vi  328pp, 32pp publisher's ads.
An uncommon first edition, first impression copy of Arthur Conan Doyle's collection of medical and fantasy stories in very good condition.
Featuring publisher's advertisements to the rear of the text, dated 'October 1894'. In the publisher's original red cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine. Featuring prior owner's ink inscription of a 'C. W. H. Browne' to the front free-endpaper. Although best known for his detective fiction, Doyle was a versatile writer who produced texts of fantasy and science fiction, historical adventure novels, as well as plays, romances, poetry and non-fiction works. Indeed, before his career as a writer began, Doyle was formerly a physician, and his interest in medicine is clearly demonstrated within this selection of short medical stories.
In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Slightly bumped to extremities. Slightly bumped to head and tail of spine resulting in small splits to cloth. Book is slightly cocked. Sunned to spine and upper extremity of front board. Hinges slightly strained but firm. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot. Pages slightly age toned. Publisher's advertisements frequently uncut to upper extremity. Faint offsetting to endpapers. Prior owner's ink inscription to front free-endpaper.


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New Risk Measure VAR Squared (VAR (2)) and its Calculation Part II: Case of the General Law of Allocation of Damages. Comparison of VAR (2) and ES
See all articles by Vigen Babkenovich Minasyan
Vigen Babkenovich Minasyan
Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA) - Research Laboratory of Corporate Strategies
The work introduces the concept of a new risk measure VaR in a square (VaR(2)) and displays the formula for calculating it. It turns out that to calculate the VaR (2), it is sufficient to calculate a normal measure of risk VaR , with a certain changed confidence probability.
The ratio of risk estimates by risk measures VaR(2) and ES was investigated.
Keywords: measure of risk of VaR, measure of risk of ES, measure risk a VaR (2), confidential probability, distribution density of probabilities.
JEL Classification: G12,G17,G18,G22
Minasyan, Vigen Babkenovich, New Risk Measure VAR Squared (VAR (2)) and its Calculation Part II: Case of the General Law of Allocation of Damages. Comparison of VAR (2) and ES (May 28, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3612643 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3612643
Vigen Babkenovich Minasyan (Contact Author)
Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA) - Research Laboratory of Corporate Strategies ( email )

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Q: Asus T100 won't boot - LED blinks 5 times I've been using my ASUS T100 for more than 5 years. Today, I started it as usual, but only noticed the LED blinking 5 times. When charged fully, it blinks 5 times in white and when unplugged, it blinks 5 times in orange color when holding the power button/ power button + windows button.
I do remember changing the charger recently but not sure if that was the cause of this. The new charger I used is also a smartphone charger which should work. But now I'm out of options and there's no service server near me which could solve this issue. I also charged the T100 to 100% (till I see white LED) before trying the same button hold sequence - but still, nothing :(
Is there any way I can diagnose this issue? whether it's due to a bad battery? I tried googling for LED codes for T100 but could not find any :(
Any suggestions?

A: Hold down the power button for 30 seconds, then release. Wait 10 seconds, then hold down the power button again. The laptop should boot.

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Depicting scenes from the early 20th Century are now available at £4, call at 47 The Green or call 01462 834108. Packs of postcards and notelets showing similar scenes are also available. From each sale £1 is donated to the Friends of St Mary s Church.
Depicting scenes from the early 20th Century are now available at £4, call at 47 The Green or call 01462 834108. Packs of postcards and notelets showing similar scenes are also available. From each sale £1 is donated to the Friends of St Mary's Church.


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const test = require('tape');
const declareLeaf = require('./declareLeaf')();
const createOrphanLeaf = require('./createOrphanLeaf');

const set = (state, prop, value) => Object.assign({}, state, { [prop]: value });

const createTestLeaf = () => {
  const leaf = declareLeaf({
    initialState: {
      items: [],
    },
    actions: {
      toggle: true,
      trigger: 'value',
      touch: { time: 'hammer' },
      turnOn: { type: 'turn', value: true },
      turnOff: { type: 'turn', value: false },
      addItem: ['item'],
    },
    selectors: {
      itemCount: state => state.items.length,
      itemsBefore: (state, before) => (
        state.items.filter(item => item < before).length
      ),
    },
    reducer: {
      addItem(state, { item }) {
        return set(state, 'items', state.items.concat([ item ]));
      },
      'otherModule/setName': (state, { name }) => set(state, 'name', name),
    },
  });

  return createOrphanLeaf(leaf, 'test');
};

test('createLeaf prefixes action types with leaf id', function (t) {
  const leaf = createTestLeaf();
  t.equal(leaf.actionTypes.addItem, 'test/addItem');
  t.end();
});

test('createLeaf reducer functions correctly', function(t) {
  const leaf = createTestLeaf();
  const state = leaf.reducer(
    { items: [] },
    { type: 'test/addItem', item: 'foobar' }
  );
  t.equal(state.items.length, 1, 'items list has correct number of items');
  t.equal(state.items[0], 'foobar', 'item list has correct item');

  const state2 = leaf.reducer(
    state,
    { type: 'otherModule/setName', name: 'Hessu' }
  );
  t.equal(state2.items, state.items, 'array in previous state persists');
  t.equal(state2.name, 'Hessu', 'reducer has changed state according to external action type');
  t.end();
});

// test('state stays immutable', function(t) {
//   const leaf = createTestLeaf();
//   const state = leaf.reducer(
//     { items: [] },
//     { type: 'test/addItem', item: 'foobar' }
//   );
//   state.foo = 'bar';
//   t.equal(state.foo, undefined, 'assigned property to an immutable object does not exists');
//   t.throws(
//     () => state.items.push('xxx'),
//     'immutable array cannot be mutated'
//   );
//   t.end();
// });

test('boolean defines a very simple action creator', function(t) {
  const leaf = createTestLeaf();
  const action = leaf.actions.toggle();
  t.deepEqual(
    action,
    { type: 'test/toggle' },
    'simple action created'
  );
  t.end();
});

test('string defines a very simple action creator', function(t) {
  const leaf = createTestLeaf();
  const action = leaf.actions.trigger('happy');
  t.deepEqual(
    action,
    { type: 'test/trigger', value: 'happy' },
    'simple action created'
  );
  t.end();
});

test('array defines a simple action creator with arguments', function(t) {
  const leaf = createTestLeaf();
  const action = leaf.actions.addItem('trumpet');
  t.deepEqual(
    action,
    { type: 'test/addItem', item: 'trumpet' },
    'simple action created'
  );
  t.end();
});

test('object defines a simple action creator with fixed payload', function(t) {
  const leaf = createTestLeaf();
  const action = leaf.actions.touch();
  t.deepEqual(
    action,
    { type: 'test/touch', time: 'hammer' },
    'simple action created'
  );
  const action2 = leaf.actions.turnOn();
  t.deepEqual(
    action2,
    { type: 'test/turn', value: true },
    'simple action created'
  );
  t.end();
});

test('selector uses namespace to select correct branch of state', function(t) {
  const leaf = createTestLeaf();
  const state = {
    test: {
      items: [1, 2, 3],
      name: 'John',
    },
  };

  t.equal(leaf.selectors.itemCount(state), 3);
  t.equal(leaf.selectors.itemsBefore(state, 3), 2);
  t.equal(leaf.selectProp('name')(state), 'John');
  t.end();
});

test('passing multiple leaflets to declareLeaf automatically combines them', function(t) {
  const partialLeaf = declareLeaf(
    { actionTypes: ['foo'] },
    { actionTypes: ['bar'] }
  );
  const leaf = createOrphanLeaf(partialLeaf, 'test');
  t.equal(leaf.actionTypes.foo, 'test/foo');
  t.equal(leaf.actionTypes.bar, 'test/bar');
  t.end();
});

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Singapore politics and history. By Jess C Scott.
March 20, 2015 June 25, 2019 Jess C.
List of Detainees, Singapore
According to Mr. Teo Chee Hean, a total of 2,460 arrests were made from 1959 to 1990, of which 1,045 persons were detained under the Preservation of Public Security Ordinance (1959-1963) and Internal Security Act (1963-1990).
Mr. Teo also added that "many of these individuals and their families have put the past behind them and carried on with their lives over the past several decades."
Screenshot of Webpage (20 March 2015):
Link: Ministry of Home Affairs
Table 14.1 (page 432) of The 1963 Operation Coldstore in Singapore contains a list of 1,190 names of political detainees in Singapore from 1950-2013.
Edited by Poh Soo Kai, Tan Kok Fang and Hong Lysa; 2013
I have added some pictures of the list here — for the full list, do check out the book (and some other links at the bottom of this post). You can also download a PDF with the list (PDF: List of Political Detainees in Singapore, 1950 – 2013).
Political Detainees in Singapore, 1950-2013 (Numbers 1 to 48); from "The 1963 Operation Coldstore in Singapore (pub. 2013)"
Political Detainees in Singapore, 1950-2013 (Numbers 1181 to 1190); from "The 1963 Operation Coldstore in Singapore (pub. 2013)"
On Page 489 of the book, historian Hong Lysa writes:
"We would thus want to emphasise a simple fact: the government has a duty to make public the names of the political detainees and information about their detention. The people have a right to know!" (– Hong Lysa)
Contrary to Mr. Teo's statements in the second paragraph, Dr. Poh Soo Kai (Assistant Secretary-General of Barisan Sosialis; imprisoned twice under the ISA for a total of 17 years by Singapore's PAP government; called LKY a "political pimp" in 1963) said in 2014:
"I have rebutted the High Commissioner's first response of 18 December 2014. With reference to his second response of 22 January 2015, it would be flogging a dead horse no less for me to reply to his attempt at a 'holistic' reading of the archives. Quite clearly he is happy to display his understanding of how he uses historical documents and makes sense (or non-sense) of them.
The High Commissioner would do well to monitor debates in Singapore. Neutral third parties have emerged, with no stakes in the 1963 events except for the truth. Recent articles carried in "The Online Citizen" and "TR Emeritus" continuing series (now 7 parts) have effectively demolished each and every piece of his so-called documentary evidence by simply going through the sources he cited, and showing what they actually said.
I have every confidence that the aspiration for decency and humanity in ordinary Singaporeans will prevail and we will build a society based on solidarity and respect for human rights and democracy. It has been too long overdue!"
(– Dr. Poh Soo Kai)
A Yale-NUS student had this to say in Feb 2015:
[Full article at TR Emeritus]
"The rule of law in Singapore is a mockery, because the ISA, despite all the checks and balances, still allows for the detention of political opponents and social activists without an open trial. . .
[Ho Kwon Ping] does not speak for my generation today.
We will continue to speak out bravely against injustice and the ISA. We won't forget the sacrifices of leaders and activists in the past. Most importantly, we won't back down without a fight. Even Malaysia has recently abolished its own ISA. We will work for the day when Singapore abolishes this outdated and brutal piece of colonial history."
(– Denny, Yale-NUS student)
During an event back in 2012, where over 400 people gathered to mark the 25th anniversary of ISA arrests in 1987-1988:
"People in Singapore are getting concerned [about] a lot of issues that matter to them, and are willing to stand and speak up for these issues…I think we will have a better civil society who will engage the government on issues that will matter to them."
(– MARUAH president Braema Mathi)
"The turnout is beyond my expectations. I think the young people are the most important in the crowd. The younger ones may not know (about what happened)."
(– Teo Soh Lung, one of the 24 who had been detained)
A modest collection of links is listed below for more information on these (dark) chapters in Singapore's political history.
Thanks to TR Emeritus reader, Mr. Chong Wen Wah, and TR Emeritus readers' comments on a TRE post about Ms. Loh Meow Gong, which prompted me to compile some of the info here.
1. Buy the Book: Operation Coldstore (Select Books | Kinokuniya | MPH)
2. Editors of the book (Dr. Poh Soo Kai | Tan Kok Fang | Dr. Hong Lysa)
3. Operation Coldstore (Wikipedia)
4. Operation Coldstore (Singapore Rebel)
5. S/pores (Community of Singapore 'Home Scholars')
6. "Which amounts to 80 arrests/year and 35 detentions/year, over a span of 30 years." (TOC)
7. Function 8
8. That We May Dream Again
9. MARUAH
10. Reluctance to open official records discredits government's rebuttal on ISA detainees
11. Detention without trial: Going beyond Coldstore? (Dr. Poh at TOC)
12. Conversation on FB post on political detainees (TR Emeritus)
13. PDF List of Political Detainees (PDF List: 950 – 2013)
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AMHERST, N.Y. — The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning people to use caution when signing up for so-called "risk-free trials" online. Often, what looks like a free offer has fine print that results in a consumer getting unwanted products which are charged to your debit or credit cards.
The internet and social media are filled with "free trial" offers promising you a chance to get a free product for a small shipping charge.
However, the BBB found that many times people are not reading the fine print, which can be misleading and says a person is actually subscribing to receive products over time.
Some New York victims have lost hundreds of dollars.
And the problem is growing. The Federal Trade Commission reported the number of "free trial" complaints nearly doubling from 2015 to 2017.
An investigation by the Better Business Bureau found that 72 percent of victims are women because the fraudulent ads often promote skin care products.
In addition, the BBB found scammers are falsely claiming celebrities, like Oprah Winfrey and others, are endorsing their products.
You can read the BBB investigation here .


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Biden's first 100 days and his American Families Plan
Air Date: April 29, 2021 10:00 am
President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan, a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
President Biden addressed a joint session of Congress Wednesday night, 99 days into his term. This hour, we discuss what the 46th president and what his administration have accomplished, how closely he has kept his campaign promises and what policy priorities remain. We'll talk about the White House work on COVID, the economy, infrastructure, climate and racial justice. And we'll look at the remaining challenges the White House faces to pass their agenda with a deeply divided nation and slim majorities in Congress. Joining us is Democratic strategist MARK NEVINS, and HuffPost Washington Bureau Chief AMANDA TERKEL. But first, we'll hear about the President's newly unveiled $1.8 billion American Families Plan, which include funding for education access, childcare and family leave from POLITICO's MEGAN CASSELLA.
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Biden shied away from news conferences, interviews in Year 1
President Joe Biden has held fewer news conferences than any of his five immediate predecessors at the same point in their presidencies.
Some states dropping 'dehumanizing' terms for immigrants
California and Colorado this year banned state agencies from using the word "alien" to refer to immigrants who entered the U.S. without permission.
How Pennsylvania can lead the fight against structural racism in our elections
Salewa Ogunmefun, Executive Director of Pennsylvania Voice, advocates for more equitable elections through "Unity Maps."
Barrier-breaking Cobbs Creek Golf Course to reopen with $65M restoration
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IAM Local 10 retiree Joe Harris will be featured on the Sportsman Channel's "Brotherhood Outdoors" TV show on February 16, 2014 at 11 am EST.
IAM retiree Joe Harris of IAM Local 10 in Richmond, VA, will be featured Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 11am EST on Brotherhood Outdoors, the Union Sportsmen's Alliance (USA) national outdoors television series.
In the episode, Joe, a 40-year IAM member and avid deer hunter, goes on a California hog and wingshooting trip for his first out-of-state hunting experience – and first live encounter with a wild hog.
Joe is a dedicated member of Waterfowl U.S.A., and each spring, volunteers with the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) on youth turkey hunts and the organization's "Wheelin' Sportsmen" events, helping people living with disabilities enjoy activities in the outdoors like fishing and hunting.
When Brotherhood Outdoors learned about Joe's dedication to his union and his passion for conservation and helping others, they invited him on this "thrill of a lifetime" hunting experience.
Years ago Joe and his family suffered a house fire that destroyed their home. Joe says it was his caring union brothers and sisters who helped ease that rough time for him and his family. IAM Local 10 members raised donations to assist in the family's rebuilding efforts.
Visit the Sportsman Channel website at www.thesportsmanchannel.com to check your local listings and catch Joe on his February 16 trip.
To learn more about USA and to apply for a chance to star on Brotherhood Outdoors, go to www.unionsportsmen.org.


Online registration is now open for the 14th annual Trails & Trilliums festival, April 7–9, at the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly. All proceeds benefit the Friends of South Cumberland.
This year promises to be one of the best yet, with 23 guided hikes, programs and workshops being offered throughout the weekend, including complimentary shuttle service to and from most hike trailheads. Many hikes and programs will fill up quickly, so please register early to reserve your place in these activities.
Friday evening's ART for the PARK gala gives you a first look at the dozens of original artworks by area artists. This year's gala is themed "This Land is Your Land," and your admission includes include a casual dinner with beer and wine bars. Proceeds from art sales also benefit the Friends of South Cumberland State Park.
Saturday evening's Wine & Wildflowers celebration gives you an opportunity to meet, greet and mingle over wine and appetizers and to honor the 2017 Trails and Trilliums Tribute Award winner, the Southeastern Climbers' Coalition, for their work in helping the Friends protect the new Denny Cove area of South Cumberland State Park. Tennessee State Naturalist Randy Hedgepath will keynote the evening's program with Appalachian storytelling.
For more information and registration options, go to www.trailsandtrilliums.org/registration.html.
The Monteagle Sewanee Rotary Club will host its third annual Cajun Supper, 4:30–6:30 p.m., Saturday, March 4, in Claiborne Hall at Otey Memorial Parish.
Live music by the Bazzania band will provide a festive atmosphere while diners or take-out patrons can enjoy Cajun crawfish etoufee or vegetarian red beans and rice. Draft beer will be served on-site for the 21 and older patrons.
Tickets are $20 each, $10 for students age 12-22 and children under 12 eat free. Tickets are available from Monteagle Sewanee Rotary Club members or online at , and at the door.
Proceeds from the Cajun Supper are used for international humanitarian service projects. One project, Heart 2 Heart, is an American/Mexican Rotary Club cooperative effort. Our club partners with other US clubs, and clubs in Mexico's District 4170 to support two signature projects: water tank systems for grade schools and the Holtz-Beahon Kidney Transplant Program. District 4170 is in the central part of Mexico and includes the Mexico City metropolitan area and several hundred square miles of adjacent rural areas.
The Monteagle Sewanee Rotary also supports the Sewanee Haiti Initiative. Last year the club donated $2,500 to the project.
Since 1908, the goal of the Sewanee Community Chest (SCC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has been to provide crucial support to community initiatives annually. The SCC is raising money for basic needs in the community such as books, food, recreational spaces, elder care, children's programs and more. The goal is $116,850 and to date $97,750 has been donated.
For a majority of the area programs and initiatives, 20 percent or more of the SCC funds are used to maintain their yearly budgets. A majority of the funding is used to help low-income families. Some organizations would not exist without continued SCC support.
You can help: $25 will help to spay/neuter one animal through the Franklin County Humane Society program; $50 will help to buy camping gear for two Scouts; $75 will help pay one month of maintenance expenses for the Sewanee Community Center; $100 will help defray the cost of fireworks for the annual Fourth of July celebration; $250 will help to pay for a scholarship at the Children's Center; $500 will help the Community Action Committee assist 200 households in the community; and $1,000 will help to pay for Sewanee Elementary teachers' professional development.
Send your donation by Friday, March 10, to Sewanee Community Chest, P.O. Box 99, Sewanee, TN 37375. Pledges, payroll deductions and donations made in honor of or in memory of a loved one are also encouraged. For more information email sewaneecommunitychest@gmail.com, or go to sewaneecivic.wordpress.com.
The Sewanee Civic Association (SCA) invites nominations for the 34th annual Community Service Award. The award recognizes the person or organization that has made outstanding contributions to the community. The kind of contribution varies widely, but the recipient is one who has helped make Sewanee a better place and improved the quality of life for everyone in the area.
Nominations are due by Friday, March 17. Past recipients are not eligible to receive the award again. The award will be presented at the SCA's annual meeting, Wednesday, April 19. Send the name of your nominee, along with the reasons you are nominating this person and/or group, to sewaneecivic@gmail.com. Nominations can also be mailed to the Sewanee Civic Association, PO Box 222, Sewanee, TN 37375.
Past recipients include Mickey Suarez; GSA Allies; Pixie Dozier; Barbara Schlichting; Helen Bailey; Sewanee Youth Soccer; Dr. Matt Petrilla; Harry and Jean Yeatman; Marshall Hawkins; Karen Keele; Tom Watson; Susan Binkley and the Blue Monarch; the Sewanee Senior Center Food Pantry (Lena McBee, Sue Hawkins, Charlsie Green); George and Ruth Ramseur; Dr. John Gessel; Dora Turner; the Community Action Committee; Geraldine Hewitt Piccard and the Messenger; Myrtis Keppler; Connie Warner; Ina May Myers; Pete Green; Duval and Boo Cravens; Housing Sewanee; Arthur Ben and Betty Nick Chitty; Harry and Millie Dodd; the Sisters of St. Mary's; Martha Dugan; Emerald-Hodgson Hospital Auxiliary; David Green; Joe David McBee; Robert Lancaster; Marcia Webb; Doug Cameron; Phoebe Bates; Marilyn Powell; and Louise Irwin.
St. Andrews-Sewanee School welcomes the public to its annual Bishop Reynolds Forum on Sunday, March 5, at 3 p.m. in McCrory Hall for the Performing Arts. This year's speaker will be the Rev. Colenzo Hubbard, executive director of the Emmanuel Center in Memphis. Fr. Hubbard's very timely topic, "Encouraging Others to Have a Hope and a Future," is based on his decades of work educating and empowering at-risk youth and adults through Christian ministry. A reception will follow the talk.
A fourth generation clergyman and founding vicar of St. John's Episcopal Church (Memphis), Father Hubbard is a graduate of the University of Alabama, where he was a member of the 1973 National Championship (and three SEC championships) Crimson Tide football team under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. He is a founding Board Member of Promise Academy Charter School in Memphis and a founding Board Member of Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust.
Fr. Hubbard's visit is made possible through The Bishop Reynolds Forum which brings a prominent speaker to the SAS campus each year to engage students and the community in a topic of current interest. The Forum was established through an endowment in memory of The Rt. Rev. George Reynolds, the late Bishop of Tennessee. A graduate and former chaplain of the Sewanee Military Academy and a former trustee and past parent at St. Andrew's-Sewanee School, Bishop Reynolds was engaged by and involved with the numerous personal and social issues confronting the individual, the Church, and the society he served. In the forums of his ministry he had the courage to ask the difficult questions and the strength and openness of mind to explore the ideas that flowed from response to those questions. He was guided by the belief that thoughtful and open address of issues and conflicts created personal growth, moral strength, and sound judgement. The Forum is a creative way to honor these qualities of mind and heart and to encourage emulation of them by students of St. Andrew's-Sewanee School and the Sewanee community.
In addition to Sunday's talk, Fr. Hubbard will preach at the all-school chapel and visit senior religion classes on Monday.
The Sewanee Review's annual Aiken Taylor celebration will take place on March 1 and 2 on the campus of the University of the South. Mary Ruefle is the winner of the 2017 Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry. Ruefle has authored 12 books of poetry, including "My Private Property" (2016) and "Trances from the Blast" (2013), as well as two collections of prose, and other writings.
On Wednesday, March 1, at 4:30 p.m., poet Michael Dickman will give a lecture in Convocation Hall on Ruefle's poetry. Dickman's most recent collection, "Green Migraine," was published in 2016. At 4:30 p.m., Thursday, March 2, also in Convocation Hall, University of the South Vice-Chancellor John McCardell and Sewanee Review Editor Adam Ross will present Ruefle with the award, after which she will give a reading of her work. Receptions will follow both events.
Michael Klein has said in the Los Angeles Review of Books: "[Ruefle's work] is best enjoyed simply as a sampling of moods and thoughts from the same intelligent, delving mind, the kind of pieces one reads for questions, not for answers." Ruefle has received numerous literary honors, including the Poetry Society of America's William Carlos Williams Award, Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, and a Whiting Award.
The Friends of South Cumberland are dedicating their 2017 Hiking Challenge, "Hiking in Mack's Tracks," to Mack Prichard, State Naturalist Emeritus, for all he has done to advocate for nature, both here in the South Cumberlands and at dozens of other special places all across Tennessee.
The day starts with a brunch at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Dutch Maid Bakery, Tracy City. Prichard will be our keynote speaker. The cost is $12, payable at the door. All proceeds help the Friends of South Cumberland in supporting what is now Tennessee's largest State Park. Friends memberships will be offered that morning at a $5 discount for all who join or renew at the brunch event.
Around 11:30 a.m., participants will go to the South Cumberland Visitor Center on Highway 41 in Monteagle to catch a courtesy van out to Raven Point on the Fiery Gizzard Trail. Everyone can walk the entirely new, rerouted portion of the Gizzard Trail, and take in all the amazing trail structures and work put in by our awesome Rangers and dozens of dedicated Trail Crew volunteers during the past 18 months.
The van shuttle will return to Raven Point and bring participants back to the Visitor Center in the afternoon. It's an opportunity to experience the re-route without the 8-mile hike-in/hike-out from Grundy Forest, and a day not to be missed.
park that follow many of the same routes as the 1970s-era expeditions Mack organized while building support for the creation of our park. Our Adventurer Series hikes offer more challenging, Ranger-led and often off-trail hikes features generally not visible from the trails. There is both a Discovery and Adventurer version of each hike in this Challenge.
Visit the Friends' website and MeetUp page for more hike details.
The lecture from Jody Allen, Lemon Project co-chair and managing director at the College of William and Mary, on "The Lemon Project: A Journey of Reconciliation" scheduled at 5 p.m., Monday, Feb. 20, in Gailor Auditorium has been cancelled.
The Sewanee Trust for Historic Preservation meeting is at 4:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 20, in the Adult Education Room at Otey Parish.
Protein was the main topic, but regional farmers also delved into environmental stewardship, healthy livestock and a variety of other topics in a panel discussion on Feb. 9 at the Sewanee Community Center.
Rooted Here, an organization that envelops the South Cumberland Farmers Market and Food Hub, sponsored the discussion. The panelists were unified in stating a desire to be good environmental stewards and raise livestock and produce without using hormones, pesticides or GMOs.
Lynn Blankenship of Dayspring Farm raises grass fed beef cattle and other livestock on 250 acres in the Skymont community near Altamont.
Leslie Lytle, president of Rooted Here, said there is a strong movement toward organic and sustainable farming, especially in the greater Sewanee area.
Wayne Diller and wife Margaret grew up on dairy farms and together with their three daughters and neighborly help, they operate Nature's Wealth in Skymont. Nature's Wealth raises meat goats and chickens using open-range methods.
"We decided to do this partly because we believe an occupation should be like the Bible directs us, 'to maintain good works for necessary uses,' and we wanted to provide a useful service to society," he said.
Diller said because his chickens aren't confined like commercial operations, they are healthier and tastier. He noted that two of his daughters and two women from the neighborhood can dress about 200 chickens in a day. Sewanee's dining hall is the farm's top customer.
Paul Spell and his wife own Humble Heart Farms in Elkmont, Ala., where they raise goats for cheese.
Spell said some people complain about the prices of their cheese compared to big chain stores, but noted the amount of work that goes into it and the lack of fillers and other additives.
Matt Sparacio of Cove Creek Farm in Tracy City stressed being environmentally friendly and raising healthy food, but also noted that small operations are as challenged by commercial farms with a larger volume who get the animals to market faster. But like Diller, he said his products are healthier for consumers.
"We raise our pigs for an extra two months to get them between 225 and 250 pounds, whereas a feed lot is feeding them out in five months at 300 to 350 pounds," Sparacio said.
Caleb and Amy Rae of Solace Farm in Coalmont are utilizing reclaimed strip-mining land to raise beef cattle, meat goats, sheep, alpaca and other animals.
Like the other panelists, the Raes promote rotational grazing, moving livestock frequently to preserve the land, cut down on parasite cycles and concentrate the benefits of grazing.
Jess Wilson of Summer Fields and In Town Organics in Monteagle, raises a variety of livestock and produce, but she primarily discussed her sheep, which are raised for meat and wool.
"My goal overall in life is to put more carbon into the soil than I put in the atmosphere. That's what we're trying to do with our farm," she said.
Wilson said part of her and her husband's flock include the endangered Gulf Coast native sheep, which the Spaniards brought to this country in the 1500s. They bred the Gulf Coast sheep with larger varieties to increase heat tolerance, parasite and disease resistance and to have larger growing sheep, she said.
The wool that she sells is varied, Wilson noted.
"We found that people we sell wool to aren't necessarily interested in it being super soft, but they're interested in it being funky," she said.
More information about these farmers and their products can be found at rootedhere.com and sewanee.locallygrown.net.
"Property taxes would increase," if new middle schools were built on the existing sites, said Director of Schools Amie Lonas at the Feb. 13 meeting of the Franklin County School Board, addressing questions raised in November when the board grappled with the problems posed by the county's two aging middle schools. The board also approved transferring the deed for the old Franklin County High School property to the Franklin County Commission for construction of a Tennessee College of Applied Technology.
In the scenario of options developed by the engineering firm Oliver, Little, and Gipson, the cost of building new middle schools on the existing sites ($48 million to $55 million) was significantly higher than the cost of renovating the schools ($35 million to $37 million) or building a new combined middle school ($32 million to $37 million). The debt for the new high school would be paid in full in the 2020–21 school year, Lonas said, meaning funds for that debt could be put toward the middle school project. But the available amount would not be sufficient to cover the cost if the board decided in favor of building new middle schools on the existing sites.
Lonas also responded to several other questions raised by the board in November.
"Historically, enrollment has been decreasing," Lonas said. Current combined enrollment at North and South middle schools is 1,068, which is 107 less students than in the 2010–11 school year.
Looking to utility expenses, Lonas said current heating and air conditioning costs average $1.39 to $1.44 per square foot, which does not include heating the gym and support areas. At Coffee County Middle School, which has a newer, more efficient HVAC system, the average cost is $1.29 per square foot, including heating and cooling for the gym and support areas. East Lincoln Elementary in Tullahoma uses a geothermal system, which costs significantly less, $1.05 per square foot.
"With geothermal, up-front costs are quite a bit higher, though," Lonas pointed out.
Turning to a request from the Franklin County Commission, the board unanimously approved transferring the deed for the 8.5 acre site of the old high school to Franklin County.
"Franklin County has been awarded more than $4 million in community block grants for construction of a Tennessee College of Applied Technology," said board member Christine Hopkins, who worked behind the scenes to see the project to fruition. Franklin County will contribute $1 million towards the construction of the facility. When the facility is completed, the Tennessee Board of Regents will assume ownership and responsibility for maintenance and operation.
In other business, Lonas proposed salary supplements for certified teachers meeting educational specialist requirements, coaches and coaching staff, and administrators.
"We do a good job of recruiting qualified new teachers straight out of college," Lonas said, but she stressed the need to increase the incentive for teachers who pursue education beyond the master's degree level. She recommended a graduated salary increase over 20 years, estimating the cost at $15,000 annually.
The supplements for coaches and coaching staff were necessary both to keep qualified coaches in the system and to make the Franklin County schools more competitive when recruiting personnel, Lonas explained. The pay scale proposed by Lonas called for a salary increase every other year. The funding would come from monies budgeted for salaries and wages under the athletics program.
Lonas also proposed supplementing administrators' salaries with increases during a three-year period. Lonas estimated the cost at $41,000 the first year and $13,900 for the next two years.
The board approved the salary supplements in all three areas for the term of the 2017–18 school year.
On Bean's recommendation, the board approved a revision to the drug testing policy bringing the middle school policy in line with the high school policy to stipulate a student would not be banned from sports unless the student tested positive three times.
The board also approved an amendment to the bus contract allowing drivers to transport students to a different location in the afternoon for after-school care and similar needs if parental permission was provided.
The board meets next on March 6 for a working session. The next regular board meeting is March 13 at Decherd Elementary.
One student wanted to learn computer coding. Voila, there's a tutor for that.
Another needed help with reading. There's someone for that, too.
The new tutoring program at St. James Episcopal Church in Midway started in January and is proving to be good for both pupils and the assortment of teachers and college students who volunteer there.
Ann Seiters taught elementary and middle school for 40 years in places such as Wilmington, Del., Chattanooga and here in Sewanee. She's retired professionally, but life goes on, she said, and she's happy to be teaching again.
The program is near capacity with about 16 students attending on Wednesdays, said Betty Carpenter, director of Community Action Committee (CAC), the group that spearheaded the project.
In addition to retired teachers, at least four University of the South students help tutor at St. James. Senior Alyson Carr, a music and economics major, has worked at public schools in Sewanee and Alabama.
Carpenter noted that the program is also a gift to parents who know that homework will get done on Wednesdays between 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., allowing for family time in the evening.
The tutoring idea was born after organizers noticed how many neighborhood kids visited the summer meal program at St. James, Carpenter said.
CAC Bonner Leader Allison Bruce was heavily involved in planning the program, and two community leaders and parents, Crystal Dykes and Amanda Knight, also joined the effort. In addition, Julia Bates, who was instrumental with tutoring programs in Maryland, shared her expertise.
Carpenter praised the partnership between CAC, the Midway community, St. James, students and retired teachers.
The tutoring program starts with 15 minutes of free play, followed by snack time, which includes icebreaker games to encourage conversation. Then the tutoring begins, often with one teacher for each student. Tutors are required to undergo background checks and safeguard training.
The program is open to students in grades K-8. For more information, call (931) 636-2377 or email cacoteyparish@gmail.com.
The University of the South has announced that Ronnie Hoosier has accepted an appointment as deputy fire chief for the Sewanee Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD), a position which was created last fall. Hoosier is employed in the University's Physical Plant Services Department.
As deputy chief, Hoosier will assist Chief David Green in all aspects of the organization and direction of the SVFD, and will act in the chief's stead if the chief is unable to perform his duties. He will work closely with Vice President for Risk Management Eric Hartman and Chief Green to undertake a full assessment of SVFD capabilities to ensure that the department continues to operate at peak efficiency.
"Ronnie is extraordinarily well respected by the community of first responders across the Plateau and beyond. His service to SVFD has been of a very high order. I have no doubt that he possesses both the necessary skills and, equally important, the respect of his peers, to assume these new duties," said University Vice-Chancellor John McCardell, who made the appointment.
The deputy chief will be responsible for ensuring that all firefighters have adequate training; that equipment is monitored on a regular basis and is in good working order; and that policies and procedures concerning firefighting are in accord with local ordinances, state law and federal laws and regulations.
When L'Or Puymartin treks through Goose Lake Valley in Oregon's high desert and skirts the beaches of Lake Erie, her grandparents will be close at heart, along with many others who've faced cancer.
Three of her grandparents died from the disease, and Puymartin herself was diagnosed with thyroid cancer her senior year of high school. This summer, in remembrance of her family and friends who have been struck by cancer, the Sewanee senior will run across the country in the 4K for Cancer. She expects the trek to be a restorative experience.
The relay-style run, which benefits the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults, begins in San Francisco and ends 49 days later in New York City. Puymartin has already garnered about half of her $10,000 fundraising goal, with the money assisting young adults with cancer.
Three vans will accompany teams, one that goes to the destination spot for the day and two that stay with the runners, Puymartin said. She added that she expects runners to average 10 to 15 miles per day individually, while taking turns on the road. There will be a rest day about every three to six days.
Puymartin, who is a Sewanee track athlete and student assistant fire chief, is from Los Angeles but was born outside Paris, France. She was a soccer forward at her high school in Connecticut, when thyroid cancer ended her senior season. She had surgery to remove the cancer and after radiation treatment, has been cancer free since.
Even before her diagnosis, she was interested in helping others with the disease. Her mom is Lebanese and Puymartin spent two summers volunteering in Beirut at Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon.
To donate to her fundraising drive, talk to Puymartin around campus or visit her webpage at https://ulman.z2systems.com/Lor-puymartin.
In conjunction with her fundraising efforts, she is hosting a public bone marrow drive on Monday, Feb. 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first floor of Spencer Hall. She said the procedure involves a simple mouth swab, with the results going into a donor registry.
The house smells delectable as new executive chef Thomas Anderson speaks with a Jamaican accent mingled with a healthy scoop of Southern drawl. The finale to the "William Tell Overture" plays in the background.
Anderson, 51, is excited about plans for Valley Cove Bistro, which opened less than a year ago in the former Corner House in Cowan.
Anderson started about two weeks ago and he's already made a number of changes to the menu with more to come this spring. His maternal grandma, a chef at a country club in Greenville, S.C., taught him to cook.
"I loved her turnip greens; her turnip greens were the bomb, and her chicken and dressing," he said.
Anderson, who holds an impressive 30-plus year culinary resume, specializes in Italian, French and Southern cuisine.
A native of Fort Lauderdale, Anderson's late mother was Jamaican and his dad is from New York. He moved to be a chef at the Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville after leaving Hyatt Regency in Greenville. Nashville was home for about 30 years, but his culinary skills took him to Europe, the Caribbean and Southeast Asia. Before coming to Valley Cove, he was a food and beverage consultant for places such as Sandals Resorts, Omni Hotels and privately-owned restaurants.
"I would basically go into restaurants having problems and I would retrain the staff, troubleshoot the whole thing and put it back together again," he said.
In addition, he worked as a chef/manager at Radisson Hotel, was one of the opening chefs at Union Station Hotel in Nashville and owned a Caribbean restaurant in the Miami area. Food magazines including "Bon Appetit," "Food Arts" and "Cooking Light" have featured Chef Anderson.
He said he will miss traveling as a consultant, but he wants to be close to his three daughters in Nashville.
"I needed something quieter and I've been traveling for quite a while so I decided to spend more time at home base and rekindle with the kids and grandkids," he said.
After answering an ad and meeting with Ephraim Gammada, the Winchester doctor who owns Valley Cove Bistro, Anderson said he saw the potential. Customers seem pleased so far. Marianna Handler, who lives in the Sewanee area, ate lunch at Valley Cove on Jan. 31, just before closing time.
Stephen and Dee Eichler of Sewanee recently ate at Valley Cove and said they plan to try the Ethiopian brunch soon. The Eichlers praised the service and called the restaurant quaint and elegant.
"It was a wonderful, relaxing place for lunch," Dee said.
This is his "baby" and Anderson said a number of changes are coming.
Starting March 1, Valley Cove will add dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. in addition to serving lunch.
"Dinner will be a trendy, Southern-style with a little infusion of French cuisine," he said.
Ethiopian brunch on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. will continue, but also in March, Anderson is adding traditional Southern cuisine to Sunday brunch, including a Southern-style tapas bar.
Anderson also plans to hire new wait staff and prep cooks with training comparable to a culinary college, he said. In addition to its catering service, Valley Cove will offer personal chef service this summer, where a chef prepares a meal right in a customer's home. Cooking shows on the Internet and possibly on local television are also on the radar, as well as recipe books.
Valley Cove Bistro is at 401 Cumberland St. East in Cowan. Lunch hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Anderson said. Dinner hours will be 5 to 9 p.m.
Volunteers from 53 counties will be honored at the Ninth Annual Governor's Volunteer Stars Awards ceremony at the Franklin Marriot Cool Springs in Franklin on Feb. 12. The award will celebrate the efforts of 84 volunteers statewide who have strived to improve their communities through service. Miss Tennessee 2016, Grace Burgess, will present the awards, and NewsChannel5 weekend anchor, Jennifer Kraus, will serve as the emcee.
One youth and one adult volunteer were selected from participating counties to receive this prestigious award. Nominees were judged based on the community's need of the volunteer service performed, initiative taken to perform the service, creativity used to solve a community problem and impact of the volunteer service on the community.
Hunter Ladd, Grundy County Youth Honoree—Hunter donates many hours of service to school, local churches and public events, such as the local election. With his church, he travels to the local housing project three times a year to donate food baskets for the adults, read stories for the children and provide clothing for the teenagers. Through the Interact club, he is helping with the Miracle on the Mountain project, inspired by Audrey Nunley, a librarian at Grundy County High School who died of cancer. Audrey dreamed of having a special-needs playground for her son in Grundy County. Hunter has donated a box of food every week of his senior year for the local food drive, and has a goal to give back through donations of new books and computers at Grundy County High School. With all the obligations on his plate, he still always makes time for helping out his community. He has a 4.0 grade point average and will graduate third in his class.
Roxanna Fults, Grundy County Adult Honoree—As city recorder of Tracy City, Roxanna not only keeps the city in order, but over the last several years has brought back something it had been missing: community. From the community Thanksgiving dinner she organizes each year to this year's "Small Town Christmas," she is always making sure that Tracy City is more than just a place to live. The community Thanksgiving dinner is an event that she organizes to help ensure that everyone in her community and beyond will have a wonderful hot Thanksgiving lunch. She organized this event three years ago and it has been very successful every year. Food is delivered to homebound folks throughout the community, and the doors of the American Legion are open to all who are able to come and enjoy the fellowship.


Our team of presenters also included; Andrette Ward, MD (Pediatrician), Andrew McNeil, MD (Infectious Disease Specialist) Lucille Washington (Optometrist). This year's presentation focused on Cancer of the Eyelid, Probiotics, Zika Virus, Diabetes and HIV/STI. Throughout the week STD /STI awareness education was also provided to various High schools in the community.
A significant number of patients were seen, (in excess of 600) and filled more than 750 prescriptions, for 30-40 days for each patient. Our medical itinerary consisted of 5 days of clinical visits to Ramble, Nyere, Lances Bay, Dias and Tryall staff members. Additionally, this year we included a vision triage service for clients from 16 years and up. This procedure enabled us to screen more than 300 patients for glaucoma as a preventative measure, irrespective of whether or not their chief complaint was related to eyes. In the event that the testing appeared suspect, they were then referred for further assessment by the Vision team. We saw 103 patients in Ramble, 102 in Nyere, 107 in Lances Bay, 92 in Dias and 64 at Tryall.
The medical services provided included general and specific problem examinations, diabetes, paps, hypertension screening, testing, pediatric care and fluoride varnish and vision care. Rampant decay was common among the children seen. Fluoride varnish and oral hygiene education were reinforced with the pediatric population seen. One hundred and sixty-nine (169) pediatric patients were seen by Dr Ward including 37 at the Granville Place of safety for girls. The biggest health concern continues to be severe dental cavities. This is due primarily from drinking bag juice/sweet products. Dr Ward is concerned about the overall bone development and the potential for developing rickets and osteoporosis as they age, due to a lack of consumption of enough milk type products.
The general conditions assessed and treated by the medical and pediatric team, included Hypertension, Insulin and Non-Insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Degenerative Joint and Disc Disease, Glaucoma Cataracts, Conjunctivitis, Dermatological Disorder i.e. Eczema, Psoriasis, Seborrhea dermatitis, Asthma, Cardiac arrhythmias and STD's.
This year a medical team inclusive of Stephanie Lafayette, MD, Lisa Baughman, RN, NP and Loraine Bailey, RN , also conducted physical examination and cardiac evaluation on high school athletes and echocardiogram was provided as needed. This initiative was developed in response to the recent report of cardiac mishaps and sudden death issues related to the young athletes in Jamaica. The young athletes who were assessed included both male and female at Green Island High, Mount Alvernia High and Ruseas High Schools.
The success of this year's efforts could not have occurred without the dedication, commitment, contribution and efforts of our partners: The Hanover MOH, Ministry of Health International Team, Hopewell Jaycees, Kiwanis Club of Hopewell, Hanover Charities, Tryall Estates and Round Hill Hotel. We are so thankful for our medical and non-medical team members who traveled from Atlanta, Boston, California, Florida and New York, volunteering their time, skills, effort and funds to make this humanitarian effort truly built on health humanity and love possible. This also could not have happened without the Jamaican team of Balfour Hutchinson, Hope Markes and Webster Bodden, who negotiated the clearance of the medical supplies, arduous arrangements of transporting the team and medical supplies on a daily basis. A hearty thanks to all the volunteers and drivers who went above and beyond and labored daily in every aspect from early morning registration, transportation, packing and unpacking the supplies, readying the clinics, pharmacy, and churches for the patients.
Kudos also to the wonderful staff members from the Sugar Hill and Round House Villas. In conclusion, it's the collaborative effort of everyone which resulted in a successfully amazing health fair in 2018! We look forward to continuing this effort in the future.


Savills Studley has announced that it has acquired Real Facilities, a Toronto-based full-service CRE firm that handles tenant representation exclusively.
The year-and-a-half since the merger that created Savills Studley continues to be a busy time, as the company announced on Monday that it has acquired Real Facilities, a Toronto-based full-service CRE firm that handles tenant representation exclusively. The office will continue to provide tenant representation, transaction management, capital markets, project management and design services in the office, industrial and retail product types.
Stan Krawitz, Real Facilities' founder and president, will oversee the operations for Savills Studley as executive vp and head of Canada and will work with senior vp Allen Grinberg, senior vp and Ontario branch manager Ken Norris, and Savills Studley president Michael Colacino.
"It was important that Savills Studley create a strategic presence in Toronto, the fourth-largest commercial real estate market in North America. We are very excited by the opportunities this acquisition presents for our clients, as many multinational firms have targeted the greater Toronto area for growth," Colacino said in a prepared statement.
"The acquisition fits into Savills Studley's five-year plan to double the size of the business by continuing to recruit elite tenant rep brokers, open and/or acquire new offices in strategic markets across the U.S. and Canada, and continue to grow service lines," according to a Savills Studley spokesperson.
The acquisition is Savills Studley's first in Canada, but its fourth overall this year. In April, the company purchased Cooper Brady Partners in Silicon Valley, a two-office firm with 21 brokers and ten project managers.
Savills Studley also purchased Vertical Integration, of Tampa, strengthening its occupier services and workforce strategy business, and New York-based management consulting firm KLG Advisors, which provides strategic location and workforce advisory services, including portfolio evaluation and realignment, to large corporations.


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Every Vietnamese shares a common birthday on Tet (Vietnam's New Year)! Therefore, in the past, birthdays in Vietnam are not officially celebrated. It is only in recent years that birthdays are given more importance as Vietnam becomes more open to Western culture.
Birthdays in Vietnam are a celebration of life. The family unit plays an important role in a Vietnamese's life as family members provide support. Therefore, birthdays are commonly celebrated with a family gathering, as the birthday of a family member is given honor. This is especially so on a baby's first birthday when parents introduce their baby's given name to their family members.
Singaporeans receive Ang Pao (red packets) during Chinese New Year. Similarly, Vietnamese children receive li xi (lucky money) on their birthdays. How lucky! Their seniors will wish them Của ít lòng nhiều, which reminds them that it is the thought that counts, instead of the money inside.
On the birthday of an elderly in the family, the elderly will be dressed in auspicious red and yellow colors. During the ceremony, the esteemed seniors will sit in important areas of the house such as the main hall or next to the altar. Juniors will express their well wishes of longevity to the seniors, using words such as Mung Tho, Chuc Tho, Trung Tho, based on the senior's age range.
No celebration is complete without good food! The dining table will be filled with sticky rice , tea, fruits such as bananas, betel and peaches. Dishes such as spring rolls and noodles are also consumed. These food represent well wishes for the Vietnamese. For example, peaches and noodles symbolize longevity!
Tradition is an important part of Vietnamese culture. However, nowadays, some Vietnamese have questioned traditions. These Vietnamese (especially youths) think that longevity ceremonies are a waste of resources as seniors demand extravagant presents.


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Thank You Father for our marriage and life together. Lord I still feel so new to married-life and know that there is so much more that I need to learn – but in Your strength I pray that our love for each other and married life together will become one that glorifies You in all we do.
Lord thank You for all You have been teaching me over the past months – that marriage is truly a giving partnership. Continue I pray to open my eyes and my heart to what it really means to be married for life – for better or for worse.
Thank You for showing me importance of not always expecting my own way and I ask You to help me grow and develop into the sort of spouse You would have me be.
Keep us both from selfishness and self-seeking attitudes and help each of us to honour the other above ourselves. Help us to love and to submit to the other in the truly biblical sense and to value the type of humility and gentleness that was seen in the life of the Lord Jesus Himself.


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Monday, 4. April 2016 - 01:36 Uhr
The Launch of ELSA and 150th Birth Anniversary of Rudyard Kipling
It was sheer delight to speak as Chief Guest to the august gathering on the "Contemporary Relevance of Rudyard Kipling" whose 150th Birth Anniversary was celebrated under the banner of English Literary Society of Agra today, the 12th of March 2016 at Youth Hostel, Agra. Kipling has been a controversial writer and has often been branded a "Jingo Imperialist."
At the very outset I pointed out how we often jump to conclusions through our bias and prejudice and destroy relationships instead of holding them in bonds of harmony. As an instance, I referred to his poem, "Ballad of East and West," which many of us may not have cared to read. In both spirit and flesh Kipling's poetic statement, made more than a century ago, ought to inspire those who espouse the idea that civilizations should never mix and that cultural barriers are insurmountable. In the present era of communication and satellite revolutions it may be futile and superfluous to imagine that "mortal millions" should remain isolated and "alone" in inviolable cultural isles of their own.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the author of the Nobel Prize winning book Gulag Archipelago, had declared way back in 1970 that "Mankind's sole salvation lies in everyone making everything his business; in the people of the East being vitally concerned with what is thought in the West, the people of the West vitally concerned with what goes on in the East." But, unfortunately, those whose visions are closed to diversity and tolerance on account of irrational mindsets refuse to see and learn how bridging the gulf created by barriers and boundaries can make the world safer and more beautiful.
What especially interests me in Kipling is his firm grasp of the true inwardness of all things Indian. We find this abundantly reflected in the major segment of Kipling's writings. Be it The Jungle Book, Kim or any other work we are bound to agree with the fact stated in the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony Speech that his writings "have brought India nearer home to the English nation than has the construction of the Suez Canal."
Most of us can easily recall how we were drawn to the lilting lyrics of Gulzar in the song musically rendered by Vishal Bharadwaj: "jungle, jungle baat chali hai, pata chala hai/ Chaddi pehen ke phool khila, phool khila hai" in the popular TV serial based on the The Jungle Book that became hugely popular with all age groups in India in the yester years.
In this collection of stories, Mowgli is first raised by wolves before being put out on his own and his adventurous travel through the jungle to find the human village. He learns the meaning of real friendship and trust from inhabitants of the jungle like Baloo the bear, King Louie of the apes, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the wise panther Bagheera. The book has positive messages about friendship, responsibility, and finding family in unexpected places. Though many of the characters are self-serving or outright evil, the ones who succeed in life are the generous, caring ones. There is plenty to make us visit The Jungle Book again and again both for its educative and entertainment values. It is also significant that Walt Disney's account of the book extended the outreach of the book to international audiences and readers. Incidentally, this was the last cartoon feature Disney was directly involved with before his death. It is significant that in this age of environmental crisis Kipling's book offers much food for thought reminding us of Rousseau's opening statement in the Social Contract: "Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains."
"If" by Rudyard Kipling first appeared in his collection Rewards and Fairies in 1909. It is a pleasure to share this poem with one and all.
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master,
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
And never breathe a word about your loss;
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
One of the most anthologised poems in English, the poem is inspirational, motivational, and a set of rules for 'grown-up' living. It contains mottos and maxims for life, and the poem is also a blueprint for personal integrity, behaviour and self-development. "If" is perhaps even more relevant today than when Kipling wrote it as an ethos and a personal philosophy. The two lines of the poem, "If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster/And treat those two impostors just the same" are inscribed above the entrance to Wimbledon's Centre Court, inspiring those who contend for one of tennis's most treasured trophies in the world.
One can draw, in both success and despair, abundant inspiration from each line of the poem for ways and means to face the struggle of life with equanimity and grace. To a world crazy for mantras of instant success, this poem is a vital blueprint for a life nobly lived and a duty well done. Khushwant Singh rightly called this poem "a message from the Bhagvad Gita in English." I too am of the opinion that had Kipling not written a single line besides this poem, this poem in itself would have ensured his presence in the hall of immortal fame."
– Dr. Nibir K. Ghosh, D.Litt., is UGC Emeritus Fellow, Agra College, Agra. It is noteworthy that his name figures in the select list of 100 academicians and scholars from all over India who have been given this award in fields as diverse as Engineering, Medicine, Science, Humanities, Management, Law etc. He is the sole recipient of the award in the sphere of English Language and Literature in the entire country. He has been Senior Fulbright Fellow at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA during 2003-04. His essay entitled "The Spiritual Nationalism of Sri Aurobindo" is prescribed in the Foundation Course of Universities and colleges in Madhya Pradesh. He is founder Chief Editor, Re-Markings (www.re-markings.com).
Re-Markings Touches New Milestones
With the March 2016 issue Re-Markings, an international biannual journal of research in English, Re-Markings celebrates the launch of the 30th issue, marking fifteen eventful years of its publication. Reproduced below is an inspirational tribute from Dr. Tijan M. Sallah on the occasion:
The Dialogue of Civilizations
Tijan M. Salah
At a time when the thoughtless mercenaries of dogma, religious and tribal extremists of all stripes, faiths and colors; bloody in their binary taxonomy of the world – into us and them – losing sight of our singularity as humans; at a time when these faith-mercenaries brandish their inhumane weaponry wanting to drag a sane world into a nihilist abyss, I am reassured by the 30th issue of Re-Markings, a journal that provides a generous platform for the sharing of stories, essays and criticisms of what is magnificent in our being human albeit molded by the rich diverse cultures of the world. When I read any issue of Re-Markings, I get reassured that Samuel Huntington's "clash of civilizations" was wrong. His framework was too cynical of human nature, asymmetrically weighed to the darker side of human nature. Re-Markings is an avenue for the brighter side of human nature, a journal for the "Dialogue of Civilizations," the hybridization of humanity that the late Senegalese poet-President Leopold Senghor so ceremoniously championed. It is a journal of critical and creative exploration of the world's great literatures and cultures – a platform for global enlightenment. May its next 30 years be that of growth and continued vibrancy as its first.
Dr. Tijan M. Sallah is a Gambian poet, short story writer, biographer and essayist. He is the most significant living Gambian poet and described by critics as one of Africa's most important writers following the generation of Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka. His works have been broadcast over the BBC and the National Public Radio in the U.S. An economist by training, he has taught economics at several American universities before joining the World Bank, where he managed the agriculture, irrigation and rural development program for East African countries till his recent retirement.
Dr. Nibir K. Ghosh, UGC Emeritus Fellow, Agra College, Agra, Senior Fulbright Fellow 2003-04, University of Washington, Seattle, USA & Chief Editor, Re-Markings (www.re-markings.com).
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In the mid-2010s, German investor Ekkehart Hassels-Weiler dropped $131 million on four luxury penthouses in downtown Manhattan.
The market was strong and the product, which included condos at 56 Leonard, was top tier.
But when he sold two of his properties in 2019, he took an almost 16 percent loss, according to the Wall Street Journal — from $53 million down to $44.6 million.
In an overstocked luxury market beset with declining sales and a retreat in foreign investment, Hassels-Weiler is one of many investors forced to take a hit at resale.
Though brokers and developers are hopeful the market will rally, the first two weeks of January marked the lowest volume of contracts signed in that time period since 2013, according to a market report from Olshan Realty. A separate report from Douglas Elliman showed that the median sales price for a luxury condo in Manhattan dropped 24 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 on the same period in 2018.
The biggest resale losses last year were at new developments or recent conversions. The Herzog & de Meuron-designed 56 Leonard, where Hassels-Weiler invested, recorded the three largest losses of the year.
It wasn't all bad news, though, and some sellers made big gains. These returns were usually seen in boutique buildings in areas such as the West Village, where fewer towering new development projects are in the works.
A medium-rise condo at 150 Charles Street saw the most successful trade of the year, the Journal reported, citing StreetEasy data. Developer Steven Witkoff sold his 4,600-square-foot unit for $31.86 million last June after purchasing it for $24.18 million in 2016. [WSJ] — Sylvia Varnham O'Regan
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said Hassels-Weiler bought the units in 2010; he bought them in the mid-2010s.
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It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Great Wall of China (total).
In other words, 11,374 cubits is 0.000588 times the length of The Great Wall of China (total), and the length of The Great Wall of China (total) is 1,700 times that amount.
(长城, 長城, Chángchéng, a.k.a. 万里长城, 萬里長城, Wànlǐ Chángchéng) (a.k.a. "The long wall of 10,000 Li") (from Shanhaiguan through Lop Nur, China) (total length, all branches)
The Great Wall of China, including all branches and trenches, is 19,400,000 cubits. Built and maintained in multiple sections over about eleven centuries, the Great Wall is currently suffering the effects of erosion, especially in the older sections made primarily out of mud.
It's about 2,500 times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial).
In other words, the height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is 0.00043 times 11,374 cubits.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 5 cubits. According to the most recent USDA Census of Agriculture, a total of 1,389.59 sq. km (343,374 acres) of Christmas Trees were farmed in the US in 2007.
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It's about 2,500 times as tall as André the Giant.
In other words, the height of André the Giant is 0.00042 times 11,374 cubits.
(Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height)
Andr& the Giant, who had a pituitary syndrome called acromegaly, was 4.80 cubits tall. Prior to 1973, Roussimoff was billed as having a height of 4.60 cubits and his true height is the subject of some dispute.
It's about 2,500 times as tall as Shaq.
In other words, the height of Shaq is 0.00042 times 11,374 cubits.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 4.80 cubits tall. Shaq maintains an active interest in police work and has served as a reserve officer in both Los Angeles, California and Miami, Florida while playing for NBA franchises in those cities.
It's about one-two-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Diameter of Earth.
In other words, 11,374 cubits is 0.00040765768 times the length of The Diameter of Earth, and the length of The Diameter of Earth is 2,453.0385 times that amount.
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has a diameter of approximately 27,900,860 cubits at the Equator. The first complete view of Earth's diameter was in a photograph taken from a V-2 rocket launched in 1946 by the United States Army, which reached an altitude of 228,800 cubits.
It's about 2,500 times as long as a Queen Size Bed.
In other words, 11,374 cubits is 2,559 times the length of a Queen Size Bed, and the length of a Queen Size Bed is 0.0003908 times that amount.
A Queen-Size mattress measures 4.4440 cubits from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about 2,500 times as long as a King Size Bed.
In other words, 11,374 cubits is 2,559 times the length of a King Size Bed, and the length of a King Size Bed is 0.0003908 times that amount.
A King-Size mattress measures 4.4440 cubits from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.


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News / National / Retired fireman exposes anomalous non-remittance of Pag-IBIG contributions in BFP
Retired fireman exposes anomalous non-remittance of Pag-IBIG contributions in BFP
Published February 15, 2021, 1:36 PM
by Chito Chavez
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) was accused on Monday, Feb. 15, of not remitting the Pag-IBIG (Pagtutulungan sa Kinabukasan: Ikaw, Bangko, Industriya at Gobyerno) fund contributions of several of its personnel.
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The non-remittance of Pag-IBIG contributions for at least 10 months was only found out when some of BFP personnel who just retired from the service went to the agency's office to collect their cash benefits.
In an interview, retired Fire Office 2 Reynaldo Romero told the Manila Bulletin that Pag-IBIG personnel required him to submit a certification of contribution covering December 2019 to September 2020 before he can collect more or less P100,000 of his cash benefit rom his 32 years of service in the BFP.
Romero, who is speaking on behalf of the some of the BFP retirees, said that he was surprised of the documentary requirement, saying that Pag-IBIG contributions are automatically deducted from the monthly salaries of every BFP personnel.
The non-remittance of Pag-IBIG contributions for 10 months, according to Romero who retired in October last year, was confirmed when he went to the BFP Finance department to get the document being asked of him to produce for his benefits.
The finance personnel could not give any answer when Romero questioned why his contributions were not transmitted to PAG-IBIG despite being regularly deducted from the basic pay from his "more than three decades length of service in the bureau.''
Romero noted that only a clerk and "not a high-ranking official'' from the BFP finance department met him in a receiving area and assured him that the bureau will pay PAG-IBIG in January 2021.
"Mahigpit sa BFP. Hindi kami pinapayagan umakyat sa opisina ng national headquarters. Pag may kailangan ka sa finance sila na lang ang baba (Regulations at the BFP are strict. We are not allowed to go to the offices of the national headquarters. If you need to inquire from the finance department, a personnel will just meet you),'' Romero said.
Romero said that up to the present, the BFP still failed to settle its obligations with Pag-IBIG with his fellow 2020 retirees who are still waiting for their benefits.
When informed of the retirees' predicament, BFP Director Chief Superintendent Jose Embang Jr., in a telephone interview, immediately called for an extensive investigation on the plight of the retired fire officers.
He admitted being unaware of the group's situation but stressed that he has signed numerous remittances for the benefit of the bureau's retired personnel since assuming his post on January 7, 2020.
Romero, for his part, said that if he had his way, President Duterte should intercede to curb corruption in the bureau.
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"No one knows the real Nathaniel, they only see the pin-up, the man he pretends to be. Until one night he is forced to rely on Katie Field, an ordinary young woman from a very different world to Nathaniel's. She may be starstuck but she isn't blinded by the bright lights of fame. Can Nathaniel trust her enough to reveal the man behind the mask?"
Underneath the movie star's good looks is a man battling with the demons of his past. No one knows the real Nathaniel, they only see the pin-up, the man he pretends to be.
Until one night he is forced to rely on Katie Field, an ordinary young woman from a very different world to Nathaniel's. She may be starstuck but she isn't blinded by the bright lights of fame. Can Nathaniel trust her enough to reveal the man behind the mask?
I haven't read a movie star and normal girl novel in I don't know how long, but apparently it was worth the wait because this was awesome! I truly enjoyed it, Nathaniel was cocky, proud, reclusive, charming and arrogant - in one word annoying until he met Katie his costume designer after having a not so small melt down on stage when his past decided to come back to haunt him - and then he keeps changing, reacting to her genuine happiness about life, and Nathaniel becomes more and more likeable, charming, and eventually even loveable. But he's just bit too damaged goods and that throws a stick in the wheels of this could be relationship.
I thought Katie was wonderful, she was upbeat even though her situation was bad, she had the ugly sister syndrome with her aloof and stuck-up supermodel sibling she feared comparison to. Still she always saw the silver lining, her way of handling things was talking, constantly, which was deliciously annoying to Nathaniel who was the silent brooding type. It was fun to read how some of Katie's chattiness rubbed off on Nathaniel and some of Nathaniel flare rubbed off on Katie.
The plot I loved, Nathaniel truly was damaged, almost completely beyond prepare, and Katie tried her hardest to help him and duck his advances at the same time. Stuck alone on a paradise island to escape the papz that camped on her doorstep after seeing them leave together after his disastrous opening night, they spend two weeks together, Nathaniel trying to seduce her, and Katie trying to see who Nathaniel truly is, wanting to see beyond the movie star mask.
You'll love this if... you like your movie stars to falls for a plain Janes, if you like your heroes tortured but charming and if you believe that love conquers all, even the lime light and a violent past.


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116th Air Control Wing evacuates JSTARS aircraft ahead of Hurricane Dorian
By 116th Air Control Wing Public Affairs, 116th Air Control Wing Public Affairs / Published September 04, 2019
Airmen adjust a maintenance stand on an E-8C Joint STARS aircraft at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Sept. 2, 2019, ahead of Hurricane Dorian. The Joint STARS aircraft belonging to the Georgia Air National Guard's 116th Air Control Wing, relocated to Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., in preparation for Hurricane Dorian's potential arrival on the eastern coast of Georgia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Dustin Cole)
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) --
The 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, began relocating the fleet of E-8C Joint STARS aircraft stationed on the installation, Sept. 2, to prevent potential damage from Hurricane Dorian.
The Joint STARS have relocated temporarily to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, where they will wait while Hurricane Dorian travels up the eastern coast of the United States.
"Joint STARS is a unique weapon system in our nation's Air Force," said Col. Ed Goebel, 461st ACW commander. "Protecting our Airmen and aircraft is a duty we must uphold in order to preserve combat capabilities for combatant commanders."
"Protecting the assets we have been entrusted with is a top priority for us," said Col. Ato Crumbly, 116th ACW commander. "By moving our aircraft to Tinker Air Force Base to wait out the storm, we are taking the necessary steps to ensure our aircraft are safe should Hurricane Dorian bring significant weather to our area."
All aircraft that could not be housed inside hangars at Robins AFB were flown by crews of operators and maintainers to Tinker AFB. The rest of the JSTARS remain in middle Georgia and are standing by to help with recovery efforts if needed.
"We have the best team of people ready to help as soon as we receive the call," Crumbly said. "From our route clearing packages to medics, security forces and services, our people are highly trained and have the necessary resources to help the citizens of Georgia and any state we are called upon to assist. This is what we train for."
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The city closed a deal on Thursday to pay the landlords $173 million for the buildings. City officials said the purchase price for the buildings rose during the normal course of negotiations.
Both Mr. de Blasio and Mr. Carone said that they had not discussed the real estate deal that calls for the city to pay the landlords, Stuart and Jay Podolsky, $173 million for the buildings in Brooklyn and the Bronx.
A spokeswoman for the comptroller, who oversees city spending, said that his office did not have the authority to block the deal.
The Podolskys also operate single-room occupancy hotels used by the city to house homeless people. The city said it began contracting with the Podolsky companies for the cluster sites in 2001; from July 2013 through June 2018, the Department of Homeless Services paid companies controlled by the Podolskys a total of $189 million for use of the cluster-site apartments and the single-room occupancy locations.


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Социалистическая единая партия России (СЕПР) — политическая партия, существовавшая в России с 2002 по 2008 год. В сентябре 2003 года, партия выступила одним из соучредителей  НПСР Родина, в декабре на Выборах в Государственную думу (2003) прошла в парламент в составе блока Родина.

Создание партии
В 2001 году несколько социалистических партий объявили о слиянии. 29 сентября 2001 года Социалистическая партия России Ивана Рыбкина, «Духовное наследие» Алексея Подберезкина и Союз реалистов Нины Жуковой самораспустились, чтобы на учредительном съезде создать новую партию — Социалистическую единую партию России. Учредительном съезд новой партии состоялся 2 марта 2002 года в посёлке Московский. На учредительном съезде партия получила название Социалистическая единая партия России (Духовное наследие). Председателем партии был избран Иван Рыбкин, а генеральным секретарем — Алексей Подберезкин. Выступая перед делегатами, председатель партии заявил, что «конечной целью создаваемой партии является организация общества, предоставляющего максимальные возможности для самореализации одухотворенных личностей». В свою очередь генсек партии отметил, что «новая партия намерена вести диалог, как со своими союзниками, так и с соперниками на политической арене». Партия была зарегистирована в Министерстве юстиции РФ 21 августа 2002 года.

Раскол в блоке Родина
Почти сразу после победы блока Родина на Выборах в Государственную думу (2003) года, в блоке начались конфликты между соучредителями. Лидер партии Народная воля и один соучредитель блока Родина Сергей Бабурин, создал альтернативную депутатскую фракцию Родина — Народная воля — СЕПР под своим руководством, в которую вошли депутаты, члены партии Народная воля и СЕПР в количестве 11 депутатов.

14 февраля 2004 года «Социалистическая единая партия России» провела два IV внеочередных альтернативных своих съездов, сторонники Рогозина, собрались в гостинице Россия под председательством Александра Ватагина, другой сторонники Глазьева в кинотеатре «Зарядье». Оба съезда считались легитимны, так как делегаты региональных отделений посетили оба съездов и голосовали на съезде сторонников Рогозина за Рогозина, на съезде сторонников Глазьева за Глазьева.

Роспуск

12 апреля 2007 года лидер «Социалистической единой партии России» Василий Шестаков и лидер партии Справедливая Россия Сергей Миронов подписали соглашение о сотрудничестве и объединении.

26 мая 2007 года на съезде «Социалистической единой партии России», партия была распущена и её члены вошли в состав партии Справедливая Россия.

Руководство
 Шестаков, Василий Борисович — председатель
 Епонешников Валерий Викторович — сопредседатель
 Лазарева Наталия Владимировна — Председатель ЦИК партии, руководитель аппарата

См. также
 Партия Родина
 Партия Народная воля
 Справедливая Россия

Ссылки
 Архив сайта партии СЕПР 2007 года

Примечания

Политические партии России

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There are different high times magazines. The high times mag explains different cannabis activities and its functions.Some of these magazines are;• HIGH TIMES: STRONGEST STRAINS• HIGH TIMES: CHEECH & CHONG• HIGH TIMES: SNAP CRACKLE POT!• HIGH TIMES: DAB REPORT 2014• HIGH TIMES: BESTBUDS• HIGH TIMES: POT AND PUNKS.
High times cannabis cup San Bernardino 2018.
➢ venue This cannabis cup event will be held in San Bernardino, which is a centre for national events, specifically Orange shows.
1. For VIP and the Super VIP, their entry time is exactly at 12:00 pm2.
For GA, THE door time is at 12:30 pm.
There will be 420 doctors available online for medical marijuana evaluations consultation for those that will not be having their medical marijuana cards but this will attract an additional fee.Wristbands will be given in case one has a gate pass and also for in and out movement from the event.Things like alcohol, weapons, food and glass bottles are not allowed into the 420 events 2018 california. There are however no ticket refunds or upgrades. When you purchase one, then that is final.The above event shall be in the high times 2018 magazine and therefore let us all meet for in California for the high times cup 2018 California in San Bernardino.
The most previous US cannabis cup which is a high times events was the High times San Bernardino 2017 . This is an event that was presented by Eureka Vapor. Its venue was at the San Bernardino. This event was held April 21st to April 23rd.
The above events are there different high times events 2018 that all comprise the US cannabis cup, which will be held across different cities in the US like Las Vegas and California. Get your ticket today and let us meet for the High Times US Cannabis Cup SoCal San Bernardino – April 20-22, 2018 today!
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The monastery was destroyed by an earthquake in 1838 but it was repaired in 1873 by Sinphyumashin, daughter of Me Nu, a queen of King Mindon. Konbaung (19th century Burmese) monasteries were mostly built of wood and therefore got easily destroyed by fire. This brick structure was however planned for a longer life-cycle with an architecture that only simulates wooden buildings. Next to the monastery stands the white-golden colored pagoda of Htilaingshin Paya.