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Springfield Rifle (1952)
André De Toth
Gary Cooper; Phyllis Thaxter; David Brian; Paul Kelly; Lon Chaney Jr.
Action, Western, War
Major Lex Kearny becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War.
Major Dundee (1965)
During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.
The Gun That Won the West (1955)
In the late 1880s, Colonel Carrington and his command are assigned the job of constructing a chain of forts in the Sious Indian territory of Wyoming. Carrington recruits former cavalry scouts Jim Bridger and "Dakota Jack" Gaines to lead the project. Bridger and Gaines are friendly with Sioux chief Red Cloud, and they feel a peace treaty with the Indians can be made. If an Indian-war breaks out, the cavalry is depending on getting a new type of Springfield rifle. Bridger, Gaines and Gaines wife, Maxine, arrive at the fort for the conference. Gaines, in a drunken fit, tries to intimidate the Indians unto signing a treaty. Chied Red Fox threatens war if his territory is invaded by any troops building forts.
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
After Custer's defeat at the Little Big Horn, a retiring US Cavalry captain takes his troop out on a final patrol to handle a breakout from a nearby Indian reservation. His mission is, however, complicated by the commanding officer's wife and niece accompanying the patrol.
The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.
Fort Massacre (1958)
A cavalry troop finds itself under constant attack by Indians.
Ulzana's Raid (1972)
Report reaches the US cavalry that the Apache leader Ulzana has left his reservation with a band of followers. A compassionate young officer, Lieutenant DeBuin, is given a small company to find him and bring him back; accompanying the troop is McIntosh, an experienced scout, and Ke-Ni-Tay, an Apache guide. Ulzana massacres, rapes and loots across the countryside; and as DeBuin encounters the remains of his victims, he is compelled to learn from McIntosh and to confront his own naivity and hidden prejudices.
Only the Valiant (1951)
Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film tells the story of a Cavalry officer who volunteers for a suicidal mission to fight the hostile Apaches in an effort to prove his loyalty to his men and the woman he loves.
Rio Grande (1950)
Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years), Trooper Jeff Yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment.
Soldier Blue (1970)
After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. Together, they must try to reach the cavalry's main base camp. As they travel onward, Honus is torn between his growing affection for Cresta.
A young cavalry officer finds his woman tortured by the Apaches and blames the Army for not properly protecting the outpost, so becomes a deserter and an avenger, stalking and killing Indians without warning.
White Feather (1955)
The story of the peace mission from the US cavalry to the Cheyenne Indians in Wyoming during the 1870s. The mission is threatened when a civilian surveyor befriends the chief's son and falls for the chief's daughter.
Cavalry Scout (1951)
Kirby Frye, a former Confederate officer but now a Union Cavalry scout, is sent into Montana territory to locate and retrieve three Gatling Guns stolen from the U.S. Arsenal by outlaws believed to have taken them west to sell to the Soiux and Cheyenne. The trail leads him to Red Bluff where, aided by Claire Corville, he and the audience discover together and real quick like that Martin Gavin, a supposedly-honest operator of a freight line, has the guns and intends to exchange them to the Indians for furs.
Hangman's Knot (1952)
In 1865, a troop of Confederate soldiers led by Major Matt Stewart attack the wagon of gold escorted by Union cavalry and the soldiers are killed. The only wounded survivor tells that the war ended one month ago, and the group decides to take the gold and meet their liaison that knew that the war ended but did not inform the troop. The harsh Rolph Bainter kills the greedy man and the soldiers flee in his wagon driven by Major Stewart. When they meet a posse chasing them, Stewart gives wrong information to misguide the group; however, they have an accident with the wagon and lose the horses. They decide to stop a stagecoach and force the driver to transport them, but the posse returns and they are trapped in the station with the passenger. They realize that the men are not deputies and have no intention to bring them to justice but take the stolen gold.
The Last Outlaw (1993)
The story follows a band of former Confederate soldiers who were part of a cavalry unit. Their commander, Graff (Rourke) had once been a heroic and staunch supporter of the southern cause, but after losing his family he became cold hearted and ruthless. His second in command is Eustis (Mulroney), whom Graff has trained on the strategies of leadership and combat command.
The Glory Guys (1965)
Though a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the film is almost a generic war story covering the enlistment, training, and operational deployment of a group of recruits that could take place in any time period.
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and necessary actions by the government, Geronimo and thirty or so other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, whi
Ride Ranger Ride (1936)
It is the story of Gene's, a Cavalry scout, who manages to quell an Indian uprising.
Duel at Diablo (1966)
While crossing the desert, a frontier scout, Jess Remsberg (Garner), rescues Ellen Grange (Andersson) from a pursuing band of Apaches, and returns her to her husband, Willard Grange (Weaver). He is contracted to act as a scout for an Army cavalry unit. Willard, Ellen, and her infant son are along for the ride, as is horse trader Toller (Poitier), a veteran of the 10th Cavalry (the "Buffalo Soldiers"). The party is trapped in a canyon by Chata, an Apache chief and grandfather of Ellen's baby. Willard is captured and tortured. Jess sneaks away and brings reinforcements just in time to save the day. Jess learns that the man he has been hunting is none other than Willard Grange.
Chuka (1967)
A group under siege at an Army fort grapple with painful memories.
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
A Southern belle (Eleanor Parker) frees a Rebel officer (John Forsythe) and his men from a Union captain's (William Holden) Arizona fort.
Three trappers become scouts for a cavalry captain (Guy Madison) who loses his fort to a hated colonel (Robert Preston).
The Man from Monterey (1933)
A cavalry officer helps save a family's ranch from land grabbers
Blind Justice (1994)
Canaan, a mysterious gunfighter left nearly blind from Civil War combat, roams through Mexico with a baby he has sworn to protect. On his way to a town where a family will supposedly adopt the baby, Canaan passes through a border town where U.S. Cavalry officers assigned to deliver a shipment of silver are under attack from bandits. With some reluctance, Canaan steps in to help the soldiers.
Rio Lobo (1970)
After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
The Lone Ranger (2013)
The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto, who nurses him back to health. The Ranger, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the unscrupulous gang and others of that ilk to justice.
Little Big Man (1970)
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
The Battle at Apache Pass (1952)
The movie depicts a fictionalized account of "The Bascom Affair" of 1861 and "The battle of Apache pass" of 1862. U.S. Cavalry officer Maj. Jim Colton(John Lund) is a sympathetic leader who has a working relationship with Apache leader Cochise(Jeff Chandler). Maj. Colton is undermined by corrupt and politically ambitious Indian agent Neil Baylor(Bruce Cowling) who sets up a false attack, and the abduction of a local farmer's son. While Colton is away investigating the matter, Baylor convinces Lt. George Bascom(John Hudson) that Cochise's band is to blame, and incites him to lead an expedition against the Apache band to return the boy. The expedition ends in disaster, with hostages executed on both sides. The Apaches and Cavalry later meet in a battle at Apache pass, the first time that the Indians meet modern (for the age) artillery
The Professionals (1966)
The Professionals is a 1966 American Western film directed by Richard Brooks. A kidnap-rescue adventure set in about 1917, it features a small group of experts heading into Mexico to free the Mexican-born wife of a wealthy Texan from several hundred bandits. The film is based on the novel A Mule for the Marquesa by Frank O'Rourke.
Bataan (1943)
Japan has just invaded the Phillipines and the US Army attempts a desperate defence. Thirteen men are chosen to blow up a bridge on the Bataan peninsula and keep the Japanese from rebuilding it.
Sharpe's Rifles (1993)
During the Peninsular War in Spain against the French, Sergeant Richard Sharpe saves the life of Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington and is promoted to Lieutenant. In order to pay the troops Wellesley needs a money draft from the banker Rothschild, but fears he has been captured by the French and sends Sharpe behind enemy lines to find him. Sharpe is given command of a platoon of crack riflemen, led by the surly Irishman Harper and including Hagman and Harris, who resent Sharpe as not being a 'proper officer'.
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
A chronicle of events that led to the British involvement in the Crimean War against Russia and which led to the siege of Sevastopol and the fierce Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854 which climaxed with the heroic, but near-disastrous calvary charge made by the British Light Brigade against a Russian artillery battery in a small valley which resulted in the near-destruction of the brigade due to error of judgement and rash planning on part by the inept British commanders.
We Were Soldiers (2002)
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
War Paint (1953)
An Indian and his beautiful sister attempt to destroy a cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace treaty to their chief.
The Plainsman (1936)
Wild Bill Hickok (Gary Cooper), Calamity Jane (Jean Arthur) and Buffalo Bill (James Ellison) go up against Indians and a gunrunner.
The Alamo (2004)
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.
War Arrow (1954)
A thrilling Cavalry-versus-Indians adventure starring Jeff Chandler as an Army official recruiting Seminole allies, against his superior's wishes, to stop a planned Kiowa attack.
Two Flags West (1950)
A group of confedarate prisoners is sent to a unionist fort in the west to help the local garrison to fight the indians.
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
Three years after the end of the Apache wars, peacemaking chief Cochise dies. His elder son Taza shares his ideas, but brother Naiche yearns for war...and for Taza's betrothed, Oona. Naiche loses no time in starting trouble which, thanks to a bigoted cavalry officer, ends with the proud Chiricahua Apaches on a reservation, where they are soon joined by the captured renegade Geronimo, who is all it takes to light the firecracker's fuse...
Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931)
A western adventure serial in 12 episodes. Buffalo Bill battles gambler Jim Rodney who is trying to scare off the townspeople so he can gain possession of a gold strike discovered in the area. A nearby Indian tribe is provoked to attack the town and the cavalry is called in.
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyennes.
The Shadow Of Zorro (1962)
A battle between revolutionary Mexicans and the U.S. cavalry brings Zorro onto the scene to enact vengeance for violent acts incurred by the cavalry Sergeant. Once the Sergeant is killed, Don Jose de la Torre retires from being Zorro and settles down to live a quiet life. The brother of the Sergeant, in an act of his own justice, dons the costume of Zorro and terrorizes the countryside. In an act to draw out the true Zorro, the imposter kidnaps Don Jose's wife, making him once again don the mask to rescue her.
The White Sun of the Desert (1970)
The setting is the east shore of the Caspian Sea (today's Turkmenistan) where the Red Army soldier Fyodor Sukhov has been fighting the Civil War in Russian Asia for a number of years. After being hospitalised and then demobbed, he sets off home to join his wife, only to be caught up in a desert fight between a Red Army cavalry unit and Basmachi guerrillas. The cavalry unit commander, Rahimov, "convinces" Sukhov to help, temporarily, with the protection of abandoned women of the Basmachi guerrilla leader Abdullah's harem. Leaving a young Red Army soldier, Petrukha, to assist Sukhov with the task, Rahimov and his cavalry unit set out to pursue fleeing Abdullah.Sukhov and women from Abdullah's harem return to a nearby shore town. Soon, looking for a seaway across the border, Abdullah and his gang come to the same town...
In Pursuit of Honor (1995)
To save a group of horses slated to be destroyed by the US Cavalry, a group of officers rebel and begin a journey towards Canada to save themselves and the mounts.
The Born Losers (1967)
A ruthless motorcycle gang rides into a California town and terrorizes its denizens.
Sergeants 3 (1962)
Mike, Chip, and Larry are three lusty, brawling U. S. Cavalry sergeants stationed in Indian Territory in 1870.
Tonka (1958)
In Dakota territory in the 1870s, White Bull, a young Sioux, proves his manhood by catching and training a wild colt he names Tonka. When a cruel cousin claims the horse as the privilege of rank, White Bull lets Tonka go. The horse ends up in the hands of a captain in the US cavalry about the time that Sitting Bull gathers the tribes to confront the growing US presence, epitomized by the bigoted General Custer. All paths, including those of White Bull and Tonka, lead to the confluence of the Little and Big Horn rivers.
The final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking up Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.
Battle of the Warriors (2006)
In 370 B.C, China was separated as seven nations and several other small tribes, one of these being the city state of Liang. The nation of Zhao is led by the terrifying Xiang Yangzhong who orders his troops to conquer the small city. Leaping to the defense of the people of Liang is 'Ge Li' from the Mo-Tsu tribe, their last hope from the terrors of Yangzhong's troops.
Civil War vet John Carter is transplanted to Mars, where he discovers a lush, wildly diverse planet whose main inhabitants are 12-foot tall green barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, who is in desperate need of a savior.
Army Girl (1938)
A young captain hoping to replace the U.S. Army's horses with mechanized vehicles faces court-martial after his commanding officer, who's opposed to modern changes, is killed.
They Rode West (1954)
Dr. Allen Seward (Robert Francis) is assigned to a western cavalry post where his predecessors had been drunks and slackers. The post doesn't take kindly to him either, especially after he disregards regulations and tends to sick Indians on the malaria-infested reservation. The Indians break away from the reservation to move to a healthier higher ground, and when they join with the Comanches to besiege the fort, Seward is branded as a "woodhawk", the bird that turns against its own. Donna Reed is present as the niece of the post commander; Phil Carey is a cavalry captain that believes the only good Indian is a dead Indian, and May Wynn (who shared a screen debut with Francis in "The Caine Mutiny)is the white girl raised by the Indians and married to the chief's son. Francis would make only two more films before being killed in a 1955 plane crash.
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End (2008)
Arn has served his term in the Holy land and returns home to be reunited with his beloved Cecilia. When he returns home, he discovers that political forces tries to separate him and Cecilia - but thanks to queen Blanka they can finally get married. Arn knows that war is looming and with his martial knowledge he starts to build an army at his new home at Forsvik.
The Pride and the Passion (1957)
During the Napoleonic Wars, when the French have occupied Spain, some Spanish guerrilla soldiers are going to move a big cannon across Spain in order to help the British defeat the French. A British officer is there to accompany the Spanish and along the way, he falls in love with the leader's girl.
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
7th Cavalry (1956)
An officer accused of cowardice volunteers to bring back General Custers's body after Little Big Horn.
Buffalo Soldiers (1997)
They've ridden dusty miles without end and fought fierce battles. Yet when these brave African-American cavalrymen enter a scraggly frontier town, they must walk through it instead of ride. The town dishonors them but the soldiers' Native-American foes do not. Apache leader Victoria and other warriors give the horsemen a name of honor and strength: "Buffalo Soldiers". The troopers' daring hunt for Victorio frames this stirring tribute to the former slaves and other African-Americans of the 9th and 10th U.S. Calvary Regiments. Danny Glover, Mykelti Williamson, Glynn Turman, Carl Lumbly and Michael Warren star in an adventure bringing to light that largely unknown story and the unique moral dilemma the men faced. Atten-hut! "Buffalo Soldiers are riding" through town.
A Distant Trumpet (1964)
In 1883, US Cavalry lieutenant Matthew Hazard, newly graduated from West Point, is assigned to isolated Fort Delivery on the Mexican border of Arizona, where he meets commanding officer Teddy Mainwarring's wife Kitty, whom he later rescues from an Indian attack.
The Command (1954)
Once the commanding officer of a cavalry patrol is killed, the ranking officer who must take command is an army doctor.


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CONTACT TRACING & WHO EMPLOYS THEM
Definition: Contact Tracing is the process of attempting to identify (a) person(s) who has/have recently been in contact with someone. Within a medical perspective it would be those diagnosed with an infectious disease, especially in order to treat or quarantine them while trying to find out who they had been with to either try to trace back to patient zero OR get those exposed still within the incubation time frame tested. From a legal perspective contact tracing is trying to find the part(y/ies) involved in a matter. From a law enforcement perspective its trying to find witnesses or known associates of a criminal to catch them. From a business perspective its trying to find who really has the influence to make company decisions aka the idea leader that people follow. From a political perspective contact tracing is used for either connection promotion of like minded causes OR trying to damage someone based off the associates and company they keep.
WHO ROUTINELY IMPLOYED CONTACT TRACERS PRE COVID?: Pre COVID contact tracers were employed by law enforcement, political parties, attorneys, federal security clearance back ground investigators and some individuals via private investigators (PI's).
Employed Since COVID: Large major corporations, school districts, health department, attorney, political parties, attorneys, federal security clearance investigators, hospitials, researchers and an increase in individuals hiring private investigators.
INTERACTING WITH CONTACT TRACERS
DISCLAIMER: This is general circumstances. Depending upon exactly who they work for combined with existing case loads of the individual investigator they may be more through/detailed or ask for very little. Also each group employing contact tracers vary widely in verification method.
General Regardless of Type: The contact tracer will always try to verify that its you. Depending upon the policy of who they are working for that may be as simple as you verbally saying you are you, potential security questions for speaking on a following up call, age, Date of Birth (DOB) and or potentially other methods. Depending upon who the investigator works for, the importance of the information, the location of the jurisdiction both called from/in and applicable laws you may be required to answer some/all of the questions or might be in your rights to completely refuse also. Just know that if your speaking to a contact tracer of your private company and refuse to answer it may result in termination. When speaking with a government tracer/investigator refusal to answer may result in denied security clearance and or a subpoena. Regardless if required or not if you do choose to say anything please be truthful otherwise you risk causing bad data for a researcher and perjury if speaking with law enforcement or the government. Once verification is complete and chit chat of repour building is achieved they will then usually move onto demographic questions such as but not limited to race/ethnicity, income level and education level. Beyond that it really varies.
COVID-19/MEDICAL: In addition to the general they will also ask you for the following information. To follow will be a summary with the reason why.
WHEN THEY WILL ASK FOR CONTACTS: There are usually only three (3) time that a contact tracer or instigator will really push hard for contacts: 1: At the beginning early stages of a breakout or wave to try to shut down the transmission. 2: Their boss drives them non stop hard preaching of requirement. 3: After the fact researchers for tracing patterns and patient zero. In MOST cases the person or places will remain anonymous, personal identifiers will be removed and help appropriate medical professionals/government better deal with and understand the virus threats.
Contact Tracers (for COVID-19 Medical Purposes) have two (2) areas where they are highly effective. The first area is early shut down of COVID-19 in the beginning stages of an outbreak or wave to keep cases down with isolation. The second stage is after the fact research for statistics, reliable data for future treatment info and developing guidance from the data and sample sets.
PROPOSAL/IDEA
Incorporate permeant contact tracing positions into every health department in America. When times are good have them be part time flex employees of doing 10-20 hours per week and take over the calling of reported STD's to health departments as well. When pandemics happen, flu outbreaks in schools, mass food poisonings in restaurants and or an area of a country is infected then activate them as full time employees. By keeping them on part time they get down time while still collecting a pay check, are in the known with the health department and know how to operate the systems. This way when disaster strikes instead of other professionals having to take time away from their routine duties you have people in place knowing how to work the system and can go full time instead of constantly having to hire people, train people and start from scratch every time. This is a public health necisity that I call on to be implemented.
Before COVID-19 very few people knew what contact tracing was let alone rarely if ever having contact with a contact tracer. Since COVID-19 you've probably heard many politicians call for a need of contract tracers to help combat COVID-19. Contact Tracing is very important however not the only tool and depending upon where one is in a contagious stage the effort varies. This page will be divided into four (4) sections. Those sections will be Defining Contact Tracing & Who Employs Them, Interacting with Contact Tracers, Effectiveness of Contact Tracing and finally a PROPOSAL to incorporate contact tracers for infectious disease into the workforce.

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How are you celebrating Halloween? Whether you like it or not, it's that one time of the year where most people binge-watch scary TV shows and movies, deck their digits with spooky nail art and perhaps dress up as their favourite pop culture characters. Beyond the trick-or-treat holiday however, are real-life scary stories and haunted places. Here are three of the world's most haunted spots each with a frightful tale of their own.
Such is the belief of Bhangarh Fort being the most haunted place in India that entry into its premises at night is absolutely forbidden. There are two main origins to its creepy demise. The first speaks of a holy man who didn't want any other house to eclipse his own and whereby going against his will would destroy the entire fort city—the consequences as presumably shown today.
The second involves a curse; a wizard who tried to drug a local princess by infusing a perfume with a love potion; and said princess who saw through his trickery and threw the potion onto a boulder which ultimately crushed him. Before he died, he cursed Bhangarh to its destruction and thus, the city never witnessed any rebirths, suffered an invasion, and the 10,000 people who lived there at that time—including the princess—were killed.
Today, the abandoned fort city is open for tours in the day but after sunset, it is said that anyone who enters will never make it out. Locals have claimed to hear a woman screaming and crying, bangles breaking and strange music emanating from the fort. There have even been instances of a special fragrance lingering in the air along with ghostly shadows.
Even if you don't believe in the paranormal, you have to admit the Island of the Dolls does give a creepy vibe. Accessible via a two-hour canal ride from Mexico City, the so-called tourist attraction is located in a remote area deep in the woods where a reclusive Julian Santana Barrera lived. The story began with Barrera discovering the body of a young girl who had drowned in a nearby canal. However, he blamed himself for not being able to save her.
He later discovered a doll floating in the same spot where she had died and hung it from a tree as a sign of respect. But this is where the story takes a different turn. He started to hear whispers, footsteps, tormented screams of a woman in the secluded wood's darkness. Convinced the girl's ghost had possessed the doll and believing that hanging more—even those with missing body parts—would appease her spirit and protect him, Barrera continued to do for the next 50 years.
In 2001, his nephew found him dead in the same canal he had found the floating doll. After his mysterious death, the Island of the Dolls became a popular tourist attraction with visitors bringing more dolls to add to the hanging 'collection'. The dolls now number in thousands though many from Barrera's tenure has since weathered and decayed. His family now runs the place and some visitors have claimed to hear the dolls whispering through the woods.
You might not have guessed that The Forbidden City at the heart of modern Beijing would have a spooky tale or two. Then again, you might if you know the backstory. In 1421, Emperor Yongle—the same one who built The Forbidden City—decreed the death execution of 2,800 women from his harem because one of his beloved concubines had been poisoned. Some of these girls were as young as 12 years old. Later on, as part of a gruesome tradition set by his predecessor, Emperor Hongwu, he had 16 of his favourite concubines to be hung from white silk nooses on the day of his funeral.
Today, The Forbidden City is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site but the site is closed to the public before nightfall. There have been sightings of a lady with black hair running from a ghostly soldier; sounds of screaming, weeping, and sword-fighting; spectres of dead bodies and pools of blood; and pieces of white silk.


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Most Likely to Murder
Most Likely to Murder (2018)
directed by Dan Gregor
featuring Adam Pally, Rachel Bloom, Vincent Kartheiser, Doug Mand, John Reynolds
Billy Green returns to his hometown, where he is eager to win back his former sweetheart Kara. But when he learns that Kara's new boyfriend is a guy who was known for being a creep in high school, Billy sets out to prove that the latter is a murderer. Rovi Read More
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Its about time I start a blog, I've been saying I would for years now. I kept thinking, what would I write about? Who wants to read it? But I get it now. I have a family of my own, my clients have new families as well. We are all in a club together! Our lives should be shared, because this is what we are all going through.
So, I think I will begin with the most important men in my life.
Okay, the cat is not as important as the humans, but he thinks that he is! When Tristan was learning to use the toilette, he was so stressed out about finishing fast because Neko might flush it before he did... yes, our cat taught himself to flush the can!
He also eats our clothing. Now a dog will chew on shoes, and possibly the odd sock. A pile of the remnants will be left around, just so you can see how thoroughly they worked. Not our cat. Neko will actually ingest anything he selects for a meal. Plastic is his preference but Tristan's pyjamas are a close second. I try to look at the positive side to every situation, and the positive here is that we have learned to pick up after ourselves. Poor Neko is not allowed in any of the bedrooms for fear that he will nibble on some sheets, but that is just the price he has to pay.
Don't you dare tell Neko he is bad, Tristan will certainly reprimand you if those words sneak out of your mouth. "Neko is NAUGHTY, not bad". Which is true, we all love him. He is the best at snuggling and he plays chase and fetch with Tristan, which makes him very loved in my books.


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    using System;
    using System.Collections;
    using System.Collections.Concurrent;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Linq;
    using System.Reflection;

    ///
    /// A configuration object with settings for how to copy and compare etc. instances using fields.
    /// The setting should be cached between calls for performance.
    ///
    public sealed class FieldsSettings : MemberSettings
    {
        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<BindingFlagsAndReferenceHandling, FieldsSettings> Cache = new ConcurrentDictionary<BindingFlagsAndReferenceHandling, FieldsSettings>();

        ///
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="FieldsSettings"/> class.
        ///
        /// <param name="ignoredFields">The fields provided here will be ignored when the intsance of <see cref="FieldsSettings"/> is used. Can be null.</param>
        /// <param name="ignoredTypes">The types to ignore.</param>
        /// <param name="immutableTypes">A collection of types to treat as immutable. Can be null.</param>
        /// <param name="comparers">Custom comparers. Use this to get better performance or for custom equality for types.</param>
        /// <param name="copyers">Custom copyers.</param>
        /// <param name="referenceHandling">
        /// If Structural is used property values for sub properties are copied for the entire graph.
        /// Activator.CreateInstance is sued to new up references so a default constructor is required, can be private.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name="bindingFlags">The binding flags to use when getting properties.</param>
        public FieldsSettings(
            IEnumerable<FieldInfo> ignoredFields,
            IEnumerable<Type> ignoredTypes,
            IEnumerable<Type> immutableTypes,
            IReadOnlyDictionary<Type, IEqualityComparer> comparers,
            IReadOnlyDictionary<Type, CustomCopy> copyers,
            ReferenceHandling referenceHandling = ReferenceHandling.Structural,
            BindingFlags bindingFlags = Constants.DefaultFieldBindingFlags)
            : base(ignoredFields, ignoredTypes, immutableTypes, comparers, copyers, referenceHandling, bindingFlags)
        {
        }

        ///
        /// Gets the default settings
        /// - ReferenceHandling.Structural
        /// - Bindingflags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public.
        ///
        public static FieldsSettings Default => GetOrCreate();

        /// Gets a collection of ignored fields.
        public IEnumerable<FieldInfo> IgnoredFields => this.IgnoredMembers.Keys.Cast<FieldInfo>();

        ///  Create a builder for building a <see cref="FieldsSettings"/>.
        /// <returns>A <see cref="FieldsSettingsBuilder"/>.</returns>
        public static FieldsSettingsBuilder Build()
        {
            return new FieldsSettingsBuilder();
        }

        ///
        /// Creates an instance of <see cref="FieldsSettings"/>. or gets from cache.
        ///
        /// <param name="referenceHandling">
        /// If Structural is used property values for sub fields are copied for the entire graph.
        /// Activator.CreateInstance is sued to new up references so a default constructor is required, can be private.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name="bindingFlags">
        /// The binding flags to use when getting fields
        /// Default is BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic.
        /// </param>
        /// <returns>An instance of <see cref="FieldsSettings"/>.</returns>
        public static FieldsSettings GetOrCreate(
            ReferenceHandling referenceHandling = ReferenceHandling.Structural,
            BindingFlags bindingFlags = Constants.DefaultFieldBindingFlags)
        {
            var key = new BindingFlagsAndReferenceHandling(bindingFlags, referenceHandling);
            return Cache.GetOrAdd(key, x => new FieldsSettings(null, null, null, null, null, referenceHandling, bindingFlags));
        }

        /// Gets if the <paramref name="fieldInfo"/> is ignored.
        /// <param name="fieldInfo">The property to check.</param>
        /// <returns>A value indicating if <paramref name="fieldInfo"/> is ignored.</returns>
        public bool IsIgnoringField(FieldInfo fieldInfo)
        {
            if (fieldInfo is null || fieldInfo.IsEventField() || typeof(IEnumerator).IsAssignableFrom(fieldInfo.DeclaringType))
            {
                return true;
            }

            if (this.IsIgnoringDeclaringType(fieldInfo.DeclaringType))
            {
                return true;
            }

            return this.IgnoredMembers.ContainsKey(fieldInfo);
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        public override IEnumerable<MemberInfo> GetMembers(Type type)
        {
            while (type != null &&
                   type != typeof(object))
            {
                foreach (var field in type.GetFields(this.BindingFlags))
                {
                    yield return field;
                }

                type = type.BaseType;
            }
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        public override bool IsIgnoringMember(MemberInfo member)
        {
            return member is FieldInfo field &&
                   this.IsIgnoringField(field);
        }
    }
}

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SOFAAR will be hosting its second annual Come Play with Us communal fibre-crafting event at the Annapolis Royal Firehall again this year.
We would love to hear from you all about participating. Last year, over 200 visitors came through the Firehall to see what working with fibre was all about. We had a such a great time and so did the kids and parents who came out to see.
Many men and children learned how to sew on a button, do some hooking, try some wet-felting and pick up a needle!
Come to craft for a couple of hours or all day.
Come and do a demo for everyone to see.
Yesterday, January 20th, 2018 brought together 22 fibre-happy crafters to begin our new year of fun fibre afternoons.
We met at the Saint-Alphonsus church hall in Bridgetown. An enjoyable afternoon was spent working on projects and showing and telling what we were all up to. Lots of different techniques to see: knitting, felting, hooking, cross-stitch and embroidery.
Keep checking in for more Saturday fibre filled afternoons dates.
Cast away any winter blahs and come out for an afternoon of communal fibre crafting in Bridgetown on January 20th from 1:30 to 4 pm.
Bring the project you are working on whether you are knitting, hooking, quilting, sewing, cross-stitching or other and any show and tell you would like.
If you are a member, bring a friend. If you are friend, come and see what SOFAAR is all about.
All welcome. All fibre arts welcome.
Where: Saint- Alphonus Church Hall, 93 South Street, Bridgetown. Across the Bridge on the right past the pub.
Weather permitting. We will post if the event is cancelled.
Happy fibre-filled year of 2018 to all of you!
Some news to start the year.
The Mary E. Black Gallery invites proposals from community groups, cultural groups, guilds, artists, craftspeople and curators for the year of 2020. Annually, seven shows are selected by the Exhibition Review Committee to fulfill the gallery's mandate, as Nova Scotia's only public fine craft gallery, to exhibit traditional and contemporary fine craft created by aspiring and established local, regional, Canadian and international artists. Juried, curated and travelling exhibitions are eligible.
Year round the Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design hosts exhibitions in the Mary E. Black Gallery which educate the public about craft and design and promote the pursuit of excellence in the craft community.
Please indicate if you are open to the possibility of being curated into a two person show, group show, or shared use of our gallery space.
Proposals and support material must be submitted via Dropbox link toadministration@craft-design.ns.ca by 4pm AST on April 3, 2018.
Late submissions, incomplete applications, or submissions sent outside dropbox will NOT be accepted.
The Mary E Black Gallery staff offers assistance to applicants who may have difficulty with the process or face barriers to applying. If you would like help applying, please contact the gallery at administration@craft-design.ns.ca(link sends e-mail) or 902-492-2522.


For starters, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and all that stuff.
But I'm back! With a Shark Hat.
That is me, wearing my half completed Shark Hat. At the moment its just tail and body/hat but I'm finished that part and now just have to make the fins!
I based it on this pattern but that hat is for a kid, and I wanted it to fit an adult.. or rather, me. So I made it up as I went along, and could never ever write a pattern for it because it was mostly 'oh, lets increase here, and a couple more times in the next couple of minutes" which might have been spaced over three rows, or just one, I'd never know.


A personal pension plan allows you more control than a company pension plan but generally your employer cannot contribute to it.
Directors Pensions are designed specifically for company directors and owners. The benefits of a Directors Pension include tax free pension contributions and a tax-free lump sum depending on length of employment, salary, and fund size upon retirement.
A self-administered pension scheme allows you to personally manage your pension fund. You can decide how your pension fund is invested and can choose from a range of options including shares, bonds, and investment vehicles.
A PRSA is a Personal Retirement Savings Account. In contrast to a personal pension plan, your employer can contribute to your PRSA. If you switch jobs your PRSA account moves with you. If you partake in a pension scheme, then you may be in a position to increase the sum you receive on retirement by making additional voluntary contributions (AVC's) through a PRSA.
With AMRFs and ARFs you re-invest your pension and withdraw the money when you need it. To take out an Approved Retirement Fund you must have a pension income of €12,700 per year. If you don't have this income you must invest €63,500 of your pension into an Approved Minimum Retirement Fund or buy an Annuity of equal value. When you put this money in an AMRF or an Annuity you can no longer put any remainder into an ARF.
Before considering making AVCs, you should check if it is necessary. To check you should find out what you will be entitled to when you retire. This includes benefits from your current employer and any pension benefits accumulated from previous work.
If you feel that your pension plan will not result in accumulate and adequate sum and you would like to increase it, you may be entitled to pay AVC's.


ZTE's new Axon M smartphone looks fairly standard at first glance, but look closer and you see it has not one, but two full displays. Both the front and the back of the phone have 5.2-inch, 1080p screens, and there's a hinge connecting them that allows the back screen to be flipped out and put next to the front screen, creating a larger, tablet-like device. ZTE has built software to run a single app across both screens, or run two apps at the same time to make the most of the Axon M's unique form factor. The M will be available on AT&T later this year.


Students reply to a newspaper advert and have to pass a series of tests in order to qualify for the team which embarks on a mysterious investigation. The students go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened where they discover all manner of secrets.
If your student hasn't experienced the joys of the Hogwart's School of Wizardry, then this will make a gift of epic proportions. It doesn't matter if they have already watched the movies; the books are far more action-packed and intricate and will still be a thrilling read.
This coming-of-age novel investigates the world where Jonas lives free of choices, pain or war, until (at the age of 12) he is exposed to these elements by the Giver. This is a great novel and your student will not be able to put it down!
Try to get your student to read this before going to see the movie. The Hobbit is a classic for good reason as readers are taken on scintillatinly exciting adventures with Bilbo Baggins as he sets off from the Shire with Gandalf the wizard to battle dragons for stolen treasure.
This is a favorite that will have your student sitting on the edge of their seats as they enter the intriguing world of vampires and werewolves and follow the tales of Isabella Swan and her romance with 100 year-old vampire Edward Cullen.
Esperanza lived on her affluent family ranch in Mexico until the Great Depression forces her and her mother to flee to California. Esperanza must learn to face life as a farm worker, as well as overcome the hardships of their new financial difficulties to carve out a life in her new home.
Artemis Fowl is a twelve year old with a difference; millionaire, genius and criminal mastermind. Artemis bites off more than he can chew when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit.


Finding healthy food, eating it, and living a long life because of doing so isn't science fiction. It is, however, science. Everyone tries to give you advice on how to eat right, but the simple fact is that almost no-one understands what happens inside your body when you buy healthy food and eat it. Detail on the subject is available for the people who have to know. Those of you who want the simple rules with no fluff or details, read on.
1)	Eat whole foods. People say "whole foods" all the time, but no one stops to think what that means about healthy food. Eating foods that weren't grown in a lab and haven't been taken apart and put back together, that's what it means. So no dehydrated-rehydrated potatoes, no homogenized milk, no flour, no sugar, and absolutely no corn syrup, high-fructose or otherwise.
2)	Eat foods in as close to their natural state as possible. This sounds a lot like "eat whole foods", but it's a supplemental rule. Not only should your foods be whole, but they should be fresh, and cooked as little as possible. For millions of years, humans ate what they hunted and gathered without the benefit of stoves and ovens, much less food processors and blenders. Evolution hasn't had a chance to 'catch up' to modern appliances: we still digest food in the same way our ancestors did. This is not to say "don't chop your red peppers" or "don't eat cheese because it's not raw milk". These are still healthy foods; eating them is just fine. Just eat your veggies barely-steamed or your meat almost-too-raw. Your body will get so much more out of them, you'll feel the difference.
3)	Don't eat anything you can't buy. That is to say, if you can't buy a bag of pure sodium erythorbate or a dollop of hydroxypropylmethelcellulose, you shouldn't eat anything that has those ingredients in them. It's not healthy. Food eating should fill you with ingredients that are created by nature, not by a lab.
5)	Of the "things that move" food group, you should strive to get about equal amounts of fat and protein. This goes directly against the 'fat-is-bad' propaganda of the day, but it's demonstrably true.
6)	Of the "things that grow" group, you should deliberately eat as many different colors of plant as possible every day. Veggie colors form because of different substances in the plant; each substance represents a group of nutrients. Your body gets nutrients from meat, but not as much as you get from fresh fruits and veggies, so it's important to get a variety – you don't want to overload on some nutrients and leave others off, that's not healthy food eating.
These rules read easy, but they're tough to follow. It helps so much to understand food in a way that makes your body love you. Many factors, from societal to chemical, conspire to keep you eating a high-carbohydrate, highly-processed American diet – but that leads to the American midlife plagued with diabetes, heart troubles, infertility and impotence, and even cancer. Healthy food eating can keep you alive and feeling great.
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Florida finds itself becoming less popular
Jan. 22, 2008, 10:14 PM UTC / Source: The Associated Press
When Eric Feichthaler became mayor three years ago, this town was booming. The city issued 800 permits that month to build single-family homes.
Cape Coral still has thousands of empty lots, but last month, it issued just nine permits.
A number of factors explain the downturn, and many of them are not unique to Florida. But it is becoming clear the Sunshine State is losing some of its luster.
Census figures show that in 2007, the number of people who moved to warm and sunny Florida from other states outnumbered those who left by just 35,301, down from 268,347 in 2005. It was just the second year since 1990, when the Census Bureau started keeping such records, that the state saw fewer than 50,000 net U.S. arrivals.
For many years, Florida was like a stateroom in a Marx Brothers movie: more and more people kept arriving, and hardly anyone left. During the 20th century, Florida's population boomed, with growth rates ranging from 20 percent to 80 percent per decade. Florida is now the fourth-largest state, with about 18.1 million people.
Cape Coral feels the drain
Experts blame the recent slowdown on a combination of circumstances: The national mortgage crisis and the bursting of the real estate bubble, hurricanes, Florida's steep insurance rates and property taxes, and rising unemployment.
The shift is felt most in places like Cape Coral, which went from barren southwestern Florida swampland to bustling bedroom community and one of the state's centers of a building and buying boom. But now there is a sea of unsold homes and undeveloped lots in this 115-square-mile city.
"It was very good before. It was like houses everywhere, buildings coming up everywhere and all of a sudden, everything stopped," said Elliot Aguilar, a 35-year-old electrician. Aguilar is married and a father to five children. He lost his permanent job and now is working in a lower-paying temporary position. "If this continues, we probably have to move to another state."
Town mayor Feichthaler said he is glad certain folks have left — "the people that came in three years ago in a gold-rush mentality" — even if that is causing some upheaval. The downturn, he said, is leading to more affordable housing and the departure of unlicensed contractors, shady title agents and other scam artists.
All of that, however, is of little comfort to those suffering from the downturn.
Foreclosures and relocations
Foreclosures in Lee County, of which Cape Coral and Fort Myers are a part, shot up more than fivefold last year, to 12,566, according to RealtyTrac, which records such data. The median price of single-family homes in the county fell to $239,300 in October from $322,000 two years earlier, according to the Florida Association of Realtors.
And unemployment in the Fort Myers metropolitan area has climbed to 5.4 percent, its highest level since 1994, in large part because roughly one in three people in Cape Coral work as real estate agents, title insurers, contractors or in some other job linked to a sagging housing market.
The slowdown is not just along the Gulf Coast. Across the state, people tired of hurricanes and high housing costs are reconsidering Florida.
Beth Mann, 27, lived in West Palm Beach until a year and a half ago, when her husband, Michael, was offered a teaching job in Georgia. He took it. The couple moved to Buford, Ga., with a higher salary earned than in Florida.
Their house is three times bigger. Their property taxes are 75 percent less. Their homeowner's insurance bill has been cut nearly in half.
"We're like, 'Why didn't we move sooner?' " she said. Eight other homes on the Manns' street are also occupied by former Floridians.
A recent Mason-Dixon poll found 43 percent of Floridians said their quality of life is declining and 37 percent believe the decline will continue in the next year. One in three said they would tell a friend or loved one not to move here; one in five said they are seriously considering a move.
Stanley Smith, who heads the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Florida, blamed hurricanes, taxes, insurance and housing prices.
Florida actually grew in 2007 by an estimated 193,735 people, including births and immigrants. That's a sizable number, just not as big as in years past.
"Florida isn't going to be losing population, but the increase will be smaller than it was in these boom years," Smith said.
Spirits remain high in downward trend
A 2005 report by Smith forecasts a decline in people moving to the state through 2030, but the overall population is still expected to increase by more than 10 percent in each of the next two decades.
In Cape Coral, where the population has more than doubled to about 150,000 since 1990, some welcome the downturn. Bob Janes, a Lee County commissioner whose district includes Cape Coral, said it may give officials time to improve mental health care, roads and other services.
But Feichthaler, who is challenging Janes for his commission seat, said the decrease in property values and the resulting plunge in tax revenue will mean the city must cut $6 million to $7 million to avoid tax increases. There have been municipal layoffs, and more are possible.
Many remain optimistic.
"People still want to follow the sun," Janes said. "And as soon as it gets cold up north, they think more and more about the sun."


text:
import template from './mapbox.html';
import controller from './mapbox.controller';
import './mapbox.scss';

let mapboxComponent = {
  restrict: 'E',
  bindings: {
    order : '='
  },
  template,
  controller:['Users','Cars','$interval','leafletMarkerEvents','$rootScope','$http',controller]
};

export default mapboxComponent;


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In Remembrance: Louis S. Pryor '57 '60LLB Died on January 10 2014
Louis Seel Pryor, an attorney and Jeopardy contestant, died on January 10, 2014. He was 79. Pryor transferred from the U.S. Naval Academy to Yale, where he obtained his bachelor of arts and bachelor of laws. In 1989, he co-established the firm of Lane & Pryor, specializing in corporate counseling and tax planning.
A full obituary can be found here.
Copyright 1937-2015 Yale Alumni Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. The Yale Alumni Magazine and its website were until July 2015 published by Yale Alumni Publications, Inc., an alumni-based nonprofit not run by Yale University. Content published before July 2015 is the responsibility of its editors and third-party users of the website and does not necessarily reflect the views of Yale or its officers.


I came across a very great piece of advice the other day from this video. It basically applies to matchmaking, too, and to our clients. What you put in is what you get out of it. This is from the founders of Coffee Meets Bagel.
It was so insightful and the facts and conclusions were so spot on, that you can't argue with the results.
When we get a client's profile and they tell us who they are, who they are seeking, and who they are about in more words than less words, it helps us really get a sense of who they are. When people fill out a profile without an introduction paragraph, we think they are lazy. If they won't put effort into their profile with us, why should we put the effort in helping them find love?


Summer is a great season to give back to a senior. Find a local organization where you can volunteer, share your talents, and make a difference.
25 seniors have been helped with this mission. Add your effort to the count.
The Facts: As a society, we are facing a shortage of people to care for seniors in our community. This is where you can make a difference. Flexible schedules make summer an ideal time to volunteer to help older adults. Students can uncover new skill sets while connecting with others, while those working could take advantage of lighter workloads or flextime to squeeze in some volunteering.
Not sure where to start? Look to local senior centers, organizations like Meals on Wheels, or food banks, all places that serve seniors. The non-profit GIVE65 has a searchable database to help you find volunteer opportunities to help seniors in your community. Find your fit, and you'll be on your way to logging some volunteer hours.
25 seniors have been helped with this mission. Log your progress so we can add one more.
Work full time with seniors and volunteer with kids. Keeping the balance!!
I'm volunteering with my son at a Senior lunch cafe.
Meals on Wheels delivery every Wednesday. A wonderful experience.
I help a neighbor lady and volunteer at my church weekly.


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Home Smart Ideas & Debate SMART IDEAS: Divergent trends in property values across Africa
Smart Ideas & Debate
Smart Real Estate
SMART IDEAS: Divergent trends in property values across Africa
The outlook for each country's market is largely tied to the expectations on the performance of the wider economy in that country
NAIROBI, Kenya: The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic not only affected people and communities, but also impacted commercial property values across the world.
This report looks at the effect of the pandemic on property values in Africa, with a special focus on select countries.
The outlook for each country's market is largely tied to the expectations on the performance of the wider economy in that country. It is expected that these trends will persist in the short to medium term.
Which sector has been the hardest hit?
It was initially anticipated that the retail sector would be the most affected due to the lockdowns and the subsequent inability to trade.
There were casualties, but many malls and most of the smaller centres have, in fact, fared relatively well during the last 14 months or so.
This may be attributed to landlords acting swiftly with rent reductions, deferments, etc. and, as a result, many retailers have managed to stay afloat, thereby preserving the rental income of the asset.
It is instead the office sector that has been the hardest-hit asset class in South Africa, and the pressures are not expected to ease in the coming months.
The fallout in the office market has seen property and rental values recede sharply. In the early stages of the pandemic, a number of occupiers held firm and retained space during the lockdowns.
Landlords were therefore still receiving the majority of their income even from empty buildings, but vacancies are now rising as occupiers decide they no longer need as much space.
SAPOA reported that third-quarter vacancies reached an all-time high of 15.4%, while the pre COVID-19 level was 11.6%.
Additional supply is also coming to market as a result of projects that were planned and started well before the pandemic.
At the start of 2020, around 263 000 m² was in the pipeline, which slowed to around 47 000 m² by Q3 2021. We note that offices in smaller outlying towns are not as badly affected due to a more limited offering.
Prime logistics facilities are doing well, not only in South Africa, but across the continent. Furthermore, the growth in online retail has seen a corresponding rise in interest in data centres as companies move to exploit opportunities in the online sector.
A number of data centre companies are expanding in strategic locations across West, East and South Africa.
Current and emerging needs of occupiers and landlords
In general, occupiers are seeking maximum flexibility, considering that their demand for space in the short- and medium-term is still relatively unknown or unconfirmed.
Occupants want the flexibility to either work from home or to do so on a rotational basis. This would most likely be a long-term trend post the vaccination rollout.
Occupiers are increasingly focused on understanding what the future workplace will look like and how that affects their existing real-estate structure.
More and more corporates in this market are looking to not only optimise operational functions in terms of cost, but also in terms of the size of their requirements.
Landlords, on the other hand, are seeking strategies to drive occupancy of their buildings. These range from more flexible lease terms and notable rental discounts (on a case-by-case basis) to looking at less traditional uses for their buildings.
For example, the co-working model is a conversation that is making the rounds in some buildings in the market. Furthermore, landlords are looking at repurposing surplus space and or vacant space.
Are multinationals still driving the sector across the continent?
A number of local players and parastatals are shifting towards better-quality spaces, therefore competing head-on with multinationals.
This trend that will continue as the benefits of modern space are being discovered by tenants who have not traditionally occupied such space.
In the A-grade market segment and, to a certain degree, B-grade, it is predominantly the multinational corporates driving market activity.
The fundamentals of this market, dollar rentals to be exact, tend to be financially unfeasible for local and some international corporates that earn revenues in local currency.
It is a situation of "Who bears the brunt of the currency risk?" due to the consistent decline in the exchange rate. So far, there have been notable increases in requests by existing tenants to hand back some or all of their space for cheaper options.
There has also been some discounting on rent or escalation freezes for lease renewals (again on a case-by-case basis). Landlords are actively seeking ways to encourage tenants in a manner that does not completely erode their existing cash flows.
In Kenya, the office sector recorded a year-on-year (YoY) marginal improvement of 0.7% in occupancy levels and corresponding 1.6% YoY decline in rental rates as landlords offer increasing incentives and discounts to fill space.
The retail sector achieved an improvement in occupancy levels of 2.7% YoY, while rental rates declined by 3.1% YoY as landlords continue to also offer concessions in this sector.
The logistics sector has been the least affected, with marginal changes and an expected positive outlook. Most properties are now being leased and/or sold at rates lower than what such assets were achieving before the pandemic.
The hospitality sector is heavily dependent on tourism, both for leisure and business purposes. International tourism has declined significantly since March 2020 due to travel restrictions.
Local tourism activity, on the other hand, has been subdued as it is affected by the decline in disposable income for most households due to the depressed economy.
The asset class that has remained somewhat buoyant is the logistics sector. There has been increased interest for short-term storage, especially for medical facilities and goods.
Manufacturers of medical and PPE related items have been thriving. However, with the closure of international trade, cargo movement slowed down. The sector still receives enquiries from various users who are planning to take up occupancy in the near future.
The impact of COVID-19 on the office market has manifested in a number of space and cost consolidation strategies as a result of the health, economic and business impact on company revenues and general operations.
Transactions are at a record low, with the lowest take-up in five years recorded in the first half of 2021 at under 200 m². Vacancy levels remain high, with an average of 46% as opposed to the pre-pandemic level of 39%.
Asking rents in the office market have remained largely unchanged. However, achievable rates are much lower due to lease regears and concessions for existing tenants, as well as financial incentives granted to prospective tenants by landlords to maintain or drive occupancy at their building, especially with the existing and rising supply glut.
The stock pipeline is currently over 90 000 m² in the A-grade market. Rents are currently as low as US$600/m²/annum for newer A-grade commercial office developments, as opposed to achievable rents of US1000/m²/annum in 2014/2015.
The residential sector, on the other hand, has witnessed some noteworthy transactional activity in the last six to 18 months. Driven by the necessity to store and create value in a challenging business environment, especially with less than desirable yields in safe haven assets in the country, a number of investors have flocked to the residential market.
There has been a great degree of investment in the luxury and middle-income segments, while affordable housing, which has the highest supply gaps, is yet to see this quantum of investment.
In Ghana, although the evidence is not yet fully reflected in the market, there are sentiments that a number of commercial property tenants could downsize their space requirements due to new remote working practices.
Leases coming up for renewal and rent reviews are likely to be agreed to the advantage of tenants. This is due to the increasing vacancy rates resulting from the banking sector reform of 2018 and large corporates opting for owner-occupied developments. In 2018, the vacancy rate of office developments in the country was 21%.
This increased to 28% in 2019 and 33% in 2020. There is also likely to be a reduction in the rates of passing rents for prime office space from US$27 to US$30 m2/month in 2020 to US$25 to US$28 m2/month by end 2021.
At the beginning of 2020, valuers in Mauritius had a cautionary outlook for the property market, predicting that the industry would see similar trends to that which were witnessed in 2019.
Rising average vacancy rates and downward pressure on rental growth, affected by the already-low consumer confidence level and major disruptions to the economy, impacted property values further.
However, no one could have foreseen the impact that the pandemic would have on this already strained market, with international border closures in particular stifling the key tourism sector for many months.
Buildings with a public use component, such as high-rise offices, shopping centres and hotels, have been identified as potential COVID-19 spreading locations, and have at times either closed or have had use restrictions imposed.
Static to declining rentals, increasing expenses and rising capitalisation rates have resulted in downward pressure on the market values of investment-grade property. Modern grade industrial properties have been the least affected during the pandemic.
In conclusion, it appears that property and rental values in the rest of Africa have not been as badly affected by the pandemic as in the case of South Africa, especially the office sector.
It is expected that a rebound to pre COVID-19 levels could take until 2022 or beyond. One exception to the trend is industrial real estate, most specifically warehouses and logistics centres, which have gained value as investors snapped up buildings essential to the delivery economy.
COVID-19 has upset real-estate fundamentals by changing how we lead our lives. Companies are already deciding they will need less office space than before, either because of staff cutbacks or because more of their employees will permanently or partially work from home.
And the rise of e-commerce—along with small business closures—will create a glut of retail space in a country that already had too much of it.
As countries go through waves of infections, and people come to terms with the fact that the pandemic is here to stay for the foreseeable future, some solutions are starting to emerge.
These allow us a glimpse into the future, in terms of what could become the 'new normal' trend globally and in Africa.
The author, Roger Long is Director of Valuation & Advisory Services, Broll Property Group (www.broll.co.ke)
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IDPs and Conflict: episode 3
African Union Summit in Kampala, Uganda © UNHCR/J.Akena
In Focus by Camilla Lavino
In order to adequately understand the issues and challenges that conflict-induced IDPs have to face, it is necessary to outline the legal framework regulating IDPs protection and assistance. In particular, internally displaced people's legal regime was first established by the Guiding Principles on Internal displacement (1998). These principles constitute the main legal source for IDPs' protection. They delineate the rights and protections available to IDPs and assert that the primary responsibility for assisting and protecting them lies with national authorities. Throughout the years, the Guiding Principles have acquired almost universal recognition as the normative foundation and key international framework for internal displacement and IDPs protection (Brookings institute, 2008).
At regional level, Africa pioneered the field by issuing the first legally binding instruments for their assistance and protection (IDMC; 2016). The 2006 Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region, known as the Great Lakes Pact, and its Great Lakes Protocol on the Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons (2006) instituted a legal framework for the protection of IDPs by incorporating the 1998 Principles into domestic law, outlining domestic legal measures to address IDPs needs (IDMC, 2016). Subsequently, the African Union (AU) adopted the Kampala Convention (2009) - the first legally binding regional convention to comprehensively address internal displacement. Drawing from the Guiding Principles, this Convention offers a common framework to address the specificities of internal displacement on the African continent and provides a clearer legal basis for IDPs' protection by defining responsibilities and roles for actors operating in displacement settings (IDMC,2016).
Although crucially detailing the specifics of their assistance and establishing a pivotal regime for internally displaced people's protection, a universally legally binding instrument is still not in place. Similarly, no international organisation or agency has been designated as the global lead for their assistance and protection. Nonetheless, all international actors have been called to cooperate with each other to address IDPs' needs pursuant to the "collaborative approach" (UNHCR, 2007).
However, the role of the international community is only complementary. In fact, as the Guiding Principles set out, the primary responsibility for IDPs assistance and protection for IDPs lies with national governments. In fact, according to the principle of sovereignty, states are responsible for the protection their population and IDPs – by remaining within international borders - remain entitled to the rights available to the general population (Brookings Institute, 2008). Nevertheless, IDPs encounter additional vulnerabilities compared to average citisens. As a result, it is crucial for countries to develop national policies and additional measures to tackle these further challenges. Optimistically, the number of countries that have developed such national laws or policies in accordance with international standards continues to grow. This reinforces the idea that internal displacement must be address both as a matter of legal obligation and national interest (Brookings Institute, 2008).


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Q: QtQuick TableView and QSqlTableModel not working I am trying to implement a QML program to view data in a database. I am using QSqlTableModel as model and TableView for visualization. The point is that TableView doesn't call the data function at all, so I only see a bunch of empty rows ( it is able to correctly count the number of rows in the model ). As you will se below, the model works perfectly when used with QTableView. So the point is that TableView doesn't call data at all.
This is the code. QML:
import QtQuick 2.6
import QtQuick.Controls 1.5

ApplicationWindow {
    id: root
    visible: true
    width: 1024
    height: 640
    title: qsTr("myApp")

    TableView {
        sortIndicatorVisible: true
        model: sqlData
        anchors.fill: parent

        TableViewColumn {
            role: "Nome"
            title: "Nome"
            width: 200
        }

        TableViewColumn {
            role: "Residenza"
            title: "Residenza"
            width: 200
        }

        TableViewColumn {
            role: "Assicurazione"
            title: "Assicurazione"
            width: 200
        }
    }
}

C++ Header file
#ifndef LISTMODEL_H
#define LISTMODEL_H

#include <QtSql/QSqlTableModel>
#include <QHash>
#include <QByteArray>
#include <QVariant>
#include <QModelIndex>

class ListModel: public QSqlTableModel
{
    Q_OBJECT
    Q_PROPERTY ( QString sqlFilter READ getSQLFilter WRITE setSQLFilter )
private:
    QHash<int, QByteArray> roles;
    QString getSQLFilter() { return filter(); }
    void setSQLFilter(const QString &filter) { setFilter(filter); }

public:
    explicit ListModel(QObject *parent = 0);

public:
    QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole ) const;
    void generateRoleNames();

#ifdef HAVE_QT5
    virtual QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames() const{return roles;}
#endif
};

#endif // LISTMODEL_H

Implementation
#include "listmodel.h"
#include <QtSql/QSqlRecord>
#include <QDebug>
#include <iostream>
#include <QModelIndex>

ListModel::ListModel(QObject *parent) : QSqlTableModel(parent) {

}

QVariant ListModel::data ( const QModelIndex & index, int role ) const
{
    if(index.row() >= rowCount())
        return QVariant();

    if(role < Qt::UserRole)
        return QSqlTableModel::data(index, role);

    QModelIndex modelIndex = this->index(index.row(), role - Qt::UserRole - 1);
    return QSqlTableModel::data(modelIndex, Qt::DisplayRole);
}

void ListModel::generateRoleNames()
{
    roles.clear();

    for (int i = 0; i < columnCount(); i++)
    {
        roles[Qt::UserRole + i + 1] = QVariant(headerData(i, Qt::Horizontal)).toByteArray();
    }
}

main.cpp
#include <QApplication>
#include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
#include <QDebug>
#include <QtSql/QSqlDatabase>
#include <QMessageBox>
#include <listmodel.h>
#include <QQmlContext>
#include <QTableView>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QApplication app(argc, argv);

    QString dbName(app.applicationDirPath());
    dbName.append("/mydb.sqlite");

    QSqlDatabase db = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase("QSQLITE");
    db.setDatabaseName(dbName);
    if (!db.open()) {
        QMessageBox::critical(0, qApp->tr("Cannot open database"), "", QMessageBox::Cancel);
        return 0;
    }

    ListModel dataModel;
    dataModel.setTable("Clienti");
    dataModel.setEditStrategy(QSqlTableModel::OnFieldChange);
    dataModel.select();
    dataModel.generateRoleNames();

    while(dataModel.canFetchMore())
        dataModel.fetchMore();
/*
    QTableView *myView = new QTableView;
    myView->setModel( dataModel );
    myView->show();
*/
    QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
    engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("sqlData", &dataModel);
    engine.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml")));

    return app.exec();
    db.close();
}

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News from The Woodlands
California-based American restaurant The Stand slated for Hughes Landing in The Woodlands
California-based The Stand offers fast-casual cuisine. (Courtesy The Howard Hughes Corp.)
By Vanessa Holt | 11:22 AM Dec 21, 2021 CST | Updated 11:22 AM Dec 21, 2021 CST
The Stand, a California-based fast-casual restaurant, will open its first location in Texas at Two Lakes Edge at 2000 Hughes Landing Blvd., The Woodlands, according to The Howard Hughes Corp. The restaurant will be located on the ground level of the multifamily development. The Stand has 11 California locations, and The Woodlands location will open in summer 2022, according to The Howard Hughes Corp. The Stand offers classic American food in a contemporary, upscale environment, according to the news release. The menu includes customizable burgers as well as sandwiches, fries, salads, hot dogs, wraps, vegetables, plant-based proteins, milkshakes, craft beer and wine. www.thestand.com
The Woodlands The Woodlands Impacts The Stand
By Vanessa Holt
A resident of the Houston area since 2011, Vanessa began working in community journalism in her home state of New Jersey in 1996. She joined Community Impact Newspaper in 2016 as a reporter for the Spring/Klein edition and became editor of that paper in March 2017 and editor of The Woodlands edition in January 2019.


This weekend was all about celebrating. Celebrating the birthdays of two of my friends, celebrating horses and all things Southern and then celebrating Cinco de Mayo. I think I need a day off just to recover and come down off my sugar high.
Friday was National Founder's day at Frisch's so if you dressed up like the Frisch's Big Boy you got free food. Drew was all over that one since he was Big Boy last year for Halloween. Then my friend Betsy got into town and we went out and celebrated our friend Nate's birthday at Washington Platform downtown.
Saturday was our 2nd annual Derby party. We had such an amazing evening...hats, mint juleps and all, but I'll save the details for another post!
Sunday we went to church and then out to one of my favorite Mexican spots to partake in the Cinco de Mayo fun. Then my friend Betsy headed back to Indiana, which meant sweat pants, grading papers and leftover Derby pie for dinner.
What did you celebrate this weekend??
can't wait for details of your derby party! that picture of you and the girls is adorable!!! what a fun weekend!
Love your derby outfit. Can't wait to hear more about your derby party!
Wow!!! What an epic weekend!!! Look how cute you were in that dress and derby hat!!Can't wait for the details on the party!!! Too fun!
Love your derby outfit! I need to have a derby party next year.
My husband's bday is Cinco de Mayo....best bday ever, I would say!
I now need to have a derby party.
I cannot wait to see what on earth you do at one, so I can replicate.
Your derby party looks super fun, can't wait to hear about it!
I'm looking forward to hearing more about your Derby party! So glad you had a fun weekend celebrating!
i love your dress and hat allison you wore on saturday! it is super cute on you. i did nothing either derby or cinco de mayo related, major fail!
that photo of all the girls just having fun is soo adorable!
BIG BOY! I love big boy haha. I have no idea why but I do. My mom has 3 vintage big boy figures in our kitchen actually. ANYWAY.


Thomas Piketty's book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, has been getting quite a lot of attention in public policy circles. Why are some people so excited about the book? And what are some of the broader ideas sparked by it?
Capital in the Twenty-First Century provides a robust foundation for claims that inequality is on the rise in certain developed nations. After a high point in the early twentieth century, inequality dipped for some years, because of the creation of progressive income taxes and the destruction caused by the world wars, amongst other factors. But since the 1970s and 1980s, it is increasing again, Piketty explains, because of mass privatizations, low growth, and a return of inheritance. Piketty's basic message is that when the rate of return on capital (more on what this means in a moment) exceeds the rate of growth in economies – when r > g – inequality rises. And he explains, with methodical care, why this trend is returning.
More than giving credibility and evidence to debates about inequality, though, Piketty's book invites a shift in thinking around progressive politics. At its heart, and as the title suggests, Piketty's book is about capital: a concept that Piketty defines crisply as essentially housing or real estate, and financial instruments. And Piketty pleas, implicitly, for politics and policy to turn its attention back to how wealth is accumulating today through capital: in other words, how people are getting rich through inherited wealth, housing, and financial investment.
He doesn't ignore incomes and "supersalaries". But where his analysis is fresh is in highlighting how we need to think beyond incomes, to how wealth is stored and passed on. This is relevant to politics today in numerous nations: for example, it should give ammunition to those in New Zealand fighting for a capital gains tax. And Piketty is not shy of giving practical suggestions to countries wrestling with these issues: he calls for a progressive annual tax on capital (of between 0 and 10%), pushes for more regulation of tax havens, and suggests an 80% optimal top income tax rate, accepting that these might be politically unrealistic at present. Overall, Piketty encourages harder thinking about wealth, underscoring that taxes can play a role in setting norms about acceptable levels of wealth and revealing information about the wealth held in a particular country.
What is also powerful about this book is the categories of economic thinking that Piketty marks out as important. Piketty examines concepts such as capital and labour in new and creative ways, rejecting the market failure paradigm that explains away economic failings in terms of mere "market imperfections". He also claims that it is futile to search for economic laws that hold true across history (and he rejects explanations of inequality based on supply and demand), bringing to the force the importance of policy choices. Relatedly, he acknowledges that an economist cannot escape value judgements. In doing all of this, he offers us promise for novel economic thinking – which is more creative, more exploratory, and ultimately more insightful.
Piketty calls for a humbler economics that is not superior in its view of other disciplines, as well – another important cry, given the fact that many people feel alienated from economic debates. Economists cannot define themselves in terms of their "supposedly scientific methods", says Piketty, and should end the practice of relying on models that mask "the vacuity of the content". Piketty himself tries to lead by example in engaging with other disciplines and popular culture. His book is rich in its analysis of history (drawing on several centuries' worth of income and estate tax returns), literature (especially the novels of Jane Austen and Honore de Balzac from the end of the 18th and early 19th centuries), and even alludes to Mad Men and Django Unchained.
Capital in the Twenty-First Century ends with a particularly powerful call for progressives not to turn their back on economics. Everyone, he says, "should take a serious interest in money, its measurement, the facts surrounding it, and its history". But those who want to challenge power and care for the most disadvantaged may need economics most of all. "Those who have a lot of [money] never fail to defend their interests", and "[r]efusing to deal with numbers rarely serves the interests of the least well-off," he writes.
There is much more that could be said about this book: about its fascinating comments on the troubling rise of sovereign wealth funds, and on the fact that public debt may serve the interests of the wealthy. There is also room for more criticism: for example, while it considers China briefly, the book generally neglects the developing world.
But it is no exaggeration to say that this book is worth the attention that it is getting – and more. It paves the way for a new politics and a new economics. The next step for those in public policy circles is turning that paving into a path for meaningful political change.


Having problems with your Vivitar ViviCam 3915 Digital Camera ?
I know Manuel. You should call him; he is quite the avid photographer. Although I don't know if he owns the vivicam 5024. Try him anyways.
I was at Manuel's condo last weekend. It was his cat's birthday party. I did see him use the Vivicam. I also saw his cat **** on someone's jacket.
ViviCam 3915 WTF??!! I bought a Vivatar Vivicam 3915...and the damn thing won't even turn on! I have tried various batteries..but I am stuck as to what I should do. I got the digi cam as a birthday gift..sure would like to use it. Any help will be greatly appericiated!!
Just got a new one from internet vendor. Need lead from camera to pc. Don't speek the lingo. Would like to orer on line. Proper description?
I bought an Olympus TG-610 camera and I would like a paper manuel instead of the cd. Can I buy one and from who and the price.
I've got a Fujifilm F30. Since yesterday, its not working properly. When I take photos, it 'absorbs' too much light and indoor photos becomes really bright and outdoor photos becomes nearly white from brightness. And when I transfer the pictures to computer, it has minor lines accross the picture. The video mode seems to be unaffected. What is the problem and is it worth fixing ? Would like to fix it if I can as F30 is still considered one of the best compact camera Fuji has ever made ! Thanks.
I would like a replacement user's manual for a Vivicam 5199 as the original one was been destroyed in error.
Internal Memory?? Hello, I just received an E-500 as a gift and would like to know if you must use a memory card with it. My previous camera was a Kodak and you could either use the internal memory or a card. Which card do you all suggest i purchase? Is there one that is better than the other?
Can't put the user manuel for the ViviCam 8018 on my computer. Just bought the camera and would like to know how to use it correctly. Thank you. P.W.
I ordered a discovery kids digital photo and video camera for a christams gift for my son in October on Amazon. He opened it on Christmas and It does not work. I would like to swap it for one that does work. What do I do? Can I send it directly to you for a replacement? I still have the original packaging.


Ah the joys of sleep….contented from a good meal, snuggled up warm under a fluffy eiderdown and lying one's tired head on a soft feather pillow. This week's Sepia Saturday takes us on a journey back in time.
How this image transported me back to my ancestor's inn in the tiny Bavarian village of Dorfprozelten on the River Main. Sadly I never got to stay there as it was demolished in the 1970s, but I've stayed in others so my imagination can make the leap. The postcard was sent to me by the local historian Georg Veh, and the history of Das Goldene Fass is summarised in his book Dorfprozelten am Main, Teil II (2002).
A postcard for Das Goldenes Fass, owned for many years by the Happ family.
The inn is first mentioned in the 1730s when it was owned by my 5xgreat grandfather, Johann Martin Happ. It wasn't until the marriage of my 3xgreat grandmother Eva Catherina Happ to her second husband, Adam Kunkel, that the Kunkel name is associated with the inn. Catherina had inherited the inn from her father and lived there until her death in 1868. Prior to her death, her eldest surviving son from her first marriage, Jakob August Ulrich, was managing the inn and lived there with his mother and family. It was the sad death of Jakob August, his wife Elisabeth Firmbach, son Karl and finally Eva Catherina, within a few months of each other in mid-1868 that the inn passed out of the family's hands. Jakob and Elisabeth Ulrich's family dispersed to America, settling mainly in the upstate New York. The inn may have been a golden barrel for visitors, but the luck had run out for the Happ family and its descendants.
Das Goldene Fass before its demolition for a bank in the 1960s. Image kindly provided by Georg Veh.
Meanwhile Catherine's next son, George Mathias Kunkel, had emigrated to Australia and by 1868 was settled on his farm at the Fifteen Mile near Murphys Creek in Queensland..miles away in lifestyle, community and accommodation from the inn.
The kitchen for the old Kunkel house is on the local heritage list.
Thanks to Georg Veh's book I have some information on what was served at the inn and from that I was able to write this excerpt from my Kunkel family history (pp 22-23).
Dorfprozelten has long been a place for visitors from the bigger cities to come for quiet relaxation beside the River Main. Towards the end of each day, the visitors from Berlin, or other faraway places, would return from their day's explorations, adding a holiday atmosphere to the centre of town, and causing a flurry in the inns owned by George's parents and their relations. The evening meals would be being prepared and no doubt George had his part to play in the activity. On offer would also have been a bottle of the traditional white wine of the area in its Bochsbeutel ( a bulbous-shaped bottle). There were culinary treats awaiting the visitors: fresh pike cooked with cardamom and mustard, salmon prepared with lemon, special beer, home-made apple-wine, bacon, roast pork, varieties of home-made sausages, and the local wine. After meals like that, no doubt the guests slept well on the deep beds with their fluffy eiderdowns and feather pillows! The mornings would be no less pleasurable. Imagine waking to the smell of freshly-baked bread and pastries from the neighbouring bakeries.
(I don't know about you but I've always found it intriguing how German eiderdowns are folded over while we have ours spread out).
The streetscape had remained very similar over the decades, but the Happ inn is no longer – overtaken by the bank on the left.
My book is Grassroots Queenslanders: the Kunkel family. P Cass, 2003.
 Veh, op. cit. pp. 193-195.
That looks so much like several inns I stayed in in Germany and Austria. It brings back wonderful memories of several trips. Sleeping under those massive eiderdowns and then going down for breakfast of fresh rolls, cheese, and eggs. Perfection. My first breakfast in Germany had me wondering how American motels/hotels could call what they served continental breakfasts. No similarity at all. Thanks for the memories.
Very true. German breakfasts are very different from what is described as continental.
It's been so long since I've stayed in any motels/hotels that I can only hope that now that they know more people have been exposed to real European breakfasts that they provide something more than the faux Danish pastries and coffee. Well, we can hope.
Having just driven up through Germany from Switzerland I really enjoyed this story. Thanks. Having said that we didn't stay in any little village inns on the way up, but did on the way down – in the north, Bad Segerburg. I have also previously stayed in a little family owned hotel in Bad Bramstedt where my Holdorf ancestors come from and I could identify a little with your lovely description of how it must have been in the old days at the inn during holiday time. The pictures of Dorfprozelten on Google look gorgeous. Must have been hard to resettle in rural Queensland!
A huge difference I imagine David. I often wonder how the coped with such dramatic change…you'd be in a better position to understand.
It looks like a cosy and comfortable place to stay. How lovely to have the connection with your family too.


The Hudson Street Stackhouse located in Canton, Maryland is the newest design in the hand painted bricks and wood panels.
The Hudson Street Stackhouse is located in Canton, Maryland. This is the newest design in the hand painted bricks and wood panels. Hand painted in Baltimore. Available as a brick or wood.


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Music News Pop Culture News
Katey Sagal To Release New Album 'Covered' On November 12th
Written by Jason Price on September 23, 2013
Actress and singer/songwriter Katey Sagal announces the release of her new album, Covered, on Entertainment One Music on November 12, 2013. Covered, is Sagal's first studio album in 9 years, and features a duet with Jackson Browne on Steve Earle's heartbreaking song "Goodbye." The album also features covers of songs by noted songwriters Laura Nyro, Joni Mitchell, Ron Sexsmith, Tom Petty, Ryan Adams and more.
Although widely known these days for her multi-faceted role as Gemma Teller Morrow on hit FX series "Sons of Anarchy," Sagal has had a long musical career in addition to her acting career. She has sung backup vocals for Bette Midler, Bob Dylan, Tanya Tucker, Gene Simmons and others. Sagal has released two solo albums to date, 1994's Well…. and 2004's Room. She has also contributed music to the "Sons of Anarchy" soundtrack.
Season six of "Sons of Anarchy," the highest-rated program in the history of FX, debuted on Tuesday, September 10.
About the album, Sagal says, "Covered is my third solo record. My two previous records were mostly original compositions. This one is not. I was tired of waiting for myself to write, and anxious to make another album."
On Covered, Sagal is joined by The Forest Rangers, the "house band" of "Sons of Anarchy," led by the show's music supervisor and musical director Bob Thiele. Thiele, along with noted songwriter Tonio K, also composed the one original composition on Covered, titled "Follow the River."
Sagal adds, "Covered is the combined effort of Bob and myself, discovering and interpreting an eclectic mix of music that I connected with. Some of the songs reflect on my younger life, and some from music I listen to now…material from Ryan Adams, Ray LaMontagne, Steve Earle, etc. All have personal meaning and reason for me to want to sing them."
Track listing for Covered:
1. For Free (Joni Mitchell)
2. Roses & Cigarettes (Ray LaMontagne)
3. I Love You But I Don't Know What To Say (Ryan Adams)
4. Gonna Take A Miracle (Laura Nyro)
5. Free Fallin' (Tom Petty)
6. Goodbye (Steve Earle) (With Jackson Browne)
7. Secret Heart (Ron Sexsmith)
8. Follow The River (Bob Thiele/Tonio K)
9. Orphan Girl (Gillian Welch)
10. For a Dancer (Jackson Browne)