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A CONVERSATION WITH: OLI VAN ROOST OF HORAI
OTH: For the people who don't know who Oli Van Roost is, could we get a little lowdown on you and your past?
OVR: Yeah so, it's a long story because I'm getting older but yeah. I moved to Canada from Belgium in 1981 and to Montreal in about '86 and found a passion for skateboarding really early on in life and it really came full force in the late '80s when street skating really started to get big.
OTH: Did you discover your passion for skating here in Montreal?
OVR: Actually I don't know what it was but the first thing I ever bought in my life that I remember saving up for and my mom paid half for was a banana board back in Belgium. I was around 7 or 8, and I left there when I was 9 years old. Then I really got into BMX because it was really big in the early '80s. I took a trip to San Francisco in probably around '86 or '87, and just hanging out at Fisherman's Wharf, seeing these guy's skating… I had never seen that before so I immediately came home and sold my BMX to get a skateboard.
OTH: What was the first board you bought?
OVR: The first board I bought was a Steve Caballero, which I don't know if you've ever seen this board but it was so freakin' wide. But we weren't really doing ollies back then, we were just doing acid drops, basically just rolling off anything we could. We were skating a lot of banks and we were really just skating street not so much about tricks but more just skating downtown.
OTH: Just going from point A to point B.
OVR: Yeah exactly, but not just to get from A to B but also just to skate. It was really more of a surf vibe. Then in the late '80s we started building our own ramps. We'd go to construction sites and borrow wood to build ramps and just skate. That's when Bones Brigade- when Peralta started putting out videos and we could really see what people were doing in California and we'd basically emulate everything they did. That's really when skateboarding as we know it today really grew everywhere.
OTH: We had an interview with Jeremy Elkin, he ran us through his whole documentary, and during this interview with him you could really see the growth of skate culture and its ties to everything really within the streetwear community.
OVR: It's crazy.
OTH: Yeah it's really crazy because when you think of the people who are buying "streetwear", they probably don't know that Zoo York could've been what Supreme is or that they have ties to each other or that all of the brands that blew up in New York all have ties to each other and it's just crazy to see how everyone ends up where they do and how everything is just a big connected web.
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OVR: Yeah, streetwear was born out of skateboarding, there's no doubt about it. You know as a skateboarder you always talk about it. I have three girls and I always tell them that skateboarding saves lives, but really it's about having a passion for anything. But skateboarding when you look at any of the major fashion houses that are now run by more streetwear "kids", I call them kids, but the early streetwear kids are running all the major fashion houses from Kim Jones to Nigo, all these guys, it's crazy. Back in the '80s, everyone was like "these kids are cool" but it wasn't as accepted as it is now. Now it's come full circle because most people can't skate because of the dedication you need, and you're gonna bleed and break bones. It's actually really hard and everyone kind of emulates skateboarding.
OTH: It's like when longboarding came back into the mix. There were always the cool kids who were just skateboarding everywhere but then there was the less gritty version of that with the longboard. You had that functionality of getting from point A to point B a little bit better, but you could still ride with the cool kids, just not do the tricks that you can with a skateboard.
OVR: That's why skateboarding is so street. I grew up dirt poor but I was good enough on a skateboard that I could get free decks and free shoes. You know we left the house at 10 in the morning and came home at midnight and our skateboard got us everywhere. You could bring it on the metro, on the bus, so just as a means of transportation it's amazing. That's essentially what got me into design. I was lucky enough that in the late '80s I was sponsored by basically the downtown skate shop in Montreal, Footloose Sports, and they happened to be the first and only Stussy store in Quebec for a long time. I grew up in NDG so I was very affiliated with reggae music and the rastas, so when Stussy first hit out here and it was with all the lions and the reggae colours, we just fell in love. The store would get very limited quantities and usually we'd go through the boxes before they even hit the floor. We were pretty much the only ones. And Stussy protected their brand, I think they only had one store in Quebec for about 5-6 years and then they opened a store called Juan & Juanita, which was in Cours Mont-Royal and because the store here was in NDG they just couldn't sell enough so it moved there. But I really think that's what really got me into fashion. Stussy was the first brand that I was like "Wow!" That was the first time I had a connection to a brand and what got me into brands in general. I wanted to associate with it.
OVR: The story of Stussy is great because it kinda just started off as the phenomenon out State's side, it grew and came to Canada and by the time I was growing up and getting into clothing, Stussy at that time was perceived as a mall brand and was hitting Zumiez and those types of stores, but now it's had this huge resurgence where a lot of the stuff that they're putting out is amazing cut & sew, yet they don't forget about their core audience that loves a classic tee with the classic logo on the back. A lot of people forget that story of how they were on top, then they dipped off a bit but managed to really come back and establish themselves all over again.
OTH: It's an amazing story. Shawn Stussy himself is a great guy. You know he just started by kinda buying surplus pieces and I think the logo, I'm not positive, but I think one of his uncles was an artist and that was his signature. And then Shawn kind of commercialised it a bit and did his thing, but yeah it's an amazing brand. I also think I may have started to fall in love with clothing a little earlier because my dad's second wife in Belgium had opened boutiques and would sell Cacharel, Lacoste and these high end brands. We would sometimes be in Paris and we would go to showrooms so I don't know if maybe that was part of it, but Stussy was when I was really like "Yo, I wanna do this." So from there, my uncles were all nerds and they were very early into Apple, they went to Berkeley University at the same time as Steve Jobs and Bill Gates so they were very affected by that and because my moms brothers were all over the States, It must've been around 1988 and we used to communicate through Email/AOL on Macintosh computers. Back at the time Radio Shack had these computers called Tandy 1000 that could run Apple software, so they were a lot cheaper but could run the software. So we were emailing back then because phone calls were so expensive, so I got a hand-me-down Apple computer and started playing around with that and it really piqued my interest in design.
OTH: So you started appreciating design because of the technology?
OVR: Well I was never that good of a drawer and so there was I think it was called Mac Paint, and you could draw on the computer and edit your drawings and it moved very quickly. So from skateboarding, and graphics and all that I just knew that this was what I wanted to do. So the natural thing was to start with graphics. So I started working on them in high school, for our grad year we did the T-shirts. Like the old school silk screening but making our own films and everything, and then snowboarding came along which was also a big deal for me. So through graphics I started working for Lithium Manufacturing, which was an early brand in the rave days.
OTH: How old were you at this time?
OVR: At that point, it was my first real design job, I was probably about 21. The designer was Willo Perron, who is now the biggest set designer in the world hands down. Any stage show from Rihanna to Drake to even Fenty Savage, the Pornhub awards, it's all done by Willo Perron. And his brother is Zeb who's one of the bigger interior designers in Montreal. Willo designs all the Stussy stores as well around the world. Anyways, these guys were doing cool shit and we're living right now what was going on back then. There was technical and then stuff that wasn't that technical but it at least looked like it was, it's kind of like right where we are now but 25-30 years ago and that's where my career started. So we would look at North Face pieces that were selling for like $250 such as a Polartec fleece and we would do it in a more affordable fleece, same styling and then sell it for $100. At the time, I was doing labels and stuff, I was paid but it was almost more of an internship for me because I got to learn from Willo who wasn't there that long but then another guy William came, and I just got to learn how to build a brand, how to market, how to sell it, develop it and all that. Then there's a company in Montreal called Gordini and Kombi, Gordini in Vermont and Kombi in Canada and they would both distribute each other's brand so they were almost like one company. I was doing design stuff for Gordini, just helping them draw some gloves and whatnot, not really involved in development and fabrics but just the sketching of the gloves. At the time snowboarding was just starting to take off and I myself was snowboarding so I had ties to the community so they gave me an offer to start a snowboarding brand for them. So I started this brand called Drop, which had an office here in Montreal, and it grew to about $10 million in a few years and we also had one of the best snowboard teams. We were selling to Japan, Korea, China, USA, Europe, it was THE snowboarding gloves company. I did that for about 7 years and in the last 2 years we also were doing backpacks.
OTH: You were only making snowboarding gloves? Nothing else?
OVR: No, just gloves. I mean a few T-shirts and stuff but it was really gloves.
OTH: Wow, 10 mil off just gloves that's crazy!
OVR: It was insane. I think we were doing a million just in Japan when I left
OTH: And the backpacks didn't really work out?
OVR: Well it was working but slowly. The collection was cool and innovative, there were a few other companies that started at the same time and by that time I was just kind of burning out. I was working crazy hours, travelling a lot between trade shows. It was almost a 2 month run between Vegas, Japan, Germany, everywhere. Then I would do about 2-3 weeks in Asia on the production side so I was burning out, and I just decided it was time. My wife was pregnant with twins and I was making more money than I ever thought I'd make with my job so I was like that's it, I gotta go. And from there, because I had a good reputation, I started designing for basically every other snowboarding company like Burton, 686, Rome, a little bit with Orage who was making a lot of noise at the time. Their creative director and designer was Jeremy Bresnen who's now Ciele.
OTH: As a freelancer?
OVR: Yeah, I started an agency called Recognize Productions and I was doing mainly accessories like gloves and bags because that's what everyone knew me for. But from there I got a bit tired of doing gloves because there's only so much you can do so then I launched my own brand called Bruxe which is short for Brussels where I was born. It was a backpack brand, but it was more of a lifestyle brand but we launched with a series of 5 backpacks that were definitely different from anything anyone had ever done. They were perforated patent leather bags. It was cool, we got a lot of hype but I still didn't really understand enough about business and I didn't have money. So we did a few years of that then me and my twin brother launched a store called the Bruxe General Store 2 years in for the drop of our 3rd collection. We were selling at Off The Hook, at Empire, Simons and getting a lot of attention from bloggers. It was when blogs were just starting like Hypebeast, Cool Hunting, Highsnob. Then we did jewellery which was really cool. When I was at Lithium, the owner made me fall in love with mid-century design and specifically chair designs and so I launched a collection of jewelry called "Tiny Little Chairs" and it was replicas of Eames chairs that you wore on your neck. People didn't get it but the architect and design community got it so we were in Colette, Holt Renfrew. But it was really expensive and kind of weird because the design stores were like we don't sell jewelry and the fashion & jewelry guys were like "It's a chair for your neck"
OTH: Did you get any C&D's?
OVR: No but funny enough when I started, at the same time we did a T-shirt that listed the first names of very famous architect chair designers and the last few names were Ray & Charles Eames, the most prolific mid century designers. I actually then got the idea for the jewelry, so I contacted Herman Miller who was the manufacturer behind all the Eames products because I wanted to do it with them so it could be really legit and they were like "No no no, this is never gonna happen. We're very protective and your T-shirt is already very touchy." So we had to just do it without them. We weren't making chairs and even if we were, there aren't any patents on those chairs anymore, it's just copyright. Eventually we decided to close the Bruxe store and I began designing for other people again. I designed for the snowboarding brand Nomis, for O'Neil and then some other brands, but eventually I was really just starting to think about doing my own brand. This was about 2018-ish. I always wanted to do essentials, even when Bruxe started, it was really meant to be an essentials brand. And I'm a passionate guy. I follow passion projects so I'm usually pretty broke and so I was thinking about this idea, and luckily for me I have amazing contacts at factories. So I did about 10 styles, sampled them, but then I got headhunted by Aubenerie. I said no 3 times but they kept asking me to come so finally I said okay and I went there as director of outerwear, but so I only lasted a year. I quit 2 days before COVID went crazy. During COVID I started making some masks with the idea of like let's make cool masks and we sold them at Simons, Empire, Off The Hook, but I was making them myself here and I don't like to sew and I don't like the limits we have. So finally coming out of COVID it was time to start rethinking this idea of HORAI.
OTH: Yeah because at this point you've been thinking about designing almost forever. You started with Willo Perron back when you were 21 but you moved around the industry so much that it's almost like it was a now or never type of deal.
OVR: Exactly. That's it. It's almost been 20 years that I've been thinking about this brand. Meanwhile, I forgot to mention an important one before Aubenerie. There's this brand called Howl Supply out of Portland. They came to me to start heading the design department but they were focusing on gloves. So I was like "Oh my god gloves again… I'll do it but we've GOT to lead to outerwear." So I'm not in season 6, we've just finished next season which is a full outerwear brand and it's all done through my factories.
OTH: Oh so you're still with Howl?
OVR: Yeah I'm still doing Howl. So this is the 6th season I've done I believe. The gloves are being done with one of the best glove factories in the world and the outerwear and apparel is going through one of my factories which does amazing work. They're the factories I've worked with forever, so I'm bringing them all this business, I brought other projects a bit outside of our circle, and I'm bringing these factories around 2-3 million dollars in business every year. It's not huge for them but it's pretty substantial. So that allowed me to start HORAI with not too much money and still get a factory that's very dedicated to what I'm doing. I've got a girl that I've been working with for about 15 years whose office is in the factory, and she's a Montrealer, so it's almost like I've got a full-time office person in China in the factory.
OTH: That's crazy.
OVR: I mean you can't buy this stuff. So it allows me to have a look. I'm on the phone with on video at least 5 nights a week. So we get to really get to follow the design and development process very closely. I can send her to fabric markets. It's what allows us to do what we're doing. Staples are something I've always wanted to do but coming out of COVID, 2021, EVERYBODY'S doing essentials. For most brands that means fleece, but for me essentials goes a lot further than that. So first I try to make them technical, but I'm doing the opposite of what a lot of "techwear" brands are doing. I want the pieces to have a lot of technical merit, but I think because of my love for mid-century, I love love love understated design. So I want the technical to be there, but I don't want it to be screaming at you. The 3-ply waterproof pants we have are built exactly like a snowboard pant, so besides the cut of it, it's as technical as the best snowboard pants out there.
OTH: Like you could go snowboarding in those?
OVR: I mean you could, the only thing is it wouldn't fit over your boot. That's the only difference. If you were to bike to work, and go to a 2 hour meeting, you could wear that pair of pants. It's breathable and it's 15k waterproof and for example the high-end Arc-Teryx is 20k. It's that and then some pieces are maybe not as technical but I love fabrics. Everything starts with fabrics so for my T-shirts, yeah it's a tee but if you look at the fabric, the ribbing, even the cut was made with a specific boxiness to make it a true unisex shirt. It's easy to wear.
OTH: So the overall ethos of HORAI is understated design, drawing from your love of mid-century design. You don't want it to be too loud but the details are there if you look for them.
OVR: Exactly. Some examples are like the lightweight pant, I came with that because in the summer now it's so hot I find it hard to wear even a twill chino. I want to wear nothing. So that pant is me saying I want to make the lightest pant I could ever make but I still want it to be durable so that you can wear it and wash it. So those pants I wear almost every single day in the summer and even now I'm wearing them. I can wear it to go golfing, to a meeting, even a dinner date. They're clothes that you can wear almost every day of the year, from day to night. This is the story that everyone talks about at every brand design meeting now, but I'm trying to really live it and make clothes that are easy to wear during any occasion.
OTH: Tell us about the name HORAI. Picking a name for a brand to be one of the hardest things.
OVR: I always liked names, like Bruxe for example, it doesn't really have a meaning, but it does for me personally, but it sounds a bit luxurious, people might have a hard time pronouncing it which is a good thing because they might investigate. So with HORAI I wanted a name that doesn't pigeon hole, that doesn't really say anything about the brand outright but has a nice sound to it, maybe sounds a bit worldly. I look at Nike which has such a great name and to most people it doesn't even mean anything, it's just Nike, but Nike was the goddess of victory. So I started looking at a lot of Greek mythology and at first what I found was that Horae was the goddess of the seasons, so I was liked that. The more I started looking into it, and I haven't started really playing with this yet, but eventually when I start doing some T-shirts and things it'll come out a bit more, but it's way beyond the goddess of the seasons, it's actually 3 sisters who represent social justice, the natural order of things and and just a lot of different things. For me social justice is just something that eats away at me. I mean we live in this world that is so fucked up. I'm definitely a socialist at heart, I don't believe in survival of the fittest, I think it's our job, the people that are smarter or have an easier time in life, it's our job to help others. And I just love the sound of it.
OTH: Right now we have your first collection, but where do we see HORAI going in the next 2,3 or even 4 collections?
OVR: I kind of know where it's going to go. I would've loved to do outerwear from the start but the reason I haven't is because it's very expensive. Your fabric development takes more time, and something like a technical jacket will sometimes have 20 to 30 components, so it's a lot of work. If you don't want to be generic it's a lot of money. As a side note I did start a snowboard brand this year called Souvenir, which is a '90s throwback snowboard brand. What we did to get past that whole issue is we launched with 1 pair of pants. Just one pair in 4 colourways and it's killing it. But so with HORAI, I just received my samples today of the next collection and there's some crazy pieces that're outerwear, but not yet extremely technical like snowboard stuff, but they've still got really good technical aspects.
OTH: And so when can we expect the next drop from HORAI?
OVR: I'll start showing it off early January and it'll hit stores maybe next August. But there's going to be a small summer collection as well, but very small. We're gonna sneak in that summer one, then it'll be the fall, and after that there's gonna be drops every 3 months. The idea is really going to be to focus on little capsule launches so that we can work within fabrics groups and maybe themes. Almost like how KITH does it
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Stephanie Sigman is a Mexican-American actress. She made her breakthrough in her role in the 2011 Mexican crime drama film Miss Bala.
Also she has appeared in Pioneer (2013), Spectre (2015), Going Under (2016) and Annabelle: Creation (2017). On television, she has starred in the first and second seasons of both series, Narcos (2015) and S.W.A.T (2017).
Sigman started off her career on Mexican television before her film debut in Rio de Oro. In 2011 she played Laura Guerrero in the Mexican crime drama film, Miss Bala. The film was chosen as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards but did not make the final shortlist. She got nominated for a Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award in 2011 for her role in the movie.
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Paras surprised over Aarif snub
National cricket team skipper Paras Khadka has shown surprise over the exclusion of talented all rounder Aarif Sheikh from the squad for the 17th Asian Games.
Aarif – a top performer from Nepal in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup held in January at the UAE – was ignored for the 19-man preliminary squad for the Asian Games. After winning the player-of-the-series award in the One Day National Tournament, the boy from Birgunj sneaked into the national team making his debut for the ACC Premier League in May.
Aarif impressed in the Premier League in Malaysia picking up four wickets from two matches and with a proper body language with the bat. He was, however, left out of the team for the Asian Games by the selection committee headed by former national cricketer Mosharraf Izahar, who is also from Birgunj.
"I really didn't have any information about Aarif. I wonder why he was not there. He should have been in 19 and he could have even got into the final 15. I don't know why he is not here," Paras told cricketingnepal.com.
"He did very well in his debut tournament and should have been given continuity. After a lot time I was not consulted while selecting the players. Aarif is a very good prospect for Nepal," said the Nepali skipper adding it still isn't the end of the world for him.
"Nothing has been lost still. He is very young and has a long way to go. There is Division-III and many upcoming tournaments where he can prove himself."


1. Pressure cook moong dal with chopped tomato, turmeric, and one red chilli for 3 whistles.
2. In a pan, heat Ghee and add the ingredients under "to season" in an order. Fry garlic until light brown. Now, add the seasoning to the cooked dal along with little salt. If you want, you can add 1 tablespoon of cream.
Now, Dal Tadka is ready!
This entry was posted in Dal-Based and tagged Dal Recipes, Dal Tadka, Recipe Category, Turmeric Powder on November 22, 2014 by vikashbhardwaz.
A Very Simple and Healthy Thuvaiyal!
1. Heat Ghee or oil in a pan. Put asafoetida, followed by Toor Dal and red chillies. Fry until Toor Dal becomes golden brown. Cool it down.
2. Now, grind the dal mixture along with coconut, garlic, and salt without adding water for the first grind. Then, add 1/4 glass of water and grind it to a coarse paste.
Now, Paruppu Thuvaiyal is ready!
Serve. Rasam and rice with a dash of Ghee.
Do not add Ghee or oil more than required to increase the flavor. It would be difficult to grind.
This entry was posted in Dal-Based and tagged Heat Ghee, Paruppu Thuvaiyal, Toor Dal on November 22, 2014 by vikashbhardwaz.
I make dal everyday at home because Sanvi and Shreeya love them. Either one of them will have it everyday. Most of the times, I will have some dal as leftover. With the leftover dal, I will make sambar most of the time or some dal-based recipes. This time, I had to drop Sanvi in school and also make lunch for Shreeya.
I was tired of making sambar for lunch. When I was thinking of some easy recipe, I found this Sindhi style Dal recipe. I found it to be very simple and easy. I also make dal in a similar way. Only difference being I add chopped tomatoes in my dal whereas in Sindhi style dal, we add tomato puree. If you ask me if there could be any difference between adding chopped tomatoes and tomato puree, defintely there is a good difference. Try it out and you'll like it. Believe me, it is a very easy and simple dish that goes well with Pulkhas, Chappathi and Rice.
1. Wash moong dal thoroughly and soak it in water for 20 to 30 minutes. Add chopped tomatoes to a blender and grind it smoothly.
2. Boil moong dal using 3 cups of water. Once moong dal becomes soft, add chopped green chillies. Then add turmeric powder, finely chopped ginger, and salt.
3. Stir well and cook the dal until it becomes mushy. Then add the tomato puree. Stir well and then add coriander leaves.
4. Cook for 10 more minutes until the tomato puree and the dal are cooked well. Now heat a teaspoon of oil in a small pan and then add cumin seeds. Once the cumin seeds turn light brown, add asafetida and curry leaves. Now pour the seasoning to the dal. Stir well and add the coriander leaves.
Now, Sindhi Dal is ready! Serve it with rice, Phulka, and Chappathi.
If you wish, you could also add few garlic cloves.
At the end, you could also add a tablespoon of ghee to enhance the flavor.
This entry was posted in Dal-Based and tagged chopped tomatoes, Curry Leaves, Sindhi Dal, tomato puree on November 22, 2014 by vikashbhardwaz.
Spinach Moong Dal is one of the favorite dishes of Sanvi. I used to feed this dal right from when she was 1 year old. I add few drops of ghee in it. When she eats it well, I'll have an ultimate satisfaction that Sanvi has eaten a healthy food. The dal is also very easy to make.
The ghee enhances the flavor. It goes along well with rice and Chappathi. I make spinach recipes often, and this dal is also a favorite recipe of my family. I learned it from my Bangalore friend who loves this dal so much. She taught me this recipe when I asked her some ideas for Sanvi's lunch.
1. In a pressure cooker, cook Yellow moong dal (pasiparuppu) using 3 cups of water.
2. In a pan, heat Ghee and add chopped spinach. Fry for two minutes and then switch off the stove. Let it cool down.
3. Grind the spinach in a blender/mixie by adding little water to form a paste. In the same pan, add Ghee and chopped ginger and minced garlic.
4. Then, add the cooked Yellow moong dal (pasiparuppu) and little water. Now add spinach paste, asafoetida (perungayam), turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and fresh cream (optional). Cook for five minutes.
Now, Spinach Moong Dal is ready!
This entry was posted in Dal-Based and tagged Moong Dal, spinach recipes, Turmeric Powder, Yellow moong on November 22, 2014 by vikashbhardwaz.
A very easy and simple dal to make. Spring Onion Moong Kootu goes well with Chappathi and rice.
Tomatoes (chopped) – 1 no.
1. In a pressure cooker, cook Yellow moong dal (pasiparuppu) using 3 cups of water until 3 whistles. You can also boil the moong dal in an open container for 20 minutes.
2. Meantime, heat oil or Ghee in a frying pan. Add mustard seeds and when it starts to splutter, add urad dal, channa dal and cumin seeds. Add red chillies and chopped spring onions. Fry for 3 to 4 minutes. Now add chopped tomatoes and fry until tomatoes become soft.
3. Then add a pinch of turmeric powder and fry for a minute. Add the boiled and mashed moong dal. Stir well and add desired quantity of water (say a glass of water). Mix well.
4. Add curry leaves and then boil for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir well and serve.
Now Spring Onion Kootu is ready!
This entry was posted in Dal-Based and tagged cumin seeds, Spring Onion, Turmeric Powder on November 22, 2014 by vikashbhardwaz.


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The British state in its current form is unravelling. Scottish politics now diverge dramatically from English patterns. Scottish independence would not only transform the nature of the British state, but it would also have significant effects on Wales, and, particularly, on Northern Ireland, with further consequences in turn for the politics of the Republic of Ireland. The Forum for British and Irish Political Thought aims to bring clarity and informed expertise to current debates about political relationships among the constituent nations of these islands, whether within or outside the United Kingdom itself.
The current crisis of the British state is, in part, of course, a symptom of immediate discontents. However, it also derives from deeper-seated issues in Anglo-Scottish-Welsh-Irish relations going back to the middle ages. It was no accident that the Referendum on Scottish independence was held in the year of the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn. Medieval themes still have rhetorical purchase on the politics of the 21st century present.
The Forum for British and Irish Political Thought brings together those interested in the British and Irish Questions from across these islands, from academia and politics, and from across a range of disciplines. By political thought the Forum means much more than political philosophy; rather, it examines thinking about politics across a range of genres and idioms. Political thought, it is now recognised, is a subject which is intrinsically multi-disciplinary, a concern not only of political scientists and public lawyers, but also of historians and even literary critics, for the imagination too has a large part to play in the construction of national identities. Fiscal issues constitute another major theme in territorial politics, which will also be addressed.
The Forum seeks both to inform public debate and to provide expert analysis to policy makers who are faced in the case of the British and Irish Questions with issues deep-rooted in the historical past, well beyond the normal expertise of the political classes, whose horizons are inevitably present- and future-oriented. The Forum seeks to facilitate engagement between academics and other interested parties, including politicians, civil servants, and think tanks. A key feature of the Forum will be the aim to provide a relaxed and unthreatening setting for constructive discussion, in which politicians from across the major divides on constitutional issues, both nationalists and unionists of different sorts, can feel comfortable exchanging ideas and, perhaps, finding some common ground.
The Forum is non-partisan. Its membership includes unionists and nationalists, from inside and outside the United Kingdom, and does not pursue any party line.


Most of the people will be selecting the safe and secured kind of product and this would also apply for the alkaline water system as well. With the latest technologies, we would be able to understand that the number of companies is using the digital and automatic approach with their ionization process. Also, they have introduced many compact products which would help in displacing from one place to another place. This would also reduce the labour cost for installing the product at any place. Some of the company products would help people in maintaining their body fit from proper diet and healthy life cycle. The alkawave ionizers would help people in removing all kinds of minerals and impurities present in the tap water in an effective manner.
Such a thing would make people maintain proper diet plan throughout their lifetime. They will be using dedicated ionizers which would help in separating acid content and alkaline components present in it. With their products, we would be able to separate such content before entering the home. This would make people result in the various number of health benefits in a greater manner. There are also different kinds of alkawave water ionizers present in the market based on the usage. With the help of basic ionizers, we would be able to get clean drinking water. With the help of premium ionizers, we would be able to make clean water available in every pipe in the home.
The lifetime guarantee provided by the company would able to earn more confident in the minds of people. Such a thing has also increased the number of sales of the company in a greater manner. We should also make sure to select the product which would be able to do self-cleaning process and also available with the low maintenance cost. Some of the people believe that cleaning manual would make the system to damage or would make them into risky condition. Now, people are going behind with the fully automated ionizers present in the market which would help in avoiding any manual review or supervision. The pressure of water from ionizers would vary from one place to another place. Also, we need to understand that high pressure in water would fail to restructure in the process.


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Thomas Paine publishes "The American Crisis"
"These are the times that try men's souls; the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."
When these phrases appeared in the pages of the Pennsylvania Journal for the first time, General George Washington's troops were encamped at McKonkey's Ferry on the Delaware River opposite Trenton, New Jersey. In August, they had suffered humiliating defeats and lost New York City to British troops. Between September and December, 11,000 American volunteers gave up the fight and returned to their families. General Washington could foresee the destiny of a rebellion without an army if the rest of his men returned home when their service contracts expired on December 31. He knew that without an upswing in morale and a significant victory, the American Revolution would come to a swift and humiliating end.
Thomas Paine was similarly astute. His Common Sense was the clarion call that began the revolution. As Washington's troops retreated from New York through New Jersey, Paine again rose to the challenge of literary warfare. With American Crisis, he delivered the words that would salvage the revolution.
Washington commanded that the freshly printed pamphlet be read aloud to his dispirited men; the rousing prose had its intended effect. Reciting Paine's impassioned words, the beleaguered troops mustered their remaining hopes for victory and crossed the icy Delaware River to defeat hung-over Hessians on Christmas night and on January 2, the British army's best general, Earl Cornwallis, at the Battle of Princeton. With victory in New Jersey, Washington won not only two battles, but also the love and thanks of man and woman.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-paine-publishes-american-crisis
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Bo Jackson becomes first athlete named to NFL, MLB all-star games
On December 19, 1990, Los Angeles Raiders running back Bo Jackson is named to the AFC Pro Bowl team as a reserve, becoming the first athlete chosen for all-star games in Major League Baseball and the NFL. In the late 1980s, Bo Jackson—who won the Heisman Trophy at Auburn in ...read more
"A Christmas Carol" is published
On December 19, 1843, Charles Dickens' classic story "A Christmas Carol" is published. Dickens was born in 1812 and attended school in Portsmouth. His father, a clerk in the navy pay office, was thrown into debtors' prison in 1824, and 12-year-old Charles was sent to work in a ...read more
Britain agrees to return Hong Kong to China
In the Hall of the People in Beijing, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang sign an agreement committing Britain to return Hong Kong to China in 1997 in return for terms guaranteeing a 50-year extension of its capitalist system. Hong Kong–a ...read more
President Clinton impeached
After nearly 14 hours of debate, the House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, charging him with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice. Clinton, the second president in American history to be ...read more
National Hockey League (NHL) opens its first season
On December 19, 1917, Montreal teams win the first two NHL games played. In a 7-4 win over the Ottawa Senators, the Canadiens' Joe Malone scores five goals. In his team's 10-9 win over the Toronto Arenas, the Montreal Wanderers' Harry Hyland also scores five goals. For nearly ...read more
Last lunar-landing mission ends
The Apollo lunar-landing program ends on December 19, 1972, when the last three astronauts to travel to the moon splash down safely in the Pacific Ocean. Apollo 17 had lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, 10 days before. In July 1969, after three years of preparation, the ...read more
Continental Army enters winter camp at Valley Forge
With the onset of the bitter winter cold, the Continental Army under General George Washington, still in the field, enters its winter camp at Valley Forge, 22 miles from British-occupied Philadelphia. Washington chose a site on the west bank of the Schuylkill River that could be ...read more
George Washington leads troops into winter quarters at Valley Forge
On December 19, 1777, commander of the Continental Army George Washington, the future first president of the United States, leads his beleaguered troops into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Things could hardly have looked bleaker for Washington and the Continental ...read more
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Benjamin Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanack" is published
On December 19, 1732, Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia first published Poor Richard's Almanack. The book, filled with proverbs preaching industry and prudence, was published continuously for 25 years and became one of the most popular publications in colonial America, selling an ...read more
"Titanic" sails into theaters
Director James Cameron's epic drama Titanic, the story of the real-life luxury ocean liner that struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, resulting in the deaths of more than 1,500 passengers and crew, opens in theaters. Titanic catapulted its young stars Leonardo ...read more
World Series parachutist sentenced
Michael Sergio, who parachuted into Game Six of the 1986 World Series at New York's Shea Stadium, is fined $500 and sentenced to 100 hours of community service. On October 25, Sergio, a 37-year-old actor and Mets fan, landed on the infield with a "Let's Go Mets" banner in the ...read more
Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov released from internal exile
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev releases Andrei Sakharov and his wife, Elena Bonner, from their internal exile in Gorky, a major city on the Volga River that was then closed to foreigners. The move was hailed as evidence of Gorbachev's commitment to lessening political ...read more
Hitler takes command of the German army
In a major shake-up of the military high command, Adolf Hitler assumes the position of commander in chief of the German army. The German offensive against Moscow was proving to be a disaster. A perimeter had been established by the Soviets 200 miles from the city—and the Germans ...read more


One of quite possibly the most typical electrical wiring issues is on how to wire a swap. While making use of switches at your house is quite uncomplicated, wiring one may well not be that simple for everyone. An ON-OFF switch is definitely quite simple to wire. There are different types of switches, but for this example, let us say you are putting in a single-pole toggle switch, an exceptionally widespread switch (along with the simplest).
You can find a few hues of wires in the usual single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and eco-friendly. Splice the black wire in two and hook up them around the terminal screws - 1 on prime and also the other over the bottom screw with the switch. The white wire serves being a resource of uninterrupted power and it is usually linked to some gentle coloured terminal screw (e.g., silver). Link the green wire to your ground screw of the change.
These techniques would commonly be enough to generate a normal change work with out a trouble. However, in the event you will not be confident that you just can execute the endeavor properly and securely you greater allow the pros do it instead. Right after all, you can find a rationale why this undertaking has become the most common electrical wiring concerns asked by a lot of people.
For a few motive, tips on how to wire a ceiling fan can also be one of quite possibly the most frequent electrical wiring concerns. To simplify this task, you may use an individual swap for just a single ceiling fan. To wire the admirer, it is only a matter of connecting the black wire from the ceiling fan to the black wire from the swap. If there is a light-weight, the blue wire ought to be linked to the black wire of your switch in addition.
You can find explanations why these are by far the most typically asked electrical wiring queries. 1, lots of consider it is uncomplicated to complete, and two, these are definitely the typical electrical responsibilities at home. But then you certainly shouldn't place your security at risk with your aim to save cash. The stakes could even be significantly better in the event you make an effort to lower your expenses and do an electrical wiring task without the need of sufficient expertise or encounter.


Chunyue Teng, Dwight Kravitz; Neural Tuning Curves in Visual Working Memory. Journal of Vision 2018;18(10):885. doi: 10.1167/18.10.885.
The sensorimotor recruitment model proposes that information in visual working memory (VWM) is maintained in posterior visual areas (e.g. D'Esposito & Postle, 2015). This model has found support in recent neuroimaging studies demonstrating decoding of VWM content in the posterior sensory cortices. However, there has been little behavioral evidence to support this model. Here, we hypothesized that if VWM storage takes place in visual cortices, the effectiveness of an interfering stimulus on the memory representation depends on the similarity of the population response across neurons in these areas. For example, decoding of the orientation of gabor patches in VWM has been reported in early vision cortex (Harrison & Tong, 2009), wherein neuronal populations are tuned for specific orientations. The more similar an interfering stimulus to the memory item along the dimension which defines that tuning, the more overlap in neuronal responses and the more interference. To investigate this hypothesis, we had participants memorize either an oriented gabor, color patch, or motion direction and then perform an orthogonal task between study and report. During this orthogonal task, an unrelated distractor was presented which varied systematically in similarity to the remembered stimulus along the relevant dimensions. In every case we found a monotonic relationship between similarity and the effectiveness of the distractor as measured by 1) the degree to which it biased the report towards itself and 2) the precision/certainty/stability of the resulting VWM representation as measured by the variability in the report. Thus, more similar distractors more strongly affected VWM representations as predicted by the tuning curves of present in perceptual cortices. These results strongly support the sensorimotor recruitment model and suggest a novel behavioral method for investigating the content and nature of VWM representations in the perceptual cortices.


Kids ages 3 yrs old to anyone starting 6th grade, join us July 23-27 every evening for a great time learning about God's faithfulness to us. There will be songs, games, crafts, bible lessons and so much more. Early registration available until June 1.
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A new report has shown that there are schools in Abuja where schoolchildren still study under trees during school hours. This may sound like a fairy tale but it is for real. Children still study under trees and unfriendly classrooms in many government owned basic education facilities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
That is not enough. Children also sit "comfortably" on bare floor while receiving lessons in some public education facilities in the FCT. The schools are equally faced with teachers that are clearly not motivated, financially and otherwise, to give their best.
Local Education Authority (LEA) School, Abattoir, Kutunku IV Extension Layout, Gwagwalada, Abuja, is one of the many public schools in Abuja, where the children of the "poor" get their education under trees and open classrooms.
Of course, aside the health, mental and psychological implications, the children are obviously denied the opportunity to build a strong academic foundation that would help them excel academically in future. Many might be surprised that, in spite of interventions by government and international donor agencies through different platforms, Nigerians could still be found studying under trees in FCT public schools.
This is contrary to the conducive, lovely and caring teaching and learning environment in many private schools where children of the elite are found. At Kutunku, Gwagwalada, Daily Sun saw pupils milling around even when teaching was supposed to be going on. The pupils were obviously children of the less privileged persons in the society.
It was obvious that parents of larger number of children in the school could neither afford instructional books nor uniforms, not to talk of daily stipends for the children's lunch. The children do not only study under trees and open classrooms, they are also exposed to several health hazards. For instance, in the school compound was a stagnant pool where cattle gather periodically to quench their thirst after grazing.
She pointed at an uncompleted structure erected through the financial and logistic contributions by the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) that is being used temporary for the children: "We have to look for a means to cover the uncompleted structure so we could use it to teach children.
She solicited the intervention of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and FCT administration, in the provision of teaching and learning materials, as well as erection of befitting structures and classroom desks.
The case was different at the LEA basic education school in Dawaki, Bwari Area Council, Abuja, where classrooms in the school had few seats to cater for large number of children. As a result, the children were left with the option of converting the obviously cold floor to comfortable seats so they could receive lessons.
She appealed to a team of UBEC officials monitoring the ongoing National Personnel Audit (NPA), to assist the school with basic teaching and learning needs so they could assist the children build their academic foundation, preparatory for global challenge ahead.
It was believed that these barrage of complaints across Nigeria that informed the decision of UBEC to audit all private and public basic education facilities so they could produce a reliable statistical database that would help in the planning and implementation of educational policies.


DHA Planning, working alongside AHP Architects and Marpaul, have secured local planning authority support for a permanent building for the new Hadlow Rural Community School.
DHA provided planning, flood risk and transport consultancy for this latest addition to Hadlow College's educational facilities which will cater for 330 secondary students.
Negotiation with Sports England was undertaken to ensure that there were no objections arising from developing a sports field and the success of the application allows Hadlow to provide students with a much needed purpose built facility to replace their current temporary accommodation.


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Q: Segmentation fault in MPI_Isend I'm trying to write an MPI program using a defined library. I have a manager and multiple workers. The main function creates a derived data type and manager sends it to worker. I get the following error in MPI_Isend function. I track the error using gdb. The error is:
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
__memmove_ssse3_back () at ../sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcpy-ssse3-back.S:2577
2577   ../sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcpy-ssse3-back.S: No such file or directory

The program contains a main.cpp file with:
MPI_Aint extent ;
MPI_Datatype string_type;
MPI_Datatype old_types[2] = {MPI_CHAR, MPI_INT};
int blocklen[2] = {NBR_ELEMENT,2} ;
MPI_Aint disp[2], base,member ;

base_string* str_data = new base_string(NBR_ELEMENT);
disp[0] = reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char*>(str_data->get_data()) - reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char*>(str_data) ;
disp[1] = reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char*>(str_data->get_length()) - reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char*>(str_data) ;

MPI_Type_create_struct(2, blocklen, disp, types, &string_type);
MPI_Type_commit(&string_type);

base_string is in another library which has 3 elements. Its class contains following functions:
inline const char*   get_data( void ) const;
inline       void    set_data( char* data, int32_t length = -1 );
inline       int32_t get_length( void ) const;

char*   _data;
int32_t _length;
int32_t _nb_blocks;

In manager.cpp contains MPI_Isend where I get the error:
base_string* str_dna = new base_string(NBR_ELEMENT);
str_dna->set_data(data,NBR_ELEMENT);
MPI_Request request;
MPI_Status stat;
printf("SENDING data %s \n",str_dna->get_data());
MPI_Isend(str_dna, 1,string_type, 1, 0,MPI_COMM_WORLD,&request);

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Join PHASTAR Corporation for a wonderful June brunch at the exclusive, members-only Shoreby Club in Bratenahl with featured speaker Chad Pregracke, a recipient of CNN's Hero of the Year Award (2013) who has received international acclaim for his efforts to clean up America's rivers.
The event will be held outdoors under a gorgeous, open-air tent with breathtaking views of Lake Erie.
Mr. Pregracke was selected to speak at the fundraiser because of our shared mission to make the world a better place. His message and his life's work is particularly timely with Cleveland celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River fire this June. That infamous 1969 incident led to the creation of the Clean Water Act. Fifty years later, the Cuyahoga River has made a remarkable turn around and Cleveland now celebrates a vibrant boating community and boasts numerous recreational and competitive activities on the river and Lake Erie.
The brunch fundraiser is designed to increase awareness and support of the PHASTAR mission, and to provide the local community with an opportunity to learn more about PHASTAR's initiatives and programs.
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When I tell people I'm a space scientist studying asteroids, they sometimes assume I'm a super-smart math whiz. The kind of person who skipped a bunch of grades and went to college when they were sixteen. Although I am good at math, school was difficult for me, and I didn't get straight A's.
Asteroids are our oldest and most numerous cosmic neighbors.
It has only been within my lifetime that asteroids have been considered a credible threat to our planet. And since then, there's been a focused effort underway to discover and catalog these objects. I am lucky enough to be part of this effort. I'm part of a team of scientists that use NASA's NEOWISE telescope.
One of the reasons NEOWISE is so valuable is that it sees the sky in the thermal infrared. That means that instead of seeing the sunlight that asteroids reflect, NEOWISE sees the heat that they emit. This is a vital capability, since some asteroids are as dark as coal and can be difficult or impossible to spot with other telescopes.
Astronomers are using every technique at their disposal to discover and study asteroids.
Most astronomical work has to do with things that are very, very far away and don't affect our lives very much.
The basic method to find asteroids hasn't changed much in hundreds of years. So asteroids in a telescope look just like stars with one exception: They move with time.
The best thing to do is to study these asteroids so we know the range of parameters we would have to deal with and also to find them so we have as much time as possible to prepare.
I think the public perception about asteroids is that they're kind of metaphors for acts of God, the fact that we have no control over the universe. They're always seen as these uncontrollable events. But when you look at the science, they're actually the exact opposite.
I think Dawn has done an amazing job showing that asteroids aren't just hunks of rock. They're worlds - they're places an astronaut can explore. I think the Rosetta mission also did an amazing job of that.
People have discovered asteroids in the Main Belt that outgas like comets, and things on cometary orbits that no longer outgas - that don't have tails. We're finding all of these unique cases.
I love studying asteroids because they are relatively simple, just rocks in space. They can be understood with physics and described with elegant equations. For the most part, they are serene celestial bodies.


Reeling from a tough stretch, Endo International has inked a deal to put 1,300 testosterone drug liability lawsuits to rest.
The company disclosed a "master settlement agreement" on Tuesday to resolve "all known" cases it faces. It will pay into a settlement fund, from which plaintiffs can release their claims, according to an announcement. The deal doesn't include an admission of wrongdoing.
Late last year, the company added $200 million to its legal reserves to cover costs in testosterone product liability litigation. The company reported in May that it faced about 1,300 testosterone cases. About 900 suits are in a nationwide multidistrict grouping against Endo and several other drugmakers, according to Northern District of Illinois court filings; others are in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and in state courts.
The plaintiffs alleged that Endo and other drugmakers overmarketed their testosterone drugs and ignored safety risks, leading to serious health complications.
Endo last year won its first bellwether testosterone liability case brought by a Tennessee man who alleged the company's Testim caused his heart attack. After that victory, the drugmaker and attorneys for the plaintiffs entered a memorandum of understanding regarding a possible deal. The court stayed Endo case proceedings so the sides could work toward an agreement.
In its last quarterly filing with the SEC, Endo said it "believes it has appropriately estimated the probable total amount of loss associated with testosterone-related product liability matters," but that the litigation could end up costing more than the $200 million.
"We expect the master settlement agreement and case management order will collectively assist claimants to move forward with their lives and permit Endo to move forward with an even greater focus on its core business priorities," Endo's chief legal officer Matthew J. Maletta said in a statement.
The company is among a group of drugmakers facing thousands of lawsuits alleging harm from testosterone replacement therapies. AbbVie faces about 4,600 lawsuits in the multidistrict litigation, according to the court, while Eli Lilly faces about 500. All told, the multidistrict litigation includes about 7,700 testosterone liability lawsuits. Eli Lilly previously entered a memorandum of understanding about a potential settlement over lawsuits alleging harm from Axiron.
AbbVie has had mixed results in court in defense of AndroGel. In the first case to go to trial last July, jurors ordered the drugmaker to pay $150 million. The verdict didn't stand up to scrutiny, however, and a judge overturned the result. After a retrial, jurors ordered the company to pay $3 million.
Since the original verdict last summer, the company has won a case and lost another. In October, jurors ordered the drugmaker to pay $140 million, and AbbVie pledged to appeal.
For Endo, the settlement comes after a tough multiyear stretch, during which it has lost more than 90% of its market value. The company has suffered from U.S. pricing pressure, executive turnover and more.
Last year, its write-downs totaled more than $5 billion. The company in March joined a $270 million settlement over Lidoderm pay-to-delay allegations. Endo is also named as a defendant in opioid cases brought by cities and counties, which allege the industry "grossly misrepresented" opioid risks, leading to the current crisis.
The company's shares were up about 5.5% Tuesday morning after news of the settlement.


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A: One way to achieve this without paying for CodeRush is to use the Indent Guides extension for Visual Studio:
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We invite you to visit our consignment shop for huge savings. Something is always on sale at the consignment shop. Watch the Current Sales posts for information about sales and specials in the outlet shops.
We sell items that remain after on-site estate sales in our consignment shop. Some examples of the items we carry include art, antiques, books, china and porcelain, collectibles, crystal and glassware, furniture, home decor, costume and fine jewelry, kitchenware, lamps, sterling and silver plate silverware. The majority of the items in the shop are from previous estate sales, however we do accept a limited number of consignments when we feel the items fit well in our shop and are likely to sell well for our clients.
After many years of managing estate sales, Boise based Estate Sales Management became an LLC in 2007 to help people manage the tedious, often emotional job of conducting estate sales.
As the company has grown so have the services the company provides. Those services now include managing moving sales, downsizing sales and displaying unsold items in the Outlet Shop. The estate, moving and downsizing sales are all conducted on-site, typically at a private residence over a period of two days.
As Boise area baby boomers decide to move from their larger family homes to smaller homes more and more of them are discovering that estate sale companies like Estate Sales Management, LLC can help them "downsize" to a smaller home.
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When they set about deciding how to sell their now unwanted treasures, clients often find the tasks of selling things piecemeal on eBay, Craigslist, local classified ads or in weekend garage sales just too time consuming and far too much work. Especially when selling those items becomes an added burden that complicates the moving process.
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Estate Sales Management, LLC manages the entire estate sales process from researching prices, to displaying the items for sale and finally to moving unsold items to the consignment shop.The shop sells antiques, art, books, select clothing, collectibles, furniture, glassware, jewelry, books and just about anything of value one might find in a home. Items in the shop are priced at sale prices that make them exceptional values, especially since many of the items are one of a kind or difficult to find in the local market.


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This can be broken down into two areas:
The analysis of Highway information submitted to support any pre-application inquiry or planning application and give recommendations to the Planning Development Control Section.
Highway adoption
Requirements for works to be undertaken in developing a new roads to access developments that will allow the highway to be adopted or works undertaken on the existing highway.
The design of highway layouts for any new development shall be in accordance with the current Design Guide of the Authority.
All roads to be constructed shall be designed in accordance with the Authority's highway specification document.
The Highway Authority does not support the creation of new private streets and it is therefore expected that all roads and associated elements will be designed to this Guide or to such other standards as may be agreed with the Highway Authority at the time.
The Highway Authority has published a Construction Specification which is available to Developers.
As a general guide, the following elements would be considered for adoption:-
(a) Roads and footways including lay-bys adjacent to shops.
(b) Footpaths and cycle-tracks which are intended for use by the public and which form distinct communal routes.
(c) Hard or soft landscaped areas which contribute towards the satisfactory functioning of the highway (i.e. service verges and visibility splay areas). Visibility splays at individual private accesses will not be adopted.
(d) Portions of the drainage network which will carry only run off from adopted areas.
(e) Drives serving up to 5 dwellings will not be adopted, these shall have signs placed at the entrance to the drive stating that they are private and will remain as such.
(f) Roads not to be put forward for adoption by a developer must be agreed from the start. Associated signing on site to declare it is private must be installed by the developer prior to the occupation of any dwelling.
When a development is approved under the Building Regulations the Highway Authority will serve the statutory notice required under the provisions of the Advance Payments Code contained in the Highway Act, 1980.
Prior to the commencement of construction the Developer must either:-
(i) Deposit with the Highway Authority a payment equal to the estimated cost of the highway works under the Advance Payments Code, Section 219 of the Highways Act, 1980.
(ii) Enter into an agreement with the Highway Authority under the provisions of Section 38 of the Highways Act, 1980, supported by an appropriate bond and inspection fee.
If an early start to construction is essential the Developer must make an Advance Payment Notice deposit. This deposit if in cash will be refunded following completion of a Section 38 Agreement.
IT IS AN OFFENCE TO COMMENCE WORK BEFORE THE DEPOSIT IS PAID.
Plans submitted for incorporation into Section 38 Agreements must show the following details:-
(a) All carriageways, footways and footpaths.
(b) Service strips.
(c) Street lighting columns, cable-runs and electricity supply points.
(d) All elements of drainage located under areas which will be offered for adoption by the Highway Authority.
(e) Details of any highway retaining walls which are to be offered for adoption or which are adjacent to the future adopted area.
(f) Details of any culverts under areas to be offered for adoption.
(g) Details of visibility areas to be offered for adoption.
(h) Street furniture, salt bins, bus stops, bins, benches, etc.
(i) All utility plans for the new development.
Under the provision of the Highways Act, 1980, the approval of the Highway Authority must be obtained for the construction of any highway retaining wall, any part of which is higher than 1.37m (4 ft 6 ins) and closer than 3.66m (4 yards) to the existing or proposed highway boundary.
In addition to the walls described above the Developer is required to obtain Highway Approval of ANY wall which will retain a Public Highway as such walls are likely to be adopted as part of the road structure. The Developer shall be required to pay a commuted sum to the Highway Authority to cover the future maintenance liability for the wall following adoption. (It is suggested that that use of retaining walls be avoided wherever possible). All walls over 1.5m high will require construction drawings together with associated structural calculations.
The Highway Authority will not adopt residents' parking spaces or landscaped areas which do not contribute towards the satisfactory functioning of the highway.
Developers' attention is drawn to the provisions of Section 278 of the Highways Act, 1980 in cases where a development would require access or other works to be carried out within the existing highway. Where highway works to benefit a development require land adjacent to an existing highway to be constructed upon together with works on the existing public maintained highway, a hybrid S38/278 shall be used. Works that are to be undertaken within the existing public maintained highway only will require a S278 agreement. No Work shall be undertaken on the existing public maintained highway until the appropriate legal agreement has been entered into.
Development layouts which do not accord with the foregoing guidelines with regard to layout or which make use of materials or facilities not normally adopted by the Highway Authority may be considered for adoption but the Developer will be required to provide a reasoned justification for their introduction and will require a commuted sum for the use of such materials.
As part of the adoption process the following information will be required to be submitted to formalise any agreement.
1. Developer's full name and address/registered office.
2. Telephone number.
3. Developer's solicitors.
4. Proposed Surety's full name and address/registered office.
The site layout shall be coloured in accordance with the following:
Carriageway Burnt Sienna
Footway Paynes Grey
Verges Green
Asphalt Dark Grey
Highway Drainage Blue
Street Lighting Red
Easements Yellow
The adoption agreement shall require 8 copies of each drawing including the sites location plan at a scale of 1/2500 showings the developer's land ownership.
If a retrospective agreement is entered into, an as built survey must be provided and agreed by the Senior Development Management Engineer. A retrospective agreement will be subject to fees based on the cost of constructing the roads network at current prices.
Works on the Highway
Developers are reminded that consent under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990/91, conveys no approval for works to be undertaken affecting any part of the public highway, including verges and footways. The Developer must:-
(i) Obtain the approval of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council as Highway Authority for the details of any works to be undertaken in the Public Highway.
(ii) Indemnify the Authority against all claims arising from such works, including claims under the Land Compensation Act.
(iii) Give not less than 1 calendar month's notice in writing of the date of commencement of the works.
Road openings in public highways for the provision of or alteration to services are controlled by the New Roads and Street-works Act, 1991, and the Developer must adhere strictly to the provisions of this Act.
All enquiries and notices regarding proposed works within existing public highways should be directed to:
The relevant engineer contact on (01639) 686850 should be used when undertaking any alterations to existing highway structure on the public highway (Section 38/278 or 278).
For items covered under 17.1.2, New Street Works Act 1991 contact the Traffic Manager on (01639 686305)


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UEFA Sanction "Historic" Player Contract Landmark
By iSportconnect | April 20, 2012
A signifcant deal has been agreed between UEFA and the "social partners" of the professional football sector to ensure minimum standards for player contracts in the European Union (EU) and the rest of the UEFA territory.
The agreement, therapy the first of its kind in team-sport at European level, adiposity was signed on Thursday by UEFA, pills the European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL), the European Club Association (ECA) and FIFPro Division Europe, the union for players. The agreement sets out minimum requirements for players' contracts in order to protect both players and clubs, safeguarding player welfare and enhancing governance in European football.
"We got here through a lot of work, good faith and mutual trust," said UEFA president Michel Platini. "I would like to thank all parties, and especially the European Commission, for providing the framework for this dialogue. Protecting players has been a key priority for me since I became the president of UEFA."
The minimum requirements agreed were that contracts must be in writing, define the basic rights and duties of club and player, address matters such as salary, health insurance, social security and paid leave, as well as contain provisions on dispute resolution and applicable law. There is also an obligation for a player to participate in training, maintain a healthy lifestyle and comply with applicable disciplinary procedures.


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Irrfan Khan in ICU of Mumbai hospital due to colon infection
Posted: Apr 28, 2020 04:51 PM (IST)
Actor Irrfan Khan.
Mumbai, April 28
Noted actor Irrfan Khan has been admitted in the ICU of Kokilaben Hospital here because of a colon infection, his family said on Tuesday.
An official release from the hospital in suburban Andheri quoted his family as saying, "Yes, it is true that Irrfan khan is admitted to ICU at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai because of a colon infection. We would keep everyone updated."
"He is under doctor's observation. His strength and courage have helped him battle and fight so far and we are sure with his tremendous willpower and prayers of all his well wishers, he will recover soon," the family added in the statement.
The 53-year-old award-winning actor, known for his memorable roles in films like 'Life of Pi', 'Hindi Medium' and 'Piku', among others, had undergone treatment for neuroendocrine tumour in London earlier. PTI
Minimum temperature rises in Delhi due to cloud cover
Delhi's records minimum temperature of 5.7 degrees Celsius


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Red Crescent: Army fired at our medics as they to save the life of a wounded child"
Posted in 1 by beyondtheborder on September 1, 2009
Mo'tasem Awad, in charge of the International Humanitarian Law department at the Red Crescent stated that Israeli soldiers opened fire at Red Crescent medics while they were trying to approach a wounded child who died of his wounds.
The child, Mohammad Riyadh Nayef, 15, from al Jalazoun refugee camp, was shot and seriously wounded on Tuesday after a round of live ammunition hit him in the chest.
Source: http://www.imemc.org/article/61549
Tagged with: ambulance, jalazoun refugee camp, medics, Mo'tasem Awad, mohammad riyadh ayef, Red Crescent, Red Cross, violations against medics
Palestinian child suspected of hurling firebombs shot and killed near Ramallah
The child, Mohammad Riyadh Nayef, 15, from Al Jalazoun refugee camp, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, was seriously wounded after the army claimed that he and other youths hurled stones at military jeeps.
The army also fired rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs, and concussion grenades, at several residents and medics who rushed to evacuate the wounded; two medics were wounded and were moved to Sheikh Zayed hospital in Ramallah.
For full article, visit http://www.imemc.org/article/61536
Israel Defense Forces troops early Tuesday shot and killed a Palestinian youth suspected of hurling firebombs near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Channel 10 reported.
The youth was shot during clashes with troops, who were searching the area for Palestinians who had earlier thrown Molotov cocktails at the fence bordering the settlement of Beit El.
A teenage terrorist, son of a senior member of the Al Aqsa Brigades terrorist branch of the Fatah party, was killed and two others were wounded in an attack near Beit El in Samaria late Monday night. No Israelis were wounded.
Border Police spotted the trio approaching the David neighborhood in Beit El, located north of Jerusalem, with firebombs. The policemen opened fire, killing the young terrorist and wounding the other two, who escaped.
For full article, visit http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/133205
Tagged with: Al Jalazoun refugee camp, Ali Al Qaisi, Beit-El, DCI, Gadi Shamni, IDF, jalazoun refugee camp, Khaled Kuzmar, Mohammad Riyadh Nayef, Molotov cocktails, Osama al najjar, Palestinian branch of Defense for Children International, palestinian child, Ramallah, Settlements, sheikh zayed hospital, terrorist


The SSD Plus and Z410 make a bit of a comeback with this test. However, it's not enough to make up for the dismal performance to this point. Crucial's BX200 manages to get a win for the first time, followed by the SP550 and then the BP5e. It is interesting to note that the SSD Plus and Z410's, with the exception of the 240GB SSD Plus, are delivering better performance in a steady state than they are at 75% full. We don't often see this, it's likely an indication of the lack of consistency inherent to DRAM-less designs.
ADATA's SP550 takes a win for the first time. The SSD Plus and Z410 again deliver embarrassing performance, with the 240GB Z410 again setting a new record for futility. Looking at the benchmark screenshot taken of the SSD Plus 480GB we see something very rare indeed; the system storage score is higher than the raw system storage score.
PCMark 8 is the most intensive moderate workload simulation we run. With respect to moderate workloads, this test is what we consider the best indicator of a drive's performance. This time the 240GB SSD Plus manages to take the win for losing, setting a new record low score for PCMark 8 testing. It's safe to at this point that SanDisk's super low cost TLC SSD's are the worst performing SSDs currently on the market. The SP550 wins this test, but it's too little too late, clearly not enough to make up for its dismal synthetic performance.