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Scotland's New Buchan Guns Handcrafts Only Eight Per Year, With Griffin & Howe Exclusive U.S. Agent
Written by Irwin Greenstein
Turn back the clock to 2016 at a cocktail reception in a posh London suburb. Scotsman Grant Buchan was talking about his desire to build "a true Scottish gun" with the sales manager of a best British gunmaker. "He tried to take the wind out of me and said, you're dreaming, you will never do it," recalled Mr. Buchan. "Here I was, a Scottish guy with a small gunsmithing business and a dream of making my own best gun."
That's when Mr. Buchan experienced his David-and-Goliath moment: "I told him straight to his face, we'll see"
That encounter simmered over the years, fueling Mr. Buchan's ingenuity to bring that true Scottish shotgun to market. "I kept thinking about that encounter and the gun I would like to make," he said, "but we got extremely busy in our shop and it took a couple of years before I could reach a point of actually building the gun I'd been dreaming about."
The new Buchan Balmoral Sidelock is a passion project of up-and-coming Scottish gunmaker, Grant Buchan.
Mr. Buchan's ambitions and the practical task of manufacturing his Scottish gun became a daily mind meld at the bench of his gunsmithing operation. The work-a-day routine of taking apart a lovely European shotgun for repair was a river of fresh ideas that he could incorporate or hone in his quest to build an extraordinary Scottish field gun.
"Being in this business, I have been influenced by the best," he asserted.
Finally, as a collaborative effort with his team, Mr. Buchan's company Buchan Guns Ltd. of Longside introduced the Balmoral Sidelock – a $125,000 over/under tour de force engraved exclusively by the Italian Master, Stefano Pedretti.
The receiver of a Buchan Balmoral Sidelock engraved by Stefano Pedretti.
During the shotgun's soft launch at the January 2019 Dallas Safari Club Convention, Mr. Buchan maintained a low profile. Griffin & Howe, who now exclusively imports and sells Buchan shotguns in the U.S., had let him use their stand as a base of operations. Griffin & Howe would make introductions, or Mr. Buchan wearing his tweed flat caps would range out on the convention floor to collect strategic intelligence. It was in Dallas where I met him and first laid eyes on an early Balmoral Sidelock in addition to their even stealthier prototype, the Firelock over/under, which was concealed under a table.
In retrospect, the making of a Buchan gun seems like a natural evolution of Mr. Buchan himself. He recalled that on his way home from high school he liked to stop at the local gunsmith to watch them ply their craft. By the time he had finished college studying mechanical engineering, he had already developed a passion for fine gun mechanisms.
A Pedretti-engraved trigger guard of a Buchan Balmoral Sidelock.
By the early 2000s, his business had amassed an inventory of about 250 shotguns and rifles. To expand and complement his business, Mr. Buchan approached the gunsmith who he had visited since high school and asked if he would join his team. The enterprise grew into servicing many European and British best guns.
"We worked on large numbers of best guns per year," Mr. Buchan said. "By this point, we knew inside out how to build a best gun. We knew their design flaws and figured out how to bypass them during the design of our own guns."
Mr. Buchan "spent a fortune," he said, on new machines and software. Adhering to his dream of a true Scottish gun, he was committed to making all the components except the barrels – including the springs, action body, trigger plate, accessories plus hand-made cases of Italian leather and tweed.
The exhibition-grade walnut stock on a Buchan Balmoral Sidelock.
It took about 2½ years and a "huge amount of effort" from the planning stage to the first Balmoral Sidelock, he explained. "Right now, we're planning on producing eight guns per year, maybe ten. We're going after a very exclusive VIP market. Buchan guns are all bespoke. It takes a year to make one without the engraving, and it could take up to 15 months with the Pedretti engraving."
Guy Bignell, former president of Griffin & Howe and their premium gun sales specialist, had been in conversations with Mr. Buchan and flew to Scotland in February 2018 to confirm that, indeed, the guns are made entirely on-site.
Guy Bignell (left) with Grant Buchan.
"We identified a young maker who visited Griffin & Howe at Hudson Farm," Mr. Bignell said. "He showed us the guns that he had made, and claimed they were one-hundred-percent made in his own facility apart from the barrels. I visited his factory and sure enough every single piece of machinery was there to make everything in-house, so the quality was extraordinary."
Mr. Bignell cited Buchan's competitors as inhabiting the rarified universe of Fabbri, Purdey, Boss, Holland & Holland and William & Son.
Mr. Buchan is entering that blue-chip ensemble with his Balmoral Sidelock, both in 12 gauge or 28 gauge, with single or double triggers. The Balmoral Sidelock will embody "a classic look with coin-finished sideplates and the Pedretti engraving in any style. On request, we can also offer color case hardening," Mr. Buchan said.
A sketch from the Pedretti studio of the Buchan house thistle engraving pattern for the waiting receiver of the Buchan Balmoral Sidelock.
In fact, just before Christmas, Griffin & Howe received their first delivery of Balmoral Sidelock demonstration guns that Mr. Bignell noted "are available for review and test firing." The 12 gauge weighs about 7.9 pounds and the 28 gauge comes in at 6.1 pounds. Both have 30-inch barrels.
He also expects delivery of the Buchan Firelock.
At the Safari Club Convention, after we finished talking about the Balmoral Sidelocks, Mr. Buchan flipped open a gun case to reveal the Firelock prototype. Compared to the Balmoral Sidelock, the Firelock packed an inertia trigger plate group with a Boss-style locking and action mechanisms. The forend had a full-length chassis completely surrounding the woodwork for strength that also incorporated an adjustable tension to maintain that like-new feel over the years.
The Buchan Firelock trigger group.
He described the Firelock's internal bore of the barrels as having "a natural shape" of dead true and concentric bores that accommodate fixed constrictions or screw-in chokes.
"Our forcing cone and choke design are our own, which we believe will produce good shot groups and less felt recoil," said Mr. Buchan.
When I caught up with Mr. Bignell, I asked why Griffin & Howe had decided to import and sell the Buchan guns. "I think that whenever we find a fledgling gunmaker who can make a first-class product, they should be given the opportunity to flourish," he answered.
The unique tweed handmade case with accessories for a Buchan Balmoral Sidelock.
Time will tell if Buchan Guns will ever reach the celebrated heights of Scottish gunmaking legends such as John Dickson and Sons, David McKay Brown, James MacNaughton, Alex Martin and Daniel Fraser.
For the time being, though, you'll have to judge for yourself.
"Buchan guns will be on display at Hudson Farm in New Jersey and available to shoot," said Mr. Bignell. "We'll be offering them to all our top tier clients—the normal way we market Purdeys, Bosses and other best guns. Buchan is not a high-volume product but a very special bespoke firearm."
It appears that Mr. Buchan is well on his way to showing that British gun sales manager (and the world) a thing or two when it comes to bringing alive his dream of a best Scottish gun.
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Studio condo for sale at The Sands Pratumnak.
This stylish studio in the recently completed Sands Pratumnak is perfect for living the carefree, beach lifestyle.
It has been very well finished and has a fitted European style kitchen with a built in microwave and plenty of cabinet and counter space. There is also a built in TV shelf and night stands.
The studio has been well designed and has a considerable amount of usable living space making the unit feel much larger than it is and the bathroom has been well fitted with a large shower and sink.
It has a balcony with a partial sea view that is perfect for enjoying breakfast or an evening meal.
The Sands Pratumnak offers a beautiful communal pool, a fitness room, underground parking and 24 hour security.
It's location just across the street from the beach means that many activities are at your fingertips. You can cycle or jog on the footpath that runs along the beach from Pratumnak to Jomtien, rent a jet ski or simply relax and enjoy the beach.
The area is perfect too. There are many fine and casual restaurants near the building as well as vendors selling all types of Thai food. It is close to a supermarket and taxis are readily available.
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Disaster-Proof Your Retirement with Harry Margolis
Too often, retirement plans fail due to a lack of coordination between financial and estate planning, as well as the failure to involve care managers. While we're healthy and cognitively intact, we can continue to work, travel, care for grandchildren (if we're so lucky), and go up and down stairs. Almost no financial and estate planning is necessary as long as we stay healthy. But the moment we or a spouse becomes disabled, most plans (or lack of plans) fall apart.
If you haven't already done so, age 75 is a good time to ask and answer the following questions:
Where do you want to live when you need help from others? Being close to children (assuming you have a good relationship) will make life a lot easier for all concerned. Make sure you can live on one floor.
Who will step in to take over your finances when you can no longer handle them yourself? A revocable trust is the ideal mechanism for managing financial matters.
Who will make health care and life decisions for you when you can't make them for yourself? You need a health care proxy, but you also need to talk with your agent about your wishes.
Do you care if all your resources are spent down on your care? At age 75, it's probably too late to buy long-term care insurance, but it can be a good time for Medicaid planning.
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Topic: Disaster-Proof Your Retirement
Speaker: Harry Margolis, estate planning and elder law attorney and author who is a passionate advocate for seniors and for individuals with special needs and their families.
About Harry Margolis
Harry S. Margolis has been representing seniors, individuals with special needs, and their families since he started ElderLawServices, the predecessor of Margolis & Bloom, in June 1987. Since then, he and the firm as a whole have helped thousands of clients pay for long-term care, grapple with the incapacity of a family member, and plan for safe and productive futures for their children and grandchildren.
Harry served as editor of The ElderLaw Report, a monthly newsletter for attorneys for three decades. His leadership in the field has been recognized by his peers in his selection as a Fellow of both the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel. He has been named a "Super Lawyer" since 2005 and in different years recognized as one of the top 100 attorneys in New England. In 2015, Best Lawyers named him Best Lawyer in America in the practice of Elder Law and Trust and Estates., and he is the only elder law attorney to receive these honors.
He strongly believes that the best legal solutions are achieved through the partnership of well-informed clients and attorneys who combine great technical expertise, experience, and an ability to listen. Most recently he began answering consumer questions online at www.askharry.info. He is also the author of Get Your Ducks in a Row: The Baby Boomers Guide to Estate Planning.
When not working, Harry resides in Brookline with his wife, college-age twins (when they're home), and a dog of uncertain breed. He loves biking and traveling, both in the U.S. and abroad.
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What are we to do to survive and, even, thrive in this volatile, uncertain pandemic world? In a world where we can no longer be secure or certain, how can we find some sense of certainty? The pandemic changed everything for almost everyone. We endlessly hear the downside of this crisis. That's one way to look at it but, there is also an upside. We can grow from this crisis.
The science of purpose shows that having a WHY to exist, whatever the level of adversity we face, is universal and fundamental to both surviving and thriving. Purpose is NOT a trend nor a luxury, today. In fact, it is FUNDAMENTAL to our health, healing, happiness, community, and, even, longevity! What makes you want to get out of bed in the morning? These days the answer to that question might seem more difficult than ever to answer.
During this program, you will:
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Topic: The Path of Purposeful Aging
Speaker: Richard Leider, founder of Inventure–The Purpose Company, one of American's preeminent Executive-Life Coaches. He is a pioneer of the global purpose movement that focuses on purposeful living.
About Richard Leider
Internationally bestselling author and coach, Richard Leider is the founder of Inventure-The Purpose Company, where the mission is to help people to "unlock the power of purpose" and answer that question. He is ranked by Forbes as one of the "Top 5" most respected coaches. Along the way, Richard has written eleven books including three best-sellers which have sold over one million copies. The Power of Purpose and Repacking Your Bags are considered classics in the personal growth field. His latest book, Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old? is a defining book on the power of purposeful aging.
Widely viewed as a pioneer of the global purpose movement, his work has been featured in many media sources, and his PBS special, The Power of Purpose, was viewed by millions of people. He has taken his purpose message to all 50 states, Canada, and 4 continents, and he has advised everyone from AARP to the National Football League to the U.S. State Department. During his career, Richard has addressed more than two million people worldwide in his speeches to corporate, association, and social service groups. He and his wife, Sally, live in the Minneapolis, MN area.
How To Brand Yourself in a Changed World with Wendy Marx
Author, speaker, reinvention coach, and branding expert Wendy Marx will describe how to brand yourself in a changing world. The world has changed and you need to also —whether you want to work part-time, volunteer, or start a new career. Marx will explain how you can take advantage of this unprecedented opportunity to show your value and how you can help.
In this program, you will discover:
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Topic: How To Brand Yourself in a Changed World
Author, speaker, reinvention coach, and branding expert Wendy Marx, MSW, MBA
About Wendy Marx
Wendy Marx is a marketing and branding authority sought after for her ability to turn virtually unknown people into brands of distinction. As founder and president of Thriving at 50+, her proprietary coaching program is designed to help Baby Boomers discover their point of differentiation, then rebrand and retool themselves toward a more rewarding "Second Act." Drawing on Wendy's over 30 year's experience in marketing, journalism, public relations, and counseling— her programs provide a unique mix of marketing and PR savvy blended with psychological wisdom. She will take you from a stage of uncertainty to assuredness, confidence, and success.
Wendy holds an MSW, MS in journalism, and an MBA in marketing. Her articles have appeared in Fast Company, Inc., job-hunt.org, Advertising Age, The New York Times, and others. She is the author of Thriving at 50+: The 7 Principles to Rebrand and Reinvent Yourself.
Life Planning, Mindfulness, and a Golden Civilization with George Kinder
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He will share the evolution of his Life Planning work, as described in his latest book, A Golden Civilization & the Map of Mindfulness, and how it is now being used by groups globally to rethink civilization through an interactive visioning strategy that goes beyond the self or even the larger community but considers the entirety of civilization and empowers leaders to develop the world they want to live in right now.
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Topic: Life Planning, Mindfulness, and a Golden Civilization
George Kinder, Kinder Institute of Life Planning. Internationally recognized as the father of the Financial Life Planning movement
About George Kinder
Internationally recognized as the father of the Financial Life Planning movement, the Harvard-educated George Kinder revolutionized financial advice for over 30 years by training over 3,000 professionals in 30 countries in the field of Financial Life Planning. He founded the Kinder Institute of Life Planning in 2003 after 30 years as a practicing financial planner and tax advisor.
His three books on money are considered by many to be the seminal works in the burgeoning field of Financial Life Planning. He has written a book on mindfulness, Transforming Suffering into Wisdom, and his latest book, A Golden Civilization & the Map of Mindfulness, challenges the basic concepts of economics, our understanding of democracy, of space-time, and our own hearts. His objective is to bring greater levels of Freedom everywhere.
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Kick off your visit on the 19th (Tue): soothe aching muscles at some of the top local wellness centers.
For more things to do, traveler tips, ratings, and other tourist information, read Hot Springs trip planner .
Nashville to Hot Springs is an approximately 6.5-hour flight. You can also drive; or do a combination of flight and car. In June in Hot Springs, expect temperatures between 88°F during the day and 70°F at night. Finish your sightseeing early on the 20th (Wed) to allow enough time to drive to Murfreesboro.
Murfreesboro is a city in, and the county seat of, Pike County, Arkansas, United States. Start off your visit on the 21st (Thu): get your game on at Dino Dig, then explore the activities along Lake Greeson, and then go deep underground at Crater of Diamonds State Park.
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Traveling by car from Hot Springs to Murfreesboro takes 1.5 hours. Expect a daytime high around 87°F in June, and nighttime lows around 68°F. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 21st (Thu) so you can travel to Eureka Springs.
Start off your visit on the 22nd (Fri): appreciate the history behind Christ of the Ozarks, then contemplate in the serene atmosphere at Thorncrown Chapel, then look for all kinds of wild species at Blue Spring Heritage Center, and finally identify plant and animal life at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge.
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Traveling by car from Murfreesboro to Eureka Springs takes 5 hours. June in Eureka Springs sees daily highs of 84°F and lows of 67°F at night. Cap off your sightseeing on the 22nd (Fri) early enough to travel to Mountain View.
Mountain View is the largest city in and the county seat of Stone County, Arkansas. On the 23rd (Sat), see the interesting displays at Ozark Folk Center State Park and then explore the fascinating underground world of Blanchard Springs Caverns.
For where to stay, photos, reviews, and other tourist information, read Mountain View trip builder app .
You can drive from Eureka Springs to Mountain View in 3 hours. June in Mountain View sees daily highs of 85°F and lows of 64°F at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 23rd (Sat) early enough to travel back home.


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You may have admired Ipswich's fine old Post Office on Cornhill, but did you know where its gleaming white stone came from? Many people know about the white Portland stone buildings of London, including St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace. Far fewer know that some of that Portland stone has found its way to Suffolk. Suffolk has its brick and timber-framed buildings. If stone was needed in medieval times, there was flint. Other stone for churches was traditionally brought by river and sea from Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire. But by the nineteenth century stone from the tiny island of Portland off the Dorset coast had become very fashionable. London was busy building government and public buildings of Portland stone and others across the country were following London's example. Architects and builders were realising that Portland stone is very strong and weathers away more slowly than many other stones. Improved transport meant that stone could be obtained more easily and mechanisation helped to keep costs down.
Portland stone was formed from deposits on the floor of a warm shallow sea about 150 million years ago. If you look closely at it you can see that it is made of small spheres of limestone that built up around fragments of sand or shell. If you are lucky you may even find the cast of a fossil. You can find the stone in buildings and monuments across Suffolk.
Ipswich Cornhill is a good place to start a Portland stone spotting expedition. There is some Portland stone on the Town Hall, although the bulk of the building is of stone from near Bath, with pillars of Mansfield stone. The Corn Exchange, behind the Town Hall was cleaned in 2009, showing off the white Portland stone and pilasters of Scottish sandstone. But the star is the old Post Office.
In the 1870s Ipswich was growing fast and its old public buildings were becoming too small. Ipswich Corporation decided to have a new Post Office built on Cornhill, on the site of the old Corn Exchange. Following an architectural competition, and advice from the Royal Institute of British Architects, a design by John Johnson of Queen Victoria Street in London was chosen to provide space for a Post Office and offices for other public purposes. Money was raised and D.C. Jones of Gloucester was chosen to erect a splendid Portland stone building with four figures over the portico, representing industry, electricity, steam and commerce. The building was leased to the Post Office in 1880 and was until recently a bank.
Each piece of stone used to build the old Post Office will have been quarried by hand, typically by a team of four from the same family.
It will have been pulled by horses to the top of a tramway and carried by gravity down the steep slopes of the island. The individual stones were most probably cut to shape on the island, possibly at the new steam-operated saw mill that opened in 1877.
They may have been transported from the island on the recently opened railway, but it is likely that they were loaded on to a barge for shipment to Ipswich.
Elsewhere in Ipswich, smaller objects are made of Portland stone. For example, Ipswich Old Cemetery has many Commonwealth War Graves Commission Portland headstones.
Ipswich also played a role in providing the Portland headstones for many war graves around the world as Saunders of Ipswich had a contract to produce some of them. After the Second World War these gravestones will have been quarried by hand in the traditional way, although by then mechanised cranes, excavators and drills were starting to be used in peripheral activities. Masonry works prepared quarried stone for use and were becoming highly mechanised, with saws, planing machines and overhead gantries.
More recently, Linda Thomas used Portland stone for her sculpture in Christchurch Park known as Innocence. Carved in 2007 out of a single piece, the sculpture is intended to be touched and a hole, inspired by the windows at the entrance to Christchurch Mansion, provides views into the Park. Linda's stone was from one of the few surviving quarries on Portland. It came from Bowers Quarry where stone is cut in the open air by giant saws attached to tractors. Today a great deal of the Portland stone is mined underground, minimising damage to the environment and to the stone itself.
Elsewhere in Suffolk there are Portland stone window sills, steps, doorways and memorials to be found by the keen Portland stone spotter. It is difficult to know where to start, but a few examples may help.
At the end of the High Street towards Cambridge, Newmarket has an impressive Portland stone drinking fountain, about five metres high. It was erected in 1910 in memory of Sir Daniel Cooper a merchant and philanthropist who had a house and owned race horses in Newmarket. Nearby, a new bronze statue of the Queen with two of her horses standing on a Portland stone base was unveiled on 3 November 2016.
In Bury St Edmunds a Portland stone sundial and a drinking fountain, used as a planter, is to be found in the Abbey Gardens. It was donated to the town in 1869 and moved to its present location in 1939. The south facing side has a normal sundial whilst the west has a diagram showing how many minutes to add or subtract to get Greenwich Mean Time.
Nearby, The Suffolk Record Office in Raingate Street is a listed building built between 1963 and 1965. It is built of brick with Portland stone dressings.
Scattered around Suffolk there are many Portland stone war memorials. The eighteen foot high memorial at Framlingham is particularly well-maintained. It was completed in 1921 after much debate about its location, style and stone. The Portland stone soldier on Mildenhall war memorial is also quite striking. Some Suffolk churchyards, for example Southwold, Haverhill and Brandon also contain war graves with Portland stone headstones.
Historic England, Listed Building records.


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One of the common complaints of women as they mature is loss of tone in the muscle and soft tissue of the upper arm. This area has a tendency to accumulate fat and to droop much more than the forearm. Laxity of the skin in this area allows the skin to move back and forth with arm activities and, at worst, to swing freely or to move with the wind. This can cause problems with the way clothing fits and with physical activities either with embarrassment, or with functional problems. Occasionally, this problem can be addressed by liposuction alone, but often it is best treated with a procedure called a brachioplasty or arm lift.
During the arm lift procedure, the excess skin and subcutaneous tissue is removed surgically and the incision is carefully closed. The incision can placed either on the inner aspect of the arm, or at the lower or posterior margin of the arm. This decision is made between the surgeon and the patient to best satisfy the patient's needs and desires. The most common complaint about the procedure is the presence of visible scars. The scars mature with time and may become inconspicuous. The procedure is very successful at getting rid of the offending extra tissue and its unsatisfactory appearance and behavior. This procedure is typically done as an outpatient, but may be followed by hospitalization if it is done at the same time as other body contouring procedures. Often a compression garment is worn by the patient for a few weeks after the procedure.
Following healing, most patients report satisfaction with the improved appearance of their arms and fit of their clothes. The absence of bothersome arm motion is also a huge benefit for many patients.
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Meet inventor Dominic Wilcox and help him invent the transport of the future. How would you like to travel around Newcastle in the future? And how would you get across the river, do you need to use a bridge?
This is a workshop for all inventive minds. Young and old. Ideas are essential, and you'll get to make them too. They can be practical, impossible, problem-solving or just plain bonkers.
Dominic Wilcox is an inventor from the North East who has travelled the world looking for inventors. Wilcox will be presenting a new BBC1 documentary in the summer, and his friendly camera crew will be at the event to capture the best ideas, so you might get a chance to appear on TV.


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10,000 visitors and £600,000 lost – can clubs like Crail survive the pandemic?
A House of Commons debate revealed Crail Golfing Society lost a huge sum in visitor revenue last year. With overseas visitors likely to be restricted this summer by Covid-19, club manager David Roy told Steve Carroll what it means for the Fife institution
by Steve Carroll | February 4, 2021 | Club
Visitors are such an important part of the history of Crail Golfing Society that the club's earliest tournaments were designed with them in mind.
"We have three competitions that are played over a two-week period," says club manager David Roy. "At one time, back in the 60s, the town council would sell a fortnightly ticket to visitors.
"And they were deemed to be members for that two weeks. These three quite old competitions were played over the two weeks because visitors would take part in them.
"That shows you how deeply embedded it is."
Crail Golfing Society was founded in 1786, making it the seventh oldest golf club in the world. With their famous Balcomie course designed by Old Tom Morris and the modern Craighead, which was Gil Hanse's first layout, they host around 10,000 visitors every year.
A third of those take transatlantic flights from America, while 40 per cent come from Scandinavia and Western Europe.
Except they did. Because coronavirus has blown a massive hole in international travel and the repercussions for the Fife club have been significant.
In a House of Commons debate, North East Fife MP Wendy Chamberlain revealed Crail had lost £600,000 in visitor revenue last year.
As stringent restrictions on travel threaten the plans of overseas tourists, and those of an industry where around 100 facilities bring in £300 million to the Scottish economy, Chamberlain urged the UK Government to commit to supporting golf businesses, arguing those that relied on international visitors faced an "increasingly bleak picture for summer 2021".
Are things that bad? "Undoubtedly," adds Roy, speaking to NCG's From the Clubhouse podcast. "It's not the businesses that can flex. In a sense, a private members' club like Crail is quite fortunate because of a members' subscription model that we can lean on, and fall back on, to make us viable.
"But if you have a fleet of buses and you are geared towards looking after incoming golf tourists, and that is 100 per cent of your business, where else are you going to get that trade?
"And how are you going to manage to keep your liabilities going? How are you going to keep meeting your rates, rates and your tax liabilities if there's no income at all?
"I can clearly see the situation of a lot of these bus service providers having to sell parts, or maybe all, of the fleet to remain viable in the hope, or expectation, that they can get going again next year."
Crail had 5,000 rounds already booked, paid in full or on deposit, and a liability of well over a quarter of a million pounds when the pandemic really surged last April.
"We were really drawing up doomsday scenarios, of having half the number of staff and mothballing areas of the club – perhaps even going down to one golf course.
"We didn't know, at that early stage, how many members were going to stick with the club. If they weren't getting access to the facilities, would we have a significant amount of resignations?"
Thankfully for Crail, half of those who had booked rescheduled, but the loss of revenue still had an impact – with the club putting on hold plans to replace greenkeeping machines and invest in capital projects.
But Roy remains optimistic about the prospects for 2021, even if so much uncertainty continues to surround their important overseas markets.
"Once travel restrictions are eased, we anticipate it will just be the domestic market," he says. "Certainly, fully for the first six months, right up until the end of June.
"If there's a relaxation, or any demand even from the overseas market, we don't anticipate anything happing until the Autumn.
"So we haven't budgeted for any significant green fee income until late August/September. Obviously, only time will tell if that pans out."
He adds: "The only thing I would add – there's certainly demand. We are still receiving enquiries for this year and there is certainly, from overseas golf tourists, a demand to travel.
"It's quite interesting. A lot of people are looking at access to the trophy courses, the big Open Championship and tour venue courses, and they're thinking this is going to be a better chance this year to get a game on the Old, or Muirfield, or Troon.
"They're anticipating the organisation and the booking of the tee times is going to be easier to do. So that is one of the drivers for people to constantly be making enquiries.
"Also, that is another driver for the domestic market. I've spoken to a number of people who are booking a tee time and they've said, 'Normally, we'd be going to the Algarve, or Costa del Sol, or Turkey. However, this year we're thinking we're going to do a bucket list. We're going to play the Old course, Carnoustie' and so on.
"And so that has been a driver for the domestic market as well. We can help fill in that week if you're coming to Fife."
Now listen to the full interview…
Crail Golfing Society general manager David Roy was talking to Steve Carroll about how international travel restrictions could affect the golf industry on the From the Clubhouse podcast from NCG.
Listen to the full episode below, or search 'The NCG Podcast' in your preferred podcast platform.
Does your club rely on international visitors? Let me know what the prospects are in the comments, or tweet me.
Related: 'Our businesses are being crippled': The stark reality facing clubs reliant on international tourism
Related: Sleepless nights and financial plights: Managing a golf club in a Covid world


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We profile some usual suspects plus one or two surprises in the top 10 most visited countries in the world.
Have you dreamed of a romantic kiss atop the Eiffel Tower? Perhaps you've thrown a wish into the Trevi Fountain or stopped and stared at the Sistine Chapel. If so, you're certainly not alone.
According to the latest UNWTO Tourism Highlights report, France and Italy are two of the most visited countries in the world.
A handpicked selection of some of the most dramatic, absorbing long reads on outdoor survival from the last five years.
You may have guessed that we at Atlas & Boots are just a little bit obsessed with tales of endurance. From the best books about survival to epic journeys of discovery, we have written about some of the most dramatic pursuits in the history of exploration.
International Dark Sky Reserves are protected areas that offer exceptionally starry nights. We review the 13 places that hold this hallowed status.
They sound like something out of Star Trek, these 'Dark Sky Reserves' – like they may have been conjured one evening in a lively LA writers room. Unlike the 'Delta Quadrant' or 'Delphic Expanse', however, International Dark Sky Reserves actually exist.
At last count, UNESCO's World Heritage List included 1,073 locations across 167 countries or states. Here, we explore the 12 original World Heritage sites first listed in 1978.
Naming mountains is a thorny business. We take a look at some of the most controversial mountain names from around the world and explore just why they've inspired so much debate.
As an avid hiker, climber and would-be mountaineer, I've long been fascinated with the mountains of the world and the history behind their names.
There are no "death zones" on these non-technical mountain climbs, but they offer plenty of challenges for mere mortals like me.
As a climber, I have completed several indoor climbing and winter mountaineering courses but my technical climbing skills still leave a lot to be desired. I have mastered basic rope, ice axe and crampon skills but don't practise them as often as I'd like.
If there's one thing I enjoy more than a good adventure yarn, it's a good adventure yarn with a mysterious ending. Here are some of my favourite travel mysteries from around the world (and one from outside of it).


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PISA results expose inequality within NZ education
New Zealand still has a long way to go in bridging the gap between our highest and lowest achievers, according to the eagerly awaited 2015 Programme of International Student Achievement (PISA) results, released today.
The three yearly PISA cycle ranks 70 countries based on a one-day snapshot of 15 year olds across reading, mathematics and science. Each cycle focuses on a different area; the 2015 focus was on science.
The 2015 PISA results show a consolidation of New Zealand student performance, after disappointing rankings in the previous PISA cycle in 2012. Overall, New Zealand has improved its ranking in all categories – from 13th in 2012 to 10th in 2015; from 23rd to 21st in maths; and from 18th to 12th in science.
However, the results show that inequality in learning outcomes is still very problematic for New Zealand. A wider gap between the top ten per cent and bottom ten per cent of New Zealand students exists than in most other OECD countries.
Our top students continue to perform well - New Zealand has one of the highest proportions of all round top achievers - yet, the proportion of low achievers has remained at 2012 PISA levels.
On average Pākehā/European and Asian students scored above the OECD average in science, reading and mathematics, however, Māori and Pasifika students scored below the OECD average in all three subjects.
Education Minister Hekia Parata acknowledges that more needs to be done to address the imbalance, especially given that the results of the Trends in International Maths and Science Study (TIMSS) released last week, tell a similar story.
"I'm very proud of our students who achieved these excellent results, but it is balanced by my concern that we still have far too many in the lowest performing cohort and we see little shift in Māori and Pasifika from this group. So we have more to do," she says.
NZEI Te Riu Roa President Louise Green says the PISA results underline the link between inequality, poverty and student achievement in New Zealand.
"For the second time in a week, international assessments show we have a problem," says Green, "We need to put more resources into schools in high poverty communities to ensure all kids get the support they need."


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Blaise N'Djehoya, né en 1953 à Bangui (République centrafricaine) de parents camerounais, est un écrivain, journaliste et réalisateur de documentaires qui vit à Paris.

Biographie

En 1980 il soutient un mémoire de maîtrise d'histoire, La germanophilie dans le sud (littoral et forestier) du Cameroun (1914-1945), à l'Université Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Œuvres
1984 : Un regard noir. Les Français vus par les Africains (en collab. avec Massaër Diallo)
1988 : Le Nègre Potemkine
2002 : Nègres en images de Sylvie Chalaye, préface de Blaise N'Djehoya

Films documentaires
1989 : Man no Run, participation au film de Claire Denis
1991 : Voyage au bout de la quinine, en collab. avec Jacques Goldstein (sur Louis-Ferdinand Céline)
1991 : Manu Dibango, silence, participation au film de Béatrice Soulé
1995 : L'image du noir dans la pub
1997 : Un sang d'encre, moyen métrage en collab. avec Jacques Goldstein
2000 : Cinq siècles de solitude : Los Palenqueros du Pacifique colombien, moyen métrage en collab. avec Sidiki Bakaba

Annexes

Bibliographie
 Bennetta Jules-Rosette, Black Paris : the African writers' landscape (préface de Simon Njami), Urbana, Chicago, University of Illinois Press, 1998, 350 p.
 G. D. Killam, Alicia L. Kerfoot, Student encyclopedia of African literature, Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn., 2008, p. 211
Odile Cazenave, Afrique sur Seine : une nouvelle génération de romanciers africains à Paris, L'Harmattan, 2004

Document sonore
Projection du film 'Un sang d'encre' : conférence enregistrée au Salon de lecture Jacques Kerchache le , par  Jacques Goldstein et Blaise N'Djehoya, conférenciers, Musée du quai Branly, Paris, 2009, 37 min (CD)

Articles connexes
Yodi Karone
Simon Njami

Liens externes
« Ceux qui sont partis tirer ailleurs » (article de Blaise N'Djehoya sur Africultures)
Courte biographie (Les cinémas d'Afrique sur TV5 Monde)

Notes et références

Naissance en 1953
Naissance à Bangui
Écrivain camerounais
Réalisateur camerounais
Naissance en Oubangui-Chari

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Q: Magento: Anchor Categories and Simple/Config Products The Situation:
All my categories are anchor categories. I have a big category tree with several levels in my shop. I am using configurable products and associated simple products.

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Every product shows up in the right categories. In case a simple product is add to a category things on the product view page of that product are weird:

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A: I would put the configurable product and simple products in their same categories. And if you have a category listing page, maybe try using a cms block to load a specific category of products on a category landing page.
So for example, if you have Products>Electronics and you want to show electronics in the Products category, just add a cms block calling Electronics on the Products page so that the links will be their correct links (not /products or /product name).
But magento creates a root/product-name url for all items.
And being an anchor really just lets you use sort the items in that category by filters. Hope that helps

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The architectural elements of Deadwood Bridge are quite unique. Flooring was installed on a slant so that traffic rounding the corner onto the bridge would travel more safely. Other elements include false end beams, semi-elliptical portal arches with trim, and large openings along the west elevation. The cost to build the bridge totaled $4,814, and it became a part of the state's secondary road system.
Zipping down Highway 58 east of Eugene, you'll suddenly find yourself on driving along side a long, skinny reservoir. In spring, summer and fall, the Dexter and Lookout Point Reservoirs are dotted with boats. Whether you like to fish or boat, you'll find a pair of convenient day-use parks on the lake.
Elijah Bristow State Park is located on the Willamette River, and is easily to reach via State Highway 58 southeast of the Eugene. The park was named for one of the first pioneer settlers in Lane County and is comprised of 847 acres of scattered meadows, woodlands and wetlands. Elijah Bristow has more than 10 miles of trail for hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians. Part of the trail system includes a portion of the Eugene to Pacific Crest trail.
After you visit Jasper for the first time, you might be tempted to tell all your friends about it. Go ahead. We don't mind. The park has plenty of room for games, picnics, fishing ... sounds like the perfect place to hold a family reunion, doesn't it? The reservable group shelters come complete with covered cooking facilities.
The Lake Creek Covered Bridge is often referred to as the Nelson Mountain Bridge because it is located on Nelson Mountain Road. Like many covered bridges, both the upper and lower chords are one piece old-growth timbers. The lower timbers measure 14" x 14" x 111 feet and the upper timbers measure 12" x 12" x 79 feet. The bridge was rehabilitated in 1984. Contractors replaced the wooden flooring with pre-cast concrete slab decking. Because the concrete flooring and center pier do not support the trusses, a crane was required to slide the slabs into place. The wooden abutments and trestle approaches were also replaced with concrete material.
The Lane County Historical Museum was created to collect, preserve and interpret Lane County's rich heritage. It is the only county-wide historical museum in Lane County. Lane County was a destination point for emigrants crossing the Oregon Trail in the mid-1800s. The museum houses collections of national and local significance dating from the 1840s to the present.
The Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House has been a landmark in Eugene for more than a century. Although many changes have been made over the years, the house - with its carved and turned exterior wood work, polygonal tower, ornate open porches, and large bay windows - remains Eugene's most elaborate example of Late Victorian Queen Anne Revival style architecture.
Wildcat Covered Bridge crosses Wildcat Creek near its confluence with the Siuslaw River. The 75 foot long span includes a long narrow opening on the east side to provide a view of oncoming traffic. The nearby Austa boat ramp provides access to the Siuslaw River for fishermen.


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Die Kolberger Kleinbahn (KKB) war eine meterspurige Schmalspurbahn in Pommern.

Geschichte und Streckennetz

1892 erließ das Preußische Abgeordnetenhaus das Gesetz über Kleinbahnen und Privatanschlussbahnen, das am 28. Juli in Kraft trat. Darin war folgende Definition zu finden: "Kleinbahnen sind die dem öffentlichen Verkehr dienende Eisenbahnen, welche wegen ihrer geringen Bedeutung für den allgemeinen Eisenbahnverkehr dem Gesetz über Eisenbahnunternehmungen nicht unterliegen. Insbesondere sind Kleinbahnen der Regel nach solche Bahnen, welche hauptsächlich den örtlichen Verkehr innerhalb eines Gemeindebezirkes oder benachbarter Gemeindebezirke vermitteln." Dies löste eine Reihe von privatwirtschaftlichen Kleinbahngründungen aus, zu denen auch die der KKB gehörte.

1894 wurde die Kolberger Kleinbahn-AG in Kolberg (heute: Kołobrzeg) gegründet; ihren Sitz hatte die AG jedoch zunächst in Groß Jestin (Gościno). Erst ab 1920 befand er sich in Kolberg.

Am 1. Juni 1895 wurde der erste Streckenabschnitt der von Lenz  Co. gebauten Bahn in Betrieb genommen. Er verband die Stationen Regenwalde (Resko) und Roman (Rymań) miteinander. Ebenfalls 1895 wurden auch die Strecken Roman–Kolberg und Groß Jestin–Stolzenberg (Sławoborze) eingeweiht.

1899 wurde eine Verbindungsstrecke zur weiter westlich gelegenen Greifenberger Kleinbahn eingerichtet. Diese hatte allerdings eine Spurweite von 750 Millimetern, so dass zunächst die Güter an der Anschlussstelle Dummadel (Tąpadły) von Hand umgeladen werden mussten. 1901 wurde die Spurweite der Greifenberger Kleinbahn angepasst.

1907 kam mit der Regenwalder Kleinbahn eine neue Anschlussstelle hinzu. Waren die Züge der Kolberger Kleinbahn bislang bis zum Bahnhof Regenwalde Süd gefahren, konnten die Fahrgäste jetzt im Gemeinschaftsbahnhof Regenwalde Nord umsteigen. Nur Güterzüge der Kolberger Kleinbahn fuhren noch bis 1912 nach Regenwalde Süd.

1909 wurde das Netz um einen acht Kilometer langen Abschnitt von Groß Jestin nach Groß Pobloth erweitert. Dieser Streckenabschnitt wurde 1915 bis Körlin verlängert. Im selben Jahr wurde auch die Stichstrecke Lübchow–Lustebuhr angelegt.

Um konkurrenzfähig zu bleiben, richtete man in den 1920er Jahren auch Omnibuslinien ein. Außerdem wurden ein Lanz-Bulldog und drei Zweiseitenkipper angeschafft.

Erweitert wurde das Schienennetz in der Nachkriegszeit. 1951 wurde eine Verbindung zwischen Leppin (Lepino) und Rarfin (Rarwino) eingerichtet. Damit war ein Anschluss an die Köslin-Bublitz-Belgarder Kleinbahn geschaffen. Damit war die größte Ausdehnung des Schienennetzes erreicht; es umfasste schließlich eine Strecke von etwa 82,5 Kilometern Länge.

In den 1960er Jahren wurden die Teilstrecken Kolberg–Groß Jestin und Groß Jestin–Körlin (Karlino) stillgelegt und abgebaut. Das restliche Netz blieb erhalten, wurde aber schließlich fast nur noch für Überführungsfahrten in Werkstätten benutzt.

Betriebsleitung
Bis 1910 hatte das Unternehmen Lenz & Co. die Betriebsleitung der Pommerschen Kleinbahnen inne, dann ging diese an den Provinzialverband von Pommern über. 1920 wurde die Kleinbahnabteilung des Provinzialverbandes aufgelöst. Die Kolberger Kleinbahn gehörte nun der Vereinigung hinterpommerscher Kleinbahnen an. 1937 fand wieder ein Wechsel zum Provinzialverband von Pommern statt. 1940 schließlich ging die Betriebsleitung auf die Pommerschen Landesbahnen über. Mit diesem Wechsel ging 1943 eine Änderung des Nummernsystems einher, die sich allerdings nicht auf die Fahrzeugbeschriftungen auswirkte.

Im März 1945 wurde das Gebiet der Kolberger Kleinbahn eingenommen und der Zugverkehr kam zunächst zum Erliegen. Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde er unter der Leitung der PKP wieder aufgenommen.

Lokomotiven
Insgesamt 19 Dampflokomotiven waren bei der KKB im Einsatz. Von den sechs Vulcan-Lokomotiven (1360, 1361, 1362, 1380, 1381, 1382) vom Lenz-Typ i aus dem Gründungsjahr 1894 ist wahrscheinlich keine erhalten geblieben. Auch zwei weitere Lokomotiven (Vulcan 1777, 1778) vom gleichen Typ können nach 1945 nicht mehr nachgewiesen werden. Von den später beschafften Malletlokomotiven von Typ ii ging eine O&K-Lokomotive von 1907 (2601) in den Besitz der Heeresfeldbahnen über und ist verschollen, ebenso wie zwei Hanomag-Loks von 1911/12 (6100, 6773). Die Hanomag 6419 des gleichen Typs aus dem Jahr 1911 war bis Juni 1957 bei den PKP im Einsatz, die dreifach gekuppelte Henschel 5972 von 1902 sogar bis 1961. Der Verbleib der Hohenzollern 1340 von 1900 ist unbekannt; sie war 1945 noch im Besitz der PKP. Auch über das Schicksal der Borsig 12249 von 1930 ist nichts bekannt. Zwei Vulcan-Lokomotiven aus den 1920er Jahren (3865 und 3848) Bauart 1'C1' bzw. 1'D1' wurden bis 1974 benutzt; letztere befindet sich im Schmalspurbahnmuseum Gryfice. Vom Typ I von 1914 war eine (Vulcan 2996) bis 1969 im Einsatz, eine weitere (Vulcan 2997) scheint erhalten geblieben zu sein. Sie ging 1973 in den Besitz des Eisenbahnmuseums Warschau über.

Wagen

Ein ehemaliger Personenwagen der Kolberger Kleinbahn ist als DEV 17 beim DEV im Einsatz. Er stammt wahrscheinlich aus dem Jahr 1913 oder 1914, wurde in der Zeit bei den PKP mit einem anderen Wagenkasten versehen und vom DEV wieder mit einem Wagenkasten nach historischen Plänen aufgebaut. Dabei wurden Zugeständnisse an die Erfordernisse der Barrierefreiheit gemacht, weil dadurch keine historische Substanz beeinträchtigt wurde. Der mit zwei Hubliften ausgestattete Wagen wird in den meisten dampflokgezogenen Zügen des DEV mitgeführt.

Literatur
 Wolfram Bäumer und Siegfried Bufe: Eisenbahnen in Pommern. Bufe Fachbuchverlag, Egglham 1988, ISBN 3-922138-34-9

Weblinks
 Seite zur Geschichte und Streckenführung
 Lokomotivenliste
 Bauten des Unternehmens Lenz & Co

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Bahngesellschaft (Deutschland)
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17 Mar 10. Grim winter weather affected deliveries at Chemring at the start of 2010 but trading in the first four months of the defence group's year still increased by 5 per cent as new orders began to flow. For the four months to February 28, Chemring said bad weather in the first few weeks of 2010 had disrupted production at most of its US and UK subsidiaries, affecting deliveries in January and February. The impact would be made good in the next two to three months of trading, said the missile defence and pyrotechnics maker. The weather failed to damp trading, which was up 5 per cent in the period on a constant currency basis compared with the same period last year. At the same time, Chemring said its outlook for 2010 remained in line with expectations. Its order book was £653m ($1bn), up 17 per cent compared with this time last year. Net debt – up at £265m due in part to an acquisition – was expected to fall in the coming months, it said. Chemring's US countermeasures business, which makes flares to protect combat jets from missile attacks and has benefited from US operations in Iraq, continued to perform well, the group said. Alloy Surfaces, its US maker of special material decoys, generated substantial growth in revenue compared with the previous year because of the early placement of multiyear contracts in 2009.
Kilgore Flares, its US flares business, benefited from two recent contract wins from the Department of Defense. The order book at Kilgore Flares is now 163 per cent higher than at the same time last year, Chemring said. The company's energetics business also did well, thanks in part to strong growth at its US subsidiary Niitek, bought in 2008. Niitek won its first export order in December to supply the Canadian armed Forces with a ground-penetrating radar device to detect roadside bombs.
Analysts at Investec, the company's broker, said they expected Chemring to achieve pre-tax profits of £126.8m on turnover of £624.6m for the year. Chemring shares slipped 51p on Wednesday to £33.44. (Source: FT.com)
10 Mar 10. Nexter 2009 Results. Nexter reports strong growth. Order Book: €2.508m (THREE YEARS OF ACTIVITY). The Nexter Systems Board of Directors met on Tuesday, March 9 to approve the Nexter Group consolidated financial statements for the 2009 fiscal year. Orders received by the Nexter Group during the 2009 fiscal year totalled €1,286m, compared with €560m in 2008. This 130% increase is the result not only of excellent order levels from our French customer base, but also the strong growth seen in export sales, which totalled €193m for the year. The increase has also been driven by the weapons systems range development policy, which has already resulted in initial orders for fifteen highly protected ARAVIS® vehicles, twenty 105mm light canons and fifteen SH20 retractable mounts for helicopters. Consolidated turnover for the Nexter Group totalled €887m in 2009 (€579m in 2008). This 53% growth in Group consolidated revenue reflects increased deliveries of Armored Infantry Combat Vehicles (VBCI in French) and Caesar® canons, as well as armed forces equipment operational readiness services. For the fourth consecutive year, the Nexter Group is able to report consolidated operating profit in excess of 10% of revenue, thus confirming its ability to deliver stable and consistent profitability. Current operating profit (excluding completed contracts) was 12.5% in 2009. This performance also reflects the degree of control exercised by the company over its contracts. Consolidated net income for the Nexter Group was €141 million for the 2009 fiscal year. This income takes account of the high level of expenditure devoted to new product research and development (11% of consolidated revenue). The Nexter Group order book of €2,508m represents approximately 3 years of work.
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Two protein- and fiber-rich go to foods that we make at home quite often are "Rajmah," or Indian Chili, and "Chole," or Garbanzo beans. Both of these are quick to make, delicious and super nutritious! As a stew, all one needs is a steaming bowl of rice (brown, white or wild) or Chapatis (Indian bread), and a simple fresh salad to complete the meal.
Red kidney beans can be bought as dried beans from the store, then soaked overnight and cooked in the pressure cooker thereafter. Of course, a quick alternative are the canned variety, which really save time. But with considerable concerns over the chemical products that leach out of cans, especially the plastic lining of the cans, it is worthwhile buying the dried variety and soaking overnight. Another way to have these at hand anytime during the week, is to soak and pressure cook these over the weekend and store in a container in the refrigerator. You will see as you read the recipe how easy it is to dish up a wholesome meal with these. Also, whether buying dried or canned varieties, you could stock the pantry with different kinds of beans and mix them to make a colorfully vibrant chili!
Despite being a former scientist who diligently created and worked with protocols, science in the kitchen for me has been the exact opposite. I often use variations and almost never use measures, unless it involves bakery products. And the freedom is exhilarating!! I have, therefore, given approximations in the recipe below. You can experiment, make the dish more spicy or less, if you do not fancy onions much, you could use them or not, if you need to have a more piquant taste, you could use more ketchup or diced tomatoes, etc. And of course, anytime you have a question, email me or send in your comment, and I will respond.
Either 1 cup diced tomatoes (any kind) or 3 tbsps Ketchup.
Mediterranean Blend from Aromatic Spice Blends: 5 tsp.
Slice the onions and slit one green chili in half. Grate 1/4 " piece of ginger. Add all these to the immersed, happy and fat beans. Add one bay leaf and a 5 black peppercorns to the above.
Pressure cook until the pressure has been released 6 times, then leave on low heat for 10 minutes. Allow the pressure cooker to sit on the cooking range until cooled down. In the absence of a pressure cooker, cook the beans in sufficient (and more) water on high heat until the water boils; then add all the ingredients as in the prior step and allow to simmer (covered) for about an hour until the beans are tender and cooked through. Notice the aromas around the kitchen at this time. Heavenly, sweet, and oh so good!
After the beans are cooked, you could either refrigerate them for use within a week, or continue with the recipe.
Heat some oil (olive, canola or regular peanut oil tastes wonderful). Grate the remaining ginger into this oil (do not let this burn). Saute until heated through and you smell the sweetness of the ginger. Now in go the cooked beans. Stir. Make sure there is sufficient liquid with beans (if not, add some water) or they will stick to the bottom of the pan and the flavor will not be that great!
Add paprika or cayenne pepper (based on your preference), a pinch of tumeric and 5 tsps (or more if you like) of Aromatic Spice Blends Mediterranean Blend. Sitr.
If using diced tomatoes, add them now, saute till they melt into the onion mixture. Add a tsp of sugar to this.
Otherwise, add 3 tbsp of tomato ketchup (if you need the end results to be more tangy or less, add more or less…experiment!!). Stir this in, taste test to check for the salt. If you need more salt, add regular or sea salt to taste.
If, on the other hand, you are using canned beans, add the onions, ginger (all of the grated ginger), black pepper corns, turmeric and green chili to the hot oil. Let the onions soften (not brown), then add the beans to this mixture. Continue to follow the recipe to add the Spice blend, paprika /cayenne, tomatoes and sugar or ketchup and salt.
Note: The best way to eat this is either with rice or chapatis. Or on its own sprinkled with shredded Mexican cheese and some fresh lime juice. As a meal, diced cucumbers, onion and tomato with some chopped cilantro, lime juice, finely sliced green chillies, salt and sugar, makes a good salad to go along with this hearty bean stew. Enjoy!
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Chief Compliance Officers Over a Barrel: Sign and Certify, or No Deal?
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By Andy Liu, and Haaleh Katouzian on July 5, 2022.
During a speech last month, Lauren Kootman, the Assistant Chief of the Corporate Enforcement, Compliance, and Policy Unit of the Fraud Section of the Department of Justice ("DOJ"), signaled a daunting change for chief compliance officers ("CCOs").
It was reported that Kootman touted a "likely" new requirement that would be incorporated into every corporate fraud settlement. This requirement would require CCOs to certify that the company's compliance program was "reasonably designed" to prevent violations in the future. Kootman reportedly took the position that this would "empower" CCOs—giving them involvement in transactions and decision-making.
Though claiming that the new requirement would not "put a target on the back of a chief compliance officer," in essence DOJ indicated that without certification from the CCO there would be no deal with the Government. DOJ has already included such a certification in last month's $1.1 billion settlement with Glencore to resolve bribery and market manipulation charges.
Putting aside the vagaries of what constitutes a reasonably designed program and whether DOJ implicitly blessed the program as part of the agreement to settle a case, such a requirement could also put CCOs (and the company) in DOJ's crosshairs in the event of a post-settlement violation. It also remains to be seen whether such a requirement would be imposed only in settlements involving DOJ's Criminal Division or whether they will also be required in False Claims Act settlements.
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I was standing in the grocery store bread aisle several years ago and thought, "If only I could buy a sliced loaf of organic sourdough bread that didn't have sugar. Or ingredients I can't pronounce and commercial yeast!" Every day several sack lunches for my family go out the door. In truth, I have been baking this kind of bread for my family for years.
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Support M. Ravi in his time of need
The Singapore Democrats express our disappointment at the one-year suspension of lawyer Mr M Ravi.
Mr Ravi has been a faithful servant of the democratic movement in Singapore and a dear friend of the SDP. He has also steadfastly championed against the mandatory death sentence in this country.
The fact that he is the only lawyer in Singapore willing to take on cases with political overtones, and on a pro-bono basis to boot, is testament to his courage and dedication to ensuring justice being served. In addition, he has applied himself with distinction to bringing international attention to the lack of the rule of law and the violation of human rights in the city-state.
In this time of need, when he has been punished by the Law Society and when his mental health has been affected, Singaporeans need to rally around Mr Ravi and give him the support and prayer that he needs.
The media, especially the Straits Times, should in the meantime desist in its shameless exploitation of the lawyer's situation by repeatedly publishing stories about his late mother.
The SDP is confident that Mr Ravi will return stronger and even more determined to fight the cause of justice and human rights in Singapore. We look forward to continuing our work with him in this endeavour.
Finally, the last thing Mr Ravi should do is to heed the advice of the Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong who was reported to have told the lawyer during the hearing on 29 October 2006: "We hope that you may become the lawyer that we want you to become."
In the 1997 General Elections, PAP ministers were seen entering polling stations illegally. When the SDP lodged police complaints, then Attorney-General Chan Sek Keong said that because the ministers were found inside the polling stations and not loitering outside of the stations, they were not in breach of the Parliamentary Elections Act. (see AG's explanation at http://www.singapore-window.org/ag0721.htm).
Singapore court suspends human rights lawyer
A Singapore court Friday suspended a human rights lawyer from practising for one year as a result of a 2003 incident in which he acted rudely before a district judge, court officials said.
A tribunal known as the Court of Three Judges suspended M. Ravi, who has defended death-row convicts and pro-democracy activists, and ordered him to bear the legal costs.
The city-state's Law Society referred Ravi to the court — the legal profession's top disciplinary authority — for an incident in 2003, in which he displayed discourtesy to District Judge Wong Choon Ning.
Media reports said Ravi had turned his back on the judge, remained seated while being addressed and spoke loudly while other cases were being heard.
Ravi, who has acted as a lawyer for pro-democracy activist Chee Soon Juan and other political dissidents, could not immediately be reached for comment.
At a hearing on Wednesday in which Ravi was representing another political activist charged with speaking in public without a permit, the lawyer argued loudly with the judge and frequently interrupted him.
At one point, he asked the judge to admonish a court employee whom Ravi claimed had acted impolitely to his client, an AFP correspondent witnessed.
Ravi has also represented death-row convicts and is active in a campaign to abolish capital punishment in Singapore.
Singapore carries out the death penalty by hanging, saying it is an effective crime deterrent, despite criticism from human rights groups.
Among Ravi's clients were convicted Australian drug mule Nguyen Tuong Van, who was hanged at Changi Prison last December, and former Singaporean soldier and jet ski champion Shanmugam Murugesu, who was hanged last year, also on drug charges.


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Waipareire Sawing Station
Anthony Petrie arrived in New Zealand in 1900, and changed his name from Petrich into Petrie because his wife's family didn't want her to marry a "foreigner". He named the roads in the locality – Awhiorangi Promenade, Rangimarie, Puketahu, Kitewaho — after much research on his part.
A sawmill was built in 1949 along Awhiorangi Promenade from working parts sourced in the Hokianga area where sons Ian and Harold, together with some others, dismantled the structure, loaded it on a coastal vessel which then arrived in Onehunga to be unloaded. Anthony build the mill, under the supervision of Arthur Moore, principally for the purpose of cutting heads of kauri trees and stumps left after earlier milling operations. The whole level of Awhiorangi Promenade was once called the "Kauri Grove".
Harold's house was all kauri, while Ian's home is mainly rimu in construction. Ian was involved for four years in the milling process then became an earth-moving contractor and finally went into real estate for ten years.
Ian Petrie has been part of Swanson since first coming here as a five year old on holiday. He lived in Parnell and Mt Eden until his three years of war service in Bomber Command. In 1946 the family came to live in a bach at the end of Awhiorangi Promenade.
He has fond memories of the early days of the RSA, particularly at Christmas. It was a tradition for many years that people visited his home for a Christmas morning drink, some of it home-made wine.
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Law enforcement takes down crypto exchange allegedly used to launder $15 million in ransomware payments | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware
The Russian co-founder of a cryptocurrency exchange allegedly used to launder cybercrime proceeds was arrested early Wednesday morning in Miami, the Department of Justice announced.
The arrest of Anatoly Legkodymov, who is charged with "unlicensed money transmitting," is "a significant blow to the cryptocrime ecosystem," Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said. The exchange, Bitzlato, is based in China and registered in Hong Kong, and Legkodymov is described by the DOJ as a resident of Shenzhen.
Legkodymov's arrest coincided with an international operation against the exchange, including the seizure of its servers. French authorities, alongside Europol and partners in Spain, Portugal, and Cyprus, "dismantled Bitzlato's digital infrastructure," the DOJ announcement said.
The operation was the first enforcement action led by the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, which was announced in October 2021.
According to Monaco, Bitzlato "facilitated the transmission of hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit funds, fueling darknet marketplaces and laundering the proceeds of ransomware attacks." It was allegedly used to facilitate purchases on Hydra, the notorious dark web marketplace that was seized by the Justice Department and German partners last April.
"Together, Hydra and Bitzlato formed a high-tech axis of crypto crime," Monaco said at a press conference Wednesday. "Hydra buyers funded illicit purchases of illegal drugs, stolen financial information and hacking tools from crypto accounts hosted at Bitzlato."
According to the DOJ, between 2018 and 2022, Bitzlato facilitated $700 million in direct or indirect transfers of sales on Hydra. More than $15 million in ransomware proceeds have allegedly been laundered through the exchange.
The U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network also took action, labeling Bitzlato a "primary money laundering concern." According to FinCEN, after the seizure of Hydra, the exchange continued to facilitate transactions on darknet marketplaces with Russian ties, like BlackSprut, OMG!OMG! and Mega.
"Bitzlato plays a critical role in laundering Convertible Virtual Currency (CVC) by facilitating illicit transactions for ransomware actors operating in Russia, including Conti, a Ransomware-as-a-Service group that has links to the Government of Russia," FinCEN wrote in a statement.
"The majority of ransomware incidents reported to FinCEN in the second half of 2021 were conducted by Russia-related ransomware variants, indicating that Bitzlato is part of a larger ecosystem of Russian cybercriminals that are allowed to operate with impunity in Russia." Under the order, certain financial institutions are prohibited from transmitting funds linked to Bitzlato.
According to Breon Peace, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Bitzlato allowed users to open accounts with "minimal identifying information." That anonymity was key to the exchange's operations, allegedly making it a "safe haven" for criminals. Legkodymov and other executives messaged one another about how the exchange had attracted "dirty money" and users "known to be crooks."
"To anyone who still believes that they can hide from the law by using cryptocurrency, this prosecution should put that illusion to rest," Peace said.
Legkodymov is facing a maximum of five years in prison on the money transmitting charges, but could face other charges at a later date.
James Reddick has worked as a journalist around the world, including in Lebanon and in Cambodia, where he was Deputy Managing Editor of The Phnom Penh Post. He is also a radio and podcast producer for outlets like Snap Judgment.
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