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Miles & Trane – When the Student Became the Master
31/03/2018 by Carl 15 Comments
There is an up and coming Columbia Legacy box set of the Miles Davis Quintet's tour of Europe in 1960.
This article gives a bit of background to the creative tensions within the band and certainly whets my appetite for this set.
Are there any sax players out there who can enlighten me to multiphonics? If it's two notes at the same time, does that mean the two combine to create a third sound or is there some technique that means each note is distinct but is played simultaneously. It is clearly easy to do on a piano or a guitar (or any instrument that has seaparate strings), but I can't understand how two separate notes can sound on a sax (or any other wind instrument), because that is my reading of the comment in the article.
https://slate.com/culture/2018/03/miles-davis-and-john-coltranes-the-final-tour-reviewed.html
Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: First Great Quintet, jazz, John Coltrane, MD5, Miles Davis
JQW says
As I understand it, multi-phonics can be achieved by using non-standard fingerings, but it's highly dependent on the actual instrument as to whether this is possible.
Can`t help you out with `muktiphonics` Carl, I had a mate who most certainly could but he`e out there now playing with Miles & Coltrane if I know him.
One thing I can tell you is I`ll be getting Vol 6 in the Bootleg Series. Two geniuses as one.
Tiggerlion says
It's already out, Carl. I haven't listened to it enough yet but it's not easy. It's not that the pupil has become the master, more that two supreme talents started at the same modal point and ended up going in opposite directions.
This guy seems to know a thing or two about saxophone multiphonics:
http://everythingsaxophone.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/multiphonics-dissected.html
Lando Cakes says
I've been giving this a few listens myself and loving it. One thing puzzles me though – it sounds like the crowd is actually booing at some points. Surely not?
Yes they are. They were expecting a gentle, head-nod, toe-tap to Kind Of Blue. Coltrane's skronking solos were most unwelcome.
There is a brief interview with him on disc four recorded backstage at Stockholm where he explains why he plays such a torrent of notes. Why are you angry? they ask.
That is what the author of the article I linked to pointed out. The crowd were not happy.
Twang says
I haven't heard the album but I'm looking forward to it. I understand in simple terms multiphonics is basically where certain fingerings combine with the blowing technique to create an additional overtone on top of the note played – so you get an extra note, effectively, though it's not a proper interval like say 2 noted on the piano or guitar, or even very controllable though to masters like Coltrane it was probably an irresistible extra thing to drop in.
Mavis Diles says
It's talked about a lot, but there aren't too many recorded examples. It's a technique more than it's music. There are many ways to do it; it includes the techniques Twang mentions above (which are pretty much unique to each individual instrument), plus the singing/humming of a vocal note whilst playing the instrument. It happens in classical music probably more than jazz.
Ian Anderson of TMT did the humming thing a lot on flute, inspired by Roland Kirk. I can personally report it works on harmonica too, though harp is properly polyphonic of course.
I'm also a harmonica player, and yes it does (not that anyone cares, sadly…)
Neela says
Thanks for sharing! Perfect for tomorrow's breakfast.
The first LP of Miles that I heard was Round About Midnight, the one with the red wash on the cover, making Miles look like a demon. Of course, I was soon listening to the other musicians and Coltrane in particular. Bye Bye Blackbird tells the real story, a seamless blend of Miles's muted sweetness, Trane's smattering of notes spilling all over the tune, Red's slipping of chords into the cracks and the bass and drums quietly adjusting time, while maintaining a lovely swing. I was smitten.
Here, it's Bye Bye Blackbird that again tells the whole story. This time, Miles sounds less sweet, less cool, more urgent and shrill, straining against the restrictions of the rhythm. Trane almost drowns the tune with a deluge of notes but, somehow, retains a link to the core, He starts smoothly but soon he takes flight. Jimmy Cobb actively eggs him on, impatiently agitating him to go further until Trane's dissonant rasp draws boos and whistles from the crowd. Kelly cheerfully tidies up at the end.
The narrative is that these two maestros were a world apart in 1960 but they effectively were as early as 1957. Miles's creative juices were turned on by trying to accommodate Trane's style into his quintet. These two performances of Bye Bye Blackbird illustrate their wrestle. They were closer than you might think. As a parting gift, Miles gave Trane a soprano saxophone, an instrument with which he would make a commercial mark, almost a signature sound. Miles then started building his second great quintet completed when Wayne Shorter joined. Now, there's a band that could push envelopes and rejuvenate an older man into playing nimbly at speed.
BTW my favourite disc on this box is the final one, disc four. It's as though the whole band and the audience have responded to the challenge Trane has set. The set cracks along at a good pace, Kelly's piano shimmers and shines, Chambers hits some delicious grooves and Cobb is relentless, displaying some nice cymbal work. Trane's solos are lyrical rather than abrasive and Miles sounds as though he is on the balls of his toes back arched. Tellingly, there are no boos nor whistles. My guess is Miles told them to play fucking loud.
Junior Wells says
Thats really great writing Tigger. Makes me want to to put it on loud which all good music writing should.
Kaisfatdad says
Very amusing and probably true, Tigger.
What impresses me is how very popular Miles was in 1960. On that spring tour he was playing very sizeable venues all over Europe. He did two shows at Konserthuset which, in those pre arena days, was probably the largest venue in town.
In 1960, Miles was at the very top of the Jazz world, easily the most successful commercially with greater success to come. It's telling, therefore, that this box set is billed as Miles Davies and John Coltrane, not The Miles Davies Quintet as it was known as at the time. Clearly, these days, John Coltrane is seen as an equal draw.


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A North Korean Perspective on Reunification
12 April, 2017 12 April, 2017 by stalinsmoustache, posted in communism, marxism
Since the DPRK (North Korea) is in the corporate news, and full of the usual misrepresentation, I thought I would reprise a section of an article I wrote a couple of years ago on Korean reunification – from the perspective of the north.
Reunification been a consistent policy of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea since its earliest days. But on what terms? A northern takeover of the south? Not at all. The policy is that reunification would be undertaken without outside interference, peacefully and in terms of a federal system, socialist in the north and capitalist in the south. This position was made explicit in the Communiqué of 1972, after the leaders of both countries had secretly met. In 1973 and again in 1980, Kim Il-sung reiterated this position, proposing a Democratic Confederal Republic of Koryo.
However, the most significant movement happened after the June 15th North–South Joint Declaration of 2000, between Kim Jong-il of the north and Kim Dae-jung of the south. Given that reunification has been a core northern policy, the change was obviously in the south. Here more progressive governments became open to the idea and agreed to the declaration. The change began with Kim Dae-jung's 'Sunshine' policy of 1998. The result was the opening of borders, family reunions, a series of meetings between leaders of north and south, sports, cultural and economic exchange, and even the two Olympic teams marching together at the opening ceremonies in 2000, 2004 and 2006.
But as is the way with the vagaries and uncertainties of bourgeois democracies, the south changed its tune in 2008 with the new president, Lee Myung-bak. His right-wing policies led to a hard-line approach more in tune with United States foreign policy. Cooperation ended and tensions once again escalated – the situation in which we find ourselves now. Perhaps an opening up from the south may be possible once again if Moon Jae-in wins the elections this year. Who knows.
But the north Koreans I have met continue to hope ardently for an eventual reunification along federated lines.
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Nice to read something intelligent and informed, amid all the chest-beating and pointless rhetoric.
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Crinkly-eyed and adorable as ever, Renée Zellweger arrived at a luncheon in her honor Tuesday at the swanky Lotos Club in a white strapless gown that looked like a wedding dress to celebrate her new film, "Bridget Jones's Baby." It's not a spoiler – since it's in the trailer – that the movie ends with Bridget walking down the aisle in a wedding gown beaming at two dreamboats, played by newcomer to the franchise, Patrick Dempsey, and Colin Firth back as uptight barrister Marc Darcy.
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A Former Slave's Account on Abolition
Date(s): 1857
Location(s): MONTGOMERY, Maryland
Tag(s): Crime/Violence, Race-Relations, Slavery
Frederick Douglass perceived Maryland to be a state that possessed slavery in its mildest form. In one of his books, My bondage and my freedom, Douglass showed the truth to a doubting nation that believed that Maryland divested of the harsh and terrible occurrences that characterized the slave system. Douglass challenged the argument that Maryland was not a state harsh on its slaves by comparing Maryland to the moral, religious and humane societies of the free states.
Douglass provided sentiment saying that he understood why public opinion would generate such a belief about Maryland. However, while there might not have been a consistent proof or cruelty from masters, overseers, and slave-drivers, there existed many secluded areas hidden from the public eye full of malignant and shocking characteristics. Douglass, a former slave from Maryland, developed into one of the greatest writers and orators of his time after gaining his freedom.
According to Cal M. Logue's Oratory, Douglass led a siege for the abolitionist movement constantly gaining support throughout the North and in England. In his book, Douglass was able to provide examples of such secluded and dark places by describing the horrors of life on the home plantation of Colonel Edward Lloyd on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Douglass' book continued providing examples of the horrors of slave life and was distributed hoping to gain support for the abolitionist movement. Despite Douglass's efforts, he concludes that Maryland existed as one of many states under the microscope being examined for its circumstances concerning slaves and their mistreatment.
Cal M. Logue, "Oratory," in The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, ed. Charles Reagan Wilson, et al. eds. (Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1989), 781.
Frederick Douglass, My bondage and my freedom... (New York: Auburn, Miller, Orton & co., 1857).


I loved the Urban Decay Heat palette. Hands down, my favourite palette of last year. So when Urban Decay announced a petite version, I literally could not wait.
I ordered mine directly from the Urban Decay website. It retails for £26, so fairly wallet friendly. It came beautifully packaged in a purple embossed box. Slightly over the top, but pretty nonetheless.
1-it's tiny. Both compact and light weight with an inbuilt mirror so perfect for travel.
Overall though, I'm not overwhelmed. You can use it to create that burnt orange eye look or a neutral eye. But I would say the look book you can create is fairly limited. Although named differently I would say three out of the six shades are almost identical to the original Naked Heat palette. Inhale to Ounce, Vibrate to Chaser and Strike to Ashes. That being said, the pigments are of the same same quality that you would expect from Urban Decay. Highly pigmented, completely buildable and blendable. However, in my opinion it lacks a good inner corner highlight and some sparkle. Inhale just doesn't do it for me. I would say this is more of a basic eye look palette and a good option if you don't own the full heat version.
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Mazda CX-7 is a division of Mazda Motor Corporation, an automobile manufacturing company located in Japan; it is a mid-size crossover SUV. It debuted in the 2006 LA Auto Show. Product assemblage was carried out at the Hiroshima plant (Japan), eventually, it was deemed ready for marketing and mass distribution in the year 2006 as a 2007 model. Moray Callum and Koizumi Iwao (2003) designed the Mazda CX-7 car model. It is available in front-wheel drive and all wheel drive options. An award-winning brand it's accolades include the 2007 International Car of the Year (Crossover category), RJC Car of the Year (2008) amongst others.
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A revocation to this notice was published on 19 May 2021, Notice No. 2021-go1862.
Notice of Direction to Appoint a Limited Statutory Manager for the St Michael's School (Taita) (3015) Board of Trustees
Under section 78M of the Education Act 1989, with delegated authority from the Minister of Education, I hereby direct the appointment of a Limited Statutory Manager for the St Michael's School (Taita) (3015) Board of Trustees ("board").
The following functions, powers and duties of the board are to be vested in the limited statutory manager:
All functions, powers and duties of the board as an employer (whether statutory or otherwise);
all functions, powers and duties of the board in curriculum management including teaching and assessment practice (whether statutory or otherwise);
all functions, powers and duties of the board to manage financial operations (whether statutory or otherwise); and
all functions, powers and duties of the board to manage board operation and management.
The limited statutory manager must also advise the board on the following matters:
Board communications (whether statutory or otherwise).
The board will retain its primary duty of care as a person conducting a business or undertaking under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, over and above all functions, powers, and duties of the limited statutory manager.
This notice takes effect on the date of publication.
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You should have total interest on beekeeping to begin at the right foot. You should also have consented to share your house space with the bees. There are potential risks in beekeeping that can harm you but your family as well. Your focus is not only to build an income by selling honey; a great beekeeper should have passion and a keen interest in rearing bees.
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Monocle helps you tame your database views by keeping the SQLs versioned neatly in your project and knowing when and how to migrate them if necessary. It knows how to deal with PostgreSQL materialized views and dependencies (view A points to view B) as well as regular views.

Monocle works with or without Rails, all it assumes is you're using ActiveRecord. See _Usage_ for more details.

## Reasoning

At [InvitedHome](http://invitedhome.com/) we needed an easy to use system to manage a bunch of complex views (often materialized) that we use for things like caching.

The only gem that did something similar at the time was Thoughtbot's [Scenic](https://github.com/thoughtbot/scenic), but we didn't like some of its features such as how it would generate multiple versions of the same view's SQL.

We wanted something way simpler, one SQL file per view, versioning maintained by a timestamp at the top of the file. Thus, Monocle was born.

## Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

```ruby
gem 'ar-monocle', require: 'monocle'
```

And then execute:

    $ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

    $ gem install ar-monocle

## Setup

If you're using Rails, there are generators for bootstrapping the gem:

    $ rails g monocle:install

It will generate a migration for creating the Monocle::Migration table. If you're not using Rails, you'll need to create the table yourself. Check https://github.com/darkside/monocle/blob/master/spec/support/database_utils.rb for an example on how to do it.

## Usage

The basic gist is you have a `db/views` in your project which contains all the view / materialized view SQL definitions. On top of those files there's a timestamp that you can control. Every time you change that timestamp, Monocle will try to migrate that view when calling `rake monocle:migrate`. You can automate this easily by hooking `monocle:migrate` to your deployment process.

Monocle knows about view dependencies and will drop and recreate dependants as necessary. So if you have a view A that references a view B and you need to upgrade view B, it will drop view A first, then drop and create view B, then create view A.

## Included Generators (for Rails)

### Generating a view

With Rails, you can use the generator:

    $ rails g monocle:view view_name

This will generate a Monocle SQL template and a model. You can skip creating the model with `--skip-model`.

### Generating a materialized view

With Rails, you can use the generator:

    $ rails g monocle:matview view_name

This will generate a Monocle materialized SQL template and a model. You can skip creating the model with `--skip-model`.

## Included Rake Tasks

### List all views

You can use `rake monocle:list` to see all the view names that are being managed by Monocle.

### List all migrated view slugs

You can use `rake monocle:versions` to see all the view slugs that have been migrated by Monocle.

### Migrate views

You can use `rake monocle:migrate` to migrate any views that have a new timestamp. I recommend you hook this to your deployment process i.e after you call `rake db:migrate`

### Bumping a view timestamp

With monocle, you decide when it's time to upgrade a view. So even if you have an updated view definition that you're working on, it won't actually change it unless the timestamp has changed. To bump a view timestamp, you can either do it yourself by changing the first line of the template or use the supplied rake task:

    $ rake monocle:bump[my_view_name]

### Refresh a view

For materialized views, this makes it easy for you to trigger a refresh, say, in a cron job or something.

    $ rake monocle:refresh[my_view_name]

### Refresh all views

This is also available as a top level method for Monocle. It will refresh all your materialized views.

    $ rake monocle:refresh_all

## Development

After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `rake spec` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).

## Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/darkside/monocle.

## License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

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Online casinos offer players across the globe excellent opportunities to earn some real money while also getting entertainment and value for money. Arab players from Kuwait and Egypt for example are no exception. Unlike in the past when gambling was inaccessible to players in the Arab world due to local restrictions, players today in Kuwait, Egypt and Saudi Arabia can also enjoy playing Blackjack 21 and other popular casino games from the comfort of their home or office.
The availability of casino games such as Roulette, Poker, Blackjack and football betting over the internet has revolutionized the entertainment culture in countries like Kuwait by making gambling games accessible to the country's citizens via desktop computers, smartphones, tablets and more. Kuwait's national laws prevent gambling in offline casinos such as those in Las Vegas or Crown Casinos. Although gambling as a whole is still prohibited in Kuwait, there is a grey market and a growing demand for casino entertainment among the country's population.
The advent of the Internet made it possible for the population of Kuwait and other remote countries worldwide to enjoy online gaming from dealers across the globe. The local population in Kuwait for example, was however linguistically challenged because players were unable to comprehend the nuances of foreign languages. Immense changes were witnessed by the introduction of online gaming sites which catered specifically to speakers of the Arabic language. Players in Kuwait were not only able to understand and enjoy the games they preferred but no longer had to visit a physical casino to experience the entertainment they desired.
Gaming sites which cater to Arabic speakers not only made it possible for them to enjoy Blackjack Online but also gave them an insight into the Blackjack game. Many casinos have teams of experts that are dedicated to giving players in Arab countries a new experience which is unique and unprecedented in the Arab world. Most importantly online casinos are ensuring that players are directed to safe sites which are guaranteed to suit the requirements of this clientele.
Arab players nowadays have more than just Blackjack available when they decide to visit an online casino. Casinos online are not just focused on activities like Blackjack and Poker but have also expanded the range of betting players can get involved in, including online games like slots, horserace betting, car racing, boxing matches, tennis and of course World Cup Soccer.
Players that are interested in online blackjack for example, are advised to obtain adequate knowledge about how the game is played by utilizing the free education offered by online gaming sites, in order to become familiar with the rules and strategies of the game. The best online sites always provide the information needed in a simple and straightforward way and in the language their audience understands. Some gaming sites are dedicated solely to the Arab audience while others have specific sections in Arabic for each one of the online games that are offered.
Arab players, like players from anywhere in the world, must understand that they are required to wager money online while playing. Playing smart is key. It's always recommended to learn the rules, the main strategies and to set boundaries before wagering money on entertainment, and this is true not only for blackjack but in any online and offline gambling game.
Knowledge gathered before playing will most likely give players more opportunities to win, as Blackjack for example is a game that when played with the right strategies in mind gives the player a good chance of winning and minimizing unnecessary loss.
Blackjack (also known as 21) is one of the most popular casino games worldwide. The rules of the game vary from casino to casino but the main goal of the game is to get a 21 or closer to that value than the dealer. All bets are placed at the start of the game, before players are dealt their cards. If the player beats the dealer they get double the bet they placed. The dealer allocates two cards to himself and two to each player. The players cards are dealt face up while the dealer's cards are placed one face up and one face down. Once all the players have completed their turn, the dealer takes his turn and reveals his hidden card, and the dealer allocates the chips according to the dealer's and players' results.
When the cards are dealt there are four main options. Insurance, Split pair, Double Down and Surrender.
Insurance can be played when the dealer has an ace showing and is a side bet which allows the player to still break even though the dealer has a blackjack.
Split pairs are a smart choice in order to increase chances of winning and takes place when dealt two cards of the same value. Some blackjack game rules allow the splitting of a king and queen for example because they are both valued at 10 points. Splitting requires adding an additional bet on the pairs added in the split.
Doubling down in Blackjack is making the choice to double your initial bet while only receiving one more additional card. Statistically, doubling down is most beneficial to carry out if your first two cards equal 10 or 11.
Surrender can be played with any hand prior to the game action and involves calling a 'game over' after you see the cards that have been dealt. In this scenario half the players bet goes automatically to the dealer. It is wise to surrender when you are dealt a 16 and the dealer has a 9, 10 or ace, or when you are dealt a 15 and the dealer shows a 10.


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Q: Ria Services:working with two DataModels I have two DBs and I want to join data from both of them on same DataGrid:

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*table Events from the first DB with fields Entry_Id and description

*table Details from the second DB with fileds Entry_Id, resolution

I am adding to my project two datamodels and two DomainService Class.
How can I display the related data in one Datagrid and be able to edit the resolution field?
Thanks in advance

A: If they are on separate servers, perhaps consider using linked SQL server tables. See sp_addlinkedserver.
Otherwise, you can create a view on another database.  See TSQL: Create a view that accesses multiple databases

A: DomainServices are all about providing Domain specific data for your application (by "Domain" they mean the area of business, rather than TLDs, which can lead to some confusion).
If your data was coming from two external services you would create a new data structure to hold the combined data and serve that to your application. That is no different to your situation of two databases so...
Your Domain service should be serving up the data your application wants/needs and no more. Create a class that has all fields you want/need and use LINQ to populate them from the two databases.
RIA is all about providing an easy way to map C.R.U.D. calls to methods. What you do in those methods is up to you, but the focus should be on the needs of the application and not what happens to be in the tables.


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The bigger brother to the well-received XPS 13 notebook, the 15 features the same InfinityEdge borderless display design.
On the Microsoft stand, the XPS 15 is showing off the RealSense 3D camera.
The Toshiba 2-in-1 is very "hush-hush secret squirrel" with no details being revealed. All we know is that it has an impressive 4K display, Cortana optimisation and a "face-authentication camera" for Windows Hello security. It also has the Toshiba Satellite brand on the bottom right.
A slightly different look at the Toshiba 2-in-1 from its perspex cage at the Microsoft stand.
Asus announced its range of flagship all-in-one PCs just a day earlier.
The new Transformer Book from Asus -- also only just revealed -- was on stage at Microsoft as well.
This all-in-one from Acer has a 23.8-inch display and runs on an Intel Core i7 processor. It's designed to be portable, coming with 5 hours of battery life and the Intel RealSense 3D camera built-in.
The black device is the Foxconn Kangaroo, a portable Atom-powered PC with almost 9 hours of battery life, designed to connect to your TV via the HDMI port.
The red one is the Qanta Mini PC -- same concept, same processor, no battery.


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In the framework of its regular review of short-term (ST) political risk classifications, Credendo has upgraded three countries (Azerbaijan, Thailand, Ukraine) and downgraded seven countries (Algeria, Bahamas, Congo DR, Dominica, Philippines, St. Barthelemy, Trinidad and Tobago).
Unlike the positive trend witnessed in the three previous quarters, the last quarter of 2017 has seen a lower number of upgrades compared to downgrades for short-term political risk. This is mainly due to some negative domestic developments as the global economic context remains upbeat. Nevertheless, commodity prices remain relatively low and cloud the 2018 outlook for many developing countries, especially in Africa.
The Algerian government continues to struggle with the implementation of the needed economic reforms in response to the low oil prices. This has resulted in large fiscal deficits and a large current account deficit which led to a 45% drop in the country's foreign exchange reserves between the end of 2013 and August 2017 and a depletion of the country's Oil Stabilisation Fund. This situation motivates Credendo's decision to downgrade the country's short-term political risk to category 3/7.The government refuses to borrow externally and is facing difficulty in borrowing internally. Instead, the government plans to borrow directly from the Central Bank. The dismissal of Prime Minister Tebboune (who planned to tackle corruption in Algeria) after only 2 months and 21 days in office shows that implementing deep structural reforms in Algeria is very difficult. The new Prime Minister Ouyahia is expected to implement some fiscal consolidation, but no structural reforms to the economy are expected.
Azerbaijan is heavily reliant on oil, which is its main source of current account receipts and public revenues, and was thus hit hard by the sharp drop in oil prices that started mid-2014. Its foreign exchange reserves dropped sharply in 2014 and 2015 partly as the authorities used their reserves to maintain a fixed exchange rate vis-à-vis the USD. The exchange rate was devalued first in February 2015 and then in December 2015 when authorities decided to let the currency float freely. This was a very positive step as it means that authorities do no longer need to use their exchange reserves to maintain a fixed exchange rate. As a result, foreign exchange reserves stabilised in 2016 and are now on an upward trend that is likely to continue despite the recent drop. Moreover, the current account balance is likely to remain in surplus (compared to a deficit posted in 2015 and 2016) and short-term external debt to remain relatively low. In this context, Credendo decided to upgrade its short-term political risk to category 3/7.
The Thai economy has further strengthened this year on the back of confirmed political stability and a sharp increase in foreign demand. The rising trend in exports of manufactured goods, receipts from Asian tourists and foreign direct investment have raised the current account surplus to a two-decade high above 10% of GDP.
Persistent low oil prices are an extra positive factor. As a result, Thailand's foreign exchange reserves are up 17% since the end of 2016. The improved short-term political risk has led Credendo to upgrade the country from 3/7 to 2/7. The overall business environment has also improved this year with GDP growth expected at 3.7% - it is forecast to reach 3.5% in 2018 - and heightened investor confidence. This is reflected by an appreciating baht which is up 9% against a weaker USD this year. This overall positive trend is expected to continue in 2018 given favourable global economic prospects and likely political stability, at least until the first general elections since the 2014 military coup are held, that is late 2018 as scheduled or in 2019.
Trinidad and Tobago, a refiner of crude petroleum, has been hit hard by the low oil prices. In the past two years, the country has experienced relatively elevated current account deficits (also in 2017, a deficit of 9% of GDP is expected) due to lower hydrocarbon prices. These deficits have put significant downside pressure on the country's peg to the USD and on its foreign exchange reserves. Indeed, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has a peg to the USD and has been holding the TTD at USD 6.75 since November 2016. As a consequence, foreign exchange reserves, still at the relatively high level of 9 months of import cover in August 2017, are under pressure and have dropped by more than 20% since 2014. Moreover, in the past two years, firms have been complaining of foreign exchange shortages as the amount of foreign exchange made available by the government has fallen. Therefore, Credendo has downgraded the short-term political risk to category 4/7.
The short-term political risk of Ukraine was upgraded to category 5/7 (from 6/7) to reflect the improvement in liquidity. Since February 2015, foreign exchange reserves have followed an upward trend (cf. graph). They now cover more than 3 months of imports. Moreover, short-term external debt has decreased in absolute and relative terms. The current account deficit is expected to narrow in 2017 as current account receipts are increasing faster than current account payments, a trend that is expected to continue in 2018. Despite the improvement in liquidity, risks remain high. Indeed, following the issuance of sovereign bonds (USD 3 billion in September 2017), the authorities might be less willing to implement crucial structural reforms (among other things pension reform – a critical condition for the fourth review of the IMF programme – land reform, measures to speed up privatisation and to tackle corruption), which could lead to further delays in the IMF programme and impede foreign investor confidence. In the Eastern region, even though heavy fighting in the Donbass has ceased, the conflict remains unresolved and sporadic surges in violence still occur.
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What is your experience with XIAFLEX®?
Before use, for how long should the vials containing XIAFLEX® and the diluent be left to stand at room temperature?
Fill in the blanks: When reconstituting XIAFLEX®, use ____ mL of sterile diluent for an MP joint and _____ mL of sterile diluent for a PP joint.
What is the maximum number of attempts that should be made to disrupt the cord during the follow-up visit?
Injections and finger extension procedures may be administered up to ___ times per cord, at approximately 4-week intervals.
What should patients be instructed to do following the finger extension procedure?
Download the Training Guide to reinforce your learnings from the training video.
Where is the proper place to position the needle for the injection procedure?
If injecting into a cord affecting the PIP joint of the fifth finger, care should be taken to inject as close to the palmar digital crease as possible (as far proximal to the digital PIP joint crease), and the needle insertion should not be more than 2 to 3 mm in depth. Tendon ruptures occurred after XIAFLEX® injections near the digital PIP joint crease.
For complete details on the appropriate injection procedure for XIAFLEX® watch the Training Video above.
Can local anesthesia be used with XIAFLEX®?
To learn more about the appropriate administration of XIAFLEX®, visit the Procedure Overview page.
When should the finger extension procedure be performed?
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1. GoGo Anime
GoGo Anime is the first and best alternative for the Anilinkz website. It is more popular for their thousands of collections of Anime movies and series. This web site works in the same way that the Anilinkz was working. It covers all the Anime series in it.
I personally go to this Platform myself to get animes whenever am bored or less busy because of it's Uniqueness and How it's well composed with different categories containing different Anime series.
It almost has A-Z from oldest to latest movies stacked up for you to watch. Categories like action, drama, thriller, horror, etc can be found here. And yes this website also contains ads, but hey they also have to make some money right.
The users can search every Anime episodes easily when compared to other web site, and once you have searched the Anime show, it also provides the latest episode below the player. The users can also utilize the facility of subtitle options, and they have many dubbed Anime series on their website.
2. KissAnime
KissAnime is one of the perfect alternatives for the Anilinkz web site, and in the world of Anime series, it plays a major role. It has their collections in the genre types such as action, adventures, romance, thriller, sci-fi, and everything else. It is good enough to watch Anime movies online.
The Anime lovers cannot leave this web site because of their service on Anime world is better worth than the Anilinkz web site. In which they provide the Anime service for more than 5 years and can't leave this web site without watching Anime on this web site. It has increased its users and getting more popular day by day. It is impossible to beat the KissAnime website.
3. Anime-Planet.com
It is a popular anime website as it offers a variety of anime movies. It is the best anime streaming site because it has partnerships with widely used video streaming sites. It is also a legal site because of this reason.
The site has an added feature which is known as, "My List". It recommends your different series based on the kind of content you have watched.
4. Chia-Anime
Chia Anime is last but not least, which is the best alternative of the Anilinkz website. In which this chia Anime website is operating for a decade for a while. This web site is completely free to their users and can enjoy the Anime movies and online series site without any cost or payments. On the internet, this chia Anime website is very old across all the Anime online streaming website in all over the world. The users are felt easier to use this web site.
Chia Anime web site contains ads on their contents. However, this will not affect the users to feel irritated. Chia Anime website has a massive large collection of Anime series and movies in their database with the subtitled versions. In which some of the series in this web site are also available in dubbed format on this web site. If the users, who are watching the Anime movies and series in dubbed format. Then they should search for any other Anime series streaming websites.
9anime is one of the leading anime movie and TV series streaming websites where you can stream high quality, English dubbed anime movies. It is one of the largest streaming platform that contains millions of anime titles and is regularly updated with new series and movies.
Like Chia Anime and all other similar sites, it also consists of over 45 genres, including Comedy, Fantasy, Kids, Samurai, Sports, Vampire, Yuri and Police, etc. Each genre has its own movies and shows for you to choose easily and play.
9anime is a website specially made for the animated movies fans. The website provides full dubbed anime movies for free. The website does not require registration.
6. Anime Lab
When your first enter this website you will feel like old days since it has the retro theme. And yes this website also provides huge collections of anime and hentai videos online for free.
This Is Another web site that provides better service to their users on Anime series. In which their service on the Anime world is free for some series, and meanwhile, the users need to pay a monthly charge to their web site to watch the Anime series. It has a modern UI and makes the users feel free and relaxed on this web site.
7. Anime heaven
Animeheaven is the real heaven for anime lovers. The site has a unique interface among all anime sites. You can watch on the site, Dubbed Animes, Anime series, and Anime movies, etc. On every anime page, all the episodes are listed in very well mannered. When you want to use the alternative to Anilinkz.io you must remember this site.
8. 123anime
Another better alternative to anilinkz, 123anime is the trending online free anime website for now. It also has tons of anime series and shows, even genres like manga, hentai is available in the native language as well as dubbed.
Every anime video has variety of subtitles and english audio that enhances the quality of the 123anime website. But the sad part is this website has intensive ads, and you have to use adblocker to avoid unnecessary ads.
9. Animefreak
Anime freak is a simple and good website to watch the Anime series and movies online without any hassles. The Anime freak is one of the best and perfect alternatives to the Anilinkz web site. This web site is best known for its UI, and it has thousands of collections on Anime series and movies online.
Anime freak website has ads on their player in this the user irritated to watch ads at the starting of the episode. In which the web site is set as the user is compelled to watch this ad on their web site.
If the users don't want bather on this, then this website is the better to watch the Anime series and fastest loading content, and that makes the users more impressive.
10. Crunchyroll
One of the most popular anime sites that you can find on the internet. Here, you can stream all the content that you want. All of their anime series are organized in a very extensive range of anime of different genres.
All of these are legal. If you do want to watch some of the anime that are not found in the free area, this means that you need to purchase a premium version so that you can enjoy the anime. There are also subtitles in the anime.
There you have it, 10 best Anilinkz alternatives where you can watch and download High Quality Anime Episodes for free no sign up required. Various Formats from 480p up to 1080p. Enjoy Watching on Anilinkz anime website.
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Nubia India today announced "Summer Rush" promotion on Amazon from July 25th till July 27th, 2017. The sale is being offered, coinciding with the onset of campus season across the country.
The discounts will be ranging from INR 1000 – 4000 on a select category of phones.
The list includes entry level N1 Lite, mid ranger M2 lite and battery focussed smartphone N2. The flagship Z11 and the recently launched Z17 mini and Nubia M2 also make it to the list.


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AARP's "Fearless at 50", Telling Inspiring Stories
A Uniquely Different Shoemaker and his Shoes
Chris Donovan remembers exactly when and where his obsession with shoes began. He was a still teenager in high school, where he and his classmates were confined to strict uniforms and used accessories and hair styles to express themselves. One day, a girl came to school wearing the highest platform shoes he had ever seen. That was the first time he recognized shoes as how he still perceives them today, as a "piece of art on your foot."
Yet still, it took Donovan more than 25 years in another career as a phone operator and repair man before pursuing his passions. It wasn't until a scare with prostate cancer that he decided to make a change.
He says of the experience, "It taught me something — that you never know when your life's expiration date is. I've got one time here, and I've got to make the best of this."
And so, Donovan did. Over the age of 50 with no design experience and only a portfolio of sketches, he took a shot at what would be the first step towards a whole new career as a shoe designer. With no small ambitions, he applied to Italy's Polimoda Fashion Institute, one of the best fashion schools in the entire world. While happily surprised at his acceptance, he struggled at first to fit in with his much younger classmates.
"I did not look like a fashion student. I got mistaken for a janitor at one point," he laments.
Yet, once he leveraged his background in physical work with phone repair, he found his own unique style and his way. Today, you can see the influence of his life in his shoe materials: stairway railings, hip replacements, lilac wood. And, suddenly, the world began to fall in love with his work.
Today, as he approaches building his own business with his unconventional shoe designs, he carries an important lesson with him:
"Fear shouldn't paralyze you, it should make you move. You just reframe it as exciting. Being a success or failure wasn't the point of all this. If I fail at it, I'm okay with it. If I had gone through life and not tried... what would be the point? But, I did it. And, I wouldn't change a thing."
AARP brings to life stories every day in our magazine, AARP The Magazine, our news publication, AARP Bulletin and on our website, AARP.org. Follow AARP on YouTube to see more of these inspiring stories.


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Home TV SEAL TEAM Season 4 Episode 5 Photos The Carrot Or The Stick
SEAL TEAM Season 4 Episode 5 Photos The Carrot Or The Stick
"The Carrot or The Stick" – With no leads on Ray's whereabouts, Jason pushes Bravo team to extreme lengths and considers crossing a dangerous line to help locate their missing brother. Meanwhile, Ray tries to survive captivity, on SEAL TEAM, Wednesday, Jan. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: David Boreanaz as Jason Hayes. Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
SEAL TEAM Season 4 Episode 5 Photos The Carrot Or The Stick – s04e05 4×05 – "The Carrot or The Stick" – With no leads on Ray's whereabouts, Jason pushes Bravo team to extreme lengths and considers crossing a dangerous line to help locate their missing brother. Meanwhile, Ray tries to survive captivity, on SEAL TEAM, Wednesday, Jan. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
SEAL TEAM is a military drama that follows the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions our country can ask of them. Jason Hayes is the respected, intense leader of the Tier One team whose home life has suffered as a result of his extensive warrior's existence. His team includes his trusted confidant, Ray Perry, the longest-tenured operator with whom Jason shares an ingrained shorthand; Sonny Quinn, an exceptional, loyal soldier with a checkered past who still combats self-destructive tendencies; and Clay Spenser, a young, multilingual, second-generation SEAL with insatiable drive and dedication. Vital to the team's success are troop commander Lt. Cdr. Eric Blackburn, who serves as a leader and confidant both on and off the battlefield; CIA analyst Mandy Ellis, who has sacrificed everything in her drive to root out evil and take down terrorists; and Ensign Lisa Davis, a no-nonsense, take-charge officer. Deployed on clandestine missions worldwide at a moment's notice, and knowing the toll it takes on them and their families, this tight-knit SEAL team displays unwavering patriotism and fearless dedication even in the face of overwhelming odds.
(Jason Hayes)
(Clay Spenser)
Neil Brown Jr.
(Ray Perry)
AJ Buckley
(Sonny Quinn)
Toni Trucks
(Lisa Davis)
RECURRING CAST:
Justin Melnick
(Brock Reynolds)
Tyler Grey
Scott Foxx
(Trent Sawyer)
(Full Metal)
Judd Lormand
(Lt. Cdr. Eric Blackburn)
Tim Chiou
(Michael "Thirty Mike" Chen)
Ben Youcef
(Zied Al-Haqqan)
Mo Anouti
(Ray's Guard)
Ibrahim Renno
(Mr. Nasri)
Ashwin Gore
(Faraz)
Omar El Gamal
(Eating Guard)
WRITTEN BY: Dana Greenblatt
DIRECTED BY: Ruben Garcia
Website: http://www.cbs.com/shows/seal-team/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SealTeamCBS/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SEALTeamCBS
SEAL TEAM Season 4 Episode 1 Photos God Of War
SEAL TEAM Season 4 Episode 2 Photos Forever War
SEAL TEAM Season 4 Episode 3 Photos The New Normal
SEAL TEAM Season 4 Episode 4 Photos Shockwave
"The Carrot or The Stick" – With no leads on Ray's whereabouts, Jason pushes Bravo team to extreme lengths and considers crossing a dangerous line to help locate their missing brother. Meanwhile, Ray tries to survive captivity, on SEAL TEAM, Wednesday, Jan. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured L to R: AJ Buckley as Sonny Quinn and David Boreanaz as Jason Hayes. Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"The Carrot or The Stick" – With no leads on Ray's whereabouts, Jason pushes Bravo team to extreme lengths and considers crossing a dangerous line to help locate their missing brother. Meanwhile, Ray tries to survive captivity, on SEAL TEAM, Wednesday, Jan. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: Max Thieriot as Clay Spenser. Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"The Carrot or The Stick" – With no leads on Ray's whereabouts, Jason pushes Bravo team to extreme lengths and considers crossing a dangerous line to help locate their missing brother. Meanwhile, Ray tries to survive captivity, on SEAL TEAM, Wednesday, Jan. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured L to R: David Boreanaz as Jason Hayes and AJ Buckley as Sonny Quinn. Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"The Carrot or The Stick" – With no leads on Ray's whereabouts, Jason pushes Bravo team to extreme lengths and considers crossing a dangerous line to help locate their missing brother. Meanwhile, Ray tries to survive captivity, on SEAL TEAM, Wednesday, Jan. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured:Max Thieriot as Clay Spenser. Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"The Carrot or The Stick" – With no leads on Ray's whereabouts, Jason pushes Bravo team to extreme lengths and considers crossing a dangerous line to help locate their missing brother. Meanwhile, Ray tries to survive captivity, on SEAL TEAM, Wednesday, Jan. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured L to R: Max Thieriot as Clay Spenser and David Boreanaz as Jason Hayes. Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"The Carrot or The Stick" – With no leads on Ray's whereabouts, Jason pushes Bravo team to extreme lengths and considers crossing a dangerous line to help locate their missing brother. Meanwhile, Ray tries to survive captivity, on SEAL TEAM, Wednesday, Jan. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: David Boreanaz as Jason Hayes and Ibrahim Renno as Mr. Nasri. Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"The Carrot or The Stick" – With no leads on Ray's whereabouts, Jason pushes Bravo team to extreme lengths and considers crossing a dangerous line to help locate their missing brother. Meanwhile, Ray tries to survive captivity, on SEAL TEAM, Wednesday, Jan. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: Neil Brown Jr. as Ray Perry. Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Nitrogen-fixing trees for tropics/subtropics
Nitrogen-fixing trees for tropics/subtropics:
- Moringa
- Leucaena
- Gliricidia
- Albizia
- Acacia
- Casuarina
Leucaena
Leucaena leucocephala (River tamarind) is a small fast-growing mimosoid tree native to southern Mexico and northern Central America (Belize and Guatemala) and is now naturalized throughout the tropics. It is classified as invasive weed in Florida (https://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/leucaena-leucocephala/). It is also called lead tree.
L. leucocephala is used for a variety of purposes, such as firewood, fiber, and livestock fodder. During the 1970s and 1980s, it was promoted as a "miracle tree" for its multiple uses. It has also been described as a "conflict tree" because it is used for forage production but spreads like a weed in some places. It grows quickly and forms dense thickets that crowd out all native vegetation.
It also efficient in nitrogen fixation, at more than 500 kg/ha/year. It has a very fast growth rate: young trees reach a height of more than 20 ft in two to three years.
The young pods are edible.
Gliricidia
Gliricidia sepium (common names: quickstick, madre xacao or madre de cacao in the Philippines and Guatemala) is a medium size leguminous tree belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is considered to be the second most important multi-purpose legume tree, surpassed only by Leucaena leucocephala.
The generic name Gliricidia means "mouse killer" in reference to the traditional use of its toxic seeds and bark as rodenticides.
G. sepium was spread from its native range throughout the tropics to shade plantation crops such as coffee. Today it is used for many other purposes including live fencing, fodder, firewood, green manure, intercropping, and rat poison. Its use expanded following the widespread defoliation of Leucaena by psyllid in the 1980s.
G. sepium is used as cut and carry forage for cattle, sheep, and goats. Its high protein content allows it to complement low-quality tropical forages. G. sepium can tolerate repeated cutting, every 2 to 4 months depending on the climate. Cutting G. sepium causes it to retain its leaves during the dry season when many forage crops have lost their leaves. In some cases it is the only source of forage feed during the dry season.
G. sepium trees are used for intercropping in part because they fix nitrogen in the soil and tolerate low soil fertility, so when they are interplanted with crops they can boost crop yields significantly, without the need of chemical fertilizers. The common name madre de cacao (literally "mother of cacao" in Spanish) used in Central America and the Philippines is in reference to its traditional use as shade trees for cocoa tree plantations.
G. Sepium tolerates being cut back to crop height, and can even be coppiced, year after year. When the trees are cut back, they enter a temporary dormant state during which their root systems do not compete for nutrients needed by the crops, so the crops can establish themselves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucaena_leucocephala
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliricidia_sepium
Labels: Food Forest, Nitrogen fixing, Permaculture, Tropical


The craft here is not so widespread as in most other south coast counties; but a goodly number of thatched roofs are still to be found. The modern division of West Sussex having four times as many, as it's sister East Sussex.
Visionary thatch… At Felpham the thatched home of William Blake, poet and painter, still stands. For a few years, from 1800, he lived and worked here, producing most of his epic poem 'Milton'; famous today for containing the lines 'and did those feet in ancient times' etc. This little drawing comes from the poems illustrated text. Where William Blake is seen receiving a vision, in his thatched cottage's garden. More prosaically the same garden saw him in an altercation, with a drunken soldier; with Blake being unsuccessfully tried for sedition, as a result.
The long coastline of Sussex still has several marshy river estuaries, which have provided other sources of thatching material in the past. As seen, in the History section, rushes were being used at Pevensey Castle seven centuries ago. Earlier still in 1187, the city of Chichester succumbed to a major fire. As ever, probably exasperated by the number of thatched buildings; roofs here probably being coated with reeds and rushes, harvested at the nearby coast.
Much later, in 1842; one James Bonniface was thatching 'at the pad'. This is the site of a well known pub, The Sussex Pad, right on the coast east of Lancing. Whether rushes or water reed were used, his bill doesn't say. But Mr Bonniface was paid three shillings and sixpence a square, for laying it. And two shillings and sixpence a day for 'cleaning of reed'. The employer, who lived at nearby Salts Farm, no doubt supplying the material. As in many other parts of Britain, the availability of cheap long straw, that came with mechanised threshing, in the later nineteen hundreds, killed off these local alternative materials.
At the Pad… James Bonniface was charging around the same price, for thatching 'per square' (i.e.100 sq.feet), as Oxfordshire thatchers were charging a few years before… The building at this time was a favourite haunt of smugglers and was destroyed in a fire, in 1905. A tiled replacement still stands.
Wayside thatch…The upper thatch at Houghton sits in the Arun valley, an area which contains a great deal of thatching. Nearby lies the large lower roof, at Whepham. showing a square rolled gable end.
East Sussex thatch… There are fewer thatched buildings in this part of Sussex; the left hand cottage at Alcriston, being an attractive example. The upper, well thatched long straw roof, at Eridge, with its thick rolled gables, has sadly gone. Below is a scene from St Leonard's Park Hastings, showing a heather coated shelter, a popular thatching material, in around 1900.
Coastal thatch… Near the sea, above, at Kingston by Sea. Here the pebbly beach seemingly provided some of this cottage's building material, three centuries ago. An old timber framed structure, hides under the stone and brick, in the lower cottage, at Sidlesham, near Chichester Harbour. An area with a great deal of thatch. This roof has a long straw sparred edge, but the roof is of combed wheat reed.
Happy families… A family home, in the early 1960's, at Nutbourne, near Pulbourgh. A thick multilayered long straw thatch keeps all dry here. Photo courtesy of Frank Riddle. Below is more old Sussex long straw… At Midhurst, on the left, a century ago. And at Harting, in around 1930. This right hand image shows a very rounded roof. The modern cottage now has a steeper squarer thatch, in combed wheat reed.
Steyning thatch… This attractive property was once larger and is now just a part, of a medieval timber-framed building. Records of a law suit hereabouts, name some seventeenth century thatchers, who may have worked on this roof… In a case concerning the will of one Thomas Lidbeter, in June 1669, several thatchers gave evidence. Firstly, 'William Lidbeter, of Steyning, Thatcher, where he had lived all his life and was born.' He was about 56 years old; and witnessed with his mark. Then, 'Samuel Cox, of Steyning, Thatcher, where he had lived all his life and was born'. He was about 20 years old and like William could only make his mark. Finally, 'John Lidbeter, of Steyning, Thatcher, son of William Lidbeter, where he had lived all his life and was born.' He was about 26 years old, and used his signature, to witness his statement… Whether the deceased Thomas was a thatcher, is not known, but the craft seems to have been a Lidbeter family concern; in Steyning, in the 1660's.
As in Kent, a handful of full sized, medieval, 'Wealden' hall houses, have also kept their thatched roofs, in this historic county….
Wealden Thatch…This century old image depicts a rather worn, long straw roof at Bignor. Where this splendid fifteenth century, Wealden hall house still stands. Other thatched examples also lie at Sompting, Bury and as shown on the right,at Lindfield.
The very first building, saved by the National Trust, was thatched; acquired in 1896, just a year after the Trust was founded… The Trust laid out, the princely sum of ten pounds, for the medieval Clergy House, at Alfriston. Looking at the building, before it's purchase, some would say they were overcharged!


Plants help beautify our home lives. Years of loving care gets invested into to our houseplant's growth and maintenance. You may even talk to your plants, helping them to grow.
Your family most likely wants to move your houseplants with you to your new home, as well as some of your favorite outdoor garden plants, but worry if they'll be able to make the journey.
Movers Directory offers some valuable moving tips to help you prepare so your plants survive the trip.
Plants are considered perishable, since they are living things and need special handling and care to not get damaged or killed during transportation. They need air, comfortable temperatures and water. For this reason, insurance does not cover any loss or damage to your plants and some moving companies may not even accept to move plants for very long distances over 150 miles. Contact your moving company at least a couple weeks before your move to find out if they'll take your plants or if you'll need to take them with you, yourself.
A few agricultural states have strict rules about bringing plants into their state. Florida and California grow valuable cash crops they are very protective of and worry about bugs or disease that may be on any kind of plant you may bring in. They even ask if you have any fruit in the car before you drive across their boarder.
If you are moving from one state to another, it would be best to find out if your plants will be allowed across their boarder before preparing and packing them up to move. Call your local U.S. Department of Agriculture to check on regulations.
Generally, most states require plants being transported across their boarder to be grown indoors in sterilized potting soil and not soil taken from outdoors. You would want to transplant any plants you might have planted in containers using outdoor soil. Transplant them using sterilized potting soil you can buy at local nurseries or garden center before you attempt to move them across state borders.
Ceramic pots full of dirt and plants can be heavy to move and are easily breakable. To protect both the plant and the expensive pots, transplant the plants into plastic containers just big enough for the size of the plant 2-3 weeks before moving day.
Transplanting is a shocking experience for plants, and moving day is going to be tough on them too. Best to transplant enough time in advance to let them bounce back and be strong for moving day.
Transplanting your plants into clean plastic pots and sterilized potting soil also gives you a chance to look them over for any kind of pest you want to take care of about a week before you move.