Aine is the Irish Goddess of Love, Summer, Wealth and Sovereignty, although she used to be known as the Goddess of Love and Light. Aine was also held dear as the Queen of the Elves, especially in the Middle Ages. She is represented by the Sun and Midsummer, and is sometimes symbolized as a red mare.
Aine is also symbolized by brightness, glow, joy, radiance, splendor, glory, magic, popularity and even fame. She is sometimes mistakenly equaled to Danu, because her name is somewhat similar to Anu. However, these are not the same Goddess.
Ayania, the most powerful fairy in Ulster, may actually be a variant of this Goddess. As well, in Limerick County, there is a hill named for Grian, located about seven miles from the hill named for Aine. This is believed to be either Aine's sister or, quite possibly, another variant referring to this Goddess.
Some of Aine's aliases include the Lady of the Lake, the Goddess of the Earth and Nature and the Goddess of Luck and Magick. She has been viewed as both a Sun Goddess and a Moon Goddess. When she's in her role of the Sun Goddess, Aine can shapeshift into "Lair Derg," the "Red Mare," the horse that can never be outrun.
As Moon Goddess, Aine guards her followers' livestock and crops. Farmers today still practice rites in her honor, hoping for her protection throughout the Wheel of the Year. In this aspect of herself, she is also known as a Goddess of Agriculture and Patroness of Crops and Cattle. This Goddess is thought to have given the people of Ireland the gift of grain.
Aine is an extremely popular Goddess. Many people worship her in the hope that she will gift them with prosperity, fertility, sexuality and abundance. She takes her role as a Love Goddess very seriously as encourager of human sexuality and teacher of love. Aine is a deeply passionate deity.
She is the daughter of Egobail, the sister of Aillen and/or Fennen. Her name is found in the family trees of multiple Irish clans. She is closely associated with the County of Limerick and the hill of Knockainy, Cnoc Aine, which was named for Aine. In Limerick County, she is known as the Queen of the Fairies. At Cnoc Aine, rites were held in her honor, involving fire and the blessing of the land. These rites are recorded as recently as 1879. The feast of Midsummer Night is currently held in her honor.
In earlier tales, Aine was "ravished" by the semi-mythological King of Munster, Ailill Aulom. Their affair apparently ended in Aine biting off Ailill's ear, which is where the name "Aulom" comes from at the end of his name. "Aulom" means "one-eared." By biting off his ear, Aine deemed Ailill unfit to be king, thus taking away his power of sovereignty. It's interesting to notice that the Eoganachta claim Aine as an ancestor. The Eoganachta are the descendants of Aulom.
Still another tale depicts Aine as being either the wife or daughter of Manannan mac Lir, an Irish mythology sea deity, who also appears in Scottish and Manx legends.
Found in the Goddess Guidance Oracle Cards, Aine represents taking a leap of faith. Aine tells us to take a risk and to put our heart's true desires into action. She tells us that procrastinating about our dreams will not make them go away and it will not make them happen. Not following our dreams, makes our lives stagnant. Aine appeals to us with the revelation that indecision is the death of the Soul's burning passion to improve, grow and learn. She says not to worry about making the wrong decision, to worry about not making any decision at all. She instructs us to take time to pray, meditate, go on nature walks and, then, make our decisions.
Take a risk and put your heart's true desire into action...What are your true desires? What is it that you intend to manifest into your life? Aine will assist us in creating a beautiful and happy life. She says, "Your dream will come true." Take action toward the realization of your dreams and Aine will have your back.
Also, Aine says, "The magick of life is all around you." She calls on you to find a way to awaken it in your life. The Goddess of Love and Light says, "Magick is everywhere. You just have to open your eyes and look around." You can awaken the magick in your life by going for a walk, going outside connecting with Nature and opening your eyes. You will see so much magick at work in your world. Smell the flowers, listen to the birds sing...The Earth is alive and your life will always be what you make it.
Thanks for reading and commenting, Sol Seeker! Blessed Be!
Sorry for going 'off track' now i'd like to hear tales about the Banshee!
Apart from the Glasgow football club, 'Celtic' to most thinking people are those lands where the Gaelic language was or still is used. It is ironic the Breton and Cornish can understand each other where as Welsh and Irish is different. Megalithic stone circles (dolmans) are a peculiaraty to all of these cultures with the largest of them at Carnac in N.W. France. Bretagne also claim a King Arthur legend as well as 'Les Corre's their version of the little folk. I recall during my growing years an exellent T.V. series called Sir Lancelot which was English origin and no known actors then however the producers were advised on the accuracy of the Arthurian era by Oxford University professors who placed Camelot in Wessex (Stonehenge not far away) likewise with the Richard Harris (King Arthur) Vanessa Redgrave (Queen Guinevere) Camelot was in the same region.It is preposterous that in all the Hollywood versions of the 1950 s King Arthur that his knights were suited in shining armour which would not be invented for another 1000 years.
Thank you for reading and commenting, limpet :) Also, thank you for the information. I was not aware of the work you speak of and am greatly interested in learning more. Wishing you always a very blessed day!
Not very long ago i discovered that Scotland also has a Queene of Elphame (the elves) writtern about 11th century by one Thomas Rymer of Ercildoune, however my preference is in Morgana le Fae though not recognised as a Goddess but She is reputed to guard Glastonbury Tor's entrance to the underworld.
I must be a worshiper of Aine, since I put out food for the birds and I like gardening. It's fascinating to think that there might be this world within our world, of pagan worship beneath the christian veneer.


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Catastrophe looms in North Goethalsburg! When twelve-year-old J.D. is tricked into taking possession of a book of spells, his best friend turns their teacher into a zombie. The zombification of Mr. Katz creates general chaos and a not-so-terrific time for near-genius J.D. Teamed with his best friend Rodney, twin troublemakers, and an obnoxious ghost, J.D. must figure out how to change Mr. Katz back from one of the undead before he: 1. Escapes the janitor's closet; 2. Eats their brains; and 3. Wears J.D.'s spleen as a hat. Can four boys armed with a slingshot, two boxes of jelly donuts, and a handy zombie guide battle their mindless teacher and live to tell? Probably not. You'll have to read to find out.
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«Дейрдре» была построена на верфи Верхольм, графство Корк, как замена тральщикам типа «Тон». По сравнению с ними корабль имел увеличенную автономность и улучшенную мореходность, благодаря чему был способен нести службу в океане.

В 2001 году корабль был продан на открытом аукционе за 190 тысяч ирландских фунтов при стартовой цене в 60 тысяч. Его приобрела английская яхтная компания Seastream International для переоборудования в чартерную яхту.

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On 16 Mar. 1660 the Long Parliament dissolved itself having ordered the issue of writs for the election of a new parliament. It had become clear that the increasingly unstable republican regime could no longer provide stability and security, and left no option but to attempt a restoration of the monarchy. The assembly which met on 25 Apr. and lasted until the end of the year is invariably described as a 'Convention' rather than a Parliament, having not been summoned by royal authority. Its chief purpose was to bury the republic and begin the delicate process of re-establishing royal government on acceptable lines.
The restoration of the Stuarts also entailed the restoration of Parliament to its traditional form of two Houses, with the Commons reverting to elections on the old system of constituencies and their differing franchises. The Scots and the Irish regained their own parliaments. As the elections commenced early in April, the exiled Charles II issued a declaration at Breda, setting out his programme for a restored constitutional monarchy. The re-instatement of the monarchy was not at this stage a foregone conclusion and it was on this issue that the election was chiefly fought. Royalist propaganda sang Charles II's praises, and little in reply was offered by radical opponents. The predominant throughout the nation feeling was reflected in the crowd's chant in the Surrey election of 'No Rumpers, no Presbyterians that will put bad conditions upon the King'. Most seats were settled without a poll. There were contests in 16 counties and 29 boroughs, with double returns occurring in 40 more boroughs, indicating further rivalries that were bogged down in local uncertainty over franchises following the return to the pre-revolutionary system.
Nearly half the 548 MPs who sat during the Convention had no previous parliamentary experience. Members were broadly divisible between those whose families had been either royalist or anti-royalist during the civil war and the republican regimes of the 1650s. Complicating this divide were the tensions within and between the Anglican, Presbyterian and Independent groups, each of whom were eager for a satisfactory religious settlement. In April a group of Presbyterians had tried unsuccessfully to gain control over the Convention Parliament in a bid to promote plans to limit royal power, but had been overwhelmed by the strength of royalist sentiment. Although outright opposition to the restoration of monarchy was confined to just a few republicans, there were many who were less enamoured with some of the accompanying small print.
When the Commons assembled on 25 Apr. 1660 Sir Harbottle Grimston, a moderate Presbyterian, was elected Speaker. On 1 May, the declaration issued by Charles at Breda was formally read in both Houses, each voting unanimously that according to fundamental law the government of the realm was to be 'by King, Lords and Commons'. They also agreed to send a deputation to The Hague to bring Charles back to England. The King, accompanied by his chief counsellor Sir Edward Hyde, landed at Dover on the 25th, and was rapturously welcomed to the capital by Speaker Grimston on the 29th.
The King appointed to his administration both royalists and ex-parliamentarians, symbolising a nation restored to unity. Hyde, who had been the King's lord chancellor since 1658, was entrusted with the management of Parliament. Though not a member of either House until elevated to the Lords as Baron Hyde in November 1660, he was chiefly supported in the conduct of business in the Commons by (Sir) Job Charlton, Sir Heneage Finch, Sir Edward Turnor and Roger Palmer. The leading Presbyterian spokesmen were Arthur Annesley, Sir Thomas Widdrington, William Prynne and Sir Walter Erle.
Parliament returned to its former, pre-war procedures and modes of business. On 8 May it also declared that Charles II had been rightful king since the execution of his father in January 1649. On new statutes and all other state and legal documentation the regnal year beginning on 30 Jan. 1660 appeared as the 13th year of the reign.
The very first Act of the Convention was designed to remove any uncertainty about its legitimacy, declaring it to be a full and legal Parliament as if summoned in the King's name. Other measures began the process of dismantling republican rule. A general pardon was extended to all who had opposed the Crown during the civil wars and interregnum except 33 surviving regicides and other collaborators, some of whom were hanged. Further Acts confirmed all judicial proceedings completed during the republican regimes, restored confiscations of Church and Crown lands, and disbanded the New Model Army. Trade and shipping were regulated by a new navigation Act. There were Acts to establish a post office, and to declare 29th May 'a perpetual anniversary of thanksgiving'.
MPs were anxious to produce an adequate financial provision for the Crown. The sum of £1,200,000 was deemed necessary for all royal expenditure, but natural hesitance in the levying of taxation resulted in a raft of grants and subsidies that fell short of this sum by at least £300,000. Moreover, there was no provision for rapidly rising debts and unforeseen costs also charged to the crown. For the time being, however, no one doubted the adequacy of the measures voted.
The Convention is often criticised for failing to arrive at a satisfactory religious settlement. Many non-Anglican MPs had been cheered by the King's promise at Breda of 'liberty to tender consciences'. But though the grand committee on religion sat once a week from July to September, nothing more concrete emerged from its debates than an Act confirming all parish clergy who were not Baptists, republicans or had displaced Anglicans. In October a conference of Anglican and Presbyterian divines reached agreement on a Church formula acceptable to both groups, but an attempt by Prynne's group to give it legislative force was defeated by 36 votes.


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The Government of Malawi invites foreign investment in any sector of the economy. However, emphasis for investment is in five priority areas, namely, Agriculture, Energy, Mining, Tourism and Physical Infrastructure, including Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRO-PROCESSING
Investment in agriculture, including integrated irrigation farming, is encouraged for farming crops such as rice, soybeans, pigeon peas, sunflower, integrated cotton development and horticulture.
Irrigation Farming
Irrigation farming is encouraged in all parts of the country. One of the priorities is an integrated irrigation project dubbed ''The Greenbelt Initiative''. The main components of the project are: infrastructure development and rehabilitation of dams; environmental management; technology development and dissemination; agro-processing and marketing development. The project area is along the lakes and all perennial rivers from the North to the South of the country, covering an area of 1million hectares of which 86,000 hectares have already been developed.
Investment in livestock production is encouraged.
Malawi is endowed with natural resources such as forestry and fisheries. Investors are invited to invest in ornamental fishing, deep-fishing and fish processing and wood processing.
Malawi encourages adding value to its agricultural products. Investors are encouraged to invest in cotton ginning and spinning including textile and garment manufacturing, fruit processing, beef and dairy processing, leather processing, oil seed production, production of sugar cane products, etc.
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Currently, Malawi's electricity is generated from hydro-power stations cascaded along the Shire River.
The reinstatement of the Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) Account to fund rehabilitation of existing infrastructure is envisaged to improve electricity power supply, thereby, increasing business productivity and reducing avoidable costs.
There are a number of investment opportunities in the energy sector. They include investing in hydro power generation, wind, solar and biomas.
The demand for energy is expected to grow due to increased economic activities in mining and tourism. Government is, therefore, inviting Independent Power Producers (IPP) to invest in power generation, transmission and distribution using solar, hydro power, wind and biofuels.
Some of the existing hydro-power electric projects include:
Malawi has a wealth of mineral resources, including the following:
MINERAL DEPOSITS AND ESTIMATED RESERVES
DEPOSIT LOCATION RESERVE (Million Tonnes) GRADE
Bauxite Mulanje 28.8 43.9 %AL2O3
Uranium Koronga/Chitipa 12.5 0.15% Ur308
Monazite/Strontianite Balaka 11.0 8%Sr, and 2% REO
Corundum Ntcheu 8.0 75.6gm per m3
Graphite Dowa 2.7 5.8%C
Limestone Ntcheu, Balaka 15; 10 48%CaO, 1.2% MgO; 46.1% CaO, 3.5% MgO
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Salima, Mangochi, Zomba 700; 680; 15 5.6% HMS; 6.0% HMS;6.0% HMS
Vermiculite Feremu Mwanza 2.5 4.9% (Med+Fine)
Coal Nsanje, Karonga 4.7; 15 30% ash; 21.2% ash
Phosphate Tundulu Phalombe 2.017 17%P2O5
Pyrite Dowa, Lilongwe 34; 10 8%S; 12%S
Glass Sands Mchinji, Zomba and Mangochi 1.6;25 97%SiO2; 92.7%SiO@ and 0.62%
Dimension Stone Chitipa, Mzimba, Mangochi, Mchinji Large volumes Black, Blue, Pink, Green granite
Gemstones Mzimba, Nsanje, Chitipa,Chikwawa, Rumphi, Ntcheu Large Volumes Numerous pegmatites and volcanics
Gold Neno, Nkhotakota, Mangochi, Ntcheu Blantyre, Chikwawa Occurrence
Diamonds Mangochi,Mwanza, Rumphi, Chikwawa Occurrence
Source: Geological Surveys Department Bulletins and Reports: Private Companies Mineral Exploration Reports
These deposits present prospective areas of investment in mineral exploration.
Oil and gas exploration is underway in Lake Malawi and other parts of the country. A total of six blocks have been demarcated for exploration. Three blocks have already been allocated to prospective investors for exploration. The remaining three blocks are available to other prospective investors
Other Opportunities in the Mining Sector
Opportunities are also available for upgrading current geophysical and geological database, and provision of training in Geological and Mining studies.
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PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING ICT
Physical Infrastructure Development Projects
Projects in infrastructure include:
Road transport. there are investment opportunities on a PPP basis in the rehabilitation, routine maintenance of paved roads, and upgrading and construction of new roads.
Railway Transport.The Government is seeking investment in the rehabilitation and expansion of railway infrastructure particularly the Sena/Beira corridor.
Air Transport. Projects are available in the form of upgrading of aviation infrastructure including expanding runways and terminal buildings.
Water transport.The key medium-term outcome for water transport is improving the inland shipping network that is active in local international shipping, promoting trade and tourism in a safe manner, while protecting the environment. Efforts are directed towards navigation to the Indian Ocean through Shire River to the Port of Chinde in Mozambique through the Zambezi River (i.e.the Shire-Zambezi Waterway Project). The initial feasibility study was conducted by COMESA with the support of the EU which revealed that the river is navigable. Currently, the SADC Secretariat, with financial support of the African Development Bank, is undertaking an Environmental Impact Assessment.
Malawi aims at improving the usage and adoption of electronic and online services; availability of service, geographical coverage, the usage of modern broadcasting technology and reducing communication costs.
The government is introducing Telecommunication and Information Technology (TIT) platform to integrate security, banking and insurance, taxation, education, health and business sectors.
There is, therefore, a great scope to invest in the Information and Communication Technology sector.
Malawi has a considerable number of unique and attractive areas with natural and pristine beauty and features. Lake Malawi is the principal scenic attraction of the country covering 20% of the country's surface area. It contains more species of fish than any other water body on earth. The large variety of fish is actually endemic to the lake.
Malawi also has beautiful mountains and plateaus with exceptional scenery; fascinating fauna and flora. There are game reserves which are a home to the ''Big Five'.'
Malawi calls for investments in:
The development of eco-tourism lodges in areas of outstanding natural beauty including forest areas, national parks and small islands in the lake;
The development of hotels and conference centres;
Boat cruises and water sport facilities on lake Malawi and Shire River;
Development of wild life reserves including restocking, fencing, tourist infrastructure such as lodges and feeder roads;
Establishment of casinos and entertainment centres in the main urban centres,
Lakeshore resorts and other tourist sites;
Promotion of film and music industry;
Beach front developments;
Direct flights from Europe to Malawi. There is a strong case for British Airways to resume flights from London to Lilongwe. It has already resumed flights to Lusaka, Zambia and Harare, Zimbabwe. Virgin Airlines could also be requested to consider that route;
Integrated Lakeshore Resort Project. One major investment project is an integrated lakeshore resort in a lake enclave surrounded by a range of hills which stretches into the lake, providing a home to a large stock of world-famous bright- coloured chichlids (ornamental fish) making it the only freshwater and underwater national park in the world which was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984. The area has a 4 Kilometre golden sand beach frontage. The project concept comprises a hotel, lodges, villas, a marina, sports facilities including an 18-hole golf course, casinos, walking and cycling trails and a game park on the foot of the hills, complemented by an airport about 50 Km away. An investor or a consortium of foreign investors are invited to invest in the project.
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Hitachi "inspire the next" Europe opens Rail Research Centre (ERRC)
European Rail Research Centre (ERRC) to focus on rolling stock design, manufacturing, maintenance and traffic management systems
ERCC will be part of Hitachi Europe's Transportation Energy & Environment Research Laboratory
Hitachi "inspire the next" announced on October 10, 2012 the opening of the new European Rail Research Centre (ERRC) in London, to support Hitachi's many rail projects in Europe and globally.
Hitachi's new European Rail Research Centre (ERRC) will conduct research into:
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DAPL Opponents Vow to 'Rise' From Ashes of Oceti Sakowin and Keep Fighting
in Environmental Protection — by Lauren McCauley — 24/02/2017
Chanse Zavalla, 22, left, and O'Shea Spencer, 20, right, stand in front of the remains of a hogan structure, set on fire ahead of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineer's deadline to leave the Oceti Sakowin protest camp on February 22, 2017 in Cannon Ball, North Dakota. (Photo: Stephen Yang/Getty Images)
As the Army Corps of Engineers forcibly evicted the last of the remaining water protectors from the Oceti Sakowin protest camp on Thursday, Indigenous opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) made it clear that their expulsion would not be the end of the fight.
"Our hearts are not defeated. The closing of the camp is not the end of a movement or fight, it is a new beginning," said Tom Goldtooth, executive director of the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN).
Observing the the expulsion "is a continuation of a centuries old practice, where the U.S. government forcefully removes Indigenous people from our lands and territories," Goldtooth urged supporters to continue to resist through mass mobilizations, distributed actions, openly speaking out against treaty violations, and raising funds for litigation and grassroots organization.
Similarly, Wenonah Hauter, executive director of the environmental watchdog organization Food & Water Watch, said that while allies are "angered by the use of overwhelming force to clear peaceful water protectors from the Standing Rock camps…we are more determined than ever to provide solidarity and support to indigenous communities across the country that are resisting dangerous fossil fuel infrastructure projects near their homes."
"The fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline will continue in the courts and in the streets," Hauter added. "And our fight against the dirty, polluting, profit-driven fossil fuel industry will continue to grow in strength and determination from coast to coast," she vowed.
One day after the Corps' Wednesday eviction deadline passed, militarized law enforcement entered the camp on Thursday with demolition equipment and armored vehicles, according to independent journalism outfit Unicorn Riot, which on Thursday maintained a live feed of the operation while others shared updates on social media:
Knifing tipis and pointing loaded rifles at the occupants. It's the 1800s all over again. https://t.co/ODIh9sOt1d
— Ruth H. Hopkins (Red Road Woman) (@Ruth_HHopkins) February 23, 2017
A total of 39 protectors were arrested, according to the Seattle Times, which described the heavily-armed operation that drew police forces "from around North Dakota and three other states":
Police moved on the camp Thursday morning in dozens of armored personnel carriers, as a helicopter and fixed-wing airplane circled overhead. Police moved tent to tent and shack to shack with guns drawn, clearing out demonstrators. By 2:09 p.m. Central Time, it was over.
As many as 100 demonstrators were in the camp, according to activists, but authorities estimated 50.
Police were armed with ammunition, including their holster weapon, and additional weapons in their vehicles, said Rob Keller, of the Morton County Sheriff's Office. He described the final closure as "a very smooth operation."
Water protectors were given the option of relocating to one of three other campsites outside the eviction zone—Sacred Stone, Cheyenne River, and 7th Generation camps. However, at the time of this writing, it seemed that the police raid had moved on to the nearby Rosebud camp.
The Corps claim jurisdiction over the land where Oceti Sakowin is located, though local tribes note that it falls within the unceded Fort Laramie Treaty land and territories.
And although images of bulldozers and burning buildings blanketed social media on Thursday (some set fire by the protectors in "a final act of prayer and defiance"), the Indigenous pipeline opponents remained resolute.
"I am not sad. I am proud," wrote Ruth Hopkins, a Dakota/Lakota Sioux writer for Indian Country Today Media Network.
"They cannot extinguish the fire that Standing Rock started," IEN's Goldtooth declared. "It burns within each of us. We will rise, we will resist, and we will thrive."
"WE WILL BE BACK!" ~Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Harold Frazier yells across the Cannonball & turns around w/ a grin on his face!. #NoDAPL pic.twitter.com/jqLfnpeh8T
— C (@Chronic_Christy) February 23, 2017
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"We'll Meet Them Out in the Fields": Challenging the Pipelines to Nowhere
Indigenous-Led Organization Opens New Salvo in Fight for Climate Justice
Standing Rock is Everywhere: The Indigenous Heart of the Climate Change Fight
From The Ashes of Standing Rock, A Beautiful Resistance Is Born
Dakota Pipeline: The Best Way Forward!
Water Is Life: The Story of Standing Rock Won't Go Away
As Police Evict Water Protectors, Tribes Vow to Continue the Fight
Violent Arrests As Police Begin Evacuating Dakota Access Pipeline Protest Camp
Tags: Dakota Access Pipeline, Standing Rock Sioux Protest
Author: Lauren McCauley
K SHESHU BABU says:
Despite police swooping on the protestors, the DAPL standing rock activists have courageously decided to move forward with their struggle against tyranny of the ruling class. The people of US as well as the world over must support their efforts of regaining their rights


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June 2, 2008 Brett	Leave a comment
Right after 9-11 I flew to the UK and back and there was very heavy security, but nobody minded at all. The risks were still unknown and we all wanted to be safe. Now however we are pretty aware of the risks, ranging as they do from shoe bombs to chemical bombs and the like but airport security seems to getting stupider rather then smarter as time goes on.
Two stories today tell a story of airport security that is rapidly spinning out of control. The first is a story from the Houston Chronicle about how to avoid the security people stealing from you. Not in the third world, but here in the good old US of A. Remember these crooks are the ones we are trusting to keep the bombs out of our planes if they can be bothered when not stealing cigars.
The second story shows how incredible stupidity has come to dominate the whole airport security theater, a flyer at Heathrow wasn't going to be allowed on a flight because he had a picture of a cartoon robot on his shirt. The threat we were protected from? The robot had a gun.
I want to fly safe, I want people keeping bombs and bad people off my flights, but these idiots and thieves are making a mockery of airport security. We can't let this go on like this.
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Lochnagar Mine Crater
Kaushik Patowary May 31, 2014 1 comments
On the morning of 1 July 1916, the British army detonated a mine in the village of La Boisselle, just north of Albert in France. It was the first day of the Battle of the Somme, during the First World War. The Royal Engineers had dug a tunnel, 50 feet deep, extending for about 300 yards from the British lines to the German front line. There, under a German position called "Schwaben Hohe", they laid a mine consisting of over 25 tons of Ammonal. The mine was detonated two minutes before 07.30 am – the hour of launch of the British offensive against the German lines. The resulting explosion blew almost half a million tons of chalk into the surrounding fields, sending debris over 4,000 feet into the air. It created a vast hole 300 feet across and 90 feet deep. Known as the Lochnagar crater, after the trench from where the main tunnel was started, it remains the largest crater made in warfare to this day. The sound of the blast was considered the loudest man-made noise in history up to that point, with reports suggesting it was heard in London.
2nd Lieutenant C.A. Lewis of No. 3 Squadron RFC, who witnessed the explosion from the air by described it:
The whole earth heaved and flashed, a tremendous and magnificent column rose up in the sky. There was an ear-splitting roar drowning all the guns, flinging the machine sideways in the repercussing air. The earth column rose higher and higher to almost 4,000 feet. There it hung, or seemed to hang, for a moment in the air, like the silhouette of some great cypress tree, then fell away in a widening cone of dust and debris.
Despite the successful blowing of the mine and the damage caused to the German strongpoint, the German defenders managed to get into well-placed positions to fire at the advancing British soldiers. Within half an hour of the start of the infantry attack many hundreds of them were already dead or wounded.
The crater is now located on the property of an English man, Richard Dunning, who bought it in 1978 to prevent the crater from being filled. At that time the crater was visited by just a few historians, pilgrims visiting a relative's grave and a very small number of organized battlefield tours. The crater was not formally maintained and occasionally it was found to have rubbish dumped at the bottom and was also being used by cross-country type motorbikes.
The Friends of Lochnagar Association, chaired by Richard Dunning, maintains the crater today and organizes a memorial ceremony every July 1st, at 7:30am, to commemorate the beginning of the Battle of the Somme.
It is possible to walk all around the edge of the crater, but access to the crater itself is not permitted. There is a large wooden cross made that stands beside the crater, and this is one of a number of memorials of various kinds that exist around the crater. Around the edges of the crater, the land still shows the vestiges of shell holes and is uneven with pockmarks.
British trenches are marked in blue, the German lines in red. Photo credit
Sources: Wikipedia / Orchard Farm Somme / Somme-Battlefields / The Great War / WW1 Battlefields
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There is an abandoned mine with 50'000lbs of Ammonal code named Peckham sitting 80ft under a farm named Le Petite Douve , the mine has long been flooded preserving the Ammonal other mines have exploded due to lightning strikes , the farmer Rodger Mahieu says with a shrug "When you live in this part of the world you live in the shadow of history" . . .


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Q: Textarea open a pop-up when click using jQuery I need to use a textarea to encourage people to comment, but before they comment they need to login or register first. I have this login/register form open using modal pop-up, by clicking url "#" with class "popup-login".
How can I make the textarea open that modal pop-up login window when clicked (using jQuery)? Any ideas?

A: Create a function that opens the modal. Then, call the function with onClick:

function modal() {
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A: Assuming you already have the click event for the .popup-login set up, this code should work fine.
// We are using focus instead of click to prevent the user from tabbing onto the comment box
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Home › Forums › Health › Is there really a difference between refined and unrefined carbohydrates?
Is there really a difference between refined carbohydrates and unrefined carbohydrates? What change occur when carbs are "refined"?
Refined carbohydrates are occasionally called "white foods". Refining is the procedure for removing nutrients, fiber and water from organic grains. It will help enhance shelf life and to improve flavor. Sadly, these foods aren't really healthy.
The sugars in foods that are processed can cause glucose levels in blood to spike. This often leads to signs of irritability, increased appetite and fatigue.
Eating processed carbs may also result in nutritional inadequacy.
Natural whole grains like oats, wheat and barley have significant nutrients and high fiber content. Fiber is essential because it helps to stabilize glucose levels in the body and impedes the absorption of sugar from carbohydrates.
Fruits and vegetables are great sources of unrefined carbohydrates. Although fruits are full of simple sugars, they are a great source of minerals and vitamins, and most include a great quantity of fiber.
Vegetables are excellent sources of unrefined, complex carbohydrates. Some vegetables have this type of high fiber content they're considered "negative calorie" foods. The human body will burn off more calories digesting these foods in relation to the number of calories they comprise.
Make sure you eat lentils, beans and other legumes. They are an excellent supply of unrefined, complex carbohydrates that is also full of protein and dietary fiber. Filling up on these high fiber carbohydrates can give you the ability to control your hunger pangs, while supplying the body with much needed nourishment.
This topic (refined carbohydrates vs unrefined carbohydrates) is very controversial.
Consuming large amount of calories make you fat.
The big debate is how your body breaks down the source of those calories.
Refined carbohydrates screw with your sugar levels can contribute to all kinds of health issues – obesity, fast ageing, diabetes, heart diseases.
Some claim that the real problem with obesity stems from refined carbohydrates rather than foods with high fat content. Some nutritionists claim that any carbohydrates cause problems with your weight (search for "Atkins diet plan" to learn more about this theory).
Most folks agree that moderation is the secret of being lean.
If your diet consists of a bunch of processed carbohydrates (a.k.a. junk food) and you have difficulties getting slim, you should reduce your intake of junk food.
Whole foods are nearly always going to be "better for you" than processed junk foods that are high in refined carbs.
While I have to lose weight, I cut out processed carbohydrates as much as possible.
1 year after I stopped eating bread and pasta, my weight dropped from 85 to 65 kg.
In one year my weight dropped by 20 kg without restricting the amount of food that I eat.
I eat vegetables, meat, fish, eggs. Also, I eat fruits, olives, nuts, honey.
When I eat meat and fish, I eat them steamed, not fried. Also, I do not eat fried eggs. I eat them boiled.
I have restricted the consumption of food with high sugar content. I do not drink "natural" fruit juices (especially with added sugars) and carbonated drinks. Instead, I drink water.
I stopped eating sunflower oil. Instead, I am eating olive oil (without heat treatment, because when heated are lost valuable substances*).
When a person is thirsty, he has to drink clean water. Not dirty water (water containing sugar, colorings, flavorings and other substances).
* Santos C, Cruz R, Cunha S, Casal S. Effect of cooking on olive oil quality attributes.


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Common Poisonous Plants in Florida
By Cayden Conor ; Updated September 21, 2017
Several poisonous plants exist in Florida. The plants, depending on the type, produce different allergic reactions. Some cause rashes when touched, while others cause vomiting and diarrhea if ingested. Most poisonous plants are used in landscaping or as houseplants. If you have children or pets and have any of these poisonous plants, keep the plants out of their reach.
The peace lily, a plant common to Florida landscaping and often used as a Florida houseplant, contains oxalate crystals in the stems and leaves. The oxalate crystals cause immediate pain when bitten into and chewed. Symptoms of the poison include burning in your mouth, on your lips and in your throat. Vomiting may also occur if the plant is ingested.
Some plants are not only poisonous when swallowed, but their smoke is also poisonous to inhale. Forest fires are common in Florida, and the burning of these plants, including lily of the valley, causes serious lung damage. If you inhale the smoke from lily of the valley, you may experience the following symptoms: stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, low blood pressure, dizziness, seizures and a slow pulse. If you cannot get away from the smoke, there is the possibility of lung damage, due to the allergic reaction and irritation from the toxins in the smoke.
Autumn Crocus
The autumn crocus, a Florida plant, causes several symptoms when ingested, including shock, fever, multiple organ failure, vomiting and diarrhea. In multiple organ failure, your liver and kidneys may fail, and you may experience respiratory failure.
Common Lantana
Plants that produce berries are common in Florida landscaping. Eating the unripe berries of the common lantana may cause blurry vision, dilated pupils, weakness, vomiting, dizziness, shallow breathing and flushed skin.
The sap of the croton, popular in Florida because it is drought and heat-tolerant, may cause skin irritation if touched. If the plant is eaten, you may experience vomiting, nausea and diarrhea.
Brazilian Pepper
The oils from the Brazilian pepper, a poisonous Florida plant, may cause a blistering rash. The smoke from the burning plants should be avoided, as should plants in bloom, as either may cause breathing difficulty and wheezing.
Poison Center of Tampa: Poisonous Plants of Florida
Cayden Conor has been writing since 1996. She has been published on several websites and in the winter 1996 issue of "QECE." Conor specializes in home and garden, dogs, legal, automotive and business subjects, with years of hands-on experience in these areas. She has an Associate of Science (paralegal) from Manchester Community College and studied computer science, criminology and education at University of Tampa.
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Літохімі́чні по́шуки (, , ) — геохімічні методи пошуків родовищ корисних копалин, основані на виявленні підвищених або знижених (в порівнянні з фоном) концентрацій хім. елементів у корінних породах або пухких утвореннях.

Застосовуються для виділення перспективних провінцій, площ, рудних вузлів, виявлення загальних закономірностей розміщення корисних копалин, для оконтурювання рудних полів, пошуків глибоко залеглих прихованих родовищ певних генетичних типів, відбракування зон розсіяної мінералізації і рудовиявів, що не мають пром. значення; для оцінки перспектив родов. на глибину і на флангах, коригування напряму геологорозвідувальних робіт, оцінки комплексності речовинного складу руд; для вивчення міри впливу техногенних чинників на зміну параметрів розподілу хім. елементів в природному геохім. ландшафті. Виділяють Л.п. за первинними ореолами, за вторинними ореолами і за потоками розсіювання.

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When I speak in churches in the US, some people are often surprised that there are 7000 languages in the world and that some of them do not have the Bible. One of the reasons for this is that the people who speak those languages are hidden. Here's one small illustration. This is a map of the percentage of people in Mexico who speak an indigenous language. Note that the percentages are quite low (under 5%) along the US border. In fact the rate is less than 1% in the parts of Mexico adjoining Texas.
So if an American crosses the border by land everyone will seem to speak Spanish. The 0-5% who speak other languages will be hidden. Because they don't speak Spanish, they can't get a job dealing with customers, so of course all service people, cashiers, waitresses, etc you meet will speak Spanish. If a business does have an employee who does not speak Spanish, they will be in a role that does not come into contact with customers such as a dishwasher, nor night janitor. So the 1-5% are hidden to most people. You might have to travel to a rural area and even then you might have to be invited into a private home to meet them. You would never know that Mexico has 326 languages of which 133 are in danger of dying out, leaving 193 vibrant languages communities.
I find that many Ghanaians are surprised when they learn how many languages there are in their country. When I mention the name of a language, it is not unusual for people to say they have never heard of it. And this is their country! They often ask if it is really a Ghana language, if the source of my information is reliable, and so on. It may surprise you to learn that many Ghanaian government officials, even highly placed, do now know of all the languages in their country.
That last comment reflects the disconnect his people feel. They are hidden even from the people who are officially their representatives.
This Sunday is the International Day for the Unreached. It's a good day to remember that you can't find the people on the margins of our society – hidden peoples, bibleless peoples, peoples without the Gospel – without explicitly looking for them.
I am an American. Sometimes people in Ghana asks me where I am from. I tell them the United States. I have not yet had someone ask me where that is. I have a national identity which is recognized worldwide by almost everyone.
What would it be like to have an identity which officials in your own country do not recognize? Many peoples who do not have a Bible in their language are in exactly that situation. They feel it. I have heard some of them wonder if they are cursed by God, or wonder why God would have them born into a minority. Does God have something against them? Some feel divided about their identity. On the one hand they speak their language and identify with others like them, but on the other they want the advantages and recognition that come from being part of a more well-known identity.
When God confused the languages at Babel, the Buem were there.
The Buem understand this to mean that their language is not some unfortunate mistake.
From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.
We are gaining our identify in God's people.
All those who have Abraham as their father have a common identity. The dedication of the Bible into Buem attracted ordinary people, ministers of the Gospel, choirs, politicians, business people, and traditional chiefs. Why, because here is something very important – the most published and translated book in the world and the holy book of the largest religion in the world – in the language of their identity.
As God came down to be born in human form, now the Word has come down into Buem form. That act offers to all Buem the wonderful opportunity to weave the thread of their identity into the rich, colorful and varied cloth that is the people of God – to become one of the peoples who have Abraham as their common faith father. They can connect their small (by the word's standards) identity to the largest and most permanent of all human identities – that of the faith children of Abraham.
This week, we return to answering the questions I was most asked while I was last in the US.
It is natural to think that everyone is learning today's world language, English. When I travel, I mostly find people who speak English. It has been assumed that the Internet would result in everyone learning English.
About 560 million people speak English as their first language, as this graphic shows. Estimates of the number who speak English as a second language range from 375 to 600 million. It is important to note that most of the people who speak English as a second (or third, or forth) language have no intention of making English their primary language. They may speak it at work, but not at home, with their friends or when shopping, for example.
One would think that modern technology would be a force for people to learn English. But some technological developments may be making it easier for people to keep their languages. Microsoft has a "Local Language Program" which seeks to produce versions of its Windows operating system in more and more languages. One can download a free "language pack" Windows which includes African languages such as Hausa, Sesotho, Swahili and more.
According to a 2012 report from Common Sense Advisory (CSA), in 2009 it only took 37 languages to reach 98 percent of people on the web, but in 2012 it took 48 languages to reach the same percentage. CSA also indicated that the "English" slice of the Internet language pie is getting smaller each year. Since 2009, English is down from 48 to 36 percent. Figures just released by MIT indicate that only 1/3 of tweets on Twitter are in English. These trends call into question the assumption that the Internet will cause everyone to learn English.
English is the official language of Ghana. If you are in Accra, it will seem that everyone speaks English. Elsewhere, it is a different story. Most Ghanaians who speak English learn it in school, not at home. According to UNESCO, 42% of children attend secondary school. Even if we assume that all of those graduate and therefore speak good English (both are very generous assumptions), then 42% of young people in Ghana speak English competently. That is after 60 years of spending a good part of the budget on education.
So, is everyone learning English? Not even close.
Times when mother-tongue Scriptures were neglected in the communication of the Gospel, such as the early Middle Ages in Europe, often correlate with times of spiritual stagnation. Churches that experienced persecution and isolation from the rest of the Christian world, such as those in Madagascar and China, have often endured and even multiplied if they had Scriptures in local languages. In contrast, churches without Scripture in local languages, even those at centers of Christianity like Alexandria, have disappeared from the map.
It appears that the lesson of history is that when one language becomes widespread, like English or Latin, that is good for government, commerce and even the church as an organization, but not for true faith.
When asked to talk about what we do, I often give the number of languages spoken in the world today. That number stands at 7,105. In response, people often ask me why there are so many languages.
Underlying that question might be doubt that 7,105 is an accurate number. After all, it seems quite high. You can find the full list of all 7,105 languages at ethnologue.com. That list, by the way, is recognized by the International Standards Organization. It contains information about each language, including where it is spoken, which would make it easy for anyone to verify by going to that place. So there is good reason to believe that 7,105 is a valid and accurate number.
There are lots of theories about why there are so many languages and they are still being debated. I hear people say that it might be because of geography. Mountains or rivers might cut people off from each other, leading to the development of many languages. That might explain why there are so many languages in mountainous areas like Papua New Guinea or the State of Oaxaca in Mexico. But it does not explain why there are so many languages on the plains and plateaus of Nigeria.
For those of us who take the Bible seriously, it holds the answer. The book of Genesis contains the story of the tower of Babel. In that story we learn that God thought that it was better for us to speak many languages, even though it might seem to us that speaking one is much more practical.
The word translated "nations" could also be translated "peoples" because it is the word εθνος (or ethnos), from which we get our word ethnic. So Paul is saying that God made all the different peoples (ethnic groups) so that they would look for him, reach out to him and find him. Apparently, all the different linguistic and ethnic identities people have, help us to search for, and hopefully find, the one true God.
Now that is a really good reason to have lots of languages.
If you want to read more on this topic, I recommend the article "Why We All Should Care About More Tongues" by Ed Stetzer. If you liked this post, you might also like The Will to Read, Language Policy to Live by, or Translation and Democracy.
There are perhaps as many as 500 languages in the world. At least that's what Wycliffe's founder William Cameron Townsend thought when he started the organization in the 1930s. The number increased to 1,000. Then by the time I joined in the 1970s, it was over 2000. By then, Wycliffe had published a book entitled Two Thousand Tongues to Go.
Gradually, the number kept increasing. Why? Well, we kept discovering more languages. In the 1990s that stopped. Oh, we still might find a new language here or there, but nothing like the thousands being discovered in the middle of the 20th century. One of the little-heralded scientific achievements of that period was the cataloging of all the languages of the world, largely achieved by people interested in translating the Bible into more languages.
As the number of known languages increased – eventually to over 6,900 – so did the number without a translation of the Bible, reaching 3,000 in the 1990s – a far cry from the estimated 500 of only 60 years earlier.
But even as the number of languages stabilized around 6,900, the number still needing a translation was only decreasing by 25 per year – translation work was starting in about 25 languages every year. Imagine trying to save $3,000 by adding $25 to a cookie jar once a year. Even stalwart supporters of translating the Bible into all languages wondered if it was doable or worthwhile.
Enter John Watters. He had an idea called Vision 2025 which called for starting translation in all languages by 2025. A nice motivational goal, I thought, even if it can't be done.
Well, Wycliffe just released the latest statistics. You can see them here. The number of languages without the Bible has dropped to less than 2,000 for the first time since we knew how many languages there are! Better, the rate of starting translation in more languages has increased way beyond 25 per year. The current pace has translation in the last language starting in the 2030s. Of course, that requires that giving, going and praying continue at the same pace. On the other hand, if God's people were to pick up the pace a bit, 2025 is very possible.
This means that my children will see the last translation started and probably finished! Time is running out to be part of this historic moment. Don't show up at the end of the world, see how proud our God is of those he asked to be involved and regret that you didn't invest some prayer, money or time in this great thing God is doing.
A Bible translation organization in the US, The Seed Company, has launched a new initiative called The Least of These, for smaller languages. About 500 of the languages of the world have the whole Bible, many more have the New Testament. But 340 million people speaking 2,000 languages do not have even one verse of Scripture in their language. More than 70 percent of the people groups without the Bible have fewer than 10,000 speakers. Amazingly, 600 are spoken by fewer than 1,000 people.
Wait! Translate the Bible for only 10,000 people?! Isn't that a waste of resources?
That is certainly a fair and important question. Especially as you may have heard that many languages are dying out. Why translate the Bible into a language which shortly will not be spoken any more? But having only a few speakers does not necessarily mean that a language is dying out. Some languages stay alive and vibrant even with few people speaking them.
I might not do a translation in a language with 50,000 speakers that was dying, but I might do one for a language of 10,000 that was growing in numbers. So, the question is not about dying languages, but rather about small but alive languages.
So, back to our question. Translate the Bible for only 10,000 people?! Isn't that a waste of resources? I will let you answer by asking you two questions.
If a pastoral couple moved into a town of 10,000 near you without a church, spent 20 years there, and planted a vibrant and growing church, would you say that they wasted their time on a small community?
If you lived in a town of 10,000 and the only church had no pastor, would you consider it a waste of resources to call a pastor to that church? Even if the church only has 100 believers in it?
If it is legitimate for at least one pastoral couple to serve a town of 10,000 then dedicating one missionary translator couple to serve an ethnic groups of the same size must also be legitimate. Besides, many towns with populations of 10,000 or less in North America have more than one church and one pastor. In addition, the translator would serve in the language group for a limited time, but a town of 10,000 will need a pastor forever.
One of the implications of the Golden Rule is that we should not wish for others what we would not want for ourselves. So, if you would want a full-time pastor if you lived in a town of 10,000, then don't say of a people group of 10,000 that they don't need to have someone translate the Bible for them.
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Kpk Durham Parish
These extracts come from a book, published in 1856 by Fullerton, Edinburgh.
The Topographical, Statistical and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland, Vol 2.
The parish of Kirkpatrick Durham.
KIRKPATRICK-DURHAM, a parish in Kirkcudbrightshire ; bounded on the north by Dumfries-shire; on the east by Kirkpatrick-Irongray and Urr; on the south-east by Urr; on the south-west by Crossmichael; and on the west by Parton and Balmaclellan. In extreme length, from Blackmark on the north to the point where Urr-water leaves it on the south, it measures 10½ miles; over 8½ miles, from the north downwards, it varies in breadth from 2¾ to 4½ miles; thence to the southern extremity it tapers to a point; and it contains altogether about 38 square miles. Urr-water, coming down from the north, runs along the whole western and southwestern boundary, and is tenanted by salmon, sea trout, burn trout, and pike. Auchenreach burn comes down from the north-east, and runs 3½ miles along the eastern and south-eastern boundary, expanding over 1½ mile of that distance into Loch Auchenreach, from a furlong to ¼ of a mile in breadth. Four brooks rise in the interior, and run south-westward to the Urr. Two principal head-streams of Old-water, a tributary of the Cairn or Cluden, rise 1½ mile within the eastern boundary. Seven lakes, alt inconsiderable in size, diversify the landscape; one of them in the north, three near the middle, and three toward the south.
The surface of the parish has, in general, a southern exposure, rising slowly till about the middle, and afterwards ascending more boldly, and at last becoming entirely upland. The northern division has few arable patches, and does not excel even in its pasture; but, for the most part, clothed in russet, and stretching away in moorland, it is distinguished chiefly for the abundance of its game. The southern division, though thin and sandy in its soil, is almost entirely arable, and produces rich and luxuriant crops. The climate is peculiarly salubrious. The parish is cut diagonally at its broadest part by the turnpike between Dumfries and Newton-Stewart, and a brief way in the south-east by that between Dumfries and Kirkcudbright; and it is well-provided with other roads. The hamlet of Bridge-of-Urr, with a population of about 50, stands at the southern extremity of the parish. The village of Kirkpatrick-Durham, with a population, in 1836, of 512, stands 1¾ mile north of the Bridge of Urr, 6 miles north of Castle-Douglas, and 13 west of Dumfries. It has a pleasant appearance, and is altogether modern, having been commenced only about the year 1785. Brisk exertions, but vain, were made to render it the seat of cotton and woollen manufactories. Attempts, in worse taste, but, for a time, eminently successful, were made to give it importance, by laying out a race-course in its vicinity, and drawing to it vast concourses of fashionable idlers, and rustic runaways from useful and healthy toils. An annual fair is held here on the last Thursday of March. The village of Crocketford stretches so far into the parish as to number among its population about 90 of the parishioners. Population of the parish, in 1801, 1,007; in 1831, 1,487. Houses 279. Assessed property, in 1815, £6,978.
Kirkpatrick Durham is in the presbytery and synod of Dumfries. Patron, the Crown. Stipend £288 19s. 5d.; glebe £10 16s. The parish church was built in 1748, and enlarged in 1797; sittings 374. A schoolhouse, 5 miles from the church, was enlarged in 1836, to serve as a sort of chapel-of-ease; and a licentiate of the Establishment was to be attached to it, supported by an allowance from a private individual. The parish minister stated, in 1836, that 190 of the population were dissenters, and all the others churchmen. There are 3 parochial schools, attended by a maximum of 166 scholars; and 1 non-parochial, attended by a maximum of 64. Salary of the first parochial schoolmaster £31 6s. 2jd., with about £30 fees, and the interest of £200 other emoluments; of the second £16 10s., with about £10 fees; of the third £3 6s., with about £24 fees.—The church was anciently a vicarage under the monks of Newabbey. On the bank of the Urr, at a place still called Kirkbride, stood, of old, a church dedicated to St. Bridget.


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from Slab Fork, WV
July 4, 1938 - March 30, 2020 (age 81)
Few singers have possessed a baritone as rich and comforting as that of Bill Withers. Even smaller in number are the songwriters who have shared the West Virginian's natural ability to articulate a comprehensive range of emotions and perspectives -- jubilation and gratitude, jealousy, and spite -- with maximal levels of conviction and concision. Late to arrive, the everyman R&B paragon had just turned 33 when "Ain't No Sunshine," the unfading ballad off Just as I Am (1971), made him a sudden and unlikely success story, within one year an aircraft mechanic-turned-million-selling, Grammy-winning artist. Through the next ten years, Withers continued to meld soul, gospel, folk, and funk with rare finesse. He collected more gold singles with "Lean on Me" and "Use Me," both off the similarly successful Still Bill (1972), reached the same height with Menagerie (1977), led by "Lovely Day," and was handed a second Grammy for "Just the Two of Us" (1981), his collaboration with Grover Washington, Jr. Early to leave, Withers made his last statement with Watching You Watching Me (1985), closing a songbook that has served as a bountiful resource for artists from a multitude of stylistic persuasions. Given his flowers before his death at the age of 81, Withers was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The son of a maid and a coal miner, William Harrison Withers, Jr. was born in Slab Fork, West Virginia on July 4, 1938, and was raised in nearby Beckley. He wrote his first song at the age of four, but his talent wouldn't truly manifest for another three decades. Withers spent his late teens and most of his twenties in the U.S. Navy, where he served as an aircraft mechanic. Discharged after nine years of service, Withers relocated to San Jose, where he worked as a milkman, made aircraft parts, and eventually worked on planes. While at an Oakland club to see Lou Rawls, Withers overheard how much the star would be profiting from the gig, and was consequently motivated to buy a guitar and develop his singing and writing skills. Withers soon made his recorded debut with the self-composed "Three Nights and a Morning," an uptempo hardscrabble shouter produced, arranged, and released by Mort Garson, but the 1967 single was a one-off. A little later, having moved to Los Angeles and landed another aircraft mechanic job -- more specifically as a toilet installer -- Withers invested in recording a demo. The Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band's Ray Jackson, one of the musicians hired to help, took the tape to the Stax label's Forest Hamilton, who arranged to have Sussex Records' Clarence Avant meet Withers. Physically moved by an original titled "Grandma's Hands," Avant signed Withers to Sussex.
Quickly matched by Avant with Booker T. Jones and most of the producer, keyboardist, and bandleader's partners in the M.G.'s, along with Stephen Stills (guitar), Jim Keltner (drums), and Chris Ethridge (bass), Withers cut Just as I Am, a 12-song set with ten originals. The album entered the Billboard's Top LP's chart in June 1971. "Harlem," the stomping opener, was released as the first single, but radio DJs favored the mournful ballad on the B-side, "Ain't No Sunshine." Sussex responded with a pressing that switched designations, and the new A-side scaled to number three on the Hot 100 (and number six on the R&B chart). The subsequent "Grandma's Hands" almost cracked the Top 40 (number 18 R&B). Just before Still Bill reached its number 39 peak, Withers was heard on another Sussex product, J.J. Johnson's score for the Bill Cosby vehicle Man and Boy, and a few months later, he granted "Cold Bologna" -- on which he also played guitar -- to the Isley Brothers' Givin' It Back. The following March, "Ain't No Sunshine" was up for two Grammy awards and won Best Rhythm & Blues Song. Withers was also nominated for Best New Artist, which went to Carly Simon.
Withers had hit the road with a band featuring Ray Jackson on keyboards, drummer James Gadson, bassist Melvin Dunlap, and guitarist Benorce Blackmon -- all from the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band -- plus percussionist Bobbye Hall. It was with this crew, during a brief break in touring, that Withers recorded and produced his follow-up. Even more successful than the debut, Still Bill reached number four on the album chart after its May 1972 entry. "Lean on Me" and "Use Me" were consecutive hit singles. The gospel-rooted former topped the pop and R&B charts. The latter, a funky and altogether very different proposition, peaked at number two on both. Before the next studio album, Withers scored his fifth Top 20 R&B hit with the late-1972 non-album single "Let Us Love," and his third straight Top Ten R&B LP with 1973's Live at Carnegie Hall. Recorded the previous October, the double live album contained among its fresh material "I Can't Write Left-Handed," an anti-war narrative, and a reclamation of "Cold Bologna" (titled "Cold Baloney"), which formed the back end of a spirited closing medley fronted by "Harlem." Around this time, Withers also co-wrote and played on the title track of José Feliciano's Compartments.
Still supported by his core band, plus the harp of Dorothy Ashby and an appearance from Feliciano, Withers closed out his Sussex phase with +'Justments. The confrontational and aching set entered the charts in April 1974, the same month he and actor Denise Nicholas, married the previous January, filed for divorce. Peaking at number seven R&B, it yielded the Top 20 R&B singles "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh," "You," and "Heartbreak Road." Nicholas wrote the tender standout "Can We Pretend." Also during 1974, Withers performed at the historic Zaire 74 music festival with the likes of James Brown, B.B. King, and future collaborators the Crusaders, and he composed and produced two cuts on Gladys Knight the Pips' I Feel a Song.
In 1975, Bobby Womack sought Withers out to share lead vocals on the charting single "It's All Over Now," the title of which coincidentally mirrored the condition of Sussex Records. Withers pulled up stakes and settled with Columbia, where he would release the rest of his music. From 1975 through 1978, Withers issued a new album on an annual basis. While the first Columbia release, Making Music, contained names from the Sussex-era band in the songwriting credits, it set the tone for the rest of Withers' output with an extensive cast of high-profile session players, including the Brothers Johnson, Wah Wah Watson, Ralph MacDonald, and Ray Parker, Jr., while Larry Nash joined Withers as co-producer. Highlighted by the number 10 R&B single "Make Love to Your Mind," Making Music crested at number seven on the R&B chart. Blackmon and Dunlap returned for the Withers-produced Naked Warm, which didn't spawn any major singles but contained "Close to Me," a swashbuckling number akin to "Use Me," and the 11-minute "City of the Angels," one of the artist's most adventurous numbers, Co-produced with Keni Burke, Clifford Coulter, and Clarence McDonald, Menagerie put Withers back in the upper reaches of the charts in 1977 with the soaring Skip Scarborough collaboration "Lovely Day," the singer's fifth Top 40 pop hit (number six R&B). 'Bout Love, steered by Paul Smith, capped the '70s output and placed two more singles on the R&B chart.
Although seven years passed between 'Bout Love and studio LP number eight, Withers was a semi-active collaborator for most of the time that separated the albums. In addition to his early outside work, Withers had continued to branch out later in the '70s with a showcase on Quincy Jones' I Heard That!!, and with Clifford Coulter, he co-wrote and co-produced a song for Hodges, James Smith. Withers entered the '80s by co-producing Coulter's The Better Part of Me and fronting "Soul Shadows" for the Crusaders. More notably, he teamed with saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. (who was among the first to reinterpret "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lean on Me"), co-writing "Just the Two of Us" with Ralph MacDonald and William Salter, and providing the vocal for the song. The ballad appeared on Washington's 1980 album Winelight, was out as a single early the following year, and became a Top Five hit on the Hot 100, R&B, and adult contemporary charts. Nominated for four Grammys, it made Withers a two-time winner of the award for Best Rhythm & Blues Song.
Following Withers wasn't as easy for the next few years. His relationship with Columbia became increasingly strained by material the label deemed unworthy of release. This wasn't helped by the suggestion that Withers cover Elvis Presley. There was the stray 1981 single "U.S.A," and from 1982 through 1984, Withers contributed in varying capacities to recordings by Don Henley (background vocals on "Unclouded Day"), Michel Burger (co-writing and singing lead on "Apple Pie"), and Ralph MacDonald (the same roles on "In the Name of Love"). Watching You Watching Me, Withers' last album, finally arrived in 1985. Commercially, it fared marginally better than 'Bout Love. It was pieced together from sessions dating from 1981 through the year of release, an era in which the sound of contemporary R&B was rapidly developing. Drum machines and synthesizers, fairly common tools earlier in the decade, were all but compulsory by the time Withers bowed out. Very few of his fellow veteran contemporaries -- the Isleys among them -- made a smooth transition.
It was one such predominantly electronic recording that led to Withers' third Grammy. Club Nouveau's cover of "Lean on Me" became a number one pop hit in 1987 and earned the vocal group a nomination for Best Rhythm & Blues Performance, while Withers, as the writer, received the nod for Best Rhythm & Blues Song. In a way, it was a culmination of the almost-innumerable times Withers' songs -- not just the big hits, but also deep cuts such as "Let Me in Your Life" and "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?" -- had been covered and reinterpreted. The acknowledgment didn't budge Withers, who was content to remain outside the music industry, apart from appearances on recordings by only a handful of artists, including Marcus Miller and Jimmy Buffett, through the mid-2000s. Withers was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005, and four years later took part in the 2009 documentary Still Bill. In 2015, as his works continued to be covered and sampled across genres, Withers was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He died from heart complications on March 30, 2020. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi
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CBBH upgrades its statistics of foreign direct investments
SARAJEVO, January 21 (FENA) – Through its statistical surveys, the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBBH) enabled a more detailed presentation of balance of the foreign direct investment (FDI).
Through a new cross-table survey, users have simultaneous insight into the amounts of investments by countries and areas of activity.
Based on such presentation, it is possible to analyze the structure of investments for each of the countries from which foreign direct investments come, as well as, the geographical origin of investments for each of the areas of activity (according to Nace Rev2).
In this way, the available statistical basis for the presentation and analysis of BH investment potential is enriched.
FDI statistics compiled in this way are available for the period 2014-2017, and can be found on the statistical portal of the CBBH website.
The investment analysis from three countries with the largest amount of investment in BH at the end of 2017, points to the following: in investments from Austria, the largest share of 60.4% relates to financial activities and insurance activities, 25.7% to the manufacturing industry, and 5.4% to real estate business.
At the same time, in case of Croatia, as the second largest investor in BH, the investment in financial activities and insurance activities amount to 46.4%, in the manufacturing industry 19.6%, and in the trade sector 15.4%.
Investments from Serbia are dominant in the area of information and communication (70.0% of total investments), 11.3% in trade and 7.4% in the manufacturing industry, stated the CBBH in a press release.
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