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Courage, like love, needs hope as its daily bread…
My sabbatical from televised news has worked out so well I've extended it indefinitely, but the events of the day remain on my radar via the written word, with what's happening in Ukraine uppermost. This morning, after posting several things on Facebook regarding the attack by Putin, it occurred to me to wonder why I've been so drawn in by this conflict, and I immediately realized that it's because we so narrowly escaped our own date with a dictator, who's still hovering over history. With America so divided, the fate of democracy still hangs in the balance, no easy breathing room yet. The Former Guy was very much a part of the lead-up to this war, supporting the little KGB ferret in his grandiose plans for the planet, and both of them need to be absent from the world stage for the good of all. President Zelensky was the victim of TFG's arm-twisting over Joe Biden's candidacy, so it's a neat little package brought 'round full circle, and the machinations need to end now. President Zelensky has my highest respect as he fights for and with his people.
"We've already suffered so much. We've lost so many people to war, and famine, and historical events. Almost seven million Ukrainians were killed in World War II, more than any other country. We don't need much. We're not an imperialistic people. We aren't very warlike. Our land is covered with black soil, so we can grow everything we need. We just need peace."
(Baryshivka, Ukraine: HONY Archives 2014)
Woke to the realities…
Ukraine 02/24/2022
Woke up to light snow this morning and the well-telegraphed news that Mother Russia is bombing her kith & kin in Ukraine, people are dying, and every word out of that little ferret's mouth was a lie. And TFG is calling him "savvy." At least Neville Chamberlain didn't publicly suck up to Hitler.
Y'all GQP folks can force the world you want, but it comes at a price. And when you say you want 100% safe, clean, fair, you mean white… but your numbers are off.
Kentucky, the home state of Mitch McConnell, which he has "served" in office for almost 40 years. They keep electing him, I guess…
For the past decade, I've asked myself why any independent-spirited American would want what the party formerly known as Republican has to sell. Why trade your birthright for a pot of stew? If questioned directly, people will say, "No, I hate fascism, Nazis, bullying… I hate hating." But when something of theirs comes under threat, they want an enforcer standing there ensuring they aren't going to lose any of it.
The world is changing… it always is but the process used to take longer. The pace of change in the 21st century has broken the will of people who simply can't keep up, which in truth is most of us in one way or another. Technology outstripped our basic knowledge decades ago, the planet is awash in deadly viruses, human relationships are on the line in ways we hadn't contemplated until now. People don't know what to do with all of it and we sure by god want somebody in charge when things feel crumbly.
In other words, humanity seems almost exclusively fear-driven in this century. The world we thought we understood has gone off and left us, and we're having a hard time putting it all together in order to survive. Survival… that's cold hard fear at its most genuine and it holds the power to send us back to the caves.
Enter a strong-man. I don't think he'll be the moral weakling behind the Oz-like curtain… that guy doesn't have the staying power, and "law & order" has finally taken note of some of his shenanigans. But there's somebody out there with the will, intelligence, and experience to pull off a "rescue of the free world." The way has been paved, now it's just a matter of waiting for Guffman and we're off.
Thursday sunlight… page 217
East Lawrence 02/18/2021 – Kim Smith
Day 340 – 02/18/2021
Heat wave today! Twelve degrees at 7am, feels like 4, headed for a high of 22º and sunshine. There's still something shiny in the air that resembles snow, switching from flakes to sparkles every few minutes, so the snowpocalypse that wasn't… continues.
We're in fine shape here but feeling for the people in Texas and elsewhere who are without resources for coping. Also without leadership – TX guv is ineffective, and the guy with the skunk mullet has fled to warmer climes. Cancun sounded good to him this season, while at least one 75-year-old Texas couple are sleeping in their car at night to keep warm and the people down the street are burning their wooden fence in their fireplace. The world's asking if America's finished, and I've seriously wondered the same thing over the past few years, but I'll keep hoping and working on the things I can, and I'll run my mouth 'til I die, that's a given. If it has no other effect, it keeps me square with myself and able to sleep at night.
In general, the realities of life are improving. A month into his administration, President Biden is quickly getting a handle on the fallout from the previous one. COVID vaccine distribution planning is being rescued, repaired, and put into action. The president's goal of one million shots per day in his first 100 days is being surpassed – we're now approaching two million per day and should soon reach three. COVID financial relief is very much in the pipeline at last, world leaders who don't respect us are being firmly and calmly dealt with, and racial conflict is being addressed in more mature ways by knowledgeable, caring people. The Biden team is tackling our economic issues realistically, and infrastructure may yet get its fifteen minutes of fame – all without Uncle Joe's face on TV every hour, yelling incomprehensible monologues out of his mouth hole. Good stuff… and wait, there's more!
Life here, barring interference from nasty COVID variants or other unforeseens, could actually return to a semblance of normality by Christmas. Christmas THIS YEAR. That's a carrot for my psyche, propelling me forward. From here, December looks like a warm comforter filled with the stuff of life – people, sweet occasions, food shared, uninhibited laughter, the pleasure of getting in the car and going… anywhere. That's been the goal since we sheltered last March, with everyone still alive to share in it. So far, so good on a strictly personal level – but there are a half-million families grieving the ones who didn't make it through. Life has changed in the nation over the past year, and I've changed with it in ways I won't be able to reverse when the doors are open again. I don't foresee myself going to any future big events without a mask… shaking hands was always a squicky habit, so it'll be hugs for the people I know and love, elbow-bumps for the rest… and I may never break out of hermit mode because it works for me. I live and breathe solitude… and in here, Kim's the only one who knows the goofy things I say and do.
Oh, but people… Streisand knows the answer to that one… so staying in here forever probably wouldn't be a good plan. Deciding to trust hearts again, that's the mission, should I choose to accept it.
And life goes on… page 86
Temps have been in the 90s for days with a real-feel of 100+ but tomorrow should see a temporary end to all that and we're here for it…
We spent a wonderful evening this week with Rita and mutual friends, socially-distanced at our fav Mexican restaurant in their big outdoor courtyard, and it was food for the soul. We've missed all of that. But hey, the college students are back in town and already nine Greek houses on The Hill are quarantined. I can't stop looking at this graph… it took us about a month to get the hang of it, but we were stellar until the end of June when our Phase 3 reopening was in progress, and then the chart goes whack and by the first part of August, with the 20k student population moving in… not a happy picture, COVID-wise. The university is the lifeblood of Lawrence, so it's discouraging to see the trend, and it means that time in the public domain will continue to be at a premium for the foreseeable.
In other news, there's not much that's fit to print, and the rest is mundane. We get up every morning and life happens while we do our best to be adult about it, with a fair success rate most days. As someone said recently, It Is What It Is.
It's fine. I'm fine. Everything's fine. 💋


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Tel Aviv's New 'Independence Trail' to Put It on the Map of Israeli History
Launching in time for Israel's 70th birthday, the 10-stop local version of Boston's Freedom Trail is centered in the seaside city's buzzing financial, culinary and cultural hub
Judy Maltz
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Tel Aviv's Independence Trail. The kilometer-long route featuring 10 historical sites will be launched on Israel's 70th birthday, on April 19, 2018.Credit: Ricky Rachman
If Jerusalem is where visitors go to load up on religion, history and archaeology, then Tel Aviv is where they come to have fun.
No wonder Tel Aviv's important heritage sites are largely overlooked.
To rectify matters, the city has embarked on an ambitious new project aimed at highlighting Tel Aviv's prominent role in the creation of the modern Jewish state. The timing is not coincidental: The kilometer-long "Independence Trail" will be officially launched on April 19, the day on which the 70th anniversary of Israel's founding (according to the Jewish calendar) will be marked.
"We felt we had an obligation to tell the national story that took place in Tel Aviv," said Eytan Schwartz, the director of Tel Aviv Global, an initiative based in City Hall that aims to boost local tourism. "For four decades leading up to 1948, the people in this city were creating the framework for the future Jewish state so that when David Ben-Gurion declared statehood, the institutions for self-government were already in place."
Inspired by the Freedom Trail in Boston, which is four times as long, Tel Aviv's historical walking tour will include 10 stops, all located around the original Ahuzat Bayit neighborhood, from which the city developed. The gold-colored trail, which will be illuminated at night, begins on the city's storied Rothschild Boulevard, at the site of the city's first kiosk (now an espresso bar), established in 1910. At this site, at the corner of Herzl Street, locals would convene on hot summer evenings to drink flavored seltzer water, a popular beverage at the time.
Tel Aviv's first kiosk, established in 1910, on Rothschild Boulevard, the starting point of the Independence Trail.Credit: Ricky Rachman
The trail ends at Independence Hall, the former home of Tel Aviv's first mayor, Meir Dizengoff. The building also served as the municipal museum of art and it is where, on May 14, 1948 – the day the British Mandate in Palestine officially ended – Ben-Gurion read out the Declaration of Independence.
The other stops on the route are a mosaic fountain, created by legendary artist Nahum Gutman, depicting scenes of the early days of Tel Aviv; the original home of Akiva Aryeh Weiss, founder of the Ahuzat Bayit neighborhood in 1909, from which sprang "the first Hebrew city"; the Shalom Tower where the Herzliya Gymnasium – the first Hebrew-speaking high school in the modern era – once stood, and which today hosts a museum dedicated to the early days of the city; the Great Synagogue on Allenby Street, the religious center of the city during its first decades; The Haganah Museum, located in the home of Eliyahu Golomb, the first commander of that pre-state Jewish fighting force; the Tel Aviv headquarters of the Bank of Israel, which serve today as a museum of Israeli currency; the Tel Aviv Founders Monument, near Independence Hall; and a statue of Dizengoff on his horse, on the boulevard just outside his old home.
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The 10-million-shekel ($2.874-million) project is being jointly financed by the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality, the Ministry of Tourism and the Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Ministry. Admission to all the sites is free of charge.
One of the stops along the trail is the original home of Akiva Aryeh Weiss, founder of the Ahuzat Bayit neighborhood in 1909, from which sprang "the first Hebrew city."Credit: Ricky Rachman
"We work all year long on promoting Tel Aviv as a vibrant city combining sandy Mediterranean beaches with culture, nightlife, architecture and history," said Tourism Minister Yariv Levin. "I am convinced that the Independence Trail will be an inspiring experience for tourists who will gain a deeper understanding of our heritage."
The fact that the sites connected to the establishment of the Jewish state are located in such proximity to one another facilitated the execution of the project, said Schwartz, who noted, "This concentration of points of interest is amazing."
Another plus was that the sites are all located in a part of the city that is still popular today with locals and tourists. "It is kind of ironic that this one area, where everything took place decades ago, is still such a central part of the financial, cultural and culinary scene in the city," Schwartz said. "In fact, this is the most frequented route in Tel Aviv, although most people have no idea about what happened here."
For a fee, visitors will be able to take a guided tour of the Independence Trail, but they can also easily do it on their own for free. Starting on Independence Day, the city will distribute tablets with headphones near the first station on the route for those who prefer the DIY option. At every stop on the self-guided tour, which works by GPS and is available in multiple languages, visitors will automatically receive an audio-visual explanation of what they are looking at, along with old photographs and archival footage. Starting in June, visitors will also be able to download an application onto their smartphones for the self-guided tour.
Among the sites along the Independence Trail is a mosaic fountain created by legendary artist Nahum Gutman, depicting scenes of the early days of Tel Aviv.Credit: Ricky Rachman
The tour takes about an hour or two, depending upon how much time is spent in the various visitors centers. For less tech-oriented types, the city will be distributing explanatory maps in eight different languages (Hebrew, English, French, Spanish, German, Arabic, Chinese and Russian).
A few dozen meters away from Independence Hall, a pop-up movie theater will be set up on Rothschild Boulevard where visitors will be able to watch a 10-minute film about the Declaration of Independence. This facet of the trail is being financed by the Jerusalem-based Israel Democracy Institute.
The Independence Trail joins a list of tourist attractions that have recently opened or will soon be launched in Tel Aviv, which is trying to rival Jerusalem as a destination for visitors from abroad. Currently, Jerusalem draws more than double the number of tourists visiting Tel Aviv each year. Other coming attractions in Tel Aviv include the soon-to-be-opened Museum of Natural History, the Peres Center for Innovation, and a new museum founded by and dedicated to the celebrity illusionist Uri Geller, who recently moved back to Israel after spending many years abroad.
"Our very modest ambition," said Schwartz, "is that the Independence Trail will become a must-see for Israeli, every Jew and every Israel-lover."

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Why we love Malaysia! ;)
The weekend was good :) Met up with Anne for the International Beauty Expo in the KL Convention Center. We only managed to spend half the afternoon together as I had another appointment later in the evening. The expo wasn't a big hoo-ha as we expected it to be. It's only the name that says it is international, but somehow there wasn't anything that was really appealing to us.
The expo was held from the 21st-24th June 2007 at the KL Convention Center. Each visitor gets a goody bag upon registering, but other than that, there wasn't much of freebies or samples to make a girl squeal for delight.
Nevertheless, it was great meeting up again & we had a late lunch with some other friends at the KLCC Pizza Hut. There were about 7 of us, a mixture of guys and girls. I was quite excited as the range in the KLCC Pizza Hut is slightly different compared to the other Pizza Hut outlets that I've been to. More on the Pizza Hut post will be up tomorrow! ;)
Today started off pretty 'excitingly'. Miss Wong's definition of 'exciting' varies from north to south :P
I learnt more about Malaysia today. I reckon, taking the bus & train to work really opens your eyes (and all your senses too!!) *giggles*
It's good to be taller than the average, especially if you're a frequent bus/train traveler. Why? Cos it's usually jammed packed in public transportations! If you're taller than the rest, you'll stand a chance to survive. There'll be some space for you to breathe (up there) while those who are sadly not-so-tall gasp for air amongst the many bodies, armpits, and chests *totally eeeuwy!*
Jam-packed LRT:
Malaysians truly stand firm on the "Malaysia Boleh" spirit! I'm quite proud of that fact ;) (erm...i can't be too happy 'bout it all the time...hahaha) The Light Rail Transit (LRT) is pretty much the most efficient mode of public transportation to get from Petaling Jaya to Kuala Lumpur. It takes about 4 minutes during peak hours to hop onto a train as compared to 15 min to get onto a bus.
The LRT when it is not jam-packed:
However, every 'efficient' things would come with a price to pay! The train is already TERRIBLY PACKED (as in body to body!!) and at every stop, people can still push their way through every teenie-weenie space that's available. For a person who is about 28 inches waist line to get into a 30 cm space (just giving a scenario comparison. it is not meant not mock anyone's size or anything like that) among the many people, WHOA, incredibly a "Malaysia Boleh" event!!
Oh yeah. Never sit in the bus & have someone WAY tall standing in front of you with his/her back facing you. I witnessed something which tickled my funny-bone this morning while I was on the Rapid KL bus to work. The bus took quite a lot of passengers at the time when I was on it...around 8.20 a.m.
There was this lady who wanted to get down the bus. She stood up (behind the tall man) and said,"Excuse me.", but the man didn't even move an inch. She said it again, but I guess her soft voices couldn't cause enough sound vibration/waves to travel to his ear. *lol* By that time, I was already quite amused at the scene. Yes yes, I get easily amused alright. I guess she didn't dare to touch that tall guy, but she had to in the end. Hahaha. She tapped his shoulder softly & said "Excuse me" for the 3rd time, & yeah, he finally moved. *rofl* It was quite funny. Everyone in the bus was watching. That blur tall guy didn't even move an inch & I reckon he couldn't even hear anyone speaking to him! I wonder if he had his ears plugged up or it's just that he's too tall!! Heeheeheeheehee...
The Rapid KL bus when it's vacant:
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http://malaysiablog.blogspirit.com
http://www.tropicalisland.de/malaysia.html
http://www.skyscrapercity.com
Tags: Country: Malaysia, Event: Expo, Others: Facts, Place: Kuala Lumpur, Place: Petaling Jaya
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The Greatest Tourism Carnival '07
Pizza Hut Lunch
One of the best Msian food blogs???
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Unpleasant job & strange responses
'Chang' Festival
Office Lunch
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Q: Error occuring when trying to add search bar in activity on Action bar Error occuring when trying to add search bar in activity on Action bar
Android Manifest:
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            android:launchMode="singleTop"
            android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.DayNight.DarkActionBar"
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            <meta-data android:name="android.app.default_searchable"
                       android:value="com.cybussolutions.wikki.afry_pay.AllTransactions" />
            <meta-data android:name="android.app.searchable"
                       android:resource="@xml/searchable"/>

Activity.java:
import android.app.SearchManager;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.view.MenuItemCompat;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuInflater;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.widget.SearchView;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Created by Admin on 3/11/2016.
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public class AllTransactions extends AppCompatActivity{
    private static final String TAG =null ;
    private List<String> items;

    private Menu menu;

    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_all_transactions);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {

        MenuInflater menuInflator=getMenuInflater();
        menuInflator.inflate(R.menu.options_menu,menu);

        SearchManager searchManager=(SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
        MenuItem searchActionbarItem=menu.findItem(R.id.search);

        SearchView searchView=(SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(searchActionbarItem);
        searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
        searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(true);
        return true;

    }

    protected void handleIntent(Intent intent){
        if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())){
            String searchQuery=intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);

        }
    }

    protected void newIntent (Intent intent){
       Log.d(TAG,"on New Intent");
        setIntent(intent);
        handleIntent(intent);
    }
    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {

        switch (item.getItemId()){
            case R.id.search:
                onSearchRequested();
                return true;
        }
        return false;

    }
    }

Here is the Mainfest file with java code. THe Error log is below:
   Error log:
: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.cybussolutions.wikki.afri_pay.AllTransactions.onCreateOptionsMenu(AllTransactions.java:41)
at android.app.Activity.onCreatePanelMenu(Activity.java:2476)
at android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity.onCreatePanelMenu(FragmentActivity.java:341)
at android.support.v7.view.WindowCallbackWrapper.onCreatePanelMenu(WindowCallbackWrapper.java:85)
at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplBase$AppCompatWindowCallbackBase.onCreatePanelMenu(AppCompatDelegateImplBase.java:258)
at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.preparePanel(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:1303)
at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.doInvalidatePanelMenu(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:1583)
at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.access$100(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:89)
at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7$1.run(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:128)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:615)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4745)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:786)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:553)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

I just cannot find the reason, the tutorial i followed is http://www.101apps.co.za/index.php/articles/using-search-in-your-apps-a-tutorial.html
what is the correct proceedure to add search bar in an activity.Waiting for you help now..

A: You are missing super call in your onCreateOptionsMenu() method. It's signature looks like this
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}

And instantiate your searchview like this
SearchView actionSearchView = (SearchView) searchItem.getActionView();

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Everything that is and will be the Smoky Mountain Rally 2015!
Thursday July 16th we will have 2 hours of track time on this challenging raceway. This is flat out with passing allowed and there will be only Rally North America cars on the track.
FIRST we take NO responsibility for your ability to drive this circuit. If you total your car you are totally & completely on your own. This has happened here in the past and will happen again & again.
We will have a drivers meeting prior to anyone driving this facility so we ALL understand the rules. This will be fun but we need to insure that safety is primary in everyone's mind.
This will take place AFTER the finish line on Day 3 Between 6 PM and 8 PM local time.
You will have to SHARE the track with other teams. Please take no more than only 3 hot laps at a time as we all have street brakes and they will tend to cook at some point. You with loose normal braking ability. We suggest a cool down lap with your hazards on at a slower speed. Once you are off track you may switch drivers and repeat the process.
This is a challenging circuit and you will out there with cars and drivers that have driven many different tracks including this one and others that are track virgins (no shame in this). Please be aware of this at all times.
Driver & passenger has DOT / Snell 2005 approved helmet or newer that FITS snugly.
Driver has shoes or boots that completely cover the foot – no sandals.
TRACK INFO UPDATE: You may have a passenger but they must be a willing participant, they need to be belted, and have a helmet on during the laps.
Teams that want to run this track need to arrive no later than 5:45 PM. We will have pre-track time meeting with anyone who will be driving so that we ALL understand how to act in traffic. Passing zones will be limited, and there are rules for both party's during a passing attempt that we would like you to follow.
Hand signals are a must! If you are being overtaken please swallow your pride & give room once it's safe to be passed and let the driver behind you know where you would like them to pass by showing a hand signal.
Those cars that are overtaking others please wait for the hand signal prior making a passing attempt. This keeps everyone aware of what's about to happen. Please ONLY pass ONE car at a time.
We ask that you understand this a fun event please leave a safe gap between cars. Also if you loose it out there it will be video for all the world to see & if you loose it in Turn 9 it will not able to be driven home.
Spectators are welcome so teams not participating on may watch other rally teams take on this road course.
Tony, you are the man !! This is a great track and with 2 hours to ourselves, it will be plenty of track time for everyone except us dedicated track rats.
Man, This is going to a great time!!!!
This should be an awesome time!


There's a lot of upheaval in my life at the moment – some of which is translating into shorter blog posts from me, and more guest posts on the blog to help me stay on top of things. I'm deeply grateful to everyone who has sent me content so far, there's some excellent stuff here and more to come, and it's really taken the pressure off.
This August, I lost more than half of my Moon Books work. Not because I was doing it badly – there was consensus that I'd been doing rather well. Not because Moon Books is in a bad way – Moon Books is selling books at a pace, in no small part because I was doing my job rather well. An internal shuffle in the parent publishing house had a knock on effect, and I went from reliably being able to pay all my bills, to total uncertainty. August was a rather stressful month as I started applying for jobs.
I'm planning a small meditation book – I'm just going to self publish it because I want it out early next year. After pondering and sharing my initial thoughts here, I am going to work on a spirits of place book as well, but I'll need a bit more headspace for that.
We're looking at more Hopeless Maine based performance, and we've a growing team of people who want to do events together. There are events to organise, and events to throw ourselves at, and events that have already booked me for next year – April is going to be intense with Pagan Federation conferences in Wakefield and Edinburgh. As my comics publisher is also in Edinburgh I'm going to try and pair this with some comics events as well.
It feels like my entire life has been tossed into the air by manic and only slightly evil pixies and everything is now fluttering about and heading off in different directions. There's rather a lot of it. My belief is that if I assume that, by the same magic, it's all going to be fine, it will be fine. But just in case, I'm going to buy a bigger diary so that I can keep more detailed notes of what's happening when.
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I think I will benefit from work that isn't quite so tied to the computer.
Constructive chaos seems to be afoot. I hope it all works out (I have the feeling it will).


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BritishIndia, established in 1994, is one of Malaysia's most recognised home-grown luxury fashion brands, inspired by the grand romance of the Colonial era. With seven collections to meet the various lifestyle needs of people who care about quality, BritishIndia has more than 40 outlets across Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines (as of 2017).
Our role in the design development of BritishIndia as a luxury brand is closely tied to our story of Metrojaya.
Metrojaya was Kuala Lumpur's premier luxury department store in the 1990s. Its management requested their advertising agency, J. Walter Thompson (JWT), to do an internal pitch between the Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand offices to rebrand the department store. The Malaysia office, in turn, commissioned us to work on the project; and in an unexpected turn of events, we won the bid.
Working in collaboration with JWT, our team designed Metrojaya's new logo and identity. The department store had an acronym 'MJ' which the public was familiar with, but did not exist as an official logo. The new identity was built around this acronym with a brushstroke 'J' to evoke its Asian roots and a personal touch—the next logical step in the brand's evolution.
Façade of Metrojaya flagship store at Bukit Bintang Plaza, 1996. Metrojaya was Malaysia's fastest growing retail chain with four department stores and over 40 specialty stores throughout Malaysia and Singapore.
In addition to Metrojaya's new logo, we also designed the brand identity for a range of fashion labels, including East India Company and Somerset Bay.
When Metrojaya was sold to Malayan United Industries Bhd (MUI), Ms. Pat Liew, the former Merchandising and Fashion Director, and Shareholder) lost the intellectual property of all her fashion brands to the department store.
We took a purely typographic route in the design of the BritishIndia logo, which was later supported by a symbol-mark.
BritishIndia's first symbol-mark (which we inherited) was too detailed for reproduction at small sizes. It was an illustration of the intrepid explorer, Ms Isabella Bird, riding an elephant. Overcoming poor health as well as the limitations of living in a man's world, Isabella Bird (1831–1904) became a writer, photographer, and naturalist. She was also the first woman to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Isabella subsequently wrote a book about her travels in the Malay Peninsula titled The Golden Chersonese, and was an inspiration for the label's adventurous spirit.
The symbol-mark underwent a number of refinements but was eventually dropped, replaced by a lively, playful elephant.
BritishIndia took off quickly as a fashion label, with four outlets in Malaysia within months, and another four in Singapore in the mid–late 1990s. This rapid exposure can largely be attributed to the late Yasmin Ahmad, who launched the brand with a controversial but tongue-in-cheek headline: Presenting BritishIndia, an era of racism, oppression, injustice and nice outfits.
From the beginning, we had settled on using the Asian elephant as the brand's icon because of its importance to India and other Asian countries. By now, the BritishIndia elephant has come onto its own and projects a playful persona, taking on the derring-do and adventurous spirit of Isabella Bird.
The entire label system was reworked with current and new sub-brands to promote a clearer and more unified visual identity.
For instance, a silhouetted elephant was introduced to simplify production.
Additionally, JustB—formerly an independent brand—was brought also into the collection. Previously represented by an elephant with a princess crown, the crown was removed as part of the icon because JustB was has shifted from their original target market—girls in their late teens—to a different one: young working women looking for softer, more comfortable clothing.
20 years on, the concept of the original advertisement was revived for an announcement card to signal the next phase of BritishIndia's enduring brand.


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Haley: North Korea Canceled High-Level Talks
STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says it was North Korea that postponed this week's high-level talks with Washington.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was due to meet Thursday with Kim Yong Chol, a senior adviser to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, to discuss moving forward on a vague agreement signed back in June by Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump during their historic summit, which calls for Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program.
Haley, who talked to reporters before and after a closed-door meeting of the U.N. Security Council, played down the delay saying, "I don't think there was some major issue'' for the postponement.
But she also took the time to blast Russia for wanting to lift banking sanctions imposed on North Korea. Alluding to the "carrot and stick" approach the U.S. has used to try and curb Pyongyang's nuclear program, Haley said, "We have given a lot of carrots up until now. We are not going to get rid of the stick, because they haven't done anything to warrant getting rid of the sanctions yet."
During a news conference Wednesday at the White House, Trump said he is in "no rush" to finalize a deal.
"I would love to take the sanctions off, but they have to be responsive, too. It's a two-way street," Trump said.
Both Russia and China have said they believe the North should be rewarded for stopping missile tests and opening a dialogue with the United States. But Washington and other Western powers say sanctions must be enforced until there is full denuclearization.
North Korea warned last week it will consider reviving its nuclear weapons program if the United States fails to lift its crippling economic sanctions against the regime. North Korea is also seeking a peace treaty with the United States and South Korea that will formally end the 1950-53 Korean War that split the communist North from the democratic South.
The fighting ended with an armistice, leaving North and South Korea in a technical state of war.
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PREMIERE OF SEA OF SHADOWS
MUSE TV & Culturally Obsessed's Jennifer Ortega was at the premiere of National Geographic's new documentary Sea of Shadows. Sea of Shadows follows a team of dedicated scientists, high-tech conservationists, investigative journalists, and courageous undercover agents as well as the Mexican Navy as they put their lives on the line to save the last remaining vaquitas and bring the vicious international crime syndicate to justice.
Director Richard Ladkani and Jane Goodall
Actress and Heal the Bay board member Sharon Lawrence
MUSE talked to the subjects of the film Jack Hutton and Andrea Crosta. Jack Hutton, a marine conservationist, is part of the organization Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS). The SSCS takes direct action to protect marine wildlife. In the documentary, the SSCS come head to head with poachers as they remove illegal nets in the Sea of Cortez. Andrea Crosta is the co-founder of Earth League International, an innovative nonprofit organization that merges the worlds of intelligence and conservation in service of wildlife, oceans, forests, and the people who protect them.
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MUSE also spoke to director Richard Ladkani, legendary conservationist Jane Goodall, Heal the Bay CEO Shelley Luce and many more. Sea of Shadows is now playing in select theaters.
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The vaquita, the world's smallest whale, is near extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and Chinese mafia, who harvest the swim bladder of the totoaba fish, the "cocaine of the sea." Environmental activists, Mexican navy and undercover investigators are fighting back against this illegal multi-million-dollar business.
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We asked prominent chefs working today to tell us what they would share with this unborn chef. This is Paul Fehribach's "Letter to an Unborn Chef".
Hailing from the rolling, forested hills of Southern Indiana, Chef Paul Fehribach has always taken to heart the mission to take things beyond the superficial farm-to-table proclamations while seeking deeper meaning in the history and heritage behind the Southern table. After helping Richard Satnick open the legendary Laughing Planet Café, one of the first organic and local foods-focused fast food restaurants in the country, Chef Fehribach opened Big Jones in April 2008.
Big Jones was named "Best New Restaurant" by Chicago Magazine in 2009, dubbed best fried chicken north of the Mason-Dixon by Bon Appetit magazine. Chef Fehribach has been honored as a nominee for the James Beard Foundation's Best Chef: Greak Lakes in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Fehribch published the Big Jones Cookbook on University of Chicago Press in May 2015 to great celebration.
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Marsden Rawsthorn hires The Write Angle
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Leading Lancashire law firm Marsden Rawsthorn has hired The Write Angle PR & Marketing to promote its range of legal services across the region.
Marsden Rawsthorn has offices in Preston and Chorley and offers expertise in all aspects of law including business & commerce, property, dispute resolution, family law and wills & administration of estates.
The Write Angle is tasked with raising the profile of the company in local, business and trade press. Marsden Rawsthorn is also looking to increase its share of voice in the local marketplace, and The Write Angle aims to position the firm as trusted experts in their field.
The appointment comes on the back of Debbie Pettitt's promotion to chief executive, having spent four years as the company's director of business development and marketing.
As the first non-solicitor chief executive in the firm's history, her appointment is seen as pivotal in allowing senior partners, who would normally assume the role, to concentrate on providing outstanding legal advice and expertise to their clients as opposed to running the business.
Debbie Pettitt commented: "The business has seen significant growth over the past few years and we feel it's the right time to highlight our range of services.
"The Write Angle has an excellent track record in corporate communications and promoting professional services clients. We felt they really understood our brief and came back with a creative and intelligent response."
Angela Smith, managing director of The Write Angle, said: "Marsden Rawsthorn is a great addition to our professional services portfolio and we are looking forward to working with the team." The Write Angle recently won Best PR/Creative Agency and Most Creative Marketing Campaign for Preston Guild at the annual Downtown Lancashire Business Awards.
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Edited by Sylvere Lotringer and published in 1991, this handy, pocket-sized collection of some early and not-so-early work by the mistress of gut-level fiction-making, Hannibal Lecter, My Father gathers together Acker's raw, brilliant, emotional and cerebral texts from 1970s, including the self-published 'zines written under the nom-de-plume, The Black Tarantula. This volume features, among others, the full text of Acker's opera, The Birth of the Poet, produced at Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1985,Algeria, 1979 and fragments of Politics, written at the age of 21. Also included is the longest and definitive interview Acker ever gave over two years: a chatty, intriguing and delightfully self-deprecating conversation with Semiotext(e) editor Sylvere Lotringer—which is trippy enough in itself as Lotringer, besides being a real person, has appeared as a character in Acker's fiction. And last, but not least, is the full transcript of the decision reached by West Germany's Federal Inspection Office for Publications Harmful to Minors in which Acker's work was judged to be "not only youth-threatening but also dangerous to adults," and subsequently banned.


I received some images from one of the true masters of Precious Metal Clay. Shahasp Valentine has been creating jewelry since before her first formal jewelry class at the age of thirteen, professionally since 1993 and working with Precious Metal Clay since 1999. Her work with PMC has been recognized in books and magazines, on television and has been featured in numerous gallery shows.
Shahasp's Modern Artifacts Collection is a historically inspired collection. The designs are based on great jewels of the past, places visited, architectural details, stained glass windows of great cathedrals and elements taken from virtually every period of history. This collection is intended to appear ancient as if the jewelry has been excavated from an archaeological dig, found in a sunken treasure chest or handed down for generations. Each piece is of fine silver and/or 24-karat gold Precious Metal Clay and signed and numbered by the artist, no two are alike.


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English midfielder revealed he was offered "10-year contract" by Barcelona
By Colin Millar - 12 November 2020, 19:24
Former England youth international John Bostock is currently a free agent having left Toulouse last month when his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.
Now aged 28, Bostock has had somewhat of a nomadic career and he has spent the past ten years at a total of ten different clubs, however it all could have been so different.
Bostock has now revealed that in 2006, when he was just a teenager, Barcelona offered him a whopping decade-long contract offer and although he did not accept the offer, it was such a special moment for him as his hero was Ronaldinho – who had led the Blaugrana to the Champions League title earlier that year.
"When I was 14, Barcelona offered me a 10-year contract," Bostock revealed in an interview with BBC Sport, and as carried by Marca.
"Ronaldinho was my favourite player at the time so they sent me a signed poster from him. I've still got it at my house in London. It said: 'To John from Ronaldinho.'
"You name the club, I had interest from them – Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool – the who's who of European football."
"From as early as I remember I wanted to be the best player in the world and to win the Ballon d'Or. I saw Ronaldinho win these trophies and I just thought I want to be that guy. I pinned my identity on that and I thought if I didn't achieve that I was a failure."
Bostock came through the youth system at Crystal Palace but made just five appearances before joining Tottenham, when he was widely regarded as one of the biggest English talents in years.
In recent years, the attacking midfielders has played in Belgium, Turkey and France – while last season he spent time on loan at Nottingham Forest in the Championship.
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A ring to promote products that work for your pet. Supplements, vitamins, antioxidants, herbs and any health products that has produced excellent results for your animals lives.
7M Farm and Herbal is a company offering a variety of chemical free, all natural alternatives, and herbal remedies, formulas and supplements for the health and care of your livestock, farm animals and pets.
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According to Pevsner, this was a small church made very small by rebuilding in 1781. Only the C14 W tower and part of the unaisled nave were kept.
More information about this now redundant church can be found on Wikipedia.


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A peptide hydrogel for use in vascular anastomosis
Surgery specialists from Johns Hopkins University, in collaboration with researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), developed peptide hydrogel compositions and methods to suture blood vessels during microsurgery. The hydrogels particularly benefit surgeons in whole tissue transplant procedures. The NCI seeks co-development research collaborations for further development of this technology.
Bac-2-the-Future: An Improved System for Production of Recombinant Baculovirus
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks licensing of Bac-2-the-Future, an improved system for the production of recombinant baculovirus.
Micro-Dose Calibrator for Pre-clinical Radiotracer Assays
Pre-clinical radiotracer biomedical research involves the use of compounds labeled with radioisotopes, including radio-ligand bio-distribution studies, cell binding studies, immune cell labeling techniques, and α-based therapies. Before this Micro-Dose Calibrator, measurement of pre-clinical level dosage for small animal studies was inaccurate and unreliable. This dose calibrator is a prototype ready for customer testing and scale-up. It is designed to accurately measure radioactive doses in the range of 50 nCi (1.8 kBq) to 100 µCi (3.7 MBq) with 99% precision. The NCI seeks co-development or licensing to commercialize it. Alternative uses will be considered.
Methods of analyzing virus-derived therapeutics
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute's Biopharmaceutical Development Program recently developed massively parallel sequencing methods for virus-derived therapeutics such as viral vaccines and oncolytic immunotherapies, for which the NCI seeks licensees or co-development collaborations.
Exo-Clean Technology for Purifying Extracellular Vesicle Preparations from Contaminants
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) developed a novel biophysical technique to purify extracellular vesicles (EVs) from contaminants such as proteins and unbound labels. The NCI seeks licensees and/or co-development research collaborations to further advance this technology for EV-based biomarkers and therapeutics to treat a wide range of diseases.
Mice, Organs, and Mouse Alleles Carrying Germline and Conditional Deletions of the Zbtb7b Gene
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks licensees for a mouse model of CD4+ T cell deficiency. The mice carry alleles with germline and conditional deletions of the Zbtb7b gene encoding the zinc finger transcription factor ThPOK or cKrox, essential for the development and function of CD4+ T cells.
Diagnostic Assay for Determining Patient Response to Apoptosis-related Cancer Therapy
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) developed a multiplex assay to determine the efficacy of apoptosis-related drugs targeting the Bcl2 family of proteins or aid in the selection of cancer patients likely to respond. The NCI seeks partners for co-development or licensees for commercialization of novel immunoassays for determining or predicting patient response to cancer therapy.
Polypeptides for Stimulation of Immune Response (Adjuvants)
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute, Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation developed compositions and methods for using HMGN and its derivatives as immunoadjuvants with microbial or tumor antigens.The National Cancer Institute, Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation seeks parties interested in licensing or collaborative research to co-develop polypeptides or antagonists for immune response regulation.
Cell Lines that Constitutively Express High-Frequency KRAS and P53 Mutations and Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLAs)
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks licensees for a library of cell lines stably expressing common tumor-specific antigens and human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) that can be used to identify, isolate, and expand tumor-reactive T cells.
Time Efficient Multi-Pulsed Field Gradient (mPFG) MRI Without Concomitant Gradient Field Artifacts
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for the development of diffusion tensor distribution imaging (DTD-MRI) in assessing disease (e.g., cancer), normal and abnormal developmental processes, degeneration and trauma in the brain and other soft tissues, and other applications.
Peptide Inhibitors for Viral Infections and as Anti-inflammatory Agents
IFN-gamma and IL-10 are cytokine signaling molecules that play fundamental roles in inflammation, cancer growth and autoimmune diseases. Unfortunately, there are no specific inhibitors of IFN-gamma or IL-10 on the market to date. The National Cancer Institute seeks parties interested in licensing or collaborative research to co-develop selective IL-10 and IFN-gamma peptide inhibitors.
Cancer Therapeutic Agents that Bind to STAT Proteins
The National Cancer Institute, Cancer and Inflammation Program seeks parties to co-develop inhibitors of STAT proteins for the treatment of cancer.
Use of a Modified Adaptor Molecule LAT to Improve Immunotherapy for Cancer and Other Diseases
Researchers at the NCI have developed a method of improving the immune response in cancer immunotherapy by exploiting in the role of the Linker Adapted for T-Cell Signaling (LAT) molecule. The LAT molecular can enhance signaling through TCRs, thus, improving a patient's own immune response to cancer or infectious diseases.
NSAIDs that Assist the Treatment of Human Diseases
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) developed compounds containing both a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and a nitroxyl (HNO) -releasing agent that have significantly reduced toxicity, allowing their use for extended periods of time without severe side effects.The HNO-releasing moiety contained in this invention may expand the medical utility of NSAIDs. HNO releasing agents possess anticancer activity as well as good antioxidant properties, which has potential benefit for a variety of human diseases, including acute and chronic inflammation. NCI seeks parties to license or co-develop this technology.
Iodonium Analogs as Inhibitors of NADPH Oxidases and other Flavin Dehydrogenases and their Use for Treating Cancer
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for further development of novel iodonium analogs. These iodonium analogs inhibit NADPH oxidases (NOX) and other flavin dehydrogenases to slow tumor growth.


Yesterday, I wrote about losing weight by skipping diet plans and just eating healthy, nutrient-dense beef. While the saying, "abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym," applies well here in that if you're diet is in line, your waistline will follow, the second component to living a healthy lifestyle is being active.
I've been a member of Team ZIP (zinc, iron and protein) for years, and there's a growing trend of folks -- from cattle ranchers to everyday consumers -- to join in the fun by wearing a beef jersey and running for America's favorite protein.
For example, the South Dakota Beef Industry Council has developed Team Beef. Several races designated in our state throughout the year, where folks can promote beef as a part of their training and race-day fuel.
I've long said promoting to athletes is a huge opportunity for beef producers. After all, these runners spend mega bucks on protein powders, shakes and bars, and they could save a lot of money and get a better bang for their nutrition buck by simply choosing beef. This is a great market to be a part of, and I'm proud to see more and more cattle producers getting in on the action.
A great report appeared recently on an Amarillo, TX-based station website, kxan.com, about a member of the Texas Beef team.
"The expression 'all hat and no cattle' doesn't have any meaning to Austinite Parvaneh Moayedi, who now holds a Guinness Book of World Records title. Moayedi and her husband, Steve Holehan, spent many weekends running in marathons, a passion they've shared for the last 12 years. The couple made a goal to run as many marathons as possible, beginning with one marathon a month. Over the past five years they have run marathons in all 50 states. In 2010, they ran 30 marathons each. Moayedi and Holehan have both run in 50- and 100-mile ultra-marathons, as well as races on each of the seven continents.
Whether it's participating in a walk, 5K, 10K, half marathon, full marathon, triathlon, or simply cheering on participants on the sidelines, promoting beef at athletic events is going to be huge in the years to come.
Are you signed up for any road races in 2013? If not, perhaps adding one to your list would be a great way to stick to that 2013 resolution to be healthy and fit. Leave your story in the comments section below.


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Ara was born in Malaysia and developed into one of the top junior tennis players in Asia. Instead of continuing in tennis Ara moved to England to study medicine at Liverpool University Medical School in England. After graduating from medicine Dr. Ara spent 3 years training in surgery and then found his passion for emergency medicine. 12 years later, Ara is an ER physician, Chief Wellness Officer of Florida Emergency Physicians, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Central Florida Medical College and personal physician to many of the world's top professional golfers, tennis players, and other athletes.
4:00 - Differences learning a sport today
12:00 - The art of the grind
13:00 - Great ball-strikers (Graham DeLaet, Hunter Mahan, Justin Rose)and the trap of early identification of professional potential
18:30 - The importance of learning how to win
23:00 - Learning a new skill
25:00 - The trap of sacrificing future health for today's ego
30:00 - Recovery, chronic inflammation, sleep
34:00 - Chronobiology, the PER gene and why we need both morning people and night owls
39:00 - Roger Federer, Nadal and the importance of creating efficiency
44:00 - The importance of maintaining your range of motion and potential to perform as we age and why movement is medicine
48:30 - Greg Kovacs and why my training sucked when I was a teenager
54:00 - Personalized medicine, the medical carwash,
101:00 - Ketosis, the pluses, and minuses and the role of genetics
104:00 - Why you need to take control of your own health and not rely on a health practitioner
106:00 - Why not everyone should be drinking bone broth, kombucha, and other "healthy" foods
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Your physical mechanics are unique. Like snowflakes and diamonds and fingerprints, your body movements are one-of-a-kind; you are an original creation on a molecular level and, as a result, your pattern of motion is also distinct – especially when it comes to your golf swing.
Every golfer has a unique "golf swing fingerprint." That is because you move differently than every other person who picks up a golf club. You have different body design. You have a different athletic history. You have your own unique "gifts" and conversely, you also have your own "limitations" within your physical skill set. Your "gifts" are the physical advantages your body provides that allow you to move in a favourable manner during your golf swing. Dr. Craig Davies knows how to develop, nurture and maximize those gifts.
The "limitations" are the areas or physical skills that are holding you back from being able to swing the club the way you and your teaching professional want you to swing it. These limitations are often the reason changes in your technique do not occur in the timely manner you wish they would occur; they can also be the reason you feel pain or restrictions during or after you play golf.
In the golf universe, Dr. Craig Davies has an unparalleled amount of professional experience working with golfers of all skill levels. Craig began his career in golf working with local juniors and amateur golfers, many who played for fun at their local country club or in local junior and amateur tournaments. Craig then went on to work with the Canadian Junior National Program (CJGA) helping Canada's best young players, many of whom went on to have professional careers.
Craig met world-renowned golf teacher Sean Foley in the early 2000s and for the past decade they have collaborated to work with many top junior, mini tour and PGA Tour professionals including Hunter Mahan, Stephen Ames, Sean O'Hair, Tiger Woods, SY Noh and Matt Every. Craig helped YE Yang become the first Asian born player to win a Major Championship at the 2009 PGA Championship and has worked with other ball striking stars such as Graham DeLaet, Kevin Chappell and Anthony Kim. Dr. Davies has attended more than 250 PGA Tour events and has consulted more than 75 PGA Tour Players. He has also performed golf specific assessments on over 1000 juniors, amateurs and professionals.
Many of these players sought out Dr. Davies because they were struggling with injuries that threatened their ability to continue to play golf at a competitive level.
Craig's ability to perform the detailed DEPTH System assessment has helped transform the lives and abilities of thousands of elite golfers and athletes. Throughout customized assessment with The DEPTH System – Davies Elite Performance Training and Health – Dr. Davies first uncovers the gifts and limitations in each player's body, and then he creates a progressive and individualized movement and nutrition program allowing players to return to the top of the golf world.
Craig's best selling golf fitness book "Golf Anatomy" has sold more than 40,000 copies around the world and has been published in over a dozen languages. Craig has been a keynote speaker at major golf summits, including twice at the World Golf Fitness Summit and the Canadian National Golf Performance Summit. Dr. Davies has consulted for International Federations and PGAs rom around the world including Canada, the United States, Switzerland, Turkey, the Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago and Italy.
Identifying the limitations within an individual player's body is not the only advantage of a full DEPTH system assessment; in fact, one of the greatest strengths of Dr. Davies' program is to identify which of these limitations are correctible and which of these limitations are structural issues that the player must learn to manage their technique around to enable maximum improvements in the safest shortest period of time.
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HomeBusinessFamilies will skip meals amid food inflation: UN special advocate
Families will skip meals amid food inflation: UN special advocate
The war between Russia and Ukraine — both major producers of food commodities and energy — has disrupted global production, trade and supply in these areas, leading to a surge in prices.
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Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has told CNBC that she is very worried about the impact of soaring food and energy prices on families, adding that this could lead to increased instability in certain regions.
According to the World Bank's latest Commodity Markets Outlook report, energy prices in 2022 are expected to rise by over 50%, while wheat prices forecast to soar by more than 40%.
"An increase of food prices of the magnitude that we're seeing, of energy prices, basically will mean that a lot of families are going to have from three or two meals a day to have one meal a day. And this in turn, will actually give, probably, will be the source of even more instability in other regions. So that worries me a lot," Maxima said, speaking exclusively to CNBC last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Maxima, the U.N. secretary-general's special advocate for inclusive finance for development, told CNBC that the pandemic has pushed many more into extreme poverty and increases in the price of fertilizers could have short- and longer-term implications. A trained economist, Maxima previously worked in international finance and emerging markets.
"We're going to be seeing now because of inflation, but we're going to be seeing also in the next year, because when you don't have fertilizers, you cannot increase your yield. So therefore, you're going to see less produce coming out from Africa, which actually feeds each other there. So, you're going to have less food, so the prices are even probably going to go up by even more, so very worrying," she said.
When asked how concerned she was about the conflict in Europe, Maxima told CNBC: "Well, sadly the concern is not only the conflict in and by itself, but in my role in financial inclusion for development, which is I want to reduce poverty, I want more girls to go to school, I want more people to have better futures."
She said that while the Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on many, it has also led to some positive steps toward financial inclusion.
The shift toward digitalization during lockdowns led many governments to discover the importance of using tools such as mobile phones to reach those in need of financial relief.
A Ukrainian army officer inspects a grain warehouse shelled by Russian forces on May 6, 2022, near the front lines of Kherson Oblast in Novovorontsovka, Ukraine. Russia has been accused of targeting food storage sites in front-line areas and disrupting Ukraine's wheat production, potentially causing a global shortage.
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"A lot of governments when the pandemic and the lockdown started, thought … this is the way for us to send money to the poorest and the most vulnerable people, that had to stay locked down, they couldn't go to the markets and sell their produce, and this was a very important issue," she said.
"So many, many countries have increased this, I would say, government-to-people payments in these two years, and they've actually discovered this financial inclusion tool to actually do a lot more other goals that they're trying to attain."
At the World Economic Forum, Maxima said "1.2 billion adults had gained access to financial services in the last decade," but she told CNBC there are probably 1.5 billion more to go. The latest data from the World Bank's Global Findex, which measures how adults in 148 economies save, borrow, make payments and manage risk, is expected this summer.
Maxima said technology is crucial to connecting people.
"Without technology, we would not have been able to reach the billions of people we're being able to reach now … so fintech therefore, can actually play a very good role. Why? Because they think differently and they can really listen to the needs of a population and actually design products that really cater to those needs," she said.
She said that women, rural smallholder farmers, micro enterprises and the world's most poor and vulnerable are in greatest need of digital solutions to improve access to finance.
"Sadly, after this pandemic, we even have seen groups of women that actually are less connected to the internet, because between the money to spend to actually have a phone and to put food on the table, well they chose putting food on the table," she said.
"So, there is a very big connection between the affordability and accessibility to digital solutions as well, to be able to have people financially included."
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Elkhorn Lodge
County: Larimer County
Threat When Listed: Development
Status: ALERT
Considered to be the oldest, continuously operated hotel in Colorado, the Elkhorn Lodge is a terrific example of a late 19th century hunting lodge built to serve the burgeoning demand from tourists for an immersive "Rocky Mountain" experience. Originally comprising several thousand acres that have since been deeded to the Rocky Mountain National Park, the Lodge, which has structures dating back to the 1870s, now includes 65 acres and 35 buildings completed in the rustic style. The buildings include the main lodge, Estes Park's first school building, the ranch house, the coach house that over time was both a stage stop and casino, a number of cabins, a horse barn, two dormitories and a small building in the rustic stick style known as the chapel. Elkhorn Lodge was listed to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and was recently discovered to be the site of one of the first golf courses built in Colorado.
Since 2012, over $100,000 has been spent on upgrading the plumbing and renovating the hotel rooms. In 2013, the property suffered from flood damage to the stables and barns. A State Historical Fund grant was received to save the barn after flooding. Traditionally, the lodge has only been open seasonally, but in 2013 for the first time the lodge restaurant remained open through the winter. A recent small fire damaged the Lodge building and resulted in the closure of the 2nd story. One of two small barns also collapsed due to a snowstorm in March of 2017.
In past years, a proposal would have resulted in the construction of an intensive mixed-use development that required demolishing many of the historic structures and destroying the stunning and character-defining setting that the Lodge now offers to visitors. Estes Park's need for growth put the future of the Lodge in serious jeopardy. Ideas include working with a land conservation organization to protect and preserve the open space surrounding the Lodge in order to prevent unsympathetic development and updating the National Register nomination so that more of the buildings will be determined contributing.
In 2021, the property sold to a new developer who will preserve aspects of the site while adaptively re-suing others. The new project will preserve the main hotel building, one barn, the school building, and a few cabins on site while continuing guest operations. The site still needs an update to its National Register nomination, which may result in de-listing, but the partial redevelopment proved to be the only way to save some of the character defining features for the long term.
Stay at the Historic Elkhorn Lodge!


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Q: Retrieving the last inserted rows I have a table which contains GUID and Name columns and I need to retrieve the last inserted rows so I can load it into table2.
But how would I find out the latest data in Table1. I seem to be lost at this I have read similar posts posing the same question but the answers don't seem to work for my situation.
I am using SQL Server 2008 and I upload my data using SSIS

A: 1 - One way to do this is with triggers.  Check out my blog entry that shows how to copy data from one table to another on a insert.
Triggers to replicate data = http://craftydba.com/?p=1995
However, like most things in life, there is overhead with triggers.  If you are bulk loading a ton of data via SSIS, this can add up.
2 - Another way to do this is to add a modify date to your first table and modify your SSIS package.
ALTER TABLE [MyTable1]
ADD [ModifyDate] [datetime] NULL DEFAULT GETDATE();

Next, change your SSIS package.  In the control flow, add an execute SQL task.  Insert data from [MyTable1] to [MyTable2] using TSQL.
INSERT INTO [MyTable2]
SELECT * FROM [MyTable1]
WHERE [ModifyDate] >= 'Start Date/Time Of Package';

Execute SQL Task  =
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms141003.aspx
This will be quicker than a data flow or execute OLEDB command since you are working with the data on the server.


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Wesley Euley (born 10 October 1979) is a South African cricketer. He played in nine first-class, twenty List A, and seven Twenty20 matches from 2003 to 2007.

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With "Grundstück", a real Einstuerzende Neubauten rarity is being released on the commercial market for the first time.
Originally issued in 2005 as a small, limited edition, strictly intended only for registered band supporters, the much sought-after album is now officially available as a CD, and also for the first time ever as an LP, each including a DVD with previously unpublished film recordings of the project and an extensive booklet.
You can order the CD/DVD version right here while the vinyl/DVD version is available here.
"Grundstück" (also informally known as "Supporter Album No. 2") was completed in the fall of 2005. It was shipped to supporters in October and was also available to non-supporters during the 'Alles Wieder Offen' tour in 2008. Back then the album was offered to supporters in two versions; one with just the audio CD and another version with the DVD containing material from the November 2004 "Grundstück" performance at the Palast der Republik in Berlin.


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Illustrations February 26, 2014
Piazza delle Cinque Scòle
Giacomo Lenghi, Watercolor, 1830 ca., Jewish Museum of Rome
The square is named after the building that housed the five synagogues of the Jewish community of Rome from the institution of the ghetto in 1555 to the emancipation of Rome from the temporal power of the Church in 1870.
The five synagogues reflected the diversity of Roman Jewry and included: "Scòla Nova", "Scòla del Tempio", "Scòla Siciliana" , la "Scòla Castigliana" and "Scòla Catalana", which was designed by Girolamo Rainaldi in 1628.
The Cinque Scòle were heavily damaged by a fire in the late 19th century and subsequently demolished. In 1904 the main synagogue of Rome, Tempio Maggiore, was inaugurated few blocks away from the old site by Palazzo Cenci.
The furnishing and apparels of the Cinque Scòle are today on view at the Jewish Museum of Rome. In 1930 some were used to establish the Oratorio Spagnolo on the lower level of the Tempio Maggiore. The oratorio functions for daily religious service.
Image: Araldo De Luca
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Inauguration of the Synagogue of Livorno
Ritual Basin, 18th century ca.., Jewish Museum of Rome
Never Again What?
On the Hard Questions Primo Levi's Still Asking One hundred years ago Primo Levi was born in Turin, the first-born son of a middle-class Jewish-Italian family. They were turbulent…


If you're a Ramen Noodles fan you're going to LOVE these new B2G2 FREE Nissin Top Ramen 6 pks. mPerks and the B5G5 FREE Nissin Top Ramen 3 oz. singles mPerks coupons. They don't expire until September 13th so there is plenty of time to use them and these rarely go on sale so here's your Meijer deal!
No, the Nissin Top Ramen Noodles rang up at $0.22 at the Royal Oak, MI store yesterday.
Unfortunately in some remote markets (like mine) the Nissin Noodles are 3/1.00 and the Maruchan are .22 each in our store….as well as the 6 pack Nissin Noodles are $1.89 instead of $1.19 – YIKES! I still bought the 3/1.00 ones because it is still a good deal at .16 each….and our store was totally out of the 6 packs….even at $1.89 each (95 each with BOGO)….
Only the buy 2 get 2 was left when I just checked my mperks. We have never tried this brand but my son loves ramen noodles so with this great deal we will definitely try them out.
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Empower. Rebuild. Ride On. That's what the Oasis Bike Workshop is all about.
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In the end, you keep your bike along with a new helmet, lock, lights, toolkit and a bit of grease under your fingernails. But it's what you've learned while building it that makes the most difference.
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A retired Hampshire teacher has been trampled to death by an elephant in India.
Colin Manvell from Havant died at the Masinagudi National Park, in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Conflicting reports have emerged about the moments leading up to Mr Manvell's death.
He was killed after failing to hear guides and other tourists shout warnings to him as the elephant approached during a trek, it was reported.
Other accounts claimed he was engrossed in his photography and did not hear two other elephants charge at him from behind.
The 67-year-old is understood to have been a retired geography teacher at Warblington School in Havant.
He also worked at the Avenue Tennis and Squash Club in the town.
Paula Fuge, personnel manager for Portsmouth Tennis Academy, who has been involved with Mr Manvell in the local tennis scene for more than 20 years, said: "He was a lovely guy.
"He has always been a part of the tennis scene, he's really nice, he was always there for the kids.
An inspector at Masinagudi police station told the Times of India that officers had not yet inspected the area where the man was killed.
He said: "We will be able to ascertain whether the place is a reserve forest area or social forestry area only after we inspect the spot where the unfortunate incident happened.
Local guides sought help from the nearby Sagadevan resort, where Mr Manvell was staying.
He was treated at the local Masinagudi hospital before being transferred to Gudalur Government Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead, The Times reported.


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Civil Society Organisation, Coalition for Change and Development has raised an alarm over the ongoing raucous at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) where civil disobedience is being fueled by opposition elements within and out side the establishment which has consequently snowballed into inflicting hardship on the several number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) scattered in camps around the country.
The group in a statement signed by Dr. Richard Itodo, Executive Director of the organisation said Coalition for Change and Development(CCD) is strongly opposed to any attempt by any individual or group aimed at meting out inhuman treatment which will amount to denial of the fundamental rights of every and any Nigerian.
"We are aware that Alh. Sidi is currently under investigation by anti-graft agencies for various financial crimes which took place at NEMA when he held sway. It is as a diversionary tactics, he has engineered the ongoing conflict to disrupt the daily administration of the establishment and thereby stall investigation into his fraudulent activities.
"That CCD is keenly watching the unfolding events at NEMA , as an interested party with the view to ensure everyone Nigerian gets his due.


Chicago, Ill., In response to the thousands of new workers who enter the graphic communications industry each year, the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (GATF) has developed a fast-paced orientation to the practices, processes, and terminology of printing. The training program is called PrintScape: A Crash Course in Graphic Communications. As an in-house training program, it can be used in its entirety or modified to a half-day course that covers the relevant essentials of any operation. As a self-study course it can be completed in a few short sittings and is a must for new employees. PrintScape consists of a set of CD-ROMs and a companion workbook combining digital and traditional instructional tools. The CD-ROMs are packed with movie clips, animation, and lively voice-overs. The accompanying book with vibrant full-color text contains all the CD-ROM content plus additional statistics and information not contained on the CD-ROM. With dozens of colorful graphics and photographs, the workbook also features a handy notes column on each page, making learning and note taking easy. A comprehensive glossary is below. PrintScape begins by providing a history of printing followed by up-to-date statistics that may surprise even industry veterans. For the novice it outlines print markets, company structures, and job descriptions. The tools of the trade are reviewed individually before discussing workflow and job creation. Prepress, including a lesson in color theory, press, and postpress areas are examined. Last PrintScape leaves students with thoughts on professional development and industry trends. Assembled with input from industry experts and educators alike, PrintScape will meet the needs of the industry for training staff members quickly and effectively. Companies can also expect to see an increase in the efficiency of operations with PrintScape. It promotes effective communication among all parties involved in workflow—from sales representatives talking with customers to preflight operators working with press crews. PrintScape is designed for those new to the graphic arts or for anyone who wants to update his or her overall knowledge of printing technology. It's ideal for anyone in the plant who wants a better understanding of workflow, a new hire, or a newly promoted employee. A valuable human resource tool, this overview is also great for marketing personnel, sales and customer service managers, graphic designers, and suppliers. In the same family as GATF's three highly successful Sheetfed Offset, Web Offset, and Imaging Skills Training Curriculums, PrintScape is a condensed overview suitable for any size facility.


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Florêncio Carlos de Abreu e Silva (Porto Alegre,  — Rio de Janeiro, ) était un avocat, journaliste, écrivain et homme politique du Brésil.

Il fut député de la province du Rio Grande do Sul, sénateur de l'Empire du Brésil et président de l'État de São Paulo (7 avril - 5 novembre 1881).

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Naissance à Porto Alegre
Écrivain brésilien du XIXe siècle
Écrivain de langue portugaise
Journaliste brésilien du XIXe siècle
Personnalité politique brésilienne du XIXe siècle
Décès à Rio de Janeiro
Naissance en octobre 1839
Décès en décembre 1881
Décès à 42 ans
Avocat brésilien


I have a bit of an obsession with listening. Or I could call it an innate curiosity.
Listening is a deep practice. It also has a quality of sacredness. I believe it could take us miles along the journey to a world that works for all. If we really, really deeply listen.
Listen with outward silence. Many of us have a running monologue going on in our minds. When we cultivate exterior silence we can notice what is passing through our minds, what gets stuck, what feelings rise, what sensations can be felt, what we want to say, and we can listen with and through all that to someone else. We have the capacity to do both.
Listen with deep attention. Your attention on the other, and on your inner life.
Listen with your whole body--your heart, your gut, your mind. Listen beyond your ears.
Listen to potentially be changed, not to change another.
Listen to unlearn, to break through your conditioning.
Listen like you would listen to someone you love deeply. Listen to fall in love with some part of this person. And to potentially fall deeper in love with yourself.
Listen to others in the way you truly want to be listened to.
Listen beyond the words. Listen to the inflections of voice, to the gaps or no gaps, to the cadence, to the gestures, to the eyes.
Listen to grieve your own losses, to relish your own joy, to acknowledge your humanness.
Listen with openness and receive someone's vulnerability with grace. Stay with your own vulnerability (be with your judgments, your story, your desire to say something, your beliefs).
Listen silently as a way to love the world, including yourself.
Listening is love in action. Consider listening another love language.
Listen to the revelations that rise in you when you are outwardly silent.
Listen to sift and winnow. To breath in and out.
Listen until your heart breaks---open.
Listen as a practice, not a perfect. Fall down 100 times, get up 101.
Listen to develop your inner life. To cultivate wisdom, insight, and deep care.
Listen as if the world depended on it. It's possible it does.
Listen to the more than human world. It may need your listening more than any other.
Listen to acknowledge someone's story. Acknowledging is not agreeing.
Listen until tears well up in your heart for all the ways we aren't heard.
Listen with a stillness so deep that reverence knocks on your door and you welcome it.
Listen to bear witness. Only.


The Biograph Company was founded in 1895 by William Kennedy Dickson, a former employee of Thomas Edison. Biograph became known for its two-minute long documentaries made using a 68mm film format (in order to avoid the litigious Edison's patents on 35mm technology), but over time it began making short narrative films instead. These films became more popular after Biograph took a chance in 1908 and handed the puffy director pants to a failed playwright from Kentucky.
By 1909, Biograph films were leased to exhibitors through the Motion Picture Patent Company (MPPC), nicknamed the "Edison Trust," which was comprised of all the major American film companies. Only through a restrictive license agreement with the MPPC could an exhibitor show films bearing the Biograph trademark and made with the trust's patented technology. But at some point, several Biograph prints seem to have ended up in the hands of upstart distributer International Film Traders (IFT). Among these titles was A Trap for Santa, a silent film about a family whose fortunes dramatically change just in time for Christmas.
Biograph brought an action for replevin to reclaim the films, but the Municipal Court of the City of New York dismissed the claim, apparently on the grounds that IFT was a bona fide purchaser of the prints. Biograph appealed and, in 1912, the Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Term, reversed. The Court held that, because the prints bore the Biograph trademark, and because IFT claims to have purchased them from someone other than Biograph, that purchase could not have been lawful. The Court was also less than impressed with IFT's explanation about where it purchased the films, which apparently never got much more detailed than "some guy in Europe." The Court ordered that the prints be returned.
There isn't much information available about what happened to IFT, but in 1915, the MPPC was dissolved by the Eastern District of Pennsylvania as a result of an antitrust lawsuit filed by the federal government. With its trust busted, Biograph fell on hard times, and ceased to be an independent company in 1928. However, you can still see A Trap for Santa here on YouTube. The failed playwright from Kentucky who directed it, DW Griffith, went on to become one of the industry's most iconic and controversial figures, directing films such as Birth of the Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916). And by the way, the bit role of the bartender is played by a young Mack Sennett, just a few years before he gave up acting, founded Keystone Studios and launched the film career of Charlie Chaplin.


The practice of Dr. Damon DelBello is unique to the Hudson Valley area because of the scope and quality of orthopedic services offered. Dr. DelBello is a board certified orthopedic surgeon who has advanced fellowship training in pediatric orthopaedics and is an accomplished scoliosis and spinal deformity surgeon. The practice also offers advanced techniques for neuromuscular disorders, trauma, sports injuries, and limb lengthening and deformity correction. Also, available is the new genetic test for scoliosis prediction.
Surgery is performed at The Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Northern Westchester Hospital Center, White Plains Hospital, Phelps Memorial Hospital, and Orange Regional Medical Center . Much of the complex pediatric orthopedic surgery is done at the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital because of the cutting edge pediatric subspecialty support available there. Dr. DelBello is extensively involved with the pediatric orthopedic service at Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College . He is responsible for the training of the residents for New York Medical College through lectures, clinical symposia, surgical training and publishing of studies.
Dr. DelBello has presented and published multiple research papers in highly respected orthopedic journals. Many of those papers have been presented at national and international meetings. He has also organized and presented numerous orthopedic symposia for the postgraduate education of pediatricians and orthopedic surgeons. He is active in the development of spinal instrumentation and the teaching of other surgeons on the use of this equipment for scoliosis surgery.
He is a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, the American Acedemy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the North American Spine Society, among others.
Practice Philosophy: The practice has made a significant commitment to offer quality orthopedic care to patients. That includes the care of all children including those without medical insurance. This is considered to be a solemn responsibility that is consistent as his role as a physician.