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It was a raining cats and dogs in NYC Thursday evening. But that didn't keep Martha Stewart away from the Opening Night Reception of Kips Bay Decorator Show House. The Domestic Diva had a dewy glow and a warm smile as she took in all of the delicious interiors at this year's event. I know because I was literally behind her most of the night as I walked through the lushly decorated mansion.
As it turns out, walking a few steps behind Martha is not such a bad place to be. The public relations folks and design stars smiled -- some even visibly gushed as they saw her. "Look at how great her skin looks," one young woman said. I looked that gal straight in the eye and said, "That's because Martha drinks at least eight glasses of water a day." I don't know why I know this -- probably because my mother told me. But I digress.
While the masses flocked to Martha, I enjoyed the path she'd cleared, and really took in the wonder that was Kips Bay this year. Aside from Martha, the event was uncharacteristically void of celebrities. The weather kept them away, I suppose. A little torrential downpour won't deter Martha, or me either for that matter.
For those not familiar with Kips Bay, this 'Granddaddy of all Show Homes' is now in its 42nd year. It brings together the crème de la crème of the design world, each decorating one room or space. This year the event was held at the Villard mansion at 457 Madison Avenue.
At Kips Bay, the rooms are set up like an actual living spaces, so every part of the home is represented....from kitchen to bathrooms, living room to bedrooms. My photographer asked Martha if he could snap a photo of her in front of a futuristic fire screen in the living room. She graciously obliged. As she did, I envisioned a Barbarella-inspired photo shoot in the room, with Martha in the title role. Maybe for her next Halloween issue?
Stairway to Heaven
I left Martha outside of the kitchen, which was tricked out with every kind of bling imaginable. I know Martha feels at home in the kitchen, but I don't cook, so I headed upstairs. As I climbed the grand Romanesque revival staircase, I had to pause midway on the landing, which featured a chair, a console and a sculpture -- all of which were quite inviting. When I reached the top I was impressed with the large golden origami-like chandelier. All of this was wrapped in bold and handsome wallpaper with horizontal chocolate, cream and hazelnut stripes. (In addition to making the space feel larger, it also made me hungry!)
As a New Yorker, I appreciate the value of every square inch of space, and this one was designed to perfection. When I turned my head to look at it again, I noticed my friend John Douglas Eason. As it turns out, John was responsible for the staircase transformation. As a first-year Kips Bay Designer, this is what John was given. He clearly took the opportunity and ran with it.
John had this to say: "My first thought was scaffolding, scaffolding and Ka-ching,. Next thought was it would be really hard to get a great photo. In the end it was a big challenge but I felt like it was more than worth it to get my foot into the Kips Bay door."
In regards to the well-chosen elements, John said, "I have looked to reward the visitor's procession up the stair with resting points that dramatize the journey." I discovered that the sculpture is "Purity" by Barry X Ball, and the chandelier is "Oh Mei Ma Kabir" by Ingo Mauer.
The wallpaper? It turns out that it is hand painted on canvas and is a John Douglas Eason collaboration with Christianson-Lee Studios.
Some Like It Hot
As I said my goodbyes to John, things started to heat up as I entered the first bedroom.I was greeted by the soft, cool strains of a saxophone. With framed black and white beefcake photos of NYC Firemen on the dressers and side tables, and large color photos of Laurie Simmons' "Love Dolls" series on the walls, I knew that this designer had a saucy vision of the room where most of us spend one-third of our lives.
Before I could wrap my head around all of the suggestive décor, I was introduced to Ellie Cullman, the designer responsible for the space. As it turns out, her title for the boudoir is "Some Like It Hot," which explained the saxophone and the Art Deco furnishings that made me feel I was transported back to the film of the same name starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. The three were in an all-girl band (see the movie) and Marilyn (aka 'Sugar') bemoans getting the "fuzzy end of the lollipop" while all the while craving the sweet end.
Just like the film, this room was filled with double entendre, humor and sex appeal. And with bowls of gold and white candies, it was pretty sweet as well. The golden walls and carefully chosen lighting added to the room's warmth and intimacy. I hear Martha is trying online dating at the moment. I wonder if she got any ideas for entertaining that special someone?
As I exited the bedroom, the designer's publicist whispered in my ear and let me know that she recently published a book called "The Detailed Interior." Since Ellie is clearly an expert on details, I'm adding it to my wish list.
Study In Red
All of the rooms are fantastic, but I'm limited in time and space, so I'll wrap up with my favorite one. It was the last on my list, back at the base of that fantastic staircase. It was jammed packed in my first go-round, so I happily discovered it was much less populated by this time, except for You Know Who.
That's right. Just as I was about to enter the library, Martha was exiting. I smiled and said "After you," as I invited her pass me at the threshold. As I entered the blood-red room, I smiled and felt that I was home. Designed by my pal Architect and Designer William "Bill" Georgis, space was filled with a bravado and masculine energy that felt a bit like "Brideshead Revisited" meets "Night Gallery."
Bill was all aglow....perhaps from the lengthy visit with Martha (I'll bet this was her favorite room as well), or the scotch he was drinking, or the feeling of satisfaction that must come from creating a masterpiece of a room. Maybe it was a combination of all of the above.
Swooning over the well-chosen antiques, I made a beeline for a George II olive green lacquered cabinet, which I learned was English, circa 1730. That magnificent piece was flanked by two windows dressed with gorgeous cravat silk taffeta drapes. The holdbacks? Antlers. What a fantastic idea. It created a sophisticated yet tongue-in-cheek hunt feel.
Speaking of hunting, a large canvas on the opposite wall actually appeared to be bleeding. While wildly contemporary, the painting (by controversial Polish artist Piotr Uklański) totally worked in the space.
When I pointed to a Roman torso on a pedestal, Bill smiled and told me it was from the Second Century AD. Then my eyes darted over to a signed photo of Joan Crawford I recognized from Bill's home. He laughed and told me that the now deceased Cardinal Spellman of St. Patrick's Cathedral was his imagined occupant for the study. (Bill gave it to me in a nutshell: Spellman was a staunch supporter of Joseph McCarthy, Richard Nixon and male members of the chorus in the Broadway revue "One Touch of Venus").
Make It Fabulous
Why the abundance of red? According to Bill, "Red evokes royal interiors ecclesiastical vicarages, brothels and Diana Vreeland's Garden in Hell." Makes sense to me.
Bill is the author of a book I gave to several friends this past Christmas aptly titled "Make It Fabulous." It's a shame that this room was created after the book was published, since its fabulousness merits being immortalized in print.
Speaking of making fabulous things, Bill also created some of the standout pieces of furniture in the room. They included the Whalebone sofa, club chairs and Santa Sangre console, all of which are part of The William T. Georgis Collection for Maison Gerard, New York.
Kips Bay Decorator Show House is open seven days a week from now until May 29th. Admission is $35. For more information on The Show House visit http://www.kipsbaydecoratorshowhouse.org/
All proceeds from ticket sales benefit the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club, which provides after school and enrichment programs for over 11,000 young people in The Bronx. And in the immortal words of Martha, that's a very "Good Thing."
All Photos By Blake Drummond
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The world's leading Dual Sim Mobile Phone Company TECNO has been unveiled as Official Title Sponsor for the maiden edition of the Ghana's Fastest Human Athletics reality television show.
TECNO Ghana will also act as Official Clothing Partners for the competition, and will thus support it with running vests and shirts worth thousands of Ghana Cedis.
At a formal session held at the company's corporate office at Darkuman Junction in Accra, it's Corporate Sales Manger Estherlove Amegavi underscored TECNO's role to the development of sports in the country, adding that her outfit finds the competition a worthy channel to invest in sports and recreation.
"Athletics has gone undertone for some time now, so we share the dream of the Ghana's fastest Human organizers in raising the image of our dear athletes, and also to encourage the youth with such talents to rise up and shine," she said.
TECNO she says "is proud to be a supporter of Ghana Athletics from the grassroots."
"We believe that with TECNO Mobile showing the way as Title and Clothing Sponsor this great inaugural year, it will help to open more doors for Corporate Ghana to come fully behind the development of Ghana Athletics."
TECNO's support for the competition comes months after supporting the successful execution of a number of activities of the Michael Essien Foundation in Ghana, which included a World XI and Africa XI Charity match a the Accra Sports Stadium.
It also comes days after it launched its latest tablet the Phantom PAD, which is already the talk of town.
Reks Brobby of the Ghana's Fastest Human Competition says the competition was borne out of the need to once again, make athletics attractive.
"We want to make Ghana's athletics sexy," he said. "We want to make it attractive so that we are able to reverse the trend; so that years down the line we will gladly speak of how we've managed to bring it back to life."
The competition is open to both males and females and will take place at District, Regional and National levels. Forms will sell at all Fidelity Bank braches for GHC10 throughout the month of August.
Some 50 athletes, out of a good number expected to take part in the elimination processes, will make it to the reality episodes in October.
At stake is prize money of 40,000 for the two final winners, a male and female.
The well-attended event saw in attendance some former national record holders including Sandy Osei Agyemang, as well as other corporate sponsors, and officials from the Ghana Olympic Committee, the National Sports Authority, and the Ghana Amateur Athletics Association.
Nene Nagai Kasa VIII, Chief of Agomeda, privately known as Mike Gizo, chaired the event. He is also the Life Patron of Ghana's Fastest Human competition.

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Quechuas (also Runakuna, Kichwas, and Ingas) is the collective term for several indigenous ethnic groups in South America who speak a Quechua language (Southern Quechua mainly), belonging to several ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.
The Quechuas of Ecuador call themselves as well as their language Kichwa–Kichwas or Quichuas. In Colombia, the Kichwa-speaking group calls themselves the Ingas. Other Quechua speakers call themselves runakuna (Quechua for "people", in Junín and parts of Ancash, Peru: nunakuna; singular: runa or nuna).
Some historic Quechua peoples include:
The speakers of Quechua, who total some 2.5 million people in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia and Argentina, have so far only slightly developed a common sense of identity. The various Quechua dialects are in some cases so different that no mutual understanding is possible. Quechua was not only spoken by the Incas, but in some cases also by long-term enemies of the Inca Empire. These include the Huanca (Wanka is a Quechua dialect spoken today in the Huancayo area) and the Chanka (the Chanca dialect of Ayacucho) of Peru, and the Kañari (Cañar) in Ecuador. Quechua was spoken by some of these people, for example, the Wanka, before the Incas of Cusco, while other people, especially in Bolivia but also in Ecuador, adopted Quechua only in Inca times or afterward.
Quechua became Peru's second official language in 1969 under the military regime of HCJB, "The Voice of the Andes" (La Voz de los Andes).[2] The term "Quechua Nation" occurs in such contexts as the name of the Education Council of the Quechua Nation (Consejo Educativo de la Nación Quechua, CENAQ), which is responsible for Quechua instruction or bilingual intercultural schools in the Quechua-speaking regions of Bolivia.[3] Some Quechua speakers claim that if nation states in Latin America had been built following the European pattern, they should be a single, independent nation.
Despite their ethnic diversity and linguistic distinctions, the various Quechua ethnic groups have numerous cultural characteristics in common. They also share many of these with the Aymara, or other indigenous peoples of the central Andes.
Traditionally, Quechua identity is locally oriented and inseparably linked in each case with the established economic system. It is based on agriculture in the lower altitude regions, and on pastoral farming in the higher regions of the Puna. The typical Andean community extends over several altitude ranges and thus includes the cultivation of a variety of arable crops and/or livestock. The land is usually owned by the local community (ayllu) and is either cultivated jointly or redistributed annually.
Beginning with the colonial era and intensifying after the South American states had gained their independence, large landowners appropriated all or most of the land and forced the native population into bondage (known in Ecuador as Huasipungo, from Kichwa wasipunku, "front door"). Harsh conditions of exploitation repeatedly led to revolts by the indigenous farmers, which were forcibly suppressed. The largest of these revolts occurred 1780-1781 under the leadership of José Gabriel Kunturkanki.
Some indigenous farmers re-occupied their ancestors' lands and expelled the hacendados during the takeover of governments by reform-minded juntas in the middle of the 20th century, such as in 1952 in Bolivia (Víctor Paz Estenssoro) and 1968 in Peru (Juan Velasco Alvarado). The agrarian reforms included the expropriation of large landowners,. In Bolivia there was a redistribution of the land to the indigenous population as their private property. This disrupted traditional Quechua and Aymara culture based on communal ownership, but ayllus have been retained up to the present time in remote regions, such as in the Peruvian Quechua community of Q'ero.
The struggle for land rights continues up to the present time to be a political focal point of everyday Quechua life. The Kichwa ethnic groups of Ecuador which are part of the ECUARUNARI association were recently able to regain communal land titles or the return of estates—in some cases through militant activity. Especially the case of the community of Sarayaku has become well known among the Kichwa of the lowlands, who after years of struggle were able to successfully resist expropriation and exploitation of the rain forest for petroleum recovery.
A distinction is made between two primary types of joint work. In the case of mink'a, people work together for projects of common interest (such as the construction of communal facilities). Ayni is, in contrast, reciprocal assistance, whereby members of an ayllu help a family to accomplish a large private project, for example house construction, and in turn can expect to be similarly helped later with a project of their own.
In almost all Quechua ethnic groups, many traditional handicrafts are an important aspect of material culture. This includes a tradition of weaving handed down from Inca times or earlier, using cotton, wool (from llamas, alpacas, guanacos, vicunas) and a multitude of natural dyes, and incorporating numerous woven patterns (pallay). Houses are usually constructed using air-dried clay bricks (tika, or in Spanish adobe), or branches and clay mortar ("wattle and daub"), with the roofs being covered with straw, reeds, or puna grass (ichu).
The disintegration of the traditional economy, for example, regionally through mining activities and accompanying proletarian social structures, has usually led to a loss of both ethnic identity and the Quechua language. This is also a result of steady migration to large cities (especially to Lima), which has resulted in acculturation by Hispanic society there.
Up to the present time Quechuas continue to be victims of political conflicts and ethnic persecution. In the Peruvian civil war of the 1980s between the government and Sendero Luminoso about three quarters of the estimated 70,000 death toll were Quechuas, whereas the war parties were without exception whites and mestizos.[4]
The forced sterilization policy under Yawar Mallku.
Perceived ethnic discrimination continues to play a role at the parliamentary level. When the newly elected Peruvian members of parliament Hilaria Supa Huamán and María Sumire swore their oath of office in Quechua—for the first time in the history of Peru in an indigenous language—the Peruvian parliamentary president Martha Hildebrandt and the parliamentary officer Carlos Torres Caro refused their acceptance.[6][7]
Practically all Quechuas in the Andes have been nominally Roman Catholic since colonial times. Nevertheless, traditional religious forms persist in many regions, blended with Christian elements. Quechua ethnic groups also share traditional religions with other Andean peoples, particularly belief in Mother Earth (Pachamama), who grants fertility and to whom burnt offerings and libations are regularly made. Also important are the mountain spirits (apu) as well as lesser local deities (wak'a), who are still venerated especially in southern Peru.
The Quechuas came to terms with their repeated historical experience of genocide in the form of various myths. These include the figure of Nak'aq or Pishtaco ("butcher"), the white murderer who sucks out the fat from the bodies of the indigenous peoples he kills,[8] and a song about a bloody river.[9] In their myth of Wiraquchapampa [10] the Q'ero Indians describe the victory of the Apus over the Spaniards. Of the myths still alive today, the Inkarrí myth common in southern Peru is especially interesting; it forms a cultural element linking the Quechua Indians throughout the region from Ayacucho to Cusco.[10][11][12]
Quinine, which is found naturally in bark of cinchona tree, is known to be used by Quechuas people for malaria-like symptoms.
When chewed, coca acts as a mild stimulant and suppresses hunger, thirst, pain, and fatigue; it is also used to alleviate altitude sickness.
Many indigenous women wear the colorful traditional costume, complete with bowler style hat. The hat has been worn by Quechua and Aymara women since the 1920s, when it was brought to the country by British railway workers. They are still commonly worn today.[13]
The traditional dress worn by Quechua women today is a mixture of styles from Pre-Spanish days and Spanish Colonial peasant dress. Younger Quechua men generally wear Western-style clothing, the most popular being synthetic football shirts and tracksuit pants. In certain regions, women also generally wear Western-style clothing. Older men still wear dark wool knee-length handwoven bayeta pants. A woven belt called a chumpi is also worn which provides protection to the lower back when working in the fields. Men's fine dress includes a woollen waistcoat, similar to a sleeveless juyuna as worn by the women but referred to as a chaleco. Chalecos can be richly decorated.
The most distinctive part of men's clothing is the handwoven poncho. Nearly every Quechua man and boy has a poncho, generally red in colour decorated with intricate designs. Each district has a distinctive pattern. In some communities such as Huilloc, Patacancha, and many villages in the Lares Valley ponchos are worn as daily attire. However most men use their ponchos on special occasions such as festivals, village meetings, weddings etc.
As with the women, ajotas, sandals made from recycled tyres, are the standard footwear. They are cheap and durable.
A ch'ullu is frequently worn. This is a knitted hat with earflaps. The first ch'ullu that a child receives is traditionally knitted by his father. In the Ausangate region chullos are often ornately adorned with white beads and large tassels called t'ikas. Men sometimes wear a felt hat called a sombrero over the top of the ch'ullu decorated with centillo, finely decorated hat bands. Since ancient times men have worn small woven pouches called ch'uspa used to carry their coca leaves.[14]
The following list of Quechua ethnic groups is only a selection and delimitations vary. In some cases these are village communities of just a few hundred people, in other cases ethnic groups of over a million.
Uruguay, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Venezuela, Mexico
Bogotá, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Venezuela, Peru, Cochabamba Department, Spanish language, Sucre
Quito, Guayaquil, Spanish language, Galápagos Islands, Colombia
Argentina, Valparaíso, Easter Island, Bolivia, Antarctica
Inuit, Kiowa, Hopi, Métis, Haida people
Bolivia, Cochabamba Department, Quechua people, Aymara people, Catholicism
Bolivia, Aymara people, Quechua people, Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Guaraní people
Madre de Dios Region, Peru, Quechua people, Junín Region, Anthropology
Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Quechua people, YouTube


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As part of its initiatives to provide Grenadians with an opportunity to contribute to the Constitution Review process, hundreds of Grenadians are expected to gather at the Trade Center on 15 October for a National Consultation.
"This is an event where we want as much participation from Grenadians regardless of location, profession, political affiliation, we just want everyone to come out and make a contribution to the discussion," said Dr Francis Alexis, Chairman of the Constitution Review Advisory Committee.
The Committee which was launched earlier in the year has had more than 20 discussions throughout the island. In July it submitted the top 25 recommendations from the People to the Cabinet with a proposal that the referendum focus on the top 12.
Alexis admits that since the recommendations were made public not only there have been increase discussion among various groups in the population but more people have come forward want to getting a better understanding about these recommendations. "It's for this very reason we are organising that consultation for October, where we will once again give the population to tell what they want to see happen as we continue the process to review and reform our constitution," he said.
"This consultation will make us who are members of the committee familiarise ourselves with the thinking and wishes of the people, that is why we want people to come out, let what is done be a reflection of what the people want," he adds.
The consultation itself will be an event organised and managed by Jude Bernard. "My role is really to help them this event be successful through wide participation of Grenadians regardless of who they are, constitution review is a very serious undertaking and its should not be taken lightly, it is an opportunity for the people to say what they want," Bernard explains.
He said that the approach being taken is to send invitations to community groups and organisations as well as general invitation to anyone who wishes to attend. This will not be a consultation for one specific group, it is an event for everyone Grenadian National to come and contribute," he reiterated.
The Referendum Poll to amend the Constitution will involve a process in which the House of Representatives will first have to give a two thirds majority to the Bill and a simple majority in the Senate. However, the Bills for the referendum must remain for a period of at least 90 days between the first and second reading in the Lower House, before it is read for a third time and passed. The tentative date for the referendum is 10 February, 2015.
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Politico's Jonathan Martin, who has been with the publication since its earliest days, is leaving for the New York Times, according to a memo obtained by The Huffington Post.
Martin will become the paper's new national political correspondent, a storied position once held by the legendary R. W. Apple.
The Times has been looking to beef up its political coverage since the departure of Jeff Zeleny to ABC News.
Full memo below:
One of the more memorable episodes in POLITICO's early history came in December 2006, a few days after we announced that we were creating a new publication, at the Carlyle restaurant in Shirlington. We were meeting a young and inexperienced reporter named Jonathan Martin, who until recently had been with the Hotline. Jonathan had worked as a researcher on a book earlier that year with John. Jim thought the interview with a potential new hire was important enough that he agreed to take the meeting during the middle of a Green Bay Packers game.
After an hour of conversation about politics, journalism, and our ambitions for new media, Jonathan left and Jim said to John, "That guy's a natural."
In nearly seven years with POLITICO, Jonathan has indeed proven himself a natural at this wonderful calling of reporting and writing about national politics and the men and women who run our government. He has a zeal for the game and an appreciation of history that are truly special and that made POLITICO a natural home for him.
Jonathan told us today that he is leaving home to take a big and challenging job as national political correspondent with the New York Times. This discussion has been underway for some time as many (all?) of you may know, so this news did not come as a surprise. From the personal perspective, it is a sad day for us, even as we understand his decision and the hard thought that went into it. We are proud of how Jonathan's great natural potential has blossomed at POLITICO, and he has our best wishes and continued friendship.
From the POLITICO perspective, this is a day less for regret than excitement. We have an opportunity--indeed, from both Robert Allbritton and Fred Ryan we have an unambiguous order--to use this moment as a springboard.
People currently on staff, already performing at exceptional levels of sourcing and sophistication, are ready to broaden their portfolios and expand their profiles, and our conversations make clear they are eager to do so. At the reportorial level, on the politics, White House, Congress and policy teams, this place is filled with natural leaders--people who set an example for others to follow within the newsroom, and whose work echoes loudly beyond it.
In addition, there are immediate opportunities to welcome top journalists from outside POLITICO--as well as newer journalists with JMart-like potential--into our newsroom and we are going to be aggressive in doing so.
Our success since POLITICO's launch in January 2007 has allowed our ambitions to broaden and deepen in many areas. One core mission has remained unchanged since that night at Carlyle: This place is about creating a home for the nation's top journalists, and allowing them a platform to have more impact and more fun than any other place in the business. On our main franchise of national politics, we are going to compete and win against all comers--against respected colleagues and friends at old media franchises like the Washington Post and New York Times, and against the rising number of new media franchises that play on the political field.
We are eager to hear from all of you who have ideas and ambitions about how we continue to dominate this subject in the years ahead.
In the meantime, Jonathan will be around a bit before leaving so there will be plenty of opportunity to thank him and toast his new adventure.
John, Jim
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I'm delighted to announce that Jonathan Martin will be our national political correspondent.
The job is a storied and special one at The Times, and has been home to such giants as Robin Toner, Adam Nagourney, Rick Berke, and, of course, R. W. Apple.
Jonathan is a natural for the role: he has an unending passion for politics, an intrepid journalistic spirit and an astonishingly extensive Rolodex.
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However, the community is situated on Highway 50, which is one of the most accident-prone roads in Northern California. Due to twisting roads and inclement weather in the winter, the area sees a significant number of accidents every year. Because accidents can easily happen on these roads, residents of the area usually practice extra caution when driving. However, not all collisions preventable and crashes almost always take drivers by surprise.Wrongful Death Cases
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Staying in rural (and non-rural) areas in different life course stages is connected to deliberate decisions. The project aims to highlight the motives of those who stay, as they are often neglected in studies on rural areas.
Population geography research has focused on in- and out-migration. Especially in rural areas, those who do not move are seen as a residual category and their motivations for staying receive limited academic or policy attention.
STAYin(g)Rural investigates why and how people stay in rural areas at different stages of their lives. The focus lies on three life course stages that are known triggers for the re-negotiation of the decision to stay or to leave: 1) young adulthood, commencing employment or further education 2) union and family formation 3) transition to retirement. For all three life course stages we acknowledge that people elect to (selectively) belong to and participate in rural areas and that different types of mobilities influence their staying processes.
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Our research interest requires the integration of different methods. Empirically, we examine three European case study regions: East Groningen in the Netherlands, South Tyrone in Northern Ireland and Landkreis Göttingen in Lower Saxony, Germany. All three regions are considered to be secluded and peripheral in their national contexts and traditionally exhibit tendencies of population decline and especially the out-migration of youth. The focus of the research lies on villages comprising less than 2.000 inhabitants.
During the project, the results will continuously be discussed with actors from rural areas and further developed in cooperation with them. To this end, National Steering Groups with representatives of different interest groups and specific community and life course stage representatives will be set up in each country.
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The Thünen Institute of Rural Studies is responsible for the case study Südharz (district Göttingen, Lower Saxony) in Germany as well as for the life course stage of retirement.
The findings of the research project STAYin(g)Rural promise a changed perspective on rural areas: Through the eyes of those who stay, subjectively perceived opportunities, problems and meanings of places can be understood as well as their interconnectedness with processes of staying.
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Two employees of the TV channel "Russia 1" caught on propaganda and incitement to hatred: they are "hostility and ridicule" portrayed living in Estonia "Jehovah's Witnesses".
Russian propagandists expelled from Estonia for 5 years was denied entry to the Schengen area
On expulsion of Russian propagandists learned from representatives of the internal security Service of Estonia, according to mediaUA with reference to art.
The internal security service of Estonia declares that "part of the Arsenal of the Kremlin's influence is the pursuit of various social groups".
So, last year the promoters of the channel "Russia-1" using a hidden camera filmed material about living in Tallinn, members of religious organization "Jehovah's Witnesses". In the program, which was shown in Russia on November 29, believers were shown "hostility and derision".
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The aim of the promoters was "to explain the reasons for the ban of a religious group, so its members demonized," said the internal security Service of Estonia, adding that the program was shown in Russia on November 29.
Annual report of the security services became known that the Russian propagandists for 5 years was denied entry to the Schengen area because of "religious discrimination".
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Russia in 2017 officially banned "Jehovah's Witnesses" and declared the group an extremist organization.
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ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1930s American Airlines pilot hat badge by Wright & Street. The badge is a gold-filled eagle with spread wings flanked by a pair of capital "A"s.
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Faux M41B Swedish sniper
Several years back I got a great deal on a Swedish M96. It is not a total mixmaster...bolt and bolt components, receiver, and buttplate match. Floorplate, barrel bands and bolt release do not. Bore is great.
My cheap camera can't quite capture the bore's shine.
I never really shot it much, but here is 5 rounds of the PPU 120gr "target ammo" @ 100 yards shot with iron sights right after I got it.
A few months ago I decided to convert one of my M96's into a Swedish sniper rifle for use in the CMP vintage sniper rifle matches. This one got the nod. I bought an Accumount repro scope mount and sent it to a trusted gunsmith. He is fairly busy and it took some months for him to complete the job. In the mean time I got a smoking deal on a real Swedish M41B sniper rifle, but that is a different story.
After he completed the job, he sent me several pictures of the rifle and I must admit, it came out looking good.
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Here are a few more of pictures of the Swede...
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I took the faux M41B out this weekend for some 200 and 300 yard shooting. It did pretty well with my reloads.
@200 yards, first two were 7:00 o'clock in the 10 ring, the next three were in the x ring. Group size was about 1.5", or about .75 MOA.
Things opened up considerably at 300 yards
@300 yards. The barrel had cooled down, not sure what order the shots were because I could not make them out with my spotting scope. Group size is about 3.5", or just over 1 MOA.
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A new Ping driver has been spotted in play on the PGA Tour with a number of PING's staff professionals seen playing with what is rumoured to be the new Ping G20 driver.
This may well be part of the next generation of the popular G range clubs.
Hunter Mahan has already been seen using the new Ping Anser wedges so it looks as though the giant golf manufacturers is set for a major new launch in the near future.
If it is to be the Ping G20, it will follow the success of the Ping G15 range.
The action on the PGA Tour this week comes from the St Jude Classic in Memphis where a number of Ping's staff professionals are in action including world number two, Lee Westwood.
With play set to get underway on Thursday and with players heading out for their practice rounds today, further news on PING's suspected new launch, specifically the G20 range, looks imminent.
Golf Monthly will be keeping a close eye on the players this weekend so watch this space….
We will, of course, have pictures of the new clubs as well as first impressions, when we can.


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Given the 60-year history of this battle against the Health Care System in the United States, the documentation contained in the Bill Moyers piece, the experiences of Canada, France and every Western Industrial Nation, the time is upon us now to establish Universal Health Care. The requirements of Global Citizenship demand this for the American Citizens.
"We can't waste capital upon something that's just impossible." is Mad Max Baucus statement on Single Payer (Universal Health Care) in the USA. Mad Max Baucus is a bribed puppet of the Insurance Companies who put him in office and keep him in office by lying, killing Americans to conserve their precious profits and conduct scare tactics to cover-up the ill reality of their methods of doing business at all our expense. Mr Wendall Potter is an Industry insider who speaks the truth. Americans have to demand Single Payer health care and demand the death of Insurance Companies who kill 124 Americans a day.
We can't afford to continue to pump cash into the Health Insurance Industry's obscene bureaucracy and 30% profits driven by corporate greed. How do you get them to compete? The Health Insurance Industry is not going to compete and we, Americans, must demand a single payer system that puts them out of business now. These greedy Fat-Cats have cost too many American lives to allow them to continue.
We can't afford to bail out the "too big to fail" corporate communists who have blackmailed the US Taxpayer into funding them to allow them to continue the greed that brought the world economy to its knees.
We can't afford to continue the Banking abuse of the Citizens and the back-pedaling of these greedy thieves is clearly seen with the threat of increased regulation over charges levied against depositors.
We can't afford to sit idly by as Americans are foreclosed upon as the result of predatory lending practices and real estate bubble speculation built from Banking and Wall Street greed.
We can't afford to remain silent as 124 Americans die every day because they are unable to afford the medical treatment required to insure they live. The Insurance Industry locks out humans from care if they have a "pre-existing condition" and life is a pre-existing condition to death. The Insurance Industry is focused on profits for it's employees, stock holders and has no interest in health care at all. Why do we insist that these money changers exist at all?
Where is the Compassionate America? Where have the values of America disappeared to? Where is the neighbor helping neighbor that existed in the America of the recent past?
It is morally and ethically unconscionable that Americans turn their backs on each other in this time when the Government of Purchased Politicians doing the bidding of Corporate Communists is waging a war against all our futures. We are not stupid and we do see the horse and pony show of purchased politicians bowing to their corporate communist campaign contributors and sponsors to the detriment of every American man, woman and child now more than ever before.
Here is a Solution:
A single payer health care system.
The cost of this is $50.00 a month per person, $100.00 for couples and $25 for each child. For this tax every American receives access to the physician of their choice for an annual physical with a $10.00 co-pay to cover the costs of administration within the physician's office and entry of data into the electronic health care records. Any continuing illness requiring additional visits to the Doctor of your choice is a $10.00 co-pay. The prescription medication you may require is $5.00 paid to the pharmacy for administration of the national health care record. It's simple, puts health care back to practice between doctor and patient and begins to transform Sick-Care to Health Care. Hospitalization is capped at $1,000.00 total health care costs per year out of pocket including the $10.00 per day co-pay to the hospital or continuing care facility. Medicare for all is a simple way to describe this and without the meddling of Insurance Company Greed the system works on a financial level with a vast reserve fund established within the first 3 years of operation.
Single Payer Medical Care is the only way to bust the balls of the greedy corporate communists who have purchased the politicians on Capitol Hill and every State House while being held exempt from regulation and reform. End the insanity now. Why pay Insurance Companies profits when we can do this not for profit and maintain the health care and improve the delivery of services?
A National, Government Run, not-for-profit Bank. Ball-busting this lobby and these greedy corporate bastards who have raped Americans through "too big to fail" blackmail and Bush opening the US Treasury to their plunder is the only solution.
Destroy the FED. Replace it with America's Bank run for the people, by the people and of the people and do it NOW.
The Banks have 28 Bilion in taxpayer money, have gotten bigger and present more of a risk as a result and own Capitol Hill through bribes, lobbying and campaign contributions. Do you see small business being funded by these huge Banks? Do you see job production, productivity on any level from these huge Banks? What we see is the greed and Mortgage crisis they created and that is costing thousands of Americans the security of their homes on a level not seen in the Great Depression. These creatures are no friend of America.
Ban all corporate and industry contributions to election campaigns and restore the value of the vote of the American people. Biological humans may contribute to election campaigns to a maximum of $1,000.00 per person. Stop the greed and insanity of bribery and purchased politicians in Washington and stop it now.


text: On 4 October 1962, exactly one week before the Council, he made the pilgrimage, by train, to Loreto and Assisi, praying and praying for the upcoming Council. It was the first exit of a Pope out of Lazio after the annexation of Rome to the Italian State in 1870 so that all the media emphasized the exceptional scope of the event. The press emphasized his speeches in Loreto and Assisi. The vast news captured the liveliest cues of the Pope's impromptu conversations at the window of his wagon in repeated stops at the most important stations. But the most important fact was that the Pope wanted to go on a pilgrimage to Loreto and Assisi to implore extraordinary graces for the upcoming Ecumenical Council II.


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ACCOUNTANCY firm Revell Ward aims to drum up more business!
The firm, based at Market Street inn Huddersfield, has teamed up with VAT consultant Rhona Graham (centre) to enhance its provision of specialist tax services.
Rhona, who is pictured with tax director Lesley Sutton (left) and partner Karen Borowski, has vast experience in VAT planning and tribunal claims and has saved her clients £1m in VAT over the past 12 months.
In her spare time, she plays African drums as a way to let off steam!
She said: "Whether you have bought or built new premises lately or you are exposed to the complexities of partial exemption or you are an independent financial adviser facing the new RDR rules, there's opportunities for everyone to make savings."
Karen said: "I think that Lesley and Rhona make a formidable tax force in the town and I am really excited about the opportunities this brings both us and our clients."


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Gator Baseball alumni, came back to Gainesville to reminisce and give the returning National Champions a warm-up before the season. About 50 alumni Gators came out for the current Gators vs alumni scrimmage. It was a great chance for the current Gators to shake off any nerves before they host Siena …Read More »
Florida baseball falls short of sweep against Tennessee
The Tennessee Volunteers were able to avoid the series sweep against Florida baseball taking a 4-2 victory Sunday afternoon at McKethan Stadium. Florida head coach Kevin O'Sullivan lost his first game against Tennessee in Gainesville (8-1). The Gators fall to 25-20 overall and 12-9 in SEC play. The Volunteers improve …Read More »
Florida Baseball Wins 7th Straight, Downs Missouri in Series Opener
The Florida baseball team defeated Missouri eight to six Friday night in Columbia to win their seventh straight game. The Gators improve to 21-18 overall and 9-7 in SEC play. The Tigers drop to 12-21 on the season and 4-12 in conference play.Jo Jonathon Crawford took the mound for the …Read More »
Florida Rides Big Inning to Sweep South Carolina
The Florida baseball team brought their brooms to McKethan Stadium on Saturday. The Gators won 14 to 5 to complete their first weekend sweep of the season. Florida is currently on a five-game win streak and improved to 19-18 and 8-7 in SEC play. South Carolina fell to 27-10 and …Read More »
Florida baseball comes from behind to beat UCF
Florida baseball was able to rally from behind for a 5-3 win against the UCF Knights for its third-straight win. The Gators improved to 14-16 this season and the Knights fell to 18-12. The win marked the eighth time this season the Gators had a comeback victory. The Knights opened the …Read More »
Gators Baseball Takes 9-4 Victory Over UNF
The Gator Baseball team defeated North Florida 9-4 Tuesday and got their first win out of a starting pitcher this season. The win goes to freshman righty Tucker Simpson, who pitched a total of 5.2 innings, giving up three earned runs while striking out five and walking one. Florida jumped out to an early …Read More »
Kentucky Evens Series with Florida Baseball
Gators vs. Kentucky Credit: Michael Cadigan The University of Kentucky baseball team evened its series with Florida with an 11-5 win Thurday in Gainesville on Saturday. Kentucky is now 15-3 and 1-1 in the SEC while Florida falls to 9-11 and to 1-1 in league play. Gator righty Jonathon Crawford started on the mound and …Read More »
Gator Baseball Extends Winning Streak to Four After Defeating JU
The Gator baseball team has overcome some early season struggles and turned a losing streak into a winning streak. Florida defeated Jacksonville University 8-5 on Tuesday in Jacksonville, then again last night in Gainesville 7-6. Florida has now won four in a row to square its record at 7-7. Gator coach Kevin O'Sullivan has …Read More »
Florida Baseball Falls Again to Florida Gulf Coast
The Florida baseball team fell to Florida Gulf Coast 8-3 Saturday night at McKethan Stadium. The Eagles (4-1) clinched the series win after plating eight runs for the second straight night against the Gators (3-4). Florida started off the scoring with sophomore outifielder Justin Shafer's RBI double to center driving in …Read More »
Florida Baseball Wins Third Straight
The Florida Gators (3-1) took down the UCF Knights (2-2) 5-3 Tuesday night in front of a record crowd of over 3,600 in Orlando. Florida head coach Kevin O'Sullivan gave the starting pitching nod to junior right-hander Keenan Kish, who pitched two innings allowing two hits and a walk to …Read More »


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Unfortunately due to current COVID-19 (coronavirus) restrictions this production is unable to proceed as planned.
Come and enjoy a spectacular Gala evening by the Victorian State Ballet at the Karralyka Theatre. Celebrating ballet at its finest with a stunning virtuoso performance of world famous grand pas de deuxs. Featuring Don Quixote, Romeo & Juliet, Le Corsaire, Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Tchaiksovsky Pas de deux, Sleeping Beauty, plus the exciting & brilliant one act ballets – Etudes, the breathtaking Les Sylphides plus a new contemporary ballet by Martin Sierra!
Don't miss this unique day out at the ballet- join us as we celebrate ballet at its finest!
Suitable for all ages.
Featuring Meet & Greet the cast plus photo opportunities
Running time – 2hours including interval
Send an email, telephone us or visit the centre - we will be happy to assist you.
Telephone: (03) 9870 2888
Address: Mines Road, Ringwood East 3134
Karralyka Centre is just 30 minutes away from the Melbourne CBD. Ringwood train station (Belgrave and Lilydale lines) and Ringwood East train station (Lilydale line) is a 10 minute walk from the Centre.
Free car parking is available in the grounds of the centre. Parking for disabled is available adjacent to the upper entrance off Wilson Street.


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Police in Halifax are looking for two men they say were masked and armed with a gun when they stole money and products from a medical marijuana shop.
They say officers were called to Scotia Green Dispensary on Spring Garden Road at about 9:40 p.m. Monday, about a half hour after the men entered the store.
READ: Dartmouth marijuana dispensary robbed at knifepoint
They say at least one of the men had a gun.
Police say the men stole products from the medical marijuana store, as well as cash from the business and a number of customers.
WATCH: Nova Scotia brings in marijuana legislation
They searched the area, but did not find the suspects.
They're asking anyone with information to contact them.


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KU notifies MA results
Karachi, Jan 01: The University of Karachi on Monday announced the result of MA (previous) external annual examination 2011.
According to statistics, 4,330 candidates appeared in the examination. Of them, a total of 1,428 were declared successful. The pass percentage remained 32.98.
A Karachi University announcement said that marks certificates were being issued. appYour Comments
GCU marks 149 years of academic excellence
Lahore: Government College University (GCU) Lahore, the oldest seat of learning in Pakistan, marked the 149th year of its establishment on Tuesday.
Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Khaleequr Rahman announced 2013 as a year of celebrations for all Ravians and Old Ravians, saying that the university and Old Ravians Union had planned several literary, co-curricular and social events to mark the sesquicentennial year. Talking about the history of GCU, the vice chancellor said that, it opened its eyes as Government College, Lahore in the Haveli (palace) of Dhian Singh in the Walled City on January 1, 1864. The present gothic-style majestic building of the GC University Lahore was completed in 1877 on 3700 square feet in the north of Soldiers Garden (Gol Bagh) with a cost of rs.320,000. The college was initially affiliated with Calcutta University because was no university in this part of the sub-continent at that time. Government College, Lahore was raised to the status of University in 2002 and was renamed as the GC University, Lahore. Starting from the first principal Dr GW Lietner to second Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Khaleequr Rahman, as many as 27 heads had served this institution. Talking to the media, VC Prof Dr Rahman said that the academic journey which started in 1864 with nine students and three teachers produced hundreds of literary figures, politicians, two Nobel Laureates, five prime ministers, jurists, sportsmen and scientists. The university is holding a grand celebration today (Tuesday) at 12:30am at the Abdus Salam Hall to mark its 149th Founders Day and commencement of the 150th year. Daily times
HEC considers uniform testing system
Islamabad: At present, there is no uniform system through which students can secure admission to a university.
The criteria for admission varies from one university to the other; for some universities a simple Bachelor's degree (BA) is enough, some have set up an internal testing system, while others demand a certificate from National Testing Service (NTS).
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) taking note of the situation has decided to formulate a committee that will put in place a uniform testing system.
The decision was taken during a vice chancellors' committee meeting, on Monday. Rectors and vice chancellors (VCs) of over 70 public sector universities attended the meeting.
According to a participant not wanting to be named, the issue regarding the testing system was raised during the meeting.
Participants in the meeting were briefed about the need for uniformity in the testing system for admissions.
"Some universities demand a National Testing System (NTS) certificate for admission, some universities depend on mark sheets of the last result, while some universities have their own testing system due to which it creates problems for the students and also increases financial expenses," he said.
According to HEC media coordinator, Murtaza Noor, it was decided that the committee would comprise of Rector National University of Science and Technology, Engr. Mohammad Asghar, VC University of Poonch, AJK Prof Dr Manzoor Hussain, VC Balochistan University Quetta, Dr Rasool Bakhsh Raisani, VC University of Swat, Prof Dr Mohammad Jehanzeb, VC Karakoram International University Gilgit, Prof Dr Najma Najam and VC Gujrat University Prof Dr Mohammad Nizamuddin.
Speaking on the occasion, HEC Chairperson Dr Javed Leghari said that due to the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the autonomy of the HEC had been preserved.
The meeting also deliberated on financial issues, proposed establishment of provincial higher education councils, recent amendments in the University Act by the Punjab government and revitalising HEC.
The participants paid tributes to former ED HEC Prof Dr Sohail H. Naqvi for his contribution towards the promotion of higher education sector in Pakistan. Dawn
Educational institutions to re-open tomorrow
Islamabad: The educational institutions working under the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) will re-open from January 2 (Wednesday) after weeklong winter vacations.
FDE Director Model Colleges, Tariq Masood told APP that the vacations, which started from December 24, would end on January 1 while the institutes would reopen from the next day.
He said the winter vacations were announced for the students due to the prevailing intense cold weather conditions.
The winter vacations also provided a break to the students after appearing the December tests and they will join again the institutes with renewed commitment and spirit, he said. The news