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North Inchmichael lies to the north of the rural village of Errol in east Perthshire, which is found equidistance between the City of Dundee and the City of Perth. Errol is a small market town which provides a good …
North Inchmichael lies to the north of the rural village of Errol in east Perthshire, which is found equidistance between the City of Dundee and the City of Perth. Errol is a small market town which provides a good range of local amenities including a Post Office, medical practice and cafés.
Further afield lie Dundee and Perth, both of which provide an array of national retailers together with theatres, concert halls, swimming pools, cinemas, libraries and a number of restaurants. Further, there are a number of banks, supermarkets and railway and bus stations, including an airport in Dundee.
Edinburgh and Aberdeen can be reached between 1 hour and 1½ hours car journey and provide international airports and a wealth of city amenities. North Inchmichael is within an easy commute of both Perth and Dundee, with good public transport networks for daily commuting to Edinburgh, Aberdeen and beyond.
In addition to Errol Primary School, there are a number of excellent private schools in the area, including Craigclowan Preparatory School, Kilgraston, Strathallan and Glenalmond near Perth and Dundee High School in the centre of Dundee.
The counties of Angus and Perthshire provide an array of recreational pursuits. Hill walking can be enjoyed in the nearby hills and glens, fishing can be enjoyed on the banks of the River Tay and shooting can be taken locally, with the addition of a premier clay shooting ground close by at Auchterhouse. For the golfer, the championship courses at Rosemont in Blairgowrie, Carnoustie Golf Links and the Old Course at St Andrews are all within a 40 minute drive.
North Inchmichael is a compact, amenity farm extending to around 54.71 acres (22.14 hectares) in total. The farm has a principal farmhouse along with an additional cottage which is situated close by, both of which are accessed via a private, tree lined tarmacadam driveway with grass verges and post and rail fencing separating the adjacent grass paddocks and orchards.
The farm is complemented by an array of useful traditional and modern buildings which can be used for both agricultural and storage purposes. The buildings are found to the rear of the farmhouse and are easily accessible from the parking area near the house.
The farm is located immediately adjacent to the A90 and has excellent access to Dundee, Perth and beyond. The land is found on both the north and the south of the A90 and can be easily accessed from minor roads without venturing onto the dual carriageway.
The land is currently occupied by a grazier, however vacant possession will be given at the Date of Entry.
Lot 1 - North Inchmichael Farmhouse, Agricultural Buildings and 52.34 acres (21.18 hectares) of land.
North Inchmichael Farmhouse
North Inchmichael Farmhouse is a traditional stone farmhouse under a slate roof which is full of character. The house provides spacious family accommodation and has enormous potential for a buyer to put their own stamp on the property. The farmhouse has a westerly aspect overlooking the private gardens with the outbuildings extending to the east of the property. The land comprises permanent pasture and two orchards.
The house is presented over two floors with the entrance porch leading on to a useful utility room with the kitchen opposite. From the kitchen, traditional pitch pine doors lead through to the dining room with the main hallway beyond, off which a dual aspect sitting room, downstairs bedroom with en-suite shower room and day room are found. The day room benefits from large windows and patio doors from which the garden can be enjoyed. Three further bedrooms are found upstairs, along with a family bathroom with a traditional cast iron bath, a study and store room. Fireplaces are found in many of the rooms and old cast iron radiators are located throughout the house.
Attached to the farmhouse is an old brick boiler house which houses the outside boiler. The farmhouse overlooks its own private gardens which are found to the front of the house. The gardens are split into two areas, with the first extending from the day room with a patio area before being laid to grass with a swimming pool at the centre. The grass is bordered by flower beds and tall trees on the southern border which provide both shelter and privacy from the main road. The second area is found adjacent to the first and is laid to lawn with fruit trees, bordered by a delightful beech hedge.
Agricultural Buildings
The agricultural buildings are located to the east of the farmhouse, with the traditional buildings being accessed from the rear of the farmhouse. The traditional buildings are of brick construction and have been whitewashed throughout. The modern agricultural building is found beyond and is of steel portal frame construction which has been split into three useful compartments. The buildings are currently used for general storage but could easily be adapted for equestrian use, and are described as follows:
• Former Byre (13.22m x 5.98m) of brick construction with cubicles
• Potting Sheds of timber and brick construction
• Old Cart Shed (11.56m x 4.45m) of steel frame construction with brick walls
• Tool Shed (3.50m x 4.32m) of steel frame construction with brick walls
• Garage (7.09m x 5.87m) of brick construction
• Modern Shed (22m x 20m) of steel portal frame construction with brick sides and air vent cladding which is open on the northern elevation and forms 3 individual compartments.
The Land
The land comprises 52.35 acres (21.18 hectares) of permanent pasture which is split into 8 good sized parcels and is currently used for livestock grazing. All of the land is stock proof with watering points. A small area of woodland is found to the east and 2 small amenity orchards are found adjacent to the driveway which are bounded by post and rail fencing.
Lot 2 - Rescott Cottage
Rescott Cottage is a picturesque cottage to the west of the farmhouse and is accessed via its own driveway leading off the main drive. The cottage is detached with a brick and harled exterior under a slate roof with a gravelled parking area. Internally, the cottage has huge potential to be refurbished into a delightful rural property.
The accommodation, over one floor, comprises: kitchen, lounge, conservatory, 2 bedrooms, dressing room and bathroom with shower.
The garden is mainly laid to lawn with flower borders and fruit trees. There are a number of useful sheds present including a greenhouse, dog run, workshop and potting shed. Close to the house is a single wooden garage with up and over door.


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PARIS — French Jews, already feeling under siege by anti-Semitism, say the trauma of the terrorist attacks last week has left them scared, angry, unsure of their future in France and increasingly willing to consider conflict-torn Israel as a safer refuge.
"It is a war here," said Jacqueline Cohen, owner of an art store on Rue des Rosiers in a Jewish neighborhood lined with falafel and Judaica shops where many businesses were closed Monday morning. "After what happened, we feel safer in the center of Tel Aviv than we do here in the heart of Paris."
"In Israel, there is an Iron Dome to protect us," she added, referring to Israel's antimissile defense system. "Here we feel vulnerable and exposed. We are afraid to send our children to school."
Residents said their worry intensified after Friday's terrorist attack, when a heavily armed Frenchman, Amedy Coulibaly, stormed the kosher Hyper Cacher supermarket in Porte de Vincennes in eastern Paris. Four hostages were killed in that episode. So acute is the sense of insecurity among Jews that Serge Cwajgenbaum, secretary general of the European Jewish Congress, said the four supermarket victims were to be buried in Jerusalem on Tuesday, partly because of fears that their graves would be desecrated in France.
Mr. Cwajgenbaum said that the attack at the supermarket was a tipping point for French Jews after a recent spate of anti-Semitic attacks, including the tossing of firebombs and attacks on synagogues and shops in Jewish neighborhoods in Paris that coincided with Israel's incursion in Gaza last summer. A French-born man was accused of gunning down four people at the Jewish museum in Brussels in May.
France was the largest source of Jews moving to Israel last year, according to the Jewish Agency for Israel, which coordinates migration to Israel. Its director, Natan Sharansky, predicted that up to 15,000 French Jews would emigrate this year, and that more than 50,000 French Jews would leave in the next few years. There are roughly 500,000 Jews in France, which has Europe's largest Jewish population.
"There is enormous anxiety, a lot of anger and bitterness and a feeling that the Jewish community in France is under siege," Mr. Cwajgenbaum said. "It has become evident that there is an internal war against the Jews being waged by Islamic radicals in this country, and people are very upset that the judicial system and the security apparatus were not able to thwart the attack."
Even before this latest attack, many Jews were afraid after Mohammed Merah, a Frenchman with Algerian roots, killed seven people in 2012 in southern France, including three children and a rabbi at a Jewish school in Toulouse.
In January 2013, Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, a comedian of French and West African heritage, had a series of his shows shut down by the French authorities. He had said it was a shame that a Jewish journalist had not been killed in the gas chambers. He has also drawn criticism for popularizing a gesture that strongly resembles a Nazi salute.
On his Facebook page after Sunday's unity march, Mr. M'bala M'bala wrote: "As far as I am concerned, I feel I am Charlie Coulibaly," alluding to the "I am Charlie" rallying cry that took hold after the terror attack on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. The Paris prosecutor's office said Monday that it was investigating to determine whether Mr. M'bala M'bala had promoted terrorism.
The French authorities said Monday that thousands of police officers and soldiers would be deployed to protect Jewish schools and other "sensitive sites," in one of the country's biggest peacetime security operations. In the Marais district of Paris, two soldiers wearing camouflage gear and holding guns were seen patrolling near a Jewish school.
French leaders, fearing the consequences of an exodus of Jews from France, have issued robust expressions of support. Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Saturday that "France without Jews is not France." President François Hollande, wearing a skullcap, joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at a commemoration event at the Grand Synagogue of Paris on Sunday. He had already deplored the attack as a horrific act of anti-Semitism.
But Jewish residents said the new security measures were not enough to restore frayed nerves. Some said they were already planning to pack their bags for Israel, urged on by Mr. Netanyahu, who told French Jews on Sunday that they would be welcomed with "open arms."
On Monday, Mr. Netanyahu stopped by the targeted kosher supermarket and met with one of the rescued hostages. A large group of Jewish residents roared its applause and waved Israeli flags.
Mr. Netanyahu, like many Jews here, singled out Islamic terrorism as the biggest threat to Jews in France and beyond. "A direct line leads between the attacks of extremist Islam around the world to the attack that took place here at a kosher supermarket in the heart of Paris," he said.
Nicolas Jalil, 26, a student who said he is Muslim, went Monday to the site of the supermarket attacks, he said, to show solidarity with Jews. He said the attack was an act by a fanatic, and that most French Muslims were appalled.
"What happened has nothing to do with Islam," he said. But a nearby Jewish resident rejected that argument, and asked him why more Muslims had not come out to voice their disapproval.
Mr. Sharansky said the attacks in Paris had helped reinforce the deepest insecurity among French Jews since World War II. He said a record 7,000 French Jews emigrated to Israel from France in 2014 — the largest number since the founding of the State of Israel in 1948 and the largest last year among global Jewery to make "aliyah," the Hebrew word for immigration that means "to ascend."
He said that 1,000 people had arrived by 1 p.m. at a Paris fair on emigration to Israel held at the agency on Sunday.
"It is not just because of one terrorist attack, but a series of attacks against Jews," he said. "Already, rabbis have been telling people not to wear" their skullcaps on the streets.
While some critics have accused Mr. Netanyahu of exploiting a tragedy by encouraging French Jews to flock to Israel, Mr. Sharansky argued that Israel, as the Jewish state, had a moral imperative to offer safe refuge to Jews. He said that Israel was not seeking to use terrorism to encourage people to emigrate, as "terror is bad for Zionism, as it encourages Jews to be afraid and to assimilate."
Many Jews in the crowd outside Hyper Cacher on Monday said their French identity existed proudly alongside their Jewish one, and complained that criticism of the Israeli government and its treatment of the Palestinians was being projected on Jews. They said that the recent passage by the French National Assembly of a nonbinding resolution recognizing a Palestinian state had fanned tensions.
Sylvain Zenouda, the vice president of a French organization that campaigns against anti-Semitism, was among the crowd gathered to meet Mr. Netanyahu. He said he was having flashbacks to the 1960s, when he and his family fled Morocco for France amid fears about violence against Jews.
"In the 1960s, we packed our bags overnight and fled," said Mr. Zenouda, who has three children. "This time we will take our time and won't flee in the night. But Jews will leave for Israel where we can feel safe."
Among the victims of the attack at the supermarket was Yoav Hattab, 21, whom the newspaper Libération said was the son of the grand rabbi of Tunisia. He was studying marketing in Paris, and often went to the supermarket on Fridays to prepare for the Sabbath.
Myriam Hattab, Yoav Hattab's cousin, said Yoav had been brimming with ambition and excitement to live and study in Paris, and that the family, who had come from Tunisia to Paris to mourn, no longer felt safe here. "I have always loved France, but when I see that there are terrorists who can commit such acts in the heart of the capital, I am afraid," she said.
Some Jewish residents said that in recent days they had found themselves looking resentfully and fearfully at women wearing head scarves and at young Muslim men.
"I don't feel fear," Ms. Cohen said. "I feel hatred." Yet, she said, for the time being, she will not leave France. "Leaving would be caving in to terrorism," she said. "If we leave, the terrorists win."

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Pope appeals for action against human trafficking (Vatican News) Pope Francis has appealed for concerted action against human trafficking as we prepare to mark the Day of Prayer and Awareness against this terrible scourge. "I invite everyone, citizens and institutions, to join forces to prevent the slave trade and to guarantee protection and assistance for the victims" he said during the weekly General Audience in the Vatican…
Israel strikes Damascus complex (BBC) Israeli warplanes have fired missiles at a Syrian military position near the capital, Damascus, Syrian media report. A Syrian military statement said its air defense systems blocked most of the missiles, but gave no further details…
UN warns Gaza it has just 10 days of emergency fuel left (Al Jazeera) The United Nations has warned that Gaza's emergency fuel supplies will run dry in 10 days unless it receives immediate donor support. In a statement published on Wednesday, officials said $6.5 million was needed to buy generator fuel and stave off the collapse of "critical services…"
Churches accuse Jerusalem mayor of violating agreements on taxes (Haaretz) Church representatives have accused Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat of breaching international treaties after the municipality said it planned to collect 650 million shekels ($186 million) in back taxes owed by churches and international bodies with property in the city…
Pope emeritus Benedict: 'I am on a pilgrimage towards Home' (Vatican News) Pope emeritus Benedict has sent a short letter to the editor of the Italian news daily Il Corriere della Sera. The pope emeritus was responding to the many inquiries from readers as to how he is spending "this last period of his life." Noting the "slow decline" of his "physical strength," Benedict says: "interiorly, I am on a pilgrimage towards Home." The former pontiff admits that "this last stretch of the road" is "at times difficult," but says, "It is a great grace for me to be surrounded by a love and goodness that I could not have imagined…"
Tags: Syria Jerusalem Israel Pope Benedict XVI human trafficking
In the current edition of ONE, Emeline Wuilbercq takes us to the Kidist Mariam Center in Ethiopia and discovers how it is offering skills to young Ethiopians and helping them stay in their homeland. Here, she offers some additional impressions.
Throughout my reporting career in Ethiopia, I have met hundreds of passionate people. I have been reporting mostly on politics, especially on the crackdown on protests in some parts of the country. I believe journalists have a duty to voice people's concerns. But I strongly believe it is also our duty to deliver more than just sad news. Practicing "solutions journalism" is a good way of doing it.
Instead of writing about the problems, those who practice "solutions journalism" strive to write about how people can address those problems and offer solutions. In the end, the reader understands that, despite the challenges, there is hope. I'm not used to writing these kinds of "positive stories" but I'm convinced they offer another valuable perspective beyond most of the articles we read daily in the media. And I'm quite sure this journalism is just as rigorous and compelling as any other.
I experienced this kind of journalism when I reported at the Kidist Mariam Center. Visiting this training center — operated by the Community of St. Paul, in the Ethiopian town of Meki, about 80 miles south of the capital Addis Ababa — was both touching and delightful. It was touching because I met young and poor girls exposed to the danger of migration. They used to work abroad as housemaids to support their families. They were having hard times living abroad, with the fear of being beaten, sexually harassed, or facing other forms of exploitation and mistreatment. But it was also delightful because this center allowed them to foresee a better future in their hometown.
I spent a day there interviewing many of them and had no qualms disturbing them during their training. I was very impressed by one of them: Serkalem Keder, the aspiring pastry chef. She had been taking cooking classes at Kidist Mariam Center for the last seven months. Her shy smile betrayed her happiness, a feeling she had forgotten while she was out of her country. She had been through hard times in Saudi Arabia, but she keeps it for herself. When I met her, the only thing that mattered is how she is improving her cooking skills so that she can get a decent job and make a better living in her own country.
I met many Serkalems, whose lives changed thanks to the center. I felt humbled in front of those strong women who were almost my age. I was also happy to be able to share this story with readers who could help support the center, enabling it to train more young people and give them hope.
Discover more in the December 2017 edition of ONE.
Indian bishops told to do more for 'untouchables' (Crux) Bishops in India have been told the Church must "move away from being content with doling out some schemes and programs" for Dalits — those at the bottom of Hinduism's caste system formerly known as "untouchables" — and work to develop "a deeper understanding of the causes and manifestations of deprivation, discrimination and exclusion of Dalit Christians within the Church, by the larger society and by the State." Jesuit Father A. Maria Arul Raja, a professor of Religious Studies at the Jesuit Theology Centre in Chennai, spoke about the Church and Dalits at the biennial meeting of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India taking place this week in Bangalore...
Iraq official: Iraqi security forces are relocating refugees (Andalou Agency) An Iraqi lawmaker has accused security forces of forcibly relocating displaced civilians to their areas in northern and western Iraq. Speaking to Anadolu Agency on Monday, Raad al-Dahlaki, head of a parliamentary committee on displaced civilians, said the Baghdad Operations Command will close a refugee camp in western Baghdad by mid-February...
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Medical centers in Gaza forced to cease work due to lack of electricity, fuel (Middle East Monitor) The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza yesterday announced the suspension of operations in 16 hospitals and healthcare centers across the Gaza Strip due to the sever lack of electricity and fuel, Quds Press reported. Speaking to the news site, Spokesman of the Ministry of Health Ashraf Al-Qidra said: "Electricity generators in three more healthcare centers in Gaza stopped working; therefore, operations were suspended..."
Archaeologists uncover ancient church in Turkey (Christian Today) What's believed to be one of the earliest churches in Asia Minor, modern day Turkey, has been discovered during an archaeological dig in the Black Sea province of Karabük's Eskipazar district. The excavation at the ancient city of Hadrianapolis, which now lies buried beneath Eskipazar, 160km north of Ankara, has uncovered a 1,500-year-old structure which could unlock secrets to monasteries thought to have existed in the town...
U.S., Ethiopia launch program to preserve historic church (EthioSports.com) U.S. Ambassador Michael RaynorEthi and Minister for Culture and Tourism, Dr. Hirut Woldemariam, jointly launched a new project for the preservation of Bete Golgotha Mikael Church in Lalibela, on Saturday, 3 February 2018. Since 2003, the U.S Embassy has supported the renovation of nine historical heritages throughout Ethiopia, including most recently the restoration of Bete Gabriel Rafael in Lalibela...
Pope Francis welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Vatican on 5 February for a private discussion that included the status of Jerusalem and the need to achieve peace in the Middle East through dialogue and respect for human rights.
During a 50-minute meeting, the two leaders discussed the current situation in Turkey, "the condition of the Catholic community, efforts in the reception of the many refugees and the challenges linked to this," the Vatican said in a statement.
Aided by interpreters, Pope Francis and Erdogan also focused on "the situation in the Middle East, with particular reference to the status of Jerusalem, highlighting the need to promote peace and stability in the region through dialogue and negotiation, with respect for human rights and international law."
The same topics were brought up during Erdogan's separate meeting with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, and Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Vatican foreign minister.
Erdogan arrived in Rome amid heavy security measures for a two-day visit that was to include meetings with Italian authorities and business leaders. More than 3,000 police officers had been deployed for the visit, according to Agence France-Presse, and demonstrations had been banned in Rome's center for 24 hours.
Exchanging gifts, Erdogan gave Pope Francis a boxed collection of works by Jalal al Din Muhammad Rumi, the 13th-century Muslim mystic, philosopher and poet.
"Ah, matters of the mystics," the pope replied, according to a pool report.
The Turkish president also gave the pope a large panoramic image of the city of Istanbul hand-painted on ceramic tiles.
Pope Francis then gave Erdogan a large bronze medallion of an "angel of peace," who, the pope said, "strangles the demon of war."
"This is a symbol of a world founded on peace and justice," the pope continued.
The pope also gave the president a copy of his encyclical letter, "Laudato Si'" on the care of creation, his 2018 message for the World Day of Peace and an engraving of what St. Peter's Basilica and the square looked like in the 17th century.
Speaking to reporters at Istanbul's airport prior to his departure for Rome, Erdogan said his visit to the Vatican to see the pope — the first by a Turkish president in 59 years — was "a significant opportunity to draw attention to common human values."
He said he planned to discuss the status of Jerusalem, the situation in Palestine, Syria and Iraq, as well as "counterterrorism, refugee issues and humanitarian aid," according to Anadolu Agency, the state-run news service. The rise of Islamophobia in the West and "cultural racism" were also topics he planned to bring up, the agency reported.
Erdogan had telephoned the pope in December to discuss his concern over the status of Jerusalem after U.S. President Donald Trump announced on 6 December that he was formally recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Pope Francis has repeatedly upheld Vatican calls for a special, internationally guaranteed statute on the status of Jerusalem as the only way to preserve its unique identity as a place considered holy by Christians, Jews and Muslims.
The pope has publicly appealed for respect for the "status quo" of Jerusalem and prayed that "wisdom and prudence would prevail to avoid adding new elements of tension in a world already shaken and scarred by many cruel conflicts."
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Palestinians slam Jerusalem move to end tax breaks for churches, UN properties (Times of Israel) Palestinians on Sunday strongly denounced an Israeli decision to collect taxes from churches and United Nations agencies in Jerusalem, saying the move was aimed at "emptying" the city of its Arab residents and Christian holy sites…
Ethiopia launches job creation project for refugees, returnees (Ethiopian News Agency) A job creation project, which aims at supporting Ethiopian returnees and Eritrean refugees, was launched by the European Union Trust Fund for Africa and Ethiopian Government. The two-year project benefits 1,500 potential returnees and 200 Eritrean refugees. The project areas in Addis Ababa are Arada, Addis Ketema, Kirkos, and Yeka sub-cities, while the value chain areas are leather construction and metal, it was indicated…
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This week, we end with a love story, and a video about the marriage between a Lebanese man and a Syrian woman in Lebanon.
To learn more about how refugees are faring in Lebanon, often under very difficult circumstances, read Hardship and Hospitality in the June 2017 edition of ONE.
Two Ukrainian Catholic prelates have placed a culinary wager on the outcome of the 4 February Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis.
Archbishop Stefan Soroka of Philadelphia, metropolitan of U.S. Ukrainian Catholics, is rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles, in their first Super Bowl appearance since 2005. Bishop Paul P. Chomnycky of Stamford, Connecticut, is rooting for the New England Patriots — the returning Super Bowl champions and perennial powerhouse.
To show their confidence in their respective home teams, the bishops announced on 1 February they have placed a friendly wager on the ultimate outcome of the game. The beneficiaries will be either the chancery staff in Philadelphia or the chancery staff in Stamford.
"If the Eagles do not fly high on Sunday," Archbishop Soroka said, "we will provide a luncheon for the Stamford chancery staff highlighted with Philadelphia cheesesteaks. However, I do not suspect I will have to do so."
While Bishop Chomnycky and his chancery staff are looking forward to the Philly cheesesteak luncheon, the bishop stated that "if the Eagles fly high and the Patriots experience a rare defeat," he will provide the Philadelphia chancery staff with a luncheon "with Boston cream pie as the dessert."
The Ukrainian leaders' wager came a day after one announced by another Eagles fan, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia, and another New England Patriots supporter, Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston. The two prelates, who are longtime friends and classmates from their seminary days as young Capuchin Franciscans, are wagering $100 donations to aid the poor in their archdioceses.
The Philly cheesesteak was developed in the early 20th century "by combining frizzled beef, onions and cheese in a small loaf of bread," according to a 1987 exhibition catalog published by the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphians Pat and Harry Olivieri are often credited with inventing the sandwich by serving chopped steak on an Italian roll in the early 1930's.
According to the owners of the Parker House Hotel in Boston, the Boston cream pie was first created at the hotel by an Armenian-French chef, M. Sanzian, in 1856 and originally called a chocolate cream pie. While other custard cakes may have existed at the time, baking chocolate as a coating was a new process, making it unique and a popular choice on the menu.
The name "Boston cream pie" first appeared in the 1872 Methodist Almanac was declared the official dessert of Massachusetts on 12 December 1996.
While both bishops are rooting for their respective home teams, they said they see the big game as an American tradition that brings the nation together on Super Bowl Sunday.
"It is amazing how on this one Sunday, people throughout the nation, indeed throughout the world, come together to watch a game played by grown men. Families, neighbors and organizations have parties and socials to enjoy this American classic. It is a unifying event," Archbishop Soroka said.
Bishop Chomnycky commented, "While we all hope for an exciting and competitive football game on Sunday, we also look forward to good sportsmanship and camaraderie among the players and fans both on and off the field. For a few hours, we are able to forget about the many problems throughout the world."
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Ethiopia lifts ban on domestic workers moving overseas (AFP) Ethiopia has lifted a ban on domestic workers moving overseas after passing a new law to guard against ill-treatment, a government official said Thursday. Africa's second-most populous country instituted the ban five years ago following reports of abuse, and complaints that employment agencies lured Ethiopians into working abroad in illegal and appalling conditions...
Middle East Council of Churches appoints acting Secretary General (Fides) The Executive Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches has appointed Professor Souraya Bechealany as Acting Secretary General of the ecumenical body. Souraya Bechealany takes the place of Father Michel Jalkh, who was appointed Rector of Antonine University. The choice, approved unanimously, was announced at the end of the meeting of the Executive Committee hosted in Lebanon by Antonine University, in the district of Baabda in the southern part of Beirut...
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Assam – The Pristine Paradise, a documentary by Alchemy Pixels
Assam – the land of hills, valleys and vast rolling plain, the land of breathtaking scenery, the land of majestic tea estates, the land of colors, fairs and festivals, the land gifted with dense forest, beautiful rivers, incredible variety of flora and fauna, one-horned rhinoceros, and the land of mighty Brahmaputra. The video was shot in 8 days by Alchemy Pixels team during weekends, the entire month of August across different parts of Assam, exploring the beauty and priceless greenery of the pristine paradise. Alchemy Pixels, as the name suggests adds the magical touch of creativity blended with the art of Photography and Cinematography based in Guwahati, India. Here is Alchemy Pixels' one of the documentary on the beauty of Assam –


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Joe Namath to attend Pro Football Hall of Fame opening
The celebration will mark the completion of a $27 million expansion and renovation job. "Broadway Joe," a 1985 Hall of Fame enshrinee, will join local officials at the ribbon cutting ceremony on June 1.
The renovation was a two-year project and added 37,000 square feet, new interactive exhibits and a Hall of Fame store to the Canton, Ohio destination. The first level of the new space takes a historic look at football that dates back to the foundations of the game. The second level focuses on popular themes and storylines of the game.
It's been a busy Spring for the former New York Jets quarterback and Super Bowl III MVP. Namath appeared at the NFL Draft in New York in April and earlier this month, the NFL Films/HBO movie "Namath", which chronicled Namath's life, won a Sports Emmy for best sports documentary.


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During this summer, I have started to notice the emergence of an interesting type of beer I hadn't noticed much before. This beer is the Stiegle Grapefrut Radler and is perhaps more commonly know as a shandy. I was pleasantly surprised by this beer, and I think you will be too.
For those who don't know, a radler is a mix of pilsner beer and fruit soda. My only previous experience with a shandy was the monstrosity that comes from Leinenkugel's. Their shandy is light in beer and heavy in what I would call lemon Starburst. It's really something that I consider offensive. Fortunately, there is nothing offensive about Stiegl's Radler.
It pours like a cloudy wheat and even tops itself with a tall, white head. It looks very appetizing. What might throw you is the aroma. It really does smell like grapefruit soda. And it especially comes through in the flavor.
This one has pretty much no bitterness, but it's also been carbonated to a pretty high level. It's like drinking a grapefruit San Pellegrino, so don't expect this to be like an ordinary beer.
As such, I wouldn't really imagine pairing this beer with any food. I would only try to pair this beer with activity. It's incredibly refreshing, so it's the perfect quencher for when you're working a sweat.


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By: Erika Savage & Isabel Zhu
Agincourt had an amazing swim season this year, approved taking place from November 2015 to March 2016. Being the largest team in Scarborough with more than 40 dedicated swimmers, dosage Agincourt's swimmers trained hard every Tuesday and Thursday with their amazing coaches: Ms. Kil, Mr. Fraser, and alumni Larry Leung. Each practice held a variety of new challenges, with a combination of kick/pull/swim sets, dive and flip turn practice, relay starts, entertaining swim activities, and mini meets to get the team in its best shape in preparation for the first big swim meet, East Regionals.
After multiple mini-meets in which swimmers continued to improve their times, the big day finally arrived on February 9th: Regional Championships at the beautiful Etobicoke Olympian. The dynamic day was filled with enthusiasm, sportsmanship, and excitement from swimmers cheering each other on. It was an incredible day; the team won 21 golds, 15 silvers, and 14 bronzes, while the Open Boys won their division.
One week later on February 23rd, the Markham Pan Am centre hosted the city championships. More than half of the swimmers on the team qualified for this meet, and everyone competed hard to reach their goals of self-improvement, an OFSAA qualifying time, and a spot on the podium. On this day, ACI's swimmers won 3 golds, 3 silvers, and 4 bronzes. The Open Boys finished 5th overall, and as a school, Agincourt finished 9th in the TDSB.
The OFSAA championships were held in Windsor from March 7th to 9th, where those with the qualifying times spent three days competing against the top swimmers across the province. All swimmers swam in the afternoon finals, in which only the top 16 swimmers make each province.
The results were outstanding. Tristan Li placed 10th in the 100m Men's Open Backstroke, Almila Bahar placed 15th in the 100m Junior Girls Breaststroke, and Robert Conquer placed 6th in the Junior Boys 50m Freestyle. Together, Justin Reiter, Robert Conquer, Alfred Yong, and Bobby Zhao finished 6th in the Junior Boys Medley Relay. Lastly, a huge congratulations to Erika Savage, who finished first in both the 50m and 100m Freestyle, an accomplishment that no OFSAA female athlete has ever accomplished before!
Swimming is customarily known as an individual sport and is treated as such, but Agincourt swimmers know that isn't the case. It is because of the powerful team spirit, friends pushing each other to their limits, and amazing teamwork that lead to the wonderful results seen with ACI's 2015-2016 swim team. Congratulations swimmers!


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Guayadeque and new music player support not showing in configuration
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I've installed the latest version 1.6 but cannot see any of the latest music player support that you've added such as Guayadeque or Clementine. Have I done anything wrong?
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wait for next PPA update or install from bzr
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Professional Passport has teamed up with Contractor Calculator and IR35 Shiled to run events that are designed to equip both recruiters and end clients with all they need to know to prepare and manage the Off-Payroll Working rules coming in from April.
By now you probably understand the financial risk and threat to your business posed by the new Off-Payroll rules. You are likely facing the challenges of both the complexity and administrative burden the new rules present. Do you need help and a simple no jargon accessible how-to guide on solving the challenges? Then this event is for you.
The event will provide a step-by-step guide of what to do, by when, together with an efficient process for the ongoing management of your contingent workforce. It will show you how to manage this in a way to reduce ongoing risks of liabilities by looking at all aspects of the supply chain.
The event is jointly hosted by Crawford Temple, MD of Professional Passport and Dave Chaplin, MD of IR35 Shield. These two individuals are recognised across the sector as experts in both IR35 and supply chain compliance management.
All you need to know in one event, delivered in a practical way avoiding all the technical jargon.
If you work in recruitment this event is a must attend as it will help you to work closely with your clients during this key stage and add real value to them as well as highlighting business opportunities.
The events are an ideal opportunity to bring your sales teams fully up to date with the changes coming in from April and will provide valuable information to add real value to your clients.
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You may remember a post that we did months back of Lakai shooting a video with skateboarder jumping over huge flames... Well I believe this video is actually older but I like it more. This time the shoe company used explosives to ramp up the excitment and I love it! Usually we post the BTS first but the finished product is so cool I'd rather you watch it first; then you can hit see all of the "mistakes" that actually made it into the finished product in the BTSV.
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Um... looks pretty obvious which ones had mistakes. The ones where the guys grab their burning faces afterward. :) Very cool video!
that's weird... i never seen this ad. i was introduced to these scenes by UNKLE's video for Heaven (which i think has FAR better music to the whole thing)
of course, i COULD be just misinformed and the UNKLE one is just a fan put his music to this clips, but still thought i'd share :D
You should check out the newest Lakai video where they set everything on fire. This one was shot by the amazing SPIKE JONES.
This is the version that was used as the intro to "Fully Flared" The skate video by Lakai Limited Footwear.
The UNKLE version isn't a fan edit. It's actually included in the "Final Flare" edition of "Fully Flared."
Ty Evans and Spike Jonze have been doing this stuff for years for the Girl Skateboard Company (with Chocolate and Lakai). The way skate videos are edited these days was pretty much pioneered by Ty Evans. You should also look up the Girl Skateboard Company video "Yeah Right!" intro and invisible boards scene. The Keenan Milton skit in "Mouse"
[edit] I actually was invited to the premiere of this video at UCLA in 2007. All the who's who of skateboarding was there. Every single person was shocked at this video. It was unlike anything ever seen before.
Hands down one of the best skate videos today.
Makes me wanna go film/photog some skateboarding.
I love how skateboarding, snowboarding, etc. are making way more visually appealing videos than traditional sports. I think it's because the creatives making them actually did this stuff.


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Bangalore, also known as Bengaluru, is often referred to as the 'Garden City' because of the numerous parks and gardens that dot the localities of the city. It is also considered as a major information technology (IT) hub of the country and thus called the 'Silicon Valley of India'. Kempe Gowda, a feudal ruler affiliated to the Vijayanagara kingdom, first established a mud fort, which turned out to be the foundation of the present day city. The city passed through a myriad of rulers ranging from the Marathas, Mughals and Mysore rulers before becoming a part of independent India.
Budget Hotels in Bangalore
There are a couple of good budget hotels in the city. Some of the options which are worth a try are Suntrupthi Residency (Tariff – Rs. 950), Citizen Lodge (Tariff – Rs. 850), The Royal Nest (Tariff – Rs. 900), Vijaya Residency (Tariff – Rs. 900) and others.
The official language of Bangalore is Kannada. Hindi, English, Telugu and Tamil are also understood and widely spoken.
Events in Bangalore
The important festivals of the area are Pongal in January, Karaga in April, Ganesh Chathurthi in August-September, Diwali in October-November, the fasting month of Ramadan, the two Eid(s), Easter and Christmas.
Places to See in Bangalore
Some of the places worth trying out in Bangalore are Bangalore Palace, Lal Bagh, Cubbon Park, Bannerghatta National Park,Vidhana Soudha, Seshadari Iyer Memorial, Tipu Sultan's Palace, Bull Temple, ISKCON Hare Krishna Temple, Meenakshi Sundaram Temple, Holy Trinity Church and St. Mary's Basilica. Wonderla Amusement Park at a distance of 28 km is popular with youngsters and children looking for a break on weekends.
How to Get There
The nearest airport is the Kempegowda International Airport at a distance of 36 km.
Bangalore City Junction Railway Station is the major railway station in the city.
There is bus service running from almost everywhere in south India to Bangalore city. State transport buses as well as private operators ply their buses to and fro the city. SRS Travels, Kallada Travels and SRM, Travels are some of the major operators in the city as well as the region. Do away with standing in ticket counters and opt for online bus reservation facility instead.
A city and a Municipal Corporation in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, Ongole is famous for the Ongole breed of oxen, which is one of the major Zebu cattle breeds in the world. The Ongole breed is sent across the globe and even an island in Malaysia is named after the oxen. The city houses many temples that date back to the 17th century. Agriculture is the primary industry and Ongole is one of the major tobacco trading centres in Andhra Pradesh.
Budget Hotels in Ongole
There are many hotels in Ongole. Tourists' visiting the place can stay at Hotel Sarovar, Ramya Residency, Hotel Central Park and Apsara Lodge that offers rooms from Rs.800 onwards.
Telugu is the Local Language.
Events in Ongole
All annual festivals like Sankranthi, Ugadi, Dussehra, Diwali, Ramzan and Christmas are celebrated here. The Ongole bull rock-pulling competitions are conducted as a part of traditional festival celebrations at some villages near the city.
Places to See in Ongole
The Sri Raja Rajeswara Swami Temple , Kaasi Visweswara Swami temple, Chenna Keswva Swami Temple, Veeranjaneya Swami temple, J.M.B.Church and Jamia Masjid are located within 2kms of the bus stand.
How to Get There
The nearest airport is at Vijayawada.
Ongole has its own Railway Station.
Ongole APSRTC Bus Stop provides regular bus service that connects the place to neighbouring towns. There are a great number of private bus operators like Meghana Travels, Kaveri Kamakshi Travels, Sai Varma Travels and Rukmini Travels that run regular buses to and from the city. Bus booking offers at Ticketgoose.com can be availed of when you book your tickets.


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Hey guys! The end of this long month has finally come – is it just me or does Christmas seem like six months ago?! I can't believe it was literally a month ago today that we were leaving 2017. It has been the longest time, I don't even know why. But it's good in a way! I hate when time goes too fast. Anyways! January has been a great blogging month for me – I had my first month self-hosted, I was gifted my first free item to review, I reached the highest amount of views in one day I've ever had and I also reached my follower goal!
Disclaimer that this post isn't to brag or anything like that, I love reading people's posts like this and it's also encouraging for me to see what different changes make to my blog!
Views: 874
Likes: 139!
Followers: 390 (+145 since December!)
Comments: 65
All of the stats apart from the followers have gone down this month but I put that down to December being such a busy month due to Blogmas. I was posting every single day so considering the fact that I posted half the amount that I did in December, I'm really proud of these stats!
- Makeup Revolution Conceal & Define Concealer Review – Makeup Revolution is one of my favourite brands of all time and this Shape Tape dupe hit the market this month! I love it so much and I have enjoyed it so much. I also really enjoyed writing about just one product because it really made me think about all the details within the product so I'm definitely going to do more of these!
- Snow White Inspired Makeup Look – I am starting this as a series. I'm going to be doing lots of Disney inspired makeup look and honestly, the support I've had from them has been incredible so thank you guys so much – I really enjoy doing them and there's some really interesting, experimental ones on the way, too, so keep your eyes out for that!
- Urban Decay Optical Illusion Primer Review – Like the concealer, I really enjoyed just doing this one-product review and I love this product so much. I've never tried anything from Urban Decay other than their eyeshadows so I'm eager to try more because was so amazing.
- January Birchbox x Ohh Deer Review – My Birchboxes are always on these posts; I'm really tempted to try another subscription box but I'm just waiting for Latest In Beauty to bring out another collection that I like so I might do a series of trying one-off subscription boxes but who knows!
- Birchbox Six Month Re-Review – Again, I can see why you guys read the Birchbox posts the most because I love reading about subscription boxes, too!
I am literally so shocked that Twitter has overtaken the WordPress Reader for being my highest source of traffic. I recently started using Buffer (I'll do a post on this soon) which I think has made so much of a difference but honestly? I never thought that I would see this amount of traffic come from Twitter. I'm not entirely sure why these views don't add up to the overall total? It's really strange – I'm not sure how WordPress' algorithm works it out but. I've also been focusing more on Instagram and I'm really surprised that people were actually clicking on the link in my bio when I asked them to! I don't actually have a Facebook page so the only way that these have come through is through my applying to Blogger Opportunities, pretty sure. Finally, I have focused on putting photos from my blog on Pinterest as I've heard so many people say it's so good for traffic – I've literally only done this yesterday so to have four referrals already is awesome.
Ooooooh. This is a part of the stats report that we haven't had before! But I was paid for my first bit of freelance writing this month which was so cool and exciting to me. I find all freelance work from Upwork and I will be doing a post on this soon, too, but I received $24 for an 800 word piece on fashion which was so much fun. It may not seem like much to some people but it's so encouraging to me that someone liked my writing enough to pay for it!
This is another part that I've added more for personal reference but it's really interesting to see what being active on Twitter can do not just for your Twitter stats but for your blog, too.
Number of Tweets I've posted: 371 (+199 more than December!)
Tweet Impressions: 62,400 (+32,700 more than December!)
Profile Visits: 2,312 (+1191 more than December!
Mentions: 254 (+155 more than December!)
New Followers: 599 (+259 more than December!)
By tweeting so much more, I saw much more interest and engagement come through to my blog and to me in general. I know everyone can't always tweet all the time which is why I'm going to do a post about scheduling programmes like Buffer and Tweetdeck very soon!
So, there you have it! Do you guys like these posts? Pinch punch first of the month for tomorrow, guys! I have so much exciting content underway for February – I can't wait!
Morgie out.
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The origins | Construction | Astronaut training | The planetarium grows | Morehead today
The origins
"A scientist himself, he recognized that the American people must understand science."
These were the words the Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel used in 1949 to describe John Motley Morehead III and his motivation for giving his alma mater the first planetarium on a university campus. Morehead – who had discovered acetylene gas and a new process for the manufacture of calcium carbide – felt a great degree of debt to the University of North Carolina, for his successes in life were so closely tied to his education in Chapel Hill. Consequently, Morehead met with University President Frank Porter Graham in 1938 to find a gift that could express his gratitude to the University and that could open the minds of young North Carolinians to science.
After the philanthropist began to speak about possibly building a planetarium, the University arranged for him to meet with Harvard University astronomer Harlow Shapley. During a visit to campus a few years earlier, Shapley had declared North Carolinians to be "the most astronomically ignorant people in all America." When Shapley restated his view during their meeting, Morehead pronounced Shapley an "ignoramus" and demanded, "Amend your statement, Dr. Shapley, to read, 'Of all people in America, North Carolinians are the most ignorant of astronomical matters' and we'll build a planetarium." The Harvard astronomer amended his statement, and the rest is history.
When first opened in 1949 after seventeen months of construction, Morehead Planetarium was unprecedented. The first planetarium in the South, it was only the sixth to be built in the United States. Designed by the same architects who planned the Jefferson Memorial, the cost of its construction, $3 million, made it the most expensive building ever built in North Carolina at the time. The same construction (not including the 1972 addition) in today's dollars would be nearly $50 million.
Since Zeiss – the German firm that produced planetarium projectors – had lost most of its factories during World War II, there were very few projectors available at the time. Morehead had to travel to Sweden – where he had previously served as American ambassador – to purchase a Zeiss Model II to serve as the heart of North Carolina's new planetarium.
Morehead Planetarium was officially dedicated during a ceremony held on May 10, 1949 and attracted some of the North Carolina's most prominent citizens. U.S. Senator Frank Porter Graham, N.C. Governor Kerr Scott, Acting University President William Carmichael, University Chancellor Robert House, and John Motley Morehead III as well as other members of his family attended the ceremony. Following the dedication, assembled dignitaries viewed the Planetarium's first show, "Let There Be Light," narrated by Planetarium Director Roy K. Marshall.
While "Let There Be Light" was the Planetarium's first show, it would be followed later in 1949 by another show seen perhaps by more Morehead Planetarium and Science Center visitors than any other show to date: "Star of Bethlehem." This planetarium show was designed to take full advantage of Zeiss projection technology and was revised several times (its final revision was in 2002) before its retirement when Morehead's Zeiss VI star projector was decommissioned and removed in spring 2011.
The building that Morehead constructed under the counsel of Harlow Shapley wasn't just another staid lecture hall but was rather a means of projecting science education to a wider audience -- one out beyond the stone walls of the University.
Planetariums were seen as a powerful tool for education. In 1925, Elis Stromgren, director of Copenhagen Observatory, lauded, "Never has a means of entertainment been provided which is so instructive as this, never one which is so fascinating, never one which has such general appeal. It is a school, a theater, a cinema in one; a schoolroom under the vault of heaven, a drama with the celestial bodies as actors."
Hear stories about the construction of Morehead Planetarium and Science Center.
Astronaut Training
Ten years after opening, Morehead Planetarium was called to serve not only the people of North Carolina but also the nation's burgeoning space program. Astronauts needed training in celestial navigation to ensure that they would be able to pilot their spacecraft if navigational systems failed.
Between 1959 and 1975, nearly every astronaut who participated in the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz programs trained at Morehead. While the need for such training ended in 1975 as computer navigation became more reliable, long-time Planetarium Director Tony Jenzano could once claim that, "Carolina is the only university in the country, in fact the world, that can claim all the astronauts as alumni."
Constructing the special equipment for each mission's training often tested the ingenuity of the Planetarium's staff. One special projector for the Apollo trainings had to be put together from old car wax cans fitted with miniature light bulbs. The training device used for the Gemini missions was constructed from plywood, cloth, foam rubber and paper mounted on two barber's chairs. Using this device, astronauts could control the movement of the star-field to simulate pitch and roll while technicians moved their chairs to simulate yaw (side-to-side movement).
More than once, the training that astronauts received at Morehead saved lives. After automated navigational controls failed following a loss of electricity on the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission, Gordon Cooper had to use the stars to guide his reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. His splashdown eventually proved to be the most accurate in mission history.
When the rocket launching Apollo 12 into space was hit by lightning during take-off, astronauts had to reset their navigational equipment by sighting key stars.
The Apollo 13 mission is likely the most famous instance in which Morehead training proved critical for the space program. After an onboard explosion knocked out navigation systems, a resulting debris field also made it impossible for astronauts to accurately see the surrounding stars. When the debris cleared just before reentry, astronauts were finally able to verify that they were on the correct heading for their return.
25 years after the safe conclusion of the mission, lessons learned at Morehead were still being passed on to others. In 1995, mission astronaut James Lovell – who was advising the producers of the film "Apollo 13" – wrote to former Planetarium Director Tony Jenzano: "It has been a long time since those days at Morehead Planetarium when you taught me about the stars. I thought I would let you know that your training sank in and 25 years later I was teaching Tom Hanks about the stars."
Learn about the astronauts who trained at Morehead and the missions they flew here.
The planetarium grows
Many more people than James Lovell and his fellow astronauts have learned about the stars at Morehead Planetarium. By Morehead's 50th anniversary in 1999, more than five million spectators – half of them schoolchildren – had visited its Star Theater to learn about the cosmos. Over the past half-century, these five million spectators have all benefited from ongoing updates to the planetarium's facilities.
Planetarium Director Tony Jenzano, who put together the planetarium's original Zeiss II star projector, signed off on the delivery of a new Zeiss VI projector in 1969. The planetarium replaced the Zeiss II star projector that Morehead had purchased in Sweden with a Zeiss VI. The Model VI provided a clearer star field, along with improved operational controls and features. Neil Armstrong – the first man to walk on the Moon – also has the distinction of being the first astronaut to train with the Model VI. The Zeiss VI remained in use until April 2011.
In 1973, John Motley Morehead's full vision for his building was realized when the building's East Wing opened. The addition included the Morehead Observatory, which is fitted with a 24-inch Schmitt-Cassegrain telescope and is operated by UNC-Chapel Hill's department of physics and astronomy. This observatory is open, upon reservation, for the public each Friday night during the academic year.
In 1984, Morehead became one of the first planetariums to utilize computer automation for its programs. Before automation, each feature of a planetarium show was set into motion by a technician following a cue by the narrator. With its new capacity for automation, the planetarium expanded its ability to present more complex shows. See the full Planetarium timeline here.
Morehead today
Today, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is renewing itself. In 2002, John Motley Morehead's gift to his state and his alma mater was rechristened Morehead Planetarium and Science Center to reflect an expanded mission. From now on, Morehead will no longer just be a gateway to the stars, but rather a gateway to all the sciences, exposing audiences to fields like genetics, virtual reality and nanotechnology.
"While we are entering a new era at the Morehead Center, we are committed to the original vision of our benefactor, John Motley Morehead III – to educate and inspire our visitors about the wonders of science," Morehead Director Holden Thorp (2001-2005) said.
In May 2003, the Morehead Center made the first step towards fulfilling its new mission with the debut of the film "DNA: The Secret of Life," which the Center produced in collaboration with U.K.-based filmmakers, Windfall Films, and James Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA.
In 2006, Dr. Todd Boyette became Morehead's fifth director and continued the venerable institution's expansion. Also, in that year the DESTINY Traveling Science program joined the Morehead family.
Even while expanding into new disciplines, Morehead has also stayed to true to its roots as a leading planetarium. With the assistance of a major gift from GSK, Morehead converted to fulldome digital technology in 2010 and renamed the theater in GSK's honor. The transition to digital technology also ushered in a new era for show production. Morehead can now produce fulldome shows that can be shown in its Chapel Hill theater, in its portable planetarium and in planetariums worldwide. Thanks to international distribution agreements, Morehead shows are now showing in theaters in more than a dozen countries.
Morehead has also taken a leadership role in the science festival movement, launching the North Carolina Science Festival in 2010. Morehead produces the Festival each spring in collaboration with hundreds of statewide partners. It is the first statewide science festival in the United States.
See the full list of Morehead Planetarium and Science Center directors.
Photo captions
Captions to the photos appearing in the slideshow above:
- John Motley Morehead III helps lay the Planetarium's cornerstone in 1947. Image courtesy of the North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library.
- Construction workers and building materials assembled around the half-completed Planetarium in 1948. View from the rear of Graham Memorial (now home of the Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence). Image courtesy of the North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library.
- Morehead has been a prime field trip destination since its opening in 1949.
- Astronaut Scott Carpenter prepares for his Project Mercury flight in 1962 as fellow Astronaut Walter Schirra and Planetarium instructor Dr. James Batten look on.
- Planetarium Director Tony Jenzano greets Tommy Bryant of Burlington, N.C. -- the planetarium's three millionth visitor -- in the early 1980s. Image courtesy of the North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library.
Captions to the photos appearing in the text above:
- Planetarium Instructor Jim Wadsworth and Astronauts John Glenn, Gordon Cooper, and Alan Shepard in the Star Theater in 1960. In 1962, Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth.
- Gemini Astronauts Edward White and James McDivitt demonstrate one of the training simulators used in the early 1960s. The Zeiss II can be seen in the background.


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Norm - KL7RS
Similar signals have been seeing in San Diego.
The FCC San Diego office has been notified and are following the trail. We have been seeing them for the passed 5 or 6 months. If my memory serve me correctly, N6LR is the individual that is working with the FCC but don't hold me on that call.
The FCC ask us for bearings by pointing our beams for maximum S meter reading. They triangulated the position to be north of San Diego. However, we have being seeing it on the edge of 6..9 - 7.0MHz with what we are calling the widest part and to the right, what appears to be some type of modulation penetrating all the way up to 7.050MHz or higher.
Check with your local FCC office and mentioned the above example. They properly will contact the San Diego office.
By the way, this is NOT a Flex problem. We had a lot of help with the rice box users: Since they also were being affected.
This is a follow up to my previous note.
I received the following letter from Larry N6NC (see I came close to the correct c/s! I only missed it by two letters.)
"We got to the point of triangulating the signal as skywave (long distance, not local) from the north direction from La Jolla, FCC field guy referred the matter to their national fixed triangulation station, and the FCC boss for San Diego cancelled the request saying we should contact the FCC's interference lady in Washington - basically blowing us off."
Hope this answers the question and how far you are going to go!
"Government at its best"
Regards, Al / NN4ZZ
al (at) nn4zz (dot) com
Found a photo online of what it looks like: http://www.radiohobbyist.org/blog/?p=890
The FCC never (to my knowledge) ID the signals or said anything about the software. So DRM and anything else is just pure speculations.
The FCC were made aware of the interference and they worked for months. As I said before, they asked us to let them know and to take pictures. They even visited N6NC to check on the problem.
They are aware of it; however, their mouths are shut!
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Bilateral Agriculture Cooperation to Control Plant Pests in Potato Cultivation in Indonesia
East Java, 05 May 2018 – Indonesia, recognized as a biodiversity-rich place of plant and animal, has a great potential for agricultural production that needs prevention measures against ingress of pathogens and exotic diseases and weeds that threaten the risk of agriculture production. In fact, plant pests known as major problem in several agricultural commodities in Indonesia have caused inter alia yield losses.
Potato Cyst Nematode or PCN (Globodera Rostochiensis [Wollenweber] Behrens) is the most destructive nematode around the world (Marks & Rojancovski, 1998; Hodda & Cook, 2009). Globodera Rostochiensis is a broadly distributed species in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. As the distribution of seed expands, the distribution of Globodera Rostochiensis expanded too up to Indonesia. In this country, Globodera Rostochiensis was identified for the first time in the potato-growing area in Batu, East Java province in March 2003 (Indarti et al., 2004).
In order to further study, best impede and conquer the spread of the PCN, the Agriculture Quarantine Agency (AQA) of the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture through the Agriculture Department of the Netherlands Embassy in Jakarta collaborates with the Netherlands government (NVWA and NAK) to conduct a specific training on Detection and Identification of Potato Cysts Nematode under the framework of "Control of Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) and Phytophthora in Order to Develop the Sustainable Growth of the Potato Sector in Indonesia". The Training took place in two cities of East Java Province in Indonesia, Batu and Surabaya on 30 April 2018 – 04 May 2018.
Nematology experts from the Netherlands, Mr. Jan Luimes (NAK), Mr. Mario van Sabben and Mr. Jos van Meggelen (NVWA) advised on measures to controlling the PCN and Phytophthora in the potato sector in Indonesia that include inter alia 1) good Phytosanitary management (including knowledge of experts), 2) crop rotation and 3) the introduction of new varieties seed potato that are resistant for PCN and Phytophthora.
The introduction of new Dutch seed potatoes varieties with resistance to PCN into Indonesia will hopefully contribute greatly to control the PCN challenges in Indonesia. These approaches will be further discussed in order to essentially setup national control regulations and/or inform the agriculture private actors to control the indicated pests from spreading.


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Summer Kitchen update!
|Summer Kitchen as seen yesterday!
Do you guys even know how much I love you????
|Pincushions .. made by Julie Wall. I keep thinking the blue one should be MINE!
Even though ... there isn't insulation between the studs, drywall on the walls or bead board on the ceiling, you have been supporting us. And I thank you so very much.
|Hand-felted soaps by Julie Wall.... just scrub that winter skin right off with soft local wool!
And although, there may only be one or two pairs of slippers, a half a dozen scarves and maybe you have to wait to get a full dozen eggs.......... you come and you visit and you make me happy.
|Cupcake tree ornaments from recycled sweaters ... Too Sweet!!
And the Summer Kitchen is still missing windows and the current lighting includes 3 bare bulbs, you are proving to me ... that you want locally produced products.
|Adorable, isn't it??? After posting this picture on Face Book .... its sold!
I don't know how to tell you how very much I love all of you........... my crafty friends and my loyal wonderful
|Hand-knit scarves out of luxury yarns and hand-spun.
So .... thank you. The Summer Kitchen will be open on Friday 11/19 from 9-3. We will be closed the Friday after Thanksgiving (Black Friday!)
BUT we will be open on Saturday 11/27 ... Small Business Saturday ... to celebrate the wonderful small businesses that really do make a difference in how we live!
And to help out with your Christmas shopping ........Mark your calendar! We are hosting a bazaar on Saturday 12/11. Yea ... stay out of the mall and come to the farm for your last minute gifts. OK ..... I will entice you just a bit more........... nut rolls. Salted nut rolls.
Need I say more???????


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At Mill Lane music is an integral part of our curriculum from Nursery to Year 6. Friday afternoon singing lessons with Mr Nixon are a chance for the whole school or Key Stage to come together and sing out the week in style. Our Glee Club practise every Friday at dinnertime and have performed at school events, such as our school fete, during the year. We have recently invested in Garageband, and children are beginning to use this to compose and create music. Children from Year 1 to Year 6 have all had the chance to learn how to play Samba instruments with Mr Nixon, and we have really enjoyed the challenge of learning new rhythms and chants. Our school Samba group, which is made up from children across the Key Stages, recently performed for the community at the school fete. Year 4 and Class 8 were also fortunate enough to visit Tuned In with Mr Nixon where they had the opportunity to compose and create music using computers and ipads, read simple musical notation to play songs on boomwackers, and they even took part in a Samba parade along the seafront. Our Year 4 students have worked hard in recorder lessons, and both Reception and Year 2 enjoyed their music workshops that were run by Tees Vally Music.
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Photographer's Note
Travels on the Silk Road:
The ancient Silk Road passed from Trebzon/Turkey to Täbris/Iran and passed through Orumieh at the lake of the same name. Part of the lake has become a National park that includes the island visible on the horizon. The picture has been taken on Gamichi island.
The lake has a high sodium salt concentration, floating crystals indicate saturation. The only living things in the water are a Diatomean alga and a crustacean, Artemia salina, of which I have a shot posted in the Workshop area.
This slide had to be scanned, the picture processed in Photoshop (getting rid of a grainy sky by blurring; straightening; colour correction; stamping out smudges; sharpening of the lower half; increasing saturation by 12% to compensate for loss when posting it).
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doubay (674) 2007-03-21 4:10
Hallo Dieter,
das ist ja ein ziemlich irrer Ort. Schönes und interessantes Foto.
Viele Grüße
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- Date Taken: 2002-08-17
- Categories: Nature
- Camera: Minolta Dynax 404si, Kodak elite 200
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- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
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Dr Daniel S W Tan
|Dr. Daniel S W Tan
Senior Consultant, Medical Oncology
National Cancer Centre Singapore
Dr. Tan is a Senior Consultant at the Division of Medical Oncology and a Clinician-Scientist Fellow at Genome Institute of Singapore. His main area of interest is in thoracic, head and neck malignancies and he currently leads the phase I unit where he is the principal investigator for multiple biomarker-driven early phase clinical trials including first-in-human studies.
His research has won multiple international awards, including European Society of Medical Oncology Congress Travel Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Merit Awards and an ASCO Young Investigator Award. He currently serves on the Education Committee of the International Association for Study of Lung Cancer is an Associate Editor for Journal of Thoracic Oncology. His current research interests include rational application of "omics" technologies to unravel drug resistance in cancer therapeutics and accelerating the development of novel agents and biomarkers in the clinic.


text: A mysterious visitor who for decades has left roses and cognac before dawn at Edgar Allan Poe's grave failed to turn up today, the 201st anniversary of the writer's birthday. Jeff Jerome, curator of the Poe museum in Baltimore, waited in the cemetery all night with three dozen people. The tradition dates back to at least 1949 and the visitor has never missed before. Cynthia Pelayo, 29, said: "I flew in from Chicago to see him. I'm just really sad." The fans passed the night reading aloud from Poe's works, including the poem The Raven, with its haunting repetition of the word "nevermore".


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Welcome to the newest monthly feature on A Dangerous Business! It's been (very creatively) named "Stuff You Should Know About" and will basically just be a collection of travel news, tips, photos, and other odds and ends that don't really fit in anywhere else but that I still really want to share with you.
Random travel news
Americans soon will be able to travel to Cuba
Earlier this year, President Obama announced that restrictions on trade with Cuba will be loosened in 2015. And, for American travelers, this means that Cuba won't be "the Forbidden Island" for much longer. Just last week a group of Senators introduced legislation that would lift all travel restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba. What do you think — do you think this will be good or bad for tourism in Cuba? Will you want to go?
It's a great (and cheap) time to travel to Europe
Bad news for Europeans: the Euro is on the verge of collapse, with the value of the currency swiftly falling. But this is good news for anyone not in the Eurozone. For example, it's predicted that the Euro will soon be of roughly equal value to the U.S. dollar. Meaning this is the cheapest time to travel to Europe! Where are you booking your European vacation to?
Cool travel app/website of the month
I get a lot of emails every week — sometimes every day — about new travel apps and websites. I don't write reviews very often about apps/websites (only the ones I really, really love), but some of them are still worth mentioning!
This month, check out:
I used to do the whole hostel thing when I traveled. It was usually cheap, but I hated sharing a room with so many other people — and don't even get me started on uncomfortable bunk beds. When I decided I'd had enough of hostels, I started spending HOURS searching for affordable hotels before every trip. And let me tell you, they are nearly impossible to find in many destinations.
Enter Airbnb. The site allows you to search for bed and breakfast-style rooms or entire apartments to rent. There are lots of options in just about every major city around the world, and the best part is that the prices are usually WAY more affordable than booking a hotel room. I've used Airbnb to book whole apartments in cities like Chicago and London and rooms (with free breakfast) in places Rome and Auckland. I book more than 50% of my accommodation through Airbnb these days, and I anticipate this number to only rise!
AND, you can get a free credit just for signing up. Just go here. (You're welcome.)
Top 3 Instagram shots from January
I'm making Instagram a big focus of mine in 2015. And this past month I had one photo in particular blow up on the platform (still trying to figure out how…).
Here are my top three most-liked photos from last month:
Yosemite National Park in the spring – THIS is the reason this is my favorite national park in the US! Do you have a favorite park in America? A photo posted by Amanda (@dangerousbiz) on
If you aren't following already, follow me on Instagram @dangerousbiz!
Featured bloggers of the month
Check out February's Featured Blogs:
Interested in being a featured blog next month?
Go here to learn more!
You should pack this
Each month, I'll feature one of my packing must-haves. This month, Im recommending:
I got this small backpack a few months ago, and have since fallen in LOVE with it. I've had a lot of small, laptop-friendly day packs in the last few years, and I have to say that this is one of the best. It has "floating" pockets inside for things like small laptops and tablets, and has plenty of other pockets both inside and out. I'm all about organization when it comes to packing, and this little bag makes it SO easy.
Bonus that it has a chest strap and water bottle-friendly pockets on the sides, and that it's built so you can't overpack it (meaning it will always fit under airline seats).
What I'm reading right now
Lastly, I love to read and am making a goal of reading MORE in 2015. Here's what I'm currently reading:
The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner
The subtitle for this book is "One grump's search for the happiest places in the world." And that's essentially what it is — a former NPR journalist embarks upon a journey around the world in order to research happiness and why some countries are reportedly "happier" than others. It's an easy, sometimes humorous read, and Weiner goes to some pretty interesting places (like Bhutan and Qatar). I haven't finished it yet, so I can't tell you what he eventually finds, but I definitely recommend it!
That's it for this month's edition of "Stuff You Should Know About!" Which section was your favorite, and is there anything else you'd like to see included next month?


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Aussie Pin Shop
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Custom-made lapel pins are one of the most cost effective promotional tools on the market right now. Whether you are a small organization or a multi-national conglomerate, they are a very affordable way of subtly conveying your message to an applicable industry. They are also an excellent way to display pride in sports or achievement and can even be used as fund raising merchandise. But a custom lapel pin's purpose is not solely as an effective merchandising or advertising tool. Let's look at a few different types so that you can get some ideas for uses in your own organization or group. Sporting Trading pins are the hottest item going for youth sports teams these days. This is a great and economical hobby for younger adults and also a good way for them to achieve a sense of pride as they develop and expand their collection. Awareness Ribbon pins are a great way to show your support for any you support. If you company or group is looking to promote a specific cause, you can even include a logo on any custom ribbon pin. Awards & Recognition Business Award pins are an inexpensive way to recognize and celebrate someone's achievements such as meeting quota, outstanding attendance, or the success of an entire department. Whatever the occasion, you can create and order award pins that your and your employees will be proud of. A custom lapel pin is an excellent way to reward those individuals or teams for hard work and acknowledge their victories. Additionally, giving an employee a recognition pin for a job well done can greatly benefit the productivity and moral of the entire company. Studies have proven that happy employees, especially those that know they are appreciated, work better and harder. Custom-made company recognition pins are an affordable way to show your employees that you care about what they are doing, boost moral and help promote your business. Education Schools recognizing honor roll, dean's list or any other achievement of merit can utilize award pins as an acknowledgement tool. School is a challenge with so many new things to learn about and it takes hard work to be a successful student. Merit pins are also a great way to build confidence and keep the motivation level up so that the students keep striving to perform to the best of their ability. There are many online retailers who would be more than happy to help you create the perfect custom lapel pin for your organization's needs. These pins can be made from different materials including brass or stainless steel and can also be designed and shaped with unique molding and coloring techniques based on artwork supplied by your organization.
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text: Before the official school year starts, almost 300 first year Boothies and partners will be led by a group of second years on trips around the world. These incredible trips—Random Walks—are a way to bond and grow friendships in the Booth community before the start of classes. Random Walks usually end up being one of the most memorable moments of your MBA.


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Elphick's Online Shop
Elphick's now has a super new online shop, full of visual treats, at affordable prices, click here to see available prints and artwork.
Elphick's now has a super new online shop, full of visual treats, at affordable prices, click here to see available prints and artwork.
We walked past your shop yesterday and saw the fab Weidman prints. We love his work having come across it at a flea market in LA a few years ago.
We'd like to buy the larger Bird Tree. However we already have Flowers (19 by 26 inches)- could you frame it to match? How much would that cost? If we brought the print in could it be framed while we wait???
Just wanted to say a huge thank you to Elphick's for the quick and expert service in sending me my Charley Harper poster. Its totally brilliant and the bird diagram was an added bonus! I think my husband will be impressed with his present!
Thanks for sending it so quickly I will definitely be recommending Elphick's to friends and family.
i love your blog.
is it possible to sign up for updates?
debbie x
I love the owl sculptures, there amazing.
hi i have a peggy wickham lithograph which i know dates back atleast to the 50s i have searched every where to find the same one and havent yet succeeded so belive it could be undiscoverd if you would please email me ASAP i would send you a picture and be grateful for any information thanks. Jordan
I was given a David Weidman signed print. Actually my mom was going to throw it out but I knew it was worth something. It is called Carousel number 170/500. Any idea of how to find a buyer?
Hello where can I buy the city prints from?


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Used car sales of Ipswich
Welcome to Claydon Autos
If you are looking for great savings on quality used cars in the Suffolk area, then you have reached the right place. Claydon, Baylham & Wherstead Autos are experts in the supply of pre owned Cars and Vans, ideally located in 3 prime locations in and around the Ipswich area. We have been family run since 1971, With over 46 years combined dealer experience, the team have built a reputation on providing a courteous and honest service. For total peace of mind they will ensure that the vehicle of your choice has been prepared and presented to exceed the expectations of the most demanding car customer.
Claydon, Baylham & Wherstead Autos have in stock most makes and models such as a Ford Fiesta, Focus, C-Max, Eco Sport, Mondeo, S-Max, Nissan Qashqai, Juke, Note, Vauxhall Astra, Insignia, Corsa, Hyundai iX35, Tucson, i30, i20, i10 call Claydon Autos 01473 830895 for all cars 6 months- 4 years old. For excellent deals on all our part exchanged vehicles then contact our Baylham branch 01473 830111. Finally, for a wide range of Cars and Vans call our Wherstead branch 01473 686444, they will be sure to have the perfect car for you.
The team are also happy to source vehicles if you cannot find what you're looking for within the current stocklist. We can source very high spec Cars, Vans and 4x4's from 3 months old including BMW, Ford, Audi, Citroen, Hyundai, Kia, Mini, Peugeot and Renault at FANTASTIC SAVINGS ON NEW PRICE, call 01473 830895 for details.
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