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Welcome to the Home of the Holy Royal Arch
and I hope you find the information you seek in these pages. In June 2009, Grand Lodge stated that "...it is a matter of common ground that the teachings of the Royal Arch enrich those of the Craft and vice versa. Properly considered, therefore, each is inextricably linked with the other, with the result that no Brother's Masonic experience can be considered truly complete unless he has been exalted into the Order of the Holy Royal Arch." So every Craft Mason will at some point wish to complete the experience and join a Royal Arch Chapter and a warm welcome is guaranteed.
Like Craft Masonry, the Royal Arch is open to men of all faiths and a Craft Mason may join a Royal Arch Chapter once he has been a Master Mason for a month. A Brother is free to join any Chapter, although there are often strong associations between Lodges and Chapters; in some cases they share a common name and number. Royal Arch Masons are easily recognisable in a Lodge because they wear a distinctive and colourful jewel – the only non-Craft jewel permitted to be worn in Lodges. In every Craft Lodge there is a nominated representative who is there to offer advice and answer any questions regarding the Royal Arch.
Members of the Royal Arch are called Companions and meet in one of the 37 Chapters in the Province of Nottinghamshire; at least one Chapter meets in every Masonic Hall. The Chapter meeting is very similar to a Lodge and is normally followed by a Festive Board.
The Royal Arch has two ceremonies: the Exaltation Ceremony (to initiate new members) and an Annual Installation Ceremony for the three Principals. The Exaltation Ceremony is a very dramatic and colourful ceremony based on the Old Testament, telling of the return to Jerusalem from Babylonish captivity to rebuild the City and temple. In clearing the ground of the original temple, for the foundations of the second temple, the candidate makes an exciting discovery - the nature and significance of which is then explained in a series of lectures.
Each Chapter is headed by three Principals, who are conjointly equivalent to the Master of a Lodge. There is a progression of officers similar to a Craft Lodge and it is the office of Sojourner who accompanies the new candidate on the journey of discovery.
The Chapters form part of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Nottinghamshire, which in turn is related to Supreme Grand Chapter. Grand Lodge and Supreme Grand Chapter are administered together from Great Queen Street, London.
I hope you enjoy the Royal Arch and I look forward to meeting you around the Province.
Richard Gutteridge
Grand Superintendent
Provincial Grand R.A. Chapter of Nottinghamshire
The Grand Superintendent
Richard Gutteridge was born in Nottingham in 1949 and was educated locally at Rushcliffe Grammar School and Trent Polytechnic. He trained as a computer programmer with East Midlands Electricity Board and as a software designer for the Royal Society of Chemistry. After a period managing software development projects in the USA, he returned to Nottingham and in 1989 established his own computer software design and consultancy company. He was the Managing Director until his retirement in 2013. He is a Fellow of the British Computer Society.
He is married to Linda with a son, daughter and two grandchildren. Together they share an enjoyment of gardening, rambling, dining out and attending concerts.
Richard enjoys playing guitar and singing and has been known to entertain at Masonic social functions. He always joins the tenors for the popular Christian Orders Christmas Church Service.
He is an active member of Rushcliffe Golf Club and regularly plays in the competitions organised by the Nottinghamshire Masonic Golfing Association. He also enjoys cycling and is proud to have completed the sponsored Newark to Skegness cycle ride for the 2007 Festival in aid of the Masonic Samaritan Fund.
Richard became interested in Masonry in his early twenties having attended a number of social events with his elder brother Michael, who was already a member of the Bentinck Lodge in West Bridgford. Richard was so impressed with the quality and friendliness of the people he met, he asked his brother to propose him, and was subsequently welcomed into the Lodge in 1974. Their proudest moment was when their father also agreed to join the Bentinck Lodge and they were able to share many happy times together.
As well as the Royal Arch, Richard is also an active member of Craft Masonry, Mark, Rose Croix, Knights Templar, Red Cross of Constantine and the Allied Degrees.
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Stephen Haywood was born in South Yorkshire and was educated at Oakwood Collegiate School, Sheffield. He then went to college in Worksop where he met Jean, who was later to become his wife, in March 1973.
Living in Carlton-in-Lindrick near Worksop - Steve and Jean have two adult children, a son Simon and a daughter Deborah. They also have a grandson, Alex.
Steve was a Director of his family's mechanical installation company based in Rotherham, working predominantly in the steel, aluminium and automotive industries. He progressed to Joint Managing Director, until a major Scottish engineering group took the company over in 1994 and then became the General Manager of that division until the main group went into liquidation in January 2004. In February 2004, he set up his own engineering consultancy business, specialising on projects predominantly in the steel industry but has also worked for a Japanese client in the Toyota Factory at Burniston near Derby. In all cases this work involved project and contractor management, particularly concentrating on Construction Design Management (CDM) systems and implementation.
Steve enjoys many sports but is these days restricted to spectating rather than playing. Being born in Yorkshire, Steve's main sporting passion always was and is cricket. In particular Yorkshire County Cricket Club which of course then leads to in general England, for whom of course, there are three or four Yorkshire players, playing in the national team, not least the Captain, Joe Root. Steve used to play for Carlton-in-Lindrick Cricket Club as a "Demon Spin Bowler". However, the least said about his batting, the better. Steve was also the Club Secretary for a number of years in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Steve's second sporting passion is football - supporting Rotherham United which he has done since the age six. For many years he was a season ticket holder and travelled the country watching them play, mainly in the lower divisions but more recently in the Championship. In the late 1960s, when the famous Scottish ex-player and manager, Tommy Docherty came to Rotherham as their manager, Steve went for a trial with them. However, Steve's midfield general skills on the school playing field were not quite up to the required mark of an ex-Scottish international and his professional footballing career was brought to an abrupt end! Coupled to the fact that around that period he found other interests of the female persuasion!
When Steve was younger, along with his father, he showed dogs. The family had several Bull Mastiffs, one in particular was quite a handsome beast and won many local shows. At this time Steve was about 15 or 16, so his father bore the brunt of the driving and exspense.
Steve also likes to travel. He has been fortunate with his work, which has taken him to Japan, Germany, Italy, Holland and France. He has also travelled to Australia and New Zealand, where both his son and daughter lived for a time, as well as various other countries such as Jamaica, Egypt, Switzerland and other European countries.
Third Provincial
David Scully was born in Hillingdon in 1950, moving to Windsor at age 6 where he was educated at The Royal Free School. On leaving school he worked in industry while qualifying with the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants in 1979.
His working life has been diverse, from small to multi-national companies, in sectors, including Oil & Gas Exploration, Aerospace, Electronics, Distribution, manufacture of machinery and manufacture of Furniture. Retiring in Jul 2013.
He moved with his wife Margaret to Lincoln in 1973 and then to Nottingham in 1983, has been married 49 years sharing an enjoyment of travel, theatre, gardening, fishkeeping and dining out.
David was Initiated into Pinner Lodge No 3300 on 20th April 1991. Installed as WM on 20th February 1999. He enjoyed organising "The Millenium Masters Ball" in January 2000. Served on the Rulers Forum Committee for 5 years, appointed PrSGD May 2005, promoted to PPrGReg May 2011, PrJGW May 2018 and PPrSGW May 2020.
He was secretary of his Lodge from 2011 to 2017, having been ADC and DC between 2002 and 2009.
As well as the Royal Arch, David is a keen member of both Red Cross of Constantine and Knights Templar.
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David Barber was born in Clifton in 1955 and was educated locally at Fairham Comprehensive School and Nottingham Peoples College. Prior to leaving college he spent time working in the Pathology Laboratories at Nottingham City Hospital on a voluntary/work experience basis. After leaving college in 1974 he worked in the laboratories of a local textile firm.
In 1975 he was employed by Nottinghamshire Police as a Civilian Scenes of Crime Officer (later to be known as Crime Scene Investigator or CSI) based at Central Police Station. He obtained a Post Graduate qualification in Forensic Archaeology from Bournemouth University and also specialised in blood pattern analysis.
In 1984 he was promoted to Senior Crime Scene Investigator providing day to day management of the scientific examination of crime scenes in Nottinghamshire. He was also part of the management team during investigations of major crime in Nottinghamshire; providing forensic examination strategies for both scene and laboratory examinations and the management of Police and Crime Scene Investigators during scene examinations, which culminated in giving evidence at Crown Court during many high profile trials.
David retired in June 2011.
David is married to Katrina and together they share an enjoyment of gardening, collecting art, particularly the work of artist Mackenzie Thorpe, and birdwatching.
David enjoys walking and has completed a number of long distance walks including the Coast to Coast walk following Wainwright's Guide. Now days his walks are of a more sedate nature!
As well as the Royal Arch, David is also an active member Craft Masonry, Mark, Rose Croix, Knights Templar, Red Cross of Constantine, Royal and Select Masters, the Allied Degrees and The Worshipful Society of Freemasons.


World Report: "Rainforest resources conflict in northern Peru turns bloody," Environmental News Service, June 6, 2009.
"Rainforest resources conflict in northern Peru turns bloody," Environmental News Service, June 6, 2009.
BAGUA, Peru, June 6, 2009 (ENS) - Peruvian Special Forces staged a violent raid early Friday on a group of indigenous people who were sleeping at a road blockade outside of Bagua in the remote northern Peruvian Amazon. At least 25 civilians are confirmed dead and over 100 were wounded and nine police officers are confirmed dead in the raid. For the past two months, indigenous people have blocked waterways and roads across the Amazon, demanding the repeal of legislative decrees issued last year to bring Peru into compliance with the U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement that protesters claim will allow deforestation and privatization of their traditional lands.


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Responsibility.org first met Sam when Shaquille O'Neal visited the University of Alabama, Sam's alma mater, to film a PSA for the "LessThanUThink" campaign. As the student representative alongside Shaq and Alabama's then-Attorney General, Luther Strange, Sam was detail-oriented and passionate about responsibility. After interning at Responsibility.org, he moved through the ranks to become Director of Communications and Digital Strategy in short order, helping shape much of our messaging and growth strategy and lead the creation of our "Responsibility Starts with Me" campaign.
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Alexander Montoro is very committed to environmental conservation, climate and atmospheric science, and international community development. In addition to his dedication to indigenous and ecosystem protection in the Andes and Amazon of Peru, he has extensive field work experience performing Asian elephant conservation and rehabilitation in Thailand, wildlife reserve management, field research, and data analysis in South Africa, mountain gorilla conservation research and habituation in Uganda, and sea turtle research/data analysis and marine restoration in Kenya. Alex graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a master's degree in international affairs and a focus on environmental sustainability and development planning. He lives in Washington D.C. and is employed by the U.S. Department of Commerce doing work in environmental economics and also serves as an environmental news correspondent for Mongabay and Tropical Conservation Science Journal.
Losing the Sacred Lake: Environmental Degradation of Lake Titicaca and the Impact on Its Surrounding Indigenous Communities
Urbanization is jeopardizing the health of Lake Titicaca and all the indigenous people who rely on it for their livelihood.
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Considered the origin of human civilization by the ancient Incas, Lake Titicaca is a 3,200-square-mile lake that borders Peru and […]
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Lima, Peru December 2014
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in Lima, Peru this year December 1-12, 2014.
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The UNFCCC in Lima, Peru could not be held in a more appropriate location this year. Peru continues to face […]
Peru's Indigenous Unite to Preserve Rights
Peru's indigenous communities are caught in a battle for self-determination, about land, natural resources, and their way of life.
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Public scholarship——linking weed science with public work
Jordan, Nicholas, Gunsolus, Jeffrey, Becker, Roger, White, Susan
Weed science 2002 v.50 no.5 pp. 547-554
case studies, global change, guidelines, invasive species, learning, scientists, students, weed control, weeds
Weed scientists face complex and difficult challenges. Within our discipline, we must increase the sustainability of current weed management approaches and help respond to invasive plants as a component of global change. There also are major challenges that we share with other agricultural disciplines, such as mounting comprehensive efforts to address the problems of current agriculture. We believe that any effective response to these challenges will require public work, i.e., projects in which a diverse group of people work together——across lines of difference (professional, cultural, etc.)——to produce broad-based, systemic innovations that meet complex challenges. We propose that weed scientists should join relevant public-work projects by practicing ""public scholarship."" We define public scholarship as original, creative, peer-evaluated intellectual work that is fully integrated in a public-work project. By full integration we mean that the scholar's work serves to fuel the social (i.e., collective) learning of the public-work group. This condition requires that the scholar be a full participant in the group rather than just being in a consultative or advisory role. We present several case studies of weed scientists practicing public scholarship. These scientists found this mode of scholarship to be a highly effective means by which to address their professional priorities. Barriers to the practice of public scholarship include the lack of relevant guidelines and norms within academic culture, e.g., with regard to quality-assurance standards. But public scholarship offers weed scientists a new way of responding to increasingly urgent demands to show that our work effectively produces public value in return for public investment. We believe that graduate programs in weed science should begin to offer students opportunities to learn skills that are relevant to public scholarship.
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Media Spinners: GS: Thompson and those monkeys!
Richard Dawkins' easily discredited million - monkeys - typing evolutionary theorem received a boost in the Thompson saga yesterday.
the hundreds of thousands of dollars sequestered by 'someone' every month?
The member must have seen these in the post every month seven years ago!
All are electronic footprints - proof immemorial of his genetic footprint.
Ne'er a complaint until years later.
What more prima facie indication of wrong doing does any law authority need to charge this guy?
Can anyone count the conspiracists extant in this pathetic saga?
Even a monkey could successfully prosecute this case.


On April 10th, in the premises of the Economic Chamber of Tourism of Macedonia, a meeting was held between representatives from ECTM and representatives from the STEP project. In the frames of the meeting, they discussed about the ways in which SCTM can help in the further growth and development of the STEP network.
Also at the meeting were discussed the challenges faced by tourism workers in Macedonia, and how cooperation with greater intensity of several organizations at the state level, can improve the conditions of the general tourist climate as well as the opportunities for international cooperation with tour operators and co-operation between the Elbasan and Polog regions.
Soon the two organizations will sign a letter to formalize the cooperation.


As people from all walks of life took to the streets across the country demanding exemplary punishment to the attackers, the academics and professionals said the attack was not an isolated incident but an attack on freethinking and secularism.
He said the government should be alert against all evil forces as the attack on Prof Zafar Iqbal was not an isolated incident.
Former Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC) Professor Dr AK Azad Chowdhury condemned the attack on Dr Mohammed Zafar Iqbal and demanded exemplary punishment to the culprits.
"This attack is not merely on Prof Jafar Iqbal…… Rather it is an attack on intellectuals who believe in upholding democratic values and spirit of the War of liberation," he said and urged the government to find out the real culprits who are involved in the barbaric incident.
"I have never seen a patriotic person like him. He immensely loves the country and its people. Prof Zafar Iqbal has a lot of contributions to promoting knowledge-based programmes like Math Olympic competition," he added.
Wishing his early recovery, Prof Kaykobad said the government would take adequate initiatives to root out terror activities from the country.
The educationists expressed their condemnations over the heinous attack on Dr Mohammed Zafar Iqbal and demanded exemplary punishment to its perpetrators. They wished early recovery of Prof Zafar Iqbal.
University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan today strongly condemned the knife attack on eminent writer and educationist Dr Mohammed Zafar Iqbal, demanding exemplary punishment to the culprits.
In a statement, Professor Mannan said the entire nation has been deeply shocked at the heinous attack on Zafar Iqbal.
"The perpetrators must be brought to justice soon," the UGC chairman said, demanding an exemplary punishment to the attackers involved in the heinous act. He also wished Iqbal's early recovery.
Vice Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University (JU) Professor Dr Farzana Islam today condemned the attack on renowned writer and Professor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal.
The several organisation's units of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) today strongly protested the heinous attack on eminent writer and educationist Professor Dr Mohammad Zafar Iqbal and demanded immediate arrest and exemplary punishment to the perpetrators.
The BRUR units of cultural organisations 'Ranon', "Gungun' and 'Udichhi Shilpi Gosthi' jointly formed a human chain followed by book reading programme on the Sheikh Rasel square on the campus protesting the attack.
In Chittagong, people from all walks of life, mostly professional bodies, teachers, students protested the attack on the eminent writer Prof Zafar Iqbal.
The protesters organized processions on their respective educational institutions campuses as part of protests against the attack on Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal.
Members of civil society, different socio-cultural organizations, students and journalists formed human chains to protest the attack in different areas in the city.
In Chittagong University (CU), the students and teachers also formed a human chain in front of CU Bangabandhu Chattar demanding exemplary punishment to the culprits.
Iqbal, head of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) department and also a professor of Computer Science and Engineering department at the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), who came under the knife attack on the university campus yesterday, is now undergoing treatment at the Dhaka Combined Military Hospital (CMH) here.


After all the excitement of Universal and, you know, getting married (you'll have to wait for a post on that!), it made sense to make our first day back at Disney a gentle, relaxing one. We're all big advocates of the water parks and, after visiting Blizzard Beach on day 3, I was excited to get back to Typhoon Lagoon, which is one of my favourite parks at the resort.
The lazy river is one of the best things about the water parks. We spend hours on a rubber ring just going round and round. Although the Blizzard Beach lazy river is a lot longer, and takes about 20 minutes to complete a circuit, Typhoon Lagoon's 10-minute circuit is much more relaxing. There are far fewer waterfalls and water guns to avoid!
Rich bought an ice cream sundae in a bucket. A whole sand bucket filled with ice cream. It even comes with a spade to eat it. Oh, and look how cute the Mickey sprinkles are!
One of my highlights of the entire holiday was snorkelling with leopard sharks, bonnethead sharks, southern stingrays and a whole host of colourful fish. I'd never snorkelled before, and I was a little scared, but I was amazed at how easy it was. It was incredible. I ended up going round 3 times, but that still wasn't enough!
One of the other draws of Typhoon Lagoon is the insane wave machine, which is the largest in North America. I made myself proud by going out so deep that I couldn't touch the floor. It turns out that the deeper you go, the less scary it is. Breaking waves crash into you, knock you over and carry you all the way up the beach. The high waves at the beginning just lift you up and place you down again.
Snorkelling with sharks sounds awesome!


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Gabriel Francisco Leonardos is a senior partner at Kasznar Leonardos and head of the licensing and litigation departments of the firm's Sao Paulo office. He has 30 years' experience in intellectual property and is widely recognised by international law and IP guides as one of the best IP lawyers in Brazil. He acts in IP litigation, consulting services on licensing agreements, patents, trademarks, copyright and unfair competition, trademark prosecution, arbitration and mediation in IP and contract law.
Mr Leonardos is a member of the Ethics Court of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI) and of the Federal Board of the Brazilian Bar Association, as well as being chair of the latter's Intellectual Property Committee. In addition, Mr Leonardos is the honorary president of the Brazilian-German Chamber of Commerce of Rio de Janeiro, a former president of the Brazilian Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society and vice president of the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property.
Mr Leonardos has a law degree (1986) from the prestigious State University of Rio de Janeiro, a post-graduate degree in German law (1989) from Ludwig Maximilian University (Germany) and an LLM in financial law (1996) from the University of São Paulo. In 2015 he received the German Cross of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) and in 2018 he obtained an MBA from Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro. He was a guest research fellow at the Max Planck Institute (Germany) in 1988/1989.
Mr Leonardos is a frequent speaker at IP conferences worldwide and the author of dozens of articles on IP law published in specialised journals in Portuguese, English, German and Spanish. He is the author of an acclaimed book on the tax law of technology transfer, published in 1997.
He speaks Portuguese, English and German.
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As a first time mum, juggling a plethora of things from work to studies and of course my baby, one of the things that I miss the most is having my parents nearby. I often wish how things would have been easier if babies came with a manual.
While I don't consider myself to be an extremely technologically advanced person, I thank the heavens every day for one invention—mobile phone and cheaper international calling plans. Truth be told, being a "dummy" mummy means to be on a call a lot of times asking my mum or MIL for tips and suggestions.
I've been looking for a mobile connection for international calls which makes life easier and yet does not put a hole in my pocket. Enter Lebara. Lebara Mobile provides SIM cards and Pay As You Go connections. The telecommunications group is especially targeted towards the needs of international communities and migrant workers.
The company operates in countries like Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. With plans starting from as less as 2p, it means I can speak to my family as often as I want without much guilt. I personally prefer their UK Plus plans which has a variety of options for every budget.
For many like me, who has made another country their new home, we are constantly looking for ways to stay connected with our family and friends without much hassle. Needless to say, you also need an option that will keep your bank account happy. In that regard, Lebara ticks the box rather well and I am pretty chuffed with a service that makes my life a tad bit easier.
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Ironcladlou for the wallet-burning Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York, New York.
The Viaduc de Millau is so awesome. you all should see it.
actually, the fred hartman bridge is NOT a suspension bridge, it is a cable-stayed bridge. cable-stayed bridges are considerably cheaper to build than suspension bridges, which add to their popularity in modern construction.
Adjacent to the Fred Harman bridge are what remains of an old tunnel that it replaced.


I'm trying to set up YouTrack on OS X Lion Server and have it launch at boot using launchd. I have downloaded the YouTrack jar file which I can successfully run from the command line using java -Xmx512m -jar youtrack.jar 8080. I have also wrapped said run command in a shell script similar to this which basically lets me interact with the active instance using youtrack start and youtrack stop. It stores the process id of the java process in a file and the exits in order to be able to stop a running instance, allowing only one instance etc.
In order to run this command at boot time I have created a simple launchd plist and placed it in /Library/LaunchDaemons, as per the instructions given in man launchd.plist. The principal keys used are ProgramArguments (youtrack start) and RunAtLoad (true). The problem is, when run form the command line youtrack start will create a file containing the pid of the java process, and I can see this process in top or ps ax. But when the command is being run by lanuchd (sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.example.youtrack.plist) the resulting pid will not match that of any running processes, and the YouTrack web server wont start. It's almost as if the java process started by launchd will also terminate once launchd has finished.
However, if I instead simply put the java command directly in the launchd plist it will work fine. I would simply like to understand why this is - I thought the while idea of launchd was to start daemons. But does that mean that the daemon must run inside launchd for its entire lifetime? Is there an alternate way of starting daemons with (or without) launchd, that would allow me simply to run a command once at boot? Basically what we used to do using @roboot in cron in earlier versions of OS X.
Do it the launchd way: have the launchd item run java -Xmx512m -jar youtrack.jar 8080 directly (note that each "word" of the command should be a separate element of the ProgramArguments array). If you add <key>KeepAlive</key><true/> to the launchd .plist, it'll restart the server if it crashes or exits for any reason (note that this includes being killed, so you should rewrite youtrack stop to use launchctl unload ... and let launchd do the killing).
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In September 1991 members of the British Marbles Board of Control were invited to attend and play in the 'National Rolley Hole Marbles Championships', which were held in Standing Stone State Park, Tennessee.
While we were there we were invited to visit a number of homes, some of which had their own 'Marble yards' and other venues like the 'Monroe County Marble Club Super Dome' in Kentucky. One of our trips was to Malcolm Strong's marble yard, in Moss, Tennessee; here we were shown the process of producing local 'Flint' Marbles.
Yellow Flint - clearer yellow flint is the most highly prized by players and the toughest flint with the greatest density.
Red Flint – is the most highly prized for its beauty, but always too brittle for game use.
Brown Flint - is favoured by some players because it blends with the colour of the marble yard and is harder for opponents to see.
White Flint – is a lightweight flint, but favoured by some champions like Russell Collins because they can see it easily on the yard, or they just 'like the looks of it'. Grey & Black Flint – few play with marbles from this material, though it is fairly common and of a good density, but considered unattractive.
My wife Julia was on hand as official photographer for the trip and took all the pictures in this article.
The marble maker looked around to find a suitable piece of 'flint' to use in making the marble. This was then knocked into a rough cube shape ready for the main work to commence.
The initial shaping took place on a mobile diamond-grinding wheel, at first it was held by hand until the uneven corners are ground away. When the flint was to hot to handle it was held in a pair if stillsons until the marble maker was happy that it was ready for the next stage in the process.
The course flint was then turned into a sphere using a rubber wheel on the other end of the grind-wheel and a carbarundum stone, which had half a spherical hole in it. Once the flint was rounded and to the right 'shooting' size it was polished in much the same way as above, but using a block of sandstone instead of carbarundum.
At this stage the polished sphere looked ready for use but there was to be one more operation before the marble was finished. While still quite hot it was dropped into a can of old motor oil, after a few minutes it was removed with a wonderful satin feel. The last picture shows the finished marble, which I still have in my collection and yes it still has that wonderful satin feel to it.
There were two different marble makers one was Calley Strong the son of Junior B and the other was Kent Smith. They both used a grind wheel mounted on a board that was kept in the back of a pick up truck. I have seen other demonstration where there have been guards on and around grind wheel, but I feel that what I saw was the old way and it was good to see a living tradition being practice.
Picture 2 & 3 show the initial shaping by hand of the rough cube.
Picture 7 shows the flint marble is polished in a sandstone block.
While Julia and I were in Tennessee in 1995 Bobby Fulcher took us to an old time music festival at the 'Museum of Appalachia'. When we were looking around the exhibits we came across an old sandstone rock, which had a marble like hole in it.
The caption read 'If one places a small rock in the hole in this stone, and if the large stone is under a waterfall, or rapid stream, then the small stone will "bounce around" inside the hole and after 3 months will be worn into a round marble.
There was also a jar of marbles that were made in the mill.


To the west, the tops of the Rocky Mountains peak above the end of prairie land in Big Sky Country. Not far from here, a parade of RVs and sightseers make their way to Glacier National Park, nestled in beautiful mountain wilderness. That was Great Northern territory. For the Milwaukee Road, the end of the line in Montana was here - at Agawam.
The Golden Triangle area of Montana was one of the most lucrative on-line revenue producers for Lines West. Fleets of Ribside boxcars and Federal Yellow hoppers rolled from these plains to the mainline at Harlowton. At Agawam, two elevators still mark this end of track. Grasses grow thick among the ruins here, as cars old enough to remember days of orange and black plying light rail rest beside them. There are a few places out along the haunts of the Milwaukee Road where visitors can see time - and Agawam is one of them.


combined with colourful fabrics and artwork, Villa Kailasha embraces a Balinese contemporary-tropical style.
Guests staying here have 1,100 square metres of tropical gardens to call their own, dotted with flowering trees and coconut palms. The huge garden rolls down to a dazzling 14-metre infinity-edged swimming pool bordered by a stone and grass deck with an open-sided gazebo to one side, and spectacular views of the rugged surf beach and the ocean, which is a mere three minute's walk from the villa's front gate.
The villa's comfortable living pavilion, a stand-alone dining pavilion and a separate dining terrace all catch the gentle trade winds and have beautiful ocean views.
relaxing in during leisurely afternoons or under clear, star-filled skies at night.
shopping for groceries and serving meals, snacks and drinks.
Guests can escape to a secluded nook to read, rest and relax, or sip cocktails while watching yet anotherf another glorious Bali sunset.
Villa Kailasha is ideal for a family or a small group of friends, while its lawns are perfect for weddings and other celebrations against the backdrop of the sea.
The villa is located 'between rice fields and the beach within a Balinese village.
It is 75 minutes maximum from Seminyak and is in a beautiful location perfect to get away from the world. It is just past Tanah Lot Temple.
Your personal driver is on hand to take you into restaurants at night should you wish or fo a shopping excursion in Seminyak or Ubud.
The rugged black-sand beach and river estuary offers beautiful walks; this stretch of coastline is popular with surfers The village temple is located close to the villa and temple ceremonies on the beach are not an uncommon sight.
the seaward side and the staff service building discretely tucked away on the inland side.
An impressive porte cochere bordered by ponds heralds the entrance to the villa.
Behind this is the living pavilion and, some distance to the left, the two-bedroom guesthouse and to the right are located the dining pavilion and the master suite.
far side of the gardens to make the most of the glorious sea views.
beyond, which are reflected perfectly in the mirror behind the bed as well.
There is a large dressing area at the rear of the room with fitted wardrobes and a huge bathroom.
Beyond this are a walk-in rain shower and a bathtub looking into a private garden complete with an outdoor shower.
within a private, partially walled courtyard complete with ornamental pond.
with ceiling fan, satellite-channel TV and dressing areas with fitted wardrobes.
bathtubs set alongside picture windows overlooking private gardens.
and chairs set around a large-flat screen TV and DVD player.
In front of the pavilion is a wide, partially sheltered stone terrace.
brought together to make a dining table for ten, complete with wicker chairs.
This pavilion is set in a partially walled courtyard and is linked to the main living pavilion by a short pathway.
table for eight: a great spot for a barbecue.
everything that the cook needs to prepare delicious meals and beverages for guests.
In the living area there is a Flat Screen TV with satellite TV plus a sound system. There is similar media setups in each bedroom and the Villa also has wireless internet.
manicured terraced lawns dotted with coconut palm trees and flowering frangipanis.
The pool is bordered by a grass-and-paving-stone chequer board terrace furnished with two sun beds, a cushioned bench seat and three umbrellas. To one side of the pool is a large balé relaxation pavilion presenting a huge daybed with a deep mattress and a colonial-style, cushioned wooden sofa, chairs and a coffee table.
service guests in the villa.
Villa Kailasha is kept safe and secure by a two security guards who work on a shift basis.
• Neighborhood: Nirwana Bali Gold Course and Tanah Lot Sea Temple 10km.
beds) plus two extra beds available for children.
twelve, outdoor dining for eight and pool side bale.
• Communication: IDD, Local call available and WiFi Broadband internet connection.
channel TV and DVD player in living pavilion, satellite TV in each bedrooms.
visitors on anything from gentle hikes through the food forests and jungle, to challenging treks.
• Horse Riding; Horse lovers can ride from a stables located at the village of Yeh Gangga (5km).
are the main activities. One of the rides offers an opportunity to swim in the sea with the horses.
craggy wave-lashed rock just at the edge of the sparkling black shoreline.
of Villa Kailasha: Puri Gede and Puri Anyar at the former royal town of Krambitan (7km).
been turned into a spa with a total of nine private and semi-private pools.


At Resound Church we believe that life doesn't just happen in rows, it happens in Circles.
Circle groups are a core value of Resound Church. Most meet weekly in the home of a group member.
If it's your first time at Resound Denver, you are our honored guest. We do church a little differently than other places, so here are a few frequently asked questions to help you plan your trip.
Our parking team will direct you to the closest available spot. Just follow the smiling faces in the bright orange vests. We reserve parking spots for our first time guests, so if you're new to NewSpring, be sure to turn your flashers on when you enter the parking lot.
As you're walking to the building, our greeting team will meet you and show you where to find the auditorium, restrooms, and children's ministry. If you need anything throughout the day—mints, ear plugs, a Bible, or a pen—feel free to stop by the Guest Services desk. Or, just ask anyone with a NewSpring lanyard or name tag. We're a friendly bunch, and we'd love to serve you.


Whether it's the stress of obnoxious family or lack of family and you still want to get drunk on tryptophan and go into a turkey coma you can always throw a Freindsgiving! A Thanksgiving potluck with friends can be a stress-free and fun-for-all event to live on social media for eternity.
Here are some 10 commandments for a Friendsgiving to remember.
1. Thou shalt have a sign-up for dishes.
2. Thou shalt have a place setting for each guest..
3. Thou shalt make thy turkey.
4. Thou shalt honor thy host.
5. Thou shalt not plan to cook/prep/assemble in the host's kitchen.
6. Thou shalt bring (and share) wine.
7. Thou shalt remember thy friends with allergies.
8. Thou shalt not be offended if no one eats your dish.
9. Thou shalt not critique any dish — including your own!
10. Thou shalt make new traditions.


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Courtesy of Dr. Byrareddy's laboratory
Illustration shows viral reservoir in animals treated with combined antiretroviral therapy, with and without morphine dependence. (See text description)
Opioids are commonly misused by people infected with HIV and are known to suppress immune responses. While HIV persists in cellular reservoirs despite effective combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), the effects of opioids on viral reservoir dynamics have been unclear. Understanding these reservoirs is critical for designing more targeted HIV therapies.
Scientists funded by NIDA and the National Institute of Mental Health developed a model of morphine dependence using non-human primates infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), which causes a disease similar to AIDS in humans. Using this model, they examined how morphine modulates SIV viral reservoirs in animals treated with cART.
Among the animals that did not receive cART, they found no difference in viral loads between the morphine-dependent animals and those treated with saline. In animals treated with cART, there was a reduction in SIV reservoirs in both the periphery and lymphoid tissues in the morphine-dependent animals compared to those receiving saline. However, the latent SIV reservoir's size was higher in the central nervous system (CNS) of morphine-dependent animals than the control animals.
These findings suggest that people with HIV who suffer from opioid use disorder may have higher viral reservoirs in the CNS than non-opioid users. This study underscores the importance of examining substance use when developing HIV eradication strategies.
Arpan Acharya, Omalla A. Olwenyi, Michellie Thurman, Kabita Pandey, Brenda M. Morsey, Benjamin Lamberty, Natasha Ferguson, Shannon Callen, Qiu Fang, Shilpa, J Buch, Howard S. Fox, Siddappa N. Byrareddy. Chronic morphine administration differentially modulates viral reservoirs in SIVmac251 infected rhesus macaque model. Journal of Virology.
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The illustration has two blocks representing the brain cells of non human primates with Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). Both blocks represent cells treated with combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) but one also reflects the addition of morphine (an opioid). Each block has a line across its center, representing the blood brain barrier. Colorful symbols in both blocks represent different kinds of cells and molecules, including macrophages, lymphocytes, microglia, morphine, SIV, inflammatory molecules etc. The block showing the added morphine has more SIV cells, indicating that subjects using morphine have a greater SIV reservoir in the central nervous system.
Physician-pharmacist collaboration may increase adherence to opioid addiction treatment
NIDA. 2020, December 23. Substance Use Status Important When Developing HIV Therapies. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/science-highlight/substance-use-status-important-when-developing-hiv-therapies
NIDA. "Substance Use Status Important When Developing HIV Therapies." National Institute on Drug Abuse, 23 Dec. 2020, https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/science-highlight/substance-use-status-important-when-developing-hiv-therapies
NIDA. Substance Use Status Important When Developing HIV Therapies. National Institute on Drug Abuse website. https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/science-highlight/substance-use-status-important-when-developing-hiv-therapies. December 23, 2020


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Архиепи́скоп Кири́лл II Византийский (; род. 1806 в Стамбуле ум. 7 января 1882, Вафирриаки на Босфоре, Османская империя) — иерарх Иерусалимской православной церкви; с 1859 по 1867 годы — предстоятель автономной Синайской православной церкви с титулом Архиепи́скоп Сина́йский, Фара́нский и Раи́фский.

Биография
7 декабря 1859 года хиротонисан в сан епископа Патриархом Константинопольским Кириллом VII, что в свою очередь спровацировало конфликт с Патриархом Иерусалимским Кириллом II, претендовавшим на первенство в поставлении главы Синайской архиепископии, канонически зависимой от Иерусалимского Патриархата.

После возникновения нестабильности внутри синайского братства, вызванной безконтрольным расходованием монастырских капиталов и деспотичным управлением со стороны нового архиепископа, Кирилл II Византийский вновь вопреки традиции обратился к суду не Иерусалимского патриарха, которому был подотчётен, а патриарха Константинопольского, что спровацировало острый конфликт между двума патриархатами.

5 сентября 1867 года был низложен со своего поста.

Примечания

Литература
 И. И. Соколов. Константинопольская церковь въ XIX вѣкѣ. Опытъ историческаго изслѣдованія. Т. I, СПб., 1904, стр. 332—333.

Синайские архиепископы
Архиепископы Иерусалимской православной церкви


hard to say which, but evening.
wine glasses en route to the kitchen.
but I balked when I saw they were men.
around the corner to the City Lights.
a fresh copy of Coney Island of the Mind.
Without looking back, I reached for Gasoline.
First Published in Creative Juices, December 1998.


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Rock Island County inches toward 700 cases of COVID-19
by: Britni Moses
Posted: May 31, 2020 / 06:07 PM CDT / Updated: Jun 7, 2020 / 04:11 PM CDT
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,343 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. The state has a total of 120,260 cases overall. They also announced 60 deaths for a total of 5,390.
Illinois has completed 898,259 tests and 21,154 in the past 24 hours. The statewide 7-day rolling positivity rate from May 24 to May 30 is 7%.
Locally, the Rock Island County Health Department announced three new cases, bringing the total number to 698. The death toll from this virus stands at 27.
The new cases are:
A woman in her 40s who is isolating at home
Whiteside County Health Department reported three new cases, making the total number of cases within the county 143.
An individual in their 20s
For a more complete look at the numbers from the local counties, visit our COVID-19 Cases in Illinois & Iowa webpage.
More statistics about COVID-19 in Illinois are available here.


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Une romance ruritanienne est un genre littéraire créé à la fin du , qui tire son nom de la Ruritanie, un pays imaginaire créé par Anthony Hope dans son roman Le Prisonnier de Zenda. Il s'agit le plus souvent de romans d'amour et d'aventures ayant pour cadre de petites monarchies perdues dans les montagnes d'Europe centrale. Le genre était en vogue au tournant du  avec de notables extensions jusqu'à nos jours, notamment dans la bande dessinée.

Bases historiques et géographiques
L'action se situe invariablement dans des petits pays germaniques ou balkaniques évoquant les micro-États précédant la construction de l'unité allemande, et plus près de nous le Liechtenstein ou le Luxembourg.

La principauté du Liechtenstein en reste l'archétype : État minuscule, germanique, montagneux, dirigé sur un mode aristocratique et au nom compliqué voire imprononçable.

L'histoire de Louis II de Bavière est une source d'inspiration pour les auteurs : roi romantique, refusant l'évolution du monde qui l'entoure avec une opposition démocratique qui parvient à déposer le roi. Il faut aussi sans doute citer Élisabeth de Wittelsbach dite Sissi, impératrice d'un État bien réel, mais à la vie romantique qui influença de nombreux auteurs.

Le terme péjoratif de « Royaume d'opérette » définit assez précisément ses caractéristiques politiques. Il vient probablement de La Grande-duchesse de Gérolstein, l'opéra-bouffe d'Offenbach.

Caractères récurrents

Les auteurs insistent souvent sur la rusticité des habitants, leurs mode de vie pittoresque et archaïque. Le plus souvent, une partie de la population reste fidèle au régime politique traditionnel tandis qu'une opposition démocratique représente souvent une menace à la survivance d'un monde ancien, monarchique et idéalisé, voire anachronique (Prince Othon, Le Roi des Zôtres, QRN sur Bretzelburg).

La petite taille de l'État est un atout évident pour tous les aventuriers cherchant à devenir premier ministre (voire roi pour les plus ambitieux) (Prince Othon, Le Roi des Zôtres, QRN sur Bretzelburg).

La proximité du pouvoir due à un protocole réduit permet souvent à un héros audacieux ou imprudent d'entrer directement en contact avec le souverain et d'en devenir un ami proche (Duck Soup, Le Prisonnier de Zenda, Le Sceptre d'Ottokar, QRN sur Bretzelburg). La solitude du souverain le rend souvent favorable à un tel rapprochement (Le Prisonnier de Zenda, Le Sceptre d'Ottokar, QRN sur Bretzelburg).

Un État jumeau de même taille est souvent un rival dangereux, gouverné par des militaires belliqueux (QRN sur Bretzelburg, Le Sceptre d'Ottokar) ou au contraire une proie facile (Prince Othon).

Un héros appartenant au monde occidental est souvent le lien nous faisant découvrir ce pays mal connu (Le Roi des Zôtres, QRN sur Bretzelburg, Le Sceptre d'Ottokar). Il arrive que ce héros découvre qu'il est le souverain de cet État (Le Roi des Zôtres).

Histoire du genre

La Grande-duchesse de Gérolstein, l'opéra-bouffe d'Offenbach, date de 1867 et contient déjà quelques-uns des standards du genre, à commencer par un petit État belliqueux, en même temps qu'un peu ridicule. Pourtant, l'action, censée se dérouler vers 1720, précède largement l'époque contemporaine de l'auteur, alors qu'un des éléments importants de la romance ruritanienne est le goût des Occidentaux pour cette catégorie de petits États anachroniques — sentiment très répandu à la période romantique.

La première œuvre créant véritablement le genre est le roman d'aventures Prince Othon de Robert Louis Stevenson, publié en 1885. Le prince règne sur l'État du Grunewald, en conflit avec son petit voisin, le duché de Gerolstein, reprenant comme un hommage le nom de l'opéra d'Offenbach. Prince Othon est pourtant considérée comme une œuvre mineure de Stevenson.

L'écrivain britannique Anthony Hope installe le genre avec Le Prisonnier de Zenda, autre roman d'aventures publié en 1894, qui obtient rapidement un grand succès et donne lieu à quantité d'imitations, dont les plus connues sont celles de l'écrivain américain George Barr McCutcheon prenant place dans la principauté de Graustark. McCutcheon introduit un élément supplémentaire dans son roman : le héros est un Américain pure souche qui triomphe des obstacles pour épouser la belle princesse. L'expression « romance graustarkienne » est parfois utilisée comme synonyme de « romance ruritanienne ».

Quelques exemples

Théâtre

 1867 : La Grande-duchesse de Gérolstein d'Offenbach (grand-duché de Gerolstein)

Romans

 1885 : Prince Othon de Robert Louis Stevenson (principauté de Grunewald et duché de Gerolstein)
 1894 : Le Prisonnier de Zenda d'Anthony Hope (royaume de Ruritanie)
 1901 : Graustark: The Story of a Love Behind a Throne de George Barr McCutcheon (principauté de Graustark)
 1915 : The Lost Prince de Frances Hodgson Burnett (Samavia)
 1918 : Kœnigsmark de Pierre Benoit (principauté de Lautenburg-Detmolt)
 1936 : Frontière des ténèbres d'Eric Ambler (Ixania)
 1939 : Le prince Éric de Serge Dalens (principauté de Swedenborg)
 1955 : La souris qui rugissait de Leonard Wibberley (duché du Grand Fenwick)
 1993 : Sept cavaliers quittèrent la ville au crépuscule par la porte de l'Ouest qui n'était plus gardée de Jean Raspail
 2018 : Le regard et la couronne de Yann Fastier

Cinéma

 1913 : Le Prisonnier de Zenda de Hugh Ford et Edwin S. Porter
 1922 : Le Prisonnier de Zenda de Rex Ingram
 1933 : La Soupe au canard des Marx Brothers (Freedonia, en guerre avec son voisin Sylvania)
 1937 : Le Prisonnier de Zenda de John Cromwell
 1952 : Le Prisonnier de Zenda de Richard Thorpe
 1953 : Le Roi et l'Oiseau de Paul Grimault
 1959 : La Souris qui rugissait de Jack Arnold
 1964 : La Souris sur la Lune de Richard Lester
 1979 : Le Prisonnier de Zenda de Richard Quine
 1979 : Le Château de Cagliostro d' Hayao Miyazaki
 2014 : The Grand Budapest Hotel de Wes Anderson

Bande dessinée

 1937 : Mickey et le roi de Medioka de Floyd Gottfredson (Medioka)
 1938 : Le Sceptre d'Ottokar d'Hergé (Syldavie et son voisin la Bordurie)
 1956 : Mickey et le mystère de Tap Yocca VI de Romano Scarpa (Zanzanie)
 1957 : Chlorophylle et les croquillards de Raymond Macherot (Coquefredouille)
 1959 : La Bouteille à la mer de Jean-Michel Charlier et MiTacq (Esturie et son voisin le Westlande)
 1966 : QRN sur Bretzelburg de Franquin et Greg (royaume du Bretzelburg et son voisin la principauté du Maquebasta)
 1976 : Barelli et Le Seigneur de Gonobutz de Bob de Moor (Rocca-Negro)
 1977 : Le Roi des Zôtres de Greg (royaume du Zôtrland)
 2010 : Son Altesse Honesty de Christian Denayer et Jean Van Hamme

Dessins animés

 1983 : Inspecteur Gadget épisode 45 - Le Prince des gitans (Romanovie)
 1994 : Mort & Phil épisode 1 - Le Sulfate atomique (République de Tyranie)

Voir aussi
 Liste de pays de fiction
 Romance historique
Catégorie:Romance ruritanienne dans la fiction

Pays de fiction
Genre et forme littéraire
Roman d'amour
Roman d'aventures


To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding introducing a replacement for the EU funding scheme, LIFE.
As a member of the UK LIFE Management Group, the Scottish Government maintains regular contact with the UK Government and other devolved administrations regarding the EU LIFE funding programme.
Natural England is currently undertaking a UK-wide research project looking at potential options for a replacement for the EU LIFE scheme. The Scottish Government has been assured that its views will be taken into account as part of this project. We have made it clear that there must not be any reduction in funding for environmental projects in Scotland as a result of EU Exit, and that the allocation of funding for the environment should reflect the greater extent of natural habitats and protected areas in Scotland and the greater potential for environmental projects in Scotland to contribute to the international targets on biodiversity.


Night two of Live at Luce Loft was a step into the past, featuring the vintage rock of The Donkeys and the old-time country of John Meeks. Photos by Alex Oat, videos by Petti and words courtesy of Jordan Anne Karnes.
Sometimes, there really is only one place to be. Sometimes, planets align; stars burn more brightly and time is graciously bent by the mighty hand of the cosmos. For San Diego, that night was Thursday, March 26th.
It is only fitting that such an arrangement would coincide, land upon, dovetail—whatehaveyou—on a Thursday. In French, Thursday translates to jeudi, which derives its name from the Roman god, Jupiter (perhaps better known by his Greek equivalent, Zeus). AKA: The King. Optimus Maximus—Father God the Best and Greatest. Naturally, Jupiter is also the namesake to the largest orb in our solar system, and aligned with the rest of those Jovian planets, was clearly at work last Thursday night as The Donkeys & John Meeks took the Luce Loft stage.
Maybe it was the Loft itself, cavernous but cozy, bustling with all sorts of dear old pals and ebullient intimates. Maybe it was Mr. John Meeks and company, whose mellifluous twang enchanted and settled an anticipatory audience—guaranteeing a good night was well on its way. Either way, none could deny the palpable air of (how you say?) joi de vivre—so thick you could cut it with a knife.
The Donkeys did what they do they best—charming hearts, tapping toes, and elevating souls by way of golden rock n' roll. Jesse played the sitar for a few tunes, a rare treat even the most loyal of fans have probably never seen live. As the night went on and the Karl Strauss tapped-out (unanimously making Miller Light the drink of choice), it was clear that this was an event fit for a King. Or at least a Thursday.
Visit the Photo Gallery below for some lovely images from the evening.
great film! thanks for hosting. i heard the word 'magical' thrown around about the shows, and i agree. they were unique and wonderful.


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L'oréal Paris announces Aditi Rao Hydari, Mithali Raj and Shakti Mohan as New Brand Ambassadors
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Mumbai: L'Oréal Paris announces actor and singer -Aditi Rao Hydari; former captain of the Indian women's national cricket team -Mithali Raj; and dancer, TV personality, and entrepreneur Shakti Mohan as the brand's latest ambassadors in India.
Aditi, Mithali and Shakti bring alive L'Oréal Paris' ambition of empowered beauty, encouraging women to embrace their uniqueness and celebrate their self-worth.
Aditi Rao Hydari, shares, "It is an honour to represent L'Oréal Paris, a brand that celebrates beauty in all forms and is loved the world over.I look forward to creating campaigns with L'Oréal Paris that remind women that they're all worth it!"
"I started playing cricket when I was 9. We are not born different but the paths we choose make us so. The life I've created on this path made me who I am and I'm worth it. I am excited to collaborate with L'Oréal Paris and spread the message of beauty and inclusivity. Women must be encouraged to see beauty in their uniqueness," says Mithali Raj.
Shakti Mohan, shared, "As someone who has worn multiple hats across my career I relate to the diversity of colour and offerings L'Oréal Paris brings. I'm keen to work with L'Oréal and spread the message of being beautiful in our own individual being."
Pau Gruart, L'Oréal Paris spokesperson said, "We are happy to welcome three strong, independent and diverse women to L'Oréal Paris. Aditi, Mithali and Shakti are a source of inspiration to many young women in India; they have challenged the status quo and created a space for themselves beyond conventionality. Our campaign with them truly represents their diversity as well as the uniqueness of real women and what makes them #AShadeApart."
The three new ambassadors will be seen in the Casting Crème Gloss Campaign, #AShadeApart. The campaign acclaim women for embracing their distinct personalities and aligns to the product offering of diverse shades that setthem apart.
Casting Crème Gloss has the largest portfolio of shades at 11, for women to choose from to express themselves. The campaign will be across, TV, digital and social media from 11th January, 2020.
L'Oréal Paris has a unique vision of beauty that is supported by influential ambassadors the world over. The exceptional careers and personalities of L'Oréal's ambassadors truly define the company's 'beauty for all' motto.
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April 24, 2018 May 8, 2018 by bnheise, posted in Fureai Trail, Outdoors
The First Warm Day
There probably isn't a person living in a temperate climate who doesn't appreciate the first warm day of spring. When I was studying at Fordham University, it was a kind of a holiday among students. On that day, if you were to visit a classroom, you'd find the number of people there to be conspicuously few. If, on the other hand, you were to pass by Eddy's Parade or Martyr's Lawn, you'd see it bursting at the seams with students spread out on blankets enjoying the sunshine and warmth after a long, cold New York City winter. The day that Tianyu and I hiked the Path Crossing Over the Peak of Izu (伊豆ヶ岳を超える道) was just such a day.
Sunshine at Agano Station
The two of us stepped off the train into crisp, cool morning air, but the bright morning sun was full of promise, and it didn't take much walking before we were shedding our warm outer layers. I remember considering that morning whether or not to make a T-shirt my bottom layer, but thought better of it because it was only March after all and being too cold is worse than being too warm. Later I regretted the decision, craving to feel the sun on more than just my face.
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The Path Crossing Over the Peak of Izu starts at Agano Station (吾野駅), which sits at the southernmost point of a large looping portion of the Fureai Trail that comprises of four sections of trail. Heading east from the station is section 11, the Path with a Waterfall and a Yoshitsune Legend (義経伝説と滝がある道). To the west two sections of trail overlap each other: the end of the Path Visiting Inner Musashi's Historic Temples (奥武蔵の古刹を訪ねる道) and the beginning of the Path Crossing Over the Peak of Izu. The latter of these two is the topic of today's post.
The view from the Ne-no-Gongen
This trail backtracks up the valley past the Hôkôji Temple (法光寺) and Chichibu's Ondake Shrine (秩父御嶽神社) before finally diverging towards the Peak of Izu just after passing the Ne-no-Gongen (子の権現) temple. From there it crosses Amame-zasu Pass (天目指峠), then winds through a pine and cypress forest where West River lumber (西川材) is harvested before crossing over a series of steep and rugged peaks, the tallest of which is the Peak of Izu (Izu-ga-Take, 伊豆ヶ岳). From the summit of the peak you can see the mountains of Arima (有間), Inner Musashi (奥武蔵) and Chichibu (秩父) as well as the Kanto Plain (関東平野) to the east. Finally, the trail descends back to the valley from Shômaru Pass (正丸峠) and ends at Shômaru Station (正丸駅), covering a total of 14.5 kilometers.
A single candle at the Ne-no-Gongen burns for the success of a student.
Although the view from the Peak of Izu is fairly good, it doesn't offer the wide, sweeping views found in other parts of the Fureai Trail, but it does have numerous other draws for travelers to enjoy, ranging from the religious and historical to the botanical and geological. Those connected to religion and history have been discussed at length in earlier posts; for now, read on to learn about the rest.
Folklore and Etymology in Amame-zasu Pass
A short distance after departing the Ne-no-Gongen, the Path Crossing Over the Peak of Izu diverges from the Path Visiting Inner Musashi's Historic Temples. First ascending a steep hill, the trail then follows the ridge for about a kilometer before dropping down into a saddle with a narrow paved road passing through it and a small pavilion on the side for resting hikers. This is Amame-zasu Pass (天目指峠).
According to legend, a mountain god once lived here. This god was kin to eels, so eel hunting was strictly forbidden in the nearby streams. One day, though, a woodcutter from Anazawa Village (穴沢村) caught and ate an eel, broking the restriction. Naturally, the dragon god was fiercely angry and raised up a great storm that caused a landslide to wash away the village. I suppose the village must have been rebuilt since it's still to be found nearby, about halfway between the crest of the pass and Upper Famous Chestnut (Kami-Naguri, 上名栗), which readers may recall is where Saitama Section II started.
A view of mountains further up the ridge from Amame-zasu Pass
Aside from this legend, the etymology of this place's name is also worthy of interest. The characters used to write it are 天 (ama), 目 (me), and 指 (sasu), which mean "heaven," "eye," and "indicate" respectively. From this we might guess that the name translates as "Indicating Heaven's Eye," and indeed at first glance even a native Japanese person might be apt to give it this interpretation. However, these characters are not in fact intended to represent meaning as is typical but are rather ateji (当て字), or characters used as phonetic symbols irrespective of their meaning. The amame part of the name refers to a type of persimmon, known commonly in Japanese as the "bean persimmon" (mame-gaki, 豆柿), but which is called a-mame in the old dialect of this region. The zasu part, on the other hand, refers to slash-and-burn agriculture, a primitive farming technique in which the land is burned off and then spread with seeds. It's difficult to render the name elegantly in English, but basically the name appears to indicate that slash-and-burn agriculture was used to plant persimmons here sometime in the distant past.
A bean persimmon (photo credit: By Σ64 – 投稿者自身による作品, CC 表示-継承 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3011969)
West River Lumber
Beyond Amame-zasu Pass the path a comparatively broad and level ridge covered in a forest of cypress (hinoki, 檜) and cedar (sugi, 杉). In this area the signs of logging are plainly visible: rough dirt roads pass through the forest, tree stumps abound, and there is even one relatively recently clear-cut spot that the trail passes through. The nature enthusiast will probably wince at the sight of it, but one may be able to relax a bit upon learning that this area has been used for harvesting these trees for hundreds years, so any damage to the historical forest has long been done and the work carried out today is simply part of regular forest maintenance.
Signs of logging
The wood harvested from this area is known as West River Lumber (Nishi-kawa-zai, 西川材) and has quite a famous reputation, having been used to build houses in Tokyo for hundreds of years; legend even has it that the timber for building Edo Castle, the present-day home of the imperial family, came from here. The name West River comes from the fact that the cut timber would be sent to Tokyo by floating it down one of three rivers that lay to the west of the city: the Naguri River (名栗川), the Koma River (高麗川), or the Nariki River (成木川). These days, the trees are carried out by train or truck.
The Peak of Izu
Continuing on through the forest, the trail eventually ascends to the summit of Highfield Mountain (Takabata Yama, 高畑山), where hikers can get their first glimpses of the Peak of Izu and the neighboring Komi Peak (古御岳). The view is rather obscured through the trees, but one can see well enough to notice that these two mountains are exceedingly steep, much more so than has been typical of the path so far.
Ascending towards Highfield Mountain
The origin of such rugged forms is not, as one might expect in Japan, strictly volcanic but rather organic. These two mountains, it turns out, are made from a form of sedimentary rock called chert, which is formed from the remains of living things. Long ago, when the land that makes up Japan was submerged under the ocean, millennia of ocean creatures died, forming a great pile that eventually solidified into stone. Later, tectonic activity lifted the land into the open air, and eventually the process of erosion removed other sediments and soils, leaving behind these steep mountains. Apparently, the chert making up these mountains is particularly dense, allowing it to form even steeper slopes than are typical from this material. Other areas in the region are also formed from similar material, including Two-Gods Mountain (Ryôgami-Yama, 両神山), Castle Peak (Jômine, 城峰), and Bay-Mountain Gorge (Urayama Keikoku, 裏山渓谷) on the south side of Ko-bu Mountain (Ko-Bu Yama, 甲武山).
At the summit of Highfield Mountain; Tianyu (left) gazes at Komi Peak while a couple rests and checks their maps (right)
Like countless other mountains in Japan, the original meaning of the name Izu-ga-Take has been lost. Certainly, when the mountain was first named the reason was so obvious that no one needed to explain it. However, after generations passed circumstances changed, dialects changed, the people living there changed, but all the while the name of the mountain remained constant until no one remembered why precisely anyone had called it Izu-ga-Take in the first place. Nonetheless, there are many theories about it.
At the summit of Komi Peak
It has been suggested that the name Izu originated from the word izu in the Ainu language, a word that refers to a mountain with a steep and rugged peak. Another theory is that on a clear, sunny day one can see as far as the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, south of Mt. Fuji. Others suggest that izu could be a corruption of the word yuzu, a type of citrus plant that grows commonly on the mountain. Still others have suggested that the name comes from the fact that there is a hot spring valley located at the foot of the mountain. Since one word for hot spring is yu 湯 and a common suffix attached to place names in Japan is the character 津 (pronounced tsu, or sometimes zu), combining the two would yield yuzu, which could then be corrupted to izu. We'll probably never know which one is right, but isn't speculating half the fun anyway?
To Shômaru Station
On the day that Tianyu and I climbed the Peak of Izu, the remnants of the last big snow were still visible on the slopes, melting profusely in the warm spring air and turning the whole path into a slog through mud for the last several kilometers. We struggled through it up to the top of Komi Peak, then back down a deep saddle before rising up yet again to the top of Izu.
Trees obscure the view on the Peak of Izu
At the top, we found the view to be not the best, with lots of trees in the way. At least, that is until we moved a little further down the ridge and found a sign saying not to go further on account of the danger. If there's one thing I've learned as I hiker over the years it's that danger often makes for good views, so we climbed over the ropes and went to check it out. Lo' and behold, we did find the best views on the mountain there. They still weren't so much to write home about, but it was worth it anyway. After that, we dropped down from the peak and continued along the ridge, passing over a few small peaks before catching a path down towards Shômaru Station.
Good views from the dangerous spot
A rare photo of myself
A small statue to what I presume is a local deity, with money left in offering.
As it turned out, we dropped off the ridge a turn too soon and ended up going down a route that wasn't part of the Fureai Trail at all. It didn't matter since it still led us to Shômaru Station, and on the bright side it saved me from having to backtrack along the same path the next time I hit the trail, so I call it a win. On top of that, the path led down a valley filled with distinctive massive boulders, each bearing names connected with there shape. There was Turtle Rock (亀岩), Twin Rocks (双子岩), and Long Rock (長岩).
Once we hit the bottom of the ravine, the path followed along a quietly whispering mountain stream before eventually dropping us off on the paved mountain road leading down to the station. It was, as usual, another great hiking day.
Flora and Fauna in the Mountains of West Saitama
Although the Path Crossing Over the Peak of Izu is light on magnificent mountain views, there's are plenty of other things to put your attention toward, including a wide range of flowering mountain plants and, if you come in the right year, cicadas as well. Below is some info about what you might find.
The Oil Locust
If you hear the sound of cicadas on the Kanto Fureai Trail, what you're hearing is likely the abura zemi or Oil Cicada (油蝉), a species of locust found all over East Asia and even in New Zealand as well. These spend the first year of their life as eggs laid on trees in the summer, but after hatching as larvae they burrow into the ground at the base of the tree and leach sap from its roots. They spend the next six years or like this, shedding their skin once per year as they grow to adulthood. Finally, a total of seven years after they began their lives as eggs, they emerge from the ground as adult locusts.
Oil Locust (photo credit: By KENPEI – KENPEI's photo, CC 表示-継承 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=229299)
The Flower Calendar of the Ne-no-Yama
The mountain atop which sits the Ne-no-Gongen temple — Ne-no-Yama — boasts a wide array of flowering plants, each of which appears at a different time of year. Calendar begins with the plum flowers of early spring, which typically bloom in mid-March. Once spring is in full force, the flowers of mountain cherries (yamazakura, 山桜), the azaleas (tsutsuji, 躑躅), and the yellow roses (yamabuki, 山吹) bloom one after the other. Amid the greens of summer, mountain lilies (yama-yuri, 山百合) color the mountain, and in the fall the slopes are blanketed in the silver ears of pampas grass (susuki, 薄) and the vivid reds of the bright red maples. Finally, in the winter the flowers of wild ginger (kan-aoi, 寒葵) appear amid the blanket of snow.
Mountain Cherries
The cherry tree has been one of the most quintessential elements of Japanese culture throughout the centuries, appearing in the country's earliest extant literature from more than 1000 years ago; even today the practice of hanami or "flower-viewing" is synonymous with cherries. The common ornamental variety, the Yoshino cherry (somei-yoshino, 染井吉野), can be found in gardens and parks all around the world today, but to find the mountain cherry, or yama-zakura (山桜), expect to do some walking. The mountain cherry is easiest to recognize when it gets its first growth of leaves for the year: the leaves appear at the same time as the flowers, rather than after, and they appear dark red in color before turning green a few weeks later. Apparently the tree is popularly used to make furniture.
Mountain cherry blossoms (Photo credit: By Taisyo – photo taken by Taisyo, CC 表示 3.0, https://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1741482)
The Painted Maple
Commonly known as the painted maple in English, it's Japanese name, itaya-kaede (板屋楓), literally means shingle-roof maple and grows wild in various mountainous regions in Japan. Another name for it is the enkô kaede or the "gibbon maple," which comes from the shape of its leaves, which extend out on a long stem and divide into 5-7 separate portions that call to mind the fingers of a gibbon. The back of the leaves are smooth and glossy, and in the fall they change to bright yellow rather than the red color typically found in Japanese maples. This variety's leaves are a bit firmer than others and many of them have sparse fur growing on the main vein running down the back of the leaf. This is referred to as "fleece" (urake).
Clethra, or Ryôbu (令法) or in Japanese, is a small deciduous shrub with a smooth, dark reddish-brown or grey-brown speckles that grows wild in mountain forests around Japan. Curiously, in some parts of the country the tree is called "salsberry" (サルスベリ), a term of foreign import though I'm not sure from where it originates. In the summer, it produces a racemes that are about 6 to 15 cm in length that display small white flowers. In the old days, this plant was called "hata-tsumori" which could be translated literally though somewhat inelegantly as "flag-pile." This, they say, is because when these flowers are in peak bloom they look as though they were unfurling a multitude of flags.
Japanese Andromeda or Asebi (馬酔木) is a species of broadleaf evergreen shrub that grows in the wild in mountainous areas all over Japan and has a variety of common names depending on the locality, including asebu, ashibi, asebo. It's a poisonous plant, and since horses and cattle act as though they're intoxicated when they eat it, it's name is written with the kanji 馬, 酔, and 木, which together render a meaning something like, "horse-inebriating tree." In the early spring the tips of the branches, which will later develop into flowers, hang low. The white, cup-shaped flowers resemble those of lily-of-the-valley (suzuran, 鈴蘭)
Trail Name: The Path Crossing Over the Peak of Izu (Izu-ga-Take o Koeru Michi, 伊豆ヶ岳を超えるみち)
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Start: Agano Station on the Seibu Chichibu Line (西武秩父線吾野駅)
End: Shomaru Station on the Seibu Chichibu Line (西武秩父線正丸駅)
Natural Beauty: Medium
Ideal Seasons: All
Camping Locations:* Highfield Mountain (高畑山), Five Rings Mountain (五輪山)
Length (distance): 14.5 km
Length (time): 4 hours and 30 minutes
Food access: Togo Park, Ne-no-Gongen Temple, Shomaru Pass, Shomaru Station
*Note that these are not officially designated camping locations but simply places that I judge would be nice to put down a tent. Camp at your own risk.
My Trail Stats
Distance traveled: 124.8 km (6.9%)
Courses completed: 10/160 (6.3%)
Days Spent: 8
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(Parsippany, New Jersey) – 05 October, 2016 – Bill Killeen, President and CEO of Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, was recently appointed to the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. Established by executive order in August 2014 by President Obama following the U.S. Africa Business Forum held in Washington, DC, the Council's objectives are to connect American businesses with African partners, support existing and new American investment in Africa, expand access for American businesses to finance their exports to Africa and reduce barriers to trade and investment in Africa.
The Council's 23 members, made up of private sector leaders from a variety of industry sectors, will advise the President, through the Secretary of Commerce, on ways to strengthen commercial engagement between the U.S. and Africa. The appointments were announced in conjunction with the second annual U.S.-Africa Business Forum held on September 21 in New York. The Forum brings together hundreds of American and African business leaders as well as African heads of state to discuss how to stimulate additional trade and investment between the U.S. and Africa.
Killeen joined Acrow Bridge in 1977, and has been President and CEO since 1995. He received his Bachelor's degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and has been a licensed Professional Engineer since 1987. He recently completed a six-year appointment to the Board of Directors of the Corporate Council on Africa.


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Investors are generally mindful of business, management and financial risks while selecting stocks to invest. A risk that is often underestimated by common investors is the regulatory and legal risk attached to business of the company. In that sense, it's part of the business risk evaluation, but we are far too much focused on the main business, its products/services, competition, raw material, key drivers of supply chain, business dynamics, order book and next year growth, and often do not give sufficient attention to the regulatory & legal risks faced by the company.
Regulatory risk refers to the risk to earnings, capital and reputation associated with a failure to comply with various regulatory requirements and expectations set by regulatory bodies. Legal risks are broader and could emanate from any transaction including those from change in legislations, policy norms, licenses/clearances, contract terms and commercial disputes. Without splitting the hair, we are using the term Regulatory & Legal risks as one risk category in context of stock investing.
Let us discuss a few case examples to make it little more understandable. And we are not going to look at legal risks from perspective of Tax disputes and claims here.
Indraprastha Gas Ltd - Oil & Gas sector, more so the PSUs, is always known to be prone to risk of regulatory & policy action given the political sensitivity and subsidy issues. Within that space, Indraprastha Gas was one monopoly kind of business till April 09, 2012 when order from Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) came regarding network tariff and compression charges. At the time of writing this post, the arguments on IGL's petition challenging PNGRB order and the regulations have concluded and Hon'ble Delhi High Court has reserved the judgment.
SKS Microfinance – Stock came to the bourses with lot of limelight at time of its listing and quoted at Rs 1400 in Sep-2010 and now at Rs 70. This is what regulatory risk can do to a stock!! Andhra Pradesh Microfinance Bill passed after reported suicide by small borrowers of MFI companies allegedly because of usurious rates charged by these companies and their supposedly high handed recovery tactics. This resulted in MFIs like SKS being unable to collect dues or lend fresh loans, leading to write-off losses of over Rs 1,000 crore and is to shift its base to Mumbai.
Hawkins Cookers Ltd – Nobody had thought that a well-established company manufacturing pressure cookers for decades will land up in problems with the Punjab Pollution control board. And that too so badly that the case will go to court affecting its actual production over a prolonged period. Judgement can be seen here. Company hopes the matter will get resolved but we all know these things can drag.
Telecom companies – So much has been said and written about 2G licenses, spectrum allocation, cancellation of licenses, investigations, court hearings that I almost wanted to skip it here. But the key take-away for small investors is to be vigilant about sectors and industries where regulation is in formative stage, dependent on fast changing technologies or not yet ripe enough. These are the investment calls which should be taken by a stock-picker only when there is adequate margin of safety on the side of the investor.
Gold loan NBFCs – Slowdown in business is seen by Mannapuram and others on account of LTV cap introduced in March 2012 by the regulator and there have been restrictions around bank lending to such NBFCs. These regulatory actions surely impact customer acquisition by Gold loan NBFCs and the resultant impact on their growth.
Noida Toll Bridge Company – Hey, why am I including this company here? It's in simple business of collecting toll charges from anyone who uses their bridge, it doesn't get simpler than that. Then, who said regulatory & legal risks have anything to do with simple or complex businesses. The company has provision for toll hike in the concession agreement. The toll increase is proposed based on Consumer Price Index. For assets maintenance and maintaining the quality of service levels, in February 2011 the company had proposed the hike as per the formula mentioned in the concession agreement. However, due to protests and PILs filed, it had to roll back the hike, and it can well happen in future too. So legal risks can sometimes affect pricing power of a business.
Banks – Fortunately, most Indian banks do not have that much problem on this front as of now. That's not the case though with all banks worldwide. I remember having read that JP Morgan Chase has 10,000 lawsuits against them (home mortgage bonds, securities, many other stuff), and will end up facing upto USD 3 billion in litigation which means something like 8% of what they are expected to earn in 2012-2013.
At IPO time, in RHPs we get detailed disclosure of pending litigations, regulatory risks and so on. But there is hardly any information in normal course. Annual Reports contain very little on these aspects unless the impact has precipitated by which time it's too late for any action by the investor.
When regulatory & legal risks of any significant magnitude actually materialize, the PE of the stock can be de-rated quickly.
On part of investors, prudence demands to keep a tab on the policy & regulatory environment of an industry where they have interest, sectoral changes occuring and any specific legal cases faced by investee firms.


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Q: Mikhalkin's tropical schemes versus Durov's tropical schemes In Mikhalkin's unfinished draft book on tropical geometry, (available here) (page 26) he defines a notion of tropical schemes. It seems to me that this definition is not just a wholesale adaptation of the usual ring-theoretic scheme theory to tropical algebras, but rather a delicately chosen modification (see, especially, his definition of rational functions and his method of handling localisations).
On the other hand, Durov's thesis (available here) constructs a very general framework for doing algebraic geometry, and in particular, defining schemes, over things more general than commutative rings. This setting happens to include semirings such as the tropical semifield. So Durov's work gives us a theory of tropical schemes as well.  (Actually, from what I can tell, the resulting theory depends on some choice of localisation theory.)
Has anyone out there taken the time to compare these two theories of tropical schemes and understand how they are related?

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