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Give local restaurants a chance to succeed at Nashville International Airport | Opinion
The only way to have a presence at the airport is to license your restaurant's name to a national concessions operators. We believe we can do better.
Give local restaurants a chance to succeed at Nashville International Airport | Opinion The only way to have a presence at the airport is to license your restaurant's name to a national concessions operators. We believe we can do better. Check out this story on Tennessean.com: https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2018/07/27/give-local-restaurants-chance-succeed-nashville-international-airport/834063002/
Max Goldberg, Tom Morales,Shaun Shankel, and David Swett, Guest Columnists Published 4:00 a.m. CT July 27, 2018 | Updated 6:06 a.m. CT July 27, 2018
First look: Nashville airport unveils expansion designs
Renderings of Nashville Airport's new D concourse and expansion Nashville International Airport
A rendering of a renovated and expanded Nashville International Airport. Submitted / Nashville International Airport
A rendering of the entrance from parking areas into the ticketing and security areas of Nashville International Airport. Submitted / Nashville International Airport
A rendering of a expanded and renovated Nashville International Airport. Submitted / Nashville International Airport
A rendering showing the interior of a renovated terminal. Submitted / Nashville International Airport
A rendering showing a new open plaza area and hotel at the Nashville International Airport. Submitted / Nashville International Airport
A rendering shows a renovated and expanded Nashville International Airport. Submitted / Nashville International Airport
A rendering showing the interior of a renovated terminal.(Photo: Submitted / Nashville International Airport)
Max Goldberg is the co-owner of Strategic Hospitality.
Tom Morales is the owner of TomKats.
Shaun Shankel is a managing partner of Fresh Hospitality.
David Swett is owner of Swett's.
The four of us are friends, drawn together by a love of great food and unparalleled hospitality,and by a love of our hometown — which has transformed into a hotbed of both.
And we are not alone.
Hundreds of exceptional dining experiences are now flourishing in Nashville. All of us relish the prospect of wowing the taste buds of residents and visitors, casual diners and foodies.
This spirit of creativity and ingenuity is driving the entire Nashville culinary industry to new heights of excellence, which in turn drives the city's nationally-celebrated food scene forward.
And the next place we want to drive ourselves? To Nashville International Airport, otherwise known as BNA.
Bringing authentic customer experiences and cuisine to the city's gateway may finally be an option for those of us who are a proud part of Nashville's emergence as a dining mecca — and looking for ways to expand mecca's borders.
British Airways will launch direct Nashville-to-London flights in May 2018. Lacy Atkins / The Tennessean
We're delighted by the prospect, which is not an option at present. Not really. Currently, the only way to have a presence at the airport is to license your restaurant's name to one of several national concessions operators.
This means catering to airport diners in name only. The concessionaires control the food preparation and the service. We believe the best thing we offer is our hospitality, which we serve better than anyone else.
And, though we've been offered opportunities in the past to license our concepts to BNA, we've taken a pass.
We've worked too hard to build our reputations to cede control of them to others. But the existing arrangement may be about to change.
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) is on the verge of switching to a new business model that would pave the way for local and minority-owned establishments — including restaurants — to run their own shows at the airport.
In particular, MNAA's small-business-friendly plan will help minority owners offset the costs to build out their BNA establishments.
That's great news; so far more than 50 local restaurants have expressed interest. Our organizations are among them.
The MNAA, which conducted extensive research into cities whose airports use a similar model, believes its new arrangement will enhance travelers' sense of everything that makes Nashville so enticing — not just the music but the restaurants and retail stores offering a level of quality and hospitality impossible to duplicate by anyone but themselves.
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This, MNAA argues, makes more economic sense for the airport and for the city.
Millions who move through BNA annually and savor its local flavor likely will seek similar experiences in Nashville itself. We couldn't agree more.
And we urge the MNAA Board of Directors to approve the new contract at its next meeting. Despite MNAA's due diligence and a contract most local establishments can get behind, approval isn't a given.
A few individuals are questioning whether local operators can be financially successful in the airport's high-security environment with its complex and unfamiliar requirements.
We believe and feel the MNAA staff has demonstrated-that we can.
First of all, the restaurant business in Nashville is extremely tough. Those of us who have succeeded know what it takes.
We don't intend, for example, to duplicate our extensive in-town menus at an airport locale. Instead, we'll offer an enticing sampling — the best of the best of what we prepare — and we'll serve it with a singular style and warmth that translates to, "Welcome to Nashville" or "Come back soon."
But secondly, expanding beyond downtown or East Nashville or Germantown or Midtown to the airport is not driven by the chance to make money off a BNA locale.
While we're confident the math works, we're much more interested in serving up Nashville hospitality from the minute someone lands to the minute they leave.
Local ownership means we can control the customer experience start to finish. And that means, no matter how much Nashville grows, the things we love about it — great food and unparalleled hospitality — will never change.
Max Goldberg is the co-owner of Strategic Hospitality. Tom Morales is the owner of TomKats. Shaun Shankel is a managing partner of Fresh Hospitality. David Swett is owner of Swett's.
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Hot hatch enthusiasts will reportedly have to wait until 2019 to get their hands on the new Kia Ceed GT, which will share its underpinnings with the Hyundai i30 N.
According to Autocar, it is being developed by Albert Biermann, the man behind the i30 N, along with his team, and a great part of its development will be on the Nurburgring.
However, Hyundai Motor Group will make sure that the two cars won't cannibalize each other. As a result, Kia's hot hatch will be less powerful than the Hyundai i30 N and will reportedly use a detuned version of the 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder powering its Hyundai counterpart.
In the i30 N, it is offered with two outputs, with 250PS (246hp) and 275PS (271hp), and 353Nm (260lb-ft) of torque in both cases. In the more powerful version, the Korean hot hatch needs 6.1 seconds to go from 0 to 100km/h (0-62mph) and maxes out at 250km/h (155mph).
Kia's new Ceed GT, on the other hand, should be offered with around 200 horsepower, which will make it a more affordable, and slightly less powerful, alternative to cars such as the Volkswagen Golf GTI.
That might sound a bit far-fetched, but the British publication suggests the Ceed GT might not use the i30 N's powertrain, with Kia opting for a 48v mild-hybrid powertrain with some 200hp instead.
Whatever the Korean automaker decides, the range-topping version of the new-gen compact hatchback will arrive with chassis tweaks, a more aggressive-looking exterior and some sporty trim in the cabin.
The five-door hatchback might not be the only body style of the Ceed to get a GT version, as the Shooting Brake, which is expected to debut in a few months, could follow it.
Way too bland looking inside and out to be taken serious by enthusiast community. Regarding everyone else, don't know, don't….
Agreed. But its established itself over decades as the standard bearer. The Kia needs to dethrone the king and therefore be better in nearly all areas, not more of the same.
Well last Cee'd GT has a good value, not all enthusiast want high performance, in real life. Price has saying too.
I thought Kia was the performance brand between the two. I'm not complaining much, the i20 looks better.
Ehhh Kia and Hyundai positioning is always confusing to me.
Right? Great cars though nowadays.
Yep, they are in par with European cars. But of course, that comes with higher price.
Well N division has their based in Nurburgring. So it's not exactly rubbish marketing.
Well it's better than just driving around Nurburgring and said that it was developed there.
But hey milk anything from your investment.
How is this different than the i30/Elantra GT? Just like GM does, same models different makers but same mother company.
Cee'd and i30 is in the same category but totally different in terms of design and customer profile. So I didn't see any problem for it.


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CISPES Denounces Violence Ahead of Salvadoran Elections, Calls on Supreme Electoral Tribunal to Take
Statement of the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES)
Recent acts of violence leading up to the March 12 municipal and legislative elections have raised concern about the possibility of more hostilities and disturbances before and on Election Day. With the races for important municipal seats up for grabs, as well as all 84 legislative deputies, these elections will play an important role in deciding the fate of El Salvador's economic and social development. The two leading parties – the ruling right-wing ARENA government and the leftist FMLN – are running close in the polls and propose distinct platforms for El Salvador. With ARENA concerned that the FMLN may win the most important mayoral seats in San Salvador and the surrounding municipalities, while gaining ground in the Assembly, tensions are high. In fact, dozens of party activists have been shot or injured in recent week, and roving ARENA campaign brigades have been observed attacking activists of other parties.
CISPES denounces these recent acts of violence and demands that the head of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), Walter Araujo, take action to curb the violence. Mr. Araujo finally commented on the violence on March 9; however, CISPES believes that action should have been taken months ago when the violence began, and the slow response of the TSE has allowed the situation to reach a crucial level. Such acts of violence have also brought increased insecurity within the Salvadoran population, and amplified the need for international elections observers to be present on Election Day.
Therefore, we call on Mr. Araujo, the TSE, and the Salvadoran government to properly monitor the elections, guaranteeing the safety of voters and international observers on March 12. In addition, the TSE and the National Civilian Police should investigate the cases of violence that have already occurred and work to prevent further confrontations. Finally, the TSE must also address accusations of inconsistencies and possible fraud leading up to the elections, as well as denunciations of the role played by President Antonio Saca in openly campaigning for ARENA candidates.
Committee In Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES)
San Salvador mayoral race too close to call, concerns about electoral fraud and violence continues
FMLN Wins Important Victories Despite Lack of Transparency in March 12 Legislative and Municipal Ele
President Funes expresses concern about possible link between increased violence and electoral season
Criticisms of ARENA and Salvadoran Electoral Tribunal continue as campaigning closes


This temple is located in the Dehradun city and is a cave dedicated to Lord Shiva. No historical evident are available to determine the exact dates of creation of this cave but the Shivling inside the cave is a proof of dedication it to Lord Shiva. In this hilly area, the cave has now become as a source of business being a lot of devotees come here not only to see the cave but for tourism purposes also. In nearby area, a spring flows and the Sulpher of the water showers upon this temple always. This way the spot has become the more sacred place for devotees to take a dip and then enter in holy shrine. This temple is also has the name of "Guchhu Pani". A devotee can reach this place after a difficult and tiresome of 1 kilometer. It is believed that Lord Shiva gave milk to Ashwatthama, during the war of Mahabharata. During Shivaratri, a large number of devotees gather here to celebrate the marriage ceremony of Lord Shiva with Parvati.
The cave is beautifully designed into a shrine by modern way. To reach this cave a devotee has to step down more than 250 steps. Inside the cave a huge rock is erecting and below the rock, a plat form of black marble is established. On the plat for a shivling with the Sheshnag is established. On the above side of platform, there is not a space to allow a man in standing position. Rock cut architecture is some different from this shrine as this is the example of creation some extra articles in pre created cave. The entrance of this cave is sufficient wide and a door is made to control the entry and exit. Outside the shrine, a rest house of Uttaranchal tourism is also located. In nearby location of shrine, there is a pond to which is considered sacred. So many devotees take water from here to offer the Lord Shiva in the cave.
This shrine can be reached by all the ways of modern transportation.
Jolly grant airport is the nearest airport located in Dehradun. Airport is 20 kilometers from this temple. A taxi takes approx four hundred rupee per head from airport to city.
Dehradun is the nearest rail head and well connected through different trains from other parts of the country.
Road connectivity inside and outside Dehradun is well. This cave is just at 5.5 kilometers from Dehradun. Buses, taxies are easily available to reach this cave. From Delhi, Lucknow, Bhopal and Chandigarh, various bus services are connected to Dehradun.


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Novo Hamburgo (Neu-Hamburg), amtlich , ist die nördlichste Stadt des Ballungsraums Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre im südlichsten brasilianischen Bundesstaat Rio Grande do Sul. Die Stadt hatte 2021 rund 247.300 Einwohner. Ebenso wie Franca bezeichnet sie sich als "Hauptstadt des Schuhs" (portugiesisch: "Capital Nacional do Calçado").

Geografie
Novo Hamburgo liegt 45 Kilometer nördlich von Porto Alegre und 80 Kilometer südlich von Caxias do Sul. Die Stadt liegt im Tal des Rio dos Sinos. Nördlich von ihr beginnt die Serra Gaúcha.

Die Stadt grenzt an Campo Bom, Dois Irmãos, Estância Velha, Gravataí, Ivoti, Sapiranga, São Leopoldo und Taquara.

Die Gemeindefläche erstreckt sich über 223,7 km². Das Klima ist subtropisch mit einer mittleren Jahrestemperatur von 19,4 °C.

Geschichte
Die ersten Bewohner im 18. Jahrhundert waren Azoreaner, die sich im Stadtteil Rincão dos Ilhéus angesiedelt haben. Ab 1824 kamen deutsche Einwanderer nach São Leopoldo, ein erstes ländliches Zentrum entstand auf dem Hamburgerberg, dem Kern der heutigen Stadt. Danach kamen immer mehr Engländer in die Stadt und bauten 1870 eine Bahnlinie.

Novo Hamburgo ist nicht von Hamburgern, sondern mehr von Hunsrückern besiedelt worden. Hamburg war jedoch der gemeinsame Einschiffungshafen der deutschen Siedler. 1927 wurde Novo Hamburgo als Stadt gegründet.

Nach dem Kriegseintritt Brasiliens 1944 wurde die Stadt zwischenzeitlich in Marechal Floriano Peixoto umbenannt.

Bistum Novo Hamburgo
Die Stadt ist Sitz des Bistums Novo Hamburgo, dessen Bischofskirche die Kathedrale São Luís Gonzaga ist.

Wirtschaft
Novo Hamburgo ist heute eine Industriestadt, insbesondere bestehend aus Gerbereien und Schuhfabriken. Seit den 1990er-Jahren ist die Lederindustrie durch Importe aus Ländern wie China in die Krise gekommen. Eine Diversifizierung findet seitdem statt. Angelockt durch potenzielle Arbeitsplätze kamen viele arme Menschen aus anderen Teilen Brasiliens, so dass Probleme wie Slum-Bildung und fehlende Infrastruktur auftreten.

Sehenswertes
Im Stadtteil Hamburgo Velho (früher Hamburgerberg) stehen noch einige alte Gebäude. Das Museum für den Maler und Bildhauer Ernesto Frederico Scheffel in einem Haus aus dem Jahre 1890 ist nicht nur als Bauwerk interessant. Daneben steht das älteste erhaltene Gebäude der Stadt Casa Schmitt-Presser, ein Fachwerkhaus von 1831. Das Schuhmuseum Museu Nacional do Calçado befindet sich ebenfalls auf dem Hamburgerberg.

Umgebung
In den nahe gelegenen Kleinstädten Ivotí, Dois Irmãos und Sapiranga hat man guten Zugang zu kleinen Flüssen mit Wasserfällen und zu Bergen mit Resten von Urwald. Der höchste Wasserfall mit über  Höhe findet sich bei Santa Maria do Herval. Dort und in kleinen Siedlungen wie Frankenberg oder Muckerberg ist Deutsch auch heute noch Umgangssprache (Riograndenser Hunsrückisch).

Söhne und Töchter der Stadt
 Jakobine Maurer (1841/42–1874), Sektenführerin
 Júlio Kuntz (1897–1938), Fußballnationalspieler
 André Heller (* 1975), Volleyballspieler, Weltmeister
 Daniela Lanner Mapeli (* 1975), Volleyballspielerin
 Liése Brancão (* 1981), Fußballspielerin und -trainerin
 Maicon Douglas Sisenando (Maicon; * 1981), Fußballnationalspieler
 Raquel Zimmermann (* 1983), Model
 Bárbara Arenhart (* 1986), Handballspielerin
 Frederico Burgel Xavier (* 1986), Fußballspieler
 Muriel (* 1987), Fußballtorhüter
 César Ramos (* 1989), Rennfahrer
 Alisson (* 1992), Fußballtorhüter
 Matheus Leist (* 1998), Rennfahrer

Weblinks

 Website der Stadtverwaltung von Novo Hamburgo (brasilianisches Portugiesisch)
 Website des Stadtrats, Câmara Municipal (brasilianisches Portugiesisch)
 Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil – Novo Hamburgo, RS, sozialstatistische Angaben (brasilianisches Portugiesisch)

Einzelnachweise

Ort in Rio Grande do Sul

Município in Rio Grande do Sul
Stadtrechtsverleihung 1927

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International Design Award 2017 in the Best Floor Cover Design category. The Beijing-based designer Henny van Nistelrooy received the Chinese edition of the prize for the Eclipse carpets he designed for TAN Carpets, Beijing.
Vlnr: Sun Xin Xi, chief editor Elle Decoration China; Henny van Nistelrooy, studio HVN; Zhang Qi director TAN Carpets.
Model Lo from the award-winning Eclipse carpet collection.
Revolver applied in the Long March Space gallery in Beijing.
The Bauhaus façade of the Long March Space Gallery in Beijing.
In addition, HVN transformed a former Bauhaus style factory in Long March Space gallery, a leading gallery of the bustling arts district of the Chinese capital. Van Nistelrooy designed the entire interior, including the display and storage system Revolver, which is produced by Lensvelt.
This place fits Revolver as molded. The office, VIP and meeting rooms of Long March Space are equipped with this ingenious, smart, flexible and user-friendly system that derives its name from the possibility to turn the shelves of this cupboard ('to revolve').
For example, the boards can not only be placed statically and horizontally, but can be hooked into the cantilever frame so that the system can be adjusted to every wish with super speed and ease.
A flat shelf provides maximum storage space for clothes, books or binders; an upright shelf forms an ideal display for magazines, for example.
And without stuff, Revolver is just a geometric work of art.
The storage and display system fits seamlessly with the rhythm and symmetry of the interior of the Long March Space gallery.
The desks and tables designed by Van Nistelrooy fit perfectly with the revolving system of white powder coated sheet metal. The interior thus forms a flexible and coherent whole.
Lensvelt himself also used Revolver in his own studio on the Herengracht in Amsterdam, with vertically installed shelves.
Henny van Nistelrooy founded Studio HVN in 2009 after obtaining his master's degree in Design Products at the Royal College of Art in London. In 2012 he moved his studio to Beijing. Here he works for, among others, the British Fashion Council, Colette and Lensvelt.


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Hill Lane in Brown Knowl, Chester consists predominantly of terraced houses. Properties on Hill Lane typically have values around £350,000 - £450,000, but larger detached houses can command upwards of £700,000.
Map showing Hill Lane in Chester.


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Neeley's take on a classic. Chicken and andouille sausage, with a vegetable medley and placed on top of a lovely bed of Jasmine Rice.
Chicken breast, andouille sausage, celery, peppers, onion, carrots, tomatoes, cilantro, chicken stock, jasmine rice, sea salt, spices.
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Less Mowing, More Growing
Wanda points to places they used to pasture pigs, plow potatoes, and pick apples. The former farm, tiny by today's standards, fed five generations of her family before groceries eclipsed gardens. It's where she's lived all her life. Lately, she's wrestling with how to stay put and care for a place so special to her.
After buying the former farm in the early 1980s, Wanda and her husband, Tom, shouldered the responsibility for fallow fields, brambles, and wet areas. They bought a new John Deere lawn tractor to carve out a new way of life.
Tom brought home a pallet and chained it to drag behind the tractor—Wanda sat on the pallet and picked stones while he drove. They planted grass and the expansive turf celebrated their pride and care for the property. Over the years, they'd rent lawn rollers, spread lime, fertilize, and over-seed to demonstrate they cared about their land.
"We're tired and this giant lawn isn't doing anything," Wanda laments, after 32 years of the lawncare routine. The same tractor clocks over 4,000 hours—Tom, a mechanic, has cared for it like a classic car. "We want to do more than babysit the yard."
Now, with the help of DCNR's new lawn conversion program, Tom and Wanda are leaning into a change that's uncomfortable for some: embracing native meadow and forest instead of mowed grass. They've come to understand these meadows and forested areas are different from the abandoned condition they worked hard to overcome.
This year, an independent contractor they've hired will kill acres of turf grass and Tom and Wanda will get a taste of no longer being attached to the tractor each week. In the fall, the contractor will seed native wildflowers and warm-season grasses, like brown-eyed susans and little bluestem, and incorporate patches for hardwoods. Over the next few years, their contractor will help them manage weeds and ensure that the native plants have opportunity to flourish. With patience and stewardship, Wanda and Tom will have a verdant meadow, blossoming with colorful wildflowers and waving grasses, plus get their weekends back.
Soon, the land that once fed generations of Wanda's family will nourish the wildlife they love; Tom's already built boxes for bluebirds and tree swallows to raise their own families. They look forward to giving themselves and the tractor a break, and for the land to be less beholden to expectations associated with turf.
In 2021, we have the tools, know-how, networks, and funding to rethink human spaces and their relationship with what's wild. Technically speaking, with care, we can shift turf-dominated landscapes to ones that work with nature: feeding wildlife, cleaning water, and contributing to ecosystem functioning. But we need people like Tom and Wanda who are willing to welcome a new vision for their land.
If you're also ready to let go of your lawn, reach out to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) by email at RA-NRWoodsAndMeadows@pa.gov. Visit https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Conservation/Water/LawnConversion/Pages/default.aspx to learn more.
Written by: Kelsey Miller, Lawn Conversion Program Coordinator, DCNR Bureau of Forestry


Looking for the best Bangkok Thanksgiving restaurants? Believe it or not, there are many choices available. From 5-star hotel buffets to more low-key eateries, you are sure to find something that suits your tastes on turkey day. Here are four of our favourite Thanksgiving feasts in the Thai capital.
In our article looking at autumn in Bangkok, we mentioned Thanksgiving celebrations at the Landmark Hotel. The Nana-area hotel is home to not one, but two of the best Bangkok Thanksgiving restaurants. The hotel's Atrium buffet serves a full international spread with everything imaginable.
Those looking for something a little smaller and cheaper can head to The Huntsman Pub in The Landmark Hotel basement. You'll find a range of Thanksgiving classics including turkey with all the fixings and pumpkin pie.
Just about every American expat in Bangkok has stopped by Bourbon Street Restaurant and Oyster Bar on Ekkamai for Thanksgiving at least once during their time in the city. The food is great and you won't find a more authentic selection around.
However, it can also be a total madhouse. No reservations are accepted and its reputation as a must visit Thanksgiving destination means people from far away descended upon Bourbon Street each year. It's worth the wait, but don't show up planning to eat upon arrival.
Brasserie Europa located in the Siam Kempinski offers more of a Thanksgiving-inspired buffet that appeals to a wide-range of eaters. Unlike other buffets, which focus entirely on the turkey, this meal features plenty of international options alongside the turkey day treats. This makes an ideal choice for non-American diners who may want something besides the usual options.
Dean & DeLuca is surprisingly among the top Bangkok Thanksgiving restaurants. It may not have the full buffet feast, but it does serve up a much smaller option as part of the eatery's seasonal menu. The traditional over roasted Turkey plate is perfect for those wanting to skip the full dinner setup and enjoy a meal that's a little more casual, not to mention cheaper.


1. Tigers are very easy to identify. They have black and orange ______.
2. Tigers belong to a group of animals known as ______.
3. The place where tigers and other wild animals live is called their ______.
4. Have you ever seen a tiger ______?
5. People who illegally kill tigers or other wild animals are called ______.
6. If there are no more tigers alive in the world, the tiger will be ______.
1) c, 2) a, 3) d, 4) c, 5) a, 6) d.


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Аудиокнигата, книгата за слушане или говореща книга е звукозапис на текст, който се чете на глас.

Записът на говор (реч) е достъпен в библиотеките на училищата и в музикалните магазини още от 1930 г. Много от тогавашните записи не са на цели книги, а на отделни поеми и пиеси. Чак през 1980 г. аудиокнигите започват да привличат вниманието на издателствата на книги, след което започват да ги приемат на същото ниво като обикновените книги.

Етимология
Изразът "говореща книга" (англ. talking books) излиза на бял свят през 1930 г. от програми, стартирани от правителството на САЩ, направени за слепи хора, а изразът "аудиокнига" започва да се използва от 1970 г., когато аудиокасетите започват да заместват грамофонните плочи.

История
Началото на звукозаписващите устройства идва през 1877 г. от изобретението на Томас Едисън – фонографът. Една от идеите на Едисън е "фонографна книга", която да служи на слепите хора да слушат това, което не могат да прочетат. Първите думи, които са записани на устройството, е рециталът на "Мери имаше малко агънце" от самия изобретател. През 1878 г. е проведена първата демонстрация в Кралския институт във Великобритания.

Създаване
Създаването на една аудиокнига се извършва от разказвач, който чете дадена книга в стая за звукозапис, докато студийният инженер и режисьорът записват и ръководят процеса. Ако се допусне грешка, записът се спира и разказвачът прочита отново текста с допуснатата грешка. Със скорошните напредвания на технологията много от аудиокнигите се записват в домашни студиа от разказвачите, които работят самостоятелно. Аудиокнигите, които са изработени от главните издателства, преминават през процес на проверяване и редактиране, след като прочитът е завършен.

На разказвачите най-често им се плаща на края на един записан час, което значи, че ако им е отнело 20 часа да запишат 5-часова книга, им се плаща само за тези 5 часа. В зависимост от разказвача и неговите умения, заплатата варира от 263 лева до 700 лева (от 2011 г.). Като цяло цената, която излиза за продукцията на една аудиокнига, е различна, тъй като по-дългите книги отнемат повече време и назначаване на достоверни в индустрията разказвачи, които изискват по-голямо заплащане.

Ползи
 Аудиокнигите се използват, за да помогнат на децата да подобрят своето четене и разбирането от прочетеното. Те също така са изключително полезни на слепите хора.
 Някои хора искат да слушат аудокнига, докато четат хартиената книга. Това им помага да научат правилното произношение на думи, които биха произнесли грешно, ако четат само хартиената версия.
 Доста от почитателите на аудиокниги ги харесват, защото това им позволява да правят същевременно други рутинни неща като трениране, готвене, чистене и т.н.
 Аудиокнигите са доста популярни сред хората, които обичат да пътуват често.

Слушателски практики
Аудиокнигите са ценен обучителен ресурс заради техния формат. За разлика от хартиените книги и обучителните видеа, човек може да научава нови неща от аудиокнигите, докато в същия момент прави други дейности. Много голям процент от възрастните хора слушат аудиокниги, докато шофират или са в градския транспорт. Дори някои ги използват като начин да релаксират и да им помогнат да заспят.

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Would you like to gaze at the stars all night without leaving a place of comfort?
Look at the stars at night in this amazing dome tent designed by Lithuanian designer and kite-surfing enthusiast Vytautas Puzeras. It's called the Oasis – a place where you can connect with nature while protecting yourself from the harsh winds outside. Imagine having a breathtaking clear view of your surroundings in 360 degrees. Isn't that awesome?
Puzeras was inspired by the thought of having a more comfortable place to rest in than the traditional tents, where he feels he is living uncomfortably in a box. Traditional tents make him feel detached from nature after spending time inside it.
He is also working on improving the design of the dome tent. He plans to have solar panels installed into it so that people can charge their gadgets conveniently.
The Oasis is big enough to accommodate six people. This dome tent is also tall enough for its occupants to stand in. Travelers can even store their things inside with no problem – may it be beddings, kitchenware, sailboards, kites, bikes and even refrigerators.
It's definitely a home away from home for wild travelers.
To install the dome tent, you can finish it in five hours. You might need a friend to help you though. As soon as you're ready to go home, you can just pack it all up in just four hours. It packs up to a length of 2.5 meters, a height of 0.45 meters and a width of 0.8 meters.
However, if you're not a fan of the outdoors, you can still use the Oasis as an extra space for your home. You can use it as a retreat space, a yoga room, a studio, a place where you can take your partner out on a date or even a guest room.
As of the moment, only one model has been created. Puzeras is currently testing the dome tent's durability in different locations. There's no price tag for it yet but it'll soon be ready for purchase.
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This double-sided school poster was aimed for toddlers and is made of card. The colors remain bright and the piece is in a good vintage condition. The poster depicts a grocery store on one side and a bakery on the other.


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At 600 m sea level on a gently rolling hill with a view to the Adriatic sea - this is the enchanting location of the Hotel Restaurant Villa di Carlo. Protected from the noise of the city and in the shade of a centuries-old park you can spend your stay...
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The Marches region, both for its climate and soil composition, is well-favoured for the cultivation of quality vineyards. In this area we can find Enzo Mecella, owner of a winery founded by his father Marsilio over 50 years ago. Mr. Mecella, who qualified...
Azienda Agraria Guerrieri
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The Cathedral of Ancona, the regional capital, the Cathedral of Pesaro and the Palazzo Ducale in Urbino. In Ascoli-Piceno, the blend of Medieval and Renaissance architecture (San Francesco, Piazza del Popolo, Loggia dei Mercanti, etc) arrested the attention of even the most distracted visitor. Recanati, birthplace of the great Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), seat of the World Center of Poetry; Loreto, developed around the Basilica of the Holy Home, where, according to tradition, the Holy Virgin was born, lived and received the annunciation of the birth of Jesus.
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Jed Wallace talks about his Millwall future – after Aston Villa were linked with £10million move
December 5, 2019 December 5, 2019 John Kelly
JED Wallace has reaffirmed his commitment to Millwall – after claims Aston Villa have been monitoring him recently.
A national newspaper report this week said Villa had sent scouts to Swansea, where Wallace scored the winner from a free-kick.
The report also claimed Millwall would put a £10million valuation on attacking midfielder Wallace, who has scored seven goals this season, three in Gary Rowett's first six games in charge.
"Whether I play good, bad or indifferent I think the reason the fans respect me is because I leave it all out on the pitch every game. I try my hardest.
"Whoever wants me or doesn't want me it isn't going to change how much effort I put into Millwall.
"I've got a great manager, I've got some of my best friends in that changing room. I'm excited to see what we can do in the future.
"Hopefully we can push on, keep winning games and climb the table."
"Financially the club's stable. We've got a solid chairman and the foundations are there for the club to be successful.
"There's no reason when you look at what [sixth-placed] Preston are doing why we can't do the same."
Lions boss Rowett told the squad when he took over from Neil Harris that he was excited to be working with them.
Wallace added: "That instils confidence. There's always one team that surprises. We had a great season the first year we came up. Last year was always going to be difficult but we want to improve every year.
"I don't think we're going to win the league but there's no reason why with the players we've got and the togetherness we have that we can't be ambitious. You've got West Brom, Leeds, Fulham, but I don't see loads of outstanding teams this year. It's a very tight division, more so this year.
"There's a busy period coming up and we want to get as many points on the board as soon as possible. We shouldn't be happy with just staying up, we've got better players than that, we should be looking to push on."
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Waking up to the alarm, I got up with a new zeal. With a hope in my heart and determination to win over the weak and ailing knee I stood up and stared at the sun. It was a new day a new beginning. Though the rays were strong and piercing my eyes, I was mocking them with my smile. The smile was in anticipation of the wait which was to end.
Today my felicity even foiled the broken water heater that used to daunt me always. The cold water from the shower seemed to have bowed down before me. Looking at the mirror the wrinkles, the gray hair, and faint vision seemed trivial.
Seeing me at the breakfast table, my cohabitants were amazed. They didn't inquire about the reason for me being present. Probably, by now, my attendance at the breakfast table was synonymous with my tryst with today's date.
Over these years I had lost the craving and the taste for the food. But to have food twice a day was just an excuse to keep up with the promise I had kept twenty years back. The purpose of living was only to witness the fulfillment of the promise and to witness the end of the wait.
Sitting on the bench near the entrance gate, I was looking with hope and optimism at the vehicles passing by. With every horn of the car, my heart started pounding and breathing was heavy and erratic.
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Posted in Disappointment, Emotions, Hope, Life, Pain, Unfulfilled Promise.Tagged Disappointment, Emotions, Hope, Life, Pain, Relationships, Unfulfilled promise.
Very touching!!! Love in the heart and hope in the eyes,is what keeps one going in life.Parents don't need any material things from their children,what they need is Time and Lots of love n respect.Is that asking too much? I wonder.
People were created to be loved. Things were created to be used. The reason why see chaos around is coz things are being loved and people are being used.
Well said Sir. Agree with you.
Today it's for us to decide the difference between need V/s greed.
Hi Ameya, This is such a wonderful post. Like fresh air. My dad asked me to give it a read this morning, and I must thank him for it. Keep up the writing! Although I am not able to follow your blog, I'll do keep reading.
Thanks a lot for your kind words. It's very touching to see that people are connecting with the post.
Touching indeed.. very nicely put.
WAIT………Very emotional and touching short story, hope gives us the reason to live, every day brings in new hope….
It's true that sometimes it's hope that keeps one alive. But even the strongest feelings expire when ignored and taken for granted.
Beautifully written Ameya. Touches the heart and brings a lump in the throat.
I see a very sensitive and an emotional person behind the pen.
Bless you and looking forward to more such blogs.
It's very humbling when I get to read such response. What more can a writer expect!!
Thank You once again for your good wishes.
Beautifully portrayed Ameya. One could visualise the scene and feel the pain too.
The story was certainly about the yearning of every parent. But I felt it was also in equal measure about the infinite love, understanding and forgiving nature of every parent no matter what.
It's very fulfilling to hear when the reader can connect and feel the exact emotional pull as it was intended while penning it down.
True, your view is absolutely right. But many times it's that very forgiving nature that children take for granted for their personal materialistic gains and end up causing incurable pain.
Very well written. Very touching. Keep writing.
Parents always find excuses for the wrongs done by their children, even if they are ignored.
I only pray nobody has such a future and everybody takes good care of their parents in their twilight years.
Parents are like wish fulfilling trees which are ever giving it's shade and fruits to it's seeker.
But what children forget is that even such trees need adequet care and nourishment in form of love and affection. They ain't meant to be severed once our need has been fulfilled.
I too wish that nobody else have to undergo this pain.
Beautiful and moving. Wish nobody has to go through this kind of disappointment. Just to let you know, several associations in Bahrain have volunteers who visit hospitals and old age homes to chat with lonely people. It is a very rewarding experience even when language is a barrier.
I completely agree with you. Hope after reading this post, even if one parent is brought back to his home that would be my real accomplishment. The purpose would be achieved.
Kudos to those associations who have taken up such a noble cause. Those volunteers are the real heros. God bless them.
Language would never be a barrier when we emot true love and care. Genuine love and affection is all, what we all seek. But unfortunately, sometimes it's too late when we actually realize it.
Beautifullying expressed. ..mysterious feel…made me read it all over again. ..heart wrenching emotions gently put to bring out the non judgemental love of the father….truly emotional.
The irony of a parent and child relationship is, that at any given moment, you never know who is teaching whom.
Your words are so powerful. What ever you have written is hard truth. All children will have to love their parents who have dedicated their whole life to their growth. They sacrifice their likes and dislikes for the sake of their growth of their children. A salute to all the parents.
So true. Parents are teachers, guides, leaders, warriors and providers for their children.
Despite adversity Mother has still love for her child. Perfectly put into words & heartbreaking message .
That's how every loving parent is. They hold our hands when we are growing up. But sadly few of us forget that they too need our hand when they are old.
Very heart touching with full of today's world reality blog. I pray no one should see such situation in their old age.
Agree with you. May every parent get unconditional love and support from their children all their lives.
Especially when they need them the most.
Dear Ameya, Just got to read "The Wait"- Very touching indeed! So well written ! This is today's harsh reality having no time for ones own loved ones! God Bless! Keep writing! All the Best.
Glad to know, you liked it.
It's very satisfying to know when the emotions in the blog actually traverse and connects with the reader.
Very touching! Connects immediately with reader's thought process. The emotional connect between father and son has been brought out very delicately. Loved it!
Writing is an exploration; and your generous words of praise helps to make this journey more fulfilling.
Lovely passage Ameya. Touching. Very nicely expressed. The hope. The energy from that hope. The disappoinent. Again the hope. That is what gives life to our lives. I believe in karma and would not like to generalise the child-parent-child eternal cycle… All the same I am sure it has touched a chord in many a parents and children. Even if one of those persons act on that feeling, this passage is worth its weight in gold. Keep writing. Keep expressing.
Well said Sir. Agree with you. Karma is indeed the ultimate neutralizer. And yes, just like one size doesn't fit all; I agree all parent-child relationships ain't healthy and strong. Some can be fixed easily and some may take time. Reasons too might be genuine and many to introspect.
Age is a seasoned trickster. To our parents, we will always be children. Within ourselves, the same yearnings of youth; the same aspirations of adolescence, will last a lifetime. Only to the young – blinded by our grey hair and slowing gait – do we appear old and increasingly beyond the pale.
Thank You for such a wonderful point out. Really appreciate your comment.
THANK YOU so much for taking out time and going through my blog. It means a lot coming from a creative genius like you. Your kind words of appreciation has really made my day. (INFACT my life…!!).
It not only gave me motivation and encouragement to continue whatever little amateur writing I have started but a new energy to carry forward the hard work.
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Two new photos have arrived from The Three Stooges, which hits theaters April 13. The photos, which give us our first look at Jane Lynch and Kate Upton, were included in a press release announcing both actresses will serve as Grand Marshalls of the famed NASCAR race the Daytona 500, which airs live Sunday, February 26 at 1 PM ET on Fox. The Stooges themselves, Sean Hayes, Will Sasso, and Chris Diamantopoulos will also be on hand to wave the green flag, which gets the race started. Take a look at these photos below to access our gallery, and read on below the photos for the full press release.
As Grand Marshals, co-stars from the new Three Stooges movie Jane Lynch and Kate Upton will deliver the four most famous words in motorsports - "Drivers, start your engines." Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Will Sasso - starring as Larry, Moe & Curly - in the all new The Three Stooges from Twentieth Century Fox, will start the action by delivering the green flag at the Daytona 500, NASCAR's most prestigious race, on Sunday, February 26th (FOX, 1 p.m. ET).
"We look forward to Jane and Kate's participation in the pre-race ceremonies, adding to the star power of NASCAR's biggest and richest race of the year," Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III said. "Also, the thousands of race fans in attendance and the millions more watching on FOX Sports are eagerly waiting to experience 'Stoogemania,' when The Three Stooges deliver the green flag".
In The Three Stooges, which hits theaters everywhere April 13, 2012, newborns Larry, Moe and Curly are left on the doorstep of an orphanage run by nuns. The boys grow up finger-poking, nyuk-nyuk-nyuking and woo-woo-wooing their way to uncharted levels of knuckleheaded misadventure. Out to save their childhood home, only The Three Stooges could become embroiled in an oddball murder plot...while stumbling into starring in a phenomenally successful TV reality show.
Earl M. Benjamin, President and CEO of C3 Entertainment, Inc. (The Three Stooges brand owner) and Executive Producer of the new movie, said "The Three Stooges as a part of the Daytona 500 gives both comedy and racing fans a truly unique blend of two of America's most enduring cultural icons - The greatest comedy team of all time and the aptly named The Great American Race. What could be better?"
Jane Lynch is best known for her role as the sarcastic villain on Fox's hit show Glee, for which she has earned an Emmy and Golden Globe. Kate Upton, who was raised in Melbourne, Fla., is known for her appearance in the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, where she was named Rookie of the Year.
Sean Hayes (Larry) garnered acclaim as the sarcastic and hilarious Jack McFarland on NBC's long-running sitcom, Will & Grace. Will Sasso (Curly) starred for five seasons (1997-2002) on FOX-TV's hit sketch comedy series MadTV, Chris Diamantopoulos (Moe) recently portrayed Frank Sinatra in the Emmy-nominated mini-series The Kennedys.
Tickets for Speedweeks 2012 events, including the 54th annual Daytona 500, are available online at DaytonaInternationalSpeedway.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP. If you are unable to attend in person, be sure to tune in to the Daytona 500 on FOX on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. ET.
Fans can stay connected with Daytona International Speedway on Facebook (Facebook.com/DaytonaInternationalSpeedway) and Twitter (@DISUpdates) and fans can also follow NASCAR (@NASCAR) and hashtags #NASCAR and #DAYTONA500.
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According to ATB Financial's Economics and Research Team, using the latest Statistics Canada data, Lacombe residents rank the highest in personal giving to charities for the sixth year in a row.
"With median per donor giving at $1,000 in 2017, residents of the central Alberta community give more than twice the provincial average of $480 per donor," states the article, posted February 12, 2019, on The Owl (www.atb.com/theowl).
This tradition of generosity and volunteerism has produced outstanding local citizens like the Alberta Order of Excellence recipient Eric Rajah, the co-founder of A Better World, a Lacombe based, volunteer- run aid organization that delivers invaluable, life-changing support to people in need around the world.
Justice Gaylene Kendell, Edmonton's newest Queen's Bench Justice, is from Lacombe. She has a long history of volunteering with several different organizations in central Alberta.
Stephen Schultz, the Lacombe and District Chamber of Commerce's 2018 Citizen of the Year is a multiple award-winning educator at Lacombe Composite High School, who has pioneered several environmental initiatives at the school. This has led to it being co-named as Canada's Green School in Canada in 2018.


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Musings on leadership
What makes a good leader? Or a bad one, for that matter? That's a long-standing debate that reaches back into history.* Of late I've been reading about and pondering the characteristics of leadership.
Some people are promoted, elected or appointed to positions of authority. This makes them leaders by definition or responsibility, but not always by capability, style or attitude. Simply being in a position of authority or having a title doesn't necessarily mean these people have leadership qualities.
We've all had the experience of people who were promoted or appointed beyond their ability; people who became martinets, bullies or who lost control of the group they're supposed to lead, either by incompetence or inability.
The Peter Principle states that "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence." This can been seen in politics, too. We've watched many MPs, MPPs and councillors promoted to the ranks of the government, taking on important roles only to show themselves as incapable of handling the task. Not everyone is suited for the role of leader. Some people are simply best as followers, as supporters, minions, backbenchers or even as the opposition.
Leadership implies teams and followers, not just an office or title. No matter how lofty the title is, without followers a leader is just a lone person out for a walk.
According to the US Army Handbook (1973) there are three styles of leadership: Authoritarian or autocratic; Participative or democratic; Delegative or Free Reign (see the illustration on the right for a graphic description).
This may seem a mite simplistic. Other sites list more styles, often many more. For example, the site Mind Tools offers ten distinct styles:
Autocratic leadership.
Bureaucratic leadership.
Charismatic leadership.
Democratic leadership/participative leadership.
Laissez-faire leadership.
People-oriented leadership/relations-oriented leadership.
Servant leadership.
Task-oriented leadership.
Transactional leadership.
Transformational leadership.
Now while it is seldom a leader single-mindedly practices just one of these styles, and usually displays a mix of different styles that surface at different times, most leaders bend towards a particular style. Or a combination – an autocratic, bureaucratic leader, for example. There are clearly positive and negative management styles. Post-hoc and micromanagement are two examples of bad styles, for example.
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Open for Business, But Not For Your Input
Did you happen to read the town ad on the inside page in the Enterprise Bulletin this weekend? February 6, top of page D7? I'm betting you didn't because no one I've spoken to seems to have read it. And since you can't find the ad on the EB's website, you won't have read it online, either.
But you should because it likely affects you and possibly in a big way. It may change your life and not in a positive manner.
It's on the town's website, buried under a user-unfriendly URL here: www.collingwood.ca/node/11875.
It looks innocuous enough at the start:
In accordance with the Retail Business Holidays Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. R.30, as amended, and Ontario Regulation 711/91 – Tourism Criteria, the Town of Collingwood hereby gives notice of a Public Meeting and intent to pass a by-law to incorporate proposed changes to the Retail Business Holiday Exemption By-law, during its regular meeting of Council to be held Monday, March 2, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 97 Hurontario Street, Collingwood.
But read a little further and you'll find these two bullet points:
Allowing retail business establishments to be open to the public Family Day, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, in addition to the other exemptions provided in the by-law.
Review of application from the Business Improvement Area and the Chamber of Commerce to incorporate a town-wide exemption encompassing all retail business in Collingwood.
That's right: council intends to pass a bylaw to permit retail stores to open on statutory holidays – two of them among the most important religious holidays of the year for Christians. And they didn't warn anyone this was coming. But read on, there's more.
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The Ten Bulls January 19, 2019
Hegseth, hand washing and social media February 12, 2019
Social media and social dialogue
Shock Top beers
You've been duped. Again.
May's Breads and Pasta: 1
Council in panic mode
What did the former council ever do for us?
Collingwood deserves answers
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The Unknown Monk Meme
"But when it is necessary for him to execute someone, he should do it only with proper justification and for manifest reason. But above all things he must keep his hands off the property of others, because men more quickly forget the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony."


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The State of Utah v. Betty Basta : Brief of Appellant
Appeal from a judgment and conviction for Aggravated Arson, a first degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-103 (as amended); and Insurance Fraud, a second degree felony, inviolation of Utah Code Ann. § 7 6- 6-103 (1994), in the Third Judicial District Court in and for Salt Lake County, State of Utah, the Honorable J. Dennis Frederick, Judge, presiding.
Richard G. Uday; Attorney for Appellant.
Jan Graham; Utah Attorney General.
Brief of Appellant, Utah v. Basta, No. 960507 (Utah Court of Appeals, 1996).
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Despite what you may have seen on the Drudge Report website this morning, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack wants to ensure Americans that his department did not spend $1.2 million for two pounds of sliced ham.
A series of alarmist headlines posted at the top of the Drudge Report home page lists details on some of the purchases Agriculture has made through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The headlines, which link to summaries of contracts on the Recovery.gov website, seem to suggest that Agriculture is wasting stimulus money on groceries — and worse, getting overcharged.
The headlines indicate that Agriculture awarded contracts of nearly $16.8 million for canned pork, $1.6 million for mozzarella cheese and $1.2 million for two pounds of frozen sliced ham.
In response, Vilsack issued a statement this morning explaining that the purchases are for large amounts of food items being delivered to food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries to help feed those who have been hardest hit by the economic recession. Agriculture received $100 million through the Recovery Act for the purchases.
The references to '2 pound frozen ham sliced' are to the sizes of the packaging. Press reports suggesting that the Recovery Act spent $1.191 million to buy '2 pounds of ham' are wrong. In fact, the contract in question purchased 760,000 pounds of ham for $1.191m, at a cost of approximately $1.50 per pound. In terms of the dairy purchase referenced, USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) purchased 837,936 pounds of mozzarella cheese and 4,039,200 pounds of processed cheese.
Vilsack goes on to say that the purchases do provide a boost to the economy, by helping farmers and ranchers who produce the food, food retailers and those working for manufacturing and transportation companies.


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Social Media Scores Big Points for Distrust
Wed., Feb. 5, 2020
Americans widely distrust social media sites as a source for political and election news, according to a new study released by the Pew Research Center.
Data for the Pew report was compiled as part of the nonpartisan think tank's Election News Pathways project, an ongoing initiative that seeks to understand how Americans are getting their news in the months leading up to the 2020 election. Pew's analysis found that, despite the widespread popularity of these platforms and Americans' familiarity with them (94 percent of respondents said they've "heard of" Facebook, for example), Americans overwhelmingly question the credibility of these sites when it comes to providing trustworthy political news.
Nearly six-in-ten Americans (59 percent) said they distrust Facebook as a source for political and election news. Nearly half (48 percent) distrust Twitter, 42 percent distrust Instagram, 36 percent distrust YouTube, 24 percent distrust Reddit and 18 percent distrust LinkedIn.
Of the half-dozen social media sites analyzed in the study, none registered more trust among Americans than distrust. However, YouTube, LinkedIn and Reddit registered mostly indifference when it comes to political/election content (neither trust or distrust).
Few Americans trust social media as a place to get political and election news.
In a rare display of bipartisanship, Americans appear to distrust social media sites for political and election news despite political affiliation, although conservative distrust does typically run slightly higher. For example, 59 percent of Democrats said they distrust Facebook, as did 62 percent of Republicans; 46 percent of Democrats distrust Twitter, compared to 51 percent of Republicans; 41 percent of Democrats and 45 percent of Republicans distrust Instagram; 24 percent of Democrats and 25 percent of Republicans distrust Reddit, and 16 percent of Democrats and 21 percent of Republicans distrust LinkedIn.
Facebook remains the most popular platform used by a quarter (25 percent) of those polled for political and election news. By comparison, this means the social media site is more popular than NPR (20 percent), The New York Times (20 percent), The Washington Post (17 percent) and The Wall Street Journal (13 percent), though less widely used than Fox News, CNN or the three major commercial TV news outlets (ABC, CBS and NBC).
Overall, only 18 percent of U.S. adults said social media was the "most common" means by which they access political news. Even among those who do, only slightly more than half (56 percent) said they trust the information they get there.
Pew's report was based on a survey of 12,043 respondents drawn from Pew's American Trends Panel, a nationally representative list of randomly selected U.S. adults. Surveys were conducted between Oct. and Nov.
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David Longwell previews Town's fixture with Burton Albion
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David Longwell previews Town's Sky Bet League One away fixture with Burton Albion.
Shrewsbury Town are on the road tomorrow evening as Steve Cotterill's men take on Burton Albion at the Pirelli Stadium.
Town will be looking to extend an unbeaten run to four games with a result over Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's team but face a stern test from the home side who have won three of their last five fixtures.
First Team Coach David Longwell is anticipating a tough test against the Brewers but admits his team are full of confidence going into every fixture.
On the test of Burton:
"When you have Saturday to Tuesday games, you do a lighter training session. We did some intensive stuff and prepared for the game against Burton - it can be challenging. The Manager is so detailed and that's one of the biggest reasons why we have climbed the table.
"He doesn't miss anything and there are things we always go over. We don't take chances and hope it will be ok on the night. We do things properly and make sure the players are prepared as best as possible. We always have analysis meetings to look at the opposition.
"Burton have been on a good run. Since their new manager came in, they've been on a really good run. I think they've done something similar to us. It shows you how hard both teams have worked. They have improved and have done well to get themselves away from the bottom of the table.
"I remember Kane when he was at Rangers as a youngster. He's always had a good knack of scoring goals and he's had a good return this year. He is someone who has helped make a difference in getting results. He's a real threat."
Update on the Gaffer:
"He's doing well, you can hear the strength in his voice. As Aaron said, he's relentless with his work ethic. He's essential to why we have improved. He sounds good and he's gradually building himself back up again."
Burton Albion vs Shrewsbury Town on 23 Mar 21
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Inter eyeing replacement for Lautaro in Serie A
Nebojsa Markovic in Serie A, Transfer News & Rumours 24 Jun 2020
Inter Milan will have an important summer ahead of them. Antonio Conte's side is still trying to remain in Serie A title race in this prolonged season, but they also need to get ready for next year, where another title push will be expected of them and even some better results in Champions League. But if they lose Lautaro Martinez to Barcelona, with whom he has been linked the most, then Inter will have a lot of work to do to replace him.
One of the solutions if that happens could be to sign another striker from Serie A. According to Calciomercato, that striker could be Andrea Belotti. Torino's main star has been reportedly identified by Inter as a potential replacement for the talented Argentine forward. Lautaro's departure would give Inter massive firepower, as his release clause stands at 111 million euros and Conte could use a big chunk of that on new signings.
Howerver, Torino will reportedly want to get 40 million euros from Inter in order to let Belotti go.
Nebojsa Markovic
Nebojsa is a football writer from Serbia. He had his work feature in FourFourTwo, In Bed With Maradona, The Football Pink and various other media outlets. You can follow him on Twitter @Markovicneb
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Astronomers detect signs of life on Venus
An international team of researchers found evidence of a gas on Venus that could indicate the planet may harbor life.
The gas in question is phosphine, a colorless chemical compound that smells like garlic or decaying fish. It is commonly produced by microorganisms on Earth in the absence of oxygen or by the breakdown of organic matter.
The team detected spectral signatures that are unique to phosphine in the atmosphere of the planet, which is estimated to contain about 20 parts per billion of the gas.
"Phosphine could originate from unknown photochemistry or geochemistry – or, by analogy with biological production of phosphine on Earth, from the presence of life," wrote the researchers.
The details of the discovery were published in the journal Nature Astronomy.
Phosphine detected on Venus
For Jane Greaves, the lead researcher of the study and an astronomer at Cardiff University in Wales, the finding came as a surprise. She has been looking for signs of life on Venus in 2017, using the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope at Hawaii's Mauna Kea Observatory, but phosphine was not a chemical she expected to detect.
Together with her colleagues, Greaves set out to confirm the finding using a bigger telescope, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array in Chile. This time, they found not just signs of phosphine, but indicators that suggested that there's a lot of it in Venusian atmosphere. At five to 20 parts per billion, atmospheric phosphine on Venus is thousands of times greater than atmospheric phosphine on Earth.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Cassini spacecraft had previously detected phosphine in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn. But life is not needed to form the gas on these faraway planets; the immense heat and pressure on those planets can jam phosphorus and hydrogen together to form phosphine.
However, smaller, rocky planets, such as Earth and Venus, do not have enough energy to produce great amounts of phosphine through that process. Instead, the chemical is produced by anaerobic life, microorganisms that thrive without oxygen.
Phosphine can be found in human intestines, animal dung, deep-sea worms and other biological environments where anaerobic microbes exist. It can also be produced synthetically. In fact, it was previously developed for chemical warfare and was later used as an agricultural fumigant.
Life on Venus? Not so fast say researchers
Scientists don't usually turn to Venus when searching for life in outer space. The planet, which is the second closest to the Sun, is characterized by intense surface temperatures that reach more than 850 degrees. Atmospheric pressure levels on the planet are also 92 times higher than on Earth.
However, it's likely that environmental conditions on Venus were once milder. NASA Scientists found that Venus likely harbored liquid water for two to three billion years, potentially supporting life. But a massive outgassing event about 700 million years ago could have possibly triggered a runaway greenhouse effect. This event was posited to be responsible for the planet's transformation to the hot-house that it is today.
While Venus's surface is a searing hellscape incapable of supporting life, its upper cloud deck, which is about 33 to 38 miles aboveground, is more temperate in comparison. Temperatures in this region reach 120 degrees and atmospheric pressure is closer to that of Earth.
Meanwhile, Venus's clouds are also highly acidic, which means that phosphine is broken down easily and, therefore, must be continually replenished. Greaves' team speculates that, if phosphine on Venus is indeed produced by life forms, these organisms retreated into this region of the atmosphere after the outgassing event. (Related: NASA says that aliens live on Venus, but they're only microbes.)
However, they noted that abiotic explanations cannot be ruled out yet. According to the researchers, "Even if [the presence of phosphine is] confirmed, we emphasize that the detection of phosphine is not robust evidence for life, only for anomalous and unexplained chemistry."
The existence of life on the planet's atmosphere is only one possible explanation for the phosphine. The team say that further studies are required to validate this theory. To do so, scientists needs to get their hands on data taken directly from the planet.
Space.news has more on the search for alien life.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-09-16-astronomers-detect-signs-of-life-on-venus.html
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Barbara from @sartorialstitches is experienced in conducting hand embroidery workshops around the Klang Valley and will be conducting a workshop for beginners at our Modern Sewing Market. Offering a bargain offer especially for our market, this workshop fee is only RM100 (including pattern & materials).
Barbara been stitching since she was a little girl and learned embroidery in the Convent when she was 8. She's delighted to see a revival of this wonderful and versatile hobby.
Having conducted beginner to advanced sewing, quilting and hand embroidery workshops in Petaling Jaya, Barbara has been sharing this hobby for more than 3 years. She has taught both adults and children alike.
She aspires to reach out to anyone new to crafting and to dispel self imposed fears and learn to play with fabric, needle and thread. She admits to being happiest when she imparts her love for hand stitching. It's been a life long comfort for her and hopes it will be the same for her participants.