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By Salt Magazine Sports May 16, 2017
My name is Bella Ndayikeze. I am 20 years old. I was born in Burundi, Central East Africa, and I grew up in a refugee camp in Tanzania, and arrived in Australia when I was a child in 2005. I am the oldest child in our family. I grew up with three brothers but in later years welcomed a little sister named after indigenous Australian music sensation Jessica Mauboy. I love making music, media, dancing, playing sport and coaching.
Currently I am a Youth Programs Coordinator at the Edmund Rice Centre Western Australia managing the AFL teams, and the Youth Leadership and Youth Arts Programs. This is my story.
My journey to Australia was emotionally and physically hard. Things were unclear and decisions were made for me. My mother always protected me during the war, and growing up was very tough. As a young African girl, our culture is all about dignity and pride; the way you dress up and carry yourself is important. To become a strong young woman, I had to endure pain and adversity. I got bullied. I got called names; and was basically an outcast in my own community because of the path I chose. It wasn't lady-like to play sport in shorts; and not to go to church because of sport was considered a sin. I had to stand up for myself many times, and sometimes I broke down. But I later realised people will still be negative whether you succeed or fail.
My mum has been instrumental in my journey for the last 14 years. I grew up without an active father and, being the oldest, I had to be the strength of the family without a choice. My brothers looked up to me and even my mother – I was her strength to live.
The Edmund Rice Centre WA gave me a coaching opportunity in the AFL. I never imagined life would turn out the way it did as sometimes I wanted to leave and get away from all the bad things. My mum and dad went through some problems and eventually got a divorce. That took a toll on me as I am the second most emotional person in the family. I fell into deep depression and isolation, and there wasn't anyone there for me except for a broken mum, who eventually picked herself up and found freedom for us.
We moved into a home with the support of the Salvation Army. It took time, but one day I got asked to be a part of a sports program with the Edmund Rice Centre WA once a week. I was one of the older kids and so I got asked to join the Leadership Program. I lacked confidence in myself, and gained extra weight from my problems. I didn't understand what I was doing, but I learned about being myself, and to be a good person.
Eventually I got asked to coach the Edmund Rice Multicultural AFL team, and the following year I became an assistant coach at 15. It was super difficult because the boys I coached were older than me, and I also didn't have enough knowledge of the sport. I was new to it and still lacked confidence in myself. Things worked out as I kept being involved. I got a school-based traineeship with the WA Football Commission at 16, and also became the manager of the Multicultural AFL Program a few years later, and played AFL for West Perth Football Club.
Before I was given any AFL opportunities, my life was bad and I was at risk. I thought about bad things and did some bad things. I got into fights with people at school and wasn't doing well in life.
I believe being a part of the Edmund Rice Programs saved me. The opportunities I got when I entered AFL were life-giving, exciting, and I wanted to experience it more because I had never been a part of anything exciting. There are not a lot of sports like AFL that can challenge the way you think and carry yourself in life. I never felt what I felt being a part of the AFL community. I grew up playing sports such as Basketball, Soccer and Volleyball, so I don't think it's only the sport. You are a part of a culture, people and environment that is built for you; so I like the life-giving experiences AFL gives people. It challenges you physically and mentally to make decisions, and teaches you that people will always get around you no matter the circumstances, failure or winner.
There are some major challenges in playing footy; the culture of the sport can be brutal sometimes if you are clueless. It's exciting but it's slightly hard to transition because you get congratulated left and right after win celebrations, there's the passion of team mates, and the pace of the game – it gets hard when you're not used to it. I was in shock after my first club game. I was like, "What in the world just happened?" My senses went missing that day, but I played the following week.
It is lonely playing this sport because you look to your left and right and there is not a single African girl alongside you. Obviously, things are changing and there are more African girls playing, especially for my club. It's hard when you don't get the same support as your team mates – their parents come to each of their games to show their support which is different for a young person from an African background. Transport and parent support is one of the biggest challenges we face, especially on Sundays.
For now, I don't have any major plans; I just want to keep studying and hopefully get involved in more exciting opportunities soon. I wanted to be a national AFL coach but I don't have that dream anymore because I've realised opportunities will come when you work hard in life and never give up.
I think AFL has a lot of work to do with girls from different backgrounds, especially African girls. More girls are playing AFL, and only a small percentage of those girls are African girls. Soon, I'm certain we'll see more African girls playing AFL. The game is also becoming more inclusive, and clubs will eventually have to learn to cater for diversity; and when that happens, more girls will be enabled to take elite opportunities on board.
Salt Magazine
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Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba
C. Christine Fair
This book is a highly original contribution not only to our understanding of the insurgent mind, but also the quotidian pressures of those who participate in violent Islamist movements.
In Their Own Words Hardback
November 2018 • £40.00
9781849045728 • 272pp
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This path-breaking volume reveals a little-known aspect of how Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, a jihadist terrorist group, functions in Pakistan and beyond by translating and commenting upon a range of publications produced and disseminated by Dar-ul-Andlus, the publishing wing of LeT.
Only a fraction of LeT's cadres ever see battle: most of them are despatched on nation-wide 'proselytising' (dawa) missions to convert Pakistanis to their particular interpretation of Islam, in support of which LeT has developed a sophisticated propagandist literature. This canon of Islamist texts is the most popular and potent weapon in LeT's arsenal, and its scrutiny affords insights into how and who the group recruits; LeT's justification for jihad; its vision of itself in global and regional politics; the enemies LeT identifies and the allies it cultivates; and how and where it conducts its operations. Particular attention is paid to the role that LeT assigns to women by examining those writings which heap extravagant praise upon the mothers of aspirant jihadis, who bless their operations and martyrdom. It is only by understanding LeT's domestic functions as set out in these texts that one can begin to appreciate why Pakistan so fiercely supports it, despite mounting international pressure to disband the group.
C. Christine Fair is Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor, Georgetown University, and author of the acclaimed book Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army's Way of War.
'Navigating the complexities of one of the world's most ambitious modern Muslim states, Fair brings an impressive thoroughness of research to unpacking the internal doctrines, recruitment strategies, and objectives of Lashkar-e-Tayyaba. With unflinching verve, Fair shows why conflict resolution focusing on bilateral negotiations between India and Pakistan or on de-radicalising militant networks of young men ignore deeper causes of violence.' — Flagg Miller, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of California, Davis, and author of The Audacious Ascetic: What the Bin Laden Tapes Reveal About Al-Qa'ida
'No one has done more than Christine Fair to educate the international community about terrorism in Pakistan. Now she opens a window into the mind of Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, providing penetrating, even if disconcerting, insights into a terrorist group that is likely to thrive for a long time to come. This is essential reading for anyone who cares about Pakistan or peace and stability in South Asia.' — Ashley Tellis, Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
'Christine Fair has written the definitive volume for understanding Pakistan's most dangerous militant group. Using the group's own publications, she brings us into the world of its operatives and illuminates the strategic thinking of its leaders. Her history is precise and encompassing, her methodology ingenious, her conclusions groundbreaking.' — Jacob Shapiro, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University
'Leveraging Lashkar-e-Tayyaba's own writings, Fair sheds light on the domestic politics that render it the Pakistan Army's most valuable tool of proxy warfare. Indispensable for understanding one of the world's most potent terrorist groups.' — Walter C. Ladwig III, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, King's College London; author of The Forgotten Front: Patron-Client Relationships in Counterinsurgency
'Christine Fair has been following Lashkar-e-Taiba for many years, and her familiarity with its literature and history is evident in this finely grained account. Leveraging LeT's multitude of publications and her own knowledge of its operations, she provides new insights into the organisation, the people it recruits, and their families.' — Stephen Tankel, Associate Professor, American University, and author of Storming the World Stage: The Story of Lashkar-e-Taiba

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Campus Wastewater Testing Offers COVID-19 Early Warning System, Establishes Protocols for the Future
By Elizabeth Arakelian, UC Merced
Professor Marc Beutel waits to collect a wastewater sample as a facilities employee helps to remove the manhole covering on campus.
COVID-19 upended life as we know it, especially among the science community. While some scientists rushed to develop a vaccine, others sought a better understanding of the virus, hoping to predict where the next outbreak might be in order to better contain it. At UC Merced, this included testing the campus's wastewater.
UC Merced's campus has many buildings, but just one pipe through which wastewater leaves the campus. This turned out to be helpful to discern whether there would be forthcoming positive COVID-19 test results.
Individuals with COVID-19 shed the virus particles in their stool meaning scientists can reverse engineer where a COVID-positive person was, even if they are asymptomatic or the virus is still in incubation, and they are not yet showing symptoms.
"It's an early warning system," said Shari Larsen, a third-year doctoral student in Professor Mark Sistrom's lab. "If you have COVID, you are shedding the virus in your stool before you even test positive in a saliva sample."
Professor Beutel (left) delivers samples to Professor Sistrom (center) and his doctoral student Shari Larsen (right).
Testing wastewater for infectious diseases is nothing new — the body reveals a lot through excrement — so applying this approach to COVID was a natural next step for scientists in the field.
Starting in December 2020, Larsen, Sistrom and Professor Marc Beutel began collecting and testing the samples of wastewater collected on campus and at the Merced wastewater plant. Beutel donned his personal protection equipment including gloves, face mask, face guard and disposable lab jacket and met Facilities employees at the manhole cover.
"I do a lot of work in the field sampling water samples in polluted aquatic systems, so this was easy for me to do," Beutel said. "I had to do additional safety training and get buy off from UC Merced Environmental Health and Safety to collect and handle sewage samples, since they can be a minor health hazard, but not from a COVID perspective as it is airborne transmitted. I was also excited about the opportunity and thought I would lend a hand."
Professor Sistrom (left) and doctoral student Shari Larsen (right) in the lab.
Beutel collected samples every Tuesday and Thursday for about six weeks. He used a weighted tool that stretches 20 feet under the manhole and into the wastewater stream before using a peristaltic pump to retrieve the 500-milliliter wastewater sample which was kept in a sterile bottle. He took these samples, along with samples collected from the City of Merced's wastewater plant to Sistrom's lab, where Larsen conducted the bulk of the testing under Sistrom's supervision.
"It was good to leverage our lab's past experience with microbiology on wastewater and I think we have been successful with that," Sistrom said of the wastewater research thus far. "We've now got the methodology and technical expertise down for early warning detection."
The research, which began in mid-January, was made possible by a $5,000 Health Sciences Research Institute (HSRI) grant. The researchers have applied for additional funding to continue their work, which is a slight deviation from the Sistrom lab's usual focus on testing wastewater for antibiotic resistance.
Vaccinations are becoming more common and even mandated at places like the University of California campuses, rendering the wastewater testing less valuable to ending the pandemic. However, the work will still prove beneficial.
"The utility for COVID-19 detection may decrease as vaccination coverage increases, but if there were to be another pathogen or a COVID variant that the vaccine can't address, we now have the protocols in place and technical expertise to implement this testing in the future," Sistrom said.


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Premier Ford and the Ontario PC Party unveiled their first budget after forming a majority government last June. The PC Party inherited a $15 billion deficit from the previous Liberal government and much speculation leading up to today assumed deep spending cuts. In a surprise move, Minister Fedeli announced that the government will not return to a balanced budget until 2023-24. Much of today's budget entitled, "Protecting What Matters Most," focused on new spending in healthcare, transit and targeted tax relief measures, many of which were included in the PC Party's campaign platform.
The government is projecting a deficit of $10.3 billion in 2019-2020 and $11.7 billion in 2018-2019. This timeline speaks to the government's desire to return Ontario to fiscal balance without implementing strict austerity measures.
How does this budget impact your pocketbook?
Improving alcohol choices and convenience by extending service hours of licensed establishments such as bars, restaurants and golf courses and allowing municipalities to license public areas such as parks and tailgating at sporting events.
How does this budget impact businesses?
Ensuring communities across Ontario have access to broadband and cellular connectivity and introduce the Broadband and Cellular Strategy in 2019.
Protecting What Matters Most will now be the main topic of discussion at the Ontario Legislature until it breaks for the summer session on June 7, 2019. One consistent takeaway from Budget 2019 is that reducing red tape and the regulatory burden will continue to be a focus for this government. Do you have digital solutions for government? Red tape reduction suggestions? Innovative health services? Energy solutions? Or an idea that will highlight that Ontario is open for business? Get in touch with our Public Affairs and Government Relations experts and find out how best to position your organization or company with the Government of Ontario.


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Pamela Hadfield, the Marin-based cofounder of Eastra Health, the first biotech company to specialize in psychedelic medicines for women. (Courtesy of Pamela Hadfield)
Marin-based founder Pamela Hadfield looks to the psychedelic future of women's health
There's a new age dawning in the mental health industry, says Pamela Hadfield, cofounder of Eastra Health, the world's first biotech company with psychedelics and women's wellness at its core.
Recreational drugs like ketamine, psilocybin and MDMA, once believed to be everything from ethically dubious to downright dangerous, are getting a second look from health practitioners and from the FDA—and the findings are shocking, that is to everyone except for longtime proponents of psychedelic therapy.
"Psychedelics are possibly one of the biggest healthcare disruptors of our generation," says Hadfield.
One study showed that MDMA-assisted therapy can virtually "cure" PTSD (i.e., wipe out its diagnostic symptoms) in 70 percent of patients, even those who were unsuccessful with traditional SSRI treatment. Another found that people with severe depressive disorder experienced significant, lasting improvement in their symptoms after just two weeks of treatment with ketamine.
Shaking up healthcare is something Hadfield knows more than a little about. Eight years ago she cofounded HelloMD, a health-tech platform centered on cannabis where visitors could obtain medical marijuana cards and source advice and information on products and treatments.
While many have found relief through cannabis, Hadfield has noticed a troubling trend over the years: Women are suffering disproportionately, and cannabis alone is often not enough.
"People started to ask me really detailed questions about psychedelics," she remembers. "It wasn't just in California, it was Suzy from Iowa asking 'how do I deal with my mental health challenges if cannabis isn't helping? Can I access MDMA? Can I access psilocybin?' It got me thinking, how can psychedelics help women?"
In June, Hadfield officially announced the launch of Eastra Health, the first psychedelic company focused specifically on women's health challenges including menopause and PMS.
"Women have been underserved and often ignored within the healthcare space," she explains. "When we look at the drugs on the market...they've been designed for men. The medical establishment has viewed women as difficult [from a clinical trials perspective] because of their hormonal cycle." Eastra—a company named for the Germanic goddess of fertility, dawn and light—will place women at its heart, from research and development to clinical trials and treatment.
There's little in Hadfield's early career that predicted her rise as a pioneer of alternative cannabis and psychedelic healthcare. More than two decades ago, she came to the Bay Area from Boston as a young art school graduate on a cross-country road trip. It was supposed to be a vacation, but Hadfield never left. Soon after, she began as a product designer at Netscape and went on to work with other Fortune 500 companies, startups, and creative agencies.
Eventually Hadfield returned to the East Coast to get an MFA in installation sculpture in New York, but California wasn't done with her yet. "I showed in museums and galleries there for a while but chose to come back to the Bay Area for the lifestyle," she says. Hadfield started a family, having three girls in four years, and caught the startup bug that led her to HelloMD.
One variety of psychedelic mushroom from the Psilocybe genus.(Courtesy of Creative Commons)
As in the early days of cannabis legalization, with Eastra, Hadfield is once again entering an uncharted frontier of the healthcare industry with a wild west mentality and a whole lot of money at play. A recent study indicated that the psychedelics industry will skyrocket in value from an estimated $2 billion dollars in 2019 to nearly $7 billion in 2026—which is an awful lot considering these drugs still remain illegal in the most of the United States.
Several companies—including Canadian-based Cybin Inc, the American Silo Pharma, and the U.K. operation Compass Pathways—have gone public in the last year and dozens of others are vying to establish themselves in an increasingly competitive field flush with investor cash. Hadfield claims that Eastra has already experienced one copycat attempt.
But even beyond the potential profits psychedelic healthcare could provide, there's good reason for the biotech frenzy: Drugs like psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine are a desperately needed medical breakthrough in the field of mental health.
"When it comes to mental health, I would say psychiatry is floundering right now," says Erica Zelfand, an Oregon-licensed physician specializing in integrative mental health and psychedelic healing. "We've done an abysmal job of controlling the mental health epidemic, not just with women but especially with women."
In its current state, psychiatry fails miserably at addressing mental health issues in a holistic way. But psychedelics, says Zelfand, don't just treat the exterior symptoms of a problem, they treat all of our emotional, spiritual, and psychiatric needs simultaneously.
Despite the buzz around them, the use of psychedelics still faces some resistance in the U.S. While a handful of progressive places like Oakland and Oregon have decriminalized psilocybin and some other drugs, they are few and far between. The FDA is increasingly moving towards their approval, however. They've already authorized clinical trials to examine the therapeutic potential of MDMA and, two months ago, the agency gave some therapists the go-ahead to administer and study the drug in patients—a move, incidentally, that Canadian regulators made months ago. In 2019, the agency approved its first ketamine-based antidepressant.
Eastra is nearing completion of its seed round funding and Dr. Emeline Maillet, a top pharmacologist and neuroscientist in psychedelics, has just signed on as the company's chief scientific officer. Research and development comes next, a process for which they'll be using both AI and independent biotech partners for drug and molecule discovery versus running a dedicated lab of their own. Hadfield estimates this first attempt will take just three to five years.
"We are looking at an accelerated roadmap to get a mainstream psychedelic-derived drug to market," she says. Discovery will be followed with clinical trials with women in Europe and the United States.
Eastra will focus on accessible micro-dose medications—daily pills that are sub-hallucinogenic but that still provide many of the same psychedelic benefits. "The hope is that they move into being adopted by the pharmaceutical industry," explains Hadfield. "We want to go through well-established channels and typical prescribing models."
For the millions of women who get little to no relief from traditional medications like SSRIs and birth control pills for issues related to PMS and menopause, Hadfield thinks that women will naturally turn to psychedelic-derived medicines. Some who take medications developed by Eastra may not even be aware they were derived from drugs like psychedelic molecules, and that's just fine. All that matters is that "Suzy from Iowa" has access to medication which helps to solve her health challenge, says Hadfield.
"Women's biology is different, so the reality is [that] we need different treatments," she says. "We believe we've just seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what psychedelics may be able to address from a healthcare perspective."
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A week ago during a daylong dash up Snowgrass Mountain, we had touched the summit and beat-feet out of there to beat nightfall. When we spied that 3,000-vertical-foot plum dropping from the summit of Snowgrass Mountain into the South Fork of Chiwaukum Creek we were full of regret. Why, oh why, hadn't we brought the camping gear so we could ski that beauty?
I was bewitched and by the following Wednesday had contacted my list of regulars to see who was game for a two-day trip to ski that line. Conditions looked primo, I told them, both weekend days we could expect mostly sunny skies.
As we all know, however, weathermen are notorious liars and by Friday evening the prognosticators had changed their tune. Now we were told, we should expect snow showers on Saturday and mostly cloudy weather on Sunday. Despite this switcheroo, Matt Dahlgreen and I remained optimistic — the weathermen had already lied to us once this week, what was to keep them from being two-faced twice?
Saturday morning as we start up the Chatter Creek Trail, the most recent forecast is still holding true: It rained overnight and it's spitting rain now. Over the next few hours we climb out of rain and into snow. The surrounding ridgelines are gray while the air and ground around us are white. It's not what we came for; yet it's gorgeous.
When we reach the pass separating Chatter Creek from Index Creek, we're temporarily stymied. The slopes below us are steep and irregular and, while they were quickly navigated last week in good light, today we're looking into a bowl of clam chowder — there's absolutely no resolution giving depth or texture to the difficulties below us. We spend an hour finding an easier descent where small trees give the slope some definition.
Once down, we enjoy a late lunch. We eat slowly, hoping the clouds overhead will allow a few errant rays of sunlight to shadow the terrain around us. They don't.
Another hour later were slightly above Lake Edna and above all trees helping define the contours of the terrain. The wind is strong and the white screen before us is completely featureless. Once while cutting the trail upward, the tips of my skis ram into the sharp rise at the bottom of a wind lip. I almost fall on my nose. Not long afterward, I plant my left pole and there's no snow beneath it. I nearly topple off the top of another wind lip. Carrying on seems like a formula for mishap — we retreat below timberline and establish camp in the lee of a protective clump of trees. If the weather cracks during the evening, an early start will get us up Snowgrass with enough time to pick our plum line.
Around 2 a.m., I rise to better my bladder. Although high clouds still block much of the sky, the surrounding mountains are visible and the moon is bright enough to cast a shadow. Hope floats. By 5:00 a.m., clouds have consumed the mountains and the moon. Hope sinks.
We sleep in with no chores to summon us from bed. Later, we drink mochas while wrapped in the cocoons of sleeping bags – lethargy has its privileges. Around 10 a.m. the visibility takes a modest uptick and we decide to ski as high as visibility allows. If the light is too white, we'll ski the nearby trees. But if shadows allow it, we'll ski the next basin.
As the dirty-rotten weathermen predicted, it's a cloudy day. Nonetheless enough sunlight spills through seams in the sky to prevent all the drunken stumbling characterizing yesterday's performance. We quickly find ourselves at the pass north of Lake Edna looking at the terrain we had intended to reach yesterday.
Photo: Snowgrass Mountain hiding herself in the clouds.
In the distance we can see the bottom half of our plum line on Snowgrass – she's shapely and curvy. The upper face of Snowgrass, however, is veiled by a burka of clouds.
The plum will not be picked today but the basin right below our skis stores a lot of tempting turns. And at this instant the visibility, is acceptable. We quickly strip the skins and go.
The first 800 vertical feet of treeless skiing descends a bowl rimmed with lines ranging from 'Gentle Squeeze' to 'Big Squeeze' of the adrenal glands. We follow Gentle Squeeze down to treeline. The next 1000 vertical feet of the descent winds down an open ravine strewn with truck-sized boulders and flanked by the incisors of black-rocked peaks. At times we glide through glades of needless larch; then we squirt back into ravines swept clean of such vegetative riffraff by the massive slides spilling off the neighboring peaks.
Close to the 5,100-foot level, the forest floor turns from snow to sticks. We slide to a stop feeling like we just pulled a quick one on the weatherman. We may not have harvested the plum line we came for, but the prune line we just skied was a gift.
Topo Map. See our topo map below.
Difficulty. The skiing (or climbing) to the summit of Snowgrass is not technically difficult. Intermediate difficulty (2) for skiers. The plum line is an advanced intermediate (2+) or an easy advanced line (3-). The prune line we skied is a line fit for a strong intermediate skier (2+). Avalanche avoidance (in winter and spring) and route finding are the larger skills skiers need. For mountaineers the climb would be rated easy (1+).
Trip Instructions. Use the Chatter Creek Trail (starting elevation of 2,600 feet) to get up high. Cross Icicle Ridge at waypoint sg4 (6,640 feet) or 4a. Travel onward to Lake Edna and then onto the pass north of the lake (waypoint sg6). Descend to waypoint sg7 (6,250 feet) then make a big sweeping traverse of the basin forming the headwaters of the South Fork of Chiwaukum Creek to reach the summit (7,993 feet). If visibility and avalanche conditions allow it, the plum line drops from the summit in a southeasterly direction (true bearing of 124 degrees) straight down the the fall line to waypoint s11 (don't drift too far south or you'll be contending with cliffs). Return toward Ladies Pass by generally following the course of the summer trail.


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Report: Returns are now a routine part of shopping
Returns are increasingly a part of the shopping experience, particularly online with nearly half (48%) of shoppers surveyed saying that they'd returned an online purchase in the last year, according to research from post-purchase solutions firm Narvar. Another half (49%) of shoppers check a retailer's return policy before completing an online transaction.
Shoppers buy multiple items with the intent to return some of them (especially when it comes to apparel and home goods), a practice Narvar refers to as "bracketing." On average, 40% of shoppers "bracket" their purchases at least occasionally, with 45% of those under 30 and 48% of those with incomes over $100,000 bracketing their online purchases. Apparel is returned most often (43%), according to the survey of nearly 700 shoppers.
A great majority of shoppers surveyed said that restocking fees (84%) or return shipping fees (74%) would prevent them from making a purchase. Some are even pickier: 22% said they wouldn't make the purchase if they couldn't return to a store. By the same token, 72% said that a retailer's "no questions asked" return policy makes them more likely to buy.
Returns are a costly headache for retailers, but they're a nuisance for shoppers as well. Getting an item back to a retailer for a refund is a source of anxiety for some — enough to prevent a purchase, Narvar found. But the flip side is sweet: Shoppers prone to returns are also the most likely to buy again. The vast majority (82%) of those who returned an item were repeat customers.
The ante is increased when it comes to e-commerce. Ordering multiple items with the certain knowledge that the majority of a purchase will be returned —as when an online shopper orders a size up, her size, and/or a size down to try on at home, what Narvar calls "the new dressing room" — sounds like a logistical nightmare for both buyer and seller. But it's become a routine way for shoppers to make e-commerce work for them. There's yet another upside to easier returns however: those most likely to treat their own bedroom mirror like a dressing room are also among a retailer's favorite customers — younger, wealthier and female, according to the study.
Some of this is about alleviating friction. Well over a quarter (29%) of shoppers Narvar surveyed said they worry their return will be lost in the mail, while 21% found it frustrating to check on the return status. For retailers, things won't be getting much easier, considering that 48% of shoppers aged 21 to 29 say that online returns are a hassle, topping the 25% for all age groups, and way above the average 16% for those 60 and older.
But returns also present opportunities for retailers. Policies that assuage such anxieties — like a 30-day return window or the ability to track a return and receive status updates — mean shoppers are more likely to buy again. "Retailers need to over-deliver with new customers who return their first purchase to keep their business," according to the report.
Amazon gets great props from customers regarding its return policy even though, unlike other retailers, the e-commerce giant requires shoppers to print out their own return labels and sometimes track down a marketplace retailer for the return. Yet despite Amazon's more convoluted process, shoppers appreciate the transparent approach to the return status and refund, and give Amazon high marks. Almost half of those surveyed (47%) said that their last return was with Amazon, and a whopping 75% were satisfied with the returns experience.
But Amazon doesn't possess one of shoppers' favorite return modes—the brick and mortar store. Some 43% of those who "bracket" purchases want to be able to return online purchases to a store, with 38% preferring to return to a nearby store whenever possible. Nearly half (47%) say it's easier to return to a store. More than a third (35%) like it because they get their refunds right away, while 28% say they want to shop for other items while they're in the store.
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Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita III holds a Rape Kit Box as he addressed the media on allegations of evidence tampering in connection with the alleged sexual assualt case against Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane in Buffalo, N.Y. Friday.(Photo: Gary Wiepert / Associated Press)
Buffalo, N.Y. — The prosecutor overseeing the sexual assault investigation of Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane says the accuser's mother lied about finding an evidence bag in her doorway.
Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita said during a news conference Friday he's not sure yet how the two-day sideshow of how evidence was handled affects the main case. Sedita said all the evidence, including the rape kit used to examine the accuser, was handled properly and is still in custody of authorities.
"Obviously there has been an effort to create a hoax," Sedita said. "I gotta figure out who was in on that, why they would do that and what it means vis-a-vis all the other evidence."
Sedita said the mother was given the bag at a hospital when her daughter was examined, but it never contained a rape kit. The examining nurse gave the mother the bag after learning the accuser changed her top before going to the hospital, Sedita said. The mother was to put the top in the bag and turn it into authorities, but never did, Sedita said.
The mother did not immediately respond to a telephone message seeking comment Friday.
Questions about the bag were raised publicly Wednesday by the accuser's former attorney, who abruptly quit the case Thursday night and said he no longer believed the story about how the folded up paper bag — which he'd said had once held the rape kit — was found. Thomas Eoannou said he was still confident in the woman's allegations against Kane. The accuser, in her 20s, says Kane sexually assaulted her at his waterfront mansion outside of Buffalo on Aug. 2.
Kane has not been charged.
Sedita said that the mother was interviewed Friday by investigators from his office and denied ever taking possession of the bag. He said he thought the suspicions were odd when Eoannou raised them because rape kits are stored in boxes, not bags. At his news conference, Sedita showed reporters surveillance video of the rape kit being stored in an evidence room.
"It's a bizarre hoax," Sedita said. "And it's a dog and pony show."
The woman's mother declined an interview request Thursday night after Eoannou said he was quitting the case. She referred to a statement the family released to reporters that said they were disappointed the attorney was withdrawing.
"We have every intention of pursuing this case to a just conclusion," the statement said. "It must be emphasized that there exists no evidence or allegation that the accuser herself had any knowledge of the evidence bag until it was brought to Mr. Eoannou's office."
The AP doesn't identify people who may have been sexually assaulted unless they have come forward and voluntarily identified themselves.
Hamburg police chief Gregory Wickett said Friday that an officer who went the mother's home the day she went to the hospital saw the bag, but didn't take it and put the clothing requested by the nurse in a different bag instead.
Sedita said he doesn't think the mother did anything illegal because it's not illegal to lie to her daughter's lawyer and she wasn't under oath when interviewed by his office.
The criminal investigation into the sexual assault allegation against Kane continues, Sedita said, adding that it could be affected if investigators determine the accuser was aware of the alleged hoax.
Otherwise, "the child is usually not guilty of the sins perpetrated by the parents," he said.
At one point earlier this month, prosecutors were scheduled to present the case to a grand jury but postponed the proceedings, a person familiar with the investigation told to The Associated Press. The person did not provide a reason for the postponement, and spoke on condition of anonymity because Sedita and Hamburg police had not revealed any details of the case.
On Friday, when asked when a grand jury might hear the case, Sedita responded: "The question in my mind is not when this case will go to a grand jury, it's if it will go to a grand jury."
Kane's attorney, Paul Cambria, has said that none of Kane's DNA was found on the woman "from the waist down."


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Graphite is used in a variety of applications, from lubricants to batteries to radar absorbers. It can be used in a synthetic or natural form, depending on the application. Some benefits of nature graphite include its high melting point and strength, making it useful in both industry and science. Graphite is also used as an electrical conductor.
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Graphite is an important industrial mineral, and there are some key differences between synthetic and natural nature graphite . For example, synthetic nature graphite has a higher purity than natural nature graphite, which improves its lubrication properties. However, its purity depends on the purity of the petroleum coke that it is made from.
On the other hand, natural nature graphite has a higher crystalline structure than synthetic, which translates to higher thermal conductivity. This translates to a better anode material for Li-ion batteries. Ultimately, both materials are viable choices for the future.
The nature graphite industry is driven by advancements in the lithium-ion battery market. This market is growing but is hampered by safety issues. Technological advancements also influenced the lithium-ion battery market in the automotive industry. The electric vehicle sector is projected to grow rapidly.
There are several projects underway in Africa that will help diversify the supply base. However, there are also significant supply challenges. This will make it difficult to develop new synthetic capacities outside of China.
The nature graphite market is largely driven by advances in the lithium-ion battery and automotive industries. Graphite is expected to grow 5-7% annually through 2027.
Graphite is used for the anodes of EV batteries. Synthetic nature graphite is also used to manufacture electrodes for metal refining. Natural nature graphite is used for refractory industries and polymer composites.
Heat produces synthetic nature graphite treating petroleum coke in an electric furnace. The temperature is maintained until the material is cured. The result is large crystals of highly ordered nature graphite. However, the specific capacity will be lost at very high temperatures.
On the other hand, natural nature graphite is a by-product of compression in the earth's crust. However, it does not have a spot market like other materials. This can lead to price swings.
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Graphite is widely used in the refractory industry for a variety of applications. The material has excellent thermal conductivity and resistance to oxidation and corrosive materials. We can use it as a covering material for foundry applications.
The refractory industry is looking for materials that offer high corrosion resistance and thermal shock properties. The monolithic refractory castable of the invention provides a helpful combination of these properties. These castables have a water-dispersible, curable phenolic novel resin as a carbon bond. They also offer good thermal shock and volume stability. They also have good adhesion to nature graphite and other oxides.
Monolithic refractory castable can be used as a replacement for carbon bricks in applications such as molding sands. We can also use them in replacement for a carbon brick in foundry applications.
These refractories offer excellent thermal shock and volume stability. They are also water friendly. They have a high cold-crushing strength, which means that we can use them in cold-crushing applications.
Carbon-bonded alumina refractories have extraordinary chemical and mechanical properties. These refractories are widely used in the steel industry. Carbon-bonded alumina refractories offer excellent thermal shock resistance. The CMOR of Al2O3-C refractories depends on the nature graphite content, the maximum grain size of the alumina aggregates, and the type of additive used.
In the present invention, high alumina castable containing coated nature graphites were investigated for thermal shock resistance and physical properties. We also studied them for commercial applications. The use of metallic silicon in these castables resulted in higher CMOR values than additive-free reference mixtures.
Graphene oxide coatings of alumina aggregates were also investigated for mechanical properties. These coated samples were found to have similar microstructures in thermally shocked and coked samples.
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Graphite has been used as a lubricant since antiquity. Its properties include high resistance to heat, pressure, and oxidation. We can use nature graphite as a solid or fluid lubricant.
Graphite is a mineral made up of layers of carbon atoms bonded together by weak van der Waals forces. These layers can slide against each other, resulting in improved lubrication.
Graphite lubricants have a low shearing strength due to their weak covalent bonds. It makes them suitable as liquid bases and dry film lubricants. They don't leave a sticky residue on the surface of the lubricant or the lubricated part.
Graphite can be blended with a solvent to make it easier to apply to areas where it is difficult to get. We can also use it as a tapping compound, a press-fit lubricant, or a bicycle chain lube.
The viscosity of nature graphite/organic liquid mixtures was measured using Brookfield viscometers. The nature graphite/organic liquid mixtures were then plotted on a nature graphite/organic liquid mixtures chart. The nature graphite/organic liquid measurements were made in a fast mill, and the ratio of nature graphite to organic liquid was calculated.
The interactions of nature graphite with hybrid nanoparticles are affected by particle size, shape, aspect ratio, and concentration. These interactions are also influenced by the tendency of the nanoparticles to clump or agglomerate in the liquid. The packing efficiency of the hybrid nanoparticles and their steric contribution also affect the interactions.
The effects of the nanoscale confinement on the stiffness of the lubricant are also studied. The boundary film on rolling contacts is one to two times the particle size. This decreases the contact temperature and increases the anti-wear properties of the lubricant.
Graphite is used in batteries
Graphite is an electrically conductive material that is used in a wide variety of applications. It is commonly used in the production of high-tech materials, such as batteries, electrodes, and composites. It's high energy density and resistance to corrosion make it a good conductor of electricity.
Graphite is the second-largest component of lithium-ion batteries. It is also used in various portable electronic devices, such as laptops, tablets, portable media players, and power tools.
Graphite is also used in construction materials. It is used in electric generators, electric motor brushes, and as anode material in batteries. In addition, nature graphite is used in the production of carbon electrodes, carbon plates, and carbon brushes.
The use of nature graphite in batteries has increased significantly over the last three decades. The demand has been driven by the increased use of portable electronic devices, such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets. The use of lithium-ion batteries in these devices has led to a growth in demand for nature graphite.
Graphite is also used to produce graphene sheets, which are claimed to be stronger and lighter than steel. Graphene could be used in medicine, energy storage, and electronics. However, the applications for graphene are still in the R&D stage.
Graphite is used as anode material in batteries, which is made up of approximately one-fifth of the total battery weight. It is durable and affordable, making it the perfect material for anodes.
Graphite is used in a variety of applications, including energy storage, conductive coatings, fuel cells, and nuclear reactors. It is also used in the production of glass, composites, and iron. Its high resistance to alkalis and corrosion makes it a desirable material for use in construction.
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Graphite is a material that can absorb electromagnetic waves and radio waves. It also is capable of absorbing fast-moving particles. As a result, it has a wide range of applications for radar absorption.
As the number of aircraft increases, the need for more efficient radar-absorbing materials increases. Graphitic powders can absorb microwaves in the millimeter range. Composites that use carbon-based composites often contain graphitic powders as fillers. These materials are used to create electromagnetic compatibility solutions for applications such as wind turbine blades.
In addition to absorbing waves, these composites can also provide electromagnetic interference mitigation. Carbon-reinforced polymeric composites are believed to play a pivotal role in the development of the next generation of radar-absorbing materials.
The Germans experimented with radar-absorbing materials during the Second World War. They used adhesives impregnated with nature graphite particles on Horton Ho 229 aircraft. They also developed a ferrite-based paint for use as a radar absorber. They also developed composites for use as submarine camouflage.
In addition to the electromagnetic properties of nature graphite, scientists also studied its ability to absorb light. In a study, a bi-layer absorbing structure was realized using carbonyl iron and barium ferrite powder. The resulting structure showed significant microwave response in the 7-GHz band. It also attenuated 43 dB at 10 GHz.
Researchers also evaluated the EM propagation characteristics of multilayered plasma-RAM structures. A rectangular waveguide was used to validate the structure. It was found that the density profile, permittivity, and electron density of the plasma influence its absorption behavior.
Besides the above-mentioned radar-absorbing material properties, researchers are also putting their focus on developing low RCS materials. Composite-based multilayer structures are believed to be the key route to graded RAM.
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Updated my list to give .midi, .pdf, and .mus files separately, instead of in one .zip folder.
Also, updated to include the Super Mario 3D World Title! Go to the first page to see it, I'm too lazy to link it again.
-In measure 9, I added a C at the end.
-I added a glissando to the first note in measure 11.
Other than that, it looks really good!
I'll give some feedback tomorrow!
1) As the Undertale project continues on, I'll try to get my Undertale arrangements in order. Right now, a couple of them are not up-to-date, but I'll try and get them updated as they get accepted into the official Undertale project. Please understand.
2) I now have a list of all the songs I want/am planning to arrange! I don't plan on doing every single song in this list, but it's a good way for me to organize my thoughts, as well as to let you guys know what's going on in my head. Expect songs to be added or taken off at any given point.
I actually manually altered the XML file when transferring from Musescore to Notepad, so it should be up to NSM formatting standards. Let me know what you guys think! I wanna try using the same method for all of my other sub-par arrangements as well, so any feedback is appreciated.
While I think this arrangement is fine, I feel like I could incorporate more of the background melodies into this one. Any suggestions?
And now, one of my favorite battle themes while playing through Eartbound!
[SNES] Battle Against an Unsettling Opponent (Earthbound)MUS - MIDI - PDF - Original - NEW!!
I was gonna try and make m.11-end cut time, but despite my many efforts, I could not get it to swing right. Fast 4/4 it'll have to be.
[N64] Pokemon Selection (Pokemon Stadium) MUS - MIDI - PDF - Original - NEW!!
As I mentioned in this thread, I'll be doing full transcriptions of Pokemon Stadium songs with the intent to turn said transcriptions into piano arrangements. Here's the first!
[SNES] Your Name, Please (Earthbound) - MUS - MIDI - PDF - Original - NEW!!
Ah yes, the ever-popular name selection music from Earthbound. An enigmatic tune with a funky baseline, synths, telephone dials and... Monty Python?!
Speaking of which, here's a version of the song without the applause at the beginning. I opted not to use the sample for this arrangement.


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Executive Director and founder of SAFFT Ashley Anderson, right, meets Juvenile Court Judge Alison Toller, center, and Services Coordinator at SAFFT Scott Torres on Friday afternoon at their new Gainesville facility currently undergoing renovations on Prior Street.
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Updated: Jan. 10, 2016, 3:04 p.m.
GAINESVILLE - A new Gainesville facility is opening in about two weeks for an organization that aims to protect children, rebuild families and empower caregivers.
Supporting Adoption and Foster Families Together has plans to open a 4,300 square-foot building at 430 Prior Street in Gainesville, housing a Hall County location for the Forsyth County-based group. It will offer space for safe visitation for families looking to rebuild.
The location is part of the Community Service Center that also includes Meals on Wheels and the Senior Center.
Ashley Anderson, executive director of SAFFT, said in a given month Hall County has 200 children in the foster care system. The new center will serve as a family crisis center for those children in foster and adoptive care as well as domestic violence victims.
Services will include supervised visitation, supervised custody exchanges, foster and adoptive support, parenting classes, transportation, mentoring and critical family support services.
"Think of this as the main place that the children in foster care who are separated from their biological parents ... this is the place where they'll get to spend their time together, so it's all about safety, rebuilding, reunification and supporting caregivers," Anderson explained.
The new center in Hall County features seven visitation rooms for that very purpose, some of which will be decorated to look like a residence.
Scott Torres, services coordinator with SAFFT, said the rooms help children and parents feel more comfortable at the facility.
"As soon as the parents and children see each other, they have games to play with them, they have toys, and it's a comfortable environment for everyone," Torres said.
Alison Toller, a juvenile court judge of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit, said the ultimate goal is to "provide a local center where not only can we have supervised visitation … but also drug screens for parents and hand on hand coaching with parents, because the goal is not just to be a place to supervise visits while children are not in the parents' custody, but to make the parents be in a better place where they can regain custody of their children."
The nonprofit organization hosted a pre-launch event in November at Free Chapel in Gainesville to gather local stakeholders in the Hall County foster care and domestic violence fields.
In 2013, the organization had its grand opening of a 10,000-square-foot facility in Forsyth County.
Those instrumental in helping get the new facility up and running included Gainesville Flooring and Paint, JOMCO, We Clean, DFACS, Juvenile Court, PSSF and Free Chapel.
Anderson said the new facility does still have some needs, outlined in a "wish list" that can be viewed at www.safft.org/hall.


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Sep 14, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; The Cleveland Indians celebrate their 10-inning win over the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Indians Keep Streak Alive; Earn Their 22nd W
Jordyn Reed September 15, 2017	Baseball, MLB 242 Views
It was a close call on Thursday night for the Cleveland Indians as their historic streak was in jeopardy.
However, the Tribe secured their 22nd consecutive win with the help of a bottom of the 9th off-the-wall double to tie the game and a 10th inning walk-off to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2.
Sep 14, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; A general view of Progressive Field during a game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Thursday night marked the beginning of a 4-game home series as the Indians host the Royals through Sunday. Josh Tomlin (9-9) took the mound for the Indians and Jakob Junis (7-2) was the starting pitcher for the Royals.
Both pitchers went 5 2/3 innings, but the pitcher who got the "W" was Cody Allen who is 3-6 this season with a 2.52 ERA.
In the top of the second, Mike Moustakas grounded into a double play, which drove in Eric Hosmer and put the Royals on the board 1-0. Except it didn't take the Indians long to catch up and tie the game. In the bottom of the third, Lonnie Chisenhall singled on a line drive to right field driving in Abraham Almonte.
The game remained tied for the next few innings until Hosmer doubled on a fly ball to left center field in the top of the 6th. Melky Cabrera scored and the Royals took the lead.
Heading into the bottom of the 9th, the Indians were down by one. The Royals had put up a great fight against the Indians and with only one out left, the streak was at risk.
That's when Indians' shortstop Francisco Lindor approached the plate. It was the bottom of the 9th, 2 outs and a 2-2 count when Lindor swung his bat and sent the ball to the left field wall for a game-tying RBI double.
Heading to extra innings, the hope of keeping their historic streak alive continued…
The 10th Inning
However, in the bottom of the 10th when Indians' outfielder Jay Bruce came up to bat, the hope of continuing The Streak became a reality when Bruce cranked a ball to right field for a walk-off to end the game. José Ramírez scored to make the final score 3-2.
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— WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW (@Indians) September 15, 2017
As Bruce rounded the bases he was met by his teammates and the celebration began. On the field, water and baby powder were flying everywhere while the Indians rallied around Bruce. So what does it feel like to win 22 consecutive games? According to Bruce, it means everything.
After the game, and after most of the on-field celebrations ceased, Bruce commented how he wanted a chance to pick his teammates up and had that opportunity in the 10th to do just that.
Looking Ahead: Playoffs and The Streak
As if making history this week wasn't enough excitement for the Indians, there is more exciting news for what's ahead.
A few hours after the Indians won on Thursday night it was learned that they clinched a playoff spot in the 2017 postseason since the Los Angeles Angels lost to the Houston Astros 5-2.
The Indians will try for number 23 tonight as they face the Royals again at 7:10 p.m.
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Saturday, 1 December 2018, 11:08a.m.
The demograph was surprisingly diverse, spanning all age groups.
Aboriginals believe you can hear the earth humming in these parts. Deep in the heart of Australia's Outback, I can't say I deciphered any Gaia-generated percussion, but the burnt ochre earth positively radiates. Scanning the infinity horizon of the Nullabor Plain, my foray across Australia's mighty girth was aboard Great Southern Rail's Indian Pacific. For trainspotters, it's an epic excursion of bucket list proportions. As I boarded this celebrated train, its storied sense of grandeur is undeniable, a gleaming silvery ribbon of steel comprising 31 carriages and spanning over 700 metres.
I recently joined its westward service in Adelaide, from where it's a two night romp to Perth. Many of my fellow passengers had boarded the train two nights earlier, in Sydney. If you opt for the full traverse, the runaway highlight across New South Wales is the off-train excursion to The Palace Hotel, Broken Hill. An extensive stop in Adelaide allows you time to take in city excursions, or further afield, venturing off to Barossa or Hahndorf. For those who, like me, were embarking the train, the Indian Pacific laid on a hearty welcome with an Adelaide Joiners Dinner at the National Wine Centre.
She coped heroically well, despite claiming over breakfast the following morning that she had "the shakes." With no social feeds to populate, posts to like or devices to distract, a gregarious and convivial spirit infused the rail experience from start to end. 214 passengers, attended to with whip-smart efficiency and sparkling service by the 35 staff. We boarded as like-minded travellers, settled into the shared experience, and disembarked with firm, fond friendships formed. Throughout the journey, the conversation flowed as freely as the complimentary, all-inclusive drinks in Gold Service, whether its fine wine, bubbly, beer or cocktails that whets your whistle.
Dining was a delight, with the sumptuous Queen Adelaide Restaurant setting the stage for superlative gourmet cuisine, starched white tablecloths, silver cutlery, fine china and elegant service. Add to that, the undeniably evocative romance of rail travel. My Gold Class ensuite cabin was a cocoon of comfort, albeit compact. While partaking in breakfast and dinner, my cabin would be artfully transformed from a lounge into a bedroom and vice versa. Maybe it was the ouzo, or the percussive rhythm of the train, but I slept solidly like a baby.
It's the multitude of back-of-beyond curiosities that piqued my interest all along the journey, like Maralinga, which was the site of nuclear bomb testing by the British. Adjacent to the testing site is the ghost town of Ooldea which marks the start of gob-smacking Nullabor Plain and the longest stretch of dead-straight rail line in the world. Australian astronomer, Andy Thomas, confirmed that it's visible from space. As far as the eye can see, rich ochre soil and scrubby bush dominate the landscape and the burnt, baked earth.
We pulled into Cook, which was previously a service town for the Trans-Continental Railway. Just four people remaining living in Cook, servicing the trains with water and diesel, as they pass each day. It was once a thriving Nullabor town with around 200 residents, its own hospital, school, shops and golf course. But the privatisation of the railways twenty years ago effectively killed Cook, reducing its status to a sleepy refuelling station, with a trove of deserted old buildings offering echoes of a bygone age. Further up the line, Forrest is another sleepy curio, with just two residents. They are employed to maintain two emergency runways, which are Australia's biggest outside of the major cities. Shortly before Forrest, a flock of wedge-tailed eagles were wheeling above the train, turning on quite the avian spectacle over afternoon drinks in the lounge bar. Apparently they scan the railway line for roadkill – or should that be rail-kill. The mighty birds have a wing-span of 6 metres and they proudly inspired the official logo for the Indian Pacific train, emblazoned on every carriage. Suddenly, the train screeched to a halt.
My cabin window fitfully fulfilled the role of live streaming TV, as the ever-changing moods of the sky and land powered the viewing. Cathedral towers of termite mounds rose bravely from the dirt, while wedge-tailed eagles soared above and galahs canoodled on old telegraph wires. The endless sky acted like a canvas for shape-shifting cloud formations, spanning big fluffy balls and wispy streaks of candy floss. As if to tease you, every now and then a fleeting glimpse of the train could be gleaned, sinuously leaning into a curve on the track ahead. But it's the blood-red and crimson sunsets, rich, majestic and lingering improbably like a stain across the skyline, that are seared in my memories with commanding affection.


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This Kitchen was painted Morris Room Gray with Brown Glaze and light distressing. It also had a spice rack pull out and utensil pullout on either side of the cooktop.
More of the custom cabinets in the kitchen. The Morris Room Gray turned out amazing!
Here is a close-up of the lovely finish that we customized just for them!
A bookcase on the opposite end of the island is a perfect place to show off your favorite accessories.
These pull-out trash cans are soft-close along with the rest of the kitchen! A much better option than your trash sitting out in the open!
The island was painted Cupboard Blue with a brown glaze and light distressing.
The built-ins by the kitchen were painted Morris Room Gray to match the Kitchen.
The built-ins in the living room were painted Midsummer Night and the color ended up going perfectly with the rest of the house.
We also make sure the built-ins will hold the TV you want!
The gray glaze on these looked so great with their other choices in this room!
The top drawer on the far left also had a custom hair dryer pullout.
In the master bath we mixed things up a bit and did the Morris Room Gray with Gray Glaze.
We made a cabinet in the master to hide the TV. Do you think anyone realized what was in there?
Birds Egg Vanity with antique Mirror. Has custom pullout step and drawer for hair dryer and accessories.
This little make-up vanity is also painted Birds Egg. The glass knobs were the perfect touch!
Hair Dryer pullout on one side!
And a pullout on the other side with lots of clear acrylic bins for all of your make-up and other bathroom accessories.
This mirror was also painted Acier and opens up to hold all of her jewelry!
We decided to plank the back of this mudroom bench instead of the traditional beadboard look. It was also painted Morris Room Gray with Brown Glaze.
The amazing thing about this broom closet is that there is no bottom in the cabinet, so you can roll your vacuum right in!
This door on the end is really a laundry chute! You just sit your laundry basket on the counter and your kids will never have to walk their clothes down the stairs again!
Hiding in the top drawer is a pullout ironing board!
This office used Sharkskin paint on the cabinets and Colonial Maple stain on the wood top.
Lots of epoxy on these tops!
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This vanity had inset doors and these really cool handles that looked like pieces of pipe!


Scrolling through images of floral arrangements on Pinterest, I was inspired to create a little bouquet of flowers using roses, tiny daisies (maybe chamomile?) and snapdragon. All of the flowers are in white, and I plan on adding some dark green leaves. I also need to find some kind of vase or container to set it into.
I experimented with some new techniques for making the flower centers. They turned out well, but I was hoping for a more obvious effect. I'll keep working on it though. Practice makes perfect, right?


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Tom Van Der Borght is een Vlaamse modeontwerper.

Biografie
Van Der Borght volgde latijn-wiskunde in het middelbaar om daarna een jaar pol & soc te studeren aan de KUL. Na een jaar stopt hij en begon Sociaal-cultureel werk te Gent. In avondschool volgde hij naailessen te Harelbeke en Avelgem om daarna mode-optwerper te studeren aan het SASK te Sint-Niklaas waar hij in 2012 afstudeerde. Later behaalde hij ook ene master Performance Art te Maastricht.

Hij lijdt aan de erfelijke spierstoornis Charcot-Marie-Tooth.

Werken (selectie)
 kostuums voor Kenji Minogue waarmee hun tweede clip in 2012 de prijs kreeg van Beste Nieuwkomer op het modefilmfestival ASVOFF.
 De dubbele hoed, een hoed waar 2 personen in kunnen.

Erkentelijkheden
 2011 - Triumph Inspiration Award
 2012 - ASVOFF Award beste mode film voor de film Danny
 2015 - Premium Young Designer Award (Berlin Fashion Week)
 2015 - Winnaar C&A Reimagine Design Challenge
 2020 - Grand Prix in de categorie mode (Hyères Festival)
 2020 - Hyères City Audience Award (Hyères Festival)

Externe link
 Officiële webstek

Belgisch modeontwerper

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Guillermo Turner fue un marino inglés que sirvió en la Armada Argentina durante el siglo XIX luchando en la guerra del Brasil y en la guerra entre la Confederación Argentina y el Estado de Buenos Aires, durante la cual traicionó a ambos bandos.

Biografía
Guillermo Turner nació en Inglaterra y siguió la carrera naval. Tras asentarse en la ciudad de Buenos Aires al declararse la guerra con el Imperio del Brasil se sumó como muchos de sus connacionales a la escuadra republicana al mando de Guillermo Brown.

Con el grado de teniente y como segundo al mando de la cañonera N° 7, resultó gravemente herido en el ataque nocturno a Colonia del Sacramento del 1 de marzo de 1826.

Tuvo luego una destacada actuación durante el bloqueo a Buenos Aires efectuado por las fuerzas navales anglo-francesas durante el gobierno de Juan Manuel de Rosas.

Producida la secesión del estado de Buenos Aires ingresó a la escuadra de la provincia rebelde. Bajo el mando del coronel Floriano Zurowski y con el grado de sargento mayor asistió al combate de Martín García del 18 de abril de 1853 como comandante del bergantín de 223 tn Enigma (6 cañones de a 20, 4 de a 18 y 2 de a 10), buque insignia.

Durante la acción, el Enigma abrió fuego por el flanco derecho, y en esta descarga se desmontaron cuatro carroñadas del referido flanco.

Zurowski recuerda en su parte que «á la primera descarga de la batería del Enigma casi todos los oficiales ingleses desaparecieron de cubierta quedando solamente el Comandante Turner con el objeto de persuadirme á arriar la bandera y entregarnos porpue era inútil hacer sacrificar la gente, pero á una mirada mia él se retiró sin volver á aparecer». Un oficial inglés arrió la insignia e intentó izar una bandera blanca, pero el teniente Alejandro Murature, ayudante de Zurowski, lo impidió.

Tras una breve lucha, el comandante de la escuadra junto a su ayudante Alejandro Murature y algunos oficiales y tripulantes leales pasaron a la goleta Santa Clara comandado por José Murature, mientras que Turner entregó su nave a la escuadra nacional.

Algunos autores afirman que Turner había sido comprado por la Confederación. Fuera o no cierto, tras la entrega del Enigma el gobierno nacional premió con 32 000 patacones a Turner y su tripulación.

El 23 de abril la escuadra de la Confederación bloqueó el puerto de Buenos Aires, completando así el sitio terrestre que mantenía Hilario Lagos. Si embargo, tras un mes de negociar el soborno, el comandante de la escuadra nacional John Halstead Coe accedió el 20 de junio a entregar la flota confederada ingresándola a balizas interiores del puerto de Buenos Aires. Fue acompañado en la traición por Luis Cabassa, José María Pinedo y Guillermo Turner, que así volvía a Buenos Aires. Ante la entrega de la escuadra, la desmoralización del ejército nacional obligó a que el 13 de julio se levantara el sitio.

Entre 1836 y 1864, cuando no estuvo actuando en la armada, Turner se desempeñó como práctico mayor del Río de la Plata. Posteriormente se asentó en Luján. En 1869 propuso construir una línea de tranvías en esa ciudad uniendo la plaza General Belgrano con la estación del ferrocarril.

Referencias

Bibliografía
Vicente Osvaldo Cutolo, Nuevo diccionario biográfico argentino (1750-1930), Editorial Elche, 1968.
Teodoro Caillet-Bois, Historia Naval Argentina, 1944, Imprenta López, Buenos Aires
Arguindeguy, Pablo E. CL, y Rodríguez, Horacio CL; "Buques de la Armada Argentina 1852-1899 sus comandos y operaciones", Buenos Aires, Instituto Nacional Browniano, 1999.
Carranza, Ángel Justiniano, "Campañas Navales de la República Argentina", Talleres de Guillermo Kraft Ltda., Buenos Aires, 2.º edición, 1962.
Horacio Rodríguez, Coronel de Marina Leonardo Rosales, Instituto Nacional Browniano, Buenos Aires, 2007.
Vale, Brian, Una guerra entre ingleses, Instituto de Publicaciones Navales, Buenos Aires, 2005
Baldrich, Juan Amadeo, Historia de la Guerra del Brasil, EUDEBA, Buenos Aires, 1974
José Luis Bustamante, Ensayo histórico de la defensa de Buenos Aires contra la rebelión del ex-coronel Hilario Lagos, apoyada y sostenida por el gobernador de la provincia de Entre Rios, Brigadier D. Justo José de Urquiza, director provisorio de las provincias argentinas reunidas en Confederación, Imprenta de "La Defensa", 1854.

Enlaces externos
Historia y Arqueología Marítima
Maniobras y términos navales
Sitio oficial de la Armada de la República Argentina (ARA)
Cronología del Almirante Brown

Organización de la Armada después de Caseros

Militares de la Guerra del Brasil (republicanos)
Militares de las guerras civiles argentinas
Marinos del Reino Unido al servicio de Argentina
Marinos de Inglaterra del siglo XIX