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Contextualizing This Year's Latino Film Festival
Posted on February 26, 2018 by A Place For Film
Guest post by Sylvia Martinez.
The 2018 Latino Film Festival is about a week away!
Planning for the festival began in the summer of 2017. With the help of Latino Studies faculty and graduate students, we settled on a theme and list of potential films by early September. This year's theme, "Latinx Spaces," seeks to explore how the Latinx population navigates geographical, political, and social spaces in the U.S. It seemed particularly relevant to tackle this theme in light of Trump's election since his campaign rhetoric centered on painting immigrants, but particularly Latinx immigrants, and by extension U.S.-born Latinx individuals, as a group that does not belong in this country. About a month after selecting the films for the festival, I quickly noticed that half of our scheduled program was LGBTQ+ themed. I wish I could say this was intentional but it was not. Regardless of intent, I am delighted with the outcome, as it will highlight the experiences of an often-invisible population in the Latinx community.
Perhaps I should not be surprised that half of our program is LGBTQ+ themed. We did after all purposefully choose to use the term "Latinx." The term "Latinx" (pronounced La-teen-ex) has become a popular alternative to both Latino and Latina. Its use gained traction among queer communities rejecting the gender binary imposed by the use of Latino/a, Latina/o, or Latin@. Advocates embrace how the term advances social justice for queer and non-gender conforming individuals. Critics note it is another form of linguistic imperialism; specifically, U.S.-born Latinos imposing new language on predominantly Spanish speaking Latinos who may struggle to use or pronounce the term "Latinx." But we can debate the merits of the term on another occasion.
Victor and Isolina
Elliot Loves
Amigas with Benefits
Is it possible that the use of the "Latinx" in our title subliminally guided us towards LGBTQ+ themed films? It is quite possible. The LGBTQ+ themed screenings at the festival include the short films program and two feature films, Signature Move (2017) and Elliot Loves (2012). Presented primarily through comedy, the short films program highlights how love transcends age, gender, and time. In Amigas with Benefits, an elderly lesbian couple is excited about finally living their best lives, but an uninvited guest threatens their celebration. Presented in 3D printed figurines, the main characters in Victor and Isolina comically explain their lifelong and difficult love story. In Vámonos, the protagonist struggles with grief after her girlfriend dies. She must overcome homophobic hostilities to respectfully send her partner off into the afterlife. As the directors of the three short films plan to join us, this proves to be an exciting and engaging screening.
We are also excited to be screening Signature Move, starring Indiana University alum Fawzia Mirza. Based on a real-life relationship, this story portrays a queer love affair of Zaynab, a Pakistani American lawyer and wannabe Lucha Libre wrestler, and Alma, a Mexican American bookstore owner. Our festival ends on Saturday night with the screening of Elliot Loves, the story of a young, gay Dominican American man exploring the seemingly universal need of being loved and understood.
I cannot reiterate my enthusiasm for highlighting the experiences of the Latinx LGBTQ+ community through film. National statistics estimate that about 4 percent of individuals living in the U.S. identify as LGBTQ. Those that identify as Hispanic or Latino are more likely to identify as LGBTQ in comparison to Whites (5.4 percent vs. 3.6 percent). Despite this difference, the LGBTQ+ community of color remains highly invisible within the Latinx population more generally, but even within the mainstream LGBTQ+ community. This invisibility prevents us from understanding the particular level of marginalization this community encounters on a daily basis. Latinx LGBTQ+ individuals, for example, are disproportionately victims of homicide, hate violence, and racial discrimination. Our LGBTQ+ themed films at the festival present lighter and more comedic fare, but I point to these statistics to bring this community's challenges to light. To that end, I do hope you can support the Latinx community by joining us at the Cinema.
The Latino Film Festival is a two-day event that will be held at the IU Cinema, beginning March 2 with Latinx Love Across Time and Space (Shorts Program), Dolores, and Signature Move. The series will continue on March 3 with Hostile Border, Beatriz at Dinner, and Elliot Loves.
This series is sponsored by La Casa, Latino Cultural Center; LGBTQ+ Culture Center; the departments of Gender Studies, American Studies, Sociology, and History; the School of Education; The Media School; the Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society; the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs; and the IU Cinema.
Sylvia Martinez is an Associate Professor in the department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, and the director of the Latino Studies Program.
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Safe zones established by Turkey most livable places in Syria, Erdoğan says
DAILY SABAH WITH AA
Updated 20.12.2019 01:22
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The safe zones in Syria, established through Turkey's lengthy efforts, are the most peaceful and livable places in the country today, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Thursday.
Turkey, however, was left alone at almost every step it took during the Syrian crisis, he added.
Erdoğan said those who did nothing in the last eight years, except erecting barbed wires for Syrian refugees, continue blocking Turkey's efforts to ease the refugees' homesickness.
"If necessary Turkey on its own will establish a city for refugees in Syria," he said at a gathering in Istanbul.
Earlier on Oct. 9, Turkey launched Operation Peace Spring, the third in a series of cross-border anti-terror operations in northern Syria. The operation aims to drive Daesh, and PKK-affiliated People's Protection Units (YPG) terrorists away from Turkey's southeastern border with Syria and establish a terror-free safe zone for the repatriation of Syrian refugees.
He reiterated that Turkey's expenditure on refugees for the period of over 8.5 years has exceeded $40 billion, while support from the EU through NGOs was €3 billion ($3.3 billion) only.
Turkey hosts around 4 million refugees - mainly from Syria - more than any other country in the world.
"We did not provide all these services with any expectation, but as our human and moral responsibilities," he added.
Erdoğan went on saying that unsolicited "advice" was the only support which Turkey received from the international community.
"The mentality which considers a drop of oil more valuable than a drop of blood sees nothing but its own interest in Syria and around the world. When we look around, we see only humans, souls and life," he said, adding that this is what differentiates Turkey from others.
He also noted that the average life expectancy in Syria, which has suffered major devastations, has declined from 73 to 63.
Speaking at the same program, Erdoğan extended his condolences to the 65 victims, who lost their lives in the train fire in Pakistan and wished a speedy recovery for the wounded survivors.
"On behalf of my country, I extend my deepest condolences to the people of Pakistan – our friends and brothers," he said on Twitter.
The deadly fire had broken out on a passenger train in northeast Pakistan on Thursday.
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Кнонау () — громада  в Швейцарії в кантоні Цюрих, округ Аффольтерн.

Географія
Громада розташована на відстані близько 85 км на схід від Берна, 18 км на південь від Цюриха.
Кнонау має площу 6,5 км², з яких на 18% дозволяється будівництво (житлове та будівництво доріг), 62,2% використовуються в сільськогосподарських цілях, 17,1% зайнято лісами, 2,6% не є продуктивними (річки, льодовики або гори).

Демографія
2019 року в громаді мешкало 2378 осіб (+32,1% порівняно з 2010 роком), іноземців було 18,3%. Густота населення становила 368 осіб/км².
За віковим діапазоном населення розподілялося таким чином: 24,3% — особи молодші 20 років, 61% — особи у віці 20—64 років, 14,7% — особи у віці 65 років та старші. Було 927 помешкань (у середньому 2,6 особи в помешканні).
Із загальної кількості 566 працюючих 55 було зайнятих в первинному секторі, 108 — в обробній промисловості, 403 — в галузі послуг.

Примітки

Громади Цюриху

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Q: MapStruct: initialize using updateMethod(), create even though source is null could someone tell me how (or if it is even possible) to force update method to create target if it is null?
I would like to achieve something like this:
    @BeforeMapping
    @Mapping(source = "inputBy", target = "tactical.inputBy")
    default BCSecuritiesTrade updateOrCreateInputBy(String inputBy, @MappingTarget BCSecuritiesTrade bcSecuritiesTrade){
        return bcSecuritiesTrade != null? bcSecuritiesTrade:new BCSecuritiesTrade();
    }

but this returns always new instance and does not do the mapping.
I would like to have method, which update the "target" when it is present and create new "target" object when null was entered.
Also when "source" object is null it should not return null, but the "target" object or create new one if "target" object is null. Currently method is returning null when "source" is null.
Thanks a lot!

A: I have not found out of box solution.
It seems MapStruct is designed to use updateMethod only for existing instances, according to documentation.
I resolved problem via additional custom method.
MapStruct version 1.4.2.Final
@Mapper
public interface BCSecuritiesTradeMapper {
    BCSecuritiesTradeMapper INSTANCE = Mappers.getMapper(BCSecuritiesTradeMapper.class);

    @Mapping(source = "inputBy", target = "tactical.inputBy")
    BCSecuritiesTrade updateInputBy(String inputBy, @MappingTarget BCSecuritiesTrade bcSecuritiesTrade);

    default BCSecuritiesTrade updateOrCreateInputBy(String inputBy, BCSecuritiesTrade bcSecuritiesTrade) {
        if (bcSecuritiesTrade == null) {
            bcSecuritiesTrade = new BCSecuritiesTrade();
        }
        if (inputBy == null) {
            return bcSecuritiesTrade;
        }
        return updateInputBy(inputBy, bcSecuritiesTrade);
    }
}

Generated code:
public class BCSecuritiesTradeMapperImpl implements BCSecuritiesTradeMapper {
    @Override
    public BCSecuritiesTrade updateInputBy(String inputBy, BCSecuritiesTrade bcSecuritiesTrade) {
        if ( inputBy == null ) {
            return null;
        }
        if ( bcSecuritiesTrade.tactical == null ) {
            bcSecuritiesTrade.tactical = new Tactical();
        }
        stringToTactical( inputBy, bcSecuritiesTrade.tactical );

        return bcSecuritiesTrade;
    }

    protected void stringToTactical(String string, Tactical mappingTarget) {
        if ( string == null ) {
            return;
        }
        mappingTarget.inputBy = string;
    }
}

MapStruct version 1.5.0.RC1
The new version has better implementation. In case if the source is null target will be returned, but it still can not create an instance of the target object in case passed null.
Custom method is simplified but did not eliminate.
@Mapper
public interface BCSecuritiesTradeMapper {
    BCSecuritiesTradeMapper INSTANCE = Mappers.getMapper(BCSecuritiesTradeMapper.class);

    @Mapping(source = "inputBy", target = "tactical.inputBy")
    BCSecuritiesTrade updateInputBy(String inputBy, @MappingTarget BCSecuritiesTrade bcSecuritiesTrade);

    default BCSecuritiesTrade updateOrCreateInputBy(String inputBy, BCSecuritiesTrade bcSecuritiesTrade) {
        if (bcSecuritiesTrade == null) {
            bcSecuritiesTrade = new BCSecuritiesTrade();
        }
        return updateInputBy(inputBy, bcSecuritiesTrade);
    }
}

Generated code:
public class BCSecuritiesTradeMapperImpl implements BCSecuritiesTradeMapper {

    @Override
    public BCSecuritiesTrade updateInputBy(String inputBy, BCSecuritiesTrade bcSecuritiesTrade) {
        if ( inputBy == null ) {
            return bcSecuritiesTrade;
        }
        if ( bcSecuritiesTrade.tactical == null ) {
            bcSecuritiesTrade.tactical = new Tactical();
        }
        stringToTactical( inputBy, bcSecuritiesTrade.tactical );
        return bcSecuritiesTrade;
    }

    protected void stringToTactical(String string, Tactical mappingTarget) {
        if ( string == null ) {
            return;
        }
        mappingTarget.inputBy = string;
    }
}

Unit test:
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.junit.runners.JUnit4;

@RunWith(JUnit4.class)
public class MapperTest {
    @Test
    public void test() {
        BCSecuritiesTrade bcSecuritiesTrade = BCSecuritiesTradeMapper.INSTANCE.updateOrCreateInputBy(null, null);
        Assert.assertNotNull(bcSecuritiesTrade);
        Assert.assertNull(bcSecuritiesTrade.tactical);

        BCSecuritiesTrade bcSecuritiesTradeUpdate = BCSecuritiesTradeMapper.INSTANCE.updateOrCreateInputBy(null, bcSecuritiesTrade);
        Assert.assertNotNull(bcSecuritiesTradeUpdate);
        Assert.assertNull(bcSecuritiesTradeUpdate.tactical);
        Assert.assertEquals(bcSecuritiesTrade, bcSecuritiesTradeUpdate);

        bcSecuritiesTrade = BCSecuritiesTradeMapper.INSTANCE.updateOrCreateInputBy("123", null);
        Assert.assertNotNull(bcSecuritiesTrade);
        Assert.assertEquals(bcSecuritiesTrade.tactical.inputBy, "123");

        bcSecuritiesTradeUpdate = BCSecuritiesTradeMapper.INSTANCE.updateOrCreateInputBy("124", bcSecuritiesTrade);
        Assert.assertNotNull(bcSecuritiesTradeUpdate);
        Assert.assertEquals(bcSecuritiesTradeUpdate.tactical.inputBy, "124");
        Assert.assertEquals(bcSecuritiesTrade, bcSecuritiesTradeUpdate);

    }
}

Entities that were used:
public class BCSecuritiesTrade {
    public Tactical tactical;
}

public class Tactical {
    public String inputBy;
}

Alternative solution:
Creare two separete methods for Create and Update.
@Mapper(nullValueMappingStrategy = NullValueMappingStrategy.RETURN_DEFAULT)
public interface BCSecuritiesTradeMapper {
    BCSecuritiesTradeMapper INSTANCE = Mappers.getMapper(BCSecuritiesTradeMapper.class);

    @Mapping(source = "inputBy", target = "tactical.inputBy")
    BCSecuritiesTrade updateInputBy(String inputBy, @MappingTarget BCSecuritiesTrade bcSecuritiesTrade);

    @Mapping(source = "inputBy", target = "tactical.inputBy")
    BCSecuritiesTrade createInputBy(String inputBy);
}

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Halestorm Releases Provocative New Song "Do Not Disturb"
Shannon Fitzgerald July 22nd, 2018 - 7:53 PM
Halestorm have released another single off their upcoming album, Vicious. According to the The PRP, "Do Not Disturb" is the third single released off their new album due out July 27th. Watch the video for "Do Not Disturb" below.
The song sounds like 80's metal/rock and the video and lyrics leave little to the imagination. It's easy to like the song and hard not to bang your head while listening to it, as Lzzy Hale sings about one-night stands in motel rooms with foreign partners. With throbbing drums and scorching guitars, the single changes tempo from slow and methodic to fast and frenzied and sounds unlike the two previously released singles. According to Blabbermouth, the inspiration for the song is a true story and like guitarist Joe Hottinger said, "It's a good, dirty sex song."
Halestorm hails from Pennsylvania and consists of siblings Lzzy and Arejay Hale, Joe Hottinger and Josh Smith. They self-titled debut album was released in 2009. in 2013, the band won a Grammy Award for "Love Bites (So Do I)" off their second album The Strange Case Of… released in 2012.
Earlier this month, Halestorm premiered the singles "Black Vultures" and "Uncomfortable" from their upcoming fourth album, Vicious. Known for their non-stop touring, the band will begin their new tour on July 27, the same day the new album drops.
Vicious Track List
1.	Black Vultures
2.	Skulls
3.	Uncomfortable
4.	Buzz
5.	Do Not Disturb
6.	Conflicted
7.	Killing Ourselves To Live
8.	Heart of Novocain
9.	Painkiller
10.	White Dress
11.	Vicious
12.	The Silence
Halestorm 2018 U.S. Tour Dates
7/27 Kansas City, MO @ Silverstein Eye Centers Arena
7/28 Dubuque, IA @ Dubuque County Fair
7/29 Toledo, OH @ Centennial Terrace
7/31 Baltimore, MD @ UMBC Event Center
8/2 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
8/3 Albany, NY @ The Albany Capital Center at Times Union
8/4 Portland, ME @ Maine State Pier
8/6 Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony Summer Stage
8/7 Columbus, OH @ Express Live!
8/9 Moorhead, MN @ Bluestem Amphitheatre
8/10 Council Bluffs, IA @ Stir Cove
8/11 Springfield, IA @ Illinois State Fair
8/14 Missoula, MT @ Big Sky Brewing Company Amphitheater
8/16 Spokane, WA @ Star Theater at Spokane Arena
8/17 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater
8/18 Eugene, OR @ Cuthbert Amphitheater
8/20 Central Point, OR @ Bi-Mart Amphitheater at the Expo
8/21 Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort
8/23 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
8/24 Valley Center, CA @ Harrah's Resort SoCal Events Center
8/25 Las Vegas, NV @ Fremont Street Experience
Find ticket information and European Tour Dates here.
Lzzy Hales
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The Observatory's new report on international branch campuses (IBCs), entitled 'International Branch Campuses: Data and Developments', was released on 12 January. Annex D of the report is a list of 37 planned campuses that were identified, most of which are due to open this year or in 2013.
In the intervening six weeks, the Observatory has come across more planned branch campuses in a range of countries, including Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Malaysia, Thailand and UAE.
The University of Central Lancashire will establish the first IBC in Cyprus. The campus will be built in Pyla, a village located within the UN Buffer Zone and currently the only settlement on the island with a mixed Greek and Turkish population. Taught subjects will include business and management, law, computing and mathematics.
UCLan Cyprus will open in 2012, with a target of 5,000 students from Cyprus and surrounding countries. Cypriots traditionally study in Greece, where approximately 10% of university places are reserved for Cypriots, and in the UK. According to HESA stats, 2.8% of non-UK students at UK higher education institutions in 2009-10 were from Cyprus.
Germany has not been active in IBCs – the Observatory's report identified only one German branch campus in Chile. But that may change in the future. Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) announced in January that it will set up a campus in Gouna, Egypt, starting operations in October 2012.
The campus will be a non-profit operation, run in partnership with Orascom Hotels and Development, an Egyptian hotel group. TU Berlin Campus Gouna will offer accredited Master's degrees in technology-related subjects such as energy engineering, water engineering and urban development. Courses will be taught by TUB academic staff in English.
Ningbo University, China, will set up a campus in Florence, to open in September 2012. This is the second Chinese branch campus abroad, the first being Soochow University in Laos, and the first South-to-North operation coming from China. As noted in the Observatory's report, South-to-North is here to stay and more are expected to launch over the next few years.
The project was negotiated at the local rather than the national level. According to University World News, Florentine officials said that there was no need for authorisation from the Italian government and the campus would not be regulated under Italian higher education law. This highlights two aspects of the Italian higher education system – a high level of devolution, with local authorities playing an active role in higher education policy, and a lack of flexibility at the national level. The mayor of Turin revealed in a recent interview with La Stampa that he wants to attract foreign universities and is in touch with American universities.
Ningbo's campus in Florence will mainly target Chinese students, and the first courses will be in art and culture. Chinese students started coming to Italy only recently and now constitute the second-largest national group of students in the country. Italian commentators have also noted the forging of ties between Italy and China across many sectors, which can be interpreted in various ways in the light of the crisis in Europe and growing anti-European sentiment in Italy. Others point towards a closer relationship between China and the EU.
As reported by the New Straits Times in February, the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education has received 25 applications from foreign institutions wishing to set up campuses in the country. The newest operations are those of Reading and Heriot-Watt universities. There are already seven operational IBCs in Malaysia, mainly UK and Australian. There is no American IBC to date.
In September 2011 Jaipur National University from India signed an MoU with Perak EduCity, a new education hub overseen by the Malaysian State Economic Development Corporation. (Observatory members can see Jane Knight's recent paper on education hubs HERE.) Jaipur National University is expected to invest MYR150m (£31m) and aims to attract 5-6,000 students from Malaysia and the region.
Prist International University, also from India, has signed a MoU with Perak EduCity to set up a campus in the region, investing MYR200m (£42m). The campus is due in 2014 and will offer degrees in medicine, nursing, arts, sciences, commerce and management, engineering, technology and law. According to the New Straits Times, the University of Salford is also negotiating with Perak EduCity. The state of Perak indicates that more foreign universities have been invited to set up campuses in Perak.
Thailand may be a new frontier for UK universities. The University of Central Lancashire announced in January that it will launch the UK's first private university campus in Thailand in 2014. The campus will offer degrees in business, built and natural environment, engineering, creative and performing arts, and languages. UCLan is to invest £7.5m on the project; it has a target of 5,000 students within 10 years.
Greece is in the grip of a devastating economic and political crisis and the Greek higher education system lies in tatters. However, Greek universities with exportable expertise in niche areas do have a chance to compete at the international level.
It was announced in February that the Agricultural University of Athens will establish a branch campus in Dubai in partnership with Hail Agriculture. The operation is expected to be launched in September and will be the first IBC of a Greek institution. It will be hosted in Dubai Knowledge Village and will award Greek degrees. Taught subjects will include biotechnology, nanotechnology, food preservation, agricultural and livestock science, with an emphasis on camel breeding.
Other institutions have disclosed plans to establish branch campuses, without specifying the year or location. The Kellogg School of Management from Illinois has announced plans to open two branch campuses abroad, although no final decision has been made on the location. Potential targets include São Paulo, Shanghai and Beijing. The University of Wollongong, already based in Dubai, is proceeding with a plan to open a campus in Ahmedabad. In November the university signed an MoU with Gujarat NRE Coking Coal, an Indian mining company with mines in Australia, which will provide financial backing and political nous.
Adding these to the 37 already identified suggests an increase in the number of IBCs worldwide of 20% (to more than 240) over the next two years.


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Two officers were ambushed Tuesday night in Camden, New Jersey, and shot while sitting in their police car at a red light.
Fox 29 reports that at least one suspect walked up to the car and began shooting. Camden County Police Chief J. Scott Thomson described the suspect as a "male" who shot "between 10 and 25 rounds…at the officers."
One of the officers was able to return fire, but Thomson said it is unclear whether the suspect was hit. Both officers were wounded in the ambush attack but are expected to live.
Ironically, the ambush occurred on National Night Out, which is held to increase the bond between police officers and the communities they serve.
New Jersey has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. NRA Carry Guard reports that a "permit to purchase" is required before a handgun can acquired for home defense and a concealed carry license can only be acquired by those who convince the state they have "justifiable need" to carry a gun. Moreover, police maintain a record of all handgun sales, gun owners must be licensed, and "assault weapons" are banned, unless purchased before May 1, 1990 and registered with the state.
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China has been undergoing unprecedented urbanization since the 1978 economic reform, with the present growth rate of 20 million people per year. This rapid and perennial progress has been raising concerns about environmental sustainability, due to a severe nationwide deterioration of China's environment and ecosystems in the context of ceaselessly increasing demand for water and energy. It is therefore of prime necessity and importance to comprehend China's water and energy security under the effect of dramatic demographic changes. Analyses of this issue still remain few and far between, and a comprehensive picture is not available that would help understand China's recent development in urbanization, its spatial features and links to water and energy security, particularly regarding residential consumption, and related national policy-making. Consequently, we address these knowledge gaps by performing an integrated and quantitative spatio-temporal analysis of the impacts of China's urbanization on water use and energy-related CO2 emissions of residential consumption. We propose adding residential per capita water use and per capita energy-related CO2 emissions as national indicators for policy-making targets of China's water and energy security. Over the study period of 2003-2012, per capita rural residential water use was on the increase, while urban use showed the opposite trend. Rural consumption has been remarkably higher than the urban, and this gap appears to be growing. In contrast, the per capita energy-related CO2 emissions of residential consumption augmented significantly in both urban and rural areas nationwide. Besides, both the total and rural per capita residential water use and energy-related CO2 emissions showed a significant positive correlation. However, in urban areas this correlation was negative. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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One of the first professional golf balls made in Britain almost 200 years ago has fetched £5,000 at auction.
The leather ball, filled with feathers, was designed by Allan Robertson in the 1820s and is stamped with his name.
The Robertson Family of St Andrews, Scotland, made golf balls between 1720-1836 with the business being handed down to Allan.
The Scot was considered a premier ball and club maker at the time.
The "Robertson" stamped ball is even rarer than balls stamped "Allan" which are, in themselves, unique and worth thousands.
It sold for £5,000 when it went under the hammer at Mullocks Auctioneers last month when an Italian collector snapped it up.
Auctioneer John Mullock said: "We hold specialist golf auctions, this came from a private collector in New Zealand.
"The ball had been passed down to him through his grandfather and father.
"How a feathery golf ball from the period of the 1820s ended up in New Zealand is anybody's guess.
"Considering they didn't start playing golf there until the late 1890s.
"What makes the ball so rare is the name that is on it – which is Robertson.
"The most famous feathery golf ball maker was a man called Allan Robertson.
"The quality of golf balls he made were second to none.
"Allan Robertson himself made golf balls from 1820s to 1859 but he only stamped his golf balls with the name Allan.
"Those are quite rare and prolific in numbers.
"So to have a golf ball with the name Robertson is even rarer.
"It's hard to know how many were made with the name Robertson.
"It was only the wealthy that could afford to buy them.
"It's an item that is over 100-years-old and rare to find – to find with a name on is very, very rare.
"The Robertson family were prolific golf ball makers but the one you do find more than ever is the one's named Allan.
"I've sold a Tom Morris golf ball for over £10,000 before and he was Allan's apprentice to a certain degree.
"We were very excited knowing that we were selling a Robertson ball, it's a good find, very rare.
"The person who bought was a private collector who lives in Italy and they are delighted with their purchase.


Mr Hamid Sai joined the Al Siraat family as an education support aid in 2016.
Hamid is a communication Engineer and has also accumulated a long experience in teaching Mathematics. His aim is to make Math easy for students with special needs.
He is hoping to further develop his teaching skills with students as well as building connection with the school community.
Maryam joined the College the Counselling Team of the College a speech pathology in 2016.
At Al Siraat, speech pathologists support students with speech/fluency/language difficulties who are funded through State or Commonwealth funding.
Sana completed her Bachelor of Speech Pathology at La Trobe University in 2009. She has been working at different schools since she graduated, and has been a part of the Al Siraat family since 2015.
Sana loves her job here because it allows her to meet and work with so many different students and their families. Working with children is her passion, and Saa loves to see her students grow as she works with them.


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full advantage of the outdoor living opportunity, and also create a dramatic statement to this view home. Hillside instability and rotting of their existing cantilevered wood deck created the need for change. After working with a local architect to design this unique structure the final design was determined. The project also required pin pile supports and structural steel engineering to properly construct. We are very pleased with the striking results of this project and welcome it to Constructive Energy's portfolio.


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Glenn Ross (n. 27 de mayo de 1971 County Down, Irlanda del Norte), strongman y powerlifter británico que ha representado a Irlanda y el Reino Unido en tres competiciones del hombre más fuerte del mundo y en varias competiciones europeas.

Carrera de Ross
Glenn Ross comenzó a competir en strongman en 1996. Al año siguiente comenzó a competir en El hombre más fuerte de Gran Bretaña y ganó este título en 1999, 2000 y 2001.

En 2003, Ross levantó tres automóviles desde el suelo, con un peso muerto total de casi tres toneladas. Esto lo hizo a beneficio de una campaña contra el cáncer.

Hazañas
Ross tiene varias hazañas de fuerza realizadas a lo largo de su carrera:

 Sostuvo una furgoneta Citroën de 1200 kg por casi tres minutos
 Peso muerto con tres autos Citroën con un peso combinado de 2750 kg
 Sostuvo un coche de 1400 kg por 76 segundos
 Soportó 2 Citroën de un peso total de 1700 kg por 1 min 7 s

Tamaño
A pesar de medir 1,85 m, Ross llegó a pesar 215 kg, lo que lo convierte en uno de los powerlifters más pesados del mundo. Su peso se demuestra en su tamaño, su cuello es de 60 cm, su bíceps de 62, su pecho de 1,60 m y sus muslos de 89 centímetros.

Su tamaño a veces lo ayuda en algunos eventos. Por ejemplo en las piedras de Atlas, se ayuda con su enorme estómago. A su vez, su peso provoca que se canse más fácil que los otros competidores.

Hoy en día parece difícil de imaginar debido a su tamaño, pero Glenn comenzó su carrera como culturista y ganó dos veces el campeonato nacional de culturismo en Irlanda (1993 y 1994). Más tarde entró en las competiciones de fuerza. El increíble cambio de imagen de Ross se debe en parte a la cantidad de calorías que consume (entre 10.500 y 14.000 al día según dice).1

Vida personal
Ross ha aparecido bastantes veces en la tv británica, incluyendo la versión de Gran Hermano británica.

Glenn está casado y tiene dos hijos.

Véase también

Deportistas de Reino Unido
Culturistas del Reino Unido
Atletas de fuerza


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What do you do with a lifetime of work? Face it in the morning.
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