Greetings in the name that is above every name, I want to thank you again for your prayers and faithful support. We could not do the work that God has called us to do without you.
The revival in the youth facility, during March, went great. We saw 86 professions of faith for the week. What a blessing to see God move on the hearts of these young men. The last morning of the revival, I walked up to a young man's cell and began to talk to him about his salvation. He informed me that he had gotten saved the night before in our service. This young man told me that he was a Muslim before the Lord saved him and that his whole family is also Muslim. I will never forget what he said to me in the hall way of that youth facility "Preacher I don't want my momma to go to hell! I want her to know that Jesus is the only way to heaven! Will you show me how to take the bible and witness to her?" It is wonderful to see these young men get saved and get a burden for their family. Please pray for him and his family. These men often face a lot of opposition, so keep praying for those that made professions and the countless others that heard the Gospel but didn't receive it.
We are very excited about what the Lord is doing in our lives. Our support is continuing to increase and we are confident that the time has come to step out on faith, and at the end of April I will be leaving my job and going on full time deputation as well as increasing what we are currently doing in the prisons and jails. We have several meetings coming up over the next several months please pray that God would continue to bless our family as we try to do His will. In Col 4:3, Paul gave a prayer request that "God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ." Paul is asking people to pray that his ministry would be expanded. This is our hearts desire. Please help us pray that God would enlarge our ministry!
We would like to thank each new supporting church that has added us to their mission outreach. Since our last letter we have had seven new supporters. Please keep praying that other churches will decide to partner with us in reaching the incarcerated of America. It is our desire to leave each church having left them with a small piece of the burden that we feel in our hearts. Thank you again for everything. We love each one of you and look forward to seeing or hearing from you soon.


The house is located 5 minutes walk from the Molodezhnaya metro station and the big bus station. Right in front of the house - shopping and entertainment center "Kuntsevo Plaza" Nearby are the Rowing Canal, a forest park, places for walking and practicing outdoors. The house is located a 5-minute walk from Molodezhnaya metro station and bus station. In front of the house - shopping mall "Kuntsevo Plaza". River, park, places for walking and sports fre very close.
торгово-развлекательный центр "Кунцево Плаза" Рядом находятся Гребной канал, лесопарк, места для прогулок и занятий спортом на свежем воздухе.
The house is located a 5-minute walk from Molodezhnaya metro station and bus station. In front of the house - shopping mall "Kuntsevo Plaza". River, park, places for walking and sports fre very close.
Я журналист, мой муж Давид - инженер. С нами живут две кошки. Мы любим путешествовать, любим наш дом и гостей.


Let's face it. This is a disgusting topic, but more than likely if you travel to a developing country, you're going to have a few bouts with traveler's diarrhea or other intestinal bugs.
– Visit a travel clinic before you travel – In my case, the doctor wrote me a prescription that I could refill up to three times. I've had to use it twice so far in Guatemala, but it's saved me some lab costs. Hold on to that prescription. Most likely, the pharmacist won't even take it. You can use it to refill medication.
– Don't drink water from the tap – This includes using water to brush your teeth or getting free water at the bar. Sanitary systems in some countries are not to the same standards as developed countries. You can use bottled water for your toothbrush.
– Avoid street food and wash raw fruits and vegetables with soap – This is the advice that you see in every travel book. Street food isn't stored properly, and that salad may have been rinsed with tap water.
– Go to the doctor (if you don't have a prescription, or if you do have a prescription and it's not diarrhea) – You want to make sure you get tested so you can get an antibiotic to kill whatever is inside your gut. You'll have to do your business in a cup, and the lab should have the results for you within a few hours. In my case, I was constipated once in Belize and once in Guatemala. It turned out that I had some amoebas and fungi. Please don't be deterred by costs; this isn't the United States. Costs are exponentially lower in developing countries. In Central America, my medications and two lab visits cost me under $25. The same treatment would have probably cost more than $120 in the United States.
– When you take your medication, don't drink – This should be pretty self-explanatory, but alcohol can have a strong reaction with antibiotics. After four drinks in San Pedro, Guatemala, I was vomiting for 24 hours straight starting the next morning. That led to me having to spend a second day in bed to recover from dehydration. You've been warned.
– Stay home – Yeah, you tell yourself that you can push yourself to go on that tour or go out with your friends. Realize that what your body needs is hydration and rest. So, in-between dashes to the toilet, pop in a movie or catch up on that novel that's at the bottom of your backpack. It's not the end of the world to stay somewhere for a day.
– If it's diarrhea, wait until it's bad before you get medication – If you have a few loose stools, the medication you take will probably keep you from using the bathroom for days. However, if you're rushing to the bathroom every hour or so, it's probably time to go to the doctor to get something to regulate you.
This article isn't here to scare you. I know people who drink from the tap in Belize and Guatemala and are fine. Street food is also some of the most delicious food that you may eat on your travels (and it's the best value that you can usually find in a city). Realistically, you will most likely have to deal with these stomach bugs when you travel. But now you know what to do in case it happens.


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Norra Visby ist ein Ort () auf der schwedischen Insel Gotland in der Kirchengemeinde () des Doms zu Visby auf der schwedischen Insel Gotland.  Vor 2010 wurde der Ort als småort eingeordnet und trug den Namen Gustavsvik och Annelund.

Lage
Der Ort liegt an der Westküste Gotlands etwa  nördlich von Visby und westlich vom Flughafen Visby.  Zwischen Visby und Norra Visby liegt das
Naturreservat Galgberget.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung
Norra Visby/Gustavsvik och Annelund

Neu seit 2010 als Tätort gezählt, vorher wegen des hohen Anteils an Freizeitbebauung als småort betrachtet.

Einzelnachweise

Geographie (Gotland)

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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
The Development and Implementat...
The Development and Implementation of a Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) for Out-of-Hospital Surgical Care
Christopher Scott (a1), Brant Putnam (a2) (a3) (a4), Scott Bricker (a2) (a3) (a4), Laura Schneider (a2), Stephanie Raby (a5), William Koenig (a5) and Marianne Gausche-Hill (a1) (a6) (a4)...
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California USA
2Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California USA
4Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California USA
5 Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California USA
6 County of Los Angeles EMS Agency, Department of Health Services, Santa Fe Springs, California USA
3Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California USA
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 June 2012
Over the past two decades, Los Angeles County has implemented a Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) to provide on-scene, advanced surgical care of injured patients as an element of the local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system. Since 2008, the primary responsibility of the team has been to perform surgical procedures in the austere field setting when prolonged extrication is anticipated. Following the maxim of "life over limb," the team is equipped to provide rapid amputation of an entrapped extremity as well as other procedures and medical care, such as anxiolytics and advanced pain control. This report describes the development and implementation of a local EMS system HERT.
Scott C, Putnam B, Bricker S, Schneider L, Raby S, Koenig W, Gausche-Hill M. The development and implementation of a Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) for out-of-hospital surgical care. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2012;27(3):1-5.
COPYRIGHT: © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2012
Correspondence: Christopher Scott, MD Department of Emergency Medicine Harbor-UCLA Medical Center 1000 W Carson St., Box 21 Torrance, CA 90509 USA E-mail cscott422@gmail.com
1. Al-Shaqsi, S. Model of international Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems. OMJ. 2010;25(4):320-323.
2. Stewart, RD, Young, JC, Kenney, DA, Hirschberg, JM. Field surgical intervention: an unusual case. J Trauma. 1979;19(10):780-783.
3. Kelly, JB, Thompson, AS, Gervin, AA. Field leg amputation by a paramedic. Prehosp Emerg Care. 1999;3(1):77.
4. Dunn, EL, Wynn, J, Polanco, L. A rare case of bilateral upper extremity field amputation. J Air Med Transp. 1989;8(11):4-5.
5. Ho, JD, Conterato, M, Mahoney, BD, Miner, JR, Benson, JL. Successful patient outcome after field extremity amputation and cardiac arrest. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2003;7(1):149-153.
6. Porter, KM. Prehospital amputation. Emerg Med J. 2010;27:940-942.
7. Blank-Reid, C, Santora, TA. Developing and implementing a surgical response and physician triage team. Disaster Manage Response. 2003;1(2):41-45.
8. Sharp, CF, Mangram, AJ, Lorenzo, M, Dunn, EL. A major metropolitan "field amputation" team: a call to arms…and legs. J Trauma. 2009;67(6):1158-1161.
9. Kampen, KE, Krohmer, JR, Jones, JS, Dougherty, JM, Bonness, RK. In-field extremity amputation: prevalance and protocols in Emergency Medical Services. Prehosp Disaster Med. 1996;11(1):63-66.
10. Jaslow, D, Barbera, JA, Desai, S, Jolly, T. An Emergency Department based field response team: case report and recommendations for a "Go Team." Prehosp Emerg Care. 1998;2(1):81-85.
11. Foil, MB, Cunningham, PRG, Hale, JC, Benson, NH, Treurniet, S. Civilian field surgery in the rural trauma setting: a proposal for providing optimal care. J Natl Med Assoc. 1992;84:787-789.
12. The Los Angeles County EMS Agency Hospital Emergency Response Team Policy. http://ems.dhs.lacounty.gov/policies/Ref800/817.pdf. Accessed February 7, 2011.
13. Cryer, HG, Hiatt, JR, Eckstein, M, et al. . Improved trauma system multicasualty incident response: comparison of two train crash disasters. J Trauma. 2010;68(4):783-789.
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1) The solar charger shield produces charges under sunlight and light from filament bulbs. Its function is more effective in the former than in the latter. Solar panels require invisible radiations namely ultraviolet and infrared radiations for producing current.
2) In order to test the system under filament bulb, hold the solar panel at a distance, less than 20cm(< 0.5 feet). However, the charging may not be effective under filament bulbs.
3) Place the solar panel at an angle such that the maximum amount of sunlight is incident on it.
4) Protect the solar panel from excessive exposure to water/water vapors. This may oxidize the surface of the solar panel and reduce its performance.
5) The Solar panel usually comes with a protective transparent sheet of cover. Remove the transparent plastic sheet for better performance of the solar panel.
1) The solar charger shield is designed to protect any potential short circuit. However care must be taken to avoid any such situations.
4) When the battery is fully charged, the green light glows.
This section will teach you how to measure the voltage of Lipo Battery.
Solar charger shield voltage measurement example. Connect VBAT pin to analog pin A0.
The pin measures 2.0 V when not under direct exposre to sunlight and 5V when exposed to sunlight.


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English Landscape and Identities
Studying English archaeology from 1500BC to AD1086
Portal to the Past
Visual blog
Past landscapes and communities: EngLaId conference, Sept. 2015
On 23 and 24 September 2015, the EngLaId conference 'Past Landscapes and Communities' took place at Keble College, Oxford. Researchers from 7 different European countries attended this two-day event, including specialists in later prehistoric, Roman and early medieval archaeology and history as well as GIS and landscape archaeology. This two-day event was structured around the broad themes of 'identity', 'community' and 'landscape', focusing on specific questions such as:
How can we model and visualize the use and history of landscapes in the past using multiple/large datasets?
How do material culture, spatial distribution, and landscape lead us to understand past identities?
Can we explore community identities and histories in the long term (and across disciplinary period boundaries)?
How does the situation in England compare to other regions within Europe?
A twitter feed was maintained for the duration of the entire event by the EngLaId team (see http://storify.com/EngLaID_Oxford/past-landscapes-and-communities). In what follows, the conference highlights are summarised on the basis of a series of photographs taken by EngLaId project artist, Miranda Creswell. At the outset, thanks very much to all participants, speakers, chairs, as well as a HUGE thank you to EngLaId's Laura Morley for organising a seamless event!
Conference delegates enjoying the sunshine in the picturesque setting of Keble College
Day 1: Wednesday 23 September 2015
At 9 am on Wednesday, EngLaId project PI Chris Gosden started the day off with the bold statement that he has definitively solved the concept of 'identity'.
Chris Gosden's 'identity-formula'
This was followed by the first 'proper' session of the day, expertly chaired by David Fontijn (Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands).
The first talk was by Alex Smith from the University of Reading, summarising some of the key findings of the Roman Rural Settlement project in his talk Identity in rural Roman Britain. Some of the results of this excellent Big Data project, bringing together rural settlement data from developer-funded excavations with a focus on portable material culture and agricultural practices, are now available on-line at http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/romangl/.
Alex Smith discussing Roman cows
The first session of the day was concluded by Mads Holst of Aarhus Universitet (Denmark) in a stimulating and beautifully presented talk entitled Collective manifestations in a herding landscape, which focused on agricultural regimes, the impact of barrow construction and settlement patterns in the later prehistoric landscapes of Jutland.
Mads Holst presenting his paper; David Fontijn as chair
After a short coffee break, the day resumed with a three-paper session focusing on GIS methodologies, chaired by Roger Thomas of Historic England.
Mark Gillings from the University of Leicester kicked off with a fascinating talk about the little standing stones (and they really are _very_ little) from Exmoor, SW England, exploring the concept of Geosophical Information Systems in his talk Now you see me, now you don't? Mapping the fugitive & invisible. Extensive processing time led to some interesting invisibility-viewsheds and the conclusion that we need to reconsider the significance of these stone arrangements.
Mark Gillings describing the _very_ little standing stones on Exmoor
After this, team EngLaId presented again, this time a double-act from GIS expert Chris Green and DPhil candidate Victoria Donnelly, entitled Embrace the chaos: structuring affordances and the PPG16 Big Bang. This drew together some of the highlights of their important research into the factors affecting archaeological patterning, such as archaeological investigation patterns and other 'affordances' (see previous blogs here and here for Dr Green's discussion of the concept of 'affordance' in this context).
Chris Green and Victoria Donnelly, team EngLaId
The final paper in this session was presented by Philip Verhagen from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands), presenting joint research with French colleagues Laure Nunninger & Frédérique Bertoncello. His talk was entitled From static distribution maps to dynamic models of occupation: rethinking spatial analysis of Roman rural settlement in France & the Netherlands, and compared different regions in France and the southern Netherlands.
Philip Verhagen in the flow of his presentation on dynamic settlement models in the Netherlands and France
Discussion time. From left to right: Mark Gillings, Victoria Donnelly, Chris Green, Philip Verhagen and Roger Thomas
The discussion that followed made it very clear that this was going to be an excellent if exhausting two days (readily admitted by some of the attendees on the twitter feed!), and we retired for a well-deserved spot of lunch in Keble's impressively huge dining room.
Keble Hall – apparently deliberately designed to be c. 10 m longer than Christ Church College Hall.. (photograh by Victoria Donnelly)
After lunch, we entered the historical period with a stimulating talk by Grenville Astill from the University of Reading, who questioned existing assumptions about village nucleation and the development of England's open field system in his talk Medieval fields, farming and villages – the basis of a communal English identity? Taking the bull by the horns, Grenville questioned whether a typical 'English' rural identity, focused on the village community, already existed prior to the 12th century AD, or whether the preceding period should be understood as a succession of different identities that eventually crystallised into a more familiar 'village' identity. Emphasising the importance of agricultural activity as the basis of human society, Grenville also drew attention to the high number of medieval documented murders that took place in fields in the context of day to day agricultural practices.
Grenville Astill on medieval villages and fields
This session, which was chaired by Helena Hamerow of the University of Oxford, was followed by Alexandra Chavarría of the Università di Padova (Italy) who, on behalf of herself and Gian Pietro Brogiolo, discussed several impressive large-scale landscape projects carried out in the Colli Eugeni region in northern Italy (see http://www.memolaproject.eu/).
Alexandra Chavarría in the flow of her presentation, with David Fontijn, session chair Helena Hamerow, Chris Gosden and Alex Smith on the front row in full attention
Alexandra Chavarría and Grenville Astill during the discussion time
The final session of the day was chaired by Mark Pollard of the University of Oxford. The first paper was a double act by Johanna Hilpert and Karl Peter Wendt of the Universität zu Köln (Germany), who presented their research (together with Andreas Zimmermann) on modelling population densities in the long term in their paper Patterns of demographic change and land use in sedentary societies.
Johanna Hilpert locating the study area
Karl Peter Wendt discussing their research
This was followed by another German talk, entitled Feeding from dense & sparsely populated surroundings – aspects of Early Iron Age communities in southern Germany. In this excellent presentation, Axel Posluschny of the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut talked about his research reconstructing Iron Age hinterlands around so-called Princely Sites (rather spectacular high-status burials) in the south of Germany.
Axel Posluschny explaining GIS technologies to reconstruct hinterlands
The session was concluded by EngLaId DPhils Sarah Mallet and Dan Stansbie, who gave an excellent double talk on their research into food. Their talk, entitled Diet and regionality: the case of the (southern) English landscape 1500 BC – AD 1086, drew together some highlights of their doctoral research into animal bone, pottery and stable isotopes as a way to understand changing food practices in England from later prehistory to the early medieval period.
Dan Stansbie and Sarah Mallet introducing their research
Sarah Mallet explaining the possible reasons behind some unusually high results from the nitrogen analysis
Dan Stansbie, Karl Peter Wendt and Sarah Mallet during the discussion
Although it was late in the day, the discussion that followed was animated, with some critical questions posed (and answered!). A few well-deserved drinks in the Lamb and Flag and a nice conference meal in Keble Hall concluded day 1 of this conference.
Day 2: Thursday 24 September 2015
The second day started off with a session on prehistoric landscapes and time in England and the Netherlands, chaired by Sarah Semple of Durham University. The first talk of the day was given by Harry Fokkens of the Universiteit Leiden (Netherlands). In his talk Searching for the past in the present, Harry charted the passage of time in some complex and well-preserved prehistoric settlement evidence that emerged around a Bronze Age barrow in West Frisia (the Netherlands).
Harry Fokkens discussing complex settlement patterns in West Frisia
The focus on barrows was continued in the talk by EngLaId's prehistoric specialist Anwen Cooper, who presented her work on barrow relationships/histories/legacies in her presentation English landscapes from the perspective of Bronze Age barrows, 1500 BC – AD 1086. Some interesting visualisations were showcased, resulting from Anwen's close collaborations with project colleague Chris Green, allowing for a more productive method of visualising and analysing the various spatial and temporal associations between Bronze Age barrows and other archaeological features.
Anwen Cooper showing an interesting graph of the rhythm or tempo of different activities taking place at barrows in the East of England through time
Anwen Cooper exlaining an innovative visualisation of barrow relationships (to be made available through the EngLaId website)
Anwen Cooper, Harry Fokkens and Sarah Semple at question time
After yet another stimulating discussion and a much-needed coffee break, the day continued with a well-structured session focusing on different aspects of community from prehistory to the 11th century AD, chaired by Richard Bradley of the University of Reading. The first speaker of the day was Melanie Giles from the University of Manchester, who presented her work on the Iron Age ladder settlements of East Yorkshire in her talk entitled Making communities; interpreting the late Iron Age ladder settlements of East Yorkshire. Melanie emphasised the practice-based aspects of landscape, and gave the subject matter a very human face by reminding us of the micro-politics of everyday human interactions, including issues of conflict similar to those Grenville Astill had mentioned the previous day.
Melanie Giles in the flow of her presentation
After this, it was back to team EngLaId with a presentation by early medievalist Letty ten Harkel entitled Enclosing space: defining boundaries in England c.1500 BC – AD 1086. Continuing the focus on practice, the aim of this paper was to suggest a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to the concept of enclosure, demonstrating the limitations of relying too heavily on archaeological evidence alone and emphasising the importance of the natural environment as a structuring element.
Letty ten Harkel discussing some graphs
Letty finished her talk with an experiment to map the mass of EngLaId data against the hundred boundaries digitised by Stuart Brookes of University College London in a recent project reconstructing the administrative landscape of later Anglo-Saxon England (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/assembly). Stuart's talk Polity & locality: unpicking the hundredal geography of Anglo-Saxon England followed seamlessly with a discussion of the data for these various later early medieval territorial divisions, showing the complex interplay between imposed and more organically developed administrative structures in the English landscape.
Stuart Brookes discussing later Anglo-Saxon England's hundredal geography
At discussion time, the important question was raised whether spatial proximity implies 'continuity' or not, reinforcing a point made earlier during the conference, that we tend to understand 'space' much better than 'time'. Much thinking remains to be done in this respect!
From left to right: Melanie Giles, Letty ten Harkel, Stuart Brookes and Richard Bradley during discussion time
The final part of the day started off with a Spanish session, chaired by Gary Lock of the University of Oxford. Moving a little bit outside of the box, Felipe Criado Boado of the Institute of Heritage Sciences, CSIC (Spain) talked about Archaeologiques of space: linking landscape, materiality, perception and social domination (4000-0 BC).
Showcasing some innovative research about the way in which we look at things, Felipe's discussion was impressively broad-ranging, covering everything from contemporary fashion to prehistoric pottery.
Felipe Criado Boado explaining the sight experiments carried out on test subjects using different images of prehistoric pots
The second paper in this session was presented by Julio Escalona of the Instituto de Historia, CSIC (Spain). His presentation Not quite the same: settlement and community in early medieval Castile analysed the complex interplay between different local and supra-local communities in early medieval Spain, exploring the concept of Dense Local Knowledge (DLK) as a way to understand community structure.
Julio Escalona presenting his research
Gary Lock leading question time after Julio Escalona's paper
The final session of the day was chaired by Zena Kamash of Royal Holloway University (previously EngLaId's Roman specialist). The first presenter was Dagmar Dreslerová of the Akademie věd České republiky (Czech Republic) who gave a brief overview of landscape archaeology in the Czech Republic, and presented her excellent research (together with Peter Demján) into creating a comprehensive archaeological model for Bohemia, the western half of the Czech Republic.
Dagmar Dreslerová showing the model
The final talk of the day was given by EngLaId's Roman specialist Tyler Franconi. His talk on Hydrological influence on floodplain settlement in Roman Britain and Germany brough us back to the Roman period, comparing the two river basins of the Thames and the Rhine and the interaction between human and environmental factors.
Tyler Franconi presenting his research
Zena Kamash posing questions of Tyler Franconi during discussion time
Dagmar Dreslerová and Tyler Franconi during the final questions
The day ended with a final discussion by Chris Gosden. Chris admitted that summing up the enormous breadth of ideas and subjects that had been covered was extremely hard, but managed to identify some common ground. Although the papers had traversed different scales, regions and chronologies, the subject matter of pretty much all of them evolved around the relationship between people and the land, emphasising the multi-faceted character of communities.
Chris Gosden summing up
The ensuing discussion brought up many points that the EngLaId team will have to think about in the following year during the preparation of the monograph and other project output. These include the interplay between sharp discontinuities and overall broad continuities; the difficulty of understanding 'time'; the benefits but also challenges of interdisciplinarity; and the problem of scale.
The final discussion
For updates on how our thoughts develop in this respect, watch this space!
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Go Victoria Go West
Melbourne Might Have Next-level Coffee, But There's Much To Discover By Venturing West.
While most visitors to Victoria revel in Melbourne's next level coffee culture and killer live music scene, Western Victoria has plenty of aces up its sleeve, with the Grampians area being home to some of the best terrain for hiking, biking and climbing, whilst the Great Ocean Road has beaches and views to kill for.
The Grampians
By Jo Stewart
Drive 260 kilometres from Melbourne, past yellow bursts of canola fields and bucolic towns filled with heritage buildings and you'll hit the tourist town of Halls Gap, the gateway to the Grampians National Park. It's a town driven by tourism, hosting outdoorsy folks from far and wide keen on experiencing the unbridled opportunities to commune with nature that the Grampians offers. Halls Gap might be set up for tourists, but it's a tourist town with a heart. There are no rip offs, traps or gimmicks here, just genuine, down-to-earth people running businesses that help visitors experience the wonders of the Grampians, whether they're sampling reds at a winery, climbing peaks or going for a mountain bike ride.
At the Grampians National Park, there are enough trails of varying difficulty to satisfy everyone from super-fit rock climbers looking for a challenge to experienced hikers hoping to feel the burn and casual bushwalkers just happy to stretch their legs in nature for a few hours.
The Pinnacle is, well, the pinnacle of any Grampians visit and can be seen all the way from ground level at Halls Gap. While there are a number of ways to reach the Pinnacle, purists will relish the challenge of starting from the very bottom (from the entrance near the Halls Gap Caravan Park). Taking this route will take about 5-6 hours return and provide walkers with the opportunity to not only test their fitness but also see the changes in terrain that occur when ascending to the Pinnacle. Towards the top of climb, walking is traded in for rock hopping and scrambling over large boulders. It pays to take this part of the trail slowly, to ensure your feet are steady and your grip is good (especially when negotiating mossy rocks that can result in nasty spills). The 'out-of-this-world' views at the top are well worth the climb (this area isn't called 'Wonderland' for nothing) but be prepared to hold on tight if you're afraid of heights.
For those with less time, the walk up to Mount William (named Mount Duwil by the local Aboriginal people) is just the tonic. The road may be paved all the way, but it's not an easy feat to reach the tallest peak in the Grampians. A very steep incline makes for a lung busting (yet achievable) 45 minute walk to the top, where 360 degree views of surrounding farmland awaits.
The beauty of the Grampians is that no matter which trail you take, or how long you spend there, you're pretty much guaranteed to enjoy many native wildlife encounters. Marsupial and bird populations are healthy around these parts, so kangaroos, wallabies and native bird sightings are common. You'll even stumble across mobs of friendly 'roos in Halls Gap, happily munching on grass in parks or on the side of the road as cars rumble on by – or in the paddock behind the hostel!
GRAMPIANS ECO YHA
The environment is everything here – with the backdrop of the hills surrounding Halls Gap, this YHA has a range of eco-friendly initiatives. There are the obvious recycling and solar panels, but the hostel chooks and veggie patch makes this a hostel with a difference.
Cosy in winter with wood-fired stoves, the courtyard is the perfect spot at the end of a summer's day. With two kitchen and lounge areas, the hostel is also really set up for groups who can book either half the building or the entire thing under YHA's Rent-a-YHA scheme.
BY KIRSTIE BEDFORD
Apollo Bay feels anything like the sleepy coastal regional town you might expect two and a half hours south-west of Melbourne along the Great Ocean Road.
This is a bustling little village of shops and cafes, which can pull a latte you would expect by any inner-city barista, and boasting great food as well. If you're after a true Aussie fish and chip experience, then tucked away behind the town's golf club overlooking the bay is the Apollo Bay Fisherman Co-op Society – a little café where you'll also find a working seafood factory.
If you are splashing out, La Bimba above the shops in the main street, is a must visit with locally sourced fresh seafood and regional produce. Think 'Otway Harvest' pulled lamb pie, minted green peas and labneh; kangaroo, pyengana cheddar, mountain pepper aioli, brioche and a home-made ice-cream to top it all off.
The Saturday market on the foreshore has locally made, baked, grown, sewn, sculpted, painted or carved products from candles to cakes. And the town is well known for its music festival and live gigs at the Apollo Bay Hotel.
When you're done with the music, walking along the beach, or to the Mariners lookout (a short but steep track that provides breathtaking views across Apollo Bay), kayaking, fishing or just chilling out … then there's the Great Otway National Park and Great Ocean Road to explore. The park, stretches 91 kilometres from Apollo Bay to Glenample Homestead which is adjacent to the 12 Apostles.
You can take a short walk through the rainforest, or jump in a canoe and paddle with the platypus, take the canopy walkway 25 metres above the forest floor or zip line through the forest in a two and a half hour tour attached to a steel cable suspended up to 30 metres above the forest floor.
APOLLO BAY YHA
This eco-friendly YHA is leading the way as an environmentally aware hostel with solar hot water, recycling and north facing windows.
The living and dining areas have been carefully designed to be separate from the sleeping areas and it's split across two levels, so can be rented out half a hostel at a time. With a wood fire heater, two spacious lounges, two kitchens, outdoor balconies and a rooftop deck there are no shortage of places to wine, dine and relax.
Apollo Bay Eco YHA
Midway along the famous Great Ocean Road, relax by the wood fire heater, and enjoy ocean views from the rooftop at Apollo Bay Eco YHA.
Halls Gap - Grampians Eco YHA
Grampians Eco YHA is a stylish eco-certified hostel. Watch wild kangaroos relaxing on the lawn and explore the stunning Grampians National Park.


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Repertory Theatre Spring 2019
Birmingham Repertory Theatre Announces Further Shows For Spring 2019
Birmingham Repertory Theatre has today announced a further two productions as part of its Spring and Summer 2019 season.
Joe Penhall's exquisitely sharp 'state of the nation' classic and Olivier Award-winning play, Blue / Orange will open on the main stage on 1 February (press night: Tuesday 5 February) and Evan Placey's reimagining of the chilling, classic Gothic tale, Jekyll & Hyde will open on 18 April (press night Wednesday 24 April).
Joe Penhall's darkly funny play is a searing dissection of institutional racism and mental health in modern Britain.
Christopher is sectioned and admitted to a psychiatric hospital. As his doctor and senior consultant debate the cause of his psychosis, he makes the startling revelation that he's the son of Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin.
The two specialists are divided in their diagnosis and fiercely defend their opposing positions. Their power struggle escalates into an exchange over racism, ideology, prejudice and egotism. With each new revelation, all three find their layers are peeled back to reveal increasingly uncomfortable truths within themselves.
Daniel Bailey, The REP's Associate Director, directs with design by Amelia Jane Hankin. Casting to be announced.
Daniel Bailey, Director said: "Joe Penhall's play is a crucial and urgent depiction of race, mental health and ethnocentricity. The play is a contemporary classic and I can't wait to get started on this new production."
The first production of Blue/ Orange, which premiered at the National Theatre, won an Olivier Award, a Critics' Circle Award and the Evening Standard Award for Best Play.
Evan Placey's take on Robert Louis Stephenson's Jekyll & Hyde will bring together a professional creative team and performances by The Young REP and is directed by the REP's Associate Director Tessa Walker.
Harriet Jekyll's investigation into her husband's mysterious death has taken her into a dark and dangerous world. A gothic world of science, taverns and misogyny that no decent Victorian woman has dared to enter before.
It's a world that she's desperate to change but to do so, she must embrace the creature she's changing into. As she sets about her blood-thirsty mission, her actions start to bleed into the present day.
Award-winning writer Evan Placey (Girls Like That, Orange Polar Bear) combines contemporary chills and gothic horror in his re-imaging of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story directed by Tessa Walker (Folk andThe Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe) and performed by The Young REP.
Tessa Walker, Director said: "Evan Placey's radical adaptation of Jekyll & Hyde transforms the story imagining the journey of Dr Jekyll's widow, Harriet who has the desire to live a different life but is stopped by the restrictive world around her. It explores themes in Stevenson's original Gothic tale of transformation, freedom and revenge but from a young woman's perspective. I'm excited to bring it to life with The REP's brilliant and talented Young REP."
Blue / Orange opens at The REP from 1 – 16 February and Jekyll & Hyde runs from 18 – 27 April. Tickets will be on general sale from Friday 23 November. Box Office: 0121 236 4455 / birmingham-rep.co.uk
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Exorcising the Great War: Britten's War Requiem and Rudland's Christmas Truce
A new work for chorus and orchestra based on Carol Ann Duffy's poem The Christmas Truce receives its premiere this weekend.
Helen Roche | Published 02 December 2015
Wilfried Owen
British composer Benjamin Britten presented the world with his War Requiem – a bitter, sombre setting of war poems by Wilfred Owen alongside the text of the Requiem Mass – in 1962. The piece had been commissioned to celebrate the consecration of Coventry's new cathedral, following its predecessor's complete destruction by the Luftwaffe on November 14th, 1940. The premiere involved three conductors, two orchestras and two choirs and was intended to combine soloists from Germany, England and Russia, symbolising a final concord between the former combatant nations. Unfortunately – and somewhat ironically – the Soviet authorities revoked Russian soprano Galina Vishnevskaya's permission to participate at the final moment, for political reasons.
Despite the Requiem being embedded in the aftermath of what was universally perceived as a far greater and more terrible conflict, Britten turned to the pity and horror of Owen's Great War poetry for his first major musical engagement with the theme of war, although he had briefly entertained the notion of composing an artistic apology to the people of Hiroshima during the late 1940s. Previously, Britten's conscientious objection, his self-imposed wartime exile in the United States and his general anti-war attitude had left him on the fringes of the British establishment. Now, however, with the Cold War hotting up and CND the campaign of the moment, was a socially and politically acceptable public vehicle for the composer's pacifist conscience.
The piece gained instant critical acclaim, despite Stravinsky's mordant observation that one would have to attend the performance with 'Kleenex at the ready … knowing that if one should dare to disagree with 'practically everyone', one will be made to feel as if one had failed to stand up for God save the Queen'. For Britten, the War Requiem represented 'an attempt to modify or adjust the wrongs … or the pains of the world with some dream, with some aesthetic kind of object'. It was a form of reparation, dedicated to friends who had died in the conflict, yet it was also a conscious attempt to change popular perceptions of the 1914-18 war. The composer would have been gratified to learn how many performances of the Requiem have been staged worldwide to celebrate the centenary of that war's initial conflagration.
Today, however, with the First World War receding beyond the realm of living memory, a new form of aestheticisation and mythologisation of the conflict is afoot in British culture; a process tellingly outlined in the final chapters of David Reynolds' The Long Shadow: The Great War and the 20th Century (2014). While Owen knew the horrors whereof he wrote, having had to stare gruesome death in the face countless times, Britten was struggling with his own tortured conscience and the knowledge that, had the Second World War not been fought, he could have expected little quarter as a homosexual in Nazi-occupied Britain. A new artistic generation, however, who have never experienced war or its privations, can regard the conflict with more equanimity. The First World War may be the preserve of their grandparents or great-grandparents, but, ultimately, it has become a symbol of national identity and cultural heritage, a historical topos with the power to move, but no longer to cause despair.
This new mode of artistic reflection in comparative tranquility is exemplified by a new work for chorus and orchestra by composer Oliver Rudland, setting Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy's poem The Christmas Truce, which will receive its premiere at St John's Smith Square, London, on December 6th, 2015.
Duffy's poem describes the legendary impromptu ceasefire of Christmas Eve 1914, when German and British soldiers alike suspended hostilities and began to forge bonds of mutual respect and affection (or at least cordiality) through shared carol-singing and joint football matches. Momentarily, at least, a quick end to the slaughter had seemed possible.
Presented as a fable in verse, complete with touchingly childlike illustrations by David Roberts, the poem turns this historical episode into a fairy-tale for our times. Heartrending though Duffy's beautifully-crafted language can be, her depictions of 'barbed wire, strange tinsel' or 'a rat on the glove of a corpse' are distanced, anaesthetised from the true horror that Owen and his companions knew only too well. This impression is also heightened by the fact that The Christmas Truce is published as part of a series alongside Duffy's other seasonal poems, respectively entitled Mrs Scrooge and Another Night before Christmas, which are featured on the little volume's endpapers. Thus, 'the yawn of History', which Duffy invokes on the final page of her narration, is almost in danger of subsuming the war into a cloying sweetness; of kitsch, rather than decomposition.
Almost, but not quite, for the poem is rescued by a pathos that is utterly genuine rather than feigned and by Duffy's effortless mastery of the telling turn of phrase:
But it was Christmas Eve; believe; belief
thrilled the night air,
where glittering rime on unburied sons
treasured their stiff hair …
All night, along the Western Front, they sang,
the enemies –
carols, hymns, folk songs, anthems,
in German, English, French;
each battalion choired in its grim trench.
Rudland's musical adaptation takes advantage of Duffy's poetic celebration of the soldiers' singing – the catalyst which returns them to humanity – incorporating old favourites such as 'Silent Night' and 'The First Noel' in an entirely novel setting.
In terms of its scale and artistic ambition, Rudland's work could almost be termed a War Requiem in miniature: a 20-minute dramatic cantata for choir, soloists and chamber orchestra. Yet this is also a fresh interpretation of the Great War for a new century (or even millennium), not jaundiced by any personal experience of war, or the guilt that avoiding war can bring.
Rather, it orchestrates Duffy's fable in a way that encapsulates both horror and fragile hope, capturing the strange lunar beauty of the frostlit mudscape of the Western Front, while also celebrating the joy of the camaraderie which can arise among us, even in the most desperate of circumstances.
Oliver Rudland's setting of Carol Ann Duffy's The Christmas Truce will be premiered by the London Choral Sinfonia, directed by Michael Waldron, at St John's Smith Square, London, at 7.30pm on Sunday 6 December 2015. The programme will also include Benjamin Britten's cantata St Nicolas and a selection of carols and other festive music. Tickets and more information available here.
Helen Roche is Alice Tong Sze Research Fellow at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge.


One of the things that I have found unique about Tokyo is how well the old/modern life styles compliment each other. Ginza is definitely a prime example as to how well the old and the new works together. During my visit to the area, I was amazed with the futuristic feel of the area and the selection of stores. Despite its modern atmosphere, it was not difficult to find traditional goods in the area because some of the department stores had kimonos on one floor and the latest fashions on the other (Sadly, photography was prohibited). Aside from kimonos, another notable mention would be this stationary store called Ito-ya which has been around for over 100 years and you can find a variety of washi paper and Japanese calligraphy pens.
In addition to being known for an upscale shopping district, Ginza also has affordable brands such as Uniqlo available which is one of my favourite stores especially with the quality and the pricing. When I came across the 12 floor flagship store, I couldn't resist and spent some quality time there. Regardless of whether you are a shopper or not, Ginza is definitely worth a stroll just to observe how the old/new co-exist side by side.
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Bradley County Area Home Supply Charts
This page looks at a variety of Bradley County Arkansas housing market data taken from the most recent 2022 American Community Survey census data. Housing units are structures such as a single family home, apartment community, mobile home park, public housing, etc. where a person or family live and live separately from other residents of the building. Figure 1 shows the total number of housing units for each city. Bradley County shows it has a Housing Units of 5,172 which is less than most other counties in the greater region.
Figure 2 illustrates the housing density in the Bradley County housing market as measured by housing units per square land mile (includes single family homes, apartments, etc.) Bradley County depicts it has a Housing Density of 8.0 which is less than most other counties in the metro area. The county with the highest housing density in the area is Union County which shows a density of 18.1 (approximately 2.3 times bigger). Comparing housing density to the United States average of 39.5, Bradley County is approximately a fifth the size. Also, in contrast to the state of Arkansas, housing density of 26.1, Bradley County is approximately a third the size.
In Figure 4, Bradley County area change in the number of housing units and is a forward gauge (along with population change) for any potential housing shortage. Bradley County shows it has a Housing Unit Change of -11.7% which is the second smallest in terms of change in the housing units of all the other counties in the greater region. The county with the highest change in the housing units in the area is Drew County which depicts a housing units of -1.5% (approximately an eigth the size). Comparing change in the housing units to the United States average of 7.4%, Bradley County is 58.9% larger. Also, measured against the state of Arkansas, change in the housing units of 3.5%, Bradley County is approximately 3.4 times bigger.
Figure 5 shows the percentage of rental property based on that they are occupied by renters as a percent of the total number of households in the community (including homes, apartments, etc.) Bradley County depicts it has a Renter Percent of 35.1% which is more than all other counties in the greater Bradley County region. Figure 6 illustrates the total number of housing units that are occupied by owners. it has a Owner Percent of 64.9% which is the smallest when ranked by owner percent of all the other counties in the surrounding region.
Bradley County Home Cost Charts
Looking at the housing data provided in Figure 7, the average Bradley County home price is illustrated for this community and a useful analysis of affordable housing. Bradley County shows it has a Median Home Value of $78,600 which is less than most other counties in the local area. The county with the highest median home price in the area is Drew County which depicts a home price of $103,900 (32.2% larger). Figure 8 provides aggregate comparative data for the Bradley County Arkansas metro area in terms of the median housing rental rate, apartment rent, etc. Bradley County depicts it has a Median Gross Rent of $552 which is the smallest in terms of rental rates of all the other counties in the surrounding region. The county with the highest rental rates in the area is Union County which depicts a rental rates of $717 (29.9% larger). Comparing rental rates to the United States average of $1,163, Bradley County is approximately half the size. Also, compared to the state of Arkansas, rental rates of $803, Bradley County is approximately three-fourths the size.
Figure 9 provides the frequency distribution of home prices for the area and is useful for understanding affordable housing fund. Bradley County has the percentage of home price worth less than $50,000 in the mid range of other counties in the local area at 30% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of home price worth between $200,000 to $300,000 at 2% of the total.
Median owner costs for the real estate market are shown in Figure 10 and include the costs associated with any mortgage, utility expenses, insurance, and other miscellaneous costs. Bradley County shows it has a Median Owner Cost of $475 which is the second smallest in terms of median ownership cost of all the other counties in the surrounding region. Figure 11 shows the median amount of cost as a percent of total household income for people who own homes in the Bradley County metro area. it has a Owner Cost as % of HH Income of 13% which is less than most other counties in the area.
The next chart, Figure 12, provides a comparison chart of the median home cost as a percent of a median worker take home earnings and is thus a valuable measure of affordable housing. Bradley County shows it has a Median Home Value as Percent of Median Earnings of 179% which is the smallest as measured by median home value as a percent of median worker earnings of all the other counties in the greater region.
Figure 14 depicts the median cost of housing for owners with also have a mortgages (versus those who do not have a mortgage because mortgage cost is included.) Bradley County shows it has a Median Owner Costs-With Mortgage of $970 which is less than most other counties in the surrounding region. Figure 15 is a chart that shows the median housing costs for owners who do not have mortgages (and therefore the cost of home ownership does not include mortgage cost.) it has a Median Owner Costs-Without Mortgage of $353 which is less than most other counties in the area.
Figure 16 shows the distribution in total housing cost for owners of property (so not renters.) This cost includes mortgages, lines of credit interest, utilities, taxes, insurance, etc. Bradley County has one of the largest proportions of owner cost less than $300 at 40% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger county being Ashley County with 44%. Second, it has the smallest proportion of owner cost between $500 and $700 at 13% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of owner cost between $700 and $1,000 at 14% of the total and is ranked #1.
Next shown in Figure 17 is the housing cost as a percent of household income for people who own their homes and have a mortgages (thus the cost of financing the home is included.) Bradley County shows it has a % of Income Owner Costs-With Mortgage of 17% which is less than most other counties in the greater region. The county with the highest cost as a percent of household income in the area is Union County which depicts a cost as a percent of household income of 19% (11.6% larger). Housing cost as a percent of household income for owners who do not have a mortgage is shown in Figure 18. This analysis can be useful for understanding the affordable housing for home ownership excluding any financing cost in the area shown. Bradley County depicts it has a % of Income Owner Costs-No Mortgage of 11% which is the second most cost as a percent of household income of all the counties in the greater Bradley County region. The county with the highest cost as a percent of household income in the area is Drew County which depicts a cost as a percent of household income of 11% ( about the same size).
Figure 19 looks at the cost of rent for rental property using the percent of total household income which is a valuable measure of financial health for the area. (The higher the proportion of rent payments to total household income is a sign of greater financial stress. Also, rent can be covered by rent assistance and rent assistance programs in the form of rent assistance.) Bradley County has the percentage of rent as a percent of income is between 40pct to 50pct in the mid range of other counties in the local area at 16% of the total.
Figure 20 shows the total housing cost for both home owners and apartment community renters in the area. Bradley County has the largest proportion of housing cost less than $300 at 31% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of housing cost between $500 and $700 at 14% of the total.
Figure 21 shows median amount of real estate taxes paid for home owners in the region. it has a Median Real Estate Taxes Paid of $530 which is in the mid range of other counties in the metro area. The county with the highest median real estate taxes paid in the area is Cleveland County which depicts a taxes paid of $596 (12.5% larger). Comparing median real estate taxes paid to the United States average of $2,690, Bradley County is approximately a fifth the size. Also, in comparison with the state of Arkansas, median real estate taxes paid of $878, Bradley County is approximately three-fourths the size.
Figure 23 shows the rental rate distribution for this area. Bradley County Arkansas has the largest proportion of rent less than 300 dollars at 30% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of rent between 300 and 500 dollars at 24% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of rent between 500 and 750 dollars at 13% of the total. Also, it has the smallest proportion of rent between 750 and 1000 dollars at 3% of the total. In addition, it has the largest proportion of rent between 1000 and 1500 dollars at 5% of the total and is ranked #1.
Bradley County Home Financing Charts
The analysis in Figure 25 shows the detailed distribution of owned homes by mortgage status. Bradley County has the smallest proportion of No 2nd Mortgage or HELOC at 0% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of Mortgage and 2nd Mortgage at 0% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of With HELOC no Primary Mortgage at 64% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger county being Calhoun County with 70%.
Bradley County Home Characteristics Charts
Figure 28 shows the household size for families living in the area and it has a Family size of 4.0 which is the most of all counties in the greater region. Comparing family members per housing unit to the United States average of 3.3, Bradley County is 20.3% larger. Also, in contrast to the state of Arkansas, family members per housing unit of 3.2, Bradley County is 23.7% larger.
Figure 29 show the median number of rooms in a typical home for each location in this area. it has a Median Number of Rooms of 5.3 which is the second smallest as measured by average number of rooms in a house of all the other counties in the local area. The county with the highest average number of rooms in a house in the area is Cleveland County which shows an average number of rooms in a house of 5.8 (9.4% larger). Figure 30 shows, for the average house in each location, the median year that a house was built. This can be useful for understanding the relative age of one neighborhood versus another for a real estate investor. it has a Median Year Built of 1977 which is the third most year built of all other counties in the greater Bradley County region. The county with the highest year built in the area is Drew County which depicts a year built of 1984 ( about the same size).
Figure 31 looks at the distribution of housing units by the median age that the homes were built. has the smallest proportion of homes built in 2020 or later at 4% of the total. Second, it has less than most other counties in the greater region when sorted by homes built between 2010 to 2019 at 9% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of homes built between 1940 to 1949 at 8% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger county being Ouachita County with 9%.
Figure 32 shows the difference in the number of housing units based on whether they are occupied by owners versus occupied by renters. has the percentage of owner housing units less than most other counties in the local area at 1,301 of the total.
Figure 33 shows the difference in the number of housing units based on whether they are occupied by owners or renters. it has the largest proportion of one unit attached at 5% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of 2 units at 8% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the second smallest when sorted by one unit detached of all the other counties in the greater region when ranked by 50 or more units at 15% of the total.
Figure 34 shows the median value of homes broken down by the median year that the homes were built. has the percentage of value of homes built 2014 or later less than most other counties in the greater region at $77,900 of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of value of homes built 2010 to 2013 at $123,300 of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger county being Cleveland County with $147,500. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of value of homes built 2000 to 2009 at $85,700 of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Cleveland County ($89,100), and #1 Drew County ($90,300) are larger. Also, it has the second smallest as measured by value of homes built 2014 or later of all the other counties in the metropolitan area when ranked by value of homes built 1990 to 1999 at $64,200 of the total. In addition, it has the largest proportion of value of homes built 1980 to 1989 at $107,000 of the total and is ranked #1. Furthermore, it has the second smallest as measured by value of homes built 2014 or later of all the other counties in the greater region in order of value of homes built 1970 to 1979 at $77,100 of the total. Next it has one of the largest proportions of value of homes built 1960 to 1969 at $72,300 of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Union County ($79,000), and #1 Drew County ($128,500) are larger. Additionally, it has one of the largest proportions of value of homes built 1950 to 1959 at $72,500 of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Calhoun County ($81,400), and #1 Drew County ($132,200) are larger. And then, it has less than most other counties in the local area when sorted by value of homes built 1940 to 1949 at $70,900 of the total.
The next two charts show both the average household size of homeowners versus the average household size of renters. Starting with Figure 36 we see the household size of homeowners for Bradley County residents. it has a Owner-Household Size of 3.2 which is the highest of all counties in the greater Bradley County region.
Figure 37 shows the household size for renters. Bradley County depicts it has a Renter-Household Size of 2.1 which is the smallest as measured by renter household size of all the other counties in the area. The county with the highest renter household size in the area is Calhoun County which shows a renter household sizes of 3.2 (50.9% larger). Figure 38 shows the year that people who own homes moved into this region. it has one of the largest proportions of owners moved in 2019 or later at 22% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger county being Drew County with 22%. Figure 39 shows the year that people who rent moved into the area. Bradley County has one of the largest proportions of renters moved in 2019 or later at 56% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger county being Drew County with 61%. Second, it has the second smallest when ranked by renters moved in 2019 or later of all the other counties in the local area as measured by renters moved in 2015 to 2018 at 7% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of renters moved in 2010 to 2014 at 21% of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 40 compares the median year that home owners moved into their home. it has a Owner Median Year Moved In of 2003 which is the third most of all other counties in the surrounding region. Figure 41 compares the median year that renters moved into their home. Bradley County depicts it has a Renter Median Year Moved In of 2016 which is the second most median year that a renter moved in of all the counties in the greater Bradley County region.
Figure 42 shows the frequency distribution of various types of energy sources used for homes in the community. has the percentage of homes using solar energy the second smallest in terms of homes using natural gas of all the other counties in the local area at 0% of the total.
The next two charts show the number of people living in group quarters and includes temporary as well permanent housing which may be run by the Bradley County housing department, Arkansas department, or other housing authority or public housing agency. beginning with Figure 43 which shows the total number of people. Bradley County depicts it has a Total In Group Quarters of 170 which is in the mid range of other counties in the local area.
Figure 44 shows the percentage of people who are living in group quarters to the total population for Bradley County residents (these may include colleges and jails but also community centers for homelessness or that require a housing choice voucher which are run by certain nonprofits or an affordable housing department.) Bradley County has the largest proportion of number of people under 18 years of age and in group quarters at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.
Bradley County, Arkansas Housing Data
Area Home Supply
Home Cost
Home Characteristics
Figure 1: Bradley County, AR Area Total Housing Units
Figure 2: Bradley County, AR Housing Density (Houses per Sq. Mile)
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Figure 4: Change in Housing Units from 2010 to 2021
Figure 5: Rental Homes in Bradley County, AR
Figure 6: Owned Homes in Bradley County, AR
Figure 7: Bradley County, AR Median Home Prices
Figure 8: Bradley County, AR Median Monthly Rent Amounts
Figure 9: Bradley County, AR Home Price Distribution
Figure 10: Bradley County, AR Median Monthly Owner Cost
Figure 11: Monthly Owner Cost as % of Household income
Figure 12: Median Home Cost As % of Median Earnings
Figure 14: Bradley County, AR Median Monthly Owner Cost with Mortgage
Figure 15: Bradley County, AR Median Monthly Owner Cost without Mortgage
Figure 16: Distribution of Monthly Owner Costs in Bradley County, AR
Figure 17: Owner Cost as % of Household Income (With Mortgage)
Figure 18: Owner Cost as % of Household Income (Without Mortgage)
Figure 19: Bradley County, AR Rent as a percent of Household Income
Figure 20: Monthly Housing Cost for Owners or Renters in Bradley County, AR
Figure 21: Bradley County, AR Median Annual Real Estate Taxes Paid
Figure 22: Bradley County, AR Utilities Included with amenities or Excluded in Rent
Figure 23: Bradley County, AR Monthly Median Rent Rates
Figure 24: Bradley County, AR Monthly Median Rent Rates by Size of Rental in Bedrooms
Figure 25: Bradley County, AR Detailed Mortgage Status
Figure 26: Bradley County, AR Houses With vs. Without a Mortgage
Figure 27: Average Household Size in Bradley County, AR
Figure 28: Average Family Size in Bradley County, AR
Figure 29: Average Number of Rooms in a House
Figure 30: Bradley County, AR Median Year House Built
Figure 31: Bradley County, AR Year that House Built Distribution
Figure 32: Number of Owners vs. Renters in Bradley County, AR and Area
Figure 33: Bradley County, AR Area Housing Types
Figure 34: Bradley County, AR Median Home Value By Year Structure Built
Figure 35: Occupied and Vacant Housing units in Bradley County, AR
Figure 36: Homeowner Household Size
Figure 37: Bradley County, AR Renter Household Size
Figure 38: Year Moved In For Home Owners
Figure 39: Year Moved In For Renters
Figure 40: Median Year Moved In for Owners
Figure 41: Median Year Moved In for Renters
Figure 42: Bradley County, AR Fuel Used to Heat Home
Figure 43: Total in Group Quarters
Figure 44: Bradley County, AR Population in Group Quarters
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Fresh Quick Cooking Tomato Sauce over spiral zucchini pasta is a family favorite around my house. It's so easy to make and this sauce is beyond delicious. You'll love it like we do, I'm sure. Enjoy!
If you have been on this blog before, you may have seen another fresh and delicious "pasta" recipe that's actually a no-cook meal. I love using a fresh zucchini in place of regular pasta. You can't beat the nutrients that are in a zucchini. Topped with a fresh, divine sauce makes this the perfect, healthy dinner everyone will love.
¼ cup fresh basil leaves, rolled up then sliced in a chiffonade.
Add oil to large pan, toss in onions, cook until translucent and have softened up. Add garlic. Cook just until you smell the garlic.
Add in tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, honey, turmeric, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Cook about 10 to 15 minutes on low to medium heat with the cover off.
Check for seasoning and thickness of sauce. Add in some tomato sauce if need to thin or a teaspoon more of tomato paste if need to thicken.
Add in basil and stir. Let cook just a minute more.
Take off heat and let sit for just a few minutes while you prepare the zucchini noodles.
Here's a quick dish that's fresh and so delicious. You'll love the spiral zucchini in place of regular pasta. Gluten free and vegan too. Enjoy!
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, rolled up then sliced in a chiffonade.
1.	Add oil to large pan, toss in onions, cook until translucent and have softened up. Add garlic. Cook just until you smell the garlic.
2.	Add in tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, honey, turmeric, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Cook about 10 to 15 minutes on low to medium heat with the cover off.
3.	Check for seasoning and thickness of sauce. Add in some tomato sauce if need to thin or a teaspoon more of tomato paste if need to thicken.
4.	Add in basil and stir. Let cook just a minute more.
5.	Take off heat and let sit for just a few minutes while you prepare the zucchini noodles.


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It's working, and in original unmolested condition.
The colour, patina and finish are absolutely beautiful.
It is solid and chunky, but elegant at the same time.


Those ARE great pics. Specially the gorillas just...chillin. It looks much nicer than the Denver Zoo, which is just depressing.
Well, if you ever come over to this area and I can drive, I'll take you there. It's so purdy.


Danava means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
1) Dānava (दानव) refers to a classification of women according to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 24.—"A woman who transgresses laws and practices trickery, is confirmed in anger, very cruel, fond of wine and meat, always irascible in temper, very proud, fickle-minded, very covetous, harsh, fond of quarrel, jealous and inconstant in affection, is said to possess the nature of an dānava (or, asura)".
2) Dānava (दानव).—According to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 35, the role (bhūmikā) of actors playing Dānavas is defined as, "persons who are fat, and have a large body and a voice like the peal of thunder (lit. cloud), furious looking eyes and naturally knit eyebrows, should be employed to take up the role of Rākṣasas, Dānavas and Daityas; for the performance of male actors should be in conformity with their limbs and movements.".
Dānava (दानव).—Dānavas are the sons born to Kaśyapa Prajāpati by his wife Danu and their descendants. (See under Danu).
1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa II. 7. 13; V. 24. 30. Vāyu-purāṇa 39. 29; 46. 35; 66. 1.
2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 40. 22; 85. 41; XI. 14. 5.
3) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 255; 8. 7; 20. 3; IV. 4. 2.
Dānava (दानव).—The sons born to Kasyapa Prajapati by his wife danu; a race of demons.
Name given to the Asuras because they were descendants of Danu. E.g., Mil.153.
dānava : (m.) a Titan.
dānava (दानव).—m (S) A demon, a titan or giant.
dānavā (दानवा).—m dānavēṃ n sometimes dānavāra m A long slimy worm, the common earth-worm: otherwise called gāṇḍavaḷa, kāḍū, & davaṇā.
dānavā (दानवा).—m dānavēṃ n A long slimy worm, the common earth-worm.


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kottke.org posts about Jane Mayer
Fox News: Unfair and Unbalanced Propaganda
Jane Mayer, author of the very well-reviewed Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right, has a big piece in the New Yorker today on the close relationship between the Trump administration and Fox News.
Hannity was treated in Texas like a member of the Administration because he virtually is one. The same can be said of Fox's chairman, Rupert Murdoch. Fox has long been a bane of liberals, but in the past two years many people who watch the network closely, including some Fox alumni, say that it has evolved into something that hasn't existed before in the United States. Nicole Hemmer, an assistant professor of Presidential studies at the University of Virginia's Miller Center and the author of "Messengers of the Right," a history of the conservative media's impact on American politics, says of Fox, "It's the closest we've come to having state TV."
Hemmer argues that Fox-which, as the most watched cable news network, generates about $2.7 billion a year for its parent company, 21st Century Fox — acts as a force multiplier for Trump, solidifying his hold over the Republican Party and intensifying his support. "Fox is not just taking the temperature of the base — it's raising the temperature," she says. "It's a radicalization model." For both Trump and Fox, "fear is a business strategy — it keeps people watching." As the President has been beset by scandals, congressional hearings, and even talk of impeachment, Fox has been both his shield and his sword. The White House and Fox interact so seamlessly that it can be hard to determine, during a particular news cycle, which one is following the other's lead. All day long, Trump retweets claims made on the network; his press secretary, Sarah Sanders, has largely stopped holding press conferences, but she has made some thirty appearances on such shows as "Fox & Friends" and "Hannity." Trump, Hemmer says, has "almost become a programmer."
The subhead of the piece is: "Fox News has always been partisan. But has it become propaganda?" If you've been paying attention here over the past couple of years, you know I believe the answer to that question is "yes". See also Blame Fox News for Fake News, Not Facebook, Study: Watching Fox News Has Big Effect on Voting Patterns, Fox News Is Poisoning America. Rupert Murdoch and His Heirs Should Be Shunned., and Fox News Isn't A Normal Media Company. We Have To Stop Treating It Like One.
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Madras HC Justice Anand Venkatesh Shares his Thoughts on LGBT Community and Issues Guidelines
On: June 8, 2021
On Monday Justice Madras HC Justice Anand Venkatesh expressed his thoughts on homosexual relationships. When the judge was ruling on a petition filed by two lesbian girls asking for protection from their parents who were against their homosexual relationship.
Justice Anand Venkatesh shared his thoughts on LGBT Community while giving direction in a petition filed by a lesbian couple. He revealed that he belongs to the majority one who had hesitation in accepting same-sex relationship completely and also revealed that he had voluntarily taken counseling with Vidya Dinakaran, a Psychologist, for understanding the subject of homosexuality to pass the correct judgment. He explained that how difficult it was on his part to pass judgment on this as he has never known anyone personally who was in such a relationship or had never experienced personally such relationship and that's the reason he had taken counseling because it helped him to understand reality and emotions behind such homosexual relationship and made him realize that he to need to change his notion.
He said the present case has given this court, not only an opportunity but also a vested responsibility to weigh by cause for inclusivity and justice against discrimination by the heretofore social understanding of morality and notions of tradition. As he also said, "ignorance is no justification for normalizing any form of discrimination"
In the following petition, the court has also issued guidelines to ensure that the LGBT person is not harassed by police and authorities
The police, on compliance regarding girl/women/man missing cases which belong to the LGBT community, shall upon receipt of their statements, close the complaint without subjecting them to any harassment.
The Ministry of Social Justice & empowerment must list NGOs along with the address, contact details, and services provided shall be published and revised on the official website. And must be published within 8 weeks from the date of order.
If a person belonging to LGBT faces any issue may approach NGOs.
The NGOs in consultation with MSJE, must maintain the confidentiality of persons who are approaching
The problems relating to LGBT Community shall be addressed with the best-suited method depending upon the facts and circumstances of the case.
Changes should be made in existing stay homes to accommodate a member of the LGBT Community who requires shelters.
The Union and State Government shall endeavor to device such measures and policies for eliminating prejudice against LGBT Community.
And creating awareness, the court suggests sensitization programs.
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Do photographs have the capacity to trap us in a sensory experience that goes beyond their formal appearance, when their code of representation relates exclusively to the privacy of the person who takes them? Or could it be that in the substratum of many of them there is nothing more than the omnipotent smell of the chemicals that have made them recognizable? The virtuality of the image stirs in us a desire for the absent. Will we be able to extract from them the necessary information to go beyond mere informative cataloguing, which transcends the merely ingenious? Will we be so poor as to content ourselves with that restricted reading that scarcely manages to be more than a compositional game, a structuring of greys or nuances? Might we be able to photograph with our eyes closed that which captivates us through our olfactory curiosity alone? Smells like tones? Or could it be that photographs do not enclose within them all possible aromas?