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Enderby Wharf
Description of Enderby Wharf
Enderby Wharf is a residential development in Greenwich, London SE10.
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Upon completion there will be 8 residential blocks with 891 studios, one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments and penthouses.
The development has west-facing views to the city and Canary Wharf and over 200 metres of river frontage.
The development was named after Samuel Enderby, a maritime entrepreneur and explorer who founded a shipping company in the 18th century. His residence Enderby House is a listed building and now forms part of the new development. The building will be refurbished into a Gastropub and cultural hub for Greenwich.
Drake House is launching 5th September 2015, register your interest on Barratt Homes website.
Drake House comprises 150 studio, 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments each with floor-to-ceiling windows and private outdoor space.
The site has been selected to play host to London's first international cruise liner terminal, due for completion in 2017. Planned amenities include a private residents' fitness suite, 24-hour concierge, underground parking (to selected apartments at additional cost), a crèche, landscaped gardens and 200 metres of rejuvenated Thames path, open to everyone.
The development was Named after Samuel Enderby, a maritime entrepreneur who founded a shipping company in the 18th-century.
Enderby Wharf development launched in September 2014 and is completed in phases until 2019.
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Barratt's Help to Buy Open Days on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd April 2018 at Hendon Waterside, Trinity Square, Catford Green, Enderby Wharf and Upton Gardens.
For more information please contact Barratt.
Help to Buy open days at Enderby Wharf and other Barratt London developments on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 March 2018!
Launch of the final riverfront phase at Enderby Wharf 5th August 2017 from 10am to 6pm!
One, two and three bedroom apartments from £432,000.
Contact Barratt London for more information.
Help to Buy event at Enderby Wharf this Saturday and Sunday 1st and 2nd April 2017!
Studios and one-bed homes from £430,000.
Help to Buy weekend at Enderby Wharf - 18 & 19 February 2017!
Help to Buy weekend at Enderby Wharf 14 & 15 January 2017!
Please contact Barratt to confirm your attendance.
Help to Buy open day at Enderby Wharf 5th November 2016!
You will be able to meet new build mortgage advisers and Help to Buy representatives who will be on-hand to help you. With Help to Buy you could buy your next home with just a 5% deposit.
Contact Barratt to confirm your attendance.
Open-day launch event at Enderby Wharf 16th July 2016!
One, two and three bedroom apartments from £435,000*.
Knight Frank is launching the Drake House in Hong Kong this weekend:
Hong Kong Exhibition 3rd to 4th October 2015.
All enquiries should be sent to Knight Frank Hong Kong hk.knightfrank.com.
Drake House at Enderby Wharf is launching 5th September 2015! Register with Barratt Homes to attend www.barratthomes.co.uk.
*DISCLAIMER! Information on this page is for guidance only and remains subject to change. Buildington does not sell or let this property. For more information about this property please register your interest on the original website or get in touch with the Connected Companies.


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Kris Singh has collected quite a few vehicles in his days, including one Lamborghini Veneno, a Koenigsegg Agera XS and many others. Back in May of this year, he took delivery of a new Pagani Huayra BC that is called the Huayra BC Macchina Volante.
The name comes from the inspiration Horacio Pagani has drawn from Leonardo da Vinci over the years. Macchina Volante translates from Italian to flying machine in English. One of da Vinci's most famous creations was his flying machine, an invention that would be a source of inspiration for centuries to come. Singh notes in the video below that he chose the name Macchina Volante because his new Huayra BC has flaps and a massive wing like the original flying machine.
The delivery of his car is all documented in the video below by Prestige Imports Miami. The CEO of the dealership, Brett David, was able to help Singh obtain his dream Pagani and ultimately bring one of the finest automobiles in the world to the United States.

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What Are Apple Bran Muffins?
Bran, eggs, milk, apples and the other healthy ingredients make apple bran muffins a popular choice for breakfast, but they easily can be dressed to serve for dessert. The type and amount of apples can play a role in the texture, sweetness, and tartness of the muffins. Applesauce is also a common ingredient. To create an interesting flavor and texture, many bakers use combinations of different types of apples when preparing muffins. Additionally, people who are not particularly savvy in the kitchen may prefer to buy a plain bran muffin mix and add diced apples.
One of the most obvious ingredients in apple bran muffins is apples. There are many types of apples, and the kind used can have a major impact on the flavor and texture of the muffins. Often, people use a combination of apples so the muffins will have a pleasant blend of tartness and sweetness. One common combination includes golden delicious apples for sweetness and granny smith apples for tartness. Although most apples can be baked with ease, some types of apples do not bake well and are rarely used in muffins, such as red delicious apples.
Apple bran muffins usually have small chunks of apples in them, but some people prefer the texture of the muffins when finely minced apples are used. The amount of apple used depends on the recipe. Additionally, many people enjoy using applesauce in their muffins for added moisture. To increase the apple flavor and create texture, people occasionally use small and large apple chunks as well as applesauce.
The amount of bran used in the muffins can alter the flavor and texture as well. Most recipes call for a blend of wheat flour and bran. Wheat bran flour gives the muffins a natural healthy taste. Even when preparing apple bran muffins at home, some people choose to purchase a bran muffin mix and simply add the desired amount of apples. To add more flavor, texture, and health benefits, it is common to add nuts to the muffin batter as well.
People enjoy eating apple bran muffins at different times of the day. The most common time to eat any kind of muffin is at breakfast, and apple bran muffins provide the combination of carbohydrates and fruit that many people prefer to have in the morning. Many people also believe that apple bran muffins are an excellent choice for dessert muffins. Some people top the muffin in sugar, honey, or whipped cream. Serving the muffins with caramelized apples is also a common after-dinner treat.
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There is a bakery close to my house that makes amazing apple bran muffins. I am not usually a fan of bran muffins but these are decadent and delicious. They are also huge! It is a challenge to eat a whole one. Often I will wrap up half and save it for later.
What kind of apples do you usually use when you make apple bran muffins? Does it matter? If I switch up the kinds of apples can I change the flavor of the muffins?
Apple bran muffins are one of my favorite kinds of muffins. I have a great recipe that I got out of an Amish cookbook about ten years ago and I often make them for breakfast on Sunday mornings before church. They are easy to make, delicious and filling and an easy on the go breakfast for when the whole family needs to be somewhere.


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I have been doing research on the town of Ruff, Washington. My family's farm was just northeast of this once thriving little town that is located in Grant County, Washington. My father's birth certificate actually lists Ruff as his birthplace and I wanted to research what I could find about the community.
Many of the early settlers including my grandparents were Bessarabia Germans as they came to America from Bessarabia, Russia which is known as Moldova today. My great grandparents on my father's side came to American in 1891 when my grandfather was 5 years old. It was interesting to find that my grandmother was also from Bessarabia and came to America later and married my grandfather in Washington state. They eventually homesteaded near Ruff Washington and were dry land wheat farmers.
I believe the town of Ruff was established around 1900 and had several businesses and at least one church the Ruff Evangelical Church. Here are a few photos that I found in my father's old photo album.
I remember going to the Ruff store as a young girl with my Dad in the early 60's and bought a soda pop there. I am not sure that the original store building still exists. When you look at an aerial satellite map of the area I can't see much in the once downtown area still standing anymore.
The only images I was able to find on the Internet today is this you-tube video taken of Ruff in 2009 which shows the grain elevators and tanks and just a glimpse of the remaining buildings in the town.
There are at least two rural cemeteries near Ruff. One is the Kappel Cemetery or East Ruff Cemetery and the Ruff Schultz Memorial Cemetery.
Maggie Rail verified and transcribed both of these cemeteries. You can see her detailed records of the Kappel Cemetery and the Ruff Schultz Memorial Cemetery on the links on each I have attached.
While this is just a little of the history of the Ruff Washington area, I hope if you found it useful that you let me know. Leave a comment or add any additional knowledge you may have of the area for me in your comments. Thank you!


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SEO stands for search engine optimization; which is the process of getting search engine results to show up higher. Well, let's say a lot of the crappy videos I encountered had some very good SEO, while some awesome videos had no SEO.
It's unfortunate YouTube's algorithm can't punish low quality videos yet, hopefully one day in the future they figure this out. Until then we're stuck sifting through low quality irrelevant videos to find what we really want.
At the end at least I learned a little about how search engines work; which was very interesting by the way. So if you have a few minutes to spare I recommend checking out the link above, or this site: http://www.boredmarketer.com/


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Tips for not getting scammed by Visa Agents
We hear of problems with unregistered agents in Thailand all the time. Below is a list of tips for not getting scammed by unregistered migration agents posing as Australian Migration Agents in Thailand. Sadly, the Australian government will take a visa application from anyone. Anyone can say they are Visa Agent in Thailand. Not many people understand the laws Australian registered migration agents must follow. Below is a quick outline of some keys points to look for. It will hopefully help you make the correct decision about choosing your migration agent.
Get it in writing
The first thing to ask for is a written contract or statement of services. This document should include all information about the agent, what work they will do, how much they charge, including what work they won't do. It should also explain your right to terminate the agreement, your payment terms and timeframes, your rights to confidentiality and most importantly your rights to documents. If the agent says you can't have any of your documents, this should be a sign they are not acting in accordance with Australian Law. You must sign this document to agree to the services provided, before any work can commence.
Consumer Guide
Your Migration agent should give you a consumer guide published by the Australian Office of Migration Agents Registration Authority. By law they have to give you a copy.
956 Form must be signed
Any agent acting lawfully for you, MUST get you to sign a Form 956 from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. Any registered migration agent working for you, must complete this form with you and you must sign it to allow the agent to deal with the DIBP on your behalf. The DIBP will not accept an application from agent unless you have given the agent permission to act on your behalf. Also check to ensure they complete this form before you sign it. Do not sign blank forms.
Sign your visa application
If it is a paper application, you must sign it before being submitted. It cannot be submitted without your signature. If you do not sign it, then who is signing it for you? It is a legal document and if found to be falsified it can have serious consequences for you. So sign your visa application and form 956 as above.
Pretending to be you
This is a by far the biggest scam, the agent creates a fake email address pretending to be you and sends this to the DIBP. The DIBP then thinks they are dealing with you. To stop this you can ask for a receipt of lodgement of the visa application, it should show the visa agents name on the application. You could also ask for a copy of your application after it has been lodged, it should clearly show the name of the migration agent on the application. If their names not there, somethings not correct.
False promise of an outcome
No agent by law can promise you an outcome. If they promise you an outcome then be very clear, this is not in accordance with law. Any statements saying they have contacts at the embassy or DIBP is false and misleading. No Australian registered migration agent is allowed to make these statements.
Passport being withheld from you
Your passport belongs to you and the Australian government. No agent should ask to keep your passport. Yes they will need a copy of it, but they should not keep it. It belongs to the Australian government first, then you second. Beware of identity fraud. Any registered migration agent should get a copy only and return it to you as soon as possible.
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You have the right to any of your documents. No registered agent can refuse you access to your documents.
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No agent can make threats to you or family, they cannot manipulate or pressure you by Australian law.
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Any money paid to the agent must be receipted with an invoice. If you don't receive an invoice for money paid then a question should be raised.


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Posted at 20:50h in Property Owner, Rental Property Management 0 CommentsIf you're thinking of investing in real estate, there could be an area that you've overlooked: office space rentals. Real estate investments don't all need to be focused on residential rental property management. You can have success in Seattle rental property market by renting out exceptional commercial office spaces.


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What is dementia?
This refers to a group of diseases that cause "confusion" with memory loss. Types of dementia include Alzheimer's (the most common one), Vascular type (caused by small strokes), Parkinson's-associated dementia, and others such as Lewy-Body Dementia. Dementia is progressive and incurable, lasting from three to 10 years. Progressive means the symptoms get worse over time. Incurable means that the memory loss is permanent. Memory loss makes it difficult to remember names and places, how to do the usual activities of living, etc. People with dementia eventually require complete care; over half of all nursing home residents have some type of dementia.
What can be done to treat it?
There are two general ways to treat dementia.
1. Try to reverse or slow down the disease progress.
Drugs such as Aricept (donepezil), Exelon (rivastigmine), Reminyl (galantamine), Namenda (memantine), intended to slow down the disease progress can sometimes keep a person functioning longer at home, but unfortunately they have not been as helpful as we initially hoped and have shown little benefit over the long term.
For example, although some studies have shown a 3-4% reduction in decline over a six month treatment (meaning only 3 or 4 people out of 100 taking it, don't worsen as fast), other studies showed there was no difference in patients needing nursing home care: over a four year period, 42 of 100 taking a treatment drug had to go into long-term care compared to 44 not taking it. And, there was no difference in progression of disability: 58 of 100 on the drug required increasing help with their Activities of Daily Living [ADL] (bathing, dressing, eating), compared to 59 of 100 not on the drug. When the side effects (such as nausea, diarrhea – and the cost) from these medicines are also considered, there is little meaningful benefit. [Ref. 1, 2, 3, 4, 11,12]
2. Control symptoms such as pain, depression, hallucinations (seeing or hearing things not really present) and sleeplessness.
For symptom management, there are many drugs to help. Since most seniors have some pain, Tylenol or even small doses of morphine help calm those who can't (or won't) tell us they have pain; sleeping pills and occasionally antidepressants may benefit. The antipsychotic drugs are rarely helpful. The latest studies show that keeping the number of medications to a minimum, using behavioral approaches (a calming attitude, avoiding confrontations, etc.) as well as reducing "unnecessary" tests, procedures, and relocations works better.
What can be done to prevent it?
Keeping mentally and physically active, eating a healthy diet, avoiding obesity, and controlling blood pressure have been shown to be the most beneficial: for example, walking daily, doing crosswords or other puzzles, learning new hobbies, eating lots of fruits and vegetables. Forcing your brain to 'make new connections' helps – as in using your left hand to do things you normally use your right hand for [Ref.13]. The evidence does not support taking a lot of vitamins or any other drug to prevent this disease. [Ref. 7, 8, 9, 10]
Why should having dementia affect a decision to have surgery or a test?
Because dementia is made worse by anything which disrupts daily routine: moving to another location, being hospitalized, having surgery, taking additional drugs or major tests – all these can, and often do, make the patient more confused, sometimes permanently. Families and many doctors are often not aware of how sensitive these elders are to change. [Ref. 5.]
Because dementia is a life-limiting illness (meaning the patient will die from it unless some other disease causes death first) many families now avoid anything which may reduce that person's ability to have quality interactions with their family.
What should a family do when their relative with dementia becomes severely ill?
Ask what effect any medical intervention, particularly a surgical procedure, may have before agreeing to it. For example, someone with Alzheimer's who doesn't remember grandchildren, who requires help bathing and dressing, and who cannot walk without a walker, falls and breaks a hip. Should he have his hip fixed? Or, should he be treated conservatively with bed-rest, then gradually, hopefully helped to resume at least transfers to a wheelchair or to use a walker to the toilet? The reality is that surgery is unlikely to make a difference regarding his walking or pain control, but it will usually make him more confused.
Patients and families are encouraged to also read the other handouts available, to help them in making decisions.
1. Trinh N. Efficacy of cholinesterase inhibitors in the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms and functional impairment in Alzheimer disease. A meta-analysis. JAMA 2003;289.
2. Courtney C. Long-term donepezil treatment in 565 patients with Alzheimer's disease: randomized double-blind trial. Lancet 2004; 363.
3. Kaduszkiewicz H. Cholinesterase inhibitors for patient with Alzheimer's disease: systematic review of randomized trials. BMJ 2005;331.
4. Sink KM. Pharmacological treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. A review of the evidence. JAMA 2005;293.
5. Morrison RS. Survival in end-stage dementia following acute illness. JAMA 2000.;284:47-52.
6. Leys D. Poststroke dementia. Lancet Neurol 2005;4:752-9.
7. Boothby LA. Vitamin C and vitamin E for Alzheimer's Disease. Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2073-9.
8. Kivipelto M. Obesity and vascular risk factors at midlife and the risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease. Arch Neurol 2005;62:1556-60.
9. Staehelin HB. Micronutrients and Alzheimer's disease. Proc Nutr Soc. 2005;64:565-70.
10. Rea TD. Statin use and the risk of incident dementia: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Arch Neurol 2005;62:1047-51.
11. Cochrane Dementia & Cognitive Improvement Group's Specialized Register. June '05, Feb'06.
12. Raina P, et al. Effectiveness of cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine for treating dementia: evidence review for a clinical proactive guideline. Ann Intern Med 2008;148:379-97.
13. Katz L, Rubin M. Keep Your Brain Alive. 1998.Workman Publishing Co.
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"In Order to Discover God "(excerpt) DEMOCRACY IN THE KINGDOM by Alan Watts
Category:Alan Watts | Apophatic theology
In order to discover God you have to stop clinging entirely. Why does one cling to God? For safety, of course. You want to save something; you want to save yourself. I don't care what you mean by saved, whether it means just feeling happy, or that life is meaningful, or that there is somebody up there who cares. If you do not cling to one god, you cling to another: the state, money, sex, yourself, power. These are all false gods. But there has to come a time when clinging stops; only then does the time of faith begin. People who hold on to God do not have any faith at all, because real faith lies in not holding on to anything.
In the Christian tradition this nonclinging is called the cloud of unknowing. There is a book about it written by a fourteenth-century British monk. He got it from a man called Dionysius the Areopagite, who had assumed the name of Saint Paul's Athenian convert, a Syrian monk living in the sixth century. Meister Eckehart, Saint Thomas Aquinas, John Scotus Erigena, and many other great medieval theologians studied Dionysius the Areopagite. His book was The Theologica Mystica, in which he explained that, in order to come to full union with God, you must give up every conception of God whatsoever. And he enumerates the concepts that must be given up: don't think that God is a oneness or a threeness or a unity or a spirit or any kind of anything that the human mind can conceive. He is beyond all that.
This is called apophatic theology, a Greek term that contrasts with catophatic. When you speak catophatically you say what God is like. Dionysius also wrote a book of catophatic theology called The Divine Names. Catophatic theology tells what God is like according to analogy. He is like a father. We do not say God is a cosmic male parent but that he is, in some respect, like a father. This is the catophatic method. The apophatic method says what God is not. All those theologians who followed Dionysius said that the highest way of talking about God is in negative terms, just as, to use Dionysius's own image, when a sculptor makes a figure he does it entirely by removing stone, by taking away. In that same spirit, Saint Thomas Aquinas said, "Because God, by His infinity, exceeds every idea to which the human mind can reach, the best way to speak of Him is by removal." That is, removing from our view of God every inadequate concept. This is what the Hindus refer to as neti neti, saying of the Brahman of the supreme reality, "It is not this, it is not this."
This intellectual operation of destroying concepts must go hand in hand with the psychological operation of ceasing to cling to any image whatsoever. Simply cease to cling, because there is no need to. There is no need to cling because when you were born you were kicked off a precipice. There was a big explosion, and you are falling, and a lot of other things are falling with you, including some pretty large lumps of rock, of which one is called the earth. It will not help you to cling to the rocks, when they are falling, too. It may give you an illusion of safety, but everything is falling, and falling apart. The ancients said, in the words of Heracleitus, "All is transient, all flows." You cannot cling to anything; it is like grabbing at smoke with a nonexistent hand. Clinging only makes people anxious.
When you come to the realization that you cannot cling to anything, that there is nothing to cling to, there transpires a change of consciousness that we can call either faith or letting go. In Sanskrit they put it this way: — tat tvam asi, — meaning literally "That are thou," or as we would say, "You are it." And if you are God, then you cannot have an idea of God any more than you can chew your own teeth. You do not need any idea of God. The sun does not need to shine on itself. Knives do not need to cut themselves. All the things you see on the outside are states of the nervous system in the brain. When the Zen master suddenly discovered that carrying a pail with water in it was a miracle, he realized there isn't anything except God. If you really know that, you don't need to have a religion. You can have one, because it is a free world, but you don't need one. All religion—any outward manifestation of religion—is pure gravy after that realization. It is like a man with lots of money making some more; it is quite unnecessary.
According to the very best theologians, it was never necessary for God to create the world; it did not add anything to Him. He did not have to do it, was under no compulsion. He did it out of what Dionysius the Areopagite called—to anglicize it—super fullness, or, in other words, for kicks. We do not like using that kind of language in connection with God, but it is completely contemporary and exactly right. That is what the Bible says, only it puts it in a more sedate way. It says, "His majesty did it for his pleasure." That is the way you talk about somebody who is the king. As Queen Victoria said, "We are not amused."
It says in the Book of Proverbs that the divine wisdom speaks as an attribute of God, but standing aside from God, in a sort of primitive polytheism. The goddess Wisdom says that in the beginning of the world her delight was to play before the divine presence, and especially to play with the sons of men. The word in Hebrew is "play," but in the King James translation it is "rejoice," because that is a more sedate word. You may rejoice in church, but not play. You may not have fun in church, but you may rejoice. Do you see the difference? The point of the matter is that there was no reason to make the world, and it was done just to make celestial whoopee. Alleluia. That is why the angels are laughing. Only when you hear it in church, everybody has forgotten what alleluia means. Alleluia is like bird's song. Bird song is not about anything, it is just for kicks. Why do you sing? Why do you like dancing? What is music for? For kicks. That is what alleluia is. When nothing is being clung to, one gets to the point where everything blows up. That is what is meant in Zen by satori, "sudden awakening." You suddenly see, "Good heavens, what was I making all that fuss about?" Because here we are. This, right here, is what we have been looking for all the time. It was right here.
Many little children know from the beginning what life is all about, only they haven't got the words to tell us. That is the whole problem with child psychology. What child psychologists are looking for ideally is an articulate baby who can explain what it is like to be a baby, but they will never find one. By the time you teach a child to speak, you mess it up. You give it language, but it can't think big thoughts with this funny, limited language, especially using the words children are started out with. Then finally, when they've got the poor child completely hypnotized, they tell it the most preposterous things. They tell it that it must be free. They say, "You, child, are an independent agent, and you are responsible. Therefore we command you to love us. We require that you do something which will please us, and that you do it voluntarily." And no wonder people are mixed up!
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Hollywood Actors Protect Tribes From Losing Their Land
By Sebastien Malo
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Actors Gillian Anderson and Mark Rylance on Thursday threw their celebrity clout behind a drive to help protect tribes with no contact to the outside world from logging prospectors eyeing their land.
More than 100 such uncontacted indigenous tribes, from South America's Amazon to Indonesia's West Papua, are increasingly at risk of dangers from losing their land to dying in violent takeover conflicts, the actors said.
Anderson and Rylance joined ranks with a campaign by Survival International, an advocacy group for tribal rights, which says governments should protect the tribes' land from commercial development.
Granting formal land rights to indigenous people living in the world's tropical forests not only can protect them but is among the most effective ways to stop illegal deforestation that fuels global warming, according to various studies.
"I'm helping to defend uncontacted tribes' rights for their future, for nature and for all humanity," said Anderson, best known for her starring role in television's "The X-Files," in a campaign film.
Rylance, a highly regarded theater actor, won an Academy Award for his role in the 2015 movie thriller "Bridge of Spies".
"It's vital that we protect the rights of uncontacted tribes," he said in a statement. "No only are they the most vulnerable people on the planet, but they're also a vital part of humankind's diversity."
Both actors appear in the campaign short film "Let Them Live," newly produced by Survival International.
Experts are divided over the merits of keeping uncontacted tribes from mainstream society. Some argue for controlled contact with such people to avert the potential threat of diseases to which they have no resistance.
Earlier this month, a congressional panel in Brazil backed by the nation's powerful farm lobby recommended dismantling the country's Indian affairs agency, a move critics said would leave indigenous tribes unprotected from an advancing agricultural frontier.


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The Toy Museum in Nuremberg opens the exhibition "For girls only? Household equipment as toys" on 25 March 2011. It shows how toys at the start of the 20th century prepared girls for their role as housewife and mother. Experts discussed the extent to which toys influence the development of children only recently at the Building Our Future Toy Conference at the Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair Nürnberg 2011. The results of the Building Our Future Toy Conference can be seen on film at www.toyfair.de/toybusinessforum.
Toys in the 21st century are still strictly orientated to gender-specific role models and allow little scope for gender-neutral toys. This was the outcome of the discussion between toy manufacturers, retailers, business and PR consultants, market researchers and journalists from all over the world at the Building Our Future Toy Conference. Historically the packaging of technical toys and their advertising depict girls in a mainly passive role, criticized presenter Richard Gottlieb, President of USA Toy Experts: "Instead of complaining that girls lose interest in toys at an ever earlier age, the toy industry must develop products, packaging and marketing that reflect the active self-image of girls."
The participants at the Building Our Future Toy Conference recommended toy manufacturers to critically review their products, design and packaging: Do these appeal to boys and/ or girls? Do children have interests that have not yet been taken up by toys, but provide ideas for new products? The discussion panel also suggested a rethink for toy retailers, who often rigidly physically separate girls' and boys' toys in their shops. Many products could appeal to more customers in gender-neutral areas than on shelves predefined for gender-specific toys. The Building Our Future Toy Conference at the International Toy Fair 2011 called upon the toy industry to take a closer look at the impact of toys on the development of boys and girls when inventing toys. Ultimately, the toy industry also shares the responsibility today for the development of the people of tomorrow.
The time when girls – and sometimes boys too – played with the toys shown in the "For girls only?" exhibition was shortly after the arrival of gas and electricity in private homes. The new technology of the first decades of the 20th century was promptly taken up by toys. On the other hand, the social changes in role models need several decades before they are reflected in the cultural asset toys.
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Informationen on the Building Our Future Toy Conference on the Internet:
Photo material: www.toyfair.de/photos
Sound bites: www.toyfair.de/radio
Clip: www.toyfair.de/the-fair/fair-topics/future-conference/?L=1
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The Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair Nürnberg, the leading international fair for toys, hobbies and leisure, is organized by the fair and marketing services provider Spielwarenmesse eG. The purely trade fair creates a comprehensive communication and ordering platform for 2,700 national and international manufacturers. The presentation of new products and the extensive industry overview provide a valuable pool of information for annual market orientation for some 76,000 buyers and toy traders from over 100 nations.
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62nd Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair Nürnberg: Thursday – Tuesday, 3–8.2.2011
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Dyslexia can be overcome with patience, tutoring
But, Josh, 11, now gets tutored at the 32nd Degree Masonic Learning Center for Children with dyslexia.
Pappas recalls Josh's kindergarten year as one of tears and frustration."He couldn't learn his letters. He cried every day," she said. The first week of first grade at Sauder School in Jackson Township (Ohio), his teacher suggested that he be tested for a learning disability.
Pappas and her husband took Josh for neurological and psychological tests with a specialist in Cleveland and were somewhat surprised to get the diagnosis of dyslexia.
"We thought, 'Oh my gosh, what do we do to get help?' And we felt relief. OK, now we know," said Pappas.
Dyslexia is an impairment in the brain's ability to translate written images from one's eyes into meaningful language. People with dyslexia sometimes write letters and numbers backward. This was not the case with Josh. He could not match letters to sounds, his mother explained. Also, he had a hard time communicating. "He knew what he wanted to say, but he couldn't communicate it through speech," said Cynthia.
Sequencing is a problem, too. Putting the days of the week in order, tying his shoes, and just getting ready to go out in the cold, has been a problem at one time or another.
According to information found on the Mayo Clinic's Web site, children with dyslexia commonly have problems processing and understanding what they hear.
They may have difficulty comprehending rapid instructions, following more than one command at a time or remembering the sequence of things. Reversals of letters (b for d, for example) and a reversal of words (saw for was) are also typical.
While reversals are common for children age 6 and younger who don't have dyslexia, the reversals persist for those with it.
Children with dyslexia may also try to read from right to left, may fail to see similarities and differences in letters and words, may not recognize the spacing that organizes letters into separate words, and may be unable to sound out the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word.
Through testing, it was determined that Josh's listening capabilities are at a ninth-grade level. This might be a coping mechanism for him, in a way that a blind person develops greater senses of smell and touch. Many dyslexics, Pappas added, are good at music and art, things requiring different areas of the brain.
Pappas said Josh's school has many ways to help him, including special pens that, when moved across a written word, will say the word for him, and headphones that allow him to have his tests read aloud for him. Also, he gets more time for tests.
Getting Josh to take advantage of what's there is sometimes a problem. "He doesn't want to feel different," his mom says.
Building up the self-esteem of a dyslexic child is of utmost importance, she adds.
"It's really important for parents to find something to build up their confidence. They go to school and get beat up, go to tutoring and get beat up. They need something to excel at," Pappas said.
For Josh, it's BMX racing. He rides bikes on the national circuit and he and his family spend weekends traveling to races and shows. Since starting tutoring at the Masonic Learning Center, Josh has learned to write cursive, he gets B's on his spelling tests, and he's much more willing to read a book, his mom says happily.
"This is a godsend for us," she said happily.
For 12-year-old E.J. McKenna, diagnosis of dyslexia came after misdiagnosis of both Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
While his dad, Edward McKenna, said he recognized E.J. had a problem, ADD and ADHD didn't seem to fit.
"He never fit the criteria and the drugs just slowed him down," he said. "(Doctors and teachers) are so big on saying, 'Put them on Ritalin, put them on Adderall, drug them.'"
For E.J., writing was difficult. It took him a long time to copy things. Reading was a challenge, too.
"I felt different," E.J. said. "Everybody else knew the difference (in letters)." He explained, "Teachers would tell me I messed up. I'd correct it and make the mistake again."
It wasn't until two of his fourth-grade teachers attended a conference on learning disabilities that they recognized dyslexia. Since then, E.J. has had tutoring at a chain-type facility that they did not find to be effective. His teachers work well with him at Marlington. He, too, gets extra time on tests.
It wasn't until he started at the Masonic Learning Center, McKenna said, that E.J. began to excel. His dad says he is more confident and his self-esteem has improved a lot.
"Once we found out it was dyslexia and found out about this place," he said, "Everything changed for the better."
Your child might be dyslexic if he or she has trouble with any of the following:
- Sounding out words or reading.
- Decoding words.
- Sequencing numbers, letters or complex instructions.
- Comprehending while reading.
- Writing thoughts.
- Listening accurately.
- Expressing orally.
- Determining direction, for example, left vs. right or up vs. down.
- Writing.
- Sequencing math problems.
- Learning to speak.
- Planning, organizing or managing time.
Source: 32nd Degree Masonic Learning Centers for Children.


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Event Archive - Langley Ukelele Ensemble, Trevigiano – Veneto Children's Choir, CARMELINA CUPO, Vancouver Italian Folk Chorus, Federico Fuoco, City Opera, And Many More
Sun. June 9th 2013 @ Commercial Drive (All Ages)
Presented by: Italian Day on the Drive!, Italian Day Festival Society
Event CategoriesMusic: Folk / Celtic / Latin / World, Pop / Rock / Indie
Music isn't a highlight of this festival, many performers being friends and family of the organizers, but it is a public gathering which brings out large crowds in a fun, festive atmosphere!
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Many moons have passed since 2006 when Francisco Lozano (b. Madrid, 1968, better known as Curro) moved to a recently launched IRB Barcelona to head the Information Technology Services. Thanks to Curro and his team's contributions over eleven years, IRB Barcelona now boasts developed IT strategies and state-of-the-art, competitive technologies and clusters. He has recently embarked on his next career move: the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization in Lyon (France) has hired him as their Head of Information Technology Services.
After working at such prestigious research centres as the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva (Switzerland) as a systems engineer and the EMBL in Heidelberg (Germany) as a systems manager, he decided to continue his career at IRB Barcelona. Here he faced the challenge of setting up and managing an ITS department that could efficiently meet the complex and ambitious technical needs of the research facilities and groups that were joining a fast-growing institute. Now, as he takes up his new position at IARC and becomes a member of the IRB Barcelona Alumni Network, he has found the time to take stock of all these years with us.
On my first day in March 2006, there were only 5-6 people in the Administration team. My 'office' (just a table and a couple of chairs) was in the 'barracks' between the Cluster building and what is now the current Cluster II. I spent the day introducing myself to some of the 100 or so researchers that had already started at the Institute. It was a very small community indeed! The IT services were also completely dependent on the Barcelona Science Park at that time, so there was a lot to do to get us up and running.
My last day was spent preparing the handover to my successor and it was a nice opportunity to reflect on how far we had come, in terms of building a complete IT infrastructure, as well as seeing how the community had grown. My last day coincided with IRB Barcelona's Kids' Day, too, so I had fun taking my three girls around the labs.
One of the most exciting and useful projects I took on was integrating Google Apps into the IT infrastructure at IRB. We made a strategic decision early on to host the collaboration suite on the cloud. The cloud was not only about easy management but also fast deployment, mobility, performance, etc. No other research centres had done this at the time, so we were quite brave in taking the jump. It turned out to be a great solution, high-quality, scalable, and cost effective. Apart from this, participating in the IRB Barcelona dance video is also something I'll always have fond memories of.
So many things! There's a lot you can learn over 10+ years. I particularly value the project management skills I gained, how to identify and emphasize the value of IT contributions, and the idea of 'together we can make great things happen'.
The mission of advancing cutting-edge research in biomedicine is something I fully support. It's something important for society and it's very necessary. Along the way, it also presents exciting challenges for technology, which really motivates me. I love a good tech challenge.
Barcelona, opportunity, build, team, challenge, trust, cost-optimization, growth, family, cooking, end.
We wish Curro the best of luck in this new stage of his career and are pleased to welcome him to the IRB Barcelona Alumni Network!
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This month Birchbox have decided to cover their boxes with emojis and yes that's so 2014!
Inside is a sheet of emoji stickers, which would be great if I was still 12, I hope this isn't this month's fake tattoo trend.
Inside is 6 beauty samples. All of them are really diddy.
Formula 10.0.6 Over Night Success Spot Minimizing Patches – 21 single use patches to shrink and fight off spots. Not sure how well it will work on the monthly 'guess what time of the month it is?' lumps I get, especially as it's formulated for young skin and mine is getting older!
Rituals Fortune Scrub – sweet orange and cedar scented, although to me it smells like hubba bubba.
Kebelo Clarifying Shampoo – now I am fussy about my shampoo – it's taken a while to find one I like, so I don't chop and change. I never quite see the point of shampoo samples as everyone's hair is different.
Lord & Berry Blush in Lotus – this is a teeny sample – it would have been nice to have at least one full size product.
Huygens Face Scrub – French brand, tiny pot of face scrub, it says to use a coin-sized amount, so that's the whole tub then!
TheBalm@ cosmetics – desert bronzer – I don't think I have an applicator small enough.
I found this box disappointing – so many wasted opportunities for a really nice selection and the lack of full size items is frustrating as they usually include at least one. Last month's was so good, shame the quality slipped.


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Illustration: Courtesy Minnie Cho (The Rise and Fall of The Yellow House)
Seattle, in the words of essayist Charles D'Ambrosio, is an "unwritten city." It is true: Fiction from and about the Pacific Northwest is a literature of dense forests, tall mountains, and craggy coastlines. Conversely, novels about AIDS are overwhelmingly set in cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, and, above all, New York. But there are other places where the epidemic descended as well, and in the far upper-left corner of the United States, that place was Seattle.
In my new novel about the early years of the HIV/AIDS crisis there, The Rise and Fall of the Yellow House, I tell of a smaller but still very gay city where the plague came like a tidal wave — spotted rolling in from a distance in the reports from New York and San Francisco. Maybe, like my lead character, Jeff, we were panicked refugees, abandoning those places. But what stowed away with us was no less lethal. As with a real tidal wave, if you see it, it is too late to escape.
Today Seattle is a city where 92% of HIV-positive gay men know their status, and 75% of us have undetectable viral loads. These are the highest percentages in the world. But it was not always this way, and in my novel I reached back 30 years and more to recapture the terror that I, a recent immigrant to Seattle from New York, felt no matter where I lived. Revisiting a time three decades past raises the question of how to write of the health crisis now, in 2015, 20 years after protease inhibitors and 20 years after the decade-long putative "golden age" of AIDS literature. Other 20th-century calamities, such as the Holocaust, still provide writers with new material to mine; HIV/AIDS, much less so. For many gay writers, one AIDS book was sufficient. Moreover, publishers are even warier today of marketing books about a disease not merely terrible, but unfashionable. Gay marriage is a much cheerier subject. But there is among the witnesses to the 1980s and early '90s the will and the need to say more. The bigger problem, not so easily put aside, is memory.
I had my own, albeit not always trustworthy, recollections to rely upon. Subsequent generations that take up the challenge of exploring our devastation will not have that luxury (or visceral horror) in describing it once or twice removed. Archives preserve the ephemera of those years. Embarking as an amateur historian, I spent hours combing through papers, microfiches, recorded oral testimonies; in the future, others will comb through them again, and find things I missed or ignored. But the characters are a one-time-only composite of myself and my crowd in those very days, leavened by what I hope is responsible imagination in adding things I intuit to be truthful. Like the novel's troubled protagonist, I moved to Seattle just as the bad news was sinking in, and I did become intimate with gay men, like the novel's beautiful but lost Henry, whose troubles began before the virus showed up at the party. Still, much else in my novel is fictional if never false: The intervening years might obscure our memories, but they also make room for storytelling to distill the past's lessons for gay men today. The writing took a toll on me. I was forced to mourn my losses all over again, but I discovered, at the end, an elegy that unexpectedly freed me from surrendering to any more grief. Nietzsche said, "We have art in order not to die from the truth." Gay writers of my generation will never doubt it.
The Rise and Fall of the Yellow House, by John Whittier Treat, is published by Big Table Publishing.


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Bite Size Festival returns with another exciting programme celebrating and promoting the best new work from the Midlands, giving you the chance to sample a range of great theatre in one place on one day.
Expect a diverse and exhilarating collection of shows from well-established companies alongside those you may not have seen before. You'll have the chance to experience pieces in development, excerpts from brand new productions and some that are fully finished and ready to go. Following the 2015 First Bite Festival – check out the two shows commissioned with Warwick Arts Centre and MAC Birmingham: Humanish's Holy Presents and Stephanie Ridings' The Road to Huntsville, and look out for three new pieces developed in the South East with our 2015 partner Greenhouse.
You can also catch The OakMobile, a free, outdoor performance from Talking Birds taking place between 11am – 2pm and 3pm – 6pm.
Session 1: 12.20pm
Agent in a Box | The Other Way Works | Pitch
A Machine They're Secretly Building | Proto-type | Work in progress
Life is no Laughing Matter | Demi Nandhra | Work in progress
Traum | Theatre Absolute | Work in progress
Session 2: 2.15pm
Jaywick Sands | Murphy & Co | Pitch
White Feather Boxer | Take the Space | Reading
Session 3: 3.10pm
Holy Presents | Humanish | Extract
Lady Lust | Sarah Hamilton Baker | Work in progress
Stories to tell in the Middle of the Night | Francesca Millican Slater | Work in progress
Session 4: 4.50pm
The Road To Huntsville | Stephanie Ridings | Work in progress
Delightful | KILN | Work in progress
Germ Free Adolescent | Root Theatre | Extract
CLOUDCUCKOOLANDERS | LaPelle's Factory | Extract
Additional ticket info
- Day Pass: £35 (£33) Includes entry to Sessions, A Translation of Shadows, The Boy Who Bit Picasso and JOAN.
- A Translation of Shadows: £13 (£11)
- The Boy Who Bit Picasso: £10.95 (£7.95)


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A little over fifty years ago, 1st June 1967, The Beatles released one of their masterpieces, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
To commemorate the anniversary, Giles Martin has completed a new stereo mix of the album. It is gorgeous and a fitting addition to The Beatles' legend.
This is not to say that the new stereo mix challenges the sovereignty of the mono mix of Pepper – that will remain the real version of the album. Martin has acknowledged this in saying that the new stereo mix is in effect a stereo version of the mono version; the mono mix was what The Beatles signed off in 1967, Martin has simply tried to update the music for modern ears; the performances and versions of the new stereo mix are all the same as the mono mix.
It's always struck me as a stunning anomaly that the version of Pepper that most people are familiar with is the frankly shabby 1967 stereo mix. At the time, The Beatles had no interest in mixing their work in stereo, which was a modern gimmick not really used in pop music (in the UK at least). So the stereo mix of Pepper was left to the staff of EMI Studios to knock off, which they did.
The first time I heard Pepper was in about 1971. My cousin had a tape recording which her late father (an enthusiast of photography and tape recording) had made. We listened to it few times, but I can't remember if it was the mono or stereo mix. It was not great quality anyway.
The first time I heard Pepper properly was probably later that same year.
Growing up in Hermand Street in Edinburgh, which at the time comprised of two tenements facing a printer's works, the only other child of a similar age was my friend Linda. So we would spend a fair amount of time together and would share toys and games as we grew up.
Linda had an older cousin who was a student; this was a species quite unknown in our social background and could have been seen as a wee bit exotic. The Student had got his girlfriend into trouble but was going to do the right thing by her (if you understand these idioms, you are probably Scottish and about my age). The expectant couple had had a party, which I guess was a "goodbye to freedom" party, and being a bit short of cash and facilities, had asked to borrow Linda's Dansette record player.
When they returned the record player, The Student also loaned Linda about a dozen LPs, which she took no interest in and passed them on to me. It's hard to imagine now, but getting my hands on about a dozen contemporary records for a couple of weeks was a huge feast – people used to save up to buy LPs, which were relatively expensive. If you didn't like the LP you had saved up to buy, you would play it until you did…
I've forgotten what most of the records were. There was the second Wishbone Ash album (sample song title "Jail Bait,") and a record by Ten Years After that was awful. Of the only other two I remember, one was John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, which administered a thoroughly enjoyable psychic beating, from which, happily, I have never recovered. I got my own copy in about 1976, it's still my favourite album, if that can ever be a sensible appellation (it can change every other day.)
The other one of The Student's benison which I played a lot was The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. I was of course familiar with it from my cousin's tape, but this format sounded a lot better. I don't know if it was the stereo or the mono mix (and I would never have thought to look at that age,) but on my dad's radiogram, a fine piece of furniture in possession of a bakelite record player and one eight-inch speaker, everything came out as mono anyway. (All TV was black-and-white until about 1980 as well).
(Trainee John and Yoko…)
Anyway, Pepper was played a lot over the couple of weeks before The Student wanted his records back and was well loved.
I got my own copy in about 1974 or 1975, from Sweet Inspiration in Edinburgh, a record shop spun off from a mobile disco business and sited in the same building as the cinema where the The Beatles had played all their Edinburgh shows. I took it home and played it on my little Phillips stereo and something wasn't right. But I couldn't say what was wrong either.
It was clear this was not the record I had previously enjoyed so much. But what was wrong? It looked the same, the songs were the same. Why did it sound so crap? This was meant to be the greatest album of all time, after all. The NME had said so.
As I gradually picked up over the years, the problem was that the record was in stereo, the very mix which had been knocked off in EMI Studios after The Beatles had signed off on the mono mix and gone on to their next adventure.
And for many years, this was what anyone buying or hearing Pepper got; a dull, turgid mix of something which (as we eventually found out) was originally conceived and born in glorious mono. But if you went and bought a copy of Pepper on LP, tape or eventually CD, you heard this clumsy, uncomfortable and discomforting mix. I can't think of any other instance where a work of art has been so badly misrepresented in such huge quantities to the public, where one thing has been passed off as another until generations of listeners think of the stereo mix as being Pepper. And it still happens – I heard a trail on BBC Radio 2 the other day for a Pepper documentary by Howard Goodall, which was tailed by the old stereo mix of "She's Leaving Home," one of the worst casualties of the original stereo mix when compared to the mono.
(1987 promo poster for reissue on CD for the first time.)
It beggars belief that at no point in the eighties, nineties or beyond did McCartney, Harrison, Starr or George Martin speak up and make sure the situation was fixed ("fixing a hole" indeed – the whole being that one between the speakers). I was first aware if hearing the mono mix of Pepper (again?) in the nineties on a cassette copy a friend gave me of his mum's original LP. I still remember hearing the spaceship taking off on the last chorus of "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds", which just doesn't happen in stereo…
Eventually, I learned the story behind the superiority of The Beatles' mono mixes and was delighted with the release of The Beatles in Mono box set in 2009 – until then, I'd had to be content with bootleg copies of the mono mixes, usually mastered from vinyl or open-reel copies of the original albums.
So, what I'm getting at is that Giles Martin did not have a difficult target if he was trying to improve the 1967 stereo mix of Pepper. It's true you can't polish a turd, although you can roll one around in glitter a bit and sometimes that happens. Thankfully, what Martin has done is to go back to the master tapes and create a true stereo mix based on the vibe of the 1967 mono mix, trying to do what The Beatles would have done if they had been interested enough (and had the tools) to do a proper stereo mix. And I believe he has been very successful in that quest.
(2017 press advert for reissue. "Remember Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is The Beatles." Whit? It made sense in the original 1967 ads, but maybe not now…)
So how is this different and why is it an important addition to the canon?
Generally, in Giles' stereo mix of the mono version, he has emphasised the drums (in a proper stereo soundstage for the first time) and clarified the bass. In short, he has made the sound of Pepper contemporary, so that I doubt if anyone listening to the album for the first time would be able to date is as fifty years old from the sonic evidence.
For those of us listening definitely not for the first time though, there's loads more; a percussive whomp of harmonium at the start of "Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite" and a carousel effect over the stereo sound stage in the instrumental section of the track (giving it an even greater sense of menace;) "She's Leaving Home" in proper stereo at the correct pitch and with the gorgeous nimbus of reverb around McCartney's voice; we can hear the piano that plinks out a G throughout the chorus of "Getting Better" – I'd never heard that before. "Lovely Rita" was never a sweeter meter maid…a hugely rewarding experience.
The bean-counters at EMI have unfortunately realised what Dylan's people realised a good few iterations of The Bootleg Series ago; by including an expensively produced book in a deluxe edition which includes a couple of CDs of outtakes and working versions, you can effectively charge loads of money for niche market stuff because the people who have to have it will pay for it, however grudgingly. The actual music in the deluxe version should cost about £20 tops, but in fact it comes in around £100. The DVD material is disappointing, being mostly a very old documentary about the making of the album which has been around for years and heavily excerpted for the Anthology series – but if you want all the outtakes, you're buying it, along with an identical Blu Ray version.
This is the sleeve of the entry-level edition, which is only the new stereo mix – I've no idea why they would screw up the classic cover image with the strip down the left hand side…
…but they did it before with these classic sleeves…
The desecration of The White Album's minimalism is particularly jarring.
But these aren't much better…
Giles Martin has already mentioned that he will be remixing The White Album for the next big anniversary release, which is strange – to my ears, there is nothing wrong with either the mono or stereo mixes of that beast. But I guess that the cash cow has now been sighted and there will be more and more lavish reissues with any vaguely believable anniversary. Sigh.


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January 25, 2002
Claudia sidled her way between Lexx and Chel, "Lexx, Dear! I really want to show you my NEW ship!" She tilted her chin down and gave Chel a haughty look out of the corner of her eye, "You're welcome to bring your little friend along as well, if you want! I won't take no for an answer!"
Chel pouted, biting her lower lip to avoid saying something about being called 'little friend'. How much more condescending could this alien woman be? And why wasn't Lexx yelling at her or letting her know a bit more loudly how much she was getting on his nerves. He'd had no problem doing that to her.
"I don't have time." Lexx averted his eyes.
"If you do,…" Claudia moved uncomfortably close to Lexx, her voice lowering to a level that would probably drive an interested man wild, "I won't bother you about it again until you're game's over?"
Lexx considered for a moment. Go to the ship where he risked getting pulled into a corner and smothered with affection he didn't want,… or put up with Claudia following him around every time he came down to the planet to catch a dice. He wouldn't be able to go to his island without her showing up either. She probably had a tracking system set up to notify her wherever he went and whenever he left the ship. Chel would be there with him and he was sure that Claudia wouldn't try anything while the human girl was present. 'Better than her tracking me down everyday like she did last time.' Lexx finally decided, repeating the statement over in his mind to settle it.


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New research findings suggest that consistent grape consumption may help eye health by protecting the retina from deterioration.
Specifically, a grape-enriched diet protects retinal structure and function.
The retina has cells which respond to light, also known as photoreceptors which includes two types – rods and cones.
Retinal degenerative diseases impact more than five million people in the U.S. The maladies can result in blindness caused by photoreceptor cell death.
The study was conducted by a research team with the University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. The research investigated whether a diet supplemented with grapes could protect the photoreceptors in mice which have retinal degeneration.
Mice were fed a grape-supplemented diet corresponding to three servings of grapes per day for people, or one of two control diets.
The research findings were shared at the recent Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) conference in Orlando, Fla.
The research results suggest that retinal function was significantly protected in the mice consuming the grape-enriched diet. In fact, the grape-consuming rodent group had three times more rod and cone photoreceptor responses compared with those on the control diets.
The grape-fed mice also had thicker retinas.
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Retinal function
Grape consumption also protected retinal function in a form of macular degeneration. In addition, grape-fed mice had reduced levels of inflammatory proteins and higher amounts of protective proteins in the retinas.
"The grape-enriched diet provided substantial protection of retinal function which is very exciting," said Abigail Hackam, the study's lead investigator.
"It appears that grapes may work in multiple ways to promote eye health from signaling changes at the cellular level to directly countering oxidative stress," Hackam said.
ARVO is the largest eye and vision research organization in the world representing members from more than 70 countries.


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Dear readers,
today I would like to show you some floral paintings I did over the last two months.
Here in Vienna January and February were extremely cold this year (it was the coldest winter in thirty years). Thus, while many bloggers proudly shared their first pictures of fresh shoots or were digging around in their gardens already, the ground was still frozen in my garden and all I could do was wait.
To pass these cold and dull winter months I bought some flowers from the florist, took out my abandoned watercolors from the basement and tried myself in floral painting. Painting these tulips brought me a lot of joy and helped me pass the time without gardening. Luckily, the weather has improved since I started painting tulips and I even did some gardening last week. I can´t wait to show you pictures of my garden and other gardens as soon as there is something worth sharing, but till then you might enjoy these tulip pictures.
I wish you all great weather for gardening! Enjoy the first signs of spring! And on cold or rainy days you might want to try some floral painting. Who knows, it might bring you as much joy as it brings me.
Best wishes,


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In an earlier post, we examined the fact that the Carrboro Climate and Energy Task Force had effectively ignored Mayor Lydia Lavelle's June 2015 recommendation that the Community Climate Action Plan include "an initiative to encourage eating less meat and more foods that don't emit greenhouse gasses."
Tonight, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen will consider a revised draft of the Community Climate Action Plan. The good news is that the deer cull is off the table for now, replaced by a recommendation to study "deer herbivory" and climate change and its effects on the ecosystem.
Still absent, however, is the Mayor's suggested initiative. While we couldn't find any other local governments who had tried to hide a deer cull in a climate action plan, we did find several other local and global organizations who tried to promote more environmentally friendly food choices.
As far back as 2006, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report, entitled Livestock's long shadow warned: "The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global. The findings of this report suggest that it should be a major policy focus when dealing with problems of land degradation, climate change and air pollution, water shortage and water pollution and loss of biodiversity."
In 2008, the city of Cincinnati, Ohio took the progressive, visionary action of including the FAO recommendations in their Climate Protection Action Plan. They even came up with models that would produce specific outcomes in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Most notable was the conclusion of their entire plan: "Food for thought – You can change your light bulbs, buy a hybrid car and plant more trees till the cows come home, but nothing is as effective, available, inexpensive, quick, powerful for the individual in affecting global warming as the choice of where to stick your fork. Former Sierra Club director and Greenpeace cofounder, Paul Watson, crunched the numbers and declared a vegan driving a Hummer does less planetary greenhouse damage than a meateater riding a bicycle."
In 2010, the city of Eugene, Oregon followed suit with their Community Climate and Energy Action Plan, which recommended, among other things: "Reduce consumption of carbon-intensive foods. Growing evidence shows that the kind of food we eat makes a significant difference in the associated GHG emissions. The facts and choices are not always intuitive and it is important that education and outreach programs are developed to inform the community about the importance of food choice as a strategy to reduce GHG emissions…Specifically encourage reduced consumption of red meat and dairy products and other carbon-intensive foods. Implement a 'Buy climate-friendly first' food purchasing policy for public institutions including city and county governments, schools, and hospitals."
In 2013, the city of Santa Monica, California joined in with their Climate Action Plan, which declared, "Eating locally produced, fresh food, and choosing grains, fruits, and vegetables instead of meat, has the dual benefits of lowering greenhouse gas emissions associated with food production and improving health. Santa Monica is committed to supporting sustainable, local, and organic food through its own purchasing, and by helping to make sustainable food more accessible to its residents. The City can reduce carbon emissions from food by promoting its four thriving Farmers Markets and limiting municipal purchasing of meat and dairy products."
In June 2015, the Portland and Multnomah County Climate Action Plan warned that "On a per calorie basis, consumption of red meat results in three times the carbon emissions of cheese, nearly six times the emissions of chicken, fish, and eggs, and more than twenty times that of many grains and vegetables."
So why aren't more policy makers talking about this important issue? In October 2015, an article published in the Georgetown Environmental Law Review Online, entitled "A Leading Cause of Everything: One Industry That Is Destroying Our Planet and Our Ability to Thrive on It" briefly discussed two points: "(1) animal agriculture is a leading cause of many major environmental problems we face globally and domestically—most importantly, climate change; and (2) animal agriculture is too often left out of the policy discussion."
The following month, the London-based policy institute Chatham House, issued a research paper entitled Changing Climate, Changing Diets: Pathways to Lower Meat, which recommended, among other things, that: "Governments must lead. Our research found a general belief across cultures and continents that it is the role of government to spearhead efforts to address unsustainable consumption of meat. Governments overestimate the risk of public backlash and their inaction signals to publics that the issue is unimportant or undeserving of concern."
As recently as March 16, 2016, in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, researchers concluded that "Transitioning toward more plant-based diets that are in line with standard dietary guidelines could reduce global mortality by 6–10% and food-related greenhouse gas emissions by 29–70% compared with a reference scenario in 2050."
We hope that the Carrboro Board of Aldermen will continue to protect our local wildlife and all of the inhabitants of this planet by adopting Mayor Lavelle's recommendation for environmentally friendly food choices.


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Footage from guerrilla action in Heftanin
Seven soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in the action.
In mid-September, Heftanin State Command announced the launch of "Cenga Heftanin" [Battle of Heftanin] Campaign in response to the invasion operation launched by the Turkish army against Heftanin region of Medya Defense Zones in on August 23. Guerrilla forces continue to hit Turkish forces since, with the historic resistance having reached an upper stage since the launch of the campaign.
Gerîla TV published footage from an action carried out by guerrillas against Turkish military forces in Heftanin region at 15:30 on December 2nd.
According to the statement of the HPG Press Office, guerrillas hit the emplacements and shelters of the Turkish units stationed on Hill Büyük Konferans from three sides.
Seven soldiers were killed, one A-4 heavy weapon emplacement and one surveillance camera were destroyed in the action, after which the Turkish army bombarded the area at random with howitzers and mortars.
The statement added that the involved guerrilla unit returned to their base safely.


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This section provides information for nationals of countries that are not members of the EU.
If you have purchased a property in Cyprus for the purpose of holiday making there is no need to apply for a residence permit. The visa granted on the grounds of property ownership will allow you to stay in the Republic of Cyprus altogether 180 days a year, 90 days every six months.
In case you plan to live in Cyprus on more or less permanent basis you should apply for a residence permit. Cyprus offers probably the best conditions in the European Union for this.
See below the procedures for obtaining permanent and temporary residence permits.
ANNOUNCEMENT! It is our pleasure to announce positive changes to the fast-track PR procedure published in the official gazette on the 22nd of February 2016.
Earlier PR could not be extended beyond the age of 25 for dependent children. Now children of the applicant over 25, who were originally dependent, retain the PR, irrespective of whether they marry, become financially independent or stop studying at a higher education institution.
Earlier parents could not be included in the application. Now dependent parents of the applicant are eligible for PR. That applies to parents of both spouses. In case the spouses are already in possession of the PR, then the parents can obtain the PR too.
Fast-track procedure of obtaining PR permit for foreign nationals – purchasers of Cyprus property – is available in Cyprus.
Obtaining of PR permit by fast-procedure offers a lot of benefits:
To accomplish obtaining of PR permit by fast-track procedure the applicant will have to:
The maximum period for granting PR permit according to the simplified procedure comprises 2 months.
The status of a permanent resident does not impose any restrictions to the period of your stay in Cyprus. The only exception is that you should visit Cyprus at least once every 2 years.
Permanent residence permits are granted to the following applicant relatives.
Applicant' spouse. In case they wish, two separate PR permits can be issued for each spouse without the requirement for the dependent spouse to purchase a property or deposit €30,000 into an account. It is understood that a separate PR permit application should be submitted for the dependent spouse.
Dependent minor children of the applicant and his/her spouse. The minor children can be added as dependents in both their parents PR permit applications
Single children from 18-25 years old and financially dependent, who prove to be students for at least six more months from the date of application. They may apply to obtain the "for so long" PR permit for themselves, without the need to invest in additional real estate. In this case the parents will need to prove additional income of at least €5,000 for each dependent child. The PR Permit will still remain valid even after the Permanent Residency holder turns 25 years and even if he/she is no longer single and/or a student and/or financially dependent on his/her parents. However, it is understood that their future spouse and children will not be entitled to obtain the PR permit.
The parents of a couple (of both husband or wife) who applied or they are already in possession of the Residence Permit, are also entitled to acquire the PR permit without investing in additional real estate. The couple must prove additional income of at least €8,000 for each dependent parent. A separate application must be submitted for each dependent parent.
If the Principal Beneficiary of the PR permit passes away, then his/her spouse and dependent children may apply to acquire the Principal's PR permit without investing in additional real estate.
Any individuals who acquired the PR permit without having to invest personally in real estate or depositing money in a Cypriot bank account (Euro 30,000), will not be entitled to include on their own Permanent Residency Permit their spouses, children or parents.
In order to obtain PR permit it is not mandatory for an applicant to purchase one property. He/she can purchase the following two properties:
Total value of the both properties shall be at least €300.000 (not to include VAT).
The properties could be separate (not connected/joined) from each other. They should be purchased from the same developer. This is a compulsory condition.
Suppose an applicant who has adult financially independent children over 25 years old wishes to obtain permanent residence permit not only for his/her family but also for the families of his/her adult children. In case the applicant has one adult child he/she shall purchase property amounting to at least €600.000 (net of VAT). Property value rises to €900.000 for two children. Each family shall deposit €30.000 and state annual income of at least €30.000 (plus €5.000/8.000 per each dependent family member).
Suppose you are not entitled to obtaining permanent residence permit according to simplified procedure. For example:
In those cases one can resort to the standard procedure of obtaining permanent residence permit. Besides documents for property, you have to prove sources of income outside of Cyprus and availability of funds in a Cyprus bank. The law does not stipulate precise figures of income and cash assets. Allegedly they should be sufficient for applicant's normal living in Cyprus. A Cyprus lawyer who will help you to prepare documents will advise you approximate figures in your specific case.
The timeframe for processing your application for permanent residence permit is again not stipulated. In practice it usually comprises 1 year. During that period you should have status of temporary resident of Cyprus (more information related to it is available in the next section).
Perhaps you do not wish or cannot claim the status of a permanent resident of Cyprus but at the same time you have to stay in Cyprus for the most part of your time.
In this case you can achieve a status of a temporary resident for the period of one year, so-called Pink Slip. This immigration status assumes stay in the country up to 365 days a year.
Pink Slip may be extended for an unlimited number of times. To accomplish this one should submit documents for extension one month prior to the expiration of the current Pink Slip validity. Your application may be considered for 1-3 months. Over this period you will be staying in the country on a legal basis. If for some reason or other you have to leave the country after expiration of current Pink Slip validity but before obtaining a new one you will have to obtain a single visa or to use a multiple visa obtained earlier to be able to enter Cyprus again.
Temporary residence permit has two drawbacks as compared to permanent one.
In order to obtain Pink Slip one should submit the following documents to the Immigration Office:
Residence permit allows his holder all opportunities for accommodation, leisure, education in Cyprus. And yet permanent residence permit has several drawbacks as compared to citizenship. Suppose you are a resident and not a citizen of Cyprus.
Regarding the ways of obtaining Cypriot citizenship - please visit the page Citizenship.
And finally we will note that it is desirable not to have your immigration status in Cyprus registered on your own but to apply to a professional lawyer who specializes in immigration issues. Legal companies – associate members of Alliance have a great experience in solving immigration issues and will willingly provide you all the required support.


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it's very sad if you're proud to be funniest member on some forum...Magicfeet wrote:Waves 2 consecutive Funniest Member awards in jcdenton's face
Actually, I think my humour is pretty high brow. Sarcasm is a much underrated art form.
Lighten up, jc. It's just banter.
usually that means you're an idiot in private life...


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For optimum browning, roast this dish in the upper third of your oven.
- Yield
- Serves 4
- 1 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 10 fresh thyme sprigs plus 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 3 tablespoons warm clarified butter (recipe follows)
- 1 pound small pearl onions
- 8 whole quail* (5 to 6 ounces each), cleaned and necks and feet removed if necessary
- 1 pound red seedless grapes (about 3 cups)
- Garnish: fresh thyme leaves
- Accompaniment:baked wild rice amandine
- For clarified butter
- unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
- *available at some butcher shops
- Clarify butter:
- In a heavy saucepan melt butter over low heat. Remove pan from heat and let butter stand 3 minutes. Skim froth and strain butter through a sieve lined with a double thickness of rinsed and squeezed cheesecloth into a bowl, leaving milky solids in bottom of pan. Pour clarified butter into a jar or crock and chill, covered. Butter keeps, covered and chilled, indefinitely. When clarified, butter loses about one fourth its original volume.
- Roast quail:
- Preheat oven to 475°F.
- In a small saucepan boil vinegar, honey, and thyme sprigs over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 1/2 cup, about 5 minutes. Pour glaze through a fine sieve into a small bowl, discarding thyme, and reserve. In another small bowl stir together 2 tablespoons reserved glaze and 2 tablespoons clarified butter.
- In a saucepan of boiling salted water blanch onions 3 minutes. Drain onions and peel.
- Heat a flameproof roasting pan, 15 by 10 by 2 inches, in oven 10 minutes. In heated pan toss onions with remaining tablespoon clarified butter, chopped thyme, and salt and pepper to taste and roast in upper third of oven, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
- While onions are roasting, prepare quail. Rinse quail and pat dry. Season inside and out with salt and pepper. Brush quail inside and out with about one third glaze-butter mixture and tie legs together with kitchen string.
- Add grapes to pan and toss with onions. Arrange quail, breast sides down, over onions and grapes and roast 15 minutes. Turn quail over and baste with about half of remaining glaze-butter mixture. Roast quail, basting with remaining glaze-butter mixture, 10 minutes more, or until juices run clear when fleshy part of a thigh is pierced.
- Discard string from quail and transfer to a platter. Arrange grapes and onions around quail using a slotted spoon and keep warm.
- To pan add reserved glaze and on stovetop boil over high heat 5 minutes, or until thickened and reduced to about 1/2 cup. Season sauce with salt and pepper and drizzle over quail.
- Garnish quail with thyme and serve with baked wild rice amandine.