+ Some discussion from our mailing list in summer 2011.
+ * Kamogawa to demonstrate that Japan isn't just over populated concrete hell?!
+ **Matsushima is very nice.
+ **Zao mountain is nice too.
+ *Guess in general any other city which happen to have a festival during the visit. Japanese processions are by any means worth a visit.
+ *Tour of a few great food spots.
+ *Book district in Jimbocho.


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Coldstream Bridge, linking Coldstream, Scottish Borders with Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, is an 18th-century Category A/Grade II* listed bridge between England and Scotland, across the River Tweed. The bridge carries the A697 road across the Tweed.

The bridge is one of three bridges spanning the River Tweed section of the Anglo-Scottish border (the others being the Union Chain Bridge and the Ladykirk and Norham Bridge), and the oldest of the three.

History

The architect for the bridge was John Smeaton (responsible for the third Eddystone Lighthouse), working for the Tweed Bridges Trust. Construction lasted from July 1763 to 28 October 1766, when it opened to traffic.

The cost of the bridge was £6,000, with government grants available for the project and the shortfall covered by a mixture of local subscription and loans from Edinburgh's banks, which were to be paid back by the tolling system. There was controversy when the project's resident engineer, Robert Reid of Haddington, used some of the funds to build accommodation for himself, but the trustees were assuaged when Smeaton argued that the house would actually help support the bridge. It seems that Smeaton was sympathetic to Reid, believing him to be underpaid for his work.

The bridge underwent subsequent work, including the 1784 construction of a downstream weir as an anti-erosion measure, concrete reinforcement of the foundations in 1922, alterations in 1928, and major work in 1960–1961 to strengthen the bridge and widen the road.

A plaque on the bridge commemorates the 1787 visit of the poet Robert Burns to the Coldstream. Of historical note is the toll house on the Scottish side of the bridge, which became infamous for the runaway marriages that took place there, as at Gretna Green, hence its name, the 'Wedding House' or 'Marriage House'. It ceased to be a toll bridge in 1826.

Listed building

The Coldstream Bridge 'that part in England' (Northumberland) was Grade II* listed in 1952, being described in the English Heritage listing as "an ambitious, well-proportioned, and carefully-detailed C18 bridge design."

The Coldstream Bridge '(that part in Scotland) over the Tweed' (Scottish Borders) was Category A listed in 1971, being described in the Historic Scotland listing as "A very fine example of an 18th century bridge design by pre-eminent civil engineer John Smeaton, his first example of a bridge executed in fine dressed sandstone with classical detailing and forming a prominent structure in the landscape of the border between Scotland and England."

Structure

The bridge is made of "squared and tooled sandstone blocks with ashlar dressings". A circular oculus in the spandrel above each pier is filled in with whinstone rubble. The five main arches each have an arch band and a triple keystone; the arches grow larger and higher towards the bridge's centre. There is a smaller semicircular flood arch at either end, with pendent keystones. A weir named the Cauld immediately downstream of the bridge has protected it from erosion since 1785.

Gallery

See also
List of places in the Scottish Borders
List of places in Scotland

References

External links
 Information from the SINE project, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
 Tweed bridges
 Marriages at the toll house

Bridges across the River Tweed
Bridges in the Scottish Borders
Grade II* listed bridges in England
Grade II* listed buildings in Northumberland
Category A listed buildings in the Scottish Borders
Listed bridges in Scotland
Bridges completed in 1766
Anglo-Scottish border
Former toll bridges in Scotland
Former toll bridges in England
1766 establishments in Great Britain

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R&B Group 112 – CUPID (LIVE) 2/15/19
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Group Members: Slim, Daron Jones, Quinnes Dammond Parker and Michael Marcel Keith (ALL Members are not at the concert find out why below)
Why ALL 112's members are not performing at the concert?
Bad news for 112 fans — the R&B quartet that JUST reunited after an 11-year hiatus has broken up again … but a couple members say they want to keep the brand alive.
We spoke to Mike and Slim who tell us Q and Daron recently split from the group after a disagreement that they just couldn't resolve. They're a bit vague on what exactly they were beefing over, but it sounds like it might be a legal issue … 'cause Slim says he's being sued.
112 hadn't put out a new album since 2005, so their loyal supporters were stoked in 2016 when they joined Diddy's Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour and then released a 6th studio album and dropped a new single last year.
So, one thing is clear … Mike and Slim are gonna keep touring on their own, which they've apparently been doing for months now.
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Getting a Grip on Multi-GNSS: The International GNSS Service MGEX Campaign
Montenbruck, Oliver and Rizos, Chris and Weber, Robert and Weber, Georg and Neilan, Ruth and Hugentobler, Urs (2013) Getting a Grip on Multi-GNSS: The International GNSS Service MGEX Campaign. GPS World, 24 (7), pp. 44-49. GPS World. ISSN 1048-5104.
Within the International GNSS Service (IGS), more than 200 worldwide agencies have, for many years, pooled resources and permanent GNSS station data to generate precise GNSS products in support of Earth science research, multidisciplinary applications, and education. So far, this service has been restricted to two systems — namely, GPS and GLONASS. In recognition of the rapidly evolving GNSS landscape, the IGS has set up the Multi-GNSS Experiment (MGEX) to explore and promote the use of new navigation signals and constellations. It will enable an early familiarization with new GNSS, identify and overcome relevant challenges, and prepare use of emerging navigation systems in routine IGS products. MGEX comprises the build-up of a new network of sensor stations, the characterization of the user equipment and space segment, the development of new concepts and data processing tools, and the generation of early data products for Galileo, QZSS, and BeiDou. MGEX is coordinated by the IGS Multi-GNSS Working Group (MGWG), which interacts closely with other IGS entities, such as the RINEX WG, the Antenna WG, the Data Center WG, and the Infra-structure Committee. The article starts out with a description of the MGEX network that formed the starting point and initial focus of the overall MGEX project. Following a description of system characterization activities, the current status of multi-GNSS data products and ongoing efforts for the development of new standards for multi-GNSS-related work within the IGS are presented.
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Sant'Elia di Condera, meglio noto semplicemente come Condera, è un quartiere di Reggio Calabria. Assieme ai quartieri Trabocchetto e Spirito Santo costituisce la IV circoscrizione comunale.

Nel quartiere si estende il cimitero comunale di Condera, il più grande dei 23 della città di Reggio Calabria.

Toponimo
Il rione Condera, anticamente chiamato Sant'Elia prende il nome dal profeta cui è dedicata la chiesa.

Quartieri di Reggio Calabria


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By Christopher Breen, Senior Editor, Macworld |
How to revisit old website data
Have a need to visit a previous version of a webpage? Chris Breen shows you two techniques for doing exactly that.
Reader Ingrid Hansmann wishes to go back in time. She writes:
I visited a web page about a year ago that had some information that I wanted. I've since returned and the page has changed. Is there any way I can see the old version?
There is. Google caches many webpages and there's a chance that an old version of the page you're looking for is available in cached form. Just use this formula:
Enter http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache: and then paste in the full address of the page you want to visit. For example, if I wanted the cache from http://www.example.com/fuzzybears I'd enter this into my browser's address field:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.example.com/fuzzybears
The result would be the version of the page that was last crawled by Google.
If Googe cachew fails, try the Wayback Machine.
But suppose the page is getting on in years, has been subsequently crawled, and lost the content you wanted to see. You have another option in the form of the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. As its name implies, the Wayback Machine lets you search waaaay back. In some cases you might turn up multiple instances of a page. Hopefully one of those instances includes the content you're after.
Chris has covered technology and media since the latter days of the Reagan Administration. In addition to his journalistic endeavors, he's a professional musician in the San Francisco Bay Area.


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Christian cultist suspected of raping over 30 girls
Mainichi Shimbun, Japan/April 8, 2005
Yawata, Kyoto -- Christian cult leader Tamotsu Kin, under arrest for raping an elementary school girl, may have victimized more than 30 girls, sources close to the victims said.
Moreover, a high-ranking member has ordered most followers to prepare credit cards to extend donations to the cult, the sources said.
Police are grilling Kin, 61, who is also known as Tamotsu Nagata, in a bid to press further charges against him.
"There are certainly more than 20 victims, and the number may surpass 30," Kyoto Assembly Church clergyman Hisoka Murakami, a member of a group supporting the victims of the cult, said.
Kin, leader of the notorious Seishin Chuo Kyokai cult in Yawata, began raping female adult followers 14 years ago, but then started targeting young girls, according to Murakami. Kin summoned women to his room during breaks in church gatherings, and raped them.
Moreover, a high-ranking member of the cult ordered most of its followers in around February this year to get credit cards in order to withdraw 300,000 yen in cash per person to donate to the group. The church was facing financial crisis after about 170 followers quit the cult en masse in December last year.
The cult had also held religious seminars on numerous occasions and demanded each participant pay 30,000 yen. Kin bitterly criticized those who refused to pay the fee for lacking faith in the cult, and forcibly collected money from them.
Some followers were forced to withdraw all the money from their accounts to donate money. Another contributed tens of millions of yen to the cult. The money collected from followers was spent to repay loans the cult had obtained to buy land and buildings where it established its headquarters.
When Kin traveled abroad, he made an international call to a girl he allegedly raped and told her not to reveal the incident.
During his visit to the United States early this year for missionary work, he learned that one of his victims had protested to the cult for being raped by the leader. Kin called the cult's church and ordered the girl who happened to be there not to tell anybody about the rape.
"Keep silent about the latest case. This is to protect the church," Kin was quoted as telling the victim during the call.
Police said that the specific charge for which Kin was arrested occurred on Jan. 13, 2002, when he took into a church room a 12-year-old girl he knew was under 13, the age of consent, and raped her, telling the girl she was taking part in a holy ceremony.
Police said Kin continued raping the same girl at various times up until the autumn of last year.


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Malta: The 'Ineffectiveness' Of A Public Contract & The Jurisdiction Of The PCRB
by Joseph Bugeja
G M Corporate and Fiduciary Services Limited
On the 28 April 2017, the Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure issued the "Request for proposals for a Public Services Concession Contract for the provision of passenger and vehicle ferry services between Malta and Gozo".
On 13 June 2017, Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited issued the Preliminary Market Consultation inviting economic operators to submit offers to the same Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited. Virtu Holdings Limited submitted its offer and the Evaluation Committee expressed its views that its offer was the most advantageous offer and technically compliant.
Following the cancellation of the call for offers of 28 April 2017, the Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure issued another call for offers on 26 January 2018. This call consisted of offers for transport services between Cirkewwa and l-Imgarr and between Belt Valletta and l-Imgarr, as per the first offer, as well as for a fast ferry service between other localities in Malta. Thus, Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited re-issued the Preliminary Market Consultation inviting economic operators to submit offers together with the same Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited.
Virtu Holdings Limited and Islands Ferry Network Limited subsequently submitted their offers.
By letter dated 13 April 2018, Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited informed Virtu Holdings Limited that its offer had not been accepted and that Islands Ferry Network Limited was the preferred bidder. Subsequently, Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited and Islands Ferry Network Limited signed a charterparty agreement whereby Islands Ferry Network Limited obliged itself to lease with payment a fast ferry to Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited in the eventuality that it is awarded the contract of the Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure.
The Objection before the Public Contracts Review Board
By letter dated 20 April 2018 Virtu Holdings Limited filed an objection to the PCRB requesting the cancellation of the decision given that Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited did not have:
The technical capabilities to meet the requirements set (directly or indirectly) by Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited;
The necessary experience to meet the requirements set (directly or indirectly) by Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited;
The necessary economic standing to meet the requirements set (directly or indirectly) by Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited
On 31 August 2018, the PCRB decided that Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited's Preliminary Market Consultations was not an offer for a public contract that falls within the remit of the Public Procurement Regulations and that therefore the PCRB did not have the jurisdiction to decide on the objection. In fact, the PCRB opined that "the invitation issued by Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited should have been designated as a "Call for Interest" to participate and not a "Preliminary Market Consultation", the latter of which caused a confusion of interpretation of the action taken by the same in seeking a partner for the fast ferry service. This Board would respectfully emphasize the fact that, under normal circumstances, a "Preliminary Market Consultation" is issued by a contracting authority and this Board has established that Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited cannot be regarded as the contracting authority but rather as a prospective bidder for the concession". The PCRB decided:
"does not uphold Virtù Holdings Limited's preliminary plea to suspend this board's decision to this appeal, pending the reply to the letter sent to the Director of Contracts by the Appellants;
upholds Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited's preliminary pleas, in that:
Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited is not the contracting authority in this appeal;
the "Preliminary Market Consultation" issued by Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited to seek a partner does not constitute any form of public procurement;
the Public Procurement Regulations do not provide remedies to be heard by this board in respect of "Preliminary Market Consultations";
concludes that the sole objective for the issue of the "Preliminary Market Consultations" by Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited does not constitute a direct objective to represent a call for a tender or a call for concession"
The decision of the Court of Appeal
Virtu Holdings Limited appealed the decision of the PCRB dated 31 August 2018. (Virtu Holdings Limited (C30642) v Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited (C76704) u Islands Ferry Network Limited (C85742) ghal kull interess li jista' jkollha Appell Numru 290/2018).
The Court of Appeal provided guidelines to the PCRB which ultimately has jurisdiction to consider and decide about it. The Court of Appeal noted that there were still open issues, namely Islands Ferry Network Limited's affirmation that Virtu Holdings Limited had not proved that Islands Ferry Network Limited did not satisfy the requisites requested by Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited, and that on the contrary, all the depositions of the Evaluation Committee confirmed that Islands Ferry Network Limited satisfied all the points requested by Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited, and that compared with Virtu Holdings Limited, Islands Ferry Network Limited was the most attractive and advantageous offer. Therefore, the Court of Appeal held that these issues do not constitute the merits of the procedure before the Court of Appeal, but that these issues have to be considered by the PCRB now that it had been established that the PCRB has jurisdiction to hear the objection of Virtu Holdings Limited.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the preliminary exceptions of Islands Ferry Network Limited, upheld the appeal of Virtu Holdings Limited, revoked the decision of the PCRB and referred back the acts of the case to the PCRB to consider and decide on the objection of Virtu' Holdings Limited
The Court's Considerations
Following the referral by the Court of Appeal, the Public Contracts Review Board (PCRB) delivered its decision on 30 August 2019. The PCRB noted that following the Court of Appeal's decision, the Preliminary Market Consultation (PMC) published by Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited is to be regarded as a tender document, whilst at the same instance Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited is to be deemed as the Contracting Authority. The PCRB reiterated that the PMC issued by Gozo Channel (Operations), specifically referred to the fact that, the prospective partner must have the necessary experience, expertise and resources to provide the services (Fast Ferry Services) as duly requested in the 'Request for Proposals' (RFP) issued by the Ministry for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects.
The PCRB noted that the processing of the offer of Islands Ferry Network Limited by Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited consisted of two main deficiencies namely that:
"Signing of the contract prior to the decision of the Public Contracts Review Board in respect of application filed by Virtu Ferries, in breach of regulation 277(3)(a), and
The Authority requested a partnership whilst the offer submitted by Islands Ferry constituted a subcontracting arrangement.
Hence, a change of goal posts at the very start of the evaluation process."
The PCRB reached the following conclusions:
That the contracting authority failed to abide by the principle of self-limitation, by processing an offer which had to be an offer for a partnership, whilst, in actual fact accepting an offer that was a subcontracting arrangement;
That the agreement signed between Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited and Islands Ferry Network Limited breached the Public Procurement Regulations and declared same to be ineffective;
Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited established that during the evaluation process, the Authority applied a weighting principle of 25% to technical and 75% to financial aspect, stating that the weighting adopted by the Authority was not sufficient and proportional enough to establish which offer was fully compliant with the technical specifications and conditions as duly requested in the RFP;
The Evaluation Committee did not delve into a satisfactory level of assessment with regard to the technical aspect of the offers.
The Evaluation Board did not attribute the expected importance to the technical aspect and the relative consequences of failing to abide by the maritime regulations, which are enforced to ensure proper certification and safety, at sea.
The technical specifications and conditions, as laid down in the RFP should be technical specifications and conditions of this PMC which the Bidder must satisfy, in all respects, to be eligible for the award of the tender, without any compromises.
Following the abovementioned conclusions, the PCRB did not uphold the Contracting Authority's decision in the award of the tender; directed the Authority to appoint a new Evaluation Committee (with two members having a technical standing and well versed in maritime activities and regulations); stated that the weighting of the evaluation process should reflect more prominently the technical compliance aspect; and that the new Evaluation Committee shall carry out an in-depth assessment of the two shortlisted offers namely, those of Islands Ferry Network Ltd and Virtu Holdings Limited to arrive at a fair and transparent conclusion in their deliberation; and that now that both competing offers are public, both offers are to be reassessed on their present merit.
The GMC Commentary
The main issues of this case comprised whether the Preliminary Market Consultations was an offer for a public contract that would fall under the remit of the Public Procurements Regulations and ergo' whether the PCRB had the jurisdiction to hear the objection. In its first decision, the PCRB held that the Public Procurement Regulations do not provide remedies with respect to Preliminary Market Consultations. Furthermore, the PCRB held that the Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited is not to be considered as the contracting authority.
Interestingly, the Court of Appeal did not enter into the merits of the PCRB's decision, but rather decided that the PCRB had the jurisdiction to hear the objection filed by Virtu Holdings Limited, and to this effect referred back the acts to the PCRB.
Having established the vires of the PCRB by the Court of Appeal, the PCRB decided that the Preliminary Market Consultations is to be regarded as a tender document and that Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited is to be deemed as the contracting authority. The PRCB also established that the agreement signed between Gozo Channel (Operations) Limited and Islands Ferry Network Limited was "ineffective" in terms of the Public Procurement Regulations. The PRCB also commented on the importance of technical specifications and the financials surrounding the offers, and their importance for the evaluation process, namely to verify whether a tender is compliant or not.
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CrossFit is a strength and conditioning program that is becoming a global phenomenon in a very short time. It involves a high range of flexibility-oriented workouts that includes everything from a casual jog or sprint or gymnastics to high-intensity training like Olympic weightlifting, plyometric, or cardio exercises. It offers some serious results in a very short amount of time to those who dedicated themselves to it!
People from all over the world are actually going for this training program, and, of course, women are not lagging behind. Now, to maximize your performance in this particular sport, you need effective gear. This is because CrossFit involves very high endurance exercises that test and tend to push your limits to the maximum.
So just spending hours at the gym is not enough because you will end up feeling sick and nauseated after such a hefty workout session. This is the reason why having the right kind of gear for this kind of training program is truly essential.
Below are listed some of the best and must-have CrossFit workout gear for women, which will help you achieve the maximum in your workout session.
The first thing that comes to mind whenever you are trying to think of CrossFit gear is the right pair of shoes without which an exercise, let alone CrossFit, is impossible to conduct.
These top-quality CrossFit shoes from Reebok really make a difference in performance. It is a pretty sturdy pair that will be able to put up with your daily, high-intensity workouts and provide a perfect fit, and not only in the gym. You can actually use these fashionable shoes from Reebok as daily wear too. They super comfy, lightweight and deliver a good stance while lifting weight.
Have you ever come across the knee-high socks that CrossFitters wear? Well, they are not only a style trend, but they actually guard your shins from all sorts of threats that you may face while performing CrossFit WODs like weightlifting, squats, deadlifts, etc.
This offering from Reebok fits the bill absolutely, as it is not only very comfortable and long lasting but also gives maximum protection to your shins when you are working out. They're stylish too!
Do you think that any jump rope will help you perform unders or double unders at the box? If yes, then just try once with this one and you will definitely understand the difference. The right kind of gear is a must for CrossFit exercises, and this one is definitely not an exception.
This one is a complete revelation once you start using it at the box. Sizing is pretty easy and it also exhibits a cool look. It is also very durable and will last you for years!
Since this is a discussion about CrossFit gear for women, one thing that just can't be missed is taking care of the hair during workouts.
This offering from Junk Brands is of great help and solves the problem instantly. It is sweat wicking and quick drying along with being extremely comfortable. It is also machine washable. You don't want your hair getting in the way of your maximum athletic performance, do you?
If you are worried about your hands continuously ripping or sweating while working out, do not be any more. For here are the latest hand grips that are much less fussy than the old tapes you have been using.
These WOD Fittners hand grips are super easy to put on, as you just have to slip it in through your middle or ring finger and tighten the Velcro around your wrists. This one keeps getting better with time as you break them in. Of course, it not only protects your hand but also provides ample comfort.
This one is not a mandatory inclusion in your CrossFit gear, but it does provide ample support to the wrists while working out. Thus you wrists remain protected during daily training sessions. Additionally, it is also very durable and should last for a long time.
It provides ample support to the wrists while working out.
What's in the Bag of this CrossFit Games Athlete?
One thing that is absolutely necessary for CrossFit training is keeping track of your daily progress. Everyday, whatever you achieve must be jotted down so that you may keep note of how you are improving. There's nothing more rewarding than taking a look back through your old log books to see how much progress you've made in a month, 6 months or a year.
If you're looking for a bit of extra protection for your knees during a tough WOD, then you'll want to consider a knee sleeve. They're also ideal for running, sports or any kind of workout for that matter.
A knee sleeve can help to keep your knee warm, as well as compressing it a little bit. This can lead to an increase in blood flow to the area, which helps aid in recovery as well as prevent injury.
Bear Komplex Knee Sleeves: The Best Choice for CrossFit?
Shoes are definitely the first priority when you are going for CrossFit training, as already mentioned above. But since CrossFit is a very intensive form of exercise, only one pair of apt shoes may not be able to meet the various demands, which include sprinting, squatting, weight lifting, and more.
Here comes the necessity of CrossFit lifters, which actually aid you when you are lifting weights. This is one of the best oly shoes that you can try. They are sturdy, very comfortable, and provide ample support, especially when you are practicing under the bar. If you're looking for some serious weightlifting performance, these CrossFit lifter shoes from Reebok fit the bill.
Sometimes when you are working out vigorously you develop calluses on your hands. It is not always possible to go for a manicure, and as a result they may rip while you are working out, leaving you sore and perhaps not even able to work out the next day.
For this it is advisable that you keep this shaver handy. It not only removes calluses but also helps in smoothing the skin. The slide-and-lock mechanism helps keep the shaver portion protected when not in use. It's a must-have for those lifting some serious weights, as you do in an intense CrossFit workout.
Last but not least, one thing that you just cannot do without is picking up the best pair of shorts for you. This one is more than just a bold style statement, as it comes with the special combination of great comfort and ample support.
These top-quality CrossFit shorts provide comfort even during high-intensity workouts by reducing friction, and they also absorb sweat and wick it away from the skin. They also provide ample flexibility. A hidden pocket is an additional feature of this short for keeping your essentials such as keys or cards.
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Bear Komplex calls their hand grips the best on the planet. This may in fact be true. They're lightweight, extremely durable and may be exactly what you need to make it through you next bodybuilding, gymnastics or CrossFit workout in style.
These are some of the gear that are absolute imperatives for avid CrossFitters. They will help you achieve your best and break your own records. That is because for performing such a diversified activity as CrossFit, you need to be comfortable so that you can deliver your best and at the same ensure that you don't get hurt.
All these will help you reach your target and gain the maximum benefits from this outstanding workout program. So hey girls, what are you waiting for! Grab your essential CrossFit gear from women and get started.
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The Victorian Agency for Health Information's vision is for a community that is better informed about health services, and health services that receive better information to serve their communities and provide better, safer care.
To achieve this vision, VAHI produces a range of reports on health service performance, quality and safety.
The Victorian health services performance monitoring framework outlines the Government's approach to overseeing the performance of Victorian health services, including VAHI's responsibilities.
Public health services each have a Statement of Priorities, which is their agreement with the Minister for Health on key performance expectations, targets and funding for the financial year.
Performance against the measures agreed in the Statement of Priorities is reported in Monitor. Monitor is produced monthly to show health service CEOs how they are tracking. A quarterly edition is sent to health service Boards. An annual Monitor report is also sent to CEOs and Boards.
Responsibility for Monitor moved from the Department of Health and Human Services when VAHI was established.
PRISM includes a broad set of measures on health service activity and performance. It supports Monitor by providing further context and allows health services to benchmark against similar health services.
PRISM is distributed to CEOs and Boards quarterly. An annual PRISM report is also distributed.
Responsibility for PRISM moved from the Department of Health and Human Services when VAHI was established.
VAHI developed the Board Quality and Safety Report for board members to get information about the quality and safety performance of their health service, including how their results compare with similar health services.
The Board Quality and Safety Report is distributed quarterly to health service boards.
VAHI developed Inspire to support clinicians to understand the performance of their health service against key measures that impact safety, quality and performance. Inspire will help to improve the flow of information in the health system so that issues can be identified and attention can be focused on opportunities for improvement.
Inspire is intended to support conversations on safety and quality among clinicians and management. A key component of the report is clinician-focused advice provided by Safer Care Victoria to help drive these conversations.
Inspire is produced quarterly and sent directly to clinicians. In addition, specialist issues of Inspire will be released from time to time, to provide in-depth reporting on specific clinical areas.
The Victorian Health Services Performance website aims to provide Victorians with an accurate picture about the performance of health services in their local area. The website provides greater transparency and a better understanding of Victoria's public hospital, health service and ambulance service performance.
The website is accessible to the public to search and view reports on patients treated, emergency care, elective surgery, mental health, specialist clinics, dental care, ambulance services, and quality, safety and patient experience.
VAHI updates the Victorian Health Services Performance website every quarter.
VAHI has an objective to provide Victorians with an accurate picture of health services in their area. The Agency's Patient Survey Series will do this by reporting on different aspects of patient experiences based on responses from the Victorian Healthcare Experience Survey.
The first report, Adult experiences of care in public hospitals – 2016 was released in February 2018.
VAHI will sometimes be required to carry out specialist investigations when a specific issue has been found in the health system.
VAHI published findings from an independent review into elective surgery waiting lists after an administrative error was identified in 2016. The findings are available at Elective surgery waiting lists: a rapid review to ensure full transparency.


So you have a friend's wedding, engagement, or any formal occasion to attend and you don't know how to wear your hijab. That's pretty much me all the time.
After searching for ways to wrap my scarf in a way that won't let loose during the event, I found a really simply and beautiful way to wear it: Shawl Tutorial . I personally love wearing my hijab simple because putting too many pins to hold my hijab in place make me crazy, so I'd rather keep myself from the hassle and be worry-free.
For this event, I wore a strapless chiffon Grecian dress in pink and a white polyester hijab with a hint of pink sparkles. I also wore a silver head hand around my hijab to hold my scarf in place and to give it a more formal look.
What Has This World Reached?


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Accepting continuous change
A history of the future of news
The opportunity: To seriously improve our news systems
To journalism students: Yes, there are jobs
Skills for digital adventurers
Innovation, transparency and collaboration
Digital tools can open up newspapers
Ten tools to learn, more to explore
The evolving profession of journalism
Evolution or revolution?
Carnegie-Knight: Journalism schools can innovate
Journalism education reform: How far should it go?
Journalism funders call for 'teaching hospital' model
Why journalism funders like 'teaching hospitals'
The promise and peril of teaching hospitals
A problem with academic research into journalism?
Demand Grows for Digital Training
Changing the Rulebook
Include social media in World Press Freedom measures
As social media grows, so does First Amendment appreciation
News consumers mix and match information sources
4 Cs of successful community media
What can the Federal Trade Commission do?
Why we need a public media technology transformation fund
The public case for universal, affordable broadband
'Time to change journalism'
If investigative journalists don't explain why their work matters, who will?
The story is not all that matters
Why journalists should like the #opendata movement
Ready for 'open journalism'?
What community foundations say about local media ecosystems
A local affair
Does a rising new form of media encourage presidential voting?
A bad idea that lingers
An experiment: Journalists take time to engage with a community
Many roads to change
How much comfort news is in your information diet?
Would nutrition labels work for news?
Little rules that created a big problem
A First Amendment example
How the Challenge Fund for Journalism helped nonprofits weather the recession
Clearer writing means wiser grant making
When we held the first Media Learning Seminar in 2007, some of the community foundation leaders looked a bit puzzled. Hundreds of them had come in the winter to visit Miami but not everyone was sure why. Knight Foundation had invited them, as representatives of America's more than 700 local foundations, to talk about what we saw as troubling trends in local media. Back then, the journalism weather was stormier in some communities than in others.
Community foundations are ways for people to invest in the future of their communities. They have boards that reflect the towns in which they exist. They take in donations, often large ones that grow their endowments. They make grants to support causes their donors and boards believe will improve local life.
At our first meeting with them, Knight staff did a lot of talking. News and information, we said, is just as important to communities as good schools or safe streets or clean air. Excellent journalism can help a community solve problems. Without it, problems fester.
So I told the story of the little Deerfield Forum, a volunteer citizen website created by that town's Friends of the Library with a $25,000 micro-grant from Knight via J-Lab. The library volunteers had been concerned because their local elections were not drawing any candidates for public office. No one seemed interested in solving local problems. Perhaps, the library volunteers thought, it's because there was no newspaper to report them, no bloggers debating them. So the friends decided to report and write their own news stories about their little New Hampshire town.
Here is The Forum's pledge:
To report the news with accuracy and objectivity and treat people with respect.
To provide content to help citizens make informed decisions about local issues.
To facilitate community debate.
To furnish an opportunity for creative expression.
To correct our errors in a timely manner.
Any journalist might agree with those points. Bear in mind, though, these are volunteers. They just wanted to help their town — and they did. Once the information started flowing, things in Deerfield started happening. The number of people running for public office went up. Voter turnout went up. Next election, the same thing happened. Then it happened again. Seven years after its 2005 launch, The Deerfield Forum is still going strong. Its founder went on to win a seat in the state legislature.
At times, only in a small town can you clearly see big things. For decades, scholars have debated the relationship between information and community engagement in our democratic republic. But the importance of local news is not something they debate in Deerfield. It's something they practice. They know their volunteer journalism matters.
None of us predicted at that first conference that the recession of 2008 and 2009 was coming. We didn't see it. But it did confirm what we were saying. The collapse in value of America's newspaper companies was unprecedented, stunningly so. Suddenly, you could buy a share of New York Times stock for less than it cost to buy the Sunday edition of the New York Times. When the U.S. Senate's Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on the future of journalism, Knight President Alberto Ibargüen testified about the digital age paradox in local news. "A high school student can more easily access information about swine flu or the crisis in Darfour than corruption in city government or decisions about education in his town.
After that, the tone of the Media Learning Seminar changed. No longer were there any puzzled looks. No longer did Knight Foundation staff do most of the talking. The meeting became a place that community foundations could tell each other what they were doing about America's crisis in local news. For the 2010 meeting, to confirm that we were on the same page, I worked with Esther Thorson from the University of Missouri to survey the foundation leaders.
I retold the Deerfield story, adding that some big city folks might object to the beautiful simplicity of the lessons of the little New Hampshire town that brought democracy back from the dead for the whopping sum of $25,000. Chicago and Detroit are not Deerfield, and urban ecosystems are more complex, more like a run through the rain forest than a stroll through the park. So such leaders as Terry Mazany of the Chicago Community Trust and Mariam Noland of the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan were right to ask tough questions. Our cities face big challenges, they said, and our journalists need to be tigers.
For the first time I brought up an example I've used many times since. The Texas Tribune, like the Deerfield Forum, didn't exist in the 20th century. Its digital news site launched in November 2009, with $3.8 million in philanthropic support and professional staff. It focuses on state politics. One early story had the state rethinking the funding that was keeping dangerous day care centers in operation. Another had hospitals admitting that they were sending baby blood smears without permission to be part of the federal DNA registry. The Tribune won a new Knight grant to refine its model. It has a strong business and technological staff to go along with its journalists. We hold it up as proof that the new digital nonprofits have a real chance. In anybody's rain forest, from the start the Tribune has been a tiger.
Why all this talk about media ecosystems? Because thinking about news and information that way helps us see how it really works. Community foundations are used to a local media dominated by daily newspapers. Local dailies may indeed be the tall trees in the forest. But they aren't the only trees. There are weekly papers, ethnic papers, alternative papers, free papers, monthlies, newsletters, magazines, radio, TV, and now blogs, websites and social and mobile media.
In this information environment, when anyone who is networked can create as well as consume news and information, we have city hall websites, nonprofit websites, church and school and library websites, to name only a few. Yet despite all the digital diversity, there are some trends that apply, some laws of the jungle. Here are some of them:
First, information consumption keeps growing. Statisticians from the University of California at San Diego and elsewhere report that information consumption by a typical American adult now takes up 12 hours a day. How is that possible? Anyone with children knows how. People today consume more than one form of media at the same time.
Researchers working for Microsoft were among the first to study this. One called it "continuous partial attention." If you are listening to the radio, reading work email and talking on the phone, that counts as triple. If you did that all day, you only need four hours to consume 12 hours' worth of media. Whether we like it or not, multi-tasking is here to stay.
Next, traditional media keeps shrinking. There's no simple way to say it. All the new media competition means that fewer people are watching traditional local TV news or network TV news or reading the daily newspaper. Does this mean no one cares about news? No. Online users of news are rising fast.
Third: It's all about the money. Many daily newspapers have larger audiences online than they do in print. So why can't they make more money? Because the economics of digital advertising are different. Online ads bring in less than a tenth of the money that print newspaper ads used to bring in. Every year, print advertising falls. The World Association of Newspapers said that most of the world's media executives believe that by 2015, most of their revenue will need to come from online sources. But North American editors, perhaps still suffering from their addiction to print advertising, don't think they will need to get as much of their revenue digitally. Unfortunately, the American editors are wrong.
Finally: Digital is here to stay. Media consumption becomes more digital with each generation. This is true in any developed country. Since these statistics were collected, digital media has become even more important to the young. Older folks prefer television and newspapers. Choice of form or mode of media happens at a young age and stays with us.
If we've agreed that media is in transition, let's take a look at a community media ecosystem in the context of what foundation leaders see. Obviously ecosystems vary from place to place. We've drawn our basic ecosystem elements from the report "Informing Communities," by the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities. It was the first major commission to look at news and information since the creation of public broadcasting. In Appendix One, the report says, a healthy community should have eight things going for it.
1. Most government information and services for my city can be found through a clear, easy-to-use portal. Of the community foundation leaders we surveyed, more than half said their towns or cities did not have such a portal. This is disturbing for several reasons, not the least of which is the fact that government information belongs to the people. If the government does not put the public's information on the Web in an accessible way, how is civic life supposed to happen? In our ecosystem graphic, we'll turn the stream black to symbolize a lack of a good public information flow.
2. Government in my city offers public information openly and holds meetings openly. Most community foundation leaders said, yes, that's the case. So on our ecosystem map, we will leave the sun turned on. (As a former newspaper editor, however, I need to observe that this perception, though valid, is at odds with Sunshine Week research, which says as many as 80 percent of the local governments violate their own open records and meeting laws.) But we're describing a community foundation ecosystem experience here, so no change in the map.
3. Quality journalism in your city: growing in volume, shrinking or staying same? Seventy-five percent of the community foundation leaders surveyed said the news stream is shrinking. (When we had asked the leaders before the media meltdown of 2008-2009, only 41 percent of them said quality local journalism was shrinking. Hence those puzzled looks at the first Media Learning Seminar.) To symbolize the decline in these community institutions that have been there for a century or more, we'll color the trees black in our local ecosystem map.
4. Local websites on which ordinary citizens can discuss and debate community events and issues. Yes, a slim majority of community foundation leaders agree there are local websites and other digital venues for debate. But the vote is close. In our ecosystem map, those tweeting birds symbolize debate. We'll need to leave a few birds in and take some out.
5. Vibrant libraries or other centers at which people can learn digital literacy and get access to the Internet. Absolutely, community foundation leaders said, by a clear and strong majority, we have libraries and other places at which people can learn to get on the Internet. Still, in a fourth of the communities, this is not the case. That would be like a fourth of America not being connected to roads. Even so, most of the leaders felt good about their libraries, so we'll keep our frog jumping in the ecosystem map. Libraries and other community centers may be a place on which to build.
6. Easy to find information on issues I think are important, such as health, jobs, the environment, arts and so on. Mostly, community leaders said no, they didn't have that easy-to-find information. Quality of life information is important, of course. Everything doesn't have to be investigative reporting. Some projects might tell people what's going on that they want to know. News you can use. It's the underbrush in our ecosystem map, and because the leaders said it's not there, we'll remove it.
7. The schools teach media literacy. Many have no idea what their schools are doing, but those who have an opinion said no, there isn't enough teaching of media literacy. From the reports we have seen, we would agree with the foundation leaders on this. The Knight Commission said digital media literacy should be taught in all schools, but that still hasn't happened. There's still a lot of teaching to the test. The test, by and large, doesn't care if you know civics, news literacy or any of the things we hope citizens of the 21st century will know. In our map we'll get rid of the rocks and clouds.
8. High speed, affordable broadband accessible by everyone. By the largest margin in the entire survey, community foundation leaders said this just had not happened. Seventy-six percent said they didn't have universal broadband. Of all the survey items this is the one that's a bit out of date. (If we were to do the survey again next year, the White House would say, we'd see a picture of broadband everywhere.) But having connections is not the same as using connections. The poor, the elderly and rural America are second-class citizens regarding broadband. So what should we wipe out in the ecosystem map to symbolize broadband adoption? The sky.
What these foundation leaders think matters, since they control $50 billion in endowments, and make at least $4 billion a year in local grants. To review: Government portal, no; open government, yes; journalism shrinking; debate isn't vibrant; little quality of life information; libraries are good; no digital media literacy and no universal broadband.
The first graphic below shows a healthy media ecosystem, according to the Knight Commission, and the second shows what community foundation leaders said their local media ecosystems actually look like.
Who turned out the lights? It's safe to say the nation's community foundation leaders don't have the most positive views of their local news and information systems. The good news is that this analysis presents the lowest common denominator. In any given community, there may have been more strong points than shown here, places on which to build.
Community foundations are giving more to local news and information than they used to and planning to give even more in the future. What are the smart things they are doing? They are increasing their own communications capacities as well as their grantees, experimenting with new digital approaches and sharing their learning, making more detailed maps of their own community media ecosystems. No matter what they want to accomplish, community and place-based foundations know they need healthy news-and-information ecosystems to do it.
This is an updated version of a talk presented at the annual Media Learning Seminar for Community Foundations as part of the Knight Community Information Challenge. Further advice for foundations can be found in the booklet "Journalism and Media Grant Making."
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Siddharta
2006,November
2006-11-24 Concert in Kranj
We've finally played, after a long time, at Planina Hall in Kranj again. As usually, the heat was right, which, we believe, felt everybody at the venue. The hall packed with eager fans was warmed up by TIDE, our supporting act. Yet at 9.15 PM we headed onstage and unleashed the two-hour-rock'n'roll hell. Take a look up the sky over Planina Hall sometime...only Milky Way is what's left...
After the show was over the regular meet and greet followed. Quite a lot fans waited up this time, especially young ones, which is nice. There were some gifts for us, i.e. drawings etc. and even a box of tangerines to keep us healthy in that kind of weather. It didn't take us long to return to Ljubljana, where we unloaded the equipment and headed to Orto bar for a beer afterwards, which turned out an all night party.
See you in Novo mesto, 1st December, and Murska Sobota, 2nd December. Have fun!
2006-11-17 Concert in Velenje
Two weeks after our last concert we met with our team again, loaded all our stuff on the bus and set out for Velenje. It's great to see the guys each and every time. They're the best, devoted to us with all their hearts, just like we have always been devoted to them. Guys, we love you all!
Velenje was a little more grateful time-wise so that during sound check we could go through a few songs without haste. After dinner we even had a couple of hours left for a bit of rest before going on stage.
The audience was amazing; the energy flow from the audience onto the stage and back again left us with a grin. The band was in tune as never before and the audience was going wild all the way! Do it to me one more time!!
Compliments to our guests naio ssaion! The band coming from Velenje themselves warmed up the local audience almost to a boiling point. Way to go!
2006-11-04 Concert in Krško
We returned from Copenhagen on Friday. On the next day at around 13.00 we set off towards Krško where we had a gig in the local sports hall. The low temperatures we got used to in Copenhagen awaited us back home in Slovenia as well. But that's what November is supposed to be like anyway.
Sound check, dinner, a great gig and even better a response from the crowd, who sang along to the very last song all lead to an interesting time after the concert spent with our fans. This is a chance for us to get to know our fans of different ages, and through conversations with them we learn how our music, our performance and our rock 'n' roll party affects them.
In the early morning hours we sailed off from the pier of Krško. We reached the harbour of Ljubljana at around 3:30. We needed some rest. After all, a week of running around Copenhagen sightseeing, and the Krško gig left us exhausted.
2006-11-02 Copenhagen
Day 4 in Copenhagen
Today is the day. The reason for our coming to Denmark. We have until 6 PM for a final stroll around the city before getting ready and going to the venue of tonight's event. We'll be there to enjoy the show as well as to represent our home country. The after party is bound to last up to the morning hours. We don't expect to get any sleep tonight as we need to be at the airport at 7 AM for the check-in. Don't expect to hear from us before arriving bach home in Ljubljana. It's going to be interesting and tiresome :)
The entire band got together at 09:00 and after breakfast we went to the city. We visited the nautical museum and later hung out at the Hard Rock Cafe to keep away from the snow outside… We spent the afternoon shopping for souvenirs for our family and friends, and went to a nearby pub to see the Copenhagen vs. MAU football match, which ended 1:0 in favour of Copenhagen. We received a phone invitation during the match to a party at the hotel which was a temporary home of all the big stars. It was interesting…
We were shocked to find last night that the hotel computer wouldn't be of much use for uploading the photos we had taken. For that reason among others we decided to set out to the city and check out the Copenhagen nightlife. We stopped – just as last year in Lisbon – by the Hard Rock Cafe.
Most of us slept right through breakfast. We spent the day strolling along the sights of Copenhagen, adjusting to the environment. We visited a few museums - the coral reef museum, the science museum, the erotic museum, etc.
We missed the evening football match but managed to meet with the MTV crew, who arrived in Copenhagen a day after we did. An enormous stage is being built to perfection in the city centre for the MTV Music Awards 06 artists' performances.
We called it a day at 2 AM already because day 3 was going to be a busy one…
We arrived safely in Copenhagen. Nicely settled at the hotel, we're now getting ready for an evening tour of the city. We'll be taking pictures of all points of interest which come our way. The first photos will (probably ;) be put up tonight already, thus enabling you to "travel" with us. Till later...
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Catherine BURDETT
ABT 1675 - 1 Feb 1749
RESIDENCE: Charles Co. MD
BIRTH: ABT 1675, Charles Co. Maryland
DEATH: 1 Feb 1749, Charles Co. Maryland
Father: Thomas BURDETT
Mother: Verlinda COTTON
Family 1 : Thomas STONE
MARRIAGE: ABT 1715, Charles Co. Maryland
2 Catherine Burditt b: ABT 1675 d: 1 FEB 1749/50 + Samuel Boughton + Thomas Sr. Stone b: 1677 d: 31 OCT 1727.
STONE, KATHRINE, 31 Oct 1750
To David Stone, Jr, Mary Stone and Anne Stone, children of
David Stone, 2 Negro women, Reader and Kate,
To Anne Fooks, cattle.
To Anne Hanson, dau. of William and Mary Hanson, cattle.
To Kathrine Fooks, dau, of Gerrat Fooks, a silver tankard, silver spoons, cattle.
To Richd. Reeder, 20 s.
To Gerrat Fooks, furniture, Negro Jack, 500 A. of "Aguinhocks Hills" near Permunkey, That my two Negro men Fortune and Falmouth shall remain free from the day of my decease* William Hanson, Gerrat Fooks, exs.
Wit: John Blackwood, Margret Smith, Joseph (?) Allforde 28.26.
Burdett, Parthenia, of Nanjemy, Chas. Co., 17th Feb., 1697;
13th Mch., 1697,
To John Hamilton, son of testatrix' sister, all lands.
to sister Catherine Boughton and her assignees., all personal estate.
Ex. not given.
Test: Wm. Dent, Sam'l Boughton, Gerard Fowke 6.75.
Mrs. Parthenia Burditt 16.18 I CH £65.19.10 Apr 4 1698-
Appraisers: John Barker, John Bannester,
my best guess at who was Catherine is Catherine Burdett. Has all the right names.
The inventory of the personal estate of "Thomas Stone Sr." was filed on November 23, 1728, by Catherine Stone as the executrix, with Matthew Stone and William Stone as the kinsmen.
Catherine Stone, whose will was proved in Charles County on February 1, 1750, by John Blackwood and Margaret Smith, is believed to be his widow. She named William Hanson and Gerret Fowke as executors and the following of no stated relationship as her heirs--Anne Fowke; Mary Hanson, the wife of William Hanson; Catherine Fowke, the daughter of Gerret Fowke; Richard Reeder; Gerret Fowke who received 500 acres of "Aqunkeck's Hills" near Permunkey; and David Stone, Mary Stone, and Anne Stone, children of David Stone.
Archives, vol. 30.
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_Thomas BURDETT _____|
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|--Catherine BURDETT
|                                                       _Andrew COTTON ___________________
|                                                      | (1570 - ....)
|                      _William COTTON "the Immigrant"_|
|                     | (1600 - 1640) m 1637           |
|                     |                                |__________________________________
|_Verlinda COTTON ____|
|                                 _Thomas II GRAVES "the Immigrant"_+
|                                | (1584 - 1635) m 1610
|_Ann GRAVES ____________________|
(1620 - 1683) m 1637           |
|_Katherine CROSHER _______________+
Ella EVERETT
Family 1 : Judson PRICE
Ida Rice HIGGINBOTHAM
RESIDENCE: Bedford Co. VA
Father: Cyrus Aaron HIGGINBOTHAM
Mother: Althea Jane HIGGINBOTHAM
_Aaron HIGGINBOTHAM III_________+
_Alexander Brown HIGGINBOTHAM _________|
| (1818 - 1888) m 1840                  |
|                                       |_Elizabeth Stewart SANDIDGE ____+
|                                         (1796 - 1850) m 1817
_Cyrus Aaron HIGGINBOTHAM _|
|                           |                                        _Willis Rucker PLUNKETT ________+
|                           |                                       | (1796 - 1883) m 1818
|                           |_Eliza Frances PLUNKETT _______________|
|                             (1821 - 1909) m 1840                  |
|                                                                   |_Margaret Finley SHIELDS _______+
|                                                                     (1800 - ....) m 1818
|--Ida Rice HIGGINBOTHAM
|                                                                    _Joseph Cabell HIGGINBOTHAM Sr._+
|                                                                   | (1782 - 1842) m 1803
|                            _Joseph Cabell HIGGINBOTHAM Jr. C.S.A._|
|                           | (1821 - 1894) m 1849                  |
|                           |                                       |_Lucy Neville WILLS ____________+
|                           |                                         (1780 - 1854) m 1803
|_Althea Jane HIGGINBOTHAM _|
|                                        _Willis Rucker PLUNKETT ________+
|                                       | (1796 - 1883) m 1818
|_Angelina Elizabeth PLUNKETT __________|
(1819 - 1898) m 1849                  |
|_Margaret Finley SHIELDS _______+
Maj. John Carr MINOR of Topping Castle
TITLE: Maj.
OCCUPATION: Rev War-VA Militia; lawyer
RESIDENCE: Caroline Co. VA
BIRTH: 18 Nov 1735, Caroline Co. VA
DEATH: 21 Mar 1800, Caroline Co. VA
RESOURCES: See: DAR ID 95342 [S125] [S1386] [S2128] [S2530] [S3015]
Father: John Vivion MINOR
Mother: Sarah Dabney CARR
Family 1 : Elizabeth "Betty" COSBY
MARRIAGE: ABT 1755, Hanover Co. Virginia
+Thomas Carr MINOR
+William MINOR
+John MINOR of Hazell Hill
Lancelot MINOR
Mary MINOR
Diana MINOR
Charles MINOR
+Sarah MINOR
Elizabeth MINOR
+Barbara Cosby MINOR
I. Maj. John Minor((5)). Married Elizabeth Coshy.
_Doodes MINOR Jr.___________________+
_Garrett MINOR ______|
|                     |_Elizabeth COCKE ___________________+
_John Vivion MINOR __|
|                     |                      _John VIVION I______________________+
|                     |_Diana VIVION _______|
|                                           |_Margaret SMITH ____________________+
|--John Carr MINOR of Topping Castle
|                                            _Thomas CARR I "The Immigrant"______+
|                                           | (1648 - 1711)
|                      _Thomas CARR II______|
|                     |                     |_Mary GARLAND? _____________________
|                     |                       (1650 - 1736)
|_Sarah Dabney CARR __|
|                      _Cornelius DABNEY I "The Immigrant"_+
|_Mary DABNEY ________|
|_Susanna JENNINGS? _________________
William W. MORRIS C.S.A.
16 Feb 1844 - AFT 1885
OCCUPATION: CSA Co. B, Ninth Arkansas Inf.; teacher and preacher; and farmer; Mason
RESIDENCE: Holmes Co. MS and Monticello, AR and 1868 Ballard Co. KY
BIRTH: 16 Feb 1844, Holmes Co. Mississippi
RESOURCES: See: Bio notes
Father: Noah MORRIS
Mother: Martha IRWIN
Family 1 : M. H. REEVES
MARRIAGE: 21 Sep 1876, Ballard Co. Kentucky
#8367: Histories and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky. BIOGRAPHY: A Reprint of Part II of: BIOGRAPHY: Battle, J. H., W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of the State. First Edition. Louisville, Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1885
"WILLIAM W. MORRIS was born February 16, 1844 in Holmes County, Miss., and is the seventh of nine children, six boys and three girls, born to Noah and Martha (Erwin) Morris, born in South Carolina and Louisiana, respectively. His grandparents were Benjamin Morris of Irish origin and a farmer, and Joseph Erwin of English descent, also a farmer.
William W. Morris was reared on a farm, receiving a good English education and was attending school at Monticello, Ark., at the time the war broke out, when he and all his brothers enlisted in The Confederate Army. He enlisted in July, 1861, in Company B, Ninth Arkansas Infantry, under Capt. Iron, Bradley commanding colonel, and engaged in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Barnsville, Port Hudson and Vicksburg, and was in Gen. Loring's division from Dalton to Atlanta, and was also in The Nashville and Franldin fight; was in Forrest's command on Hood's retreat and afterward went to Mobile and South Carolina, to join the army of Virginia; his last fight was in Bentonville, N.C., and in April, 1865, surrendered. He was wounded at Shiloh in the right side, and at Bentonville in the left side.
After the close of the war, he returned to Goodman, Miss., engaged in the drug business and studied medicine for two years. In 1868, he came to Ballard County, where he taught school for fifteen terms and preached, having been licensed in February 1872; about 1882, he turned his entire attention to farming. His only ally in life has been his wife, and he has a farm of 123 acres, 100 improved.
He was married September 21, 1876, to Miss M. H.Reeves, of Ballard County, daughter of W. H. and Penelope (White) Reeves, natives of Kentucky and of Irish and Scotch descent. To this marriage have been born four children: William W., Charles C., Fannie E., and Nellie W. Mr. And Mrs. Morris are members of the Christian Church, and he is a Mason. He cast his first presidential vote for Seymour, and he is still a Democrat."
_Benjamin MORRIS ____|
_Noah MORRIS ________|
|--William W. MORRIS C.S.A.
|                      _Joseph IRWIN _______|
|                     | (1800 - ....)       |
|_Martha IRWIN _______|
Family 1 : Alitha RUCKER
Ann RANSOM
Father: Thomas RANSOM
Mother: Ann DUDLEY
Family 1 : Robert BILLIPS
MARRIAGE: 7 May 1755, VA
_George RANSOM _____________+
_Peter RANSOM _______|
|                     |____________________________
_Thomas RANSOM ______|
|                     |                      ____________________________
|                                           |____________________________
|--Ann RANSOM
|                                            _Ambrose DUDLEY ____________+
|                      _Ambrose DUDLEY II___|
|                     |                     |_Ann FOSTER ________________+
|                     |                       (1656 - ....) m 1674
|_Ann DUDLEY _________|
|                      _John SCOTT I_______________+
|_Judith SCOTT _______|
|_Mary or Elizabeth BASSETT _+
Frank B. ROBINS
RESIDENCE: E. Feliciana Parish, LA
RESOURCES: See: [S11]
Father: John Maxwell Bancroft ROBINS
Mother: Florence Octavia BROWN
_Thomas Jefferson ROBINS ______________________
_Thomas William ROBINS _________________________|
| (1823 - 1893) m 1845                           |
|                                                |_Mary WINTER __________________________________+
|                                                  (1799 - 1843) m 1820
_John Maxwell Bancroft ROBINS _|
| (1846 - 1922) m 1872          |
|                               |                                                 _(RESEARCH QUERY) MAXWELL of VA & TN & GA & LA_
|                               |                                                |
|                               |_Margaret Burgess MAXWELL ______________________|
|                                 (1826 - 1913) m 1845                           |
|                                                                                |_______________________________________________
|--Frank B. ROBINS
|                                                                                _______________________________________________
|                                                                                |
|                                _(RESEARCH QUERY) BROWN E. Feliciana Parish, LA_|
|                               |                                                |_______________________________________________
|                               |
|_Florence Octavia BROWN _______|
(1853 - 1915) m 1872          |
|                                                 _______________________________________________
|________________________________________________|
|_______________________________________________
Puett E. ROWELL
Harriet Buckner SMITH
16 Feb 1814 - 22 Jan 1895
RESIDENCE: Amite Co. MS and Victoria, TX
BIRTH: 16 Feb 1814, Liberty, Amite Co. Mississippi
DEATH: 22 Jan 1895, Victoria,Victoria Co. Texas
BURIAL: Magnolia Cemetery,Victoria
Father: Ambrose SMITH
Mother: Zylpha (Zilphy) COTTON
Family 1 : Richard Addison COWARD C.S.A.
MARRIAGE: 30 Nov 1831, Amite Co. Mississippi
Father: Ambrose SMITH b: ABT. 1770 in Virginia Death: ABT. 1858;
Mother: Zylpha COTTEN b: 1784 in Edgefield, South Carolina, Death: 1858 in Amite County, Mississippi.
_____________________|
_Ambrose SMITH __________|
|                         |                      __
|                         |                     |
|                         |_____________________|
|                                               |__
|--Harriet Buckner SMITH
|                                                __
|                          _Thomas COTTON ______|
|                         | (1743 - 1816) m 1777|
|                         |                     |__
|_Zylpha (Zilphy) COTTON _|
|_Anne MANSFIELD _____|
THOMAS THORNTON
BIRTH: ABT 1475, Thornton, Yorks, ENG
RESOURCES: See: Notes [S324] [S408] [S979] [S695]
Father: THOMAS THORNTON
Mother: Eleanor BLAND
Family 1 : ELIZABETH METCALFE
+STEPHEN THORNTON
The key problem with Thomas of 1475 is knowing his birth place. Christopher, grandson of 1540, was born in Gainsborough, ENG. If it is near East Newton or Sproxton, Yorkshire, ENG, the timing could make Robert Thornton, b. 1455, of East Newton and Jane Layton, of Sproxton, his parents.
Robert's father is William Thornton, b 1424, d. Mary 17, 1487, and Agnes Alderborough his mother. The Alderborough line goes back though King Edward I and Eleanor of Castile.
William Thornton, b 1424, East Newton m. abt 1450, East Newton, Yorkshire, ENG. Parents Lord Newton, Robert Thornton, b 1374, Cambridge, Yorkshire, m. Isobell de Grey.
His parents were a Robert Thornton, Lord Newton of Cambridge and Margery.
His father was Thomas Thornton and mother Jean Nellison.
Lord William Thornton b bef 1288 and Isobell de Newton. and his father was Lord William Thorntone, b before 1250 in Gainsborough, ENG.
The name then de Thornetone. The English version of the name came from an estate surrounded by Hawthorn Trees. The estate was established by a Frenchman who was the Standard Bearer for William the Conqueror.
Robert Thornton b 1455 of East Newton and Jane Layton of Sproxton may be his parents.
1. Robert Thornton b 1455
2. William Thornton b 1424 d. 17 Mar 1487 m.1450 to Agnes Alderborough in East Newton, Yorkshire, ENG. The Alderborough line is back through King Edward I and Eleanor of Castile.
4. Robert Thornton, b 1374, Lord Newton, Cambridge, Yorkshire m. Isobell de GREY.
5. Robert Thornton, Lord Newton of Cambridge m. to Margery.
6. Thomas Thornton m. Jean Nellison.
7. Lord William Thornton b bef 1288 m. Isobell de Newton.
8. Lord William Thornton b bef 1250 in Gainsborough, ENG. [S324] [S324]
_WILLIAM THORNTON ___+
_ROGER THORNTON _____|
|                     |_MARY KIRBY _________+
_THOMAS THORNTON ____|
|                     |                      _HENRY REDMAGNE _____
|                     |                     | (1380 - ....)
|                     |_KATHERINE REDMAGNE _|
|                       (1410 - ....) m 1438|
|--THOMAS THORNTON
|                      _Richard BLAND ______|
|_Eleanor BLAND ______|
RESIDENCE: Kershaw, SC and Wilkinson Co. MS
BIRTH: 1789, Kershaw, South Carolina
Father: Robin WHITE "the Immigrant"
Mother: Mary HUX
Family 1 : Fredonia SMITH
MARRIAGE: 15 Jan 1828, Wilkinson Co. Mississippi
2 Mansel White + Ann E. Gaulden
2 Catherine White + Mr. Patton
2 Amanda White + Charles A. W. Coon III
2 Ellen White + Mr. Sanders
2 Thomas White + Amanda Boland + Lizzie Helmer
2 Louise White + Jesse Jones
2 Edna White + Daniel McNeil
2 Rohelia White + Mr. Hunter
2 Mary White + Mr. Newman
_Robin WHITE "the Immigrant"_|
| (1750 - 1865)               |
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|                             |                     |
|                             |_____________________|
|                                                   |__
|--Benjamin WHITE
|                                                    __
|                              _John HUX ___________|
|                             | (1740 - ....)       |
|                             |                     |__
|_Mary HUX ___________________|
(1770 - 1818)               |


Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has expressed his concern at Israel's decision to ban a number of pro-Palestine campaign groups from the country.
On Sunday (January 7) the Jewish state announced a blacklist of 20 human rights groups, all of which support the BDS - boycott, divestment and sanctions - movement against Israel.
The list includes various branches of the international BDS organisation, as well as Jewish Voice for Peace and Friends of Al-Aqsa and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign - which Corbyn himself has supported in the past.
In response, a spokesman for the Labour leader told The Electronic Intifada: "Jeremy is concerned by reports that activists campaigning for justice for Palestinians, against illegal settlements and the ongoing occupation have been barred from Israel."
Corbyn's comments are likely to receive an angry reaction, particularly given the Labour leader's perceived bias on the Israel-Palestine issue.
The veteran left-winger, a long-time defender of Palestinian rights, provoked fury in Israel in late October when he turned down an invitation to have dinner with the country's president, Benjamin Netanyahu. He has also attracted widespread condemnation for describing the Palestinian militant group Hamas as "friends."
However last month Corbyn said he does not support an boycott on Israel, and a spokesman said he would be happy to buy Israeli goods.


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NYC Will Run Out of Coronavirus Vaccines in About Two Weeks at Current Pace, de Blasio Says
By Faraz Toor New York City
PUBLISHED 10:27 PM ET Jan. 11, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:27 PM EST Jan. 11, 2021
NEW YORK — As New York City begins to pick up the pace on vaccinating more New Yorkers, Mayor de Blasio warns he may run out of COVID-19 vaccines.
"At the rate we're going, we'll be out in two weeks or so," de Blasio said in his weekly "Mondays with the Mayor" interview with Inside City Hall anchor Errol Louis.
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Both de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have continued to push for a larger supply of vaccines — which is expected to be critical as eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine in New York expanded Monday to everyone over the age of 75, as well as education workers, first responders, and transit workers. All health care workers in the state are also eligible to get the vaccine.
The city is also expanding the hours for vaccination hubs in a move to get more people inoculated. What the city is calling "mega vaccination" sites, which are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, are now open in all five boroughs as well. This week, the city will open three more of these sites in Lower Manhattan, Staten Island, and Queens, with a second location on Staten Island the following week.
City officials are aiming to reach their goal of one million doses by the end of January, but Cuomo warned last week it could take weeks for someone to get an appointment in New York.
When asked if there will still be a vaccine shortage in the city when President-elect Joe Biden takes office and is expected to release more doses, de Blasio did not directly answer the question. Instead, he said he had confidence Biden would be aggressive in releasing vaccines.
To further boost the vaccination rate, as many New Yorkers in surveys have expressed hesitation to getting the shot, some have suggested mandating vaccinations. De Blasio, however, tells NY1 he doesn't currently want to take such a step for city workers.
"We'll see if things change down the line. But right now what I can tell you is, voluntary is the right approach. A lot of people obviously do want this vaccine. For those who are hesitant, I think the vast majority aren't going to be hesitant for long. I think they want to see other people take it, make sure it's ok, they want to feel a little more confidence," the mayor said. "I think, ultimately, you can get a few more months into this thing and the vast, vast majority will want the vaccine. I would much rather do this on a voluntary basis so people feel confidence in what they're doing."
This story includes reporting from Anna Lucente Sterling.
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Doll 5 | Manga Reviews ~ Ramblings of A Fob.
After the amazing stories DOLL had in the previous volume compared to this one Volume 5 is definitely a huge let down.
The stories contained in this volume are lukewarm.. I didn't really care for most of the stories. There is one standout though, which I wished was included in the 4th volume. Its about a remote village with a population of few elderly people. Someone is trying to threaten their area as to urbanized it as it isn't seem that important anymore. One of the village woman finds a discarded Doll and that becomes their hope to get their village to prosper once more.
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Educate Nigerians on lawmakers' salaries, Gbajabiamila challenges RMAFC
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has asked the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission to explain the much-criticised remuneration and welfare package of members of the National Assembly to Nigerians.
Gbajabiamila particularly urged the RMAFC to enlighten critics on the distinction between the salaries and allowances of legislators. According to him, the controversy over the pay of lawmakers and the unending debates over it is caused by the lumping together of the salaries and allowances.
The Speaker stated that allowances are tied to sundry duties or work of the office of a lawmaker like maintaining a constituency office, while the salary is the actual pay he earns as a legislator.
He said, "You need to explain to the public the difference between salary and allowances. A lot of people lump them together and call them our take-home package. Salary is different and allowances are meant for many other issues. This explanation should be part of what you are working on right now regarding the judiciary and political office holders."
Gbajabiamila said this on Thursday in Abuja when a delegation from the RMAFC led by the Chairman, Mohammed Shehu, visited his office at the National Assembly, according to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi.
The statement was titled 'Revenue: Gbajabiamila Assures RMAFC of House's Support for Efficient Mobilisation, Allocation…Speaker Asks Agency to Explain Salary, Allowances of Legislators to Public.'
The Speaker assured the RMAFC of the legislature's support towards strengthening the delivery of its core mandate of mobilising revenue for the government. He stated that since no country could go far in terms of development without revenue, it was the priority of the House to ensure that the RMAFC performed its duties optimally.
Gbajabiamila cited the ongoing amendment of the 1999 Constitution and other relevant laws to not only strengthen RMAFC but also expand the scope of revenue available to the three tiers of government as an example.
He said, "It is revenue that takes a country from point to point. For any country that wants to grow, revenue is key to nation-building. That is why RMAFC is an essential component of the government in this country."
The Speaker added that the National Assembly made a lot of amendments in the ongoing Constitution review to improve the work of the RMAFC, including new allocations to tiers of government. He, however, noted that much of the new changes depended on how soon the 36 states voted on the amendments now pending before them.
Gbajabiamila noted that everyone, including the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was waiting for the states to turn in their report on the amendments before any further actions could be taken by the government.
He said, "There are issues about the exclusive and concurrent lists, which you mentioned; how we are going to allocate revenue and all that. Well, it's before the states and we are waiting for them. We will put pressure on them and ensure we achieve it. Mr President has said that it is the only thing he is waiting for."
Gbajabiamila, who advised the RMAFC to build a central monitoring platform to monitor revenue movements in all government revenue-generating agencies, asked the commission to submit a detailed proposal on its needs to enable the House to work on it speedily.
Shehu, who complained that big revenue agencies barely tolerated the commission by providing limited information on their revenue performance, urged the National Assembly to further empower RMAFC through the review of its laws, among other legislative interventions.
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Published Dec. 16, 2013 by Imperial Beach Patch.
A single block on 10th Street called one of the worst in IB may spark change and bring more art, parking, trees and eventually businesses to streets north and south of Palm Avenue if a design concept recently approved moves forward, city staff said.
Once a plan is created for the 700 block of 10th Street it can be emulated for other streets within a block from Palm Avenue in the commercialmixed use (CMU1) zone, said Assistant City Manager and Community Development Department Director Greg Wade.
The conceptual design for the 700 block of 10th Street between Palm and Donax avenues was approved in a 40 vote at a Nov. 20 meeting. Councilman Ed Spriggs abstained from voting.
City council will be asked Wednesday to approve the use of $23,000 in gas tax funds to have the drawings created.
The push to create a standard streetscape for areas north and south of Palm Avenue comes amid recent developments for IB's commercial districts.
 Plans for CalAmerican Water to move its offices to the corner of 10th Street and Palm Avenue were approved by city council last month. Every Day Furniture and Crystal Cove Cocktails, businesses at the east and west corners of 10th Street, closed in recent months. At the other end of the street, a sixunit Habitat for Humanity project is planned at the corner of 10th Street and Donax Avenue.
 In July, SANDAG gave the city a $400,000 grant for the Palm Avenue Commercial Corridor Master Plan. The city is currently receiving proposals from companies who want to complete civil engineering drawings.
The plan calls for lanes to be taken away or narrowed, trees added and many other changes to make sixlane State Route 75 feel more like a Main Street than a state highway. Studies to prepare the master plan have taken place since 2006.
Click here to see the full plan documents.
 Changes to Imperial Beach zoning laws were approved by a state commission in October. Portions of the changes are meant to have an impact on Palm Avenue and periphery streets between Florida Avenue and 7th Street.
"The design you see before you is a product of the Palm Avenue Master Plan. It is a concept of what was designed and developed. And the next phase is simply taking that concept and putting it into hard drawings," Wade said.
Plans to improve 10th Street have been discussed to make improvements in the past but never came to fruition, he said. The new CalAm Water and Habitat for Humanity projects at the north and south corners of the street reignited interest in planning for streets near Palm Avenue, said Public Works Department Director Hank Levien.
"My characterization is that that street is probably the least improved of our city streets. It's got sections of no sidewalk, sections of no curb and gutter, sections of no asphalt or parking," he said.
City staff will now work on a cost estimate for drawings for 10th Street design and return to city council for further direction. When or how the design will be carried can be decided in the future but to keep in line with stated goals and plans, the city should "set the table," Levien said.
"I don't see staff recommending to you that we do any sort of construction at this time. It's just that when developments do occur and the two that you do now have will build to that standard," said Public Works Department Director Levien said.
The redesign suggests a mix of different kind of plants, new lighting, designs in crosswalks, changes to parking and possibly a seating area at the corner of 10th Street and Donax Avenue.
The plan was put together by Nasland Engineering and Parterre Landscape Architecture, companies that have worked with the city on design on Seacoast Drive and led a recent lighting demonstration.
"The vision that we have for 10th street is very much like the plot to the east," said Pat O'Connor with Parterre Landscape Architecture referring to 12th Street where cars park at an angle near Palm Avenue and parallel park next to residences at the other end of the street.
"We're not reinventing the wheel here. I mean there's been kind of a great model that has been installed," he said.
Some unique additions Nasland and Parterre suggest include public art, designs in crosswalks or on sidewalks, planting trees, in the center of the street to create a canopy and a seating area at the corner of 10th Street and Donax Avenue.
"You might say who's going to sit there? Well you might be surprised. Come out in the evening to meet your neighbors and sit on that corner and just to have some place to sit down," O'Connor said.
Local resident Chuck Quisenberry, the sole public speaker on the subject, said he likes parts of the idea but pleaded with councilmembers not to commit to any new ventures before a shopping center is built at 9th Street and Palm Avenue.
"Don't spend any more money on any more crazy ideas until we get 9th and Palm fixed ok? Don't do anything else weird. Don't waste any more money. Don't pay for drawings. Don't do anything else or waste any more money until we get that eyesore in the center of our city fixed," he said.
The original shopping center contract was rejected by the California Department of Finance earlier this year. City staff have worked to resolve the issues and Sudberry Development reiterated their commitment to seeing the Breakwater project go forward when a new purchase and sale agreement was approved by the city redevelopment agency successor agency in October.
Quisenberry also advised against walking on 10th Street at night. "I've lived here 50 years. It's really not a good idea," he said.
Councilman Bobby Patton said he likes the idea of preparing the side streets for future development but that if large trees are planted that lighting and safety may become an issue.
Councilwoman Lorie Bragg, who lives a few blocks from the section of 10th Street, did not support CalAm Water moving to Palm Avenue but likes the idea of redesigning the street and places to sit at street corners.
Councilman Ed Spriggs lives on Seacoast Drive and has been a vocal supporter of development on the beachfront street.
No dollar amount has been placed on the design concept yet, Spriggs said last month, but he questioned making investments outside of "principal investment targets" the city has already identified like Seacoast Drive and near the shopping center project where the city can grow its tax base.
The city should focus its resources in places where it can grow its tax base, Spriggs said. The 10th Street design does not appear to be worth the time and energy necessary to create a turnaround, he said.
"I think it's a great concept but it looks like it's to me just plunked down in an area that is not really appropriate for this amount of time and energy at this point," Spriggs said.
"For anything major to happen here it's going to require the reconstruction of a number of these buildings here and the construction of new buildings and it's not really our target area,"he said.
Public Works Department Director Hank Levien said the Nasland Engineering plan compliments what the city already has planned for the area. Some sort of plan is necessary.
"If we don't set the table for what you want to have come in there, then I think you will continue to have the level of business you have on that street and you will never encourage the development you're looking for in that area," he said.
Mayor Jim Janney said he agrees with Spriggs that the plan may seem "too extravagant" but in the past there was talk of new development two blocks west near the post office, Imperial Beach Health Center and The Scoreboard.
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