This Historic Preservation Commission ("HPC") meeting included agenda items for the high profile projects, The Palomar, The Brewery and the Goll Mansion redevelopment.
Original plans for the Palomar project involved the redevelopment of the Sydney Hih building as part of a new Kimpton Hotel. Over time these plans have changed and now Gatehouse Capitol and Ruvin Development intend to demolish the buildings to a develop new a 22-story building.
Milwaukee resident, David Somerscales, nominated the Sydney Hih building for an interim historic designation that would last 180 days and would give time to determine if this building should be permanently protected. An extended presentation was giving connecting the building to a Dr. Nicholas Senn. Dr. Senn had been a fairly well known doctor who made many medical advances in the late 1800's. This was relevant because one of the criteria for the nomination of a building is connection with a historical figure. Additionally it was presented that during the 1970's it became the home to the counter culture, prompting Alderman Bob Bauman to remark that it's "almost an iconic building of the counter culture".
There was some questioning regarding the motivations behind the people supporting this historic designation because of their potential ties to the union, UNITE HERE, which is currently negotiating with the developer to insure union workers are employed in the hotel once it is completed. This came to light as Alderman Bauman questioned the occupation of many speakers and he made his feelings clear stating that "I'm also concerned this is another example of the historic preservation process being abused". Despite that belief and efforts by the development team to show how this building doesn't qualify for protection, Alderman Bauman went on to say that "it may be moot what the motivation is" indicating his belief that the Sydney Hih building might be a good candidate for historic preservation regardless of motives. This item was held and will be brought back up and the next Historic Preservation Commission meeting.
The Brewery project was requesting a change in the material for a pedestrian walk way that runs along a pocket park and behind some buildings. Mike Mervis, assistant to Zilber Chairman Joseph Zilber, was proposing the project use a colored and scored concrete instead of the salvaged pavers as originally planned. Alderman Bauman was upset over this downgrading and suggested that if a trade-off is to be made that the park should be cut back on as once the sidewalks are paved it isn't likely they'll ever be redone with the pavers. Alderman Bauman went on to suggest that "the park can be enhanced incrementally over time". The meeting became pretty heated when Mike Mervis fired back that "I'm not willing to cut the quality of the park". It was suggested that the developer at least use the pavers along the park section and not all of the pathway which finally found agreement by both parties.
New Land Enterprises was scheduled to present minor changes to the parking structure of its proposed 26-story tower located behind the Goll Mansion. The changes included using a colored concrete behind the green-screen and adjusting the pattern of the green-screen to mimic that of windows to provide some articulation and so that during the winter the building would appear better than concrete block. Despite that these changes had been worked out with city staff, no action was taken on this item because the meeting had ended abruptly as there was no longer a quorum of commission members.


A heart full of love compensates for a heart and mind that is filled with hate. The hope for a peaceful future exists in the way in which we love others. Evil will always exist, as will hate. Hate arises from envy – envy of liberty, freedom, opportunity to move with a minimum of restriction and envy of a way of life. Hate also rises up from places of deep pain and misplaced blame, for is it easier to blame others and circumstances than it is to take responsibility for changing the paradigm. Yet that is the challenge. Hate is only combated through love.
There are some – including our "intelligence" agencies and President – who feel that it is important to understand why this act of violence was perpetrated. I do not agree. Allow me to explain. I believe that our burden and responsibility at all times is to love. The act of transferring my energies to wondering why others would wish harm upon me personally, my community or my country shifts my focus from the good I can do by fostering humanity. I don't need to know why someone would wish harm. That is not important.
Further, there are those who wish to engage in the one-upmanship of pain and death. Those persons or entities use the red herring of "What about the ____X______ number of people who died in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan or any other country in which there is unrest and in which America either volunteers or is begged to be the world's police force. Please do not misunderstand me: I believe that all life is precious, that all humanity needs to be affirmed. Therefore, I couldn't care less about this one-upmanship of pain. To me, it is all tragic but I choose to focus my energies upon the corner of the world in which I am most equipped to make a difference. That is my own back yard. I do not need to wear a yoke of guilt and responsibility for the hatred of others. I do not need to be personally responsible for why someone chooses to carry out harm against others. Neither do you. There are more important things. Love is more important.
Leonard Cohen observes that "everything has a crack, that's how the light gets in". We soak up the rays, tell time and mark the seasons with the sun and grow with the help of the sun. We turn our faces to the sun, always seeking the good, the beautiful and the happiness we believe is found there.
Yet along with the pursuit of happiness and warmth of the sun, often those who are the most vulnerable can be caused to be overlooked. Darkness brings fear, anxiety, monsters under the bed and cold truths we might rather avoid. It is easy to see the light, yet darkness has value as well. There we find the lost and lonely who are always left behind. The homeless, the veteran, the mentally disabled, those with depression or any one of us on a given day who need a kind word, a gentle touch, a smile and understanding.
Instead, many of us look away as though by not laying eyes on humanity and need, it will not exist. Yet vulnerability and the need for love always exists and neither ignorance nor apathy will change that. The only thing that changes darkness and neglect is love. You don't have to love someone romantically to practice love. The challenge is this: Do not cause harm. Give the benefit of the doubt. We do not inhabit another's mind so we will never know the full story at any given time. Simple recognition of that fact will go a long way toward fostering humanity.
1. No one is insignificant. Never brush aside anyone.. Who knows what they can teach us?
Whether a person is a believer in a higher power or not, do not tear at the fabric of another's belief system to feed your ego. We all come to faith (I do not necessarily mean religion) in our own ways and our own time. Who is to say that the person who walks silently along a brook doesn't feel moved by a spirit? Allow each person to engage in his or her own belief system. At the end of the day, it matters most whether or not a person is kind.
3. Choose love. It is easy to be negative, to think that others have it in for us and to think the worst.
4. Protect the vulnerable. Don't assume that someone else will be your backbone.
5. Listen to others. The most basic human need is someone to hear our story. It matters.
6. Make your points without personal attacks. Weak people attack others instead of clearly and civilly stating disagreements and trying to find common ground. When common ground can't be found, wish your "opponent" well.
7. Find beauty in everyone. Everyone has it. If it isn't apparent, that means that you haven't waited long enough. Everyone has humanity to be laid thread, by golden thread, and woven into a tapestry of joyful existence.
8. Add joy where you can. Kindness costs nothing.
9. Label no one. Labels negate worth.
We are all magnificent; we are all capable of love, hope, kindness and beauty manifested. You have more to offer than you could ever imagine and the universe is waiting for your wisdom.
Let me assure you that you are loved. You were wonderfully created, and made to be someone special. You are ever changing but in every phase you are a perfect masterpiece. You are beautiful, you are wonderful, and you cannot fail. You were not made for that. You were made to be a beautiful human becoming. You were made to be a warrior, not a doormat. YOU ARE A WARRIOR! Stand tall. Know that you are more than you ever imagined. Know you are worthy of every blessing. Know you are loved more than you ever imagined. Foster Humanity.


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The Polish Communist Party (, KPP), or the Communist Party of Poland, is an anti-revisionist Marxist–Leninist communist party in Poland founded in 2002 claiming to be the historical and ideological heir of the Communist Party of Poland, Polish Workers' Party and the Polish United Workers' Party.

History
The Communist Party of Poland was founded in July 2002 in Dąbrowa Górnicza by activists largely derived from the Union of Polish Communists "Proletariat", which had existed since 1990 and was liquidated by the state authorities due to formal procedures.

The first congress of the party took place in December 2002, the second - in December 2006, the third - in December 2010, the fourth - in March 2015, and the fifth in July 2019.

In the Polish parliamentary elections in 2005 and 2007, KPP members started from the lists of the Polish Labour Party (PPP). In the 2005 Polish presidential election, the party supported Daniel Podrzycki of the PPP (who died shortly before the election in a road accident). Before the 2010 Polish presidential election, the chairman of the party Józef Łachut expressed at the Congress of the Left Alliance support for the candidacy of Grzegorz Napieralski from the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD).

In 2010 Polish local elections the party formed an election committee (Red Wrocław Election Committee) and put forward candidates for the Wrocław city council. In the 2011 Polish parliamentary election, individual members of the KPP started to the Sejm from the lists of the SLD or PPP.

The Communist Party of Poland called for a boycott of the 2015 Polish parliamentary election. In addition, it established contacts with the Polish Left. In the 2019 Polish parliamentary election, the KPP put forward one candidate to The Left for the Sejm. Before the 2020 Polish presidential election, the Communist Party of Poland supported the candidacy of Waldemar Witkowski from Labour Union. The KPP is no longer part of The Left political alliance.

Party program
The Communist Party of Poland proclaims anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist slogans. It seeks to introduce socialism and take over political and economic power by the proletariat. It also calls for the replacement of capitalist property by social ownership through the nationalization of industry, trade and natural resources. They advocate broad social rights (including free and universal education and free healthcare). The party is for equality and full separation of the Church and the state (including non-financing by the state of religious associations and withdrawal of religious instruction from public schools). They also postulates cessation of privatization and reprivatization and tax reform (progressive tax system, limitation of VAT), as well as property vetting. It criticizes the liquidation of the Polish People's Republic and the political transformation. The KPP is also against Poland's participation in the European Union and NATO. In addition, the party strongly opposes the decommunization laws adopted by the Law and Justice government and the historical policy pursued by the Institute of National Remembrance.

At its website, the KPP glorified Joseph Stalin as the "Liberator of the Nations" and Kim Jong-Il as the "Great Leader", supported the leadership of North Korea and promoted the Katyn lie.

Chairmen
14 December 2002 to 8 December 2006 - Marcin Adam
8 December 2006 to 11 December 2010 - Józef Łachut
11 December 2010 – present - Krzysztof Szwej

Structure and activists
The number of activists of the Communist Party of Poland over the years ranged from several hundred to over a thousand activists.

The KPP's highest executive body is the National Executive Committee. The central control body of the party is the National Statutory and Audit Commission. The body appointed to deal with individual cases of party members arising from appeals against resolutions of organs, including resolutions on exclusion from it, is the National Peer Court.

Newspaper
The official newspaper of the party is ''Brzask'', published in subscription and available on the Internet.

Legal status and attempts at outlawing
The existence of communist parties in Poland and their activities are legal as long as they refer to the ideology of the communist system, bypassing totalitarian methods and practices. Similarly, communist symbolism is not prohibited in Poland. The Polish Communist Party completely dissociates itself from the use of totalitarian methods.

In 2013, Law and Justice activist Bartosz Kownacki requested the party to be banned because of alleged propagation of totalitarianism. As a result of the investigation, the prosecutor's office did not find any evidence of a crime and discontinued the investigation. From 2015 to 2019, a trial was underway regarding the alleged promotion of the totalitarian system by KPP activists in ''Brzask''. On January 18, 2019, the District Court in Dąbrowa Górnicza found editors of the magazine "Brzask" innocent of the alleged offenses.

As part of solidarity with the KPP in connection with the court proceedings against it, in 2018 and 2019 protests under Polish embassies organized, among others The Communist Party of Greece, the Communist Party of Belgium and the Communist Party of Britain. In Poland, solidarity with the KPP was declared by the Democratic Left Alliance and Workers' Democracy.

In 2020, the Public Prosecutor General and Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro requested the Constitutional Tribunal to ban the party, alleging that it had a totalitarian ideology and wanted to seize power violently.

References

2002 establishments in Poland
Anti-revisionist organizations
Neo-Stalinist parties
Communist parties in Poland
Political parties established in 2002
Political parties in Poland
International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties

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FK talk to Amy & Carly from Umbrella Prints based in Adelaide. Umbrella Prints made their FK market debut at the last Sydney Finders Keepers in December.
Tell us the story behind Umbrella prints – who is behind it, how did it start?
Umbrella Prints is a collaboration between Amy Prior and Carly Schwerdt. We had businesses next to one another and chatted between the doorway. We became fans of each other's work; which grew to feverish brainstorming of ideas about design. We complement each other, it was inevitable we would work together.
What are your backgrounds and what lead you to design?
Amy has a background as a screenprinter and visual artist. Carly has a background in graphic design.
We never stop thinking of new ways of doing things and are really driven to inspire people and their spaces with beautiful pattern and functional objects. We love that fabric has a life beyond its design and sale… that it's potential is latent and that it gets better with age.
What do you love about running Nest studio and managing your own print label?
We have a retail space of our own, Nest Studio, where we can experiment with some of our more unconventional designs and speak directly with clients.
We teach children art and they remind us that the best work is unselfconscious and inventive.
What do you love about Adelaide and what makes it unique to other states?
Adelaide is under-rated. You have to work harder and smarter to get noticed nationally which can only build character! There are heaps of creative people working here in music, science, art and design and… we have pandas.
What was your experience like at the recent Sydney Finders Keepers and what are you working on next?
Sydney Finders Keepers was interesting for us; we met heaps of people in the gorgeous Carriage Works. The feedback has given us a real boost.
Next? As well as new meterage, we are printing more hands-on one-off pieces in the studio. We really feel like getting our hands dirty and experimenting more. Also we have had a lot of interest in our small range of resin jewellery and are keen to develop this area of our work. We are super excited about the future.


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More Arrests Could Follow After Daghestan Mayor Collared
By Liz Fuller
Just for what he has allegedly been charged with so far, Makhachkala Mayor Musa Musayev could face 10 years in prison.
For the second time in less than five years, a mayor of Daghestan's capital, Makhachkala, has been detained over a suspected criminal offense.
Police detained 51-year-old Musa Musayev on January 19 following searches of his home and office. Investigators allege that he illegally transferred over 81 million rubles' worth of land in Makhachkala to a public company for a paltry 1.1 million rubles ($19,427) in March 2016.
Musayev has already categorically rejected the anticipated charge against him of inflicting serious damage on the republic's budget by exceeding his authority.
"I have done nothing over the past 2 1/2 years except try to serve my people and fatherland," the independent daily Chernovik quoted him as saying after a court hearing on January 21 at which the judge remanded him in custody for 10 days.
Russian and Daghestani analysts nonetheless see Musayev's detention as the first move in a sweeping and systematic purge of senior officials suspected of corruption that has been expected since October, when Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Vladimir Vasilyev, the former head of the United Russia State Duma faction, as acting republic head in place of Ramazan Abdulatipov.
Daghestan has long been a byword for endemic official corruption, possibly explaining why, in one of his first addresses to the regional parliament, former police Colonel General Vasilyev singled out as one of his most important priorities ensuring that the organs of state power in Daghestan revert to functioning within the law.
Musayev has degrees in finance and law. Over the past two decades, he has worked in the republican Finance Ministry (headed at that time by Abdusamad Gamidov, now acting prime minister) and in the Makhachkala municipal-finance department under Mayor Said Amirov, who is now serving a life sentence on charges of terrorism and commissioning contract killings. In September 2013, Abdulatipov named Musayev minister of construction, architecture, and housing, and in July 2015 acting Makhachkala mayor.
Shortly after he was confirmed as mayor in October 2015, Musayev vowed to transform the city completely within three years. The population of Makhachkala has doubled, from 350,000 to 700,000, since the late 1990s, but the provision of housing and municipal services has failed to keep pace with that expansion. The shortfall was met in part by the construction of illegal apartments blocks, often on land acquired illegally.
Musayev began his tenure as mayor by cracking down on such irregularities, announcing in September 2015 that he had already annulled 200-300 mayoral decisions made in violation of regulations on the sale and lease of municipally owned land. But it is unclear whether any further action was taken: In October 2016, Chernovik challenged Musayev to specify how many illegally constructed buildings had actually been demolished. Musayev countered by accusing the press of focusing exclusively on negative phenomena while failing to praise such initiatives as the planting of new flowerbeds.
Musayev's performance as mayor drew criticism in other respects, too. The municipal budget deficit increased to the point that, in Musayev's words, the city was on the verge of default. Provision of such elementary services as public transport, garbage collection, and clearing snow from the streets went by the board. In December 2016, Abdulatipov told Musayev outright he was not satisfied with the way Makhachkala was run and demanded the dismissal of its three district mayors. By early 2017, Musayev ranked last in a rating of mayors of the capitals of Russia's 88 federation subjects.
At that juncture, Abdulatipov had already warned Musayev that he would be fired if he failed to improve the provision of basic municipal services, the news portal Caucasian Knot reported in February.
Musayev's professional reputation was dealt a further blow by a high-profile court case involving his son Badrudin. In September 2017, a district court found Badrudin not guilty of assaulting and injuring a police officer who detained him after a minor traffic accident. The prosecution, which had demanded a five-year prison term, appealed that ruling, and in mid-January 2018 Daghestan's Supreme Court annulled it and called for a new investigation.
Rumors that Musayev and other senior municipal officials were suspected of malpractice began circulating in early December; Chernovik on January 19 quoted an unnamed source close to the investigation as saying that the criminal case opened against Musayev "is only the beginning" and that the total number of buildings constructed in Makhachkala in violation of planning regulations was several hundred.
Whether Abdulatipov, who reportedly signed off on the land deal in question and who has publicly spoken up in Musayev's defense, is also under suspicion remains unclear.
Musayev has not yet been formally charged with any crime, but the article of the Criminal Code cited by investigators on causing serious financial damage by exceeding one's official authority carries a possible sentence of up to 10 years.
Nor is the investigation into Musayev's actions likely to remain an isolated case. Just days before he was taken into custody, Russian Prosecutor-General Yury Chaika dispatched to Makhachkala a group of 38 federal prosecutors. Three of them, according to journalist Milrad Fatullayev, will assess the performance of the Makhachkala municipal authorities. According to Vasilyev, they will focus not only on suspected illegal sales of land but also on security problems, the energy sector (the city owes billions of rubles in unpaid gas bills), reactions to residents' complaints, and wage arrears. The other investigators, Fatullayev told Caucasian Knot, have been tasked with investigating the state of affairs in various republican ministries.
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Georgian President Vetoes Controversial Amendments To Law On Public Broadcaster
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili (file photo)
Responding to concerns voiced by privately-owned TV stations and civil society organizations, Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili announced on January 15 that he has vetoed amendments to the law regulating the Public Broadcaster passed by parliament in the third and final reading on December 22.
Private TV stations and civil society organizations had criticized the proposed changes as creating unfair conditions for the Public Broadcaster, which has only a minuscule audience share, to the detriment of smaller privately owned TV channels.
The amendments were drafted by a group of 13 lawmakers from the ruling Georgian Dream party. As summarized by Civil.ge, they envisage exempting the Public Broadcaster from the existing requirement to announce tenders for products or services; allow it to increase the duration of paid commercials broadcast within the space of 24 hours on working days from 30 to 60 minutes; abolish the requirement that it return unspent funds to the state budget at the end of the year; and reduce the powers of the broadcaster's nine-member oversight board.
Announcing his veto, Margvelashvili focused on just two of the proposed changes. He singled out as "problematic" the provision enabling the Public Broadcaster to air more commercials, pointing out that advertising is the life-blood of smaller private TV channels. Increasing the amount of airtime the Public Broadcaster may devote to paid commercials, Margvelashvili continued, thus risks undermining media diversity, which he described as "an important value for Georgians and Georgian democracy."
Margvelashvili also criticized the exemption of the Public Broadcaster from compliance with the Law On State Procurement as "the removal of regulations intended to ensure that taxpayers' money is spent economically and transparently." He said that while he fully agrees that the latter legislation needs amending in terms of the procurement of intellectual property, and should be brought into line with EU guidelines, the amendment in question fails to do so.
In conclusion, Margvelashvili expressed the hope that parliament would ponder his objections and make a decision that will, on the one hand, preserve media diversity and healthy competition, and on the other, ensure transparency in the spending by the Public Broadcaster of budget funds, InterPressNews reported.
'Unfair Advantages'
Margvelashvili's arguments echo criticisms by media professionals during the parliament debate on the bill that they grant unfair financial advantages to the Public Broadcaster and consequently pose a threat to the survival of smaller TV channels, and thus, by extension, to media pluralism.
Lasha Tughushi, who is chief editor of the newspaper Rezonansi, described the bill as "bad, it opens the door to corruption, destroys the advertising market, is directed against commercial channels, and cannot in any way help the Public Broadcaster," InterPressNews.ge reported.
The same news portal similarly quoted Ketevan Mtskhiladze, a member of the Public Broadcaster's oversight board, as admitting that given the advertising market is shrinking, granting the Public Broadcaster the right to air more paid advertisements would negatively affect private TV stations.
Public Broadcaster General Director Vasil Maghlaperidze denied this, however. "Don't paint a tragic situation in which we are trying to deprive someone of their livelihood," InterPressNews.ge quoted him as saying. "Media pluralism is a universal gain and essential for every citizen."
Georgia's Public Broadcaster only has a tiny share of the TV market. (file photo)
The parliamentary opposition, too, categorically rejects the bill. Roman Gotsiridze (United National Movement) protested last month that "we don't need a monster controlled by the state that consumes 50 million [laris, $19.68 million] and has a popularity rating that doesn't exceed 0.3 percent,"
while his party colleague Giga Bokeria advocated renaming the bill "On State Television."
Even within the ruling Georgian Dream parliament faction the amendments do not enjoy broad support. Meeting on December 20, members of the parliament's Sector Economy and Economic Policy Committee unanimously withheld their formal approval of them. Roman Kakulia, who chairs that committee, branded the bill "unfair." He said he would like to see the Public Broadcaster develop successfully "on the basis of justice and the principles of economic development declared by our team. Healthy competition is the main foundation on which our main economic principles are based."
'Risk Of Double Standards'
Kakulia went on to point out that the Public Broadcaster already enjoys a huge advantage in terms of the sums which it receives in state funding, and that allowing it to increase the amount of advertising it airs "is not a fair decision with regard to other TV channels, especially small ones."
As for the legal provision that the Public Broadcaster may allocate budget funds to support start-ups and innovative television, Kakulia argued that it creates the risk of double standards, and that the government should treat all such commercial projects equally.
Just 63 of the 150 lawmakers endorsed the bill in the final reading; three abstained.
President Margvelashvili met separately on December 18 (between the second and final readings of the bill) with representatives of commercial TV channels and civil society organizations, and with members of the Public Broadcaster's oversight board. He reassured the former group that he would raise their concerns with the board, but gave no indication whether he would veto the bill.
Maghlaperidze for his part said he and other board members tried to explain to the president precisely what their plans are, and how their opponents are distorting the essence of the amendments.
Maghlaperidze further claimed that the provision exempting the broadcaster from the need to announce tenders -- which media expert Zviad Koridze believes will facilitate corrupt practice -- has been misrepresented, and will apply only to creative programming. "We shouldn't set about acquiring programming and films the way you declare a tender for cement or air conditioners," InterPressNews.ge quoted him as saying.
Parliament speaker Irakli Kobakhidze, who crossed swords time and again last year with Margvelashvili during the drafting and adoption of constitutional amendments, said lawmakers will review the amendments in light of Margvelashvili's stated objections. At the same time, he stressed that the amendments were intended to address the problem that the Public Broadcaster's rating is very low. The Public Broadcaster announced in early 2017 an ambitious three-year modernization program intended to address that problem.
Nino Djangirashvili, who is general director of the private TV channel Kavkasia, expressed the hope that lawmakers will avail themselves of the opportunity to amend the bill in light of Margvelashvili's comments which, she pointed out, are no harsher than the criticisms expressed last month by parliament committee chair Kakulia. But senior Georgia Dream lawmaker Gia Volsky is already on record as saying he thinks parliament will ignore the veto. Volsky said Margvelashvili "went beyond professional analysis and took a political position.
The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.
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No Naughty List Review
shonaharding	 1 month ago	 Leave a Comment
Well this is a controversial little advert now isn't it.
In this advert Tesco tells us that there is no naughty list and then they go around a bunch of people who have done naughty things in the year, but it's all okay, it's Christmas! All is forgiven! But the things they talk about are all things that are to do with the Coronavirus and so for me that was a bit in bad taste, and while I find it kind of weird and wacky that they did that I also can't quite believe they did.
I feel in some ways Coronavirus is the one thing that you can't really take the mick with because its effected so many people's lives. So to make almost light-hearted jokes of it I don't agree with and as I'm writing this review I feel other people may disagree with me but that's just how I feel. It was all the little things like 'I bought too many loo rolls' oh yes that's hilarious but what about the people who were unable to get things that they needed because they're only allowed out of the house once a week?
Santas naughty because he went on holiday this year which is tongue in cheek play with him delivering the presents all around the world, but what about other people that had their holidays cancelled and are still waiting for refunds on thousands of pounds?
Oh yes it's so funny that while your children were stuck at home and couldn't go to school you failed at teaching them basic things that now mean that when they go back to school they reverted back to nappies and not being able to use a knife and fork, oh yes so hilarious.
Maybe I'm being a Scrooge here and maybe I'm taking it all too seriously but for me the Coronavirus has changed my life in ways that I don't even think I could fathom before 2020 and so to see an advert just play it cool and take the mick out of the whole situation just felt really wrong to me. But I'd love to know what you think so watch the advert here.
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Cathy Walls, still left, and Rosemary Connelly, of the Mispillion Artwork League, will be handing out art kits and other goodies in relationship with the Significant Attract Pageant DE Saturday at the Riverwalk Farmers Market. (Submitted image/Robert J. Neary) MILFORD — As opposed to last year's inaugural Large Attract Pageant […]
Cathy Walls, still left, and Rosemary Connelly, of the Mispillion Artwork League, will be handing out art kits and other goodies in relationship with the Significant Attract Pageant DE Saturday at the Riverwalk Farmers Market. (Submitted image/Robert J. Neary)
MILFORD — As opposed to last year's inaugural Large Attract Pageant DE, this 12 months will not see folks drawing, creating artwork and fanciful creations in the course of the streets of Milford. The ongoing pandemic place the brakes on that this 12 months. But artwork will still be celebrated nonetheless.
The 2nd once-a-year Large Attract is a go this thirty day period with a great deal of enjoyment activities, whilst they will be additional house-primarily based in 2020.
"We were being charging in advance at the starting of the calendar year, and then, at the time we realized we weren't likely to be in a position to do the big reside party like we did past yr, we nonetheless did not want to terminate. We just thought, 'Everybody's canceling everything. But what can we do as artists? We should to be equipped to think outside the box, be resourceful and appear up with some way to present an arts expertise for the neighborhood even in gentle of this pandemic,'" said festival director Rosemary Connelly.
The final result is this year's pageant with the concept of "A Local weather of Alter," which places an emphasis on employing artwork to investigate recycling, reusing and guarding the earth.
The thirty day period will be loaded with lessons at the Mispillion Art League, moreover a raft of functions in which the complete family can partake.
"Last year, we experienced a thirty day period of courses, and then, each individual Saturday, we had outside situations with families and little ones and artists and nonartists. And we shut the road, and we experienced artwork functions and stuff. So this year, we are nevertheless acquiring lessons in what we contact our annex," Ms. Connelly mentioned.
"And it is large more than enough for us to room tables out much more than enough, so everybody has their personal desk, and everything's cleaned prior to and right after and disinfected and well prepared, so that people today can be far adequate apart. We're limited to 12 (students). Obviously, we ended up ready to have a lot more folks previous yr, but we're minimal to that quite a few this yr.
"Everyone has their personal table, they dress in masks, and the teacher wears a mask, and all of the basic safety safety measures are in area."
While the routines are absolutely free, the lessons are price-centered with some as low as $10. Many adhere to the topic of the setting and reusing objects and are readily available for both younger and aged.
For a lot more facts on courses, visit the Mispillion Art League's web-site at mispillionarts.org.
This Saturday, the Mispillion Artwork League will be providing absent absolutely free artwork kits (when provides final) as section of the Large Attract Competition. The art kits will be offered absent from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. following to the Riverwalk Farmers Industry on South Walnut Street.
A cardboard reproduction of the Dolce eatery in Milford produced by Rosemary Connelly.
The kit includes a bilingual Strategy Book, with in excess of a dozen artwork projects that can be produced at property, as nicely as some starter materials.
"We have place collectively about a dozen art assignments employing recycled elements that can be performed in the protection of your have home, and then, what we're inquiring is that if you have concluded a single of these initiatives, choose a image of it and article it on our Facebook website page and experience like you're aspect of this festival," Ms. Connelly stated.
Budding artists can make a robot out of recycled resources, make a photo or an graphic working with plastic bottle caps, make a venture out of used buttons and significantly much more.
If you miss out on Saturday, the Plan Books will also be on the artwork league's web site.
Also provided in Saturday's bundle is a bilingual Mispillion Riverwalk booklet. Youthful and aged can abide by along to see and study about community wildlife on land and in the h2o. Folks are inspired to carry their sketchbooks and/or cameras and make some art together the way. A sketchbook and pencils are also incorporated.
Along with MAL, the city of Milford will be supplying educational supplies for young children, which include a coloring reserve, crayons, stickers and a lot more, all centered all-around minimizing, reusing, recycling and respecting our surroundings. The Large Attract Art Kit and the town of Milford resources will be packaged in a reusable bag.
The Delaware Reliable Waste Authority and the DuPont Nature Middle will also be supplying educational elements Saturday. Moreover, the Milford Community Library will be featuring socially distanced art pursuits for youngsters and teenagers in the amphitheater space of the library.
A Recyclatron Robotic by C. Mercedes Partitions.
Also as section of the Major Attract Festival, the MAL is inviting artists, nonartists, people and children to aid them make a cardboard metropolis.
Develop something authentic or imagined. Creations can then be brought to the art league for display by way of December.
Movies will be on the artwork league's Facebook webpage as the metropolis grows.
"We're inviting users of the local community and everyone is welcome to just take a cardboard box and make a building, make a residence, It can be your dwelling, It can be a fake house It can be a retail store that is in town or some small business or some thing completely out of your creativity like a house station. It can be anything at all. And then provide it to us and we will be incorporating all of these unique structures into our cardboard city. So we're truly jazzed about it, We just assume it is going to be a whole lot of pleasurable," Ms. Connelly explained.
"And then the artwork will be at the Artwork League Wednesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. And so, individuals with their masks can occur in and see this as it commences to expand. And will we have it up until finally about December. We have not truly specified an finish date however but it will be up for a although and people can appear in and see it. We're also likely to be publishing shots and getting some films and sharing it with the local community on Facebook.
A cardboard art manufacturing facility designed by Michael Fleishman.
"So, even though we can not obtain alongside one another, it is even now about local community. It's about offering an arts encounter for the complete neighborhood just to experience section of."
The Big Draw bills by itself as the world's major celebration of drawing. It begun in the United Kingdom in 2000 and now boasts over 25 collaborating international locations.
Ms. Connelly claimed she was quite gratified by the response the competition bought last calendar year in its very first test.
"We had been thrilled. Just to see the pleasure on the faces of these children doing all these distinct things. They have been composing on the sidewalks with chalk, and they have been painting with their ft in the street, and we had a huge canvas that all people could just arrive paint on and painting pumpkins at the farmers sector and just all types of exciting art," she stated.
"It introduced them back again week right after 7 days. They just wished to know what we were being carrying out up coming 7 days. Yeah, it was really fulfilling."
Ms. Connelly stated the Significant Draw usually means a large amount to her and the neighborhood.
"It's all about definitely encouraging persons to make art and to see that you don't have to be a tremendous artist to appreciate generating artwork. It's the process that's significant than just the executing of it. So it kind of will allow you to escape from whatever stresses — and we have so quite a few ideal now. It's a superior way to just neglect about all that stuff for a although and get shed in creating anything that you can stand again and say, 'Well, there was not just about anything there and now search what I've made.' And it is just pleasurable," she stated.
"It's good for the mind and the spirit and your health, as properly. That is our goal — to sort of spread the term of how fantastic art is for you."
Learn about Massive Draw lessons and actions by viewing mispillionarts.org/major-attract-de/ or https://facebook.com/thebigdrawde.
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Exploring Dinosaurs in Kauai – The Jurassic Park in Hawaii
By Christa Thompson // June 16, 2018
We all fell in love with the books and films of Jurassic Park while we were growing up. The films are especially majestic in beauty. And it's no surprise, as filming for Jurassic Park in Hawaii took place in Kauai. Kauai is a quiet island, away from all the hustle and bustle of the bigger, busier Hawaiian islands. The lush greenery, spectacular waterfalls, and vast canyons make you feel like you've stepped back to a time when dinosaurs roamed the earth. And we don't just think so. All three Jurassic Park, as well as the Jurassic World movies, have filmed in this undeveloped and magical wilderness. So, we think exploring dinosaurs in Kauai is worth talking about.
The Jurassic Park in Hawaii
Dinosaurs in Kauai
If your child likes dinosaurs and movies as much as mine, you've got to add Kauai to your bucket list. The successful movie franchise includes four films with another set to release this summer.
Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom (2018)
This island is still wild
The beauty of the island remains untarnished even as a popular film location, but the undeveloped area leaves only about 10% of it accessible by car. Most of the locations that you can reach are in the southern part of the island, so we stayed at the Koloa Landing Resort to be close to all of the good filming locations. You'll fall in love with the undeveloped wilderness.
Kauai is about 300 miles from the big island of Hawaii. It's just a 5-hour flight from the west coast of the US to the main airport in Lihue near the ocean. The capital city of Lihue only has a few thousand residents, but the island is known for its friendly tourist destinations and unmatched beauty.
Locations you'll recognize from the films in South Kauai
A dramatic scene in the first film of the series where the helicopter delivers visitors to the Isla Nublar helipad in front of a waterfall is an iconic shot of Kauai's 400-foot Manawaiopuna Falls in Hanapepe Valley. The popular waterfall has taken on the nickname Jurassic Falls since it was so prominently featured. It is on private land, and you can only view it from the air.
Don't miss the oversized Moreton Bay fig trees in the Allerton Garden, which is part of the National Tropical Botanical Garden. You'll recognize the giant root system of the tree that served as a nest upon which Grant stumbles, finding hatched velociraptor eggs.
Jurassic Park 2 takes place on the fictional island Isla Sorna, known as site B in the sequel. The opening sequence features a family picnic in which Compy dinosaurs swarm little Cathy. Kipu Kai Beach, which is only accessible by boat, was the location for this segment.
Olokele Valley provides the beautiful backdrop behind the electric fence constructed to rein in the Tyrannosaurus Rex on Isla Nublar. The lethal current is turned off briefly while Grant and the kids try to navigate through it before Ellie manages to restore it in the original movie. The canyon is privately owned by the Robinson family, who also run a nature preserve in the area. The area is inaccessible except on Safari Helicopters' 90-minute Kauai Refuge Eco Tour.
In the third installment of the franchise, Grant pilots an old InGen barge, guiding survivors to safety. The Wailua River was the set for filming.
Locations you'll recognize from the films in North Kauai
Some memorable images were shot on the north end of the island. The original film features breathtaking opening shots of the Na Pali Coast standing in for Isla Nublar, which were revisited in subsequent movies in the series.
The soaring sea cliffs of Na Pali are best accessed with the help of a tour guide, as they are limited to foot, boat, or air approaches. Jagged peaks and steep valleys make for a strenuous hike. The 11-mile Kalalau Trail requires special permits beyond the first 2 miles, and the rugged landscape is not for the faint of heart. The trail starts at Ke'e Beach, follows a rugged stretch of the coast and deposits you at pristine Kalalau Beach.
Many outdoor scenes were filmed at what is now known as Jurassic Kahili Ranch, which has appeared in all three Jurassic Park movies. The privately owned 2500-acre working cattle ranch is on the North Shore. The acreage contains diverse terrain including waterfalls, streams, and lush rainforests leading to more mountainous areas. The most memorable shot was likely the field of grazing dinosaurs in the original movie. The ranch also hosted the film crew for the panoramic view of dinosaur herds viewed from the InGen barge in the third installment.
A few miles northeast of Kilauea is secluded Pilaa Beach, where the military came ashore in Jurassic Park III. The riptides and rocky land make it hard to access and it is not an ideal tourist spot, so it might not be high on your list to visit.
Don't Outgrow the Fairytale
Take advantage of your kid's belief in magical things and visit the island of Kauai to see where dinosaurs would live. This summer's blockbuster movie will only fuel your love of these indescribable creatures.
Koloa Resort sits in the heart of the sun-drenched South Shore of Hawaii's fourth largest island. Visit their Kauai resort to take advantage of the helpful, knowledgeable staff who can help you navigate tours and sightseeing to keep your dinosaur dream alive. It's no wonder that Hollywood keeps returning to this exotic landscape – you'll want to visit again too.
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Now faith is the assurance that what we hope for will come about and the certainty that what we cannot see exists.
Biblical faith is unique. Biblical faith makes a clear distinction between the Creator and the creature. Biblical faith is founded on the fact that God is God and we are not. Biblical faith is believing God's Word and trusting God to keep His word. Faith is man's response to the promises of God and God expects us to trust Him, but biblical faith can only be biblical faith if Jesus is central to our belief.
God does not go out of His way to try to prove that He exists. He simply states it: in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 Either we exhibit faith and believe it or we reject it – there's no middle ground. It is vital to believe in God, but His saving plan is only possible through Christ – so only those that believe in God, and Jesus Christ Whom He sent, are saved.
God tells us the truth in His Word and He expects us to respond by believing Him. In the beginning was the Word – and the Word was God. John 1:1. We either trust His Word as true – or refuse to believe it. There's no alternative. Faith is implemented through hearing the Word of God and God's plan for man.. and faith is established by believing the Word of God and Christ's finished work.
If we believe on Jesus as saviour then we are saved – period. Trusting in Jesus Christ as saviour is sufficient, for God seals you as His child, and at that point we enter an entirely new and exciting relationship with God. If we don't believe on Jesus as saviour we are not saved and condemn ourselves. Only when we believe on Christ as saviour, does biblical faith really kick in.
Salvation is the gifts of God's grace to man and is accessed by believing His Word. Faith is not a 'good work' done for God, nor does faith have any merit or reward. Faith is a non-meritus response to the gospel of God. Faith has no room for human worthiness – but is based on Christ's righteousness – it is not faith that merits salvation – but faith that gains access to God's gift of grace.
Faith is a free-will choice made by the individual, in response to the Word of God. Faith is the only possible response that God accepts – and salvation is the outcome.. but unbelief is also a free-will choice – and only condemnation follows unbelief. The issue in faith is not how much faith you have but in Whom you place your trust.
Biblical faith is not an escape from reality or a retreat into some private little world. Biblical faith is not some airy-fairy fingers-crossed hope – or based on legalistic laws. Biblical faith is not a conditioning programme or a form or unthinking indoctrination. Biblical faith is not based on feelings and emotions or the false prosperity teachings. Biblical faith is not a political movement, a social club or a do-goody congregation.
Biblical faith does not take the gospel and repackage into a feel-good programme. Biblical faith does not pretend to have extra biblical revelation or esoteric disclosures. Biblical faith has confidence in God's character, His Word, His ability and promises. Biblical faith makes a clear distinction between the Creator and His creatures.
Biblical faith is simply believing God's Word and trusting God to keep His word. Biblical faith is unique. It is implemented through hearing the Word of God and God's plan for man. It is established by believing the Word of God and Christ's finished work.


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Q: Show certain columns in QTableView Suppose I have QAbstractTableModel which feeds 2 QTableView. One tableview shows all data in the model. Please advise how can I approach to specify the other tableview to show only 2 columns from the same model.

A: A simple solution is to hide the columns using the hideColumn() method of QTableView.
from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets

class Widget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
    def __init__(self, parent=None):
        super(Widget, self).__init__(parent)

        model = QtGui.QStandardItemModel(5, 5, self)
        for i in range(model.rowCount()):
            for j in range(model.columnCount()):
                it = QtGui.QStandardItem("{}-{}".format(i, j))
                model.setItem(i, j, it)

        table_all = QtWidgets.QTableView()
        table_all.setModel(model)

        table = QtWidgets.QTableView()
        table.setModel(model)

        for column_hidden in (0, 3, 4):
            table.hideColumn(column_hidden)

        lay = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout(self)
        lay.addWidget(table_all)
        lay.addWidget(table)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys

    app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
    w = Widget()
    w.show()
    sys.exit(app.exec_())

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Gold and silver snapped up by bullish Indians
By Jack Farchy and James Fontanella-Khan
Financial Times, London
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f234af36-7d84-11e0-b418-00144feabdc0.html
The sharp drop in gold and silver prices has stimulated a surge in buying from India in a sign that consumers in the world's largest gold-buying country retain faith in the decade-long bull story for precious metals.
Bankers have been surprised by the strength of Indian demand in the past week, when gold dropped below $1,500 a troy ounce and silver tumbled below $35 a troy ounce.
UBS and Standard Bank, two large bullion dealers, have enjoyed some of the strongest days of sales to India this year, according to analysts at the banks, while others reported a similar surge.
The buying from India, which accounts for a fifth of global gold demand and a 10th of demand for silver, comes as some investors in the west have cut exposure to precious metals and other commodities, spooked by a series of steep falls and the imminent end of quantitative easing in the US. Investors have cut their holdings of gold and silver through exchange-traded funds by 1.4 per cent and 5.7 per cent respectively in the past two weeks.
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Sona Drills 85.4g Gold/Ton Over 4 Metres at Elizabeth Gold Deposit,
Extending the Mineralization of the Southwest Vein on the Property
Company Press Release, October 27, 2010
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Sona Resources Corp. reports on five drillling holes in the third round of assay results from the recently completed drill program at its 100 percent-owned Elizabeth Gold Deposit Property in the Lillooet Mining District of southern British Columbia. Highlights from the diamond drilling include:
-- Hole E10-66 intersected 17.4g gold/ton over 1.54 metres.
-- Hole E10-67 intersected 96.4g gold/ton over 2.5 metres, including one assay interval of 383g of gold/ton over 0.5 metres.
-- Hole E10-69 intersected 85.4g gold/ton over 4.03 metres, including one assay interval of 230g gold/ton over 1 metre.
Four drill holes, E10-66 to E10-69, targeted the southwestern end of the Southwest Vein, and three of the holes have expanded the mineralized zone in that direction. The Southwest Vein gold mineralization has now been intersected over a strike length of 325 metres, with the deepest hole drilled less than 200 metres from surface.
"The assay results from the Southwest Zone quartz vein continue to be extremely positive," says John P. Thompson, Sona's president and CEO. "We are expanding the Southwest Vein, and this high-grade gold mineralization remains wide open down dip and along strike to the southwest."
For the company's full press release, please visit:
http://sonaresources.com/_resources/news/SONA_NR19_2010.pdf
But in Mumbai's bustling Zaveri market, the gold hub of India's wealthiest city, traders were suffering from no such jitters. Indeed, they were fiercely elbowing one another to grab as many shiny bars as possible last Friday amid expectations that falling prices would cause demand to soar.
"Tonight people will be invading the market to buy gold. ... I'm here to refill as I'm running out of bars," said Amit Soni, a vendor standing in the packed store with a bag of cash in one hand and his mobile in the other to monitor the sales back at his shop.
The apparent confidence of Indian consumers in a rapid price rebound could provide a floor for the market, analysts said.
Walter de Wet, head of commodities research at Standard Bank, said that gold would "continue to push higher" and touch new highs this year. "The metal has reached $1,500 and we expect it to consolidate above this level soon," he said.
On Friday gold was trading at $1,487, down 0.5 per cent on the week, and silver at $34.50, down 2.8 per cent on the week.
Indians traditionally buy gold for weddings or festivals, but traders say the nature of the market is shifting as gold and silver buyers become more speculative.
In common with many emerging economies, high inflation in India is driving investors into precious metals as a store of value when rising prices erode the value of their paper currencies. For that reason, many analysts and investors believe gold prices could soon resume their upward march and reach new record highs before the year is out.
Chhabil Jain, a Mumbai silver trader, said that demand for silver bars was going through the roof and that many vendors were starting to run low on stocks.
"People are booking incredible amounts of silver as they see the current drop in prices as a great opportunity to buy more ... most are buying for pure investment," he added.
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Wall Street Journal Publishes Lewis Lehrman's Call for the Gold Standard
In its April 26 edition The Wall Street Journal published an important essay by the Lehrman Institute's chairman, Lewis E. Lehrman, explaining why a gold-convertible dollar is critical to eliminating the shocking federal deficit.
"Experience and the operations of the Federal Reserve System compel me to predict that U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan's heroic efforts to balance the budget by 2015 without raising taxes will not end in success -- even with a Republican majority in both Houses and a Republican president in 2012. ...
"What persistent debtor could resist permanent credit financing? For a government, an individual, or an enterprise, 'a deficit without tears' leads to the corrupt euphoria of limitless spending. For example, with new credit the Fed will have bought $600 billion of U.S. Treasuries between November 2010 and June 2011, a rate of purchase that approximates the annualized budget deficit. Commodity, equity, and emerging-market inflation are only a few of the volatile consequences of this Fed credit policy."
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Q: Conditional expression is not working in Mule 4 I have this expression when setting the value of a variable in Mule:
#[(message.inboundProperties['message-id'] != null) ? message.inboundProperties['message-id'] : java.util.UUID.randomUUID().toString().replace('-', '')]

Basically, if the message does not already have an id allocated to it then it will have one created.
I have moved onto Mule 4 and Anypoint 7 and this expression no longer works.  I know the inboundProperties has changed to attributes so have made the following changes:
#[(attributes.headers.'message-id' != null) ? attributes.headers.'message-id' : java.util.UUID.randomUUID().toString().replace('-', '')]

For both expressions I get the error "No viable alternative at input '('.
How can I fix this statement to work for Mule 4?
Thanks

A: #[attributes.headers.'message-id' default (uuid()  replace '-' with '')]

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*expression use Dataweave 2.0 as default in mule 4, not MEL. So you can no longer use java method invocation. Instead use the uuid() dataweave function and the replace dataweave function

*You can use default instead of the if else check


The City has appointed Contractors, Drainflow Services to undertake storm water drainage maintenance and associated works from Monday, 4 February 2019 for five days during weekdays between 7am and 3pm.
The works will include high-pressure water jetting, CCTV inspection of the existing storm water pipe network and remove debris.
Please be aware that street parking along Waratah Avenue will be temporarily unavailable as service vehicles move between each drainage pit location.
Traffic management and Traffic Controllers will be in place to assist motorists and pedestrians to move safely around the work area.
Local residents will continue to have access.
The Council at its meeting on 27 November 2018 endorsed the amended Waratah Avenue design including the provision of a roundabout at the intersection of Alexander Road, subject to the number of available car bays being retained.
Visit the City's website (TS26.18, PDF page 99) to read the Council Report and the Community Engagement Report. A copy of the amended design is also available.
The City will now progress with the schedule for implementation. Further communications and liaison with business and property owners will occur at key stages of the project as it progresses.
The opportunity to provide feedback on this project has now passed. Thank you to everyone who participated in this project. The feedback and survey responses will now be assessed and form a report to Council during November 2018.
Thank you for your participation in this important City project.
What do you feel is best for the Waratah Avenue village precinct in Dalkeith? Whether you work, visit or live in the area, own a property or run a business, the City of Nedlands want to hear from you.
The first stage of the $1.2 million project relates to Waratah Avenue between Alexander and Adelma Roads with concept plans developed for an upgraded streetscape and a new raised pedestrian-friendly crossing near the C3 Church.
Previous community feedback had indicated the need for a wider footpath, suitable for cafe alfresco areas and improved accessibility for pedestrians, leading to the Waratah Avenue Place-Making Strategy.
Stage one is designed to improve pedestrian access to the shopping strip and village while, at the same time, slowing vehicle speeds to improve pedestrian safety. There will be new areas for picturesque street trees and planter boxes, which will also provide a separation between pedestrians and vehicles. The design requirements will result in a decrease of about 10 car parking bays but, overall, 294 will remain in the precinct.
Stage one of the project will predominantly be supported by municipal funding – but the $205,000 road resurfacing component will have two-thirds funded by the Metropolitan Regional Road Group.
A proposed stage two of the Waratah Avenue redevelopment involves upgrades to Genesta Park, Genesta Crescent and a new roundabout at the Waratah Avenue and Alexander Road intersection.
The Council at its meeting on Tuesday, 24 July 2018 approved the concept plans for the proposed improvements to the hard surfaces for Waratah Avenue village precinct.
This project stems from the Waratah Place-Making Strategy (see document library) developed in partnership with the community in 2015.
To read the report and view the Council decision, please visit the City's website (Your Council/Agendas, meetings and reports - Item 13.7, Page 54).


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First Test 2019 Ford Fiesta Active. If you've failed to notice the rise in popularity of SUVs, then you must have had your head buried in the sand. Every car maker worth its salt has been looking at ways of lapping up demand for these chunkier vehicles and are even exploring new avenues. The Fiesta Active is a new addition to Ford's range that combines its popular supermini with chunkier, SUV-inspired styling. As well as the beefier body addenda, the ride height has been raised by 18mm, too, to give the impression of a much more rugged, beefier vehicle. And while you might imagine this Fiesta would have four-wheel-drive, you would be wrong, as power is transmitted to the front wheels only. The track has been increased by 10mm, the steering and suspension have been finely tuned and there's a mild amount of rough road capability, as well as the ability to choose from three driving modes.
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First Test 2019 Volvo V60 Thanks to a significant investment programme from parent company Geely, Volvo can't seem to put a foot wrong. With its SUV range complete, and the renewal of its large car range finished, the Swedish firm has turned its attention to the V60 estate car. It's a sector of the market that is hugely competitive, with strong rivalry from the Audi A4 Avant, BMW 3 Series Touring and Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate, as well as models like the Skoda Superb and VW Passat. I think it's fair to say that Volvo has underperformed in the segment in recent years, but that's all set to change with the launch of an all-new V60 underpinned by Volvo's flexible SPA platform, that stands for Scalable Product Architecture.
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Just look at it. Isn't it gorgeous? We all know that #Alfa-Romeo has a fine reputation for producing beautiful cars, but in the past, when you delve under the skin, the parts that matter haven't been quite so glorious.
Alfa is a marque that you really want to be passionate about, but your gut feeling tells you to be cautious. There have been so many fresh starts for the brand that when you hear about another set of exciting plans to revive the company, your head says "oh yes, what again", while your heart falls in love with the stylish design. This time we are told it is different, and what was a blank sheet of paper three years ago has been transformed into this stylish beast that you see before you. Designed without any compromises, the Giulia goes head-to- head with the trio of German brands, as well as Jaguar's XE, and while prices have yet to be announced, Alfa Romeo has hinted that it will be priced directly in line with the BMW 320d. The Giulia's platform will underpin a range of future cars to proudly wear the Alfa Romeo badge, including a fashionable SUV that will arrive on the market next year, allegedly wearing the Stelvio nameplate.
If the exterior delivers serious wow factor, when you climb into the cabin for the first time, that goes double, as Alfa Romeo's stylists have pulled out all of the stops. The two-tone beige and leather ambience is appealing and this is one of the few real wood and leather combinations that feels truly convincing.
Most of the materials used are high quality, though there is the odd surface that feels out of place, but detailing like the circular air vents look and feel phenomenal. There's a Ferrari-mimicking engine start button on the steering wheel, and the controls for the infotainment system are perfectly positioned behind the gear lever, for ease of use. The 8.8- inch touchscreen at first glance looks neatly integrated into the architecture of the dashboard, but in reality it's located a little lower than is ideal and you'll spend too much time with your eyes off the road, checking for information like navigation instructions and the speed limit display, with the latter better located on the central display between the dials.
The driving position is comfortable, with generous adjustment to both the chairs and the steering wheel, while the leather seats on our Super model with Luxury pack were beautifully supportive and satisfying after a couple of hours in the driver's seat. Up front there's a generous amount of headroom, though avoid the sunroof if you're likely to carry taller passengers in the back, as it robs the car of vital headroom. Knee room is average for the class, and providing the driver hasn't got the seat in its lowest position, there's a reasonable amount of foot space, too. And if you're likely to need to carry a third passenger in the back, bear in mind that there's a sizeable hump running through the centre of the car, and it works best as a four-seater. Visibility from the driver's seat is generally good when reversing, but the position of the A-pillars can make manoeuvring out of an awkwardly angled junction tricky.
The Giulia borrows its engine from the Jeep Cherokee and is available in 148 and 177bhp guises. While manual gearbox variants are available in Europe, Alfa Romeo in the UK has taken the decision to sell the Giulia here exclusively with the eight-speed automatic transmission.
And having spent some time in the manual car, we believe that they have made the right move, as the self-shifting gearbox makes a better impression. Performance from the 177bhp 2.2-litre engine is relatively punchy, but it never feels particularly fast. At most speeds the engine is nicely refined and quiet, only becoming noticeable when you plant the accelerator pedal into the bulkhead.
Road noise is nicely muted, however, at motorway speeds there's more sound from the wind than you would ideally like. Alfa Romeo claims that the Giulia has the most direct steering on the market, and that is certainly true.
It's hugely responsive and changes direction sharply. Body control is good, and there's decent agility through the bends, while grip levels are sufficiently high. But we can't help feeling that while all of the ingredients for a great car are there, what is missing is the fun factor. Like other models in the line-up, there's Alfa's DNA system that allows you to alter the characteristics of the car using three different modes. What is impressive though is the ride comfort, with all but the deepest of potholes soaked up nicely, making it the most comfortably riding Alfa Romeo in years, and perhaps ever.
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On sale September 2016
In showrooms September 2016
Prices £ tba
Bodystyles 4-door saloon
Engines 2.2 (148bhp) 2.2 (177bhp)
Trim levels Giulia, Super
Also consider Audi A4, BMW 3 Series F30
Model tested Super 2.2 MultiJet II
Price £ tba
Made in Cassino, Italy
Configuration 4-door saloon, 5-seats, rear-wheel-drive
Drivetrain 2143cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, turbocharged diesel with stop-start and selective catalyst reduction
Power output 177bhp @ 3,750rpm
Maximum torque 332lb ft @ 1,750rpm
Top speed 143mph
0-62mph 7.1secs
CO2 emissions (Tax band) 109g/km (B)
Economy (urban/extra urban/combined) 53.3/80.7/67.3mpg
Fuel tank size/range 52 litres/770 miles
Insurance group tba
Company car benefit-in-kind rate 21%
Size (length/width with mirrors) 4,643/2,024mm
Boot space 480 litres
Kerb/maximum towing weight 1,445/1,600kg
Euro NCAP crash test rating Not yet tested
Verdict Stunning looks, superb ride comfort and affordable running costs make this the best Alfa Romeo for years.
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Alice Waters Dishes on the Food Scene
Chez Panisse Restaurateur Discusses Slow-Food Movement, Celebrity Chefs
Alice Waters, founder and co-owner of Chez Panisse, at the Kitchen Garden in the U.K.
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By Ben Worthen
Feb. 4, 2010 12:01 am ET
Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley 39 years ago. Her restaurant has gone on to international renown as the epicenter of the "slow food" movement, which advocates using fresh ingredients from local producers.
More recently, the Bay Area restaurant landscape has faced backlash. New York-based celebrity chef David Chang dismissed food here as too simple. Another celebrity chef, Anthony Bourdain, has called Ms. Waters's advocacy of slow food out of touch in the current economic climate.
Over a Chez Panisse-baked pizza topped with mushrooms, and glasses of tap water—she won't serve the bottled variety—Ms. Waters, 65 years old, discussed the small-town nature of the Bay Area food scene and what she thinks of many celebrity chefs.
Q: Can the Bay Area food scene hold a candle to that of other foodie cities like New York and Paris?
A: This is a small town. It's not like Paris and New York. It's difficult to even find a restaurant that's open after 10:30 at night.
Q: So is the Bay Area's food scene at risk of being eclipsed by other cities such as Portland and Seattle?
A: No, because slow food is an idea and we all breathe life into it. We have [author] Michael Pollan who lives in Berkeley. We have young people who are just 20 years old having a group of friends sharecrop a piece of property. It's about a set of values that are timeless.
Q: The ability to buy fresh, local food requires money and other resources. Is the slow-food movement a luxury that many people can't afford?
A: It's not inexpensive. But we make choices about what to value. Some people would rather spend their money on cellphones or gym shoes or on a bigger car.
Granted there are people who can't afford any of these things. But we haven't chosen to make feeding those people a [national] value. What we came up with instead is fast food. And when you are every day eating food that is telling you that it doesn't matter where it comes from, those are the values that you adopt.
Q: So many Bay Area restaurants now serve pizzas and hamburgers. Is food here getting dumbed down?
A: Probably. But it's giving people what they want. Hopefully the pizzas aren't too big and too full of cheese—I'm trying to steer away from that. And who could resist a grass-fed hamburger?
I think the bottom line is that if you want to get people to eat grass-fed beef, we need to make hamburgers because it makes people think about the other hamburgers they're eating. People aren't ready to do that, so you have to begin with where they are.
Q: Where are the places you like to eat in the Bay Area?
A: I can't name them. I always go to the farmers' market, the Ferry Plaza farmers' market. There are a lot of great places there, particularly on Saturday.
Q: Everyone knows the San Francisco Ferry Building, though. What are places they don't know?
A: I'm very hesitant to do this. I know it carries a certain amount of weight [when I endorse a place]. I'm looking for food that is alive. That speaks to me in that way. Like a salad at Boulette's Larder.
Q: What are the restaurants you stay away from?
A: I'm put off by chains, and even by people who have more than one restaurant. I know how hard it is to take care of one. You have to divide your time or ask someone else to really act as an owner. But very often that person doesn't take responsibility the way the owner does.
Q: Is that true of celebrity chefs who open restaurants around the country?
A: They've been seduced by money to do this. I can understand their needs. I'm not really objecting to that. I'm objecting to replicating something that they have somewhere else. It's not connected to the [local] place. Celebrity chefs come in and do what they do in New York. People ask you to do the exact same thing you've done in your other restaurant. If someone asked me to go to Arizona, I'd open a Mexican restaurant. But they want Chez Panisse there; they don't want a Mexican restaurant. It seems so disconnected.
Q: So we shouldn't look for Chez Panisse express anytime soon?
A: Not anytime soon.
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Jesse Niles Tannehill
Born: 7 / 14 / 1874 at Dayton, KY (USA)
Died: 9 / 22 / 1956 at Dayton, KY (USA)
This article was written by Nathaniel Staley
He stood only 5'8" and weighed just 150 lbs., but Jesse Tannehill was one of the most versatile players during the Deadball Era. Not only did the black-haired left-hander compile a 197-117 lifetime record and 2.80 ERA, the switch-hitter also played in the outfield 87 times and pinch hit in 57 games. A former saloon owner and a superstitious player who wouldn't shave on days he pitched, Tannehill had outstanding control and used his slow curve to routinely strike out twice as many as he walked, though he never did either with regularity and opted to let his defense make plays behind him. "I think Tannehill the greatest of living pitchers for the good reason that he was never rattled in his life," said his former minor league manager, Jake Wells. "No matter how hard his delivery may be, he never loses his head. I like a pitcher who can take punishment and pull himself together at a critical moment. Then don't forget that Tannehill is a good batsman."
Tannehill was proud of his hitting ability and boasted a lifetime average of .256, including a .336 mark in 1900. Tannehill also enjoyed capitalizing on his speed. For many years he bragged that he was one of the few pitchers to ever steal home. "Tannehill has everything that goes to make up a good fielder, being very speedy, a sure fly catch, a throwing arm that cannot be exceeded by anyone," wrote the Sporting News. "Add to this the fact that he is a splendid batter and base runner and what more could be wanted."
Jesse Niles Tannehill was born on July 14, 1874, in Dayton, Kentucky, just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. Tannehill was the middle child of William, a ship carpenter, and Julia Tannehill. Baseball was in the family genes. His father played for the Eagles of Dayton in the 1860s, one of the founding baseball clubs in the Cincinnati area, and Jesse's younger brother, Lee, enjoyed a ten-year career as a White Sox infielder. Jesse's baseball skills were first noticed on the Cincinnati sandlots, where Tannehill starred for the Cincinnati Shamrocks. The Cincinnati Reds signed Jesse and on June 17, 1894 he made his big league debut. Tannehill finished the season 1-1 in five games with a 7.14 ERA. The next two years he posted 22 and 27 win seasons for Richmond of the Virginia League and helped them capture consecutive league titles. At the close of the 1896 season Pittsburgh drafted him.
Tannehill went 9-9 in his first full season in the majors, while filling in regularly in the outfield. He excelled so well that the Pirates considered making him a full time outfielder, but by the start of the 1898 season Tannehill was designated as a utility outfielder and pitcher. It was a role that he carried with him throughout his career. Tannehill blossomed as a pitcher in 1898, winning a career high 25 games. The wins continued and in four of his final five seasons with the Pirates he won 20 or more games.
On the mound, the short left-hander relied on an agonizingly slow curveball and razor-sharp control. Every year from 1897 to 1904, Tannehill ranked among his league's top five in fewest walks per nine innings pitched. He wasn't a big strikeout pitcher, either--he recorded only 940 strikeouts in more than 2,750 career innings--but his low walk totals still ensured him an annual spot among pitchers with the best strikeout to walk ratios. In 1901, he fanned a career-high 118 batters while walking just 36, and led the National League with a 2.18 ERA as the Pirates captured the pennant. Pittsburgh's dominance continued the following season as the Pirates won 103 games and clinched the pennant with a month left in the season. The Pirates' staff (Phillippe, Tannehill, Leever, Doheny and Chesbro) threw twenty-one shutouts, led the league in strikeouts, walked the fewest batters, and threw back-to-back two-hitters and back-to-back three-hitters.
Amidst Pittsburgh's success, rumors surfaced about players secretly negotiating with Ban Johnson to join the American League, with Tannehill believed to be one of the main catalysts. After a game in August, Jesse got into an altercation with reserve Jimmy Burke. A scuffle occurred resulting in Tannehill dislocating his pitching shoulder. Tannehill went to a local hospital where the doctors administrated ether so his arm could be popped back into place. While under the anesthetic Tannehill told Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss about conversations he had with Johnson. He even dropped the names of the other Pirates involved. Five days later at Tannehill's apartment, six Pirates were promised a $1,000 bonus for jumping leagues in 1903. Word got out and suspected ring-leader Jack O'Connor was suspended even though Tannehill reportedly told a friend that he was behind the meeting. When an All-Star game was set up after the season between the Pirates and a group of American League All-Stars, Tannehill did not participate. Dreyfuss, knowing Tannehill had already received a bonus from the American League, handed the pitcher his unconditional release and told him to take his baggage from Exposition Park at once. Along with teammates O'Connor and Jack Chesbro, Tannehill signed with the New York Highlanders.
Jesse's 1903 season was an unpleasant one, as the pitcher posted a mediocre 15-15 mark and clashed with manager Clark Griffith over the latter's suspension of O'Connor. Tannehill also complained that his struggles were the result of pitching at Hilltop Park. "The grounds are on a high bluff overlooking the river and the cold wind blows over the diamond morning, noon and night," said Tannehill. "A man would have to have a cast iron arm to pitch winning ball under these circumstances." His poor pitching was more likely the result of an arm problem that he suffered during the season. It was an injury that would nag him for the rest of his career, and prevent him from handling heavy workloads. Unhappy in New York, after the season Tannehill expressed interest in joining his hometown Cincinnati Reds. Instead the Highlanders traded the unhappy hurler to the Boston Americans for pitcher Tom Hughes.
Critics questioned the trade, arguing that the sore-armed Tannehill was in decline. Hughes was four years younger than Jesse and had won 20 games for Boston in 1903. Nonetheless, Boston manager Jimmy Collins assured critics that Hughes would not be missed. "I am more pleased than ever with my trade for Tannehill," stated Collins. "We need a left-hander and I don't know a better one in the business. He is in great shape and will be Johnny-on-the-spot with that stick of his and that helps a team wonderfully, I tell you." Collins was right--the trade proved to be a winner for Boston. Tannehill went 21-11 with a 2.04 ERA in 1904 while Hughes struggled to a 7-11 mark before New York traded him in midseason. Boston, powered by a stalwart pitching rotation which established still-standing American League records for complete games (148) and fewest walks (233), won a second consecutive American League pennant. On August 17, Tannehill pitched the third no-hitter in American League history when he blanked the White Sox 6-0.
As it turned out, all the complete games wore on the veteran pitching staff, and Boston sank quickly in the standings. In 1905, the Americans finished a disappointing fourth, as Tannehill was the only starting pitcher to post a winning record (22-9). The following year, the Americans endured a 20-game losing streak on their way to a last-place finish, and Tannehill posted a mediocre 3.16 ERA, finishing the year with 13 wins and 11 losses. It was the only winning record on the team, though it would also be the last winning season of his career.
A sore arm limited Tannehill to just six wins the following season and after pitching in one game in 1908, he was traded to Washington. Boston management had become unhappy with him. On numerous occasions Tannehill mentioned that he would rather play in Washington for his hunting companion Joe Cantillon than anywhere else. Once Tannehill arrived in the nation's capital he wasn't shy about his happiness in leaving Boston. "I could not pitch in Boston. The weather there is hard on my arm and I could not get it going right," stated Tannehill. "It feels better already, though I have only been out of the town for a few hours." Despite the change in climate, Tannehill was unable to stay healthy for the Nationals, as a dislocated shoulder and displaced ribs limited him to two wins in 1908. The next season Tannehill pitched in only three games before being sold to Minneapolis of the American Association.
Offended by the pay cut and still bothered by recurring arm troubles, Jesse refused to report; instead he returned to Dayton and played for some local teams. Tannehill eventually joined the Millers when Cantillon was named manager in 1910, but once again his arm went back on him and he was given his unconditional release after pitching in eight games. Tannehill signed a contract to play for Cincinnati in 1911, but his major league return was short-lived. While Cincinnati suffered its worst opening day loss, 14-0 to the Pirates, Tannehill gave up six hits, seven runs (three earned), and walked three in four innings of mop-up work. After the game Jesse asked manager Clark Griffith for his release. He never played again in the major leagues. Tannehill returned to the minor leagues later that season, playing in the Southern Association, first for Birmingham and later Montgomery.
In 1912, Tannehill signed on as an outfielder for South Bend of the Central League. Despite batting .285 in 59 games, Tannehill was given his unconditional release. Newspaper reports stated he was promoting discord on the team. He later played for Chillicothe (Ohio State League) and St. Joseph (Western League) before ending his playing career.
Following his retirement as an active player, Tannehill remained close to the game, piloting Portsmouth of the Virginia League in 1914. After stints as an umpire in the Ohio State, International and Western Leagues, Tannehill returned to the majors as a coach for the Phillies in 1920, lasting only one season. In 1923 Jesse took the managerial reins one last time for Topeka in the Southwestern League.
In his later years, Jesse worked in a Cincinnati machine shop and was a frequent visitor to Crosley Field. Tannehill died from a stroke at Speers Hospital in Dayton on September 22, 1956. Survived by his wife, the former Beulah Anderson, he was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Southgate, Kentucky. The couple left behind no children.
This biography originally appeared in David Jones, ed., Deadball Stars of the American League (Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books, Inc., 2006).
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DeValeria, Dennis and Jeanne DeValeria. Honus Wagner: A Biography. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1996.
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News of the Weird: Cliche Come to Life; art!?; worse
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | The person in the news most recently for slipping and falling on a banana peel might be Ida Valentine, 58, who filed a lawsuit in February against the 99 Cents Only chain after slipping on one while shopping in its store in Fontana, Calif., in April 2010. The fall, she said, left her with a herniated disk and tissue damage. [Reuters, 3-1-2011]
News of the Weird has reported several times on the confusion many art gallery visitors reveal in evaluating "abstract impressionist" pieces when they compare them to random scribblings of toddlers (and animals, such as chimpanzees and elephants). In April, academic researchers at Boston College reported that, indeed, gallery patrons correctly differentiated serious works from squiggles only about 60 percent to 70 percent of the time. Commented one survey subject, apparently realizing his confusion: "The chimpanzee's stuff is good. I like how he plays with metaphors about depth of field, but I think I like this guy (Mark) Rothko a little bit better." [Richmond Times-Dispatch, 4-5-2011]
The powerful suction of swimming pool filters can trap not only toddlers against the drain but a grown man in excellent physical condition, according to a lawsuit filed in May by the family of the late John Hoy Jr., who drowned when unable to pry himself loose from the vacuum drain of a hot tub at the Sandals resort in Nassau, Bahamas, in 2010. (The most notorious drain-pegging of all time was perhaps a 1994 incident at a Scottish Inn motel in Lakeland, Fla., when a 33-year-old guest's penis became stuck in the drain, apparently as he was testing the filter's suction. That story did not appear in News of the Weird, but several sources cite a July 1994 story in the Sarasota Herald Tribune.) [Courthouse News Service, 5-16-2011]


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