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CSA season on its way: A guide to how it works, where to buy
Northern Colorado farmers and food purveyors now have $30,000 to promote their locally grown fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs and dairy, just in time for the spring and summer markets and community supported agriculture season.
The Northern Colorado Local Food Cluster received the money from the city of Fort Collins, and it will be put toward hiring a coordinator who will begin to organize the 501c3 nonprofit.
CSAs have existed for 30 years in Fort Collins, allowing community members to purchase "shares" of farms and receive weekly baskets of produce in return for their membership.
But in the past two years, some 20 Northern Colorado farmers have joined together to promote their programs. By selling memberships at the annual CSA Fair, farmers secure their cash flow early in the growing season while spreading awareness about local food production.
"We feel that if we work together and promote CSA in general, it's a great way for all of our farms to find more customers," said one of the fair's organizers, Michael Baute of Spring Kite Farm.
There is no "one-stop shop" database of farmers and their CSA offerings in Northern Colorado.
"That's what we're trying to do with the cluster," Baute said.
In early March, the CSA Fair drew about 600 community members to the Opera Galleria on North College Avenue. Though Baute doesn't have totals yet on Fort Collins memberships — the government also doesn't track the CSA business — he said, "The general mood is that it was a success. ...We're stepping up our education about CSAs."
At the fair, shoppers were given a brochure with questions to ask farmers. With the CSA enrollment season still underway, here are some questions that community members still might be wondering.
What is a CSA?
Community supported agriculture derives its name from the community members who buy shares of a farm in order to enjoy that farm's produce throughout the growing season. Members can pick up produce at the farm or a farmers market, or, in some cases, they can have it delivered to their houses.
Most CSAs are vegetable-based, though you can find those in Fort Collins offering fruit, eggs, poultry and milk.
For farmers, "The CSA model is one of a few entry points into farming right now," Baute said. While farmers like Baute can have difficulty accessing the capital, land and equipment needed to start a large-scale operation, they can more easily "find 2 acres and 30 people to give me money up front."
What does it cost?
The "share" purchased up front by a CSA member allows the farmer to cover his or her costs heading into the growing season. Farmers usually offer a few different packages, which range from $40 a month to more than $100 a month, with a shopping season that lasts from four months to one year. Discounts are sometimes available for low-income families, as well as working shares that trade work for food.
How do I sign up?
If you missed the fair, you can contact farmers directly by telephone, email or a personal visit (which most farmers prefer). One database of CSAs in and around Fort Collins is www.coloradocsas.info. Also refer to the list with this story, which includes farms involved in this year's CSA Fair.
How do I choose which CSA to join?
That decision is largely based on your personal taste. But with more than 20 CSA offerings in Northern Colorado, farmers are working to define their niches.
Here's what three area farmers are up to this season:
Happy Heart Farm
Seasoned farmers: Husband and wife Dennis and Bailey Stenson have been farming for 30 years. According to Bailey, Happy Heart was the first CSA in Colorado.
Vegetable CSA: The Stensons grow biodynamic vegetables, from salad greens to spinach, fresh herbs, tomatoes and squash. Bailey said the technique involves planting food to match planetary rhythms.
In addition to vegetables, Happy Heart contracts with other farmers and producers to sell fruit, milk, eggs, mushrooms, honey and hops to their CSA members. A full membership is $575 and lasts from June to mid-October.
Weekly pickup at the farm: Members can sign up at www.happyheartfarmcsa.com. Pickup is once a week, from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the farm, 2820 W. Elizabeth St.
"Our motto is we want to get to know our customers. That's why we want members to come to the farm," Bailey said.
Garden Sweet Farm
Flexible farmers: CSU graduate Amy Kafka has been farming for 12 years, and her boyfriend Ryan Wilson has helped her grow the business. Rather than creating a basket or box with pre-selected produce, Kafka and Wilson set up a stand on their farm during the week and on Saturdays at the farmers market. At the stands, members can select the produce they want for that week, and the purchase amount is subtracted from their initial $300, $500 or $700 deposit.
Fruit, berry and vegetable CSA: Starting in early May, Kafka and Wilson offer plant starts for home gardeners. Throughout the summer, members can expect to see tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, melons, strawberries, raspberries and possibly blackberries.
Shopping on debit: After signing up online at www.gardensweet.com, members can go throughout the week to the farm stand at 719 W. Willox St., or to the Saturday farmers market, to pick out an assortment of fruits and vegetables, with the purchase amount subtracted from their initial share. Members also can visit a "pick-your-own patch" of berries and melons at the farm.
Taft Hill Dairy
The milkman: Lugene Sas started selling shares of his cows in 2005, when Colorado law changed to allow a cow's owner to consume its raw milk. The dairy now has around 400 shareholders, and Sas is milking around 20 cows daily to supply them with milk.
Raw milk: The milk, at over 4 percent fat, is unpasteurized and nonhomogenized, which Sas says preserves its positive benefits.
"You should be able to milk a cow and drink the milk," he said. "There are no pathogens in a healthy cow." As for the taste, he said the difference between raw milk and commercial dairy milk is "day and night."
Meet the cows: Sas invites new members to come to the dairy to "meet us and meet the cows and see how we do things." Members can buy a full share of a cow for $40 a month, which gives them four gallons. They also can buy half of a share for $20 (two gallons a month).
"Some people do that and some buy three shares," Sas said. "I am so blessed to be doing this."
He said members return to the farm, 6725 N. Taft Hill Road, weekly, every other week, or once a month, throughout the year. They take the milk in mason jars, which are then returned, cleaned and reused.
CSAs around town (contact for availability and pricing)
Happy Heart Farm: (970) 482-3448
Garden Sweet Farm: (970) 310-3805
Taft Hill Dairy: (970) 224-2591
Jodar Farms: Poultry and eggs, (970) 391-2825
Cresset Farm: Multi-farm, (970) 744-2297
Blue Barrel Farm: Vegetables, herbs and fruit, firstname.lastname@example.com
Cave Girl Eats and Treats: Baked goods and granola, (970) 692-9676
CSU CSA: Vegetables, (970) 491-7068
Fossil Creek Farms: Vegetables, (970) 980-4096
Grant Farms: Vegetables, (970) 286-0080
Green Dog Farm: Vegetables, (651) 341-3130
Hope Farms: Vegetables, (443) 863-0677
Lakeridge Farms: Vegetables (also mushrooms, goat cheese and fruit), (847) 302-5852
On the Vine at Richmond Farms: Vegetables, (970) 443-4011
Native Hill: Vegetables and flowers, (970) 217-8964
Revive Gardens: Vegetables, melons and flowers, (970) 372-8584
Shire: Greens, vegetables and flowers, (970) 222-2077
Spring Kite Farm: Vegetables and melons, (970) 658-0938
Windsor Dairy: Milk (cheese, beef, pork), email@example.com
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The desolation of Egypt, and her helpers. The arm of Babylon shall be strengthened to break the arm of Egypt.
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Verse 3
Ezekiel 30:3. The day is near— The day of the Lord implies a day of sacrifice and vengeance upon his enemies. The destruction of Babylon, described in such awful terms, as if all nature suffered by the shock, is represented as the day of the Lord, Isaiah 13:6. So is the destruction of Bozrah and Idumaea, Isaiah 34:8. See also Jeremiah 46:10. Joel 3:14.Zephaniah 2:2-3; Zephaniah 2:2-3. When the figurative day is used in general to express the period of any one's existence, then it denotes time; but when it is used to express any particular thing or employ, then it signifies some characteristical circumstance. Thus that signal catastrophe in the fortunes of the Jews, both spiritual and temporal, is called their day, Hosea 1:11. See Div. Leg. vol. 4: Sharp on the Rise and Fall of Jerusalem; and Calmet.
Verse 4
Ezekiel 30:4. Her multitude— Her wealth. Houbigant: and so Ezekiel 30:10.
Verse 5
Ezekiel 30:5. Lybia and Lydia— Or, Mauritania and Abyssinia. All the mingled people, mean their mercenaries and auxiliaries; Chub means the Chubians, placed by Ptolemy in the Mareotis. "I do not know (says Calmet) whether the name of Egypt may not be derived from Cub, or Cubti, or Gubti;—Egubti." The men of the land that is in league, mean the neighbouring people, who were confederate with the Egyptians against the king of Babylon.
Verse 6
Ezekiel 30:6. From the tower of Syene— Or, from Migdol to Syene.
Verse 9
Ezekiel 30:9. In that day shall messengers go forth, &c.— In that day shall swift messengers go forth from me, who shall terrify the secure Ethiopian; and he shall have great fears concerning the day of Egypt, because it shall be nigh. Houbigant; who observes, that as the messengers are sent to Cush or Ethiopia, if the Arabians be meant, they were not to be gone to by ships: if the Ethiopians, properly so called, to the south of Egypt, it was not proper for messengers to be sent to them in ships, because the navigation was against the stream, and could not be so quick as it ought upon an approaching calamity.
Verse 12
Ezekiel 30:12. I will make the rivers dry, &c.— "I will destroy the strength of Egypt." The metaphor is taken from the decrease or falling of the Nile, upon the overflowings of which all the plenty and prosperity of Egypt depended. See 2Ki 19:24 and Isaiah 37:25.
Verse 13
Ezekiel 30:13. Noph— Or, Memphis; and so Ezekiel 30:16. There shall be no more a prince, &c. seems to mean that there shall be no more a natural prince of the Egyptian race, but it shall be subject to foreigners. It is probable, that these prophesies respect the time of Cambyses and Darius Ochus. See the note on chap. Eze 29:15 and Usher's Annals, A.M. 3478 and 3653.
Verse 14
Ezekiel 30:14. Pathros—Zoan— Delta, or Thebais—Tanis. No] Diospolis, or Thebes. Boch.
Verse 15
Ezekiel 30:15. Sin—the multitude of No— Pelusium, a strong city on the frontiers of Egypt. Bochart and Michaelis. See Nahum 3:8.
Verse 17
Ezekiel 30:17. Aven—Phibeseth.— Heliopolis—Bubastum.
Verse 18
Ezekiel 30:18. Tehaphnehes—yokes— Daphne—sceptres.
Verse 21
Ezekiel 30:21. To put a roller to bind it— It shall be bound with a roller, to heal it, and that it may be strengthened to hold the sword. Houbigant.
Verse 22
Ezekiel 30:22. The strong, and that which was broken— The strong arm as well as the wounded. Houbigant. "I will break Pharaoh, by the revolt of his subjects, by the war which Amasis shall bring upon him; and afterwards by that of Nebuchadrezzar; and all this in the space of fourteen or fifteen years." See Calmet.
REFLECTIONS.—1st, Fearful is the overthrow of the Egyptians here recorded.
1. They are called to howl, and lament the dreadful day, big with wrath, and swift approaching; a day of darkness and gloominess, when every face should gather blackness. It shall be the time of the heathen; either the time to visit the heathen nations of Egypt and Ethiopia, or the time of the Chaldean power. Note; The sinner's day, though long delayed, shall come at last; and then, too late, he will pour forth his remediless sorrows.
2. The threatened destruction shall utterly ruin both Egypt and her confederates. The sword of the victorious king of Babylon shall fill the land, from one end to the other, with the carcases of the slain; the cities shall be destroyed, the images broken, the country made desolate, terrors spread on every side, the beauty, strength, and multitude of Egypt utterly wasted, and the dark cloud of abject wretchedness spread over them. Thus shall a fierce and terrible enemy, from a strange and distant land, wicked men, whom no laws of humanity or justice restrain, be let loose upon them, and ravage without mercy. The pride of Egypt, her royal family, shall be extinct, and no hopes remain from the rising generation, the young men being slain with the sword, and the daughters gone into captivity. Nor shall her auxiliaries be able to give her the least support; they shall fall with her, Ethiopia, Lybia, Lydia, Chub, and all the mingled people of various nations, who are in league with Egypt, shall perish. And while many out of these countries, who sojourned among the Egyptians, or were auxiliaries in their army, fell with them, the tidings of the destruction shall fly swift to the careless Ethiopians, and terrify them with the apprehensions of sharing Egypt's fate. Nor are their apprehensions groundless; for, Lo! it cometh. Note; (1.) Confederates in iniquity will perish together. (2.) When we see our neighbour's house on fire, it is time to tremble for our own: one sinner's fall should alarm the survivors.
3. God's hand is visible in the judgment. Whatever instrument he employs, the work is his own. His veracity is engaged for the fulfilment of the threatening; and, in the judgments that he will execute, his power and faithfulness will appear, and they shall know that he is the Lord. Note; (1.) Whatever judgments are in the earth, God's hand is to be seen and acknowledged in them. (2.) One jot or tittle of God's word shall never fail.
2nd, The army of the Egyptians, which had attempted to raise the siege of Jerusalem, had been now forced to retire with shame to their own land, and, without making any farther efforts, left Jerusalem to her fate; but their own ruin quickly followed. It is foretold,
1. That Egypt shall be weakened by degrees, and brought to destruction. One arm of Pharaoh was already broken in the defeat received at Carchemish, Jer 46:2 and the conquest of a part of the Egyptian dominions, 2Ki 24:7 and from this fatal stroke he never recovered; a second blow would complete his ruin. His strong arm, like that which was broken, God will break by the sword of Nebuchadrezzar: so that, unable to wield a sword, groaning as a soldier desperately wounded, he must fall. His kingdom shall be vanquished, his people dispersed and led into captivity. And in these sufferings, which God inflicts, he will make them know that he is the Lord.
2. The king of Babylon shall grow stronger and stronger. God will put a sword into his hands, give him might to wield it, and subdue Egypt before him. All power is given from above: the strength of the mightiest is derived alone from the Almighty God.
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The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported, Monday, that six Palestinian detainees continue the hunger strike in Israeli prisons, including a detainee who stated the strike 100 days ago, in addition to one woman who began her strike 28 days ago, protesting being held under the arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges.
The PPS stated that detainee Ahmad Ghannam, 42, Doura town near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, has started the hunger strike 100 days ago, and is scheduled to have a court hearing on his appeal this coming Wednesday, November 23rd.
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Nestled between the stressful experiences, rebelling body, and self-torturous over-analyzing though, were moments (and deeper pockets) of pure elation, playful curiosity, bursts of creativity, lightness of love, and a shit-ton of laughter.
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A long-distance relationship story that includes conflict with parents, challenges the caste system, and has endured many years apart. How they've persevered is inspiring.
Madhu submitted her story through our website, but we continued the conversation through Instagram, where she told me many more details about life in Andhra Pradesh. She's allowed me to share the details here so others can hear about what it's like.
Madhu and Aditya met in school when they were young, but they didn't start dating then. Aditya was already dating a girl at the time, so Madhu's crush was one-sided at first. Just as friends, they talked a lot, played a lot, and joked around together.
When Aditya's dad was transferred to another state for work, he left the school. Madhu had no idea where he was, but two years later he messaged her on Facebook. He was living in Karnataka, a state to the west of Madhu's state, Andhra Pradesh. They were 1500 kilometers away from each other.
"I was so happy to hear from him on Facebook. He told me that his girlfriend had cheated on him and they broke up." This was in 2016 when they were 17 years old. They stayed in contact through that year, and then Aditya asked if Madhu was still in love with him. That's when she proposed to him!
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"Life here is entirely different from foreign countries," she told me. "In Karnataka, it's more developed than Andhra Pradesh. There is freedom for both boys and girls. But in Andhra Pradesh, it's not the same. There are rules and restrictions for us here."
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Because of the virus, they can't meet for their monthly dates. They've both returned to their homes in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, waiting for lockdown to end.
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On the eve of an important election for the city of Gainesville, election officials say poll workers have dropped out at unprecedented rates due to COVID-19 fears, and they are relying heavily on emergency volunteers to fill the gaps.
Officials from the county's elections office say they've lost poll workers at a higher rate than they've ever seen in the days leading up to the Tuesday presidential primary and city commission races.
TJ Pyche, spokesman for the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office, said about 100 poll workers have abandoned the job, but stressed that the open positions have been replaced with back-up and emergency substitutes.
"Our office is confident in our staffing levels," he said. "We were able, as of this point, to replace anybody with stand-by or emergency, trained election workers."
The office has also relocated two polling precincts to emergency locations due to COVID-19 worries.
Precinct 23's location was moved from the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge to the Wyndham Garden Gainesville, on southwest 13th Street. Precinct 61 voters were originally slated to vote at The Atrium, a senior living facility, before the location was also moved to the Millhopper Branch library on northwest 43rd Street.
Since last Wednesday, Pyche said 75 residents applied to serve as poll workers, keeping the staffing level steady as the office also dips into its emergency-trained staff pool.
"I really want to stress how fortunate we are to have so many people who have quickly stepped up," he said.
The county's polling places have been stocked with hand sanitizer and cleaning wipes.
Up for election this year are the city's District 2, 3 and at-large seats.
Some candidates have also adjusted their campaign because of COVID-19, now considered a pandemic. District 3 incumbent David Arreola closed his Tuesday evening election party to the public.
Doors will open to voters at 7 a.m. Tuesday and close at 7 p.m. Voters casting ballots on election day must do so at their designated polling place.
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Ventura police identify man who died from self-inflicted gunshot at martial arts studio
Authorities said Thursday that a child molestation suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot at a Ventura martial arts studio.
Police Cmdr. Sam Arroyo said the suspect, Sean Curtis, 38, of Ventura, was found dead Wednesday inside United Studios of Self Defense after police had gone there to arrest him on suspicion of child molestation.
As police were entering the dojo in the Montalvo Square Shopping Center on South Victoria Avenue, Curtis pulled out a gun.
'Officers then decided to back away and go outside,' Arroyo said. Moments later, police heard a gunshot from inside the studio.
Police surrounded the area and used a camera-equipped robot to examine the scene and determine whether anyone was in the business with Curtis. Police also brought in additional officers, including a SWAT team, and an armored vehicle and used a loudspeaker for about 90 minutes to communicate to anyone who might be in the studio.
Once police determined Curtis was the only person inside, they went back in, Arroyo said.
Investigators said two 10-year-old girls who were students at the dojo allegedly were molested by Curtis, and the most recent incident was reported in the past week, Cmdr. Tom Higgins said. The molestation incidents reportedly occurred in the studio, authorities said.
Police had a search warrant in addition to an arrest warrant, Arroyo said.
Police went to the studio 'hoping to find other victims,' he said. Investigators found some physical evidence, which they took from the studio, he said.
Curtis owned the martial arts studio in addition to being an instructor there, Arroyo said.
An autopsy Thursday showed Curtis died from a single gunshot wound to the head, the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office said.
United Studios of Self Defense is operated as a franchise, according to the Laguna Hills-based company. Company officials could not be reached for comment Thursday.
'It's really sad what happened here,' said Jesus Hernandez, who works one door down from the studio. Hernandez said the studio seemed to be popular with students.
'Many of them would arrive for classes starting in the midafternoon,' Hernandez said as he stood outside the studio. The studio's front windows and door were taped with blue cardboard on Thursday.
Arroyo said students ranging from young children to adults studied at the dojo. Some of the adult students arrived as the events unfolded Wednesday to find out more information about what was happening. Parents of the younger students also stopped by to figure out what was going on or brought their children there for classes, not knowing about what had happened.
As the scene transitioned from an active scene to a death investigation, affected businesses in the shopping center went back to their normal operations.
Staff writer Megan Diskin contributed to th report.


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Introduction to Kibana Alternatives
The following article provides an outline for Kibana Alternatives. Kibana is a powerful tool for data visualization and helps the company to respond varieties of factors. Kibana is a part of the ELK stack which mostly comes along with the Elasticsearch. But Kibana is not only one tool which is in a market to visualize data of Elasticsearch, but there is also a such a number of tools available in which some are paid and some are open-source which we can use in the place of the Kibana. Kibana is best in the market but some features of Kibana are also not available open-source. To use that all features we also have to pay for this. So we can see some alternatives to that so that we can find the best tools for data visualization and decision making.
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Best 6 Kibana Alternatives
There are number of best alternatives data visualization tools available in market which we can use instead of Kibana. But we feel 6 most famous tool for data visualization which we can use instead of Kibana.
1. Grafana
Feature: It's a open-source tool.
Grafana is an open-source data visualization tool like Kibana but unlike Kibana we can use this tool with on the top different kinds of data but most commonly used with Graphite, InfluxDB and also Elasticsearch. One more feature of Grafana is that giving more support for metrics as compared to Kibana.
Grafana has a more feature which helps to replace Graphite-web, which helps users to create very easy dashboards. In Grafana visualizations we called panels and in each different panels, we can use to show different types of data visualization which makes it more beautiful. Grafana can help for graph, single sat, table, heatmap, and free text panel types.
Like Kibana, Grafana also offers customization options that help the users to slice and dice data in any way they want. Users can also play with colors choice, labels, the size of the panels, etc.
2. Graylog
Graylog is another open-source tool for data visualization. It's working as a log management platform where all the data comes under the inside of a centralized system. Graylog can transfer huge terabytes of data every day and then start processing on all huge data and stores for the further future process according to user requirements. The web bonding of the Grafana allows interacting with data to extract all data information in less than milliseconds and arrange the data into useful different types of visualization methods like, charts, tables, etc.
The Grafana is currently available in three types of the license agreement:
- Open-source (Limited features but unlimited data)
- Free Enterprise (All Enterprise features but data limited to data/day)
- Commercial License (In this all features of product availability and data provide according to the price choice)
3. Databox
Databox is a tool which is used by the business analytics purpose. In this platform, it pulls all of your data at once in one place so that the user can easily track all data and discover insights in real-time. The best thing about the Databox is that here we can mix and match data from different sources in one dashboard to get more control over that data for better analytics performance. They offers a lot of integration methods so that we can directly use Google Analytics, Salesforce, Facebook, Shopify, and many more.
Report Features:
- Customizable Dashboard
- Data Source Connectors
- Drag & Drop
- Drill Down
- Financial Reporting
- Forecasting
- Marketing Reports
- Report Export
- Sales Reports
- Scheduled / Automated Reports
Business Intelligence:
- Ad Hoc Reports
- Benchmarking
- Dashboard
- Key Performance Indicators
- Performance Metrics
- Predictive Analytics
- Profitability Analysis
- Publishing / Sharing
- Scorecards
- Strategic Planning
- Trend / Problem Indicators
- Visual Analytics
4. Looker
Looker Business Intelligence is a very extensive tool for data analytics with complete real-time data analysis for real decisions. Lookers provide user full control to select different types of visualizations tools and they can create a custom visualization panel on the dashboards to control more on the decision making. Some common examples of visualizations in the library are charts, chord diagrams, web charts, word clouds, heatmaps, etc.
Looker also provide features of analytics programming method blocks where users can use SQL queries patterns, data models. Even blocks of the Looker visualization tools are built-in but still, they provide custom methods to customize the dashboards blocks according to the user requirements. Looker also provides the features of data transfer from one program software to another for better control of data.
Lookers also provide Big data integration for huge data analysis. Looker is not free version.
5. Tableau
Tableau is the best visualization of data tools in the market. It provides the best visualization front end facility that provides visibility to all kinds of data that would otherwise remain as separate, useless data points. It provides a more interactive way to visualize data using a visual query language (VizQL). The best thing about Tableau is that it can create a data visualization of both structure or unstructured data. Other features of Tableau include story boarding and the Spatial File Connectors, which extract geospatial data.
Tableau server provides securely access data source and analysis business information more in detail. They also have features to compare the performance of your organization to competitors and industry standards which we called benchmarking. It also has the features of the future predicts possibilities, so that business and the industry can take the proper decisions to the growth of their company.
Tableau can also fetch data from different databases like SQL for data analysis. This feature makes the Tableau more extensive because using database technology is its ability to use cross-database technology.
This allows collecting data from different sources and analyses at once all data together instead of coming data from a single database.
Tableau has the features to send data reports outside world from the software in the form of PDFs, spreadsheet files, images, crosstabs and more.
6. Klipfolio
This tool directly interacts with your data for instant decision making and figure out how your business is performing. It compares this month's data to last month or the same period last year within a single click.
In this tool more features added like drop and drag options for data visualizations from the palette to start assembling your custom dashboard. Like others, tools this also have visualizations like charts, bullet charts, and scatter plots. Or we can also use our dashboard result on the web using inject custom HTML into your dashboard. This Klipfolio is not open source fully.
There are a number of data visualization tools available in the market and only some of them are fully open-source, most of them are providing free license but not fully features. To get all those features as shown above, we must have to go through the license or monthly plan. But if the organization is very small and they only want to analytics then we can choose free open-source and after that, we can use python or R studio for further analysis. Because startup companies or individual business person is not able to pay per month as the price in dollars. So better we use Python or R Studio for further results. It will take some time but we no need to pay any extra cost for analytics results.
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Are we going to actually need industrial designers and mechanical engineers, as many of them, in the future if every thing is a display screen? So it's not about shedding our ability to make things physically however I worry in regards to the trade. I also do worry about people's lack of knowledge on how things work.
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If you find that you need to use the services of a public printing firm in order to complete either a personal or corportate printing job or ad campaign, you may very well come face to face with the realization that it can be a bit difficult understanding what kind of printing process you actually need to be investing in.
With such a tremendous variety of different printing methods at your disposal, attempting to pick just one could call for a sprinkle of understanding on your part. This brief article will dare to give you a modest amount of insight into the printing world.
Obviously, your initial course of action should be to pinpoint a highly prestigious printing company with which to work. They really need to be experienced in all of the hottest printing systems, and keen to answer your questions and lead you in the perfect direction for the greatest possible results.
Finding the right company to represent you and your vision can really do away with much of the research you would need to perform if you were going it alone. Of course, this is only true provided that the company you choose doesn't just start pushing their priciest services on you in order to get richer at your expense. So absolutely spend the bulk of your research procuring the best company to work for you and your project.
Without further adu, let's get into some of the most commmonly utilized printing methods. These may help you establish an idea or two to run by the printing company you end up choosing.
Easily, one of the most heavily utilized processes in today's printing world is known as Offset Lithography, which uses a combination of different colored inks, engraved plates, and rollers. This printing style will last much longer than photocopying, and is the preferred choice for many print applications, including books and artwork replication.
Another extremely popular printing method is modern digital printing. This method provides optimum efficiency and cleanliness, and doesn't utilize any film or plates. It uses digital instruction generated by a computer to digitally press your print. You can go with digital printing if you need a ton of prints within a short span of time. Speed is the key with this particular printing method.
Two processes that actually use heat infusion to create prints are electrostatic printing and thermography. Heat infusion is great for creating deep, rich, and lasting prints. If you are creating stationery, for example, this would be a very useful process.
Speaking of stationery, for more high end documents such as law firm and political letterheads, the process of engraving is most beneficial.
For anyone looking for promotional or commercial prints, screen printing may be the very best choice. Using a process that involves forcing ink through silk, this printing method works beautifully for large-scale efforts like billboards, fence and building wraps, and vehicle wraps, as well as smaller projects like mugs and t-shirts.
When it's all said and done, the hardest part of your research is going to be finding the right company to go to work for you. These guys and gals will listen to your needs and custom tailor a process that will do your vision justice. SABUNG AYAM


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What's Happening in Space Policy December 20-December 31, 2020 – UPDATE
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com's list of space policy events for the next week-and-a-half, from December 20 through the end of 2020, and any insight we can offer about them. The congressional schedule is in flux.
During the Week
Note that Congress is busy at work today, Sunday, December 20, and we could finally get to know how much money NASA and other space programs will get for FY2021, so stay tuned for news that may be coming.
UPDATE: Congress passed and the President signed into law a one-day Continuing Resolution late Sunday night to keep the government open another day to give Congress a chance to pass the FY2021 appropriations/COVID relief bill.
Let's begin this issue of What's Happening by wishing a Happy Birthday to the U.S. Space Force, which turns 1 today. President Trump issued a press release this morning expressing his best wishes and there were several celebratory events over the past week including one at the White House on Friday where Vice President Pence announced that military members of the Space Force will be called "Guardians." We haven't heard of any public events today, but if we do, we'll add it/them to our Calendar.
Before we get into what's coming up, a note about something that happened yesterday you may have missed, since it was the Saturday before Christmas after all, but the Senate passed the House-passed version of S. 1694 by voice vote. That's the One Small Step to Protect Human Heritage in Space Act to protect heritage sites on the Moon like the Apollo 11 landing site. The bill passed the Senate initially in July 2019. The House passed it on Monday, but made some changes so it had to go back to the Senate, which agreed with the House version yesterday. Now it can go to the President for signature.
As you can tell, Congress is busy at work this weekend trying to close out the business of the 116th Congress, or at least as much as they can while waiting to see if President Trump follows through on his many threats to veto the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). He has until Wednesday (December 23) to decide whether to sign, veto, or do nothing. In the latter case, it would become law. The President has 10 days, excluding Sundays, to sign a bill into law. If he does not sign or veto the bill, it automatically becomes law unless Congress has been in adjournment for those 10 days in which case it becomes a "pocket veto." But Congress is very much in session, so it would become law if he took no action. If he vetoes it as expected, Congress plans to try to override the veto, which means they would have to return to Washington after Christmas to deal with it. But that's next week's chapter.
Today, Sunday, Congress is "just" trying to finalize funding for FY2021 and another COVID-relief package, which they have tied together.
Yes, we are back on the brink of a government shutdown yet again. On Friday, a third FY2021 Continuing Resolution (CR) was enacted, but for just two days. It expires at midnight tonight. At this hour (just before noon, Sunday), a deal appears close, but a deal isn't a deal until the President signs it into law. It is extremely unlikely there will be a shutdown, but we can't rule out the possibility of a fourth CR if anyone decides to raise an objection. Hang on to your hats!
The drama on Capitol Hill is about all that's going during this final sprint to the welcome end of 2020. Sadly, it's not as though COVID-19 will disappear as we turn the page into 2021, but the newly approved vaccines are at least a ray of hope.
We'll be writing more about what to expect in space policy in the New Year after we know how this one's going to end. We still don't know how much money NASA or NOAA or DOD or FAA or Department of Commerce's Office of Space Commerce will get, which will set the stage for next year's debates.
Meanwhile, the only event we're going to highlight today is one that should be great fun — tomorrow night (December 21) Jupiter and Saturn will appear so close together in the southwest sky that they will appear to be one star. NASA and the Planetary Society have excellent webpages describing the where, what, when and how of it, but if the sky is clear wherever you are, it's a not-to-miss event. It's been 400 years since they were this close together and it'll be another 60 years before they are again.
For now, here is the list of the few events we know about for the rest of the year. Check back throughout the days ahead for others we learn about later and add to our Calendar.
Monday, December 21
- 20 Years of Partnership–ISS Partners (Space Foundation), virtual, 11:00 am ET
- Space Power Forum with Brig. Gen. Brook Leonard (Mitchell Inst), video posted during the day
- Closest Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 400 Years, an hour after sunset in the southwest sky
Thursday-Friday, December 24-25
Thursday, December 31
- Future Mapping for Space in 2021 (Aerospace Corp.), virtual, 1:00 pm ET


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The Bright Side of Going Dark by Kelly Harms
Updated: Apr 11, 2020
A story about social media and experiencing one's life
Mia is a popular social media influencer who shares her entire life online. But when her fiance calls off their wedding, Mia finds herself doing something she never could have imagined. She throws her phone off a cliff, and works on living her life offline.
Paige works behind the scenes for a popular social media site. When her sister attempts suicide, Paige takes time off work to go be with her sister.
The Bright Side of Going Dark is told in alternating perspectives of Mia and Paige, with a connection between the two women that is wild.
My thoughts/feelings:
I think most people will be able to relate to this book on some level. The way social media consumes our lives can be both a blessing and a curse. I know I've wanted to throw my phone off a cliff and be more present - but then I think what would be the purpose? The people around me would still be glued to their phones. I've thought about getting rid of all the phones in our house, and moving to the mountains or to a beach somewhere away from this crazy social media, app driven life. But, here I am, instead - writing on a blog, hoping to get more likes and more followers and sponsors so that I can make this a "real job." Oh, the irony.
I loved the Colorado setting of this book. I've lived in Colorado, at the base of the mountains. It is beautiful and I could imagine the settings of the characters vividly. While I don't really miss the cold, dry climate of the Colorado mountains, I will admit that it is full of peace and beauty.
I found myself being able to relate to both of the main characters. Like Paige, I have panic attacks that require medication. It makes life really difficult - especially any social interactions. And like Mia, I have found a niche online that I love, although mine is in the book reviewing community, not the yoga and lifestyle community.
I enjoyed this book and found that it has some excellent points to think over. I'm not really triggered by any topics, and I'm not sensitive by any means. So content warnings and judging what people may be upset by is not my forte! But, with the heavy focus on suicide, I think it will be difficult for some readers to enjoy this book.
Favorite Quotes:
"Whoosh goes reality. And in its place, something else. Something perfect. And perfectly false."
"My dreams go beyond your wildest imagination."
"Write things down, with a nice pen, on a scrap paper, and stuff the bits of ideas in your pockets so you'll meet them again at the end of the day."
"No one is immune. No one can follow these so-called influencers and come out with their head on straight."
"This is Colorado, honey. You'll sleep on the ground, and you'll like it."
"Open yourself up to Mother Nature, my darling. Let in the lessons she has to offer. Let the stars by your backlight and her winds be your recharger."
"We're all just good people accidentally on purpose hurting ourselves. "
"There are things you know you want in your life, that you know are good and right and true the moment you realize they exist. Things that you can only miss if you're not paying attention. Usually, as far as I can tell, these things are dogs."
Thank you to NetGalley, Lake Union Publishing and Kelly Harms for the advanced copy of The Bright Side of Going Dark in exchange for my honest review.


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This assignment is a reflective account on nursing skills that I was assigned while on placement in an Organic Mental Health In-Patient Ward, presented with physical conditions and early stages of dementia. The three skills I want to base my essay on are Subcutaneous Injections, Physiological skill – limited to measurement of blood pressure, Blood Glucose Testing. A brief definition of reflection will be attempted and the importance of reflective account as a student nurse. The Gibbs (1988) reflective cycle has been chosen as a framework for reflecting on my chosen clinical skills as it is simple, clear, precise and incorporates all the core skills of reflection appropriate for first placement.
Debatably, the Gibb's model is concentrated on reflection on action, but with practice it could be used to focus on reflection in and before action; allowing for description, analysis and evaluation of the experience to help practitioners or student nurse in my case to make meaning of experiences and scrutinise best practice. The model enables the practitioner to gain instant insights into areas that I have they been ignorant and made valuable judgement or conclusions to formulate viable action plans for future practice development. Jasper (2003) sees reflection as an act of promoting the development of autonomous, qualified and self-directed professionals. In other words, reflecting in this perspective is deliberately engaging a practice to enhance the quality of service delivery by the health professional.( practice is synonymous to improvement). When the student reflects, they analyse past incidents to promote learning and improve safety in care practice. Subcutaneous (SC) Injection Technique
The first clinical skill I want to reflect on is Subcutaneous Injection (SC), administered in the fatty layer of tissue under the skin, and this technique is chosen when continuous absorption of the drug is required, for example inslulin, Heparin , Fluids and other substances (Hunter, 2008) . I chose this skill as most of the elderly In-Patient that were admitted on the Ward also presented or diagnosed with type 1 or 2 diabetics and were prescribed insulin which they needed to take before meal. The first stage of Gibb's model states that the event should be described, prior to my administering SC, I have watched my Mentor on several occasions administering SC injections, my mentor printed injection technique guidelines (NMC, 2007) for me to read and explain the procedure during our reflection time before she talked me through the process of giving SC injections and how to obtain consent from the Patient.
The guidelines I read, highlighted the importance of maintaining aseptic procedure; hand hygiene before commencing and following the administration, gloves must be worn (Pratt et at 2007), sharps disposed immediately to avoid blood-borne viruses such as Hepatitis B and C and HIV from contaminated blood on needles (http://www.diabetes.org.uk/) ; patient pre-existing conditions to prevent contraindications, patients prescription chart checked to check correct route, correct dosage of medication, expiry date, hands washed with soap and water to prevent infection, positive patient identification then record the administration on the appropriate chart to avoid any duplication of patients treatment (Dougherty and Lister 2009). The patient was called into the medication room and my Mentor explained to him that I am a student Nurse on the Ward who has been observing Qualified Nurses carryout SC Injections, that I have confirmed my confidence to administer SC, that she will supervise me carry out the process, the Patient agreed and I thanked him for accepting and the opportunity.
I washed my hands and wore hand gloves. Before the patient was called into the medication room, I have assembled the equipment: syringe and insulin vial and had examined the insulin for lumps, crystals and discoloration, check the expiring date and prescription, medication log, sharp container, sterile guaze pad and alcohol pad. The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual suggests that before administering injections the skin should be cleansed with an alcohol wipe for 30 seconds and allowed to dry in order to prevent any contamination; however, it has been questioned that the alcohol in the wipe was causing irritation to the skin or prolonged use may cause skin hardening (Hunter 2008). Whilst the patient was ready, I pulled the plunger, fill the syringe with air volume in proportion with the amount that is prescribed, drew desired amount with bottle held upside down to get the right dose, checked dose with syringe at my eye level and tapped the syringe to remove bubbles and removed the needle from the bottle.
The Patient confirmed he preferred his abdomen for SC injections. The Patient loosened his belt and raised his shirt to allow me access, I showed the patient the syringe and dosage as it is the practice when administering insulin on the Ward. Because the patient is on the big side, I thrusted the plunger slowly into the skin with great force at 90 degree until all insulin has been injected, waited for 5 seconds before release and disposed off the syringe in a sharps container without re-sheathing the needle; to avoid needle stick injuries (Potter 2010). Gibbs second stage of reflection is about my thoughts and how I felt while carrying out the process. Initially, I was very nervous even before I started because I thought the Patient will object to my administering the SC coupled with the fact that I was being supervised and my Mentor kept quiet and watching The Patient was understanding and later said he had confidence in me and knew I could do it and my mentor also said, that was good first attempt and exhibited professional demeanour in my communication with the patient as I was telling and seeking consent at every stage; I was relieved and was able to give more SCs during that placement.
The confidence I built in my first placement helped in the second clinical placement where I administered Depot injections to Service Users in the Community. The third stage of Gibbs' is evaluating where the practiced skill went well and not so well in the process and experiences. Looking back to my first experience of administering SC, I was able to follow the procedure and drew the insulin very well and remembered to thrust at the appropriate site without causing the patient any pain but was not too organised because I was a bit nervous, I did not assemble all the required equipment, had to excuse myself whilst the patient was already in the medication room. According to Burnard (2002), he posited that is a passive recipient of received knowledge that learning through activities engages all our senses, I was so concentrated was that I did want to make avoidable mistakes. Gibbs (1988)
Model encourages the reflector to make analyse of the components of their experiences in the fourth state; maintaining aseptic procedure is paramount to avoid contamination of equipment, infection control and protect against needle stick. The reflector guided against this by washing hands and putting on gloves before starting the procedure. Although Workman (1999) suggested that wipes is not necessary to reduce local infection at injection site as this may harden skin however if skin is visibly dirty, washing the area is necessary for decontamination (Nicol et al 2004). As the Patient was assisted with personal hygiene that morning, the injection site was clean, and there was no need for the reflector to use the wipes. On injecting the site, I did not draw back the plunger because SC sites have lots of fatty tissues as it is unlikely that blood vessel will be pierced, (McAskill and Goodhand, 2007). The reflector practice was appropriate in the administration of insulin. In conclusion on the fifth stage of Gibbs (1988) model, I had conscious drawbacks in the manner with which I administered the SC injections as a novice and nervous student nurse but became more confident as I was allowed to carry out the process whenever I am on duty.
I could have been more organised and ready but I gave myself to the Patient who knew that he was my ginning pig but thank goodness that it was not too bad experience as he commended me, became more confident in administering SC and this knowledge I transferred to my 2nd placement in administering of Deport Injection. Gibbs (1988) require action plans as I progress in drug administration, I will research more about the process and procedure of administering different types of injections to gain more confidence irrespective of the type of injections am assigned to administer to patients as their safety, precautions against mistakes should be paramount. Self-awareness and analysis are key component in reflection, and reflection is an essential skill which needs to be acquired, developed and maintained; being self- aware allows us to take control of the situations we find ourselves in, thus becoming less vulnerable (Wilding 2008). I realised I was very vulnerable; I will work on my nerves and become a more confident and work professionally in the future.
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Polytechnic. Hunter, J (2008) Subcutaneous Injection Technique, Nursing Standard, 22, 1, 41-44. Johns, C (2001) Reflective Practice: Revealing the Art of Caring. International Journal of Advanced Nursing. John, C (2009) Becoming a Reflective Practitioner: Third Edition: Wiley-Blackwell. Pratt RJ, Pellowe CM, Wilson JA et al (2007) epic 2: National Evidenced-based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare –Associated Infections in NHS Hospitals in England. Journal of Hospital Infection, 65, 1, S1-S64. http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-todiabetes/Treatments/Insulin/Disposal_of_sharps/ (assessed on 13/04/2013) Dougherty L, Lister S (2008) The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures. Oxford: Blackwell. Burnard, P (2002) Learning Human Skills: An experiential and Reflective Guide for Nurses and Health Care Professionals (4th ed) Oxford, UK:Butterworth Heineman. Dewey, J. (1938). Experience and Education. New York. NY Macmillan Burnard (2002) in Role Development for Doctoral Advanced Nursing Practice by Dreher HM,Ellen M, &Glasgow S(2011):Springer Publishing Company Workman B (1999) Safe injection technique. Nursing Standard 13, 39, 47-53 cited in Hunter (2008) in Art and Science Clinical Skills:34. Leach, R (2009) Acute and Critical Care Medicine at at Glance. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Le Pailleur C, Helft G, Landais P, et al.(1988) The effects of talking, reading, and silence on the "white coat" phenomenon in hypertensive patients. Am J Hypertens 11:203–20 Goldie, L. (2008). Insulin injection and blood glucose monitoring. Practice Nurse 36(2); 11. Retrieved October from Pro Quest database. Wallymahmed M (2007) Capillary blood glucose monitoring. Nursing Standard. 21, 38, 35-38. Williams G, Pickup JC ((2004) Handbook of Diabetes. Third edition. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford. Fraise, A.P. and Bradley, T (eds) (2009) Ayliff's Control of Healthcare-associated Infection: A Practical Handbook, 5th ed, Hodder Arnold, London.


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Swansea City midfielder Jonjo Shelvey believes he is good enough to play for England if he is called up by manager Roy Hodgson.
Shelvey, 22, has been key to the Swans' impressive start to the season, winning their first three Premier League matches.
He scored as their 100% record ended with a 4-2 loss at Chelsea on Saturday.
"I believe I could play for England, when the time comes and I get picked," said Shelvey.
"It's down to, obviously the manager [Roy Hodgson], to pick me."
Hodgson admitted the midfielder is in his thoughts, despite not selecting him for September's 1-0 friendly win against Norway and the 2-0 Euro 2016 qualifier victory, away to Switzerland.
The England boss has not visited the Liberty Stadium since he took charge in May, 2012, but was at Stamford Bridge for Swansea's last match in the top flight.
There have also been calls for Shelvey's team mates Nathan Dyer and Wayne Routledge to also be included in the England squad.
Shelvey says the trio are just focusing on doing well for the Welsh club, who next play at home on Saturday against Southampton, in the Premier League.
"We can only just keep doing what we've got to do," said the former England Under-21 international.
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"We just go and try and get three points for the club and I'm sure if we do that and put the performances in then it can only be recognised by the FA."
Shelvey won his one and only cap for England in the 5-0 win against San Marino in October, 2012, while at Liverpool.
He said: "For me growing up from where I'm from to be picked and play for your country, it's just an honour, and to play at Wembley," he said.
"When I made my debut last time against San Marino, I had about 70 of my family there.
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October 6, 2009 was supposed to be a huge day for Shyne. Over a year ago, this was the day that Shyne was supposed to be released from prison. As the date neared, everyone was talking about Shyne getting out.
However, when the day came, it was not as celebratory as everyone thought that it would be. Instead, Shyne had to trade bad news for bad news. After serving the past eight years in prison, he learned that he would be deported to his home country of Belize.
This came after anticipation of Shyne being released and coming out with new music. Even before his release, he was rumored to have signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation label. Those rumors proved to be false, but Hov did reveal that the two had talked.
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In addition to our ongoing Pioneer Log Cabin Concerts series, the Kentucky Folklife Program is launching a new monthly jam. Join us for good songs and good fun as we explore a new genre of music each month. The first jam, held Saturday, February 27, from 2 - 4 p.m., will feature old-time tunes lead … Continue reading New Jam Series
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The Kentucky Folklife Program and graduate-level public folklore class have collaborated to provide programming for and staff theHorse Cave Heritage Festival for almost ten years. From conducting narrative stages to surveys and interviews, students spend the day practicing the skills they've learned in class. This year, we were excited to help the town celebrate its sesquicentennial. … Continue reading Kentucky Folklife Program at the Horse Cave Heritage Festival


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ESTACADA – Federal investigators have determined that the persistent 36 Pit Fire was started by target shooters' hot bullet fragments igniting dry tinder nearby.
Investigators reached their finding based on witness accounts, maps of how the fire progressed and physical evidence gathered at the 36 Pit, an out-of-use rock quarry popular with target shooters.
The findings indicate the fire was started by accident. The target shooters have not been identified.
U.S. Forest Service officials said the 36 Pit was open to recreational target shooting when the fire broke out.
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Merton Council is launching an exhibition to celebrate the history and culture of Gypsies, Travellers and Roma in the borough.
The display is part of the Gypsy Roma Traveller Heritage month 2008 and will show the rich culture and history of this community. It will also feature quotes from, and the thoughts of, Merton schoolchildren with Gypsy Traveller ancestry.
The display will be at the Merton Heritage Centre, The Canons, Madeira Road,Mitcham CR4 4HD from June 4 – 24. The Centre is open Tuesdays and Wednesdays from to 10am – 4pm and Fridays and Saturdays from 10am – 4.30pm and admission is FREE.
Searching for Gypsy and Traveller culture in museums is complex because the culture has traditionally been oral rather than written, and a lifestyle that involves moving about does not generate a huge emphasis on possessions.
Merton's Cabinet Member for Community Services, Councillor Maurice Groves says:
' Gypsy and Romany heritage has played a significant part in the development of Merton. This wonderful exhibition explains this to a wider audience and will promote greater understanding within our community. The Canons is a listed building and a fantastic backdrop to display this rich heritage .'
Adele Gregory, a Merton resident of Romany heritage says: 'Its really fantastic that Merton is having this display as our culture is dying out. I really hope that it dispels some of the negative images associated with us and gives greater understanding to our way of life.'
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– Adele Gregory is a Merton resident of Romany heritage. She has lived in the borough all of her life and has 2 children. Adele will be at the launch of the exhibition and is available for interview.
– For more information on the Gypsy Roma Traveller Heritage month go to: http://www.gypsyromatravellerhistorymonth.co.uk/index.html
– The first reference to Gypsies in England is in 1514 when an 'Egypcyan' woman, a palm reader, gave evidence at an inquest in Lambeth.