When the emerald ash borer arrives in Maine everyone will lose, but the state's native American tribes have more to lose than most.
The ash is a valuable hardwood: straight, tall, with a beautiful open grain; producer of prime firewood. The three ash species that grow in Maine are key components of their ecosystems. But for the Penobscot, Maliseet, Micmac, and Passamaquoddy, the black ash, also known as the brown ash, is not just a tree -- it's part of who they are as a people.
Adult emerald ash borer (Photo: USFS)In one creation legend, they exist because of the ash. It is said that Glooskap, the culture hero of the Wabanaki, took his bow and fired arrows into the "basket trees" -- black ashes -- and the people emerged from the bark into the world.
From time immemorial, since long before white settlers drifted over the eastern horizon like gulls on the wind, the tribes used the wood of the black ash to make elegant and useful baskets. It was an art form, continually renewed, passed down the generations. In the latter decades of the twentieth century, it was in danger of dying out. Those with the skills were growing old, and young people were not taking up the art.
In 1993 the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance was formed to reverse that trend, and has nurtured young basketmakers, like Jeremy Frey of Princeton, a Passamaquoddy basketmaker who has won top honors at national shows, including the Santa Fe Indian Market, for his breathtakingly beautiful, intricate split ash baskets that sell for hundreds and thousands of dollars.
Now, a tiny beetle from Asia threatens to undo that entire effort. Indeed, it threatens the very existence of the continent's ash trees. Not just one species -- every species of Fraxinus, the genus of ash.
The emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, is about half an inch long and a sixteenth of an inch wide. It is a sporty, iridescent metallic green, a color that would look good on a Maserati. It has black eyes. In its native habitat -- northeastern Russia, China, Korea -- the beetle is considered only an incidental pest.
Point basket by Ganessa Bryant (Photo: MIBA)Sometime in the early 1990s, it found its way to North America, probably in wood packing material. In Asia, it had virtually escaped notice and alarmed no one. Transplanted half a world away, with a smorgasbord of four ash species and eight billion stems spread before it, and no natural predators, the beetle went into a feeding frenzy.
It was initially found near Detroit, Mich. in 2002.
By this year the borer had spread to some two dozen states and provinces from Colorado to Quebec to Georgia. Its spread was enabled by people transporting infested firewood or logs and interstate sales of nursery stock, as well as its own ability to fly. State governments imposed quarantines on wood movement in a well-intentioned, but largely futile, effort to slow its spread. Hundreds of millions of trees across the entire spectrum of North American ash -- white, green, black and blue -- have been killed. The rest are at risk. The borer has been compared, without hyperbole, to the blight that wiped out the American chestnut in the early years of the twentieth century and the fungus that did in the grand old American elm a few decades later.
It's in the larval stage that the beetle does its fatal damage.
The adult female lays eggs on the bark. The cream-colored, inch-long larvae that hatch out bore into the tree and tunnel through the inner bark, creating S-shaped galleries. The galleries effectively girdle the tree, depriving it of nutrients and starving it to death. The larvae pupate beneath the bark and the adult chews its Passamaquoddy Tribe basketmakers Jeremy Frey (kneeling) and Matt Dana looking at EAB damage in Michigan during a 2010 fact-finding trip. (Photo: MIBA)way out, exiting through a distinctive D-shaped hole. The beetle's life cycle takes a year, two years sometimes in colder climates. The adults emerge in the warmer months, June is high emergence season, and are capable of immediate flight. Now with only a few weeks to live, they feast on ash leaves in preparation for mating. The female lays up to 100 rust-colored eggs.
Last March, samples taken from an ash tree in Concord, N.H. were confirmed to be emerald ash borer. The bug has since been found in trees up and down the Merrimack River Valley. The insect had already been found in New York and western Massachusetts. But with the Concord discovery the front lines leapfrogged a lot of real estate. Maine scientists say it is inevitable that the emerald ash borer will find its way to Maine's forests, where ashes make up some 7 percent of the trees.
When, exactly? Well, sooner rather than later.
Dave Struble, the Maine state entomologist, puts it at five years. Max.
Maine researchers have been monitoring for the borer for the past few years. In 2013 a coalition of four agencies -- the Maine Forest Service, the Maine Department of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry's Division of Animal and Plant Health, the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the Penobscot Nation -- deployed 853 purple box traps -- the beetle seems attracted to purple -- around the state, part of a national monitoring effort. All turned up empty. That's good news. Sort of. Struble said the traps aren't very effective. There's no good pheromone attractant for the borer, he said. "I don't know that we will ever have a pheromone that is wildly attractive. The beetle doesn't have a highly evolved olfactory sense. If you look at it you see it has big eyes. An awful lot of its effort at finding food may be done with eyes," he said.
Ash leaves. (Photo: MIBA)For the past two years the MFS has also created "trap trees" by girdling them. The borer seems attracted to trees under stress, perhaps sensing they are more vulnerable. And girdling certainly does that. Trees girdled in 2012 were cut and the bark peeled this past spring, but no borers were found. Struble said the trap tree program was expanded in 2013 to include trees in private, public and state-owned campgrounds as well as a street tree in South Portland and an ash on private land where symptoms of EAB had been seen. Those trees won't be felled and examined until next year.
In addition, MFS researchers have a biosurveillance program ongoing. They are monitoring colonies of a ground-nesting wasp -- Cerceris fumipennis -- that is known to hunt buprestid beetles -- the globe-encircling family of iridescent wood-boring beetles of which emerald ash borer is one. "It's kind of like hunting rabbits in thick brush. You can't see the rabbit, so you watch the dog," said Struble. "In this case we're watching the wasps to find the beetle." But so far, no EAB.
The MFS has also worked to educate the public about EAB. And it could be that the first beetles in Maine get spotted by an alert citizen who has read a flyer, surfed the MFS's website, or glanced at a bookmark and reports the sighting using a cell phone, emailing a photo at the same time.
"It's a lot like cancer. You don't want it. But if you do have it you want to find it early," said Struble. Because then you have a chance to curb its spread.
Maine has had a firewood quarantine in place for a couple of years, with the Maine Forest Service even offering firewood exchanges to tourists at interstate rest areas. Of course, it only takes one armload of infested wood to negate the whole effort.
From the emerald ash borer's perspective, all true ash species are food. But, like everything, it has preferences. Green and black ash are on the top of its fine foods list, with white ash following. Blue ash, which grows in the midwestern U.S. and parts of western Tennessee and Alabama, seems to show some resistance to the borer, though it usually succumbs as well.
Ash has long been a valued hardwood, used for everything from furniture to tool handles to snowshoes to moldings. Black ash, AKA brown ash, the "basket tree" of the Maine tribes, is not common in the state, growing in scattered sites, often in wet places, where it mingles with its fellow traveller, red maple. Indian basketmakers tend to closely guard the location of prime black ash harvesting sites, simply because of their rarity. Not every black ash is a potential basket tree. Basketmakers want straight trees with open growth rings. The trees are felled, then beaten to tease the growth rings apart. Perhaps one in a hundred trees is deemed suitable for basket material.
William Livingston, a professor of forestry at the University of Maine, said the better basket trees tend not to grow in swampy areas, but on richer ground. It's always been a relatively uncommon tree, he said.
For the past two years, Livingston has been heading a project to find more stands of black ash, to serve as sort of a backup in case known stands are killed by the emerald ash borer. So far he and his students, using aerial photographs and boots on the ground, have found about 30 new sites.
Livingston doesn't think that the borer will wipe ash species from the face of the earth. "It's probably going to be very similar to Dutch elm disease. The urban ash are going to be wiped out, but the ash in natural forests, we're still going to have populations there like we still have elm populations. Some black ash will escape," he said.
One question is, how many. Another one is . . . can anything halt the beetle's voracious march across North America.
Insecticides can keep individual trees alive, but are impractical to apply in forests. Biocontrols seem to be the only possible long-term solution. Research has focused on a handful of native and non-native non-stinging Emerald ash borer larva (Photo: S. Ellis, APHIS)wasp species that prey on the beetle, and on a fungal pathogen that appears to affect it. So far there appears to be no magic bullet.
Livingston agrees that, if there is to be a reprieve, it will come because of biocontrols. But even if an effective predator or parasite or infectious agent that attacks the borer isn't found right away, there's still some time, he said. While Livingston too is of the opinion that emerald ash borer will find its way to Maine, he said it will take time for the infestation to develop. It won't be total devastation overnight.
Research has shown that an ash borer infestation unfolds over many years. In the first couple of years infected trees show little sign of damage -- hence Dave Struble's worry that Maine could already have an infestation but not know it. In the third year dieback starts. By the fourth, the tree is usually dead. In a given region many of Threatened? An emerging basketmaker at an MIBA workshop. (Photo: MIBA)the trees die at the same time. This poses a particular headache for cities, where municipal budgets are often strained because of the need to remove many dead trees at once. Because of the borer's egg-laying capacity, population growth can be exponential, with the population building to huge proportions and newly emerged beetles flying out to infect nearby stands. Gradually all those infested areas merge into one and all the ash are dead.
Indian basketmakers are already helping Livingston in his search for new stands of black ash.
Secord said tribal basketmakers are also looking at other options: using other natural materials for their craft, such as basswood, also a traditional Wabanaki basket material, and sweetgrass, another traditional material. And even using oak, a common basket material, just not a traditional one in Maine.
She said there's also been talk about saving genetic material, starting a seed bank, for instance. The borer, unfortunately, tends to kill young ashes before they can set seed. And, perhaps, stockpiling cut basket trees is a possibility, she said. The old basketmakers often did this, Secord said, sinking cut ash bolts in ponds for a year or two before splitting it. Ash that has dried can't be used for basketry, but ash that's kept wet can be.
"It's great to have multiple options," said Livingston. The question is: are there people to do the work and money to pay for it.
Struble said he's hoping that, when the beetle does show up in Maine, it's in only one area, perhaps a single county that can be easily quarantined without landowners in surrounding counties having their ability to market ash restricted.
"Right now we're buying time" with quarantines, said Struble. Eradication of the beetle, like most imported invasive species, isn't in the cards.
"There are pests where eradication has shown some kind of success -- Asian long-horned beetle, for instance. It's not working with emerald ash borer. We have too big an infestation now to eradicate unless you had some wildly successful biocontrol that hunted the beetle anywhere it was on the landscape. What we are doing is buying time," Struble said.
Joe Rankin is a forestry writer and beekeeper. He has covered Maine's forest products industry for more than 30 years.


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Former Staff Member of the Completed Research Unit
Inequality and Social Integration
Welfare State and Social Inequality
since 10 2007 Research Fellow for data management and data analysis in the Research Unit "Inequality and Social Integration"
05 – 06 2007 Participant in a trainee programme for university graduates at the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin
10 2006 – 03 2007 Research Fellow in the Research Unit "Inequality and Social Integration" at the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)
2002 – 2006 Student Assistant in the Research Unit "Inequality and Social Integration" at the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)
07 2006 Diploma (MA equivalent) in Sociology at the Free University Berlin Thesis topic: "Housing conditions in a European comparison"
2001 – 2006 Studies in Sociology, Psychology and Italian Studies at the Free University Berlin
1997 –2001 Studies in Sociology (basic studies) and Economics (without degree) at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich

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Government rates failure creates unfair hurdles for first home buyers
Chris Miller 19 February 2019 15 February 2019 1
The cost of housing is so high if you are a first home buyer that whether you are aware of what the Government is doing or not, other options are not available.
Strata Community Association ACT president Chris Miller argues that the Territory government's decision not to overhaul its rating system despite bipartisan calls for change effectively means that apartment owners are punished for helping to drive economic growth.
The ACT Government rates revenue grab is aimed at soft targets: first-home buyers who can just scrape into the property market with their first apartment, and downsizers, who are typically older Canberrans. These will be the worst hit.
Investors are more insulated because they are at least earning a return and can take advantage of negative gearing, although the new calculation method will undoubtedly generate upward pressure on rents, as investors seek to recover the tax burden from their tenants. The downsizers and the first home buyers will be left with no choice but to buy these properties because they don't have any viable alternative.
Readers may recall that the formula for calculating rates for units in Canberra changed in 2017, when the ACT departed from a system where the land's unimproved value was divided by the number of apartments on the site.
Instead, rates are now calculated by dividing the entire land value by the number of units, pushing most units into the top rating factor. Despite calls for a review and widespread anger, people are still being punished by this decision. Vacancy rates are at a historic low and population growth is stable, so people will still buy apartments not by choice, but because it is their only option.
The fact remains that people need places to live. If you are a first home buyer, an apartment remains the most cost effective (and likely the only practical) option of home ownership, despite the increased burden of an unfair rates system for that asset class. It follows that these people will invariably still buy apartments. Although they are motivated by different needs, a similar argument exists for downsizers, who will almost certainly continue to buy apartments. Those intending to live in their property will really carry the burden of this unfair grab for revenue. It's not going to change their buying decision, but they will suffer for it.
Ironically, many of those whose budgets will suffer the most are traditionally Labor supporters. Labor is making a calculated approach that this cohort in their supporter base is small enough that the Government can hurt them financially, and get away with it with only a minimal dent in the polls. On the surface of it, the problem is quite esoteric and has been difficult to articulate in a manner that grabs the attention of the electorate, even for those who are implicated. This is low hanging fruit for the government, and they know it.
Assuming many of these buyers are going to make these decisions regardless, they are going to grit their teeth and get into the property anyway. They will need to consider other cost-saving measures that they can apply to their household budgets. I fear that critical maintenance and services to buildings are likely going to be the easiest things for these people to slash.
If you are coming into a building as a first home buyer or a downsizer and you have to make a decision about funding the body corporate sufficiently to pay for painting the building, replacing the carpet, replacing the cladding if it has fire issues and fixing things properly, then adequately funding the budget is expensive.
The first thing on the chopping block will be the contributions to the owners' corporation. It is fair to say that the owners in a strata-titled building are made up in large parts by first-home buyers and downsizers who have been slugged by this extra tax and will be reluctant, or unable, to fund essential work in their building.
Firstly, that has ramifications for how the building presents and holds its value. Secondly, there are potential safety implications. Thirdly, it's a dampener on economic activity. When you spend $500,000 or $1 million repainting an apartment building like Sky Plaza, that money goes into the hands of a painting company, who in turn will hire sub-contractors and employees, and they will purchase tools and other supplies from local businesses. This activity flows through to the Canberra economy. Instead, the government seems intent on bypassing this healthy activity in order to bank the cheques directly themselves. If you are an owner of a strata-titled property and you are not angry, you should be.
The ACT Government must reassess the formula that they have put in place. Thousands of people have petitioned against that formula, including a government-appointed committee who realised that the rates structure was plain wrong.
The only option to fix this injustice is for the ACT Government to re-visit the issue and re-assesses it. As it stands, it is manifestly unfair.
Chris Miller is the ACT President of Strata Community Association.
All views expressed in the article are the author's own.
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One Response to Government rates failure creates unfair hurdles for first home buyers
Mike of Canberra 12:11 pm 19 Feb 19
But Chris, what formula would you see being applied to achieve a reduction in apartment rates? The simple way would be to cancel some part of the increases and recoup the revenue lost through commensurate increases in rates on detached properties. Given the burden already being borne by detached property owners from the massive rates increases since 2012, this would be a recipé for setting one lot of Canberrans against another lot, something I'm sure Barr would enjoy immensely.
The harder way would be to accept that the ACT Budget is out of control given that even the record revenues currently being reaped from ratepayers and other ACT residents still are insufficient to achieve a balanced, let alone surplus budget outcome. What we need is a transparent audit of ACT government expenditures to identify how much is essential and how much dedicated to vanity projects and other useless purposes. This could pave the way for genuine meaningful savings that would enable real relief for all Canberra ratepayers. Needless to say, this is the option I'd prefer but one Barr would be highly unlikely to embrace.
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NOTE: I'm not talking about the IIS Virtual Directory; this is a "special" virtual directory that SQL Server 2012 created in order for users to add/edit/delete files directly from within Windows (while SQL Server continues monitoring the files in the directory).
I'd like to be able to handle the browser's GET request for a file like this:
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Kamla Nagar is located next to North Campus of the largest university in the city- Delhi University. It is popular among college students as a hangout spot. It is best known for its lively market. The market has latest fashion trends and mouth-watering street food delicacies to keep your stomach full while shopping. You can find shopkeepers sitting on both sides of the road selling a variety of trending attire. The price of tops, skirts, T-shirts starts at Rs 250/-. Apart from clothes, you can find fashionable footwear at very nominal rates.
It is closed during Mondays and the best time to visit the market is during evenings.
Nearby Places: Mirza Ghalib Tomb, Monta Park.
Lajpat Nagar is located in South Delhi district of the city, Delhi. Lajpat Nagar Market is an upscale market where you find a variety of good quality clothes, footwear, and accessories. This market is also known for traditional attire at nominal rates- bridal lehengas, salwar-kameez fabric, skilled embroidery fabric. The price range is a bit high in this market as compared to other markets but is worth in terms of quality and style. Here, you can find numerous boutiques for getting your clothes and fabrics perfectly stitched.
Lajpat Nagar Market is closed on Mondays.
Nearby places: 3Cs Mall, Isckon Temple, Lotus Bahai Temple.
It is one of the oldest markets of Delhi and is definitely the best place for traditional buy in terms of price and quality. Chandni Chowk Market is not only known for its cloth market, but also for delicious eating joints located at every corner of the market. Though the market is bit congested, the place is a paradise for to-be-brides for finding traditional bridal attire and accessories at very cheap rates. You can find here hawkers selling on the pavement, small shops, and the showrooms. The best part of Chandni Chowk Market is the nominal rates. You can also find lehengas on rent for a function at very considerable charges. Chandni Chowk is also known for Nai Sarak and Daryaganj Book Market which is a paradise for book lovers without spending much. Apart from the market, there are a lot of places nearby to visit- Red Fort, Rakab ganj Gurudwara, Diwan-i-Aam,Raj Ghat.
Chandni Chowk Market is closed on Sundays.
Tilak Nagar is located in West district of Delhi. Tilak Nagar Market is one of the best shopping areas in West Delhi which offers clothes, accessories, and footwear. It is a chaotic market, but you can find trending clothes, cosmetics, and other accessories at slash prices. Apart from clothes, Tilak Nagar is famous for bookstores, where you can find any school or college book. You can also sell them your old and unused books. You can rent books at considerable rates.
It is located in the heart of the city- Connaught Place. Janpath is one of the best places for street shopping. Here you will find small shops on either side of the road. If you are a jewelry freak, you should definitely visit this place. You will find a lot of artificial jewelry studded with semi-precious stones. You need to have the patience for grabbing the best buy.
The Janpath Market is closed on Sundays.
Adjacent to Janpath Market is Tibetan Market, best known for Tibetan artifacts. Apart from the artifacts, you will also find stylish clothes, footwear, and jewelry at very pocket-friendly prices. This place is a huge hit among the young crowd of the city. Along with shopping, you can also munch on some delicious Tibetan cuisine such as Thukpa and Momos.
The Tibetan Market is closed on Mondays.
Sarojini Nagar Market ranks top on the list of shopping buffs because Sarojini Nagar Market is a hub for everything a woman wants- clothes, cosmetics, jewelry, accessories, footwear and lots more. There are hawkers to showrooms for everything you need to buy. You are the ones who prefer cheap buy, hawkers located in Sarojini Nagar provide you with great variety. Tops as cheap as Rs.100 can be found here and the price range of Sarojini Nagar market makes it very popular among the students and office-goers. You have to be cautious while buying cosmetics because generally, hawkers sell fake beauty products with brand logos of big giants. You will find a good variety for feasting as there are a lot of famous eating joints located in the vicinity. The market is closed on Mondays.
Nearby places: Hauz Khas Village, Delhi Haat, DLF South Square Mall, Lodi Gardens.
It is located in South-West district of Delhi. Jwala Heri Market is located in Paschim Vihar area, located at just 1.5 kilometer from Paschim Vihar Metro Station.It will cost you Rs 10/- from the metro station if you take a rickshaw. Jwala Heri Market is popular among the West Delhi crowd but is gradually attracting shoppers from all parts of the city. Jwala Heri Market is best known for its electronic gadget. The best part of this market is sanitation. The market is relatively cleaner than the other markets. Jwala Heri Market provides you with a variety of options in clothing, footwear, jewelry, accessories, cosmetics. The prices of items are very budget-friendly which does not a weight on your wallet. Jwala Heri Market is also known for its famous hennawallahs. Here you will find a lot of women sitting on sides of pavements getting henna applied. There are a lot of big brand showrooms near buy such as Woodland, RichLook, Biba, if you are brand conscious. Here, you will find more small street food shops, but it is any day better than feasting at big eating joint. You will find famous Deep Bombay Sev Puri, Moong Dal Kachoris, Momos and other street foods.
The market is closed on Wednesdays and the best time to visit is during the evening.
Nearby places: Central Market, Radisson Blu Hotel.


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We packed our bags, enjoyed a leisurely walk and then a dip in the town's perfect swimming hole – a pocket in the river that runs through Lasalle. And watched a snake wrestle a little fish for a good ten minutes. The fish won… On to our next stop in "the south of France".
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Sète hosts famous water-jousting tournaments and we just missed one!! We arrived in the late afternoon of a weekend of challenges and observed the temporary canal side seating areas as we passed through to our Airbnb. Two of the boats did cruise by our bayside windows to dock just yards away, followed by a parade of jousters and musicians culminating in an awards ceremony within our viewing!
The tournaments consist of teams trying to unseat their rivals by rowing as fast as possible towards each other. Boats have a lance carrying jouster positioned on an extended ramp which is part of the watercraft – with the goal of unseating one's opponent and preferably chucking him into the sea!
Though we didn't have the touted seafood, we had tasty tapas of cod in tomato sauce, clams, minty zucchini, a curry chicken kabob, olive tapenade, bread and a charcuterie plate. We began our evening in an outdoor courtyard on the canal, the breezy sea air cooling us for our first break in the hot temps of all week. As dusk began to envelope us, so did the purple sky until the gradual streaks of lightning became more intense, lighting up the sky and accompanied by mighty claps of thunder. Soon the clouds opened up with rain and we reluctantly retreated inside. The ambiance within its cavelike interior was very cool so we felt like we experienced two dining options with one choice! And the rain stopped by the time we finished – yet the lightning continued, so we had a light show on our way home!!
We lodged in an amazing Airbnb with a wall of windows looking out to the harbor! Excellent viewing for our electrical storm that tucked us into bed. God is good, amazing and entertaining!!


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tags: Benjani, Craig Bellamy, Felipe Caicedo, Gunnar Nielsen, Javier Garrido, loanees, Manchester City, Mark Hughes, Martin Petrov, Nedum Onuoha, Roberto Mancini, Robinho, Stephen Ireland, Sylvinho, transfers, Valeri Bozhinov, Vladimir Weiss
Even if it weren't for the new Premier League 25-man roster rules, every summer sees some familiar faces leave the fold — no matter which club you support. With City bringing in six new signings, there were going to be some high-profile departures. In the end, seven players left Eastlands for permanent deals elsewhere:
Robinho (to AC Milan for a reported £22m)
I always maintained the Brazilian wasn't nearly as bad that first season at Eastlands as everyone made him out to be. Perhaps it says something about the expectations surrounding him that finishing joint fourth in the Premier League scoring race was considered a flop. I briefly had hope he would return to City and be a part of things this season, but it quickly became apparently his heart was set on a move.
I'm not sure why people seem to shocked by his comments last week. We always knew he didn't care for Manchester, he's always come across as a player who needs to be in a good place emotionally to play well, and the way he left Real Madrid should've clued us into the likely direction of his club career. I hope he finds happiness in Milan, though he's in for a rude surprise in terms of the weather.
Stephen Ireland (to Aston Villa for an estimated £8m)
Like most City fans, I had a real attachment to the man we called Superman. I loved that he was homegrown and I really appreciated his eye for a killer ball and his penchant for following a break and finishing. But he was always going to be too slight, too frail to be a box-to-box player, and with Carlos Tévez fond of dropping deep, Ireland didn't fit in well any more.
It was frustrating for many of us to see the previous season's Player of the Year (and he should've been the Premier League's Young Player of the Season) fall by the wayside, but that's part of what City are looking to do. It's very unfortunate that having rehabbed his image pretty extensively following a slew of embarrassing episodes a few years back, he undid a lot of that work with comments spoken out of bitterness at his bizarre introductory press conference a Villa. Still, I suspect most of my fellow Blues with Stevie well in his post-City career.
Valeri Bozhinov (to Parma for reportedly around £5m)
As the incomprable Jack Pitt-Brooke over at The Lonesome Death of Roy Carroll so eloquently stated, the unlucky Bulgarian represented the promise of future for City fans. He wowed us with his strike in the preseason friendly against AC Milan two years ago, but both of his seasons at Eastlands were derailed before they got started thanks to a knee injury and torn Achilles.
In the end, there wasn't room at the club for a player like Bozhinov, and he's back in his comfort zone in Italy. I know every time I see Parma highlights I watch to see if he scored for them.
Javier Garrido (to Lazio for £2.5m)
We all had high hopes for the former Spanish Under-21 player when Sven-Göran Eriksson bought him three years ago. That made it that much tougher when he was brutalized repeatedly by Chelsea in that disastrous 6-0 defeat at the Bridge that fall. But full credit to the Spaniard, who worked hard and always seemed to have a great attitude. His free kick against Liverpool two seasons ago will be my lasting memory of him in a City shirt, and you could tell he was a joy to work with by the fond farewell interview on the official site. He was a fine backup left back, but the signing of Aleksandar Kolarov meant he would have been third choice, so essentially using him in a swap deal with Lazio made a great deal of sense.
Martin Petrov (released, signed with Bolton on a free transfer)
Elano got most of the attention, but Petrov always was my favorite Eriksson signing. I remember watching him tear apart Blackburn down the left flank in my first-ever game at Eastlands. In his first season with City, I have no doubt he was by far the best left wing in the Premier League. That made it that much tougher when his sophomore season was ruined by a knee injury, and then he struggled to get playing time under Hughes last season. He's come across as very bitter at City in his interviews since leaving, and I can't say I blame him. I'll always hold him in very high regard and think he was a sensational free transfer signing for Owen Coyle. He'll bring some much-needed speed and skill to Bolton, and I'm sure he'll quickly become a fan favorite there as well.
Benjani (released, signed with Blackburn on a free transfer)
I remember thinking City had robbed Portsmouth blind when they nabbed the Zimbabwean striker for £3.8m back in the January 2008 transfer window. At the time, he was amongst the top scorers in the Premier League, but he quickly proved to be nothing more than a decent-ish poacher who spent most of the match offside. Still, he'll always be a City legend because of the goal he scored in his debut in a City shirt that helped City do the double on United back in 2008. He's the sort of player who can score some goals for a Premiership side looking to stay up, but he's simply not good enough for a club playing European football. Benjani recently echoed Petrov's criticism of a lack of trust at City, but I don't know too many people who care about what he has to say.
Sylvinho (released)
Full credit to the veteran left back, who did exactly what he was supposed to at City last season. He was brought in from Barcelona for some extra depth at left back and to impart some wisdom to the younger players at the club, and he did exactly that. He leaves on amicable terms, leaving us with the memory of that wonder strike at Scunthorpe last season. A return to his boyhood Brazilian club, Corinthians, reportedly is in the works.
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Development of a table of standard costs for conducting clinical trials in Australia
IHPA has developed a robust set of standard costs for the revised List of standard items associated with conducting clinical trials in Australia.
The 2015-16 Pricing Framework builds on the three previous Pricing Frameworks (2012-13 Pricing Framework, 2013-14 Pricing Framework and 2014-15 Pricing Framework). For simplicity, where IHPA has reaffirmed a previous principle, the supporting argument has not been restated in this year's paper. IHPA issued the Pricing Framework prior to releasing the NEP and NEC Determinations, which were made publicly available in March 2015.


UConn senior quarterback Tyler Lorenzen will be out for several weeks after suffering a broken right foot in the second quarter during Friday night's game at Louisville.
Lorenzen headed to the locker room after Donald Brown's touchdown run in the second quarter, which gave the Huskies a 10-0 lead with 9:23 remaining in the half. X-rays later revealed a fracture. Lorenzen is expected to be out at least six weeks, though no official determination on the amount of time the injury will require had been released.
Zach Frazer, a sophomore transfer from Notre Dame, took over for UConn after Lorenzen left. The action was the first of his college career. Frazer had been the Huskies' third-string quarterback through the first four games before being promoted to backup earlier in the week. Redshirt freshman Cody Endres is the Huskies' third quarterback.
Lorenzen, in his second season at UConn after transferring from Palomar CC in southern California in January 2007, was 13-4 in his career with the Huskies heading into Friday's game. The left-hander's strengths were in his leadership and running ability.


Teachers often have students work in groups to solve problems. Educators may recite that "two heads are better than one" or something of that sort when talking about the power of effective collaboration. I've seen firsthand how student grouping can impact decision making and student learning. How a group interacts will often influence outcomes. Positive interactions between group members often spurs a team to meet their goals. I believe most teachers encourage positive talk during group activities and many set up a norm/expectation list for behavior. Learning is often stretched when students are encouraged to explain their answers to others.
What happens when a student explains an answer and the other party isn't receptive? Or, what happens when students disagree on an answer or how to solve a problem? This is bound to happen from time to time, but I don't think this is necessarily a negative. Students should be able to stay on topic and analyze their own argument without expressing frustration towards the idea (not people) that they disagree with. Disagreement may conjure anger if not carefully managed. This requires clear expectations and modeling by the teacher. Easier said than done? Yes. Often "I agree" statements can overshadow academic misunderstandings, while students just follow what the leader is saying in the group. I'm aware that some classrooms encourage debate and I think that in some cases that benefits the classroom. I should also note that having a classroom/group debate depends on the problem and is purely situational.
Students, no matter what their age, need to be able to communicate their ideas in order to meet goals. It's perfectly fine for students to disagree with the group. How that disagreement is communicated and received charts the course for the group. Individual insights hold value and each contribute to the overall goal of the group. Students need to be able to disagree respectfully, but understand that the team is working towards the same goal. Students that have this mindset are able to offer differing opinions, but innovate as a team.
Having a balance is key. Groups should work together but also be open to differing ideas. Disagreement often forces other students to justify their positions. Justifying provides opportunities for students to analyze their own argument, which gives the teacher a better understanding of a student's understanding of a particular topic/concept.
I think this also plays a role in how adult teams operate as well (see Ringelmann). I'm going to end this post with a quote from James Surowiecki, the author of The Wisdom of Crowds.


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The R. Kelly Sex Scandal Then & Now
R. Kelly ~ 'My Story'
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So what brings me to talking about his case at this time is this might be it? Going all the way back to the 90s, this mega R&B star has been accused of dating under-aged girls, but nobody really cared much at the time until the 'Me Too' & 'Times Up' movement. Like many, I really like his music, hit after hit after hit. Somewhere in our minds we know about or have heard some shit about his lifestyle, but who in that Industry doesn't have some similar shit. In the dingy circles where these people hangout or have an ear to, knew R. Kelly is shit, so…. YOU dealing with him, should know better. There's no secret here. At the time when girl group Destiny's Child was active, Beyoncé's Mom & Dad heard some shit & didn't want their daughter or any of the girls dealing with him so they went about their career another way, however, some parents didn't have a problem with their teenagers seeing Robert Kelly, as we hear in some of these cases. We know that he married deceased R&B Princess Aaliyah, at age 14, when some doctoring of the paperwork was necessary for the marriage to happen & her Mother didn't have a problem with him. Aaliyah's beauty, dress, dance, & music is still remembered & celebrated to this day. Many young ladies wanted to be successful in R&B Hip-Hop just like her & hitting on R. Kelly was a way to get there. Just singing a duet with him, or being a leading lady in his video would be significant, BUT somewhere along the line messing with him, he just didn't see an Aaliyah in them, and they didn't get a successful music career, but what they did get was a Caretaker they're claiming took advantage of them in cruel demeaning ways. Well hold up,…….you're seen freely arriving & leaving his house, all smiles, spending his money, all up on the camera and now you're saying he humiliated you, but you went back. Could it be with all the White Women in the news accusing all kinds of popular men of sexual assault in their cases, you felt you could do the same against a musically defenseless Black Man whose career was stunted by his Baby Mama who still holds great poisonous anger towards him & can't stop talking about him. Well, R. Kelly is not a Saint, but by his own account & those who know, he himself had been deceived or fucked over by women too, some of them he took back & the hateful squabble continues. So there are 2-sides to this story and ofcourse the truth. The accusations would work well if everything was static black & white, there are too many shades of grey here. The parents knew the teens were living under his luxury roof rent free, and they hoped that their child would make it in the big time. So I'm thinking, why not charge the parents for negligence, child endangerment? I bet they'll drop the charges against R. Kelly if the case was twisted back on them. Who's lying? Who's telling the truth? The Law is not a game, they can't keep making concessions for people being melodramatic. At the time way back about 20 years ago when the accusations were fresh, a Judge dismissed the charges and R. Kelly went free. Now 20 years later, because of some Director's scathing depiction of him in the docu-series 'Surviving R.Kelly', it rehashed old spiteful feelings and to reclaim the lady honor you so cheaply gave away, it was a last ditch attempt to dig into this Nigger again with further embellishments to the story. Now I'm not absolving R. Kelly of anything, but many of you have guys in your neighborhood fucking around with you in ways that are no different that some of you live with, that you ain't doing shit about. Wouldn't it have been better to remain a chaste woman living off nickels & dimes from the grit of your brow and wood chuck your ass to success on your own terms? Now had Mister R. Kelly just put you in a song, secured a TV show for you, or brokered some other deal, I bet what you claimed he did bad to you, wouldn't matter much because you hit the big time. That's really what I fault him for, he couldn't or wouldn't deliver. That whole sex scandal would have went away had somebody not mailed former Stormy Daniels, attorney Michael Avenatti an old sex tape featuring what appears to be singer R. Kelly having sex with a 14-year old. That too brought steam back on old accusations. Fortunately for him though, Avenatti himself got into a legal bundle of trouble with charges of extortion from Sneaker giant Nike, and he had to leave the R. Kelly case. The troubles for the singer should have ended there when he got bailed out of jail both times, but some new women popped up later with new charges. Maybe the psyche of R. Kelly is not what others may think. Does he like trolling around young women in their teens? He could easily get quality women in their 20s and beyond. Maybe something else is going on with his person. He makes very beautiful music that suggest the feminine character in these songs are grown women. The explicit adult-content shows he knows he is an adult male painting a picture & telling a story in these songs. So what I care about is his person. Who is he, how did he develop? What happened to him? He himself is being objectified in the media. What makes him respond to women a certain way? What type of woman evokes a better reaction out of him? Rather than tear down a person this whole time, decades long, someone should have intervened or helped. Now an entire music catalog is at risk. Sony Music, after too much public protest, even Demonstrators marching around their building for weeks, dropped R. Kelly from their label. He can't support anyone or pay restitutions to anybody if your legal actions against him dried up the funds. You were living off him before though. I hope every last detail on the case gets out because fair is fair. If he is in fact guilty of some terrible things, then okay.
R. KELLY CASE UPDATES
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JUNE 06: Singer R. Kelly leaves the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on June 06, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The singer appeared in front of a judge to face new charges of criminal sexual abuse. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Suzanne Cordeiro/REX/Shutterstock (8468023k) R. Kelly R. Kelly in concert at Bass Concert Hall, Austin, USA – 03 Mar 2017
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As Africa changes according to recent megatrends, the economic and commercial landscape of the continent is being reshaped. With the fastest growing middle-class population in the world, Africa's consumer spending power is increasing at a significant rate.
We do need to be realistic though; there are potholes on the road to success. It is no secret that Africa faces many challenges; three of which being trust, transparency and infrastructure. Doing business in Africa comes with its own set of unique challenges, which Jersey is well positioned to navigate.
With that in mind, Dr. Andrew S. Nevin, Partner and Chief Economist at PwC, Nigeria, will deliver a presentation, 'Nigeria and Africa: Economic Update', which will provide a comprehensive overview of the current and future African economic development position.
A panel session, entitled 'Regulation, Reputation and the Road Ahead', will also highlight Jersey's evolving relationship with Africa and create some discussion around the risk factors associated with African business.
This event is essential for all members of the industry working with the African market, as well as those considering an expansion into new territories.
Dr. Andrew S. Nevin is one of PwC's leading global thinkers, working at the complex intersection of economics, strategy, capital markets, and investment. He has more than 30 years of professional experience as a private equity investor, line manager, economist, strategy consultant, and entrepreneur. He has been based in Lagos, Nigeria since early 2012. In West Africa, Andrew now plays a role in creating a strong and vibrant economy and society in the world's most dynamic continent. He also helps global companies in a range of industries look at their options for entering and expanding in Africa. More recently, he is leading PwC Nigeria's work with Lagos State to improve the ease of doing business in Nigeria.
Allan joined Jersey Finance as Business Development Director following five years with Barclays International in Jersey. Born in Liverpool. Allan has over 25 years' financial service experience in Jersey and the UK. Prior to Jersey Finance Allan was Vice President and leader of the Jersey International business within Barclays Wealth & Investment Management division based in Jersey. Previous to this he spent 20 years with Royal Bank of Scotland and has extensive experience managing business units, teams and clients within the international arena. Professionally, he is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).
A PhD candidate (thesis submitted) in Business Strategy in emerging markets, analytic UCT MBA graduate, a member of the Financial Planning Institute with CFP® serving on several management committees within Nedbank has mastered the art of leading companies to successfully expand their businesses across Africa and adapt the strategies to suit local markets. These insights inspire companies with ambitions to contribute towards the growth and sustainability of the continent.
As Director of Policy & Risk Mike is responsible for developing, implementing and reviewing the Commission's regulatory policy to ensure that Jersey remains recognised as a well regulated and cooperative jurisdiction. This entails working closely with domestic and international policy makers, developing new and enhancing existing domestic laws, regulations, codes and guidance.
Tom serves as Director – Global Markets and International Agreements for the Government of Jersey. In this role Tom is primarily responsible for building Jersey's relations with high-growth, priority Global Markets outside of the EU – delivering a programme of engagement that is a vital part of the Island's response to Brexit.He leads Jersey's negotiation of international agreements, including Double Taxation Agreements, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Memoranda of Understanding, and Asset Recovery Agreements.
Tom joined Standard Bank in 2017 as Head of Policy & Advisory. He is responsible for ensuring Compliance policies and procedures for the offshore group adhere to evolving regulatory standards and for providing advice and training to the business on regulatory change and ad hoc matters. Tom qualified as a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor within Ernst & Young's Financial Services Office. Although specialising in corporate tax, Tom's client portfolio covered a range of corporate and personal clients from both the UK and Jersey.


Comments on "On the Street....Dad's Former Sportcoat, Dublin"
awesome...I love what she did!!!
hmmmmm???? I kinda like it...in a slightly Edward Scissorhands sort of way:) Works for her!
At last I have your book - birthday request from my daughter. Sadly missed your signing in London. As a 1960s 'dolly bird' I am sad that London street style is so poorly reflected in your pictures. I see many stylish people of all ages and both sexes at London vintage fashion fairs.Their clothes are at least one year ahead of catwalks - because designers and stylists visit us. Without doubt the most stylish people you photograph are in Milan but I am also very happy to confirm that the most beautiful live in Dublin.
It all looks great - except the jacket. I agree with CW - it looks "amputated". Terrible.
I think she bought it for a couple of pounds. I don't think it's her dad's....but nice experiment though.
That red bag is really cool... i love the diy on the jacket.
looks unfinished... like it was a mistake??
Not so crazy for the jacket, I don't know if it looks strange to me because her arm isn't going through it, or because it looks so brutally ripped off...but I NEED those shoes!
Definitely gets points for using his tie as a headband - daddy's little girl! And a good smile can make almost any crime forgivable. Maybe the sleeves had terrible stains or holes... alright, that's a reach, but cute shot at least.
My favorite part by far is the stripes and plaid. And I think the red bag goes perfectly with them. As for the jacket...I wouldn't do it myself, and the outfit looks just as well or better without I think, but she pulls it off. Seems like it's her look. But an overall thumbs-up, she looks like a fun gal.
cute! and definitely innovative... LOVE the shoes.
Oh, my...this jacket has got to go!
Fantastic and unpredictable. I love everything about this girl - the mix of textures and prints. Those shoes. Her rings. The sweet headband, and that battered handbag. Most of all, her smile. Total charmer.
Did she really sever someone's arm off? She's still got the weapon in her hand - guilty your honour!
The stripe/plaid pairing is fun. The rageddy armholes however look like fun gone too far - just silly and unattractive. Schizophrenic punk rock? Overall, this look is not working for me.
Not impressed...I am a fan of aesthetic style. I do admire creativity and boldness in fashion but this does not work for me. I dont like the shoes and the bag is awful as well..I do love her hair and a gorgeous smile though.
She's precious. I Like almost ALL of her outfit, but why,oh,why would you cut the sleeves off that jacket? To make a vest? I'd be interested in seeing it on her - I just can't imagine it looking good.
Cute girl - great shot - great blog!
I'm having to cheer my way through our rainy Okla. weather and this photo did the job...Thank You!!!
I love her headband and shoes...so schoolgirl-cute!
I wanted to love the coat, but after checking it out like 10 times, it's still a "No". I wonder if the amputated look would be less of an issue for me if I did not happen to come across this very picture right after watching "The Lodger", a thriller movie by Alfred Hitchcock... Nevertheless, love everything else.
i love this pose...so innocent and childish... Cute!
She IS adorable... but the jacket - it's just wrong.
I don't care about the coat....but the SHOES!! They are amazing; where can I get some?!


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20th and 21st Century Design Art Collection Curatorial
20th-Century Tools for Measuring Time and Bodies
Clocks, calculators, measuring tapes, and scales—tools for measurement and calculation have long been important for people to accomplish tasks at work, school, and home.
Post author By Hannah Pivo
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Isamu Noguchi for Measured Time, Inc., Clock and Kitchen Timer, ca. 1932 (detail). Bakelite, metal, glass, and painted metal. Gift from the George R. Kravis II Collection M2018.246. Photo: Sotheby's, © Sotheby's, Inc. 2016, © 2017 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Isamu Noguchi for Measured Time, Inc., Clock and Kitchen Timer, ca. 1932. Bakelite, metal, glass, and painted metal. Gift from the George R. Kravis II Collection M2018.246. Photo: Sotheby's, © Sotheby's, Inc. 2016, © 2017 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Clocks, calculators, measuring tapes, and scales—tools for measurement and calculation have long been important for people to accomplish tasks at work, school, and home. A new display in the 20th- and 21st-Century Design Galleries considers the role designers played in shaping such devices in the twentieth century, with examples from the 1920s-1980s. On one hand, these objects demonstrate how many designers aimed to make tools that are simple to use and easy to read, such as the streamlined kitchen clock and timer that Isamu Noguchi designed for Measured Time, Inc. in the early 1930s. At the same time, these designs bring to light how measurement and calculation have been closely linked to the human body in the twentieth century, as this post explores.
Though the practice of timekeeping extends back thousands of years, new strategies of labor management emerged in the early twentieth century that placed particular emphasis on keeping track of time and bodies in tandem. In the United States, labor theorists Frederick Taylor and Frank and Lillian Gilbreth introduced and popularized methods of scientific management. In particular, they used time and motion studies to first evaluate workers' behavior, and then modify it for maximum efficiency. [1] The Gilbreths developed the chronocyclograph, which used small electric lights attached to workers' bodies to produce images of tasks being accomplished over time. The idea was that through such studies, inefficient ways of working could be identified and replaced with standard practices that would increase productivity at work and at home. [2]
Gilbreth chronocyclograph of motions necessary to move and file sixteen boxes full of glass, n.d. From: Mike Mandel, Making Good Time: Scientific Management, the Gilbreths, Photography and Motion, Futurism (Santa Cruz, CA: California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside, 1989), 26.
In this period, standardization was seen not only as a means of modernizing production, but also consumption. In terms of measuring bodies, this relates especially to the rise of ready-made clothing and shoes. For instance, the foot care brand known today as Dr. Scholl's, originally founded in 1906 in Chicago as the Scholl Manufacturing Company, contributed to the transition from custom-made shoes to off-the-shelf options through the invention of a patented measuring device, Dr. Scholl's Automatic Shoe Sizer. [3] The tool, which features a surprisingly complex system of hidden mechanical components, helped salespeople to quickly identify which standard shoe size would provide the best fit—a practice that continues today.
Detail of U.S. utility patent 1,792,892 for "foot measuring implement," 1931. United States Patent and Trademark Office, http://www.uspto.gov.
In the mid-twentieth century, the field of ergonomics began to emerge in the United States as a means of creating products and workplaces better suited to the complexities of human bodies. Also referred to as the study of "human factors" or "human engineering" in its early years, ergonomics had roots in theories of scientific management. However, in addition to Taylor and the Gilbreths' interest in training humans to work more efficiently, ergonomics also posed the question, "how can the machine be designed so that the man can operate it most efficiently?" [4]
American industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss was a leading voice in this endeavor. His 1955 book Designing for the People encouraged designers to take human bodies into greater account in their work. The book introduced drawings by Alvin R. Tilley of "Joe" and "Josephine," whose proportions were meant to represent the typical American user. [5] In the following decades, Dreyfuss' understanding of ergonomics evolved to account for a greater range of bodies. In 1974, his office produced Humanscale, a series of booklets accompanied by brightly colored plastic sleeves containing paper dials that could be rotated to reveal information on dimensions and capabilities of various types of people, including men and women; children, adults, and the elderly; and able-bodied and disabled individuals. This multiplicity is mirrored by the collaborative nature of the project itself; Humanscale was co-authored by designers Niels Diffrient, Alvin R. Tilley, Joan C. Bardagjy, and David Harman, and designed by 27-year-old graphic designer Valerie Pettis, who created the emblem for the 1975 International Women's Year around the same time.
Henry Dreyfuss Associates, Humanscale selector 3a "Wheelchair Users," 1974. Plastic, paper, and metal. Milwaukee Art Museum Research Center.
At first pass, tools like Humanscale, the Gilbreths' chronocyclograph, and Dr. Scholl's shoe sizer may seem specialized, even idiosyncratic. Yet when taken together, they reveal significant intersections between production, consumption, time, and bodies in histories of twentieth-century design. These and other tools for measurement and calculation can now be seen in the Museum's 20th- and 21st-Century Design Galleries, and will remain on view at least through the end of 2019.
[1] See: Frederick Winslow Taylor, The Principles of Scientific Management (New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1911); and Frank B. Gilbreth, Primer of Scientific Management (New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1912).
[2] Laurel D. Graham, "Domesticating Efficiency: Lillian Gilbreth's Scientific Management of Homemakers, 1924-1930," Signs 24, no. 3 (1999): 633-675.
[3] Penny Sparke, et. al., Industrial Design in the Modern Age (New York: Rizzoli Electa, 2018), 127.
[4] Leonard C. Mead and Joseph W. Wulfeck, "Human Engineering: The Study of the Human Factor in Machine Design," Scientific Monthly 75, no. 6 (1952): 373.
[5] Ellen Lupton, Beautiful Users: Designing for People (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2014), 24.
Hannah Pivo was Curatorial Assistant for Design. She worked on acquisitions, gallery rotations, and exhibitions of 20th- and 21st-century ceramics, glass, textile, graphics, industrial design, and more.
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Project Description: PA-TEC supports the continued operation of freight and passenger excursion service on the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad between SEPTA's Warminster station and NHIR's New Hope Station.
PA-TEC recommends the development of a public-private partnership between SEPTA, NHIR, Bucks County and PennDOT to add value to this corridor through limited, seasonal service between Warminster, Lahaska and New Hope. Minor track improvements will improve ride quality for passengers who wish to travel through the New Hope-Warminster line. There is no SEPTA service in New Hope Borough, Warwick Township or Buckingham Township.
NHIR has proven that private operation of passenger rail service is possible though their First Friday operation of passenger rail service between Lahaska and New Hope, which provides a mass transit solution to transporting riders from Buckingham Township to New Hope for New Hope Borough's Friday night fireworks events. This train operates only on Fridays, with (2) round trips between Lahaska station and New Hope Station. This service was implemented without any studies from DVRPC, and without expensive station facilities found on the SEPTA system.


Today we are pleased to feature Rebecca Caprara and her debut middle grade novel, THE MAGIC OF MELWICK ORCHARD (Carolrhoda Books, Sept. 2018).
I came to writing from a background in design. I studied architecture at Cornell and helped build schools and libraries—which happen to wonderful places full of books. I enjoyed my work, but I always dreamed of becoming an author.
In 2010, my husband and I left our jobs and took a 6 month trip backpacking around the world. We traveled on a shoestring budget, visiting 16 different countries, from Morocco to Nepal to Brazil and more. During that trip, I had time and space to reflect on what I wanted for the future. I finally admitted to myself that writing was something I cared deeply about and wanted to pursue.
Of course, I had A LOT to learn. I joined the SCBWI, took workshops and classes to improve my craft, researched the publishing industry, and began connecting with a community of fellow authors, many of whom have become dear friends over the years. I also started reading more—primarily middle grade fiction, but also YA, picture books, nonfiction, anything and everything I could get my hands on.
Congrats on your debut MG novel, THE MAGIC OF MELWICK ORCHARD. Tell us about it and what inspired you.
Thank you! I'm so excited that this book is finally out in the world! It's been a surreal process, from seedling idea to final hardcover copy. In 2012, I was working on a middle grade adventure series that I hoped would become my debut. I brought a draft to the Big Sur Writing Workshop, but I felt stuck and uninspired. I went for a hike to clear my head, and as I walked through a redwood forest, I couldn't help but feel that there was magic amongst the trees. A new idea popped into my head and I ran back to my cabin.
That afternoon, I wrote what eventually became the first chapter of THE MAGIC OF MELWICK ORCHARD. The book tells the story of a 12-year-old girl named Isabel who becomes invisible to her family, until she discovers a mysterious orchard that offers her hope, a little magic and possibly a lot more trouble. I grew up in a small New England town surrounded by apple trees, so the setting felt very natural to me.
Loooooong, windy, and bumpy! I collected an impressive stack of rejections along the way! I queried several different MG and PB projects before landing with my current agent. We went through 3 or 4 revisions for Melwick (then called Chance Seedling) before submitting the manuscript to editors. The book was on submission for many months before finally selling to Alix Reid at Carolrhoda Books. And even after signing the contract, there are of course more rounds of revisions, copyedits, etc. At times, publishing feels like a crazy rollercoaster, but in the end, it's worth it—especially when your book connects with young readers.
Oh, many things! I'm constantly tinkering with picture book ideas. I won the NESCBWI 2018 Peg Davol Manuscript Award, and had a chance to work with mentor Kara LaReau on a project called IF YOU CATCH A STORY. She provided great feedback, and now my agent and I are hoping to find a home for that story. It's a poetic exploration of storytelling through a wide variety of creative outlets. I would love to see what an illustrator could do with it!
I also have two new middle grade novels in the pipeline, tentatively scheduled for release in 2020 and 2021. The first is contemporary written in verse called WORST-CASE COLLIN about a boy whose father has compulsive hoarding disorder. It's a big departure from my debut, but I became fascinated with verse after hearing Kwame Alexander speak at a conference, and I've been reading verse novels voraciously for the last few years. I love the characters in this new book so much, and I can't wait for readers to meet them. I wish I could say more, but stay tuned for updates in the coming months!
I sang the Star-Spangled Banner at Fenway Park before a Red Sox game when I was in fourth grade!
Rebecca Caprara graduated from Cornell University and practiced architecture for several years, before shifting her focus from bricks to books. Her debut middle grade novel, THE MAGIC OF MELWICK ORCHARD, published in September 2018 with Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group. An avid globetrotter, she has traveled to over 50 countries, and has lived in Italy, Singapore, and Canada. She is now growing roots in Massachusetts with her family.
This sounds cool with the invisibility and the mysterious orchard! --I like the cute squirrel on the cover!
What an interesting journey you've had! Congratulations on your debut middle grade novel.
Wow! Thank you! Are you the Kester of LILBooklovers? If so, I really enjoy your site :) It's such a fantastic resource for authors & book enthusiasts of all sorts. Keep up the awesome work!
I know the perfect kid for this book. Thanks for the chance to win a copy!
Congratulations! I enjoyed reading about you and your writing journey.
Your backpacking trip sounds amazing and definitely a great way to fill up your "writing well" with all those experiences and sights and different cultures. Congrats on your book and perseverance to pursue your writing goals.


One of my favourite blogs This Mom Loves hosted a giveaway for Piggy Paint a few months ago and I won!
I love the idea of this nail polish. Since Lane is so young and really shouldn't be wearing nail polish, I haven't had a chance to wear any myself. I don't want her or Logan getting into that stinky, toxic stuff. But when I read about Piggy Paint, my mind changed.
It is safe for the kiddoes. I mean, you shouldn't let them swallow it or anything. But it's the safest you can get with nail polish.
Free of formaldehyde, toluene, acetone, etc.
I didn't really believe it until my new Piggy Paint arrived in the mail. I opened a bottle and gave it a sniff. Nothing. Awesome.
So one afternoon when Daddy and Logan went to a big boy movie, Lane and I decided to have some girl's time. We painted our toe piggies.
Getting a photo of a little wiggly girl is almost impossible. This one isn't bad. Because the paint is water based, it takes a little longer to dry and set. This is the only drawback to it though. And it does come out of the couch with Spot Shot if you catch it in time! Thank goodness. Because Lane is too energetic about dancing with her new Piggy Paint on her toes that she wouldn't sit still long enough for it to dry completely.
Every time we wear sandals Lane likes to point out our Piggy Paint. And every time we're in a drugstore in the stinky nail polish aisle, she says, "Piggy Paint!" I think I have a cutesy little nail polish fan now.
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Top 11 Fastest Roller Coasters in the World 2019
There is absolutely nothing to compare with the thrill of having a roller coaster ride. Notable roller coasters like Formula Rossa, Kingda Ka, Top Thrill Dragster, Dodonpa, and Superman: Escape from Krypton can exceed a blazing speed of 100 mph.
Following is the list of 11 fastest roller coasters in the world.
11 Intimidator 305, 90 miles per hour, Kings Dominion Park, United States
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Intimidator 305 is the tallest and fastest roller coaster in East Coast of United States. Located at Kings Dominion theme park in Virginia. Intimidator 305 standing at the height of 305 feet. That's taller than the Eiffel tower replica near the park.
The first drop of Intimidator measures 300 feet and have maximum descent angle of 85 degrees. At top speed, Intimidator 305 reaches 90 mph. It opened on 2nd April 2010. In the same year, amusement today voted Intimidator 305 as 'Best new roller coaster of 2010'.
Intimidator 305 was named after late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt whose nickname on track was Intimidator. The track and passenger cars of Intimidator 305 also follows NASCAR theme. Total ride time of Intimidator 305 is 3 minutes, would pass four hills and eight turns in total.
Basic Info: Intimidator 305
Park: Kings Dominion, Virginia, United States.
Maximum speed: 90 miles per hour (145 kilometers per hour)
Height: 305 feet.
Ride duration: 3 minutes.
Height restriction: 1.37 meter.
10 Leviathan, 92 miles per hour, Canada's Wonderland, Ontario, Canada
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Leviathan is the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Canada. Located at Canada's Wonderland park in Ontario province. The first hill of Leviathan is 306 feet tall, and the ride will reach the maximum speed of 92 mph after the first drop. The total length of the track is 1672 meters, and the angle of the first drop is approximately 80 degrees.
There are three operating trains for this roller coaster, and they have the theme of Leviathan sea monster. After the first drop from a height of 306 feet, the ride will follow 183-foot tall camelback hill and surprising 115-degree hammerhead turn.
Basic Info: Leviathan Roller Coaster
Park: Canada's Wonderland Park, Ontario province, Canada.
Ride duration: 3 minutes and 28 seconds.
Height restriction: 1.37 m to 2.13 m.
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9 Millennium Force, 93 miles per hour, Cedar Point Park, Ohio, United States
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Millennium Force is the first ever Giga coaster in the world, roller coasters with height ranges between 300 feet and 399 feet. It was the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world when it opened in 2000. But it has been surpassed by some other roller coasters in following years, both in speed and height.
This rollercoaster has three trains with nine passenger cars. It will go through 6595 feet long track. The duration of a ride in the Millennium force is 80 seconds. The roller coaster also follows two tunnels, four hills, and three overbanked turns during its ride.
Basic Info: Millennium Force
Park: Cedar Point amusement park, Ohio, United States.
8 Steel Dragon 2000, 95 miles per hour, Nagashima Spa Land Amusement Park, Mie Prefecture, Japan
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Steel dragon 200 is the longest and sixth fastest roller coaster in the world. It is also the second fastest roller coaster in Japan. Steel dragon 2000 rise up 318 feet and the first hill is at 307 feet.
During the first drop, steel dragon 200 would accelerate up to a speed of 95 miles per hour. There are also two hills at the track that having a height of 250 feet and 210 feet respectively. This rollercoaster also contains more steals than any other roller coasters for earthquake protection.
Basic Info: Steel Dragon 2000
Park: Nagashima Spa Land amusement park, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
7 Ring Racer, 99.4 miles per hour, Nurburging Motor Sports Complex, Germany
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Ring Racer is a formula-one themed roller coaster located at the Nurburgring motorsports complex in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. Engineers are initially planned to run this roller coaster parallel to grand pix track at the maximum speed of 135 miles per hour.
Ring racer was designed to accelerate from 0 to 217 km/h in just 2.5 seconds. But few explosion in launching system delayed the opening of the ride from 2009 to 2013. At the same time, it managed to reach the speed of 99.4 mph in less than 2 seconds. In 2014, the authorities announced the termination of the ring racer project.
Basic Info: Ring Racer
Park, Nurburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Maximum speed: 99.4 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour)
Ride duration: 1 minute and 25 seconds.
6Tower of Terror II, 100 miles per hour, Dreamworld, Australia
Tower of Terror II at Dreamworld theme park is the fastest roller coaster in Australia. It has a horizontal track of 3-5 meters above the ground, and its vertical tower includes 38 stories towards the sky. The horizontal track covers an area of 330 meters across the park.
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Tower of Terror II utilizes a linear motor system which accelerates to a maximum speed of zero to 100 mph (161 km/h) within seconds. It presents a mind-blowing experience to the passengers throughout its journey towards the sky and then free-fall down to earth.
Basic Info: Tower of Terror II
Park: Dreamworld, Queensland, Australia.
Maximum speed: 100 miles per hour (161 kilometers per hour)
Ride duration: 28 seconds.
Height restriction: 1.2 meters.
5Superman : Escape from Krypton, 100 miles per hour, Six Flags Magic Mountain Park, California
Superman: Escape from Krypton is a steel shuttle roller coaster at six flags magic mountain park in Valencia of California. The linear synchronous motors will accelerate this roller coaster from 0 to 100 mph in just 7 seconds.
This rollercoaster will rise to a height of 415 feet like Superman. The riders will also feel weightlessness at that moment. The launching of this roller coaster initially set for 1996. But it was delayed due to several problems. Later, the wholly renovated ride opened in 2011 with backward facing trains.
Basic Info: Superman: Escape from Krypton
Park: Six flags magic mountain park in Valencia of California.
4 Dodonpa, 107 miles per hour, Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park, Yamanashi, Japan
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Dodonpa is the fastest roller coaster in Japan located at Fuji-Q Highland amusement park in Yamanashi. The ride goes up to the speed of 107 mph in 1.8 seconds. Impressively, it is 2.7 times faster than the acceleration due to gravity. In that way, Dodonpa offers a floating experience for its riders.
The total length of the track is 1189 meters, and the ride will cross this distance in just 55 seconds. It will also reach a height of 52 meters during its journey. It was opened in the year 2001 and held the title of the fastest roller coaster in the world until top thrill dragster surpassed it in 2003.
Basic Info: Dodonpa
Park: Fuji-Q highland amusement park in Yamanashi, Japan.
3 Top Thrill Dragster, 120 miles per hour, Cedar point, Ohio, United States
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Top thrill dragster is the second fastest roller coaster in the United States situated in Ohio. It is the first ever strata coaster in the world, a complete circuit roller coaster that exceeds 400 ft in height. The ride will accelerate from 0 to 120 mph in just 4 seconds.
Once the ride leaves the launching area, it would gain speed of 120 mph in 4 seconds. Then, it starts ascending the 412 feet tall steel hill with an inclination of 90 degrees. The train also follows a 270-degree twist upon it's descending from the hill.
Basic Info: Top Thrill Dragster
Park: Cedar Point, Ohio, United States.
2 Kingda Ka, 128 miles per hour, Six flags great adventure, New Jersey, United States.
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Kingda Ka at six flags great adventure park is the fastest roller coaster in the United States. The hydraulic launch mechanism in the ride helps it to gain top speed of 128 mph in just 3.5 seconds. This blazing speed also helps the rider to climb the 456 feet tall hill quickly.
Then, the roller coaster descent 418 feet straight down at an angle of 270 degrees. It will cover 3118 feet long track in just 28 seconds. The journey through upside down track with blazing speed also makes weightlessness among riders.
Basic Info: Kingda Ka
Park: Six flags great adventure, New Jersey, United States.
Height restriction: 1.37 meters.
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1 Formula Rossa, 150 miles per hour, Ferrari World, United Arab Emirates
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Formula Rossa is the fastest roller coaster in the world with a top speed of 150 mph. This rollercoaster is located in Ferrari world of Abu Dhabi. Formula Rossa accelerates from zero to top speed of 150 miles per hour in just five seconds.
Such blazing acceleration is 4.8 times faster than free fall. The formula Rossa track is 2.2 kilometers in length and have the theme of Italian track Autodromo Nazionale Monza.
The ride contains four trains with four passenger cars. Once the ride following the launching pad, it ascends 171 feet hill and will reach the top speed of 150 mph. The ride will cover 2.2-kilometer long track in 1.32 minutes.
Basic Info: Formula Rossa
Park: Ferrari world, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Ride duration: 1.32 minutes.
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It's hard to find any flaws on Tokyo Police Club's debut, A Lesson in Crime (Paper Bag): clocking in at 16 and a half minutes, the EP's seven songs spring into action, say their piece, and clear out as quickly as they came, like a NASCAR pit crew. The Toronto quartet has been together only since last year; after a show at the 2005 Pop Montreal fest landed a demo in the hands of the Paper Bag folks, word quickly spread about the band's tight-wire, up-tempo postpunk hooks and lean melodies. Sure, their tunes often sound like those of a hundred contemporaries–the Strokes, Bloc Party, Radio 4, Interpol–but they've excised all the fuck-around. The EP has been picked up by top-shelf British indie Memphis Industries for a February release overseas (the "Nature of the Experiment" single came out this week), and the boys have quit school to hit the tour circuit with all cylinders firing. Good on 'em. The Modern Temper and the Idle Hands open. a 9 PM, Schubas, 3159 N. Southport, 773-525-2508, $10, 18+.
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Scorey Networth Wiki: Net Worth, Height, Weight, Relationship &Full Biography
Who is Scorey?
Corey Ward is popularly known as Scorey Ayee. He was born in the city of America and raised as a rapper. Corey also owns a YouTube channel where he has 50k plus subscribers. He majorly pots his original music videos on the channel.
He was born on November 26, 1998. He is Sagittarius by birth. Being 22 years old, he has made numerous donations to help others in the hard times of this covid-19 pandemic. He also donated thousands of gifts to the local Salvation Army, which nearly serves 35,000 people yearly.
Birth Name Corey Ward
Born 26 November 1998 (22yrs)
Profession Rapper
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Spouse Not Available
Net Worth $ 100,000- $1Million
How did Corey aka Scorey Ayee start his career?
Corey Ward. Well known by his stage name Scorey Ayee. He is into the rapping world and is a professional rapper. Corey started to post his music videos on YouTube in July 2019.
His channel on YouTube has more than 50k subscribers. He has maintained to be one of the favorite artists in the music world with a huge fan base.
Scorey has worked with Capalot and Columbia. He is best known for his music video "Mood," which has crossed 3 million views on his YouTube channel.
Being a star, he also contributes to the welfare of people and has made several donations to help people and overcome their hard times.
How does Scorey look like & his personality?
We have no confirmed information regarding the appearance and personality of Scorey. As soon as we get any details, we will update.
What is the relationship status of Scorey Ayee?
Scoery's relationship life is unrevealed. Till now, it is known, he is single and never had any relationship before. Besides being so popular, he has managed to keep his personal life a secret.
Many people are looking for his spouse/girlfriend, but at 22, he is fully concerned regarding his career and music life.
How much estimated net worth Scorey Ayee holds?
Fans always love their idols and want to know about the secret behind their idol's lifestyles. The annual income of Socrey is not yet known exactly because his only source of income is known to public media. Though, he earns an estimate of $100,000 to $1 Million annually.
He majorly earns from his YouTube videos and music tracks. He also makes a huge amount of donations to help others especially in a hard time such as in the pandemic of Covid-19.
Syracuse in New York is considered his birthplace.
November 26, 1998, is celebrated as his birthday.
At just 22, he has earned much fame by making music and donations.
Corey Ward's zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
He has also worked with Caplot and Columbia.
His music video "Mood" has got thousands of likes and millions of views in a very short period.
He owns a Youtube channel with 50k plus subscribers and often trends on Spotify.
His original name is Corey Ward, but he is popularly known by his stage name Socrey Ayee.
Socrey Ayee has kept his family and personal life a huge secret. Nobody knows much about his personal life and family members.
He is living a very luxurious life. His Instagram profile is verified and has a family of 200k plus members.
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THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES BY RICHARD OSMAN ---------------------------------------------- 'Moving, hilarious, brilliantly suspenseful' Jeffery Deaver 'A thing of joy' Kate Atkinson 'The tonic we all need' Shari Lapena It's the following Thursday. Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He's made a big mistake, and he needs her help. His story involves stolen diamonds, a violent mobster, and a very real threat to his life. As bodies start piling up, Elizabeth enlists Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a ruthless murderer. And if they find the diamonds too? Well, wouldn't that be a bonus? But this time they are up against an enemy who wouldn't bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians. Can the Thursday Murder Club find the killer (and the diamonds) before the killer finds them? ---------------------------------------------- 'This slick sequel will leave you buzzing' The Times 'Fiendishly clever and brimming with wit on every page' Shari Lapena 'He's not only done it again, but he's done it even better' Philippa Perry 'Twisty, witty fun' Sunday Express 'Superbly entertaining' Guardian 'Full of humour and heart. I loved it' Harlan Coben 'Darkly funny, offbeat and deftly written' Irish Independent 'As gripping as it is funny' Evening Standard 'If you liked The Thursday Murder Club, you're in for a treat, as this sequel is even better' Good Housekeeping 'Warm, funny and oh-so British' i 'A properly funny mystery steeped in Agatha Christie' Araminta Hall 'It's like reading ice cream... a pure pleasure' Linwood Barclay 'Osman's world is a soothing place to be' Sunday Telegraph 'Pure pleasure to read' Observer 'They'll cradle you through any winter of discontent' Richard and Judy, Daily Express
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Ikigai (Random House UK)
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Q: Keyboard/language bug (in R) I've had a reoccurring issue with R on several different computers, and I know someone else who has also had the same issue on a different machine as well. I was surprised when I wasn't able to find a discussion of the problem on line.
It seems that every once in a while, I'll be working away in R and suddenly the keyboard language settings will randomly change.
for example, when I type "?", I'll get "e with an accent", or when I type "^", I'll get "?".
Does anyone know how to debug this? Sorry if this has already been addressed...

A: This does not sound like an R bug, but like a Windows bug. I had the same experience inside some games. The key combination ALT + SHIFT is often used in windows to switch keyboard layout. Disabling this keyboard shortcut will fix this problem.


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The Staffordshire Rugby Union is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in the county of Staffordshire in England. The union is the constituent body of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) for Staffordshire, and administers and organises rugby union clubs and competitions in the county. It also administers the Staffordshire county rugby representative teams.

History

Although there had been a number of long established clubs such as Burton (founded in 1870), Lichfield (1874) and Wolverhampton (1875), it took until 1923 for the Staffordshire Rugby Union to be formed, when it was part of the North Midlands Rugby Football Union. As the county started to find its identity in the 1920s more sides would start to form, with clubs such as Walsall (1921) and Stafford (1925) coming into existence during this period.

Despite its formation in 1923, Staffordshire would not be recognised as a constituent body by the RFU until the 1960s. In 1961 a representative side defeated the reigning county champions Cheshire in a friendly match. This result showed the RFU that Staffordshire were ready to be included in the County Championships and the following year they would take part for the first time, being finally awarded constituent body status in 1962. On 14 March 1970, Staffordshire won the County Championship when they upset favourites Gloucestershire 11–9 in the final played at Peel Croft in Burton upon Trent.

Since the glory days of 1970 Staffordshire have failed to win another county championship, and the reformation of the county game at the start of the 21st century saw them drop down to the third tier. In 2016 Staffordshire won both of their pool games in the Shield competition, reaching Twickenham for the very first time. Unfortunately they were unable to add to their silverware as they were beaten 11–30 by Hampshire in the final. Despite losing the final, Staffordshire were promoted to tier 2 of the championships along with winners Hampshire, for the 2017 competition.

Staffordshire senior men's county side

The Staffordshire seniors men's team currently play in Division 2 of the County Championship.

Honours:
County Championship winners: 1970

Affiliated clubs
There are currently 31 clubs affiliated with the Staffordshire RU, most of which have teams at both senior and junior level and are based in Staffordshire and bordering parts of the West Midlands. Due to county boundary changes enforced by the Local Government Act 1972, several clubs (but not all) who are based in what is now known as West Midlands are also members of the North Midlands RFU as well as the Staffordshire RU.

Barton-under-Needwood
Bloxwich
Burntwood
Burton
Cannock
Eccleshall
Essington
Featherstone
Gnosall
Handsworth
Hanford
Leek
Lichfield
Linley & Kidsgrove
Longton
Market Drayton
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Rugeley
St Leonards
Stafford
Stoke-on-Trent
Stone
Tamworth
Trentham
Uttoxeter
Walsall
Wednesbury
Wheaton Aston & Penkridge
Whittington
Willenhal
Wolverhampton

County club competitions

The Staffordshire RU currently runs the following competitions for club sides based in Staffordshire:

Cups
Staffordshire Senior Cup – introduced in 1976, open to local clubs playing at tiers 5–7 of the English rugby union league system
Staffordshire Intermediate Cup – introduced in 2001, open to clubs at tiers 7–8
Staffordshire Owen Cup – introduced in 1980, open to clubs at tiers 8–10

Discontinued competitions
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 – tier 7-10 league for Staffordshire and Warwickshire clubs that ran between 1987 and 2000
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 – tier 10-11 league for Staffordshire and Warwickshire clubs that ran between 1992 and 1996
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 – tier 11-12 league for Staffordshire and Warwickshire clubs that ran between 1992 and 1996
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4 – tier 12-13 league for Staffordshire and Warwickshire clubs that ran between 1992 and 1996
Staffordshire 1 – tier 8-10 league that ran intermittently between 1987 and 2005
Staffordshire 2 – tier 10-11 league that ran intermittently between 1987 and 2004
Midlands 5 West (North) – tier 10 league for Staffordshire and North Midlands clubs that ran between 2005 and 2019

Notes

See also
Midland Division
English rugby union system

References

External links
Staffordshire RU website

Rugby union governing bodies in England
1923 establishments in England
Rugby union in Staffordshire
Sport in Staffordshire

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