The legislative session is over for 2014, but litigation continues on the validity of the State Responsibility Area "fire prevention fees". The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) reports that their suit to overturn the fee is being stalled by the state, which is filing "demurrers", which are requests to dismiss the suit based on legal or procedural impediment. The state is arguing that the case should not be a class action suit and that the people have have not filed for refunds should not receive them.
The court has ruled that class action is appropriate but upheld the objection regarding refunds for people who have not filed for them. This is why it's very important that you continue to file for refunds when you pay the fee.
HJTA is now seeking the paper trail of where the money is going as part of the suit. If it is not going for fire prevention work delivered to the property owner who paid the fee, it is not a true service fee and is therefor a tax.
So, where is this money going? I know I haven't had any state-sponsored fire prevention work done on my land.
CAL FIRE has two new grant programs. There is a Fire Prevention Grant Program funded by your SRA fees. The application guidelines can bee seen at: http://www.fire.ca.gov/fire_prevention/downloads/SRA_Grants_ProceduralGuide.pdf. Briefly, the grants are to "undertake fire prevention activities that address the risk and potential impact of wildfire to habitable structures in the SRA as worsened by drought conditions". There is a wide array of eligible project types, but the kicker is that eligible participants must be "local entities including, but not limited to, local government, fire districts, community services districts, water districts, and special districts with SRA within their jurisdiction, or certified local conservation corps, Fire Safe Councils, or other nonprofit organizations". In short, you aren't going to get your money back by getting a grant as an individual. There are also some expensive pre-qualifying steps to be taken: you may need a CEQ document, you may need to employ an RPF for a fuel hazard reduction design, there are required pre- and post-project evaluations and so forth, and all work must be completed by March 15, 2017.
If this doesn't float your boat, then there are Urban and Community Forestry Grants funded by the cap and trade revenue stream. The goal here is, of course, greenhouse gas reduction. The available grants can be found at: http://www.fire.ca.gov/resource_mgt/resource_mgt_urbanforestry_grants.php#.
The focus here is trees and parks in developed areas, and once again, the grants are intended for city and county government entities or non-profit organizations. Check it out if you want to see where the greenhouse gas reduction money that's been jacking our fuel prices is going to.


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Huddersfield Town confirm Masters football line-up as they take on Barnsley, Sheffield United and others
TOWN have confirmed the line-up for their first foray into Masters football.
And the eight former Huddersfield greats will find themselves up against a current Town player.
Goalkeeper Ian Bennett, 38, signed last month by Town boss Lee Clark, is lining up between the posts for his former team Sheffield United in the Yorkshire heat of the popular competition.
The contest takes place at the Sheffield Arena on Sunday, July 25, with the winners going through to the national finals in September.
Town's line-up for the day's matches is Lee Martin, Adie Moses, Paul Reid, Steve Jenkins, Tom Cowan, Lee Duxbury, Craig Armstrong and Simon Baldry.
Another former Town star, Dean Gorre, is turning out for Barnsley as is Hade Edge-based Neil Redfearn
Barnsley return to the Arena as Yorkshire champions and are eager to hang on to their title.
However, they face stiff competition from the two Steel City teams, Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United, the return of Doncaster and Hull with a point to prove and Huddersfield, who are making their Masters debut.
Other star names who will be playing in the six a side games include the likes of Benito Carbone, Dean Windass, Kevin Pressman, Efan Ekoku, Jon McCarthy, Scott Oakes, Paul Wood, Carl Bradshaw, Mark Todd and Adrian Littlejohn.
The full line-up is:
SHEFFIELD UNITED: Ian Bennett, David Holdsworth, Paul Beesley, Carl Bradshaw, Mark Todd, Paul Wood, Peter Duffield, Adrian Littlejohn
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Kevin Pressman, Scott Oakes, David Reeves, Jon McCarthy, Efan Ekoku, Benni Carboni
HULL: Steve Wilson, Leigh Jenkinson, Justin Whittle, Neil Mann, Duane Darby, Dean Windass
BARNSLEY : Kevin Miller, Neil Redfearn, Darren Sheridan, Nicky Eaden, Deiniol Graham, Neil Thompson, Dean Gorre, Andy Liddell
DONCASTER: Lee Butler, Gary Brabin, Steve Gaughan, Russ Wilcox, Gareth Taylor, Mark Barnard, Chris Swailes.
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The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (RAS) was established in 1823 as an independent organization for promoting research and public interest in the histories and cultures of Asia. Many of its founders had been members of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, founded in 1784 by the famous linguist Sir William Jones.
Why was the RAS founded? In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, greater numbers of Europeans moved to live and work in different parts of Asia, as diplomats, merchants, and soldiers, as trade increased and the British Empire rapidly expanded. But there was still very limited understanding of Asian cultures in Britain, or elsewhere in Europe. The RAS sought to improve public knowledge about Asia, including by supporting translations of classic works of literature; and tried to make it easier for scholars to access books, art, manuscripts, and other objects relating to Asian cultures. The Society's members often donated their own collections to aid this purpose – ranging from Persian manuscripts to Indian paintings to Japanese ukiyo-e theatrical prints – and most of these collections are still with us today, forming the core of the Society's holdings.
[The painter Manohara and the calligrapher Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri. Gulistan of Sa'di, f.128 r. 1582-1583 AD. RAS Persian 258]
Today, the RAS is a charity which provides free public access to all its collections via its Reading Room service, and we keep looking for new opportunities to make cultural history available to as many people as possible. We want people to know what we have, and we also want people to know the stories behind the collections. In addition to promoting new study of Asian cultures, we want people to know how British people in the past have studied Asia. Many British people who spent time in India, China, Persia or elsewhere collected art, manuscripts and other objects, to better understand local histories and cultures, or from simple aesthetic or intellectual interest. Today, there is wide public awareness that some cultural artefacts were acquired by Europeans in Asia during or after military conflict. But private scholarly collections, many of which were later donated to libraries and museums, often entered European hands legitimately, in much more mundane fashion: typically purchased on the market, or acquired as copies, commissioned by European enthusiasts, of original paintings and manuscripts.
Digital technology is a great way to make collections accessible to people who live outside London and who, even before the Covid-19 pandemic, might have found it difficult to access our collections. Online access is particularly relevant to the Society because many of our collections originate from Asian countries and may contain much of interest to people who live thousands of miles away. Thanks to digitization, it's much easier for people living in Nepal, Malaysia, or anywhere else to see what we have.
[Temple of Bhim Sen, Patan, Nepal. By Raj Man Singh Chitrakar, 1844. RAS 022.012]
Although only a portion of our collection is digitized, this amount has grown dramatically in recent years. We have now put hundreds of manuscripts, paintings, and early photographs online, as well as the archive of Thomas Manning, one of the first Englishmen to study Chinese and a close friend of the Romantic author Charles Lamb. The Society aspires to digitize and make available online as much of our collection as we possibly can, and in recent years we have been grateful for opportunities to collaborate with partners including the National Library Board of Singapore and the Internet Archive. Now, the Society can provide direct access to its digital collections through its Digital Library, which was launched in 2018 with support from the Friends of the National Libraries. The Covid-19 pandemic has meant our building has been closed since mid-March, and so we have been especially grateful that the Digital Library means people can still access some of our most important collections. We have tried to add new digital collections to the platform since we have been closed, and we will continue to do so in the weeks and months ahead.
[Pencil sketches of the 9th Dalai Lama, Lungtok Gyatso (1805-1815), by Thomas Manning. Lhasa, Tibet, ca. December 1811. RAS TM 9/3]
The government lockdown has revealed how embedded digital technologies have become throughout our daily lives, not least because so many people have remained productive while "working from home". But the lockdown also reminds us how much of our cultural heritage is now available to see online, from home, while libraries, archives, and museums are shut. Of course, what is online is still only a fraction of our country's rich heritage collections; and staff and users alike are keen to see heritage institutions safely re-open, so that our cultural life can begin to return to normal. But, thanks to digital technology, the past decade has seen a dramatic change in the accessibility of collections, and now, even a small institution like the RAS can have its own digital collections platform.
[Snakes and Ladders, attributed to Trivenkatacharya. Nagpur, ca. 1800. RAS 051.001]
When libraries and archives strive to deliver valuable content to their users, they look at the example of what their colleagues have achieved elsewhere. We can imitate what has worked well in other cases, and try to avoid repeating mistakes that have been made before. In the process, while we are pursuing our own priorities and the needs of our users, we are also contributing to a process of selection, and helping good ideas to become more widespread. In this way, piecemeal innovations across different services can be unconsciously coordinated and lead to general improvements in services across wide areas, in ways nobody could have foreseen, until even small libraries and archives ultimately benefit from sophisticated applications and techniques developed by people more expert than us.
Heritage professionals everywhere are looking forward to the re-opening of archives, libraries, galleries, and museums, and are working together to solve the challenges which that involves. When we think about future goals and ambitions, it can be helpful to reflect on how we have responded to challenges in the past. In doing so, we can reflect on the processes that have served us well, and which have allowed the ingenuity of our technically-minded colleagues, the care and diligence of archivists and curators, and the imagination and passion of creators, scholars, and collectors, to help create the rich heritage environment we enjoy today.
By Edward Weech
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Representative Elaine Luria implies that Donald Trump is a domestic enemy
Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) hinted Thursday night that former President Donald Trump is an enemy within when she made her closing statement at the Jan. 6 committee's eighth hearing:
I have first sworn to support and defend the Constitution against foreign and domestic enemies. When I entered the US Naval Academy at age 17, I spent two decades on ships at sea defending our nation against known and identifiable foreign enemies who sought to do us harm.
I never imagined that this enemy would come from within. I was not as prescient as Abraham Lincoln who, 23 years before the Civil War, said, "If destruction is our lot, we ourselves must be its author and finisher." Donald Trump was the author and we the people, for ourselves and our posterity should not let Donald Trump be the finisher.
His closing statement came after approximately two and a half hours of testimony, live and on video, from various White House staffers saying they believed Trump had to make a statement to his supporters to leave the Capitol on 6 January after some engaged in violence.
Committee members claimed throughout the hearing that Trump did nothing while the violence took place, but in the second half of the hearing they released a video statement that Trump delivered urging his supporters to return home in peace.
Yet Luria claimed he only did so after it was "clear that his efforts to disrupt or violently delay the counting of the election results had failed", and complained that he told his supporters to return home "affectionately".
"It was not the message of condemnation and just punishment for those who broke the law that we expect from a president whose oath and duty is to see that the laws are faithfully carried out. But instead of that was his latest version of stepping back and standing ready," she said.
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He does not want beachside condos or chrome tinted Ferraris, The goals of this man are more far reaching. He wants to nurture talent using what he made from his talent. Thinking like that is an achievement in itself.
With humble origins, Pujara isn't one for grandiose. His idea of grand is fulfilling his father's dream. A dream that makes him provides adequate resources for making players out of one pump chumps.
He has invested in 6 acres of land for training students with athletic potential. It is 5 kilometres from the Saurashtra cricket stadium. Pujara belonged to their team.
They are providing coaching free of any charges, They pick up the young guns and drop them. Take care of their gear and food. They make sure that all the worry our young guns have on their mind is of being a better player.
Kudos to both father and son for stepping up for the country!
Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them teaser is out!


Artists are trying to take advantage of the explosion of popularity for the Pokemon Go mobile app, and have gotten creative in doing so.
Multiple designers have produced three dimensional toys based on characters and other game related themes, and made them available to 3d print wherever you are.
There's no confirmation from Nintendo that these are licensed products, and by the looks of things, they aren't. Yet they have garnered quite a bit of attention on Thingiverse, one of the platforms that hosts these Pokemon Go related 3d prints.
For those that haven't played the game, you must pick a team when you start. Team Valor, Team Instinct or Team Mystic. If you want to "purchase" (which in this case means 3d print with no cost except for that of the material) something to represent Team Valor, you can snag a branded 3d printable item on Thingiverse easily, and the other teams aren't hard to find on the file platform either.
There are other Pokemon Go items available on 3d printing file libraries, but the larger point here is how Nintendo and other consumer brands will react to this phenomenon of individual people creating branded merchandise so quickly. It offers new avenues of growth - taking advantage of events on a daily, weekly or monthly basis - and also challenges - how will companies protect their intellectual property?
Will they go the way of Hasbro, asking fans to create art around their brands and allowing people to order 3d printable merchandise, or will they go the way of Katy Perry and her legal team, which demanded "Left Shark" 3d prints be taken down from the web following the 2015 Super Bowl.


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10$ for KIAC members, 12$ for non-members.
Hone your drawing skills at life drawing, hosted by Dan Brown Hozjan.
Bring your own paper or purchase it here. Drawing tools are provided.


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... and this time it's ... John McDonnell !
These pieces are generally written after she's been flattered with a private lunch - you can easily tell. I remember with fondness the fawning piece she wrote about Patricia Hewitt when the latter was Secretary of State at the DTI and had assured Polly-Wolly there'd be no more nukes. "No new nuclear power plants!" gushed Toynbee. That was just before the 2005 election of course. The day after polling, Blair replaced her with Alan Johnson and told him to get right on with a new nuclear programme.
Polly, when will you ever learn? They are all playing you for a sucker!
** But does she know what 'hapless' means? Most Gruaniad writers do not.
Every time I go to the Guardian (online - rarely buy a printed newspaper these days), I recoil in horror and run away.
Pest control experts need to be sent into the Guardian offices. They need fumigating.
Where does the poem come from? The original, I mean.
I'm choked at the numbers of bloggers departed.


I don't want to see Marie Kondo's sock drawer. I want to see her Netflix account. Or her Amazon Prime Video watchlist. Or her DVR queue.
Because these days, that's where the real clutter crisis can be found.
Her method of rigorous possession editing represents the clash between East and West, the financially secure and the poor, the creative and the literal-minded. She is solving our problems; she is adding to our problems. As the nuns in "The Sound of Music" might sing, she's a darling, she's a demon she's a … veeeerrrrbbbb.
She is also just another show on Netflix, which makes the whole thing pretty hilarious. Because there is no single space on Earth as untidy and overstuffed as Netflix, the crammed-in, piled-up garage of the ever-growing, increasingly ill-organized mansion of narrative screen culture.
Marie Kondo, heal thyself. Or at least thine media platform.
No doubt many of us experience rising anxiety levels every time we glance around the piles of kid detritus cluttering our living rooms or rip through the archaeological stratum of the hall closet because we "just need that damn green backpack which was RIGHT HERE last week." As my mother was wont to remind me, I am a natural born slob. But with three kids, two dogs and a husband whose idea of tidying is to put weeks' worth of newspapers and magazines into separate sliding piles, even I occasionally experience a screaming clutter-induced cortisol explosion.
But it is nothing compared with the ongoing, stomach-sinking absolute non-joy that is sparked by the ever-shifting screen of what's new, what's trending, what I should be watching based on what I have watched before, or what my family has watched, or what everyone else is watching that confronts me every time I venture onto the cultural streamscape of Netflix.
Or Amazon Prime Video, or Hulu, HBO Go, BritBox or any of the endless streaming platforms I can access via my Fire TV stick/smart TV/iPhone/iPad/laptop and my DirecTV subscription.
I gave up trying to control my DVR queue long ago — honestly, how many hours can a person spend deleting missed episodes of "The Blacklist" and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."?
I don't feel overwhelmed by all the stuff I see piled up in my house; I feel overwhelmed by all the stuff that is piling up in limitless ethers of screen culture. Series and movies and viral videos and catalyzing emotional conversations on social media that may or may not be important, shifting the culture in ways that may or may not be lasting, seeming to affect our politics, sense of identity, understanding of the human condition. Or, you know, not.
Who can tell with so many people reacting to things they haven't actually seen, or seen in their entirety, because it is currently impossible to see everything in its entirety.
I could blame my personal culture-clutter crisis on the fact that once upon a time, not that long ago, I was a TV critic and thus felt contractually obligated to keep up with things. Things that in the last 15 years have grown in number and significance.
But it isn't just me, and it isn't just television. Netflix and Amazon are now in the film business, legacy news media including The Times are in the video and TV business. And don't get me started on podcasts; fall down that rabbit hole and you just turn into Ms. Pac-Man gobbling, gobbling, gobbling until, inevitably, you miss one and simply die.
Forget the drawers and closets. We know how to make our houses tidier — get rid of the crap we don't use and stop buying more crap just because it's cute and on sale. (And that includes all those clever and adorable space-saving gadgets and storage bins.) It's hard but not difficult.
What we really need help with is organizing our screen culture; simply warehousing it in ever proliferating and competing streaming platforms controlled by a few algorithms is not the answer.
If I knew what Netflix should do to make its site more navigable (if you don't have the title being searched, could you just say that instead of throwing up 9 million "titles related to" — and how is "Grace and Frankie" related to "The Big Chill" anyway?), I would no doubt be doing something else for a living and making way more money.
Same with the more general problem. I used to be a TV critic, with all the recommendations and lists that entails, but critics' lists are now so frequent — the best new TV shows in March! — they reflect the problem rather than solve it.
As with so many things, I'm afraid it's an inside job. Marie Kondo repeatedly insists that she is not there to fix anything; that is up to the individual. Cultural discourse is not a competition; you don't have to have an opinion on everything no matter what Twitter says. Approach streaming services like you do the grocery store — always better to have a list — and limit yourself to a reasonable number.
Time is just as important as space; art, like shelter, is supposed to enrich your life, not make it more addled. Ironically, all this cord-cutting has created a whole lot more cords.
Fortunately, I do think Marie Kondo has some sort of gadget for that.


When a disappearance occurs, everything changes. Emotions a survivor goes through range from: sadness, guilt, hurt, anger, depression, hopelessness, apathy, rage, hysteria, to a lack of appetite and sleep. Nightmares, panic attacks, anxiety, lethargy, thoughts of harming self and others, lack of concentration, are common.
It is not uncommon for survivors to fall into deep depressions, lose their jobs, and have uncommon behavior changes. They are dealing with a situation which is at the very highest stress level possible. A medical doctor should be contacted; consulting a therapist immediately is also advisable.
One extremely important person to contact immediately in any disappearance is the missing persons dentist. Providing the police with the name and number the missing person's dentist is very important, and should be followed up on to make sure the records were picked up. Most agencies will give you a dental form when you report a person missing. Click on the tooth to see Dr. Tewes, Maryland's Forensic dentist, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner's, message.
File a missing persons report with the local police department and/or contact your State Justice Department. There are some jurisdictions that do not classify a lost person who is an adult as a missing person.
To file missing person reports in Maryland, contact the law enforcement agency in the county where you live or where the missing person last lived. Missing person reports are not limited to children.
Write down a complete description of what the person looks like. A description includes the color of the hair, eyes, height, weight, and date of birth. Also include anything that might help identify the person such as eyeglasses, braces, marks, blemishes and scars, hair texture, tattoos, and any unusual characteristics.
Write down a list of any known medical problems the missing person has. Asthma, depression, glasses, hearing aids, heart problems, medications, disabilities, psychological problems, etc. Names and numbers of doctor's should be gathered and presented to the police. Gather medical records such as x-ray and broken bones.
Gather photos of the missing person. Head and shoulder pictures are preferable.
Gather a list of friends and places frequented by the missing person. Include full names, phone numbers, addresses, and work numbers and addresses.
Make your own Missing Persons Flyer - use the most recent photograph you have, the circumstances surrounding the disappearance, a description of clothing and body markings (scars, tattoos, etc.) that would help someone to recognize your loved one.
Contact your local assemblyperson and/or senator for your voting district....ask for their help in getting the flyer and information out to the public.
Post your flyer on missing person websites (contact me for a list) and e-mail it to everyone in your address book...ask friends and family to post and email the flyer also.
Check with coroners and medical examiners. Ask about any unidentified John or Jane Doe cases they may have.
On a plain, unsealed envelope, write the missing person's name and social security number, and enclose a brief letter of explanation. The Social Security Administration will try to determine the last employer and forward the letter to the employer's address if available.


Over 1 million euro has been allocated for community initiatives in Galway under the Town and Village Scheme.
The Scheme has allocated 20 milllion euro on towns and villages across the country this year.
Minister for Community Development Michael Ring approved the funding for 13 projects in Galway County.
€100,000 will be invested in Ballinasloe for footpath repaving and line marking.
Similarly, Loughrea will receive €100,000 for enhancements to the Loughrea Lake and an amenity area.


Can you use Carnival Gift Cards to use in the casino? If so, how do you do that?
Load them onto your account when on board, either at guest services or the kiosks.
You can't cash into a table game with the actual gift card or insert the gift card into a slot machine. But if you use one of the self service kiosks (usually quicker, especially on embarkation day) or go to guest services you will be able to transfer the balance of the gift cards to your onboard account. From there you can use your room key to pull those funds on a table game or slot machine.
If you mean do they charge a fee for taking the funds from your S&S card, no they do not - it is listed as "entertainment" not a cash advance.
If you search the forum, several have reported converting a GC into cash at the casinos cashiers cage. Now even if this is true there could be additional parameters such as it was a very small amount vs $5000 worth, they could be a high roller and canvinal could stop allowing this at any time. With that being said, the best and fastest is for the passenger to load the GCs during check in.


In this Article, written for this symposium issue on "Empirical Studies of Mandatory Arbitration," I examine the available empirical evidence on these two questions. I take "mandatory arbitration" to refer to pre-dispute arbitration clauses in consumer and employment (and maybe franchise) contracts. Accordingly, I limit my consideration of the empirical evidence to those types of contracts. I do not discuss empirical studies of international arbitrations, which almost always arise out of agreements between commercial entities. Nor do I discuss empirical studies of court-annexed arbitrations, which may not derive from party agreement and do not ordinarily proceed to a binding award.
Christopher R. Drahozal, Arbitration Costs and Forum Accessibility: Empirical Evidence, 41 U. Mich. J. L. Reform 813 (2008).


There is a bench waiting for you in the gallery.
You can sit for a moment letting yourself get lost in color and shape.
Maybe contemplate the energy of emergence that makes seeds burst through soil, stars explode into galaxies, and life transform itself.
Or maybe contemplate a bold gift of art for someone you love.
If you want to chat about the work I'll be hanging out in the gallery this Saturday the 10th, from 11-2pm.
And again on Friday the 16th, 12-3pm.
Hope you can come see the show… it is on view till the 23rd.
It looks fabulous. Congrats and thank you for sharing.


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John Dryden was an English poet,literary critic,translator and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668.
He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden.Walter Scott called him "Glorious John".
"War is the trade of Kings."
― John Dryden
"Repentance is but want of power to sin."
Topic(s): Power
"Dancing is the poetry of the foot."
"Self-defence is Nature's eldest law."
Topic(s): Nature
"Beware the fury of a patient man."
Topic(s): Patience
"Go miser go, for money sell your soul. Trade wares for wares and trudge from pole to pole, So others may say when you are dead and gone. See what a vast estate he left his son."
"Love is love's reward."
Topic(s): Love
"But love's a malady without a cure."
"Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are."
"When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit."
Topic(s): Hope
"I will perform My Heart Will Go On for the rest of my life and it will always remain a very emotional experience for me." ― Celine Dion
"Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old." ― Franz Kafka
"Let us leave pretty women to men devoid of imagination." ― Marcel Proust
"I've never been one of the cool people at school, but then again, I don't get the people who are cool. It's not that I don't like them, it's just that they don't interest me." ― Daniel Radcliffe
"You know, I started my career in politics in 1967. I'm not new to this. I did not just fall off the Christmas tree. I understand the world is complex. I know that there are people out there who want to hurt other people." ― Dennis Kucinich


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Q: View with Solid Background and Top+Bottom Inner Shadows Essentially, I am trying to create the following background:

The traditional gradient which use in the drawable that I use for background only supports start color, middle color and end color.
However, as you can see from the mockup, I am trying to create only a slight overlay/shadow at the top and bottom of the shape, with a #50000000 color (black with 50% opacity).

A: I prefer doing this than having to mess around with 9-Patches. Although, having said that, I wish Google would get on with providing built-in support for drop shadows, since they're so common.
Just to build on JoelFernandez solution with a more complete example:
The Container:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="[your_container_height]"
            android:background="@drawable/container_bg_color">

    <View
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="12dp"
    android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
    android:background="@drawable/container_gradient_top"/>

<View
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="12dp"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:background="@drawable/container_gradient_bottom" />

<!-- Insert your content here -->

</RelativeLayout>

The Background Color (container_bg_color.xml):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
       android:thickness="0dp"
       android:shape="rectangle">

    <gradient android:startColor="#4a6fb4"
        android:endColor="@color/deepBlue"
        android:angle="135"/>

</shape>

The Top Gradient (container_gradient_top.xml):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
       android:thickness="0dp"
       android:shape="rectangle">

    <gradient
        android:startColor="#00222222"
        android:centerColor="#11111111"
        android:endColor="#44000000"
        android:angle="90"/>

</shape>

The Bottom Gradient (container_gradient_bottom.xml):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
       android:thickness="0dp"
       android:shape="rectangle">

    <gradient
        android:startColor="#44000000"
        android:centerColor="#11111111"
        android:endColor="#00222222"
        android:angle="90"/>

</shape>

Result:

A: Elaborating @ramaral's answer, build this drawable:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item>
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="#FF408DAA"/>
        </shape>
    </item>
    <item android:top="0dip" android:bottom="32dip">
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <gradient android:startColor="#00000000" android:endColor="#50000000" android:angle="90"/>
        </shape>
    </item>
    <item android:top="32dip" android:bottom="0dip">
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <gradient android:startColor="#50000000" android:endColor="#00000000" android:angle="90"/>
        </shape>
    </item>
</layer-list>

You would need to set a fixed height in the view, in order to achieve the best result. In my case I was setting the height to "36dip". Notice that the "32dip" is the amount of space from where the gradient ends to the end of the drawable, so that would leave me with a top and bottom gradients of "4dip" (36-32=4 :p)

A: Start with this:
Create a drawable:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <item >
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="#408DAA"/>
        </shape>
    </item>

    <item >
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="#50000000"/>
        </shape>
    </item>

    <item android:top="10dip" android:bottom="10dip">
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="#408DAA"/>
        </shape>
    </item>

</layer-list>

Use it as background of any view.
Adjust top, bottom and color="#408DAA" according your needs

A: If you're using this inside a Layout view, then you can simply create a View with a gradient background and place it in the beginning and in the end of the Layout.
For example:
    <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:id="@+id/parent">

            <View
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="5dp"
                android:background="@drawable/gradient" />

<!-- Your other child views -->

            <View
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="5dp"
                android:background="@drawable/gradient" />

</LinearLayout>

And your gradient.xml file will have this:
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
   <gradient android:startColor="#FFFFFF" android:endColor="#000000" android:angle="90"/>
 </shape>

You can specify the blue background color to the parent layout.
You'll essentially get something like this:

[EDIT]
You can create two drawables - gradient_top.xml and gradient_bottom.xml to get the angle right

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5 Deparment of Interventional Cardiology, Targu Mures Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Disease and Transplant, Romania.
6 Professor of cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Lucian Blaga University Sibiu, Cardiology I Department, Research Center for Invasive and NonInvasive Cardiac and Vascular Pathology in the Adult, Sibiu Emergency Clinical Hospital.
Contact address: Mădălina Urluescu,MD Cardiology Department, Sibiu Emergency Clinical Hospital, Corneliu Coposu Boulevard, 2-4, 550245 Sibiu, Romania.
Takayasu disease, named also "pulseless disease", is an autoimmune systemic granulomatous vasculitis, with unknown etiopathogenesis, which is characterized by the impairment of the great vessels predominantly of aorta and emerging brances1. Young women are more prone to develop this pathology which is often developed in 2nd-3rd decades of life (fewer than 15% of reported cases developed the disease later than 40 years old)2. Despite the fact that it is a rare disease (incidence 2,6 persons/1 million/year) and is observed more frequently in Asian, Central and South America countries, we must not ignore it in formulating a differential diagnosis3. This is an inflammatory disease and the lesions produced can be stenotic, occlusive or aneurysmal4,5. We report a case of Takayasu disease and the difficulties in approaching this pathology.
We present a case of a 36 years old patient, female, from rural environment, known in history with: grade III hypertension and high cardiovascular risk since the age of 28; repetitive paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias; obesity; ischemic stroke at 32 years old; with repeated hospital admission in various medical services in our country and in Italy. She comes at the emergency service from Sibiu for high levels of blood pressure (BP: 230/115 mmHg at the right arm), phenomena of hypertensive encephalopathy and mild chest pain, being sent to the Cardiology Department where she is hospitalized. On examination, the relevant elements observed were: obesity, the impossibility of measuring blood pressure and the absence of pulse in the left upper limb, warm skin and rich superficial venous circulation at this level (Figure 1), second grade systolic murmur in the mitral area, no murmurs on the large vessels, right hemiparesis with mild hypotonia, horizontal nystagmus.
Figure 1. Rich superficial venous circulation at left upper limb.
Figure 2. Chest radiography showing a left lower elongated heart archery and a much enlarged upper mediastinal opacity.
On the ECG we observed sinusal tachycardia (106 bpm), LVH. The echocardiography revealed morphologically normal aortic valves, a minor mitral and aortic insufficiency, LVH, aneurysm of ascending aorta, aortic arch and descending aorta (ascending aorta: 40 mm; aortic arch: 50 mm; descending aorta: 53 mm), with the absence of the Doppler flow on the left subclavian artery, without turbulence in the descending aorta characteristic for aortic coarctation.
Laboratory tests found a significant inflammatory syndrome (ESR: 80 mm/1h; C reactive protein: 30; fi brinogen: 512 mg/dl), mild hypochromic microcytic anemia. Chest radiography (Figure 2) revealed a left lower elongated heart archery and a much enlarged upper mediastinal opacity, raising suspicion of aortic aneurysm. Imagistic explorations were complemented with the chest CT angiography (Figure 3, 4) which revealed an aneurysm of the ascending aorta (40 mm), of the aortic arch and of the fi rst segment of descending thoracic aorta with a diameter of about 55 mm for a length of 20 cm, without signs of dissection; occlusion of the left subclavian origin artery: thickened vascular walls of the left carotid and along the entire dilated aorta; swelling of the brachiocephalic trunk and left carotid; king-king of descending thoracic aorta at intervertebral space T8-T9 without damaging the lumen, rich cervico-thoracic, mediastinal and pericardial collateral circulation; arterio-venous shunts between pericardial vessels and the cava vein: small infrarenal aortic aneurysm; significant concentric LVH. Ocular fundus revealed hypertensive retinopathy.
Figure 3. Computed tomographic angiography images (A, B, C) showing aneurysm of the ascending aorta, of the aortic arch and of the first segment of descending thoracic aorta, king-king of descendent thoracic aorta at T8-T9 intervertebral space, occlusion of the left subclavian origin artery, rich cervicothoracic, mediastinal and pericardial collateral circulation; arterio-venous shunts; small infrarenal aortic aneurysm.
Figure 4. Computed tomographic angiography images of the chest, transversal section, showing LVH (A), aneurysm of the ascending aorta, of the aortic arch and of the first segment of descending thoracic aorta, thickened vascular walls and rich collateral circulation (B, C).
rheumatoid factor, AntiSm, AntiRo, antibodies and lupus cells were negative. Correlated with clinical examination and other investigations, we have excluded lupus, sarcoidosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Given the clinical and laboratory examinations and considering the fact that we have 4 ACR criteria (Table 1), 1 major (left subclavian artery occlusion) and 6 minor Ishikawa criteria (ESR >20 mm/1h; hypertension; aortic regurgitation; aortic aneurysm of the ascending aorta, of the aortic arch and of the first segment of descending thoracic aorta; thickened vascular walls of the left carotid artery and along the entire dilated aorta), we diagnose the patient with Takayasu disease type IIb according Numano classification.The feminine gender is another important element, given that 80-90% of cases with Takayasu arteritis are women. High inflammatory syndrome highlights the active stage of the disease. Given the high values of blood pressure, the antihypertensive treatment was immediately initiated with a drug combination of perindopril 10 mg/day and indapamide 2.5 mg/day, adding a beta-blocker (bisoprolol 5 mg/day) and antiplatelet (clopidogrel 75 mg/day), taking into account the presence of the aneurysm. At the indications of the rheumatologist, the therapy with methylprednisolone was initiated with 48 mg/day (indication according to national guidelines regarding primary systemic vasculitis being 1 mg/kg/day prednisolone up to 60 mg/day), at usual doses in active vasculitis, unfortunately diagnosed at a late stage in the present case (stage complications). The treatment was completed after 2 weeks in Cluj Napoca Clinical Rheumatology Emergency County Hospital, with methotrexate (20 mg/week) and folic acid, the doses of methylprednisolone being increased to 64 mg/day (following that doses gradually decrease monthly) because the disease is considered severe by biological activity (important nonspecific inflammatory syndrome, ESR still high-90 mm/1h despite already initiated corticotherapy and increased C-reactive protein), by the presence of complications (left subclavian artery obstruction, giant aneurysm of thoracic aorta and stroke in the young woman) and life-threatening (already having important consequences prognosis about quo ad sanationem, quo ad laborem and quality of life). Severe hypertension, impaired fasting glucose, obesity, suggested reducing corticosteroid therapy as soon as possible, leading to 32 mg/day (one month later) for limiting possible side effects. Thus, the combination of immunosuppressive as early as possible, is one more time justified, given the high activity of the disease and due to preparing for potential vascular surgery which require low doses of corticosteroids and reduced disease activity for a higher rate of success. The most effective, according to the actual data, are anti-TNF alpha and antiIL6 but they are not available. Cyclophosphamide and azathioprine have greater toxicity and require better adherence to therapy (in the case of our patient collaboration was often difficult), so Methotrexate was preferred for simple dosage, moderate long-term toxicity and easy tracking. It was quickly associated because its effect installs in 8-12 weeks. Unfortunately, despite the efforts, the patient was not compliant because she has discontinued corticotherapy and the treatment with methotrexate for her own initiative after 6 weeks.
Considering the fact that we are dealing with a young hypertensive patient with associated comorbidities, it raises the question of etiology elucidation of these disorders. Measuring blood pressure in both arms is very important considering the fact that, its absence at the left arm wasn't noticed in our patient, despite repeated presentations to hospital in our country and in Italy. Hypertension is most probably essential, the patient having in her family history a fi rst degree hypertensive mother. However, the king-king of descending thoracic aorta or reducing compliance of aorta through the infl ammation processes and secondary fibrosis (which occurs frequently in the chronic phase by affecting all 3 layers and lymphocytes infi ltration, occasional giant cells, mucopolysaccharides, smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts or by elastic tissue destruction) could be the causes of secondary hypertension in this case. Rich presence of collateral circulation is an adaptive response to chronic ischemia caused by occlusion of the left subclavian artery14,17. Rich pericardial circulation may reveal coronary disease that could not be excluded because the patient refused angiography. Such collateral vessels which limits ischemia, plays an important role in maintaining the blood supply in the affected tissue. In Takayasu arteritis specific immunological markers don't exist therefore, inflammatory syndrome determination is important for assessing disease activity. Recent studies have investigated different biomarkers (matrix metalloproteinases, Il-6, Il-18, serum amyloid A) but none is sufficient for disease diagnosing and monitoring13,16. In cases where the progression of the disease is fast and extensive, with inappropriate fibrosis, the formation of aneurysms appears. The detection of aneurysms in Takayasu's disease is described in literature in 6-9% of the cases, often after 40 years18. The most common locations are the ascending aorta, abdominal aorta, the thoracic descending aorta being much less described15. Uncontrolled long-term hypertension, was observed in all patients presenting aortic aneurysms. The annual risk of aneurysmal rupture is relatively low, ranging between 1 and 7% but hypertension must be aggressively approached in these patients18. Given the large aneurysmal dilatation of the aortic arch and descending thoracic aorta (55 mm), the question was of performing surgery or thoracic aortic repair by endovascular approach (TEVAR) using stent-grafts. Occlusion of the left subclavian artery may benefit from subclavicular – carotid bypass if neurological symptoms appear due to vertebrobasilar suffering. However, any intervention was postponed considering the state of disease activity and because we couldn't complete the remission treatment, the patient being noncompliant. Considering the presence of numerous complications, we proposed monitoring by a cardiology checkup at every 3 months. Given the fact that our patient has many complications and she refused to follow any treatment, she hasn't had a good prognosis since, according to Park et al., the 10 years survival rates are approximately 36% in the cases 2, 6. It is very important to assess disease activity, given the presence of vascular complications which place the disease in chronic phase, evidenced by relapses and remissions10,12. CT scanning, MRI (where parietal edema can be a sign of disease activity) and angiography evaluate well the extend of the disease but recent studies suggest that, 18F-fl uorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography allows diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis earlier in the disease course and appreciates better the disease activity5,7-9. Pentraxin 3 is also a biomarker for identifying disease activity, which seems to be more accurate than erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C reactive protein (which can be increased to 50% in the patients in the chronic phase of the disease and 70% in the active phase)11,12.
Takayasu's disease is a rare pathology that can be easily overlooked as a diagnosis if you do not insist on a thorough clinical examination and search possible causes in young hypertensive patients. Early and appropriate administration of the treatment accompanied by lifestyle changes and patient adherence may improve the prognosis and obtain disease remission. Conflict of interest: none declared.
2. Park MC, Lee SW, Park YB, Chung NS, Lee SK. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of Takayasu's arteritis: analysis of 108 patients using standardized criteria for diagnosis, activity assessment, and angiographic classification. Scand J Rheumatol. 2005 Jul-Aug. 34(4):284-92.
3. Abularrage CJ, Slidell MB, Sidawy AN, Kreishman P, Amdur RL, Arora S. Quality of life of patients with Takayasu's arteritis. J Vasc Surg. 2008 Jan. 47(1):131-6; discussion 136-7.
4. Phillip R, Luqmani R. Mortality in systemic vasculitis: a systematic review. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2008 Sep-Oct. 26(5 Suppl 51):S94-104.5. Maksimowicz-McKinnon K, Clark TM, Hoffman GS. Limitations of therapy and a guarded prognosis in an American cohort of Takayasu arteritis patients. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Mar. 56(3):1000-9.
for the classification of Takayasu arteritis. Arthritis Rheum. 1990 Aug. 33(8):1129-34.
7. Miller DV, Maleszewski JJ. The pathology of large-vessel vasculitides. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2011 Jan-Feb. 29(1 Suppl 64):S92-8.
8. Direskeneli H, Aydin SZ, Merkel PA. Assessment of disease activity and progression in Takayasu's arteritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2011 JanFeb. 29(1 Suppl 64):S86-91.
9. Ragab Y, Emad Y, El-Marakbi A, Gheita T. Clinical utility of magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in the diagnosis and treatment of Takayasu's arteritis. Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Aug. 26(8):1393-5.
shock protein-65 and its human homologue in Takayasu's arteritis. Clin Exp Immunol. 2004 Dec. 138(3):547-53.
11. Dagna L, Salvo F, Tiraboschi M, et al. Pentraxin-3 as a marker of disease activity in takayasu arteritis. Ann Intern Med. 2011 Oct 4. 155(7):425-33.
12. Gornik HL, Creager MA. Aortitis. Circulation 2008;117:3039–3051.
14. Bulent Uzunlar, Ahmet Karabulut, Zeki Dogan, Mahmut Cakmak. Coronary-carotid artery collateral formation in Takayasu's arteritis. First reported case in the literature. Journal of Cardiology Cases Volume 9, Issue 4, April 2014, Pages 151–153.
15. Clemente G, Hilário MO, Len C, Silva CA, Sallum AM, Campos LM, Sacchetti S, Santos MC, Alves AG, Ferriani VP, Sztajnbok F, Gasparello R, Oliveira SK, Lessa M, Bica B, Cavalcanti A, Robazzi T, Bandeira M, Terreri MT. Brazilian multicenter study of 71 patients with juvenileonset Takayasu's arteritis: clinical and angiographic features. Rev Bras Reumatol. 2016 Jan 19.
18. Guido Regina, Domenico Angiletta, Alessandro Bortone, Martinella Fullone, Davide Marinazzo and Raffaele Pulli. Aortic Aneurysms in Takayasu Arteritis. Diagnosis, Screening and Treatment of Abdominal, Thoracoabdominal and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms, ISBN 978-953- 307-466-5, Published: September 12, 2011.


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Portsmouth public schools are making masks optional from March 1st
PORTSMOUTH, VA. (WAVY) – Another school district in Hampton Roads has decided to comply with Governor Glen Yangkin's order for additional camouflage.
It was a unanimous vote by the Portsmouth School Board on Thursday, which they said was filled with regret.
"The school board, unfortunately, and contrary to its best opinion solely to comply with the new legal requirements in effect from March 1, 2022, masks will be optional in Portsmouth public schools," said school district attorney Adam Carroll.
AFTERNOON: Yangkin Signs Bill on Optional Masks for Schools by March 1
Starting Tuesday, students will have the opportunity to wear masks in class and during extracurricular activities. A waiver form is not required.
School Board Chairman Dr. Cardel Patillo says 10 on your side is likely to have minimal impact.
"I have no doubt that most of our families will still demand masks in their households," Patila said.
Under federal law, face-to-face coverage is still required on school buses.
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What the U.S. Supreme Court's Cell Tower Ruling Means for the Intersection of Privacy and Modern Technology
In a 5-4 decision on June 22, the Supreme Court in Carpenter v. United States ruled that the police need a search warrant to access cell tower records that can map a criminal suspect's location and movements. Chief Justice John Roberts – who authored the majority's opinion and was joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan – expressly limited the majority's holding to cell site location information (CSLI) rather than other business records held by third parties. The majority opinion further included an emergency exception to the new warrant requirement.
Nevertheless, despite these apparent limitations, the decision is the latest in a growing trend that acknowledges that the scope of constitutional privacy protections must expand to accommodate the realities of modern technology. Therefore, even though the court's ruling was narrowly focused on the cell tower information at issue, the case represents a departure from historic Fourth Amendment precedent and includes reasoning and analysis that can be applied to the protection of other forms of records and data in the future.
Timothy Carpenter, the defendant in the case, was serving a sentence for his role as the ringleader of a series of armed robberies in 2010 and 2011. In the course of investigating these robberies, the authorities requested 127 days of data from Mr. Carpenter's cell phone carrier without a warrant. Mr. Carpenter's cell phone provider complied with the request. Prevailing Fourth Amendment law historically provided that a warrant was not required pursuant to the third-party doctrine. However, in Mr. Carpenter's case, his 12,898 points of CSLI placed him at or close to the alleged robbery sites. Mr. Carpenter appealed his conviction.
The majority of the Supreme Court agreed with Mr. Carpenter, finding that the CSLI at issue "does not fit neatly under existing precedents" and therefore is entitled to Fourth Amendment protection. The court began by noting that CSLI data is uniquely personal and, like GPS data, "provides an intimate window into a person's life, revealing not only his particular movements, but through them his familial, political, professional, religious, and sexual associations" that "hold for many Americans the privacies of life." The court further noted "… the seismic shifts in digital technology that made possible the tracking of not only Carpenter's location but also everyone else's, not just for a short period but for years and years." The court's wariness of the government's arbitrary use of such personal data further underlined the court's decision.
While Carpenter represents a departure from past Fourth Amendment precedent, it is important to remember that it is a part of a larger, growing trend to redefine the landscape of privacy in the digital age. For example, in 2014 the Supreme Court concluded that a warrant was needed to search a person's cell phone – "Modern cellphones are not just another technological convenience … They could just as easily be called cameras, video players, Rolodexes, calendars, tape recorders, libraries, diaries, albums, televisions, maps or newspapers." Similarly, in 2012, the court held that the government's attachment of a GPS to a suspect's vehicle that was used to monitor the vehicle's movements constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment.
These decisions are important in that they acknowledge that technology necessarily affects privacy expectations. But more than this, however, the analysis contained in Carpenter and its progeny can arguably be applied in other contexts, like emails, smart appliances, and other third-party-interfacing technology.
Only time will tell whether and to what extent the protections afforded to one's home and personal effects under the Fourth Amendment will be extended to one's digital self. Nevertheless, cell phone, email services, and any other third-party providers should closely scrutinize requests from the government before producing records if a warrant is not used by the requesting entity.
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The Flats on Caney Creek
Size: 174+/- Acres
County: Upshur County , Texas
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Location: The Flats on Caney Creek is located approximately 12 miles northwest of Gilmer, Texas, with frontage on Fox Road and Horse Road for all weather access. The ranch is also 20 minutes from Winnsboro and only 115 miles east of Dallas.
Overview: The Flats on Caney Creek is a natural, pristine 174+/- acre combination ranch nestled in a very desirable area of northwest Upshur County. The ranch consists of open pastures transitioning into hardwood bottoms, incredible wetlands, pristine hardwood timber, and a hard-to-find balance of ranching and recreational attributes. The ranch is almost a perfect 70/30 mix of hardwood timber and productive, open pastures offering a turnkey ranch to the future owner. Surrounded by large ranches with little hunting pressure, the new owner will have an excellent opportunity to develop an amazing hunting property, while easily maintaining an ag exemption.
Improvements: There are currently no improvements on the property, inviting the new owner to truly make it their own. This is an incredible piece of raw land virtually undeveloped and natural. There are two potential building locations on the ranch perfect for a home or hunting camp.
Trees, Grass, Forbs: The ranch's fertile, sandy loam soils foster Coastal Bermuda pastures as well as native grasses throughout the property. Tree cover consists of a healthy stand of virgin hardwoods including a variety of oaks, hickory, elm, walnut, black gum, willow, and pine. The natural state of the property provides a unique diversity of native forbs and browse which are highly attractive to deer and other types of wildlife. The majority of the open pastures could be easily converted into food plots and are spaced appropriately to benefit both wildlife and hunters alike.
Water: The ranch has abundance of water which is available across the property. It includes approximately a mile and a half of Caney Creek, that winds through the pastures and pin oak flats and floods seasonally. In addition to Caney Creek there is another mile of intermittent streams and several oxbows that stay wet the majority of the year. In the central portion of the property is a natural wetland, approximately 6+/- acres in size, in which half is encompassed by hardwood timber. With minimal dirt work, this area could become an incredibly productive moist soil impoundment that would potentially attract and hold waterfowl along the Caney Creek bottom. This area could be drained, planted and flooded seasonally for maximum results creating an absolute waterfowl magnet. There are other similar opportunities along Caney Creek within the timber as well. If grazed, livestock have access to water across the entire property.
Topography: Rolling to flat terrain with over 65 feet of elevation change provide a scenic view, especially from the north central portion of the property, while the timber maintains privacy from all directions. The pastures are arranged on the lower, level ground, while the timber encompasses the majority of the watersheds and hillsides. There are two great building locations already cleared and established on the higher points near the north and southern boundaries. Trails run throughout the property providing access to all corners of the ranch. Such diversity offers the landowner countless options for ranching and recreational opportunities.
Wildlife: This ranch has been hunted meticulously for the last several decades and very sparsely over the last 5 years. The owner has taken special care to only taking mature bucks and an appropriate number of does, managing the property in such a way to provide the new owner with an excellent turnkey whitetail property. There is an abundance of deer in this part of Upshur County and plenty of other wildlife for recreational enjoyment. The property also attracts and holds large numbers of waterfowl during the fall and winter months and even provides habitat for nesting wood ducks and resident Canada geese. The surrounding lakes and creek bottoms provide an incredible flyway within the area creating a unique waterfowl experience.
Livestock production: This ranch offers nearly 60 acres of improved or native pastures, which as of the last several years, have only been grazed seasonally. Fences appear to have been maintained and updated as needed to hold cattle with some repair being needed. There is no cross-fencing on the property creating a blank canvas for the new owner to fence as they desire.
Minerals: Ask broker for details.
Easements: One easement for an electric line.
Utilities: Electricity is provided by Upshur Rural Co-op, and water by Sharon Water Supply.
Property Taxes: Ask Broker for details.
Schools: Harmony ISD
Contact: Stephen Schwartz – Agent, 903-738-7882, stephen@hrcranch.com
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What's the difference between Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA?
This goes way beyond blue vs. khaki.
The difference between Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA encompasses critical categories like unit structure, leadership, parental involvement, advancement and camping.
Both programs are built on Scouting's time-tested values. That's evidenced by the fact that members of both programs recite the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
Beyond that, though, you'll find more differences than similarities — for good reason.
You wouldn't teach a third-grader the same way you'd teach a ninth-grader, right? By that same logic, your approach to Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA shouldn't be the same either.
So, gathered from several Scout leaders in the know, here's a rundown of the ways in which Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA differ.
Cub Scouts: Cub Scouts are in dens, which are part of a pack.
A den is made up of girls or boys of the same rank. There are two kinds of dens: all-boy or all-girl.
A pack can be all-boy, all-girl or include a mix of all-boy and all-girl dens.
Dens usually meet weekly or biweekly; packs meet monthly.
Some troops prefer mixed-age patrols (in which an 11-year-old and a 17-year-old could be in the same patrol), while others prefer to keep Scouts of similar ages together.
Troops meet weekly. Patrol meetings typically are part of the weekly troop meeting, but patrols are welcome to meet on their own.
It's pretty simple: Cub Scout dens and packs are led by adults; Scouts BSA patrols and troops are led by the youth.
Cub Scouts: Adults plan and conduct the meetings and promote advancement, teamwork, fun and character-building.
Scouts BSA: The Scouts plan and conduct meetings and outings. Adults step in when asked for help and model good behavior.
Youth-led troops might not be "as organized or successful as if adults were running things, but kids learn from their mistakes, says Illinois Scoutmaster Dale Machacek.
As you can see, adults hold all of the Cub Scout positions, while youth members occupy most of the Scouts BSA roles.
In a letter he sends to parents, New York Scoutmaster Richard Buzzard explains that things might get hectic in Scouts BSA, but that's the point.
When you see Scouts struggling a bit, or not doing a job as well as you know that YOU could do it, resist the temptation to do it for them. A little help is always welcome. But let the successes be theirs as much as possible, as well as the learning which comes from those temporary setbacks.
Parents are a critical part of both Cub Scouting and Scouts BSA.
Cub Scouts: The parents are expected to assist the pack with planning or helping with at least one activity or event annually.
They may also take a leadership role in the pack or den. Parents are usually required to accompany their son or daughter on overnight campouts.
Scouts BSA: The parents are expected to continuously assist the troop by supporting the Scouts and participating in those tasks that the Scouts can not do.
This may include: transportation to an activity, shopping for a trip or chaperoning a trip. It also may include assisting with fundraisers (finances and organization) and coordinating special events. It is expected that each family take an active role in the troop. Unlike Cub Scouts, parents aren't required to camp with their sons or daughters. But they're encouraged to do so if they'd like.
Cub Scouts progress through the ranks to earn the Arrow of Light. Scouts BSA members progress through the ranks to earn the Eagle Scout Award.
Cub Scouts: Cub Scouts rely on their den leaders, den chiefs and parents to plan and assist with all advancement activities. Achievements/books are signed by either the den leader or parent.
Ranks are based only on age or grade. Even if a Cub Scout did not earn the rank for his or her age, he or she moves to the next rank with the den.
The levels are: Tiger, Bobcat, Wolf, Bear, Webelos and Arrow of Light.
Scouts BSA: Parents can guide, but advancement is planned and assisted by patrol leaders and adults.
Unlike in Cub Scouts, advancement is individual, not by patrol.
A Scout works at his or her own pace, meaning a 13-year-old in the Dragon Patrol might be a Life Scout while a 15-year-old in the Dragon Patrol is still a Star Scout. A Scout cannot advance to the next level until all activities are completed in the lower rank.
See this section in the Guide to Safe Scouting to get you started.
Cub Scouts: Limited to Scout and parent weekend or day trips. May have some camping in tents or cabins. Summer camp is limited to two or three nights, usually. Campouts usually have a very structured schedule.
Scouts BSA: Monthly or bimonthly camping trips as well as additional outdoor day activities.
Much of the program involves activities that can only be done in the outdoors (nature, ecology, pioneering, orienteering, conservation etc.).
Also available to the Scout is at least a week of camping each summer. Not every minute of the campout is scheduled. Free time is important.
Scouts normally get a couple of hours of free time to hang with friends, walk in the woods, work on advancement, sleep, play sports, or do nothing at all.
This is "one of the hardest concepts for Cub parents to grasp," Machacek says.
When considering activities for your pack or troop, consult this chart showing Age-Appropriate Guidelines [PDF].
Where do Scouts go with a problem or question?
Cub Scouts: They'll ask their parent, den leader or Cubmaster.
Scouts BSA: They'll follow the "chain of command." Scouts are taught to go to their patrol leader, then their senior patrol leader and finally the adults. Where safety or health is an issue, though, Scouts may go straight to the adult.
What differences weren't covered? Share your wisdom by leaving a comment below.
Have you taken our latest Scouting Safety Quiz?


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Photo: Limitless possibilities: Vietnam's ever-expanding textiles and apparel sector.
Photo: Illies Engineering: Sustained growth.
Photo: SaigonTex 2018: Quieter than last year, but still an effective forum for deal-making.
Limitless possibilities: Vietnam's ever-expanding textiles and apparel sector.
SaigonTex 2018: Quieter than last year, but still an effective forum for deal-making.
Many at this year's SaigonTex show – Vietnam's premier event for the textile industries – welcomed the failure of the TPP initiative, confident that the country's ascent to the top of the exported-apparel sector would continue regardless.
SaigonTex now bills itself as Vietnam's leading textile show, with the 2018 event featuring about 1,000 exhibitors, a slight decrease on last year. While many at the show commented that it was noticeably quieter than its predecessor, there remained an underlying confidence that the sector was continuing to grow.
Among those attending the show was Christoph Peters, General Director of German-based machinery manufacturing firm Illies Engineering. The company has a well-established textiles division, which specialises in high-tech fabric finishing and fibre / yarn production systems.
Acknowledging that the show wasn't as busy as last year, he said: "In terms of visitor numbers, it feels a bit quieter than 2017, but business is still good. There was a lot of over-optimistic hype about the market at last year's show, largely based on the anticipated TPP [Trans-Pacific Partnership] trade deal. That has now obviously dissipated.
"This year, people seem more focused and more ready to do deals, rather than just waiting to engage in idle speculation. I don't expect to see any deceleration in the rate of growth here over the next five years and it could be sustained for far longer."
Peters' optimism appears well-founded. In 2016, according to a report by Dhaka-based industry magazine, TextileToday, apparel exports accounted for 16% of Vietnam's total outbound trade. This made the country the world's third-largest exporter of garments, with clothing accounting for 70% of the output of the overall textile sector.
As well as a booming export trade, the prospects in Vietnam's domestic market also look healthy. With a population of 90 million – and a disproportionately large younger generation – the recent increases in disposable-income levels have resulted in retail growth of about 20% per annum. The country's apparel and textiles sector employs more than 2.5 million people in about 6,000 companies, with the industry forecast to grow by up to 14% a year, taking it to a total value of US$50 billion by 2020.
For many exhibitors, Vietnam is now a major-league player in the Asian textiles market. Clearly a subscriber to this view was Roy Chandra, an Account Manager with Hong Kong-based Artrend, a manufacturer of specialist printing machines for garment factories. Estimating the worth of the country to his business, he said: "Vietnam makes up between 30-40% of our Asian market, with business particularly good for at the moment. We've already made several sales at this show, for instance.
"We are finding that the big players in the garment industry are increasingly opting for Vietnam. In many respects, Vietnam is now where China was 10 years ago, although most of the growth is coming from private-sector initiatives. While the Vietnamese government is not being particularly proactive in supporting the textile industry, critically, it is not getting in the way of private enterprise."
To say that foreign companies are now investing heavily in Vietnam would be something of an understatement. The first 11 months of 2017 saw foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country's manufacturing sector soar by 11.9%, with the lion's share going to the apparel / textiles sector.
Lured by the country's surging level of apparel exports, Germany's Malho – a provider of a wide range of textile quality-control solutions – was making its Vietnamese debut at this year's event. Commenting on the response he has received to date, Stephan Kehry, the company's Area Sales Manager, said: "This show has been really good for building relationships and meeting new clients and for getting a feel for what is happening in Vietnam. Although we are finding that there is considerable demand in the Vietnamese market, 60% of that interest is actually from foreign-owned companies."
In terms of FDI sources, much of the investment has actually come from within the Asian bloc, with Japan and South Korea taking point. One key investor is Union Industry, a Hyogo prefecture-based market leader in the socks, stockings and pantyhose sector, as well as a manufacturer of clothing production equipment. Bullish about the opportunities now available locally, Giovanni Lamberti, the company's International Sales Co-ordinator, said: "Vietnam is emerging as a leading producer of socks and we see the potential for a $50 billion market here – one made up of developing micro-niches, as well as wholesale garment production.
"In recognition of the market's importance, we are displaying our new ground-breaking shoe-making machine at this show for the first time. The machine can create the fabric of a shoe, mould it into shape and have it ready to simply stick on the sole all within eight minutes. It is difficult to measure exactly how much time this will save, but it does streamline the overall manufacturing process."
Another Asian incomer doing well in the Vietnam market was Phenitex, a Bangkok-headquartered distributor of Japanese and Taiwanese knitting machines. Noting the ascendance of the local textiles industry, Managing Director Tangsiripornkul Kitti said: "Over the past seven years, I have seen a steady growth in demand for textile machines here. In that time, the Vietnamese market has grown from being a bit player to taking a leading role in the region.
"In terms of this particular show, although visitor numbers appear to be a bit down on last year, the quality of attendees is very good. It has already provided us with a number of potential leads."
It wasn't just foreign players enthused by the buoyant attitude at the event, however, with many local companies seemingly equally positive. Far from immune from this upbeat sentiment was CSP, a manufacturer of garment-cutting machines operating out of both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Clearly satisfied with its maiden appearance at the event, Software Support Representative Tran Thi Tuyet Dung said: "The show has been great in terms of meeting contacts and providing leads. We'll definitely be back next year."
Although a number of exhibitors felt that the collapse of the TPP deal may have dented attendance at the show, they were also largely convinced it had done little to stop Vietnam emerging as one of the world's leading garment exporters. In fact, some actually welcomed the failure of the TPP, seeing it as likely to thin out the more marginal players in the sector, while leaving it clear for the more serious players to secure market share and consolidate.
Adamant that the US withdrawal from the TPP will not damage Vietnam's prospects in the long-term, Peters said: "The collapse of the TPP has reduced the number of hangers-on in the sector. If you're looking to get into the market now, you're going to find that that boat has well and truly sailed."
SaigonTex 2018 took place from 11-14 April at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City.