Despite the bad economy, we took our summer family vacation with our son, Luke, who has attention deficit (ADHD). Three days of camping and green time taught me a lot about my son.
Even though the economy took a nosedive last year, we decided to take our annual beach vacation with our son, Luke, who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We cut costs by camping out, instead of renting a room. We found a wonderful state park campground right on the beach, just a six-hour drive from our home. It was great fun and a disaster rolled into three days. But during the trying times and the fun times, I learned a lot about my son.
Fearlessness comes in handy. Luke had a blast riding the boogie board. Although he was upset the first time he fell off and went under, he ran right back to do it again.
A child with ADHD isn't always fearless. Luke was afraid to climb the lighthouse stairs. I had a feeling he wouldn't go up the towering spiral staircase, so I tried to talk him out of climbing before we went in (shame on me, I know). We got up two flights, and he panicked and wanted to quit. They were scary stairs — steel treads that you could see through, giving you a bird's-eye view of the floor below. I nearly had a panic attack halfway up. By the time Luke got that far, he was running ahead and cheering me on. I am proud of him for not quitting.
Determination trumps distraction. Luke had wanted to go fishing for a long time. There isn't much opportunity to fish near home, so when I discovered there was a fishing pier at the park, I took Luke and his sister Emma fishing. I suspected neither had the patience for it, but that was something they had to find out for themselves. I figured we'd work at it for 20 or 30 minutes and head back. We wound up fishing for a couple of hours. Despite not catching anything, Luke sat on the pier, holding his pole, and waited. I was afraid his determination to catch something would keep us there all day, but my little man was finally willing to move on.
We can live without television and Nintendo for a few days. No, I wasn't brave enough to risk three days without the Nintendo DS. We took along games for the car ride. But after we got to the park, the kids played games for only a few minutes around the fire one night while waiting for dinner.
Rain isn't necessarily a bad thing. We drove through severe thunderstorms to get to the campground. We put up our tent in the dark, after bedtime, in a thunderstorm. We awoke the first morning to more thunderstorms. When the water started to snake under our tent, we thought we might have to go home. I was determined to see the ocean, though. When the lightning stopped, we walked along the beach. It was low tide, and there was plenty to explore. We found sand dollars, saw crabs, and played in the rain a bit. By the time we finished our walk, the sun came out.
Hyperfocus has its place — but not on a beach full of shells. Camping is trial and error, fishing is trial and error, and life is trial and error. You risk making mistakes to discover the good parts.
Bad times are eclipsed by good times. This wasn't a dream vacation. Mosquitoes swarmed around us. We ran out of clean clothes. And low-country South Carolina in August is very humid. But after waking up in my own bed on the first day back home and looking through the photos from our trip, I smiled and missed our time together. We harvested some rich family memories. ADHD symptoms took a backseat to activity and exploration. Luke was content and entertained, wild and free, the whole time. He didn't have a single meltdown.
One more thing: After the mosquitoes and thunderstorms, I was convinced that I'd never camp in a tent again. Now that a year has passed, I am considering going on another camping trip…for Luke.


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ABOVE SUSPICION: 2 STARS. "as generic as the common name would imply."
Based on a true story, "Above Suspicion," starring "Game of Thrones'" Emilia Clarke, now on VOD, is set in small Kentucky where there are only two ways to make money since the mine closed, "one is the drug business and the other is the funeral business."
Clarke is Susan Smith, living hand-to-mouth in her Kentucky home town. She wants a better life but drug addiction and her abusive ex-husband's (Johnny Knoxville) welfare scam has her tied down.
When the married, ambitious FBI agent Mark Putnam (Jack Huston) comes to town there appears to be opportunity for both. He sees her as a conduit of information, a snitch, she thinks he might be her way out. When their work relationship turns romantic, the dynamic changes but when he realizes the error of his ways, Susan becomes obsessed and vengeful.
There's more but I won't spoil it for you. The movie kind of does though in its opening minutes. (MILD SPOILER COURTESY OF THE MOVIE) "You know what's the worst part about being dead?" Susan asks in the opening narration. "You get too much time to think." It's a film noir device that works well in "Sunset Boulevard," but in this case sucks some of the life, literally, out of the storytelling.
A mish mash of drug busts, drawls, deception and clearly telegraphed Southern Gothic plot points, "Above Suspicion" settles on a true crime format instead of digging a little deeper to expose the often-troubled relationship between impoverished people and the folks who are meant to protect them. Instead, it feels like a greatest hits collection of opioid movie tropes tied together with outsized Kentucky accents.
Clarke and Knoxville dirty up real nice but the film's investment in hard knock poverty porn over substance plays more like an episode of "Dateline" than a cinematic experience.
A quick title IMDB search reveals the name "Above Suspicion" has been used at least twelve times, dating back to 1943. This most recent addition to the ever-growing list of "Above Suspicion" titled movies is about as generic as the common name would imply.
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Tiny Tots is our parent and toddler group that meets every Monday during term from 9:00-10:45am at Sompting Village Hall. Each session provides a safe place for everyone to have fun, playing with toys, making craft and even the opportunity to sing some nursery rhymes. There is a small charge for this group of £1 for the first child and 25p for every extra child. This includes squash and toast for children and hot drinks for adults.
To comply with the requirements of the Sompting Community Church 'Safe to Grow' policy all our youth & children's workers have a current D.B.S. Disclosure check.
Xperience is our group for years 1-6. It meets every Tuesday during term from 6:00-7:15pm in Sompting Village Primary School. Every evening is packed with fun and games around a chosen theme.


Everything you need to know about this timeless luxury train.
Not to be confused with the Orient Express (Agatha Christie, anyone?), the Eastern & Oriental Express is the Southeast Asian counterpart of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Run by luxury train operator Belmond, this slow train houses polished wood-panelled corridors and opulent furnishings with a touch of Asian intricacies.
Spend your hours admiring the view from the observation car, or indulge in an exotic fusion cuisine in ornamental dining cars. Following that, take the chance to bask in the Bar Car's jazz-club ambience, complete with cocktails, wine, and live music before finally returning to your cosy cabin for a good rest.
The legacy was started by an American businessman named James B Sherwood. Built in Japan by Nippon Sharyo and Hitachi, this 31-carriage train was later remodelled in Singapore to reflect an elegant colonial aesthetic that was true to the spirit of classic Indochina.
In September 1993, the Eastern & Oriental Express made her maiden voyage from Bangkok to Singapore, and has been impressing all her patrons since then!
The Eastern & Oriental Express runs from January to April and September to December, with approximately 8 to 15 trips scheduled every month. Prices start at US$2,400 and averages about US$3,000 to US$4,000 for a standard ride. The duration of trips between Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok is two days, whereas the trips between Singapore and Bangkok last between three to four days.
Their most exclusive – and expensive – trip is the 7D4N Fables of the Peninsula, which costs almost US$8,000 and takes you to Penang, Cameron Highlands and Kuala Lumpur on your way from Singapore to Bangkok. It also includes a night in the Cameron Highlands Resort and one night in Singapore's lavish Raffles Hotel.
Located in the centre of the train, the Bar Car (also known as the Piano Bar Car) features signature cocktails, champagne and wine, as well as live music every evening. It's the perfect place to put on your Great Gatsby-esque dresses and socialise with your fellow travellers over drinks.
Did we mention that the executive chef is French-born Yannis Martineau? Martineau is known for combining traditional local recipes with modern twists and European flourishes all within the confines of the small kitchen onboard.
Where else can you enjoy exquisite fusion food for every lunch and dinner and have the cost be included in your train ticket? You'll even get to start off your day with a mouth-watering continental breakfast served in the comfort of your cabin every morning.
What's a train ride without the opportunity to admire the view as you chug by? Enter the Observation Car, which boasts an observation deck lined with teak wood and plush benches. Nurse your drink and chat over the refreshing breeze through the window in the spacious carriage as the train makes its way through the serene countryside.
Although the bulk of the itinerary takes place on the train, you'll also be treated to various excursions during your time off the train.
In Thailand, take a break in Kanchanaburi, where you'll have a choice between two excursions. The first takes you on a guided cruise along the River Kwai and a trip to the Thai-Burma Railway Museum – an interactive museum and research facility dedicated to the history of the Thai-Burma Railway from World War II. Alternatively, you could go on a cycling tour through rice paddy fields to a local farm, or explore a wet market, sample local dishes and even attend a cooking class on a raft!
In Malaysia, you'll have a rare opportunity to follow a guided tour to Labu Kabong – a local Malaysian village in Kuala Kangsar. From there, choose to either take a guided tour through rice paddy fields and sample local produce, or to follow an expert naturalist on an invigorating hill trek – a great chance to learn more about the local flora and fauna!
Thereafter, you'll be greeted with a refreshing drink on your return to the Eastern & Oriental Express before you get on the tracks again.
Before you make your booking, keep your eyes out for special deals and promotional itineraries during festive seasons like the New Year and Easter.
Foodies, pay attention! Some scheduled trains are hosted by celebrity chefs like Ian Kittichai, Luke Mangan and Didier Corlou.
With that said, spaces on this train are limited, so remember to book early.
Don't forget to check and ensure your travel visa and passport validity for the duration of your trip.
When you're itching to update your social media, head over to the Observation Car for free wifi. Alternatively, you could splurge a little more and book one of the Presidential Cabins, where you'll get to surf the net in the comfort of your spacious cabin.
U-Jane is non-stop, a lover of all things Disney, and may or may not be slightly obsessed with musicals. When she's not off gallivanting, she's probably binge-watching some show on Netflix. That, or she's meticulously planning her next adventure.
Read on to be inspired to turn your 24-hour layover into a vacation in Bangkok. Spend your transit time with a relaxing tour while indulging in the local food.
This is why you should not dread your 24-hour layover at Bangkok. After exploring this Thai capital, you might wish you had more time.
Don't just shop and eat the next time you are in Bangkok – take a detour and uncover some fantastic street art works around Bangrak and Chinatown.
If you have time to kill between flights at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi or Don Muang airport, head to the city for an enjoyable time.


Are you a Ben 10 fan? Surely you are, it even rhymes. And we already know you are a creative colorist, so why not a coloring book with our favorite hero? We have eight delightful drawings with all sorts of cool characters, robots and aliens and Ben 10 of course. Choose your favorite and use the colored pencils in the bottom part of the screen to make the drawing come to life. You can customize the thickness of the pencils and if you make mistakes don't worry, you also have an eraser available for you to use. When you are happy with the drawing you can print it. Then go back and choose another drawing to color. Can you finish the entire book? You will want to spend a lot of time here and surely you won't get bored. Have an amazing time playing this game!


We live in a world that seems to be obsessed with the body. The trend today is to slim-fit, to lose weight and to look elegant. It appears there is a perfect body shape or looks out there that we must fit into. The push is to lose weight and lose it now. So, we do all we can to burn calories.
Some of us are on very expensive diets that promise to burn more calories than our intake. We hold on to this promise. We can't fault it. Science has spoken; it must be true. But we are quick to disregard the Eucharist, the diet that burn away our sins and makes us lose the weight of pride.
What is the Eucharist? It is the Body and Blood of Christ under the appearances of bread and wine. For us Catholics, it is the Perfect Body we aspire for. St. Augustine puts it this way, "be what you see, receive what you are"... the Body of Christ, through which we live the life of Christ.


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Barbara Mehlman and Geri Manus.
A Review by Barbara Mehlman and Geri Manus.
The curtain comes up on "Adding Machine," a little musical with a lot to say, to reveal a disorienting view of a double bed, upended on its footboard, with two people lying -- actually standing -- next to each other. Mr. Zero is facing away from his wife while Mrs. Zero drones on about what a disappointment Mr. Zero is, and how hard she works. Mr. Zero lies motionless.
Scene 2 is a dimly lit office in which Mr. Zero is diligently recording sales into a ledger as numbers are dictated to him by Daisy, his office assistant who secretly loves him. After each entry, Daisy impales the sales slip on an ominous-looking bill spike and reads the next number. From Daisy's expression, we can see she is suffering; Mr. Zero remains impassive.
For his whole adult life, Mr. Zero has labored at this labor, never missing a day, never making a mistake, loyal and steadfast. But today is special -- his 25th anniversary with the company, and he expects a promotion to the front desk. Instead, Boss tells him he's being replaced by an adding machine.
Is it any wonder then, that Mr. Zero murders Boss?
These two engrossing scenes set up the rest of the nightmare-ish "Adding Machine," a 1923 drama by Elmer Rice who was known as a social thinker concerned about individual freedom and the tyranny of impersonal institutions. What follows is Mr. Zero's journey from jail to the Elysian Fields, and his struggle with unlimited freedom.
While the rest of the play is not as tautly staged, nor is it even remotely funny (though it has moments), one cannot help comparing it to the hilarious "Groundhog Day," in which local weatherman Phil Connors must cover the eponymous event in Punxatwaney, PA even though he hates doing it.
When Phil awakes the next morning, he discovers it's the exact same day. In fact, he continues to relive that same day until he understands that only he can make his life different. He eventually gets it, but Mr. Zero hasn't got Connors' smarts. The result is both spiritual and actual death.
In a jail cell on death row, the unlikely felon is visited by Mrs. Zero. Impending death, however, has the unique ability to clarify things, and In an unexpectedly tender duet, "Ham and Eggs," Mr. Zero almost evokes our sympathy as the two sing of some gentle moments between them. Almost.
Cut to Mr. Zero in a Hallmark-like version of the Elysian Fields where the likes of Mr. Zero and the world's other undesirables, unfortunates, and miscreants are invited to roam with impunity, Judgment Day be damned (so to speak). Suddenly the dark gray of Mr. Zero's life lifts, and he finds himself in a world of sunshine and color.
But with no rules and moral guidelines, Mr. Zero cannot compute. John Lennon once asked us to "Imagine there's no Heaven," and writers Jason Loewith and Joshua Schmidt go to great metaphorical lengths to show us the result of those imaginings, leaning on us to contemplate what we would do if given a second chance at life, and how we might fit into this world of New Technology in which anyone over 19 seems to be irrelevant.
These uncomfortable suggestions are emboldened by the show's dissonant music that intentionally grates on the ears, and the only song that even comes close to being melodic is "Daisy's Confession" in which she reveals her feelings to Mr. Zero. Amy Warren, who plays this endearing character -- the only one with a proper name -- manages to provide some comic relief in what is otherwise a grim play.
Cyrilla Baer is an austere and self-involved Mrs. Zero, singing about her unhappy life, her lost dreams, and her loveless marriage, hitting notes that will send shock waves through your nervous system. As her husband, Joel Hatch gives a strong and convincing performance of a man who will forever be nothing.
But "Adding Machine" is anything but nothing. This small musical is a thinking person's show, and if you think you can bear the music, go see it.
Barbara Mehlman & Geri Manus


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Open access central funds in UK universities
Pinfield, Stephen and Middleton, Christine (2012) Open access central funds in UK universities. Learned Publishing, 25 (2). pp. 107-117. ISSN 1741-4857
Official URL: http://www.alpsp.org/Ebusiness/ResearchPublications/LearnedPublishing.aspx
This paper reports on the extent to which higher education institutions in the UK have set up central funds and similar institutionally co-ordinated approaches to the payment of open access article-processing charges. It presents data demonstrating that central funds have only been set up by a minority of institutions and that the number of institutions has not changed significantly between
2009 and 2011. It then explores the barriers to the establishment of such funds and discusses recent developments that might lower these barriers. Finally, it provides a case study of the development of the central fund at the University of Nottingham in the UK and considers the sustainability of such an approach.
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https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1007684
University of Nottingham, UK > Professional services > Libraries, Research and Learning Resources
https://doi.org/10.1087/20120205
Middleton, Christine
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/1625


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Q: Proofs of Determinants of Block matrices I know that there are three important results when taking the Determinants of Block matrices
$$\begin{align}\det \begin{bmatrix}
A & B \\
0 & D
\end{bmatrix} &= \det(A) \cdot \det(D) \ \ \ \ & (1) \\ \\
\det \begin{bmatrix}
A & B \\
C & D
\end{bmatrix} &\neq AD - CB & (2) \\ \\
\det \begin{bmatrix}
A & B \\
C & D
\end{bmatrix} &= \det \begin{bmatrix}
A & B \\
0 & D - CA^{-1}B
\end{bmatrix} \\ \\
&= \underbrace{\det(A)\cdot \det\left(D-CA^{-1}B\right)}_\text{if $A^{-1}$ exists} \\ \\
&= \underbrace{\det\left(AD-CB\right)}_\text{if $AC=CA$} & (3)
\end{align}$$
Now I understand in result $(3)$, that all that row operations are being performed to bring it into the form we see in $(1)$, but I can't seem to convince myself that result $(1)$ is true in the first place.
Furthermore in result $(3)$, I understand that,  $\det(A)\cdot \det\left(D-CA^{-1}B\right) = \det\left(A(D-CA^{-1}B)\right)= \det(AD-CB)$, via the product rule for determinants I also understand that we need $A^{-1}$ to exist, for the initial row operation to reduce the matrix into an upper triangular form $U$, and I understand that we require $AC = CA$, to allow commutativity when we multiply $ACA^{-1}B$ to reduce it to $CB$.
Can someone provide proofs for results $(1)$ and $(2)$, as I can't seem to find proofs for them in any of the textbooks I have at my disposal

A: To prove $(1)$, it suffices to note that
$$
\pmatrix{A &B\\0&D} = \pmatrix{A & 0\\0 & D} \pmatrix{I&A^{-1}B\\0 & I}
$$
From here, it suffices to note that the second matrix is upper-triangular, and to compute the determinant of the first matrix.  It is easy to see that the determinant of the first matrix should be $\det(A)\det(D)$ if we use the Leibniz expansion.
For an example where $(2)$ fails to hold, consider the matrix
$$
\pmatrix{
0&1&0&0\\
0&0&1&0\\
0&0&0&1\\
1&0&0&0
} =
\pmatrix{B&B^T\\B^T&B}
$$
For an example where the diagonal blocks are invertible, add $I$ to the whole matrix.

A: Suppose block $A$ has dimension $r$, block $D$ has dimension $s$. Use the definition of the determinant $\lvert c_{i,j}\rvert,\enspace {1\le i,j\le r+s}$:
$$\begin{vmatrix} A&C\\0& D\end{vmatrix} =\sum_{\sigma \in \mathfrak S_{r+s}}\prod_{1\le j\le r+s}(-1)^{\text{sgn}\, \sigma}c_{\sigma(j),j}.$$
Now the non-zero terms are those such that, if $1\le j\le r$, $\;1\le \sigma(j)\le r$. Similarly, if $r+1\le j\le r+s$, $\;r+1\le \sigma(j)\le r+s$. So the non-zero terms are those for which the permutation $\sigma\in \mathfrak S_{r+s}$ is the concatenation of a permutation of $\mathfrak S_r$ and a permutation in $\mathfrak S_s$, and clearly the signature of $\sigma$ is the product of the signatures of its factors.
The formula for the first formula for the determinant follows by distributivity.

A: Proof of the 3rd identity.
It is a consequence of the following "block diagonalization" identity:
$$\pmatrix{
A&B\\
C&D
}=\pmatrix{
I&0\\
CA^{-1}&I
}\pmatrix{
A&0\\
0&S
}\pmatrix{
I&A^{-1}B\\
0&I
} \ \ \text{with} \ \ S:=D-CA^{-1}B$$
(S = "Schur's complement" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schur_complement)),
Then, it suffices to take determinants on both sides.
Remark : For many matrix formulas, take a look at the amazing compendium : "Matrix Mathematics: Theory, Facts, and Formulas" Second Edition by Dennis S. Bernstein (Princeton University Press, 2009).

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Jeremy du Plessis
Jeremy trained as an automotive engineer, then an economist, but gave them both up to become a Technical Analyst. In 1983 he founded Indexia Research and pioneered the development of PC based technical analysis software with the Indexia range of technical analysis systems. During the 1980s he developed a number of technical tools and indicators under the banner of Indexia, which are still used in software to this day. He is an expert on Point and Figure charts, and the Indexia software was the first PC-based system to draw them correctly and clearly in the early 1980s. He lectures the Point and Figure module for the Society of Technical Analysts and sets the Point and Figure syllabus for the International Federation of Technical Analysts. He has taught Technical Analysis, and in particular Point and Figure, to thousands of professional traders and investors over the last 20 years. In 2001, after running Indexia Research for nearly 20 years, he agreed to merge the company with Updata plc, where he is now Head of Technical Analysis and the designer of the Updata Technical Analyst software. He is a Fellow of the Society of Technical Analysts (FSTA) in the UK, and a member of the American Market Technicians Association (MTA). He is a holder of the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation awarded by the MTA.
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Game of Thrones' Jamie Lannister Didn't Think He Would Live to Season 8
by Christopher Fiduccia
Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has revealed that he never thought Jamie Lannister would survive until Game of Thrones season 8. Like most characters on the show, Jamie went through quite a transformation throughout the series. His character in recent seasons has turned from an arrogant and rude leader into someone with much more heroic qualities.
Game of Thrones started in 2011 on HBO, and is an adaptation of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire books. The series quickly grew a huge fan base, and became an extremely profitable show for HBO. The final season of Game of Thrones is looking to be one of the most anticipated television events in recent years. It may be disappointing that season 8 of Game of Thrones will only have six episodes, but some of those episodes are thought to have feature-length runtimes. Details on the final season are being kept tightly under wraps, especially because of the HBO hack during season 7 that resulted in scripts and personal information being leaked online. Many people are wondering who lives or dies in season 8, and now Coster-Waldau has revealed that he thought his character was going to die a lot earlier on in the show.
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Recently, Coster-Waldau talked with The Huffington Post about his involvement in season 8 and his thoughts on filming the final season of the show. When talking about his character making it to the final season, Coster-Waldau commented. "I know! It was a surprise. God, every time we got a new script I thought, "OK, this is probably going to be the one." But no. The Lannister kids made it to the end.". Coster-Waldau also commented that the show comes to a satisfying conclusion but it was nonetheless a bitter sweet moment, since it meant he would be saying goodbye to the Jamie Lannister character. Coster-Waldau even commented, "I have to admit that right when they said, "This is a series wrap for Nikolaj," there might have been a tiny bit of moisture in the air, just around my eyes. [Laughs] But that was it, that was it.".
Game of Thrones is notorious for killing off main characters just when fans begin to like them. While not very many people can say that they liked Jamie at the beginning of the show, he has since transformed into someone who has been seen as more humble and understanding, especially after his hand was chopped off. While the interview obviously doesn't reveal if Jamie lives or dies by the conclusion of season 8, there's an equal chance that he could be one of the survivors or one of the main characters who perish.
Even though Coster-Waldau and his costars have already wrapped filming on the final season, season 8 still won't be premiering until 2019. That being said, HBO isn't ready to let go of Game of Thrones just yet, since they're already working on a spinoff set thousands of years before the events of the current show. While it's very unlikely that popular characters like Jamie will appear in the spinoff, given its time period, fans can look forward to seeing how his story ends when Game of Thrones wraps up sometime in summer 2019.
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Going the Extra Mile for Military Families
May 5, 2021 /0 Comments/in GreenCare for Troops News, Volunteer Profiles /by Jeff Fenner
Kevin Houle, owner of KH Industries in Tolland, Connecticut, takes pride not only in the day-to-day work his crews perform, but in the company's support of the community, especially military families. Giving back to the people that support his business is something about which Houle is very passionate.
Kevin Houle (right), owner of KH Industries in Tolland, Connecticut, and his brother Ken take pride not only in the day-to-day work their crews perform, but in the company's support of the community, especially military families.
KH Industries is a community-centric landscape care and construction company an hour north of Hartford and 20 minutes from the Massachusetts state line. KH does it all, from spring and fall cleanup to mowing to hardscapes, cranking through 150 maintenance accounts – about three-fourths of them residential – per week.
Joining the GreenCare for Troops Movement
An important element of giving back over the past two years has been his participation in the GreenCare for Troops program. Houle learned about the program last year and completed a full season of lawn and landscape maintenance for a military family. When he checked with Project EverGreen, he learned that there were an additional five families in his area on a waitlist.
"When I found out, I took them all on," said Houle. "I said that as long as they are within a reasonable distance, I will take care of all of them. Military families with a need like this shouldn't have to be waiting for help given the sacrifices they are making."
Houle admits that a couple of the families them are in the outer reaches of his service area, but he can't imagine saying no to a military family he's capable of helping.
A Personal Connection
His brother Ken, who works in the business, is an Iraq veteran, so Kevin well knows the impact of deployment on family life, and how people feel.
"They are doing the hard job, our work is easy," said Houle. "It takes 20-40 minutes of our time to take care of a lawn; it's an easy decision. These families shouldn't have to be worried about landscape maintenance while members of their families are working for all of us overseas."
Are you ready to step up for a military family? Register today at https://projectevergreen.org/about-the-program-volunteers/
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Our Recovery Ecology scientists are currently working with two species, the Stephens' kangaroo rat and the San Bernardino kangaroo rat. The survival of both species is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation. Much of the forb grassland and alluvial scrub habitats that Stephens' and San Bernardino kangaroo rats need to survive has been developed into agricultural, urban, and suburban areas. Stephens' kangaroo rat populations now persist primarily on reserves and other protected areas. The situation for the San Bernardino kangaroo rat is even more dire, with only a few isolated populations remaining. Our Conservation Genetics team is conducting range-wide studies for both species to examine isolation between populations and assess their viability. A low degree of connectivity could mean that individuals are unable to find mates and move safely between habitat areas.
Kangaroo rats play an important in the ecological communities in which they live. Specifically, they influence plant growth by feeding on and dispersing seeds and digging burrows in the soil. This contributes to the overall health of their ecosystem. They are also prey for numerous predators, including barn owls, burrowing owls, snakes, and coyotes. In order to help keep ecosystems healthy, we have worked with our partners to translocate kangaroo rats out of areas that are slated for development and into appropriate habitat on protected reserves.
Kangaroo rats are most active at night and are known to adjust their behavior to the phase of the moon; they are the least active during the full moon and more active under less moonlight. The amount of light in their environment has a direct impact on how easily they are detected by predators when they are out of their burrows. The degree to which extra light at night coming from artificial human sources affects kangaroo rat behavior, survival, and persistence is unknown. We are conducting studies to examine how light from artificial sources affects foraging behavior of kangaroo rats. If kangaroo rats are less likely to forage where artificial light is present, this could decrease the amount of food they are able to collect. These food stores are critical to allowing kangaroo rats to survive periods of low food availability, such as droughts.


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Justin Mapletoft (born January 11, 1981 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian ice hockey centre. He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft as their fifth-round pick, number 130 overall.
He has played 38 NHL games in addition to his four seasons with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the AHL.
After being recommended by his Tigers linemate Sean Bergenheim, Mapletoft signed with Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga for the 2005–06 season, but after a disappointing early season, the team invoked a buyout clause in his contract at the beginning of November 2005, ending his season with Jokerit. He subsequently signed with Södertälje SK in the Swedish Elitserien. The following summer, he signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Senators. He currently plays for the EC VSV in the Austrian league.
1996–97 Red Deer Rebels WHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1997–98 Red Deer Rebels WHL 65 9 4 13 41 5 1 0 1 0
1998–99 Red Deer Rebels WHL 72 24 22 46 81 9 2 3 5 12
1999–00 Red Deer Rebels WHL 72 39 57 96 135 4 2 1 3 28
2000–01 Red Deer Rebels WHL 70 43 77 120 111 22 13 21 34 59
2001–02 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 80 13 20 33 60 20 7 10 17 23
2002–03 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 63 13 26 39 47 7 1 2 3 6
2002–03 New York Islanders NHL 11 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0
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2005–06 Jokerit SM-l 18 1 3 4 8 — — — — —
2005–06 Södertälje SK SEL 31 14 7 21 34 — — — — —
Justin Mapletoft's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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Q: How to correctly display the introductory price of an iOS SKProduct? Short version:

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*created an introductory price for a subscription in itunes connect

*the new price is set to start in about a month

*all clients receive the new price information when updating their SKProducts right away

How to ensure that the new price is displayed in my UI only WHEN the introductory price is available?
Detailed version:
Put simply, the Apple documentation on the topic of offering introductory prices through an iOS app are as follows:

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*check for eligibility by parsing the current store receipt and looking for old purchases of a subscription group where the values isInIntroOfferPeriod or isTrialPeriod are set to true. If so, the user will not receive the current introductory price since he/she received an introductory price at some point in the past already

*after updating your SKProducts, see if the introductoryPrice value is set. If so, offer reflect the discount in your app (if of course the user is eligible)
My problem however is this: I have created an introductory price in itunes connect, and set its "start date" to about a month into the future. Based on Apples guide on "how to offer introductory prices", one would think that the introductoryPrice is not nil/null when a client updates their SKProducts during the time the discount is offered and nil/null when there is no discount available. In reality the SKProduct contains an introductoryPrice object with the new price, duration and so on, for every client updating their SKProducts as soon as the introductory price is created. Even though it's not available until a month into the future. This would lead to my app displaying the new price as there is no way to distinguish wether or not the discount is active or not.
I'd ideally not want to hard code a date into the app before which I disregard the introductory price.
Is there something I am not seeing? How have you solved the problem?


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Spectrum West with Al Ross
Bill Staines. Photo credit Larry Marcus.
Spectrum West, February 17, 2022
Thursday, February 17, 2022, 10:00am
On a special "Spectrum West" host Al Ross honors the life and career of Bill Staines, a folk singer and songwriter who died in Dec. 2021.
Also on the show this week…
Larry Heagle, comedian, musician and recent author of the book "Not Really Sane, Not Really Sorry" visits "Spectrum West" in advance of his upcoming performance Saturday, Feb. 19 at the Heyde Center in Chippewa Falls.
Geoff Peterson, the founding member and a drummer with the Chippewa Valley Jazz Orchestra, talks to Ross about the group's upcoming concert with singer Adrian Klenz Saturday, Feb. 19 at the Pablo Center at the Confluence. They are recreating the album "Sinatra at the Sands," which was recorded live in 1966. At this famous show, Frank Sinatra was the singer, accompanied by Count Basie and The Orchestra, with arrangements by Quincy Jones, who also conducted.
The American Red Cross Northwest Chapter holds their annual Heroes Breakfast Wednesday, Mar 9 at The Florian Gardens Conference Center in Eau Claire. Chapter Executive Director Mary Jane Thomsen joins Ross in a conversation about the event, the courageous and dedicated recipients as well as challenges the Red Cross faces while executing their vital missions.
Al Ross
Larry Heagle
Geoff Peterson
Mary Jane Thompsen
Kate Spranger
Spectrum West, February 3, 2022
Spectrum West, June 2, 2022
Spectrum West, July 21, 2022
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LIC New Jeevan Nidhi (Plan 812) is conventional with profits pension policy with a combination of saving and protection features. LIC Jeevan Nidhi Plan provides for death cover during the defer period and offers an annuity on survival to the date of vesting. The new UIN (Unique Identification Number) for LIC's New Jeevan Nidhi Pension plan is 512N271V01. The New Jeevan Nidhi Pension Plan ensure the life assured to get a good monthly pension after retirement. LIC Jeevan Nidhi Pension Plan ensures that you lead a happy life on your terms even after retirement. New Jeevan Nidhi Pension plans present you financial security so that when your professional income starts to decrease gradually, you can still live with pride on your living standards without compromising. Due to the rising inflation, & high cost of living & inflation, retirement planning has become the most significant. So, It is important to start saving early for a stress-free, comfortable retired life.
New LIC Jeevan Nidhi provides an options to choose your retirement age and control your investments are managed to meet your retirement needs. This New LIC Pension plan helps you to do the things what you always have been doing even after Retirement. Let's have a look at the salient features offered by the LIC New Jeevan Nidhi Pension Plan (818) in the following section.
LIC New Jeevan Nidhi Annuity Plan is a Conventional Deferred Pension Plan.
Guaranteed Additions: The Jeevan Nidhi Pension Plan provides Guaranteed Additions at the rate of Rs. 50/- per thousand Basic Sum Assured for each completed year, for the first 5 years.
Participation in Profits: This LIC New Jeevan Nidhi Policy allows participation in Profits in the form of Bonus from the 6th policy year onwards.
The Accidental Death and Disability Benefit Rider offered by LIC is available under this plan as an optional rider.
Two Options available on Maturity: Purchase deferred annuity OR Purchase immediate annuity.
The Minimum Accident Benefit Sum assured has been increased from Rs. 25,000/- to Rs. 1,00,000/-.
Under Single Premium: 60 years (Completed).
Under Regular Premium: 58 years (Completed).
Under Regular Premium: Rs. 1,00,000/-.
Under Single Premium: Rs. 1, 50,000/-.
No Limit (The Basic Sum Assured shall be in multiples of Rs.5000/-) (in years).
Under Single Premium: 5 years to 35 years.
Under Regular Premium: 7 years to 35 years.
Regullarly: Monthly (ECS, SSS), Quarterly, Half-Yearly, Yearly.
Let us check the benefits available under LIC Pension Plan – LIC New Jeevan Nidhi in the following Section.
Free Look Period: If the Life insured is not satisfied with the "Terms and Conditions" of the LIC Jeevan Nidhi Retirement plan, she/he may return the insurance policy to the Corporation within 15 days from the date of receipt of the policy.
Death Benefit: The total Death Benefit at any time shall not be less than 105% of the total premiums paid which excludes extra premiums, taxes, and rider premium if any.
Death during first 5 policy years: Provided the Pension policy is in full force. The nominee will get the Sum Assured + Accrued Guaranteed Additions which can be paid in a lump sum or partly in lump sum and balance in the form of an annuity to the nominee, provided all premiums have been paid.
Death after first 5 Policy years: The legal heir will be provided the Basic Sum Assured + accrued Guaranteed Additions + Final Additional Bonus + Simple Reversionary, if any, which can be paid in a lump sum or as the annuity or a combination of the two, provided all premiums have been paid.
Benefit on Vesting: On vesting an amount equivalent to the basic Sum Assured along with accumulated assured additions, vested simple revision bonuses and Final Additional bonus, if there are any, will be provided to the Life assured. The given options shall be available to the policyholder for utilization of the benefit amount.
To purchase an immediate annuity.
To purchase a new Single Premium Deferred pension product.
Tax Benefit: The Premiums paid under LIC Jeevan Nidhi Pension Plan are exempted from tax under Section 80C, Income Tax Act, 1961.
Guaranteed Additions: The LIC New Jeevan Nidhi Plan provides Guaranteed Additions @ Rs. 50/- per thousand Basic Sum Assured for each completed year, for the first 5 years.
Premium Rate: The table premium rates per Rs. 1000/- Basic Sum Assured are encompass in I-Annexure. Class-I extra premium rates per Rs. 1000/- Basic Sum Assured are enclosed in Annexure – II.
LIC Accidental Death and Disability Benefit Rider: An optional rider is available as LIC Accidental Death & Disability Benefit Rider by payment of additional premium under regular premium policies. In the case of accidental death, the Accidental Benefit Sum Assured will be payable as lump sum along with the death benefit under the basic plan.
The Accident Benefit Sum Assured amount may opt for an amount upto the Basic Sum Assured subject to the minimum of Rs. 1,00,000/- and the maximum of Rs. 50,00,000/-. This LIC Accidental Death and Disability Benefit Rider benefit will be available only until the vesting age.
Let us check the LIC's New Jeevan Nidhi Pension Plan Rebates here.
The LIC Jeevan Nidhi Pension Plan buying procedure is available here. Before purchasing the LIC new Pension Plan- New Jeevan Nidhi, read the Plan details carefully. This LIC New Pension Plan can be purchased in two ways either online or offline. For Online mode refer the LIC India Official Website. For offline mode, Visit the nearest LIC Branch Office or Contact an LIC Agent of superior guidance. Get the documents required for the LIC new Pension Plan 818 here.
Proposal Form 300 / Application Form along with the Photograph.
The Life Assured can claim the Pension plan offered by LIC, India after the completion of the policy period. In the case of eventual death of the annuitant, the nominee can claim instead of the insured. Check the documents required for Claim the LIC new Jeevan Nidhi Pension Plan here.
LIC Jeevan Nidhi Premium Calculator is used to calculate Premium amount for yearly, half-yearly, quarterly and monthly of any Policy. This New LIC Pension plan calculator is used to estimate the benefits offered by the Jeevan Nidhi Plan. Jeevan Nidhi Plan 818 Pension Calculator provision helps clients to calculate the premium amount and amount paid to the insured after maturity. For more details regarding LIC New Jeevan Nidhi Premium Calculator refer, www.policybook.in.
Grace Period: A Grace period not less than 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearly or half-yearly or quarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly premiums.
Service Tax: Under LIC New Jeevan Nidhi Plan, the amount of service tax as per the prevailing rates shall be payable by the life assured on premium, as and when the policy premiums are paid.
Surrender Value: The LIC New Jeevan Nidhi Policy can be surrendered at any time after completion of at least 3 policy years but before the date on which pension vests.
No loan will be available under the New Jeevan Nidhi Policy.
Suicide Clause: LIC New Jeevan Nidhi shall be void if the policyholder commits suicide at any time within one year from the date of start of risk. The Insurance Company will not entertain any other claim by this policy except to the extent of a maximum of 90% of one-time premium paid excluding any extra premium.
The regular procedure for reinsurance shall apply.


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Q: How do I append PostGIS commands to the system path? I'd like to be able to call psql instead of having to put in the full path everytime.  I went into Environment Variables through My Computer and added the path to the semi-colon separated list, but still no luck.
I'm sure this is easy, just haven't dealt much with Windows commands.

A: Thanks @Mapperz, you anticipated one question ahead.  I finally came across this half way down the OpenGeo resources site.
set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\OpenGeo\OpenGeo Suite\pgsql\8.4\bin


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Kasich and Portman campaign in Centerville
by: Paul Rodzinka
Posted: Aug 18, 2016 / 01:24 PM EDT / Updated: Aug 18, 2016 / 01:24 PM EDT
CENTERVILLE, Ohio (WDTN) – Governor John Kasich was in Dayton Thursday with Senator Rob Portman to meet with volunteers and interns working for the Portman for Senate campaign.
The appearance at the Portman for Senate office in Centerville was part of the "Moving Ohio Forward" RV tour.
Portman on the senate race: "It will help decide the majority in the Senate." @WDTN– Jordan Bowen (@JordanBowenWDTN) August 18, 2016
The race for Portman's Senate seat is one of the most heated and most watched across the nation.
Wednesday Portman and his opponent, former governor Ted Strickland, agreed to three fall debates to be held in Youngstown Oct. 14, in Columbus on Oct. 17 and in Cleveland on Oct. 20.READ MORE: Portman, Strickland set 3 fall debates in Ohio Senate race
2 NEWS Reporter Jordan Bowen attended the meeting. You can hear what the Senator and the Governor had to say about the attention the race is getting by watching 2 NEWS at 6.


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Queer Cinema Needs a Change in Representation
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The MDH Brand: Projecting an Indian Culture
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The Casteless Collective – On Gaana and Dissent
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Tripping off Terraces – An Ode To Days Spent Above
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Shreya Ghosh·
Think dairy products and you will most probably think Amul. It often doesn't stop there. Amul's famous jingle might then play in your mind, accompanied by an image of the blue-haired girl in red polka dots of the logo. As you're reading this, many of you probably have a standard idea in mind. Think Parle G and you will see in all likelihood picture the golden packaging of the biscuits together with the infant girl's image with a look of wonder on her face. Think McDonald's and it is nearly impossible not to picture a flurry of red and yellow, and the well-known Ronald McDonald. How does one account for the persistence of these images and how they are shared by so many?
Marketing serves to create popular images in consumers' minds that become synonymous with the commodities themselves. Like biscuits, dairy products, and burgers, spices are central to our consumption. And when you think of herbs, you more often than not think, "asli masale sach sach, MDH, MDH", and picture the company owner, decked in a red turban and pearls, seated among food and family. The late Mahashay Dharampal Gulati's story of coming to be the owner of this larger than life brand is one of struggle and immense effort. Born in Sialkot (present-day Pakistan) and having lost his livelihood due to the Partition, he struggled for over eleven years in India, finally opening a small spices store in Karol Bagh. The massive financial growth of MDH since then is clear from reports of figures on the same. These impressive figures have been a result of his work, and the recent popularity of the brand has been a result of his very image, heavily used in advertising.
Nearly every advertisement shows the owner sitting down for an elaborate meal with a laughing, excited family. One could say that for a brand which manufactures spices, this is a common choice. Why is that? Mahashay Dharampal Gulati's image signifies tradition, family, togetherness, and prosperity. There are no hints of the owner's struggle in the brand's image, only of his later wealth. There are no hints of what went, politically, into nation-making at the time of Independence. The Partition cut across land, human relations, and cultural memory. This is often forgotten when one assumes that the idea of the nation is uniform for all citizens, or that Indian tradition is singular. The tradition one sees in any MDH advertisement is one also popularised by Bollywood. It is uncomfortably close to the vision of an oriental gaze of India as the land of spices and elaborate meals. Interestingly, colonial legislatures too often failed to consider the multitude of traditions in India and the fact that legal and material changes could not possibly manifest uniformly across its regions.
Food plays a vital role in constructing images of the nation, especially in India. Food is also the aspect of India that finds a lot of popularity, even in Western cultures. It is noteworthy that all food items in MDH advertisements that feature the late owner are vegetarian ones. Moreover, the wide variety of food and the setting clarifies that the cultural dream MDH sells is backed by financial security. In most cases where such constructions of shared dreams occur, so do exclusions. Significant parts of our population (religious, economic, or linguistic) are clearly excluded from these images, and so are their cultural realities. But when one has had a particular idea placed by re-iteration in one's mind, it becomes challenging to give conscious thought to it, to notice and understand it.
We live in a world where companies sell images, visions, and dreams, along with commodities. It is impossible to separate our lives from these constructs. However, it is possible to keep in mind that the creations of these images are deliberate choices. It is possible to remember that they may exclude while attempting to portray unification. Attention and energy have been directed towards conscious consumption of commodities in recent times, and significantly less has been said about the deliberate consumption of images.
Experience Further: Sitar Metal's compositions show us a synthetical, creative energy within Indian culture. Their music cannot fit neatly into either pole of the tradition-modernity binary. While there are many tensions created by how various modernities exist in our lives, certain facets of our culture have managed to interact with these modernities and create something of their own. With a sitar as the chief instrument and metal as the genre, the band challenges simplistic notions of Indian culture and tradition.
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A literature student, an avid reader, and a Bharatanatyam dancer in training, Shreya is passionate about exploring the different dimensions of Indian culture and cultural production. Ever since college has begun, research and academic writing have interested her. She currently heads the content team of her college's film appreciation and movie making society. She has written various fictional and academic pieces before and gotten recognition in competitions and paper presentations. Having gotten to explore different forms of theatre in college, Shreya has gained an interest in adaptations and various questions related to art and context. Music is integral to her life: most things feel incomplete without a song or a playlist to go along.
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Anant Shah- Founder
Anant Shah (just as his Instagram bio says) has always been interested in connecting people though their different cultures. He is drawn to this goal, given his background of a family of artists, as well as his work at several different organisations such as the People Tree with Orijit Sen, The Conflictorium in Ahmedabad and The UN (AIDS) Communications and Global Advocacy Team in Geneva. As a graduate of History and International relations at Ashoka University, he co-founded and set up the Ashoka Literature festival in 2019. Longing to increase this critical discourse on contemporary and traditional Indian Cultures he finally decided to start InCulture.
Kartik Sundar- Founder
Kartik Sundar loves nothing more than opining on cultural content. An avid writer for many publications, the decision to start one of his own came from recognizing a substantive lack of critical discourse around Indian culture today. He graduated Ashoka University with a degree in History & International Relations and wishes to complete further education with a focus on media and cultural studies.
We at inCulture are looking to shed light on what we see as an emerging new Indian culture as well as paying dues to the traditions that have been integral in shaping the current space. We want to try and create a space where critical reflection on cultural events, individuals, works of art, or practices can be fostered. Rather than exist as a cultural news outlet that merely serves as a bulletin board for the latest releases, inCulture will look to curate multi-medium pieces that seek to inform readers about aspects of our culture that make you think beyond an immediate reaction. In particular, we strive to look critically at Indian culture by investigating it under four distinct categories – film & theatre, music, spaces, and society.
All views and opinions expressed in the articles, videos are personal to the Author/Editor(s) and don't mean to offend any individuals, organisations, institutions or communities.
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The meeting took place on 11-12 November at the ILO International Training Centre (ITC) in Turin. Representatives of all CIS centres – regional, national or collaborating – were invited to this important event for the future of the network.
The main objective of the 51st meeting was to review and modernize the terms and conditions governing the participation of agencies, institutions and organizations in the CIS network of national and collaborating centres, as a means to improve its functioning and ensure further development.
For over 50 years CIS has been coordinating the activities of the network. New network functioning modalities will likely call for an enhanced role of the CIS centres in its governance and undertaking of key activities. Building on last year's meeting, the discussions in the 2013 meeting aimed at making this a reality in the coming years.
The network has to reassert its true purpose by defining its work programme, and adopting new working arrangements for its effective implementation. Principles for broadening and structuring its membership base to welcome other stakeholders, as well as practical steps towards its renewal are outlined in the supporting document for the 51st meeting.
The overall aim is to rebuild working relationships with occupational safety and health (OSH) institutions and other stakeholders having a role in OSH knowledge and information around the world. From there it shall be possible to engage into a major capacity-building technical cooperation programme focussed on enhancing access to knowledge for prevention.


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The Notre Dame Hounds played in a 3-2 overtime game for a second straight night, but unlike Tuesday's win over the league-leading Battlefords North Stars, the Hounds fell 3-2 (OT) on the road to the Weyburn Red Wings, who went into Wednesday's action last in the overall standings.
Quinton Hill's first SJHL goal came with 23 seconds left in overtime, while Shayde Peterson and Jevon Schwean also scored for the Red Wings (12-19-1-0), and Noah Decottignies made 20/22 saves in the win.
Jackson Tillinghast opened the scoring for the Hounds (12-16-3-1), notching his first SJHL goal in the opening frame. Braydon Iwaschuk also scored and Logan Dyck stopped 22/25 shots. Notre Dame sits tied with Kindersley for the 8th and final playoff position.
The Battlefords North Stars have four losses (6-3-1) in their last 10 games, and for a team with an .855 winning percentage, you might almost call that a cold streak as they picked up one of a possible four points in Notre Dame and Estevan this week, falling 3-2 to the Bruins on Wednesday.
Keenan Rancier stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced, while Tanner Manz opened the scoring just 11 seconds in, and Jayden Davis and Griffin Asham-Moroz added first period goals for the Bruins (11-13-2-1). 17-year-old rookie defenseman Alex Von Sprecken added two assists.
Elijah Loon-Stewardson and Matthias Urbanksi scored for the North Stars (26-4-1-0). After the Bruins jumped ahead 3-1 midway through the first period, Adam Dmyterko came on in relief and stopped all 26 shots he faced.
The Stars head home to start a weekend home and home with Kindersley on Friday.
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Borobudur temple is a biggest Buddhist temple in the world built at 8th century by Sanjaya Dynasty located in central Java of Indonesia, Borobudur means Monastery on the hill as the temple built on the hill. This temple compound by 10 levels that symbolize the spiritual life in Buddhism. Visit Borobudur is the "must do" shore excursions or tour package very suggested during your ship docking at Tanjung Emas semarang Port.
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The lunch time at local restaurant or Use your rest of your time to visit handicrafts home industry.
13.30 stop in Ambarawa (if the time permit) for coffee plantations or the old locomotive museum at Ambarawa where there are 21 old steam trains in the museum and mostly production of Esslingen, Henschel, Hartmann Chemnitz [Germany] and operated by Dutch in Indonesia.
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Animal Rights & Welfare
Reasons for Declining Shark Populations
Andrew Stewart
Asp52 has a keen interest in the natural world and has wrote many articles about the fragile nature of the marine environment.
The natural world relies on a healthy balance to maintain a diverse ecosystem. So as harsh as it may seem, a predator in any environment helps to maintain the health of those it preys upon. In a marine environment, the sharks serve an important role as the apex predator throughout the oceans. Their guardianship is often celebrated by indigenous peoples as their targeting of weaker marine life often encourages their prey to flourish.
Along the northern coastline of Australia, Tiger Sharks provide a great service by keeping the local Dugong population in check. This helps to preserve the seagrass levels, which in turn provides habitat to a wide variety of marine life. If the Dugong population were to grow too large, they would impact the seagrass levels in a negative fashion.
Senseless destruction of marine predators ultimately throw the delicate balance of the sea into chaos and if the trend continues, other species will see their numbers fall due to a depletion of the their usual food sources.
A Tiger Shark with tag, taken after dark off the northern coast of Australia. | Source
Senseless Hunting of Delicate Shark Stocks.
With improved standards of living and a greater focus on leisure time, there has been a marked increase in the number of people who wish to hunt all types of big game fish and marine predators such as sharks. Their reasons for hunting this often understood species of fish were varied. Some wished to collect trophies to show off their ability to beat and vanquish a fellow apex predator, while some believed they were helping avoid a recreation of the events that were depicted in the Hollywood epic Jaws.
Many people thought poorly of all sharks due to our inbuilt fear of predators. For many, the image of either yourself or a loved one happily playing in the surf, only to be taken by a giant monster of the sea, filled many with great dread and genuine fear.
In the latter half of the twentieth century, a worrying trend occurred. If a single human were attacked by a shark, then hundreds of local sharks would be targeted to remove the 'Rouge Killer'. The sharks that were persecuted were usually a species which posed no clear threat to the bathers, swimmers or surfers that shared the water with these ancient marine creatures.
In America, communities offered large cash rewards for the bodies of large and small sharks. This blood money was a direct consequence of the threat that people believed existed in the saltwater that surrounded them.
Over Fishing.
The fishing of the marine life that make up the diet of young and juvenile sharks, has had a dramatic impact upon shark numbers. Numerous nations exploit the natural bounty of the sea, yet in parts of the world, unsustainable fishing has removed the baitfish that many shark species relied upon to sustain their own populations.
The practice of drift netting captures much fish that some fishermen have no interest in. These fish are often discarded and are thrown back into the sea. These fish do not survive and slowly decompose on the ocean floor. These valuable fish are removed from the natural cycle of hunter and prey, which puts an additional strain upon the surviving fish stocks.
Unlawful practices by professional trawlers decimated entire ecosystems. These once-thriving habitats become areas devoid of any real marine life. If this is allowed to continually happen, then the oceans of the world will become deserted and they are, it is doubtful that they would ever recover.
A Great White Shark off the coast of Mexico. | Source
A room full of shark fins, the rest of the shark was wasted to fuel this industry. | Source
Fishing Nets and Shark Fin Soup.
Many sharks are slow to reproduce and scientific data shows that many species are slow to sexually mature. This combined with the fact that their offspring face many challenges if they wish to survive. Other predators, pollution, diminishing habitats and food, all harm the global shark populations. To give an accurate number of sharks killed each year is a difficult task, but the simple answer is too many.
It is estimated that tens of millions of sharks are killed every year and much of that figure is to fuel the lucrative shark fin market in Asia. The amount taken every year is unsustainable, and many shark species are on the verge of collapse due to the commercial fishing that undermines all attempts at shark conservation.
Scientific interest in sharks has helped reduce some of the more draconian policies once adopted to keep sharks away from the shallow coastal waters of many governments around the world. Shark nets have been modified to help protect many species of shark and other marine life. Many countries have also set up marine conservation areas with stringent no fishing zones with steep penalties.
Unfortunately, pollution of the oceans will also impact all shark numbers negatively. Oil spills and industrial chemicals damage the food chain and slowly poison everything in the surrounding waters. In recent years, plastics in the water have been found in the internal organs of all water-dwelling animals. Death by plastic poisoning is a cruel and torturous death, for a predator that feeds in the ocean. All sharks will continue to suffer because the marine life that sustains them continues to suffer.
A Great White Shark Hunting. | Source
The epic film Jaws(1975), brought the hidden killer beneath the waves to a global audience. The threat of been consumed whole by a wild animal is deeply ingrained within our most primordial fears. The Hollywood blockbuster changed how Great White Sharks were perceived for a generation.
Sharks have been in our oceans for millions of years, the ancestors of the Great White Shark swam alongside the dinosaurs in prehistoric times. For a fish to survive the cataclysm that eliminated the majority of life on the planet, only for it to become extinct through the hands of a dominant land-based species today, would be a horrible tragedy.
Fortunately, it seems that for all the negative propaganda that the film generated, there was ultimately a positive side effect. Public interest in the apex predator increased. There was a new curiosity, it was generated in an animal that most people knew little about. It was this newfound interest, which held the key to the fishes survival and despite further attempts to paint the fish as creatures with a taste for human flesh over the years; the number of people who wished to learn more has never wavered.
It has been nearly forty years since the film was first released, and it seems that the film has generated enough interest to ensure that people have a continued and lasting interest in sharks as a species.
Should more action be taken to preserve all sharks?
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Melvins are an eccentric American heavy rock band that usually performs as a trio. They are responsible for influencing genres like sludge, grunge and doom metal. Singer/guitarist Buzz Osborne (aka "King Buzzo") and drummer Dale Crover are constant members while several bass guitarists have cycled through the group. The band was named after a grocery clerk at the Thriftway in Montesano, Washington where Osborne was employed. Melvin was the most-hated fellow employee and the band felt it to be an appropriate name.
Melvins' music is influenced by Black Flag's My War-era punk and Black Sabbath-style metal, but their idiosyncratic approach, bizarre sense of humor, and experimentation make neat categorization difficult. Like SF noisenik predecessors Flipper, their love of slow tempos and sludgy sound were a strong influence on grunge music, especially Nirvana and many other bands from Seattle. Their protegés, however, tended to use more conventional musical structures with this sound. They are one of the pioneers of the sludge genre.
While never finding and probably never even seeking great mainstream success, Melvins maintain an impressive schedule of new albums and tours, including a collaboration with Fantômas in The Fantômas Melvins Big Band and two releases with former Dead Kennedys front man Jello Biafra, and have a dedicated cult following. (The band has been colloquially known as "The Jelvins" during Biafra's current tenure). In appreciation of these devoted fans, Melvins have released various collectables through the years that have included two-headed dolls, an eight-track tape, and a plastic fetus in a jar.
Melvins are currently performing with bass player Jared Warren from Big Business, who participated on their album (a) Senile Animal along with Osborne and Crover. Coady Willis, the drummer from Big Business, has also been inducted into the band - he and Crover both take up the position of drummer simultaneously, contributing extremely heavy-hitting, explosive rhythms in synchronization with each other.


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#COMMUNITY 2017-2015
Celebrating the Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership Anniversary
We were happy to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Georgetown University's Center for Public & Nonprofit Leadership!
University of Notre Dame's Latino Enrollment Institute
In preparation of co-sponsoring the first Latino Enrollment Institute (LEI) in Washington, DC with the Archdiocese of Washington next spring, program officer, Caitlin Furey, spent three days in South Bend, IN attending the summer LEI. In addition to a tremendous amount of learning and idea sharing, it was an opportunity to connect with school administrators, education staff, and others who are working to make enrollment to Catholic schools more accessible for Hispanic students across the country.
Celebrating Heritage and Leadership
In recognition of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month – a commemorative month that pays tribute to and celebrates the culture, contributions, and sacrifices of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States – the DC office of the Gates Foundation co-hosted a special event with the Metro DC Chapter of Asian Americans Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) that featured a panel of three Asian American women leading private foundations in the Greater Washington region.
Girls on the Run 5K
In Montgomery County, each fall and spring, 2,500 girls from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds come together to achieve the goal they have been working towards all season, completing a 5K! Our program officer, Caitlin Furey, volunteers as a coach with Girls on the Run of Montgomery County, and she was thrilled to watch the 25 girls from her team cross the finish line. Hundreds of volunteers, coaches, and sponsors make the 5K possible each season.
Georgetown University's Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership Open House
Georgetown University hosted an informational open house for its Nonprofit Management Executive Certificate program. Nonprofit leaders gathered to learn more about the program, and networked with fellow perspective participants. Caitlin Furey, our program officer, had the opportunity to attend the open house, and she was pleased to see several leaders from Crimsonbridge partner organizations in attendance.
La Cocina VA Graduation
Celebrating success is never more important than when honoring the hard work and achievement of new graduates. Our program officer, Caitlin Furey, was proud to represent the Crimsonbridge Foundation at the La Cocina VA Graduation ceremony. Seven students celebrated their completion of the bilingual culinary training program with family, friends, and La Cocina VA staff.
City Blossoms Bilingual Cookbook Launch
If you've been looking for a beautiful bilingual cookbook that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike, City Blossoms, which develops urban green spaces for children and youth to learn, plant, and enjoy, has released a cookbook with 32 bilingual recipes entitled, Garden Gastronomy – Gastronomía del Jardin. Our executive director, Danielle M. Reyes, attended the book release party at Petworth Citizen where she was able to congratulate the organization's co-founder, Rebecca Lemos and sample a delicious appetizer from one of the book's recipes!
Brain Science Collaborative
During this year-long professional development series, Teach for America DC Region teachers gain important, effective classroom strategies from the field of Mind, Brain and Education Science, to allow them to maximize their effectiveness and their students to achieve their highest potential. Caitlin Furey, our program officer, attended one of the highly interactive and engaging sessions, in which teachers learned about the connection between brain plasticity and student learning.
Archbishop Carroll High School Career Conversations
Selecting a college major and career path can be difficult. To help address this, Archbishop Carroll, one of the first racially integrated high schools in the area, hosts a Career Conversations Day for students. Our executive director, Danielle M. Reyes, served as a panelist for this event, which engages dozens of professionals, from alumni and community partners such as Leadership Greater Washington, to share information and field students' questions about future jobs and careers.
Latino Student Fund Holiday Gala
The Embassy of Spain graciously hosted a holiday event in honor of the Latino Student Fund, bringing together staff, board members, community partners, and others, providing a welcome opportunity for program officer, Caitlin Furey, and board member, Adriana Smith to meet and connect with the organization's staff.
Sharing Effective Communications Strategies with Educators in Washington State
This month, Reaching and Engaging with Hispanic Communities: A Research-Informed Communication Guide for Nonprofits, Policymakers, and Funders, a publication produced by Child Trends Hispanic Institute and The Crimsonbridge Foundation, was presented at the Washington State Charter Schools Association Annual Conference. The annual conference is the association's largest convening of the year, bringing together more than 300 national, regional and local experts engaged in the state's growing charter school sector.
Latin American Youth Center's Breakfast of Heroes
The LAYC serves more than 4,000 youth annually. Attending its Breakfast for Heroes is an opportunity for staff and others to hear about the great work of this organization, celebrate its successes, and learn more about its ongoing need for support.
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Only a quarter of the country identifies as Republican. There are two reasons the party keeps winning anyway.
President Trump congratulates Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as House Speaker Paul D. Ryan watches after passage of tax overhaul on Dec. 20. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
National correspondent focused largely on the numbers behind politics
July 24, 2018 at 9:55 AM EDT
The general understanding of the American electorate is that it's about a 50-50 split, half Democrat and half Republican. There are third parties, of course, but we assume that about half the country belongs to one of the two parties.
That's not the case. More Americans now identify as independents than as members of either political party, according to June data from Gallup. In fact, only about a quarter of the country identifies as Republican, and about 3 in 10 identify as Democrats.
That holds across multiple polls. The General Social Survey shows the long-term trend for membership in each party. Data from Pew Research Center has annual estimates since the early 1990s. Gallup has monthly estimates since 2004.
The trend is pretty clear: Membership in each party has declined over the past few years. The most recent figures in each poll are lower than the average since 2012, which itself is lower than the average since 2006. The figures are volatile, but the trend doesn't favor the parties.
So if more Americans identify as independent than as members of either party, why aren't third parties running the country? Moreover, how is it that the party with the lowest density in the electorate controls the White House, most state houses and Congress?
Two reasons. The first is that most independents still generally vote with one party or the other. The General Social Survey has a larger percentage of true independents (those who don't lean toward one party or the other) than does Gallup, to the Republicans' disadvantage. Gallup's numbers, though, suggest that the split in the country is about 47-42, rather than 50-50, with the Democrats holding a slight lead when including independents who lean toward one party or the other.
So that's one reason: A lot of independents vote for Republicans instead of third parties. (Why are they independents, then? Most are not hugely excited about the policies of the party they lean toward but also see the other party's policies as harmful.)
The other reason is that Republicans have a built-in turnout advantage on Election Day. White voters often turn out more heavily than other racial and ethnic groups, as do older voters, wealthier voters and voters who own their own homes. All of those groups vote more heavily Republican than their counterparts: Whites more than nonwhites, older voters more than younger voters, wealthier voters more than poorer voters.
A recent PRRI poll found that 74 percent of those 65 and older were certain to vote in November, compared with 28 percent of those under 30. That obviously disadvantages Democrats.
As the graphs at the top of this article make clear, Democrats have long held a numeric advantage over Republicans, especially when including leaners. They just usually vote less heavily.
President Trump likes to talk about the silent majority that supports him. In reality, it's a vocal minority.


On the evening of 17 June 2015 a 21-year-old white man by the name of Dylann Roof walked into an old and famous black church, the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) in Charleston, South Carolina. The church was occupied by a Bible study group. Roof actually sat in on the class for an hour before pulling out a .45 caliber handgun and announcing that black people were "taking over our country. And, you have to go." He then shot 10 of the 12 people in the study group, nine of whom died.
It should be pointed out that at 21 years of age Roof doesn't have a fully developed pre-frontal cortex (which, in part, means his risk- aversion impulse is not fully developed) – a fact that is likely to do as little good in court as it did Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (also 21) in his Boston Marathon bombing trial.
It did not take long for the authorities to identify and apprehend Roof. It turned out that he is a thoroughgoing racist with delusions of starting a second Civil War. He also had a thing for flags. Among the Facebook-posted pictures of Roof that soon surfaced were ones showing him with the flag of apartheid South Africa and the flag of white-ruled Rhodesia. Both of these are reported to be used as symbols of white supremacy here in the U.S. And, there is the picture of him, with his handgun displayed, with the Confederate battle flag – the same flag that flies over the South Carolina state house.
Well, most of the African-American population of the United States, along with many whites, think this ancestor story is a rather poor ploy. Honoring one's ancestors who fought in a lost cause to sustain the institution of slavery (that is why states' rights was important to the Confederate South) is a bit weird in today's cultural environment, but one can do it in the privacy of one's own home or even at a veterans center. However, making it an obligation of the state (in this case South Carolina) is downright dangerous – because what you have is half the population commanding the government to pay homage to those who fought to maintain the enslavement of the other half. From a socio-political standpoint, that justifies the actions of those ancestors in a way that may encourage their descendants (like Mr. Roof) to mimic them. This is just asking for trouble, and on the evening of 17 June, South Carolina – and the rest of us too – got it.
The Civil War ended for over 150 years. So one can reasonably ask why Americans are still dealing with this issue of racism? Why is it that, as President Obama said, shortly after the murders, that "slavery still casts a long shadow" on American life? There is no shortage of those who recognize that racism is still deeply ingrained in U.S. culture, but there are few suggestions as to why that is and what can be done about it.
That being the case, I thought I might revive my thoughts on these questions – ones originally posted in March of 2013 in an analysis entitled Civil Rights Takes a Hit. It was written on the occasion of the Supreme Court's consideration of an Alabama suit to rescind Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Section 5 allows the Justice Department to review any changes in voting procedures of areas of the country traditionally tainted by racism.
* Cultures can evolve over centuries, yet once their major parameters are set, they have remarkable staying power. The notion that such parameters can be reversed in, say, 48 years (counting from the 1965 Voting Rights Act) is naive at best.
* Why would that be the case? A good part of the answer is that a culture of racism shaped the way of life, particularly in the southern United States, for hundreds of years. This culture was only briefly interrupted by the Civil War. After that war, there followed a period known as Reconstruction, when the U.S. Army's occupation of the South interfered with ingrained racist practices. But Reconstruction lasted only a brief twelve years, until 1877. Thereafter the South reverted to racist ways under a "legal" regime commonly known as "Jim Crow." That lasted until the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Subsequent Republican administrations have been chipping away at civil rights laws and regulations ever since. Because, over hundreds of years, the interruptions in southern racial practice were relatively brief, racism has persisted in that region of the country to a relatively greater degree than in other areas.
* This pervasive and long-lasting culture was reflected in local and regional laws. Laws, in turn, are to be understood as educational tools that tell citizens what society deems to be right and wrong behavior. If laws are consistently enforced over a long period of time, most citizens will internalize these messages and they will become part of their moral code. Except for the 12 years of Reconstruction, the South had known nothing but legally sanctioned racist rules of behavior right up to the middle of the 20th century. And so it was racist rules that were thoroughly internalized.
* What the Civil Rights laws of the1960s did was to suddenly, and partially, reverse the behavioral messages based on the older racist laws. They did so only partially because these new laws concentrated on making discrimination illegal within the public sphere. You could no longer segregate public schools, hotels, restaurants and the like, as well as government offices. Today, African-Americans in the South check into a hotel, eat at a restaurant, shop where they want to without much trouble. However, if they do happen to have trouble, there is recourse under the law to deal with the problem. That has now been the case for 48 years. Yet this is not nearly enough time to have the message that racial discrimination is wrong penetrate deeply into the private sphere of a region where the opposite attitude has long been the default position. My guess is that among some southern citizens, the new egalitarian way of thinking is superficially there, and among others it is not there at all.
Lawrence Davidson teaches history at West Chester University.


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Ansel Adams and The American West: Photographs to Benefit The Center for Creative Photography
Sold to Establish a New Acquisition Endowment in Order to Diversify the Center's Permanent Collection
New York – WEBWIRE – Friday, November 8, 2019
Ansel Adams (1902–1984), Georgia O'Keeffe and Orville Cox, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, 1937. Estimate: $12,000-18,000 Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1938. Estimate: $30,000-50,000
Christie's is pleased to announce Ansel Adams And The American West: Photographs From The Center For Creative Photography, a sale of 150 Ansel Adams photographs to benefit The Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona, which begins with a live auction on 10 December at Christie's New York and will follow with additional online sales in the spring and fall of 2020. The works explore the American West as captured by Adams and will benefit the Center in establishing a new acquisition endowment with the goal of diversifying their permanent collection.
Highlights from the December sale include Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, gelatin silver print (estimate: $30,000 – 50,000), Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite Valley, circa 1940, gelatin silver print (estimate: $30,000 – 50,000), The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1942, gelatin silver print ($20,000 – 30,000), and Georgia O'Keeffe and Orville Cox, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, 1937, gelatin silver print (estimate: $12,000 – 18,000).
The new acquisition endowment is possible due to Ansel Adams' lifelong commitment to the field of photography. When Adams co-founded The Center for Creative Photography, he wanted it to be more than a museum solely dedicated to exhibiting his work. His vision, which has become a reality, was to create a seminal place for the exhibition, research, dialogue, and celebration of all photographers and photography throughout time. The distinct group of works in this sale are duplicate prints that were initially placed at the Center by Adams and reside outside of his archive. This sale will allow the Center to continue to further his vision by diversifying its collection.
Darius Himes, International Head of Photography at Christie's, explained: "We are thrilled to have been entrusted with the sale of these Ansel Adams works from the Center's important holdings. The reputation of The Center for Creative Photography is one that instantly resonates within the photography community for having set the standard as a working archive and resource. The sales will offer students and collectors alike the opportunity to acquire prints by Ansel Adams of some of his most memorable images — many of which have never before been on the market — and help the Center further their mission of continuing to build an ever-relevant and important collection."
Anne Breckenridge Barrett, Associate Vice President for the Arts, University of Arizona and Director, Center for Creative Photography, remarked: "The Center is thrilled to be working with Christie's on this important project. We are continuing Adams's legacy by using his work to grow and diversify the collection. By adding more 21st century photography to the collection we are expanding our breadth and depth. We are grateful for Adams's generosity and foresight, which have made this project possible."
About The Center for Creative Photography: The Center for Creative Photography is recognized as one of the world's finest academic art museums and study centers for the history of photography. The Center opened in 1975 following a meeting between the University of Arizona President Dr. John Schaefer and Ansel Adams. Beginning with the archives of five living master photographers — Ansel Adams, Wynn Bullock, Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, and Frederick Sommer — the collection has since grown to include 270 archival collections. Among these are some of the most recognizable names in 20th century North American photography: Lola Álvarez Bravo, W. Eugene Smith, Edward Weston, and Garry Winogrand. Altogether there are over 8 million archival objects in the Center's collection including negatives, work prints, contact sheets, albums, scrapbooks, correspondence, writings, audiovisual materials, and memorabilia. In addition to whole archival collections, the Center also actively acquires individual photographs by modern and contemporary photographers and currently holds more than 110,000 works by over 2,200 photographers.
About Christie's
Christie's, the world's leading art business, had auction sales in the first half of 2019 that totalled £2.2 billion / $2.8 billion. Christie's is a name and place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service and international expertise. Christie's offers around 350 auctions annually in over 80 categories, including all areas of fine and decorative arts, jewellery, photographs, collectibles, wine, and more. Prices range from $200 to over $100 million. Christie's also has a long and successful history conducting private sales for its clients in all categories, with emphasis on Post-War & Contemporary, Impressionist & Modern, Old Masters and Jewellery.
Alongside regular sales online, Christie's has a global presence in 46 countries, with 10 salerooms around the world including in London, New York, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Amsterdam, Dubai, Zürich, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.
*Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price - see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue.
*Estimates do not include buyer's premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer's premium and are reported net of applicable fees.
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