Chaat is a term describing savory snacks, typically served at road-side tracks from stalls or food carts in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh- this from Wikipedia. Chaat to me is sweet, tangy and savory sensation put together to be had as an appetizer or snack. Most street versions have fried cracker bases or delicious potato centers.
Well…Today is the day!!! My first time co-hosting Angie's Fiesta Friday #108 with the lovely Suzanne@apuginthekitchen .
If you don't know it already Fiesta Friday is where to party every Friday. I joined it when I started blogging a couple of years back and it has been such a great support and platform to grow. Bring your dishes here and Link up your posts at Angie's Fiesta and to both the co-hosts!
Do read the guidelines posted here….but the rules are really to have fun and enjoy visiting all the fabulous bloggers.
One of my favorite Indian fusion restaurants Rasika delighted me with a Avocado and Banana version that is a must try if you are ever in DC.
Here is my take on serving up this amazing dish. You can never go wrong with Avocados can you? The nutrient rich bananas lightly browned bring a sweet dimension. Tamarin Chutney can me home made, I used a store bought version. A sprinkle of cumin, a dash of cayenne, a squeeze of lemon and there you have it! Ready in 10 mins.
Cut the avocado into chunks and squeeze the juice of half lemon over it. Toss in 2 tabsp of tamarind chutney, cumin and cayenne. Chill.
Using a ring mold or a hollow can, place the avocado mixture at the bottom, cover with the bananas, sprinkle with lemon juice, another dash of cayenne and cilantro. Top with some banana chips to bring in the crispiness.
What a great addition to the vegetarian thanksgiving dinner… I was excited to see this recipe of a savory cauliflower cake when Johanne Lamarche of French Gardener Dishes posted it. Johanne in turn got the inspiration for this cake came from a recipe of Yotam Ottolenghi.
It's wonderful how recipes transform as different people perceive them from their palates and senses. So my recipes is just another take at the cauliflower cake. I was looking for something to add to my vegetarian dishes for thanksgiving while the rest of the family enjoyed the turkey. I added some cumin and garlic to the dish along with lots of sage that I had fresh from my herb garden.
I have used a round spring foam pan, lined with parchment and oiled.
Add the cauliflower to boiling water for about 3 minutes. Drain.
Add 2 tbsp of olive oil in a large pan, add leek and minced garlic and sauté gently until translucent and softened– . Stir in the herbs and saute a further couple of minutes.
Add cauliflower and stir until all the ingredients are well mixed. Set this aside.
Take a mixing bowl, add the flour and baking powder, stir in the cheese and fold in the eggs, mustard and turmeric .
Mix lightly again using your hands or wooden spoons.
Pour the mixture into the baking pan and sprinkle the nigella seeds over it.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for approximately 40 minutes until golden. Serve warm or at room temperature.
The party is at Fiesta Friday and I am happy to share this.
Summer slowly winds down.. but in my garden the tomatoes are still vibrant, peppers still prospering, herbs still waiting to be picked. As we planned a picnic in the countryside, I filled my basket with the garden goodness. This fresh tomato and roasted corn salad is packable for a good picnic. The orzo was a add on to give it some body, the herbs pull it all together.
The dressing? well there is no dressing, the sprinkling of olive oil, lemon zest and lemon juice is all you need to bring together the fresh herbs.
The flatbread is a yeast dough made with spelt flour. I cooked it in a 450 degree oven for 10 mins until browned.
Pour olive oil and sprinkle salt over the chopped tomatoes and put aside.
Roast corn in a pan with a tiny bit of olive oil and thyme leaves until the corn is browned and toasted, sprinkle some sea salt.
Add corn and orzo to the tomatoes, add all the herbs, lemon zest and lemon juice.
Pack it up with some good homemade spelt flatbread and goat cheese and you are set for a great picnic.
Late to the party at Fiesta Friday but was too busy enjoying the weekend. Thanks to co-hosts, Effie @ Food Daydreaming and Steffi @ Ginger & Bread.
You can serve is as a starter course with pita or as a side dish. It pairs well with a spicy main dish.
I am giving the measurements below but they really can be adjusted to taste as you go.
Add the Feta as you turn the heat off and combine. Mix in the chopped dill and salt/pepper. Serve at room temperature and enjoy!


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The following photographs were taken in the wider Caucasus region by Sergei Mikhailovitch Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944), a former chemist-turned-photographer who had been commissioned by Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia, to document the many notable places and peoples which made up the vast Russian empire. The photographs are part of the Prokudin-Gorskii photographic archive, which is the responsibility of the Library of Congress in Washington.
In 1893, after finishing his clerical studies, Kavsadze formed his own choir and performed concerts for charity; he also formed choirs in Tbilisi (in 1896) and Poti (in 1897). In 1911, Sandro left his group under the direction of his brother Mikheil, and moved to western Georgia. He formed several choirs there, in Satchkere, Tkibuli, Chiatura, Zestaponi, and Kutaisi, and Kavsadze also taught Georgian folk music in schools and high-schools. In all, he spent twenty years in the region of Imereti, where he made an enormous contribution to the revival of traditional music and folklore.
Almost twenty years later, in 1930, Sandro was given the (rather Soviet) title of "Artistic Figure of Merit", and the thirtieth jubilee of his work was celebrated. In 1935 he was asked to move to Georgia's capital Tbilisi, where he was commissioned to set up and prepare an Eastern Georgian Folkloric Ensemble for the "Decade of Georgian Culture", an art and folklore festival which was to be held in Moscow.
The story has it that the festival's participants – singers, dancers, artistic directors, etc. – were gathered in the Kremlin's Georgievsk Hall, where they were nervously awaiting Stalin's arrival. At last, the Man Himself entered the room – A "hurrah!" resounded, but Stalin lifted up his hand to bid those gathered be silent. He looked around the room at length, clearly searching for someone. Everyone became anxious: Whom was he looking for?? What should they do?! At last, Stalin asked in a low voice "if Sandro was there." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the crowd parted to form a passage: at one end, Stalin; at the other, Sandro. It was of course protocol that the person meeting Stalin should walk up to him, but Sandro didn't move – a clear slight to the Great Man. They stared at each other for a few seconds, surrounded by the stunned crowd. Stalin then took the first step, followed by Sandro, and they met in the middle of the room, and embraced each other. "You have not changed," said Stalin, giving Sandro a pat on the back. Sandro remained silent, and patted Stalin on the back. "Indeed, you have not changed," repeated Stalin, patting Sandro on the back again. They conversed in low voices, Stalin asking Sandro if there was anything He could do for him? "Give me your pipe," said Sandro – The pipe has been a Kavsadze family heirloom ever since.
After Moscow, Sandro and his ensemble were bidden to travel onwards to Leningrad (formerly St. Petersburg, and now St. Petersburg again). However, shortly after the festival, Sandro (by then 63 years old) fell ill, and was hospitalized in the Kremlin. Lying in the hospital, Sandro received a letter. On the envelope was written "To Comrade Alexandre Kavsadze, from Stalin." The letter read: "Greetings to Sandro! ["sandros gaumardjos!" in Georgian] I happened to learn from Egnatashvili that you are in the Kremlin hospital. This is bad news, but the doctors tell me that you will get better soon. If you need anything, please let me know, for I am ready to help you in any manner. May you live for a thousand years! Your Soso, 1937."
Too ill to continue touring, Sandro remained in Moscow, and the Ensemble continued under the direction of his son, Davit Kavsadze (1907-1952). Having arrived in Leningrad, they repeated their success, and for his achievements Sandro was awarded an Order and was named "Honoured Artist of the Georgian [Soviet Socialist] Republic".
Sandro returned to Tbilisi shortly afterwards, where he died on 12 June 1939. He was buried in the city's Vake cemetery, in Georgia's Pantheon.
In 1986, the Russian "Melodiya" label re-issued 16 old recordings of Sandro Kavsadze and his Ensemble ("Sandro Kavsadze – Georgian Songs from the Archive", Melodiya M30―46085―86). I believe this record has itself been re-issued as a CD.
Most of the songs on this record were recorded by Sandro and his Ensemble in Moscow in 1937, but the quality of several of Sandro's 1909 (London Gramophone Company?) recordings (of which there are four on this record) remains unsurpassed to this day, most particularly his solo renderings of an "Urmuli" – a Kakhetian cart-driver's song – and of "Mtao, gadmishvi" ("Let me pass, O Mountain"). The two are considered to be masterpieces.
"mtao, gadmishvi", "Let me pass, O Mountain!"
"urmuli" - this would have been sung by a carter on his way from Kakheti to Aghzevan (in Armenia) to buy salt. "Pull, ox, pull. Soon it will be day..."
It will soon be day.
I will bring back rock-salt.
Then my child and my wife.
Once, with your benevolent gaze.
what lies in the worker's heart.
Are always dripping with sweat.
And he continues to toil.
What lies in a worker's heart.
The two songs were perhaps recorded in Tbilisi in 1909 by Franz Hampe, a sound engineer working for the Caucasus office of the London Gramophone Company. The LGC had an overseas office in Tbilisi from 1901 to 1918, and during this period succeeded in recording hundreds of songs from even the most remote regions of the Caucasus mountains.
A CD entitled "Before the Revolution: A 1909 Recording Expedition in the Caucasus and Central Asia by the Gramophone Company", released by the Topic record label in 2002 and entirely compiled from material recorded by Franz Hampe and his colleagues at the London Gramophone Company, is available for purchase on the usual websites.
For more information on Mr Hampe and the exploits of the London Gramophone Company in the Caucasus and Central Asia, an excellent article by Will Prentice on the subject was published in the 23rd edition of Playback, the bulletin of the British Library's National Sound Archive.


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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - Adam Scott and Kim Si-woo, the youngest two players to win the Players Championship, will tee off in the same group in Thursday's first round with contrasting levels of confidence.
Scott, who was 23 when he won the event in 2004, is searching for a good result at a happy hunting ground and has reverted to a long putter in an effort to resurrect his game and extend his major championship streak to 68 consecutive starts.
Kim, on the other hand, is brimming with confidence after a playoff runner-up finish three weeks ago in nearby Hilton Head Island.
Scott is not setting his sights on becoming the best putter in the world. Rather, he reckons he needs only to become average on the greens to start contending again.
The 37-year-old, who in 2013 became the first Australian to win the U.S. Masters, is not currently exempt for next month's U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills.
If the worst comes to the worst, he can take his chances at sectional qualifying, but he can avoid that 36-hole lottery by jumping back into the top 60 in the world rankings.
A strong performance this week would be a huge step in the right direction for the ex world number one, who has slipped to 71st.
Scott was in an upbeat mood after a practice round with current world number one Dustin Johnson at TPC Sawgrass on Wednesday.
"I need to be average putting to be competing, which doesn't sound that hard to do. I should be able to do that," Scott, the 2004 champion, told reporters next to the 18th green.
"I feel I have got my best golf ahead of me. I just played with the best player in the world, and I know I can play at that level still.
"I'm feeling really comfortable after last week. It's interesting as soon as you put a bit better how much more freedom you feel everywhere else.
Scott has played every major since the 2001 British Open. He was one of the biggest sufferers from the 2016 ban that outlawed golfers from anchoring their putters against their chests.
Scott reverted to a regular putter, with limited success, and has now gone back to the one that he first used when he originally switched to the long putter in 2011.
To adhere with the rules, he no longer anchors the club against his chest.
South Korean Kim, meanwhile, shocked the golf world when he won the tournament last year at age 22 despite suffering from a back injury.
He is in fine fettle on his return.
"My body feels great. I'm in great condition heading into this week with no pain," he said.


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WILMINGTON, p. v., seat of justice of New Hanover co., N. C., situated on Cape Fear river, 35 miles from the sea, 148 miles southeasterly from Raleigh, and 365 miles from Washington.... Two islands divide the river into three channels opposite the town. They afford the finest rice-fields in the state. The great body of the exports and imports of North Carolina pass through this port, and it is the terminus of the Washington and Wilmington chain of railroads. The population in 1810, was about 2,000; in 1830, 2,700; in 1840, 4,744; in 1850, 7,264. (Fanning's, 1853)
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Place Unit Type
Containing Unit
New Hanover County, NC
Wilmington, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)
Gazetteer/Almanac
WILMINGTON, p. v., seat of justice of New Hanover co., N. C., situated on Cape Fear river, 35 miles from the sea, 148 miles southeasterly from Raleigh, and 365 miles from Washington. A large shoal at the mouth of the harbor, in a great measure destroys the effect of its other natural advantages. Two islands divide the river into three channels opposite the town. They afford the finest rice-fields in the state. The great body of the exports and imports of North Carolina pass through this port, and it is the terminus of the Washington and Wilmington chain of railroads. The population in 1810, was about 2,000; in 1830, 2,700; in 1840, 4,744; in 1850, 7,264.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 392.
03/06/1864 Famous former blockade runner, now a U.S. Navy patrol vessel, sunk in a collision off North Carolina Crime/Disasters
01/03/1861 In North Carolina, Governor Ellis orders his state militia to occupy key federal forts Battles/Soldiers
03/31/1865 Of Cape Hatteras, a Union transport ship burns and sinks, with at least five hundred men, women, and children lost Crime/Disasters
10/29/1867 U.S. Revenue officers clash with smugglers in the waters of Wilmington, North Carolina. Crime/Disasters
06/11/1863 U.S.S. Florida captures the blockade runner Calypso off the North Carolina coast. Battles/Soldiers
Birthplace of
Barry, John Decatur
Gardner, Samuel
Loring, William Wing
MacRae, William
Winslow, John Ancrum
Burial Place of
Maffitt, John Newland
Whiting, William Henry Chase
Fort Fisher, NC Location or Site
01/03/1859 Charleston (SC) Mercury, "A Runaway Slave from Georgia Captured," January 3, 1859
06/06/1859 Fayetteville (NC) Observer, "The President's Visit," June 6, 1859
08/20/1859 New York Herald,"Attempt of a Slave to Escape," August 20, 1859
01/07/1861 Fayetteville (NC) Observer, "Secession Flag At Wilmington," January 7, 1861
Wilmington, North Carolina, 1861, artist's impression
The Kidder and Martin Sawmill, Wilmington, North Carolina, July 1867, artist's impression, zoomable image.
How to Cite This Page: "Wilmington, NC," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/index.php/node/14995.

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The Hokies are struggling through a number of injuries but they found a way to win against Pittsburgh. If the Hokies want to win against UVA, they're going to have to dig deep and find some unexpected heroes.
Overall S&P+ ranking: 33rd
Offensive S&P+ ranking: 92nd
Defensive S&P+ ranking: 13th
Special Teams S&P+ ranking: 31st
Overall S&P+ ranking: 65th
Offensive S&P+ ranking: 79th
UVA is a solid team. It has been impressive what Bronco Mendenhall has been able to do with this team after a 2 win effort last season. This roster did not look dramatically different from last season but he has been able to get his squad bowl eligible. That's impressive.
When I've watched the Hoos this year, I'm been really impressed with Kurt Benkert. He is the engine that makes their offense tick. He will also be one of the best quarterbacks that the Hokies have seen all season. Lucky for the Hokies that he is not a running quarterback. But given how well he distributes the ball, the Hokies defensive backs and linebackers will have their work cut out for them. Particularly across the middle with Terrell Edmunds being out and Mook Reynolds potentially missing time.
If the Hokies hope to win, they will need to find a running game. They had some success against Pittsburgh but they will need to lean on it more than they did last week. Travon McMillian and Deshaun McClease will need to step up and make some plays.
Kurt Benkert had a great first half against Miami last week but couldn't keep it up for 60 minutes. If he can have a full 60 minute performance against the Hokies, he can give the them a lot of trouble. He reminds of Will Grier at WVU. He can carve the Hokies up like few quarterbacks that VT has seen this season. He is an NFL caliber talent.
This will not be a beauty of a game to watch. If the Hokies hope to win this one, they will have to win it ugly. The VT defensive backs will have to step up and not allow Kurt Benkert to carve them up for big yards especially over the middle. The Hokies linebackers will also need to be aware of running backs and tight ends getting involved in the passing game. I'm expecting a game like the Pitt game. Defense and special teams will be critical. They may need to bail the offense out in this game.
The Hoos have all the pieces they need to win but they also need to contend with the 13 year monkey on their back. They've been close to winning in recent years but couldn't make the plays in the clutch to pull out a victory. I expect a very close game and the team that can make the plays in the fourth quarter will come out with the victory.
Pitt Preview and Prediction
Georgia Tech is the one game so far this season that the Hokies shouldn't have lost. They simply made too many mistakes and couldn't capitalize when opportunities presented themselves. Most teams will have a loss or two like that each season. These are the ones who think about weeks later and know how close you were to a win. They are the difference between a good season and a great season.
Either way, the Georgia Tech loss doesn't greatly affect the Hokies postseason goals. Even with a win against Georgia Tech, their chances at a New Year's Six bowl were slim. And they are still in the mix for the Citrus, TaxSlayer and Camping World bowls with two more wins against Pitt and UVA. The important thing will be to get the team refocused after two tough losses and take care of business against two teams that they should beat.
Defensive S&P+ ranking: 7th
Special Teams S&P+ ranking: 29th
Overall S&P+ ranking: 92nd
Special Teams S&P+ ranking: 83rd
The biggest issue that the Hokies will face from Pitt is their ground attack. Pitt uses a lot of jet sweep motion to spread out the defense then they run the ball with their big tailbacks. This is something that gave the Hokies trouble last season. Not to mention in their game against UNC, their quarterback scrambled more than he has all season. Expect this game to be like the Georgia Tech game. The Hokies need to stop the run and not get beat over the top.
Pitt's run defense is bad but so is the Hokies run game. So those two things offset each other. If the Hokies want to move the ball in this game, they will need to do so through the air against Pitt's average pass defense. Pitt likes to use a lot of press coverage which has given the Hokies trouble this year. The Hokies young wideouts will have to find space against tight coverage and make plays. The best outcome would be for Cam Phillips to have a great day on Senior Day.
The stats say Pittsburgh is somewhere in between Duke and North Carolina this season. Two teams that the Hokies blew out before they had their confidence stomped on by Miami. And before the recent rash of injuries the Hokies have suffered. On defense and special teams alone, this is a mismatch. The Hokies offense has been so stagnant in the last two weeks that it's hard to expect much from them. And with the defensive injuries this past week, it's hard to know what to expect from the defense. All I know is that Pittsburgh doesn't pass the eye test to me. When I watched them last week, they looked a lot closer to UNC than they did VT. Even though it's a bad matchup for the Hokies, they will find a way on Senior Day.
Justin Fuente described Virginia Tech games this year as a "three-and-a-half-hour stomach ache." Every game against Georgia Tech is a three-and-a-half-hour stomach ache. Their option attack limits the opposing team's possessions and if you can't make the most out of each and every possession, they can outscore you and beat you. Which they have done to teams often in recent years. That doesn't sound like a good situation for a team known for getting off to slow starts offensively.
Offensive S&P+ ranking: 83rd
Special Teams S&P+ ranking: 72nd
Expect to see a game plan from Georgia Tech similar to last year's. Expect a lot of runs right up the middle from the B-back position and TaQuan Marshall. It'll be up to Ricky Walker, Tim Settle and Andrew Motuapuaka to stuff the run up the middle. Something the middle of the Hokies defense had trouble with last year. The Hokies need to be able to push the option outside and have the Hokies defensive backs and linebackers shed blocks to get to the ball carrier. As usual, Georgia Tech will have some success but it will be important for the Hokies defense to keep them to 20 points or less. It'll be tough situation for the Hokies if they get into a track meet with the Jackets.
Georgia Tech's defense is solid but not spectacular. They have trouble generating pressure on opposing quarterbacks. Expect Josh Jackson to have time to throw but he will need to make the most of those opportunities since offensive possessions are limited when you play GT. It's not uncommon for offenses to only have around eight possession when they play GT. So if you can't get going in your first four possessions, you might only have four more the rest of the day. That's why generating turnovers (i.e. more possessions) is important when you play the Jackets.
If there is one area where the Hokies have a clear advantage in this game, it's on special teams. Just as with most games this season, the Hokies will need to play field position and try to set up big plays in the return game. There should be opportunities in this game. Georgia Tech's special teams this year have not been particularly special. This game calls for a dose of #Shibestball.
This game makes me nervous because the Hokies just came off a very physical game against Miami where a couple of players got dinged up. Not to mention they had travel issues and lost a day of practice and they have to travel to Atlanta for this game. That's not a lot of prep time for Georgia Tech's offense. It helps that most of the players on defense have seen Georgia Tech's offense last year but still you wish the Hokies had more time to prepare. I expect a close game but on paper the Hokies have the stronger squad. The Hokies defense has to show up and finish tackles though.
Duke Preview and Prediction
The Hokies put their best performance of the year together against UNC. They picked a good time to do it with all the #NC2VT recruits in town. As time goes on, I think you will see the Hokies make deeper in-roads into North Carolina. I think the game last weekend already helped with a couple of Virginia Tech's top targets.
Under David Cutcliffe, Duke is always a tough out. They are tough. They are disciplined. And they play good defense. No 59-7 box scores this week.
Where Duke is struggling this year is in the passing game. Daniel Jones has not been able to find the success he had in his freshman year. You can call this season his sophomore slump. Expect to see the Hokies focus on shutting down the run and forcing Daniel Jones to beat them with his arm. Something he has struggled with so far this year.
Duke has an effective but not explosive running attack. The Hokies boast the 16th ranked rushing defense in the country. They should be able to slow down the Duke rushing attack and force the offense to come thru the arms and legs of Daniel Jones. I am more concerned about his legs than arm. Although, he only has 217 rushing yards for the season.
Where is Hokies will have issues in this game is on offense. They will struggle to put long drives together against this Duke defense. If the Hokies are going to have success, they are going to need to find a ground game. Duke's defense is a little more susceptible to the rushing attack than the passing game. The Hokies will need to find ways to get their running backs involved in the gameplan.
At this point, Duke is the third best team the Hokies have played. This won't be a cake walk like UNC but expect a game like the BC game. The Hokies will struggle to move the ball on offense and the defense will make life hard on Duke. This is a game where it would be a good if the Hokies can get off to a good start offensively. This game being played in the rain makes me nervous for sloppy conditions that can cause turnovers which could hurt the VT offense. But all things being equal – I like the Hokies offense, defense and special teams over Duke's.
Prediction: Virginia Tech 27, Duke 10
The North Carolina game is starting to become as important as the UVA game. Years ago it was important for the Hokies to win the in-state rivalry with UVA to help with recruiting. These days, the state of North Carolina is just as important for recruiting as Virginia is. That's why it's important for the Hokies to beat UNC. Not to mention their recent academic fraud scandal and the bad things they've said about VT on the recruiting trail. They are an easy team to dislike.
Offensive S&P+ ranking: 61st
Defensive S&P+ ranking: 82nd
North Carolina's only win this year was over Old Dominion. Against the Power 5 teams on their schedule, they have lost by multiple scores. The Hokies defense will be the best defense that UNC has seen this year.
Let's talk about UNC does well. They are actually a decent running team. The problem is Larry Fedora doesn't like to run the ball. The are good at getting after the quarterback and getting sacks. And they are also good at forcing turnovers. So this is not a cake walk by any means. Especially if the Hokies get off to a slow start.
UNC is not very good defensively. They are likely better than Delaware, East Carolina and Old Dominion. But as far as ACC competition is concerned, they might be the worst defense left on the schedule. Expect the Hokies to be able to move the ball on the ground against North Carolina. Should be a good day on the ground for Josh Jackson and the Hokies remaining healthy running backs.
Things that concern me in this game are the Hokies being rusty coming off a bye and injuries at the wide receiver position. The Hokies have been getting off to slow starts all season. I'm worried we'll see more of the same coming off a bye. I'm also wondering who is going to start at wide receiver with so many injuries. Hopefully, we're pleasantly surprised but I worry about having to play a lot young players who will struggle with consistency.
I'm a slightly worried about this game for the reasons mentioned above. But if the Hokies have problems, the Heels issues are far bigger. They have lost 9 starters to injury who are out for the season. And the Hokies have the far better quarterback than the two the Heels could play on Saturday. Statistically, the Hokies are just better across the board. Kinda like the BC game. I see this being similar to that game. I hope the Hokies get it in gear and pour it on the Heels but I think that's unlikely. This is another game where the Hokies need to get out with a win and get healthy before Miami and Georgia Tech.
Prediction: Virginia Tech 28, North Carolina 10
Boston College Preview and Prediction
Hokie Nation did a fantastic job last Saturday. GameDay looked great. Enter Sandman looked great. The ESPN folks went out of their way to talk about how great the atmosphere was. We don't get that kind of love from ESPN very often. You can tell they still like our program but they are still waiting for us to be "back". If the Hokies can get back to winning 10 games consistently again, there will be more ESPN love and GameDay appearances in our future.
Offensive S&P+ ranking: 124th
Defensive S&P+ ranking: 33rd
This isn't the tough as nails Boston College we're used to. Trips to Boston in the past have given the Hokies a lot of trouble. Between 2006 and 2013, the Hokies lost 3 out of 4 trips to Chestnut Hill. After a big win in 2015 and two straight in the series, it looks like those days are in the rearview.
Boston College has struggled with recruiting in recent years and it's starting to show on the field. The defense is still good but the offensive can't do much… at all (see the offensive S&P+ ranking above). The most points they've scored in a game this year is 28 last week against Central Michigan. Against Power 5 opponents this year, they are averaging 12 points per game. Ouch.
In games like this I like to look at what the opponent does well. Boston College has a very strong pass defense only giving up 154 yards per game thru the air. The Hokies will need to move the ball on the ground to move the chains consistently. BC has also forced 7 interceptions in 5 games, which is 3 better than the Hokies have this year. When BC gets into the red zone, they score 87.5% of the time (56.3% TD). They also have a dangerous punt returner who is averaging more than 18 yard per return.
Other than that, BC is not a dangerous team this year. There is a reason the Hokies are favored by 16.5 points. Their stats remind me more of what we usually see from UVA than what we've been used to from BC. Simply put, they don't have the offensive firepower to consistently put points on the board. Much less against a defense like the Hokies. But their defense is good enough to keep them in the game. Likely into the 2nd half and maybe into the 4th quarter if they play like they did against Clemson. But ultimately, if the defense is on the field too long, they will wear out and the Hokies take can advantage in the 2nd half. I like the Hokies to win by around the Vegas number. They won't pull away until late in the game but eventually they will get the better of the BC defense.
Prediction: Virginia Tech 27, Boston College 10
The Hokies had a strong showing in the ACC Championship Game against Clemson. They took the Tigers to the final possession. You can tell that the Hokies are close to taking the next step. They may just be a year or two away. Closing strong in recruiting would go a long way towards getting this program to the next level.
The Belk Bowl. It is not a warm weather bowl but a good bowl nonetheless. If the ACCCG had been in Charlotte, I think the Hokies would have gone to Orlando instead. Either way, the Hokies benefit considering Charlotte is only 175 miles from Blacksburg. And within a 6-hour drive for most Hokies. You should see a big contingent of orange and maroon in Charlotte.
Arkansas reminds me a lot of Pitt. They have a bend but don't break defense and strong running game. Their offense line is huge! This looks like the type of team that can run it at will on you. Like to the tune of 5 yards per carry. If they get in a groove early, they may be difficult to stop. Particularly with a new starter at defense end (Trevon Hill).
The Arkansas run game also sets up the play action pass down the field. Arkansas leads the SEC in pass yards per play. The run game can lull you to sleep while they go over the top. This is traditionally a scheme that has given the Hokies trouble over the years (see Pitt, GT).
Lucky for the Hokies, Arkansas does not have a running threat from the quarterback. The Hokies will need to focus on stopping the run to make the Razorback offense one dimensional.
On offense, the Hokies should be able to move the ball against the Arkansas defense. The Hokies spread rush attack combined with quarterback runs should have success. The Razorbacks are a little better at stopping the passing game but struggle on defense. It is critical that the Hokies take a lead early. They cannot play from behind in this game. If they do, the Arkansas running game can bludgeon them for long drives.
This is a tough game to pick. On paper, the Hokies are the better team. Offenses are pretty even. Hokies have a sizeable advantage on the defensive side of the ball. I'm concerned about motivation though. Hokies had a good season and played well in the ACC Championship Game. They are feeling good about themselves. Arkansas took a bad loss to Missouri in their last game and they are the underdogs in this game. They may have the advantage in the intangibles. They have more to play for than the Hokies do.
The Hokies are 1-6 in their last seven games against the SEC. They need to start winning games vs the big boys. This game is important for perception and for getting the Hokies back to winning 10 games a season. I think Justin Fuente will have this team prepared and ready to go. If they start the game well, I think they will be in good shape. But if they get down early, watch out. It could be a long day. I think this game will be like the Pitt game earlier in the year and the Hokies are able to pull it out in the end.
Prediction: Virginia Tech 37, Arkansas 30
The Hokies pulled out an epic comeback against Notre Dame. The biggest one since NC State in 2010. The second half was the best half of football this team has had since the first half of the Duke game. All season I've been waiting to see the team that had three excellent games against BC, ECU and UNC. There have been glimpses and spurts but it hasn't been consistent. Putting together a complete game against UVA would be huge for this team.
UVA has only won two games this season. They beat Central Michigan at home and beat Duke on the road. They've been able to keep games reasonably close but haven't been able to close the deal. This looks like a team that has been improving throughout the year but may not have all the pieces in place yet.
Defensive S&P+ ranking: 81st
At quarterback, Virginia will be playing either Matt Johns or Kurt Benkert or both. Matt Johns has the higher completion rate but also has the higher interception ratio. Kurt Benkert has a better touchdown-to-interception ratio but he has the lower completion rate. Neither quarterback is much of a threat to run (thank goodness!). Both have had their moments this year but have been inconsistent overall. UVA is best in the passing game so they will need a big game from whoever is playing quarterback for them.
Running back Taquan Mizzell is a big weapon that the Hokies must account for. Particularly in the passing game. He is a threat to make plays out of the backfield. He has over 400 receiving yards this season in addition to over 800 yards rushing. UVA runs a lot of their offense through Mizzell. The Hokies need to keep an eye on him whether UVA is running or passing.
UVA has not been consistent on defense but they have three big-time players. The Hokies need to account for Micah Kiser (MLB), Quin Blanding (FS) and Andrew Brown (DE). These are UVA's playmakers and have the ability to change a game. The Hokies will have to be able to win the one-on-one battles with them to have success on Saturday.
This is a huge game because it will likely decide whether the Hokies go to the ACC Championship Game. That would be a big step forward in Justin Fuente's first season as head coach. UVA would like nothing more than to spoil those plans. They would also like to put an end to the Hokies' 12 game winning streak in the series. Rivalry games are never easy. Throw the records out the window. Both teams want to win this game bad. The Hokies just have more talent and motivation this time around.
The Hokies bounced back from the Syracuse loss in a big way against Miami. Now let's see how they handle coming off a big win. The Hokies didn't handle success very well last time. They immediately lost to Syracuse after a big win against UNC. Let's hope we see more focus from the Hokies this time around.
The Virginia Tech-Pittsburgh series is one of the weirdest you'll see. The Hokies dominated in the 90's and that flipped in the 2000's. The Hokies went 7 of the first 8 games in the series. Pitt has won 6 of 7 since 2000.
Unlike previous visits to Heinz Field, I think this visit will get the Hokies full attention. This Pittsburgh team will not sneak up on the Hokies this time. This game is the Hokies biggest remaining obstacle to a trip to the ACC Championship Game.
What is Pittsburgh good at? Running the ball and stopping the run. The key to slowing down their offense will be to shut down their run game. Even if the Hokies do that, they need to be able to stop their mobile QB from making plays with his feet. He doesn't run a lot but can break the pocket to pick up a first down or two. The Hokies need to be ready for that.
Pittsburgh has the 5th ranked rushing defense in the nation. They are very good at stopping the run. If the Hokies hope to win this game, they will need to move the ball through the air. Pittsburgh ranks 122nd in passing yards allowed. You would think the Hokies should be able to throw against this defense. If the Hokies do pass a lot, watch out for Ejuan Price off the edge. He leads the nation with 9 sacks this season.
On paper, the Hokies should win this game. But games aren't played on paper. The last three times the Hokies have been to Heinz Field, they scored 6 points or less in the first half. This time they need to get off to a better start and put the Pitt offense and defense on their heels early. Unlike previous meetings, I think that Pitt has the Hokies full attention. I think you'll see a much better performance than you've seen in previous visits to Pittsburgh.
East Carolina Preview and Prediction
The game against Boston College was one of the most complete performances in years. It was close to a perfect performance on both sides of the ball. That won't happen every week. So what is this team? The one that fumbled nine times in two games or the one that played near flawless football against BC?
Next up is East Carolina. A thorn in the side of the Hokies for years. Here are the last seven meetings between the two schools:
Sat., Sep 26, 2015, Greenville, N.C , L, 28-35
Sat., Sep 13, 2014, Blacksburg, Va., L, 21-28
Sat., Sep 14, 2013, Greenville, N.C., W, 15-10
Sat., Sep 18, 2010, Blacksburg, Va., W, 49-27
Thu., Nov 5, 2009, Greenville, N.C., W, 16-3
Sat., Aug 30, 2008, Charlotte, N.C., L, 22-27
Not exactly dominating, huh? The Hokie are 4-3 against ECU over this period. To ECU's credit, they are 6-0 against the ACC in the last four years. These guys LOVE beating ACC teams and they're good at it.
09/10/2016 East Carolina 33 – North Carolina St 30 W
09/26/2015 East Carolina 35 – Virginia Tech 28 W
09/20/2014 East Carolina 70 – North Carolina 41 W
Everyone is feeling good after the shutout against BC. Keep in mind the last two times the Hokies played ECU, they were coming off big wins. In 2014, they had just beat Ohio State 35-21 at the Horseshoe. And last year, they had just plastered Purdue on the road 52-24. The Hokies lost both games against ECU coming off those big wins.
New coaching staff. New era. The Hokies rebounded well from a tough loss against Tennessee. Now how will they handle success? Can they string together two good performances in a row?
They key to Bud Fosters defense is keeping teams one dimensional. In 2014, ECU was able to throw it all over the field on the Hokies. In 2015, the Hokies could not stop the ECU ground game. This year, if the Hokies can stop the ECU ground game, the Hokies should be able to slow down their offense.
The ECU defense can be best described as middle of the road. They are a bend but don't break defense. They've been good this year at keeping teams out of the endzone when they get to the redzone. The key to beating ECU is getting their offense off the field. Then when you have the ball, get it into the endzone. Finish your drives.
ECU's offensive stats have been excellent this year. They rank 9th in the country in total offense. The Hokies will have their hands full trying to keep up with ECU's receivers. Particularly Zay Jones who almost set an NCAA records for receptions last week.
This is a difficult game to pick. We have yet to see a passing offense this good this year. The Hokies lead the nation in passing yards allowed. They'll get a big test on Saturday. As long as the Hokies can hang on the football, I feel good about their chances. ECU might be a bit surprised by the offensive firepower that the Hokies bring to the table these days. I think the Hokies defense will be able to stop the run and hang tough against the ECU offense. And the Hokies offense will have another good day against the ECU defense. Particularly in the run game.
Prediction: Virginia Tech 35, ECU 21


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West Lancashire Has The Worst-Maintained Roads In The County
Figures Released By County Council
have been obtained by WLBC council Independents Our West Lancashire
and they show that "in the 3 months to the end of January more highways defects were reported in West Lancashire than in any other Lancashire Borough. In total 860 highways defects were reported in the period. The next worst Borough reported less than 500 and the best only 261″.
The figures are similar to 4 years ago when Our West Lancashire last asked the question. West Lancashire had the worst maintained roads in Lancashire then as well. This week, Our West Lancashire candidates spoke out saying this showed the long-term neglect of our area from the main parties.
David Gallagher from Aughton and Downholland ward said "As Borough Council candidates, the issue we get most comments about is potholes and the condition of West Lancashire's roads. It's frustrating as this is not dealt with by the local council but by the County Council in Preston. We complete many pothole reports and the situation is getting worse if anything".
Neil Pye who is standing in Knowsley ward in May added, "We have now asked a further question of the county council about how much is spent on local roads compared to other parts of Lancashire. As our roads were the worst in Lancashire 4 years ago and remain the worst in Lancashire now, it does suggest that the county council might not be allocating money to the worst roads in the county."
Scott ward's Blair Piggin concluded "Potholes are damaging the cars of local residents on a daily basis at the present time and the repairs the county council make are of poor quality and often only last a week or two. Not only is it doubtful that West Lancashire is getting its fair share of road maintenance but the value for money of the repairs must be questioned. What are our local county councillors from both the main parties doing to make sure West Lancashire roads are properly maintained?"
It seems that potholery will be a big factor in the May WLBC elections!
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Cedar Hill Lakes
Cedar Hill Lakes Electricity Rates
Commercial Electricity in Cedar Hill Lakes
^ The average commercial electricity rate in Cedar Hill Lakes, MO is 8.1¢/kWh.[1]
Residential Electricity in Cedar Hill Lakes
^ The average residential electricity rate in Cedar Hill Lakes, MO is 9.85¢/kWh.[1]
Industrial Electricity in Cedar Hill Lakes
^ The average industrial electricity rate in Cedar Hill Lakes, MO is 5.6¢/kWh.[1]
Cedar Hill Lakes, MO Electricity Statistics
Commercial electricity rates in Cedar Hill Lakes
The average commercial electricity rate in Cedar Hill Lakes is 8.1¢/kWh.[1]
This average (commercial) electricity rate in Cedar Hill Lakes is 1.22% less than the Missouri average rate of 8.2¢/kWh.[2]
The average (commercial) electricity rate in Cedar Hill Lakes is 19.72% less than the national average rate of 10.09¢/kWh. Commercial rates in the U.S. range from 6.86¢/kWh to 34.88¢/kWh.[2]
Residential electricity rates in Cedar Hill Lakes
The average residential electricity rate in Cedar Hill Lakes is 9.85¢/kWh.[1]
This average (residential) electricity rate in Cedar Hill Lakes is 3.15% less than the Missouri average rate of 10.17¢/kWh.[2]
The average (residential) electricity rate in Cedar Hill Lakes is 17.09% less than the national average rate of 11.88¢/kWh. Residential rates in the U.S. range from 8.37¢/kWh to 37.34¢/kWh.[2]
Industrial electricity rates in Cedar Hill Lakes
The average industrial electricity rate in Cedar Hill Lakes is 5.6¢/kWh.[1]
This average (industrial) electricity rate in Cedar Hill Lakes is 4.92% less than the Missouri average rate of 5.89¢/kWh.[2]
The average (industrial) electricity rate in Cedar Hill Lakes is 16.04% less than the national average rate of 6.67¢/kWh. Industrial rates in the U.S. range from 4.13¢/kWh to 30.82¢/kWh.[2]
Missouri Electricity Rates & Consumption
Commercial electricity in Missouri
Commercial electricity rates in MO [3]
The average commercial electricity rate in Missouri is 8.2¢/kWh, which ranks 39th in the nation and is 18.73% less than the national average rate of 10.09¢/kWh.[3]
Commercial electricity consumption in MO [3]
Commercial electricity consumption in Missouri averages 6,810 kWh/month, which ranks 13th in the nation and is 9.17% greater than the national average of 6,238 kWh/month.
Commercial electricity bills in MO [3]
The average monthly commercial electricity bill in Missouri is $558, which ranks 23rd in the nation and is 11.29% less than the national average of $629.
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Residential electricity in Missouri
Residential electricity rates in Missouri [3]
The average residential electricity rate in Missouri is 10.17¢/kWh, which ranks 36th in the nation and is 14.39% less than the national average rate of 11.88¢/kWh.
Residential electricity consumption in MO [3]
Residential electricity consumption in Missouri averages 1,060 kWh/month, which ranks 17th in the nation and is 17.39% greater than the national average of 903 kWh/month.
Residential electricity bills in MO [3]
The average monthly residential electricity bill in Missouri is $108, which ranks 18th in the nation and is 0.93% greater than the national average of $107 per month.
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Industrial electricity in Missouri
Industrial electricity rates in Missouri [3]
The average industrial electricity rate in Missouri is 5.89¢/kWh, which ranks 37th in the nation and is 11.69% less than the national average rate of 6.67¢/kWh.
Industrial electricity consumption in MO [3]
Industrial electricity consumption in Missouri averages 164,723 kWh/month, which ranks 20th in the nation and is 46.87% greater than the national average of 112,158 kWh/month.
Industrial electricity bills in MO [3]
The average monthly industrial electricity bill in Missouri is $9,707, which ranks 22nd in the nation and is 29.72% greater than the national average of $7,483.
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Household Income in Cedar Hill Lakes, MO
Cedar Hill Lakes, MO Income Breakdown [4]
Income Summary for Cedar Hill Lakes, MO
Electric bills: The average residential electricity bill in Missouri is about $108/month, ranking 18th in the U.S. and 0.93% greater than the national average of $107.[5]
Income: Cedar Hill Lakes vs. Nation [4]
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About Cedar Hill Lakes
Cedar Hill Lakes is a village located in Jefferson County in the state of Missouri, and has a population of approximately 237.[6]
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In the aftermath of the Second World War the issue of cultural restitution has been as a pressing matter as was the effort of reconstructing Europe. The British had especially been very dedicated in making sure that every cultural property looted by Hitler, who had attached a looters battalion to his army that was engulfing Europe, should be returned home.
On the other hand Ethiopians have been requesting for more then a century now to be given back cultural properties looted by the British army during Napier's invasion and the subsequent suicide of Emperor Tewodros.
Available literature in the subject indicates that worldwide there are a number of claims of restitution for cultural properties, artifacts, maps and other treasures looted form their countries of origin and kept in museums, libraries and universities of the looters. Major ones listed in the works of scholars in the topic are Ethiopian manuscripts, crosses and various artifacts of historical significance looted from Mqadala by the British, The Codex Sinaiticus at the British Museum claimed by St Catherine Monastery on Mount Sinai, Elgin (Parthenon) Marble claimed by the Greeks, Lydian treasures for which the Turks fought a court battle against the New York Metropolitan Museum, Religious Statutes of India claimed by India from the British, bones and other cultural relics claimed by Australian Aborigines, Native Americans and Canadians.
The British had succeeded with the support of their government and other commissions formed else where under the umbrella of the Allied governments and with their active support for the return of the looted properties of European countries by Hitler while Ethiopia's century old request is being refuted save for some individual generosities that returned the looted properties from Maqdala.
Hitler, according to a Polish Scholar Karl Estreicher who is quoted in the work of Alice Prochaska, Yale University Librarian, had sent special looting battalions attached to the main German commands charged with stripping conquered towns and cities of their archives. Libraries and art treasure: and the special project to set up in Hitler's birthplace Linz, a collection of the most important works of art illustrating the history and culture of the Holy Roman Empire.
The presence of these looting battalions reminds one of what the British did while dispatching the Napier expedition to Ethiopia, Led by General Napier following Emperor Tewodros's detention of some Europeans. Theses expedition, a term normally used to describe the British move and which I feel more comfortable to call invasion, is accompanied by the British Museum's assistant Curator, Richard Holmes (later accorded with the Sir title) in the Department of Manuscripts, traveling with General Napier officially representing the British government under the guise of an "Archeologist", which by itself is a wonder.
This man's role can be argued to be similar to that of Hitler's looting battalions. Though I cannot argue that the British motive is an attempt to destroy the cultural identity of Ethiopians as opposed to Hitler's motive in Europe, it is, I believe, equally damaging. The continued reluctance by the British is also a disheartening thing and a threat to Ethiopian efforts of preserving its cultural properties and history intact for the current as well as coming generations. With all the looted properties held in England how would an Ethiopian know the history of Tewodros, Ethiopia's history of the time and of our cultural richness?
The British were so determined and so convinced that it is of paramount importance that the Germans return the looted cultural properties that they unleashed a campaign with the support of the Allied governments. Evidence to this is largely present in the works of various writers and historians. In her paper on Cultural Restitution of Manuscripts and other Historical Materials Alice Porchaska, Yale University Librarian quotes the records of British Committee on the Preservation and Restitution of Works of Art, Archives and other Materials in Enemy Hands (Known as Macmillan committee). This British commission worked closely with the American commission chaired by Owen Roverts, a supreme Court Justice, which absorbed an informal committee for the repatriation of European Culture set up by Wiliam Bell Dinsmoor at the American council of learned societies.
According to Alice's account, the Committee collected and passed on to government large quantifies of valuable information about looted treasures from allover Europe, which formed the basis for restoration to rightful owners after war. At the end of the Second World War it was estimated that nine tenth of looted archives, libraries and works of art were returned to their rightful owners through the agency of the Allied Governments.
It all began in 1867 when Emperor Tewodros imprisoned European nationals, including British Citizens and the British dispatched an army led by General Napier in a rescue-mission-turned looting campaign, or more like a looting party. Chief among which would go to the Queen of England, Kaiser of Austria and a lot other destinations including museums, libraries, churches and universities.
Or was it a looting campaign under the guise of a rescue mission? I am not a conspiracy theorist but the fact that chief among the men in the operation happens to be an assistant curator of the British Museum makes me wonder so, especially when Tewodros's citadel and the church of Medhani Alem is looted empty following the invasion and the British end up rich from the looted cultural property, still under their possession for over a century and three decades by now.
The loot, according to the various works of Dr. Richard Pankhrust, a man worth of honor for his efforts for the restitution of Ethiopia's cultural property and a formation of an organization named AROMET, working to this end, was collected from the soldiers by the British Military Authorities and was transported by 15 elephants and 200 mules.
List of the recipients of the loot were the British Museum (now British Library), where 350 of the looted manuscripts ended up, Cambridge University, Boldien Library in Oxford, John Rylands Library in Manchester, Royal Library in Windsor castle, royal library in Vienna and other destinations, South Kensington Museum, later the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Queen victory was also a recipient of 6 of the finest manuscripts while the German Kaiser was presented with 2 manuscripts by Robert Napier, who also presented the Austrian emperor with a third manuscript, according to Dr. Richard Pankhrust.
Chief among the looted properties were the Kebra Negast, Glory of Kings and the Kwerata Re'esu, which is a valued item during the period and was taken to campaigns by every Ethiopian Monarch.
It was with these items that Emperor Yohannes officially pioneered Ethiopia's efforts of restitution of its cultural properties looted form Maqadala. In the modern times such effort is being spearheaded by AFROMET, Association for the Return of The Maqdala Ethiopian Treasures, which according to the official website of the association, is "dedicated to retrieving priceless treasures looted during the British invasion of the country in 1867-8." Its main aim according to the posting is to track down the missing loot and then campaign for its return to Ethiopia.
Not an easy road and definitely no hopes for hurrah.
However sound Ethiopia's claims for restitution is, as is supported by every writer on the topic, restitution efforts have not been, and do not seem to be now as ever to be easy. Groundless explanation by the now illegitimate owners of the looted properties has crippled efforts of restitution. The British seem passionately dedicated not to return the looted properties of Ethiopia with a vigor matching their efforts for the restitution of the looted properties of European countries by Hitler.
The British claim for the restitution of the looted properties by Hitler was so strong that the director of the British Museum was in the committee formed from the Macmillan committee of Britain and the Roverts committee of the Americans and worked towards the restitution of cultural properties looted by Hitler in the Second World War as recounted earlier in this piece.
The sad thing it that it is this same museum, the British museum, now the British Library that was the recipient of most of the manuscripts looted from Maqdala, a staggering 350 manuscripts. The British Museum was so determined and believed passionately that looted properties by Hitler had to be returned back to other European countries that its Director was a member of the committee that was vociferous in its attempts for restitution and succeeded in doing so with the support of the Allied governments. It is a quite a paradox!
In her paper on Cultural Property, Restitution and Value Janna Thomson states that leading Museums of Europe and America have recently issued a statement (in 2003), which declares that the 'diverse and multifaceted' collections of museums serve the people's of all nation and should not be compromised for the sake of the interests of one group of people.
If such was the case and what mattered was that the collections of museums serve all nations ands thus where the museum is does not matter why would the British, Americans and other Europeans bother to have the looted properties by Hitler which were to be housed in the museum in Linz be restituted to their original owners, which according to the statement of the leading museums is an interest of one group of people.
If however the restitution of the Europeans is to be justified on the grounds that Hitler's looting battalions acquired the properties in illegitimate ways, so did the British when they sent out to Ethiopia a Curator of their museum with the invading army of General Napier for a supposed 'rescue mission' of their citizens.
This same custodian of British Library's special collection would later on be found to become herself 'perverted to justify a spurious historical sensibility' to use her won description used against the German scholars, in the later part of her writing. She tries to romanticize the British claim for not repatriating Ethiopia's treasured items stating "The history of Ethiopia and the region since 1868 suggests that theses important materials would be more vulnerable to the accidents of war and climate there than in London; where there is some reason to believe that Ethiopian authorities are glad to have copies rather than the responsibility of caring for the originals.' There is no justification more perverted than this one in the scope of my justification.
Sadly enough it is not just the above stated woman's view alone. From universities to museums and libraries, which include royal ones, the view is quite identical. They romanticize their hold on the looted properties on some trivial justification and denounce Ethiopia's claims with equally trivial justifications.
For the University and other prestigious institutions of the British, the illegitimately looted and illegitimately retained cultural properties looted from Maqdala belonging to Ethiopia may form "the overall richness and depth" of their collections but to us, Ethiopians they hold the question of our identity and history that mark the unquestionable and rightful request for restitution.
The university's decision was met with criticism. The Scotsman issue of 01 march 2005 stated "The University accepted that the manuscripts were looted, but argued that the university had acquired them in "good faith". The panel (set to see the request by AFROMET) said that, while the manuscripts were of "some importance" to Ethiopia, they were not of "major importance"." What more sarcasm can be expected?
The Scotsman quotes John Mcluckie, the British chair of AFROMET, responding to the University's unwillingness to return Ethiopia's looted properties in its possession, as saying that "In a year devoted to Africa, this is an unfortunate retrograde decision. It shows a complete lack of understanding of a culture that holds such objects sacred and demonstrates that the relationship between the west and Africa has not changed so very much." So it seems!
This piece was inspired by the various articles written on the subject by Prof. Richard Pankhrust and some other foreign writers, chief among which are Alice Prochaska and Janna Thomson. I have also benefited from a lot of other materials, some of which are directly quoted inside the article, while the others have provided the basis for further research, thus equally helpful. For anyone interested in the story of the loot and the whereabouts of the looted properties it is quite advisable to read the works of Prof. Richard Pankhrust.


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The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
by Jeff Guinn
S. & S. Apr. 2017. 608p. illus. notes. index. ISBN 9781476763828. $28; ebk. ISBN 9781476763842. HIST
The Peoples Temple began benignly enough. Founder Jim Jones (1931–78) preached racial and economic justice, establishing the cult in 1955 as an Indianapolis-based spinoff of evangelical Christianity mixed with communism. In 1965, Jones moved his congregation to California, where he evaded scrutiny by allying with liberal politicians. Sued by concerned relatives of cult members and embarrassed by reports of staged miracles and fraud, Jones ultimately moved again, this time to Jonestown, a remote jungle commune in Guyana. Increasingly paranoid and delusional, he ordered his followers to drink cyanide-laced Flavor Aid in 1978. A total of 918 people died. Guinn (Manson) delivers an exhaustive account, drawn from interviews, diaries, and declassified files, of how this saga unfolded. Replicating the success of his biography of Charles Manson, the author also delivers a nuanced portrait of Jones's descent into paranoid megalomania. Although Jones warned of nuclear holocaust and exploited Americans' poverty and alienation, Guinn does not fully ground Jonestown in its social, political, or psychological contexts. The story ends but questions persist.
VERDICT With this fascinating read, Quinn delivers the most thorough and in-depth history yet of the Peoples Temple. [See Prepub Alert, 10/17/16; "Editors' Picks," p. 28.]
Reviewed by Michael Rodriguez, Univ. of Connecticut , Feb 15, 2017


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Star Wars: The Clone Wars 7 × 01 "The Bad Batch"
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The seventh and final season of "The Clone Wars" saw the release of the first episode last weekend in the United States, on the Disney + platform arriving next month also in Italy. In the last panel dedicated to the TV series, 12 episodes have been announced, which will conclude the journey of Ahsoka, Rex and the clones with respect to the events of Episode III of Star Wars.
Welcome back to the Clone Wars
The style of this episode of "The Clone Wars" recalls the frenzy of the Clone War, shown already at the beginning of "Revenge of the Sith" and in several other episodes. It begins in medias res, with a brief presentation of the problem announced by the narrator. The dialogues are few but significant and it is the clone shootings and military capabilities that are the masters.
On planet Anaxes, Republic troops are facing a new capacity of the Separatist Army droids: each strategy of the clones is analyzed and rendered ineffective with a speed never seen before, enough to make the number of victims impressive. Summoned to report, Rex explains to the Jedi masters Mace Windu and Anakin Skywalker how the problem requires, in his opinion, an infiltration mission to find out the cause of this new situation. Cody, defending what appears to be a suicidal idea, calls a small unit of irregular clones to the planet called "Clone Force 99", representing the defective products of Kamino.
It is on this occasion that we get to know the group known as "The Bad Batch"And its four members: Sergeant Hunter, the team leader; Wrecker, recognizable by his super strength; Crosshair, the bleak and sarcastic sniper; and Tech, the super intelligent expert in technology and infiltration.
Brave but lucky choices for the first episode
I would have expected a completely different start for the last season of "The Clone Wars". The lack of Jedi, except for the first three minutes of the episode with Anakin and Mace Windu, and the absence of what should be the absolute protagonist of this season, Ahsoka, made me think. It was undoubtedly courageous choices, with the hope that unit 99 is a constant of the season and there is time to deepen the four clones, removing them from the shadow of the stereotype.
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Dorrance Stalvey, 74; LACMA Music Director
By Chris Pasles
Dorrance Stalvey, a composer and award-winning music director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, has died. He was 74.
Stalvey died in his sleep early Sunday at his home in Park La Brea. The cause of death was lung cancer, his wife, Valerie Stalvey, said.
The death followed the recent news that LACMA was drastically cutting back its sponsorship of classical music. The museum had presented Monday Evening Concerts, believed to be the nation's longest-running series devoted to new music, since 1965.
Under Stalvey's leadership, which began in 1971, LACMA added two residency concert series, by the California EAR Unit and Xtet; a chamber music series; and a free outdoor Friday night jazz series.
On June 2, LACMA announced that it would eliminate the residency series and continue the Monday series for one more year.
"We're going to concentrate on programs that enhance the core mission of an art museum, which is to present the visual arts to the public," LACMA Deputy Director Bruce Robertson said in a statement.
The news caused an uproar in the local music community.
"Dorrance Stalvey stood for something," Times music critic Mark Swed said Tuesday. "He was a quiet man who wrote sophisticated music that honored the high modernist tradition.
"He also kept alive and well, in his quiet and significant way, an important Los Angeles tradition, the famed Monday Evening Concerts.
"And when he needed to, he fought," Swed said. "Though weak and ill in these last months, he refused to take lying down LACMA's attempts at axing his essential programs. He was one of the ones who make Los Angeles great."
Museum President Melody Kanschat issued a statement Monday: "The extent of [Stalvey's] contributions to the Monday Evening Concerts is legendary, and his award-winning compositions have brought international attention to Los Angeles. He will be missed by both the entire LACMA family and by all those who enjoyed the music he presented."
Stalvey was already very ill when he prepared next year's Monday evening and residency series, his wife said. At his death, he was also composing an opera, "The Kursk," based on the Russian submarine disaster in 2000 in which a nuclear vessel exploded, killing all 118 men aboard. Mark Lee, a Los Angeles poet, playwright and freelance journalist, was the librettist.
Stalvey was born Aug. 21, 1930, in Georgetown, S.C. He studied clarinet at the College of Music in Cincinnati. Until his late 20s, he focused on jazz improvisation, but then he began composing serious art music, essentially teaching himself.
"I was a jazz musician originally," Stalvey told The Times in 1995. "I got my master's degree in clarinet. I played classical on clarinet and jazz on saxophone. But I stopped listening to jazz for many years, until I established for myself what I really wanted to do, which was compose. Now I only want to listen to the best music, whatever it is."
He moved to Los Angeles in 1958 and taught composition and analysis at Immaculate Heart College from 1972 to 1980. In 1971, he succeeded Lawrence Morton as artistic director of Monday Evening Concerts.
Stalvey, who was on the search committee looking for Morton's successor, had not sought the job.
"We were getting toward the end of that season and hadn't been successful in finding anyone," he said in 1995. "I volunteered to do the job until we found someone else. That was 25 years ago."
In 1981, Stalvey became director of music programs at LACMA.
He and the museum received six awards for adventurous programming from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the most recent in 2004.
In honor of Stalvey's upcoming 75th birthday, several programs during the season that ended in May included his compositions: "Prevue," "A Fragment of Silence," "PLC Extract," "String Quartet 1989," "Changes," "Exordium/Genesis/Dawn" and "Pound Songs." Among his other works are "Ex Ferus" for six cellos or string sextet (1982) and "In Time and Not" for multimedia ensembles (1970).
In addition to his wife, Stalvey is survived by two children by his first wife, Marilyn: Jeff of Corona and Lisa Stalvey of Calabasas. Marilyn Stalvey died in 1995. He remarried in 1997.
A memorial celebration is being planned. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Monday Evening Concerts Memorial Fund, in care of Piano Spheres, P.O. Box 1106, Los Angeles, CA 90078.


There is still time to nominate your local health hero in this year's annual NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Chairman's Awards.
The event celebrates innovation and staff who go that extra mile to provide exceptional care for their patients.
John Brown, Chairman, said: "These awards have really struck a chord with the public and every year we receive a high volume of nominations from right across the board area. This is testament to the amazing work our staff do and how highly they're valued by the people they see.
You can nominate your local health hero by visiting www.nhsggc.org.uk/chairmansawards or calling free on 0800 027 7246.
The closing date for entries is Monday, July 31st.


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Tag Archives: Jo-Jo Reyes
What Brandon Morrow did with the goat, I don't want to know. But whatever it was, it worked: Jo-Jo Reyes got a win. His winless streak ended at 28 starts — tied for longest all-time with Oakland's Matt Keough, who did it in 1978-79.
As meaningless as a winless streak is, I'm sure Jo-Jo feels good to get it out of the way. Good on him.
I was only able to watch random bits and pieces of the game — and they were all when the Jays were on offence — so I've got nothing to say whatsoever about how Reyes pitched, but I did manage to catch the bottom half of the 4th, when Toronto's offence exploded for 7 runs. Two things stood out to me. They were both base running decisions.
1) Bases loaded, Rajai Davis on second, Corey Patterson at bat. Patterson hits what looks like a double play to Indians second baseman Orlando Cabrera, but Cabrera misplays the ball and ends up facing the outfield. Davis gets to third, glances at Cabrera fumbling with the ball and breaks for home. He scores without so much as a throw coming his way.
2) Jose Bautista on second, Juan Rivera at the plate. Rivera grounds the ball to the left side, Bautista gets looked back to second, but breaks for third as soon as the ball is thrown to first. The first baseman sees this and launches the ball back to third after disposing of Rivera. I don't know if the throw was slightly off or the third baseman made a bad tag attempt, but Bautista makes it in safely.
Davis's break for home was very smart baserunning. When I see the Hustle & Heart ads, that's the kind of thing I like to picture as the hustle. (What I picture as the heart? Nothing that happens on the diamond.)
Bautista's decision was dubious. It was a risky play that barely worked out. On top of that, Toronto was already winning by 7. It's the type of thing that could be perceived by the opposition as disrespectful — and it comes the day after John Danks got all huffy.
But you know what? If Bautista's competitive fire drive him to be somewhat unlikeable for people who aren't Toronto fans, I'm OK with that. Guy's doing what he has to do to produce at an extremely high level. Keep producing and you can do whatever you want out there, Jose.
Besides, I enjoy rooting for the antihero.
• Time writes about Jose Bautista. This is interesting because the headline is false by the time you're done reading it.
• Ghostrunner on First pulls thoughts about John McDonald out my brain and does much better with them than I ever could.
• A smart man calls the Rogers Centre "dreary and passé."
• A different smart man takes the common "E5 should never play the field; he is a DH" argument and convincingly turns it into "E5 is not a Major Leaguer."
• Toronto Life dirties itself up with some sport talk. Corey Patterson even! One problem though: They seem to think he plays centre field.
• Joe Carter did some great things in Toronto, but was he overrated in general? Yes.
• Bautista wears Chucks!
Tagged as Brandon Morrow, Jo-Jo Reyes, Jose Bautista, Rajai Davis
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5 errors for E5
If there's anybody out there who still thinks that ERA is a good stat by which to assess the abilities of a given pitcher, last night's outing by Jo-Jo Reyes should serve as a nice nail in ERA's coffin.
He pitched 2-2/3 innings and didn't give up an earned run. Sounds good, until you realize that he started the game, pitched horribly and gave up six runs which, because of the rule that states runs can't be charged against a pitcher if an error is committed on what would be a third out, weren't charged against him.
I know he doesn't have any options left, but how many chances are the Jays going to give him to keep proving he can't cut it at the major-league level?
But this post is not meant to be about Reyes. This post is meant to be about the guy who committed the error with two outs.
I know John Farrell said, near the end of spring training, that Edwin (E5) Encarnacion had worked hard over the off-season, improved his footwork and really picked up his defensive game and, because of all that, he'd be playing third base. But, as I said at the time, E5's problem is not his glove, it's his arm.
Again, let me reiterate that Texas's 6-run third inning last night was almost entirely Reyes's fault. But if E5 doesn't make a poor throw to first to allow Texas to keep the inning going, none of those six runs score.
I am not a big believer in errors or fielding percentage as a method of evaluating a player's defensive abilities, but sometimes it can be used a decent shorthand, so I'm going to do it right now:
So far this year, in 58 innings at 3B, Encarnacion has been charged with 5 errors and has a fielding percentage of .615.
I don't care what you think about fielding percentage or sample sizes or whatever — that's a horrendous number.
So what to do with E5?
His bat's nice enough that it's worth keeping in the lineup, so how about he be used in the manner he was intended to be used in when he was brought back? Wouldn't the Jays' lineup look a lot nicer with E5 as the DH and occasional first baseman?
Of course, such a move would open up a hole at third and with the way Juan Rivera's been swinging the bat lately, we'd want to keep him going, so why not go with an alignment much more like what we saw in spring training?
Encarnacion as 1B/DH, Rivera in RF Jose Bautista at 3B?
That's what I would do anyway. I know it's not perfect, but I don't know how much more of E5 at 3B I can handle. It's kind of like watching Reyes holding a spot in the rotation.
Tagged as Edwin Encarnacion, Jo-Jo Reyes, John Farrell, Jose Bautista, Juan Rivera, the torture never stops


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Major Discovery Channel Show Receiving New Spinoff
By Michael Hein - July 4, 2021 03:50 pm EDT
The Discovery Channel has reportedly ordered another spinoff of Gold Rush — Gold Rush: Winter's Fortune. The Hollywood Reporter announced the new production on Thursday, explaining that it will examine the "high-stakes gamble of the gold-mining offseason for the first time ever." The show will follow Tony Beets, Rick Ness, Dave Turin, Fred Lewis and Dustin Hurt.
Gold Rush: Winter's Fortune joins a long list of Gold Rush spinoffs exploring different avenues of the gold mining trade and following some of the fan-favorite personalities from throughout the franchise. In this case, Winter's Fortune will reportedly take place as one mining season ends and track the offseason activities of the miners until the next season starts. It will depict some hard times with the ground freezing over, and the miners prospecting, purchasing land, seeking permits and preparing for their next big season.
The timing is perfect for this spinoff as gold prices have reportedly skyrocketed in the recent economic turmoil, including the COVID-19 pandemic. That means that both new and old prospectors are grabbing up all the land they can and miners are rushing to find new deposits, while even the manufacturers of mining equipment are scrambling to keep up with demand. Winter's Fortune will find Beets, Ness, Turin, Lewis and Hurt preparing for an exceptional season, not just any old spring.
The winter they face here is especially harsh too — the show reportedly depicts artic conditions, mountains of snow and subfreezing temperatures all conspiring to slow or stop the miners' operations. Such delays can put them at risk of losing everything they've worked for so far.
Fans know the players already, but THR has given us a hint about where this spinoff finds each of them. As Winter's Fortune begins, Ness is reportedly trying to convince his crew that his recent investments are solid ones, and that he understands where the industry is going. Meanwhile, Beets is hurting with half of his operations down and lots of catching up to do, but he has plans to make up for lost time — a major gamble on a machinery overhaul.
The season will pick up with Turin struggling to find the right place to set up his mining operations this year, and planning to start earlier than all the competition. Lewis is coming out of a huge rookie season, and he's out to prove it wasn't a fluke. Finally, Hurt is assessing the damage from recent landslides as this new series begins.
Gold Rush: Winter's Fortune premieres on Friday, July 30 at 8 p.m. ET on Discovery. It will be streaming on Discovery+ as well.
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If you still want to get in touch please complete the form on this page (fields marked with a * are required). If you prefer, you can also email us direct at info@debtrecords.net.
Though we have a keen passion for all things new and interesting, we are less than thrilled to receive messages that have clearly been copied, pasted and sent to every single record label in the universe – an indiscriminate scorched-earth policy really doesn't work. Please be aware: we are simply not interested in "the next big thing" and "deserving talent" and "give me a chance" – you don't need a label to get your stuff out there; just get on with it and stop asking permission. Do stuff. Lots of it. That's the way to get noticed, not by sending begging letters to people in supposed positions of power. Work with other artists, learn on the job and make an impact gradually and realistically. Do something meaningful, the world doesn't need more pop stars, it needs art to make sense of its problems and inspire people to come together to solve them. If you just want people to tell you how great you are, well good luck but we're not interested. Write songs about real things and make them come alive with the help of those around you. Find your local scene and if there isn't one create it yourself. Don't look for a label to provide you with a short cut – there are no shortcuts. Own your career and learn the hard way. It'll make more sense and you'll get a clearer idea of what you actually want.
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This was a simple project, didn't take much time, and I'm likely to just sell off the body now that I'm done. It was the third pine body I bought to finish (as of this writing, the 2nd still isn't done) and was a unique challenge. It was already partially dark, used many boards to make the body, offset grain, and was a pain in many ways. Still, she is a beauty and looks like a 100% pure American Barncaster. It was pulled off a barn built in 1920, so the wood is around 100 years old. By the way, if you save these photos, they are much larger than shown here.
This project presented several challenges. First off, the boards weren't in line with the neck. This really doesn't matter, but it does look different, and perhaps more authentic to the barn heritage. The body was from a barn built in 1920, they tore it down and are making a lot of guitar bodies. This one came in at 4.45 pounds, which is a beautiful weight, not too heavy so it is a burden, and not so light as to kill the sustain. From my experience, any body without electronics that comes in between 4 and 5 pounds is perfect, and this threads the needle just fine.
I started by sanding the wood just a little to keep it level. I knew when I bought it, this would be one that wasn't polished but instead was thin-coated and allowed to breath a little. I started by aging the wood for a week using Univeral UV lamps, 8 x 32 watts to cover two sides, then flipping it every day. It already had a little age on it, I just wanted to round it out. Next, I put a super tin coat of Solarez surf board resin on it, cured for about 10 minutes and sanded. I followed that with a slightly thicker coat, sanded again. I dug into the wood a bit, so I needed to age it back, so spent a week in the chamber of UV yet again. Once fairly level, I actually put a coat of sealer on TOP of the finish because I like the feel of it, it is more rough.
Now the work starts. I sanded the rough areas and started in with a 3M kitchen sponge/scrubby. Yes, I'm serious. I did this to degloss the guitar. I told you I'm an idiot when it comes to finishing, I just used what was around. This actually worked exceptionally well. The finish is a bit pebbled, so this let me reach down and rough up the high and low spots. I got the idea because that sponge looks like a rougher version of a finishing pad I use. After the gloss was all gone, I took the finishing pad and put a light matte finish on the guitar. It barely looks like it has any finish at all, which was the goal. It is sealed up better than just a pure sealer finish, but it looks like very little was done, so it looks more natural and no colorization of the guitar. Obviously, the Solacure UV curing lights are what put the pretty in it, but it also took a fair amount of elbow grease since I didn't know what I was doing.
Flaws: Between the neck socket and the neck pickup hole, there is a small chunk of wood knocked out. This would be covered by a pickguard, but you could make it worse if you rough handled it. I shot of glue would stiffen it up if you are worried. The rest of the "flaws" are character. I expect to bundle it with some inexpensive but perfectly functional parts, like a vintage 3 saddle bridge, control system and a side jack that I had to flatten out a bit. Chinese made but again, functional. These aren't exactly OEM Fender, but they are very typical of barncasters in general.


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Art & Soul Memories Exhibition at Sheridan's Gallery the First in a New Community Builder Series
The Gallery at Sheridan College's Trafalgar Campus in Oakville will be host to an exhibition featuring the work of one of its former faculty members, the late Professor Emeritus Betts Engell. The exhibition, Art & Soul Memories, is a collection of her paintings that document the changes in her inner vision as Alzheimer's disease affected her life.
Engell was an early childhood and social service professor, an Oakville-based artist and passionate advocate for social justice and environmental conservancy. The social consciousness and passion for life that inspired her to work with homeless youth and to champion environmental causes, are reflected in the images and colours in her paintings. She was a prolific painter whose artistic passion not only continued, but in many ways grew more intense, as words failed her. She continues to teach through her art.
This intimate and moving exhibition is organized by Sheridan's Social Service Worker Gerontology program. It is the first installment of a Community Builder Series sponsored by the Faulty of Applied Health and Community Studies (FAHCS) that will include events, speakers and documentary film screenings.
"The Community Builder Series is a reflection of the objectives that are important to students and employees in our Faculty," said Richard Finch, Dean of the FAHCS at Sheridan. "Its focus is on building better and healthier communities through engagement and collaboration."
The Art & Soul Memories exhibition coincides with the United Nations International Day of the Older Person and National Senior's Day, which take place on October 1. It is open to the public and will be at Sheridan's Gallery from September 19 to October 3, Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information about the exhibition, please contact Lynne Murray, Gallery Coordinator at lynne.murray@sheridancollege.ca or by phone at 905-845-9430 ext. 2368.


The Gathering Storm, book twelve of The Wheel of Time, is now available in paperback form in the U.S. from Tor Books. TGS was the first book in the series published after Robert Jordan's death. It was written in large part by fantasy author Brandon Sanderson.
If you are among the fans who were waiting for the paperback to pick up a copy, here's your chance.
It is available as an eBook now also--I just got it on my Kindle.
geez about time... I'll get it at the MD ToM signing.
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The Goma Volcano Observatory (GVO) is a detached branch from the Department of Geophysics, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles - Lwiro (Democratic Republic of Congo). The GVO is located on Mt Goma, close to the center of Goma city.
The main duty of GVO is the monitoring of the two active volcanoes in the Virunga chain : volcano Nyiragongo (3.470 m) and volcano Nyamulagira (2.964 m). The monitoring network previously established has been looted during the many years of war and civil unrest the area has known.
The recent eruption of volcano Nyiragongo (January 2002) and the related damage to the city of Goma has shown the importance of GVO. An outstanding effort from the international community, under the leadership of the United Nations (UNOCHA), is in process to restore the GVO, improve its logistics and its monitoring network.
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A new network of digital seismometers was deployed in late 2003, with telemetry back to OVG.
New ground deformation benchmarks, EDM and GPS stations were organized during 2002-2003.
An expanded program of thermal, gas, and water measurements has been started.
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Moreno, EVA back Wood Street police station
A Columbus Day rally on the Walton Street sidewalk of the 13th District police headquarters drew about 100 station-house supporters, including Ald. Proco Joe Moreno.
The 1st Ward alderman suggested that renovations would build capacity in Mayor Rahm Emanuel's efforts to add beat officers in the 2012 city budget, which will be released Wednesday.
"What I told the mayor is that our community, our ward, should not be penalized for our success," Moreno said. "If the plan is to close the station I'm against it. If the plan is to replace the station I support it."
"The human capital housed here is so important," Moreno said. "Where are they going to go?"
Later Monday the East Village Association board voted to support retaining the building at 937 N. Wood as an upgraded and viable station house.
"You cannot have good safety without a visible police presence," said Anne Shaw, who organized the rally over the weekend amid persistent reports that the budget would mark the 50-year-old station for closing.
Retired officer Julio Lucotti Jr. noted that neighbors had beaten back city officials' efforts to consolidate police districts in 1992. "They don't listen to me but they listen to you," Lucotti said.
Volunteers circulated petitions to save the station house (an online petition has attracted 967 signers at this writing) and sample letters to city officials. A Sunday neighborhood canvass secured 150 petition signatures in an hour, Shaw said.
During EVA's monthly board meeting at Leona's Restaurant, 1936 W. Augusta, president Greg Nagel asked for the board's show of support to meet the city's short time frame for budget comment.
Neal McKnight, vice president and planning co-chair, acknowledged that EVA had sent mixed messages about the station's public safety role in its development position, which would commit the site to community benefit.
An EVA vice president a decade ago, Shaw noted that the the group is playing a key role in educating neighbors on the potential shutdown. Eliminating the station would crowd its 200 officers into overcrowded quarters elsewhere, she said.
Monday rally on 13th District police station (10/10/2011)
Tough target: Wood Street police station (10/4/2011)
What's next for Wood Street police station? (9/21/2011)
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Е́ванс () — англомовне прізвище, ім'я або топонім.

Персоналії
 Еванс — список людей з таким прізвищем.

Топонім

Еванс — озеро в провінції Квебек (Канада).
 Еванс — протока в Канаді

Еванс — гора (2620 м), в Південних Альпах.

Еванс (округ, Джорджія)
 Еванс — місто, штат Колорадо
 Еванс — місто, штат Нью-Йорк
 Еванс — переписна місцевість, штат Джорджія
 Еванс — гора (4350 м) у Передньому хребті, в Скелястих горах.

Інше
 3032 Еванс (3032 Evans) — астероїд головного поясу, відкритий 8 лютого 1984 року.
 «Чому не Еванс?» — детективний роман Агати Крісті, вперше опублікований видавництвом Collins Crime Club в 1934 році.

Див. також
 Гамбіт Еванса
 Еванстон

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