Congratulations, you've taken the leap and have decided to purchase a motorcycle. Now that this is settled, it's time to purchase some motorcycle insurance. You may feel that you can just go to any insurance company and purchase a policy, but this is not the case. Many companies that provide auto insurance, do not insure motorcycles.
One of the main differences between motorcycle and car insurance comes to the risk vs. cost. Motorcycles are less expensive to purchase than cars are, but the risk of personal injury when riding a bike is much higher than it is with a car. Often times, motorcycles are not automatically issued personal injury protection, so when looking for quotes, read the fine print in case you need to add on to your protection.
Despite motorcycles being less expensive to purchase, insurance for motorcycles tends to be more expensive. Because of this, take our time to shop around and compare costs from different providers. Your age, experience and even the city you live in can all contribute to the cost of insurance, and each company is different, so take the time to do your homework.
One surprising difference between motorcycle and car insurance is that motorcycle insurance may not be mandatory. While is nearly always required to be insured to drive an automobile, some states do not require insurance to drive a motorcycle. Not having insurance when driving a bike is very risky, if you injure yourself, or someone else, you're open to a world of legal issues.
If you live in an area where the weather does not allow you to ride for part of the year, you may be able to purchase insurance only for those months you ride. This is called a Lay-Up policy, where when the bike is laid up and not being used, you're not paying insurance premiums on it.
If you have a passenger on your bike and are in an accident, you may be surprised to learn that they can now sue you for compensation due to injury. When searching for insurance policies, take the time to read them over to know exactly what is and is not covered when it comes to having passengers.
When the weather is nice, there is nothing more relaxing than hitting the open road with the wind in your hair riding a motorcycle. While this is great fun, it is important to ensure you have enough insurance to cover you, and your passengers in the event of an unfortunate accident. Riding a bike is a lot riskier than riding in a car, and insurance policies tend to reflect this. Shop around for the best rates and service. While car insurance is generally mandatory, bike insurance may not be, but the good news is, that you may be able to insure the motorcycle seasonally. Here is to a happy, and safe, riding season this year.


The Granary has been on our list for a while, especially once we'd heard about pastrami beef ribs on Tuesday. So, Scott, James and I headed down to see how it compared to the places in Austin. This certainly qualifies as a trip for us.
Nestled in the Pearl District, where the old Pearl Brewery once made beer. We'll leave the debate of that particular beer's quality for another day. The area has seen urban revitalization efforts come to fruition, and provide a new area for locals, San Antonio expats (*cough Scott cough*), and tourists alike to visit, just north of downtown (just west of 281, north of 35). Granary has obviously caught the eye and taste buds of folks who get paid to check out places like this.
The Granary is counter service with pickup at a window right next door. They also brew their own beer (Scott had their Brown Ale while James and I had their Coffee IPA (Socrates), both of which were excellent). Lunch is sandwiches and plates (although meat can also be ordered ala cart), while the dinner menu is more elaborate (smoked octopus? We must head back one evening!). But we each order three meat plates, and will try most of their meats between us.
Pork Ribs: I was the only one trying these. They were juicy but just a tad tough. They had a decent amount of smoke, and were nicely sweet with some black pepper to complement the sweetness. A solid entry. Tom – 8.0/10.
Brisket: The brisket is very tender and has a nice bark. There's a heavy smoke flavor complimented by black pepper. It's good. All three of us score it 8.5/10.
Spicy Sausage: They use cayenne and red pepper instead of jalapeno, which gives a nice bit of heat while not following the normal jalapeno model (this is a plus in my book). It is also well-made, being tender and juicy. James and Tom – 8.5/10. Scott – 9.0/10. Avg: 8.67.
Pulled pork: The pulled pork is tender and moist without being greasy. It is sweet and smoky, and does not need sauce to be good. Tom – 8.5/10. Scott – 9.0/10.
Pastrami Beef Rib: I was the only one to try this. I must admit I had some preconceptions. It's always important to remember that pastrami is a style of preparation and technically NOT a flavor (although there are some common flavors used when making pastrami for deli meat). So, if you order this expecting to taste your normal pastrami sandwich, you're going to be caught off guard. What you are getting is a beef rib that is VERY tender with a nice smoky flavor and some delicate seasoning. It also looks like it is rare (very red) even though it isn't. It's a quality beef rib. Tom – 9.0/10.
The Granary has put together a quality BBQ place. They have some excellent food, and make some great beer to go with it. Consensus was that we'd probably spend way too much time here if we lived in San Antonio.
Interestingly, the layout inside seems a little different than a lot of places. They seem broken up into smaller rooms. The section we were in would have sat no more than 20 I would suspect. Definitely a lot quieter than most places. We liked it.
Is it worth a visit? Definitely.
Is it worth a trip? Absolutely. It qualified as a trip for us but we certainly considered the time well spent.
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In addition to his popular movie trailer and announcer voices, Fresh has been developing an entire stable of celebrity impersonations, guy next door voices, character voices, video game voices, and animation voices over the past three decades. Fresh offers a stunning Morgan Freeman impersonation along with other celebrity voice legends including James Earl Jones (and Darth Vader), Casey Kasem, Don LaFontaine, and Bill Kurtis. These are undoubtedly some of the most respected announcer voices in the history of entertainment, and Fresh's carefully calculated simulations bring a certain gravitas and legitimacy to your project without raising any red flags.
From cartoons to video games to the guy-next-door, Chuck is the most versatile voice actor in the industry. Fresh, also a talented audiobook and music producer, records in his own professional digital studios. Turnaround is usually 48 hours or less in most cases for projects under 1,000 words.
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Kamala Harris wants the top job. She knows it. Biden knows it
Joe Biden's VP represents many milestones for the office, but look past gender and race and Kamala Harris is an astutely balanced politician, auditioning for president
By Marie Le Conte
MICHELLE V. AGINS
It may be easy to forget now, but Joe Biden having Kamala Harris as his vice president wasn't always a done deal. Although the pair had known each other for a long time, through Harris' friendship with Biden's son Beau, neither considered the other to be the obvious choice. On the one hand, she took a long time to nominate him as the Democratic candidate; despite multiple calls from Team Biden ahead of Super Tuesday last March, Harris only threw her weight behind him when it had become clear he would win. On the other, his aides and family hadn't appreciated the blistering attack she'd launched on him during the first primary debate and thoroughly studied every potential candidate before eventually picking her.
Still, they are now in it together, two halves of the ticket that saved America. How will their partnership work? At their first joint event, Biden said, "I asked Kamala to be the last voice in the room, to always tell me the truth – which she will – challenge my assumptions if she disagrees, ask the hard questions, because that's the way we make the best decisions for the American people." Warm words as they were, they did not tell us much about the role she would play in his administration. Instead, a better pointer would be his relationship with Barack Obama and how close the pair grew to be. As one of his advisors told Politico last year, "He had a very idealised view of what this relationship is and could be. The intimacy he had with Obama is so important to him and was guiding him since the beginning."
This is partly why he picked Harris to begin with. Although Californian Representative Karen Bass was starting to emerge as a favourite, Biden ruled her out as he did not know her well enough and wanted someone he was "simpatico" with. This is good news for Harris: she presumably does not want to spend four years on the sidelines and having a president set on a solid working relationship is encouraging. Still, the question is: what will she do with that power? Even now, it is not clear what she stands for, despite having had a long career in the public eye. Accused of flip-flopping during her own run for the presidency, she originally sponsored Bernie Sanders' Medicare For All bill and vowed to abolish private healthcare insurance, before releasing plans that saw private insurers retain an important role in the system.
Harris does not want to spend four years on the sidelines
In her previous life as attorney general of California, she frequently avoided taking a stand on the big issues, from refusing to back the legalisation of cannabis and reforms on the state's controversial three-strikes law to declining to support ballot measures seeking to end the death penalty. That being said, she did help introduce a bill to make lynching a hate crime while in the Senate. Perhaps more interestingly, she worked with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to push for an independent Office Of Climate And Environmental Justice Accountability.
This offers a clue about the way forward; following bruising primaries, left-wing Democrats have already vowed to be a thorn in the administration's side. If Harris can do more with "The Squad" and their fellow travellers – especially on an issue as prominent as the climate emergency – a fragile peace can perhaps be secured between the different wings of the party. We do also know that Harris cares tremendously about vulnerable women and children, having cofounded the Coalition To End The Exploitation Of Kids and headed a task force fighting against the human trafficking of girls.
Then there is, of course, the small matter of her identity. Kamala Harris is the first ever female VP, the first ever black VP and the first Asian-American VP. Before that, she was California's first female, black and Asian-American attorney general. Oh, and before that, San Francisco's first female, black and Asian-American district attorney. Her very election was an earthquake and it seems as certain as anything that her role will involve being a passionate spokesperson for women and people of colour. But do not expect her to become a radical either. In fact, don't expect her to make waves unless she really feels she must. As early profiles of her pointed out, a lot of her stances and career choices can and should be seen through the lens of her ambitions. Kamala Harris wants to be president: she knows it, you know it, Joe Biden knows it. Her job over the next four years will not simply be vice president; instead it is likely she will see it as a drawn-out job interview, in which she will show the American people she is best placed to get the top job next.
Then again, Biden had tried to run for president multiple times before Obama and it did not dampen their working relationship. The difference now, to put it politely, is that it is unlikely Biden will be fighting another election in 2024. It is also possible that, for whatever reason, Harris will have to assume presidential responsibilities before then.
Team Biden will have taken this into account when making their choice. It is also telling, in this context, that he was keen to go for someone he felt personally close to. The president is not a young man and will need someone to be the active, energetic face of the administration in a way he cannot. Still, he can trust her to be present without overstepping the mark.
As a result, both sides may well enjoy a strong but well-delimited working relationship: the president because he knows he might not have long in the spotlight after all and the VP because she doesn't want to burn herself too much before it is her time to shine. It is a marriage of convenience, but then most political alliances are. The only question is can this fine balance of needs and aspirations survive a whole term?
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Major Problems in American Business History 1th edition
Publisher:CENGAGE Learning
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Major Problems in American Business History Description
Major Problems in American Business History 1 Edition Designed to encourage critical thinking, the Major Problems in American History series introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in U.S. history. The central theme of this volume asserts that the history of business is inexorably linked to politics and culture. The authors explore specific issues, including foreign policy, race and ethnicity, gender, religion, work, leisure, and technological innovation, as well as high and low culture.


A $250 million investment will see Windstar Cruises stretch its three Star-class motor yachts, adding capacity for 100 guests to each ship while re-engining them to be more fuel efficient at the same time.
"It's quite simple, we were looking at more traditional ways to expand capacity in a newbuild, and this is something that is not uncommon in the industry, and financially it makes more sense," said John Delaney, president of Windstar, in an interview with Cruise Industry News.
The 1988-built Star Breeze, 1990-built Star Legend, and 1988-built Star Pride will enter a Fincantieri shipyard in succession between October 2019 and November 2020 for their lengthenings, dubbed the Star Plus Initiative. Each vessel will then emerge with capacity for 312 passengers, up from 212, boosting capacity for the Xanterra Travel Collection brand.
The ships will be cut in half with a new 25.6-meter-long mid-section added to each vessel over a four-month window. The ships will also get new engines.
On the powerplant side, changes will happen as the odd seven-engine configuration in each vessel will be re-done with four new engines.
Delaney said the added capacity, 24 percent, lets the Seattle-based line offset higher fuel and fixed costs against 100 more guests on each vessel.
"From a math, pure ROI (return on investment) perspective, it is clearly the winner," he noted.
The ship stretch and refurbishment also allow Windstar to add new areas, upgrading public rooms, adding restaurants, and expanding the fitness and spa area. Plus, all staterooms will get new bathroom units.
The ship stretch will also allow the company to add capacity quicker than going with a newbuild.
Can they fill the additional rooms?
Planning started in March 2017, both for a newbuild project and the stretch project.
Having completely redone its deployment with over 150 new ports, Windstar has opened the map, and the Star-class stretch jobs will help build on that. When done, the ships will be some four knots faster at service speed while burning less fuel, allowing the company to get even more creative with its deployment.
More fuel efficient engines combined with more capacity and freshened look driving ticket pricing should deliver a short pay-off period, with a conservative Cruise Industry News estimate of five years per vessel.
The booming refurbishment and drydock market is worth an estimated $3 billion in spend annually, according to Cruise Industry News estimates.


With the Warmer weather there will be an increase in the growth rate of this highly invasive plant.
During a number of recent survey inspections we have come across instances of Japanese Knotweed growing in the gardens.
What Are The Consquences Of Finding Knotweed?
The consequences of finding Knotweed are only just becoming known to the general public as until now outbreaks have tended to be restricted to clear sites. Knotweed is very fast growing and was introduced in Victorian times as an ornamental plant. It is extremely invasive and even a small piece is able to re-grow making removal difficult. The plant starts with purple shoots and quickly grows into 3 meter plants with purple speckled strands roughly resembling bamboo canes. The plants are able to cause structural damage to buildings.
Japanese Knotweed - What Are My Responsibilities?
You have a legal responsibility not to allow it to spread and under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 it is listed as "controlled waste" and needs to be disposed of properly. Removal techniques involve treatment on site which can take 2-3 years or removal of the soil and affected area which can be very costly. Finding Knotweed can and has caused a number of house sales to fall through and a quick response in terms of its treatment and removal is essential. The provision of a treatment plan will be essential to satisfy any mortgage valuer although there are instances where Mortgage lenders have decided not to lend on properties with the problem.
When buying or selling a property a few pounds spent on a survey can save you thousands of pounds in the long-run. Identifying Japanese Knotweed in a Bristol based property is such an example.
If you have even the slightest suspicion that you may have knotweed in your Bristol property - call us. We can conduct a full survey and either put your mind at rest, or advise you on how to start to work on the problem. Having Japanese Knotweed in your Bristol property will not necessarily stop any potential sale, but provision for treatment must be proved.
If a potential property you are considering buying is identified as having 'knotweed' then there are steps you must take. You must notify your mortgage provider and, based on a number of factors, will decide if they will lend funds against the property. If you have found the perfect property and will not let knotweed put you off - early identification of the issue is essential. As soon as you have decided a property might be the one you wish to buy - contact us to arrange a full survey.
Most property sales fall through because the knotweed was identified very late in the purchase, and some property buyers have chosen to find another property to buy ranther than 'break the chain' or lose the buyer of their own property.
In the UK, Japanese knotweed is established in the wild in many parts of the country and creates problems due to the impact on biodiversity, flooding management and damage to property.
It is an offence under section 14(2) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to "plant or otherwise cause to grow in the wild" any plant listed in Schedule nine, Part II to the Act, which includes Japanese knotweed. As mentioned above, it is also classed as "controlled waste" in Britain under part 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. This requires disposal at licensed landfill sites. The species is expensive to remove; Defra's Review of Non-native Species Policy states that a national eradication programme would be prohibitively expensive at £1.56 billion.
The decision was taken on 9 March 2010 in the UK to release into the wild a Japanese insect, Aphalara itadori.Its diet is highly specific to Japanese knotweed and shows good potential for its control.


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Q: Check if email to/from string contains external domains using regex I have a string in Salesforce that contains the to and from addresses of an email, e.g.:
From: sender@gmail.com to: (recip1@yahoo.com, recip2@icloud.com)

A process should set a picklist to internal if that string does only contain @gmail.com and @yahoo.com and set it to external if the string contains another domain.
My process builder formula looks like this:
 NOT(REGEX([Attachment__c].Sender2__c,'@(?!gmail||yahoo)\\b\\S+'))

However, the process always sets the flag to internal right now, no matter if the string contains an external domain or not.
On regextester.com, my expression works correctly:

How can I make it work in process builder?

A: The REGEX formula will match if, and only if, the entire string matches the pattern. What this means is that you need to include a wildcard at the beginning:
 NOT(REGEX([Attachment__c].Sender2__c,'.+@(?!gmail|yahoo)\\b\\S+'))
                                       .+ here means match any number of characters

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by SELLA ONEKO
Farfell Coffee Estate is known in countries such as Sweden, France and the US for its products The farm employs 600 workers, exports macadamia nuts and sends 1,300 tons of avocados to France each season Its coffee is in demand in more than 50 countries around the world.
For estate owner Richard Le Vieux, the future of the farm is, however, uncertain. He is facing charges for refusing to make way for Remembrance Gwaradzimba, son of provincial minister Ellen Gwaradzimba, who went to the farm together with the police holding a letter claiming ownership of parts of the farm in February 2019.
The demand was that Le Vieux should cede half of his estate to the new owners who were purportedly given a land offer by the government.
Le Vieux resisted but what followed were arrests, detention and court appearances that have disrupted operations at the farm for the past four months
"It is very unfortunate what has happened here. I have been targeted in an individual capacity," Le Vieux told DW.
"It is counterproductive for everything that the new administration is trying to achieve, which is to move the country forward after the chaos of the previous 20 years."
For the farm laborers the land dispute has also resulted in uncertainty.
Leni Kambarami, a mother of three, has worked in the farm's avocado packing sector for four years. She is worried about losing her job if the compulsory acquisition of the farm is allowed to go ahead.
"I have three children, two are going to school I will not be able to pay their school fees, let alone have income to buy food," she said.
"If this farm is taken, it will be a big blow."
'Anything productive should be protected'
Although not as violent as in the early 2000s, the land redistribution claims have again cropped up, with a few remaining productive white commercial farmers being targeted.
Although this was done to correct unfair land ownership imbalances dating back to the colonial era, the difference today is that Zimbabwe is very aware of the economic downturn the country experienced over the past 20 years.
Additionally the country's image on an international playing eld is at stake.
After years of economic isolation, the country "is open for business," as President Emmerson Mnangagwa mentioned repeatedly after the ousting of longtime leader Robert Mugabe.
In what could provide some interim relief, the government is said to have taken a decision to stop any fresh farm invasions and occupations.
"Government policy is to protect the current businesses that are going on. Anything that is productive is protected," proclaimed government spokesperson Nick Mangwana.
"It is not our policy to disrupt productive land. It is not our policy to disrupt or confiscate land or property, we respect property rights."
The director of the Commercial Farmers Union of Zimbabwe, Ben Gilpin, said the government should x landownership policies and put a stop to attempts to acquire the land of re- maining productive farms.
"We would like to see this become policy. Clearly, we have asked for a moratorium many times in the past and it would send a positive signal," Gilpin said.
"Any time there is disruption on productive land it sends a negative message and investors get very gun shy when they see that this kind of thing can still happen at this time."
Zimbabwean economic analyst Vince Musewe believes that the handling of land redistribution is currently based more on politics than on actual research.
"You can see that there is a disconnect between national policy and what happens on the ground at provincial level," Musewe told DW.
Musewe criticizes the government for dragging its feet. "There's plenty of land for every- body if you want to get into farming. But the problem has been that people who have jobs elsewhere end up getting a farm and not being productive on the farm." Proper land redistribution can only be done when a land audit that is currently underway is finished.
The problem is, he says, that in the past one and a half years, only eight percent of the land has been audited.
In the last land reforms, about 4,500 productive commercial farmers lost farms and only a small number, estimated at fewer than 500, are still operating.
Much of the redistributed land is either idle or poorly utilized.
What is even more harrowing than fresh land disputes, however, is a looming drought, says Musewe.
In the event of another drought, the country needs about 1.3 million tons of food to be food secure, he says.
Currently Zimbabwean farmers are producing just over half that amount.
"The priority is to make sure that the large farms are being productive. The second is the issue of small-scale farmers – if they are productive, you also have food security because they don't have to be fed," says Musewe. "We have the land, we have the water systems So it's a matter of investment, implementation and project management."
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Q: matplotlib: plot 2D data in 3D plot as a projection on faces without the 2D dots floating off the 3D scatter plot faces When plotting 2D scatter data on a 3D scatter plot (eg as in the example code from matplotlib website, which incidentally shows the problematic behaviour as the sin curve is obviously off by a bit), the 2D data floats "on top" or "alongside" of the 2D face it is supposed to be placed upon and therefore gives the impression to be wrongly plotted. For example, using this to show the projection of dots from 3D to 2D gives the impression that the dots are not at the correct position, because of the parallax (see plot below the python code).
I cannot get the planes to exactly be positioned at a specified coordinate. Setting the x_lim, y_lim and z_lim parameters only slightly improves this, but there is still a slight, seemingly random, margin added beyond the axes limits (contrary to what happens in 2D plots).
I don't know how the edge planes are positioned automatically, but it would be nice to have the possibility to overrule this behaviour so that setting the x_lim, y_lim and z_lim parameters fixes the planes to those specified values. Is there an option I have missed to do that?
Another solution based on generating the 2D graphs as images and adding them to the 3D plot could potentially work, but probably is a messy hack more than a solution.
My example code:
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
# clear previous figure
plt.clf( )

fig = plt.figure(figsize=(8, 8))
ax = fig.add_subplot(projection='3d')

# 3 data points
values = [(1.0, 1.0, 1.0), (2.0, 2.0, 2.0), (3.0, 3.0, 3.0)]

colours = ["#e60000", '#62b004', '#fc58f7']

x_vals = [i[0] for i in values]
y_vals = [i[1] for i in values]
z_vals = [i[2] for i in values]

plot 3D data
ax.scatter(x_vals, y_vals, z_vals, color=colours, s=16, marker=".", depthshade=False)

# plot 2D plots on 3 external planes
# set limits to add the projected dots on 3 outside planes.
# get axes limits after plotting the first 3D scatter plot
(x_lim, y_lim, z_lim) = (ax.get_xlim(), ax.get_ylim(), ax.get_zlim())

# plot 2D plots using either min or max values as plane coordinate for each or 3 plots
# X-Y plot
ax.scatter(xs=x_vals, ys=y_vals, zs=z_lim[0], color=colours, s=8, marker=".")
# X-Z plot
ax.scatter(xs=x_vals, ys=y_lim[1], zs=z_vals, color=colours, s=8, marker=".")
# Y-Z plot
ax.scatter(xs=x_lim[0], ys=y_vals, zs=z_vals, color=colours, s=8, marker=".")

ax.set_xlabel("X")
ax.set_ylabel("Y")
ax.set_zlabel("Z")

fig.patch.set_facecolor('white')
plt.tight_layout()

The axes limits obtained by get_xlim, get_ylim, get_zlim after creating the 3D scatter plot is (0.9, 3.1), (0.9, 3.1), (0.9, 3.1). The dots are therefore plotted based on these values (respectively x=0.9, y=3.1 and z=0.9). However, as seen on the plots below, the actual limits of axes (at which the planes should be located) are positioned at other values.
3D plot with 2D plots on sides, as produced by above code
3D plot with 2D plots on sides, as expected


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In the last few weeks I've been following the the Occupy Wall St movement that started in New York. The movement began as a response to the economic crisis in America and Europe.
It's now inspired similar protests across America and the rest of the World. Here in London we have our own 'Occupy London' protest taking place outside St Paul's Cathedral.
Last week I was reading more about the protests on the Occupy Wall Street website.
On the home page it talks of the movement representing The 99%. The 99% that 'will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%.' The 1% being the likes of bankers, politicians and multi national corporations.
There's definitely a crisis with capitalism. Three years ago we saw the reckless business practices of the banks almost ruin the global economy, and we've been stuck in near recession ever since.
After ordinary tax payers helped bail out the banks with public money, it's beginning to look as if nothing much has changed.
While the 1% continue to act in their own self interest, the remaining 99% are seeing their living standards fall; cuts in public services, growing inequality and rising unemployment. Look at Greece if you want an extreme example of this!
Some people want to dismiss the protests, arguing there are no real goals or aims from the protesters, but they're missing the point.
You can't ignore the anger and resentment that's growing against the current political and economic status quo.
I've decided to come out and declare that I agree with much of what's being said.
I'm part of the 99%. Are you?
One thing that stood out for me when I watched a report on Channel 4 News was that many of the people on Wall St weren't your typical anti-capitalist/anarchist mob.
Some of those inteviewed had never taken part in any kind of political protests or campaigns before. It's people like this that should make governments and bankers worried.
It's those people that have generally benefitted from growing economic prosperity. They've played by the rules all their lives, but they're seeing those benefits disappear, while an elite minority prosper.
It's these types of people that are making these protests so important and relevant.
All this week, I've been following reports on the never ending Euro crisis and the battle to save the Euro.
When you look at the levels of debt that are being talked about particularly in Greece and Italy, it makes you wonder how our political leaders could ever of got into such a mess.
Ordinary people have been let down by their leaders, and are having to foot the bill for their mistakes. I haven't felt compelled to put up a tent outside St Paul's, but if I was Greek, I think I'd be out on the streets myself.
The 99% are having to make sacrifices for the actions and policies of an elite few, and the longer this goes on, the more we're going to see of these protests in the coming years.
Middle aged indie Kids are rejoicing with the news that the Stone Roses have decided to reform.
Out of all the big 90s indie bands that have reformed, this was always the least likely to happen, but now it has happened it seems inevitable.
I asked a friend at work his thoughts, and he said The Stones Roses were one of those bands that define a certain time and era. He wasn't convinced they would have anything new to add to today's music scene.
I sort of agree, but I'm still interested in hearing any new material they might bring out.
For those of us who remember, The Stone Roses will always be associated with the 'Madchester era' of the late 80s early 90s. As a teenager in those days who was getting into Hip Hop and dance music, I tried my very best to avoid anything indie.
However, the Stone Roses along with the Happy Monday's were the sort of indie bands I could relate to. They were guitar bands that understood and embraced elements of dance music culture.
So now they're back, do we really need a Stone Roses reunion? And what does it say about the state of the music industry? A band that only produced two albums and split up 15 years ago has produced one of biggest stories in music this year.
Nostalgia seems to rule these days in music. Some of it's understandable, there's a lot of money to be made in live music. In fact it's probably the only place where people can make serious money in the industry.
It's easier for older bands who've had successful careers and popular back catelogs to reform and prove a success, than artists who are just starting out.
It's like a snowball effect. One band makes a successful comeback, then other bands and promoters see the potential, and before you know it everyone's at it.
There's nothing wrong with a bit of nostalgia but does it benefit the music industry?
Music companies and artists have seen the old music business model smashed with the rise of the internet and digital downloads, the live scene offers real money opportunities, especially with so many more music festivals around today.
I'm struggling to answer my own question.
Part of me thinks too much nostalgia means new artists won't get enough attention, but maybe we just need to should accept the changing nature of the music industry. The old certainties of the pre-digital age are gone. Maybe we should accpet that a lot of bands will split up before eventually reforming at a future date.
Let me know what your thoughts. I'd love to hear your views.
How Meredith Kercher's death has been completely overshadowed by the question of Knox's guilt.
The complete failure of the original criminal investigation into the case.
The media's obession with Knox that's turned her into a celebrity. There's been absolutely no interest from the media in her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, who has also spent the last four years in prison.
There's now only one person that's been convicted of Meredith Kercher's murder and that's the Ivory Coast drifter Rudy Guede. There seems to be few doubts that he was involved in Kercher's death, but I'm not convinced he acted alone.


Despite it being a rough year for historic preservation in Austin, several neighborhoods such as Hyde Park (the largest Local Historic District with 650 properties, about half the size of our district) still managed to achieve LHD zoning and we want to follow their lead. With the war against tax abatements for historic landmarks continuing with a bleak outlook, including changes to the landmarks program that mean fewer properties can qualify, this makes Local Historic Districts all the more important.
Unfortunately, our neighborhood continues to lose its contributing properties. Since our survey a few years ago, we've lost nearly 10 percent of those important structures and have had to re-survey our boundaries. It appears that we have lost enough historic integrity on the north and northwest side of the proposed district that our boundaries need re-drawing and some of us, myself included here on the north end of Newning Avenue, may find ourselves outside of the proposed district now. We will be learning more about these changes at our next meeting. We'll notify you as soon as we set the date and location.
Our preservation consultants, Casey Gallagher and Emily Reed, are working hard, though, to keep as many of us in the district as possible. On the positive side, some properties are coming into the period of significance (older than 50 years) and some have been restored so we can add those to our list of contributors. Still, the losses are greater than the gains.
We would like to submit our application as a National Register Historic District in November and foresee no problems with achieving that honor as long as we meet deadlines to pay our consultants to research and write our historic narrative. We hope there will be no controversy over this because it imposes no restrictions or requirements for property owners. They are also working on helping to create a starting point for our design standards to pursue a Local Historic District so we can start getting neighborhood input on those.
We need roughly $10,000 to meet these goals. If you are doing well and would like to make a big impact, please make a donation. If we had 10 people in the neighborhood motivated enough to give $1,000 each (or 20 who gave $500, etc.), we would have this work done in no time. So far, this hasn't happened and I am losing heart that anyone will come up with that kind of money. Individual fundraisers have not yielded the large amounts we need to keep going and relieve our regular volunteers.
Also very important, we desperately need help from someone experienced with grant writing. We have found potential funding sources but the deadlines are June 1 and none of us are savvy at this. Can you or anyone you know help?! If so, please contact michele@historictravisheights.org.
It's hot and most of us are hibernating a bit or wrapping up summer vacations before school starts. However, we're still working on our historic district. Please consider making time this fall to volunteer with our project and possibly take on a leadership role. We could use block captains for almost every street in the neighborhood. If you think someone else is doing it, it's fair to assume they're not. We need YOU to make this happen.
We are always in severe need of donations, as well, to pay our architectural historian for writing our history and nomination for the National Register Historic District application. If you give now, this is where your money will go.
Please make donations through the Austin Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, for the Travis Heights-Fairview Park Historic District Project.
Please join our cause on Facebook, too!
This mysterious house at 1924 Newning Avenue is finally having its story told. Come and learn more about it and its fascinating past at a fundraiser for our historic district effort.
It will be an afternoon affair on Sunday, May 23, from 3-5 p.m. Admission is $15.
The City of Austin's Chief Preservation Officer Steve Sadowsky will be there to share the home's history.
Casey Gallagher will bring our brand-new database to show you. It includes all the work from our survey done last year, which so many of you helped to complete. This gets us closer to a historic district here, having finished such a large piece of the puzzle.
We could really use some volunteers to put this party on. Can you help in any way?
Please consider helping, as well as spreading the word about this fun event! Contact Michele@HistoricTravisHeights.org if you can volunteer or donate in any way. Thank you!
Welcome to our new blog for the Travis Heights-Fairview Park Historic District, a neighborhood founded in Austin, Texas in the late 1880s.
Ask questions in the comments section and we will try to answer them as they come. We hope this space will be an informational platform and not a battleground. We think we're the most laid-back neighborhood in Austin and we are proud to be Austin's FIRST planned subdivision south of the river.
We've been working for the last five years to have our neighborhood designated as a Local Historic District and a National Register Historic District. it's been a tough process getting there, however, because this is a new concept for The City of Austin and we are the largest neighborhood trying to win this designation.
Despite raising thousands of dollars to fund the professional help we needed to write the nomination and organize our survey and other requirements. it hasn't been enough to keep our project funded. So we decided to end our contract with Preservation Central.
So far, we're at a good point to review our application plan to be a National Register Historic District and are hopeful we can achieve that in the next year. Because this is a mainly honorific designation and imposes no restrictions or tax issues on residents, it is a less difficult process than for a Local Historic District. Meanwhile, we will be plugging away at the tasks needed to apply for a LHD.
We're looking for extra help with this project and need you as much as ever. We need hands-on volunteers for data entry work on our survey database. We need proofreaders. We need scintillating minds for our Design Standards group. You will be trained well in any task so please don't feel like you don't know enough to help. You will have fun! If you can help with this, please e-mail Michele@historictravisheights.org.


For anchoring situations such as storage sheds and guying applications. Designed for easy installation with cables. Used on roofs to cover and protect vent pipes. Size: 2-7/8" x 5-7/16"OD x 2"ID. Size 1-9/16" x 4-1/4".
For heat distribution. Damper to adjust air flow. Heavy, one-piece steel face combines strength and good looks. Mar-resistant, baked enamel finish. For heat distribution. Damper to adjust air flow. Heavy, one-piece steel face combines strength and good looks. Mar-resistant, baked enamel finish. Required for the tensioning of frame or roof ties with all tension head anchors.
For heat distribution. Damper to adjust air flow. Heavy, one-piece steel face combines strength and good looks. Mar-resistant, baked enamel finish. For anchoring situations such as storage sheds and guying applications. Designed for easy installation with cables. Engineered for installation in hard density soil. 3/4" rod, twin 4" helix.
Used to cover inner opening of kitchen exhaust fans. Size: 11-1/8" x 11". Bagged. For anchoring situations such as storage sheds and guying applications. Designed for easy installation with cables. Provides do-it-yourself protection for most outdoor structures or possessions. Aids in the prevention of theft and high wind damage. May be used to anchor trees, fences, carports, antennas, boats, tents, airplanes, awnings and playground equipment. Includes four 15" eye anchors with 4" helix and 50' x 3/32" stranded wire. Boxed.
Designed to be bolted to an expansion sleeve in an existing concrete slab or footing with only a 5/8" drilled hole for expansion anchor bolt. Concrete must be 2500 PSI minimum slab with 4" minimum thickness and 6/6 x 10/10 wire mesh or fiber mesh installed. Concrete slab must allow 4725 lb. of vertical tension on anchor without lifting. This assumes that the concrete weighs 150 lb. per cubic foot. Minimum distance from the anchor shaft to one edge of the slab is 4" from one edge and 6" from any other edge. Black color. Designed to be installed into concrete slab at the time the concrete is poured. Concrete must be a 2500 PSI minimum slab. Concrete slab must allow 4725 lb. of vertical tension on anchor without lifting. This assumes that the concrete weighs 150 lb. per cubic foot. Slab must be 8" minimum thickness at location under any anchor to allow 5" embedment of anchor J rod. Black color.


Originated in France and now translated into English, the book with it`s uplifting story line-up arouses curiosity at every page turn. It`s eye catching graphical illustrations surely will keep it`s listeners arrested till the end. Children , without doubt will enjoy this witty tale full of information.
Babak the dung beetle was rolling a "ball of dung" when suddenly an egg falls down right in-front of him from nowhere. Babak decides to help it find it`s parents. Off he goes rolling the egg until he meets Mrs. Ostrich.
"Ahem?..... / Is Someone calling me? Oh it`s you little dung beetle Might I be of assistance? / I hope so Mrs Ostrich you see I`m looking for this egg`s parents...... / It`s a strange one isn't it / it`s all dented! / You could fit ten of those in just one of mine! / It`s not from around here that`s for sure."
So he is advised to look in the woods where many birds reside. In the woods a cuckoo helps him with some tips. "You might have more luck over by the swamp." And the little dung beetle rolls his beloved egg tirelessly from the swamp where Mrs Frog resides, to the foot of the hill to meet Mrs Snake who explains to him that " Our eggs are smooth and elongated." From there, Babak walks off, still full of hope of meeting the loving parents. Through each encounter the readers will get to learn a bit about their own eggs or egg laying habits. The story has such a quirky finale, surprising as well as hilarious with an unexpected twist.
A tastefully written story full of captivating phrases with equally gorgeous illustrations to compliment the tale. An ideal read-aloud for reluctant and fidgety listeners.
All for Me and None for All.
Selfish and greedy Gruntly is a hog who doesn't want to share anything but to keep everything for himself. And he doesn't stop at that as he grabs fleece from Woolworth the sheep and snatches feathers from Cluck, for the poofiest pillows he says.And what`s more he even collects "illegal flowers." "What a Hog! / Snorted Hampshire, Berkshire and Yorky"
Gruntly is certainly a greedy pig who wants everything of everyone to himself. Until when a treasure hunting was organised for Saturday, Gruntly couldn't wait for the event. His excitement was not to have fun with his friends but to grasp everything first and all for himself .
In his hurry to find all treasures he misses some clues. And fails to find any. But his thoughtful friends didn't leave him with nothing as they knew how to share. Grunty in the end learns a valuable lesson for life.
A little exaggerated though the author catches two for one through Grunty`s extreme negative characteristics. By integrating humor she ensures that the kids will thoroughly enjoy this "laugh out loud" story with it`s funny eye catching water colour images. The message about kindness and sharing is very direct. Good as a classroom read-aloud.
Nola, one of the last four Northern White Rhinos left in this world passed away in last November. And this is Nola`s story! Nola was born in 1974 in the Sudanese wilderness and was rescued from the violent poaching in that region when she was very young. She lived in the San Diego Safari Park since 1989 until she passed away.
Lyrically written with utterly cute images in a spectacular backdrop,all done in watercolor, hopefully will grasp children`s attention and their hearts in it`s cause. In a simple way though this book explains children how extincts happen. And while celebrating Nola they will learn a bit about endangered animals as well.
" You ask Why? The truth is this: Some want what is not theirs / And what to do? Love what you`ve got! ( and not what you don`t ) matters a lot! "
Proceeds from this book goes to San Diego Zoo Global.
"Crack! Thump! Bang! Help it`s the Tyrannosaurus! Run away!"
Another one of Tatsuya Miyanishi`s ('You Look Yummy') famous Tyrannosaurus series, with his signature art work is now available in English. The book offers a very direct message about friendship and bullying, again through a touching and an uncomplicated story. An absolute uniqueness in Miyanishi`s works I presume? His choice of strong colours completed with bold black lines are a complete contrast to the emotional and poignant story lineup. But the combination together seems to work brilliantly in capturing and then conserving the attention of young readers.
The big bad carnivorous Tyrannosaurus was chasing a group of little Styracosaurusus when he fell off a cliff into the deep sea. Now who would want to help a mean and nasty tyrannosaurus? But surprise! surprise! The Elasmosoaurus who lives in the sea answers his calls, and why? " Because you called for help," the Elasmosoaurus smiles.
When the Elsamosaurus tells him about the strong but mean and nasty creature who always bullies weaker dinosaurs in the ocean, the Tyrannosaurus feels ashamed of himself. He also lies about himself, not wanting to lose his new found and only friendship. But the guilt of having to lie to his friend remains: "His heart ached as he walked home / because he`d had to lie in-order to make a friend." Slowly though, they form a strong & a meaningful friendship. It`s particularly moving to see how they help each other in their company, as they walk in the shallow sea, the Tyrannosaurus holding on to the Elsamosaurus`s tail, and on land the Elsamosaurus on Tyrannosaurus's back.
This newly changed Tyrannosaurus not only stops bulling small Styracosaurusus but also helps his dear friend in his hour of need. And at that despairing moment he confesses his true self to his friend but the Elasmosoaurus interrupts to tell him that "The true you is ...kind / the true you is my friend." The book addresses many matters related to social interactions through this moving tale and is thus an ideal classroom read-aloud! The simple story structure with it`s fresh and divergent illustrations can easily capture children`s attention.


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Don't miss this incredible custom-built home on just over an acre in a beautiful established neighborhood. The slate front porch and double front doors lead into a dramatic two-story foyer, which is flanked by a formal dining room and office. Enjoy entertaining in the open kitchen/breakfast room/great room area. The light and bright kitchen features a gas cooktop, custom cabinets, and granite countertops while the great room boasts a gorgeous stacked stone fireplace, built-ins, and a coffered ceiling. The breakfast room opens onto a huge 14 x 28 screened porch with stone fireplace and Trex decking and overlooks the gorgeous backyard – where you will find the 18 x 38 in-ground saltwater pool surrounded by an outdoor kitchen with grill, refrigerator and sink, along with a stacked stone wood burning fireplace. Don't forget to check out the great storage area under the deck, as well as the stand-up crawl space. Upstairs you will find a bonus room, three bedrooms (one with its own bathroom), as well as an awesome Master bedroom including two walk-in closets and a large master bath featuring dual vanities, garden tub, and separate shower. Attic storage is available. The two-car garage includes a utility sink, a yard door, and extra space for storage or a workbench. The garage entry to the home features a drop zone for shoes/coats/backpacks and a laundry room with storage cabinets. Make this beautiful home your own and vacation in your own backyard this summer! Within close proximity to interstates, shopping, and restaurants – less than 5 minutes to Fairview Road Target – you will love this location. You will also be just a quick trip to Nationally Recognized Downtown Greenville.


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