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Joe, I have several questions to ask about posting lyrics to songs.
1. If the purpose of the post is to explore the meaning of the lyrics, or to explore the meanings of a particular line of a lyric-for instance "people keep comin but the train done gone-in the RE: Religious Train & Chariot Songs thread-
a} is it appropriate to post the lyrics of that song even if it is already posted in another thread?
b}And if so, since the purpose of the post is not to add lyrics, but to share theories about the meaning of those lyrics, should that specific post have the title "Lyr Add: [name of song]?
2.If the purpose is to compare and contrast versions of songs-
a} is it appropriate to post the lyrics to more than one version in the same song in the same post?
b} If so, should the Lyr: Add: title be used? Should there be a new title? {such as "Lyr: Compare: titles"}
3.{similar to #3}, if the purpose is to list or compare songs from different genres that may have the same or similar floating verses or lines, or which appear to share some other element{s}
a} is it appropriate to start a new thread on that subject?
b} is it appropriate to post all of the lyrics or portions of the lyrics to those songs even if those lyrics are are already posted in another Mudcat thread, or should there just be a hyperlink to the thread which contains those already posted lyrics, followed by new commentary?


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Wilson's Border Tales The Bonnet Rock
If we had lived at the close of the seventeenth century, and if we had been to profession either a sculptor or painter, and had received an order to produce the likeness of an exquisitely beautiful young woman, we should have chosen for our model Mary Rintoul; and, if we had not succeeded in embodying the idea of one of the prettiest creatures that ever came from the hand of nature, the fault would certainly have been with ourselves, not with our subject. We have chosen this mode of endeavouring to convey to the reader an idea of Mary's personal charms, in order to save ourselves the trouble, and him the infliction, of that most hackneyed and most threadbare of all subjects, the description of female beauty; and we trust it will be sufficiently effectual. Mary was, in truth, a pretty girl—so pretty that we feel, after all, under a strong temptation to describe her at full length; but we will not. She was, at the period when we introduce her to the reader, in her nineteenth year. So far as regarded her condition in life, however, her singular beauty was another proof that nature does not lavish her gifts of person on the children of wealth alone. Her father was but a journeyman wright; yet was his house both a cheerful and a comfortable one; for he was a steady and industrious man, and as such both esteemed and respected in the humble sphere in which he moved. Kirkcaldy, the well-known "lang toun," was the place of his nativity and residence, and is, consequently—a circumstance which perhaps we should have mentioned before—the scene of our story.
Mary Rintoul, as will readily be believed, had many suitors. There were, at least, a score of young men in Kirkcaldy who, had they been asked what was the greatest happiness that could be conferred on them, would, each and all of them, at once have answered—"The hand of Mary Rintoul." But Mary's affections could not be divided. They dwelt on one alone—and this happy man was William Hay, a young carpenter. The selection did credit to her taste and discernment; for William was in every way an excellent and deserving young man. He was, besides, a remarkably handsome lad, with a pleasant smiling countenance, and of a quiet but cheerful disposition. In short, never were two more suitably matched than Mary and William; nor, perhaps, has any one often seen a more comely pair. Young as they were, they had long loved with the most sincere and devoted affection, and had long looked on themselves as destined for each other. But circumstances had hitherto forbidden this consummation; Mary had nothing, and William was yet but an apprentice. This, however, was a matter which a little time was sure to amend—and it did amend it. William's indenture expired, and he became a journeyman, at a high rate of wages for the times; and, to crown his happiness, on the very day of his re-engagement in his new character, which was that succeeding the expiry of his apprenticeship, Mary Rintoul, with the full consent of her parents, named to her enraptured lover the day on which she would become his wife. This day—it was now the middle of December—was the Tuesday following what is called in Scotland Handsel Monday—the first Monday of the year.
At the period of our story, which is the year 1691, and for long after, Handsel Monday was a day of general festivity in Scotland. On that joyous day, young men and women congregated at innumerable points, all over the country, for the purposes of merry-making. Mirth and music filled the land from one end to the other; and deep on that day was the debauch of the thirsty, and lively and long continued the dance of the light-heeled and light-hearted.
Handsel Monday was, in short, in days of yore, in this our ancient kingdom, a day of wild and reckless glee over the whole breadth and length of the land. It has now lost much, nearly all, of its original character as a general feature; and perhaps it is as well that it is so; but it may even yet be found flourishing, in primitive vigour, in some remote corners of the country; and, probably, even in some not very distant.
But of all the districts in Scotland that joined in this festive fray—and there was not one that did not—there was none that conducted it with so joyous a spirit or with such hearty good will as Fife. There, the day was celebrated with a glee that was equalled nowhere else, and with a devotion to the joys of the season that completed its claims to pre-eminence. Of the prevailing spirit, then, of the day and the place, the "lang toun," of course, came in for its share. On that day, Kirkcaldy was all agog, all stir and bustle even by the break of day; for the revellers took Time by the firelock, and were early on the field. The particular Handsel Monday to which we refer, was a delightful day, and remarkably mild for the season; a circumstance which rendered it peculiarly favourable for the out-of-door sports—such as throwing the hammer, putting the stone, &c., &c.—that formed the principal amusements of the occasion.
The great scene of these pastimes was the sands of Kirkcaldy; and on the occasion of which we speak, these were, early in the day, crowded with young people of both sexes— the young men to exhibit their strength and skill, by feats of personal prowess, and the young women to witness the triumphs of their lovers. Although, as we have said, the merry groups assembled on the sands on this day were composed mostly of young folks, yet they were not all young. There were amongst them a good many of their elders, who came there to see how their successors conducted themselves, and to revive their recollections of the days that were past. Amongst these was old Gabriel Watson, who, in his day, had had no competitor in throwing the stone. He had beat, by a full yard, Peter Thomson of Pathhead, who was esteemed, until he suffered this defeat, the man of the most powerful arm in Fife; a reputation which was, of course, transferred, as it had fallen, by right of conquest, to Gabriel Watson. But many summers, and winters too, had past since then. Peter was long gathered to his fathers, and Gabriel was now an old man. He was then four-and-twenty—he was now seventy-four; still had not all his strength, by any means, yet departed from him. Gabriel was still a stalworth carle, and still could throw a stone with the best of them. It is not, however, his gymnastic fame, great as that certainly was, that induces us to notice him thus particularly, but a much more interesting circumstance. This is his having been the grandfather of Mary Rintoul—and dear to the old man, as the apple of his eye, was the beauteous, lively, warm-hearted child of his daughter. Peerless—as she really was—Mary seemed in the eyes of her doting grandfather. Often, often, did he lay his withered hand on her young head, smoothing down its golden tresses, and imploring on it all the blessings of Heaven; and no wonder that the old man's heart was wrapt up in Mary Rintoul, for to him she was ever dutiful, and kind, and tender, and affectionate. To anticipate his wishes was, to her, one of the greatest triumphs, and to obey them, one of the pleasantest occupations of her innocent life.
We have said that, amongst the young people assembled on this day on the Seafield sands, there were a good many old folks. These, however, were not found intermingling much with the noisy, boisterous crowd of their juniors, nor taking anything like an active part in their pastimes. They were, for the most part, otherwise and more characteristically disposed of. At one part of the sands there was a very singular and remarkable rook, called the Bonnet Rock a name it had acquired from its peculiar shape, which bore a rude resemblance to that article of dress—the old Scotch flat bonnet—pointed at in its designation. Its form altogether, however, taking into account its particular position and its adjuncts, gave it perhaps a fully stronger likeness to the roof of a pulpit. It was a thin, flat, projecting table of rock, formed by the action of the sea, which had wrought its way underneath it, leaving the upper part as a covering to the cave which it had thus hollowed out. The edges of this roof on either side had been originally supported by natural mounds of sand; but these had latterly been, in greal part, swept away by a succession of extraordinary high tides. Still the roof remained secure in its airy situation for it had, to all appearance, a sufficient resting-place behind or on the side next the land. The cave formed beneath the Bonnet Rock in the way we have described, was light and spacious, with a natural floor of smooth, white, firm sand. It was thus both a curious, and, in its way, a pleasant place—and the good folks of Kirkcaldy thought so; for it was on the sands around this singular rock that they were assembled on the day of which we are speaking; and this had been the custom there, on Handsel Mondays, from time immemorial. But on these occasions the inside of the cave presented fully as joyous a scene as the out. It was the sort of headquarters of the revellers, where they went occasionally to refresh themselves, and to spend the intervals of the sports, for it was the general storehouse, for the day, of the creature-comforts of the merry-makers—the grand depository of brandy bottles, and of cakes and kebbucks; chairs and tables, too, were then there, and long forms ran alongst its walls, for the accommodation of its frequenters: nay, so complete was its equipment as a banqueting-hall, a large fire blazed at its further end, to drive away the chill air of the place, and to make it look more cheerful, and feel more comfortable. It was here, then, in these hilarious quarters, that the older people were to be found on this day. Seated around the different tables with the brandy bottle before them, they talked over the feats of their youth; and, without being at the trouble of going out to witness the sports of the young men, were content to learn of their progress from the occasional visitors to the cave. But these came so thick and frequent—there was such a constant outgoing and incoming—that the old folks were kept well informed of all that was passing without.
We need hardly say, that William Hay was amongst the youngsters on the Seafield sands on this occasion. Neither need we say, that, he being there, Mary Rintoul would not likely be far off. In truth, William was at this moment in the thick and the throng of a crowd of young fellows, who were eagerly engaged in a trial of strength and dexterity, at throwing the stone; and, within a few yards of him, along with some other girls of her acquaintance, whose lovers were also amongst the athletic, stood Mary Rintoul— her eyes glistening with delight; for William had just thrown the stone a full foot beyond the most powerful of the competitors, at least he who had been hitherto reckoned so.
"He has thrown beyond them a'," said Mary, in a low, modest voice, but with a feeling of triumph, which, though she endeavoured to suppress, her sparkling eye and glowing cheek betrayed. "He has thrown beyond them a'," she said, addressing the girl who stood beside her.
The reply was a disdainful toss of the head—for the defeated party was her lover—and a remark that Jamie's foot had slipped when he threw the stone, "or it wadna be Willie Hay that wad gang beyond him."
Mary might well have anticipated this want of sympathy in her triumph, on the part of her companion; for she was aware of the attachment between Jessy Bell and James Elphinston; but, in her joy, she had, for a moment, forgotten the circumstance. Jessy's remark, however, instantly brought this to her recollection, and with it a deeper blush on her cheek. But at this moment, another object suddenly at once engrossed her attention and relieved her from the embarrassing situation in which she stood with her companion.
"There's grandfather," she exclaimed, running towards the old man, who was now indeed seen approaching the group, of which she herself had just formed a part. Gabriel's eyes brightened up, and a smile came over his face when he saw her.
"Hey! my little gilpie, are you there?" he said, yielding his hand to the fond grasp of both of hers. "Whar's William? But I needna ask," he added, with a sly look— "whan ye're here, he canna be far aff."
Mary blushed, and, hanging down her head, replied that he was "ower there," pointing to the group she had just left.
"Ay, ye little cutty, I thooht sae," said Gabriel, stepping on towards the throng, with his granddaughter in his hand. "The gowk and the tittlin'! Faith, Mary," he added, as if suddenly reinspired with the spirit and the energy of his youth, by the mirthful shouts which arose from the crowd that surrounded the stone-heavers, "I'se hae a throw yet, for auld lang syne. It'll maybe be the last. I used to be gay guid at it; and I dinna ken but I may bother some o' them yet."
Saying this, he dropped the hand of his granddaughter and, pushing his way into the centre of the crowd, exclaimed, "Stand about, ye feckless loons, and let me at the stane. It's thirty years this very day since I lifted ane; but I hae pith aneuch in me yet, I think, to gie some o' ye the short throw."
Both the old man himself and his speech were received with shouts of applause; for he was well known, and much and universally esteemed by all who did know him.
"Well done, Gabriel! well done, Gabriel! Faith oor auld friend has spunk in him yet," was shouted from all quarters.
"The deil a ane here'll match him yet," said another.
"Faith, ye say true there, Andrew," replied Peter Blackie, a man not much Gabriel's junior, to the asserter of this bold annunciation. "If ye had seen him on this very spot throwin' the stane, as I have, some thirty-five years since, ye wad be still mair sure ye warna far wrang in saying what ye hae said." Then, raising his voice, so as to be heard by those around him, "I'll wad a pint o' the best brandy in Kirkcaldy, wi' ony man here, that Gabriel gangs sax inches at the very least beyond the best o' ye. Will onybody tak me up?"
Nobody would, because nobody chose to take up a bet against Gabriel, not from a fear of losing, but from kindly feeling. In the meantime, the old man had stripped his coat and taken his place at the point from which the stones were heaved; and was in the act of poising the latter, previous to discharging it, when he felt himself pulled gently from behind. A little irritated by the unseasonable interruption, he turned sharply round; but the sight and transient expression of displeasure exhibited on his countenance, was quickly replaced by a smile, when he beheld his granddaughter. It was she who had called his attention from behind.
"Grandfather," she said, "I hae brocht ye a wee drap brandy, thinkin' it micht help ye to throw a wee bit better; for I have often heard ye say, ye aye did that langsyne." And she produced a tumbler from beneath her shawl, in which might be about a wine glassful and a half of the liquor she named.
The old man took the tumbler with a smile of satisfaction but it was evidently more with the giver than at the gift.
"Thank ye, Mary, my dear," he said—"it was very considerate o' ye, and I'll tak it with great pleasure. Anything, Mary, would do me good, oot o' your hands. Here's to ye a', lads," he added, at the same time drinking off the contents of the tumbler. "Now," he said, again poising the stone, "by my troth I think I could throw't owre Inchkeith."
And, in the next instant, the stone was sailing through the air. It alighted. The spot was marked by a deep indentation. A foot-rule was applied; and it was found to be nine inches and a half beyond the furthest previous throw. A shout from the bystanders at once proclaimed Gabriel's triumph and their satisfaction with his success. Again the stone was put into his hands, again he threw and six full inches more were added to the distance—a result which put all chances of successful competition, with the nervous old man, entirely out of the question. No persuasions, however, could induce him to throw a third time.
"Na, na," he said, laughing, "I'll keep what I hae gotten. I'm no gaun to risk the honour I hae gained. I'll throw nae mair, neither noo nor hereafter. Ye hae seen the last o't wi' me, lads."
Saying this, the old man resumed his coat; and, taking his granddaughter by the hand—for she had remained beside him throughout the whole of the scene just described—left the ground. On gaining the outside of the throng, they were joined by William, who, although he had not hitherto interfered, had all along been keeping a watchful eye on their motions. Having congratulated the old man on his success, the latter proposed to William that they should adjourn to the Bonnet Rock.
"You and William may gang, grandfather," said Mary, " but I canna. I maun gang hame. I promised my mother
to be hame at twa o'clock, and it's noo ten minutes past it. I canna gang, grandfather, on ony account."
"Then, if that's the case, I'll go home with you, Mary," said William, "and join your grandfather at the Bonnet Rock afterwards."
"Ye'll do nae sic thing, either o' ye," replied the old man, who felt himself particularly happy. "I'll tak a' the wyte frae your mother, Mary, for keepin' you; and, since we're at it, we'll just mak a day o't. It's maybe the last Handsel Monday I'll ever see. Indeed, it's mair than likely—though you twa, I trust, 'll see mony a ane."
"But really, grandfather, I canna break my promise to my mother; it wad alarm her; she wad think some mischief had befa'en me," said Mary, showing great reluctance to proceed towards the Bonnet Rock, whither the whole party were half unconsciously directing their steps, during this conversation.
"Hoot, your mother's a fule, lassie, and ye're anither,' replied Gabriel, with a sort of good-natured impatience, and, at the same time, taking his granddaughter by the arm, and urging her onwards. Thus pressed, she offered no further resistance; and the whole three were soon afterwards seated at one of the tables in the cave of the Bonnet Rock, amidst a numerous assemblage of friends and acquaintances; and a merry set they were, as any festive occasion ever brought together. Never had the Bonnet Rock, in truth, seen more joyous squad—and many a one it had seen. The roof of the cave rung with the shouts of laughter and glee that rose from the revellers below; and the laugh and the jest went merrily round.
It was known to the most of those assembled here on this occasion, that the marriage of William Hay and Mary Rintoul was to take place on the following day; and the knowledge was now turned to good account in many a good-humoured joke at the expense of the young couple. But the approaching nuptials of the betrothed pair were not thus lightly treated by all. Serious and sincere wishes for their happiness in the married state were expressed by numbers of those present, and "long life to them" drank in many a brimming bumper.
During this scene, Mary and William sat together; and the latter, taking advantage of the obscurity of the place, as it was now getting dusky, had slipped his arm around the waist of his fair companion, and was occasionally whispering into her ear the overflowings of his happiness, of his present and prospective felicity.
At this moment, a new cause of pleasurable excitement struck on the ears of the joyous party in the cave. This was the sound of pipes. Donald Grant, the town piper of Kirkcaldy, and as good a performer as ever blew a chanter, was both heard and seen coming alongst the sands towards the Bonnet Rock, playing, with might and main, the well-known tune of "Maggie Lauder." On arriving at the cave, Donald was received with shouts of welcome by its inmates; but their joy at so timeous and valuable an accession as the piper, was by no means confined to mere expressions of satisfaction with his presence. It soon took a more substantial form; bumpers of brandy and lumps of bread and cheese, short-bread, and currant-bun, were thrust in upon him at all hands. The former, Donald—who was reputed as good a hand at the pint-stoup as at the pipes, and that was excellent—nipped off, one after the other, as fast as they were presented to him; the latter he thrust into the capacious pockets of his greatcoat, till they could hold no more. Thus charged and primed, Donald was ready for anything, and therefore at once agreed to a proposal which was made to him, that he should ascend from the land side, where it was of easy access, to the top of the Bonnet Rock, and play some tunes from that conspicuous and elevated situation.
The idea met with universal approbation; and about a dozen young men, one of whom carried a large flag, eagerly offered to accompany him. One of them, an intimate friend of William Hay, just as he was leaving the cave with the rest of Donald's escort, called out to the former to come along with them. William smiled and shook his head, without attempting to move. He felt too happily situated where he was, with his arm around his intended bride; and this some of those about him perceived.
"Na, na, faith, ye'll no get Willie to gang alang wi' ye, I warrant," said one; "he's owre wed whar he is." Mary held down her head, and blushed, and jogged William to go, in order to relieve her from the badinage of his lighthearted acquaintance.
"Not a foot, Mary, will I budge," replied her lover; "let them gibe awa there. They say right. I'm better pleased whar I am, and therefore here I'll stay." And he pressed Mary closer to him.
The last of Donald's merry escort had now quitted the cave, and their joyous shouts were immediately after heard, as they scrambled up the rock behind. The summit was gained—that is, the roof of the cave; the flag was placed in the centre; the piper advanced to the front, and again struck up the favourite tune of "Maggie Lauder." Inspired by the merry strains, the young men who accompanied Donald began to caper, and dance, and leap about, in all the madness of the moment's excitement; whooping and yelling with boisterous glee. The first part of the play played, the now half breathless performers assembled in the centre of the flat on which they stood, surrounding the flagstaff, took off their hats, caps, and bonnets, and set up one loud and hearty shout; another immediately followed, and they had already raised the third, when a strange movement was felt beneath their feet. In the next instant, and before any idea or conjecture whatever could be formed of the alarming phenomenon, down, with a dead, heavy crash, went the entire roof of the cave on its ill-starred inmates below crushing every one of them to death; and it would have done so though each had had fifty lives, for the superincumbent mass was of many hundred tons' weight. Huge fragments of rock, and hundreds of cart-loads of sand, and soil and rubbish, now filled the cave; and all below was silent as the grave, and motionless, where but an instant before all had been thoughtlessness and joy. Here, then, was a dreadful catastrophe—a fearful conclusion to the joyous revelries of the day—an accident unparalleled, perhaps, in the dismal record of mischances. We need scarcely add, that this day of feasting in Kirkcaldy was now turned into a day of sad and gloomy mourning. The reveller, horror-struck, laid down the untasted goblet, when the dismal intelligence reached him; the musician stopped in the midst of his merry strains; and the dancers flew from the scene of levity and mirth to that of death and desolation.
A hundred hands were immediately employed in clearing away, with shovel and pick-axe, the accumulation of rocks and rubbish by which the cave was filled, in the desperate hope that some of those who were buried under it might still be alive. Vain hope! Out of the whole number— upwards of thirty—not one survived. All, all had perished. Nay, not only was life totally extinct, but the bodies were fearfully mangled and dismembered: so much so, that many of them could not be recognised by their nearest and dearest friends. To this, however, there was an exception in the cases of two of the sufferers. These were William Hay and Mary Rintoul, whose bodies were found entire and untouched Their death had been caused by suffocation, as they were found deep embedded in a bank of sand; sitting as they sat when death overtook them, close by each other, with William's arm still around the loved object of his affections.
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1-800EveryRim.com's Billy Eordekian with TIA President Freda Pratt-Boyer at the 2014 Tire Industry Honors awards ceremony. | |
The third-annual New Year's Luncheon will be held January 15, 2015, in Pico Rivera, California, and this time as an official California Tire Dealers Association (CTDA) event.
Tire Industry Association (TIA) President Freda Pratt-Boyer of Purcell Tire will speak. SEMA Wheel & Tire Council (WTC) Chairman-Elect Joe Findeis of The Plus Sizing Guide will comment, and CTDA Vice President Chris Barry of Independent Tire Dealer Group (ITDG) will emcee. A tour of the 1-800EveryRim.com–OEM Wheels warehouse will take place before the luncheon.
Sponsored by OEM Wheels and Yokohama Tire, the event is open complimentary with limited seating.
Last year's event attracted members of CTDA, TIA, SEMA, ITDG, as well as vendors and other industry leaders.
Vendors wishing to participate as co-sponsors or to provide door prizes and table favors should contact Billy Eordekian from 1-800EveryRim.com.


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Words: Mina Suder
Although only 23 years old, twin sisters Millie and Hope Katana are self described 'old souls', feeling that they have more of a connection towards older forms of music and art. As the driving force behind their own creativity, The KTNA are carving out their own space in British music and beyond. With their self branded 'cosmic soul', The KTNA have forged their own unique sound, fusing together different genres as a vehicle to deliver their message of hope in a place of darkness. So what exactly is 'cosmic soul'?
Hope explains: "Millie and I, we don't really like to be put into a box too much, but if it's a box we created ourselves, it feels a bit better for us. We say 'cosmic soul' because if the universe was going to have a party, hopefully in the end you can play our music and universally there would be something for everyone. It's got a nice little groove to it, soulful, all these things, that's why we call it 'cosmic soul' – it truly is new soul, with a bit of rock, and punk, and psychedelics… euphoric."
"I think my brain and Hope's work a million times a minute, and all our favourite songs have a lot going on in them, because they engage my brain in a different way," adds Millie. "When it came to making our own music properly for the first time, at the age of 21, which is crazy… I'd been signed for five years before that, we decided we needed to do what we loved, and thought fuck what everybody else thinks about it. I also love being overwhelmed by music, with the voices, layers, textures, and hearing things that are a bit odd."
This euphoric sound is best exemplified on their latest single, OWT (One Way Ticket); with its contrasting elements of harsh guitar licks, melodic strings (provided by violinist Galina Juritz) and the twins' ethereal vocals, the song has an uplifting and hopeful quality to it, despite its dark subject matter and bleak lyrics, opening with "things are worse now than they've ever been/I can't pay my rent/and I've lost all my friends."
The expression of retaining a sense of hope through dark times is a common thread that runs through The KTNA's forthcoming EP, Life Under Siege. Alongside OWT, songs such as Mental Breakdown candidly portray and focus on timely topics such as mental health, depression and one's well-being, but always with a hint of positive undertone.
"We say it's 'dark euphoria'," Hope elaborates. "Our main thing is to create euphoria in a dark place, the subject matter is sad, dark and brutal, but at the end of the day, there's something uplifting about it. There has to be. That's why we record so many harmonies, and choir vocals, because there's no better feeling than being sat surrounded by vocals. When you go and watch a gospel choir, or you just go somewhere, and it has amazing sound acoustics, you hear all the vocals just bouncing on the walls, to capture true, pure soul, even in the darkest place… euphoria!"
"We have to just write from our own perspective," reflects Mille. "Tell my own heartbreak, my own story, before I can relay anyone else's, and other people always say, 'do you have any more upbeat songs?'
'You don't see my DMs though, from lonely people all over the world that say 'thank you for writing that song'. I understand that we're not the happiest of people, but I don't know a lot of people that are truly happy either. I think a lot of people are faking it and it breaks my heart. We have a song called Mental Breakdown which is by far one of the worst songs we have. So many people hit me up when they hear it, or I'll be at shows singing it and watch people crying. It's really hard but it's one of the greatest things in the world because for a long time, we thought we were the only people that felt like that, and now I'm just realising that so many people are also really struggling. I think we need music for people that are suffering."
…nobody can own your creativity or your art. It's yours, you don't owe anybody anything. It comes truly through within, and from you, it's a gift. These people that want to bottle it up and sell it, they still can't own you.
As well as creating music dealing with issues of mental health, The KTNA are also passionate and vocal about art, ownership and creative freedom. Traversing through an industry that heavily relies on imagery and people's perception of those images – something the twins have already had previous experiences with – they are keen to retain all aspects of their own creative freedom.
Hope: "I think people, just from seeing and looking at us, think they know what we should make and how to market us. The thing is, we are a brand, but the problem is that we write all of the music, we produce all of the music, so it doesn't matter how you think you can pinpoint me because the music is already done, it's already been written. The product is there and unfortunately we're talking about depression, wanting to run away, wanting to kill yourself, having mental breakdowns, that's what it is. I'm sorry, maybe the next album there'll be happiness and joy. Maybe I'll find the love of my life and I'll write a whole album about love… but right now, what we're reporting on is our true feelings, that's it. You can't mute us like that."
Expressing their own truths authentically is at the core of The KTNA's creativity, and having complete control over that process is something they are absolutely adamant about. The pair are integral in all aspects of their creative process, whether it's the music or the visuals that compliment it. On Django – another track from Life Under Siege – the pair breaks down the dynamics of musicians working in the music industry, and the restrictions that may come with it.
Millie elaborates, "being a musician come with chains, and I think that not a lot of people respect or understand that. And it's our way of saying…I have to go and do what I have to do, to make my dreams come true."
With the model of independent labels becoming increasingly common in the age of digital music, is this a relationship that can be negotiated?
"You don't [negotiate]. There is a hierarchy and you are at the very, very bottom of it," replies Hope.
"Because as a musician…you don't have money to put into stuff, so you get tricked into believing that you need people. But nobody can own your creativity or your art. It's yours, you don't owe anybody anything. It comes truly through within, and from you, it's a gift. These people that want to bottle it up and sell it, they still can't own you".
Millie is more optimistic about the shift. "I hope so. I hope by the end we make a model that's more sustainable for artists. And being independent. I just want better things for all artists. I want people to own the masters, that's not a crazy thing. I want people to own what they create. Then all these hours, slaving away in the studio, to ridiculous hours, I want people to see the results of that, whether you make one pound or a million pounds. I just think to myself, there's someone out there who's the next Amy Winehouse, Bill Withers, Whitney Houston, and if they're not allowed to be who they need to be, I don't think we'll ever get to see them, because it's not what's in right now. That's my biggest fear, for the world to sleep on all these talented people."
Fortunately for Hope and Millie, it is doubtful The KTNA will be slept on. Through their persistent pursuit for creative freedom, the twins have allowed time and space for an organic evolution of their own unique sound. Coupled with their open and honest approach to writing songs about the full human experience (the good and the bad, the light and the dark), The KTNA's cosmic reach and resonance can only expand with time.
OWT is out now via Platoon. Life Under Siege will be released on 9th August.


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Yes! Finally, we have launched our company DTB Carbyne Apps into the wild. Go and tell a friend, to tell a friend, recursively, in an infinite do-while loop 🙂
What a journey so far..
From as long as I can recall, creating a business in my field was a necessity for me. I felt as though I had something to add to the world with my creativity and passion. Although the high street is crowded, there's always a place for a quality cake shop. That's my view on our services – they are quality (and for now, I'll spare you the countless parallels with cake). We're not unique in substance – but nor is a diamond. However, when you receive your "diamond" from us – make sure you're sitting down ;).
Let me run you through who we are and what we do:
We are a digital product and services house. We are here for your needs (in design and tech, that is!). We are user-centric. We want to give back to the world and share knowledge, education and our assets.
That's enough about us for now. Let us know a bit about you at [email protected].
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Episode 155: The Influence of St. Kateri Tekakwitha on Young People with Rebecca Sievers
June 13th, 2022
37 mins 53 secs
About this Episode
The Diocese of Green Bay is home to a summer camp for young people called Camp Tekakwitha. In today's episode, Fr. Edward Looney speaks with the camp director Rebecca Sievers about her background with Camp Tek, her favorite memories, how they instill devotion to this saint, and about the other Camp Tekakwithas throughout the US.
Learn more about Camp Tekakwitha: https://www.camptekakwitha.org/
Get your holy socks from Sock Religious: https://www.sockreligious.com/?rfsn=5170834.c28065
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Bold Prediction
February 11th, 2018There are bold predictions and there are obvious predictions. And frankly, Joe isn't sure where this one belongs.
ESPN recently decided to have its NFL beat writers make a "bold" offseason prediction for their respective teams. And when it comes to the Bucs, Jenna Laine has a hunch what will happen with Doug Martin.
The Bucs will move on from running back Doug Martin
The two-time Pro Bowler was given a second chance after a four-game suspension and a stint in a drug rehab program in 2016, but he has averaged just 2.9 yards per carry the past two seasons, which doesn't warrant a $6.75 million salary for next year. The Bucs no longer owe him any guaranteed money and can move on with three years remaining on his contract without any penalty.
Now on face value, this is a total no-brainer. Honestly, this was a no-brainer prior to the 2017 season, but the Bucs kept Martin and Dirk Koetter seemed as if he was in a time warp thinking it was 2015. He was constantly counting on Martin and continued to start him even though it was clear the guy was done in 2016.
The reliance on Martin doomed the offense probably more so than the bum shoulder of America's Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston.
Joe really doesn't expect the Bucs to release Martin until Joe actually sees the e-mail where the team announces the move.
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The first store Nature Chasse & Peche was born in St-Georges de Beauce in June 1997. Since then, the new owners Robet and Christian Blais continue to innovate and invest for the sole purpose of improving service to customers and to offer their customers competitive prices. In 2002 Nature Chasse & Peche expanded its horizons by opening a new branch in Ste-Marie de Beauce. The association with Vincent Cloutier then owner of Archery de Beauce has allowed this new branch to join the banner Propac of its opening. The success was so great that four years later, the magazine of St George will follow the same footsteps and join the same banner to offer its customers the same excellent products at very competitive prices. At the end of the year 2008, the two branches of Nature Chasse & Peche gather with 40 other stores across the Quebec to form a new banner in the outdoors, hunting and fishing; Pronature. A new banner belonging to merchants looking to be dynamic and visionary, a guaranteed success.


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artnet News | Sarah Cascone:
As details continue to trickle out about the highly secretive documenta 14, taking place in Kassel, Germany, and Athens, it's been revealed that artistic director Adam Szymczyk's scuttled plan to display the entirety of reclusive Cornelius Gurlitt's art collection will still influence the international exhibition.
German police discovered the Gurlitt hoard, featuring about 1,500 artworks including pieces by such masters as Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Marc Chagall, Paul Cézanne, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Otto Dix, and Gustave Courbet, during a 2012 tax investigation. Gurlitt's father, Hildebrand, was an art dealer who collaborated with Nazis, leading to international concerns that the collection had been stolen from Jewish families… Read more
Image: Detail from Henri Matisse's Seated Woman/Woman Sitting in Armchair (1921), part of the Cornelius Gurlitt hoard. Courtesy of Lost Art Koordinierungsstelle


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During yesterday's inauguration of Gazeley's new Italian headquarters, in the Via Broletto 16 office complex which was recently completely renovated and LEED Platinum certified, the roundtable entitled 'Logistics 2020 – The warehouse takes it all, again?' was held.
There is a continual increase in online stores and, in a country where e-commerce penetration is still very low compared to the European average, multiple growth opportunities exist and logistics must keep pace with this very significant potential for development.
Alfredo Mauri, Head of GVA Redilco's Logistics & Industrial Department, spoke about the evolution of lastmile logistics and the new challenges to be faced, which are also being reflected in the design of the layout of the buildings involved, as well as confirming the growing interest of prime global investors in last mile logistics.
The challenge, which has already begun – given the increasingly stringent legislation on land use – is that of the renewal and #conversion of disused brownfield assets. The fact that last mile logistics focuses on properties which are both smaller and more profitabile in rental terms has allowed developers to look at business plans for the conversion of abandoned buildings, which has until now been prohibitive due to the low rental levels or profitability of traditional logistics.


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The esophagus Throat and Esophagus The throat (pharynx) lies behind and below the mouth. When food and fluids leave the mouth, they pass through the throat. Swallowing of food and fluids begins voluntarily and continues automatically... read more is the hollow tube that leads from the throat (pharynx) to the stomach. (See also Overview of Esophageal Obstructions Overview of Esophageal Obstructions The esophagus (the hollow tube that leads from the throat to the stomach) can be narrowed or completely obstructed (blocked). In most cases, the cause is Progression of an injury to the esophagus... read more .)
Some lower esophageal rings may be caused by inflammation of the esophagus due to acid reflux Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In gastroesophageal reflux disease, stomach contents, including acid and bile, flow backward from the stomach into the esophagus, causing inflammation in the esophagus and pain in the bottom... read more or pills that are not completely swallowed (pill-induced esophagitis).
Normally, the lower esophagus has a diameter of about ¾ inch (about 2 centimeters). However, it may be narrowed to ½ inch in diameter (about 1¼ centimeters) or less by a ring of tight tissue, which may cause difficulty in swallowing solids. This symptom can begin at any age but usually does not begin until after age 25. The swallowing difficulty Difficulty Swallowing Some people have difficulty swallowing (dysphagia). In dysphagia, foods and/or liquids do not move normally from the throat (pharynx) to the stomach. People feel as though food or liquids become... read more (dysphagia) comes and goes and is especially aggravated by meat and dry bread.
Often, the ring is found when doctors look down the esophagus with a flexible tube (endoscopy Endoscopy Endoscopy is an examination of internal structures using a flexible viewing tube (endoscope). In addition to examinations, doctors can use endoscopy to do biopsies and give treatment. Endoscopes... read more ) to look for reasons why people are having difficulty swallowing. Barium swallow X-Ray Studies of the Digestive Tract X-rays often are used to evaluate digestive problems. Standard x-rays ( plain x-rays) can show some blockages or paralysis of the digestive tract, or abnormal air patterns in the abdominal cavity... read more x-rays also show the ring. In this test, people are given barium in a liquid before x-rays are taken. The barium outlines the esophagus, making abnormalities easier to see.
Treatment of Lower Esophageal Ring
Thorough chewing
Sometimes widening of the esophagus
Chewing food thoroughly followed by taking sips of water usually prevents symptoms.
A doctor may fix the narrowing by passing an endoscope through the mouth and throat and into the esophagus or may use a blunt-tipped instrument (called a bougie) to widen the passageway.
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Birmingham Friends of the Earth Bee Activity Day, Saturday 28 July, Martineau Gardens, 11am – 4pm
Workshops, talks and children's activities focused on bees
Free entry
A free, fun day of learning and celebrating bees. Organised by Birmingham Friends of the Earth, this is a chance to learn more about bee diversity and their life cycles from two bee experts who will be giving advice about how to help bees in the garden and local community. You'll be able to explore the gardens, identify bee-friendly plants, see the bees and hives in action and taste some honey (weather permitting). Children can get creative at a craft workshop and have fun playing games. Picnics welcome. Martineau Gardens, 27 Priory Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B5 7UG.
Information: 0121 440 7430 www.martineau-gardens.org.uk
The Birmingham Honey Show, Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 September, Martineau Gardens, 10am – 4pm
The Birmingham Honey Show returns to Martineau Gardens for 2012. This is just one of the national Heritage Open Days event. The Honey Show is a chance to find out all about the fascinating craft of beekeeping, you'll be able to talk to local beekeepers, view observation hives, make candles from beeswax and buy locally produced honey direct from the beekeepers. There will be plant sales and refreshments available. There's woodland, an orchard, formal gardens, ponds, a hot house, an earth oven, wildflower meadow, a visitor room (located in a 1940s pavilion) and more. Find out what a community garden is and Martineau Gardens' role in providing a home for wildlife so close to Birmingham city centre.
Organised by Birmingham & District Beekeepers' Association and hosted by Martineau Gardens.
Bee Keeping Course, Sat 18 August, Martineau Gardens, 10am – 5pm, £60
Course takes place at Martineau Gardens, 27 Priory Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B5 7UG. Cost is £60; advance booking essential with course organisers LILI (Low Impact Living Initiative) www.lowimpact.org or 01296 714184.
Explore a Secret Garden, Martineau Gardens, Mon to Sat 10am – 4pm
A wildlife oasis awaits you at this beautiful, organically maintained community garden. The Gardens include an orchard, herb beds, vegetable plot, children's 'shipwreck' play area, a formal garden, woodland, ponds and a bird hide. There are home-grown plants and seasonal produce (including jam) for sale. Drinks available or bring a picnic.
Open throughout the year Mon – Sat 10am – 4pm (closed Bank holidays including Mon 27 August), free entry.
Martineau Gardens,
27 Priory Road,
Opposite the Priory Hospital,
buses 1, 45, 47, 61, 63, X62, X64.
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Full Paper (21 pages)
Lan Nie,
Baoning Wu and
Brian D. Davison
The Web today includes many pages intended to deceive search engines, in which content or links are created to attain an unwarranted result ranking. Since the links among web pages are used to calculate authority, ranking systems should take into consideration which pages contain content to be trusted and which do not. In this paper, we assume the existence of a mechanism, such as, but not limited to Gyongyi et al.'s TrustRank, to estimate the trustworthiness of a given page.However, unlike existing work that uses trust to identify or demote spam pages, we propose how to incorporate a given trust estimate into the process of calculating authority for a cautious surfer. We apply a total of forty-five queries over two large, real-world datasets to demonstrate that incorporating trust into an authority calculation using our cautious surfer can improve PageRank's precision at 10 by 11-26% and average top-10 result quality by 53-81%.
Technical Report LU-CSE-07-002, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, January 2007. This report supersedes LU-CSE-06-034.
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Designing is a field that requires creative skills as well as technical knowledge. Thus, it combines the arts and sciences in the best possible manner. Nowadays, designing is applied in almost all industries, from accessories to building interiors. Recognising the need for well-trained designers, many reputed colleges dedicated to designing education have been developed. While there are several options for students wanting to take up designing as a profession, the search for an ideal college must be done very carefully, after considering several vital factors.
For most designing courses, you will be eligible after passing class 12th. There are different entrance exams which will allow you to get admission in a designing course. The All India Entrance Exam for Design (AIEED), Design Aptitude Test (DAT) and NIFT Entrance Test are some of the exams that are conducted by various colleges for admitting students. A few colleges also ask for your portfolio to check your skills and interest in the designing field for which you are applying. To make sure that you don't waste your money and time in applying to wrong colleges, go through the list of parameters given here and make a wise decision.
Specialisation: Which branch of designing do you want to study?
While the colleges dedicated to fashion designing are quite popular, there are numerous other fields that are not so well-known. Before you embark on your search for a designing school, you must finalise which branch you want to specialise in. Textiles, jewellery, accessories, graphics, toys and games, automobiles, animation, interiors and product designing are the various branches that you can opt for. The latest courses that are in vogue are for Communications and UI (user interface) designing. Your search for the target college will be based on the branch that you select.
Industry Exposure: Does the college offer practical training?
For designers, learning is always on the job. While some theoretical learning is important, doing projects with professional designers will give you a far better experience and insight. Check out whether the college you are choosing has tie-ups with designing firms or takes up projects from the industry.
Infrastructure: The Backbone of a Design College
For adequate learning of designing, students need to practice on a regular basis. For this, the Top Design Colleges house designing labs and cutting-edge equipment that can prepare students for hard core projects. Dedicated labs or studios for textile, graphics/animation, furniture design, etc. have to be present. The campus must eb spacious enough to house ample drafting tables and computer rooms.
Fees: How much are you ready to spend?
The fees charged for a designing course can vary from around 50000 to 3 lakh. There are diploma courses, graduate degree courses as well as master's courses and each has a different fee structure. The fee also depends on the facilities that a college is providing, its industry reputation and all-India ranking. You can find out about the total expenses you have to incur by speaking to alumni of a college and visiting the website. Always consider extra expenses too apart from the fee.
Duration of course: How many years are you ready to study?
There are designing courses ranging from two to four years duration. Some diploma courses are done in one year to 18 months, while master's courses are mostly for two years. Designing courses for graduation after 10+2 can be of three to four years.
Placement: How good are the campus placements?
The motive of studying in a reputable design college is to gain placement in a leading design firm or get attached to a brand name. Hence, make in-depth enquiries about the companies that visit the campus for final placements. Also, find out about the training and internship opportunities for students as this will add a lot of value to your learning experience.
Faculty: Are the faculty for designing well experienced?
Everything boils down to the level of knowledge, skill and industry experience that the faculty possess. Expertise in experimenting with various techniques and materials, encouraging students to be innovative in their work, and having a thorough idea of new trends are extremely important traits.
A design college can equip you with all the skills that you need to earn name and fame. However, you need to have a burning desire to be creative and advance the field that you are choosing to explore.


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Questions asked in JKSSB Assistant Compiler CBT Exam
JKSSB Assistant Compiler CBT Exam is under process and some of the questions asked is mentioned below
- Deoband movement started
- Bursar on which river
- Gk gokhle died in
- Dandi March started in which year .
- Revolt of 1857
- Fundamental duties
- Markhor status
- Number of national parks in jk
- Election commission member body
- Full form CD
- Rainwater harvesting compulsory ist in which state
- Indian home rule society started
- Madhumati and Erin flows on which lake
- Largest tributory of indus
- Jal jeevan sakti started in. Which year
- Public opinion …
- Constitution ist amended in which year
- In today's exm
- Maths lengthy calculation
- 2 questions bodmas
- 2 questions linear equations
- 2 questions probability
- 2 article , prepositions
- Strawberry valley in which district
- Land of snakes which district
- Who started Yugantar newspaper
- Which Act curbed rights such as the freedom of expression and strengthened __ powers.
- Which of the following is fundamental right ??Safeguard public property
- Article 45 added by which amendment act ?
- Which of the is not enforceable by govt ? Options fundamental duty nd fundamental rights related
- One questions forests types relate dry alpine scrub
- Bhim dev established reasi district in which century
- Which treaty signed after ist Anglo Sikh war ?
- Which agency has published the Human Development Report of the UN?
- Which organisation related to food and agr ??
- International Telecommunication Union headquarter at ?
- One question balance of trade related
- Earth's twin
- Smallest planet in solar system
- Saffron is largely grown in which district of jk
- Capital of Beirut
- Which national park is located in Arunachal Pradesh
- Lepcha language is spoken in which state ?
- Hindi is the official language of which state
- Sourav ghosal related to which sports ?
- Currency of Kuwait ?
- Machu Picchu is located in ??
- One question related to Pulitzer prize in 1953 ?
- One question related to Padma award
- Direction sense A person walks towards West nd then 5 times ryt finally in which direction he is facing now .
- Indus water treaty related 1 question
in another session of JKSSB Exam
- Total wildlife sanctuaries in ut of jk
- Tarsar lake in district
- Which wetland is in ut hygam
- Villey of milk
- Oslo is capital of
- Currency of Indonesia
- Ist president of INC
- Year in which gandhi led satyagrah against rowlatt act
- Gandhijis political mentor
- New India whose newspaper
- Punjab was annexed by governor General name
- Strain connects pacific ocean and atlantic
- Results of revolt of 1857
- Road name b/w poonch and jammu
- Volume of cuboid
- Blood relation
- Statement and conclusion
- Number series
- Average speed train
- Father of English grammar
- Directions
- Virus full form
- Like amazonias launch vehicle
- Red dots in which planet
- Asteroids are bw which planets
- Monarchial democracy in which country
- Only three times prezdent of usa
- Christ redeemer in which country
- Like the opinion books writer
- Another was which lake is mother of seven lakes option was dal walur mansbal.
Some of the questions asked in today's Assistant compiler paper shift 2 to 4pm
1.sawalkote hydroelectric project on which river
2. Vyeth,hydaspes,vitasta other names of
3.kishanganga tributary of river
4.Dal lake located in which district
5. Kashmiri name of saffron
6. Dachigam NP established in which year
7. Moti Singh established which district in 1850
8. Sardar sarovar dam on which river
9. Bhakra Nanagal dam on which river
10. Quit India movement resolution passed by which leader in INC
11. External minister of interm government in 1946
12. Atmiya sabha established by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in which year
13. Gandhiji participated first time in INC in which year
14. Parakram diwas in memory of which leader
15. Bodo dogri Maithili and santhali added to constitution in which year
16. Total official languages in India
17. 73rd ammendment act added which part to constitution
18. Total functions in panchayati raj act
19. Article 21 of Reorganization act 2019
20. Capital of Ireland
21. Renminbi is the official currency of
22.Who first circumnavigate Earth
23. Asteroids are found between which planets
24. Hottest planet of solar system
25. Planet also called red planet
26. Minimum age for presidential elections
27. Adult franchise first established in which country
28. Who discovered Australia
29. Process called when two lighter nuclei fuse together
30. First Indian who won Olympic medal
31. Milkha is related to which sports
32. Highest civilian award in India
33. AIIB full form
34. IAEA full form
35. IUCN full form
36. County member of G7
37. Headquarters of BARC
38. Headquarters of ISRO
39. Jehangir nominated whom as king of poonch
40. Type of party system in India
41. Bandhas jodha khads are types of
42. National park located on bank of kishenganga river near line of control
43. Tunnel under construction which will connecting Kashmir with Leh/Ladakh
44. 10 days of less severe cold of chillai kalan
45. SDR and BOP
46. According to IUCN status of brown bear
47. Two questions on Linear equations, Three on profit and loss 3 on number series, three on SI CI etc


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The revolution of our generation is discovery that, human beings by changing their inner attitudes of their mind can change outer aspects of life. Change inner attitudes from selfishness to selflessness, irresponsible to responsible and corrupted to corrupt free. When everyone progress towards maintaining the friendly environment with unity, with respect for each other, with attitude of selflessness, with a motive of social service, when we walk together on ideals, then there will be true progress of the nation. That shall keep up the progress of the nation not only for this generation but for coming generations. When we achieve this, then everyone gets equal opportunity to live, excel and develop. One day we will be listed as the nation of "Developed Countries"
"Try not to be the man of success, try to be the man of values' - Albert Einstein "
Action with values, wins people, takes you to heights and leaves powerful impressions" - Suraj Pabbathi
"Education without values, makes a man more a clever devil' - C.S. Lewis
Please refer our book to understand on how to practice values.
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Love and Life in Pompeii:
A Walk Among Graffiti
A Lesson Plan
Students Will Be Able To: infer perspectives of daily life and activities of the ancient Romans through analyzing Pompeiian graffiti
Essential Questions
· Why is the discovery of Pompeii
important to our understanding of Roman culture?
How can studying a culture's graffiti
provide insight into their perspectives?
What can we learn by comparing different
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This is a contest about stage presentation and is open to all costumes, handmade or not. The contestant will have the chance to walk the "Runway" of the contest stage to show off their costume in various poses. This is not a performance and will have no options for speaking or music selection.
Want to show off your favorite costume but don't qualify for the craftsmanship contest? We have the contest for you! Show off your amazing costumes, bought or not, in our Runway Competition! Contestants will get to walk the main stage in their nerdy finest and compete for multiple awards. Do you have what it takes?
Award List:
- Best Youth Costume
- Best Sci-Fi Costume
- Best Fantasy Costume
- Best Prop
- Best Wig
- Best Stage Presence
- Most Creative
- Best Group
- Judge's Choice
- Costumes must follow the code of conduct as set in Station Unity Rules as well as local laws. No costume is no costume.
- Poor sportsmanship is grounds for disqualification from future Station Unity contests. Be a gracious winner and loser. Additionally, bullying another contestant is strictly prohibited. If the contest coordinator finds out that bullying has occurred the bully will be disqualified. Be kind to your fellow contestants.
- Original characters are permitted.
- No entries may contain religious, political, insulting or offensive statements. We utilize the following definition of offensive cosplays: cosplays that incite violence, racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, transphobia, ageism, and bigotry. This includes race-facing (e.g. blackface/brownface/yellowface) as well as costumes that replicate or make light of historic or current international or national tragedies (this includes depictions of the novel coronavirus in any way).
- No unsafe movements will be permitted on stage. No fighting, jumping, breakdancing, or romantic proposals (this could be unsafe, trust us). Additionally, no glitter, confetti, silly string, or anything else that would leave a mess on the stage. If you bring it on the stage, it must leave the stage with you.
- Use of latex balloons and gloves are not permitted. This is a disability/accessibility rule. Failure to comply may kill contest staff. We like our staff alive. Latex alternatives like silicon or mylar are permitted. You will not be penalized for not including props like latex balloons in your costume. If you have a question about what could be considered dangerous please email the contest staff at: (insert email here).
- Costumes may be handmade or store bought.
- Judges' rulings are final.
- Any audience interaction must be approved by staff prior to the stage walk. Failure to get approval may result in disqualification.
- Each contestant may have 1 handler if needed. Handler use will be based on staff approval. Youth entrants must be accompanied by an adult.
Youth- 13 years or younger, must be accompanied by an adult. (Adult does not have to be in costume)
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RivkaThe second Jewish matriarch, Isaac's wife, and mother to Jacob and Esau. Rebecca is an active parent, talking to God when she is pregnant and learning the fate of her children, then ultimately manipulating Isaac and the children to ensure Jacob's ascendancy. Her Hebrew name is Rivka.,
Granddaughter of Light and Brilliance,
Daughter of Hesed's guiding hand,
Drawer from the Source's
Hidden, yet accessible, well,
Mentor me, within the depths,
In order that when I lay down
In Shekhinah's cave-like womb,
I may be comforted,
Assured, at the end of my life,
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Software Engineer
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Hey – I'm Mahbubur Rahman!
a web engineer, open-source contributor and an IRONMAN. I have been working as a WordPress Engineer for 10 years.
Since 2013, I have been heavily involved with WordPress plugin development, mostly for my previous employers such as rtCamp, weDevs, JoomShaper.
In late 2019, I joined Awesome Motive's MonsterInsights(#1 Google Analytics Plugin for WordPress with over 2 million active installs) team as a developer, to add new features and make it more EASY and POWERFUL for the users.
Outside the web, WordPress and my work I'm a runner, swimmer, cyclist, and traveler.
If you want to contact me, you can reach me via one of the following communication channels:
- send me an email via contact form
- send me a message on Github
- reach out to me on Linkedin
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Tiemco Ceramic Hook Hone
Umpqua, Inc.
The TMC Ceramic Hook Hone is perfect for both the fresh and salt water anglers alike. The serrated surface is just the ticket for sharpening larger saltwater hooks or for heavy material removal/reshaping on hooks that may have some point or edge damage. The smooth side is perfect for smaller hooks and putting the finishing touch on hooks that needed a bit more honing. The high quality Japanese ceramic provides excellent results over the long term and the bead chain retainer allows for convenient attachment to a retractor, keeping the hone convenient and secure. Carry and use the TMC Ceramic Hook Hone and you'll have hook points that are ready and razor sharp when you demand it because dull or damaged hooks have no place on the water.


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Three Ways to Make Taking Action On Your Resolutions Easy!
Stress Relief and Strategies to Make it Happen with Ease.
Yesterday I woke up anxious and found myself worrying about how I was going to get everything on my list of things to do accomplished and orchestrate a day of shopping in the city with my family. I was convinced I had no time to go to church with my fiance, which is something that usually calms and inspires me. My fiance reminded me of this and told me I REALLY needed to go today, and said, Why don't you do some of your stuff?
It's so great, he often reminds me to walk my talk when I get in my own way, lol.
So, while walking Chulo and getting ready for the day, I started repeating:
I get everything done with ease.
My day moves with extreme ease.
Then, I asked my aunt and fiance for some help in coordinating the day and said a prayer to the angels to help too. We went to church, I DID indeed feel relaxed and renewed afterward, and I miraculously got everything accomplished yesterday! And, miraculously we found the right and perfect things we needed AND got a last minute appointment somewhere we had been told was booked! We happened to be 2 blocks away, so I called again and they took us in right away! It always amazes me when things like this work out. And, I know the day could have gone quite differently if I hadn't changed my attitude.
So, if you haven't made your lists for 2014 yet, check out my last two blogs, Energetic Strategies to Make Your Dreams Come True! Part One and Part Two, as they will make it much easier to figure out what you would like this year from a confident mindset.
Then, for whatever on your list feels tough, see if you can:
1. Use the phrases from above, which I learned from Louise Hay. She says little affirmations like these all day, and I tell you, they really work! And, you can give them more power by repeating them in your head in the crossed posture, picture below.
As most of you know, I do this exercise on trains and in taxis, wherever I can to get some stress relief and more ease going.
I love these phrases, too!
My day flows with ease.
I take pleasure in getting this accomplished.
I have plenty of time.
I have plenty of energy.
Its all happening in perfect timing.
2. Think about who could help you with what you want to do. Just talking to a friend about how to make what you want to do happen can give you some ideas on how to make it work. If you are having trouble eating better or getting to the gym, invite a friend to join you. Asking someone to join or help gets your desire into action!
3. Take the time to give yourself what you need to feel inspired. For me, yesterday it was church, but for you it may be yoga class, meditation, reading one of your favorite books, or listening to some favorite music. Whatever fills you up will help give you the inspiration and confidence to propel you into action. A little inspiration can go a long way!
Doing any one of these three easy things will get you started in a pretty gentle way. I was pleasantly surprised by how just doing these things yesterday transformed a stressful morning into a fun and productive day!
If you are interested in more strategies and support like this, I have my free introduction to my manifesting class on Jan 20th from 8-930pm. Here's what one of my members of the Dream Support Class had to say about her experience:
Lara's class is, to put it simply, life changing. If I had to make a complete list of all the things that it helped manifest, I would still be writing by tomorrow morning… I've never felt so supported and loved, and encouraged to "put myself out there"! Lara, and our class, helped me dive deep into my own being, so that I could finally meet my real self.
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Be sure to connect with us on Facebook and Twitter for some virtual light and love!
Much love, fun and ease,


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Gary Neville has questioned Manchester United's transfer planning following the club's late deadline day capture of Odion Ighalo.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side moved to strengthen their attacking options with the signing of the Nigerian international, the forward sealing a last-gasp loan move to Old Trafford from Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.
The short-term arrival of the former Watford player has been greeted with an underwhelming response from the club's supporters, and Neville believes the signing is a reflection of poor planning from the Red Devils' recruitment staff.
"They just needed a body in that area," Neville told Sky Sports.
"Rashford's going to be out for another couple of months.
"I can't let the club off the hook though, unfortunately. Romelu Lukaku told us a couple of weeks ago that he had said he was going to leave last February or March," Neville told Sky Sports before the 0-0 draw with Wolves.
"That's nine months to be able to manoeuvre and get into a position to sign a striker for the club for the long-term. And yet they have ended up desperately doing one on Deadline Day.
"The boy may do very well. He might come in and settle in, he might score goals and do a job for the club.
"But the fact that the club were in that position, knowing that Sanchez and Lukaku were leaving for many, many months, tells us that Manchester United, at this moment in time, are struggling to navigate through the transfer market smartly."
After watching his former side play out a goalless draw at home to Wolves, Neville was once again critical of their recruitment in recent windows.
Solskjaer's side struggled to create clear-cut opportunities during the stalemate despite the presence of marquee signing Bruno Fernandes in midfield, and Neville believes United's signings of forward players, in particular, have been poor despite significant investment in past transfer windows.
"You can go back to Falcao, Di Maria, other players, Depay was young at the time, but players they've signed in forward areas on the pitch haven't been good enough," he said.
"You look at what Liverpool, Man City and Tottenham have done, and compare it to what Manchester United have done. If the recruitment is wrong you ultimately end up paying for it.
"The gameplan today was fine from United. If you were playing with Messi, Suarez and Neymar up front you'd probably play the same way against Wolves. You'd control the game and wait for that moment and one of your front three would go and deliver for you. United don't have that front three at the moment who can go and provide that moment of magic.
"They've signed Ighalo – maybe he can give a bit more presence in terms of putting crosses into the box.
"The fact is, United were chasing a goal at 0-0 and they've had to bring on Jesse Lingard and Diogo Dalot, that tells you exactly where Manchester United are at.
"The big problem with recruitment is I'm not quite sure who is in charge over the last seven or eight years. Who is behind the scenes spotting the players, making sure they are ahead of the game?"
Read – Rating how the Premier League's 'big six' fared in the January transfer window
Read Also – Six Premier League records that could be equalled or broken this season


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In a bid to raise funds, the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education is looking for a conservation-minded buyer for 24 acres of wooded land across the street from its 340-acre main campus.
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In a bid to raise funds, the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education is looking for a conservation-minded buyer for 24 acres of wooded land across the street from its 340-acre main campus.
The land, which was once a Boy Scout camp, is adjacent to the Upper Roxborough Reservoir Preserve, another undeveloped site popular with hikers and naturalists. It was donated to the center more than 40 years ago and has never been used.
The plan has upset some neighbors in the Upper Roxborough and Shawmont Valley civic associations, who question why a nonprofit whose mission is focused on preservation would sell the site - prompting center leadership to host a zoom meeting last week that drew about 100 participants.
Don Simon, board member and past president of the Central Roxborough Civic Association said neighbors throughout Roxborough are concerned, not just those who live near the site.
"We are all concerned about the preservation of open space, as we have been facing encroaching development, much of which includes large apartment complexes," he said.
The land, which is the largest privately-owned tract of undeveloped land inside the city limits, is currently zoned for up to 80 residential units.
According to center's spokeswoman Amy Krauss, the center will sell only with strict conservation requirements in place, and will not consider selling to anyone who planned such a project.
"We wouldn't do that," she said. "We feel really strongly that we want it to be preserved as much as possible." We are only looking at buyers who are conservation minded."
The center is now in the process of putting together a request for proposals (RFP), Krauss said, and would not say whether they have a price in mind.
"We're not going to just take the highest bidder. Price is not the highest priority for us," she said. "It will come down to a combination of price and what the proposal is."
Any winning proposal would have to include a conservation easement to protect two ravines, which take up half the property, as well as other environmental concerns such as stormwater management and tree preservation, Krauss said.
Krauss also said the center hopes to protect Green Tree Run, a stream that flows through the property, and to preserve a migration route for toads that cross Port Royal Avenue during spring mating season. It will not consider any proposal that would require zoning variances, or bringing water and sewer lines down Port Royal Avenue, she said.
The center began considering a sale after an interested buyer approached them with a plan for limited development there, Krauss said.
"We decided not to take the first offer, but instead put it out there and see what kind of interest there was," Krauss said. "As a result of all this publicity we're getting, others are coming to us and asking the same questions."
The center has twice tried, and failed, to get conservation funding to preserve the parcel. In the 1980s, it sold off 10 acres of the parcel to a congregation, which built a church. It also sold a piece of it to a neighbor, who built a house there.
Krauss said the center, which relies on grants, charitable contributions and program revenue to stay in business, has been deferring maintenance and investment for years and needs the money. The $5 million it estimated it would need back in 2015 would likely cost even more in today's economy, she said.
"We are a nature center. Our job is to preserve the environment," Krauss said. "But we're also an educational organization, and a wildlife clinic. We need to invest in our buildings, and in our programming, in order to draw people to the center to learn about the forest, ecology, biodiversity, and climate change."
Krauss stressed that the center is open to any good ideas for how to use the site.
We would consider any proposal that includes a conservation easement - for example, some have suggested a flower farm," she said. "We'll also be looking for a track record, and credibility, when we choose a buyer."


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Council to discuss mandatory masks or face-coverings
Administrator | Jul 07, 2020 | Comments 7
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health has instructed that people are prohibited from entering commercial establishments without wearing a face covering – as of 12:01 p.m. Friday, June 10.
Prince Edward County Council reinforced the public health instruction, approving a bylaw to come forward to include all enclosed public spaces, on top of the HPEPH's commercial establishments instructions. UPDATE click here
JULY 7 – Prince Edward County council will discuss making non-medical masks or face coverings mandatory in indoor public spaces.
A report to council for tonight's meeting states councillors have received hundreds of items of correspondence, phone calls and social media comments on the municipality's position on the use of masks and face coverings.
Anecdotally, businesses have shared stories of people refusing to wear masks, and are looking for stronger support of policies to refuse entry on these grounds. Others are concerned about the costs of supplying masks when customers do not bring their own.
Current federal and provincial guidance states wearing a mask or face covering is recommended when it is not possbile to consistently maintain a two-metre physical distance from others, particularly in public settings such as stores, shopping areas and public transportation.
Mandatory mask and face coverings in enclosed spaces are being enforced to help avoid the spread of the coronavirus in Kingston due to a recent outbreak; Ottawa, Toronto, Muskoka and several other regions, as the province moves toward Stage 3 of reopening.
To date, there have been 224 cases of COVID-19 in the Hastings and Prince Edward region, with 43 confirmed cases. No new cases have been reported since May 18 and HPE considers all to be medically resolved.
The local public health has not mandated face coverings, noting it would be premature considering the current number of local cases.
Alexa Caturay acting medical officer of health, is expected to make a deputation at tonight's meeting, beginning at 7 p.m.
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There is not one shred of proof that some mysterious unnamed entity has manipulated "this whole thing … with the aim of upsetting the American economy, creating unrest and uncertainty in advance of their election this fall. The rest of the world is getting dragged along for the ride."
As far as masks are concerned they are not the solution – a vaccine is. But, one only has to look south of the border to see what happens when ignorant, self-interested politicians instead of medical professionals call the shots. Businesses there are opened wide too early with no masks and no social distancing and now the number of new cases is soaring. I, for one, prefer the reasoned "control" by public health officials her than the anarchy south of the border.
I was just reading this story and I noted that there have been no new cases reported since May 18 in this region, almost two months ago.
Yet all of a sudden out of a clear blue sky comes a mask mandate.
If we haven't had any new cases in the region in two months then what will it take to actually end the mask mandate?
Well we are going to be wearing these things indefinitely, pending the arrival of a hyped-up vaccine that may or may not be just around the corner, may or may not be effective and will definitely be a challenge to get everyone vaccinated and have some way of monitoring who did, and what that will mean to their "freedom". I shudder at what that will look like.
Fear, uncertainty, hard to understand (and very likely incomplete and poorly understood) statistics have all been poured into the social media blender in the last two weeks and out pops mask mandates all over the place, even in a region that hasn't had a new case reported (as in the article above) for two months.
At some point we went from "flattening the curve" to now trying to have zero new cases. In a world where people move around, and mix and mingle a lot it is inevitable that viruses circulate. It is a cost and risk of being alive and conducting commerce.
As far as I'm concerned this is as much about control as it is public health. And when we do still manage to see cases appear here and throughout the Province what is the next thing to do? Well it will be to shut down everything again. We're being set up for that. New cases, oh no, the masks aren't enough. Shut it down. A fine approach when you're 70 years old, with a defined benefit pension and your house and vehicles paid for. What about all those with less rosy and secure positions in life? Do you fault them for wanting to take more of a risk in the name of protecting their livelihood? Are some people going to call them murderers?
Obviously I will comply, but it will be under duress. I'm not buying a lot of this. This level of Government intervention deserves more questioning than it has received.
I will go to my grave believing that this whole thing is being manipulated with the aim of upsetting the American economy, creating unrest and uncertainty in advance of their election this fall. The rest of the world is getting dragged along for the ride.
Ten years ago we never could have imagined some of the things we've seen this year, and I dread what another ten will bring.
Dr. Caturay's instruction was limited to indoor commercial spaces due to the legal constraints but she did NOT note that this mandate would be sufficient for this stage of the pandemic. She also noted that Council could expand the scope of face covering requirements and they were wise to do that in my view.
LONG overdue!!
Well done PEC Council! A positive step against the pandemic.
It is mandatory for us to wear a mask when we go to work for a 9 hr shift to protect ourselves and others,I don't think that it would kill people to wear a mask up to a half hour per say, in a store or in public to protect their selves and other's. The mask doesn't kill you the virus does.
Considering most of the tourists/summer residents have to wear masks in their hometown. Why should ours be any different? Especially with so many people coming in from all different areas you would think protecting our community would be the number one priority.
A paper mask cost approx $1.25 each. Why not just charge cost for the mask?


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Paint your Own Unicorn Squishies
(Doodle Hog $16.99)
Our tester had fun painting the four unicorn squishies with the paint, glitter, and brushes, all supplied in this kit. The Narwhal was the favorite, but the Unicorn, and rainbow plus the Unicorn on the Moon, all made a hit. This makes a good rainy day, what can I do project. Best of all, once the paint dries, the squishy slow-rise end-products are good for desktop, tension relief or small gifts for others. Might be a good project for sleep over fun or play date, but getting the unicorn of choice could. be tricky. This is just one of many themed kits with squeezable end-products. Marked 8 and up.
Ages: Older Early School, Tweens
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award 2021


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JOB POSTING: Lifemark Sports Institute is looking to hire a part-time Registered Massage Therapist for their dynamic out-patient clinic located in Edmonton, AB. Lifemark is passionate about enriching the health of Canadians and helping them get back to their best life. When you move, you feel better. This job posting is open to new graduates and MaKami College massage therapy graduates of the 2nd year, 3000 hour program in Calgary or Edmonton. To find out more visit www.lifemark.ca
Your day-to-day:
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday – some evening hours as required
- Provide hands-on manipulation to body tissue including muscles, connective tissue, ligaments and joins – help decrease pain and improve mobility
- Create and implement treatment plans based on analysis / reasoning
- Work collaboratively with other rehabilitation professionals at your clinic
- Utilize e-charting software for documentation and recommendations
- Manage caseload in a fast-paced environment
- Network to promote Lifemark RMT programs
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- Registration (in good standing) with the provincial college of Registered Massage Therapists
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text: "For many, Lee Cronin's The Hole in the Ground will automatically recall The Babadook. The comparison is not a huge stretch. Each film focuses almost exclusively on a single mom and her troubled son. Both rely on intense sound design (The Hole in the Ground might have the driest, creakiest house in all of cinema) to aid their scares. Both are horror films that largely eschew violence, though this one less so. For while The Babadook's narrative functions largely as metaphor, A Hole in the Ground is more direct and literal." — from 1.26.19 review by Evan Saathoff.


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Jared Kushner under scrutiny by FBI for possible Russian links
Friday, May 26th, 2017 11:44:09 by fatimaarshadPresident Donald Trump's son-in-law and Ivanka Trump's husband, Jared Kushner, is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the Russian probe, according to the latest media reports.
Russia has been accused of helping Trump to become the president of the United States, but these claims have been refuted by Trump and Russia, both. Kushner, who is also a senior White House advisor, is being investigated because of his meetings in December and other possible interactions with the Russian ambassador and a banker from Moscow. This report was published in the Washington Post and it cited people familiar with the investigation as the sources.
So far, Kushner is the only current White House official, who is known to be considered a key person in the probe, according to the report. Other people are also being investigated but their identities have not been revealed yet.
It was also reported that the FBI's interest in Kushner does not mean that investigator suspect him of a crime or intent to charge him with any offense. So far, it is also not known whether Kushner has received any requests from the FBI for any sort of records.
Kushner's lawyer maintains that her client will cooperate with the investigation and provide any information which is required of him.
The FBI, several congressional committees and a special counsel appointed by the Justice Department are probing allegation of meddling by Russia in the 2016 US elections and possible ties between Trump's presidential campaign. Even though Russia has denied colluding with the current party, all the leads are pointing towards something else.
Short URL: https://www.newspakistan.pk/?p=54899


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You can now submit abstracts for papers and posters to be presented at the 2018 National Association of Educators in Practice (NAEP) conference.
The conference takes place on Friday 20 April 2018 at The Studio in Birmingham, with a theme of 'Learning in Practice: a critical perspective'.
Abstracts are welcome around the topics of:
Click here to submit your abstract before 6pm on 26 January.
Louise Coleman, SCoR Professional Officer for Education and Accreditation said: "The NAEP conference is a great opportunity for practice educators and lecturers to present their projects and research related to practice education.
"The conference has a great atmosphere and is very supportive of first time or inexperienced presenters. I'm looking forward to meeting diagnostic and therapeutic presenters and delegates at the event."


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Leaders from dozens of European countries convened in historic Ciragan Kempinsky hotel on the Bosphorus in May of 2011 to sign the treaty of the Council of Europe to prevent and combat violence against women. Turkey became the first country to ratify the agreement by having it approved in the Parliament on March 12th, 2012. 33 other European countries ratified the treaty until 2019 but now Turkish government ponders to withdraw from it citing increasing public outcry. One of the leading supports to the agreement, however, came from an unusual group. KADEM, a women rights group deputy of which is the daughter of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan campaigns hard to save the agreement.
"We against presenting Istanbul Convention as the absolute solution to prevent violence against women but we are also against demonizing an international agreement," said the head of Kadem, Saliha Okur, during one of the leading women's morning shows on a national network. "It does not mean we (women) would all be killed if Turkey withdraws from this but we (Kadem) support every single initiative that contributes this fight to end the violence against women," she continued.
Turkey's conservative circles have been complaining about the Istanbul Convention for years claiming that it aims to destroy the traditional Turkish family values while campaigning for LGBT rights. "This agreement is the biggest blow to our society and values," said a 43 years old pharmacist, Cemalettin Cakirtas. A large section of Turkey's dominating society share similar views to those of Cakirtas'. A lot if Turks also believe thar the agreement provides unnecessary rights to women in case of divorce. "Indefinite alimony right just annihilates men. And Istanbul Convention provided indefinite alimony right to women," Cakirtas claims. Turkish men have now became paranoid thar a lot of women just get married and file for a divorce to earn indefinite alimony.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered his officials to study the complaints to reconsider the future of the treaty following mounting reactions from especially from his own constituency. Secular circles rejected the idea saying that it would only pave the way for more violence against women. But one odd and perhaps the most effected rejection came from Kadin and Democracy Association or KADEM a Women rights NGO that campaigns to raise awareness in Turkey. Kadem has come out several times to express its opinion to defend the Istanbul Convention which turned the conservative group into a target of of those who defend more radical view when it comes to the subject.
Istanbul convention debate has proven how Turkey's democracy culture has also advanced. "While president Erdogan ordered his officials to look into the subject and considers withdrawing from the convention, his daughter, as part of Kadem, campaigns to save the treaty," said Ankara-based journalist Ahmet Hamdi Sisman. "This is a true democracy. Even beyond glorified western democracy. President heeds his constituency but his daughter on the opposite side," Sisman reiterated.
Turkey witnessed 127 women murder in 2011 when the Istanbul Convention was signed and the murders went up to 396 six years later. Most recently, a 27 years old university student was brutally murdered last month by her former boyfriend. The woman victim has been criticized by some circles for having an affair with a married man.


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- Current Semester: one week prior to the end of the semester.
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