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Posted on 7th June 2019 6th November 2020 by Caroline
Proud to be part of the minority who'll watch the Women's Football World Cup
The women's football World Cup kicks off today (Friday), surrounded by what appears to be more fanfare and mainstream media coverage than the game has ever received before.
As the host nation, France are in action tonight. England, who are currently ranked third in the world and are managed by former England and Manchester United full-back Phil Neville, take on Scotland in their first match on Sunday at 5pm. The defending champions, the United States, play their first match on Tuesday.
It's the eighth time the event has been held and nearly one million tickets have been sold for the tournament, which involves 24 teams. The final will be held on Sunday, July 7.
Women's football has come such a long way since the early 1990s, when I was the only girl playing football at lunchtimes in my primary school playground. I played because I loved it, and although I wasn't amazing at it, I was never the last to be picked when we all lined up against the wall so the captains could choose their team.
When I went to secondary school, I captained a new football team which was set up by one of the technology teachers and we played a few games against other local schools. I went for a trial at Arsenal, but realised I was out of my depth and the only one there who didn't already play for a club. There weren't any clubs for girls near my home. Today, football is the biggest women's team sport in England, with almost three million active female players. It's so much easier for girls to play football if they wish.
At university in the early 2000s, I played hockey and Ultimate Frisbee rather than football, and it wasn't until 2008, when lots of my friends moved away and I was looking to improve my social life, that I joined a local women's football team. It was good to play again; there were few highs like scoring a goal or 'nutmegging' the opponent's star player, especially in a cup match.
A serious ankle injury sustained in a league match in 2016 forced me to hang up my boots and I began to enjoy filling my Sundays in other ways. But a few weeks ago, concerned about how unfit I'd become, I seized an opportunity to play five-a-side indoor women's football, or Futsal, and was delighted to find my ankle had stopped causing me problems when I tried to run around. I'm really enjoying my new weekly workouts, especially as in Futsal you don't have to worry about whether it's cold or wet outside and whether the game is going to be called off due to a waterlogged pitch.
I was interested in some of the statistics in a press release I received from Powerleague in the run-up to the women's World Cup. It said that 88 percent of British women have never played in a football team, compared to 48 percent of men. In fact, 79 percent of British women have never played football and wouldn't even consider it. Just 18 percent of females have ever been to watch a women's game live, which is half the number of men.
And it said only 31 percent of British women believed they would watch the women's World Cup, which is being televised by the BBC.
The press release said 'only 31 percent' but I bet that is more than ever before and it's a figure that is likely to rise in future as women's football continues to grow in popularity, helped in part by an increase in coverage in the media.
This blog post may be a drop in the ocean, but I'm proud to be part of the 12 percent of women who have played in a football team, part of the 31 percent who expect to cheer on the Lionesses in this World Cup and doing my bit to increase mention of women's football on the internet.
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2 Replies to "Proud to be part of the minority who'll watch the Women's Football World Cup"
31st July 2019 at 18:51
Hey Caroline,
Similarly I was the only girl in my school football team (the 2nd 11 as girls weren't allowed in the boys 1st 11) and have loved it ever since. Although I haven't played since school I loved watching the women's World Cup and enjoyed it far more than the men's game. Less dramatic diving for a start off. I was proud to be part of the minority and proud of the BBC for committing so much airtime to it. I'm hopeful that next time, when my little girl is nearly 4, there will be more hype and coverage for her to enjoy.
PS. Hope you're enjoying life down in the West Country!
4th August 2019 at 13:56
Hi Alexine,
Lovely to hear from you. It was great that the World Cup got so much exposure. I'm glad you enjoyed it too. I wonder how much closer towards equality we'll be by the time your little girl is old enough to play for England?!
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Hundreds of people from far-flung corners of U-M gathered Friday for the inaugural MCubed conference, a celebration of the seed grant program's first funding year and a showcase of its 200-plus projects.
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Land Purchase Agreement In Ghana
By markelton, April 10, 2021
Small common law interests in land, such as facilities and licences, are also recognized by law, as are customary rules, such as rights to shares. Another important development that could have an impact on the real estate industry is the recent creation of six new regions in Ghana. Previously, Ghana had 10 regions. Three of these regions were divided into two different regions and one in three. It was argued that the new regions should be created to accelerate the stagnation of development in these regions. This recent development is remarkable, as it implies the need to create branches of competent state institutions in the new regions. This could mean, for example, that state institutions such as the Federal Commission, once established, may require the re-registration of land in these areas with the corresponding regional branches. There is also a proposed land law (2018) that would revise and consolidate most land laws, land management and land management. The bill, if passed, would complement the Lands Commission Act, 2008 (Law 767), the Administration of Stool Lands Act, 1998 (Law 481) and the Use and Planning Act, 2016 (Law 925).
Notable amendments to the law include excluding non-lawyers from the production of documents to lawyers, transferring and registering land interests electronically, and distributing notices electronically. The bill also provides for registration-related offences to prevent fraud and ensure liability. It also eliminates payment for consent to assignment, sublease, party with property, mortgage or change of use, lease renewal, lease surrender and any other transaction related to leased property or shares of real estate. There are four types of countries in Ghana: government countries, Vested Country, Customary/Stool Country and Family/Private Land. The acquisition of real estate requires the services of a real estate agent and a lawyer. The search for securities is very important in determining the property and the type of land to which the buyer is interested. Once all the agreements have been concluded, the lawyer prepares an act of transport or an appropriate instrument of transmission (recovery). With the signature, the title is transferred to the buyer who pays at the same time for the property. The highest interest in land under Ghanaian land law is allodial interest. This interest, which stems from customary law, is absolute and a priority over all other interests in the country and, although theoretically capable of being held by an individual, it is generally held by a stool, a family or the state. The title in these countries is usually held by the stool head fiduciary for the stool or by the head of the family in trust in the extended family.
Allodial`s owner`s rights exclude certain rights that accrue to the President, such as the right to exploit rocks, minerals, minerals and fossil fuels found in the countryside, under or in the countryside.2 According to recent legislative amendments26, all commercial rents and other expenses, such as overhead maintenance and incidental expenses, are subject to VAT of 12.5%. However, the delivery of goods used as housing or intended for use is exempt from VAT27 Although VAT is a tax on end-users that can be passed on to the tenant, the lessor is responsible for collecting and paying the tax. However, the lessor has the right to deduct from tenants` VAT and incidental costs (TAXE OUTPUT) the total tax on value added paid by the lessor when the service of its services (upstream vat) on certain goods and services and is only required to pay the excess VAT through VAT upstream. Payments are made monthly, with the presentation of a return.
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#include "def.h"

extern char	*directives[];
extern struct inclist	maininclist;

find_includes(filep, file, file_red, recursion, failOK)
	struct filepointer	*filep;
	struct inclist		*file, *file_red;
	int			recursion;
	boolean			failOK;
{
	register char	*line;
	register int	type;
	boolean recfailOK;

	while (line = getppline(filep)) {
		switch(type = deftype(line, filep, file_red, file, TRUE)) {
		case IF:
		doif:
			type = find_includes(filep, file,
				file_red, recursion+1, failOK);
			while ((type == ELIF) || (type == ELIFFALSE) ||
			       (type == ELIFGUESSFALSE))
				type = gobble(filep, file, file_red);
			if (type == ELSE)
				gobble(filep, file, file_red);
			break;
		case IFFALSE:
		case IFGUESSFALSE:
		    doiffalse:
			if (type == IFGUESSFALSE || type == ELIFGUESSFALSE)
			    recfailOK = TRUE;
			else
			    recfailOK = failOK;
			type = gobble(filep, file, file_red);
			if (type == ELSE)
			    find_includes(filep, file,
					  file_red, recursion+1, recfailOK);
			else
			if (type == ELIF)
			    goto doif;
			else
			if ((type == ELIFFALSE) || (type == ELIFGUESSFALSE))
			    goto doiffalse;
			break;
		case IFDEF:
		case IFNDEF:
			if ((type == IFDEF && isdefined(line, file_red, NULL))
			 || (type == IFNDEF && !isdefined(line, file_red, NULL))) {
				debug(1,(type == IFNDEF ?
				    "line %d: %s !def'd in %s via %s%s\n" : "",
				    filep->f_line, line,
				    file->i_file, file_red->i_file, ": doit"));
				type = find_includes(filep, file,
					file_red, recursion+1, failOK);
				while (type == ELIF || type == ELIFFALSE || type == ELIFGUESSFALSE)
					type = gobble(filep, file, file_red);
				if (type == ELSE)
					gobble(filep, file, file_red);
			}
			else {
				debug(1,(type == IFDEF ?
				    "line %d: %s !def'd in %s via %s%s\n" : "",
				    filep->f_line, line,
				    file->i_file, file_red->i_file, ": gobble"));
				type = gobble(filep, file, file_red);
				if (type == ELSE)
					find_includes(filep, file,
						file_red, recursion+1, failOK);
				else if (type == ELIF)
				    	goto doif;
				else if (type == ELIFFALSE || type == ELIFGUESSFALSE)
				    	goto doiffalse;
			}
			break;
		case ELSE:
		case ELIFFALSE:
		case ELIFGUESSFALSE:
		case ELIF:
			if (!recursion)
				gobble(filep, file, file_red);
		case ENDIF:
			if (recursion)
				return(type);
		case DEFINE:
			define(line, file);
			break;
		case UNDEF:
			if (!*line) {
			    warning("%s, line %d: incomplete undef == \"%s\"\n",
				file_red->i_file, filep->f_line, line);
			    break;
			}
			undefine(line, file_red);
			break;
		case INCLUDE:
			add_include(filep, file, file_red, line, FALSE, failOK);
			break;
		case INCLUDEDOT:
			add_include(filep, file, file_red, line, TRUE, failOK);
			break;
		case ERROR:
		    	warning("%s: %d: %s\n", file_red->i_file,
				 filep->f_line, line);
		    	break;

		case PRAGMA:
		case IDENT:
		case SCCS:
		case EJECT:
			break;
		case -1:
			warning("%s", file_red->i_file);
			if (file_red != file)
			    warning1(" (reading %s)", file->i_file);
			warning1(", line %d: unknown directive == \"%s\"\n",
				 filep->f_line, line);
			break;
		case -2:
			warning("%s", file_red->i_file);
			if (file_red != file)
			    warning1(" (reading %s)", file->i_file);
			warning1(", line %d: incomplete include == \"%s\"\n",
				 filep->f_line, line);
			break;
		}
	}
	return(-1);
}

gobble(filep, file, file_red)
	register struct filepointer *filep;
	struct inclist		*file, *file_red;
{
	register char	*line;
	register int	type;

	while (line = getppline(filep)) {
		switch(type = deftype(line, filep, file_red, file, FALSE)) {
		case IF:
		case IFFALSE:
		case IFGUESSFALSE:
		case IFDEF:
		case IFNDEF:
			type = gobble(filep, file, file_red);
			while ((type == ELIF) || (type == ELIFFALSE) ||
			       (type == ELIFGUESSFALSE))
			    type = gobble(filep, file, file_red);
			if (type == ELSE)
			        (void)gobble(filep, file, file_red);
			break;
		case ELSE:
		case ENDIF:
			debug(0,("%s, line %d: #%s\n",
				file->i_file, filep->f_line,
				directives[type]));
			return(type);
		case DEFINE:
		case UNDEF:
		case INCLUDE:
		case INCLUDEDOT:
		case PRAGMA:
		case ERROR:
		case IDENT:
		case SCCS:
		case EJECT:
			break;
		case ELIF:
		case ELIFFALSE:
		case ELIFGUESSFALSE:
			return(type);
		case -1:
			warning("%s, line %d: unknown directive == \"%s\"\n",
				file_red->i_file, filep->f_line, line);
			break;
		}
	}
	return(-1);
}

/*
 * Decide what type of # directive this line is.
 */
int deftype (line, filep, file_red, file, parse_it)
	register char	*line;
	register struct filepointer *filep;
	register struct inclist *file_red, *file;
	int	parse_it;
{
	register char	*p;
	char	*directive, savechar;
	register int	ret;

	/*
	 * Parse the directive...
	 */
	directive=line+1;
	while (*directive == ' ' || *directive == '\t')
		directive++;

	p = directive;
	while (*p >= 'a' && *p <= 'z')
		p++;
	savechar = *p;
	*p = '\0';
	ret = match(directive, directives);
	*p = savechar;

	/* If we don't recognize this compiler directive or we happen to just
	 * be gobbling up text while waiting for an #endif or #elif or #else
	 * in the case of an #elif we must check the zero_value and return an
	 * ELIF or an ELIFFALSE.
	 */

	if (ret == ELIF && !parse_it)
	{
	    while (*p == ' ' || *p == '\t')
		p++;
	    /*
	     * parse an expression.
	     */
	    debug(0,("%s, line %d: #elif %s ",
		   file->i_file, filep->f_line, p));
	    ret = zero_value(p, filep, file_red);
	    if (ret != IF)
	    {
		debug(0,("false...\n"));
		if (ret == IFFALSE)
		    return(ELIFFALSE);
		else
		    return(ELIFGUESSFALSE);
	    }
	    else
	    {
		debug(0,("true...\n"));
		return(ELIF);
	    }
	}

	if (ret < 0 || ! parse_it)
		return(ret);

	/*
	 * now decide how to parse the directive, and do it.
	 */
	while (*p == ' ' || *p == '\t')
		p++;
	switch (ret) {
	case IF:
		/*
		 * parse an expression.
		 */
		ret = zero_value(p, filep, file_red);
		debug(0,("%s, line %d: %s #if %s\n",
			 file->i_file, filep->f_line, ret?"false":"true", p));
		break;
	case IFDEF:
	case IFNDEF:
		debug(0,("%s, line %d: #%s %s\n",
			file->i_file, filep->f_line, directives[ret], p));
	case UNDEF:
		/*
		 * separate the name of a single symbol.
		 */
		while (isalnum(*p) || *p == '_')
			*line++ = *p++;
		*line = '\0';
		break;
	case INCLUDE:
		debug(2,("%s, line %d: #include %s\n",
			file->i_file, filep->f_line, p));

		/* Support ANSI macro substitution */
		{
		    struct symtab *sym = isdefined(p, file_red, NULL);
		    while (sym) {
			p = sym->s_value;
			debug(3,("%s : #includes SYMBOL %s = %s\n",
			       file->i_incstring,
			       sym -> s_name,
			       sym -> s_value));
			/* mark file as having included a 'soft include' */
			file->i_included_sym = TRUE;
			sym = isdefined(p, file_red, NULL);
		    }
		}

		/*
		 * Separate the name of the include file.
		 */
		while (*p && *p != '"' && *p != '<')
			p++;
		if (! *p)
			return(-2);
		if (*p++ == '"') {
			ret = INCLUDEDOT;
			while (*p && *p != '"')
				*line++ = *p++;
		} else
			while (*p && *p != '>')
				*line++ = *p++;
		*line = '\0';
		break;
	case DEFINE:
		/*
		 * copy the definition back to the beginning of the line.
		 */
		strcpy (line, p);
		break;
	case ELSE:
	case ENDIF:
	case ELIF:
	case PRAGMA:
	case ERROR:
	case IDENT:
	case SCCS:
	case EJECT:
		debug(0,("%s, line %d: #%s\n",
			file->i_file, filep->f_line, directives[ret]));
		/*
		 * nothing to do.
		 */
		break;
	}
	return(ret);
}

struct symtab *isdefined(symbol, file, srcfile)
	register char	*symbol;
	struct inclist	*file;
	struct inclist	**srcfile;
{
	register struct symtab	*val;

	if (val = slookup(symbol, &maininclist)) {
		debug(1,("%s defined on command line\n", symbol));
		if (srcfile != NULL) *srcfile = &maininclist;
		return(val);
	}
	if (val = fdefined(symbol, file, srcfile))
		return(val);
	debug(1,("%s not defined in %s\n", symbol, file->i_file));
	return(NULL);
}

struct symtab *fdefined(symbol, file, srcfile)
	register char	*symbol;
	struct inclist	*file;
	struct inclist	**srcfile;
{
	register struct inclist	**ip;
	register struct symtab	*val;
	register int	i;
	static int	recurse_lvl = 0;

	if (file->i_defchecked)
		return(NULL);
	file->i_defchecked = TRUE;
	if (val = slookup(symbol, file))
		debug(1,("%s defined in %s as %s\n", symbol, file->i_file, val->s_value));
	if (val == NULL && file->i_list)
		{
		for (ip = file->i_list, i=0; i < file->i_listlen; i++, ip++)
			if (val = fdefined(symbol, *ip, srcfile)) {
				break;
			}
		}
	else if (val != NULL && srcfile != NULL) *srcfile = file;
	recurse_lvl--;
	file->i_defchecked = FALSE;

	return(val);
}

/*
 * Return type based on if the #if expression evaluates to 0
 */
zero_value(exp, filep, file_red)
	register char	*exp;
	register struct filepointer *filep;
	register struct inclist *file_red;
{
	if (cppsetup(exp, filep, file_red))
	    return(IFFALSE);
	else
	    return(IF);
}

define(def, file)
	char	*def;
	struct inclist	*file;
{
    char *val;

    /* Separate symbol name and its value */
    val = def;
    while (isalnum(*val) || *val == '_')
	val++;
    if (*val)
	*val++ = '\0';
    while (*val == ' ' || *val == '\t')
	val++;

    if (!*val)
	val = "1";
    define2(def, val, file);
}

define2(name, val, file)
	char	*name, *val;
	struct inclist	*file;
{
    int first, last, below;
    register struct symtab *sp = NULL, *dest;

    /* Make space if it's needed */
    if (file->i_defs == NULL)
    {
	file->i_defs = (struct symtab *)
			malloc(sizeof (struct symtab) * SYMTABINC);
	file->i_deflen = SYMTABINC;
	file->i_ndefs = 0;
    }
    else if (file->i_ndefs == file->i_deflen)
	file->i_defs = (struct symtab *)
			realloc(file->i_defs,
			    sizeof(struct symtab)*(file->i_deflen+=SYMTABINC));

    if (file->i_defs == NULL)
	fatalerr("malloc()/realloc() failure in insert_defn()\n");

    below = first = 0;
    last = file->i_ndefs - 1;
    while (last >= first)
    {
	/* Fast inline binary search */
	register char *s1;
	register char *s2;
	register int middle = (first + last) / 2;

	/* Fast inline strchr() */
	s1 = name;
	s2 = file->i_defs[middle].s_name;
	while (*s1++ == *s2++)
	    if (s2[-1] == '\0') break;

	/* If exact match, set sp and break */
	if (*--s1 == *--s2)
	{
	    sp = file->i_defs + middle;
	    break;
	}

	/* If name > i_defs[middle] ... */
	if (*s1 > *s2)
	{
	    below = first;
	    first = middle + 1;
	}
	/* else ... */
	else
	{
	    below = last = middle - 1;
	}
    }

    /* Search is done.  If we found an exact match to the symbol name,
       just replace its s_value */
    if (sp != NULL)
    {
	free(sp->s_value);
	sp->s_value = copy(val);
	return;
    }

    sp = file->i_defs + file->i_ndefs++;
    dest = file->i_defs + below + 1;
    while (sp > dest)
    {
	*sp = sp[-1];
	sp--;
    }
    sp->s_name = copy(name);
    sp->s_value = copy(val);
}

struct symtab *slookup(symbol, file)
	register char	*symbol;
	register struct inclist	*file;
{
	register int first = 0;
	register int last = file->i_ndefs - 1;

	if (file) while (last >= first)
	{
	    /* Fast inline binary search */
	    register char *s1;
	    register char *s2;
	    register int middle = (first + last) / 2;

	    /* Fast inline strchr() */
	    s1 = symbol;
	    s2 = file->i_defs[middle].s_name;
	    while (*s1++ == *s2++)
	        if (s2[-1] == '\0') break;

	    /* If exact match, we're done */
	    if (*--s1 == *--s2)
	    {
	        return file->i_defs + middle;
	    }

	    /* If symbol > i_defs[middle] ... */
	    if (*s1 > *s2)
	    {
	        first = middle + 1;
	    }
	    /* else ... */
	    else
	    {
	        last = middle - 1;
	    }
	}
	return(NULL);
}

undefine(symbol, file)
	char	*symbol;
	register struct inclist	*file;
{
	register struct symtab *ptr;
	struct inclist *srcfile;
	while ((ptr = isdefined(symbol, file, &srcfile)) != NULL)
	{
	    srcfile->i_ndefs--;
	    for (; ptr < srcfile->i_defs + srcfile->i_ndefs; ptr++)
		*ptr = ptr[1];
	}
}

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Inveraray CastleAlexander Alexander2022-11-17T12:34:48+00:00
Inveraray Castle /
Inveraray Castle
Inveraray Castle on the banks of Loch Fyne in Argyll is a fascinating castle, not only because of its own history and architecture but because of the family who occupy it.
There has been a castle standing on the site at Inveraray since around 1400, but the house that occupies the site today was constructed in 1746. The castle was built in the gothic revival style, referencing architectural queues from the medieval period to create the impression of a historic building but with modern interiors and living standards of the time. This gives Inveraray an interesting juxtaposition as from the outside Inveraray Castle appears to be a medieval fortress but the interior resembles a stately Manor House or palace.
A fire broke out in the castle in 1877 and ravaged the building. The reconstruction included a new third level and conical turrets on each of the four corners, which led to the castles reputation of resembling a French fairytale castle. Again in 1975 fire took hold and extensively damaged the building but it was carefully restored. Therefore a visit to the castle today is something of a 'three for the price of one' experience.
The interior of Inveraray is that of a grand palace, complete with state dining room, a drawing room and grand salon. The armoury is an impressive display of medieval and historic weapons and the bedrooms provide a glimpse of life from a bygone era. A visit from Queen Victoria in 1847 brought the addition of a glazed entrance porch that was once the back-entrance, but provided better vehicular access and remains the public entrance to this day.
Inveraray is ancestral seat of the Dukes of Argyll and the chiefs of the Clan Campbell. The 13th Duke of Argyll Torquhil Campbell still lives in a private annex of the castle with his wife the Dutchess of Argyll Eleanor Cadbury, of the Cadbury Chocolate empire. The Clan's history is closely intertwined with many periods in Scottish history from supporting Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn to their modern-day connections to the royal family. The Clan also had other castles including Castle Campbell near Stirling that was conveniently close to the governing courts and trade in Edinburgh.
In 1692 the Campbells gained notoriety for their involvement in the Massacre of Glencoe, when soldiers including clan men lead by Captain Robert Campbell were issued with instructions to slaughter unarmed members of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe. Their crime was failing to sign an oath of allegiance to King William of Orange before the deadline of New Years day that year. The event was internationally reported and remains one of the biggest betrayal of the highland clans and culture.
Interesting Inveraray town was relocated from the castle estate to its current location in 1744 to allow for the extended castle and gardens to be constructed. This lead to Inveraray being one of the first new towns to be constructed in Scotland and its grand Georgian streets are more akin to what you would expect in central Edinburgh than in a secluded corner of the highlands.
In 2012 Inveraray Castle was used as the set for Duneagle Caslte for an episode of Dowton Abbey.
Inveraray
PA32 8XE
www.inveraray-castle.com
Open seasonally from 1st April to 31st October
Take the high road from Glasgow to Loch Lomond and beyond into Argyll. Visit the picture postcard village of Inveraray at its neighbouring castle


For some reason I read that as "counselling"
Have you ever stumbled across a character design you loved, only to be horribly disappointed when you found out how terrible the source material was? Welcome to my world. Nobody gets any points for recognising this character or show although I'll admit about three minutes of it was worth watching and her personality did not disappoint.
Oh, this is actually fun. I was tempted to spoiler tag it when only Prof had posted, but now I'm not going to.
That's clearly her rolling her eyes at such a suggestion.
Honestly in this case, both is a distinct possibility. Maybe I was a bit harsh on it. The game art is nice, at least when the characters aren't covered in PVA glue from their crafting activities. Nice enough for me to have a new folder with 200 images in it anyway.
Now I'm just waiting for Rui to turn up and say she knows exactly what it is, that or give me a warning.
Miranda Worth from gen:LOCK, my Best Girl in Roosterteeth's new mecha series, which is pretty dang awesome, even though I am not a fan of mech series at all.
I mean, it's Aoi-chan. From Laid-Back Camp. She's being wholesome and supportive.
...is anyone in that show/manga ever not wholesome and supportive? Eh.


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Enchanted Forest, Savings and Water Park Description for 2023
Beat the heat this season and cool down to New York's largest Water Park. The main features of the park are its Water Safari water attractions, among these were the Amazon, the Black River, the Rondaxe Run, and the park's newest water slide, the Curse of the Silverback. You ride tubes in all of these; through a simulated Brazilian forest, through mysterious dark tunnels, back into sunlight along the sides of a huge bowl. There's The Sawmill, a wonderful multi-level system of treehouse-like platforms. There are other wading pools, plus the Tadpole Hole, a scaled-down version of the Serengeti Surf Hill water slide. Little kids can also ride many of the gentler tube rides with their parents; among these is the Safari River Expedition: a lovely, long, winding "lazy river" circuit around the entire park that is all at ground level.
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A rare opportunity to own this charming historic home.
This amazing 4 level villa of 550sqm offers charm elegance and historic authenticity and is one of the few surviving examples of Venetian Manor Houses built in the sixteenth century on the beautiful Ionian island of Corfu. The property has been restored with great care from the actual owner family, respecting the natural features of the place.
There remains a substantial Olive Press attached to the main house which is sound with a relatively new roof and has the potential to provide at least another five bedrooms.This unique property consists of a main house as well as a cleverly converted annexe occupying the former stables to the house ideally located to accommodate staff or renovated as a separate annexe. This home is quintessentially Durrellian, the atmospheric ambience of this home carries you back to the well documented accounts by both Laurence and Gerald Durrell.
This very special place has panoramic ever changing views over the olive groves to the sea and mountains beyond. It is located on the edge of a tiny traditional village, Agios Ilias and a short walk takes you to the next village offering tavernas and local shops.
The beautiful beach of Kalamaki is (approx) 2km away and the busy resort of Acharavi is in a distance of (approx) 8km.
Corfu town and the airport are (approx) 44km away.
Beautiful, two-storey villa of 176sqm for sale that is situated in the village of Vasilika in the North side of Corfu.It sits on a plot of (approx) 4,450 sqm and it was completed in June, 2015.
The ground floor consists of a living room with fireplace, master bedroom with large closet and two single beds, hall, and a bathroom with shower.
The first floor consists of another bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen with breakfast area, utility room with washing machine, dryer, etc. The large kitchen with dining area is fully equipped. From the (approx) 33 sqm balcony you can enjoy an amazing view of the sea and the beach of Agios Spyridon.
The villa was built in Venetian style with elements from classical Greek antiquity such as frames, gables, eaves above the window. The double-glazed windows have aluminium shutters.The villa is surrounded by beautiful stone walls, has an electric gate, a driveway and a swimming pool of more than 60 sqm. There are 30 old olive trees and two old oaks on the Great Land.
The famous beaches of Agios Spyridon, Almyros, Kalamaki, Apraos are only a few minute drive. The closest beach is (approx) 2km away. The busy resort and beach of Acharavi is (approx) 4 km away where you can find many shops, pharmacies, banks, taverns, restaurants, bars etc.
Corfu town and the airport are (approx) 37km away.
Luxury villa for sale .
Set just on the outskirts of the quaint little village of Perithia, this large, well appointed two store property of 260 sq.m sits within its own large grounds of 5300 sq.m. which are surrounded by olive groves and woodland.
This fantastic villa has been lovingly designed and offers many unique characteristics, from a beautifully ornate iron staircase which connects the two floors, to the charming open plan beamed ceilings on the first floor. The villa enjoys the main living accommodation on the first floor, which makes the most of the charming views on offer from the large first floor balconies - surrounding countryside, Perithia church and the sea in the distance. Each bedroom benefits from air-conditioning and a balcony that overlooks the pool and the neighbouring area.
The village of Perithia can be reached within a ten minute walk or a few minutes' drive, down a country lane, whereby you'll find a few local tavernas and a mini-market. For beach lovers; the fantastic sandy beaches of Agios Spiridon and Kalamaki can both be found within a five minute drive.
For sale stone two-storey villa of 223 sq.m located on the outskirts of Loutses in the North side of Corfu.
This villa is privileged by its prime location. Privacy, tranquility and mesmerizing sea views are a few of its unique features.The most fascinating element though is related to its history, as it used to be a monastery. The maintenance of some of the original monastery's features in combination with modern design, creates an irresistible combination.
The ground floor consists of a living/dining room, a kitchen leading to a terrace with pergola, a bathroom and a bedroom with a stone wall enclosing the preserved old wood burning oven and fantastic sea view . A wooden staircase leads to the master bedroom, which is spread above the kitchen.The first floor consists of a bedroom and a high ceiling, bright living room from where we can enjoy the view of the endless blue and the Albanian mountain ranges. The living room provides access to a large veranda and a small back patio.
The Villa is accompanied by a separated studio that can be used as a guest house.
It is set on a plot of 2.000sq.m with a beautiful olive grove.
The distance from the beaches of Agios Spyridon, Kalamaki and the famous village of Ano Perithia is only (approx) 10 minutes drive away.
The distance from Corfu Town and the airport is (approx) 40km.
In Perithia, in the North East part of Corfu we have 8.879sqm of gently sloping land with 4 properties.
1) The main property is to the top of the land with a private drive. The traditional, 2 storey stone/rendered house is approx 100sqm and consists of a hallway and 4 good size rooms of it. This part of the house is in need of total renovation and below the work has already begun and within a few weeks can be made into living accommodation whilst the rest of the project is finished. From the house the most fantastic sea and mountainous views can be enjoyed.
2) To the side of the house a separate building of approx 25sqm could quite easily be made into living accommodation as a guest room or separate rental.
3) Half way down the property is a small building which could be renovated and used for storage.
4) To the bottom of the land of which we have a separate entrance there is a lovely stoned olive press of approx 60/70sqm. Again this would make a fantastic renovation.
On the land there is a lot of rock that could be incorporated in the build. Electric and water are on site.
The resorts and the beaches of Kassiopi and Acharavi are only a 15 minute drive.


Born and raised in central Kentucky, I have the superior knowledge of the local real estate market needed to best assist you with your home buying and selling needs! I have the pleasure of working with the Homes For Kentucky Living team; we are a top producing team here in Lexington and vow to serve our clients first. Contact me for a free market analysis or for any of your real estate questions. Please visit www.realsatisfied.com/Eric-Denmark for my client reviews. Thank you!
Eric is a highly professional and effective realtor. He spent significant time tailoring home listings to match my needs and preferences. He is very knowledgeable in his field, and went out of his way to pass his experience on by guiding me through parts of the home buying process that were unfamiliar to me. He communicated frequently and clearly. Eric is an ideal realtor for the new and experienced home buyer alike and I cannot recommend his services strongly enough.
I began my search for a new home riddled with doubt and with an endless list of questions. I needed help from a professional intimately familiar with the Lexington market and someone that I knew I could trust to meet all my specific requirements in a new property. Eric was that man. While I had previously never worked with Eric in the realty world, I felt confident in his selection, as I knew him as a man of incredible character and work ethic. Eric had the integrity and tenacity that I wanted in a partner in the home buying process. I also knew Eric would bring a patience and flexibility that would be needed when working with a picky, first-time buyer. Eric had answers whenever I had questions. My inquisitive nature wasn't frowned upon, but was used by Eric to thoroughly map and meet my individual needs. We communicated constantly, creating a plan to accomplish my goals taking full advantage of his expertise. Eric Denmark has proven to be an invaluable asset in the home buying process. I would recommend him to anyone looking to improve their living situation.


Our variety of tailored events have been very popular and made appearances in the media, take a look below at some event categories we've organised.
Our team has been working with finance events since 1993 and have since been involved with AGM's, client meetings and internal seminars with some of the greatest names in finance.
Health is a topic that is regularly spoken about on a daily basis; our work has branched out and been the organiser of many talks or meetings about medicine and health, this kind of event requires a particular understanding of the type of product and the product patient relationship.
Every year the leaders of retail are invited to voice at conferences about suitable and topical issues in the global world of retail. Redhead Productions support many large businesses in the retail industry and cover the main retail issues alongside economic, social, ethical and political impacts.
Although we have worked with a variety of different event categories, the other ones that are particularly popular are events such as technology events, or consumer products. We owe this companies success to all of our dedicated staff on and off the scene, who specialise in a variety of different key skills.


We can exchange your order within 30 days from the date you received your order. We only ask that the item(s) being exchanged are in it's original condition and that all accessories are included.
To make an exchange, please email us at orders@aziocorp.com to obtain an RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) number. After we receive the item we will issue you a refund. You'll just need to place a new order for the new item which you would like to exchange to.
Who pays for the return shipping fee?


The Loganville Band Program offers instrumental musical opportunities for students currently enrolled at Loganville High School. The program includes both indoor concert-band setting as well as marching band. The concert band class performs a minimum of three concerts a year. Students enrolled in concert band class are also eligible to audition for District Honor Band and various honor bands in the region.
The marching band (or Marching Red Devils, "MRD") is the most visible extension of our program within the community. MRD performs at all Varsity football games, pep rallies, parades, and events within the community.
For Charms information, there is a page devoted to Charms under the "About Our Program" header.


ATLANTA (September 16, 2014) – From Shelly E. Johnson, the writer of "Power of the Cross," comes the long-awaited album 'Your Kingdom Come' featuring new anthems of worship for His Church. 'Your Kingdom Come' is released by LifeWay Worship in partnership with Elevate Entertainment Distribution and is available in stores and online September 23.
Featuring worship-filled ballads and uplifting lyrics, 'Your Kingdom Come' includes 12 fresh tracks penned by Johnson, Sean Hill, and Jason Dyba. The album is produced by Michael Farren.
Worship music is not a career choice, it's a calling, and it's one that LifeWay Worship's 2012 Songwriter of the Year Shelly E. Johnson has embraced with joyful surrender. She has a gift for writing songs that can lift a congregation closer to the Throne, and a heart for serving God that makes her one of the most anointed young worship leaders of her generation. Most well-known for writing the powerful worship anthem "Power of the Cross," which has been recorded by Natalie Grant, Steve Green and is being used in churches worldwide, Shelly has served as worship leader alongside Beth Moore, Tony Nolan, Andy Stanley, toured North America with renown Irish Hymn-writers Keith and Kristyn Getty, and currently serves on staff as a worship leader at First Baptist Woodstock, a 15,000+ member multi-campus church north of Atlanta.


Información del usuario Hello! My name is Stan. I am happy that I can unify to the entire globe. I live in United States, in the south region. I dream to visit the different countries, to obtain acquainted with interesting individuals.


God blesses His children in many ways, including the relationships with family and friends and physical possessions and prosperity. However, His greatest blessings are spiritual, including the best gift of all, the salvation of our souls. The word "blessings" also describes an inner joy and satisfaction that is not dependent upon the circumstances one faces, but comes from a deep and abiding personal relationship with God. Deuteronomy states that the blessings of God are directly related to one's obedience to God's commands. If the children of Israel were obedient, God would pour out His blessings upon them.
Lord Jesus, during this Thanksgiving season I wish to express my gratitude for Your bountiful blessings. I desire to receive Your blessings by obedience to Your Word.


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Wilderness the size of Mexico lost worldwide
September 19, 2020 by krishnakumarsinghblog, posted in Uncategorized
Wild over the planet is vanishing for an enormous scope, as per another examination that discovered human exercises had changed over a region the size of Mexico from basically unblemished characteristic scenes to intensely adjusted ones in only 13 years.
The loss of 1.9m square kilometers (735,000 sq miles) of flawless biological systems would have "significant ramifications" for the planet's biodiversity, the examination's creators said.
Utilizing generally satellite symbolism, 17 researchers across six nations inspected the human impression over the globe and how it had changed somewhere in the range of 2000 and 2013.
Practically 20% of the world's surface had crumbled, the examination found, while human weight had facilitated on just six percent of the planet.
Russia, Canada, Brazil, and Australia held the biggest flawless regions, together answerable for 60% of the world's most immaculate spots.
Some 1.1m sq km (425,000 sq miles) of wild distinguished from symbolism in 2000 had some human effect 13 years after the fact.
Tropical savannahs and fields lost the most zone to human weight, the investigation, distributed in the diary One Earth, found.
Lead analyst Brooke Williams, of the University of Queensland, told the Guardian: "We were expecting there to be significant levels of flawless biological system and wild misfortune, yet the outcomes were stunning.
"We discovered generous region of unblemished biological systems had been lost in only 13 years – almost 2,000,000 square kilometers – which is startling to consider. Our discoveries show that human weight is broadening actually further into the last naturally flawless and wild regions."
Rainforests in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea that were both rich with species had lost huge territories to human exercises. Change of territories to money crops, including palm oil, was a major supporter of the misfortunes.
The examination didn't attempt to distinguish the reason for the misfortunes, yet Williams said the immediate freeing from scenes for cultivating was a known significant driver.
Co-creator Prof James Watson, additionally of the University of Queensland and the worldwide preservation bunch the Wildlife Conservation Society, stated: 'The information doesn't lie. Humankind continues contracting the measure of land that different species need to endure."
"In a period of quick environmental change, we have to proactively make sure about the keep going unblemished biological systems on the planet, as these are basic in the battle to stop eradication and end environmental change," Watson said.
Looking across 221 country states, just 26 had in any event half of their property unblemished, the examination found. In 2013, 41% of the world's surface was either wild or was generally flawless.
Williams, who is additionally a traditionalist at the Wildlife Conservation Society, said the misfortunes subverted endeavors to moderate environmental change on the grounds that flawless terrains went about as extra rooms for carbon dioxide.
She stated: "Proactively securing Earth's unblemished environments is mankind's best instrument for securing against environmental change, guaranteeing huge scope natural and developmental cycles persevere, and defending organic assorted variety into what's to come."
The paper's writers state: "Ending the loss of flawless environments can't be accomplished close by current directions of advancement, populace development, and asset utilization."
Prof Bill Laurance, the head of James Cook University's middle for tropical ecological and manageability science in Queensland, who was not engaged with the examination, said its discoveries were frightening.
"People are destroying a significant part of the planet – no uncertainty about that," he said. "The jungles are feeling the squeeze, and it's timberland devastation as well as the loss of other natural surroundings types, for example, tropical savannahs and local prairies, that are happening apace."
He said it was eminent that tropical fields were vigorously affected in light of the fact that these were all the more effortlessly changed over to pasture or farmland. Decreases in rainforests in south-east Asia were likewise "among the organically most extravagant environments on Earth".
One model, he stated, was the rainforests of Sumatra that were home to fundamentally imperiled types of orangutan, just as tigers, elephants and rhinos. That nation's timberlands were either gone or being crushed.
He stated: "On the off chance that we don't stop such changes, we will the proceeded with quick disturbance and loss of Earth's environments, remembering the naturally most extravagant living spaces for the planet. Also, alongside that will be proceeded with decreases in the personal satisfaction for individuals."
The investigation comes after examination recently found that secured zones far and wide, for example, public parks and world legacy regions, were getting confined.
Just about 10% of the world's secured regions were associated with comparable living spaces outside their fringes.
The research, in the diary Nature Climate Change, cautioned that as the globe warmed, species would hope to move. Be that as it may, whenever ensured regions were disengaged, those species would have no place to go.
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Convenience Conversation
Experts discuss how to make c-stores more profitable and sustainable
In the third Convenience Conversation of 2019, Scottish Grocer invited a group of retailers, brand representatives and EPOS firms to Ayrshire to discuss the need for innovation to survive
A convenience conversation with plenty to discuss: around the table at The Park Hotel in Kilmarnock were: Martyn Parkinson (Booker), Ian Mitchell (Premier Girvan), James Loker and David Hills (The Retail Data Partnership), Sukhi Sangha (Premier Coylton Convenience Store), Wilson Rae (Keystore More Lanark), Matthew Lynas (Scottish Grocer), Dev Mukherji (Post Office), Wendy Craig and Christina Grant (Camelot) and Amy Knox, Alex Burns and Robert Rutherford (Scottish Grocer)
CONVENIENCE retailers know that it's tough out there.
With rising overheads, tight margins and weak consumer confidence, it is getting increasingly difficult to make a living from c-store retailing.
But challenge can also bring opportunities. In a bid to find out how c-stores tackle the obstacles facing them, Scottish Grocer brought together brands and retailers at The Park Hotel in Kilmarnock for the third in our 2019 Convenience Conversation series.
Brand representatives at the round-table discussion included Martyn Parkinson, brand director for Premier at Booker, James Loker and David Hills from The Retail Data Partnership, Christina Grant and Wendy Craig from Camelot, and Dev Mukherji from the Post Office.
They were joined by retailers Sukhi Sangha of Premier Coylton Convenience Store, Ian Mitchell of Premier Girvan and Wilson Rea of Keystore Lanark.
Scottish Grocer editor Matthew Lynas started proceedings by asking the question that has been troubling convenience retailers across the country: how can margins be improved?
Premier brand director Martyn Parkinson
• Martyn Parkinson said that retailers simply "can't survive" on margins of 15% to 20%, which only "just about cover costs."
"Within Premier we are working towards a convenience model that delivers 30% margins," he said.
"We've opened a store where the margin has gone up by nearly 10% and that retailer is now operating at 29%. We are very close to getting a model, should a retailer want to adopt the ideas, that offers 30%.
"But what we have to do first of all is address the footfall. And if we are going to attract some of the younger audiences, we need to look at what they are going into convenience stores for: things like dessert bars, Tango Ice Blast."
According to The Retail Data Partnership's James Loker, continued innovation was the key to increasing margins.
"The tobacco side of things, there is no margin there. News is declining very quickly, outside of the niche publications.
"So the little newsagents on the corner, they are making money but there is not a lot of margin there and they can't really survive much longer unless they change what they are doing.
"A lot of stores are just doing the same old thing and their margins are in the 15-20% range. But there are stores that are working actively to increase those, to do better."
Sukhi Sangha, of Coylton Convenience Store in Ayrshire, shared her experience of expanding the in-store frozen food range to win back customers from larger grocery multiples like Iceland
One such store is Ian Mitchell's Premier Girvan, which has recently had a full refit carried out so that it can better appeal to modern convenience shoppers.
"We do food to go, rolls, pizzas, Tango Ice Blast, we have an ice cream bar, milkshakes," Ian explained: "We put a big vape display in. The refit has made a big difference and it is definitely working well already. The amount of Ice Blast we sold in one weekend was crazy."
But if the effort and expense of a full refit seems intimidating, Martyn stressed that there were easier solutions.
"I know some retailers are very concerned when they look at a full dessert bar and they say 'that's not for me', but you just have to pick elements, really easy things, that makes your convenience store relevant for 16,17, 18 year-olds.
"The silver greys are unfortunately disappearing, and they are the ones who traditionally use a convenience store. But it is an exciting time, we are seeing younger and younger customers coming back into convenience stores.
"The big starting point for us would be food to go, and if you boil it down even further it's coffee. Retailers are starting to understand just how important coffee is and just how much money it can bring in."
In addition to food to go and coffee, another crucial high-margin area is that of chilled food.
Martyn said that chilled was now the single best performing category in Premier stores, offering retailers margins of 30-35% and a "fresh meal solution" for consumers.
The Retail Data Partnership's James Loker and David Hills talk chilled in c-stores
• This was echoed by Dev Mukherji of the Post Office, who said his previous experience working in FMCG had shown him just how important the chilled category can be to a modern c-store's success.
"There's things you can do to improve the perception of certain categories in store.
"If you have an ambient carton soup product that you put in the chilled area, it improves the perception of that soup for things like freshness, and drives the shopper mission towards 'meal for tonight'.
"And it allows you margin opportunities," he said.
You have to pick elements that makes your convenience store relevant for 16, 17, 18 year olds. And if we are going to attract younger audiences we need to look at what they are going into convenience stores for: things like dessert bars, Tango Ice Blast.
–Martyn Parkinson, Brand Director of Premier at Booker
Yet while lucrative, there is no 'one size fits all' model for retailers hoping to make the most of the chilled category.
"Chilled tends to be very localised," explained James Loker, "the good stores are getting local butchers to do their own ready meals.
"The problem with chilled as a category is that it is high reward but high risk. Wastage is an issue. But the margin does justify it."
James also stressed that the chilled category varied depending on the local catchment. "If you have a bus stop nearby, stock a sausage roll. If you are on a high street, focus on the lunch occasion," he said.
Wilson Rea, of Keystore More Lanark, has placed a clear emphasis on food to go and chilled. He reckons that is where the margins are
Girvan retailer Ian Mitchell agreed that the category involved a fair bit of trial and error before settling on the right range.
"We have been putting things in, seeing if they sell and then after a few weeks we check it again and change it about.
"You will always get wastage to start out. Chill has always been the hardest category in the store to get right.
"I use a local butchers, it works for us. We originally had 5m of chill, now we are at 20m. The cost of refrigeration is high but it is still a good thing to do," he said.
• Wilson Rea, of Keystore Lanark, said that he has a 20m range of chilled produce. Although that brings the potential for wastage, Wilson said that he used his food-to-go equipment to cook and sell any chilled products that were on the verge of going out of date.
When it comes to keeping waste to a minimum – but providing convenient solutions to customers – Sukhi Sangha of Coylton Convenience Store said that frozen food was ideal.
"Frozen food for us is a no brainer: less waste, quick turnover, price-marked products. Customers who would have gone to Farmfoods or Iceland are keeping local," she said.
"Cooking isn't the main priority, if you can get frozen burgers or a pie and chips that you can stick in the oven then why not?"
• The group agreed that it was a good idea to look at a store through the lens of the 'shopper mission', focusing on what is convenient to consumers.
And Dev Mukherji gave a presentation on the Post Office's long-term strategy, which revealed that the firm was looking to take more of a shopper mission-driven approach.
Ian Mitchell recently revamped his Premier store in Girvan
"We need to get out of our Post Office brains and start looking at a more holistic picture, the shopper, and how the Post Office fits within the shopper's life.
"You have to differentiate your service offering, because shoppers want different things from their local store. If you have a younger population there will be a lot of returns and collections, because they are buying things from fashion outlets, so that might be the main focus from that store.
"If you are in a student area then it might be about offering travel money, travel services. Start thinking about travel guides, sun lotions. We're thinking about the shopper, it's very different to what we have done before," he said.
Events have been big for us. We started using a new Asian food supplier so we had a tasting night. It's all about in-store activity, keeping it buzzing.
–Sukhi Sangha Coylton Convenience Store
Yet despite winning the Scottish Grocer Award for Post Office Retailer of the Year in 2018, Sukhi shared her frustrations with being a postmaster.
"Half of my customers who come in for the Post Office solely use the Post Office and then walk straight back out. They are in a hurry, they are demanding, they are moody, they want everything right there.
"Business banking, my footfall has increased, but these customers are in a hurry, they aren't even looking to see what I have in my shop.
"I am spending three hours in the back office to return cash for my business banking. The wage we get doesn't even cover the minimum wage. The staff are stressed out, Christmas is around the corner.
"To me the Post Office is just a headache – there's no support there and it is very stressful."
"We need to get our act together," said Dev. "But I wouldn't be here if there wasn't a genuine desire to do things differently.
Wendy Craig and Christina Grant, of Camelot, said that retailers would be hearing more about the good causes that National Lottery ticket sales had helped to fund. Posters will roll out ahead of the Lottery's 25th birthday
"It is not in our interests to be irrelevant in five or ten years time. Even if we take baby steps, we are taking them in the right direction. The tactics will be about fixing the basics, then moving to the next level."
• Like the Post Office, the National Lottery is a staple of the traditional convenience retail model. Representatives from lottery operator Camelot were quizzed on whether lottery games still had a place in a modern, innovation-led store.
Wendy Craig, retail business manager at Camelot, said the lottery brand requires a small footprint in store but offers a high rate of sale.
"We are a 5% margin brand but given the footprint it takes up, lottery is four or five times more profitable than snacks or confectionery," she said.
Despite that, Wilson Rea said he "disagreed with the lottery coming in and taking the main space on the selling counter for a 4-5% margin."
"I've now put my scratchcards at head height," he said, "and my terminal behind the counter, and replaced where the terminal was with a chilled sandwich area. And it hasn't affected sales at all."
Margins aside, Wendy suggested that one of the key selling points of the lottery was its funding for good causes.
"Community is massive for us, but we could do more. That is our unique selling point, that is what we do differently.
The Post Office's Dev Mukherji gave a presentation about the firm's overall vision
"We are handing out posters which will highlight the good that retailers are doing in the community. I think we could do more to connect that with retail, but we are looking at what is being done locally."
Her colleague Christina Grant said that if retailers wanted to let customers know what local causes had benefitted from National Lottery funding, their Camelot rep could provide that information.
Helping out the local community could even prove the difference between a store's success and failure. The retailers present were in agreement that maintaining a close relationship with the community was often what helped a store stay afloat in a difficult market.
"If we look after the customer they look after us as well," said Sukhi.
Ian Mitchell added: "At Christmas we organise an old folks' party, because the council cancelled the funding. We know most of the customers by first name, we even know what time they come in during the day.
"That's why they are happy to come back to the store, because of the service they get when they are there."
It is not in our interests to be irrelevant in five or ten years. Even if we take baby steps, we will be taking them in the right direction.
– Dev Mukherji, Post Office
• Social media is a key tool for stores to stay in touch with the community – and boost footfall. Sukhi said she also used it as a tool to promote in-store events:
"Most of us do social media. Events have been big for us too. We started to do CBD products, and we had two open days with the company.
"Some people aren't sure if they can trust it. But having the company give advice in store has definitely helped sales and improve customers' confidence.
"We also started using a new Asian food supplier so we had a tasting night. It's about in-store activity, keeping it buzzing. Letting people try something for free always helps sales."
"The Buckfast BBQ sauce came out and it caused a bit of a storm, it was great for Facebook. With new products, if you get them in quickly then it helps."
• But while many stores have found success on social media, some have gone even further and installed home delivery apps.
Martyn Parkinson said that Booker was currently trialling a home delivery app with two Premier retailers, with one promising 30-minute delivery within a three-mile radius.
"The average basket spend in his store is just under £8, but with home delivery it is £21. In 12 months that retailer will be making £18-£20k just on delivery charges. It is food to go, waffles, Tango Ice Blast and also groceries.
"What that is giving him is just a whole different audience. One that retailers might think 'I've got this area covered', but you haven't."
James Loker said that in terms of delivery, services like Just Eat and Deliveroo were now competitors to c-stores.
"Instead of picking up a pizza, you just order it, which is more convenient, arguably, than a convenience store, because you don't need to leave the house. I don't think it is a trend that is going away. If anything, it is going to get bigger."
And there's definitely something to adopting a mentality of 'if you can't beat them join them', according to James.
He described an English c-store retailer who had done "really well" after placing his pizzas and food to go offer on Just Eat.
"If you do food to go and you are thinking about delivery, you could try something like Just Eat.
"It is a good starting point because you don't need to market it, it's established and people know it," he said.
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WASHINGTON – The US on Sunday announced that it is suspending the entry of non-US citizens traveling from Brazil due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
"Today, the President has taken decisive action to protect our country by suspending the entry of aliens who have been in Brazil during the 14-day period before seeking admittance to the United States," said White House spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany in a statement.
The South American nation has become a coronavirus hotspot in the region and now has the second highest number of confirmed cases in the world with more than 347,000 infections.
It has also recorded over 22,000 deaths from the virus, which has killed more than 344,000 people worldwide.
Health experts say the real number of cases could be even higher because of insufficient testing in the country of around 210 million people.
"Today's action will help ensure foreign nationals who have been in Brazil do not become a source of additional infections in our country," said McEnany.
The new restrictions do not apply to the flow of commerce between the US and Brazil.
The announcement came days after President Donald Trump said he is considering imposing a halt on all travel coming from Latin America and Brazil amid worsening coronavirus outbreaks in the region.
"We are considering it," Trump said Tuesday when asked by a reporter about possibly imposing the sweeping travel ban. "Brazil has gone more or less herd, and they're having problems."
Separately on Friday, the World Health Organization announced that South America has become a new epicenter of the pandemic with Brazil the hardest-hit.
More than 1.6 million people have contracted the disease in the US, and the death toll stands at more than 97,600, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. (Anadolu)
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The history of Jews in host cities often depict a story of success or of failure when it comes to relations between the Jews and the Christians in Europe. Historian Jonathan Elukin, author of Living Together, Living Apart, presents the integration as a success process with rare, and special cases, of failure. On the other side of the spectrum is historian Raymond P. Scheindlin. Scheindlin's novel, A Short History of the Jewish People, presents many cases of integration between the Christians and Jews that led to massacres and brutal endings for the Jewish community. There are many monumental events that take place during the long span of time that oversees European Jewish history, and both historians study and evaluate the events, however, they do so through different lenses.


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Die Villa Seckendorff ist ein großbürgerliches Wohnhaus in Halle (Saale), Stadtbezirk Nord, Burgstraße 37a. Die 1859–1860 im Stil des Spätklassizismus  erbaute und später veränderte Villa ist einer der ältesten erhaltenen Villenbauten in Halle und im Denkmalverzeichnis der Stadt Halle unter der Erfassungsnummer 094 07986 verzeichnet.

Lage
Die Villa steht unweit des Mühlwegs und damit an der Südgrenze der zur damaligen Zeit noch eigenständigen Gemeinde Giebichenstein, östlich des Saaleufers und nördlich der Stadt Halle. Sie liegt zurückgesetzt von der Straße in einer reizvollen Parkanlage. Die Villa hatte zur Zeit ihrer Erbauung und die Jahre danach die Adresse Mühlweg 1. Auf dem westlich angrenzenden Grundstück am Mühlweg wurde sieben Jahre später das Diakoniekrankenhaus erbaut, damals Mühlweg 1b.

Baugeschichte und Beschreibung
Die Villa wurde ursprünglich für den preußischen Generalmajor Wilhelm Adolf Freiherr von Seckendorff (1801–1866) von dem halleschen Architekten Ernst Süvern im schlichten Stil des Spätklassizismus als ein- bis zweigeschossiger Putzbau mit Mittelrisalit über hohem Souterrain errichtet; einem Villentypus, der in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts oft anzutreffen war. Wie bei der Villa Heine trifft man auch hier auf die im Stil der "Hellenischen Renaissance" gehaltene und vornehm wirkende Dreiergruppe von Rundbogenfenstern.

Der nächste Eigentümer, ein wohlhabender Kaufmann, ließ, um das eher bescheidene Wohnhaus aufzuwerten, im Jahr 1896 an der Nordwestecke der Villa einen massiven Belvedere-Turm in Formen der Neorenaissance anfügen. Durch die so geschaffene Asymmetrie gelang es, aus dem schlichten Wohnhaus ein malerisches Ensemble entstehen zu lassen, wie man es von Villen italienischen Typs erwartete. Daneben entstand zur gleichen Zeit ein Wirtschaftsgebäude mit Remise, zum Teil in Fachwerk ausgeführt.

Die Architekten Theodor Lehmann und Gustav Wolff setzten schließlich im Jahre 1900 dem Mittelrisalit einen eleganten Erker vor, womit die Villa noch einen Jugendstil-Akzent erhielt.

Mit ihrer regen Veränderungsgeschichte dokumentiert die heute privat genutzte Villa die Entwicklung des Villenbaus im 19. Jahrhundert, verbunden mit dem epochentypischen Anstieg des Repräsentationsdrangs ihrer jeweiligen Besitzer.

Literatur
 Holger Brülls, Thomas Dietzsch: Architekturführer Halle an der Saale. Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-496-01202-1, S. 121.
 Hendrik Leonhardt: Halle. (= Landhäuser und Villen in Sachsen-Anhalt, Band 1.).Aschenbeck Verlag, Bremen 2009, ISBN 978-3939401766, S. 36–37.

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Seckendorff
Klassizistisches Bauwerk in Halle (Saale)
Kulturdenkmal in Halle (Saale)
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"1984," one of Van Halen's most popular albums in terms of sales (12-million copies sold in the U.S. alone), arrives. The album contains "Jump," "Panama" and "Hot For Teacher" and is second only to Michael Jackson's mega-selling "Thriller," on the Billboard 200. It's the last, full-length Van Halen album to feature singer David Lee Roth until '12's "A Different Kind Of Truth." 1984
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Guitar great, Jimmy Page enters the world. The one-time session guitarist joined the Yardbirds but it was with his next group, Led Zeppelin, that he made his mark. His post-Zeppelin efforts included The Firm, Page & Plant and film soundtracks. 1944
The ever-charming New York Dolls' vocalist, David Johansen (aka Buster Poindexter), is born on Staten Island. 1950
Hole co-founder (with Courtney Love) and guitarist, Eric Erlandson, is born in L.A. He works in Capitol Records accounting department prior to starting the group. 1963
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The Hertel Ski Wax has been around for quite a while - there's some history behind it, here's a quick review.
It is quite similar to the Nanox, which is though harder and more expensive.
The cheapest, every day wax is the Hertel Super Hot Sauce - a very good all purpose wax, which works quite well in most conditions, as low as -15C. I doesn't work that well in colder temps, really dry snow or abrasive man-made snow. It comes in 3/4lb bricks or easy to carry 1 ounce bars.
I have used this on a lot of all mountain and coaching skis over the past few years and like it. It easily lasts through a day of abrasive snow, providing great glide. It's a little hard as waxes go, but very easy to hot wax or rub on.
The next level is the Hertel Racing FC 739, which is fluorinated and lasts longer. It is also a bit harder to hot wax onto the skis - but ok. It seems a bit faster in some situations, but can't really tell. What makes it stand out for me is that it does last a bit longer than the cheaper wax.
I have used this racing wax on the kids' racing skis throughout the season, training or racing and worked well. After testing 5 other race waxes this season, this one is very competent wax.
Their highest end is the Hertel Gold Wax, about $100 for 1 ounce (25g). It is supposed to improve the glide and be 100% fluoro. You can rub this on over the FC 739 as the last layer before the race, or rub it really thick and iron it in. This is really slippery though - you can tell the difference.
All their waxes do well down to -15C, where you should switch to something harder. Hertel does provide a "cold snap" hardener, but it's hard to use, very hard and brittle.
It's cheapest to buy these strait from their website, www.hertelskiwax.com - very good shipping rates compared to their ebay or amazon stores.
Because of the use of surfactants, they say that you don't have to brush this wax out of the ski structure as much as regular waxes. Instead, just scrape it and buff it out a bit. It certainly works, I have to say.
I think it's a great system for starting racers and parents - very affordable for the training and racing wax - you don't really need the super variants until higher in the racing hierarchy. It's easy to put on and doesn't have you do complex math to figure out what's best that day.
The only drawback of the FC is having to use a respirator because of the Fluor content... But that's the same for all racing waxes.
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Formed in 1996 the club uses the facilities of the Holbrook Miners Welfare as it headquarters, with the Welfare being the clubs main sponsor. The previous tenants, Holbrook Miners Welfare F.C. disbanded at the end of the 95/96 season after many years of playing in the various local leagues, including the CMFL.
On forming the club a decision was made by the committee to join a league that could offer the players the highest standard of football in the area, having been accepted into the CMFL, manager Grant Woodside formed his team around a former U18 side that he had previously run. This step up to senior football proved very trying for all involved in the club, players, management and committee with the results Grant stepped down after only 8 games to make way for his assistant, John Barker to run the team.
The 97/98 season saw the club introduce a Reserve team with Martin Clements running the side, and with Grant Woodside having a stronger squad the club looked forward to the new season with renewed enthusiasm. But results were not going as expected. The Reserves also found the going tough, winning only 1 game themselves before Christmas. With Martin Clements already taking a back seat due to work commitments, Mick Cooper took full control of the Reserves and the committee also found themselves having to replace Grant Woodside as first team manager
The committee took the decision to appoint a manager who knew this level of football and were able to appoint Mark Webster. Marks first job, as manager was to appoint Mick Bentley as the club coach to try and install some good habits into the training and onto the playing field. This was achieved with 1st team winning 10 out of their last 12 games. The reserves saw out the season, only managing 2 victories all season, but great credit to them for seeing it out.
During the close season a fence, with separate player and spectator entrances was erected at the bottom end of the ground to try and give the ground a look of a football ground instead of an open field. For the 98/99 coming season Mark Webster strengthened his back room staff by appointing Dave Allsop as his assistant and Mick Ward as 1st team Physio. and also with several new players the club were hopeful of mounting a promotion challenge
For the start of the 99/00 season Mark Webster again strengthened his squad, bringing in two top class strikers. James Newton from Stavely MW and Mike Taplin the ex Belper Town and Mickleover Sports Forward. Both players went on to be the leagues leading scorers that season.
With only 2 weeks of the season gone tragedy struck the club with the sudden death of defender Bob Parker. Bob, who was only 27, was sadly missed by all at the club. The team showed great determination by going onto win the Premiership Championship. In only their 4th season in existence. The club once again reached the semi-finals of the Belper Nursing Charity Cup, but put in a disappointing performance to lose 3-0 to South Wingfield Ath. During the season the members of the club erected a stand to ensure that a promotion spot to the CMFL Supreme division would be secure. Their fellow league members also voted the club Premier Sportsman's award, which capped off a great season.
The reserve team management was also bolstered with Kev Bunting joining Mick Cooper as assistant manager. Kev a local sports tutor brought in some good young players and the team again showed an improvement in the previous year by finishing 5th.
The teams first season in the CMFL Supreme division saw the team finish a respectable 11th and twice during the during the season the crowds at Shaw Lane topped the three figure barrier, for the visits of Heanor Town and Matlock Town in the Derbyshire Senior Cup. Again the club reached the semi-finals of the Belper Nursing Charity Cup and again failed to reach the final, losing to Swanick Pentrich Road on penalties. The glory that season belonged to the Reserves. They walked away with the Reserve Division one title by 17 points, dropping only 3 points all season. They also became the first division one team to lift the Reserve League Cup, which crowned a great season for Kev and Mick. During the season the club were successful in obtaining a grant from the National Lottery for �4600 which enabled the club to give soccer coaching courses to local schools within the area. Money was also used to create a better disabled access to the ground and stand.
The 01/02 season saw the 1st team languishing near the bottom of the table right up till Christmas, then an upturn in results saw the team steadily climb to a respectful mid-table position. A final league position of 12th was achieved, and the team managed to reach the final of the Belper Nursing Charity Cup, but a poor performance on the night saw them lose 3-0 to local rivals Holbrook Saint Michael's.
With Kev Bunting unavailable for the first 2 weeks of the season Mick Cooper was left to run the Reserves opening games in the Reserves Premier division. 2 bad defeats saw Mick step down, leaving Kev to run the reserves single handed. Great credit to Kev who despite being on his own managed to pull the teams fortune around and the team did extremely well to finish6th at the end of the season. Kev also managed to bring in Kev Milwain as his assistant. They also managed to reach the quarter finals of the League Cup, losing on penalties to the eventual winners Shirebrook Town.
Over the next 3 seasons the first team and reserves establish themselves in their respective divisions the reserves winning the league cup beating a strong Shirebrook side with a late penalty. They also reached the final of the Derbyshire divisional cup final being beaten after extra time by local rivals St Michaels. The season 2005/06 brought the best finish in the Supreme Division with an excellent 3rd place. Enough for promotion had the ground met the requirements. During this time Ian McAndrew joined the club as assistant manager to Kevin in the reserves and made a positive contribution to developing the younger players both on and off the pitch.
In 2006/07 the first team had a disappointing season with much the same squad that done so well the season before and the reserves finishing 3rd. During the close season Mark Webster and his backroom staff resigned after a long sustained effort of running the club. The committee appointed from within by naming Kevin Bunting as manger. With a shorter period of time than his rivals to arrange his squad he retained all off the first team squad and brought in some new players who were with clubs from a higher standard. With this appointment Kevin appointed his reserve assistant as the reserve manger and Malcolm Burton as club coach.
So the season 2007/08 will bring a fresh outlook to the club with many changes both on and off the field as the club strive to meet the requirements to reach level 6.
During Kevin Bunting's first season in charge the club came a creditable 5th in the league. The season saw the club also have good cup runs with the side losing the league cup semi final with a deflected shot in the last minute. The floodlit cup saw the club beat Southwell on penalities to be crowned champions. The good news continued when the club were granted prommotion to the new East Midlands Counties League.
The Reserves had a great season in spite of the mangerial problems they encountered with Ian McAndrew resigning after the first game of the season. Adam fisher took temporary charge with Mat Hutchings taking over the reigns. A poor finish to the season saw the runners up spot just slip away after being well placed for much of the season .
The clubs first season at Step 6 in the EMCL saw the team have a fantastic season finishing 3rd but were in contention for silverware right down to the last game of the season. The club also made the league cup final and were beaten 1.0 by local rivals Borrowash Vics with a deflected goal late in the game.
Kevin Bunting was very busy over the Xmas period bringing in an experienced local football name in Leigh Grant as his assisstant, and this was to prove successful move.
Bunting also moved to bring some stability to the reserves with the appointment of Paul Romney and Phil Alcock as a management team who new the local football community.
For the start of the 2009/2010 season bunting again stengthened the off field team with the appointment of Stacey Plant as the clubs Physio.
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1 – 2 W
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0 – 2 L
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