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The Cult of Fairies, Spirits, and the Dead
September 9, 2019 September 9, 2019 renegade 0 Comments
By W.Y. Evans-Wentz
From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries [1911]
There was also, as we already know, more or less of direct worship offered to fairies like the Tuatha De Danann; and sacrifice was made to them even as now, when the Irish or Scotch peasant pours a libation of milk to the 'good people' or to the fairy queen who presides over the flocks. In Fíacc's Hymn it is said, 'On Ireland's folk lay darkness: the tribes worshipped elves: They believed not the true godhead of the true Trinity.' And there is a reliable legend concerning Columbkille which shows that this old cult of elves was not forgotten among the early Irish Christians, though they changed the original good reputation of these invisible beings to one of evil. It is said that Columbkille's first attempts to erect a church or monastery on Iona were rendered vain by the influence of some evil spirit or else of demons; for as fast as a wall was raised it fell down. Then it was revealed to the saint that the walls could not stand until a human victim should be buried alive under the foundations. And the lot fell on Oran, Columbkille's companion, who accordingly became a sacrifice to appease the evil spirit, fairies, or demons of the place where the building was to be raised.
As an illustration of what the ancient practice of such sacrifice to place-spirits, or to gods, must have been like in Wales, we offer the following curious legend concerning the conception of Myrddin (Merlin), as told by our witness from Pontrhydfendigaid, Mr. John Jones (see p. 147):–'When building the Castle of Gwrtheyrn, near Carmarthen, as much as was built by day fell down at night. So a council of the Dynion Hysbys or "Wise Men" was called, and they decided that the blood of a fatherless boy had to be used in mixing the mortar if the wall was to stand. Search was thereupon made for a fatherless boy (cf. p. 351), and throughout all the kingdom no such boy could be found. But one day two boys were quarrelling, and one of them in defying the other wanted to know what a fatherless boy like him had to say to him. An officer of the king, overhearing the quarrel, seized the boy thus tauntingly addressed as the one so long looked for. The circumstances were made known to the king, and the boy was taken to him. "Who is your father?" asked the king. "My mother never told me," the boy replied. Then the boy's mother was sent for, and the king asked her who the father of the boy was, and she replied: "I do not know; for I have never known a man. Yet, one night, it seemed to me that a man noble and majestic in appearance slept with me, and I awoke to find that I had been in a dream. But when I grew pregnant afterwards, and this wonderful boy whom you now see was delivered, I considered that a divine being or an angel had visited me in that dream, and therefore I called his child Myrddin the Magician, for such I believe my son to be." When the mother had thus spoken, the king announced to the court and wise men, "Here is the fatherless boy. Take his blood and use it in mixing the mortar. The walling will not hold without it." At this, Myrddin taunted the king and wise men, and said they were no better than a pack of idiots. "The reason the walling falls down," Myrddin went on to say, "is because you have tried to raise it on a rock which covers two large sea-serpents. Whenever the wall is raised over them its weight presses on their backs and makes them uneasy. Then during the night they up-heave their backs to relieve themselves of the pressure, and thus shake the walling to a fall."' The story ends here, but presumably Merlin's statements were found to be true; and Merlin was not sacrificed, for, as we know, he became the great magician of Arthur's court.
There are two hills in the Highlands of Aberdeenshire where travellers had to propitiate the banshee by placing barley-meal cakes near a well on each hill; and if the traveller neglected the offering, death or some dire calamity was sure to follow. It is quite certain that the banshee is almost always thought of as the spirit of a dead ancestor presiding over a family, though here it appears more like the tutelary deity of the hills. But sacrifice being thus made, according to the folk-belief, to a banshee, shows, like so many other examples where there is a confusion between divinities or fairies and the souls of the dead, that ancestral worship must be held to play a very important part in the complex Fairy-Faith as a whole. A few non-Celtic parallels determine this at once. Thus, exactly as to fairies here, milk is offered to the souls of saints in the Panjab, India, as a means of propitiating them. M. A. Lefèvre shows that the Roman Lares, so frequently compared to house-haunting fairies, are in reality quite like the Gaelic banshee; that originally they were nothing more than the unattached souls of the dead, akin to Manes; that time and custom made distinctions between them; that in the common language Lares and Manes had synonymous dwellings; and that, finally, the idea of death was little by little divorced from the worship of the Lares, so that they became guardians of the family and protectors of life. On all the tombs of their dead the Romans inscribed these names: Manes, inferi, silentes, the last of which, meaning the silent ones, is equivalent to the term 'People of Peace' given to the fairy-folk of Scotland. Nor were the Roman Lares always thought of as inhabiting dwellings. Many were supposed to live in the fields, in the streets of cities, at cross-roads, quite like certain orders of fairies and demons; and in each place these ancestral spirits had their chapels and received offerings of fruit, flowers, and of foliage. If neglected they became spiteful, and were then known as Lemures.
All these examples tend to show what the reviewer of Curtin's Tales of the Fairies and of the Ghost World states, that 'The attributes of a ghost–that is to say, the spirit of a dead man–are indistinguishable from those of a fairy. And it is well known how world-wide is the worship of the dead and the offering of food to them, among uncivilized tribes like those of Africa, Australia, and America, as well as among such great nations as China, Corea, India, and Japan; and in ancient times it was universal among the masses of the people in Egypt, Greece, and Rome.
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November 15, 2019 10:25AM ET
Lee Brings Back the First Women's Denim It Ever Made
By Liz Warren
When it comes to vintage denim, heritage brands have an obvious advantage over their younger counterparts—a concept Lee is demonstrating with its latest drop.
This week, it launched Reissue, a collection of its first-edition denim ever made for women. These items aren't just inspired by the workwear trend that's flooding the streets and the runway—they're the authentic designs the brand originally created for the working women, or the "lovely tough girls," of the '40s and '50s.
While the vintage sizing has been updated to reflect modern sizes, the thread choices, hardware and manufacturing processes are the same as they were back then. The brand even worked with longtime partner Cone Denim Mills to recreate its proprietary lightweight Jelt denim needed for extra durability.
"These pieces represent a time when Lee took what was made for men and created jeans made specifically for the female body," Betty Madden, Lee's vice president of global design, said. "They were originally designed and worn by what we call the 'lovely tough girls': the women who were riding horses, working in factories during the war; who were making things happen and looking cool and effortless while doing so.
"Today's Reissue," she added, "is still for those same women—the ones who forge their own path with confidence and grace. The women who don't believe being a tomboy or a girly girl are mutually exclusive—the lovely tough girls who are still making it happen."
The collection includes the Lady Lee Rider, the "original boyfriend jeans" created in 1947; the Lee All Purpose Blue Jeans, a high-waisted wide leg introduced in 1950; the Lee Frontier Lady, a high-waisted, side-zip straight leg with pearl accents from 1952; the Lee Riders Jacket from 1949; and a raw denim jacket and jeans set with classic white stitching.
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The Reissue collection starts at $178 and is available exclusively on the Lee website and in its flagship store, as well as in select boutiques throughout Europe and the U.S.
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John Williams' mostly-forgotten 1965 work on Lost in Space scores vinyl release
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John Williams has composed some of the most iconic movie themes in film history, with everything from Star Wars to Jurassic Park on his mile-long resume. Now some of his deepest cuts are finally getting a new lease on life — more than 50 years later.
Back in the mid-1960s, Williams provided the score for a handful of episodes of the classic sci-fi series Lost in Space, and now his entire contribution to the series has been collected and compiled in a four-record vinyl release. The set was compiled by Spacelab9, and includes more than two and a half hours of material composed by a young Williams, fresh off a stint in the Air Force. The tracks are pressed on colored vinyl, designed to match the color scheme of the original series. The gatefolds also feature photos and details from the specific episodes Williams worked on.
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For fans who know Williams best from his film scores, this represents a fascinating slice of mostly forgotten sci-fi history. It's also a peek at how Williams developed his approach and style that would go on to define a few generations to come.
The set is available for $79.99 from Think Geek.
Check out the full track listing below:
Disc 1 - The Reluctant Stowaway [Total Time: 39:04]
1. Main Title Theme (Season One and Two)
2. Smith's Entrance (2:28)
3. Judo Chop (1:43)
4. On the Pad (0:46)
5. The Good Doctor (1:13)
6. Preparations (1:12)
7. Final Countdown (4:07)
8. Escape Velocity / Robot Control (3:35)
9. Meteor Storm (3:11)
10. Defrosting / Log Book (2:04)
11. Weightless Waltz (3:23)
12. Bumper (Season One and Two)*
13. Robot Play-on / Doctor & Boy (2:17)
14. The Monster Rebels (3:30)
15. Message for President (0:53)
16. A Walk in Space / To Be Continued (6:47)
Bonus Track:
17. End Title Theme (Season One and Two)
Disc 2 - Island in the Sky [Total Time: 39:02]
SIDE C:
18. Strange Planet / Suiting Up (2:49)
19. John's Descent / John's Fall (2:44)
20. Rescue Orbit / Helmet it / Group Play-On (2:27)
21. Stranglehold (3:12)
22. The Landing (3:14)
23. Lil Will and the Robot (1:31)
24. Search for John (4:14)
SIDE D:
25. Monkey's Doo (4:54)
26. Operation Rescue / Personal Chauffeur (1:40)
27. Tractor Play-On / Electric Sagebrush (1:05)
28. Watch & Learn / Keeping House (2:54)
29. The Bad Doctor / Will Is Threatened (1:58)
+ Library Cues from The Reluctant Stowaway **
30. Smith's Entrance (2:48)
31. Meteor Storm (2:40)
32. End Title Theme (Alternate Version) (Season One and Two)
Disc 3 - The Hungry Sea [Total Time: 38:35]
SIDE E:
33. The Earthquake (2:46)
34. Chariot Titles (1:07)
35. Temperature Dropping / Nature's Display / Fahrenheit A Go-Go (2:19)
36. The Chariot Continues (1:12)
37. Boring Company (2:13)
38. I, Messenger (1:41)
39. Don's Ray (0:22)
40. Space Bridge / John's Temper (2:33)
41. Warming Rays / Sun Storm (3:02)
42. Morning After (3:14)
SIDE F:
43. The Inland Sea (2:17)
44. Land Ho / Kids Play-Off / Space Play-On (2:38)
45. Strange Visitor (1:14)
46. Home Sweet Home (1:24)
+ Library Cues from The Reluctant Stowaway and The Hungry Sea **
47. Earthquake (3:03)
48. Strange Visitor (To Be Continued) (0:50)
50. To Be Continued (3:07)
Disc 4 - My Friend, Mr. Nobody [Total Time: 39:33]
SIDE G:
51. Wonderland Discovery (3:00)
52. Hair Style Book (0:28)
53. Penny's Friend (2:04)
54. Diamonds / Smith and Penny / Diamond Play-Off (1:51)
55. Penny's Cave (2:00)
56. To the Cave (1:07)
57. Gathering Wild Flowers (2:27)
58. Moving Rocks / Mother and Daughter (2:09)
59. Penny's Problem (4:15)
SIDE H:
60. Storm Coming Up (1:33)
61. A New Galaxy (2:29)
62. Final Countdown (4:45)
63. Escape Velocity/Robot Control (3:35)
64. Defrosting (2:05)
66. Season Three Main Title Theme
67. Season Three Bumper
68. Season Three End Title Theme
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I agree. And they wouldn't give me change for the passport photo machine in their own shop unless I bought something. I went elsewhere and avoided shopping there since.
Might I ask what kind of lens you used for this Donncha?
Sigma 10-20 that's currently in for repair. Converted to b/w and did a little dodging and burning afterwards but this is mostly what came out of the camera.
I agree with you guys too, don't like their Patrick St store, but the Mahon Point one is a pretty good place to go for men's clothes!
The worst development ever in recent Irish Shopping history. Roches was the place of choice to exchange all the useless gifts you ever received and Debenhams certainly won't do that. Sheesh they even have signs up referring to UK legislation as a reason to not seel knives to U16s..
Debenhams cant replace the Roches Stores logo at the top of the building as its part of the stonework. To get it off means it would have to be chiselled off, and they cant do that as its a protected structure. Nice pic by the way!
Globalisation is lovely. You can buy the same clothes from the same Debenhams in any big town in the UK.


So today instead of doing anything productive in RL, I've mostly stayed in bed and have done nothing but staring dully at PC screen. OHYAY. And now I'm actually feeling a tad better, too. SO, YAY?
And while I was checking out the premiere date of Hugh Dancy's new show Hannibal on IMDb (starts on April 4, Thursdays 10/9c on NBC!), I noticed that Beautiful People has come on top of JM's filmography and it says Beautiful People (TV 2013) - TV Movie, 60 min, release date 1 May 2013 (USA) - OMEG?!?! Does anybody know anything about it?! I don't really know where to look to see what's the source or if it's true. I'm sure someone in jamesmurrayfans will find out something for us soon.
Also I finally signed up for doing art for smallfandombang - against my better judgement, because last year I nearly blew it. I really need to do a better job this year. I've read the snippet of elyss_blair's Blood Ties story on smallfandomcafe and it's already SO good I can't wait to read the whole story, even though I've never known the series until she told me. I'm kind of sad it's already claimed, but I knew it's too good to be still up for a grab. Also crazyfoolstiney's so very promising The A-Team Circus AU is taken too, but it's delorita who's doing the art for it so I know both the fic and art are going to ROCK.
BUT! The story I claimed - which I'm still like on 3 of all 72 pages (O_O), also which is of the fandom I hardly know anything about - already reads *fantastically*!!! I don't know how many days I'm going to need to read the entire thing but I'm so excited to make art for it.
I don't know my first naaaame!
I don't even know why but it's Deeks clinging to Kensi to me.
And there's this awesome kitten one!
Sgt. Awesome feeding a scraggly kitten a bowl of milk while on duty in a war-torn country. When I first saw it, I was like ASDFGHJKL;; because even more awesome thing about this precious picture is this kitten JUST looks like our kitten!G, with more disheveled look - like human!G.
This picture is like the sum of everything I love about G's looks; eyebrows, eyes, trademark twisted smile, chin, in blue shirt matching his bluest eyes with loose collar and a bonus good show of skin. RAWR. ♥ (But I wonder where the chest hair has gone?) And you know what's more <333 thing about this scene is? Whom he's looking at is Sam.
Seriously, there's always something about the way G/COD looks at Sam/LL. Maybe it's LL's ~charisma luring him!
Lastly, a random pic. The guy doesn't really look like G, but I find it so inspiring.


Globally reknowned Qawali singer Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan will perform a special intimate set at London's world famous Dorchester Hotel this month, as part of a fundraising gala for Barnardo's. The gala event takes place on Saturday 18th November and will see an array of stars grace the red carpet at the iconic Dorchester Ballroom.
The event, conceptualized by PME, will see business leaders and gatekeepers from the British Asian community come together to give back to Barnardo's, the UK's largest and most recognized children's charity. The charity has helped hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children and the unique event offers attendees a chance to join a roster of incredibly talented and dedicated ambassadors and supporters, in an effort to truly give back to children in the UK.
Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, a global ambassador for Barnardo's, will perform a special 90 minute Qawali set to enthrall attendees. He joins a stellar list of ambassadors for Barnardo's including Hollywood stars Daniel Craig, Rosamund Pike and Andy Serkis, as well as Bollywood star Salman Khan, who was announced as an ambassadorin September.
Celebrity guests expected to attend the gala event include Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Andy Serkis, Nicola Roberts, Jenny Campbell, Lydia Bright and many more.


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Stossel: 'American Optimist' offers a glimpse of the future
The "Transition®" – the flying car made by Woburn, MA. company Terrafugia.(Courtesy of Terrafugia)
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PUBLISHED: October 25, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. | UPDATED: October 25, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.
There's so much negative news these days. I was glad to see that a new podcast, "American Optimist," features good things that are coming.
It's hosted by Palantir founder and venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale. He interviews entrepreneurs like Sal Churi, who funds companies like Icon, which found a way to 3D print homes in just one day.
The process is cool to watch. You can see it in my new video.
Fast home-building is such a good thing for poor people who want an affordable house! Unfortunately, Churi has to struggle to get past the government's rigid zoning and safety regulations.
"It's actually impossible to do 3D printing of homes with modern technology because government regulation is making it impossible," says Lonsdale.
"That infuriates me," I tell him. "I keep seeing these wonderful new things we can't have … because of regulations that don't matter."
"We'd probably have twice as big of an economy if we didn't have bad regulations," he replies.
If innovators finally do get past the regulators, we'll get lots of cool things.
People predicted flying cars for years. Now it may actually happen because Lonsdale's friend Paul Sciarra (Pinterest's co-founder) invested in Joby Aviation, which built a small helicopter that looks like a flying car. He hopes it will be used as an air taxi.
"It's about 100 times quieter than a helicopter," says Lonsdale. "Goes about 200 miles on a charge — safer, much quieter. The idea is to use this as a commuting vehicle. I'm pretty excited as we start to scale this out."
Another Lonsdale friend is Elon Musk, whose Boring Company hopes to create faster ways to move traffic by building tunnels.
But again, it's hard to get such new transportation past the bureaucrats' rules. Digging tunnels today actually often costs more and takes longer — even though construction equipment is much better!
"The EPA is going to insist you do these studies that take four or five years," complains Lonsdale. "It's almost like they delight in delaying you."
Musk is the rare entrepreneur who triumphs over regulations — sometimes by ignoring them.
Thankfully, in new fields, like neurotechnology, innovators sometimes escape stupid rules because regulators don't understand what they're doing.
Musk's company Neuralink invented technology that may let us control things with our minds. Our Stossel TV video on Lonsdale includes a Neuralink video clip showing a monkey playing a video game just by … thinking.
Soon this technology will help paralyzed people do new things. It may someday even help us communicate without speaking. We'll just … think … to each other.
Lonsdale's podcast includes Rick Klausner, a scientist who founded Grail, which designed a blood test that detects 50 types of cancers. But it's not available to us yet because the Federal Trade Commission blocked a merger with the company that would be selling it.
"This could be saving over 1,000 lives a month right now by detecting early cancers!" complains Lonsdale.
He interviews Maureen Hillenmeyer, founder of Hexagon Bio, which turns fungi into drugs that fight cancer. But of course, those drugs may need 10 years to get approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
"It definitely does not need to be 10 years!" says Lonsdale. "Competition of ideas is very important. When I am in charge of the federal government, I'm going to have the FDA compete against itself and have multiple competing agencies."
Will he be in charge of the government? Probably not. Would competition make bureaucrats less slow and sleepy? Probably yes.
"We're living in one of the most exciting times," concludes Lonsdale. "The quality of life we have even during COVID is so much higher than anything humanity experienced, and it's only going to get better."
I'm glad such optimists exist.
John Stossel is author of "Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media."
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Pound to euro exchange rate – Sterling struggles despite UK manufacturing boost after surge in exports
The biggest rise in export orders in the past seven years has been announced
By Paul Harper
8:34, 2 Aug 2017
Updated: 11:50, 29 May 2019
THE pound is still struggling against the euro despite a boost for the UK manufacturing industry after a surge in exports.
The pound dropped 0.15 per cent against the euro to 1.1171 on the morning of Wednesday August 2.
Sterling is generally 12 per cent lower against the euro than it was before the EU referendumCredit: Getty Images
There was a peak of 1.1204 euros to the pound in the past 24 hours - and 1.1434 in the previous month on July 17.
On Tuesday August 1 according to a survey it emerged there has been the biggest surge in export orders since 2010, which is helping British factories to recover.
Sterling hit its highest level in 10 months against the US dollar and British government bond prices fell on Tuesday August 1 after the Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 55.1 from a revised 54.2 in June.
It exceeded the consensus forecast of 54.4 in a Reuters poll of economists.
Brexit supporters have said that sterling's fall since last year's referendum will help the economy by making exports more competitive.
However growth in the first half of 2017 slowed sharply as consumers felt the pinch of inflation, caused in part by the pound's fall.
The pound dropped significantly by 15 per cent to on Wednesday August 2Credit: Investing.com
Scott Bowman, an economist with Capital Economics, said: "Sterling's slide along with stronger global growth appears to be providing significant support for manufacturers by boosting external demand."
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee will meet on Thursday (August 3) to set interest rates which could potentially give the pound a boost if a decision is made to increase rates.
In the last meeting three committee members called for an immediate hike, amid a growing economy and high inflation.
Where is the best place to get euros?
Euros can be bought at supermarkets, the Post Office and currency specialists - but the rates vary massively.
The best rates can often be found at specialist online outlets, such as Travelex, which can deliver your cash to home.
Alternatively, FairFX offers currency cards which you can load up with sterling and then spend abroad like a debit card.
Travellers can use comparison sites, such as MoneySavingExpert's TravelMoneyMax, to find the best rate.
If you order in advance and pick up the cash then you'll most likely get a better rate than if you walk in.
Your can also buy last-minute currency at the airport, but expect to be hit with poor rates.
It's almost always much cheaper to buy your currency before you get to the airport.
The rates you'll see above are the "spot" currency rate that is traded on the market.
These are different to the rates offered by currency exchange businesses, but changes in the spot rate do have an affect on how much cash you get.
How to get the best holiday money rate
WE spoke with Hannah Maundrell, editor-in-chief at money.co.uk to find out how you can guarantee the best rate when you go on holiday
Don't buy cash at the airport – you'll always be able to beat the rate with a bit of forward planning
Compare travel money companies online – Factor in delivery costs and choose the option that gives you the most cash to spend on holiday. If you've left it until the last minute order online for airport collection so you get the best of both worlds.
Use comparison tools – MoneySavingExpert's TravelMoneyMax enables you to compare pick-up and pre-order rates.
Don't pay for travel money with a credit card – it's likely you'll be charged a cash withdrawal fee which adds to the cost.
Top up a prepaid card to lock in your rate now – Choose your card and read the T&Cs carefully as some apply hefty fees. WeSwap, FairFX and Caxton FX are all worth checking out.
Always choose to pay in the local currency rather than sterling – This will help you avoid sneaky exchange fees
What is the Bank of England interest rate?
The UK interest rate – known as the "base rate" – is set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks, which is why it is used as the general benchmark for interest rates.
It may affect interest you pay on loans, or receive on savings accounts. The BoE's monetary policy committee (MPC) sets rates and has said previously that it's in no rush to push them up.
But many economists have said that rocketing inflation could put pressure on the BoE to take action and hike rates.
Low interest is good for borrowers and bad for savers, while the reverse is true of high interest rates.
Last August in the wake of the Brexit vote, policymakers voted to cut interest rates from 0.5 per cent to 0.25 per cent.
The move aimed to stimulate economic growth by making loans more attractive and encouraging people to spend.
Currency markets are volatile, and can jump around wildly based on global uncertaintiesCredit: PA:Press Association
How do interest rates affect the pound to euro exchange rate?
Reducing interest rates makes it is less attractive to save money in the UK, meaning the value of Sterling can fall as a result of reduced demand.
Sterling dipped after the Brexit vote because financial markets - and the investors who operate in them - don't react well to uncertainty.
When sterling is worth less, as it has been since the historic vote on June 23 last year, imports are more expensive.
However, a weak pound has boosted exporters, and benefited many of the big UK-listed companies which make profits in US dollars.
This is why the UK stock market has climbed in the months following the vote - essentially, big foreign companies are getting more bang for their buck and making more money as a result.
What other things affect the pound to euro exchange?
Foreign exchange rates are constantly changing, largely as a result of economic factors.
It can be affected when the Office for National Statistics reveals inflation rates or when employment figures are announced.
The pound is also sensitive to political changes and uncertainty, for example, during the EU referendum or if the Prime Minister calls a snap election.
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Farm income trend looks to continue in 2017
02/23/17 4:30 PM By Spencer Chase
KEYWORDS Allen Featherstone economy farm household income
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 23, 2017 – Those hoping for a reverse on the downward trend in net farm income will likely have to wait a little longer, farm economists said on Thursday.
Speaking at the 93rd Annual USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, Va., a trio of farm economists offered a somewhat gloomy picture of the farm economy for the year ahead, although one not unlike the trends observed in recent years. Net farm income is projected to drop almost $6 billion in 2017, tumbling primarily on decreases in the crop sector to a $62.3 billion total.
The drop is a decrease of about 8.7 percent, the fourth consecutive year of declines after record highs were observed in 2013. If realized, the projected figure would be the lowest since 2002.
The potential saving grace for farm families could be a projected bump in farm household income, which also includes income into off-farm enterprises. Median farm household income is projected to rise about 3.4 percent to $79,733.
Net cash income is also projected higher – about 1.8 percent – primarily on the sale of crop inventories. Cash receipts for livestock farms are either down or flat depending on the category.
Net cash farm income forecast to drop 9% in 2020
NFU, NCGA point to RFS uncertainty as explanation for drop in farm income
Top economist bullish on US prices, farm income in 2022
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While things may appear dire, many economists say an immediate comparison to the farm crisis of the 1980s is premature. Allen Featherstone, a Kansas State University professor of ag economics, said the comparison is a little early, but still possible.
"To me, the jury is really still out in terms of where we end up," he said, pointing out that a true equivalency to that decade would require about four years worth of similar numbers. He said the current farm economy might be more comparable to the early part of the 1980s before issues were at their peak, "and there still are times for us not to go through the whole cycle."
Featherstone – and numerous others – have pointed out that the current situation with interest rates is much more favorable than what was seen in the 1980s. However, he said repayment capacity for producers is showing similar patters as the beginning of the farm crisis.
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House Buying Process in France
Société Civile Immobilière (SCI)
1. What is an SCI?
2. Multiple Ownership
3. Property Transfer
4. Inheritance Laws
5. Tax Implications
6. Business Use
7. Setting Up an SCI
8. Running an SCI
What is an SCI?
Multiple Ownership of French Property
Transfer of French Property
French Inheritance Laws
Setting Up an SCI
Running an SCI
Once you have set up the company, there are a number of accounting, taxation and legal formalities to regularly undertake, as the company is a separate legal entity and much be treated as such.
There is also a cost to these administrative formalities.
Thus, there is the need to hold an annual general meeting, prepare a set of annual accounts, maintain a company bank account, and submit an annual tax return.
Repairs and improvement works, as well as the running costs of the property, must be processed through the company, with funds deposited in the company bank account by the owners.
If this is not done properly there is the risk that the French tax authorities will not accept the company as a proper legal entity.
Of equal importance will be the need to ensure that lenders (both current and potential) are happy with the way the company is being managed.
The company will need to appoint a director (gérant) who will have responsibility, and the authority that goes with it, to deal with many of the day to day decisions of the company.
The gérant need not necessarily be one of the shareholders, although it is normally the senior family member who would take this role.
The powers of the gérant will need careful drafting, as they will be able to take important decisions on behalf of the company without necessarily consulting with the other shareholders.
A gérant who is also a majority shareholder would not be able to be removed from this role by the other shareholders.
A simple and fairly inexpensive way of delegating management of the formalities would be to hand them over to a French accountant who should be able to take pain for you for a few hundreds euros a year.
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The dumbbell is one of the cheap, flexible and easy exercising tools. It allows you to do various exercises to improve your health. Dumbbells are beneficial for improving heart health, burning calories, building muscle or improving muscle endurance. Of course, this depends on the weight of the dumbbell, the routine, the number of repetitions and the speed at which you use them.
Dumbbell has a small weight and shape is like a Roman letter I. You can buy barbells of different weight ranging from lightweight. Heavier-weighted dumbbells allow you to build muscle. Here are the benefits of dumbbell exercises.
You can strengthen your muscles using heavy weight dumbbells to increase muscle mass and help to burn more calories. A combination of endurance exercises with cardio exercises with dumbbells strengthen the muscles.
Using a dumbbell can increase heart rate and is beneficial to make the heart healthier. Beginners can start exercises at a relaxed pace to improve cardio stamina with the lightweight dumbbells for 30 minutes or more. It then increases by doing aerobics are beneficial to strengthen the heart and other health benefits.
Aerobic exercise using a dumbbell can burn more calories because it makes the heart rate increase. Doing aerobics to lose weight is beneficial to reduce the risk of diseases such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, back pain and high blood pressure. This type of weight-loss exercise in addition to burning calories is also beneficial to increase muscle strength, muscle endurance, and heart strength.
You can use dumbbells to increase muscle endurance or improve your ability to use muscles such as playing tennis or volleyball. Sports with dumbbells relying on weight and repetition in each exercise makes muscle endurance stronger than doing bodybuilding exercise.
Weight training helps to increase bone density, thus reducing the risk of fractures. The dumbbell is an ideal way to improve bone health because it can do while sitting or lying down at the same time can choose the weight that matches the ability.


Forty years after its namesake became a road racing legend, the BOSS is back on track for 2010 with a new 5.0-liter V-8 engine. Ford Racing is introducing the BOSS 302R, a factory-built race car ready for track days and road racing in a number of Grand-Am, SCCA and NASA classes. The Ford team has built modern versions of the most iconic performance Mustangs over the years. The original BOSS 302 was a championship-winning legend and the new Mustang BOSS 302R will carry on the tradition. The Mustang was born to race from the start, and this new Mustang is bred to win.
The Mustang BOSS 302R is a serialized off-road-only vehicle ready to race. Each base model will come with a 5.0-liter four-valve engine and a six-speed manual transmission with a roll cage, race seats, safety harness, data acquisition and race dampers/springs, and a Brembo brake and tire package, starting at an MSRP of $79,000.
Forty years after its namesake became a road racing legend, the BOSS is back on track for 2010 with a new 5.0-liter V-8 engine.
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Parnelli Jones' 1970 Trans-Am championship in a Mustang BOSS 302 prepared by Bud Moore Engineering, Ford Racing is introducing the BOSS 302R, a factory-built race car ready for track days and road racing in a number of Grand-Am, SCCA and NASA classes.
And, with a special Grand-Am Homologation Package (M-FR500-BOSS R1), it will also be ready to compete in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series (formerly known as KONI Challenge), starting with the season-opening race in Daytona on Jan. 29, 2010. As of today, five BOSS 302R race cars will be delivered to customers ready to race in Daytona. MSRP of the BOSS 302R1 is $129,000.
The Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge-ready Mustang BOSS 302R will feature a sealed high-output race engine with an upgraded cooling system, a close-ratio six-speed transmission with integral shifter, a seam-welded body, race suspension/KONI dampers and ABS brake tuning, race performance exhaust and a high-speed balance one-piece driveshaft.
The BOSS 302R follows in the very successful footsteps of its most recent road racing predecessor – the Mustang FR500C from Ford Racing. In 2005, when the Mustang FR500C debuted at Daytona, the first car was delivered on Wednesday of that week and won the KONI Challenge race on Friday.
In five years of competition since then, the Mustang FR500C has won three Triple Crown championships of driver, team and manufacturer's titles in KONI competition including back-to-back (2008 and 2009). The FR500C has also seen success in FIA GT4 competition winning the 2007 and 2008 driver's championships.
Each Ford Racing factory-built production-based turnkey race car has won its competition debut.
Available through Ford dealers, a total of 50 BOSS 302R Mustangs will be built by Ford Racing. Delivery is anticipated in the third quarter of 2010.


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History of Leeds Castle
Leeds Castle was originally built in 1119 as a Norman stronghold, although much of what you can see today is 19th Century. There is a rich Royal history associated with the castle and it has been a favourite of many of England's Queens – starting in 1278, where the castle was owned by King Edward I and was one of his favourite residences. In 1321 it was owned briefly by the 1st Baron Badlesmere, then captured by King Edward II, and after he died, his widow lived on in the castle. King Richard II's first wife (Anne of Bohemia) stayed at the castle in 1381. King Henry VIII renovated the castle in 1519 for Catherine of Aragon, his first wife.
During the English Civil War the castle escaped destruction and was used as an arsenal and a prison. You can still see doublets and suits of armour from this time on display in the castle. In 1823 it was remodelled again, and in 1926 it passed to Lady Baillie, a wealthy Anglo-American heiress, when it was used to entertain high society parties for the rich and famous down from London. During World War II, Leeds Castle was used as a hospital for injured soldiers. The castle was opened to the public in 1976 and has over half a million visitors each year.
Leeds Castle Ghosts
Ghost Sightings in Leeds Castle are often of a black curly-haired retriever dog – the 'Black Dog of Leeds' – which is often seen appearing and disappearing within moments, often into a wall or through a closed door. A gruesome discovery was also made a hundred years ago of a man's skeleton, who had been imprisoned within the castle walls.
Some things to do around Leeds Castle:
Leeds Castle has a maze and grotto to lose yourself in, and daily falconry displays. There is a museum of dog collars, gift shop, café, and 500 acres of landscaped parkland to walk in. Look for the famous Black Swans – the symbol of Leeds Castle – imported by Lady Baillie from Australia.
Local Area around Leeds Castle:
Leeds Castle is close to Maidstone, the county town of Kent, and Ashford so you can visit either with a short train ride. Maidstone offers trips on the River Medway, Heritage Museums of Kent Life, Bars, Nightclubs, Restaurants, Cinema Multiplex and more. Ashford offers Godinton House stately home and gardens, Bowling, Cinema, Restaurants and Designer Outlet Shopping Centre.
Shopping around Leeds Castle:
Ashford Designer Outlet has over 90 shops offering up to 60% off designer bargains from Gap to Ralph Lauren, Kurt Geiger to Adidas. There are shops selling designer fashion, high street clothes, shoes, handbags, house accessories, luggage, sunglasses, jewellery, perfumes and much more.
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USA To Hold Military Exercises in Poland
Politics » DEFENSE | March 21, 2014, Friday // 15:48
A US F-16 fighter jet in the Polish air space prepares to land at the Air Base in Lask, central Poland, 14 March 2014. Photo: EPA/BGNES
The US is preparing military exercises in Poland, said US ambassador to Poland, Stephen Mull.
According to Mull, they would included Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria and the Baltics.
Polish radio station Radio Zet, quoted by Reuters, said Mull told them that the exercise will take place in the Lask base in central Poland.
Meanwhile, a defense ministry official said France is offering to send warplanes to help provide air patrols over the Baltic states and Poland.
The ministry official said France was "available — if NATO requests it — to contribute to air policing patrols" in the former Soviet republics and Poland, now members of the Atlantic alliance. The comments came as French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visiting Estonia, Lithuania and Poland on Friday.
The United States and Britain have already provided such support.
A French contribution could include warplanes, AWACs surveillance aircraft and radar. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
Le Drian also said that France will terminate its military cooperation with Russia, including military exercises. France might also reconsider the contracts for military equipment. - In 2011 France and Russia signed an agreement for the sale of two warships for over EUR 3 B. Le Drian said the matter will not be considered until October.
Earlier on Friday Germany said it terminates all contracts for providing military equipment and weapons to Russia.
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Luk 4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt. thou serve.
Today, we are considering another trick of the devil, which is trapping a personthrough inordinate desires.
a poisonous Such offers can come gift, an appointment or a promise of greatness.
Christ Himself in today's Bible reading. In many cases, no matter how much you try, you may not see anything wrong with the whole arrangement at the initial stage, but at the end of the day, you will find yourself entrapped to do the bidding of your "benefactor" against your wish.
The rich and powerful of this world deploy this trick in getting what they want.
They use the luxuries they can provide to entrap the less wealthy and vulnerable, who may feel obligated to do their bidding.
Many victims of this scam have been disappointed, enslaved and some have even lost their lives.
I enjoin Christian youths to be warned that those who are addicted to pleasure, who always have their eyes roving and seeking for a luxurious lifestyle, will easily be sucked in and entrapped by these wicked predators.
The language of Satan and his agents is "All this power will l give thee, and the glory of them" (Luke 4:6).
I pray that you will not be deceived or fall victim of such mean and wicked deceivers in the mighty Name of Jesus. For diverse reasons, this particular trick of the devil is especially potent and effective in this generation more than any other time in the history of mankind.
We are in a world where instant riches, riotous living, exhibition of immorality and the pursuit of extreme pleasure have become attractive to people.
Now, wealth and fame derived from participation in vices (such as corruption, gambling and drug trafficking) are being celebrated, even among some so-called Christians.
Some attributes that used to be highly valued in society, such as integrity, diligence, moral principle and godliness, have become things of the past and are now looked down on.
The younger generation seems to have a warped idea of what success really means.
Consequently, predators are using the weapon of deception to entice vulnerable individuals into evil deeds, such as sexual gratification in exchange for favours, drug-related businesses, human traffick-ing, organised crime, internet fraud, and many others, promising quick money, political appointments, business opportunities, rapid job promotions etc.
ls anyone promising you something in exchange for "nothing"? Ensure that you do not fall for any deceptive proposal of the devil.
The rich and powerful do not give away their favours for free. They always ask for something in return, and their demand is usually much greater than their initial investment.
If care is not taken, you may lose your own soul in the process. Don't be carried away by any "delicious" offer, because it is really nothing but deceitful food laden with poison. You've been warned!
Father, please keep me from ever falling for the tricks of the devil or becoming a victim of fraudsters.


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Foreign Objects Left Inside You!
According to the New York State Court of Appeals, yes it can. In the case Walton v. Strong Memorial Hospital, left inside a surgical patient's heart, was a four inch long piece of catheter, which was not discovered for over 20 years. The Court decided that this qualified as a foreign object under New York's medical malpractice statute.
In a unanimous decision, the Court revived a medical malpractice action that had been dismissed by an Appellate Division panel on the basis that the catheter was a 'fixation device' and had been intentionally placed inside the patient's heart during the surgery to correct a congenital malformation.
The Appellate Division ruled against the patient, Adam Walton, because the case concerned what they deemed to be a 'fixation device.' Since it was considered a fixation device, Walton's lawsuit should have been filed under CPLR 208 within 10 years of the failure by medical professionals to remove the entire catheter. Therefore the statute of limitations ended on May 30, 1996. Walton did not bring his action until November 2009.
The Court of Appeals disagreed. They stated that the proper statute of limitations in this case fell under CPLR 214-a, which applies to foreign objects left inside the patient by accident, such as sponges, scalpels, and clamps. Under CPLR-214-a, the patient has a one-year statute of limitations from the discovery of a foreign object to file a medical malpractice lawsuit. In this case Walton did not discover the catheter in his heart until December 2008 and his lawsuit was filed in November 2009, making the suit timely.
Expert testimony presented by Walton indicated that the catheter was placed in the patient to allow hospital personnel to monitor his heart's atrial pressure immediately after the surgery. Three days after the surgery, the hospital attempted to remove the catheter, as well as wires and drainage tubes that had been placed inside Walton's body during the operation. Hospital records show that personnel were aware that a piece of catheter may have been left inside Walton's heart after it had broken off. Doctors decided to leave it inside the patient, deeming it harmless or because his condition was fragile and they could not risk trying to remove it.
Based on this evidence, the Court determined that the piece of catheter was obviously a foreign object, not a fixative device intended to be left inside the body under the CPLR. There was no purpose served by the catheter, and therefore it was not a fixation device.


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Cynthia Scurtis Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Husband, Children, Family, Wiki & More
Updated On : September 12, 2019
Cynthia Scurtis
28 December,1972 (Thursday)
Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida
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Cynthia Scurtis was born on 28-12-1972 in Coconut Grove, Miami in the state of Florida, United States. She is an American Media Personality & Ex-wife of Alex Rodriguez (former baseball player).
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Cynthia is the granddaughter of one of Florida's most prominent and influential Greek Orthodox priests, the Rev. During her school and college days, she used to play volleyball and was also a cheerleader. After the completion of her education, she started teaching psychology at her high school. She met her future Husband Alexander at the gym in 1996. Finally after dating the Baseball star for few years, the couple tied knots in 2000. Their marriage life was always in controversy and after the reports of her husband's extra marital affairs started doing round they both got separated in 2008. Post that, she moved on and is happily living with her fiance Angel Oscar.
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She was born to John Scurtis, and Evangeline Scurtis. She has a brother named Constantine Scurtis and a sister named Anastasia Scurtis. She was married to Alex Rodriguez from 2002 to 2008. The couple together has 2 daughters named Natasha Alexander Rodriguez, Ella Alexander Rodriguez. She is currently engaged to Angel Oscar and together the couple has a daughter named Camilla.
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