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Chamber of Tax Consultants requested FM to adopt humane approach in handling extension of due dates in times of pandemic
by CA Shivam Jaiswal in Income Tax
Copy of Letter of Request to FM from The Chamber of Tax Consultants to adopt humane approach in handling extension of due dates in times of pandemic
1. The Chamber of Tax Consultants (CTC), Mumbai, was established in 1926. CTC is one of the oldest (94 years old) voluntary non-profit making organizations in Mumbai formed with the object of educating and updating its members on Tax and other laws. It has robust membership strength of about 4000 professionals comprising of Advocates, Chartered Accountants and Tax Practitioners. It has from time to time made various representations to different Government Authorities drawing their attention to pressing issues.
2. This representation seeks to highlight the plight of lakhs of assessees and tax practitioners / tax auditors on account of very short extension of various due dates under the Income – tax Act, 1961 ["the Act"] and under Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas, 2020 ["VSV"] as announced in the above referred Notification.
3. Madam, the havoc created by the on-going pandemic on account of COVID 19 all around is well known and well documented and, therefore, hardly requires any elaboration. Even though the statistics may appear to show some declining trend, that too, of late, the ground realities show that the situation is not normal for business and professional establishments, even for the courts and Parliament and State legislatures across India, as the country is still under various phases of lockdowns and reeling under the catastrophic effects of the pandemic. For example, talking about Mumbai, the commercial capital of India, the local train services are the life line of the city and with is closure for normal public for more than nine months now, to keep any establishment fully functional is not only extremely difficult but impossible; more so with small establishments involving clerical and junior level staff.
The recent development about emergence of the mutated strain of the virus has added misery to the plight. Further, even within the limited relaxations, the personal, social and psychological factors have kept many establishments still not fully operational. More specifically and for the limited purpose of this representation, suffice will be here to mention that the keeping in mind the exhaustive checking and reporting goes for a tax audit, the functioning of the office of the assessees and the tax auditors have greatly impaired; especially for small and medium level establishments that constitute a vast majority.
4. This extraordinary situation led to submission of numerous representations across India for extending the due dates for filing of returns of income, tax audits, etc. as well as under VSV. This also included filing of writ petitions before high courts. For the sake of brevity and to avoid repetitions, the reasons and the contentions in the writ petitions are not repeated herein but we refer and relay upon them for this representation as well. More particularly, we refer to the Writ Petition (L) No. 5092 of 2020 and Writ Petition (L) No. 10008 of 2020 filed before the Bombay High Court, wherein various problems being faced by the stakeholders, particularly in the matter of tax audits, are highlighted.
5. Appreciating the gravity of the situation, the Government had extended various due dates for filing of returns of income, tax audits, etc. as well as under VSV from time to time, the last (before the present one) being vide Notification dated 29.10.2020 extending the due dates to 31.12.2020 and 31.01.2021 as the case may be, even though the requests from the stakeholders were for more practical extension up to February / March 2021. This last Notification was apparently issued with the assumption that the pandemic situation would greatly ease and improve substantially within this extended period. However, as is – again – well known and well documented, this did not happen and, in fact, some states showed upward trend. In any case, the situation did not improve drastically nor did it get normalise, contrary to the assumption.
Under this situation, scores of associations and organisations representing the stakeholders, including the premium body – Institute of Chartered Accountants of India – requested for a little more extension taking into account the seriousness of the situation at the ground level. In response, the above Notification has been issued in which the extension is granted in a very limited manner.
While the due date for VSV is extended upto January 31, 2021, the due dates for tax audits is extended only by 15 days and the due date for filing non-tax audit returns is extended by a meager 10 days! Unfortunately, the manner in which the decision was not taken in a timely manner and that the decision to extend the due dates by only few days have come as real shock and surprise to the stakeholders.
6. Madam, we have been receiving continuous responses from the stakeholders, mainly tax practitioners and tax auditors, expressing deep disappointment and anguish at this very short extension given and the manner and timing thereof. The meager extension granted and, that too, at the very fag end of the expiration of the deadline, leaves much to be desired. In this unprecedented pandemic times, when the people are still struggling to recover, restart and renormalize, when the economy is still trying to limp back to the normalcy, when the advisory of Governments (be it Central or State Governments) still talk about various precautions and safety protocols to be observed and when various restrictions are still in place, the general feeling among the stakeholder is that the aspect of extension of the due dates under the Act as well as under VSV is handled rather insensitively, unreasonably and without appreciating the citizens' difficulties at the ground level.
7. Attention is drawn to the inconsistent approach of the Government in this regard. The Home Ministry has issued fresh advisory on 28.12.2020, wherein they have specifically stated, keeping in view the fresh surge in cases globally and emergence of the new variant of virus, that there is a need for maintaining caution and strict surveillance. Further, the guidelines issued vide Circular No. 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 30.09.2020 has been continued till 31.01.2021, as per which, persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women etc. are advised to stay at home. Apart from the above, various other restrictions are also continued. Further, the Union Government has cancelled the winter session of the Parliament (considered to be the most important function in any democracy) on the grounds of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the validity of motor vehicle documents like driving license (DL), registration certificate (RC) and permits till March 31, 2021 in view of the ongoing pandemic, vide their notification dated 27.12.2020. The Apex Court and most of the high courts also are not fully functional. Even the Income tax Department is not fully functional as yet at many places. In any case, as discussed earlier, the fact that the things are not at all normal at the ground level is well known and well documented and, therefore, need not be elaborated any further.
8. On the other hand, the Central Board of Direct Taxes ('The Board') has been continuously tweeting about the returns of income being filed on almost daily basis, comparing the same with the last year, to suggest that not all are facing the brunt of the pandemic. This impression appears to have led to the extension being granted at the very fag end, i.e. on 30.12.2020 (one day before the due date) and, that too, by 10-15 days only. Thus, in terms of such assumption, the approach appears to suggest that either there is nothing much to worry about the virus or that one should venture out, take the risk of their life and lives of their near and dear ones but to comply the due dates of filing their returns of income and tax audit reports. The Board has harped upon the fact that the extensions were granted twice earlier.
However, the Board has ignored the fact that it was necessitated because of the unprecedented pandemic situation (which is considered as force majeure by one and all) and not because of any lack of efforts to comply on the part of the taxpayers or the tax-professionals. This approach, which appears to be restricted only to the compliance under the tax law, defies any logic and is contrary to the ground realities.
9. If we talk about the city of Mumbai, the commercial capital of the country, the lifeline of the city i.e. the local suburban train is shut down for normal citizens. Road travel, in the absence of a rail network is time consuming, expensive, chaotic and clearly inconvenient and unaffordable for majority of the residents. It is impossible to comply with the due dates with such restrictions, especially when the requisite man-power and staff is not available. Further, this sort of handicap is not only restricted to the city of Mumbai but to the most part of the country. Different parts of India are facing different issues on account of the pandemic which are typical to those places. Thus, with such handicaps, when adequate reliefs are not granted, the tax-payers and the professionals involved are seriously inconvenienced and adversely impacted.
10. It is also pertinent to notice the differential treatment given to the taxpayers versus the tax administration in this regard. All due dates for the actions that can be taken on the part of the Department under the Act have been extended to 31.03.2021. In fact, this was done in June 2020 itself, vide Notification No. 35/2020 dated on 24.06.2020. In the said Notification, by para (i) and (ii), all due dates falling up to 31.12.2020 have been extended up to 31.03.2020. As such, in so far as the due dates for the Department are concerned, there is no exception at all and a blanket extension has been granted to the Department up to 31.03.2021 – that too, in July 2020 itself.
However, on the other hand, in so far as the tax payers are concerned, the proviso to the said para (i) and (ii) provides for seven exceptions when it comes to the compliance on the part of the assessees. This includes filing of returns of income, filing of TDS returns, investments in various assets for claiming exemptions under the head 'Capital gains', investments for claiming deduction under Chapter VI-A of the Act and filing of tax audit reports. Further, even the latest Press Release on 30.12.2020 discriminates between the assessees and the Tax Department.
The due dates for passing of orders or issue of notices under the Act or under Benami Act upto 30.03.2021 have been extended to 31.03.2021; whereas the taxpayers and the professionals are granted a paltry extension of 10-15 days. One fails to appreciate such differential treatment and discrimination; especially as the under-laying reason – the pandemic – has not left any such differential treatment in its effects. There appears to be no logic or rationale here. Admittedly, the corona pandemic has affected all the citizens irrespective of their caste, creed, employment etc. in an equal manner.
11. It is a known fact that more than 30 representations were made to the Finance Ministry from various quarters all over the country for extension of various due dates, apart from thousands of tweets in this regard by various persons and the trending topic on Twitter. This demonstrates the genuine difficulties faced by the tax payers and the tax professionals across the country. However, such voices coming from all parts of India do not seem to be enough to reach to the concerned authorities with due respect and earnest that they deserve. It is rather unfortunate that that every such time, the stakeholders are left with no alternative but to knock the doors of High Courts – that are otherwise already overburdened with much more serious and pressing matters to adjudicate – and troubling them with the grievances for getting such much-deserved reliefs, when such grievances otherwise could – and should – have been ideally addressed administratively with pragmatic and humane approach.
12. It is the very opinion of the Government – and it has been said in public, time and time again, by Hon. Prime Minister and Hon. Finance Minister – that the tax-payers as well as the tax-professionals are important partners in the nation building. However, these partners have been left deeply anguished and, to an extent, let down by the manner in which they have been treated in the matter of the extension.
13. We fully appreciate the need of timely revenue generation for running the country. However, the extension is sought mainly for the compliance under the Act, with little revenue implications. On the other hand, the implications of not been able to adhere to the due dates are quite serious and there is no effective remedy in genuine and deserving cases, especially when it affects vast majority of the assessees. In fact, the Government has given – rightly and appreciably – the preference and priority to the lives of the citizens over other considerations, valuing the human considerations first. Otherwise there would have been no immediate and strict lockdowns and other elaborate safety protocols in the first place.
14. Madam, the above is just conveying the feelings of thousands of the common men (taxpayers and tax professionals) of this Country. We can only hope that the Government respects and trusts the tax-payers and provides timely, reasonable and much deserved reliefs in this pandemic time. The citizens of the Country have supported the Government in various initiatives against the pandemic. In return, this is the least which a citizen can hope. We are sure, this communication is taken in a true spirit and in a positive and constructive manner so as to help in the nation-building process.
15. In fact, for VSV, we have been receiving countless requests for extension, as many litigants are genuinely interested in opting for the Scheme and thereby making this very good initiative a grand success. In fact, we understand that there are many non-resident Indians who intend to opt for the scheme, thereby contributing handsomely to the exchequer. The situation in other countries like U.K., U.S.A., etc. is worse. Unfortunately, for the reasons as elaborated above, even this opportunity is being lost.
16. In view of the above, it is our humble request to extend the due dates as under:
a. The due dates for filing of Tax Audit, Transfer Pricing Audit and other reports to February 28, 2021 from January 15, 2021;
b. The due dates for filing of Income Tax Return to March 31, 2021 from January 10, 2021 or February 15, 2021 as the case may be; and
c. The due date under VSV to February 28, 2020.
17. We request Your Good self to look into this issue on a priority basis and take appropriate measures in this regard. We request for timely decision this time, preferably by 6th of January, so as to not to leave the affected stakeholders in lurch anymore till the last moment.
18. We, on behalf of the taxpayers and the tax professionals, are ready to clarify any issue, in person or otherwise.
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Light Shaped as a Smoke Ring Behaves Like a Particle
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Light can be shaped into a structure resembling a twisted smoke ring. Credit: Y. Shen and Z. Zhu.
Researchers report a new, highly unusual, structured-light family of 3D topological solitons, the photonic hopfions, where the topological textures and topological numbers can be freely and independently tuned.
We can frequently find in our daily lives a localized wave structure that maintains its shape upon propagation—picture a smoke ring flying in the air. Similar stable structures have been studied in various research fields and can be found in magnets, nuclear systems, and particle physics. In contrast to a ring of smoke, they can be made resilient to perturbations. This is known in mathematics and physics as topological protection.
A typical example is the nanoscale hurricane-like texture of a magnetic field in magnetic thin films, behaving as particles—that is, not changing their shape—called skyrmions. Similar doughnut-shaped (or toroidal) patterns in 3D space, visualizing complex spatial distributions of various properties of a wave, are called hopfions. Achieving such structures with light waves is very elusive.
Recent studies of structured light revealed strong spatial variations of polarization, phase, and amplitude, which enable the understanding of—and open up opportunities for designing—topologically stable optical structures behaving like particles. Such quasiparticles of light with control of diversified topological properties may have great potential, for example as next-generation information carriers for ultralarge-capacity optical information transfer, as well as in quantum technologies.
(a) The parameter-space sphere which represents spin: the longitude and latitude degrees (α and β) of a parametric 2-sphere are represented by hue color and its lightness (dark towards the south pole, where spin is down, and bright towards the north pole, where spin is up). Each point on a parametric 2-sphere corresponds to a closed iso-spin line located in a 3D Euclidean space. (b) The lines projected from the selected points of the same latitude β and different longitude α on the hypersphere (highlighted by the solid dots with the corresponding hue colors), form torus knots covering a torus (with different tori corresponding to different β) . (c) The real-space visualization of a Hopf fibration as a full stereographic mapping from a hypersphere: torus knots arranged on a set of coaxially nested tori, with each torus corresponding to different latitude β of a parametric 2-sphere. The black circle corresponds to the south pole (spin down) and the axis of the nested tori corresponds to the north pole (spin up) in (a). (d) The 3D spin distribution in a hopfion, corresponding to the isospin contours in (c) with each spin vector colored by its α and β parameters of a parametric sphere in (a) as shown in the insert. (e, f) The cross-sectional view of the spin distribution in (d): (e) xy (z = 0) and (f) yz (x = 0) cross-sections show skyrmion-like structures with the gray arrows marking the vorticity of the skyrmions. Color scale is the same as that corresponding to the spin direction in (d). Credit: Shen et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.5.1.015001
Not reported in the journal Advanced Photonicscollaborating physicists from the UK and China recently demonstrated the generation of polarization patterns with designed topologically stable properties in three dimensions, which, for the first time, can be controllably transformed and propagated in free space.
As a consequence of this insight, several significant advances and new perspectives are offered. "We report a new, very unusual, structured-light family of 3D topological solitons, the photonic hopfions, where the topological textures and topological numbers can be freely and independently tuned, reaching far beyond previously described fixed topological textures of the lowest order." says Yijie Shen of the University of Southampton in the UK, the lead author of the paper. "Our results illustrate the immense beauty of light structures. We hope they will inspire further investigations towards potential applications of topological protected light configurations in optical communications, quantum technologies, light-matter interactions, superresolution microscopy, and metrology," says Anatoly Zayats, professor at King's College London and project lead.
This work provides a theoretical background describing the emergence of this family of hopfions and their experimental generation and characterization, revealing a rich structure of topologically protected polarization textures. In contrast to previous observations of hopfions localized in solid-state materials, this work demonstrates that, counterintuitively, an optical hopfion can propagate in free space with topological protection of the polarization distribution. The robust topological structure of the demonstrated photonic hopfions upon propagation is often sought in applications.
This newly developed model of optical topological hopfions can be easily extended to other higher-order topological formations in other branches of physics. The higher order hopfions are still a great challenge to observe in other physics communities, from high-energy physics to magnetic materials. The optical approach proposed in this work may provide a deeper understanding of this complex field of structures in other branches of physics.
Reference: "Topological transformation and free-space transport of photonic hopfions" by Yijie Shen, Bingshi Yu, Haijun Wu, Chunyu Li, Zhihan Zhu and Anatoly V. Zayats, 10 January 2023, Advanced Photonics.
DOI: 10.1117/1.AP.5.1.015001
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Shelf drying is a common unit operation for reducing the liquid solvent content of solid cakes prior to material storage or downstream processing. Where the use of high temperatures could result in product stability issues, shelf dryers may employ vacuum to evaporate volatiles at low temperatures. Pharmaceutical manufacturing, for one, often requires efficient drying at less than ambient temperatures. The combination of shelf drying and sub-atmospheric pressure allows for efficient volatile material evaporation while maintaining the solid cake at relatively low temperatures. Determining the drying endpoint using in-process conditions that accurately predict the solid-cake moisture content minimizes the potential for a need to stop and restart the operation. We have found in a case study that the absolute pressure during a vacuum shelf drying operation correlates closely with the volatiles' content of solid cake and, thus, can serve to regulate drying time.
In this case, we must dry a crystalline solid product to a specified solvent content prior to storage and shipping for downstream processing. Technicians load a batch of wet solids that contain 20–40-wt.% solvent into stainless steel pans. The pans then are placed on jacketed shelves within the dryer and thermocouples are inserted into thermowells installed on the pans to measure cake temperature. The dryer is connected to a vacuum pump separated by a block valve that controls the start and end of drying. The vacuum pump runs at capacity throughout drying, with a flow rate of 40–82 acfm depending upon the operating pressure. The dryer shelf contains recirculated water that is temperature controlled to a specified set point to regulate heat transfer to the pans. Figure 1 shows the dryer and Figure 2 depicts the equipment layout.
Drying starts once the dryer door is sealed and the vacuum supply valve is opened. The shelf transfers conductive heat to the cake. Pressure is measured on piping connecting the dryer to the vacuum pump. The pump runs at full capacity, both removing solvent vapors and continually decreasing the pressure within the dryer. Initial pressure is as high as 7 mm Hg abs., but typically falls to 0.1–0.5 mm Hg abs. by the end of the drying operation. The thermocouples installed into the trays continuously monitor the solid cake temperature. It drops quickly at the start of drying from ambient temperature to between -10°C and -25°C as a result of evaporative cooling. The rate of evaporative cooling is greatest at the start of the drying operation when the cake has its highest volatiles' content. Temperature soon levels off and then slowly increases for the majority of the process due to the ever-decreasing rate of heat transfer from the solids to the vapor as the drying rate falls. By the end of drying, the cake temperature typically is 5–11°C when controlling the jacket to 12°C.
Control of the drying operation endpoint historically has been based on either a fixed time or a final cake temperature within a fixed time range. Both strategies heavily rely upon a defined time or time range to estimate when drying ends. A time-based approach poses inherent issues because factors that impact the drying rate vary from batch to batch and are difficult to control. The most influential factors are batch size or cake thickness, and initial moisture content.
Figure 1. In typical operation, ten pans containing product are placed on jacketed shelves with thermal couples inserted into wells on five pans.
Additionally, the temperature endpoint strategy has proven ineffective for several reasons. The level of leak rate into the dryer can impact the efficiency of solvent removal but is undetectable by the cake temperature alone. The placement of the temperature sensor within the cake also adds variability because the cake temperature changes as a function of its distance from the shelf. In addition, the cake isn't uniform in initial moisture content, so a single-point temperature measurement within the cake isn't always representative of the average of the entire cake due to lower or higher rates of localized evaporative cooling. These factors result in unacceptably high variability of endpoint moisture content.
In our case, prior to the vacuum dryer operation, the cake undergoes a forced nitrogen convection process that removes excess liquid solvent. As a result, the solvent contents observed in the process always start and end within the falling rate period of drying; therefore, the drying rate always is a function of the moisture content in the cake as mass transfer laws dictate. For this operation, batches enter the dryer with variable initial solid weights and liquid solvent contents. Batch size and the initial solvent content contribute to the volume of volatiles to be removed; larger or wetter batches generally require longer times to dry in the falling rate period of drying. Bigger batch sizes and, thus, thicker cakes also increase resistance to flow because diffusing vapor must travel a more torturous path to the surface. In addition, higher initial solvent content increases drying times because a greater ratio of initial solvent content to solid mass results both in a larger volume of solvent to remove and more-extensive evaporative cooling heat transfer occurring from the solids to the vapor. A higher extent of evaporative cooling removes heat from the solids and generates a lower temperature profile throughout the drying process, slowing the drying rate and extending the drying time.
Figure 2. The vacuum pump runs at capacity throughout the drying operation.
We decided to try to determine drying endpoint based on product solvent content in the cake by indirectly gauging the vapor mass flow rate via pressure measurement. Assuming a low leak rate into the dryer, the pressure at any given time during drying is proportional to the volumetric flow rate as determined by the vacuum pump pressure/flow curve. In this case study, the vacuum pump capacity far exceeds the drying rate; therefore, the operating conditions all are on a sloped portion of the vacuum pump curve where volumetric flow rate continually decreases as pressure falls. Because the vacuum chamber is well sealed with a minimal leak rate and contains a vapor-producing stream from the cake in the falling rate period of drying, the pressure generated at any time reflects the mass flow rate of solvent vapor from the cake.
To check the assumption that the leak rate is minimal, we measured the pressure impact of the leak rate by running the vacuum dryer process without loading product. The pressure generated by the system at equilibrium primarily is a result of the system leaks, including from the vacuum pump. The leak rate pressure was found to be approximately 0.01 mm Hg abs. ±0.005 mm Hg. Because the pressure associated with leaking accounts for only 1%–15% of the total pressure at the endpoint condition, we felt comfortable treating the contribution of leak rate as minimal and relatively constant. These data support the conclusion that the large majority of flow through the system when drying stems from solvent vapor evaporative mass transfer from the wet cake, also identified as the drying rate.
The Ideal Gas Law enables calculating the drying mass flow rate from the measured pressure during drying, the volumetric flow rate as determined by the vacuum pump performance curve, and the average cake temperature. The Ideal Gas Law is a good approximation of the actual drying rate as a result of low operating pressures. The drying rate is required to correlate measured pressure and the cake solvent content. However, in this case study, calculating the specific drying rate wasn't necessary because our desire was to predict the final volatiles' content in the cake.
The correlation of drying mass flow rate to the actual cake solvent content in the falling rate period of drying is complex and depends upon several factors including the specific cake's resistance to drying. The unknown geometry of interstitial spaces both between and within the solid particles making up the cake results in complex cake resistances. Therefore, empirical data are required to equate drying rate to a final volatiles' content and complete the correlation to endpoint pressure.
Figure 3. Pressure endpoint strategy enables accurate prediction of average volatiles' content.
We experimentally determined the relationship between endpoint pressure and cake moisture content by measuring the final solvent content of the cake for 40 batches using a fixed-time drying endpoint strategy. We plotted the endpoint pressure and volatiles' content (wt.%) of each batch on an x-y chart and found a linear correlation for the given data range (Figure 3). We used the best-fit linear relationship to approximate an average volatiles' content that correlates to each endpoint pressure. We fit confidence limits of 99% (shown in red) to the data to show with high confidence the expected range of volatiles' contents for each endpoint pressure condition. In this case, we selected a specific endpoint pressure to achieve an average solvent content of 6.25% while limiting the upper range to 6.8%.
Upon implementing this pressure endpoint drying strategy, we produced a set of 56 batches by controlling the endpoint pressure to 0.12 mm Hg absolute. The result was an average final solvent content of 6.26 wt.%, with a range of 5.85–6.73 wt.%, which closely resembles the targeted average and upper limit. Figure 3 shows that the average volatiles' content with the pressure endpoint drying strategy was predictable by using a linear fit to the fixed time data. Additionally, the range can be predicted because the pressure endpoint drying data remained within the 99% confidence limits set for the fixed time drying data.
We now have implemented the pressure endpoint strategy; drying time (i.e., the time needed to reach the endpoint pressure) varies from -35% to +20% of the previous fixed time. Smaller and initially dryer batches require less time in the dryer while larger and wetter batches need more time. As a result of this strategy, the variability in the final solvent content in the cake has decreased by approximately 50%. These results support the conclusion that using a fixed pressure endpoint can compensate for batch-to-batch variability such as batch size (cake thickness) and initial moisture content.
STEVE WEBB is an associate consultant engineer for Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Ind. E-mail him at webb_steven_m@lilly.com.


With Marvel's Black Panther about to make his big screen solo debut when the film hits theatres next month, Kotobukiya has added the clawed superhero to the ARTFX line with this Black Panther 1/6th Scale Statue that's on the way. Set to release this summer around August 2018, the Black Panther ARTFX Statue stands 12.5″ tall and is poised ready to pounce, while standing atop a Wakandan jungle ruins base. Check out official images from Kotobukiya below with the statue available for pre-order here.


The city's recycling and garbage collection schedule is one day behind this week due to the holidays.
Residents who normally have Thursday pickup will have their items collected on Friday instead. Those on the Friday schedule will see collection on Saturday.
The altered schedule also moves into New Year's week (December 30 to January 3, 2014). Collection on December 30 and 31 will remain the same, while those with a Wednesday collection will see pickup on Thursday. Residents on the Thursday schedule will move to Friday, while Friday moves to Saturday, January 4.
Christmas trees – can be dropped off at any of the "Let's Chip In" Depots from December 27 to January 20.


RARELY does a book come along that has such a profound on society as a whole, encompassing not only the literature world, but history itself. Wild Swans by Jung Chang is one such book. The story of her family history through her mother and grandmother as well as her own journey. Her parents were eventually denounced for speaking out against Mao and they were forced to leave China. To this day the book is banned in mainland China.
The book is truly an epic tale. Jung herself was a Red Guard, her parents were members of the communist elite before their denouncement and her grandmother was the concubine of a warlord. It's truly a whirlwind of history. A gripping window on what it truly was and is like as a female in China. Detailing public humiliation, foot binding, the madness of the Mao administration, the issues with Manchuria, all set against the truly epic history of China, a country so rich in history that Australian's can't even imagine it.
Wild Swans is the highest grossing non fiction paperback in publishing history, selling over 10 million copies and being translated into over 30 languages. It's impossible to exaggerate the importance of this book. It packs an emotional punch, with great suffering described, as well as great courage and bravery.
It's truly impossible to summarise a plot that goes over 676 pages, all I can say is, it's bloody worth it. If you don't read this book, you haven't lived.
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Trapped. Hunted. Haunted. Can you survive the darkness or will madness take you?
Trapped in a dungeon where the very darkness seems to writhe. The halls echo with hellish tones. How long has it been since you have been imprisoned? You can scarcely remember why. Starvation and deprivation has begun to rob you of your senses. You just remember red. Everything about this place is red.
Discover why you were imprisoned and find a way out. Be wary, you are not alone in this dark place. You are being watched. You are being hunted. The shadows haunt your every footstep. The evil that lurks here will not allow you to leave. Can you find the answers that are locked away in this labyrinth? Can you find the way out before you lose yourself forever? Or are you doomed to play out the endless cycle of insanity over and over and over…? Can you escape this living nightmare?
Follow the story of Ouroboros as it begins with Prelude. A story of family, love, loss, desperation, and madness.
As you will soon learn, one should be careful about what one is willing to do for those they love.
First Person Survival Horror – Experience the horror from the protagonist's perspective. You have no means of defending yourself other than hiding, running, and your cunning.
Adaptive Sanity System – Events and the enviroment can trigger sanity effects, making it harder to stay sane and survive. What you see, what you hear, what you do will all be influenced as you slowly succumb to madness.
Dungeon Randomization – No playthrough is the same. Every level, room, hall, item, scare, creature, puzzle, piece of lore is randomized.
Dark and Brooding Original Story – Ouroboros: Prelude is a taste of the dark story that is in store for you down the road. With inspiration from Alchemic, Germanic, and Renaissance era history, this will be a story you will not soon forget.
Reactive Environment – The environment is not a static element in Ouroboros: Prelude. Nearly every object can be interacted with. Use objects to barricade doors, hide or as distractions. The environment also has a mind of its own and may change on a whim and may even try to maim you. How hard can a randomized dungeon be? When it randomly continues to change... randomly.
Intelligent Entities – Creatures stalk these dank halls. Their only purpose is to keep the secrets of this place hidden from you and to keep you from freedom. However, like most intelligent creatures they can be avoided or tricked if your wits are sharp.
Advanced Sensory System – The darkness may be oppressive but it can just as easily be your ally. Staying in the light may help you see but creatures can also see you, and it will also render you momentarily blind when you transition from light to darkness as your vision adjusts. Hiding in the darkness may increase your chances of survival… for a time. Be careful though, even if they cannot see you they may still be able to hear you - running is not always wise. If you are careful enough you can hear them before you see them and perhaps sneak around them. Even still, some other denizens of this maze are not daunted by the dark.
Conserve Your Light – You are trapped in a dungeon. Whoever wants you here is intending to keep you here. If you are to escape you must light the way. But be careful you do not run out of tinder or candles or you will be trapped in the dark.
Madness – Be careful that you do not lose yourself within the depths of this abysmal place. The more exposed you are to madness the more madness takes its hold on you. Each time you let your sanity slip your control over your actions diminish. The reality of the game will change. If you cannot keep yourself from going insane your control of the game is not guaranteed.
Creating this has been quite a journey. It has taken two years - to the day, scarily enough - of straight-up madness to finally getting it released. From learning from nothing to having to remake the entire thing from the bottom up after a year of development because of data corruption. I hope you all enjoy the fruits of my madness. Stay sane!


Lyon & Turnbull's Administration & Client Services Department requires a dedicated departmental administrator.
Please see below for more information on the role.
To apply for this position, email your CV and cover letter to Laura.Henderson@lyonandturnbull.com. Applications close at noon on Friday 14 July.
Ensuring that content and images for sales are correct prior to publication – confirmation that database/online content matches the printed catalogue.
Have the specialists/ dept. admin check commission rates/client details, prior to sending pre-sale advice letters.
Email/ print pre-sale advice letters including copy correspondence.
Central point of contact for web support queries from clients – with regards our L&T site and live bidding process.
Check auctioneer's / spotter's book throughout the sale confirm correct data input.
Print unsold lot report for specialists/ dept. admins.


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use Doctrine\ORM\QueryBuilder;
use Oro\Bundle\ApiBundle\Config\EntityDefinitionConfig;
use Oro\Bundle\ApiBundle\Processor\Shared\BuildQuery;
use Oro\Bundle\ApiBundle\Tests\Unit\Fixtures\Entity;
use Oro\Bundle\ApiBundle\Tests\Unit\Processor\GetList\GetListProcessorOrmRelatedTestCase;

class BuildQueryTest extends GetListProcessorOrmRelatedTestCase
{
    /** @var BuildQuery */
    private $processor;

    protected function setUp()
    {
        parent::setUp();

        $this->processor = new BuildQuery($this->doctrineHelper);
    }

    public function testProcessWhenQueryIsAlreadyBuilt()
    {
        $qb = $this->createMock(QueryBuilder::class);

        $this->context->setQuery($qb);
        $this->processor->process($this->context);

        self::assertSame($qb, $this->context->getQuery());
    }

    public function testProcessForNotManageableEntity()
    {
        $className = 'Test\Class';

        $this->notManageableClassNames = [$className];

        $this->context->setClassName($className);
        $this->context->setConfig(new EntityDefinitionConfig());
        $this->processor->process($this->context);

        self::assertNull($this->context->getQuery());
    }

    public function testProcessManageableEntity()
    {
        $className = Entity\User::class;

        $this->context->setClassName($className);
        $this->context->setConfig(new EntityDefinitionConfig());
        $this->processor->process($this->context);

        self::assertTrue($this->context->hasQuery());
        /** @var QueryBuilder $query */
        $query = $this->context->getQuery();
        self::assertEquals(
            sprintf('SELECT e FROM %s e', $className),
            $query->getDQL()
        );
    }

    public function testProcessForResourceBasedOnManageableEntity()
    {
        $entityClass = Entity\UserProfile::class;
        $parentResourceClass = Entity\User::class;
        $this->notManageableClassNames = [$entityClass];

        $config = new EntityDefinitionConfig();
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        $this->context->setClassName($entityClass);
        $this->context->setConfig($config);
        $this->processor->process($this->context);

        self::assertTrue($this->context->hasQuery());
        /** @var QueryBuilder $query */
        $query = $this->context->getQuery();
        self::assertEquals(
            sprintf('SELECT e FROM %s e', $parentResourceClass),
            $query->getDQL()
        );
    }

    public function testProcessForResourceBasedOnNotManageableEntity()
    {
        $entityClass = 'Test\Class';
        $parentResourceClass = 'Test\ParentClass';
        $this->notManageableClassNames = [$entityClass, $parentResourceClass];

        $config = new EntityDefinitionConfig();
        $config->setParentResourceClass($parentResourceClass);

        $this->context->setClassName($entityClass);
        $this->context->setConfig($config);
        $this->processor->process($this->context);

        self::assertNull($this->context->getQuery());
    }
}


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A lady on freecycle asked for a guitar for her nine year old daughter as a Christmas gift as she couldn't afford one. I had a very special to me pink guitar that I hadn't played in years. It was collecting dust. I emailed the lady and she will now be giving that pink guitar to her nine year old daughter as a Christmas gift.
I think every should come in peace because it fun to play and to enjoy the hoildays.
I donated a toy to the toys for tots bin at school.
PS: The bird stood still, we believe he knew the vet was there to help him!
My husband and I were eating at Olive Garden with our three year old daughter. She was having fun, and being a little loud. An older gentleman at the table next to us didn't complain about her giggling and having fun as some people would, he told us how sweet she was. Then when the waitress brought us our check, she told us that same gentleman had paid for our bill. We were so touched by it, that we try to do the same for others whenever we can.
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Review: Outlander S2E
Guest Author 4:33 PM cable , Cable Shows 2015-16 season , Outlander , Prestonpans Edit
Contributed by Julie Chaston
Ever since Claire asked in episode 201 "who won the Battle of Culloden?" we've been gearing up for a bloody confrontation, and this week we got one. But not Culloden, not yet. This was Prestonpans, and the Scots won...at least in the history books. This episode reminded us that there's a lot more to any battle than winning or losing.
On the surface, "Prestonpans" was the story of how Prince Charles' cobbled-together Jacobite army defeated the British with a stealth attack. A famous battle that every Scottish child learns about in school. Historically it happened pretty much as the show depicted: a very quick, early morning raid in the mist, made possible by a local farmer's son who knew a route through the marshland. Outlander did a brilliant job getting across just how horrifically bloody and unpredictable these face-to-face battles were. But it was the fictional narrative - the intertwined relationships between characters - that was the real story of this episode.
At the forefront was our King of Men: Jamie Fraser. Of course it was technically Prince Charles's army and he was determined to lead the men into battle - while dressed as a "shortbread tin" (the actor's words, not mine!) Knowing this would be disastrous, Jamie set him straight right away, firmly ordering the Prince to stay put. Jamie was also the only real voice of reason among those attempting to plan the raid - offering logical arguments while the actual Army generals squabbled over personal affronts, and convincing Charles that it was time to make decisions.
The Prince is really just an annoying kid trying to please a father who has little use for him (he's the Blackadder of Outlander!) But I do feel a bit sorry for him. There are glimpses of a man who could have been a leader in the right circumstances, and he is trying to do the right thing by constantly reminding everyone that the British are as much his father's subjects as the Scots - which is great, but he tends to forget that right now they are the enemy. I rather enjoyed imagining the less-than-diplomatic responses probably going through Jamie's head when Charles admits "I don't think my father is all that fond of me". And you certainly don't have to imagine what Jamie's thinking when the Prince tells him to order Claire to treat the wounded British first - it's written all over his face!
Then there's Dougal - a perfect character, but as a human being he's totally losing the plot. Jamie's walking a fine line keeping the peace everywhere he turns, but no more so than with his uncle.The bloodthirsty MacKenzie 'War Chief' looked like someone out of The Walking Dead, going around finishing people off with his dirk. For a brief moment I wondered (hoped!) that it was mercy, but no. Dougal is an intelligent man - but he's not smart at all. (Even his horse was smarter than he was, refusing to go any further across the marsh). Jamie gave him every opportunity to be a hero for his revered Prince - and for a brief while he was. But Dougal being Dougal, he instead shot himself in the foot quite spectacularly leaving Jamie to fix things again. Thinking on his feet, Jamie narrowly manages to to give his uncle a respite from complete exile. There's no longer any doubt that Jamie is the leader and Dougal the follower. And Dougal knows it.
In direct contrast to Dougal's desire for savage glory, a contemplative Murtagh worries about being forgotten, dying without meaning. Later, he wants - and gets - assurance from Claire that they are supposed to win this day…but it's left unspoken that knowing they win doesn't mean she knows who will or won't survive.
And of course, there are many deaths on both sides, and it would have been rather unbelievable had the Scottish losses not included any of the Fraser-led men. We've had character deaths before, but this was the first time we lost someone who had been a part of Outlander from the start. Angus was one of the Highlanders that Claire encountered in the first episode. Not exactly the most savoury of characters (he often made me cringe even more than he did Claire), but by the time he helped rescue Jamie last year he'd proven his loyalty. Apparently there was just a big softie underneath all that hair. Rupert will be lost without his sidekick.
But the core of the show is always Jamie and Claire; and while Claire rallies the women, Jamie has the weight of the world on his shoulders. Yet that seems to bolster him. Ever the diplomat, Jamie even tries to bridge the gap between the British and Jacobite soldiers in the field hospital (albeit with a rather crude game. Men!) But when he needs support, it's only Claire who can give it. They don't even need words - the kiss before he left was one of the most emotional and sensuous between them that I've seen - and there have have been a lot! It was a perfect scene: Claire's "On your way soldier", and like a Knight he bows to his lady as he takes his leave. Likewise, Jamie's return is just as strong: He comes back all over the place, triumphant but dazed. It's not until he sees and reconnects with Claire that he snaps out of it.
Although the real Battle of Prestonpans had no Jamie or Dougal, no Claire, no Angus...you can be sure that it had it's own real life heroes, who acquitted themselves just as nobly (or despicably) as those on our screens. But I sincerely hope that they didn't have to suffer through someone saying "Mark me…" all the time!
Julie is a British-Canadian, currently living in Toronto. She enjoys walking, reading, wishes she had a TARDIS & believes aliens are probably already here. When it comes to TV "It's all about the characters!" You can follow her on Twitter @JulieChaston
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For most parents and expecting mothers, children are often considered a great blessing from God and this is why many people who want children but are yet to have, often go above and beyond to see the dream become a reality.
For this lady simply identified by her Instagram handle, Sylviespice, it was indeed a long wait filled with challenges that eventually paid off.
Having being childless in her 15 years of marriage, the elated mother was filled with joy and gratitude to God as she welcomed a baby girl that will forever change her life.
During the dedication of her child, Ogechukwuka, the proud mother delivered a rather emotional testimony. While speaking, she revealed that she didn't experience any challenges while pregnant and had nothing but gratitude to God.
This new mother's joy is just as incomparable as that of a 60-year-old woman who gave birth after 30 years of marriage.
Identified as Grace Arowojolu, the elated woman was finally blessed with a child after thirty years of marriage and waiting for God's time. She was blessed with a beautiful and healthy baby girl. Arowojolu was pictured holding onto her baby girl as she smiled down at her.


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Obama Has No Life
Liz Colville
Apparently ranking high on his list of priorities is President Obama setting the record straight over some of the contents of Jodi Kantor's newly released tell-all book, The Obamas. Last week, Michelle Obama did a similar thing over the "angry black woman"-ish portrayals of the her in the book, and now Mr. Obama tackles his depiction as a, well, wallflower ("cold and aloof"). The book describes the Obamas "as more interested in spending time with their family and inner circle than with in schmoozing with Washington's power players."
Obama says it's the media's fault. But then he goes on to say that he actually is a wallflower. It's just a classic case of mistaken identity -- a shy person mistaken for a jerk:
My suspicion is that this whole critique has to do with the fact that I don't go to a lot of Washington parties and, as a consequence, the Washington press corps maybe just doesn't feel like I'm in the mix enough with them, and they figure, well, if I'm not spending time with them, I must be cold and aloof.
Weird. He seems like such a HAM. But listen, parts of America that hold family values very high, ahem South Carolina, and even parts that don't. He doesn't go to parties not because of a fear of crowds, or because people are so fake, or because those days are over, or because Joe's changed so much since he's become vice president, but because his daughters are more or less teenagers, and he and Michelle feel that "we want to be good parents at a time that's vitally important for our kids."
Anyway, why schmooze when you're already the king of the world? Oh, right, Congress. As for Boehner and company, Obama insists that he puts in the requisite schmoozing time with Boehner. "John Boehner and I get along fine. We had a great time playing golf together." They just don't, you know, bro out.
The problem was that no matter how much golf we played or no matter how much we yukked it up, he had trouble getting his caucus to go along with doing the responsible thing on a whole bunch of issues over the past year.
"Yukked it up." Sounds like a deep and lasting friendship. [TIME via Politico]


THE PROPERTY A centrally located purpose built luxury first floor balcony apartment with lift access and approached though an internal landscaped garden courtyard with south facing aspect over Abbey End, gas central heating being under floor, full double glazing and contemporary styled accommocdation with designated and allocated parking. Situated within walking distance of all the towns facilities and amenities together with the Abbey Fields, Kenilworth Castle and the old high street.
COMMUNAL ENTRANCE Security entry system with VDU entry and automatic door release, glazed doors to carpeted foyer with lift and stairs to upper floors.
L SHAPE ENTRANCE HALL 10' 9" x 14' 4max" (3.28m x 4.37m) Amtico wood strip flooring, under floor heating, ceiling down lighting, mains wired smoke alarm, feature flush natural wood doors. Built in cloaks cupboard with hanging rail, shelving and storage. Double matching doors to built in boiler/airing cupboard with wall mounted combination gas fired boiler with under floor heating controls and supplying hot water.
IMPRESSIVE LIVING ROOM 18' 3" x 17' (5.56m x 5.18m) South facing balcony accessed via sliding and full opening patio doors, further front south facing window and rear window. Amtico wood strip flooring with under floor heating, ceiling down lighting, TV point with cable and satellite connection.
SOUTH FACING BALCONY With delightful view over Abbey End and the town, decking, glazed and brushed steel balustrade.
FITTED APPLIANCE KITCHEN 11' 9" x 5' 9" (3.58m x 1.75m) A separate kitchen with ceramic tiled floor with under floor heating, window overlooking the internal courtyard garden, ceiling down lighting, mains wired smoke alarm, high gloss cream base and wall units, post formed work surfaces with matching up stands, integrated 4 ring brushed steel gas hob with illuminated cooker filter above, double electric ovens and grill beneath, integrated dishwasher, washing machine, fridge freezer, one and half bowl single drainer sink unit, under unit lighting.
ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM 7' 0" x 4' 2" (2.13m x 1.27m) Half tiled and ceramic tiled floor with under floor heating. White fittings with large 1.2m shower having mains fed shower , pedestal wash hand basin, low level WC, extractor fan, ceiling down lights, strip light and shaver point.
DOUBLE BEDROOM 2 12' 0 max" x 11' 1" (3.66m x 3.38m) Under floor heating, front south facing window.
FAMILY BATHROOM 7' 0" x 6' 4" (2.13m x 1.93m) Half tiled with matching ceramic tiled flooring with under floor heating, white suite panelled bath, wall hung wash hand basin, low level WC, down lighting, extractor fan, window with privacy glazing, towel warmer, strip light /shaver point.
OUTSIDE Landscaped courtyard gardens with seating areas, water feature and open aspects are a delightful approach and environment for the residents.
LEASE The property is held on a 125 year lease from 25th March 2009 with approximately 116 years currently unexpired. The ground rent is currently £200 p.a. increasing within the prescribed timeline in accordance within the lease to £400 from 1st April 2034 until March 2059.
SERVICE CHARGE The service charge is currently £706.21 per half year (01/04/18-30/09/18) payable to Centrick Ltd, First floor, York house, 38 Great Charles street, Birmingham B3 3JY as managing agents for De Montfort Square Management Company Limited.
FIXTURES AND FGITTINGS All fixtures and fittings as mentioned in our sales particulars are included; all others are expressly excluded.
Lounge With Dining Area, Study Area.
A first floor contemporary apartment with communal internal gardens, south facing balcony with views over Abbey End. The superbly appointed apartment with lift offers 2 double bedrooms, en suite and bathroom, large living room with dining and study areas. separate appliance fitted kitchen, under floor heating and allocated parking.


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MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON Festival 2015 in Singapore – もしもしにっぽん
By Metropolitant / June 20, 2015
The MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON FESTIVAL world tour is stopping in Singapore this autumn! Featuring J-pop artists such as Yasutaka Nakata, the producer of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and Perfume, and his electronica duo CAPSULE, as well as yanaginagi, the singer of the ending theme for TV Anime "Ano Natsu wo Matteiru," the massive two-day will showcase the best of Japanese pop culture to fashion-conscious boys and girls in Singapore!
Anna Yano
Other participating artists include kz(livetune), the main producer behind Japan's Vocaloid music scene, Hachioji P, a new prince in the Vocaloid world as well as model and singer Anna Yano, Harajuku-based performance group TEMPURA KIDZ. The event will be held at *SCAPE The Ground Theatre / *SCAPE Playspace, a shopping complex located in the central business area of Singapore, on Sept. 5 and 6.
TEMPURA-KIDZ
Visitors will be able to enter some areas for free, and learn and embody the richness of Japan's renowned technologies and services through a number of exhibition booths, including karaoke, fashion and cuisine. Ticketing information and additional artists will be announced in the weeks leading up to the festival.
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MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON FESTIVAL 2015 in SINGAPORE Date: Sept. 5 (Sat.) and 6 (Sun.), 2015 Location: Singapore
Venue: *SCAPE The Ground Theatre / *SCAPE Playspace Ticket information:TBA
Sept. 5: CAPSULE / Yasutaka Nakata (CAPSULE) / TEMPURA KIDZ and more…
Sept. 6: yanaginagi / kz (livetune) / Hachioji P / Anna Yano / TEMPURA KIDZ
kz(livetune)
What is MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON?
MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON's mission, is to spread Japanese pop culture to the world – that includes fashion, music, anime, food and a whole lot more. Presenting Japanese pop culture in a fresh, exciting way and support local companies by working with local entities and individuals specializing in Japanese products and content.
The first Tokyo edition, which took place in September last year, attracted over 8,000 Japanese and 7,000 international visitors.
MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON Website: http://moshimoshi-nippon.jp
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Hooray for goals that are thisclose to impossible.
Run, Charlene, run! Write, Charlene, write. Drink, Charlene, drink – we meet Friday night!
You know what happens when you get no? Nothing. You're exactly where you started but with balls on. You know what happens when you get yes? Another opportunity to get another yes and another opportunity. Manifest your next opportunity. Can't wait til Friday.
I'm sorry I waited so long to read this. I really could have used these words the other day. But I am reading them now! And I can still use them! To not try is the same as failing, I guess. But it is so much easier. Also easier than running. You make it sound so worthwhile, but I know the truth. I honestly would rather torture myself about my writing than run, so I'll do that.


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by: Perry Groten
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — A longtime holiday tradition is lighting up the night at Augustana University, once again. This week marked the 30th year that the school threw the switch on a display that highlights a massive landmark on campus. This mammoth project, for three decades, has cast a prehistoric glow onto the holiday season.
Augustana University is plugged into Christmases past, and beyond, turning this life-size statue of a 13-thousand-year-old Columbian mammoth into a Christmas tree, with tusks.
"It just seems like it's another one of those points of light that people can drive by and hopefully enjoy," Augustana University Archeology Lab Director Adrien Hannus said.
The sculpture is modeled after an actual adult mammoth Archeology Lab Director Adrien Hannus unearthed in the Badlands, back in the 1980's.
"And it turned out that adult stood a little over 14-foot at the front shoulder which made it one of the larger mammoths of a Columbian mammoth that we know of," Hannus said.
Eugene Anderson welded steel plates together to help Hannus create the mammoth sculpture in 1991.
"I like to work in my shop, but this is certainly the biggest thing I've ever built, outside of some buildings," Anderson said.
Augustana students strung up around 10-thousand lights to illuminate the mammoth. It took them around three hours to finish the project.
"Every time I drive by in the car, I always look for the mammoth that's lit up because it's one of my favorite parts of Christmas, honestly," Augustana Anthropology major Tori Brandt said.
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It's been thousands of years since the mammoth roamed the earth. But lighting this steel statue has brought the campus and the community together for the past thirty years, to ensure the holiday spirit of giving never goes extinct.
"Over the years, I've seen it as a gift from me to the campus and to the public here in Sioux Falls," Hannus said.
The actual bones of the mammoth are kept at the South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City.
The mammoth sculpture is located in front of Augustana's Archeology Lab annex, on the northwest side of campus.


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Obert és una població dels Estats Units a l'estat de Nebraska. Segons el cens del 2000 tenia una població de 49 habitants.

Demografia
Segons el cens del 2000, Obert tenia 49 habitants, 17 habitatges, i 15 famílies. La densitat de població era de 270,3 habitants per km².

Dels 17 habitatges en un 35,3% hi vivien nens de menys de 18 anys, en un 94,1% hi vivien parelles casades, en un 0% dones solteres, i en un 5,9% no eren unitats familiars. En el 5,9% dels habitatges hi vivien persones soles el 5,9% de les quals corresponia a persones de 65 anys o més que vivien soles. El nombre mitjà de persones vivint en cada habitatge era de 2,88 i el nombre mitjà de persones que vivien en cada família era de 3.

Per edats la població es repartia de la següent manera: un 32,7% tenia menys de 18 anys, un 0% entre 18 i 24, un 28,6% entre 25 i 44, un 26,5% de 45 a 60 i un 12,2% 65 anys o més.

L'edat mediana era de 38 anys. Per cada 100 dones de 18 o més anys hi havia 106,3 homes.

La renda mediana per habitatge era de 33.125 $ i la renda mediana per família de 33.125 $. Els homes tenien una renda mediana de 24.750 $ mentre que les dones 12.188 $. La renda per capita de la població era de 29.645 $. Cap de les famílies estaven per davall del llindar de pobresa.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

Referències

Entitats de població de Nebraska

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歌詞 Lyrics | Welcome to the world of Japanese Traditional Dance!
There are a thousand pieces in Japanese traditional songs but I would like to introduce one piece tonight, it is called Hagi Kikyo, as this is seasonal now.
Hagi or Japanese bush flowers blossom in autumn and it has little reddish purple flowers.
Kikyo or Japanese bellflower also blossoms in autumn and its colors are bluish purple.
The song includes a scene where a lady send a letter hidden in a Kikyo flower.
Hid a letter in flowers for my beloved.
here there are dew drops on leaves.
Those crickets gathering to call out every night is like myself, waiting for you every night.
The evening passes as the bell of the gong resounds, while the cry of wild geese is heard.
Today, I would like to introduce you to the background and story of a famous Japanese Traditional Dance called, Kane ga Misaki or Cape of the Bell.
The story is based on a famous noh play called Dojoji. Have you heard of it?
It was so successful that it was made into a kabuki play, a joruri or puppet play, a jiuta or shamisen music that developed in the western Japan, and a Ryukyu Kumiodori or Okinawan music play.
Anchin, a handsome young monk from northeast region of Japan once visited Kumano, a known spiritual ground in western Japan. On the way to the shrine, he came across a young maiden, Kiyohime, a daughter of a wealthy merchant in the Kumano area.
Kiyohime fell in love with Anchin, and she stole into his sleeping room at the inn at night.
Anchin who was unable to reject her right away, told her that he will visit her after he visited the shrine, which he did not do and left on his journey.
Kiyohime, who realized that she was told a lie and was scorned, became angry and followed Anchin on his way to the Dojoji Temple.
He did not take her seriously, and magically bound her hands and feet using the power of Kumano Gongen or the God of Kumano. This made Kiyohime furious and she changed into a snake and followed Anchin, blowing fire from her mouth.
Anchin ran into Dojoji Temple and hid in a bell. Kiyohime entwined herself around the bell, and burned Anchin to death. Then she jumped into the river to die.
Later, a shirabyoshi, or a female dancer in Heian period, visited the temple during a memorial service of the bell.
She, the incarnation of Kiyohime, approached the bell, dancing and singing. Then she jumped into the bell and it fell on the ground.
The monks struggled to turn the bell upright and then the shirabyoshi appeared in the form of a snake.
Infuriated by being deserted by a man, she blew fire and wildly ran about. Eventually she became impatient of the monks prayers and jumped into the water to disappear.
All the plays feature the later story of Shirabyoshi, which is based on the legend of Anchin and Kiyohime.
This October, I am going to perform Kane ga Misaki, or the Cape of the Bell, which is interpreted from Dojoji into a piece of jiuta shamisen music, accompanied by koto and singing.
In this piece, the shirabyoshi, although she is the incarnation of Kiyohime, dances her love and pity in the midst of the transience of life, as if she is purified from all her emotion.
I hope to portray not only her bitterness, but something like her determination to transcend her destiny.
Resentment seethes when I see the Bell. When I ring the bell in the evening, it resounds that everything changes. When I ring the bell at midnight, it resounds that this is the law of arising and ceasing. The bell in the dawn resounds that you should resign even this arising and ceasing. The bell in the next evening resounds that then you will see the true serenity and enlightenment. However, there is nobody that is surprised to hear this. I feel that my karmic clouds are released and I see my moon of enlightenment through the night.
How long have I spend time in this village of romance? Even samurais turn down their swords under their woven hats in this Yoshiwara, famous for prides and spirits of ladies. Under the snowy evening dew, I go through the frosty path to see my beloved whom I became attached over the years. Over the Mt. Maru, I pray only that our relationship is peaceful and quiet. It is the En or divine connection that I start to love you.


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NHL round up
CANADIENS MONTRÉAL/TWITTER
The GIST: Approaching the midway mark of the season, Canadian teams are either riding high or are at the bottom of the barrel, and there ain't no in-betweens. Well, except for the Winnipeg Jets.
Eastern Conference: Despite the snow, it hasn't been the most wonderful time of the year for Canada's Eastern teams.
After many injuries and COVID-19 issues, the Montreal Canadians are last in the Atlantic Division, with the Ottawa Senators sitting second-to-last. Even worse, after last night's loss, the Canadiens are on a seven-game losing streak.
On the flip side, the Toronto Maple Leafs — after struggling early in the season — are in a tight battle for first in the Eastern Conference. Is it a jinx to say it might finally be their year? Even artist Johnny Orlando knows this isn't a team to sleep on.
Western Conference: Over on the West Coast, the Vancouver Canucks have won five straight after firing their general manager and head coach earlier this month. Never count out the underdogs orcas.
Meanwhile, milestone performances fueled the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames to the top half of the Pacific Division. However, the Albertans are feeling the effects of COVID-19, with the Flames particularly burned, postponing play until at least tomorrow.