstok agreed to take him as a student, free of charge, at the Nyergesújfalu art colony and taught him copper engraving in addition to painting. Unfortunately, the many changes in government disrupted pension payments and he was forced to return to manual labor, which was increasingly too difficult for him. As a result, he moved to Vienna in 1923, where he was able to find sufficient work doing paintings and etchings and had a successful exhibition at the Weihburg Gallery. He lived there for three years, then returned to Budapest.

In 1928, his reputation was secured by a series of twelve woodcuts depicting the peasant revolt of 1514 (led by György Dózsa), despite having been done at the behest of the Communist Party. After 1930, his style became increasingly personal and eccentric. Tempera was his preferred medium then and his paintings, with subjects from daily life, became larger; almost monumental. He also worked in clay and wood sculpture. He died, aged only forty, after a series of illnesses.

Several streets have been named after him and a "Derkovits Art Scholarship" has been presented since 1955.

Selected paintings

References

Further reading
 Éva Körner, Gyula Derkovits, 3rd ed., Corvina, 1974
 Péter Molnos, Derkovits: szemben a világgal (against the world), Népszabadság (People's Freedom Press), 2008

External links

Biographies and appreciations of Derkovitz @ Száz Szép Kép
Exhibition @ the Hungarian National Gallery, April–July 2014

1894 births
1934 deaths
Hungarian engravers
Hungarian communists
People from Szombathely
20th-century Hungarian painters
Hungarian male painters
20th-century Hungarian male artists
20th-century engravers

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New England National Park
The New England National Park is a protected national park located on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The 67,303-hectare (166,310-acre) park was created in May 1935 and is situated approximately 560 kilometres (350 mi) north of Sydney, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Waterfall Way, just 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Armidale and 65 kilometres (40 mi) west of Coffs Harbour.[2] The closest village to New England National Park is Ebor, located 20 kilometres (12 mi) away.
This article is about the national park in Australia. For the region of the United States of America, see New England.
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Along the escarpment there are a number of lookouts providing expansive views.
May 1937 (1937-05)[1]
673 km2 (259.8 sq mi)[1]
The park is part of the New England Group World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986[3] and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.[4]
More than 1,000 plant species are found within the park, attracting prolific birdlife.
In the 1920s Philip Wright of Wollomombi led the push to have this area declared a National Park. Most of the area was declared a reserve in 1931 and in 1935 dedicated for public recreation. Between 1934 and 1956 mining leases for antimony were granted.[5]
The national park was officially opened by the Governor General Lord Gowrie in 1937,[6] although the wilderness area was recognised for its beauty as early as the 1920s.
New England National Park (NENP) was World Heritage listed in 1986 and forms part of the New England Group of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia (previously the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia) (CERRA).[7] The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia was added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.
Located on the precipitous escarpment on the east of the undulating Northern Tablelands plateau, the wilderness consists of impressive cliffs, rugged ridges, spurs and streams. To the west the Nymboida, Guy Fawkes and Styx Rivers drain across the tablelands.[8] To the east is the thickly forested Bellinger River valley.
The Cunnawarra National Park adjoins the New England National Park on the north-western boundary and the Bellinger River National Park joins it on the north-eastern corner.[9]
Public access to the park focuses on the Point Lookout area, at 1,563 metres (5,128 ft) above sea level, from where on a clear day the Tasman Sea is visible. This lookout is the second tallest mountain in the region and one of the highest places north of the Snowy Mountains.
The park lies within the Eastern Australian temperate forests ecoregion.[10] It is noted for the wide variety of plant and animal species. The diverse vegetation in the park includes sub-tropical, warm temperate and cool temperate rainforest in the higher altitudes. There are also areas of sclerophyll forest, sub-alpine woodland, heathland and swampland.[8] In the eucalpyt forests Brush box, Sydney blue gum and Tallow-wood predominate.[11]
Heathland is found at Wrights Lookout and in other patches. Previous estimates of the number of different plant species in the park place the figure at 500.[7] This figure has been revised upwards to around 1,000.[11] This includes snow gums (Eucalyptus pauciflora), Antarctic beech, tree ferns and red cedars (Toona ciliata).
Dingos, koalas, tiger quolls, common bentwing bats, brown antechinuses, and northern brown bandicoots are some of the mammals found in the park.
At least 100 species of birds have been recorded.[7] Larger species include the wedge-tailed eagle, greater sooty owl, sulphur-crested cockatoo and superb lyrebird.[12] Eastern whipbirds, eastern bristlebirds, crimson rosellas, Australian king parrots and several kinds of honeyeaters also inhabit the reserve.[7][8]
The park has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports one of five remaining populations of rufous scrub-birds, as well as of flame and pale-yellow robins, paradise riflebirds, green catbirds, regent bowerbirds and Australian logrunners.[13]
There is an extensive walking track system that traverses the higher areas of the park.
Limited accommodation is available in the park at Banksia Point. If visiting in winter it is a good idea to bring warm clothes because at such a high altitude the region experiences frequent snow falls and cold temperatures.
Nambucca River
Taylors Arm (New South Wales)
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Karla Galicia Acosta, who owns a small business producing salsas, mixes together ingredients for one of her products, in her kitchen in Mexico State.
Mayela Sánchez, GPJ Mexico
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• Women's income could increase globally by more than 70 percent if gender gaps were closed in employment participation and wages, according to a 2015 Actionaid report.
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Karla Galicia Acosta, who owns a small business producing salsas, mixes together ingredients for one of her products, in her kitchen in Mexico State. Mayela Sánchez, GPJ Mexico
Women in Mexico have always worked to contribute to their families. Now, women entrepreneurs are starting businesses and seeking income, but they're also finding that the path to success is full of obstacles.
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO — With three young children at home, Karla Galicia Acosta accumulated a lot of baby-food jars.
Then, about three years ago, a friend suggested that she make a business out of her knack for making delicious, spicy salsas that she often brought to family gatherings. She repurposed the jars for her salsas.
"I never really saw it as a business," Galicia Acosta, 36, admits.
But with the encouragement of her father, and after taking an entrepreneurship workshop in September 2016, her gourmet spicy salsa company Mexquisita became a reality.
After just 18 months, the business is poised to grow, Galicia Acosta says.
She and her sister make all of the salsas, about 150 jars per day, and an acquaintance helps out with publicity. Now, she needs more staff and new equipment to increase production.
Galicia Acosta is part of a growing number of Mexican women launching microenterprises, which the Secretaría de Economía classifies as a business with no more than 10 workers.
Sisters Mariana Moreno Arroyo (left), and Yanina Moreno Arroyo, run their pharmaceutical distribution business from their home in Mexico City.
Female micro-entrepreneurs say the gains are not just financial, but also personal. Still, sexist ideologies about women in the workplace persist, experts say.
In Mexico, there are four million micro, small and medium enterprises, of which 97.6 percent are microenterprises. Women lead more than 400,000 microenterprises in Mexico, according to the national occupation and employment survey, updated in the third trimester of 2017.
There are many reasons women are taking the lead in these businesses, says Natalia Villalpando, general director of Crea Comunidades de Emprendedores Sociales, a nongovernmental organization that teaches business skills to female micro-entrepreneurs in urban and suburban areas that are socially and economically marginalized.
"Women have ventured into small business in order to contribute to family income," Villalpando says, adding that Mexican culture is newly accepting of women at work. "Women have always been working and supporting their community; it's just that society didn't always recognize it as working."
But there is still a long way to go toward achieving equality between the sexes in Mexico, says Gina Zabludovsky, a sociologist and researcher at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México who studies female entrepreneurs and executives.
"The idea exists that women who start microbusiness in order to contribute to the family economy or get out of poverty have to stay at that level since their work is only viewed as auxiliary," Zabludovsky says.
Karla Galicia Acosta, a microenterprise owner, shows off the spicy salsas she makes, in her kitchen in Mexico state.
While domestic responsibilities remain with women in most households here, women have to look for jobs that let them manage a double shift, at work and at home, she says, adding that the number of women who now run microbusinesses isn't necessarily something to celebrate.
"It can be the women themselves because of their domestic responsibilities, the way that they were educated or because they take less risks, that they believe that staying at the micro level is what is reasonable for them," Zabludovsky says.
The perception that women can't or shouldn't run businesses is ingrained from an early age, says Yanina Moreno Arroyo, 28.
In school, classmates would tease her because she was the daughter of a single mother. Their comments made her feel as though she were less than everyone else, she says. And it continued in college. She says her professors instilled in her the idea that she couldn't aspire to greater things.
After bad experiences working for others, Moreno Arroyo says she chose to ignore these ideas. She started a pharmaceutical distribution business in March 2016.
The project started as a joint effort with her then-boyfriend. The relationship ended a few months later, and by September she had decided to split from the business and start her own, this time with her sister.
Women have always been working and supporting their community; it's just that society didn't always recognize it as working.Natalia Villalpando, general director of Crea Comunidades de Emprendedores Sociales
This time, Moreno Arroyo says the sisters understood that their success or failure was completely up to them. They had to lose their fear of presenting in front of potential clients, learn how to face rejection and negotiate with their providers. While the business is finding some success, she says she still finds it difficult to think of herself as an entrepreneur.
"I don't know if it is our case in particular or something in general that you don't give yourself an acknowledgement of 'Yes, I am a businesswoman,' because in the end we are," she says.
There are other obstacles, too, such as financing. In Mexico, many women do not own land or a home and therefore do not have collateral to offer when looking for credit, says María de la Paz López Barajas, general director of Institucionalización de la Perspectiva de Género del Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres.
But two government finance programs, launched in the last two years to help women in microbusinesses, may begin to change that, Barajas says.
Government loan programs Mujeres Pyme and Crezcamos Juntas made more than 7,000 loans between 2015 and 2017. A total of 7.5 million pesos (about $402,000) was delivered through both programs, according to data provided by Inmujeres.
Rishi Khalsa, GPJ, translated the article from Spanish.
Correction: An earlier version of this article misidentified the location of Karla Galicia Acosta. Global Press Journal regrets this error.
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