During September 2018, the Scottish Borders Council received over 150 applications for planning permission and other consents, including listed building and conservation area consents and applications for works to protected trees. There seems to be no end to the desire of wind farm operators to expand the number of wind turbines in the Scottish Borders; another wind farm proposal has been submitted for the Moorfoot Hills. A Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) was submitted on 6 September for a wind farm of up to 9 turbines with tip heights up to 150 metres at Wull Muir, north of Carcant Lodge, near Heriot (SBC Ref: 18/01164/PAN). An application for a Scoping Opinion on the same proposal was received on 24 September (SBC Ref: 18/01308/SCO). In this case, the applicant has voluntarily decided to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) prior to the submission of an application and has formally requested the opinion of Scottish Borders Council on the Scoping Report, which sets out the matters that should be included in an EIA. The Scoping Report provides an outline of the environmental receptors that the developer considers may be significantly affected by the proposed development and the application for a Scoping Opinion invites comments on the scope of the proposed EIA.
Bearing in mind the attitude of the council's Planning and Building Standards Committee on the recent proposal for a wind farm at Gilston Farm, Heriot and to other proposed wind farms in the area, the Wull Muir proposal is unlikely to be received with much enthusiasm. No doubt the proposal will figure on a future agenda of the Council's Planning and Building Standards Committee. Check out the council's Public Access Portal if you want to find out more about the above applications or any other application submitted in the past month.
Whilst on the subject of wind farms, it will come as no surprise to see that the Planning and Building Standards Committee, at its meeting on 3 September, refused planning permission, against the Chief Planning Officer's recommendation, for the construction of a wind farm comprising 7 turbines up to 132 metres high to tip height on land at Barrel Law, north west of Roberton (SBC Ref: 17/01255/FUL). This was a revised proposal, following the withdrawal of concerns expressed by the Ministry of Defence over possible interference with radar at RAF Spadeadam in Cumbria and seismic monitoring at Eskdalemuir, near Langholm. However, although the Chief Planning Officer recommended approval, the Committee decided on a vote of 5 votes to 2 to refuse the application on the grounds that the proposal would have significant and adverse impacts and effects on the landscape. Is another appeal to the Scottish Government likely?
On the subject of wind farm appeals, official figures from the Scottish Government's Planning and Environmental Appeals Division show that, over the past 16 years, 250 wind turbine applications refused by Scottish Councils have been the subject of appeals to Scottish Ministers. Of these 250 appeals, 104 (41.6%) were successful and planning permission was granted. In the Scottish Borders, 9 of the 21 appeals dealt with were successful.
The Planning and Building Standards Committee at its meeting on 3 September granted listed building consent for the demolition of St. Aidan's Church and Church Hall in Galashiels (SBC Ref: 18/00309/LBC). Planning permission and listed building consent had been granted in October 2015 for the demolition of the church hall and the conversion of the church into eleven flats. However, it was submitted that the repair and conversion of the church is not economically viable, the property has been marketed with no serious interest from prospective purchasers. Unfortunately, it would appear that demolition and redevelopment is the only alternative!
At its meeting on 17 September, the Local Review Body (LRB) overturned the decision of its Chief Planning Officer to refuse planning permission for the change of use of 37 Bank Street, Galashiels from a shop to a mortgage advisers (SBC Ref: 18/00764/FUL; 18/00018/RREF). The Chief Planning Officer had determined that the change of use was not permissible under the council's recently approved Pilot Scheme because it offered an inactive frontage and low footfall. The LRB considered that although the proposed use did not fall within the range of uses identified in the Pilot Scheme, the proposed business would complement other uses in Bank Street and would make a significant positive contribution to the viability of the town centre. The Local Review Body also overturned the Chief Planning Officers decision to refuse planning permission for the change of use of 52 Bank Street, Galashiels to a tattoo studio (SBC Ref: 18/00398/FUL; 18/00020/RREF). The LRB considered that, whilst the tattoo studio did not fall within the extended acceptable use categories listed in the Pilot Scheme, policy Ed4 of the approved LDP allows other uses where they make a demonstrable contribution to the retail function of the town centre. In this instance, the LRB was satisfied that it had been demonstrated that the business would make a significant positive contribution to the town centre and that a sufficiently persuasive case had been made to allow the business. It will be interesting to see how many more proposals for the change of use of retail premises to other uses come forward in the Galashiels Core Retail Activity Area and whether there is any significant measurable change in footfall or a reduction in vacancy rates as a result.
During September, some 100 applications were dealt with by the Chief Planning Officer under delegated powers. In Berwickshire, planning permission was granted for the erection of 27 affordable dwellinghouses on a site off Station Road, Duns (SBC Ref: 18/00337/FUL) and for the erection of 25 dwellinghouses, a new village hall and formation of playing field on land south and west of Swinton Primary School (SBC Ref: 12/01488/PPP). Three planning applications were refused: (1) an application for replacement windows on a property in North Hermitage Street, Newcastleton (SBC Ref: 18/00211/FUL); (2) an application for an isolated house in the countryside, near Chapel Farm, between Midlem and Lilliesleaf (SBC Ref: 18/00956/FUL); and (3) an application for a dwellinghouse on a site east of Keleden, Ednam (SBC Ref: [the Local Review Body granted planning permission in principle for a dwellinghouse on the site in July 2018 but the Chief Planning Officer considers that the layout, siting and orientation of the proposed building makes poor use of the plot and the size and scale of the proposed house is too large].
During September, the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) reached a decision on the appeal against the imposition of two conditions on the planning permission, granted on 26 March 2018, for the erection of two wind turbines on land at No. 6 Lamberton Holdings in Berwickshire. The appealed conditions relate to the requirement to decommission and remove the turbines within 25 years (SBC Ref: 17/01348/FUL) (DPEA Ref: PPA-140-2071). The Reporter decided to vary the appealed conditions and, given the scale and location of the proposed foundations, deleted the requirement to remove the foundations and restore the site to its original condition when electricity generation ceases.
An appeal against the council's refusal to issue a Certificate of Lawful Use of a property used in the past as a guest house, as a dwellinghouse, at Camptown, south of Jedburgh was submitted on 25 September 2018 (DPEA Ref: CLUD-140-2002). An interesting case for the DPEA!
Four appeals remain to be determined against the refusal of planning permission: (1) for the erection of 7 wind turbines on land north-west of Gilston Farm, near Heriot (SBC Ref: 17/00226/FUL) (DPEA Ref: PPA-140-2068); (2) for the erection of a poultry building at Hutton Hall Barns, Hutton in Berwickshire (DPEA Ref: PPA-140-2065); (3) for the erection of a poultry building at Easter Happrew in the Manor Valley, west of Peebles (DPEA Ref: PPA-140-2062); and (4) a residential development of 38 dwellings at Marchmont Road, Greenlaw in Berwickshire (DPEA Ref: PPA-140-2059).
The hearing session in connection with the application by Eildon Housing Association for residential development at Huddersfield Street, Galashiels, which was called-in for determination by Scottish Ministers in view of the possible flood risk (SBC Ref: 17/00695/FUL) (DPEA Ref: NA-SBD-054) was held on Wednesday 15 August in the Waverley Suite at the Transport Interchange, Galashiels. It is expected that the Reporter's report and recommendations will be submitted to Scottish Ministers in October.
Three wind farm applications submitted to the Scottish Government under Section 36 of the 1989 Act, to which the Scottish Borders Council has objected, remain outstanding: (1) the application for a 12 turbine extension to the existing Fallago Rig wind farm in the Lammermuir Hills; (2) the application to extend the operational life of the existing Fallago Rig wind farm to coincide with that of the extension (if approved) (DPEA case references WIN-140-5 & WIN-140-6); and (3) an application for the erection of 15 wind turbines on land at Birneyknowe, near Bonchester Bridge, south-east of Hawick (DPEA case reference WIN-140-7). The Reporter's reports in relation to the two Fallago Rig applications have been submitted to Scottish Ministers and their decision is awaited. The Reporter dealing with the Birneyknowe wind farm application submitted his report to Scottish Ministers on 5 September 2018.
During August 2018, the Scottish Borders Council received 121 applications for planning permission and other consents, including listed building and conservation area consents and applications for works to protected trees. Two applications for residential development in Peebles have already generated a number of objections/comments from neighbouring residents; the erection of two blocks of flats comprising 40 residential units at Tweedbridge Court (SBC Ref: 18/01086/FUL) and the erection of 71 dwellinghouses on land south of the South Park Industrial Estate (SBC Ref: 18/01026/FUL).
The proposal for affordable housing by Eildon Housing Association at Tweedbridge Court occupies the site of the former Blackwood Housing sheltered housing scheme. The proposal to erect two four-storey blocks of flats on the banks of the Tweed is causing some concern about the impact of the development on the iconic view from the Tweed Bridge. Watch this space.
The site of the proposed 71 dwellinghouses by Persimmon Homes is allocated for 50 residential units in the local development plan. It was the subject of a Proposal of Application Notice in April 2017 (SBC Ref: 17/00587/PAN). No details of the proposal were submitted with the PAN, which intimated that details of the proposed development would be available at a forthcoming public consultation event but no date, time or location for the event was provided. The pre-application consultation event proposed in the PAN did not take place until 10 July 2018 (publicised in the Peeblesshire News on 29 June 2018) more than a year after the submission of the PAN. The subsequent planning application was submitted on 6 August 2018. A number of concerns have already been raised by the local community, in particular, to the increased number of houses proposed and the suitability of Tweed Bridge and Caledonian Road to accept any further housing in this area south of the river.
This application is a perfect illustration of the uncertainties surrounding the Proposal of Application Notice procedure for large-scale developments. As related in my March 2018 Development Management update, according to the Scottish Government's Planning Circular 3/2013 on Development Management Procedures, a Proposal of Application Notice must contain an account of what consultations the applicant intends to undertake, when such consultation is to take place, with whom and what form it will take. The Scottish Government wishes to encourage improved trust and open, positive working relationships from the earliest stages in the planning process and to provide, where possible, an early opportunity for community views to be reflected in proposals. The purpose of pre-application consultation is, therefore, to improve the quality of applications, mitigate negative impacts where possible, address misunderstandings, and air and deal with any community issues that can be tackled so that the proposals benefit from that engagement and assist the efficient consideration of applications once submitted.
However, as in this case, some applicants are somewhat reticent in providing all the information required by the Regulations and PANs fail to specify when and where the required public event is to take place but leave it flexible. A notice of the proposed public event must also be published in a local newspaper circulating in the locality at least 7 days before the holding of the public event and, as in this instance, this was the first intimation of the precise date, time and location, of the proposed public event. Consequently, one has to question whether the public have had sufficient opportunity to engage with the developer and also the extent to which community views have been taken into account in framing the proposals when the planning application was submitted less than a month after the public event.
No doubt, both these proposals will figure on a future agenda of the Council's Planning and Building Standards Committee. Check out the council's Public Access Portal if you want to find out more about the above applications or any other application submitted in the past month.
Siting of a cabin for holiday let on land at Meadshaw Farmhouse, Hawick (SBC Ref: 18/00724/FUL).
Although the Planning and Buildings Standards Committee agreed on 16 July to the relaxation of its Town Centre Core Activity Area Policy as it applies to Galashiels for a period of one year (see post on 'Town Centre Policy: Amendments to practice for processing planning applications, July 2018'), the Chief Planning Officer decided on 2 August 2018 that the change of use of 37 Bank Street from a shop to a mortgage advisers was not permissible under the Pilot Scheme because it offered an inactive frontage and low footfall. An appeal to the Local Review Body would make for an interesting discussion.
In relation to appeals received by the Scottish Government's Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA), it is worth pointing out (because such appeals are relatively scarce) that an appeal was submitted on 13 August against the refusal of works to trees at Glenkinnon Wood in the Tweed Valley near Peel, Clovenfords (DPEA Ref: TWC-140-1; BRC Ref: 18/0621/TPO). Tree works applications make up a significant proportion of applications to the Planning Department and this may not be the first refusal of Tree Works Consent issued by the Chief Planning Officer but it certainly was the first Tree Works Consent appeal in the Scottish Borders. However, I shall not be able to report on its outcome for the appeal was quickly withdrawn on 23 August, ten days after it was submitted!
During August, the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) reached a decision on the appeal against the construction of a wind farm comprising 12 turbines at Pines Burn, south west of Hobkirk (SBC Ref: 17/00010/FUL) (DPEA Ref: PPA-140-2069). Much to the ire of the local community, this appeal has been upheld and planning permission has been granted subject to 35 conditions. In granting planning permission, the Reporter concluded that, although the proposed development would have localised and limited impacts on landscape and visual amenity and on archaeological assets, cumulative visual impacts would not be sufficient to reject the proposal. He also considered that whilst there would be impacts on the amenity of nearby residential properties, these would not be to an extent which would breach the test which has been applied by Scottish Ministers in a similar case. He was not persuaded by the evidence relating to the adverse effects of the development on tourism in this part of the Borders or specific tourism businesses. He considered that other potential impacts could be appropriately managed through planning conditions and other control regimes. In relation to the campaign for a Scottish Borders National Park, he attached little weight to this possible development, which is in the very early stages of investigation.
Five other appeals remain to be decided by the DPEA: one appeal is against the imposition of two conditions to a planning permission, granted by the council on 26 March 2018, for the erection of two wind turbines on land at No. 6 Lamberton Holdings in Berwickshire. The appealed conditions relate to the requirement to decommission and remove the turbines within 25 years (SBC Ref: 17/01348/FUL) (DPEA Ref: PPA-140-2071). The site inspection is programmed for the 12 September 2018.
The hearing session in connection with the application by Eildon Housing Association for residential development at Huddersfield Street, Galashiels, which was called-in for determination by Scottish Ministers in view of the possible flood risk (SBC Ref: 17/00695/FUL) (DPEA Ref: NA-SBD-054) was held on Wednesday 15 August in the Waverley Suite at the Transport Interchange, Galashiels.
Three wind farm applications submitted to the Scottish Government under Section 36 of the 1989 Act, to which the Scottish Borders Council has objected, remain outstanding: (1) the application for a 12 turbine extension to the existing Fallago Rig wind farm in the Lammermuir Hills; (2) the application to extend the operational life of the existing Fallago Rig wind farm to coincide with that of the extension (if approved) (DPEA case references WIN-140-5 & WIN-140-6); and (3) an application for the erection of 15 wind turbines on land at Birneyknowe, near Bonchester Bridge, south-east of Hawick (DPEA case reference WIN-140-7). The Reporter's reports in relation to the two Fallago Rig applications have been submitted to Scottish Ministers and their decision is awaited. The Reporter dealing with the Birneyknowe wind farm application hopes to be in a position to submit his report to Ministers during September.
Creation of Local Place Plans produced by a community body.
The Scottish Government proposes that Strategic Development Plans should be replaced by more proactive regional working partnerships. However, there is little detail or clarity on how these regional working partnerships would operate and how tensions at the regional/strategic planning level would be resolved within the proposed enhanced National Planning Framework.
The Bill proposes changes to local development plans, suggesting that the plan period should be extended to ten years instead of the present five years; that the process for preparing local development plans should be shortened by the removal of the need for a Main Issues Report (to be replaced by a draft plan); and that supplementary planning guidance should be dispensed with. The object of these and other changes is to provide stronger local development plans that deliver development.
Local Place Plans (LPPs) are one of the Scottish Government's key proposals aimed at improving public engagement and involvement in the planning system. The Government hopes that LPPs will provide an avenue for communities to feed into the development plan system. However, there are concerns as to how LPPs interact with the local development plan and clear guidance will be needed on the form and content of LPPs, and how LPPs should be developed and submitted to the planning authority. Interesting times ahead!
To improve the development management process, the Bill proposes changes to the pre-application process for major and local developments and changes to the scheme of delegation which are likely to extend the scope of appeals that would be made to the local review body rather than to Scottish Ministers. Some may welcome these changes, others may be concerned at the prospect of more decisions on major developments being taken locally.
To improve the performance of planning authorities, the Bill proposes that councillors involved in planning decisions will be required to undertake training on planning matters and councillors that have not completed such training would be barred from undertaking such duties. It may be that councillors already undertake some form of informal training but it would be difficult to argue against the need for proper training for those who are charged with the responsibility of discharging planning decisions. In the Scottish Borders, the full council is responsible for the approval of the local development plan so it could, perhaps, be argued that the whole council should undertake such training, not just the members of the planning committee and the local review body. Watch this space.
The Bill is presently passing through Parliament. The Bill completed Stage 1 on 29 May 2018 and consideration of the Bill at Stage 2 is scheduled to commence on 12 September 2018. It will be next year (2019) before we have a better idea of what the Planning (Scotland) Act might look like.
Ability to retain shop frontage.
Policy ED4 also indicates that decision making on what uses are acceptable will be guided by research or studies on vitality and viability by the council or developers.
Only a relatively small part of the region's town centres are identified as 'Core Activity Areas' (CAA). For instance, in Galashiels, the CAA is limited to the frontages of Bank Street (from Bank Street Brae to Cornmill Square), the west side of Market Street between Cornmill Square and Overhaugh Street, both sides of Channel Street between Park Street and the Market Square, and the Douglas Bridge development. Channel Street west of Park Street, the whole of High Street and Island Street, lie outwith the Galashiels CAA and there are no such restrictions on proposed uses in these streets. In Hawick, only the frontages of High Street between Cross Wynd and Baker Street are identified within the CAA. The High Street south of Cross Wynd, Bourtree Place, North Bridge Street, the Sandbed, Tower Knowe/Silver Street, Howegate and Commercial Road all lie outwith the Hawick CAA and there are no such restrictions on proposed uses in these streets.
At present, the CAA policy allows uses such as shops, hairdressers, travel agents, dry cleaners and laundrettes, restaurants, cafes, snack bars, public houses and even car sales on the identified frontages. Uses such as betting offices, beauticians, nail salons, tattooists, estate agents, photographic studios, dog groomers, vets, dental surgeries, solicitors, accountants, financial/mortgage advisors and other professional services are only acceptable where they contribute positively to the core retail activity of the area. Some of these uses do exist in the core activity areas of the Border towns, however, for they were in existence before the policy was first devised in the 1970s and 1980s, and some of these uses have been allowed where the council considered that the proposal would contribute positively to the core retail activity of the area. For instance, in April, 2018, the Local Review Body reversed the decision of the Chief Planning Officer to refuse planning permission for a change of use from retail to dog grooming practice of 38 Bank Street, Galashiels, which is within the CAA, and granted planning permission on the grounds that the proposed use would contribute positively to the core retail activity of the area. Earlier this month, planning permission was granted for a change of use from retail to dog grooming salon at 9A Bank Street, Galashiels which, although located on Bank Street, lies outwith the Galashiels CAA. On the other hand, planning permission was refused in May 2018 for the change of use of a retail unit to a tattoo studio at 52 Bank Street, Galashiels, within the CAA. The change of use of retail units at Douglas Bridge to a Job Centre was approved in November 2017 on appeal by a Scottish Government Reporter, who considered that the proposed use, although not as desirable as a retail use, would make a positive contribution to the core retail function of the CAA.
In Hawick, planning permission was granted in August 2017 for the change of use of 52 High Street, which is within the Hawick CAA, from retail to coffee shop. Planning permission was granted in April 2018 for the change of use of 53 High Street, Hawick, which is also within the Hawick CAA, from retail to form a restaurant with takeaway. Outwith the CAA, planning permission was granted in January 2017 for the change of use of 34 North Bridge Street from office to dog grooming parlour. No planning applications for such uses in the Hawick CAA have been refused in recent years.
There is, quite clearly, a measure of flexibility in the present policy that enables the council to allow a variety of non-retail uses within Core Activity Areas, each proposal being considered on its merits against the criteria set out in policy ED4 of the LDP. However, following a study by the Planning Department to examine ways to revitalise and re-invigorate the town centres of Galashiels and Hawick, the Planning and Building Standards Committee at its meeting on 16 July 2018 agreed to the removal of the restrictions imposed by the CAA designation in Hawick and to a relaxation in the way CAA policy is implemented in Galashiels for a trial period of one year. It is also proposed that, within Galashiels town centre, the requirement for developer contributions to affordable housing and education provision would be temporarily removed for one year. Contributions to the Borders Railway must remain as they are a statutory requirement. There would, however, be a general presumption in Hawick and Galashiels against anti-social uses within these town centres which may have detrimental impacts on the amenity of residential property and other uses.
To be more specific, proposals in the Hawick CAA will simply be tested against LDP policy ED3, which allows a mix of uses in town centres. Proposed changes of use from retail to a range of financial and professional office uses and other service uses, such as a betting office, beauticians, dog groomers and tattooists will not need to be assessed against the criteria in policy ED4, such as footfall contribution and longevity of vacancy. In Galashiels CAA, these proposed changes of use will continue to be assessed against the criteria in policy ED4. Potential uses identified in the report prepared by the Planning Department that could, however, be considered more favourably are: betting office, beautician, nail salon, estate agent, dog groomers and tattooists. The report also sets out further guidance in relation to two of the criteria listed in policy ED4; the judging of applications in terms of the longevity of vacancy and the marketing history of the premises, which should be taken into account when assessing proposals within the Core Activity Areas of Galashiels and the other identified towns in the Borders. The report also indicates that in assessing the contribution that a proposed use makes to the Core Activity Area, the economic benefits of the proposal, the footfall it is likely to generate and how active the proposed frontage is, would be taken into account.
These relaxations have been welcomed but only time will tell whether the changes proposed will have any significant effect on the vibrancy and vitality of Galashiels and Hawick town centres. It will be interesting to see how many proposals for the change of use of retail premises to other uses come forward in the Galashiels and Hawick Core Activity Areas within the next year and whether there is any significant change in footfall or a reduction in vacancy rates as a result. I look forward to seeing the report back at the end of the trial period.
A retrospective application for the change of use of former garage and car showroom (the Redburn Garage on Peebles Road, Galashiels) to multiple use, including furniture workshop and showroom, caravan repairs, car valeting, catering unit, retail unit and sale of garden and outdoor equipment (SBC Ref: 18/00723/FUL).
In relation to the Proposal of Application Notice for the change of use of land to form a mobile luxury lodge holiday retreat on land west of Willowdean House, Foulden (SBC Ref: 18/00674/PAN), referred to in the May update, it is understood that a public exhibition was held in Foulden Village Hall on 29 June. However, due to inadequate publicity in the local press, a further public event is to be held on 23 July 2018 and will be open to members of the public from 9.00am to 7.30pm. The event will be attended by the applicant and/or the agent for the full period of the event to take questions from the public.
The much anticipated public event in relation to the Proposal of Application Notice for a major tourist development of 500 static caravans, 50 touring caravans and associated facilities on land at Thirlestane Castle, Lauder (SBC Ref: 17/01669/PAN), was held on 5 June 2018. It will be interesting to see the results of this pre-application exercise when a planning application is submitted.
A Proposal of Application Notice has been submitted for a development by Eildon Housing Association of 69 dwellinghouses at Coopersknowe, Galashiels (SBC Ref: 18/00727/PAN). A public exhibition is planned for 11 July 2018 at Langlee Community Centre, Galashiels between 3.30pm and 7.30pm.
A Proposal of Application Notice for the development of holiday lodges, hotel and golf driving range at the Roxburghe Golf Course was submitted on 20 June 2018 (SBC Ref: 18/00799/PAN). A public exhibition on the proposed development is to be held at Heiton Village Hall on 7 August 2018 from 4.00pm to 7.30pm.
A Screening Opinion Request to determine whether an Environmental Impact Assessment is required in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017 has been submitted for a large scale mixed use development, comprising retail, office, business/light industrial, hotel, residential and non-residential institution, housing and leisure use, together with a new access from the A68 and car parking, on the Auction Mart site at Newtown St. Boswells (SBC Ref: 18/00746/SCR). A Proposal of Application Notice for the development was submitted on 9 February (SBC Ref: 18/00144/PAN) and a public consultation event was held in the Canteen at the Auction Mart on 26 March 2018 as part of the pre-application consultation process.
The council has been consulted on an application to erect a further 11 turbines at the Crystal Rigg Wind Farm, near Cranshaws in the Lammermuir Hills, which has been submitted to Scottish Ministers under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 (SBC Ref: 18/00768/S36). A Pre-application consultation on the proposed extension was undertaken in the early part of this year and a public event was held in Cranshaws Village Hall in February 2018.
During June 2018, the council decided 106 applications, only one of which was refused planning permission; for the erection of a dwellinghouse on the site of an agricultural building at Deuchar Mill in the Yarrow Valley (SBC Ref: 18/00355/PPP). At its meeting on 4 June, the Planning and Building Standards Committee granted planning permissions for the erection of two dwellinghouses on land west of Peelgait, Selkirk (SBC Ref: 17/00923/PPP) and for the erection of a single dwellinghouse at The Gables, Smiths Road, Darnick (SBC Ref: 18/00396/PPP). At its meeting on 25 June, the Committee granted planning permission for the erection of seven boarding kennels at West Greenfields, near Reston in Berwickshire, subject to a noise mitigation plan to protect the amenity of nearby houses, and a waste management plan for the storage and disposal of wastes generated by the development (SBC Ref: 18/00173/FUL). At its meeting on 18 June, the Council's Local Review Body (LRB) decided to reverse the Chief Planning Officer's decision to refuse planning permission for the part change of use of a paddock to form a new access and drive to Southbank, Bowden and the erection of a summerhouse and tennis court (SBC Ref: 17/01362/FUL).
During June, the Scottish Government's Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) allowed the appeal against the refusal, by the council, of planning permission for the erection of four dwellinghouses at Elders Yard, Newtown St. Boswells and granted planning permission in principle subject to eighteen conditions (SBC Ref: 17/01342/PPP) (DPEA Ref: PPA-140-2070). The Reporter concluded that the proposed development did accord, overall, with the relevant provisions of the local development plan and that there were no other material considerations that would justify refusing to grant planning permission in principle.
In relation to the appeal against the refusal of planning permission for residential development at Marchmont Road, Greenlaw, the appointed Reporter has intimated that she is minded to grant planning permission subject to a legal agreement in respect of a contribution to affordable housing. The Reporter's decision has been deferred for a period of 12 weeks pending the production of a completed planning agreement within that time.
The accompanied site inspection in connection with the appeal against the refusal of planning permission for the construction of a wind farm comprising 12 turbines at Pines Burn, south west of Hobkirk (SBC Ref: 17/00010/FUL) (DPEA Ref: PPA-140-2069), took place on 14 June.
The public inquiry to be held in relation to the refusal of planning permission for the erection of 7 wind turbines on land north-west of Gilston Farm, near Heriot (SBC Ref: 17/00226/FUL) (DPEA Ref: PPA-140-2068), is to commence at 10.00am on 24 July 2018 in the Novotel Hotel, Edinburgh Park (near the Gyle) and is expected to run for 2 days. Members of the public are welcome to attend. The public inquiry will be broadcast live to the internet as part of the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division's webcasting service.
Three wind farm applications submitted to the Scottish Government under Section 36 of the 1989 Act, to which the Scottish Borders Council has objected, remain outstanding: (1) the application for a 12 turbine extension to the existing Fallago Rig wind farm in the Lammermuir Hills; (2) the application to extend the operational life of the existing Fallago Rig wind farm to coincide with that of the extension (if approved) (DPEA case references WIN-140-5 & WIN-140-6); and (3) an application for the erection of 15 wind turbines on land at Birneyknowe, near Bonchester Bridge, south-east of Hawick (DPEA case reference WIN-140-7).


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Human Anatomy One Stop Information on Anatomy
Rectus Abdominis
By Anirudh Agarwal on August 17, 2017 in Muscular System
What is rectus abdominis and where is it located?
Rectus abdominis is the muscle that runs vertically adjacent to the umbilicus along the whole abdomen from the sternum up to the pubic bone. They are commonly known as abdominals or 'abs' muscles and are present in the pair at the front wall of the abdomen.
Rectus Abdominis Location
Rectus Abdominis Origin
The muscle is generally more developed in gym goers and athletes in whom the muscle is almost 20 mm thick rather than physically inactive individuals in whom the thickness is something around 10 mm. An opposite joint torque of the rectus abdominis muscle is created by its antagonist muscle erector spine.
Rectus Abdominis Insertion
From the inferomedial costal edge and back part of the xiphoid procedure of the sternum and fifth to seventh costal ligaments.
Rectus Abdominis Actions
Posteriorly angles with the pelvis region, Flexion of the vertebral segment, packs stomach substance, helps with strength termination.
Rectus Abdominis Innervation
Ventral Primary rami (T7 to T12)
Rectus Abdominis Structure
Rectus abdominis muscle is two flat and parallel muscles separated by linea alba (a connective tissue). Originating from the pubic crest (between pubic tubercle and pubic symphysis) at the lower end the muscle inserts with the help of fibers to the 5th to 7th coastal cartilage and the xiphoid process of the sternum. If the belly fat is burnt this muscle reveals the underlying 3-4 horizontal tendons intersecting the muscle. It results in the 4-6-8-10 packs although 6 packs are the most common. These intersecting tendons are the evidence of segmentation process during embryogenesis.
Rectus Abdominis Blood supply
Lower intercostal nerves along with its branches thoraco-abdominal nerves carries out the innervation process whereas the sensory stimulus relies on thoracic nerves. Blood is supplied to the rectus abdominis muscle through two arteries. Namely, an inferior epigastric artery supplying blood to the proximal part and the superior epigastric artery supplying blood to the distal part of the muscle.
Rectus Abdominis Functions
Movement of the trunk.
Flexing the spine.
Stabilization of the vertebral column.
Helps in respiration as an accessory muscle.
Tensioning of the abdominal wall.
Rectus Abdominis Pictures
Rectus Abdominis Related Conditions
Abdominal hernias
The anterior abdominal walls or the rectus abdominis region are prone to hernias (i.e. abnormal protrusion of organ). Abdominal hernias show the following common characteristics like:
Irreducible (it cannot be forced back to the abdominal cavity by pressure)
Obstructed (blockage of the intestine leading to frank constipation and severe abdominal pain)
Incarcerated (struck inside the abdominal cavity)
Strangulated (loss of blood supply as the blood vessels get ruptured)
Hernias in this region are of varied types–
A spigelian hernia– Occurs when the linea semilunaris (the connective tissue separating rectum abdominis from lateral abdominis muscles) gets weak resulting the bowel to herniate through.
An umbilical hernia– It is common post-delivery or any other inter-abdominal pressure like ascites from the liver. It also occurs owing to the weakness of the posterior surface of the umbilicus, which in turn causes outpouching of bowels.
A paraumbilical hernia– When the bowel herniates through due to the weakness of muscles surrounding the umbilicus, this type of a hernia will form.
An epigastric hernia– This occurs when the musculature around the epigastric region (superior and inferior epigastric artery) gets weak.
An incisional hernia– This type of a hernia occurs post-surgical operations when the fascia (musculature) of the region is weak and the bowel herniates through.
Omphalocele/Exomphalos: It is a rare genetic disorder often associated with chromosomal aberrations like trisomy of chromosome 13 (Patau Syndrome) and trisomy of chromosome 18 (Edward's syndrome). In this condition, as the abdominal layers fail to close, the abdominal content is held in a sac outside the abdominal cavity.
Gastroschisis
An incomplete development of the abdominal wall or if the rectus abdominis muscle fails to close during the fetal life the content of the abdominal cavity may herniate out. Unlike Omphalocele, Gastroschisis does not involve umbilical cord and actually occurs to the right side of the umbilical region. This disease could only be cured if the baby undergoes a surgical operation at a very early stage as the organs will swell and the cavity will shrink gradually as they grow, which will ultimately turn lethal.
Intercostal nerve Syndrome
Clinically also referred to as rectus abdominis syndrome, this disease refers to the trapping of the intercostal nerves to the abdomen supplemented with inflammation and rupture of the epigastric artery and stretching of rectus cutaneous medialis nerve.
Although the definite cause of this disease is not discovered it is much noticed in women expecting a recent delivery, athletes, and labors.
The symptom of rectus abdominal syndrome are the following-
Acute abdominal pain
Abdominal distension
Mimic visceral diseases like appendicitis.
When the disease gets extreme then it starts to show signs like-
Bilateral pain in the upper thoracic region
Precordial pain
Excessive and frequent abdominal cramp
Bilateral low back pain
Swelling and gas
intensified dysmenorrhea
Being a rare disease and no such particular or defining external symptom except abdominal pain (which may occur due to several other reasons) and also mimicking symptoms of other diseases the disease remains undiagnosed in 80-90% cases. Lidocaine test is the only test to diagnose the disease. The process includes injecting lidocaine into the subcutaneous layer of the sheath of rectum abdominis near the rectus cutaneous medical nerve.
Following are the most common treatments that are done to treat this disease
Local steroid injection
Local anesthetic surgery
Here is another uncommon disease on the list. While hematomas (clotting of blood to solid structures within tissues) are more common in organs like liver, kidney, heart etc., rectus abdominis hematoma, popular known as Rectus Sheath Hematoma (RSH) in medicine practitioners is one of the most severe disease in the lost since like other hematoma it is an emergency condition. While post-surgical or post-delivery hematoma is readily checked but when the same causes due to bleeding from a ruptured epigastric artery or direct tearing of rectus muscle, the condition goes undiagnosed as the symptoms mimic like any other abdominal pain. In such misdiagnosed and hence mistreated condition the affected individual will dive to the lap of death within a few hours.
Rectus abdominis is one of the largest single muscle in our body and its evolutionary significance in maintaining the proper posture of our body cannot be unaccepted. It also adds to the physical aesthetics when the individual works on their abs. But we should also be committed to our health and must take special care that we do not use these muscles excessively leading to a severe disorder.
https://www.kenhub.com/en/library/anatomy/rectus-abdominis-muscle
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3160269
http://reference.medscape.com/article/776871-overview
http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/medical/rectus_abdominis_syndrome.htm
http://www.webmanmed.com/disorders/disorders_files/musclgd/abdom/12283745.html
http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/rectus-abdominis-muscle
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La Maison des concerts de Kotka (en ) est un bâtiment situé dans le quartier de Kotkansaari à Kotka en Finlande.

Architecture
Le bâtiment construit en 1907 dans un style jugend est conçu par Eliel Saarinen et Herman Gesellius.
Le bâtiment sert de lieu de concert pour l'orchestre symphonique de Kotka et de lieu principal pour le centre culturel.
Le bâtiment héberge aussi le Syndicat social démocrate de Kotka ainsi qu'un restaurant et des espaces de réunions.

Histoire
Initialement le bâtiment est construit comme Maison des travailleurs du Syndicat social démocrate de Kotka.
Le bâtiment situé au coin des rues Keskuskatu et Kotkankatu est construit en grande partie bénévolement.
et pour des raisons financières la façade prévue sur Keskuskatu ne sera pas totalement construite.

Le bâtiment accueille la réunion du Parti ouvrier social-démocrate de Russie de 1907 à laquelle participe entre autres Vladimir Lénine.

En 1941, pendant la guerre de continuation, le bâtiment est fortement endommagé par les bombardements.
Il est reconstruit à la fin des années 1940 et au début des années 1950.
Dans les années 1980, le Syndicat social démocrate de Kotka vend la moitié de sa propriété à la ville de Kotka.
Le bâtiment est restauré en gardant le plus fidèlement possible son aspect d'origine et la salle des fêtes est transformée en salle de concert à 463 places.

Liens externes
 Maison des concerts de Kotka

Références

Bâtiment à Kotka
Salle de concert en Finlande
Mouvement ouvrier
Kotkansaari
Bâtiment d'Eliel Saarinen
Architecture Art nouveau en Finlande

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[Second Opinion] Reflections on a flat earth
In Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude," the protagonist, Jose Arcadio Buendia, becomes obsessed with astronomical knowledge and devotes countless days and nights observing the sky. In one of the most memorable scenes in the book, he emerges from his seclusion and announces to the public that the world is round, like an orange.
The people react with ridicule, thinking that he had lost all reason. It was only after the wise gypsy Melquiades returned that Buendia was vindicated, praised as a man who independently discovered something already known outside their village.
Today we consider it a given that the world is round, but very few of us can actually offer impromptu proof of it. Of course, there are pictures, but suppose you were to be transported to ancient Egypt. Can you convince the pharaohs that the world is round, without reviewing college physics?
This is one of modernity's paradoxes: We know a lot, but much of it is second-hand knowledge. We know that we're made up of cells, molecules and atoms, but few of us have actually looked through an electron microscope. The DNA in our imagination is but an illustration—a representation that bears little resemblance to the real DNA.
I have no problem with this epistemology (that is, how we know what we know), because that's the foundation of our modern, specialized society. I don't need to know how microchips work, but I can use a laptop. I've never seen them myself, but I believe in the existence of Uranus and Neptune.
But while the specialization of knowledge has benefited us greatly, our detachment from the original means of knowing what we know — i.e., through direct observation—means that knowledge itself has become a matter of trust, and that we can easily be misled into believing, or disbelieving, anything.
One example is the idea that the earth is flat. Though the ancients have long postulated that the earth is a sphere, this did not enter mainstream thinking until the Middle Ages, and by the time Magellan's fleet circumnavigated the planet there was little doubt about its shape and size. The definitive moment, of course, was when human beings finally saw Earth away from it — that is, when satellites and astronauts reached space.
Today, however, some people — including Shaquille O'Neil and Kyrie Irving — still believe that the earth is flat. When a PhD student in Tunisia submitted a dissertation defending this "worldview," It caused an outcry in the Arab world. "How does one explain such stunning ignorance of basic astronomy, coupled with such brashness and insolence — rejecting Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, Einstein, Hubble, and everything in science?" one writer wondered.
An important requisite of these beliefs is their rootedness in people's mistrust of the "establishment": Just like moon-landing conspiracists, flat-earth adherents claim that world governments and hegemons, aided by academics and the "biased media," are hiding the planet's nature to perpetuate their domination.
A second requisite for the formation of unscientific beliefs is a community that believes them. When you have other people believing the same things that you do, you feel affirmed, making you firmer in your convictions. The PhD student was mocked by academics (her submission was rejected), but she may find community among those who interpret the Quran in a certain way. In turn, she provides them with a scientific vocabulary by which to legitimate their beliefs. This brings us to a third requisite: "expert" legitimacy.
All of these came to the fore during the solar eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017, which believers took as evidence — not a refutation — of a flat earth. Again, we saw narratives of conspiracy (the moon and sun are "Nasa holograms"), the use of expert-sounding or arcane language (i.e., "Zetetic astronomy"), as well as an entire community affirming such beliefs.
I'm sure Earth wouldn't mind if some humans think it is flat, and to a certain extent, neither should we. But what of the far more dangerous things people are believing?
Originally published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer: http://opinion.inquirer.net/107643/reflections-flat-earth
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Q: Ionic 6 ERROR TypeError: Cannot convert undefined or null to object I have this error when wanting to communicate with API firebase:
ERROR TypeError: Cannot convert undefined or null to object
The data comes from the firebase realtime database, however it shows the logs only on the network. Following are the code segments that i have used and i am completely new the ionic development, so kindly point if i made any blunders.
home.page.html
<ion-header>
  <ion-toolbar>
    <ion-title>
      Ionic Offline Mode
    </ion-title>
  </ion-toolbar>
</ion-header>

<ion-content>
  <ion-refresher slot="fixed" (ionRefresh)="loadData(true, $event)">
    <ion-refresher-content>
    </ion-refresher-content>
  </ion-refresher>

  <ion-list>
    <ion-item *ngFor="let user of users" tappable (click)="updateUser(user.id)">
      <ion-thumbnail slot="start">
        <img [src]="user.avatar">
      </ion-thumbnail>
      <ion-label>
        <h3>{{ user.first_name }} {{ user.last_name }}</h3>
      </ion-label>
    </ion-item>
  </ion-list>
</ion-content>

home.page.ts
import { Platform } from '@ionic/angular';
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { ApiService } from '../services/api.service';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-home',
  templateUrl: 'home.page.html',
  styleUrls: ['home.page.scss'],
})
export class HomePage implements OnInit {

  users:any[]=[];

  constructor(private apiService: ApiService, private plt: Platform) { }

  ngOnInit() {
    this.plt.ready().then(() => {
      this.loadData(true);
    });
  }

  loadData(refresh = false, refresher?) {
    this.apiService.getUsers(refresh).subscribe(res => {
      this.users = Object.values(res);
      if (refresher) {
        refresher.target.complete();
      }
    });
  }

  updateUser(id) {
    this.apiService.updateUser(id, {name: 'Victor', job: 'CEO'}).subscribe();
  }

}

api.service.ts
import { OfflineManagerService } from './offline-manager.service';
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
import { NetworkService, ConnectionStatus } from './network.service';
import { Storage } from '@ionic/storage';
import { Observable, from } from 'rxjs';
import { tap, map, catchError } from "rxjs/operators";

const API_STORAGE_KEY = 'specialkey';
const API_URL = 'https://food-ea070-default-rtdb.firebaseio.com';

@Injectable({
  providedIn: 'root'
})
export class ApiService {

  constructor(private http: HttpClient, private networkService: NetworkService, private storage: Storage, private offlineManager: OfflineManagerService) { }

  getUsers(forceRefresh: boolean = false): Observable<any[]> {
    if (this.networkService.getCurrentNetworkStatus() == ConnectionStatus.Offline || !forceRefresh) {
      // Return the cached data from Storage
      return from(this.getLocalData('users'));
    } else {

      // Return real API data and store it locally
      return this.http.get(`${API_URL}/users.json`).pipe(
        map(res => res['data']),
        tap(res => {
          this.setLocalData('users', res);
        })
      )
    }
  }

  updateUser(_user, data): Observable<any> {
    let url = `${API_URL}/users.json`;
    if (this.networkService.getCurrentNetworkStatus() == ConnectionStatus.Offline) {
      return from(this.offlineManager.storeRequest(url, 'PUT', data));
    } else {
      return this.http.put(url, data).pipe(
        catchError(err => {
          this.offlineManager.storeRequest(url, 'PUT', data);
          throw new Error(err);
        })
      );
    }
  }

  // Save result of API requests
  private setLocalData(key, data) {
    this.storage.set(`${API_STORAGE_KEY}-${key}`, data);
  }

  // Get cached API result
  private getLocalData(key) {
    return this.storage.get(`${API_STORAGE_KEY}-${key}`);
  }

}

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I'm sure predicting the weather is a tough gig. It's a complex science, even with modern technology to help you out. Long-term predictions, especially, require a combination of experience, meteorological knowledge, and probably a bit of luck. This is where the computer models come into play, and although you won't hear your local forecaster say it, there are computer programs running constant simulations of incoming storm systems, and the simulations don't always agree. This is why I love reading the forecast discussions generated—in my area at least—twice a day by experienced meteorologists at my local NOAA weather headquarters.
Forecast discussions—simple, text-based advisories typed in caps—aren't intended for general public consumption; their cryptic language and terminology aren't easy to decipher by the layperson, and they often contain disheartening truths and expressions of doubt you won't hear on your local nightly newscast. This is what makes them so much fun.
Over time, you begin to realize that, not only do the computer simulations often contradict each other, they sometimes contradict themselves. Run a model once, and the storm system scheduled to arrive in 72 hours will create catastrophic weather conditions. Run the same model again, and now the system is 100 miles north, resulting in an entirely different and far more benign scenario. Sometimes you can almost see the meteorologists watching this chaos on their monitors and pulling out their hair by the fistful. And that doesn't even take into account the disagreement between the three or four different computer programs that might be attempting to make sense of the same storm system at the same time.
Here's an actual example from the recent past. If the local TV weather guy put things this way he'd probably be fired, but wouldn't it be refreshing to hear this kind of straightforward talk for a change?
AFTER A COUPLE OF RUNS WHERE THE GFS40 TOOK THE LOW CENTER MUCH FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...THE 06Z TRACK IS A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH AGAIN...ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COLORADO BORDER...BUT NOT NEARLY AS FAR NORTH AS RUNS 24 HOURS AGO AT THIS TIME...WHICH HAD THE LOW CENTER TRACKING ACROSS WYOMING AS I RECALL. NEEDLESS TO SAY...THE EXACT TRACK REMAINS A MYSTERY. TO CONFUSE THE ISSUE MORE...THE 84HR NAM12 DIGS THE SYSTEM MUCH FARTHER SOUTH AND WEST OF COLORADO...ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AT 18Z SATURDAY COMPARED TO THE GFS40 POSITION OVER SOUTHWEST UTAH AT THE SAME TIME. THE 96HR 00Z ECMWF WOULD TEND TO SUPPORT THE GFS40...WITH ITS LOW POSITION NEAR THE 4 CORNERS REGION AT 00Z SUNDAY. SO...IMPORTANT QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWERED...BUT...ALAS...THE FORECAST MUST STILL GO OUT. SO...I`M STILL FAVORING THE GFS40 AT THIS POINT...WHICH BRINGS THE FIRST SURGE OF SHALLOW ARCTIC AIR INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THE 1ST ROUND OF PRECIPITATION INTO THE REGION ABOUT THE SAME TIME.
It's comical, but at the same time a little bit sad; you have to feel sorry for anyone whose job involves such a high level of doubt and frustration. All you can really do, I imagine, is give it your best shot based on currently available information, and hope for the best. Even when you're right and the storm warning you issued saves lives, your good judgment is quickly forgotten when the next warning results in nothing more than a dusting of snow. It's likely the public won't remember your meteorological good judgment, but every false alarm will be seen as further proof that you have absolutely no idea what you're doing. This is unfortunate, but probably unavoidable; predicting the weather has long been considered a reckless profession by many.
Personally, I don't think meteorologists get enough credit. I imagine it's a little bit like being an air-traffic controller: do your job right, and the only tangible result is another planeload of passengers arriving safely at their destination. Make a mistake, and . . . well, everyone will take note, but not in a positive way. In a similar way, the accurate weather forecast is taken for granted, but make a mistake and the blame pours down (forgive me) like rain.
Anyway, next time someone comments about another inaccurate forecast, you can point them to your local forecast discussion, wherein lies the evidence that things are not always as simple as they seem.


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Римма Раисовна Закирова  (род. 1977 год) — артистка балета Башкирского государственного театра оперы и балета. Народная артистка Республики Башкортостан (2010).

Биография
Закирова Римма Раисовна родилась в 1977 году в Уфе. Мать — Бадар Зиннатовна была школьным учителем, отец — Раис Карипович работал водителем автобуса.

Начала увлекаться танцами в пятилетнем возрасте, посещала танцевальный кружок под руководством Х. Ф. Мустаева при Дворце культуры нефтяников. После окончания третьего класса средней школы поступила в Уфимское хореографическое училище, где в течение 8 лет училась в классе Л. С. Куватовой и окончила его 1995 году.

С 1992 года (с перерывами) работает в балетной труппе Башкирского государственного театра оперы и балета. В 2008 году в составе делегации Республики Башкортостан выступила в гала-концерте мастеров искусств в штаб-квартире ЮНЕСКО, в составе труппы театра гастролировала в Голландии, США, Франции, Турции, Италии, Египте, Португалии, Таиланде. Несколько раз участвовала в Международном фестивале балетного искусства имени Р. Нуреева.

В 1995 году работала в труппе «Молодой балет Франции» (Париж), в 2001—2002 годах — в балетной труппе «Cairo Opera House» (Каир, Египет).

В 2014 году окончила Уфимскую государственную академию искусств им. Загира Исмагилова.

Неоднократно участвовала в Международном фестивале балетного искусства имени Р. Нуреева.

Роли в спектаклях
Лиза («Тщетная предосторожность» П. Гертеля), Сильфида («Сильфида» Х. Левенсхольда), Жизель («Жизель» А. Адана), Китри («Дон Кихот» Л. Минкуса), Гамзатти («Баядерка» Л. Минкуса), Вакханка («Вальпургиева ночь» Ш. Гуно), Анель («Голубой Дунай» И. Штрауса), Одетта-Одиллия («Лебединое озеро» П. Чайковского), Аврора («Спящая красавица» П. Чайковского), Мари («Щелкунчик» П. Чайковского), Балерина («La Marionnette» на музыку И. Стравинского), Мария (Б. Асафьев «Бахчисарайский фонтан»), Джульетта («Ромео и Джульетта» С. Прокофьева), Айша (К. Караев «Семь красавиц»), Зайтунгуль («Журавлиная песнь» Л. Степанова, З. Исмагилова) и др.

Награды и звания
 Заслуженная артистка Республики Башкортостан (1998)
 Народная артистка Республики Башкортостан (2010)
 Премия Международной организации «ТЮРКСОЙ-2010»

Семья
Муж — Ринат Абушахманов, заслуженный артист РБ. Дочь — Анастасия,сыновья Дамир и Данияр

Примечания

Ссылки

 Башкирский государственный театр оперы и балета
 The Rudolf Nureyev State Ballet Theatre

Выпускники Башкирского хореографического колледжа
Артисты балета Башкирского театра оперы и балета
Выпускники Уфимского государственного института искусств


Edit: Added 1 more photo with Team Japan at the end of the blog.
At long last the inaugural Sasuke ASEAN Open Cup (2014) has arrived! The day is finally here! Under VERY hot weather conditions in the South Pacific (35C/98F) this event goes from now until Sunday!
Before that, the week before the tournament was to start, the location changed to Dataran Petaling Jaya. I actually I agree with many on SMF members that prefer this open field rather than a stadium. It's open to the public and easily viewable from any angle. (and yes that's the train station running across the bottom of the screen) Hey, remember Sasuke 1 was inside of the Tokyo Dome with a small modified course! I find this to be much more suited for Sasuke.
Thanks to twitter and other social media we've had a few photos already posted online of the course layout. I knew already that this is a much smaller scale event and differently laid out. As a result I was not disappointed over the smaller scale of this event. It's still much larger than Sasuke Malaysia and I thought that course was just fine.
Sasuke ASEAN organization as a whole is the brainchild of Zai Joehurry. She brought us Sasuke Malaysia and has been working hard to get all of the other South East Asian countries involved. This is a nice place to start as the event grows in size, prestige and experience. This will be a regular event with direct ties to Sasuke Japan. That alone makes me VERY happy.
Of course, those of us who have heard the name Masato Inui 乾雅人 but never knew what the looked like, here he is! He is a veteran Director of Sasuke 1-14 and then again with the current reboot "Sasuke Rising" (which we know as Sasuke 28 and 29).
I'm excited to see foreigners making the blind leap to Malaysia even knowing the event was going to be small. This is actually a long-time Rambling Rican reader, Perry Oosterlee of the Netherlands (not Holland!).
I can't wait until tomorrow until we see more foreigners show up for Day 2 of qualifying (Open qualifying including walk-ons). More on that later. Again, this is a smaller event but I'm glad to see it's birth after a very long year of planning, postponement and general frustration.
Also flying halfway around the world are Americans. A couple of Sasuke veterans in (Sasuke 22, 26, 27) David Campbell and (Sasuke 27) Ryan Stratis. I've been hearing there are more ANW stars on their way (or already there) but I haven't seen photos yet. I'm sure I'll see more as the week wears on (their qualifying day is Tomorrow, Friday, February 21).
Given the size of the event it was a rare treat for the organizers to see the foreigners come in, so they set up interviews with them. This is the media tent. I'm sure a cool respite to this ridiculous hot weather they are having.
Qualifying started today (Thursday) for Malaysia. (Remember they are 13 hours ahead of the East Coast USA where I'm located) It's a simple test comprising of 2 short parts. The way this works is between Day 1 and Day 2 a total of 100 top times will be selected to move onto the main event on Saturday's Individual Competition.
The first part is the Sextuple.. er... Quintuple.. hang on.. which is it.. without the "landing" jump I can't say "six".. so.. "five"? Okay dammit I'm committing to Sextuple Steps (Rokudantobi 六段跳び) since that had 5 actual steps.. let the "jump" onto the field be the 6th. Anyway there is a chalk line where you have to jump over (or be disqualified) so that's my 6th step.
From there you haul across the open field (I think I read it was 60 meters?) to a couple of judges with stop watches to take your overall time. For those who succeeded past this, their times will be compiled along with Day 2 competitors (Friday) to take the top 100 times overall to move on to Day 3 (which is the main event I mentioned before) which is the Individual event.
This, is the main event. This course will be used for Saturday's Individual event and then again on Sunday's Team event. I'll go across the field as best I can and describe how this works. Each are broken up into 3 stages. The reason they are doing this is to have 3 groups running simultaneously like in the Olympics. (Gymnastics comes to mind where groups go around the apparatus and compete at the same time as everyone else in the other groups). The top 100 will be divided in 3 groups: A B C. Every group will do the stage there and everything will be timed. If you clear an obstacle, you get points. Fail: then you are disqualified and cannot try that stage again. Each group will rotate around the 3 stages until they all get a chance to complete the entire course. You'll earn a medal for clearing a stage (everyone who clears it will earn one) and you'll get a medal for the top time of a stage, also a medal for the top time overall (of all stages). Also, you can win a prize money (amount unconfirmed).
.. which is the Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe (2連そり立つ壁) literally "Double Warped Wall". These are the same size as Sasuke if I'm told correctly. Ya'll can confirm that later. For those unfamiliar with the walls, the first wall is shorter than the second wall. Obviously going left of the photo to the right of the photo to complete this section. This of course will be timed.
Why am I showing this photo? Well the next stage is what is behind them. The rigging that is in place (since the walls were not put in until the main event on Saturday) will be for Wall Lifting (ウォールリフティング) comprising of 4 walls if the information is correct to be immediately followed by .. wait for it.. The Gallon Throw (ザ・ガロンスロー) YES! From Sportsman #1! Mwahahahah Do you see the big concrete barrier? Yeah.. that's it. And yes this is timed! I'm literally jumping in my seat as I type this!
For those who have NO bloody clue what I'm talking about, there was a brief description on my last Sportsman #1 blog from a few years ago. This is where someone takes a barrel, throws it over their heads and hopes to clear a barrier behind them. Shown here is veteran Sasuke competitor (and overall hottie) Kane Kosugi who's looking up to see the wall behind him! I'm not sure if they will be using barrels like these but you get the gist of the overall set up.
After that is the Lamp Grasper (ランプグラスパー), known as the Globe Grasp in English broadcasts.
And finishing with a Sasuke 9-17 version of the Cliffhanger (クリフハンガー) which is actually known the クリフハンガー改 (literally Altered Cliff Hanger).
Overall I'm really happy with the course. Given the physical capabilities of walk-ons and vets being diverse, it does warrant the entry of earlier version obstacles. I like the mix of old and new with the oddball Gallon Throw being there to literally throw things off. LOL I'm actually laughing about it. It makes me very happy to see sprinkles of other shows mixed in.
Representative flags of those countries competing in the inaugural event!
Overall this is a good first step and I wish them a smooth tournament. Good luck to everyone and hope everyone has a great time! Let's hope TBS decides to put some of this on Youtube since it's pretty obvious now that this will not be televised in full.
Arriving sometime tomorrow in Malaysia for the weekend will be Team Japan. Let the Games BEGIN!
Looks good for the first event. They've mentioned before that they're open to changing the format and course each year so hopefully we get a bigger course next year. With only 2 obstacles in 2 of the stages. I can't imagine they will have a very diverse range of times through them. Thanks for the Blog Arsenette. Exactly what I wanted to wake up to!
Tehehehe comment moderation :) Thanks for the kind words though. We'll see how this changes over the years. For now I'm happy with what is already presented.
Dude! I wanna try that!! Also glad that David is competing!!
Hey Band! I'm glad as well. I'm very happy that they flew all the way over to support the event.
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Hazz al-quħūf, also known by its full title Hazz al-quħūf bi šarħ qaṣīd ʾabī šadūf (Brains Confounded by the Ode of Abu Shaduf Expounded), is a humorous 17th-century Arabic literary text written by Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Jawad ibn Khidr al-Shirbini.  The main subject of the book is everyday Egyptian rural life. It is known to contain some of the best samples of colloquial Arabic to have survived from before the 19th-century and is considered unusual in pre-20th-century literature for its focus on rural rather than urban themes.

Author

Most of what is known of the author, Yusuf al-Shirbini, comes from his own writing in Hazz al-quhuf and another short work, the only 2 surviving texts he authored; he does not appear in any of the biographies of his time.

Yusuf al-Shirbini was born in the first half of the 17th century in Shirbin, a small village in North East Gharbiyya province on the Damietta branch of the Nile in Egypt. He was well-versed in the Arabic science and literature of his day and claimed to have been inspired by Ibn Sudun, the 15th-century Cairene author of Nuzhat al-nufus wa mudhik al-'abus (The Entertainment of Souls and Bringing a Smile to a Scowling Face). Scholars suggest that al-Shirbini was part of an educated urban middle class of ulama ( , "scholars") who moved from the countryside to the city during this period.

Themes

Hazz al-quhuf is composed in the style of a literary commentary on a 42-line poem purported to be written by a peasant (, fallāḥ) named Abu Shaduf. In his commentary, al-Shirbini describes different customs of peasants and urban dwellers, and notes regional distinctions between the Sa'idi people of Upper Egypt, people of the Nile Delta in Lower Egypt, and the poorest villages scattered in between. Scholars have interpreted some of the text as a parody of the iltizam () system of taxation from this period in Ottoman history, when the Ottoman state gave up central control over rural taxes. Al-Shirbini deals humorously with peasants, country judges, local tax collectors, and sufis. The focus on ordinary 17th Egyptian peasant life makes this work an anomaly for literature of the period.

The text contains about 6750 words of colloquial Egyptian Arabic prose, and the rest is written in a style that is closer to everyday standard Arabic than Literary Arabic. Al-Shirbini makes extensive use of oral material including jokes, recipes, and popular proverbs. It has been regarded as an example of the contradictions of the intellectual world during this period.

Publication

Hazz al-quhuf was completed in March of 1686. There are 10 known surviving manuscripts, some of them only partial texts. Hazz al-quhuf was first printed commercially in 1858 at the Egyptian government press in Bulaq, and since then a number of other editions have been published. In 2005, Humphrey Davies published an edition based on a comparison of several manuscripts, which is considered the most accurate and complete edition.

Citations

References

History of literature in Egypt
17th-century books
Ottoman Egypt
Taxation in the Ottoman Empire


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We empower people to create a career they love. Connecting people with their passion and helping them through career transition is at the heart of what we do.
If we make a statement of intent, and allow our actions to follow that lead, it will turn into reality, often without much effort.
Think of intention setting like planting a seed. It is the conscious decision to approach a desired outcome in a specific way. Our intentions determine how we want to show up in a particular situation, with a particular person or on a particular journey. They serve as a guidepost to who we want to 'be', as opposed to what we want to 'do'.
Let's assume that my desired outcome is finding meaningful work. My intention is to embrace every step along the journey and to learn and grow from every opportunity that presents itself. When I'm confronted with my own doubts, concerns and uncertainty, having this intention will stretch me to reach to the full extent of my ability and eventually bring me closer to my goal of finding meaningful work.
A lot of people know that they want some sort of change in their career, however often they are unable to express exactly what they are looking for. So if they decide to go and look for it, they embark on a journey without a destination.
It is inevitable that whatever route they choose to take, they will be challenged with emotions like fear, anxiety or doubt, which, without powerful intentions, will set them right back to where they started.
If, however, they start by developing their intention with some initial reflection as to how they want to approach this journey and why, they create a sort of mantra for themselves that they can fall back on when nagging voices come up. This mantra reminds them of their direction.
Clear intentions allow us to make decisions in harmony with what is important to us. They encourage us to react in certain ways, respond to situations, engage in supportive opportunities and generally help us to be more balanced in difficult situations. Powerful intention setting is therefore key to manifest personal and professional goals.
Sense, purpose and direction: Intentions show us the way to go. They are based on what is truly important to us and therefore give sense and meaning to our actions and behaviour.
Increased productivity: Because intentions are purpose-based, this contributes to a positive mindset, which results in increased productivity.
Head space: Setting intentions helps us to focus on what is important to us and steers us away from limiting beliefs and negative brain chatter. We get to deliberately choose how we want to show up. Often, just by bringing this to our awareness, the worries and concerns vanish by themselves.
There is no right or wrong approach to setting an intention. However, intentions are most powerful if they are phrased positively and aligned with our unique personal values.
Now that you have started thinking about your intentions for your career change, you are ready to get started. We want to give you some top tips to approach your journey, so that you know how to make your intentions work for you.
Write a statement with your intention. Thinking about how we want to approach a career change is great, but it becomes even more powerful if we say it out loud and manifest it onto a piece of paper. This doesn't have to be in form of words – get your creative juices flowing and express your intention in the form of a visual.
Set the tone for your day – every day. Having a long-term vision in place is great, however our daily behaviour determines at what speed and with how much fun we achieve our desired outcomes. We at Create my Career for example always take a moment before our workshops to set our intention for the day and the group.
Allow for a change in direction. While we love a good vision of where you are heading, it is important to stay flexible and allow your goals to evolve over time. As you approach your journey, you will learn a ton of new things about yourself and it is therefore important to reflect on your intentions and goals from time to time, to ensure you are still on track.
Find a sparring partner. Our intentions become more powerful and we are more likely to stick with them if we have people around us who support us on our journey. Choose your accountability partner carefully and they will remind you and get you back on track in case you derail.
Our intentions set the course and determine the direction we are headed and ultimately the results we achieve. They are expressed in a clear statement of an outcome we want to achieve.
If we approach a career change without any intentions, we will likely derail and take several unnecessary detours before reaching our goals. If, however, we set our intentions mindfully, they serve as a mantra when things get tricky.
When setting your intention, think about your long-term vision as well as your daily attitude and how you want to show up. Stay flexible and allow for a change of direction if needed. An accountability partner is a great way to get additional support.
Being able to tell a good story is really important in making a successful career change. The ability to quickly and compellingly tell your story means you will engage people, help them remember you, and ensure that you are making the most of every opportunity that comes your way, whether at a formal networking event, in a casual conversation with friends, or during an interview situation.
Storytelling is one of the oldest forms of human communication. It is the way in which generations of people have passed information on from one person to the next, and our brains are wired to respond to it.
Hearing a story taps into our emotions as well as our analytical capability. We quickly start to relate the story to our own situation and life experience, bringing meaning and depth to what we are hearing. A good story is remembered because it brings to life emotions, and engages the different senses – sight, sound, touch, smell and even taste – making a much deeper imprint on the brain than simple facts and figures can.
Think of a networking event, who do you find it more interesting to talk to, and who are you more likely to remember? the person who clearly articulates their ambition, what they are trying to achieve and who is brave about asking for help; or the person who cannot quite formulate an answer to the question of why they are here and what they are looking for.
Preparing your story in advance will put you in the best possible position to share it eloquently and easily when you meet others, allowing your natural enthusiasm for your topic to come across clearly, rather than getting lost in a long rambling tale about how you have stopped enjoying your job and are desperate to get out! Also remember that when you are networking, each individual is often trying to get around as many people as possible in a short space of time. Being able to tell your story crisply and concisely will make you stand out from the crowd.
So, how do you go about creating that perfect story?
A simple way to do this is to create your own short story sketch. Once you have your story sketch, this can be a consistent source of reference to help you share your plans and hopes for your career change.
A story sketch has a few elements to it that will help you to create a structured story that you can then easily share with others. Using a structured approach will also help you to think through what it is that you really want to get across, and also to define what you need from different people.
You may not know all the answers to these questions just yet, but thinking through them will help you, and other answers may come to you at a later date. Remember, a story can evolve and grow – not necessarily in length, but in depth and structure – so as you move further along your career change journey you can deepen different parts as more of the story comes to life for you.
The Roadmap – where are you on your journey to shift career, and what do you anticipate are the steps that you still need to take in order to achieve your goals?
What do you want from the person you are talking to – This is critical. It's important to know what you are asking for, which may vary depending on who you are talking to: It might be a reference; an opportunity to job shadow someone; an introduction to a key contact that you think could help or advise you; some advice or input on something you are working on.
What you can do for the person you are talking to – knowing what you can offer the person in return for their help is also essential. It may be a skillset you have identified that they need; an offer to introduce them to someone in return; or a recommendation around an article that may be of interest to them. If you can offer them something too, this builds your relationship and means they are more likely to think of you the next time they, or someone they know, needs something.
Finally, once you have drafted out the answers to the points above, focus on your Elevator Pitch – if you literally have one minute to share your story, what will you say?
Now that you have created your story sketch, you have all the elements you need to share your story with others. Have fun with it!
Confidence is a state of mind. A state, in which we feel we can move a mountain!
In times of uncertainty, for example when considering a career change or aiming for a promotion, our mind means well in protecting us and therefore comes up with tons of reasons why we should stay where we are – in our comfort zone where we are a subject expert and where we know every potential outcome of the next steps.
When we challenge our protection mechanism, our irrational brain takes over and overwhelms us with feelings. Fear of failure kicks in. We start criticising ourselves, feel we lack the knowledge and can get really insecure. Soon after, we come up with good reasons why we should perhaps postpone our scary leap and not shake things up right now. And here we are again – back in this vicious cycle.
When going for something big in life, we need a good amount of confidence so that we dare to reach for our ambitions and don't let our emotions stop us. As Katty Kay, author of The Confidence Code, nicely put it "Confidence is life's enabler – it is the quality that turns thoughts into action". It is one of the main ingredients that is required when we don't know what our next step entails.
People with a healthy amount of confidence have an appearance; An aura that shines and somehow impacts people around them. They seem to take more risks and look at the bright side of life, even when things aren't always going according to plan.
Building our confidence in times of uncertainty is inevitable. And it can be learned and mastered through practice and self-reflection. Here is how.
When taking a leap that results in not knowing what's next, it is wise to plan ahead. For example, if you are considering to leave your full time job to pursue another career, plan ahead by speaking with people who have done this step before you and back yourself up in every area that could possibly throw you off track. Usual considerations would be your financial situation, fears that are likely going to hit you, and who is going to support you. Think about investing in a mentor or a coach, who can be your sparring partner during that transition.
Knowing what to expect makes us feel prepared and ultimately more confident. Read through Allison's related article that describes potential fears one by one.
We are programmed to feel guilty if we haven't given something our best shot. We tend to listen to our inner critic that tells us we are not good enough, not smart enough, don't earn enough money and so on. Once in that trap, we keep beating ourselves up and remain in this mindset of negativity. Sometimes even certain friends or family can trigger our confidence to shrink.
Drop the negative mindset, distance yourself from those who aren't good for you and surround yourself with positive energy, enthusiasm and gratitude. This is difficult at first, however it can go a long way.
The way we speak, move and interact with people plays a big part in how we feel. Simply being aware of our posture, for example, quickly reveals what gives us confidence. Wearing clothes that make us feel powerful and maintaining an attitude that is full of kindness and smiles support how we want to be perceived.
Try pulling your shoulders back and really be present during your next conversation. Be mindful, curious and actively listen. Talk slowly and notice the difference on the impact you have. It is likely you will get positive recognition.
Getting our endorphins released is one of the most powerful ways to increase our confidence. We can see the results so obviously, through stats and body improvement that we tend to approach every task that follows with the attitude to just 'hit the ground running'.
Sports, movement, and fresh air plays such an integral part of our success, and yet is it often the first thing that people remove from their schedule due to 'more important' commitments. Make sure that you don't compromise on your own well-being and treat it as important as other areas in your life.
It happens to all of us that, despite having found good routine that sets us up in the right mindset, we do have days that are just not in our favour. Prepare for such days and have something in place that helps you to be ok with this situation. Some ideas could be to have a list ready that shows all your moments that you are proud of, getting lost in a novel or art work, calling someone who can lift you up or simply take a deep breath. Tomorrow is a new day to start all over again.
One of the main reasons people don't pursue a wanted career change, or why they get stuck, is fear. Fear of failing… fear of getting it wrong… fear of looking foolish… fear of someone telling them they are doing the wrong thing… One of the challenges is that fear is often ill-defined, perhaps we have a nagging sense of doubt or we start catastrophising about all the things that could go wrong.
Fear is normal, a basic human emotion that we cannot live without. Psychologically, fear is designed to protect us. It makes us pause in our tracks, think about the next step, and decide how we are going to go forward. So we shouldn't view fear as an inherently bad thing, it only really hurts us when it paralyses us and stops us moving forward at all.
Instead of seeing fear as a negative, try looking at it differently. Fear is an indicator. It tells us what is really important to us. Fear can even help us make decisions when used in the right way – as leverage and as a powerful driving force that can help us take positive action.
The first thing to do is to identify what your fears actually are. Putting them down in writing can help define them more clearly. Once you have made a list of all your fears, it is helpful to think through what is at their root. For example, if you are afraid of getting it wrong – what lies beneath that? Is the real concern about losing money; losing face in front of others; of having to go back to a job you are desperate to leave because it hasn't worked out; of wasting time? Once you have clarity on the underlying fear, it is easier deal with it.
Will I make enough money to live on?
If the real fear is about not having enough money to live on, what actions can you take to give yourself a financial cushion? It might be putting in place a savings plan for the next six months so that when you do finally quit your job you have enough to survive on until you are generating sufficient income. One trick is to see what you have left in your account at the end of the month and to move across any surplus to a savings account. It will quickly build up and even putting away a few pounds each week can make a difference over time.
Am I going to waste time by making the wrong career change choice?
If it's fear of wasting time because you've taken a wrong turn or made a decision that didn't turn out the way you hoped, what can you do to 'test' your decision in advance? Can you shadow someone who does the role you are interested in to see if it's really for you; What about talking to a range of people in the industry to find out their perspective on what the job is all about, the highs and the lows, as well as the types of people that are successful in it.
How will I cope with starting at the bottom again?
This is a tough one and a really human fear. Perhaps you are contemplating taking a big drop in status, going back to the beginning and starting all over again. It can be a really daunting prospect to be at the bottom again, especially when it means having a boss who is younger and less experienced than you. It's not just about overcoming the blow to your ego through the loss of status, but also the worry about whether you will ever be able to regain that status again. One way to tackle this is to reframe the fear mentally and emotionally. Think of what opens up to you if you do not have responsibility of being the person who is ultimately in charge. This can be a chance to try doing things differently, and to take a new path that may not have been open to you in the senior role that you held previously. Also, remember all that life experience gives you a huge advantage over the other people at your level in the organisation – you have the opportunity to add value that others' cannot, and you may even be able to use that experience to fast track your promotion back up the ladder again.
These fears may be familiar to you, or you may have other fears that are unique to your own journey. Fears can be overcome, or at least reduced, through taking the time to build an action plan. In addition, keeping your vision in mind is incredibly powerful when fear creeps up on you. Your vision is your motivator to keep going when things are tough, and then you can use your fear to sense-check what's most important, to help you make even the most difficult decisions and get that action plan working for you.
I made my last career change in 2009, a year after the crash, and at a time when it was really tough to get a job. I was really clear on what I wanted to do, but I had a fear of whether I would actually be able to change careers successfully. I knew that I needed to do some additional study to get into the field I was drawn to, but I was finding it hard to decide between the 'sensible' option of studying part time (much easier financially, and much less risky in terms of being confident I would actually have a job at the end of it) and the 'risky' option of studying full time and hoping I would manage to find a job afterwards. I dialled into my fear to help me make my decision, and I quickly realised that my fear of being stuck in a career that I no longer loved was far greater than my fear of not having a job at the end of my studies. I realised that only by making 100% commitment to the career change would I be successful, so my approach was to quit, but at the same time to put in place a back-up plan, in case it did take longer than I hoped to find the role that I wanted.
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This time I'm going to show you something from the 19th century. Although the Archive mostly collects material from 1900 onwards, we do have some older items, sometimes because they are particularly significant or have a particular link to Tate's collection. In this case, the letter you see is from John Everett Millais, one of the central members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and it is about a work in Tate's collection. Writing on 6 May 1878 to his half-brother, Henry Hodgkinson, who had bought his painting 'The Yeoman of the Guard' a year before, he says: I am sure no one will be more delighted than you to hear that my success at Paris is immense. I am hearing on all sides that there is a profound recognition of my work there, and a letter from the secretary informs me this morning that they place the Yeoman the first - this is the decision of all the best artists of France whose names he mentions so you see my advice to you was correct and you showed sound sense & luck in buying it. The day will come when the National Gallery won't stick at any price to obtain it, and you will get 200 percent for the outlay. I have never had anything which has given me such satisfaction as this French recognition - we are fools here in judgement in comparison with our neighbours across the Channel.
Along with the letter we also have the cheque with which Hodgkinson paid for the painting, made out for £1000 (about £48,000 in today's money).
To my mind, the letter and cheque are interesting for what they tell us about the history of the painting, but also for what we see of Millais's attitude to his own work. 'The Yeoman of the Guard' was one of his own favourites, and was very popular with the public as well as the committee of the Paris Exhibition. His pride in the painting is evident, and his pleasure in its success - and is there a grudge here against the reception of his work in England? However, it's also a very practical letter, showing the same concern for art as a financial investment we love to complain about today. Though in the end, Hodkinson didn't realise his 200% profit - the painting was bequeathed to Tate by Mrs Hodgkinson in 1897. Do you think that the art work in this century represents value for money?
money has a fluctuating value.
Thoroughly enjoyed it. Uncertain about the timing of our visist when I made our booking, 6pm on Sunday evening, but it turned out to be perfect; not too many people there at all. We really apprciated the happy combination of paintings together with Gauguin's life and the related social realia which shed light on the period.


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