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The Indie Bestseller List, 7-20-16.
This week's Indie Bestseller List.
Find out what is at the top of Hardcover Fiction in this week's Indie Bestseller List.
The Indie Bestseller List, 7-6-16.
This week's Indie Bestseller List is here early! Happy Fourth of July!
Cowboys and Gangsters: Stories of an Untamed Southwest
Even after World War I had ended, the region of Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas stubbornly refused to be tamed. It was still a place where frontier gunfights still broke out at an alarming rate.
An extended look at this week's Indie Bestseller List.
Trade Paperback Fiction10. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Fredrik Backman8. The Little Paris Bookshop, Nina George7. My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante...
See what book has taken the top of the Trade Paperback Nonfiction section in this week's Indie Bestseller List.
"Keep Curious and Carry a Banana: Words of Wisdom From the World of Curious George" by H.A. Rey and Justin Martin has reached number one in the Young Adult category in this week's Indie Bestseller List.
"The Nest" by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney remains at the top of Hardcover Fiction for a month now, in this week's Indie Bestseller List.
Sedona author releases new book exploring realities of the afterlife
It is perfectly normal for an engineer to take a common sense approach to solving a problem. What you might not expect to find is that engineer conducting years of research to find proof that heaven exists.
Lady Midnight reaches the top of the Young Adult section in this week's Indie Bestseller List.
Learn what's going on in the world of Mass Market books in this week's Indie Bestseller List.
Sedona author releases new book in Marty Fenton mystery series
Bob Cohen is a psychologist and educator who has lived in Sedona for nearly five years. He moved here with his wife from Richmond, Virginia, where he worked at the School of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University and his wife was chef and owner of Café Mandolin, a fine dining restaurant.
"The Nest" by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney tops the Hardcover Fiction section of this week's Indie Bestseller List.
Sedona author Susan Obijiski explores 'World of Dreams'
In 2011, local author Susan Obijiski published the first of three books in the Legacy of Dreams series.
This week's (abridged) Indie Bestseller List features "Make Me" by Lee Child at the top of Mass Market.
Authors present new and improved 'Great Sedona Hikes'
William Bohan and David Butler announce the publication of their latest hiking guide, Great Sedona Hikes Revised 4th Edition.
All the Light We Cannot See remains at number one in Hardcover Fiction in this week's Indie Bestseller List.
HARDCOVER FICTION7. Fates and Furies, Lauren Groff8. The Ancient Minstrel, Jim Harrison9. At the Edge of the Orchard, Tracy Chevalier10. Off the Grid, C.J. Box
Lady Midnight debuts at the top of the Young Adult section of this week's Indie Bestseller List.
YOUNG ADULT7. Paper Towns, John Green8. Looking for Alaska (Special 10th Anniversary Edition), John Green9. Six of Crows, Leigh Bardugo10. To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Jenny Han
See where "Dark Money" sits at in Hardcover Nonfiction, in this week's Indie Bestseller List.
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the dwelling contains an additional kitchen or bathroom which is required for meeting the needs of the disabled person, though a second toilet only will not qualify the property for this reduction.
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If the conditions described above are satisfied, then relief is granted by reducing the valuation band. The band will be reduced to one immediately below that allocated to the dwelling, as shown in the Banding List.
Properties in Band A may also qualify for a reduction, if the conditions are satisfied. The Council Tax will be reduced from 6/9ths to 5/9ths of the Band D amount.
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 Houseguest (film), 1995 U.S. comedy film
 Houseguest (band), U.S. rock band
 HouseGuest, contestants on the Big Brother (TV series) reality TV show franchise
 House Guest (TV series), 2008 UK reality TV series
 House Guests (band), U.S. funk band
 "House Guest", 1962 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents

See also
 Guest in the House (film), 1944 U.S. film noir
 Guest house (disambiguation)

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Credit card skimmers found in pumps at two Raytown gas stations
The skimmers were inside the pumps and were not visible to the public
Raytown Police are issuing a warning to the public after credit card skimmers were found at two different gas stations in the city.Police said on Monday, June 4, police were called to the Conoco gas station in the 8100 block of Westridge for a fraud investigation. When officers arrived, they were told a credit card skimmer had been found inside one of the gas pumps. Four hours later, officers revived another fraud call at the Raytown Petroleum gas station in the 5300 block of Raytown Road. Another credit card skimmer was found inside a gas pump at that location.Police said both skimmers were removed and are being investigated. It's not known at this time if the two incidents are connected.In both cases, the skimming devices were located inside the pump and were not visible to the public.Raytown Police said they are contacting all city gas stations to advise them of the discovery of those devices, and to warn them to inspect their own pumps. Anyone who may have used gas pumps at either of those gas stations is advised to monitor their accounts for fraudulent transactions. Police said consumers can protect themselves to some extent by checking for external skimmers on a gas pump. Those may look slightly different than other card readers, and they might feel loose when you try to wiggle them. They may even come off in your hand.Also check for evidence that your gas pump may have been tampered with. Look for broken or missing tamper tape on pump access panels. And look for evidence of forced entry into those panels.Anyone with information on this incidents is asked to contact the Raytown Police Department, or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
RAYTOWN, Mo. —
Raytown Police are issuing a warning to the public after credit card skimmers were found at two different gas stations in the city.
Police said on Monday, June 4, police were called to the Conoco gas station in the 8100 block of Westridge for a fraud investigation. When officers arrived, they were told a credit card skimmer had been found inside one of the gas pumps.
Four hours later, officers revived another fraud call at the Raytown Petroleum gas station in the 5300 block of Raytown Road. Another credit card skimmer was found inside a gas pump at that location.
Police said both skimmers were removed and are being investigated. It's not known at this time if the two incidents are connected.
In both cases, the skimming devices were located inside the pump and were not visible to the public.
Raytown Police said they are contacting all city gas stations to advise them of the discovery of those devices, and to warn them to inspect their own pumps.
Anyone who may have used gas pumps at either of those gas stations is advised to monitor their accounts for fraudulent transactions.
Police said consumers can protect themselves to some extent by checking for external skimmers on a gas pump. Those may look slightly different than other card readers, and they might feel loose when you try to wiggle them. They may even come off in your hand.
Also check for evidence that your gas pump may have been tampered with. Look for broken or missing tamper tape on pump access panels. And look for evidence of forced entry into those panels.
Anyone with information on this incidents is asked to contact the Raytown Police Department, or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

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Violence: A prelude to the election
Manipur has many CSOs which always took the high moral ground that they are not interested in electoral politics. Nothing wrong in that; but what ails the state is the outcome of the elections, many criminals and incompetents becoming law makers.
ByRK Nimai
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The temperature of the coming election will be high as expected, but recent happenings even overtook the expectation, as the election is still a few months away. In a few valley ACs violence have taken place, and even Athuan Abonmei's gruesome murder, many believe, has a political angle, with some in private even calling it political assassination.
With every passing election, violence increases and is directly correlated to the illegal spending in the run up and during the elections. The quality of canvassing also deteriorates with every passing election. Who is to blame, the politicians or the electors? This is like the proverbial question; which comes first, the egg or the hen, a continuing conundrum. People have also become so greedy that they are satisfied only when grafts are received from the prospective candidates. In fact for attending a political meeting grease money is provided ranging from 500 to 2000, and all the gifts allegedly bestowed by the people to the intending candidates were actually sponsored by the latter, just to window dress his alleged popularity.
MLAs and intending candidates have started giving old age pension and other freebies claiming that it is from his salary or income but the spending far exceeds their known sources of income; in other words black money! Therefore, it would not be incorrect to say that those intending candidates even before they become law-makers are indulging in illegal acts. This further led to the question whether they are really fit for the high position?
In every election, there is a bee line for getting the ticket of the ruling party and as the present government is a coalition government, there is a queue for BJP and NPP in the valley. Perhaps, with a final arbiter for the NPF, there may be internal lobbying but this has not yet come out in the open. If one looks into the intending candidates, many have jumped party like a jumping jack making one wonder to which party they actually belong. One understands standoff between aspiring candidates of different political parties but aspirants from the same party using violence against each other is unbelievable and unprecedented, and the claim that the other aspirants will support the official candidate of the party at the time of election is unbelievable. With the election nearing, shifting of political parties are announced regularly claiming that the decision was arrived at after consultation with his workers. The decision is however, not based on any consultation but looking for better pastures including getting party tickets. This will only increase as the election nears.
When violence occurs, both sides blame the other side for resorting to violence first. They will always say that they are for peaceful, free and fair elections and the other side started the incident. When injury happens to only one side, the chances of the other party being the perpetrator is high. The law enforcing agencies always tend to side with the ruling party in every election. Till now most of the shots fired are from shotguns but there is no assurance that illegal high projectile arms will not be used leading to death. It may be asking for too much, but if the law enforcing agencies take action immediately without bias or favour, such incidents can easily be nipped in the bud.
In the past, questions were raised as to how gun licences were issued? Were the conditions laid down in the Arms Acts and Rules strictly followed and whether any of the licensees have undergone psychological testing? There are many incidents where after drinks; shots were fired, in a few cases injuring people. On what grounds were such licences issued as many unstable individuals who love to tipple have been issued with gun licences for side arms. Was the reputation of the individual in the locality enquired upon? The District Magistrates must immediately ask the guns to be deposited till the end of the election as this is not only causing law and order problems but also causing hurt. If such measures are not taken immediately and wait for the election code of conduct to be operative, loss of lives cannot be ruled out.
Appeal will have no impact as the stake is too high and aspiring candidates will use whatever means including money and violence to get the party ticket and get elected. Besides, many of the aspiring candidates have limited or no ideology; their sole ideology is to win the election by whatever means. How many of the aspiring candidates have worked through the hierarchy in their party? Most of them are nouveau riche who earn through various legal and illegal means and to ensure respectability and power took the easy way of contesting elections.
Election, called the festival of democracy, is no longer related to democracy; it is sheer money and muscle power. In our neighbouring state of Mizoram, the YMA had taken the lead to ensure that exorbitant spending is restricted, that the candidates spend within the limit laid down by the ECI. This provides a level playing field allowing good candidates to join the fray. This can be seen by the number of highly qualified candidates elected in that state. The system there cannot be said to be perfect, especially when the role of the ECI and the government have been marginalised and a CSO took the responsibility to ensure free and fair elections. Further, the CSO may have a soft corner for some of the candidates leading to conflict of interest and biasness. The outsourcing of governance has dangerous portent, it is the responsibility of the ECI to ensure free and fair election, but CSOs ensuring it, though laudable is not good for democracy itself; as CSOs do not have legal mandate for such works and a time may come when they commit unlawful acts in the name of justice.
Manipur has many CSOs which always took the high moral ground that they are not interested in electoral politics. Nothing wrong in that; but what ails the state is the outcome of the elections, many criminals and incompetents becoming law makers. The root of most of the problems of Manipur is due to the fact that the majority of the elected representatives joined politics not with the intent to do good for the state and the people but to enrich themselves and their cronies. They always claim that they join electoral politics to do good for their AC and the state but after being elected, the type of vehicles they own, the building they construct, the real estate they accumulate, the gifts they gave, etc confirms that they fail to practice what they preach. Another practice now is adultery and marrying more than one wife; which earlier was done on the sly but now brazenly. How many of the aspiring candidates spend within their known sources of income not only at the time of election but in between? And the electorate always expects such largesse. The quality of them is their ability to harp on lies to manage perceptions despite knowing that all who hear him know that he is just telling a flat lie. Subsequently, repeating the lies ad nauseam makes them believe in their own lies.
There are certain movements for free and fair elections but the movement is sparse and in a few cases limited to intellectual discourse. There is a need to expand such movements. One school of thought is that the distribution of money at the time of election must be stopped. Another school of thought claims that as most of the voters are poor they should take money but vote strictly based on the merit of the candidates! The second school is a priori fallacious in that those who spent huge amounts in getting elected will ensure that he profits during his term. Election has become a huge gamble, with crores at stake. For a very short term gain, five years will be sacrificed. . Voting on getting Rs. 2000/- means he was purchased at Rs. 1.10 per day! If the CSOs and local clubs come together, free and fair elections are not impossible. In a few polling stations, local volunteers have formed committees to ensure that distributing money, organising luncheon, etc are banned but their effectiveness needs to be seen as they will be up against powerful forces. The debate of aspiring candidates from an AC in local TV channels is a positive move.
The series of recent pre poll violence may be only a forerunner till the election and even after the election, there can be more violence. This dissuades good and competent people from joining electoral politics; a bad portent. Everyone must condemn poll-related violence and support movement for not only a free and fair poll, but also for a level playing field, where the competency of the candidate alone determines the result, not the spending or muscle power.
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The author is a former bureaucrat, Imphal, Manipur


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Cleveland Browns deal DE Ogbah to Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for Safety Eric Murray
Cleveland Browns defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah (90) sits on the bench before an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane) (Source: Ron Schwane)
By John Deike | April 1, 2019 at 5:09 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 5:09 PM
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - It was a busy day in Berea as the Cleveland Browns welcomed Odell Beckham Jr., yet it didn't stop the organization from its ongoing roster changes.
The Cleveland Browns acquired Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Murray in exchange for defensive lineman Emmanuel Ogbah on Monday,.
Murray, 25, is entering his fourth season, and started in nine games in 2018.
He finished with some respectable numbers: 54 tackles, two passes defensed and an interception.
"A 2016 fourth-round pick out of Minnesota, Murray has appeared in 45 games over the course of his career. He had a career-best five passes defensed in 2017 and has 94 tackles in three seasons," ClevelandBrowns.com reports.
Ogbah, a second-round pick in the 2016 draft, racked up 12.5 sacks and 122 tackles in three years with the orange helmets.
John Deike


You may not be aware of how many different scrapbook monthly kit clubs are available. If you have a goal of getting more scrapbooking done this year….a monthly kit club might be the answer for you! Monthly kits can speed up the process because you have everything you need to complete layouts right there in front of you! Some kits have layout ideas included…others you can go wild on your own.
I have tried several different scrapbook monthly kit clubs and love researching what is out there! These kits are all geared for scrapbooking and I have added a lot of details so you can get an idea if the kit would be for you!
ScrapbookingStore.com: They have a monthly ScrapbookingStore.com Kit that ranges in price from $11.00 to $12.99 depending on if you want to buy it month to month or sign up for a 3, 6 or 12 month commitment. Each kit has tons of items in it and lots of inspiration on their blog and social media accounts. There is also an option for an add-on for $7 that includes extra embellishments. This is a very affordable kit with the shipping only $4.99. The website also has a shop where subscribers get an extra 10% off their purchases! I have reviewed this kit and you can read all about it here. Here is a quick video of their kits too!
Club SEI: This kit is $25.00 and that includes shipping. The kit creates 10 layouts that are 12×12 in size. Each kit comes with detailed color instructions. There is no long-term commitment required. You can cancel after the first shipment is sent without penalty. This ships out every month and if you purchase this kit and their card-making kit you receive 20% off. This kit does not have a preview and is now called the Surprise! Scrapbooking Kit Club. I recently did a Club SEI Scrapbook Kit Review you may want to read over!
The Scrap-Room: This kit has enough supplies to make 8 or more 12×12 layouts. The kits are called Flavors of the Month and each kit comes with a sample pack of coffee! You will have access to full color detailed instructions for the layouts also. You can join the autoship program or try it out for one month for a few extra dollars. The basic kit is $23.95 plus $8.99 shipping. They also have a project life type monthly kit. There are add-on kits for embellishments, patterned paper and cardstock that seem to compliment the main kit. You can skip months without penalty.
Studio Calico: This kit runs $34.99 if you sign up for a year-long commitment. You can do a 6-month commitment for $37.99 or just order month to month for $39.99. These prices do include shipping. For an additional $5.00 you can add-on the Scrapbook Kit Workshop. This gives you access to videos with 3 layouts, 3 process videos and 3 inspiring ideas for the kit. You will also get 3 sketches, a digital file and access to a members message board. They also offer a documenter's kit club (like project life), a planner kit club and a new stamp kit club.
Hip Kit Club: This kit is $34.95 if you buy month to month. If you sign up for a 3 month commitment the kit price is $29.95. There is no information about how many pages you can complete with each kit and I don't think they include any layout inspiration. You can see layout ideas on their Facebook and Instagram pages though. They also offer add-on kits for embellishments, cardstock and paper. There is a Project Life type monthly kit as well.
Cocoa Daisy: This scrapbook kit costs $33.95 plus $8.00 shipping. They offer a patterned paper add-on kit. There is no information about how many pages these kits will complete and no instructions are provided in the kit. Subscribers do get exclusive cut files and printables that coordinate with the kits each month. They offer a Planner Kit and a Day in the Life kit too plus several other add-on options.
Elle's Studio: offers a monthly kit that is basically tags and shapes. These are great for layouts, cards, mini albums and Project Life. They are very reasonably priced! If you subscribe it is only $12.61 and that includes shipping.
Club Scrap: This site has the Club Scrap Page Membership kit that makes at least 8 layouts. It is $21.95 plus $7.95 shipping. You can download step by step assembly instructions so that you can make the most of your kit. The kit may include a stencil, photo mats and other embellishments.
Premier Scrapbook Designs: offers a monthly scrapbook layout kit. This layout kit is for a 2 page layout. It comes with detailed assembly instructions and precut paper! The kit is $19.49 plus shipping. Subscriptions are for 6 months.
Paisleys and Polka Dots: They don't offer a monthly kit club, but do offer lots of kits that you can order at any time. They specialize in layout kits, mini album kits, wood/altered projects and Bible journaling. The kits range in price and are really cute!! It would be a great way to get your feet wet with mini albums or new to you projects.
Citrus Twist: The scrapbook kit runs $32 for a one time purchase, $29 for a 3 month subscription and $26 for a 6 month subscription. If you buy the kit for 12 months you get a free kit your 13th month. There doesn't appear to be any ideas cards included but they do have an idea gallery. They also offer a Life Kit and a Gracebox Kit.
Clique Kits: You can order this kit month to month for $34.95 plus shipping. A 3-month subscription is $32.95 plus shipping and a 6-month subscription is $29.95 plus shipping. If you prepay for a 3-month subscription you will save 20%. You get digital cut files and digital printables plus 2 Flair. They offer a private Facebook group and forums. There are ideas for the kits on their blog and social media. They also have some add-on kits for customization options.
Noel Mignon: offers a monthly scrapbook kit and a monthly Project Life type kit. They have a subscription program that is 6 months at a time and is full right now. Their kits are HUGE and they are highly recommended! You may be able to get the kits on their site before they sell out. Their Classic Kit is $65.99 and they have a Daily Diary Kit that is $35.99.
Felicity Jane: The monthly scrapbooking kit is $35.97 plus shipping for one time purchases. If you sign up as a subscriber the kit is $30.97 plus shipping. These kits look like they always include stamps. There are printables and cut files included each month and the packaging is reusable.
My Creative Scrapbook: This site has several kit options. The Main Kit 3-month subscription is $33.50 plus shipping. The 6-month subscription is $31.99 plus shipping. Next is the Creative Kit for 3-month at $29.50 plus shipping and the 6-month at $28.99 plus shipping. The Creative Kit is perfect for scrapbooking children and family events. There is a Album Kit which is geared toward doing mini albums. It is a 3-month subscription for $36.99 plus shipping. Last is a Limited Edition Kit and is offered for 3-months at $42.00 plus shipping or 4-months at $39.99 plus shipping. This looks like a big kit full of really cool stuff! They have some add-on kits available plus other "special" kits from time to time. Members get gifts in their kits 4 times per year. They have a Design Team Gallery where they have layout ideas and inspiration using the monthly kit.
Paper Issues: Paper Issues offers a monthly Swag Bag kit that is full of a little of this and a little of that! It is only $9.99 a month plus S/H. It isn't really a "scrapbooking" kit but it full of items you scrapbook with and is a fun assortment of embellishments!
Paper Wishes: They have what is called Personal Shopper Subscription Boxes. This is a monthly scrapbooking box full of supplies that coordinate. There are supplies to make at least 8 page layouts plus a card. There are full instructions included for the layouts and card. It is $29.99 plus $5.75 shipping. You also get a free $15 gift for signing up. You can cancel at any time. They also offer some other unique subscription boxes: stencils boxes, template boxes, embossing folders boxes and more.
Scrapbook Super Station: They offer a Double Feature Club that makes 4 double page layouts. They include full detailed instructions for making each layout. They include full packages of embellishments so lots of great leftovers. This kit is not a set price and varies each month based on the supplies included. The website says that it is typically $50-60 plus shipping. They show the layouts on the site and they are really, really cute!
Quick Quotes: The Page Layouts Kit is $19.99 plus shipping each month. The kit makes 2 double page layouts and comes with complete directions. They also include a "bonus" in each month's kit that includes $10 worth of free paper, ribbon and vellum. They also offer an Altered Kits Club for doing cool projects or you can do their Ultimate Combo Q Kit that is both the Layout Kit and the Altered Kit for $49.99 plus shipping.
Embellish It: They offer a monthly kit club called the Layout Kit Club. They offer their main kit, but also an alternative kit if you don't like the main one. If you email in before shipment you can choose the alternate kit. Club members get an additional 20% off other kits and kit clubs the site sells. Shipping is always a flat $7.50 for everything. The kit club is $20 plus shipping and makes 2 double page layouts. These kits ship out every other month and I think you get 2 months worth of kits each time. So you are getting 12 kits…but only shipped 6 times. They also offer a Bible Journal Kit Club and a Planner Kit Club.
What is Your Favorite Scrapbook Monthly Kit?
I am not personally endorsing any of these kits. A Scrapbook Monthly kit is something very subjective based on the individual crafter! Someone I know may LOVE one kit club….and another friend totally dislikes the same kit club based on how they scrapbook.
I will be trying my best to keep this list up to date! Please let me know if there is a kit I am missing or if something changes with a kit that is listed!
I would love to hear about the kits you have gotten and what you think of them! Have you ever bought a scrapbook monthly kit?
Be sure to check out my big list of Monthly Card Making Kits and Monthly Project Life Kits.
Wow, last time I looked I couldn't hardly find any active monthly kits! Glad to see they are back in style. I'll look them up and see which I might be interested in. Maybe we can start a monthly scrapbooking linky or something? To help us be motivated to actually get back to it!! Thank you so much for doing the legwork!
Yes I was surprised to find so many also! It is so fun to get the kit in the mail each month! I am like a little kid!
So many! 🙂 Thanks for sharing all these, will definitely have to explore them further.
Let me know if you start getting one and what you think!
Thanks Traci! I will pass this along to my readers!!
Do you know if there have been any new scrapbook kit clubs started during the past few months? TIA!
I haven't heard of any new kits, but am hoping to do some research this summer. I will let you know if I find anything!!
Love that you put this list together. Not sure if you are still updating it. There are a couple I wanted to mention but not sure if they qualify exactly. I will have you check it out and leave up to you. The Stephanie Bernard's stamps of life has a monthly card kit club. My favorite things started one not too long ago. Catherine Pooler's Stamp Nation has a quarterly one and sometimes an adhoc one during the in between months. Hero arts also has a monthly kit for card making.
Hi Catherine! Thanks so much for commenting and leaving this info. I will definitely be looking into these and adding them to my list. Updating this list is on my to-do list. I was just at a crop this weekend and we were talking about any new kit clubs anyone had heard about!
Thank you so much for putting this list together. It is so helpful. I was just on Darcie's heart and home website and they also have a bi-monthly stamp kit.
I will look into it and add it to my list! Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Hey Jamie, I stopped by your site today and noticed that Artsy Albums was no longer on your list. Please email me if something happened!
Once again, I'd like to offer your readers 20% off their first kit with coupon code lifeissweeter20.
I did a full overhaul on my list recently. I only left kits on the list that send out an actual monthly kit. I am working on a separate post for sites that offer mini albums and other unique kits and do plan to add yours to that one! Thanks so much!!
I'm so happy to have found this subscription list and it looks like your blog is a lot of fun too so that's exciting. Thank you for taking the time to put this together.
Thanks for stopping by Jessica!
Have you ever come across kitaholickits.com kits? They're Australian based but looks good and they're monthly too.
Thanks for the list it's awesome!!
HI Mandy, I have heard of that kit but I tried to keep my list US based since 99% of my readers are located in the US. I hope you find a new kit you love!


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'Gay panic and yellow peril'
An interesting blog post from Canadian Hamish Copley on Racism and homophobia: The Chinese in Victorian Canada, in which he tells of the moral panic expressed in Canada's 1885 Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration about the apparently rampant homosexual tendancies of the Chinese. Copley writes from the perspective of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans) history, and provides some interesting comparisons to other similar discussions of homosexuality at the time.
The arguments put forward in the Canadian Royal Commission evidence are startlingly familiar. They are almost exactly the same as those expressed in Australia. There are no women among the Chinese, therefore they are driven to 'sodomy'. But what struck me was the date. By the 1880s, white Australian colonists had definitely moved on from a panic over homosexuality – to a panic over the seduction of young white girls and an ongoing fear of the whole racial mixing thing.
The homosexuality arguments were put in earlier discussions of Chinese immigration, particularly in the 1850s, but it seems that in Australia at least there just wasn't the evidence to sustain that argument for very long. Yes, Chinese men continued to come without bringing Chinese women with them, but the more likely result of this was forming sexual relationships with white women, not with each other.
I don't know of anyone who's seriously considered the question of homosexuality among the 19th century Chinese community in Australia. I've discussed the fears which arose from the masculine nature of Chinese immigration, with a brief bit about homosexuality in Section 1 of my thesis, pp. 35–41.
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Plumtree is lucky to be part of an active and passionate community. Fundraising efforts by our staff and families make an enormous difference to our organisation and allow us to continue working with families, particularly those who are most vulnerable, and to continue to innovate and create new programs.
If you have an idea for a fundraising event, or would like to offer your help, please get in touch!
Plumtree is a busy organisation and our wonderful volunteers assist us in a variety of ways. Some attend weekly while others come whenever their own busy lives allow. Whatever your capacity, we would love to hear from you!
Volunteers are offered an induction and support from a member of the team. If you have a particular interest or skill and would like to talk about volunteering, let us know.
Volunteers must be 18 years or older. You will need a verifiable Working With Children Registration number (issued through the RTA). You will also be subject to a National Police Certificate Clearance.
Over the past year, volunteers have played an important role assisting staff in the Preschool and in Playgroups. Volunteers have used their personal and professional skills to help us improve our office and IT systems, to communicate our message more effectively and to make resources for our staff to use with children and families.
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Donations are enormously important to us. They help us to extend our work with families, particularly those families who are most vulnerable and in need and help us to put innovative, research-based ideas into practice.
Plumtree is a registered charity and your gift over $2 is tax deductible. Our CFN is 11220. If you would like to make a donation in memory of a friend or loved one please contact our CEO Sylvana Mahmic or give us a call.


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As Jim Nantz began the traditional post-Masters ceremony in Butler cabin on Sunday afternoon, Viktor Hovland and Tiger Woods were chatting like old friends. What a day to be low amateur at the Masters, and have a front seat to history.
Oklahoma State junior Hovland was among four amateurs to make the cut at Augusta National, and at 3 under, earned low-amateur honors by one shot over Alvaro Ortiz, the Latin America Amateur winner. An amateur has not finished under par at the Masters since Hideki Matsuyama (1 under) did it in 2011. Before that, Ryan Moore finished at 1 under in 2005.
Bratton also caddied for Hovland at the U.S. Amateur, the event that earned him the Masters invitation. Interestingly, the team played without both men this weekend at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational, the last regular-season event before the Big 12 Championship later this month. The team finished fourth.
Hovland has won three stroke-play titles this college season, and is the No. 1-ranked player in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com Rankings. He is the fourth Oklahoma State player to be the low amateur at the Masters, and is also the first Norwegian to ever play in the Masters.
After Augusta, it will be a quick trip back to Stillwater, Okla.
"Back to school tomorrow and grind it out and try to get the repeat at nationals," Hovland said of his immediate plans.
After Ortiz at 2 under, UCLA sophomore Devon Bling had the next-best finish. He was solo 55th at 3 over. Takumi Kanaya backed up a third-round 68 with a final-round 78 to finish the week at 5 over and tied for 58th.


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BBC Radio Drama: Loch Ness
Congratulations to PACE member Amy Gallagher for her performance in the drama for BBC Scotland Education Loch Ness – a radio drama written by Alan Bissett about a young girl's relationship with her father who is obsessed with finding the Loch Ness Monster. Listen here.
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Cody makes Team Captain!	 January 8, 2018
PACE members cast in Arnold Clark commercial	 January 14, 2016
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What Comes First – Reputation Or Profits?
What are their business practices?
What are their views on treating their employees?
In most Tata Companies, I see that Value Statement at eye level while sitting on the sofa at the reception. It makes me feel nice.
By not aggressively creating a positive reputation, Companies stand the risk of being determined by legacy and hearsay. That's a big risk that can cost you your business.
A few years ago, after buying a new car, the showroom lady called me up and asked me my preference of insurance companies. All the insurance offers were uniformly priced. I asked her to rattle the name of the Insurers and the minute I heard a Tata Company name, I just said 'buy that one'. Why I made that decision, I still cannot rationally explain.


Aim: to evaluate the performance of Vitek2 compact machine (Biomerieux Inc. ver 04.02, France) in reference to manual methods for susceptibility test for Candida resistance among HIV/AIDS patients.
Methods: a comparison study to evaluate Vitek2 compact machine (Biomerieux Inc. ver 04.02, France) in reference to manual methods for susceptibility test for Candida resistance among HIV/AIDS patient was done. Categorical agreement between manual disc diffusion and Vitek2 machine was calculated using predefined criteria. Time to susceptibility result for automated and manual methods were measured. Results: there were 137 Candida isolates comprising eight Candida species with C.albicans and C. glabrata as the first (56.2%) and second (15.3%) most common species, respectively. For fluconazole drug, among the C. albicans, 2.6% was found resistant on manual disc diffusion methods and no resistant was determined by Vitek2 machine; whereas 100% C. krusei was identified as resistant on both methods. Resistant patterns for C. glabrata to fluconazole, voriconazole and amphotericin B were 52.4%, 23.8%, 23.8% vs. 9.5%, 9.5%, 4.8% respectively between manual diffusion disc methods and Vitek2 machine. Time to susceptibility result for automated methods compared to Vitex2 machine was shorter for all Candida species. Conclusion: there is a good categorical agreement between manual disc diffusion and Vitek2 machine, except for C. glabrata for measuring the antifungal resistant. Time to susceptibility result for automated methods is shorter for all Candida species.


Birds have been used as bioindicators of pollution, such as toxic metals. Levels of pollutants in eggs are especially interesting, as developing birds are more sensitive to detrimental effects of pollutants than adults. Only very few studies have monitored intraspecific, large-scale variation in metal pollution across a species' breeding range. We studied large-scale geographic variation in metal levels in the eggs of a small passerine, the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca), sampled from 15 populations across Europe. We measured 10 eggshell elements (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, Se, Sr, and Ca) and several shell characteristics (mass, thickness, porosity, and color). We found significant variation among populations in eggshell metal levels for all metals except copper. Eggshell lead, zinc, and chromium levels decreased from central Europe to the north, in line with the gradient in pollution levels over Europe, thus suggesting that eggshell can be used as an indicator of pollution levels. Eggshell lead levels were also correlated with soil lead levels and pH. Most of the metals were not correlated with eggshell characteristics, with the exception of shell mass, or with breeding success, which may suggest that birds can cope well with the current background exposure levels across Europe.
This study was financially supported by Turku University Foundation, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Kone Foundation (grants to SR) and Emil Aaltonen Foundation (a grant to TL), and Academy of Finland (a grant to TE, project 265859). We thank all field assistants and especially Paul Ek at Åbo Akademi for conducting the eggshell metal analyses. EB was financed by Ural Branch of RAS (project 12-М-45-2072). Field work and analyses of eggshell structure and color were financed by project CGL2010-19233-C03-02 (Spanish Ministry of Science) to J. Moreno. We also thank Pablo Camarero for help in analyses of biliverdin pigment and Laura Tormo and Marta Furio for performing electron microscopy images. J. Morales is supported by a contract "Junta de Ampliación de Estudios" funded by the Spanish Research Council-CSIC and the European Social Fund. Data collection in Moscow region was financially supported by RFBR (Russia, grants to AK and AB). Data collection in Estonia was financially supported by the Estonian Ministry of Education and Science (target-financing project number 0180004s09) and the European Regional Development Fund (Center of Excellence FIBIR). MEV was supported by a NWO-VICI grant.


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Richmond, IN - Roy E. Berry, 86, of Richmond, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 22, 2016.
Born July 2, 1930 in Whitley County, Kentucky to Paul, Sr. and Lillie Reed Berry, Roy had lived in Richmond since 1942. Roy was a US Army veteran. He married the former Abbie J. Sherrill on December 4, 1949. They were blessed with four children. He worked most of his life in construction before starting Berry's Concrete, where he enjoyed working alongside his sons until retiring in 1993. He became an ordained minister in 1967 and pastored three years in Richmond. He was a member of the North 27 Worship Center.
Roy will be missed by his daughters, Linda (Pastor Robert) Johnson and Paula M. Berry; grandchildren, Pastor Daniel Moses, Christopher Berry and Cherish Metsch; five great-grandchildren; sisters, Mavis Smith and Jeanette (Arvil) Hurst; brother, Paul (Kathy) Berry, Jr.; and 49 nieces & nephews.
Roy was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 56 years, Abbie J. Berry; sons, Rick E. Berry and Ronald L. Berry; great-granddaughter, Charity Rachelle Moses; and brothers, Raymond Berry, Virgil Berry, Arvie Berry, John Berry and Kenny Berry.
Pastor Robert E. Johnson and Pastor Daniel E. Moses will conduct a funeral ceremony at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 26 at the North 27 Worship Center, 5172 US 27 North, Richmond. Interment will follow in Elkhorn Cemetery.
Family & friends may gather for visitation from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, at the Worship Center.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the North 27 Worship Center, 5172 US 27 North, Richmond, IN 47374.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.smithmcquistonwebster.com .
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These Winnipeg fashion businesses were born out of the city's vibrant and supportive creative scene. While loyal locals make up the majority of their customer base, each brand is also becoming a big player on the global fashion scene.
The jovial designer who wears a holster as a man bag is a fixture in the hip Exchange District. Before opening his eponymous clothing store in one of the District's historic buildings in 2015, Taylor worked in fashion production management and made jeans on the side as a hobby. Entirely self taught, Taylor's architecturally cut coats and feminine, drapey shirts and tops are expertly crafted. "If it's not comfortable, it's not worth wearing," is one of Taylor's favourite expressions. Taylor offers Winnipeg a double creative whammy, working as a painter and exhibiting his art in gallery and pop-up shows.
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Manitobah Mukluk is a Winnipeg-based company doing an urban take on mukluks, the traditional Aboriginal leather, fur, and beaded footwear. The company was started 15 years ago by Indigenous brother and sister Sean and Heather McCormick, and while authentic craftsmanship and the cultural relevance of mukluks remain the ethos of the brand, the company has moved into the very centre of the international fashion realm. Manitobah Mukluks have been spotted on the likes of supermodels Kate Moss and Cindy Crawford, and music superstar Beyoncé. They have even been featured in French Vogue. Despite their international credentials the boots are very much designed with Manitoba winters in mind, and in keeping with the traditional craftsmanship of the boot.
Crown Cap is an apparel company woven into the history of Winnipeg's manufacturing past. It was started in 1934 as a manufacturer of functional, wool, cloth, and corduroy hats for the prairie agricultural industry. In 1987, the company was sold and the new owners brought it to the next level, reimagining their signature aviator flap hats and duckbill caps with fur, leather, and bright primary colours. Fast forward to today and the hats are sold to fashion savvy crowds at high-end retailers across North America, such as Barney's, Saks, Begrdorf's, Nordstrom, Hudson's Bay, and Holt Renfrew, as well as indie fashion shops. Manitoba fashionistas also know to circle the last week of November on their calendars; that's when Crown Cap holds its highly anticipated weekend-long sample sale.
Kali Siemen's Modern Supply Co, a lifestyle and fashion boutique, occupies a back room in the beloved Thom Bargen downtown coffee house. The retail store sells an Instagram-able curated collection of ethically sourced, small batch, vintage, and handmade fashion, textiles, jewelry, house wares, cult beauty products, and stylish accessories. You can find anything from quality Turkish pestemals, hand-woven pillows from Fable, and quality cotton underwear from Belgium. It's where Winnipeggers get first pick of cool local designer Rachel Jones printed summer dresses and to-die-for kimonos. Modern Supply Co is a world-class lifestyle store, poised to revitalize shopping in the city's business district.
Commonwealth specializes in small batch, ethically-created collared men's shirts. The company was started by Andrew Doerksen in 2015, a major career shift for the tailor who previously worked at youth drop in centres and indoor skate parks. Struggling to find good fitting menswear, he decided to make some shirts from scratch. As his hobby grew, he did more research, and took on the task of learning everything from the high-end machinery of the apparel industry to sourcing organic cotton growers in India. His artisanal brand is all about not cutting corners, the way fast fashion can. Doerksen sells his Commonwealth shirts from a new retail space that he co-habits in the Exchange District with other hip local brands, Wilder Goods and Old Hat. The shirts are also sold online and at Forth Cafe's retail corner.


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Honey for Tea is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 in 1994. Starring Felicity Kendal, it was written by Michael Aitkens. The series was poorly received at the time, receiving a particularly scathing review from Victor Lewis-Smith in the London Evening Standard. He later described Felicity Kendal's attempt at an American accent as 'Britain's revenge' for Dick Van Dyke's cockney accent in Mary Poppins.

Cast
Felicity Kendal – Nancy Belasco
Nigel Le Vaillant – Prof. Simon Latimer
Leslie Phillips – Sir Dickie Hobhouse
Patrick McCollough – Jake Belasco
Caroline Harker – The Hon. Lucy Courtney
Alan David – Dr. Basil Quinn
Tess Dignan – Jill McSweeney
Crispin Bonham-Carter – Charlie Chadwick
Helena Little – Prof. Debbie Newman
Brenda Bruce – Mary Harris
Bernard Lawrence – Lord St Clair
April Walker – Lady St Clair

Plot
On the death of her husband Harry, a Los Angeles businessman, American Nancy Belasco and her son Jake are insolvent. Much of his money is invested in St Maud's College at Cambridge University, a university he loved. So Nancy, who was born in Cambridge as the child of a GI bride, and Jake decide to go and live in Cambridge. Using her late husband's clout, Nancy gets a job as an assistant bursar, persuading the master of the college, Sir Dickie Hobhouse, to admit Jake on a sports scholarship. This leads to clashes between Nancy and Professor Simon Latimer, who knows Jake doesn't have the academic prowess to warrant his place. Meanwhile, in a culture clash romance, Jake becomes involved with the aristocratic Hon. Lucy Courtney.

Episodes
Episode One (13 March 1994)
Episode Two (20 March 1994)
Episode Three (27 March 1994)
Episode Four (3 April 1994)
Episode Five (17 April 1994)
Episode Six (24 April 1994)
Episode Seven (1 May 1994)

References
Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
Honey for Tea at British TV Comedy

External links

1994 British television series debuts
1994 British television series endings
1990s British sitcoms
BBC television sitcoms
Television shows set in Cambridgeshire


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Thursday April 13th, 2017 @ 19:49
Team News: Galway Vs St Pat's
St Patrick's Athletic travel west on Friday evening to Eamonn Deacy Park as they look to return to winning ways in the SSE Airtricity League when they face Galway United (kick-off 7.45pm).
Both will be aiming to improve on their results from last week with the Saints having gone down 2-0 to Limerick and Galway having suffered a 1-0 defeat to Bray Wanderers in the Carlisle Grounds.
Last year's results saw the Saints edge the Tribesmen on two occasions after a 1-0 home win and a 3-0 away win in Eamonn Deacy Park last May, while Galway opened their 2016 campaign with a 3-0 win in Inchicore.
Speaking to stpatsfc.com ahead of the game, Pat's manager Liam Buckley confirmed he will again be without defender Darren Dennehy (ankle) and striker Christy Fagan (hamstring) through injury.
"Galway have been a little unlucky this season to date as they've drawn three out of seven which isn't bad, and their performances have been good in games I've seen. Shane Keegan is there a little while and is a good young manager so they will improve as the season progresses."
"The home support in Galway always get behind the team so we've played there in some big matches in recent years such as in 2015 when we won the EA Sports Cup so we know what to expect. The surface in Eamonn Deacy Park is usually kept in great condition so it should be a good game of football on the night."
"We know we need to show more of the form we produced in recent wins.
We were good in parts of the display against Limerick last week, so we need to be more consistent and keep concentration when we have to defend. If we can do that, hopefully we can come away with a result for our travelling fans."
For Saints' midfielder Graham Kelly, the importance of the game is not lost on him as a win for the Inchicore side could potentially see Liam Buckley's side move into the top 6.
"It's a huge game as while they're just behind us, all the teams in the league are bunched up together so every individual win at this stage of the league can move teams up several places in the standings."
"We need to get back to doing the basics right and if we do that we can hopefully get the three points. Ourselves and Galway haven't had the best of luck to date with results so that's why it's so important to try and pick up a result."


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Factor analysis is a core technique in applied statistics with implications for biology, education, finance, psychology and engineering. It represents a large matrix of data through a small number k of latent variables or factors. Despite more than 100 years of use, it remains challenging to choose k from the data. Ad hoc and subjective methods are popular, but subject to confirmation bias and they do not scale to automatic uses. There are many recent tools in random matrix theory (RMT) that apply to the factor analysis setting, so long as the noise has constant variance. Real data usually involves heteroscedasticity foiling those techniques. There are also tools in the econometrics literature, but those apply mostly to the strong factor setting unlike RMT which handles weaker factors. The best published method is parallel analysis, but that is only justified by simulations. We propose a bi-cross-validation approach holding out some rows and some columns of the data matrix, predicting the held out data via a factor analysis on the held in data. We also use simulations to justify the method, though our simulations are designed using recent findings from RMT. The new approach outperforms previous methods that we found, as measured by recovery of a true underlying factor matrix.
This is joint work with Jingshu Wang of Stanford University.
Biosketch: Art Owen is a professor of statistics at Stanford University. He is best known for developing empirical likelihood and randomized quasi-Monte Carlo. Empirical likelihood is an inferential method that uses a data driven likelihood without requiring the user to specify a parametric family of distributions. It yields very powerful tests and is used in econometrics. Randomized quasi-Monte Carlo sampling, is a quadrature method that can attain nearly O(n**-3) mean squared errors on smooth enough functions. It is useful in valuation of options and in computer graphics. His present research interests focus on large scale data matrices. Professor Owen's teaching is focused on doctoral applied courses including linear modeling, categorical data, and stochastic simulation (Monte Carlo).


clj-chrome-devtools is a simple library for controlling a headless Chrome with the Chrome DevTools Protocol. The protocol is based on a websocket connection between clojure and chrome. All the functions are automatically generated from the protocol specification JSON files.
The goal of the project is to provide a general purpose library for using headless chrome, both in production use and in testing scenarios.
The CDP part, which is autogenerated, should be stable and will be updated when CDP protocol changes.
The higher level automation utilities is where most of the work is done and new automation utilities are welcome. PRs welcome, just follow the common pattern of providing two arities: one for using the global automation context and one where it is provided as the first parameter.
See codox generated API docs.
All the low-level auto-generated commands from Chrome Devtools Protocol are in clj-chrome-devtools.command.* namespaces. Note: to use the low-level API you need to implement event handlers for listening to data Chrome sends the client.
There is the beginnings of a rudimentary higher level API in clj-chrome-devtools.automation. There is also a clojure.test fixture to run tests with a fresh headless chrome in clj-chrome-devtools.automation.fixture.
For using the higher level API for screen scraping and browser testing, see chrome_test.clj file.
The following shows a simple REPL usage, navigating to a page and inspecting content. The connection is the first parameter of all calls. You can also set the connection to use with set-current-connection! and omit the connection parameter for convenience.
:node-id              Id of the node to get markup for.
The clj-chrome-devtools.cljs.test contains a function that can be used to build and run ClojureScript tests as part of your Clojure test without needing doo plugin or karma installed.
See example in Tuck project.
The build-and-test function is meant to be called inside your test and it will build the specified ClojureScript build that is defined in project.clj (e.g. "test") with an added test runner that requires the specified namespaces and runs tests in them.


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Emissions can be reduced 50% by 2030: IPCC report
Transitioning to electric transportation is one way to help reduce emissions. Photo: Pixabay
While there is increasing evidence of climate action, if no immediate and deep emissions reductions happen across all sectors, limiting global warming to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit is beyond reach, according to scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report released Monday.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change and prepares assessment reports about the state of knowledge of climate change, its impacts, future risks, and options for reducing the rate its taking place.
Though the 2010-2019 average annual global greenhouse gas emissions were at their highest levels in human history, there have been sustained decreases of up to 85% in the costs of solar and wind energy, and batteries since 2010. An increasing range of policies and laws have boosted energy efficiency, reduced rates of deforestation and accelerated the deployment of renewable energy, according to IPCC.
"We are at a crossroads. The decisions we make now can secure a livable future. We have the tools and know-how required to limit warming," IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee said in a statement. "I am encouraged by climate action being taken in many countries. There are policies, regulations and market instruments that are proving effective. If these are scaled up and applied more widely and equitably, they can support deep emissions reductions and stimulate innovation."
The IPCC is working on the Sixth Assessment Report that consists of three working group contributions and a synthesis report. The Working Group I contribution was finalized in August 2021 and the Working Group II contribution in February. The Summary for Policymakers of the IPCC Working Group III report, "Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of climate change" was approved Monday by 195 member governments of the IPCC.
In the scenarios assessed in the report, limiting warming to around 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit requires global greenhouse gas emissions to peak before 2025 at the latest, and be reduced by 43% by 2030. At the same time, methane will need to be reduced by about a third, according to IPCC. The global temperature will stabilize when carbon dioxide emissions reach net zero. For 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit, this means achieving net zero carbon dioxide emissions globally in the early 2050s. For 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, it is in the early 2070s.
Scientists in the report say there are options in all sectors to at least cut emissions in half by 2030, including major transitions in the energy sector, which will involve a substantial reduction in fossil fuel use, widespread electrification, improved energy efficiency and use of alternative fuels such as hydrogen.
Cities and other urban areas can reduce emissions through lower energy consumption by creating compact, walkable cities, electrification of transport in combination with low-emission energy sources, and enhanced carbon uptake and storage using nature. There are options for established, rapidly growing and new cities, officials said.
Reducing emissions in industry will involve using materials more efficiently, reusing and recycling products and minimizing waste. For basic materials, including steel, building materials and chemicals, low- to zero-greenhouse gas production processes are at their pilot to near-commercial stage.
"This sector accounts for about a quarter of global emissions. Achieving net zero will be challenging and will require new production processes, low and zero emissions electricity, hydrogen, and, where necessary, carbon capture and storage," officials said.
Agriculture, forestry and other land use can provide large-scale emissions reductions and also remove and store carbon dioxide at scale. However, land cannot compensate for delayed emissions reductions in other sectors.
"Accelerated and equitable climate action in mitigating and adapting to climate change impacts is critical to sustainable development," officials said, adding that some response options can absorb and store carbon while also helping communities limit the impacts of climate change. For example, in cities, networks of parks and open spaces, wetlands and urban agriculture can reduce flood risk and reduce heat-island effects.
"Climate change is the result of more than a century of unsustainable energy and land use, lifestyles and patterns of consumption and production," said Skea. "This report shows how taking action now can move us towards a fairer, more sustainable world."
Dr. Alondra Nelson, head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said in a statement that IPCC's latest findings highlight the urgency of deploying clean energy solutions and accelerating new technologies that can capture, store and remove carbon from the atmosphere.
"We know what we need to do, and we can meet our climate and clean energy goals if we act now," Nelson said. "We are committed to cutting U.S. emissions in half by the end of the decade, reaching 100% clean electricity by 2035, and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Nelson added that climate change is an equity issue, with the wealthiest households and nations disproportionately generating greenhouse gas emissions, and climate impacts disproportionately affecting those who have contributed least to the problem.
"Today's report is another reminder that this decade must be the inflection point. This is the moment for bold climate leadership by governments, and for collective action to adopt new, affordable technologies at mass scale to meet this global crisis. The science is clear; now we must act," she said.
"We are rapidly running out of time to avert the most catastrophic consequences of climate change," said Daniel Bresette, executive director of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), in response to the report released Monday. "But with an all-in approach that starts with the rapid deployment of available technologies, it is still possible to limit warming to 1.5°C."
In this latest report, the IPCC emphasized emissions must be dramatically reduced within this decade and decline to net zero by 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Kathleen Rogers, president of EARTHDAY.ORG, noted in a statement.
"If we are to make the Paris Agreement mean anything at all then we must work together," she said. "This means everyone from individuals, businesses, governments, and other parts of civil society have to commit to a transformative shift in the global economy as we know it."
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The race to permanently replace Cory Booker as mayor of Newark has gotten a little crazy: Right now, former Newark city council head Luis Quintana is finishing out the term that Booker left when he became New Jersey's junior Senator, but he isn't trying to hold onto the seat after the scheduled election on May 13. Two Democrats — activist Ras Baraka and attorney Shavar Jeffries — are running against each other for the office. In mid-February, a surveillance camera caught a man setting fire to an empty Baraka campaign bus and, for good measure, pouring sugar in the gas tank.
Investigators also saw that a white Chevy van was "involved" in the incident and, on March 7, the cops pulled over 35-year-old Shareef Nash as he drove the vehicle. While Nash hasn't (yet) been charged with anything, he did turn out to be a Jeffries campaign employee. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office put out a warrant for the arrest of the person who does appear to have set fire to Baraka's bus: 43-year-old Michael Benkowski, whom they charged with third-degree arson, third-degree criminal mischief, and third-degree burglary.
The bus fire is just the latest in a series of allegations of misconduct, corruption, and voter intimidation exchanged by Baraka and Jeffries. With only six weeks to go until voting day, both candidates have called for federal monitors to oversee the election. It sounds like they need them.


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desalination, definition of
The conversion of salt or brackish water into usable fresh water. Distillation is the most common commercial method; heat from the Sun or conventional fuels vaporizes brine, the vapor condensing into fresh water on cooling. Reverse osmosis and electrodialysis both remove salt from water by the use of semipermeable membranes; these processes are more suitable for brackish water. Pure water crystals may also be separated from brine by freezing.
The biggest problem holding back the wider adoption of desalination techniques is that of how to meet the high energy costs of all such processes. Only where energy is relatively cheap and water particularly scarce is desalination economic, and even then complex energy conservation procedures must be built into the plant.
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Does Sydney need a desalination plant?
We look at whether Sydney has an actual case for a water desalination plant or not. This article will look at what other options there are.
Water for Melbourne via pipe from Tasmania
Discussion over why its far better for the environment to pipe water from Tasmania to Melbourne than building the Wonthaggi desalination plant
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Climate Council, represents who?
The Climate Commission is being reformed as the Climate Council, we ask who do they represent and what is their funding model?
News & Blog articles where 'desalination' used:
Oneka Water desalinates water without energy or toxic waste
What do you get when you combine the natural movement of the ocean with desalination technology? Freshwater without the need for electricity. It's automatic, environmentally friendly and delivered via a company called Oneka. [...]
California rejects desalination plant in Huntington Beach
The California Coastal Commission unanimously rejected Poseidon Water's proposed Huntington Beach desalination plant. Despite the promised 50 million gallons of water per day, the commission decided it wasn't worth the risk to both sea life and residents'...
Can a controversial desalination plant ease California's drought?
Spurred on by the western megadrought, the California Coastal Commission is expected to vote this week on a controversial $1.4 billion desalination plant near Huntington State Beach. Proponents say it could help the drinking water shortage. Skeptics claim...
Heimdal pulls CO2 and cement-making materials out of seawater using renewable energy
One of the consequences of rising CO2 levels in our atmosphere is that levels also rise proportionately in the ocean, harming wildlife and changing ecosystems...
"You B*stards Sacked Me": When the climate sceptics arrived
The Sydney Morning Herald traces the politicisation of climate change in Australia to the day Tony Abbott fired climate advisor Tim Flannery from his $180K / year part time job...
QuenchSea offers low-cost desalination device for humanitarian aid
Newly developed QuenchSea is a low-cost, handheld machine with the potential to become a complete life-saver for water-related emergency situations and humanitarian crises...
UN warns of rising levels of toxic brine as desalination plants meet growing water needs
UN warns of rising levels of toxic brine as desalination plants meet growing water needs World's ~16,000 desalination plants discharge 142 million cubic meters of brine daily — 50 percent more than previously estimated; Enough in a year to...
A sustainable tiny cabin powers this holographic lighthouse of the future
Lighthouses are beloved around the world for their architectural beauty and historical significance. But in recent times, the number of operational lighthouses has sharply declined due to the advancement of electronic navigation technology. In a bid to...
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I recently read a short, but insightful piece written by RealPage (a Senior Housing Forum partner). What I liked about it is that it isn't a glorified commercial piece. It's purpose is to advise senior living operators on the "must have" technology needed to make the most of the ensuing boom of boomers coming into the senior landscape over the next twenty years or so. It's short, to the point, and is punctuated by some solid stats, recently collected by RealPage.
As a marketer and a boomer with an elderly mom, I know that the points made by the piece are key to securing the interest and business of today's seniors and families. Below are the main points, along with my take on each of them, but I urge you to read the article yourself, which you can download here.
Websites aren't just websites anymore. They are now being calibrated as powerful lead generators. But you need the right blend of keywords and phrases to tie to your location and your amenities. Search engine optimization and search engine marketing have changed a lot over the last few years. They can now reach out and pull targeted prospects to your site. Ask your web people, what are they doing for you in these areas?
Get that first moment right or they'll move on. You have only a few seconds to make an impression. The question is whether that first impression is better served by one of your inside sales people or through a professional contact center. Something to consider. I've seen how these centers work. A good one will be staffed with seasoned, trained professionals who are hired specifically for their ability to show warmth, compassion and respect to callers.
Be mobile or be gone. In so many ways, this is a no-brainer. From the first touchpoint and on through the life cycle of each resident, technology simply makes everyone more efficient, from the front office staff to your nurses and everyone connected to the community. It enables things like task management, facilities maintenance, and asset management. All of this can now be accessible and interactive while your team is caring for residents, not scrambling back and forth to a desktop computer. Mobile technology gives them more face time with residents.
Connect everyone to everything! So many communities are now using resident portals to give residents and their families more access to their own health and information as well as what's going on within the community. These portals have become so popular that "Do you have a portal?" is becoming one of the first questions families ask before moving a loved one into a community. Plain and simple, it is a box that communities need to be able to check.
Build intelligence, as you go. So it's no longer sufficient to just use data to do things. Now, with the right infrastructure, operators can build an "intelligent" database to help them get a handle on what's driving their leads as well as how to improve operations and quality of care. And predictive analytics is becoming more relevant and will be a major force in the near future.
The article makes a lot of additional points, along with statistics to back it all up. You can download it from RealPage here. To learn more about RealPage Senior Living offerings please visit their website.
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With this report, ecoDa and Mazars have delved into the practices of European listed companies in designing the necessary corporate governance structures, disclosing corporate governance practices, as well as the application of the 'comply or explain' (CoE) principle, and the overall impact of corporate governance codes and recommendations on business.
The roundtable gathered an array of experts— from business representatives and regulators, to proxy advisors and institutional investors— for a broad discussion about the role of shareholders, proxy advisors, boards, and regulators in supporting sustainable success in corporate governance.
Is there a consistent legislative approach to corporate governance?
Are proxy advisors open to Comply or Explain (CoE)?
Does providing an explanation always reflect good corporate governance?
How far can we go by just talking about remuneration?
Pressed for time, how to get companies, investors and proxy advisors talking?
What can we learn from institutional investors?
Is corporate governance going through a life crisis?
What is the board's role in promoting long-term and sustainable success tomorrow?
For more information, you can download the full report of the ecoDa/Mazars roundtable.