Japanese horror, Korean horror, French horror, Australian horror, and then there is Norwegian horror. With a wave of foreign genre films getting international releases through festivals, conventions, or disc/VOD, Norway has joined the fray of quite impressive genre movies to hit our dvd shelves. Films such as Next Door, Troll Hunter, the Cold Prey flicks, and Thale are just a handful. With the December disc release of Dead Snow 2, your co-hosts turn to the franchise of zombie Nazi films that have come from Norway.
During WWII, Germany invaded Norway and just like many occupied nations, the Schutzstaffel followed; the notorious Nazi squad that murdered millions of civilians and prisoners-of-war. The Dead Snow franchise focuses on a lost SS squad that died in the mountains of the Lapp region of the country. Now seventy years later, they have returned as zombies to wreak havoc, revenge, and death to the small fishing communities of the north.
Written by Stig Frode Henriksen (who also co-stars in both films) and director Tommy Wirkola, the first film from 2009 brought international attention to the director who has since gone on to major Hollywood films. With Dead Snow's success, the follow up, Dead Snow 2 (2014), was even more successful and the two films have become not only cult classics but also some of the best horror zombie comedies of all time. Dark Discussions focuses on the two films and gives their opinions.


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The Head of the UGCC congratulated Dmytro Gnatyuk on his 90th anniversary 29 March 2015 22:48 The Father and the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church His Beatitude Sviatoslav congratulated People's Artist of Ukraine Dmytro Gnatyuk on the 90th anniversary.
His Beatitude Sviatoslav:"Our prayer and out fasting help us to cure our disbelief" 23 March 2015 23:10 Our prayer and out fasting help us to cure our disbelief, help us to discover, open our hope, which exist close by us – open to us the person of the Son of God, who is presented in our life by the Spirit of God.
His Beatitude Sviatoslav is in Rome on a working visit 18 March 2015 11:22 His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the Father and the Head of the UGCC is in Rome on a working visit. The program includes the meetings in the Apostolic Sea and participation in the session of the annual meeting of "Saint Sophia" Society.
The Head of the UGCC: "Metropolitan Andrey predicted European Future for Ukraine" 17 March 2015 11:20 Metropolitan Andrey, being already at the death coach, made a prediction about the future of Ukraine. It was year 1944, exactly when a wave of The Red Terror swept over Galicia. That time it was enough to talk and dream about an independent Ukraine.


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Yvan Muller takes the Cruze to the 2011 WTCC Championship
Photos courtesy of Chevrolet Europe
With the 2011 WTCC manufacturer's title in the bag, it was left to Chevrolet's top two drivers to duel it out for the driver's championship. Yvan Muller went to the historic street circuit of Macau with a mere 20-point lead over teammate Rob Huff. And with a total of 50 points up for grabs over the weekend, this would prove to be a fight to the finish in the WTCC's season finale.
In a fierce battle, Huff kept the charging two-time WTCC champion at bay to win both races. Starting from pole in race one, Huff tried to pull away from the aggressive Muller, but was unable to shake off the Frenchman, who stuck by his bumper until the chequered flag. In race two, Huff hustled to the lead from P3, while Muller, who started from P8, managed to sneak past up to P3 to keep his championship hopes alive.
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Chevrolet Cruzes to its second WTCC Manufacturer's Title
Words by Christopher Kho | Photos courtesy of Chevrolet Europe
With six races to spare, Chevrolet clinched its second consecutive Manufacturer's Title in the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) last September 3 and 4, 2011 at the Valencia Circuit in Spain. Driving the Chevrolet Cruze, Yvan Muller and Alain Menu snagged a 1-2 finish in race 1. With teammate Rob Huff, the trio crossed the finished line to take all podium positions in race 2. Now, the Chevrolet Factory Team heads over to Asia for the final three rounds in Japan, China, and Macau.

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Q: How to fix: Wrong 1st argument type. Found: 'com.harrysoft.androidbluetoothserial.demoapp.CommunicateViewModel', required: 'android.content.Context' I'm trying to to build an app which has to run in the background. So for this I'm using the ForegroundService, but when I write "this" in the CommunicateViewModel class, it gets underlined and show me:

"Cannot resolve constructor
'Intent(com.harrysoft.androidbluetoothserial.demoapp.CommunicateViewModel,
java.lang.Class<com.harrysoft.androidbluetoothserial.demoapp.TimeService>)'"

and at the next this:

"Wrong 1st argument type. Found:
'com.harrysoft.androidbluetoothserial.demoapp.CommunicateViewModel',
required: 'android.content.Context' less...  Inspection info:
startForegroundService (android.content.Context, Intent) in
ContextCompat cannot be applied to
(com.harrysoft.androidbluetoothserial.demoapp.CommunicateViewModel,
Intent)  "

How can I solve this problem?
CommunicateViewModel:
package com.harrysoft.androidbluetoothserial.demoapp;

import android.app.Application;
import android.arch.lifecycle.AndroidViewModel;
import android.arch.lifecycle.LiveData;
import android.arch.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.CountDownTimer;
import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
import android.support.annotation.StringRes;
import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
import android.text.TextUtils;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Toast;

import com.harrysoft.androidbluetoothserial.BluetoothManager;
import com.harrysoft.androidbluetoothserial.SimpleBluetoothDeviceInterface;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;

import io.reactivex.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers;
import io.reactivex.disposables.CompositeDisposable;
import io.reactivex.schedulers.Schedulers;

public class CommunicateViewModel extends AndroidViewModel {

    // A CompositeDisposable that keeps track of all of our asynchronous tasks
    private CompositeDisposable compositeDisposable = new CompositeDisposable();

    // Our BluetoothManager!
    private BluetoothManager bluetoothManager;

    // Our Bluetooth Device! When disconnected it is null, so make sure we know that we need to deal with it potentially being null
    @Nullable
    private SimpleBluetoothDeviceInterface deviceInterface;

    // The messages feed that the activity sees
    private MutableLiveData<String> messagesData = new MutableLiveData<>();
    // The connection status that the activity sees
    private MutableLiveData<ConnectionStatus> connectionStatusData = new MutableLiveData<>();
    // The device name that the activity sees
    private MutableLiveData<String> deviceNameData = new MutableLiveData<>();
    // The message in the message box that the activity sees
    private MutableLiveData<String> messageData = new MutableLiveData<>();

    // Our modifiable record of the conversation
    private StringBuilder messages = new StringBuilder();

    // Our configuration
    private String deviceName;
    private String mac;

    // A variable to help us not double-connect
    private boolean connectionAttemptedOrMade = false;
    // A variable to help us not setup twice
    private boolean viewModelSetup = false;

    // Called by the system, this is just a constructor that matches AndroidViewModel.
    public CommunicateViewModel(@NonNull Application application) {
        super(application);
    }

    // Called in the activity's onCreate(). Checks if it has been called before, and if not, sets up the data.
    // Returns true if everything went okay, or false if there was an error and therefore the activity should finish.
    public boolean setupViewModel(String deviceName, String mac) {
        // Check we haven't already been called
        if (!viewModelSetup) {
            viewModelSetup = true;

            // Setup our BluetoothManager
            bluetoothManager = BluetoothManager.getInstance();
            if (bluetoothManager == null) {
                // Bluetooth unavailable on this device :( tell the user
                toast(R.string.bluetooth_unavailable);
                // Tell the activity there was an error and to close
                return false;
            }

            // Remember the configuration
            this.deviceName = deviceName;
            this.mac = mac;

            // Tell the activity the device name so it can set the title
            deviceNameData.postValue(deviceName);
            // Tell the activity we are disconnected.
            connectionStatusData.postValue(ConnectionStatus.DISCONNECTED);
        }
        // If we got this far, nothing went wrong, so return true
        return true;
    }

    // Called when the user presses the connect button

    public void toconnect(){

        Intent serviceIntent = new Intent(this, TimeService.class);
        serviceIntent.putExtra("inputExtra", "this can be set invissable");

        ContextCompat.startForegroundService(this, serviceIntent);
        connect();
    }

    public void connect() {
        // Check we are not already connecting or connected
        if (!connectionAttemptedOrMade) {
            // Connect asynchronously
            compositeDisposable.add(bluetoothManager.openSerialDevice(mac)
                    .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
                    .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
                    .subscribe(device -> onConnected(device.toSimpleDeviceInterface()), t -> {
                        toast(R.string.connection_failed);
                        connectionAttemptedOrMade = false;
                        connectionStatusData.postValue(ConnectionStatus.DISCONNECTED);
                    }));
            // Remember that we made a connection attempt.
            connectionAttemptedOrMade = true;
            // Tell the activity that we are connecting.
            connectionStatusData.postValue(ConnectionStatus.CONNECTING);
        }
    }

    // Called when the user presses the disconnect button
    public void disconnect() {
        // Check we were connected
        if (connectionAttemptedOrMade && deviceInterface != null) {
            connectionAttemptedOrMade = false;
            // Use the library to close the connection
            bluetoothManager.closeDevice(deviceInterface);
            // Set it to null so no one tries to use it
            deviceInterface = null;
            // Tell the activity we are disconnected
            connectionStatusData.postValue(ConnectionStatus.DISCONNECTED);
        }
    }

    // Called once the library connects a bluetooth device
    private void onConnected(SimpleBluetoothDeviceInterface deviceInterface) {
        this.deviceInterface = deviceInterface;
        if (this.deviceInterface != null) {
            // We have a device! Tell the activity we are connected.
            connectionStatusData.postValue(ConnectionStatus.CONNECTED);
            // Setup the listeners for the interface
            this.deviceInterface.setListeners(this::onMessageReceived, this::onMessageSent, t -> toast(R.string.message_send_error));
            // Tell the user we are connected.
            toast(R.string.connected);
            // Reset the conversation
            messages = new StringBuilder();
            messagesData.postValue(messages.toString());
        } else {
            // deviceInterface was null, so the connection failed
            toast(R.string.connection_failed);
            connectionStatusData.postValue(ConnectionStatus.DISCONNECTED);
        }
        getCurrentTime();
    }

    // Adds a received message to the conversation
    private void onMessageReceived(String message) {
        messages.append(deviceName).append(": ").append(message).append('\n');
        messagesData.postValue(messages.toString());
    }

    // Adds a sent message to the conversation
    private void onMessageSent(String message) {
        // Add it to the conversation
        messages.append(getApplication().getString(R.string.you_sent)).append(": ").append(message).append('\n');
        messagesData.postValue(messages.toString());
        // Reset the message box
        messageData.postValue("");
    }

    // Send a message
    public void sendMessage(String message) {
        new CountDownTimer(1000, 1000) {
            public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
                if (deviceInterface != null && !TextUtils.isEmpty(message)) {
                    Log.i("info", "sendMessage: send");
                }
                deviceInterface.sendMessage(message);
            }
            public void onFinish() {

                disconnect();
                timer();
            }
        }.start();
        // Check we have a connected device and the message is not empty, then send the message -----------------

    }

    //---------------------------------------------------------------------------MY Code
    //timer
    public void timer(){
        new CountDownTimer(28000, 1000) {
            public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
                Log.i("INFO", "onTick: ");
            }
            public void onFinish() {
                connect();
            }
        }.start();
    }

    // Get Time
    public void getCurrentTime() {
        Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        SimpleDateFormat mdformat = new SimpleDateFormat("HHmm");
        SimpleDateFormat seconds = new SimpleDateFormat("ss");
        String strSec = seconds.format(calendar.getTime());
        String strDate = "Time" + mdformat.format(calendar.getTime());

        //if ((strSec == "29") || (strSec == "59")) {
            sendMessage(strDate);

        //}
    }

    // Called when the activity finishes - clear up after ourselves.
    @Override
    protected void onCleared() {
        // Dispose any asynchronous operations that are running
        compositeDisposable.dispose();
        // Shutdown bluetooth connections
        bluetoothManager.close();
    }

    // Helper method to create toast messages.
    private void toast(@StringRes int messageResource) { Toast.makeText(getApplication(), messageResource, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show(); }

    // Getter method for the activity to use.
    public LiveData<String> getMessages() { return messagesData; }

    // Getter method for the activity to use.
    public LiveData<ConnectionStatus> getConnectionStatus() { return connectionStatusData; }

    // Getter method for the activity to use.
    public LiveData<String> getDeviceName() { return deviceNameData; }

    // Getter method for the activity to use.
    public LiveData<String> getMessage() { return messageData; }

    // An enum that is passed to the activity to indicate the current connection status
    enum ConnectionStatus {
        DISCONNECTED,
        CONNECTING,
        CONNECTED
    }
}

TimeService:
package com.harrysoft.androidbluetoothserial.demoapp;

import android.app.Notification;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.app.Service;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.support.v4.app.*;

import io.reactivex.annotations.Nullable;

import static com.harrysoft.androidbluetoothserial.demoapp.App.CHANNEL_ID;

public class TimeService extends Service {

    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        super.onCreate();
    }

    @Override
    public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
        String input = intent.getStringExtra("inputExtra");

        Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
        PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this,
                0, notificationIntent, 0);

        Notification notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, CHANNEL_ID)
                .setContentTitle("Example Service")
                .setContentText(input)
                .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_android)
                .setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
                .build();

        startForeground(1, notification);

        //do heavy work on a background thread
        //stopSelf();

        return START_NOT_STICKY;
    }

    @Override
    public void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
    }

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
        return null;
    }
}

A: You have to pass a Context as the first argument of the Intent constructor. You can retrieved it thanks to the application object.
Intent serviceIntent = new Intent(getApplication().getApplicationContext(), TimeService.class);

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Greater Key West Chamber of Commerce presents 2022 Community Awards
The Greater Key West Chamber of Commerce honored several residents and local businesses who positively contribute to the City of Key West at their General Membership Meeting on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at the Opal Key Resort and Marina.
The award ceremony recognizes individuals, ventures, and projects that have helped make this community what it is over the past year. Included in the award presentations, we also celebrate employees from the City of Key West.
The Chamber is pleased to recognize the following from the City of Key West:
Firefighter of the Year: Captain David Zarate
Police Officer of the Year: Officer Andrea Bernatova
City Employee of the Year: Oscar Ladino, Foreman
The Business for Beauty Award is given each year for major capital projects or extensive renovations that add to the beauty and contribute to the overall attractiveness of Key West. This year we are pleased to celebrate two businesses:
Scarlet Mango Inn for their extensive $1.6 million renovation
Southernmost Beach Resort for their $15 million renovation
The Historic Preservation Award is presented for major projects focused on the renovation and preservation of historic buildings, commercial properties, and landmarks. This award was presented to:
323 Fleming Street owned by Jaime Caballero with Key West Vacation Properties and Key West Residential Property
Williams Hall located at 729 Fleming Street
The Venture Award is given for a bold investment in a new business or enterprise that exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit and adds to the Key West atmosphere. The winners were:
Gulf Atlantic Bank
Ocean Blue Galleries
The Shops of Mallory Square
The Key West Stars are to recognize individuals who go above and beyond making Key West a better place to live. This year, we honored five individuals:
Melinda Sample and Jill Frieary
Dorian Patton
Jennifer Averette
Ben Hennington
The Piece of the Rock award is presented to dedicated individuals who have clearly gone above and beyond the scope of their normal responsibilities to make Key West a better community through the years. Two individuals were recognized this year:
Robin Kaplan
Peter Arnow
CHANGES TO CITIZENS INSURANCE COULD AFFECT THOSE WITH WIND INSURANCE IN MONROE COUNTY
On Dec. 14, the Florida Legislature passed the special session bills concerning property insurance, Hurricane Ian disaster relief, and toll discounts. Senate Bill 2A, the property insurance bill, includes several significant changes to the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens). Citizens hold a majority of the wind insurance policies in Monroe County.
For Citizens policyholders, it's important to know that Senate Bill 2A includes the following changes:
Under the former law, policyholders were not required to go to a private insurance company that offered a competing premium (take-out company). However, if you choose to go to a take-out company that increases your premiums more than the glide path for Citizens, you could re-enroll in Citizens. With the new law, you are now required to leave Citizens (upon renewal) and go to a take-out company if the company offers you a premium up to 20 percent more expensive than your Citizens renewal premium. Once out of Citizens, the new company can increase your premium to 20 percent annually, and you cannot return to Citizens. Glide path protections do not apply to private insurance take-out companies.
The new law removes non-primary homes from the glide path protections (except for those non-primary homes that serve as the primary residence of a long-term tenant of at least 9 months).
With the new law, Citizens policyholders claiming water damage have the burden to prove the water damage was NOT caused by flooding. Formerly, Citizens had to prove that water damage WAS caused by flooding.
The new law requires Citizens policyholders in flood zones to carry flood insurance, effective in April for new policies and July for renewals. The requirement is phased over the next four years for Citizens-insured properties not in flood zones, depending on home value.
Under the former law, Citizens was liable for the legal costs incurred by a Citizens policyholder that successfully sued Citizens for denial or underpayment of a claim. Under the new law, Citizens is no longer liable for legal costs.
The new law maintains the current glide path protections established in prior law, which cap annual increases to 11 percent this year, 12 percent next year, 13 percent in 2024, 14 percent in 2025, and 15 percent in 2026 and all subsequent years.
After the final legislative vote, the Speaker of the House indicated more work on insurance would be done during the regular legislative session starting in March 2023.
COUNTY'S $2.6 BILLION USACE COASTAL STORM AND SEA-LEVEL RISE INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY PROJECT SIGNED INTO LAW
On Friday, President Joe Biden signed into law authorization of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) $2.6 billion coastal storm and sea-level rise infrastructure resiliency project in the Florida Keys. The project authorization has already passed through Congress and federal lawmakers; however, appropriations for the project will require separate, annual approvals by Congress.
On Friday, the County also secured a nearly $1 million initial appropriation, approved in the omnibus spending bill to fund the planning, engineering, and design of six U.S. 1 stabilization projects in the Florida Keys, the first phase of the plan. The plan includes 5,500 feet of the roadway at mile markers 79.5, 70, 70.9, 67, 37, and 34.5, identified as vulnerable to erosion and wave energy. Estimates for the completion of the construction phase of the U.S. 1 stabilization project are $16 million.
With the Board of County Commissioners' support, Chief Sustainability Officer Rhonda Haag and Legislative Affairs Director worked with USACE and local stakeholders for the past five years to put this project together, including numerous public meetings to discuss the project. Then they worked to move the project authorization and appropriation through Congressional approval.
Based on the development of a three-year USACE Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study, the project plans for the economic, environmental, and social effects of coastal storms and sea-level rise and addresses the hardening of U.S. 1, dry floodproofing of critical infrastructure and private commercial buildings, and elevating residential residences. The study did not address the resiliency of locally-maintained roads, which Monroe County completed under a separate study.
Future appropriations will allow for the voluntary elevations of up to 4,698 vulnerable residential homes and the dry floodproofing of 1,052 commercial and 53 critical infrastructure buildings susceptible to storm surge damage throughout the Florida Keys. Dry floodproofing allows for essential services to resume more quickly after a storm surge event.
The total project, including the dry floodproofing and elevations, is estimated at $2.6 billion, to be split 65 percent federal ($1.7 billion) and 35 percent non-federal ($893 million). Non-federal funds can come from the state, county, municipalities, residents, and other non-federal entities. The County is coordinating with the Florida Dept. of Transportation for the non-federal match for the U.S. 1 stabilization phase. The County also intends to sign sub-agreements with the five municipalities to authorize and fund work performed within the cities.
"We are committed to making Monroe County as resilient as possible against the effects of future storms and sea-level rise," said Roman Gastesi, Monroe County Administrator. "This partnership with USACE allows us to tap into federal money to help offset resiliency costs to Florida Keys residents."
What's the difference between authorization and appropriation? Congress requires authorizations to be in place before final funding decisions are made. An appropriation provides the legal authority to spend or obligate U.S. Treasury funds.
New Year's Eve Safe Ride Shuttle
Let Key West Transit's Safe Ride do the driving!
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 31st, 5 p.m until 1:45 a.m.
FARE: $2 per trip on the local route, $4 per trip on the Lower Keys Shuttle.
PICKUP AND DROPOFF: Fausto's on Fleming.
LAST CALL: Final shuttle departs Fausto's at 1:45 a.m.
NOTE: There will be no bus service on New Year's Day. Normal schedules will resume on Monday, January 2nd.
For more details, go to www.cityofkeywest-fl.gov
Christmas Tree Disposal
The City of Key West wants to remind residents of the best way to dispose of your Christmas tree. Please do not put real trees in plastic trash bags. Instead, put them out beside you trash bin on collection day. Please don't throw them in the right-of-way.
In addition, please be sure to remove all decorations and tinsel. This way, Waste Management can process the trees like yard waste and send them to a mulch and compost center.
An Evening With Priscilla Presley
Join us for an extraordinary in-person appearance & intimate evening with the legendary Priscilla Presley. Key West Gallery has announced an exclusive two-part event Experience to take place Friday, January 6th, 2023, in Key West Florida, with a live appearance and Q & A with Ms. Presley at the Helmerich Theater at the Studios of Key West from 4 pm – 6 pm, followed by a glamorous reception at famed Key West Gallery. Key West Gallery. "Key West Gallery Presents Priscilla Presley" is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet the steward of the Elvis Presley legacy and learn more about her life with Elvis , her career, and her extraordinary future projects. The actress, author, producer, and philanthropist will share personal stories about her life, meet and greet guests and co-host the reception with artistic luminary Adam Rote. Theater presentation from 4-6 pm followed by an in-gallery cocktail reception & Art Experience from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm with Priscilla and renowned Celebrity Artist Adam Rote, whose works of Celebrity Icons are globally renowned.
Tickets can be purchased directly at Key West Studios Box Office Link General and Preferred Seating.
Priscilla is the former wife of Elvis Presley, as well as co-founder and former chairwoman of Elvis Presley Enterprises, the company that turned Graceland into one of the top tourist attractions in the USA. She has starred in many classic film and TV Series including 'The Naked Gun' and 'Dallas'.
In an intimate conversation with guests and Celebrity Artist Adam Rote, whose Iconic artworks of Ms. Presley and other A List Celebrities are dually signed by both Celebrity & Artist, Priscilla will share personal stories from her illustrious career, life and marriage to the King of Rock n Roll. Audiences will be treated to never-before-seen footage of Priscilla and Elvis Presley.
VIP Packages are available for the opportunity to meet Priscilla and enjoy the best seats in the house. Please call the gallery or go online to
This is a presentation by the prestigious Art Space Key West Gallery on Key West's famed Duval Street by Principal & Gallerist Ms. Kellie Alpert.
The events take place at The Key West Studios located at 533 Eaton Street and at Key West Gallery @ 601 Duval Street in Key West. For more information & to inquire about the VIP Experience Package: Contact info@keywestgallery.com via email / live chat or 305.923.1696. For more information, visit https://keywestgallery.com/pages/presleyvip.
The Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation and The Society of Presidential Descendants to present February's "Presidential Families Weekend and Forum" in Key West, Florida
The Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation, in partnership with The Society of Presidential Descendants, is pleased to announce a series of special events to be held in celebration of Presidents' Day Weekend, Friday, February 17, through Monday, February 20, 2023, on the elegant tropical grounds of the Harry S. Truman Little White House in Key West, Florida, where 33rd U.S. President Truman spent 11 working vacations from 1945-53.
Centerpiece of the multi-day event is a Saturday, February 18, forum discussion on the topic of "Working Across the Aisle: American Bipartisanship" to be held among a gathering of distinguished presidential descendants before a live audience.
Moderated by Dr. Kurt Graham, director of Independence, Missouri's federally operated Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, this year's scheduled forum participants are: Susan Ford Bales, daughter of Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States; Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd U.S. President; Mary Jean Eisenhower, granddaughter of 34th U.S. President General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Massee McKinley, great-great grandson of 22nd and 24th U.S. President Grover Cleveland, and great-great nephew of 25th U.S. President William McKinley; and Patricia Taft, great-granddaughter of William Howard Taft, the 27th U.S. President.
Back by popular demand for the 2023 Presidential Families Weekend are two live performances of "Give 'Em Hell, Harry!", the long running and highly acclaimed stage production written by Samuel Gallu that spotlights the life and presidency of Harry S. Truman. Presidential descendant Clifton Truman Daniel, an actor, author, and humanitarian, has starred in the role of President Truman since 2017, and is the first direct descendant to portray a presidential ancestor in a stage production of this kind. "Give 'Em Hell, Harry!", a fast paced, faithful to history, and often humorous one-man-show, is set for Sunday evening, February 19, and Monday evening, February 20, outdoors on the grounds of the Harry S. Truman Little White House. Last year's scheduled performance, as well as an added encore performance, quickly sold out.
During the daytime on Monday, February 20, the Little White House grounds will provide the setting for a family-friendly Presidents' Day cookout, with hamburgers, veggie burgers, and hotdogs available for purchase. A cash bar will also be available, and attendees are welcome to bring a picnic blanket for the lunchtime event.
Other Presidential Weekend offerings are to include guided tours of the Historic Little White House, self-guided botanical lawn tours, and for Foundation members, ancillary cocktail parties with presidential descendants.
The annual "Presidential Families Weekend and Forum" held at the Harry S. Truman Little White House in Key West is the largest Presidents Day Weekend gathering of presidential descendants in the country. Traditionally hosted by The Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation, in 2022 the Foundation partnered for the first time with the recently founded Society of Presidential Descendants, a membership organization for individuals with direct lineage to one or more of the forty-six United States Presidents.
This year, as a component of the Presidential Families Weekend events, and in the spirit of fostering youth political awareness and participation, the partnership announced a student essay contest for Monroe County High School Students. Announced in November, interested students have until January 15 to submit their compositions. In addition to cash prizes, First, Second and Third place winners will receive tickets to attend the Saturday, February 18 forum, where attending presidential descendants will introduce the winning students to the audience following the discussion.
The "Presidential Families Weekend and Forum" is presented with the support of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council. For tickets, information, and student essay guidelines and submission information visit www.trumanlittlewhitehouse.org/foundation/events/. For questions, contact Foundation executive director Rachel Katzenberger at Rachel.Katzenberger@kwtrumanfoundation.org
Poets and Writers Invited to Participate in Tennessee Williams Poetry and Short Story Contests
As the Tennessee Williams Birthday Celebration nears, Key West Art & Historical Society invites poets and writers to submit original works for its 2023 Poetry and Short Story writing contests – components of the annual celebration held each March in honor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning literary icon that moved to Key West in 1949 and remained a resident for 34 years.
While there is no specific theme for the 2023 writing competitions, submissions must in some way reference Tennessee Williams. Authors may choose to write a story referencing Williams, his family, one of his characters, or one of the actors/actresses who played a role in his plays or films. Cost is $10 per submission and is limited to one poem and/or one short story per person. The first-place winner in each contest will be awarded $200 while the second-place winner will receive $100. Submissions will be accepted through March 11, 2023. For full contest information, guidelines, and a submission link visit www.kwahs.org/upcoming-events
The Tennessee Williams Museum on 513 Truman Avenue is open Thursdays to Sundays for self-guided tours 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. For more information, contact Key West Art & Historical Society at 305-295-6616 or visit www.kwahs.org.
Your Museums.  Your Community.  It takes an Island.
MCFR Graduates Fifth 'Hot Shots' Class from Training Academy
Monroe County Fire Rescue graduated its fifth "Hot Shots" class on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Class 22-01 includes 27 qualified men and women on their way to become career or volunteer firefighters. The graduates successfully completed 456 hours of intensive classroom and rigorous practical training over the past 3.5 months.
Twenty-two of the students are residents of Monroe County. The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners continues to support the program that waives the $2,200 tuition fee for qualified Monroe County residents in exchange for a commitment to volunteer or work as a career firefighter anywhere in the Florida Keys for three years.
"We are excited to see these students graduate from our Monroe County Fire Academy Hot Shots Program and look forward to them serving in the Florida Keys community in the future," said Interim Fire Chief RL Colina.
The graduates completed the 17 performance objectives of the firefighter program and are prepared to take the State of Florida Firefighter II examination. To be hired at Monroe County Fire Rescue, a candidate must also complete EMT training.
Graduates include Samantha Blyer, Jamie Boan, Adrian Castro, Roberto Costa, Jordan Duran, Alberto Figueroa, Ariel Gonzalez, David Gonzalez, Samuel Gonzalez (Class Leader), Victor Hernandez, Stephen Jones, David Linville, Alejandro Lopez, Amanda Marcotte, Cole McDaniel, Aaron Moore, Logan Pellicier, Melissa Ramirez, Kaitlyn Ritter, Leylah Rodriguez, Harold Roman, Christian Ruiz, Justin Stankiewicz, Sierra Temple, Mason Thompson, Steven Torna, and Camren Watson.
There are no new classes scheduled at this time at the training academy. More information about the "Hot Shots" program can be found at www.monroecounty-fl.gov/hotshots or email Johnson-Cara@monroecounty-fl.gov.
City Recognized as Bike Friendly
As a result of constant striving to make city streets safer for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists, The City of Key West has reached an important milestone.
The League of American Bicyclists has awarded the City the Bronze status as a Bicycle Friendly Community.
The League scores a community based upon what they call the 5Es: engineering, education, encouragement, evaluation and planning, and equity and accessibility.
You can read the entire assessment on the City's website: https://cityofkeywest-fl.gov/804/Car-Free-Key-West


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We've been really into rice since we got the rice cooker. Actually, I think we always were, but now it's like every mean instead of just four or five nights a week. Thisi s my favorite type of rice - calrose by Botan. It's extra-fancy or that's the lie they put on the bag.


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The dangerous cult mentality in both parties
We have a real problem with many of the most dedicated voters in both major political parties devolving into a cult. One need look no farther than the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona to see a striking example of this cult mentality.
Back in 2018, Jeff Flake held that seat and voted with Donald Trump 91% of the time. Yet despite his voting record, he had been critical of Trump's character and personality, so Trump hated him. Trump's supporters also attacked Flake, and wanted to throw him out. Flake did not run for re-election and probably would not have won his primary. He was replaced by Sinema, who votes with Joe Biden 100% of the time. Sinema probably would not have defeated Flake in the general election. So Republicans who could not handle Flake's words now have a Senator who is 100% opposed to them on policy. Great work.
Leftists seem determined to do the same thing with Sinema, despite her voting record. So if "progressives" manage to cause Sinema to lose in 2024, they will almost certainly have a Senator who votes against their interests well over 90% of the time. If Trump runs again in 2024 and wins (becoming the only person other than Grover Cleveland to serve non-consecutive terms in office) "progressives" will have a Senator who consistently votes with a President who they deeply despise. Great work.
With Flake and Sinema, the Right and Left had and have a Senator who is very supportive of them on actual policy. However, Flake and Sinema did not repeat the confession of faith. We live in a deeply un-serious time, where it is much more important that a political leader say the "right" things than actually do the right things. And the demonization of Flake and Sinema by their own parties despite their respective legislative records shows how much wide swaths both parties have devolved into competing cults. I have no interest in being part of a cult, because I believe that policy actually does matter.


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In February 2016 Tommy started Pegida UK.
Pegida stands for Patriotische Europäer Gegen Islamisierung des Abendlandes, in English this translates to Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West.
Tommy wrote an autobiography "Enemy of the State" in 2015.
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Tommy Robinson's News Roundup: What's Boko Haram's Real Name?
(LANGUAGE WARNING) On today's news roundup, I discovered The Star has no news! There's pretty much nothing in the paper! But I did think it was important to talk about Boko Haram's real name...
Tommy Robinson Studio Update: Build That Wall!
The studio construction is well and truly underway...and we're building a wall! Your turn, Donald!
Tommy Robinson: Anne Marie Waters Launches "For Britain" Party
On Sunday 15th October, a new counter-Jihad party was launched in Britain. I spoke to its founder, Anne Marie Waters, who recently came second in the UKIP leadership election race. She told me why she felt this new party was necessary, and why she had to leave UKIP.
Tommy Robinson: Amazing Results for the "Help Chris" Campaign!
Chris Eade is the Navy Chief who was facing eviction. In our report, we told you that despite decades of service, Chris was being let down by the military. He was facing eviction, and not receiving the support and pension he deserved. But today, we have amazing news – your petition worked! 29,000 of you helped us place pressure on the Navy, and Chris got justice!
Tommy's News Roundup: Fireman Sam or Firewoman Samantha?
Did you hear the news about the poor old Guardian newspaper? Apparently some journalists are working for free and many employees have been made redundant. I guess that proves the age-old point about karma!
Tommy's Friday Fatwa: Munroe Bergdorf, KFC, and Camel Urine!
(LANGUAGE WARNING) Today I'm introducing my new weekly Friday segment - Tommy's Friday Fatwa. Let's finish off the week by browsing Twitter together, and summing up some of the nonsense from the past week.
Tommy's News Roundup: ISIS Sally, Jezza Corbyn, and Offensive Mugs
(LANGUAGE WARNING) I feel a bit low energy today, but I'm looking smart! Today I took a look at The Daily Mail, and found out that one market stall owner has been banned from her local town centre for selling "offensive" Crusaders mugs!
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I recently met Chris Eade, a Chief from the Royal Navy. He is facing eviction from his home after suffering from a stroke, and the Navy aren't helping him. That's why I've started a petition to Help Chris. We need your help urgently - we must hand in a petition with as many signatures as possible on Monday 16th October. Will you help us by learning about his story and signing the petition? Sign the petition!
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More info on Countries of the United Kingdom
Countries of the United Kingdom: Map
Countries of the United Kingdom is a term used to describe England , Northern Ireland , Scotland , and Wales : these four together form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , which is also described as a country and is the sovereign state. While "countries" is the commonly used descriptive term, owing to the lack of a formal British constitution, and the protracted and complex history of the formation of the United Kingdom, the countries of the UK have no official appellation. As a consequence, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are not formal subdivisions of the United Kingdom and various terms are used to describe them.
The Parliament of the United Kingdom and Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom deal with all reserved matters for Northern Ireland and Scotland and all non-transferred matters for Wales, but not in general on matters that have been devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly, Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly. England remains the full responsibility of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which is centralised in London . As the sovereign state, the United Kingdom as a whole is the entity which is used in intergovernmental organisations, and as the representative member state within the European Union and United Nations, as well as under international law; England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are not themselves listed on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) list of countries.
The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are British Islands, but are not under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. The republic of Ireland is a sovereign state: although part of the geographical British Isles , it is not a country of the UK.
Table of the countries of the United Kingdom
(km²)
(2001 census)
Devolved
England 130,395 49.1 million London No Combined
with Wales
Ireland None 13,843 1.7 million Belfast Yes Separate
Scotland 78,772 5.1 million Edinburgh Yes Separate
Wales 20,779 2.9 million Cardiff Yes Combined
with England
UK terminology
Various terms have been used to describe England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
There is no term in the law of the United Kingdom for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales as a group of individual parts. Terminology has evolved out of usage and preference. The distinct continuance of the former states was not contemplated in these statutes; each one was a complete incorporating union. Nevertheless for various purposes they do refer to the areas of the former states.
In the Acts of Union
The Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 annexed the legal system of Wales to England to create the single entity commonly known today as England and Wales. Wales was described as the "Country, Principality and Dominion", "Dominion of Wales" or the "Dominion, Principality and Country" or "Dominion and Principality" of Wales. Outside of Wales, England was not given a specific name or term.
The Acts of Union 1707 refer to both England and Scotland as a "Part of the united Kingdom"
The Acts of Union 1800 use "Part" in the same way. They also use "Country" to describe Great Britain and Ireland respectively, when describing trade between them
The Government of Ireland Act 1920 does not use any term or description to classify Northern Ireland nor indeed Great Britain.
Current legal terminology
The Interpretation Act 1978 provides some definitions for terms relating the countries of the United Kingdom. Use of these terms in other legislation is interpreted following the definitions in the 1978 Act. The definitions are listed below
"England" means, subject to any alteration of boundaries under Part IV of the Local Government Act 1972, the area consisting of the counties established by section 1 of that Act, Greater London and the Isles of Scilly." This definition applies from 1 April 1974.
"United Kingdom" means "Great Britain and Northern Ireland." This definition applies from 12 April 1927.
"Wales" means the combined area of 13 historic counties, including Monmouthshire , re-formulated into 8 new counties under section 20 of the Local Government Act 1972, as originally enacted, but subject to any alteration made under section 73 of that Act (consequential alteration of boundary following alteration of watercourse). In 1996 these 8 new counties were redistributed into the current 22 unitary authorities.
Note that there is no definition of Scotland or Northern Ireland.Even in the Scotland Act 1998 there is no delineation of the country, with the definition in section 126 simply providing that Scotland includes "so much of the internal waters and territorial sea of the United Kingdom as are adjacent to Scotland". See also Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999 and Anglo-Scottish border.
Identity within the UK
The multi-national nature of the UK leads to diverse expressions of identity. Generally the UK countries are considered to be a close union, with shared values, language, currency and culture, and with people moving and working freely throughout. Many citizens of the UK cite "Britain" or "United Kingdom" as their country and "British" as their nationality. Others identify solely with England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales, while many identify primarily with one of these, but hold a sense of 'Britishness' in equal or high esteem. People with parents and backgrounds of mixed nationality can ally with more than one of the constituent countries. Many people in Northern Ireland strongly identify with being British, and a large minority cite their sole nationality as "Irish", while others identify with both cultures, and others primarily with the country of Northern Ireland itself. UK citizens with ethnic backgrounds (especially those descended from the British Commonwealth) can often identify with the nationality of their descendants, while having (or sharing) a UK identity in any of its strengths or forms.
The propensity for nationalistic feeling varies greatly across the UK, and can rise and fall over time. Following devolution and the significant broadening of autonomous governance throughout the UK in the late 1990s, debate has taken place across the United Kingdom on the relative value of full independence.
Subdivisions of the United Kingdom
Constituent countries
Home Nations
British Islands
Terminology of the British Isles
Celtic nations
Germanic peoples
Laws in Wales Act 1535, Clause I
Laws in Wales Act 1542
e.g. "... to be raised in that Part of the united Kingdom now called England", "...that Part of the united Kingdom now called Scotland, shall be charged by the same Act..." Article IX
e.g. "That, from the first Day of January one thousand eight hundred and one, all Prohibitions and Bounties on the Export of Articles, the Growth, Produce, or Manufacture of either Country, to the other, shall cease and determine; and that the said Articles shall thenceforth be exported from one Country to the other, without Duty or Bounty on such Export"; Union with Ireland Act 1800, Article Sixth.


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Stictomorphna geochroma är en kackerlacksart som först beskrevs av Walker, F. 1868.  Stictomorphna geochroma ingår i släktet Stictomorphna och familjen jättekackerlackor. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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With nearly a decade of success, Seersucker Social is one of the Capital City's most unique and quintessential Southern events – celebrating Arkansas history, fashion + fun at the Old State House Museum.
Hosted on the lawn of the Old State House, the original state capitol of Arkansas, Seersucker Social is a celebration of Southern tradition + charm. Members of the Old State House Museum Society will welcome friends and patrons to this annual springtime fete. In the midst of one of Little Rock's most iconic Greek Revival-styled building, guests can mix and mingle under the shade of historic trees – enjoying the season's tastiest mint juleps and signature cocktail as well as traditional lawn games and live entertainment – all in celebration of Arkansas history + culture.
For nearly a decade, Seersucker Social has partnered with venues throughout the Central Arkansas to bring the tastiest treats in town to lawn party guests. Other highlights include best-dressed contests, raffle and prizes. Proceeds benefit the Old State House Museum School Bus Fund and other educational programs. Through the fund, the museum provides grants to rural schools throughout Arkansas that supplement travel expenses to bring students to the museum – where they can learn Arkansas history and experience the state's legacy.


taxman417: Unfortunately both structure and cache have been removed!
Look quick or you'll miss it!
Lately I've been driving through this bustling metropolis known as downtown South Salem on a fairly regular basis.
As I pass by the several "landmarks" (the church, library, police and cemetery to name a few) I have to remind myself not to blink or I'll miss the rest of Main Street. Oops! I turned my head for a minute and I've already come to the end! This cache is simply placed as just a reminder to come have a look around and explore what's here. However quick a visit it may be.


I love any kind of step by step tutorials that is why I have started creating my own. The purpose is simple! Learn how to paint with acrylic paint. I know it may looks simple when you have pictures in front of you so just grab your brushes and start your own masterpiece. This pomegranate tree painting is one of many examples which you can find in the internet. It is quite basic so it is good to start with.


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I have had some cover art that amazed me with the spot-on reproduction of my story.
Sometimes I think to myself that I hadn't realized what the heroine looked like until I see the photo. Sometimes I'm amazed at how well the cover captures the theme of the book.
Sometimes I have no idea which book is behind the cover at first glance. I look at the back and the character's names give me the clue I need.
For the cover below, I had only the picture to use to guess the story and so I Googled the title. It's Czech, and I really like the cover and the new spelling of my name. It, and the above cover are for the same book, The Runaway Governess.


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Items Pinogana, Tuyra River.
Pinogana, Tuyra River.
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Moran, John, 1831-1903
Image ID 1529500
Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views
Subject series.
Geographic surveys and expeditions.
Darien expedition : tropical scenery
Additional title: Tropical scenery. Darien expedition. Comd'r Selfridge, comd'g.
Moran, John, 1831-1903 (Photographer)
Date Created: 1850 - 1930 (Approximate)
Shelf locator: MFY Dennis Coll 92-F137
United States Darien Exploring Expedition (1871 and 1873)
Expeditions & surveys
Albumen prints
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG92-F137
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e03c3730-c572-012f-a5cb-58d385a7bc34
1831: Creator Born
1903: Creator Died
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Pinogana, Tuyra River." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 - 1930. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-68fc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Pinogana, Tuyra River." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-68fc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1850 - 1930). Pinogana, Tuyra River. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-68fc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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Sign up to save Walsall Acorns, Children's Hospice for the Black Country
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At 1,000 signatures, this petition is more likely to be featured in recommendations!
Save Walsall Acorns Team started this petition to Aston Villa FC and
Stop Acorns Charity closing OUR Black Country Children's Hospice! Acorns has three hospices serving life-limited children and their families in the West Midlands, in Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester.
They propose on financial grounds to close the Walsall Hospice, which serves a population of well over a million people living in the Black Country and nearby areas of Staffordshire and Shropshire.
This petition asks their Board, who meet on 15 July, to grant a stay of execution and work with partners - local councils, NHS, Government and potential sponsors -, to produce a plan and the funding that will SAVE WALSALL ACORNS.


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Save a plant, save a Japi
chandubinews 5:30 AM
Date of Publish: 15 November, 2016
Kishore Talukdar –
Massive degradation of forest land could well mean the death of Assam's iconic symbols— the Japi
A little known palm plant has a big impact on Assamese culture. The Japi Pat, which goes by the botanical name, Licuala Peltata, is used to make the traditional head gear of the Assamese.The conical hat that represents Assam as much as the rhino does.Now, the worry.
The Japi Pat is shrinking fast from the natural green expanse of the State. Those who pick it are worried, and so also botanists. And, if it disappears completely, it could well be the end of the Japi in its purest form.
Forest dwellers who collect the plant to supply to the markets are the first to sound the warning. They feel it's a bleak future facing the plant. Once found in abundance in the forest landscape of Assam, people are finding it hard to locate the plant. In the pre-monsoon season, people make the tough walk to the inaccessible hilly forests. January to June is the period best to collect the leaves. It's also the time when the demand for the hat is the highest since it's tilling season and the headgear is needed to keep the sharp sun away.
Hatigarh, Mayang-Garang and Bijulibari in Assam and Rajagumai in Meghalaya are the areas where it grew in abundance. But no longer.
Alarmed forest dwellers have started growing the plant on slopes to ensure it does not disappear altogether, says Debojit Nafa, a nature activist. People like Hitesh Rabha of Rajapara are growing it on small plots, supplying both mature and blooming leaves when the demand escalates during monsoon season.
What is causing the Japi plant to disappear is indiscriminate forest decimation and slash and burn farming, says Nafa. "The economy of a section of people has been badly hit with the rising scarcity," Nafa laments. Timber smugglers are the other problem. After felling trees in the hill forests, the timber thieves use the shortest routes to deliver the smuggled logs, which means the plants in their way are hacked to make the passage.
The number of forest dwellers who used to collect the Japi pat is now down to double digits in Rajapara, Ranikhamar, Jaramukhuria, Jimirigaoan and Deopani along the Assam-Meghalaya border. According to an assessment of the India State of Forest Report, 2015, the area of degraded forest (canopy density less than 10 per cent) of Assam stands at 384 square kilometre, and 154 square kilometre net forest has been decreased. The decrease includes 3 square kilometre of very dense forest and 77 square kilometre of moderately dense forest.
Only the soft unfolded leaves are used in making japi. The mature plant comes into use for sewing roofs of dwellings. What pluckers make is Rs 50 for 20 leaves. When the season is over, all of them switch back to farming. But it's getting tougher. A particular forest produce-cane which is used to bind the Japi is virtually non-existent, forcing the hat makers to use plastic. According to farmers, longevity and beauty of the Japi are both missing because of it.
Besides its utility, the Japi is seen as a work of art. Assamese artisans show their flair through it. Most importantly, their lives revolve round it. So, if the plant disappears, so does their art. nezine.com found that from the pluckers of Japi leaves to the makers, a crisis is looming large. It is no longer paying to make Japis. "A daily wage earner gets Rs 300 a day, a Japi earns us Rs 100. Making one Japi, big or small, takes more than a day.
Apart from the input costs, it's time consuming," says Jiban Kalita, an accomplished Japi artisan.
Thousands of men and women have been making a living making this hand-crafted product. But input costs are rising and the returns not rewarding enough. The younger generation is no longer interested in it. It's about time the government spared a thought to a craft inextricably linked with Assamese culture. Save the plant first, say artisans. Or else, the Halua Japi and Garakhia Japi could well become extinct.
For the toiling farmer in sun or rain, there is nothing cooler, literally and figuratively, than a Japi.
Title Picture: Kishore Talukdar
Courtesy: NEZINE
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Political comments have ZERO place with the Game of Golf. Your comment demonstrated who you really are.By the way, who paid for the game with you and that socialist, Miller? Since neither one of you pay for anything, I'd be interested.I hope you played at Don Valley (which he let go down the drain, co)tAdion-wisen.ill of the money cutbacks for city-owned golf course went to ridiculous small theatre groups and condo developers. All his buddies! (nudge/wink)
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Nearly 50 years ago I had an American friend, Dave Trumbull, whose father, Howard Trumbull, a missionary, was the treasurer of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa, and came to a youth meeting to represent his son, who couldn't be there on that occasion. Before the meeting he asked me who were the black hats and who were the white hats.
Seeing my bemused expression he explained that in Western movies (in the pre-spaghetti Western days) it was a convention that all the "good guys" wore white hats, and all the "bad guys" wore black hats. Audiences apparently needed these cues as to who were the heroes and who were the villains.
He said (in a rather ironic self-deprecating way) that it was something Americans always wanted to know about every situation they were involved in.
And I said that in the particular situation we were facing, it was not an easy distinction to make. It was rather a matter of good guys making bad decisions. He made some comment to the effect that Americans didn't like messy situations like that.
I was reminded of him and his comments last week when I posted some links to a blog post and a few newspaper articles on Facebook, and the response of American commenters on them was immediately to look for the "black hats" and put the blame on them.
One of the articles was on my other blog, on The Death of Liberalism in the West, which was mainly about the leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party in the UK feeling compelled to resign because he thought his faith was not accepted in the UK political arena. Two American friends responded with comments on Facebook rather than on the blog post (so I don't know if either of them actually read the blog post, much less the statement by Tim Farron, the Lib-Dem leader). One identified the Black Hats as right-wing bullies, and the other identified them as left-wing bullies.
I was rather disappointed, as I was trying to understand a phenomenon, rather than looking for scapegoats.
The other thing was that I posted links to some articles about a recent fire in a block of flats in London, in which many people had lost their homes and some had lost their lives. One thing that was clear from the articles was that there had been a lot of bad decisions by various people and organisations, including commercial firms, political parties and and local authorities. But some American commenters were specifically trying to pin the blame on particular people or firms. But not only is the jury still out — it hasn't been summoned yet to hear the evidence. All the reports show is that there is prima facie evidence of the need for some sort of judicial enquiry. Yet Americans seem to feel an immediate need to pin the blame on someone, to identify the black hats.
I mentioned this to Val on the way to church this morning, and she said, but isn't that typical of Americans — they love to identify the "bad guys", and sooner or later go in and bomb them. They did it in the Wars of the Yugoslav Succession in the 1990s, where there were no good guys. The Americans appointed the bad guys, put black hats on them, and then bombed them. A few years later they did it in Afghanistan, and then in Iraq, and then in Libya. Now they are doing it to Syria and Russia.
This legalistic American tendency to look for scapegoats and find them before the evidence is available is probably the biggest threat to world peace, and has been for the last 60 years.
It's more than 50 years since the publication of The Ugly American, which dealt with this phenomenon, but it was so effective that most people don't realise that the eponymous ugly American was the good guy. He was the guy in the white hat.
A few years after my conversation with Howard Trumbull a couple of friends of mine met a US foreign policy boffin by the name of George Kennan. He had the reputation of being one of their biggest fundis on foreign affairs. They came back from lunch with him thinking that he was so naive that it would be funny if it weren't so tragic. He asked them who the good guys and bad guys in Namibia in the early 1970s were, and seemed to believe that a flick of a switch in the depths of the Pentagon would eliminate the bad guys and solve all the problems.
But most of the American I've met have been like the ugly American in the story. I've met them outside America, because they don't have this binary opposition attitude. Many of them, like Howard Trumbull, are, or have been, Christian missionaries. So not all Americans are evil scapegoaters.
So, in conclusion, I think that there are two kinds of people in the world: those who think there are two kinds of people in the world and those who don't, and there are even some Americans in the latter category.
One of the characteristics of the emerging postmodern age is that it is an age of communication without community. Marshall McLuhan's global village is divided and faction-ridden. Over the last 20 years of participating in the internet (with a small i) I have discovered that one comes face to face with US culture in a way that one never did before. Now places like China are rapidly catching up, but in 1991 it was in the US that more people had modems, and connected to bulletin boards, and disseminated their opinions more widely than ever before.
And today I read a couple of blog posts that encapsulated this experience.
There is a difference, though, between getting tons of hits from people who come from liberal sites that post angry rebuttals of my posts and visitors from the conservative blogs that attempt to do the same. Visitors from progressive blogs leave comments, argue, initiate discussions, offer evidence in support of their opinions. I might disagree with them, but I am forced to recognize that their comments are interesting to read. Conservative readers come by, gawp, and, at best, leave a comment of the 'I-know-this-is-somehow-wrong-but-I-don't-have-the-brains-to-explain-why' variety. Their writing is stilted and full of spelling and grammar mistakes. They think that calling one 'a Jew whore' and 'an autie retard' is a powerful intellectual argument.
I explained before why I find any conservative position to be unsustainable on the level of reason and logic. It is not surprising to me that visitors who come here from conservative websites turn out to be very unintelligent and incapable of maintaining a discussion. They don't really have opinions, that's the problem. They have emotional outbursts whose underlying causes they are able neither to identify not to control.
And I have to say I agree. In cyberspace, at least, American "liberals" tend to come across as very illiberal and intolerant. But when you read the arguments of American "conservatives", it becomes almost understandable.
Everyone is talking about civility today. I'm not American, so before the tragic shooting recently I hadn't been closely following the ever-deepening political divide south of the border. However, for a long time I have noticed the same deterioration of civility in our society in general.
The thing that amazes me most about US politics is that there is so little difference between the two main parties, yet the closer they are to each other, the more exaggerated the rhetoric with which their supporters attack each other.
Republican supporters attack Democrat supporters as if they will leave no baby unaborted, yet in 8 years Bush did not stop abortion. Democrat supporters attack Republican supporters as if they were intent on invading every country in the world, yet Obama still hasn't brought US troops back from Afghanistan and Iraq.
The more closely they resemble each other, the more viciously they attack each other.
Of course the US doesn't have a monopoly on incivility and motor-mouth politicians. America has its Sarah Palin, and we have our Julius Malema. But America seems to have more, and more vociferous, and more incivil extremists than most other countries, at least on the public internet.
There are some areas in which I would support American "conservative" policies, but would be reluctant to do so, because the American "conservatives" who advocate such policies seem to be such hate-filled people, and to advocate those policies from a position of hatred rather than love.
by a psychopath, or a child threatened by a psychopath.
This kind of plot has almost become a genre of its own, with some authors, such as Jonathan Kellerman, seeming to specialise in it. Reading the blurb and the opening chapters of this reminded me of The Analyist by John Katzenbach, which has a very similar theme. At least in this book the protagonist does not behave quite so stupidly as the one in Katzenbach's book. Both books, however, have a motif of the hidden dangers of the Internet.
It's difficult to write about such a book without including spoilers, so perhaps it's easier to write about the genre. One of the things that strikes me about the genre is that it is assumed that there is nothing remarkable about apparently normal people living apparently normal lives to have regular appointments with psychotherapists or psychoanalysts of some kind. If these books are an accurate reflection of American society, it would seem that psychotherapy has become a kind of religion, at least among the upper middle class. In America, in such circles, it seems that people would talk about "my shrink" without the slightest twinge of embarrassment, whereas in South Africa regular visits to such a functionary would be regarded as a shameful secret.
Of course in the book the normality of life is interrupted by the actions of a psychopath, but the solution isn't to be found in psychotherapy, at least not of the paid client/therapist kind. The solution requires police work, and in the story there is plenty of that, as police professionals, semi-professionals and anateurs get involved in trying to track down the psychopath, getting in each other's way and working at cross-purposes as the body count and gruesomeness rise.
But given the existence of such a genre, this book is one of the better examples, and a good one to help pass the time on a boring plane journey.


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Chris Pattern, the BBC and its Dangerous Lurch to the Right
(This aticle first appeared in the New Worker – the newspaper of the New Communist Party of Britain [NCPB] in issue no. 1772 – Pages 6 – 7, dated the 25th of April, 2014)
Rightwing Tory, Chris Patten, the former Member of Parliament for Bath, was voted out of that office to tumultuous applause from the electorate, (both local and national), and was immediately rewarded for his failure by incumbent Conservative Prime Minister John Major, with the post of 'Governor' of Hong Kong. This diplomatic promotion got rid of an incredibly unpopular and odious Tory activist from the UK mainland, to the far-flung outer reaches of the rapidly collapsing British Empire. Although Hong Kong was no longer a colony but a 'Protectorate' by this time, the message of banishment was very clear. Indeed, so unpopular had Patten become that if he had retained his Parliamentary seat, it is probable that the usual sideways political promotion to 'Minister for Northern Ireland', (suitable for malcontents such as the committed racist Enoch Powell), would have been applied. His electoral defeat in 1992 saved the Tory Party from the direct and obvious repercussions of his unpopularity.
It is remarkable to note in passing that following New Labour's landslide electoral victory in 1997, the toryite leader of the Labour Party – Tony Blair – actually chose to leave Chris Patten in place, presumably as his naturally rightwing political leanings, or so Blair thought, represented the New Labour ethos exactly. Of course, not to remain insular and Eurocentric about this serious matter, the British rightwing made use of Chris Patten to eulogise a dying idea of the despicable institution of 'empire', and inflicted Patten's ignorance upon the Chinese people of Hong Kong, who had to continue to kowtow to the continuous injustices inflicted physically and psychologically upon them by the presence of foreign invaders, and their proselytising Judeo-Christian church. The measure of Chris Patten's Eurocentric ignorance, racism, prejudice, and discriminative attitude, can be found with just a superficial reading of his memoirs of his time lording it over the Chinese people. He is unrepentant and fully committed to a 'Little England' mentality that simultaneously reduces the rest of the world to an uncivilised and as of yet unChristianised mess that is just waiting for people like him to save it from its own innate, inferior barbarism. It is true that by the time of his tenure, Hong Kong had been preparing for reversion back to Chinese rule for some time, and the British military and police forces were keeping a low profile so as not to antagonise the local Chinese population, or trigger the People's Liberation Army (PLA) from prematurely coming over the border and freeing the area by force. This followed Margaret Thatcher in the 1980's taking the automatic right to British Citizenship for Chinese British Subjects residing in 'British' Hong Kong, or already living and working in the UK. This racially motivated attack upon the British born Chinese community living in the UK (and their extended families living in Hong Kong), went unnoticed and generally unreported in the UK by the mainstream media, other than being applauded by the rightwing press for 'limiting' the further arrival of unwanted immigrants. This follows a trend of anti-Chinese legislation in the UK throughout the 20th century that saw the mass round-up and deportation of Chinese men from Liverpool in 1919, and London in 1946. Generally speaking, these were men who had volunteered to fight for the UK in its two wars against Germany. Their reward was deportation back to a chaotic China. This is the background, at least in part, to the political ideology that Chris Patten represents.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), was founded in 1922, and draws its sustaining finance from the paying of an obligatory licence fee by every adult who owns a television, or other device that can receive the BBC broadcasts. It is a criminal offense not to pay the yearly licence or subscription fee. Originally, as TV sets cost too much for the working class to afford, the BBC represented something of an exclusive middle and upper class gentleman's club that fully reflected the exclusive bourgeois attitudes of its paying audience. At this time the illusion that the working class did not exist was maintained as the programming more or less continued the Greco-Roman myth of a life spent in cultivated leisure studying art, literature, and science, etc, whilst women were continuously told that their only worth lay in how they ran a house, so as to please their husband. When the working class could start to afford television sets, probably around the 1950's, and usually through renting or hire-purchasing schemes, the licence fee was extended to include this new audience, although only in as much as the middle class values the BBC represented were now peddled to keep the working class viewers firmly in their place, and encouraged them to mimic (rather than fight) their social betters. Moving into the 1960's and 1970's, the BBC liberalised to a certain degree, but has never given-up its bourgeois foundation. This reflects the positive changes initiated throughout British society by the instigation of the 1948 Welfare State, and National Health Service. With the rise of Margaret Thatcher in 1979, the BBC began a decline in liberal impartiality that it has never recovered from, although as late as the early 2000's, a British rightwing leader still chose to describe the BBC as 'ultra-leftist'. Although it is true that the BBC's children's programming remains progressive, internationalist, and multicultural, its news outlet certainly is not.
The Conservative Party and the Liberal Democratic Party – both bourgeois, rightwing political entities, came to power with a minority government in May, 2010. Together, they have wreaked havoc and chaos on the British people with the dismantling of the Welfare State and the NHS, and their despicable attack on the disabled and the most vulnerable in UK society. The rightwing hatred and reign of terror that this ConDem coalition has unleashed has not been matched within the system of modern, civilised governance. It is no coincidence that Chris Patten was appointed Chairman of the BBC Trust in April 2011. As the ConDem government intended to make ideologically motivated cuts in welfare and health and as these cuts would cause unprecedented misery and suffering amongst the masses, the BBC had to be brought under control and its general approach for reporting news had to fall into line with government rhetoric. This ConDem rhetoric is obviously rightwing, being free-market led, and inherently pro-American. The poor and the vulnerable have had their healthcare and benefits stopped, so that the rich can have a pointless tax-cut to add to their millions. Where the BBC was once renowned for the accuracy of its reporting, it was recently found guilty of 'lying' about benefit statistics in one of its programmes supporting the vicious benefits cuts. In this respect the BBC joins both Channel 4 and Channel 5 in its institutional attack on the benefit system, and the weak and vulnerable who are made to live on it by an uncaring, greed infested bourgeois society. The irony here, as if another was needed, is that those who struggle on benefits must still pay a licence fee to receive a BBC media outlet that continuously reminds them that they are 'scroungers, 'scum', and a 'burden' to British taxpayers.
Chris Patten's malignant presence at the BBC is the invisible hand that controls its news output. He has whole-heartedly supported this rightwing ConDem administration with its attack on the British working classes. BBC TV and radio now acts as 'one', as if Chris Patten is the broadcasting pope, and the BBC his obeying church. Even the once respected BBC World Service sounds suspiciously like Fox News, and the BBC has now lurched so far to the right, that the historic reporting of its Welsh correspondent Jeremy Bowen, who exposed the deliberate mass killing of 408 Iraqi civilians – men, women, and children – who had taken cover from US Airforce bombing raids in the Amiriyah shelter, is a distant, and fading memory. The US military dropped two 2000 lbs, laser-guided bombs on to the civilian shelter, killing all inside, and were immediately supported (and applauded) by the rightwing press across the Western world. The US military casually dismissed the dead as 'collateral' damage, and stated that the bunker was used by the Iraqi military as a command and control centre. Jeremy Bowen immediately visited the Amiriyah area of Baghdad, and surveyed the massacre first-hand. His report was broadcast live on the BBC stating clearly that there was no military equipment present and all that he had seen were piles of dead bodies of men, women, and children. The British Sun Newspaper immediately called for Jeremy Bowen to be tried as a traitor; such is the ignorance of the rightwing. Unfortunately, it is exactly through this narrow-minded and shallow reasoning that the BBC is now run by Chris Patten. It is ironic to think that the vast majority of the British victims of its anti-working class rhetoric are paying for its output.
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What's the Difference Between the MMR and MMR-II Vaccines?
As most folks know, the original MMR vaccine, which combined the separate measles, mumps, and rubella shots, was licensed way back in 1971.
It included the original rubella vaccine, which was made with a duck embryo derivative of HPV-77 that was attenuated by passing it 77 times in monkey kidney cells.
Before the new conspiracy theories start, no, not that HPV.
It stands for High Passage Virus.
So that's it, they just changed out the rubella component for one that was safer and worked better.
The new and improved MMR-II vaccine was approved by the FDA in 1978.
And of course, they did the appropriate clinical trials and got FDA approval for this updated vaccine.
The control group didn't get a vaccine during the study.
But did they compare the vaccines against a saline placebo?
Polk et al on A controlled comparison of joint reactions among women receiving one of two rubella vaccines.
They actually went a little further, in a double-blind, controlled cohort study comparing it to folks who didn't receive any vaccine at the time of the study!
Why so many joint issues with the vaccine?
The studies were in adults, who seemed to have more side effects with the vaccine. Still, the side effects, including arthritis, were transient.
What about the idea that it was studied long enough before being approved?
Both the rubella component and the MMR-II vaccine were studied both before and after being approved. In fact, the MMR-II vaccine is probably the most studied vaccine in history!
Believe it or not, they include placebo-controlled trials.
A double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over MMR study in twins!
What was the placebo in the Finland twin trial?
Peltola et al on Frequency of true adverse reactions to measles-mumps-rubella vaccine. A double-blind placebo-controlled trial in twins.
If that doesn't sound like a placebo to you, keep in mind that the MMR vaccine doesn't contain that many ingredients. Remember, MMR doesn't contain aluminum or thimerosal. And if the placebo didn't contain the antigens, then it likely didn't contain all of the things that went into getting those antigens in the vaccine, such as cell cultures and albumin, etc.
Still, some folks aren't going to be satisfied unless there is a study with a saline placebo.
It depends on the vaccine, but for MMR-II it's sterile water.
The MMR vaccine was even tested in placebo controlled trials with other vaccines!
And like other vaccines, the MMR vaccine has been found to be safe, with few risks, and is definitely necessary.
Study – A controlled comparison of joint reactions among women receiving one of two rubella vaccines.
Study – RA27/3 rubella vaccine. A four-year follow-up.
Study – Clinical and serologic evaluation of measles, mumps, and rubella (HPV-77:DE-5 and RA 27/3) virus vaccines, singly and in combination.
VAXOPEDIA – Where are the Saline Placebos?
Study – Artificial challenge studies in rubella. Utilization of RA 27-3 rubella vaccines, rubella naturally acquired seropositives, and rubella susceptible children.
Study – Comparative trials of RA 27-3 and Cendehill rubella vaccines in adult and adolescent females.
Study – Rubella: reinfection of vaccinated and naturally immune persons exposed in an epidemic.
Study – Placebo-controlled trial of varicella vaccine given with or after measles-mumps-rubella vaccine.
All of the attention that Robert De Niro gave the movie Vaxxed has many people realizing that there are anti-vaccine movies out there.
Promoted as documentaries, they mostly include the same anti-vaccine 'experts' that scare parents away from vaccinating their kids on the Internet.
Most are propaganda, without even a trace amount of truth in them, and should not be used as a research tool to help you make a decision about vaccines.
What about movies to actually help you get educated about vaccines?
Every Last Child takes a look at the fight to end polio in Pakistan.
Invisible Threat – explores the science of disease and the risks facing a society that is under-vaccinated.
Vaccines – Calling the Shots – Examine the science behind vaccinations, the return of preventable diseases, and the risks of opting out.
Breathe – a movie about Robin Cavendish, a respirator dependent polio survivor.
Edward Jenner – Vaccine Clerk to the world. A tribute programme.
Have you seen or heard about any of these movies about vaccines?
Just as bad as so-called vaccine documentaries, many of the vaccine videos that you find on You-Tube are also filled with misinformation and propaganda, including many vaccine scare videos.


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Cheer earns second; qualifies for states
As cheer teams and their fans slowly begin to populate a gym at Blair, the atmosphere–as well as the room itself–begins to heat up.
Before the Patriots performed, Clarksburg, Quince Orchard, Blair, Richard Montgomery and Northwest performed. "The schools before us set a high bar. Everyone's fans were hyped up and it had everyone excited for our performance," senior Fareed Abedini said.
As the team huddled and chanted before their turn, the Wootton student section, dressed in all black, hollered support from the stands.
As soon as the music began to play, a high-energy group of girls began to flip on the mat and hoist each other in the air, too many to keep track of at once. A flyer, the cheerleader on top of the pyramid, has a lot of pressure. "Being a flyer is nerve wracking sometimes. I'll be in the air and know that people's eyes are on me," freshmen flyer Danielle Berman said.
Mistakes during the flyers' part are the most noticeable. While picking a single mistake out of a bunch of cheerleaders doing the same movements can be difficult, it is not hard to see a flyer stumble at the top.
Throughout the other schools' performances, mistakes during the pyramid part of the routine were the most noticeable. "Compared to the other schools, our team's performance looked like we made the least amount of mistakes," senior Ben Yi said.
After a roughly three-minute performance, the girls held their finishing poses for a second before proceeding to jump into each other's arms in celebration of their performance.
The cheerleading team traveled to Montgomery Blair on Oct. 27 with other Montgomery County schools to compete in a county-wide competition. The cheer team performs at football games every week, but larger scale competitions are more infrequent. After an adversity-packed season with some tough injuries, the county competition was highly anticipated by coaches and cheerleaders alike.
After every participating school had performed, the entire arena became anxious in anticipation of the judges verdict. The team's hard work paid off, as the Patriots placed second, finishing behind Damascus alone.
The second place victory comes thanks to not only the girls, but the dedicated coaches as well. Stephanie Labbe, arts teacher and head coach, was enthusiastic about the results. "The other coaches and I are extremely proud of the performance of the cheerleaders at Counties. They have worked extremely hard, and in spite of setbacks at a previous competition and injuries, were able to score high enough to not only automatically advance to State Semis but to get second place in the county. As a team, we set the goal of qualifying for State Semis and with that goal in mind, the girls performed their hearts out," Labbe said.
After their impressive performance at counties, the girls competed in regionals last Saturday, too late to be covered in this issue, where they will perform for the chance to compete for a state title later this month.
Josh Messitte


Auto-enrollment introduces millions of Americans to the concept of saving for retirement — but it's not enough of a good thing. More companies are implementing automatic enrollment, in which new employees are signed up for a retirement plan, such as a 401(k) or 403(b), when they start their jobs. Some organizations are even incorporating auto-escalation, where the employee's contribution rate is increased every year.


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