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Warrior Spirit
by Dave "That Metal Guy" Campbell at 25 July 2017, 12:50 PM
Canadian born Folk Metal band MONGOL formed in 2009 in the province of Alberta, "inspired by the ancient hordes of the Mongolian empire." Following their debut EP release in 2010, the band released two full-length albums in 2012 and 2014. "Warrior Spirit" is their new EP here, and contains three new tracks. Folk Metal rose in the 1990's in Europe, with early leaders SKYCLAD from the UK, and CRUACHAN from Ireland. It's an intriguing form of music in that Metal can be blended with traditional folk instruments from the native country of the band. The lyrical content is also interesting and often deals with myths, legends, nature and the like. So, let's get to the EP.
"The Mountain Weeps" opens the album. If Power Metal could register in the mid-tempo pace, this might be what that would sound like. A noble riff leads a charge of both harsh and clean vocals, while the themes talk about how the mountain belongs to nature, and not to man, and asking forgiveness for manmade wars waged upon it. Following the second chorus, folk instruments provide a nice interlude…flute, pipe or recorder, mandolin and toms. The harsh vocals could be the angry voice of the mountain, while the clean vocals could reflect a regretful man. "River Child" tells the tale of a child born of wolf and faun. He "fed from the faun and hunted with the wolf, befriended the falcon and sung with the wind." The pace has quickened here, with a notable heaviness from the pounded skins, guitar and bass. The chorus is sung with clean, harmonized vocals, like an anthem, in that they are more declarative than emotional. It makes you want to grab a scimitar, some supplies, and take off into the plains to join the cause sided with nature.
"Warband" is the final track on the EP, at just over seven minutes in length. The "warband" are the nomads, rising and falling together, brothers in arms forever. It's also a fairly quick moving song with a resonating deepness from the instruments and vocals, twin lead guitar harmonies, and folk elements throughout. This war cry is the perfect end to the EP, energizing your spirit while pummeling you with Heavy Metal at the same time. I think the album cover is a very good depiction of the song as well as reflective of the band in general. It shows a river landscape, with mountains in the background, and a solitary doe and wolf splitting either sides of a sword embossed in rock. The wolf has really come to symbolize nature in general, one of her true spirits of the hunt, a predator in beauty. The doe represents innocence. Overall, I enjoyed the EP. I wish there were some more songs to listen to, but the three that they gave us here are all good. Check out "Warrior Spirit" to awaken the inner warrior in you.
1. The Mountain Weeps
2. River Child
3. Warband
Tev Tegri – Vocals
Zev – Lead Guitars, Vocals, Folk Instrumentation
Zeime – Rhythm Guitars
Sorkhon Sharr – Bass
Sche-Khe – Keyboards
Bourchi – Drums
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Home-prepared food, dietary quality and socio-demographic factors: a cross-sectional analysis of the UK National Diet and nutrition survey 2008–16
Chloe Clifford Astbury ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-78331,
Tarra L. Penney1 &
Jean Adams1
Evidence suggests eating home-prepared food (HPF) is associated with increased dietary quality, while dietary quality varies across socio-demographic factors. Although it has been hypothesised that variation in HPF consumption between population sub-groups may contribute to variation in dietary quality, evidence is inconclusive. This study takes a novel approach to quantifying home-prepared food (HPF) consumption, and describes HPF consumption in a population-representative sample, determining variation between socio-demographic groups. It tests the association between HPF consumption and dietary quality, determining whether socio-demographic characteristics moderate this association.
Cross-sectional analysis of UK survey data (N = 6364, aged≥19; collected 2008–16, analysed 2018). High dietary quality was defined as 'DASH accordance': the quintile most accordant with the Dietary Approaches to Stopping Hypertension (DASH) diet. HPF consumption was estimated from 4-day food diaries. Linear regressions were used to determine the association between HPF consumption and socio-demographic variables (household income, education, occupation, age, gender, ethnicity and children in the household). Logistic regression was used to determine the association between HPF consumption and DASH accordance. Interaction terms were introduced, testing for moderation of the association between HPF consumption and DASH accordance by socio-demographic variables.
HPF consumption was relatively low across the sample (Mean (SD) % of energy consumption = 26.5%(12.1%)), and lower among white participants (25.9% v 37.8 and 34.4% for black and Asian participants respectively, p < 0.01). It did not vary substantially by age, gender, education, income or occupation. Higher consumption of HPF was associated with greater odds of being in the most DASH accordant quintile (OR = 1.2 per 10% increase in % energy from HPF, 95% CI 1.1–1.3). Ethnicity was the only significant moderator of the association between HPF consumption and DASH accordance, but this should be interpreted with caution due to high proportion of white participants.
While an association exists between HPF consumption and higher dietary quality, consumption of HPF or HPF's association with dietary quality does not vary substantially between socio-demographic groups. While HPF may be a part of the puzzle, it appears other factors drive socio-demographic variation in dietary quality.
Given its substantial contribution to the ever-growing burden of chronic disease, diet has become a public health priority. Evidence suggests that higher frequency of both cooking [1,2,3,4,5] and eating home-prepared meals [6] is associated with an improved dietary intake.
Policymakers and advocates have stressed the importance of home food preparation, and countries such as Brazil [7], Japan [8] and Canada [9] have included cooking and food and cooking skills in their dietary guidelines. Further downstream, cooking and food classes and workshops constitute popular public health interventions [10,11,12]. However, systematic reviews conclude that evidence of significant and lasting change in either dietary behaviours or related health outcomes as a result of these interventions is limited [10,11,12].
Cooking skills interventions often target groups known to have, in general, a lower dietary quality, such as men [13] and less affluent individuals [14], suggesting that worse dietary quality in these groups is suspected to be driven by different home food preparation behaviours. An implicit assumption that some groups either cook less, or that the meals they cook are somehow less healthy, seems to underpin this sort of intervention. Cultural and behavioural differences pertaining to class, ethnicity, gender and generation could mean that the meals prepared by some groups are less healthy than others. Alternatively, home food preparation may be less important to the dietary quality of more affluent groups, as the higher purchasing power wielded by these individuals may allow them broader choice in prepared and out of home food options, including some which may be healthier. However, this remains something of an open question: while research suggests healthier diets are more expensive, studies have generally focused on the relative cost of ingredients as opposed to prepared foods [15,16,17].
Definition and measurement issues surround home food preparation [18, 19]. Most studies approach the issue by asking how frequently participants either make or eat a home-prepared meal [20]. Questions about how often participants prepare a meal at home target an individual behaviour, and, given the frequency of task-sharing in many households [21, 22], this question does not represent a good proxy for intake. If intake is the exposure of interest, then questions about what participants eat seem more relevant. Still, the social desirability of home-prepared food (HPF) [23, 24] may make individuals overestimate the number of home-prepared meals they consume. In addition, qualitative studies suggest that not everyone interprets terms like 'home-prepared' in the same way [25]. Food diaries with sufficiently detailed information might present an opportunity to derive a more 'objective', or, at least, internally consistent, measure of HPF consumption.
This study will answer the questions:
What is the proportion of total energy derived from HPF in the UK population, and does this vary by socio-demographic characteristics?
Is proportion of total energy derived from HPF associated with diet quality?
Do socioeconomic position and demographic variables moderate the relationship between the energy derived from HPF and dietary quality?
This study represents a cross-sectional analysis of dietary surveillance data from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) 2008–16 (May 2018 release) [26]. It is reported according to the STROBE-nut recommendations [27].
NDNS is an annual cross-sectional survey which collects information on food consumption and nutritional and health status of free-living individuals in the UK. Sampling, recruitment and data collection are carried out in a consistent manner, allowing data from different survey years to be combined for cross-sectional analysis. A detailed account of the NDNS recruitment and sampling protocol has been published elsewhere [28,29,30]. Individuals aged ≥19 years at the time of participation who completed three or 4 days of the food diary were included in the analyses.
Dietary assessment
Participants completed unweighed food diaries, including all food and beverages consumed both inside and outside the home. This process is described in detail elsewhere [31]. Participants also recorded where the food was eaten, for example at home, in a restaurant or café, or at work. This variable included a specific category for food eaten at work but brought from home.
Characterisation of food-related variables
As previously, food items listed in food diaries were classified by the authors as either requiring or not requiring home preparation [32]. All foods were classified as home-prepared except those listed in Table 1. Foods which should not be classified as being home-prepared were decided by the authors a priori.
Table 1 Foods not classified as home-prepared
Definitions of 'cooking' have been discussed extensively and remain contested [18, 33, 34], with many definitions not deeming the application of heat to be a necessary part of this process [34, 35]. As a result 'home food preparation' and 'home-prepared food' seem more accurate and are the concepts deployed here. Different, but related, conceptualisations exist, such as food 'prepared from scratch' [36]. or food that is not 'from outside the home' [37]. The conceptualisation of HPF used here reflects several conceptions of 'cooking', or home food preparation, drawn from qualitative studies [38, 39] as well as behaviours which are habitually enquired about in studies of 'cooking', such as blending, mixing, boiling, chopping, roasting and pan frying [19]. From this conceptualisation of home food preparation, a set of behaviours, we defined foods which we would deem to be home-prepared as being the products of these behaviours.
Food classification was carried out using food diary variables as illustrated in Fig. 1, with foods which were not classified as home-prepared being successively removed until only food included in home-prepared dishes remained. The proportion of energy from HPF was then calculated for each participant by summing the energetic content of foods classified as home-prepared and dividing them by the participant's total energy intake.
Flow diagram for classification of foods as being home-prepared
Dietary quality was determined by quantifying accordance to the Dietary Approaches to Stopping Hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern using a method adapted for use with NDNS [40] from an existing index [41]. The DASH diet has been shown to lower blood pressure [42] and reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels [42], as well as being associated with a lower risk of stroke and coronary heart disease [41]. This score is based on food and nutrients emphasised or minimised in the DASH diet, and has eight components: high intake of fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes, low-fat dairy products, and whole grains; and low intake of sodium, red and processed meats, and non-extrinsic milk sugars; all adjusted for total energy intake. The score is adjusted for overall energy intake. Components are evenly weighted, and three components (sodium, sugar, and red and processed meats) are reverse-scored, so that higher consumption would lower an individual's DASH score. The overall score ranges between 8 and 40, with higher scores indicating a diet which has greater accordance with the DASH pattern.
This study models DASH accordance as a binary variable, with participants in the top quintile of DASH score being considered the most DASH-accordant, a method which has been previously employed by a number of studies [40, 43, 44].
Socio-demographic variables
Age, sex, ethnicity, and the presence of children in participant households were determined using self-reported survey responses. Socioeconomic position was also assessed using self-reported survey responses, and was characterised using three markers: occupation (among employed participants; occupation was classified using the simplified three-class version of the National Statistics Socio-economic Classification described by the UK's Office for National Statistics [45]), highest educational attainment, and quintile of annual household income equivalised for household composition. Evidence suggests these socioeconomic markers present different associations with dietary intake, and are not necessarily interchangeable [46].
Analysis was conducted in 2018. Variables were weighted using weights provided by the NDNS study team, which sought to mitigate bias resulting from the survey design and from differential non-response by individual participants [47].
The mean proportion of energy from HPF consumed by participants was determined. Linear regression was used to determine how this proportion varied by socio-demographic characteristics, using socio-demographic characteristics as exposure variable and proportion of energy from HPF as an outcome variable.
Logistic regression was used to determine the association between proportion of energy from HPF and DASH accordance. Interaction terms were introduced to test for effect modification by socio-demographic characteristics. If any interaction terms were significant, models stratified by the socio-demographic variable in question were run to determine association between energy from HPF and DASH adherence in each population sub-group.
All regressions were mutually adjusted for all socio-demographic variables. All analyses were conducted using Stata (version 14; Stata Corp.). Alpha-level of 0.01 was used throughout to test for statistical significance in order to compensate for multiple testing.
Overall, 54% (N = 12,070) of individuals selected to take part in NDNS provided useable food diaries (three or four complete days), including 6364 participants aged ≥19 years [28, 29, 48].
The mean percentage of energy derived from HPF in the sample was relatively low (Mean (SD) = 26.5%(12.1%)). Table 2 describes the proportion of energy derived from HPF by population sub-group, and presents the results of a linear regression with socio-demographic characteristics as the exposures and proportion of energy from HPF as the outcome.
Table 2 Description of energy from home-prepared food by population sub-group, and associations between socio-demographic characteristics and proportion of energy from home-prepared food
Proportion of energy from HPF did not vary substantially by socio-demographic variables. A small increase was associated with being female v male (27.1 v 25.8%, p < 0.01), and a small decrease was associated with having 12–13 years of education or < 11 years of education relative to having a university degree (26.4 p < 0.01 and 25.6 p < 0.01 v 27.8% respectively). More substantial variation was associated with ethnicity, with Black participants (37.8%), Asian participants (34.4%) and participants belonging to other ethnic groups (34.6%) consuming substantially more HPF than White participants (v 25.9%, all p < 0.01).
Meanwhile, the expected associations between socio-demographic characteristics and dietary quality were found (methods and results reported in Appendix 2).
Table 3 shows the results of a logistic regression with proportion of energy from HPF as the exposure and DASH adherence as the outcome before and after adjustment for age, sex, ethnicity, presence of children in the household, income, education and occupation (full reporting of adjusted model in Appendix 1). In the unadjusted model, there is a small but statistically significant association between the variables, with an increase in 10% of energy from HPF resulting in a 20% increase in the odds of being DASH-adherent. This remained unchanged after adjustment. Given the low mean value of energy from HPF, a 10% increase would represent a substantial change, slightly lower than a change of one standard deviation (12.1%).
Table 3 Logistic regression of DASH adherence and proportion of energy from home-prepared food (per 10%)
The interaction term for Asian participants relative to White participants was significant (p < 0.01), suggesting the association between proportion of energy from HPF and DASH adherence was different in this group. Although the interaction term for Asian ethnicity was statistically significant, stratified regression was not performed. Due to the small number of non-White participants in the NDNS sample (see Table 2), the interpretation of the interaction term was challenging, and running fully adjusted logistic regressions for each sub-group was impossible. While there may be a difference in the association between HPF consumption and DASH accordance in different ethnic groups, a more ethnically diverse sample would be required to properly examine it.
All other interaction terms were non-significant (p > 0.01); further analyses were therefore not performed.
This study took a novel approach to quantifying HPF consumption, deriving estimates from 4-day food diaries. The proportion of energy from HPF was relatively low across the sample (Mean (SD) = 26.5%(12.1%)). Consumption of HPF did not vary substantially by any of the socio-demographic variables considered here, with the exception of ethnicity. Meanwhile, dietary quality varied extensively across socio-demographic variables, in ways similar to what has been seen in other studies, with women, older participants, more affluent participants and non-white participants displaying higher dietary quality than their counterparts.
An association between HPF consumption and dietary quality appeared across the sample: a 10% increase in energy derived from HPF was associated with a 20% increase in the odds of falling in the most DASH-accordant quintile. However, it must be acknowledged that a 10% increase is large given the low contribution of HPF to the energetic intake of most participants (close to one standard deviation, at 12%). Socio-demographic variables did not moderate the association between consumption of HPF and dietary quality, except potentially in the case of ethnicity.
Non-White participants consumed a greater proportion of energy from HPF, and had a higher dietary quality. In addition, moderation analysis suggested that the association between consumption of HPF and dietary quality may differ across ethnicities. However, it is difficult to ascertain this: small numbers in other ethnic groups precluded stratified analysis. This could be investigated through further research.
Weighted, NDNS is UK population-representative, giving this study broader generalisability. However, a similar analysis conducted in different national contexts might yield different results, particularly in countries where 'traditional' food patterns remain stronger than they seem in the UK, such as in countries where a substantial proportion of the population adheres to the Mediterranean diet pattern. Comparative research of, for example, the UK and France suggests that, while there are certain convergent patterns that emerge in both countries, such as an increased use of convenience foods, and a reporting of a lack of time to cook, there are also ways in which home food practices remain distinct between countries, such as the absence of totally pre-prepared ready meals among French participants, and an increased propensity to cook 'from scratch' [49]. Meanwhile, a comparative analysis of trends in time spent eating at home in five different countries found that time spent decreased in all countries except France [50]. It would be interesting to see how the association found here might differ in a range of contexts where food practices might diverge.
This study uses the DASH score, a well-evidenced and relatively comprehensive measure of dietary quality. The food-related variables in this study were derived from unweighed, self-reported food diaries. While evidence suggests that food diaries are a more accurate measure of dietary intake than other common measures such as food frequency questionnaires [51], misreporting in self-measured dietary instruments is a well-documented limitation [48, 52].
In addition, there is potential for residual confounding due to characteristics that were not adjusted for in this analysis, such as food insecurity or characteristics of the food environment. Although there is evidence that both of these factors are associated with dietary quality, the evidence on how they are related to home food preparation is more limited. One study of home food preparation in low-income, food insecure women in Canada found that households that were more food insecure reported less complex home food preparation, though not less frequent preparation of meals 'from scratch' [53], although it is not clear whether this is suggestive of a protective effect of home food preparation against food insecurity, or a decrease in home food preparation in response to the stresses attendant on becoming food insecure, or some further factor. Regarding food environments, a study set in urban regions across five European countries (including the UK) found that greater access to restaurants was associated with reduced self-reported frequency of cooking [54]. Both these exposures are also likely to be socio-economically patterned, and may associate with some of the socio-economic indicators examined here. Further work could consider how they might affect the association between HPF consumption and dietary quality.
Finally, this analysis represents a cross-sectional analysis of the associating between HPF consumption and dietary quality. Further, longitudinal work could be done to verify how HPF consumption relates to diet-related health outcomes.
The relatively low proportion of energy from HPF is reflective of our measure: many common breakfast choices (such as toast or cereal) and lunch choices (sandwiches) are not classified as home-prepared. While our choices regarding classification could be debated, our measure has the advantage of internal consistency, with the definition of what is home-prepared being the same for all participants. In addition, our classification is informed by the literature, reflecting qualitative conceptualisations [33, 39] and behavioural measures used in quantitative studies of home food preparation [19].
Many studies of dietary quality and food preparation have focused on home food preparation frequency [1, 36, 55,56,57,58,59], and skills [56, 60,61,62,63] as opposed to HPF consumption. Some studies of HPF consumption and dietary quality exist, but it is difficult to compare results due to the diversity of measures of dietary quality in use. One study using a UK-based cohort examined the association between self-reported frequency of consuming home-prepared meals and several indices of dietary quality, including DASH score [6], estimating that eating a home-prepared main meal more than five times a week, as opposed to less than three times a week, was associated with an 0.61 increase in DASH score. Due to the relative nature of the DASH index used here [41], and the different approaches to modelling both DASH score and consumption of HPF, it is difficult to carry out an exact comparison, other than to say that both associations are statistically significant but moderate.
Quantitative studies of HPF consumption and socio-demographic variables are limited, although analyses of home preparation skill and frequency do exist [64,65,66]. Studies generally find that women cook more frequently than men [64, 65], which may also be the case in this dataset. Two studies from the United States found households with lower household income and educational attainment were more likely to cook always or never, compared to more affluent households who were more likely to sometimes cook at home. [1, 67] These analyses also found that Black households reported cooking less frequently, whereas the reverse is suggested by our data. However, the different historical, cultural and national origins of Black populations in the US and the UK make distinct dietary patterns unsurprising. Black British populations are dominated by individuals of Caribbean and West African ancestry, communities themselves have distinct dietary patterns [68], despite being grouped together within this study due to limited ethnic diversity in our study sample.
These results confirm an association between HPF consumption and dietary quality, although the association is relatively small. As interventions to increase home food preparation encounter issues of cost and scalability, as well as showing equivocal evidence of long-term impact in participants [10,11,12], it is unclear that this justifies further policy action in terms of improving dietary quality. Our previous work suggests that it is possible to eat healthily while consuming very little HPF [32]; while an association with home food preparation exists, so may other behavioural routes to high dietary quality. In addition, the small contribution of HPF to the energetic intake of most participants suggests that changing home food preparation practices might have more limited potential to impact overall dietary quality than might be assumed.
These results further suggest that differences in levels of consumption of HPF may not be key drivers of dietary inequalities along the socio-demographic axes examined here, and although this could be further explored, it does not appear that HPF consumption mediates the association between socio-demographic factors and dietary quality.
In addition, most socio-demographic variables do not appear to moderate the association between consumption of HPF and dietary quality, suggesting that different groups are eating HPF with similar nutritional properties, although other dietary components may be compensating in some systematic way.
Overall, it appears that neither the amount nor the nature of HPF consumed by different population sub-groups is contributing substantially to the inequalities in dietary quality known to exist across these groups (and demonstrated again in this data). One exception to this may be in the case of variation across ethnicities, although the nature of this sample makes this difficult to comment upon.
This study presents a comparison between a nutrition-based characterisation of diet, DASH accordance, and a behaviour-based one, consumption of HPF. Other behaviour-based characterisations of diet exist, such as food 'cooked from scratch' or 'traditional recipes'. More might be developed through qualitative work delving into how individuals conceptualise the food they prepare and eat. In order to understand which behaviours are most important for dietary quality, it is worth continuing to think about diet not only in nutritional terms but in behavioural ones reflecting people's daily practices, and understanding how these drive dietary intake.
Although consumption of HPF shows a small association with dietary quality, it does not appear to drive dietary inequalities between population sub-groups. This suggests that the remaining components of the diet, food consumed outside the home, and food consumed at home that is not home-prepared, may be driving dietary inequalities, which could be examined through further research. Some interventions have already sought to target these food sources, including supermarket interventions aiming to promote purchases of healthier snacks [69], and restaurant menu labelling providing information on the nutrition and energetic content of various dishes [70].
This study suggests relatively low levels of consumption of HPF across the population-representative sample, and confirms a statistically significant but moderate association between consuming HPF and dietary quality. In addition, neither the amount nor the type of HPF consumed appeared to contribute substantially to inequalities in dietary quality across population sub-groups. These results suggest that the potential of changing HPF consumption as a means of improving dietary quality overall, and particularly for addressing diet-driven health inequalities, may be relatively limited. Further research may help to determine which other dimensions of food practices make a more substantial contribution to dietary quality and dietary inequalities.
The datasets supporting the conclusions of this article are available in the UK Data Service repository, https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6533-8 https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/?sn=6533.
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CCA, TLP and JA are funded by the Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), a UKCRC Public Health Research Centre of Excellence. Funding from the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Economic and Social Research Council, Medical Research Council, the National Institute for Health Research, and the Wellcome Trust, under the auspices of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration, is gratefully acknowledged.
MRC Epidemiology Unit & Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), University of Cambridge, Box 285, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
Chloe Clifford Astbury
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All authors conceived of the study and developed the methods. CCA prepared the data with help from TLP. CCA conducted the statistical analyses and drafted the manuscript. All authors contributed significantly to revisions and have read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to Chloe Clifford Astbury.
Ethics approval for NDNS was obtained from the Oxfordshire Research Ethics Committee. No further ethical approval was required for the secondary analysis of anonymised data which is presented here.
Association between home-prepared food consumption and DASH accordance
Table 4 Association between home-prepared food consumption and DASH accordance. Full adjusted model of the association between home-prepared food consumption and DASH accordance
Variation in dietary quality by socio-demographic characteristics
Table 5 shows the results of a logistic regression with socio-demographic characteristics as the exposure and classification in the top quintile for DASH accordance as the outcome.
Table 5 Associations between DASH accordance and socio-demographic characteristics
As in previous studies, DASH accordance varied extensively by demographic variables, with older people (OR 9.9(95% CI 4.7-21.0) for participants aged 65 and over relative to participants aged 19-24), women (OR 1.7(95% CI 1.4-2.1) relative to men) and Asian participants (OR 5.1 (95% CI 3.2-8.3) relative to white participants) being significantly more likely to be in the most DASH-accordant quintile. Participants with a lower educational attainment were less likely to be in the top quintile (OR 0.3 (95% CI 0.2-0.4) for participants with less than 11 years of education relative to participants with a degree-level education), as were participants in the lowest quintile of household income (OR 0.6 (95% CI 0.5-0.9) relative to top income quintile). Participants in intermediate roles were less likely to be DASH-accordant than their counterparts in professional or managerial roles (OR 0.7(95% CI 0.6-0.9)).
Clifford Astbury, C., Penney, T.L. & Adams, J. Home-prepared food, dietary quality and socio-demographic factors: a cross-sectional analysis of the UK National Diet and nutrition survey 2008–16. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 16, 82 (2019) doi:10.1186/s12966-019-0846-x
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4 ways to play the EV opportunity
5 min read . Updated: 07 Sep 2021, 04:48 PM IST Equitymaster
The rapid penetration of electric vehicles in India will drive the need for lithium ion battery manufacturing in the country. Photo: Bloomberg
The EV disruption is happening faster than you think. Here's how you can ride the Indian EV megatrend
Electric vehicles (EVs) are the next big thing.
As the cost and affordability of EVs drop in the coming years, we are not far from when most vehicles will be electric.
Even Tesla's CEO Elon Musk wants to make cars affordable within 3 years.
In this ongoing EV revolution, it is important that you find good quality companies which are involved in this space because not every EV stock will turn out to be a Tesla.
Here are four ways to play the EV opportunity in India.
#1 Buying EV makers
The most obvious choice would be to select automobile companies which are manufacturing electric vehicles.
Being at its nascent stage, the Indian EV industry does not have an established market leader in all vehicle types.
The 4-wheeler segment includes prominent players such as Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), Tata Motors, and Maruti Suzuki among others.
But there are several gaps in the 4-wheeler EV space such as a limited number of products, high prices, insufficient batteries, etc.
Tata Motors' Tata Tigor EV is the cheapest one on the market while the Mercedes-Benz EQC is the most expensive electric car in India.
The 2-wheeler segment has players such as Hero MotoCorp, TVS Motors, Greaves Cotton, and Bajaj Auto.
The Indian car market is governed by two-wheeled vehicles, which account for 75% of the total number of vehicles sold in the country.
This is an interesting data point as India's homegrown two-wheeler majors are fast-tracking their EV plans to capture reasonable market share in the coming years.
Companies involved in the 3-wheeler segment include Atul Auto, Scooters India among others. This segment also included 4 and 2-wheeler manufacturers Bajaj Auto, TVS Motors, and M&M.
Murugappa group's Tube Investments India has also partnered with a Korean firm to design electric three-wheelers.
One major unlisted company in the 3-wheeler segment is Terra Motors.
Apart from the above, there's also Ashok Leyland, the world's 4th largest bus manufacturer and a market leader for trucks in India.
Ashok Leyland designs electric variants specifically for Indian conditions and has also introduced battery swapping in electric buses to address e-mobility needs in the country. It has launched multiple electric bus variants.
#2 Buying battery makers
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells are the heart of electric vehicles. These batteries are the most expensive component in EVs, accounting for 40-50% of its cost.
The rapid penetration of electric vehicles in India will drive the need for lithium ion battery manufacturing in the country.
Currently, most electric vehicle makers import cells and batteries from China, the world's top producer of lithium-ion cells.
However, companies are now accelerating plans to produce lithium-ion cells in the country, hoping to take advantage of ₹180 bn worth of government subsidies.
Here are the top companies involved in this segment.
• Amara Raja Batteries
• Exide Industries
• Hero MotoCorp
• Maruti Suzuki
• Tata Chemicals
In addition to these, there are also government companies engaging in battery manufacturing.
BHEL and Libcoin are planning to form a consortium to initially build a 1GWh lithium-ion battery plant in India.
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New Jersey-based electric car maker Triton has roped in state-owned Bharat Electronics to make batteries. Triton will provide the know-how and Bharat Electronics will make them.
Back in 2019, ISRO chose 10 companies to transfer its indigenously developed low-cost Li-ion cell technology. These companies included Carborundum Universal, Thermax, NALCO, and GOCL among others.
Companies are looking to venture into this space by investing in startups involved in battery manufacturing space.
#3 Buying charging infrastructure providers
Like lithium-ion batteries are the heart of electric vehicles, charging points are the next important thing.
EV manufacturing companies are spending tonnes of capital and energy on charging station infrastructure.
By the year 2027, the business of EV charging stations can reach an estimated $29.7 bn, at a CAGR of approximately 40% between 2020-2027.
Some known listed companies involved in this space include:
• Tata Power
• Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
• NTPC
• Power Grid Corporation
• Reliance Infrastructure
• Vakrangee
• ABB India
#4 Metals
Silver's growing role in electric vehicles keeps on increasing.
Due to the superior conductivity and corrosion resistance, silver is extensively used in many electronics, and also extends its reach to electric vehicles.
So being a superb conductor of electricity, it's basically been declared as an electrically critical element by the electric and electronic industry. Therefore, silver consumption is likely to jump by leaps and bounds.
From battery management systems to wireless charging to GPS system to deployment system in airbags, and automated braking systems, every electrical connection in an EV uses silver.
An internal combustion engine running on patrol and diesel consumes up to 28 grams of silver per vehicle. Hybrids, which are vehicles that consume petrol, diesel, or even CNG or maybe even electric battery power, consume up to 34 grams of silver onboard per vehicle.
Reportedly, over 55 m ounces of silver was used in vehicle production in 2020. That amount is expected to increase to over 90 m ounces by 2025.
In India, there are no ETFs for silver, and electronic delivery is also not there. You will basically have to buy physical silver.
Other metals include copper, nickel, cobalt, and lithium which are the key metals for EV battery production.
Note that demand from the EV industry for key metals is on an upward trajectory. Reportedly, demand growth for nickel from EVs is expected to increase 14 times between 2019-2030. For lithium and copper, it is expected to grow 9-10x.
There is about five times more copper in an electric vehicle than in an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle.
As demand for these metals rises, prices will rise which will be beneficial for companies involved in this segment.
Just consider a scenario where 100% of vehicles are EVs. Imagine the demand for those metals.
Have a look at the image below which shows the metal materials which Tesla will need to build 20 m cars a year.
Data Source: mining.com
As India adopts EV revolution, mining and metals companies will be at the centerstage which will need increased supply for their production.
India's electric vehicle revolution is just getting started. As this economic boom kicks into high gear, it will create many beneficiaries.
You too can profit from this megatrend in the stock market.
Amid this euphoria in the EV space, it is crucial to find quality companies which have strong sustainable earnings potential.
If you would like to invest in the EV space, Richa Agarwal, editor of the smallcap recommendation service, Hidden Treasure, has recommended a proxy play on India's EV revolution.
You can subscribe to Hidden Treasure here.
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Хаим Нахум (; ; , также Haim Nahum Effendi, Chaim Nahoum) — главный  Османской Империи (Хахам-баши) с 1909 по 1924 года и главный раввин Египта с 1925 по 1960 года.

Биография
Родился в 1872 году в Измире, Турция и получил блестящее образование. Учился в йешиве в Тверии (в то время Османская Палестина), где получил высшее религиозное образование, затем учился во французском лицее, а позже получил степень по исламскому праву в Стамбуле.

После этого он учился в иешиве в Париже где получил диплом раввина (смиха). Во Франции Хаим Нахум также изучал лингвистику, историю и философию на факультете восточных языков Сорбоннского университета.

Преподавал в турецком военном училище, где познакомился со многими младотурками.

В 1922 году Хаим Нахум, представитель османских евреев, исполнял обязанности советника турецкого премьер-министра Исмет Паши во время Лозаннской мирной конференции. В интересах безопасности Хаим Нахум был вынужден изображать себя сторонником турецкого националистического движения и противником сионизма. Его направляли в США и в Европу где он лоббировал интересы кемалистов.

В 1925 году он получил приглашение от главы еврейской общины Каира и министра транспорта и финансов Египта Юсеф Аслан Каттауи Паша (1861—1942) занять должность главного раввина Египта. Хаим Нахум согласился и 19 марта 1925 года прибыл в Каир и приступил к службе. В 1929 году Египет предоставил Хаиму Нахуму египетское гражданство. Позднее, Хаима Нахума избрали членом египетского Сената. Он стал одним из основателей Академии арабского языка в Каире.

Время его службы в египетском раввинате совпало с ростом арабского национализма в начале 1940-х годов и постепенным угасанием еврейской общины в Египте в результате череды политических изменений в Египте и продолжительных конфликтов на Ближнем Востоке. После решения ООН о разделе Палестины на арабское и еврейское государства в 1947 году и в течение последующих лет многие египетские евреи были убиты и ранены в погромах, арестованы и интернированы по обвинению в сионистской деятельности. Еврейские предприятия были реквизированы, банковские счета заморожены, а получение выездных виз было возможно только по разрешению специального государственного агентства по делам евреев. В это сложное время раввин Нахум пытался свести к минимуму ущерб для своей общины. Он был очень осторожен в своих высказываниях, чтобы не высказать оппозицию к властям, опасаясь, что вся община может пострадать из-за его слов или действий. Он несколько раз удовлетворял просьбу властей выступить с заявлениями, осуждающими сионистов, но старался сделать их короткими и туманными, насколько это было возможно. Но когда во время войны Израиля за независимость ему было предложено обеспечить чтение во всех синагогах Египта молитв за победу египетских войск, он отказался это сделать.

Его отличали политическая мудрость, великолепная эрудиция, прекрасные человеческие качества, и огромный вклад в деле еврейского образования.

Хаим Нахум-эфенди скончался 13 ноября 1960 года, в возрасте 88 лет, и был похоронен на каирском еврейском кладбище Бассатин, где для него был построен специальный мавзолей.

Награды и титулы
 Почётный президент «Египетского исторического общества по изучению еврейского наследия» (Societe d'Etudes Historiques Juives d'Egypte) созданной в ноябре 1925 года в Каире.

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 История евреев Египта

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Deena concentrates her practice in appeals and issue-oriented litigation. She is experienced in virtually every aspect of motion and appellate practice and often serves as a strategic advisor while a case is prepared and tried, later handling or partnering on the post-trial proceedings and appeals. She litigates in federal and state courts at all levels, including the Supreme Court of the United States, and has worked on a number of celebrated cases involving diverse procedural and substantive issues, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. She also has a significant counseling practice and regularly speaks and writes on appellate practice, antitrust and trade regulation, corporate and fiduciary conduct, and e-commerce and technology.
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This is a newly built, modern and spacious, 4 bedroom townhouse located close to the Millennium and Laguna golf courses in Vilamoura. The house is located on a quiet cul-de-sac, and is within walking distance of the Club House with bar and restaurant facilities. It is also not far from the new Championship Victoria golf course, and the new 5 Star Tivoli Hotel. The villa has been furnished throughout in a bright and modern style and it is extremely well equipped offering clients everything they require from their holiday property. The communal garden and swimming pool area is easily accessed from the house. The house is air-conditioned throughout.


When working on these mentorships, my biggest goal is to create a custom workshop experience for each individual to meet them in their current needs. I'm so grateful to share my tips in creating fine art imagery and help a fellow photographer discover their unique voice. Over a 2-day time period, we dive deep into every level of the business and end with a custom photo-shoot designed to push the artist to the next level with their newly refined eye. This was a favorite shoot designed by Lacy Geary with stunning Lee Grebenau gowns from Spina Bride in NYC. The vision for the shoot began with the architectural setting of Rosemary & Aly's Beach in Florida. The natural lines in the buildings, shore line and dresses draws your eye into each photo and tells a beautiful calming story. It was so joyful and liberating to see the veil be lifted from my student, Dani's, eyes as she discovered her own voice from within.


HOME IMPROVEMENT figures across Great Britain decreased throughout 2018 with the number of planning applications dropping by 2.8% compared with 2017.
The 'Home Improvers of Great Britain 2019' report, compiled by construction industry analysts Barbour ABI, shows that across Great Britain there were 2.8% fewer applications for home improvement in 2018 than in 2017. Despite a fall in applications, London held onto the top spot, even though it saw a reduction in the number of planning applications in 29 of its 32 boroughs, whilst the biggest growth in applications came from North West England, with an increase of 5.0%.
Home Improvement applications in the capital hit a peak in 2015 and 2016, with one application for home improvement made in each year for every 26 private homes. However, over the past two years London has seen the number of applications drop by almost 10%. The decline in home improvement in the capital was first evident with a fall in the super-affluent boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster in 2015. But the pace of decline has accelerated, and the effect has widened to most boroughs.
The North West was highlighted last year as an area of growth and has been the stand out region over the past three years. The local authority of Manchester, for example, has seen a near doubling of applications being submitted over the past three years, albeit from a low base. The rise in home-improvement applications in the North West fits with the vibrancy of the housing market and prices.
While the North West appears to have been the most buoyant, London, the East of England and the South East still account for 52% of all home improvement applications, slightly down from 54% in 2015 and 2016. According to Barbour ABI, the general picture in the changing regional pattern of home improvement planning applications is a continuation of the wave of house price rises that have crept out of London and the South East in recent years.


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SOS Villages d'enfants est une association tunisienne à caractère social et humanitaire qui prend en charge des enfants sans soutien familial et en danger. Elle est membre de SOS Villages d'enfants.

L'association compte quatre villages à Gammarth, Akouda, Mahrès et Siliana ; le premier d'entre eux, celui de Gammarth, a été inauguré officiellement le .

Ces villages assurent une prise en charge individuelle à long terme des enfants qui ont perdu ou ne peuvent plus vivre avec leurs parents selon un modèle d'accueil de type familial. Le modèle est basé sur un village de plusieurs maisons. Dans chacune d'elles, une famille est composée d'une mère SOS, qui partage sa vie au quotidien avec les enfants dont elle a la charge, une fratrie de huit enfants (filles et garçons) considérés comme frères et sœurs.

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 Filiation en Tunisie
 Abandon d'enfant

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Association ou organisme ayant son siège en Tunisie
Association ou organisme lié à l'enfance
Association ou organisme lié à la jeunesse
Organisation non gouvernementale humanitaire
Aide sociale à l'enfance
Aide humanitaire


How much does selling on Madeit cost?
Madeit now offers a range of affordable quarterly and annual subscriptions for makers wanting to sell their items on our platform. Please see our Pricing page for plan prices and inclusions.
Concurrent listings are the maximum number of active listings you can have in your store at one time. You can deactivate and reactivate listings as much as you like, relist items when they sell, list new items when one-off items sell, and list / sell multiple quantities or a listing without incurring more fees.
What does 'categories per item' mean?
Rather than charging per item to include it in a second category, our higher tier plans let you list all your items in up to two categories so they're easier for customers to find.
If I choose the hobby plan do all my items need to be listed in the same category?
No. The number of categories in the pricing table are per listing. If you choose the Hobby plan you will be able to select one category in which to show each listing. That category can be different for each item in your store. Choosing the Micro Biz plan or above will give you one extra category per listing. This will not affect your store categories, only the shopping categories on the homepage.
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Each gift guide credit allows you to promote one of your products in our Gift Guide for 15 days (value: $2/item). Please see our Gift Guide Advertising section of the help pages for more information.
If I list an item with a quantity of 100 and a customer buys 50 of them, will I be charged extra listing fees?
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Will I be charged a commission on top of my plan price when I sell something?
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Are there any additional features that may incur a fee?
To have your listing featured in the gift guide & front page in our gift guide for up to 15 days (or until sold) is an additional cost of $2.00 per listing. Our business tier plans include some gift guide credits each billing period, or you can purchase them separately from the Billing page in My Madeit before listing in the gift guide.
If I my store has the maximum number of items allowed by my plan and I sell an item, can I list another item to replace it?
Yes, you can. Think of the number of Concurrent Listings as the size of your trestle table at a market. If you have a table (a plan) with space for 50 items you can swap items around depending on the season, replace old products with new ones, and replace sold items with the same item or a different item, and it won't cost you any more. If you need to add more items than you have space for, you just upgrade to a bigger table.
If I reach my maximum number of listings for my plan, will I be charged a fee for each extra item or will I be charged for the next plan up?
If I find I need more listings than my plan allows, can I upgrade straight away or do I have to wait until my renewal date?
You can upgrade your plan at any time and your bill will be prorated so you only pay the difference between the old and the new plan. For example, if, after a month on the quarterly Micro Biz plan ($18) you decide to upgrade to the quarterly Small Biz plan ($48), your account will be credited for 2 months of the Micro Biz plan (-$12) and debited for 2 months of the Small Biz plan ($32) so you'll be charged the difference of $20 when you upgrade. At the next billing cycle you'll be charged the normal quarterly price of the new plan. Clear as mud.
So that we can offer discounts for annual plans, and gift guide credits that don't expire, plan downgrades can only take place at the end of a billing cycle. You can initiate a downgrade at any time, but the changes won't take effect until your next billing date. You will retain full access to the higher plan until the end of your billing cycle.
If I haven't got any active items at the end of my billing cycle will I be charged to renew?
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What will happen to my store after my subscription is cancelled?
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When do I get charged for my item listing fees?
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Happy Sunday y'all! We had the most relaxed weekend - which we topped off today with Mass, then Sunday Brunch downtown and a trip to Costco. Oh the things we look forward to when we get older - wouldn't change a thing. Also, I am kind of OBSESSED with Costco. Today I thought I would show you a few of my Birthday goodies that my amazing friends and family gave me. I have been building up my coffee table book collection and I am so excited to add these beauties into the mix. The gorgeous necklace is from Golden Griffin in Huntsville, Al and I can't wait to wear it.
My adorable husband got me a facial, massage, and manicure that is scheduled for next weekend and I can't wait. I haven't had one in ages and he knew it was something I really wanted. He also got me the J.Crew excursion vest that I have been dreaming about. I feel like I will be living in it this Fall/Winter season.
I have a few home goods I might be purchasing but I haven't decided to pull the trigger yet. I had the most amazing Birthday and I am so thankful for my friends and family who make my life so full of love every single day.
Happy Sunday y'all! Thank you so much for reading!


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Halo: Reach, As Told By Steam Reviews
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Halo: Reach, Bungie's final entry in its second (of three, so far) series about armored space knights, is finally on PC. People are clearly excited, so much so that they managed to propel it to the third most-played slot on Steam earlier this week. But do they actually like the port? Yes and no.
For the most part, Halo: Reach's PC port is a case of "what you see is what you get." It's Halo! The one subtitled Reach, specifically! Now, though, it's in 4K and can run at 60+ frames per second. Many Steam users are luxuriating in the bubbly, warm nostalgia that accompanies cracking open a 2010 shooter about a squad of extremely doomed space marines just trying to do their best (something we can all identify with). The port, however, isn't the most elaborate, and it's got some issues in the control and audio departments. Steam users have also been outraged to find that Reach on PC doesn't have splitscreen co-op, and frankly, I can't blame them. I mean, it's Halo, people—come on.
(Note: For some reason, Steam is displaying everybody's time played as zero hours. I do not believe that's actually the case.)
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No, it's not a hypercorrection. It's simply an example of informal speech that's evolved in a way that is comfortable and logical for most native speakers.
So this is really where we get the the informal "Aren't I?" It's just native speakers making the 1st person form fit the pattern of all the other forms, and in doing so, making it more comfortable in fast speech. Otherwise, we're stuck with the clunky "Am I not?"
This is the thing with most informal speech that you will encounter time and time again: it may not be "grammatical correct" but it is intuitive and logical to native speakers.


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I tend to LOVE this time of year, kind of an insane amount....some call me the Christmas Queen! (Ummm, I'm the only one who calls me that), and for me this time of year makes me happy. I am a tradition-maker, and most of mine fall at this time of year. Even when things change and throw everyone for a loop, I am all about creating new traditions. Not to replace the old ones, but to replace the happiness of the ones that are no longer there.
And getting snugly and warm is one of my FAVOURITE things to do at this time of year. Too bad Toronto has been practically tropical this winter. As in, NO SNOW. I am not fond of a green Christmas, or for it being warm this time of year. THIS IS CANADA....BE COLD AND SNOWY.
I always put my tree up preeeeettyy early in the season. Let's say the day after Remembrance Day. I KNOW that is disgustingly early but I love the lights. It's all about the twinkly lights for me. I have them all around my house and have them lit all throughout the year, but those are the SUMMER lights, duh. I can't light them up this time of year.
I need a little more of this in my life right now. This has been the warmest winter I can remember, with it being a steady 8C (46F) on most days. That is too warm! Almost hot even! I know I am crazy, but I live for snow this time of year. Once January hits, I am over it. I want it for Christmas and New Years and then I am done.
So who has been stealing all of Canada's snow this year? Are you getting more than usual?


Last night we celebrated Mardi Gras with a real New Orleans-style dinner. The standout of the meal was the dessert–a recipe I came up with for the meal. It's sinfully rich and worth every calorie.
1 teaspoon vanilla extract4 ounces French bread with crust, cut into ¾ -inch cubes (about 4 cups)Preheat oven to 325°F. Bring cream, 1/2 cup sugar, and milk to simmer in heavy medium saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Add 1 cup white chocolate chips and whisk until melted and smooth. Whisk egg and vanilla in large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in hot chocolate mixture. Cool chocolate custard 10 minutes, stirring often.Add bread cubes and remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips to custard and toss to coat. Transfer to 1 1/2-quart-capacity shallow oval baking dish. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar over mixture. Bake until custard thickens and center is just set, about 50 minutes. Serve warm.


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LACOSA is a project to create furniture with an honest and sober design that aims to generate new experiences in its use. Its essence as a brand is based on the fact that its proposal can represent different things for different people and all interpretations are valid. It's a chair, it's garbage, it's art, it's LACOSA.
We thought of an element that represents being everything and nothing at the same time, as coherent or incoherent as the appreciation of each person, everything is valid with LACOSA, all the elements that comprise the identity of this brand are so varied and irregular and in constant evolution, as well as the identity of each human being and the constant change that this represents.
LACOSA represents constant evolution in all spheres, alluding to the constant change and movement of each human being; an ode to a modern society that seeks to find its identity and is aware of the value that exists behind change.


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How to Play the Harp
Are you about to channel your inner musical artist? How about you try playing the harp? Playing the harp is one of the most classical musical instruments that you can learn and be proud of as a musician. Unlike other musical interests like the guitar or piano, harp is somewhat unique and you don't see being played often.
Take advantage and learn how to play this amazing musical instrument. You don't have to be a music genius or prodigy to learn how to play the harp. With practice and determination, who knows you can be the next classical star. Here's how to play the harp.
Getting to Know the Harp
The harp is a kind of stringed musical instrument that has numerous individual strings that runs at an angle to its soundboard. To produce music from the harp, you will need to have your fingers pluck its strings and a melody goes on.
The harp was first made known or played way back 3000 BC in Egypt and Mesopotamia. The musical instrument was said to be inspired from the sound of a hunter's plucked bow string. It has a lot of records from ancient relics and medieval depictions including King David of the Bible who was also a harpist.
The difference between a Harper and the Harpist
Did you know that you can be either a harper or a harpist? Yes, you heard it right.
A harper is a type of musician that plays the harp by using his or her ears or memory. This musician plays the harp with no strict notes to follow.
While a harpist is the total opposite, a type of musician that follows and reads music, notes inspired by classical and jazz music.
Acquaint yourself with the Harp's Strings
Before playing or learning any instrument, it's important to know the basics and mechanism of the said instrument. Here are the important things that you need to take note about the harp:
For the kids, you can purchase or rent a harp that has 10 strings. This can be great for practicing as they can start on before learning the "real thing".
For the beginners, you can start playing a harp that has 19-22 strings. It's usually used by most individuals that are still trying to adjust with the basics and learn the proper way of playing it.
You can advance with a harp that has 27 up to 48 strings. But take note that the bigger the harp and the more strings you get, the more expensive it becomes. So if you're doing this for the long haul, it won't hurt to spend one time on something you're passionate about.
Assess or ask yourself, whether you want to be a harper or a harpist. You might consider making this decision ahead to know what you're getting yourself into. This is also crucial upon upgrading with your harp and grades. If you want to become a harper you won't have to go through the grading system, ABRSM and Trinity grades. But if you choose to be a harpist, be prepared to complete all the grades and one day upgrade to a full on 34-stringed harp.
Learning How to Play
1. Enroll for a One on One Lessons
If you have the luxury to hire a private mentor to tutor you at home, then go ahead and find the best harp tutor you can find. The advantage of hiring a tutor is that the tutor can dedicate all his or her time to teach you on the basics until you level up to do it like a pro musician.
You are not competing with other students and you get to learn at your own pace. Still, that depends on how strict and lenient your tutor is. It's important to pick a legit tutor that has taught numerous students and have garnered positive reviews over the past. Make sure you are getting your money's worth. And most importantly, make your investment count and dedicate yourself to learning the harp.
2. Join Group Sessions
If you're not the type who learns by yourself, then you can opt to join a group session or class with other students. The beauty about joining a class is that you are learning while also interacting and making friends with other students. It's also good to know that you're not alone in this new journey of becoming a harpist. It also saves you a lot of money since most group sessions are cheaper.
The only problem you have to watch out for is the possibility of being pressured from other students and the teacher might not be able to focus on each of the student's learning curves. As a student, learn to step up by taking down notes, asking questions and invite your classmates to practice off-class. Make this learning worthwhile and motivate others to learn fast.
3. Ask a Relative or Friend
If you don't have the budget to send yourself to a class, then don't worry. If you know someone from your family or friends, ask them to mentor you. This won't cost you a single thing and I'm pretty sure they'd be happy to share their talent with you.
4. Self-Study
With the power of the internet and digital world, there's nothing you can't learn these days. There's a lot of free video tutorials you can look up online to follow.
Is it hard to play the harp?
I've always wanted to play the harp." Universally people are surprised to learn that, at its basic level, the harp is not particularly difficult to play. In fact, it is one of the easier stringed instruments to learn because there is no fretting or bowing.
Is a harp easy to learn?
Yes and no. Unlike wind and bowed string instruments, the harp sounds great from day one and it is relatively easy to play simple and satisfying pieces after only a few lessons. However, the harp is a difficult instrument to play to a high standard.
How do you play a harp for beginners?
How does one play the harp?
Hold out the thumb of your playing hand. Place it on the harp strings as far as you can reach. Push it quickly away from you in a downward motion so that it slides and makes each string ring out. Then, pull it quickly towards you in an upward motion.
Is Harp easier than guitar?
Is the harp easier to learn than guitar? The harp is among the easiest to play than the guitar and not only guitar but in the range of stringed instruments. Harps have tolerated since they are easy to get to and kind even to the most elementary of performers.
What is the easiest instrument to learn?
The easiest instruments to learn are ukulele, harmonica, bongos, piano, and glockenspiel. Learning these instruments as an adult will be straightforward and accessible, and we've included step-by-step tips for each below.
Which is easier clarinet or saxophone?
Saxophone is simply an easier instrument than clarinet overall, and is more commonly used in rock music. It's the natural choice. That being said, oboists often find clarinet easier because the embouchure is a bit firmer, which they're used to.
What is the most annoying instrument?
What's the least popular instrument?
Is mayonnaise an instrument?
Hydraulophone. The hydraulophone is one of the rarest musical instruments in the world.
What is the loudest instrument?
What is the least played orchestral instrument?
"The initial barriers are often physical"
The most popular instruments they sell are the saxophone, flute and clarinet, with the least popular being the tuba, French horn and the bassoon.
What instrument makes the highest sound?
Patrick : Is mayonnaise an instrument? Squidward : No, Patrick, mayonnaise is not an instrument.
What instrument has lowest pitch?
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the loudest (and largest) instrument in the world is the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ. This pipe organ was built by the Midmer-Losh Organ Company, and is housed in the Main Auditorium of the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
What is the most important instrument in an orchestra?
In the woodwind section, the lowest notes in any given piece of orchestral music would be played by the bassoon. Orchestras and composers today have a more extensive selection of options that include bass and contrabass clarinets and contra or double bassoons.


If you like to take a shower with hot water, please be cautious because it's simply now not advisable to linger. Better is a bathtub with hot water.
Bathing with warm water will provide relaxation of the joints, tendons, and muscle groups. On the identical time, heat water can deal with the ache in muscle tissue and joints resulting from arthritis, muscle tear, and fatigue. The warm temperature will stimulate flow and blood go with the flow. Despite the fact that no permanent cure, a 5-minute heat baths can lessen pain, stimulate restoration and decrease inflammation.
Clogged pores can reason blemishes and accumulation of toxins inside the pores and skin. Warm water will open the pores, making it smooth to smooth, and all the dirt changed into unfastened. Rinse with bloodless water, so the pores will close again.
A Hot bath in the morning is a powerful way to heat up the body before exercise inside the morning. When you awaken, the muscular tissues may be in an inflexible nation. The warm tub can assist relax the muscle tissues with blood move.
Except massaged, warm bathtub can lessen neck and shoulder were sore and stiff. Flush with the rigid elements heats water for a couple of minutes to relax the muscular tissues.
Steam from the nice and cozy water can relieve and cast of phlegm. Inflicting coughing sputum or throat ache. Adding eucalyptus oil to the pores and skin or into the air will make you breathe less complicated.
The warm tub is a natural tranquilizer. In case you are beneath strain or problem sleeping, take a tub of hot water for 10 minutes to appease the frame, thoughts, and nerves.
Are taking a bathtub with warm water today? What are you waiting for, give it a try and have its benefits? If you have any ideas please share with us.


What happens when you combine the ever-epic Sonic Shift with grand matriarch Masquerada? You get the lovely Harmony! Rich in color, gorgeous fleece, mild-mannered temperament!
Although Harmony is not gray to look at, she IS genetically gray. Her fleece is luscious, consistent and fine with beautiful architecture. She is a big, tall girl with excellent conformation. Recently placing 2nd in a competitive brown yearling class, judge Jude Anderson gave her credit for her fineness and uniformity of micron. It's hard to stop touching her! She feels like a cloud.
This is also Sonic Shift's 1st female cria and out of Applause's dam, so she is a genetic powerhouse for a gray breeding program!


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Trump Citizenship Comments Spark Protest In Springdale
Posted 11:08 pm, October 30, 2018, by Bryan Shawver
SPRINGDALE (KFSM) -- Comments made by President Trump during an interview set to be released Sunday (Nov.4) on HBO sparked a protest by immigration activists in Springdale on Tuesday (Oct. 30).
A crowd of a few dozen turned out at the Shiloh Square in downtown Springdale to express their discontent with those words.
In the interview, Trump floated the idea of issuing an executive order to stop the practice of birthright citizenship.
"We're the only country in the world where a person comes in, has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States for 85 years with all of those benefits," Trump said in an interview for "Axios on HBO." "It's ridiculous. It's ridiculous. And it has to end," he continued. "It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don't," he said, adding that he has run it by his counsel. "You can definitely do it with an act of Congress. But now they're saying I can do it just with an executive order," Trump said in the interview.
Section 1 of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution states "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
It's a right that has angered some conservatives over the years, while some their fellow conservatives say the text of the amendment is clear.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said in an interview Tuesday (Oct. 30) that Republicans didn't like when then-President Barack Obama "tried changing immigration laws via executive action. He says "obviously as conservatives we believe in the Constitution."
People at the rally in Springdale said they are urging those who may be worried by the president's words to stay informed.
"As a DACA recipient myself the rhetoric for the administration, down, can cause anxiety, but you gotta just stay informed, stay on top of things, and make sure you're civically engaged," Diego Quinones said. "Democracy only works when people are civically engaged and voting."
President Trump did not say in the teased interview when he would sign an executive order to stop birthright citizenship.
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