Go ahead. Check the price lists. The only ronkin' stonkin' V8 pick-up you'll come across is the Chevrolet Ute SS, based on the Lumina sedan of similar configuration.
All 5665 cc's worth, direct from the outback is available right now for a mere R314500.
Do we like the Ute SS? You got that right, mate!
While it's possible to return a fuel consumption figure in the 14 litres per hundred bracket, driven Hendrik-style, it was slurping unleaded at around the 20 to 25 per hundred mark.
One thing's for sure, this is a pick-up that is totally out of touch with its feminine side.
The motorsport set has gone crazy for the Ute SS, and in one mid-week morning spent at the Zwartkops Raceway recently we noticed four of them off-loading items like race tyres, and towing racing motorcycles and the like.
The nice thing about the Ute is that it does have real utility credentials along with the ability to accelerate to a hundred in seven seconds and top out at 245 km/h.
Even better, with its standard sill extensions, alloy wheels, twin tailpipes and V8 rumble, it's a ready-made hotrod.


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Santa Claus is Coming to Hidden Lakes! Sunday, December 10th between 5:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M.!
It's that time of year again, and Santa is planning on making an early stop through Hidden Lakes on the evening of Sunday, December 10th between 5:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M.!


Donald Duck's birthday prompted me to revisit the post I wrote on this momentous occasion last year. At the time, with summer vacation right around the corner, I was propelled into the heartbreaking memories of debating with Ben how his caregiving would be done when school let out, and having those arguments negated because the summer of 2015 was spent at the hospital, where Ben ultimately succumbed to ALS. Those difficult memories have cropped up again as summer approaches. Since I read last year's post, I have been reflecting on how my grief has shifted over these three years.
In 2016, as the first summer without Ben approached, I felt overwhelmed by the devastation of reliving every moment of time leading up to and including Ben's time spent in the hospital, in which the end of summer coinciding with the end of his life. Of course, firsts are always difficult. I was consumed with worry about how I would feel during my first summer in many years without any caregiving responsibilities and without school as a distraction. Caregiving was pretty much the only thing on my mind, so I compiled my journal of Disney quotes and started writing this blog, which was actually very helpful as I sorted through the experience. It gave me a sense of purpose to think that maybe my words and experiences would help other caregivers. This, in itself, was an enlightenment. Although I wished that Ben had never had ALS and needed me as a caregiver, I found that I am a caregiver at heart and I am most content caring for and helping others. Unfortunately, sometimes this has proven to be a convenient way to avoid taking care of myself, but that's a whole other blog! Since going to the theater is my favorite activity, I got tickets for all of the Broadway shows I had been wanting to see. I was excited at the prospect of seeing the shows, but, once there, I found that I could not truly enjoy myself. I missed Ben. I felt guilty about doing things that I couldn't do when I was taking care of him. I had a lot of guilt about living my life when he was no longer here and we couldn't not enjoy our life together. Although I had the freedom to do things, I did not feel the zest of "reclaiming" of my life that people told me I should feel. I wanted Ben to be here. I socialized more, but Ben was really the only thing I wanted to talk about. After outings, I often returned home in tears because home was so lonely without Ben. I went through motions, trying to convince myself that I was doing fine, but fighting myself often led to feeling worse. The fact was that embracing my life felt daunting, wrong, and somewhat impossible.
I spent that first summer dreading and planning how to spend the first anniversary of the day Ben left this world. I decided to make a video tribute to Ben for the blog and I pored over our photographs and videos. It kept me very busy and made me feel good to do this for him, for us. I bought a couple of computer programs to help me with the task, taking pride in the knowledge that Ben would have appreciated my mastery of the software. The anniversary day came with many tears and my keeping a low profile, except for sharing the video with friends, family and some of the special people who took care of Ben. I remember that the day after that anniversary was almost worse than the actual day. I spent so much time bracing myself for that anniversary, anticipating the sadness, making a plan to honor Ben. The next day, I was lost and I was miserable. I was unsure of how to act. Would people not want to hear about Ben and my grief anymore because that one-year marker had passed? What was appropriate in terms of talking about him? What was "healthy?" I knew enough to ignore the people who told me what I "should" or "had to" do, but I didn't have any answers of my own. I'm a person who wears my heart on my sleeve, and I just had to let my life unfold, understanding that there would be good and bad days ahead.
The second year passed- I became more immersed in supporting other caregivers, particularly those caring for people with ALS, through my blog and various online support groups. I embarked on a certificate program to become a caregiving consultant. I did a lot of reflection and realized that I am most comfortable defining myself as a caregiver, so losing my dad and Ben also signified the loss of much of my identity. In many ways, the second year of grief was harder than the first, because the first year becomes such a fog and the loss is new and raw. In the second year, it seemed like I felt the sadness more intensely. Since I had formed some new routines, when a wave of grief hit me and threw me off course, I had a very hard time getting back on track. There was a constant loneliness, even though I was surrounded by people whom I love and who love me. I assessed everything I did, trying to prove to myself that I was respecting Ben, grieving appropriately, and coping well with life. The truth was that although I was active, going to the theater, seeing friends, writing, volunteering, and I even created a profile for online dating, I was also floundering. I was tiptoeing in the world of the living without really delving into it.
It was during that second year, last June, when I wrote Donald's birthday post, and I could not shake all of the memories of the summer of 2015, when Ben went into the emergency room and everything changed. I found myself wondering if I was grieving too much, crying too much, dwelling on Ben too much. Still, I was determined to have a productive and positive summer and take grief with me. I made plans to travel to spend time with good friends, something I had not been able to do for several years. I was excited about it, and I did have a wonderful time, but Ben still had a huge presence. I talked about him frequently and kept him close, which sometimes made me miss him even more. I even bought things simply because he would have liked them, bringing them home only to face the obvious truth that he was not really here to enjoy them and then dealing with another setback. But, I have only come to understand in retrospect that I could not venture forth without him.
On the second anniversary of his "leaving," as he called it, I reposted the video I made the year before. I decided to stay home and keep a low profile. Sadly, as it turned out, I had to attend the funeral of my best friend's mother, who was often like a surrogate mom to me. It was a day of loss and tears but also of thinking of good times.
This year, heading towards the third anniversary of Ben's passing, I am facing the summer with less dread. I still think of this time of year in terms of the markers of Ben's battle with ALS, and I drift back to those memories and give into the bouts of sadness, but as Dory taught me, I just keep swimming. I accept that this time of year will probably always have a tinge of melancholy. However, with more enthusiasm and confidence, I once again made plans that I am looking forward to. I do not feel the same level of guilt about enjoying my life, although I still grapple with the knowledge that adventures would be better if Ben was still here. Some of my plans include things that Ben and I wanted to do together, like a penguin encounter at the Georgia Aquarium. I'm a little wary about it because it stands to be emotional, but I also want to honor our relationship and the things that were special to us. I guess the positive thing is that I am not letting grief or guilt hold me back from living. I am not yet comfortable being on my own, and still often refer to Ben and our life, but I am out in the world having new experiences. Maybe on some level keeping him so close keeps me in our relationship, but I fully believe in my heart that Ben is always watching over me, which gives me comfort. But, I am also creating new wonderful memories. I am not worrying- at least not yet- about how I will spend the third anniversary of Ben's leaving. I have come to realize that I cannot plan my emotions. The day may be easier or harder than I anticipate. I will let my heart guide me and not fight myself. There will be no right or wrong about what I choose to do or not to do. As I reflect on the past three years, I see that I have learned to coexist with grief as I respectfully give grief its time.
I would not have predicted that Donald Duck's birthday would provide an opportunity for reflection and insight into my grief, but reading my post from last year and once again poring over our photographs, with a combination of smiles and tears, let's me know that I am doing ok. I still cry, I still feel sadness, I still miss Ben, and I am okay with that because those feelings speak to the wonderful times that we have over sixteen years.
The Disney magic must never be underestimated. When we were at Walt Disney World, Ben and I stepped into a carefree fantasy that helped us to, at least momentarily, transcend the challenges of ALS. Our photos, some of which I share here, were so important to Ben as his ALS progressed. He loved to relive the healthy days, but he also examined his physical changes as a result of ALS. The photos were essential to me in the early stages of grief, particularly when I wanted to keep him as close to actually being with me as possible. They remain a treasured and positive part of my dealing with the rough times of missing him. I never lose sight of how lucky we were to have a special love and to share this love of Disney that always shed much needed pixie dust on our lives. Donald is part of those special memories that comfort me.
So, with gratitude and joy, I say Happy Birthday, Donald Duck.


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Feed Me Bubbe – Recipes and wisdom from America's favorite online grandmother – published September 2011 is not just another cookbook. This book takes you into Bubbe's kitchen based on the online cooking show by Bubbe and Avrom Honig. It includes a Yiddish word of the day, stories and words of encouragement to make you feel like you are with your Bubbe. Feed Me Bubbe was voted as the Best New Kosher Cookbook in our Best of Kosher Awards. Let's find out more.
How did Feed Me Bubbe come to be?
At the time, Avrom was looking for a job after interning with Al Roker Productions. He needed a demo reel which is the same as saying a video resume. After a conversation with his father Avrom called up Bubbe and the first episode of Feed Me Bubbe was born. Imagine our surprise to receive emails from viewers all over the world. What was only supposed to be one episode, all of a sudden, became many more as we received many requests. And so we decided to honor the requests. We found our viewers are of various ages and had little confidence in being successful making meals at home. They needed encouragement to keep trying and make recipes that would taste good, be healthy, and nourishing according to today's lifestyle.
We even received emails from many viewers asking if Bubbe would adopt them. They said it was very comforting to watch the videos as it reminded them of their own grandmother. After reading the requests from many of our viewers we found that they needed the encouragement to make home cooked meals. They wanted holiday, traditional, modern, as well as cultural recipes without spending hours cooking using easy available ingredients of today's lifestyle. Before you know it Bubbe's cooking videos became a production known all over the world by both a Jewish and non-Jewish audiences.
Why do you think you won Best of Kosher?
It just goes to show you how incredible our devoted audience is. First of all, we didn't even know that we were nominated until we heard from a fan about it. Once word had gotten out we heard that our audience was having Feed Me Bubbe video viewing gatherings and at Chanukah parties where they told others about the voting and as a result word spread quickly. In addition Avrom spent time going to various locations with the book and introduced Bubbe to an audience that had never seen the show. After viewing an episode they couldn't help but put in a vote. Through the incredible effort and dedication of our viewers and fans of the Feed Me Bubbe cooking experience we received votes to win this prestigious award.
What are your plans for the coming year?
Now that we have finished writing the cookbook we need to get back to what made us great in the first place. Our audience wants more video episodes on our website and on TV on JLTV. They even have requested that we eventually have a DVD. We are going to work hard to be able to make that dream a reality. In addition we plan to continue to develop the Bubbe Feeds Hunger Campaign through Mazon so that our audience can continue to help in the fight against hunger all over the world.
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Lost Graves of Tarawa
Finding James
A tribute to honor:
Marine Sergeant James Joseph Hubert
Killed in WWII Battle of Tarawa in 1943 is brought home to Duluth 2017
Return to Duluth
The Early Years: From Duluth to the Marines
United States Marine Corps Sergeant James Joseph Hubert, killed in the Battle of Tarawa, has now been accounted for and will be repatriated home to Duluth this summer of 2017.
Sgt. Hubert was born in Duluth, Minnesota to Mary Harriet (Arseneau) Hubert and Wallace Leon Hubert on August 12, 1921. He had a younger sister: Elizabeth Jane. He attended school in Duluth and worked a variety of jobs, including the Northern Cold Storage Co., where his father was employed. In his job applications, he described himself as a 'laborer'.
The life story of James Joseph Hubert is similar to that of hundreds of thousands of young men of that period. His childhood and early adolescence was spent in the 1920s, his teen years were in the 1930s. He came from a Lincoln Park working class family; he had a solid home life but with few luxuries. Employment opportunities were almost nil and mostly sporadic during the Great Depression. Skills training programs were nearly non-existent and competition was keen for limited slots in programs like the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Travel was also out of the question; there weren't funds for such adventures. Enlistment in the Armed Forces offered employment, skills training, the possibility for travel and exploration. It appealed to a young person's sense of patriotism and love of country. It offered an opportunity to be a part of something larger than self, family, neighborhood, school or region.
James Joseph Hubert enlisted in the 50th Division, United States Navy Reserve, in Duluth on September 5, 1938, and was awarded the rank of Apprentice Seaman (AS). He served a two-week tour of active duty on board the USS Wilmington during July-August, 1939. The Wilmington was a Spanish American War era gunboat that was stationed on the Great Lakes for the purpose of training naval reservists. He was honorably discharged from the Navy Reserve in early 1940 to embark on an even more patriotic endeavor.
On the same day of his discharge from the Navy Reserve, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and assigned the rank of Private (Pvt). His parents' consent was required for enlistment because he was under the age of 21. Pvt. Hubert completed his Marine Corps basic training at the Recruit Depot Detachment at San Diego, California and qualified as a 'Marksman' with the Springfield model 1903 .30-06 caliber rifle.
During the summer of 1940 he was assigned to Company H, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines at Camp Elliot, San Diego; a unit he remained with for the remainder of his Marine Corps Service. In September of 1940, Pvt. Hubert was promoted to Private First Class (PFC). In February 1941, he learned that he now had another sister, Mary Katherine, 20 years younger than himself whom he would ultimately never get to see. Later that year, in November, he was promoted to Corporal (Cpl).
Family photos of that period show a handsome young man, almost always smiling. Pictures in his Marine Corps uniforms and in sharp civilian clothing depict someone full of life. He contacted numerous family members who had earlier left Minnesota, and spent happy times with them. Life in sunny southern California wasn't all work. His extended family included him in many of their gatherings.
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European elections: the SubScribe audit
'The media were to blame... They gave Farage too much publicity... His face was everywhere... Why is the party getting so much coverage? ..Why is he always on Question Time? ..It isn't four-party politics... Labour WON.'
The close focus on Ukip after the council election results were declared irritated a lot of people, particularly those on the Left. Labour had the biggest share of the vote and took the most council seats. Ukip's performance, as projected nationally by the BBC, had been worse than last year. It had 17% of the vote, compared with 23% in 2013.
Labour has twice as many new councillors as Ukip and took control of six authorities; Ukip holds the balance of power in some councils and has become the official opposition in others, but it has none under its control.
Based on these figures, without interpretation, the complaints seemed fair. But political journalism is all about interpretation. Bald figures can be deceptive.
Look at the result of the first ballot in the Conservative leadership election of 1990. Margaret Thatcher secured 204 of the 273 available votes, a 54.8% share of the vote and a 14% majority over Michael Heseltine. By any measure, she had won. But she had lost, and it was so apparent that she had lost that she was persuaded not to contest the next round.
A year before a general election, an opposition party should be sprinting ahead. Labour under Ed Miliband is jogging - and there's a fourth competitor on the three-lane track jostling for position, pushing any and all of the other competitors out of the way to try to get a clear run.
As a far-Right party, Ukip was expected to take votes from the Tories - but it surprised people by the extent to which it robbed Labour as well.
These were the news elements of the story - the match report, as opposed to the classified results - because news is what is different or unexpected, and the opposition party doing well in an election is not unusual.
Come Sunday and the announcement of the European results, the importance of the rise of the Right across the continent was undeniable. Ukip topped the polls all over Britain - with the exception of the North West - and took the largest share of the national vote . The Liberal Democrats were slaughtered.
Was this surge the result, if only in part, of media coverage of the election campaigns? The BBC - and Nick Robinson - has come in for much criticism from all quarters, with Nigel Farage's frequent appearances on Question Time cited as evidence.
[SubScribe is about the Press rather than broadcasting, but will be looking at this later this week. For now, we'll just point out that the Greens' leader Natalie Bennett appeared twice before last year's elections; this time her party was represented only once - by the MP Caroline Lucas. Unlike Ukip, the Greens have an MP. They also pushed the LibDems into fourth place.]
As to the newspapers - or at least the news pages - they barely woke up to Ukip until it shocked everyone by coming top of an opinion poll last month. Before that, it was Nick Clegg who read the runes. On February 11 he wrote a column for the i in which he said:
"Ukip has been coming up on the rails in British politics for years and it sees this May as its breakthrough moment. Mainstream politicians have made the mistake in the past of not taking UKIP, or the people who say they will vote for it, seriously. That time has long passed. Ukip is for real. But if it were to win this May and take Britain a further step towards self- imposed exile from Europe, it could wreck the recovery and destroy British jobs."
And it was Clegg who challenged Farage to a televised debate on Europe - only to be bested on both outings. It wasn't unbalanced reporting that gave Ukip the limelight, it was the LibDem leader - who is now nursing his wounds.
Press coverage of Ukip was mostly hostile, even the Express balked at backing the party. The Times splashed on three different "scandals" - the first questioned the way party funds were used, the second challenged Farage's expenses and the third looked at allegations that candidates were expected to pay a £10,000 dowry if they got into Strasbourg.
On the day the Times was reporting on Farage's expenses, the Guardian carried a post-Budget opinion poll under the heading "Tories stumble..." Labour was five points ahead on general election voting intentions and eleven in front for the European elections.
Ukip were on the up for the general election and holding steady at 20% for Europe.
The following week Farage unveiled a series of billboards that were to be the central plank of his party's advertising campaign. They brought howls of protest - and a rash of spoofs.
Farage pronounced himself delighted with the posters, saying "I wish we'd gone further."
By now commentators were treating Ukip with greater seriousness. It could no longer be written off as a bunch of fruitcakes and loonies - racist fruitcakes and loonies at that - because the advance in the polls was relentless. By the end of the week YouGov had the party overtaking Labour to come out top in voting intentions for the European elections. But more than half of those polled - including a fifth of Ukip supporters - thought it had unworkable policies or that it was incapable of running the country.
The sight of Ukip at the top of the opinion polls was a jolt and Decca Aitkenhead's interview for the Guardian made the paper's Saturday splash. There had been much mumbling in the comment pages for months - years, even - but this was the first time any newspaper had focused on the Farage phenomenon as a front-page news story.
The Independent was having the same thoughts and the following day the Sindie came up with the striking front page below left.
A week later the Sunday Times splashed on Cameron declaring that he was "ready" for Farage, but even now, three weeks before polling day, there was little appetite for the European elections - and none at all for the locals.
All eyes were on the big prize next year - although there was also a growing awareness that the Scottish referendum was creeping closer and that there was no certainty that Salmond would lose and the Union survive.
There had been plenty of politics all year, but these were personality rather than policy stories. On the Tories' side there was the Nigel Evans trial, MPs resigning over rent boys and their cleaners, allegations of sex parties at the annual conference, the ousting of Maria Miller, should Boris run for Parliament? And Plebgate just wouldn't go away.
The LibDems were also embroiled in sex scandals with the Lord Rennard and Mike Hancock controversies - as well as having the Mail on their case over Cyril Smith, accusing the party of turning a blind eye to his abuse of children.
With all this going on, there was little time for Miliband and co, although there was a flutter of interest when he brought David Axelrod over from America to offer election advice.
The Labour leader talked about nationalisation and the minimum wage; Michael Gove talked about everything from FGM to American novelists; only Clegg talked about Europe - but no one (other than Farage on TV) was talking to him.
It was as though the prospect of "Polling station" signs coming out of storage - and an extra 19 days' leave from Westminster because there wasn't anything to do there - had given the politicos a licence to wander around the country posing for silly pictures and talking about anything they fancied, regardless of whether it was relevant to the coming election.
Should the Press have pulled them back on course and questioned them about the common agricultural policy or the working hours directive, trade or energy policy? Would anyone have printed or read the answers? Much simpler to follow the key players around and report what they said - especially if they hadn't a clue how much they spent on tins of tuna in Waitrose of a Saturday or who was leader of Middlewallop council.
There was, of course, one subject with which the Press had an endless fascination; the subject that had dominated the papers at the end of last year before restrictions on Romanians and Bulgarians entering Britain were relaxed.
Immigration policy was worrying a lot of people - not only little Englanders and racists - nd it was something that might perhaps be influenced by whoever was elected to Strasbourg . And so it came to dominate the campaign. It was a gift to Farage, and the Express and Mail seemed only too willing to help.
Neither newspaper would go so far as to back Ukip, of course, but they were both happy to use the party's focus on immigration to push their own views on the subject. It became a vicious or virtuous circle, depending on your political stance. (See the front pages on the right.)
The splash head on Decca Aitkenhead's Farage interview last month described him as a man with no MPs and only one policy. But at least most people understood what that policy was.
Not one newspaper published the parties' manifestos, if indeed such things existed; not even a little pocket guide to the central battlegrounds or key policies. It was as though everyone was expected to vote tribally and to know what their camp stood for.
Coverage of the final two weeks was utterly without substance: Miliband making a hash of eating a bacon sandwich; Boris and Dave making a hash of looking relaxed with their coffees on Newark station (and at the same time showing where the Tories' priorities lay - with the June by-election rather than the imminent vote).
Campaign stories were almost all based on opinion polls or talking heads hypothesising. Neither politicians nor reporters seemed to have anything to say that might enlighten the electorate or help them to decide which way to vote. We know, for example, that Ukip MEPs are not renowned for their attendance record at Strasbourg; it might have been nice to have been told whether the party's candidates intended to turn up or just take the money and stay at home. The Greens were ignored.
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A Whole New Ball Game
Book #1 of It Takes Two
By Belle Payton
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Middle school gets multiplied in this new series about twins Alex and Ava, whose father is the coach of a small-town Texas football team!
When twelve-year-old twins Alex and Ava Sackett move from the East Coast to Texas so their dad can coach an elite high school football team, they have to get used to not only a whole new school and town, but also the fame that comes with being football's first family. They've got a plan to make it through: stick together!
Because even though Alex and Ava are total opposites, they've always stuck together. But then Ava cuts her hair short, and Alex fears that Ava wants a new town to mean a new start—as an individual. At the same time, Alex's concern has Ava wondering if she's no longer cool enough for her twin. Are Alex and Ava still the same dynamic duo they've always been, or are they headed down different paths?
Belle Payton
Belle Payton isn't a twin herself, but she does have twin brothers! She spent much of her childhood in the bleachers reading—er, cheering them on—at their football games. Though she left the South long ago to become a children's book editor in New York City, Belle still drinks approximately a gallon of sweet tea a week and loves treating her friends to her famous homemade mac-and-cheese. Belle is the author of many books for children and tweens, and is currently having a blast writing two sides to each It Takes Two story.
Publisher: Simon Spotlight (May 20, 2014)
Children's Fiction > Family > Siblings
Children's Fiction > Social Situations > Friendship
Children's Fiction > Sports & Recreation > Football
Raves and Reviews
"The twin device is effectively deployed as each girl seeks to understand herself independently, in relation to her twin, and in the context of her new town; there's also appeal in the plot's sitcom elements of overheard conversations, secret observations, and all the uncertainty that comes with being a new place."
– The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
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eBook 9781481406437
More books from this author: Belle Payton
More books in this series: It Takes Two


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Ask anyone to describe their ideal village, and it's a good bet that most people will include a pub (in many cases more than one). Along with post offices and local shops, pubs lie at the heart of many villages, cementing that all important social bond that sustains our rural communities.
Throughout much of the country, this role is under threat. Rural pubs are closing at an alarming rate, currently six per week and it is now estimated that more than half of all villages in England and Wales don't have a pub.
"Last year, in both rural and urban areas, a total of 72 pubs closed in Kent, and of these 36 have gone forever," says Kae Mendham, Regional Director for the Campaign for Real Ale here in Kent.
of a worrying trend locally," she adds.
Jackie Clark, who has been a publican for much of the last three decades and runs the North Pole in Wateringbury, feels this trend is not the fault of those running the pubs.
"The companies who now own pubs are trying to squeeze more and more out of the tied licensees," she says.
"People like me who have a lease with the pub owners are forced to buy our beer from them, even though we can get it cheaper elsewhere. The result is that we are often paying three times more for our beer than would be the case if we were able to go to the wider market."
Many of Britain's pubs are tied to a few large pub companies, known as 'pubcos', whose strength in the market has grown considerably in the last 20 years. The pubco is not a brewer, but is essentially a middleman between the brewer and the pub.
While the pubco is able to buy beer cheaply from the brewery, it can charge their pub landlords a price of their choosing. Consequently, the consumer is usually paying a significantly inflated price for a pint of beer, and tied pub landlords are being forced to sell beer at a loss.
But, as Jackie explains, it's not just the pubcos that are a problem. "The smoking ban, for all its implications on health, is having a terrible impact on my pub and others I know about. It's killing atmosphere - pubs are now half empty because a large proportion of our customers are scattered outside, which makes the pub unattractive.
"It also hurts profits, because previously people would play the fruit machine while smoking, which now they don't, and because they are in the pub less they also drink less.
"If you add this to the rises in VAT, the current recession and the fact that we are competing against beer sold in supermarkets which can be bought at much lower prices, then you can see why we are having such a hard time."
Despite the many challenges facing pubs, there are success stories here in Kent. The Plough at Stalisfield Green is one such example, a pub that has prospered in recent years, winning several accolades, including the title of the county's Best Pub at the recent Taste of Kent Awards.
Its owner, Robert Lloyd, feels that one of the key reasons for their success has been an appreciation of their location. "It's a difficult time for pubs and I have nothing but sympathy for others in the trade," says Robert.
"Getting to where we are now has not been straightforward. When I took over the pub, the first thing I looked at was our setting. We're in the heart of the county's countryside, so we made the menu reflect that.
"We use wild food from the woods and fields around us, our lamb is from Romney and we even have our own cattle, which are reared in a farm just four miles away. In fact, all our meat is sourced locally. We also have many Kentish beers and wines on offer. This pub is rooted in its location, and I think that's valued."
Robert feels that this appreciation of the pub's setting combined with an openness and simplicity has proved very popular. "We don't target specific clientele. This is a traditional country pub in every sense of the word and everyone is welcome here, prince and pauper alike, and that is reflected in our customers, who are a broad mix of ages and backgrounds.
"It helps that the menu isn't overly complex, it's straightforward, high-quality pub food such as sausage and mash, home-made pies and traditional ploghmans. As we have no restaurant area, it means diners and drinkers are together, which makes for a better atmosphere, something I think customers appreciate."
At The George & Dragon in Headcorn, another pub doing very well, its owners, Sarah and John Farrow, have taken the appeal of local food that bit further. "Our entire menu is dominated by local produce and if customers like what they have eaten, such as one of our pies, then they can buy some more to take home," explains Sarah.
"They can also join our food club, which gives them a discount on the food we sell, plus the chance to come to events where local producers talk about what they do. We've found that food is making all the difference. It's really integrated the pub with the local community and also given us a wider appeal across the county."
The success of The George and Dragon and The Plough reveal that even in a difficult environment, by offering something a bit different there remains room to prosper. It might also illustrate that in the future more pubs will have to innovate and change if they want to thrive.
That said, Carole Dalgleish, of the West Kent branch of CAMRA, feels many issues still need to be addressed. "Our pubs, whether in towns or villages, are a vital part of their community, places where people from all backgrounds can get together and socialise," she says.
"The pub plays a key role in any community and that needs to be realised, otherwise we risk losing more of them, which is something that I think we will all come to regret."
It was almost certainly a woman who, some 10,000 years ago, stumbled upon the technique for turning cereal grains into a nutritious and fortifying drink used, not just for celebrations, but as a diet staple, writes Clare Pope.
For thousands of years, female 'brewsters' made the bulk of the ale produced, selling any surplus to friends, neighbours and passers-by - the origins of the public house.
So it is perhaps unsurprising that today the pub has come full circle, and a place traditionally perceived as a male domain is increasingly widening its appeal. Some of Kent's most successful pubs are being solely run by women and indeed Britain's oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, which has more than 370 pubs in the south east, now has 31 sole female licensees.
A new picture of the modern-day British pub is emerging: comfortable, welcoming places with family-appeal run by professional, female licensees looking for a challenge and a family-friendly lifestyle. For these gutsy women, there has never been a better time to strike out on their own.
A quote above the bar of the Queen's Head tells customers that "wine and wenches empty men's purses." The pub's licensee, Sara Smile has certainly been emptying her customers' purses since she took over in September 2008: prior to Christmas, Sara was in the enviable position of having to buy more cutlery to fulfil her 90 covers per day!
Her philosophy is to keep things simple: "The important thing is to control your costs - understand your margins, keep your menu concise and avoid wastage," she says.
She also has a brilliant Irish chef, David Kennedy, who serves up hearty pies, hand-cut chips and stews and shares her belief that local produce is best. "Howlands in Boughton supplies the vegetables, meat and cheese are from Brogdale and we get fish from Hermans in Faversham. This guarantees fresh, high-quality ingredients and helps us maintain affordable dishes - from 6.50 for a main course."
Sara has worked with the brewery to turn a tired, dingy pub into a light airy bar with a caf-style ambience along with some more intimate dining areas, which she also hires out for meetings and training days. There's definitely a female touch, with all the furniture carefully picked out from salvage yards and antique shops, accompanied by rainbow displays of glass bottles, arty clocks and wall hangings - without detracting from the fact you are still in a pub.
"I gave up work at the end of 2007 and was living opposite the pub and just got fed up of seeing a pub that wasn't being run to its full potential," she says. "I had lots of ideas about how I could develop it and felt ready for a new challenge. The smoking ban was also a factor in my decision to take on the pub - I don't think I would have done it otherwise."
Adds Sara: "The aim has been to widen the pub's appeal and make it a friendly, welcoming atmosphere for all the community. Women didn't come into the pub before, but now the male regulars bring their wives and families and the knock-on effect is that the ladies will come in for coffee or lunch.
"We also host the Faversham quiz league, a local cycling club, sponsor the local football team and have a ladies' bat and trap team."
Karen Barrett's first venture behind the bar was when she managed her brother-in-law's pub while he went on holiday. Two years later, in November 2002, Karen (right) took over the Walnut Tree in Aldington.
Her passion led her to transform the place into a bustling village local and a great destination pub with a delicious menu of traditional dishes.
Karen has also introduced themed food nights, including retro school dinner evenings.
The pub's part in smuggling history is proudly displayed at the bar, and Karen has created a welcoming family environment with a large garden and bouncy caste. She regularly holds fundraising events, raising money for the local school and village hall, among others.
Karen says: "Running a pub is a way of life and very rewarding, but your heart has got to be in it to make it a success!"
Karen (right) is now six years into her tenancy at the Druids Head, Herne Bay and has never looked back. "I was ready for a new challenge and decided that running a pub would provide just that, as well as being a great business opportunity," she says. "So I obtained my personal license and then approached Shepherd Neame about taking over one of their pubs.
"It's hard work but personally, very rewarding, you never know who is going to walk through the door and it great having to deal with different types of characters."
The Druids Head is a traditional drinker's pub that doesn't serve food but does have darts, a pool table, Sky Sports, a spacious outdoor smoking area at the rear of the pub and live music twice a month.
Despite not serving food, it is a busy pub with a strong base of regular customers.


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Алви Хјелм (; Клаксвик, 1. мај 1996) ферјарски је пливач чија специјалност су трке мешовитим стилом на 200 и 400 метара.

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Хјелм је дебитовао на међународној сцени на европском првенству за јуниоре у Познању 2013. и на почетку каријере такмичио се у тракама слободним стилом на 800 и 1.500 метара. Као сениор фокусира се на трке мешовитим стилом на 200 и 400 метара, а сениорски деби на међународној сцени имао је на Светском првенству 2015. у Казању (42. место на 200 и 40. на 400 мешовито). Четири године касније, у Квангџуу 2019, испливао је нови лични рекорд у квалификацијама трке на 200 мешовито (2:07,91 мин и 42. место), а у даљи ток такмичења није успео да се пласира ни у трци на 400 мешовито коју је окончао на 35. месту у квалификацијама.

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I am a participant in Bjorn Lomborg's Copenhagen Consensus Exercise for Climate Change, which has begun to release its various cost-benefit studies and critiques. The first papers that have been released focus on geoengineering. My role in the project is to provide a critique of the geoengineering cost-benefit paper and to explore the potential role of air capture as an alternative to solar radiation management (SRM).
The direct B/C ratio for stratospheric aerosol injection is on the order of 25 to 1, while the B/C ratio for marine cloud whitening is around 5000 to 1.
These numbers are huge -- except I don' t think that they actually believe these numbers. If the benefits of SRM actually exceeded the costs in this manner then the obvious recommendation would be to deploy these technologies immediately. The authors make no such recommendation, and instead offer a cautious recommendation of more research. I agree that more research is worth conducting, but I don't believe the cost-benefit numbers for a second. Obviously support for more research on geoengineering has nothing to do with fanciful cost-benefit numbers.
actually works. I argue that the present understandings of the potential effects of climate engineering are not sufficiently well developed to allow for any meaningful cost-benefit analyses. Nonetheless, I agree with BL09 when they conclude that there is value in further research on climate engineering technologies. My judgment, as apparently was the case as well for the conclusions of BL09, is not based on numbers that result from precise-looking cost-benefit analyses, but rather, on the fact that our understandings are so poor. I further argue that developing informed understandings will require adopting a more scientifically realistic perspective on the role of climate engineering in the global earth system than is reflected in the simplifications presented in BL09. I conclude that the quantitative cost-benefit analysis of BL09 is guilty of precision without accuracy.
Part II of the paper summarizes an analysis of the potential role for air capture technologies to play in the decarbonization of the global economy. BL09 consider air capture only briefly, leaving a more detailed analysis to this response paper. I show that the costs of air capture are comparable to the costs of conventional mitigation, as presented by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its 2007 assessment report, as well as the widely cited Stern Review Report by the government of the United Kingdom. Based on this conclusion I argue that air capture deserves to receive a similar close scrutiny as other mitigation policies.
The paper concludes by considering more general criteria for evaluating technological fixes such as technologies of climate engineering. I suggest that stratospheric aerosol injection and marine cloud whitening comprehensively fail these broader criteria whereas air capture does not.
In contrast to SRM, the direct air capture of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere lends itself to more practically useful cost-benefit analyses. My bottom line is that the geoengineering of the earth system as a way to adapt to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases is a losing proposition.
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Mike Kuchar: Broken Gods
François Ghebaly is proud to present Mike Kuchar: Broken Gods, a survey of recent erotic drawings from the underground film and comics legend.
François Ghebaly
Jan 4th – Feb 2nd
Los Angeles, Ghebaly Gallery 2245 E Washington Blvd.Map
Satyr Sam, 2018
A Monster's Gift, 2018
Heaven's Gift, Satan's Toy, 2018
François Ghebaly is proud to present Mike Kuchar: Broken Gods, a survey of recent erotic drawings from the underground film and comics legend. The exhibition will be capped by Sins of the Brothers Kuchar, a screening of films and videos by Mike and George Kuchar at REDCAT, Los Angeles, on Monday, February 3 at 8:30pm.
Together with his twin brother George, Mike Kuchar became an iconic figure of the New York underground film scene in the 1960s with no-budget 8mm films that sent up Hollywood epics, romances, and sci-fi B movies. Earnest yet weepy, tender yet over-the- top, Kuchar's films like Sins of the Fleshapoids (1965), The Craven Sluck (1967), and Death Quest of the Ju-Ju Cults (1976) made a major impact on the emerging discussions of camp and gay cinema. "George and Mike Kuchar's films were my first inspiration," John Waters wrote in his introduction to the Kuchar brothers' 1997 memoir Reflections from a Cinematic Cesspool. "Here were directors I could idolize — complete crackpots without an ounce of pretension."
In the 1970s, Mike began to split his time between the Bronx and San Francisco, a hotbed for the underground comics scene where Mike's drawings would find a home in the pages of gay erotic magazines like Gay Heart Throbs. At first something of a day job to support his filmmaking, these drawings have taken on a trajectory of their own, critically praised for achieving irrepressible joy within unabashed lewdness. In Broken Gods, which centers on drawings from 2018, gladiators, pirates, hippies, jocks, androids, devils and warlocks run amok with hyperbolic anatomy, lovingly rendered contours, and ingenious coloration. A special limited edition set of prints of three recent drawings will also be available.
Mike Kuchar was born in 1942 in New York. His work in film and video has been shown internationally at numerous screenings and festivals, including the Tate Modern, London; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; and the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, among many others. His drawings have been in solo and group exhibitions at Anton Kern Gallery, New York; Institute of Contemporary Art, London; Jan Kaps, Cologne; and Kimmerich, Berlin. Kuchar was the recipient of John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship Award in 2017, an Avant-Garde Masters Grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation in 2012, and a United States Artists Fellowship Award in 2006. Broken Gods is his second solo exhibition at François Ghebaly. He lives and works in San Francisco.
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Thanks to public campaigns, domestic violence is being increasingly recognised as a serious problem in Australia, damaging our society both socially and economically. It is estimated that the cost of addressing and dealing with domestic violence reaches $13.6 billion per year.
How much of this cost is borne by employers? The Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that roughly 800,000 women in the Australian workforce are either currently experiencing domestic violence, or have experienced it in the past. And that's not even accounting for the significant number of male victims. Supporting your employees through domestic violence is costly, but failing to do so could be even more expensive.
The definition of domestic violence varies – some confine it to intimate partner violence, while others recognise violence committed between family members in general. Other definitions may include violence between people who live together but are unrelated. Indigenous populations often prefer the term "family violence" as it better reflects the relationships with their kin, including extended familial relationships and care structures.
Whoever the perpetrator, victims of domestic violence experience significant impacts upon their physical and mental health. In the workforce, this means a detrimental impact on productivity, attendance and resources. Domestic violence is a unique phenomenon in that it spans cultural, economic and social divisions and is not confined to any particular demographic, so employers must be alert to the signs from any of their employees.
Be supportive, and react to their needs. Encourage your workforce to speak to you or a manager if they are experiencing problems such as domestic violence, and ensure that such issues will be dealt with confidentially.
If an employee does confide in you that they are a victim of domestic violence, act with sensitivity but ensure that you understand what they are asking of you. You are not a therapist or a counsellor, and you do not have to pretend to be one. All you can do is listen patiently and offer support where possible.
The employee may wish to simply make you aware of the issue, or they may have a specific request in mind – perhaps a couple of days of leave to attend court or move house, or acceptance that occasionally they may be a few minutes late to work. Discuss their needs, both long term and short term, and find a solution which works for both of you. Offer an EAP if you have one, or otherwise encourage them to speak to you if they have any concerns.
An employee who is experiencing violence from a member of their family, or is providing care or support to a member of their immediate family or household who is experiencing domestic violence, has a right to make a request for flexible working arrangements.
If such a request is made, you must consider the request and can only refuse on reasonable business grounds. We recommend that you carefully consider the needs of the business and the employee, and attempt to accommodate their request if possible.
Employees do not have an automatic right to domestic violence leave. While offering such leave is becoming increasingly common in enterprise agreements or company policies, it is not currently a statutory entitlement. If you do not offer domestic violence leave, employees may still be able to take time away from work by utilising their annual leave, long service leave, or in some particular circumstances, personal leave.
Think about how your company deals with domestic violence, and consider what entitlements your employees have access to. Do your policies reflect your business' intentions? Do your employees understand their rights and obligations? A failure to communicate openly with your employees may exacerbate the damage done to victims of domestic violence, and increase the costs to the Australian economy.


Our One to One Technology program (one device for one student) brings the newest learning resources directly to our students. As we enhance our curriculum with anytime, anywhere access to a variety of digital resources, learning will become more real and relevant while, at the same time, more experiential. As active participants in their own education, students gain a better understanding of subjects through tactile, visual and auditory learning.
Every student at Concordia is required to have an approved internet-ready device on the first day of class. Through onsite management tools the high school provides access to high speed internet and a variety of apps required for courses. Concordia provides training for any student who would like to have it.
If you have any questions, please contact Scott Storm at (260) 483-1102, ext. 214 or sstorm@clhscadets.com or Joshua Sommermeyer at (260) 483-1102, ext. 200 or jsommermeyer@clhscadets.com.
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Students use their devices in every class at Concordia: For homework, for experiments, for recordings and so much more.


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World's insurers launch commitment to protect World Heritage Sites
Patrimonito's World Heritage Adventures: a new episode available
Four sites added to UNESCO's World Heritage List
Reconstruction and recovery in Iraq: Reviving the Spirit of Mosul
Two sites added to UNESCO's World Heritage List
Sites from Kenya, Oman and Saudi Arabia inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
Crowdfunding campaign launched to #HelpVirunga
Lake Turkana National Parks (Kenya) inscribed on List of World Heritage in Danger
Tuesday, 26 June 2018:
World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2018 Outcomes
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger
Landmark Conservation Action leads to Belize Barrier Reef removal from List of World Heritage in Danger
Monday, 25 June 2018:
Opening of the World Heritage Committee in Manama (Bahrain)
Source: World Heritage Center (UNESCO)


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ELECTION RESULTS: Massachusetts Ballot Question 1 – Right to Repair
Posted: Nov 3, 2020 / 02:23 PM EST / Updated: Nov 3, 2020 / 11:20 PM EST
(WWLP) – Question 1 expands on the "Right to Repair Law" that was passed in 2012, which requires vehicle owners and independent repair facilities in Massachusetts to have access to the same vehicle diagnostic and repair information made available to the manufacturers' Massachusetts dealers and authorized repair facilities.
With 60 percent of precincts reporting, "Yes" for Question 1 has more than 75 percent of the votes, and "No" has nearly 25 percent.
The Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition declared victory on ballot Question 1. Director of the Coalition, Tommy Hickey, stated, "By voting yes on 1, Massachusetts has now updated Right to Repair for the modern age of connected cars. The thousands of 'Yes on 1' signs in front of small businesses around the state tell the story, automakers were trying to corner the market on car repairs, but the voters stopped them."
Hickey added, "The people have spoken—by a huge margin—in favor of immediately updating right to repair so it applies to today's high-tech cars and trucks."
The new legislation updates the law to include wireless technology, known as 'telematics' information. In cars, that have telematics, the information currently only flows from the car directly to automakers and dealerships.
Proponents of Question 1 say it would create a shared database for telematics that can be used by independent repair shops too, beginning with the model year 2022.
Opponents to the new law are concerned about an increased risk of cybersecurity attacks and criminals accessing people's vehicles and personal driving data, including real-time location.
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COVID-19 in Massachusetts: 67 new deaths, 4,283 new cases
by Jillian Andrews / Jan 18, 2021
BOSTON (WWLP) – State public health officials reported 67 newly confirmed deaths and 4,283 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts.
According to the Department of Public Health, 89,177 new tests were performed with an overall of 12,348,663 molecular tests administered. Of those, 4,353,834 tests were first time tests and 7,994,829 were repeat tests.
Owl survives after collision with Massachusetts police car
ENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) — The Enfield Police Department watched an owl fly off after being hit by a car Saturday night.
According to the Enfield Police Department, K9 Officer Bartolucci with the assistance of Officer Pinsker were able to pet the owl and get him back on his feet after being hit by a car.
Great Barrington police investigating several car break-ins
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (WWLP) — The Great Barrington Police Department is investigating several car break-ins. According to the department, the incidents happened in the area of North Plain Road from Housatonic down into Great Barrington.
If anyone has noticed that their car has been entered into, even if nothing is missing, police are asking you to contact the police department at (413) 528-0306, ext. 3.


Sounds wonderful! Truly making me hungry!
Just remember to use a meat thermometer. ?
I ain't got a thermometer but I'll check it's thoroughly cooked by pricking the thickest part of the chicken to check the juices run clear before eating any of the chicken.
Right on. I find that cooking it for a couple hours and then poking it with a fork to check the juice works well. If it's clear, I leave the foil off to brown it...about another half hour. I'm just a bit particular when I cook or grill.
I found that my mistake early in my cooking experience was constantly opening the oven which can lengthen the cooking time.
One of my favs is putting a whole chicken, end over a beer can and cooking it on the grill. Yum!
I will let you know how it turns out, no problem. I like oxo herbs and more that go in gravy, gives it real flavour with an added kick to it.
I made it once with the drippings of a prime rib. Yummy.
dying to know how it was!
It is fun, my next task will have to be those cookies!
I knew you would knock it out of the park!
Made a spicy beef stir fry the other day, that was nice with soy sauce, vegetables and noodles.
Welcome? Sounds like you enjoy cooking. It can be fun venturing outside the comfort zone.
We have a wonderful spice store (Penzey's) that I love to venture in. It's fun to pick a new herb/spice and make a dish with that. Give it a try if you are feeling adventurous. Even something as simple as creating a rub or a sauce can be exciting.
I like curries but spices would be better making a curry, rather than out of a can. I have a pestle and mortar so I can always grind the spices using that.
If you decide to roast another bird, Nessa, here's a little tip. Roast the chicken breast side down, and there's no need to cover or baste it. The fattiest part of the chicken is underneath so as it roasts the juices run down into the breast, making it moist and succulent. Plus you get nice crispy skin around the thighs and leg. Yum!


Each Championship contest will be scheduled for twelve (12) rounds, of three (3) minutes duration, and one (1) minute rest period (3-1 ratio).
Referee is the sole arbiter of a bout and is the only individual authorized to stop a contest. Referees may also consult with a ringside physician in order to get a professional opinion if a bout should be stopped due to a fighter sustaining an injury.
The 10 Points Must System will be standard system employed in the scoring a bout.
All professional boxers are required to wear a mouthpiece during competition. The round cannot begin without the mouthpiece. If the mouthpiece is dislodged during competition, the referee will call time and have the mouthpiece replaced at the first opportune moment, without interfering with the immediate action. Points may be deducted by the referee if he deems the mouthpiece is being purposely spit out in order to manipulate the contest.
A boxer shall receive a twenty (20) second count if boxer is knocked out of the ring and onto the floor. The boxer is to be unassisted by his seconds. If assisted by his seconds, the boxer shall be automatically disqualified by the referee.
If a boxer sustains an injury from a fair blow and the injury is severe enough to stop the bout, the injured boxer will lose by TKO.
Both boxers shall use only those brands or models of gloves for their contests that have been approved by the Association of Boxing Commissions.
If an intentional foul causes an injury, and the injury is severe enough to stop the bout immediately, the boxer causing the injury shall lose by disqualification.
If an intentional foul causes an injury to a boxer and the bout is allowed to continue, the referee will notify the authorities and deduct (2) points from the boxer who caused the foul. All point deductions for intentional fouls will be mandatory.
If boxer injures himself while attempting to intentionally foul his opponent, the referee will not take any action in his favor, and the resulting injury will be judged in the same manner as one produced by a fair blow.
The referee exercises good judgment that a boxer has conducted himself in an unsportsmanlike-like manner he has the authority to stop the bout and disqualify the boxer.
If an accidental foul causes an injury severe enough for the referee to stop the bout immediately, after four (4) rounds have occurred, the bout will result in a TECHNICAL DECISION, awarded to the boxer who is ahead on the score cards at the time the bout is stopped.
Partial or incomplete rounds will be scored. If no action has occurred, the round shall be scored as an even round. This is at the discretion of the judges.
A fighter who is hit with an accidental low blow must continue after a reasonable amount of time has elapsed but no more than five (5) minutes or he will lose the fight.


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package io.prestosql.plugin.hive.metastore;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
import io.prestosql.spi.security.ConnectorIdentity;
import io.prestosql.spi.security.PrestoPrincipal;
import io.prestosql.spi.security.PrincipalType;
import io.prestosql.spi.security.SelectedRole;

import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.Set;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
import static com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet.toImmutableSet;
import static java.util.Locale.ENGLISH;
import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;

public class HivePrincipal
{
    public static HivePrincipal from(ConnectorIdentity identity)
    {
        if (identity.getRole().isEmpty()) {
            return ofUser(identity.getUser());
        }
        SelectedRole.Type type = identity.getRole().get().getType();
        if (type == SelectedRole.Type.ALL) {
            return ofUser(identity.getUser());
        }
        checkArgument(type == SelectedRole.Type.ROLE, "Expected role type to be ALL or ROLE, but got: %s", type);
        return ofRole(identity.getRole().get().getRole().get());
    }

    private static HivePrincipal ofUser(String user)
    {
        return new HivePrincipal(PrincipalType.USER, user);
    }

    private static HivePrincipal ofRole(String role)
    {
        return new HivePrincipal(PrincipalType.ROLE, role);
    }

    public static Set<HivePrincipal> from(Set<PrestoPrincipal> prestoPrincipals)
    {
        return prestoPrincipals.stream()
                .map(HivePrincipal::from)
                .collect(toImmutableSet());
    }

    public static HivePrincipal from(PrestoPrincipal prestoPrincipal)
    {
        return new HivePrincipal(prestoPrincipal.getType(), prestoPrincipal.getName());
    }

    private final PrincipalType type;
    private final String name;

    @JsonCreator
    public HivePrincipal(@JsonProperty("type") PrincipalType type, @JsonProperty("name") String name)
    {
        this.type = requireNonNull(type, "type is null");
        requireNonNull(name, "name is null");
        if (type == PrincipalType.USER) {
            // In Hive user names are case sensitive
            this.name = name;
        }
        else if (type == PrincipalType.ROLE) {
            // In Hive role names are case insensitive
            this.name = name.toLowerCase(ENGLISH);
        }
        else {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported type: " + type);
        }
    }

    @JsonProperty
    public PrincipalType getType()
    {
        return type;
    }

    @JsonProperty
    public String getName()
    {
        return name;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object o)
    {
        if (this == o) {
            return true;
        }
        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
            return false;
        }
        HivePrincipal prestoPrincipal = (HivePrincipal) o;
        return type == prestoPrincipal.type &&
                Objects.equals(name, prestoPrincipal.name);
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode()
    {
        return Objects.hash(type, name);
    }

    @Override
    public String toString()
    {
        return type + " " + name;
    }

    public PrestoPrincipal toPrestoPrincipal()
    {
        return new PrestoPrincipal(type, name);
    }
}

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A baby monitor can be an incredibly helpful device to help you keep an eye on your child and make sure that they sleep safe and sound. But like every technology, a baby monitor comes with pros and cons. Learn how to use your baby monitor safely to avoid hacking and risks of electromagnetic exposure for your child.
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Modern Gulf Institute (MGi) offers classes for all levels of English; from Beginners to Advanced.
The evening class schedule is well established with new groups starting every four weeks. Placement testing is available from 9am to 8pm, Sunday to Thursday. All General English courses are approved by the Ministry of Manpower, and students are eligible for Certification once they have successfully completed 80 hours. Teachers are native speakers and come from countries such as South Africa, Canada, the UK, America and Australia.


Whether you are looking to hire an employee or hiring a gardener on a regular basis, it's vital to know what you want them to do. This requires you to do some research on general landscaping possibilities and the type of garden you want to achieve.
First of all, have a vision for your garden. Do you picture formal plantings or a good old kiwi vegetable patch? Would you like enclosed spaces or open plan plantings? Collect photos of gardens you like because these are helpful to share with your gardener. Using pinterest is a great way to plan your garden.
Know your garden purpose. What do you want to use your garden for? Is it somewhere for the kids to run and kick a ball? Or do you want to entertain your guests in a leafy glade? Ask your gardener to suggest ideas on defining areas within your yard too.
Next, decide on a gardening plan. Are you wanting someone to simply prepare your garden for summer planting? Or would you like to add a regular garden maintenance schedule? This is especially relevant because it will help you choose the best horticulturist for your needs.
Make a gardening checklist. Are there any specific jobs which you would like a landscaper to do? Do you require someone with specialist planting knowledge? Will your garden need ongoing weed maintenance or mulching? How much input do you want to have in choosing seasonal plants and colour schemes? This will help you choose the most qualified person for your work.
Ask for references. Visit the locations where they have worked before. Check out before and after photos of what they have achieved. Talk with previous clients to see if they were satisfied with their work. You'll then have confidence knowing that you are employing the right gardener for your jobs.
Finally, choose between an individual or company gardener. Do you want to see the same gardener each time? Are you happy for a team to collaborate together or another company? Sole operators complete the gardening themselves, while a company may outsource if necessary. Both have advantages, but it is up to you to decide on the type of gardener you want.
In conclusion, using the services of a professional gardener for your property lowers the risk of things going wrong. They'll have the knowledge to prune correctly, select the right plants and ensure your garden looks great throughout the whole year. In addition, they'll bring the right tools and the right knowledge, ensuring your garden will soon be ship shape and ready for you to enjoy.
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Sielunsoahti: raw blackened punk delving in Sámi culture and mythology
Ruohtta, Sielunsoahti, United States, Realm and Ritual, limited edition cassette / Sweden, TormentRex, TR023 CD (2022)
Based in Gällivare in far northern Sweden is raw blackened punk metal act Ruohtta whose sole member Tervaaja composes in a hybrid language of Meänkieli, the collective term for dialects of Finnish spoken in northern Sweden near the Finnish border, and of Sámi, the language of the indigenous people living in Swedish Lapland Formed in 2012, Ruohtta became more active in the last few years, issuing debut album "Gutna" in 2021 and releasing its second album "Sielunsoahti" in early 2022. According to Ruohtta's Bandcamp page "Sielunsoahti" focuses on a war of souls in Lapland, interpreting emotion and spirituality in the liminal spaces between languages, cultures and mindsets. All the music here was composed and played by Tervaaja who also designed the cover art for the cassette release.
The album has a raw spiky feel though its production is actually very searing and clear, with even the vocals being clear though set far back in the mix and having an oppressive and harsh ghostly quality. The guitars often have a twangy harsh bluesy edge to them which darkens the album's mood. Percussion is set far back in the mix with a soft sound so the guitars end up being the dominant instruments. Songs are well composed with definite, sometimes even catchy melodies though I doubt Ruohtta, with its interest in black magic, Finno-Ugric mythology, darkness and feeding off negative emotion and feeling, is in the mood to appeal to a commercial metal audience. Nevertheless tracks like "III" and "IV" – of the nine tracks on offer, only the first and the last have actual titles, the rest are numbered – have clear riffs that verge on rock'n'roll and which help to reinforce a gloomy urban blues melancholy that later threatens to become seriously unhinged and deranged. The snarling ghost vocals have a deathly quality yet also appear pained and world-weary.
For music limited in its range of instruments to guitar, percussion and voice, with songs depending on repeating riffs, "Sielunsoahti" works well as a set of very melodic songs with their own identities, moods and dark atmosphere. The harsh, sometimes whining guitar and the equally grating vocals match well though the music can and does drown out the screams and cries. The lack of bass on all tracks, especially "VIII", allows the bleak darkness to bleed into the songs and become part of them. A folk-like feel is present in the steady beats and matter-of-fact presentation, with all the drama coming from the seething voices as they shriek behind the guitars. A few tracks like "IV" and the closer "Loahppa" are almost completely instrumental and the repeating riffs dominate these songs with perhaps a second guitar melody, cleaner in tone if quieter, playing along as well.
I see this album as being one for Ruohtta's fans, one not really likely to pick up new fans even though the music is paced well; listeners can follow it and not feel that at any moment the music will speed off leaving them in the dust. The riffs are varied enough that the album rarely becomes boring in spite of elements in the music and its production that could potentially be monotonous. If Ruohtta can continue refining its style and delving more into the cultures of the Sámi and the Finns in northern Sweden cut off from their brethren farther south in Finland, it may well become quite a significant act with a distinct style and sound.
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There are many jobs of the plumbers which the plumber has to do with full responsibility. All the plumbing work needs a great responsibility as the customers hand over all their plumbing things in the hands of the plumbers then it is the duty of the plumbers to do their work accurately and with full responsibility. Taking of the plumbing work responsibility is no doubt a very tough decision. There are many plumbers who are unable to perform their best possible work of plumbing due to many reasons. Our company Plumbers Streatham is the best to take the responsibility of even the toughest plumbing work and hand over the work of plumbing on time with the 100% satisfaction rate. Our company Plumber Streatham deals with all kind of issues whether the issue is of a small nature or the bigger one. Side by side the customer should hire the expert plumber to fix the water supply issue at home.
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This replacement Oven Control Knob can be used to control different functions on your oven.
Control knobs are used heavily, and tend to need replacing long before other components. If your existing control knob is damaged or badly worn out, then take advantage of this quality replacement.
Add this replacement Control Knob to the control panel, and have full control of your oven once again.


Luxury 6.11/6.2/6.21/6.3 chargers become 6.40: 1S-11S Lipo packs/ Max current increased 6amps.
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Race 6.1/6.2 chargers become V6.3 only!
Support for Tadiran cells (Lithium Metal) has been dropped, as these cells have not been manufactured for over 3 years now.
Discharging LiPo cells to 3.0V per cell. You'll have a real Lipo Cycler to do testing.
New charge algorithm for voltage and current makes it very safe, you can even set for 8 amps with 350 Lipo pack without any danger!
The Microlader update Eprom V6.4 features higher charging power for the LiPo-mode and supports close loop charging with the LiPo-Checker .
The Microlader PC-interface and a special adapter  is needed for this function.
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