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Alec Hyatt King (1911-1995)
IN the years 1944-76 Alec Hyatt King was Superintendent of the Music Room in the British
Museum and subsequently the British Library's first Music Librarian. The brief memoirs by two former colleagues which follow concentrate on his career in the two institutions.
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Corrugated Iron Roofing and Siding
feet, apart and purlins
CORRUGATED IRON ROOFING AND SIDING Corrugated iron is used for roofs and sides of buildings. It is usually laid directly upon the purlins in roofs constructed as shown in Figs. 230 and 231, the former being constructed to receive sidings of corrugated iron, while in the latter figure the side walls of the building are brick. Special care must be taken that the projecting edges of the corrugated iron at the eaves and gable ends of the roof are well secured, otherwise the wind will loosen the sheets and fold them up. The cor rugations are made of various sires such as 5-inch, 2-inch, 1}-inch and -inch, the measurement~ always being from A to B in Fig. 232, and the depth being shown by C. The smaller corrugations give a more pleasing appearance, but the larger corrugations are stiffer and will span a greater distance,thereby permitting the purlins to be further apart.
The thickness of the metal gene .ally used for roofing and siding varies from No. 24 to No. 16 gauge. By actual trial made by The
Keystone Bridge Company it was found that corrugated iron No. 20, spanning 6 feet, began to give permanent deflection at a load of 30 lb. per square foot, and that it collapsed with a load of 60 lb. per square foot. The distance between centers of purlins should, therefore, not exceed 6 feet, and preferably be less than this.
The following tables will prove of value when desiring any infor mation to which they appertain.
of a corrugated sheet No. 20, 2 feet wide, 6 feet long between supports, loaded uniformly with fire clay.
The following table shows the distance apart the supports should be for different gauges of corrugated sheets: Nos. 16 and is 6 to 7 feet apart.
Nos. 20 and 22 .4 ti, 5 feet apart.
No. 24 2 to 4 feet apart.
No. 28 2 feet apart.
The following table is calculated for sheets 3O7} inches wide before corrugating.

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CASTLEHILL JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2020-21: Round 2
January 5, 2021 NewsBy Ray Noble
CASTLEHILL JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2020-21
Round 2: Mon 4th Jan 21: 6pm
Round 2 proved to be a more exciting night in more ways than one! Haoqi Liu and his mum both forgot he was playing tonight! Luckily for him and his opponent Noah, they did get started which is better for both players as playing is the only way to learn. You learn nothing from winning by default! The night also provided a "Genius" moment or two, something to behold indeed!
Haoqi Liu 2, Noah Dickson 0
This was a strange battle with both players leaving pieces for the taking, but never taking them! Also both players missed checkmates! As we all know Haoqi J9 has his own style of play which can be both "beautiful" and "horrific" to watch! In one game Noah J8 left his Knight for the taking (move 10) but for some reason Haoqi did not take it and after the third offer was spurned, Noah moved the Knight to safety only to return it to the same square the next move! On move 17 Haoqi finally took the Knight! End of game? No! Haoqi being Haoqi does not like to do things the easy way and a few moves later handed the piece back to give Noah the advantage. Players like Haoqi are a nightmare to play against. One minute you are winning but still wondering what is going on. The next you are losing still wondering what is going on! But Noah did not take full advantage of Haoqi`s last mistake on move 28 when he attacked Noah`s Queen!
28……Rc8??
2rq2k1/1p3p1p/6p1/1PQN4/p7/8/P1B2PPP/1R4K1 w - - 1 29
Noah played 29.Qe3? What should he have played?
After that it was just a comedy of errors from both players whose endgame technique needs some work on it! The bright side is both players have some vision and with a little work and practice, who knows what the future holds for both of them!
Josh Dickson 2, Alexander Barron-Majerik 0
Alexander J9 has more experience than Josh J10 despite his young age, and that showed clearly during the opening faze of both games in which he gained a clear advantage only to throw it all away with moments of madness! Josh has improved since he joined us along with his brother Noah and this showed during the middle and endgames stages where he began to show his dominance over Alexander who under pressure began to make more and more mistakes! Alexander still had opportunities to turn it around but the moves needed were a bit above his knowledge base for the moment (see diagram). Josh had just played 31….g6
1r3rk1/5p2/5qpp/1p1Q3B/p1p5/4R3/P4PPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 32
Alexander played 32.Rf3? Was there a better move?
This was a good performance by Josh and he deserved the victory and the plaudits for his play. One to watch who might still have a say on who finishes top later on! Both players have what it takes to leap forward with their chess if they are up for the challenge!
Ramit Kanodia 1, Rishi Vijayakumar 1
What a battle this was as the two top players clashed early! Rishi J9 while younger than his opponent is the clear favourite to take the title (He is the defending champion as well!). Ramit J13 his opponent has to be fair stalled a little bit over the past year, but is still a very good player and hopefully will start moving forward again soon! In game one, Rishi seemed to gain an advantage only for him to hand it all back to Ramit by playing 16.Qc2?? (Qb3!).
r3k2r/p3bppp/1np5/2qp4/4P3/2N5/PPQ2PPP/R1BR2K1 b kq - 2 16
Unfortunately Ramit missed the opportunity to play 16…..d4(!!) taking advantage of whites undefended Queen on c2 to win the Knight and instead played the safe move 0-0? That turned out to be his only chance as Rishi showed his class and never let him back in the game!
Game two was a belter of a battle and both showed why they are the two best players in the competition by a country mile! Yes a few combinations missed but to be fair, a little above their pay grade for the moment! Rishi found himself under a lot of pressure from Ramit and it was beginning to show in his play! Ramit then took the brave decision to go for it by sacking first his Rook! Was this a mistake, or genius? Well it turned out to be inspired as the pressure mounted on Rishi, Ramit did the unthinkable and sacked his Queen!
32……Qe2??
r7/p1r5/1pk1P3/3p1p2/1Q1B1P2/PRP5/2P1q1PP/6K1 w - - 3 33
33.Qxb6+!!!
Unbelievable play and vision to see that sacrificing your Queen was the right move (did he see this when he sacked his rook?). What a finish to a great game of chess by both players! Ramit did not let his defeat in game one get to him and proved what we all know at Castlehill, that he can indeed play chess! To put our top junior (Rishi) under so much pressure and then finish it off with a rook and then Queen sacrifice was awe inspiring! This was a battle of junior giants and a win a piece was the correct result for both of them. Ramit you can take great pride in the way you played the second game and the way you finished it. Now you have shown you have what it takes to compete with players like Rishi!
I can't wait for round three on 15th February 21. 6pm!
For all the results, standings and 3rd round draw click the link below. The Rishi v Ramit game is on our Club searchable database of games if you would like to see it in full!
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CES 2023: MSI Gaming Laptop Portfolio Refreshed With 13th Gen Intel CPUs, Nvidia RTX 40 Series GPUs
MSI Titan GT series, Raider GE series, Vector GP series specifications, features
MSI Stealth series specifications, features
MSI on Wednesday announced that it has overhauled its entire gaming portfolio with the latest Nvidia RTX 40 series GPUs and 13th Gen Intel CPUs. The firm says all the heat pipes have been redesigned to include shared pipes, dedicated pipes, and VRAM-exclusive pipes for maximum performance. MSI has released over 10 new designs in its gaming series and some of the laptops such as the Raider GE, Vector GP, and Stealth series have been equipped with 16:10, 240Hz Quad-HD+ displays. MSI is yet to announce pricing details for the new laptops, but the firm has revealed that the new range will be available in India soon.
MSI Cyborg, Pulse, Katana, Sword series specifications, features
The newly announced MSI Titan GT and MSI Raider GE can be configured with the top-of-the-line Intel Core i9-13980HX processors and up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 GPU. These laptops also feature MSI's OverBoost Ultra technology that is said to be able to push the CPU and graphics to a total of 250W of power or support 5.2GHz frequency across eight P-cores on the CPU, depending on the workload.
The Titan GT is also said to have the world's first 4K Mini LED display with a 144Hz refresh rate, and can deliver up to 1000 nits of peak brightness. Meanwhile, the MSI Vector GP series features a 17.3-inch QHD IPS display with a 240Hz refresh rate. This laptop can be configured with up to an Intel Core i9-13900H CPU and up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 GPU.
The MSI Cyborg 15 is a new entry-level gaming laptop
The MSI Stealth series will be available in 14-inch, 15-inch, 16-inch and 17-inch screen sizes. The MSI Stealth 14 Studio and Stealth 16 Studio are new laptops that feature magnesium-aluminium alloy bodies for low weight and a slim design.
The Stealth 16 Studio comes with a trilateral Dynaudio six-speaker sound system. The Stealth 17, 16, and 14 Studio laptops are also Nvidia Studio validated and are geared towards content creation. The MSI Stealth Studio 15 features a 240Hz OLED display and a quick 0.2s response time. It also supports a 100 percent DCI-P3 colour gamut.
According to the company, the MSI Cyborg 15 is a brand-new entry-level gaming laptop featuring a translucent chassis design, allowing you to see some of the components inside. This laptop can be configured with up to an Intel Core i7-12650H and up to an Nvidia RTX 4060 GPU.
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Brachycrus es un género extinto de mamífero herbívoro perteneciente a la familia Merycoidodontidae y la subfamilia Merycochoerinae, (llamados a veces oreodontes) que vivió en Norteamérica durante las subépocas del Mioceno Medio al Mioceno Superior (20.6—13.6 millones de años).

Taxonomía

Esta criatura de un metro de longitud se parecía a su pariente mayor y más antiguo Merycoidodon, pero era más especializado. Las mandíbulas de Brachycrus eran más cortas, y dado que sus narinas se situaban más hacia atrás se presume que este animal habría tenido una proboscis parecida a la de los tapires. Brachycrus fue nombrado por Matthew en 1901 como un subgénero de Merycochoerus y fue elevado a la categoría de género por Palmer en 1904. Fue sinonimizado subjetivamente con Ticholeptus por Thorpe (1937). Fue asignado a Merycoidodontidae por Palmer (1904), Schultz y Falkenbach (1940), Schultz y Falkenbach (1968), Kelly y Lander (1988) y Lander (1998).

Morfología
Un único espécimen fue examinado para establecer su masa corporal por M. Mendoza y se estimó que pesaba 328.7 kilogramos.

Referencias

Merycoidodontidae
Mamíferos extintos de América del Norte
Mamíferos del Mioceno

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'Rule of Six': New UK social distancing law exempts LGBT support groups
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The United Kingdom is now under the 'Rule of Six', a new set of social distancing laws.
In this clip from yesterday's livestream, Ezra Levant reads through some of the (confusing) rules:
"Were you taking notes there? I need a whole chart. So, the United Kingdom — that's England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland.. I'm confused already! In some parts of the UK, [the rules] apply to kids. In others, it doesn't. In some parts of the UK, it applies outdoors. In other parts, it doesn't. In some parts, it applies in churches. In other parts, it doesn't."
And then there are the exemptions to the regulations.
There are separate rules allowing 'support groups' for drug addicts or if you're "facing issues related to [your] sexuality or identity":
"If you're gay, and you're quote, facing issues — you're exempt from the law."
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Looking out at Aviary gate towards the facility entrance. Photo by USFWS.
A tale of two photos
Storms deliver different hits to Puerto Rico
To appreciate how one hurricane gave Puerto Rico only a glancing blow, while the next delivered a hit that left the island prone, you need only look at the two photos.
Puerto Rican parrot aviary at Rio Grande after Hurricane Irma. Photo by USFWS.
Puerto Rican parrot aviary at Rio Grande after Hurricane Maria. Photo by USFWS.
The photos depict the same place, the road leading into Puerto Rico's El Yunque National Forest. It takes visitors into the heart of the habitat of the Puerto Rican parrot, a creature as beautiful as it is imperiled.
The first image, with green trees leaning over a roadway? Taken just days after Hurricane Irma bounced along the edge of the U.S. territory before aiming at Florida.
The second? Taken after Hurricane Maria assaulted Puerto Rico, knocking out power, fouling water supplies, and — yes – toppling trees. The forest's canopy has been virtually destroyed.
For the parrot, Maria was another blow against a species with a tenuous grasp on survival. The parrot is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Now, with Maria a recent and painful memory, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), along with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, are assessing how the birds fared in the category 4 storm.
The preliminary verdict: Most of the birds in three aviaries survived, despite extensive damages to the facilities.
Puerto Rican parrot breeding cage #34 Photo by USFWS.
The status of the birds in the wild isn't as clear. Service workers cannot yet venture into forests to make counts. Too many trees block their way.
Taking stock of of the aviary birds was no simple task. The aviaries are located in El Yunque, Maricao and Rio Abajo, each facility built in the birds' jungle habitat. It took workers nearly a week to work through tree-littered roadways to reach them.
When they reached the facilities, biologists worked quickly. They took parrots from Maricao – particularly hard-hit during the storm – to El Yunque. It, and Rio Abajo, are in better condition. Each is operating with electrical generators.
The birds are in flight cages where they can, again, literally stretch their wings.
Service and Puerto Rican officials, meantime, are making a list of repairs the aviaries need. The inventory so far includes replacing breeding cages, security and observation cameras, and perimeter fences. It's likely to grow.
And, as the two photos attest, road repairs may be on that list, too.
Download images from Hurricanes Maria and Irma.
Mark Davis, Public Affairs Specialist
mark_r_davis@fws.gov, (404) 679-7291
Puerto Rican Parrot Aviary
Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office
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Badminton- not just a sport, a feeling
Who invented badminton?
The origin of how and when badminton came into being is still unknown but Badminton was invented and played in India by the name – Poona as early as the 18th century. It was a rather simple game. To play it 2 planks and a perfect round stone were required between 2 people. Then the British army took interest in it and learned to play it and from there the game traveled to Britain. It was introduced in England by the duke of Beaufort in his estate called "Badminton" in around 1873 and from there the game got its current name. Later its control shifted to the Bath Badminton Club, formed by the Badminton Association of England. The club established the rules to govern the game which are still used in international play.
Rule of Playing badminton?
In a match best of three games of 21 points is considered.
For the 20-all game, the side which first gains a 2-point lead wins that game.
At 29-all, the side scoring the 30th point wins that game.
The player or team winning a game serves first in the next game.
A match must be played indoors with the official court dimensions.
If the shuttlecock lands inside the opponent's court a point is scored
If a shuttlecock hits the net or goes outside the court the player will lose the point.
At the start of the match, the server and receiver stand on diagonally opposite service courts.
For a serve to be legal it must be hit diagonally over the net and across the court.
A serve is legal only if it is hit underarm and below the server's waist height and the racquet pointing downwards.
After gaining a point, the players will move to the opposite serving sides for the next point.
No second serves are allowed.
A player must not touch the net with any part of their body or racquet.
Deliberately distracting opponents is not allowed.
Shuttlecock should maintain contact with the racquet only once.
A 'let' may be called by the referee if an unforeseen or accidental issue arises.
Two rest periods are included in the game. 90-second rest after the first game and a 5-minute rest after the second game.
Who is the best player in badminton?
Viktor Alexen currently holds the top place in badminton rankings for males and females, and Tai Tzu Ying is at the top. In men's doubles, the pair at the top is Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and for women's doubles, Chen Qing Chen / Jia Yi Fan holds the top spot.
Which badminton racket is good for players?
The weight of the racket is denoted by "U"; the smaller the number, the heavier will be the weight of the racket. For beginners, lightweight badminton rackets are recommended to weigh approx 4U (80g-85g) as they are easier to control. Another reason to recommend a lightweight racquet is that it allows for quick stroking speeds and recovery also you will be able to switch to different positions. They are also easier on the wrist and shoulders, thus reducing the chances of injuries. Singles players use a slightly heavy racquet of about 3U(85g-90g) as it allows more stability and power while doubles players use a racquet of 4U weight to increase speed and to react quickly to their opponent's moves.
Also to dig deep there are three types of racquets
1- Head Heavy Balance
These types of racquets have more mass towards the head. These rackets increase power while delivering strokes or smash and are good for players who like to play a powerful game.
2-Head Light Balance
These types of racquet are less in weight towards the head. That is why it is easier to control and swing the racket. These types of racquets are popular among doubles player who needs to react quickly against opponents' smashes.
3-Even Balance
An even balance racket provides a middle ground between the above two types. It is neither heavy nor light and is just perfect for people who are not sure of their playing style.
Is badminton an indoor or outdoor game?
Badminton can be played outdoors and indoors. Professional badminton is always played in indoor courts with standard dimensions and official rules as shuttlecock is affected by weather conditions. But it is also played outdoors casually just for recreation or fun.
How much time does it take to learn badminton?
There is no specified time as to how much time one would take to be good at badminton. It all comes down to interest, the time and work one is putting towards learning. To learn basic skills, such as lobbing, drop shots, smashing, footwork, and simple net shots perfectly 2-3 hours of regular practice for 3-5 months is enough. Also, you should play with your friends and family to perfect your skills. This time is just to get familiar with the game and learn the basics. Now a minimum of 1 year of good practice under supervision is required before you can start going to competitions.
How I can start my career in badminton?
Most people play badminton as a hobby, but some aspire to be professional badminton players. If you are one of the people who want to make a career in this game then below is a roadmap on how you can make a career :
Getting in Shape
Badminton requires flexibility, stamina, and also strength. So exercises with cardio are a must.
Learn Basics
To become a good player learning basics is very much necessary to move on the court more efficiently and avoid injuries.
Start Practicing
There is no shortcut to hard work. To become a pro countless hours of practice are required so that when you face an opponent in a competition you can read your opponent's moves and the game better.
Play with those who are better than you
You need to play against good players that give you a challenge because this is the best way to improve your game and prepare yourself for future good opponents.
Join an academy
There is a limit to what you can learn yourself. A good coach can take you five to six steps ahead in the same time frame i.e self-learning.
Start Playing Tournaments
Now if you have fulfilled the above steps then you are ready for competition now. To play at an international level first you need to clear district level then state national all of them with good ranks then you may get a chance to represent your country on the international stage.
What is the height of badminton?
For racquet
The standard badminton racket length is 26.18"-26.77 while the weight differs with the type of racket.
For Net
The standard dimensions for badminton net are –
The top of the net from the surface of the court is 1.524m at the center of the court with 1.55m over the sidelines for doubles. There must be no gaps between the ends of the net and the posts.
What is the cost of constructing an indoor badminton court?
It depends on what type of materials you are using for construction but it will cost you around 10-15 lakhs to construct an indoor court with standard dimensions and a spectator area.
Ways to improve the playing badminton?
1- Be Consistent i.e practice regularly
2- Always strive to perfect your skills
3- Play with players better than you.
4- Get a good coach preferably a former professional player
5- Practice Footwork
6- Practice delivering shots with different stances.
7- Improve stamina and speed
8- Practice different king of trick shots and smash.
What is the most difficult aspect of playing badminton?
The backhand clear, a basic stroke is çonsidered most difficult by many players and coaches because the precise technique is required to collect enough power so that the shuttlecock travels the full length of the court and this is the reason, backhand smashes tend to be weak.
Best badminton coach?
Behind every player's success, there is a coach who is working immensely hard. The player and the coach share the same goal.
Below we have mentioned some of the best badminton coaches-
LI YONG BO – He was the head of the China Badminton Association for 24 years and is one of the main reasons for China's domination in this sport.
REXY MAINAKY- He is considered one of the best men's doubles coaches. He is currently the head coach for the Thailand national team. He has also coached the English national team, the Malaysian national team, and the Philippines national team.
PARK JOO BONG- He is also one of the most well-known faces in the current badminton world. He is the head coach of Japan's national badminton team and has previously led to Japan's maiden Thomas cup win in 2014.
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A new shade of purple was developed by The Pantone Color Institute to honor the late rock legend and God among mortals, Prince.
This color which is a dusky shade of purple (obviously) was developed in collaboration with the musician's estate. The hue's official name is the iconic unpronounceable symbol that Prince went by when he was "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince," or as fans knew him, "Love Symbol #2" — which is the name the symbol is copyrighted under.
"The color purple was synonymous with who Prince was and will always be. This is an incredible way for his legacy to live forever," Troy Carter, the entertainment advisor to Prince's Estate, said in a public statement. Pantone is pretty much the worldwide authority on color, naming and standardizing colors to make them easily reproducible for graphic design companies, art supply companies, and pretty much anything you can imagine that has a hue.
Love Symbol #2 (the color) was inspired by Prince's iconic purple custom-made Yamaha piano. This hue will be the consistent shade associated with Prince's brand estate.
"We are honored to have worked on the development of Love Symbol #2, a distinctive new purple shade created in memory of Prince, 'The Purple One'," said Laurie Pressman, Vice President of The Pantone Color Institute.
RIP Prince, but we are so glad that his legacy is honored continually and there is now a singular shade of purple that we can associate with Prince. Also let's all appreciate the delightful alliteration potential of this partnership; Prince's People, Partnered With Pantone, Produce A Purple. Perfect.


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Reasons We (Still) Love Chicago
Chicago's Bike Network Is Strong, and Getting Stronger Circus Tents in the Middle of the Lake! Even Santa Rides the CTA Let Tourists Eat Deep Dish. We'll Take a Pizza Puff. Live Music, of All Kinds, Any Day of the Week Men in Shorts in January Our City Photographs Well Our City's Championship Athletes Are Women Smoked Rib Tips From Lem's. Need We Say More? The Enviable Weather (Yep, You Read That Right) The Hot Dog Stand That's Also Perfect for Date Night The Perfect Neighborhood Spot The Unsung Heroes of Tap Dance Live Here Vegans Are Welcome in the Meatpacking District Views From All Directions We Aren't Afraid to March for Justice We Can Score Same-Day Tickets to Almost Anything We Embrace Old-School Holdouts Where Else Does Giving Birth Feel (a Little) Like a Luxury Vacation? You Can Explore the Length of the City on One Street You Can Live (or Act) Like a Mogul
You Can Live (or Act) Like a Mogul
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View from 47th Amenity Floor of The Residences at The St. Regis Chicago Photograph: Angie McMonigal Photography/The St. Regis Chicago
Chicago is already famous for its skyline, but its latest architectural wonders come with an added benefit: You can live in them. Well, maybe some of them. But one can dream of a place in the Gold Coast's No. 9 Walton. The building's 67 units start at around $1,320 per square foot , which gets you neighbors with last names like Griffin, Heyward, Toews, and Lurie. Not in your budget? Rub elbows with local aristocrats at the luxe residence's restaurant, Adalina. Over on the river, Jeanne Gang's sinuous 101-story triple tower, the St. Regis Chicago, offers 1,100-square-foot one-bedroom condos for $840,000, with an array of amenities, including an outdoor pool and a golf simulator. Mere mortals can stay at its soon-to-open 192-room hotel, which has its own spa, pool, and sundeck.


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French fur traders first visited Nebraska in the late 1600s. Part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, eastern Nebraska was explored by Lewis and Clark in 1804–1806. A few years later, Robert Stuart pioneered the Oregon Trail across Nebraska in 1812–1813, and the first permanent white settlement was established at Bellevue in 1823.
Among the principal attractions are Agate Fossil Beds, Homestead, and Scotts Bluff National Monuments; Chimney Rock National Historic Site; a recreated pioneer village at Minden; SAC Museum near Ashland; the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer Grand Island; Boys Town; the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and the Lied Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln; the State Capitol in Lincoln; the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha; the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha; Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney; Museum of Nebraska History in Lincoln; and the University of Nebraska State Museum in Lincoln.


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Ambitious plans to add almost £2 billion to the value of Swindon's economy will be shared with people in the town from today (12 June).
Swindon is already one of the UK's fastest growing towns and the refreshed Swindon Economic Strategy sets out a vision to build on this over the next 10 years.
Swindon Borough Council is asking members of the public to give their feedback on the strategy during a four-week consultation with business owners and residents to influence the future of Swindon's economy by completing a consultation survey.
The new draft Economic Strategy for Swindon sets out the ambition to grow Swindon's economy, create jobs, attract investment and create a prosperous town for local people and communities. Swindon will also be promoted as a key location for people to work and live.
The strategy has been refreshed from the original document agreed in 2013 in response to the changing national economic landscape.
Swindon is ranked as the UK's seventh most investable town or city, and the Economic Strategy aims to grow the town's economy from its current value of £6.6 billion to £8.4 billion by 2026 – an increase of 27 per cent.
The strategy also sets out to build on Swindon's strong growth in population, with the Borough's population set to grow by 25 per cent to 250,000 in the next decade.
Key points in the Economic Strategy include creating opportunities for young people and developing employer engagement with a focus on schools and colleges. The strategy also sets out a vision to build partnerships with regional universities, Swindon College and New College to increase the provision of higher education available in Swindon.
Further to this, the strategy also sets out plans for Swindon to build upon its national reputation as a centre for advanced engineering and technology by engaging in inward investment and promotional activity. The plans include an assessment of potential locations for the automotive supply chain and delivering an advanced technology park.
Swindon's regeneration forms a key part of the strategy including establishing a regional leisure destination at North Star, building upon Swindon's national reputation as a low carbon economy, delivering business support and attracting inward investment, and ensuring continued delivery of high quality housing. It is anticipated the town centre will attract investment of £0.5 billion over the next 10 years.
The strategy also sets out an ambition to create 20,000 new jobs and the building of an extra 22,000 homes to support the forecast growth.
The Economic Strategy links to the Council priorities: to improve infrastructure and housing to support a growing, low carbon economy; to offer education opportunities which lead to the right skills and the right jobs in the right places; and to ensure clean and safe streets and improve our public spaces and local culture.
Cllr Oliver Donachie, Swindon Borough Council's Cabinet Member for the Economy and Skills, said: "Swindon has enormous potential and is perfectly positioned to take advantage of opportunities for economic growth. We have bold plans for the future and this strategy aims to bring all of these together to paint an exciting picture of our town.
The draft Economic Strategy and an online survey are available at www.swindon.gov.uk/economicstrategy Responses must be submitted by the 10 July.


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Americans born between 1928 and 1932 seem to be getting less benefit than members of other age groups from the forces that are improving U.S. disability rates.
Researchers at the U.S. Census Bureau have published data pointing to that anomaly in their latest statistical portrait of Americans with disabilities.
The latest report, based on survey data collected in 2002, shows 46.9% of U.S. residents who were in the 70-74 age group that year suffered from some disability, up from 46% in 1992.
The percentage of U.S. residents in the 70-74 age group who said they suffered from severe disabilities soared to 30.1% in 2002, from 25.5% in 1992.
During the same 10-year period, the prevalence of disability dropped for all other adults ages 25 and over, and the prevalence of disability for "Silent Generation" adults born between 1933 and 1947 fell especially rapidly.
For adults in the 55-64 age group, for example, the disability prevalence rate plummeted to 28.1% in 2002, from 36.8% in 1992.
Few U.S. residents born between 1928 and 1932 served in the military during World War II, but they may be showing the lingering effects of factors such as poor nutrition, polio epidemics, AIDS, and early improvements in medical technology that cut death rates for deadly diseases without doing much to improve morbidity rates, experts say.


As Japan boasts an absolutely massive amount of vending machines, and the vast majority of them dispense drinks, it's perhaps not surprising that manufacturers are keen to offer customers a bite to eat as well as a beverage.
But whereas bread in a can appears quite passable, and tinned udon looks terrible but is perhaps palatable at a very peckish push, pasta is patently a foodstuff too far.
Although it does feature a folding fork, which is at least something.
I think Pasta is the best idea of the lot …. it's the only one i'd entertain eating. My local station has hot corn soup in a can … too bad i hate corn.
I don't see this as all that different from canned goods like Spaghettios, etc, that are popular in the US. Both are likely vile, but not that unusual.
The bacon part is what worries me.
That picture on the can doesn't really sell it, does it?
It's hardly spaghetti hoops, but canned pasta is okay with me. Bob the Builder pasta shapes FTW!


7/14/2018 Enjoy the Waukee Arts Festival on Friday, July 13th and Saturday, July 14th in Centennial Park, including: - Free Friday night concert by The Nadas - Live music all day Saturday - 90+ regional artists and exhibitors - Student Artist exhibit, sponsored by Waukee Rotary Club - Craft beer from Barn Town Brewing - Unique beer garden by Rolling Taps Beer Coe - Food truck vendors Friday and Saturday - Kids entertainment and activities Saturday Admission is free to the public.
6/3/2018 Join Whirlythings at 4320 Franklin Ave. in Des Moines, Iowa for an afternoon of art, music, and refreshments from Noon to 5:00pm. Artists will include Pat Sloan with her mosaics, The Little Library with book jewelry, Great Balls of Wire geodesics, Pauline's Jewelry Box with reclaimed jewelry, Phoenix Dreams Studio with their glass beads and pulls, Whirlythings yard art, Rachel Tone fine jewelry, Salvaged Lighting by Mark Chervenka & more!
2/24/2017 I will have a booth at the February 24 - 26 Callahan Arts & Crafts Show at the Varied Industry Building at the Iowa State Fairground. This is Iowa's largest show, with over 300 exhibitors from 7 states presenting and selling handcrafts. Admission to the show is $6, with anyone 10 and under free. All patrons receive a 3-day re-entry hand stamp good for the entire 3 day run of the show. Show hours are Friday night from 5 PM to 9 PM, Saturday from 9 AM to 5 PM, and Sunday from 10 AM to 4 PM. Parking for the show is always free.
12/3/2016 On Saturday, December 3 from 4 - 8 p.m., I will have a trunk show at Beaverdale Books as part of the 7th annual "Beaverdale's Holiday Shop Hop". Shop Hop activities include Santa's visit to Grounds for Celebration, after which he'll head over to Beaverale Books to read a Christmas story to the children. Music will fill the air throughout the shop hop, as carolers stroll the business corridor. In addition, many Beaverdale businesses will have specials, & will offer treats & beverages throughout the evening!
11/13/2016 Art on the Prairie in 7 historic buildings in Perry, Iowa, featuring art, poetry, & music. Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.


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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Why Tiger Woods must acknowledge his blackness
Haji Mohamed Dawjee | 643 days ago
This is a tale of triumph, treachery and of how some of Trump's best friends are black. Sort of.
Dressed in his iconic red shirt and black pants on the iconic Masters on Sunday, Tiger Woods ended the 18th with a pointed putt, applause that could be heard around the world and a hug from his son on the very same spot he hugged his own father 22 years ago when he won his first green jacket. It's the stuff of goosebumps.
In a time of mass shootings, immigrant children in cages, destructive floods in neighbouring countries and not really knowing who to vote for, we need a win. At least that's how I feel, and on Sunday evening, Woods' ritual uppercut with a clenched fist in the air did just that - it gave us a win.
Obama congratulated him on Twitter. Serena Williams – arguably the best athlete of all time - said she was struggling to hold back the emotions, and a couple of million tweets later, Woods was once again hoisted to the upper echelons of black excellence.
Congratulations, Tiger! To come back and win the Masters after all the highs and lows is a testament to excellence, grit, and determination.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 14, 2019
I am literally in tears watching @TigerWoods this is Greatness like no other. Knowing all you have been through physically to come back and do what you just did today? Wow Congrats a million times! I am so inspired thank you buddy.
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) April 14, 2019
Say what you will about the black excellence ideology but you cannot strip it of its meaning. It matters. It matters to a lot of people. It is a substantial element in the homes and hearts of black parents, black children and black spectators worldwide. It is the story of hope and achievement that we all need when the truth of talent vs. opportunity endures: Everyone has talent, but not everyone has the opportunity, and that is why Serena and Venus Williams, Michael Jordan and everyone else adopts Woods as one of their own.
But Woods is not black and he refuses to lean into it. By his own admission, he is Cablinasian. Never heard that racial variable before? Nor have I.
Cablinasian, according to Woods is a mix of Caucasian, Black, Native American and Asian. Woods is precise and leaves no racial identity stone unturned. His mother, Kultida is of Thai, Dutch and Chinese descent, his late father Earl once said he was African American, Chinese and Native American. This has come under dispute since, but regardless, Woods's embracing of his multiracial identity is one rooted in inclusion instead of exclusion. To call himself African American, he's said, would be to exclude his mother from his identity completely.
But his Cablinasianism falls apart when he actively leans out of the "bl" portion of his identity. The black portion that is, which is something he actively does. The colour of his skin has made Woods a trailblazer in a sport that remains as white as a DA [Democratic Alliance] voter registration office. He kind of went with it in the beginning while managing to stay sort of apolitical. You know, the same thing we do in SA when we speak of rainbownationism, diversity and one human race. The whole "I don't see colour, I'm not black, I'm Tiger, but I do hope the sport changes and that when I win I create opportunities for other minorities." Woods has benefited from riding the wave of Black excellence so his continued silence on the racial agenda – to this day when it is most needed – is treated as rejection, cowardice, and naiveté on his part; especially in the age of other sports stars like Colin Kaepernick, for example.
It is Woods' right to embrace the full spectrum of his identity but it is also his responsibility to be an active participant in the discourse of the terrifying Trump administration. Instead, he is complicit. His face is used as blatant tokenism by Trump – as with most racists – which Woods has fully allowed. We all know that nothing proves you're not racist more than peddling black faces in the name of allegiance and equality. This is the price of Woods's friendship with Trump.
In a New York Times interview, Woods said: "We've played golf together. We've had dinner together. I've known him pre-presidency and obviously during his presidency."
Furthermore, they own property next to each other, often play golf together and Woods has designed Trump's course in Dubai.
His triumph this past weekend is a self-inflicting tale of epic existential proportions. But we love a good redemption story… if it were less problematic.
When someone actively steps out of their blackness when it matters most they might as well be a white man. To an extent, Woods is immune to the pressures of other significant people of colour with influence. He has managed to somehow escape the pressures of being outspoken or having any kind of opinion at all and has remained firm in shoes of aloofness as opposed to standing firm in his blackness in a political way. He enjoys the benefits of blackness and reverence by a public eager to accept him as their own, meanwhile, back at the towers, he remains Trump's homeboy. Is this really winning at all?
Last year, the New York Times asked Woods if he had thoughts about the state of race relations in the United States following a tournament. "No, I just finished 72 holes," he said. "And really hungry." If that isn't the whitest most privileged answer to politics you have ever heard, I don't know what is.
Woods can lean out of his blackness as much as he wants to, but the truth remains; when a white cop sees another Cablinasian man on the street who looks like Woods he still could get shot. Just like a famous man who insists on his mixed racial heritage while actively denying a portion of it will still be washed clean of all his heritage with one term: Black, which is exactly what the arrest report read a couple of years ago with he was arrested for a DUI (driving under the influence).
But maybe all of this isn't as complicated as it sounds. Maybe it can all be surmised in a joke my dad told me the other day: "When 20 white men chase a black man in South Africa it's called apartheid; when 20 white men chase a black man in the US, it's called the PGA (Professional Golfers' Association)."
Shrugs.
Haji Mohamed Dawjee is a South African columnist, disruptor of the peace and the author of 'Sorry, Not Sorry: Experiences of a brown woman in a white South Africa'. Follow her on Twitter.
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Assignment: Studying A Study & Testing
Books Required Nursing Research: Studying A Study & Testing A Test, 6 th Edition, Reading Evidence – Based Health Research. Author: Richard K. Riegelman, MD, MPH, PhD; Michael L. Rinke, MD, PhD. ISBN: 978-0-7817-7426-0 Publisher: Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, (2013)
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Although the World Health Organisation has asserted the importance of being able to make sense of and act on information on the social determinants of health as a key aspect of health literacy [55], it is still unclear how such competencies might contribute to individual or community health outcomes. We included a question relating directly to the understanding of social determinants of health in the AAHLS and found widespread support for an understanding of health as influenced most by wider social and economic factors, though this understanding did not predict individual health ratings. The factor analysis further suggests that such an understanding may be associated with a lower level of self-rated individual autonomy with regards to health.
We recognise that this study does have a number of limitations. The unique social and cultural nature of our study site is likely to affect the generalisability of our findings, not only the prevalence of social deprivation within Tower Hamlets, but also the numerical dominance of one BME group, namely Bangladeshis of Sylheti origin. A number of these are first generation immigrants into the UK from a country with a very different healthcare system perhaps requiring different health literacy skills to those needed in inner city London. Tower Hamlets also has a history of community-level social action regarding public health and grass-roots special interest organising [56] which might contribute to understandings of the social determinants of health.


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Today, Saturday, May 16th, is National Favorite Classic Movie Day. Since every day of the week nowadays seems to have a special attribute assigned to it, why not a day in which to remember with fondness a favorite classic movie? I signed up to participate and this fun blogathon is being hosted by Rick over at Classic Film and TV Cafe. Please visit his site to read other bloggers' choices as to which classic film is their favorite.
For my favorite film I chose 1942's romance/comedy The Major and The Minor. It has a lot of pluses and few minuses: written by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, directed by Wilder, lead actor is Ray Milland, lead actress is Ginger Rogers, supporting actors and actresses are all good in their roles, too; Rita Johnson, Robert Benchley, Diana Lynn, Edward Fielding, Frankie Thomas, Raymond Roe, Charles Smith, Larry Nunn, Billy Dawson, and even a bit part played by Ginger's mom, Lela Rogers!
Billy Wilder had come to America, via Germany and France, having found successes in the fields of screenwriting and directing. With the rise of Nazism, he left Europe behind, and decided to pursue his filmmaking talents in Hollywood. In 1939 his work paid off with his screenplay for Ninotchka, the film that showed the world that Greta Garbo could laugh! That film was quickly followed with two more screenwriting successes for Wilder: Hold Back the Dawn, and Ball of Fire. In 1942 he got permission from Paramount Pictures to make his American directorial debut with The Major and The Minor. I am so glad that Paramount gave him the green light for this delightlful movie.
Ginger Rogers portrays Susan Applegate, a midwestern, small town gal who came to NYC in order to make it in show business. She had saved up her money each week for train fare home as she promised herself to give it one year in NYC and if she didn't make it, she'd take the train and head for home. She finally has had her fill of NYC, and her year is up, but at the train station she discovers that the money she saved isn't enough for an adult fare as the price has risen. Dismayed, she gets an idea when she watches a mother at the ticket window purchase a child fare ticket for her daughter. Susan realizes she has enough money to buy a child's fare ticket. Off she goes to the lady's restroom to turn herself into 12 year old "Susu" Applegate.
Susan entering the ladies restroom, and Susu emerging!
Susu gets her ticket, gets on the train, but when she goes outside onto a viewing platform to sneak a cigarette, the conductors, who are suspicious about her being a "child" catch her. She flees from their clutches and dives into the first overnight compartment she can find and it belongs to Major Philip Kirby, ably portrayed by Ray Milland.
Susu meets Major Philip Kirby.
Major Kirby is itching to get into WWII. He badly wants to serve his country. However, he's stuck teaching at a Boys Military Academy. He had been in Washington D.C. to see if he could get his military status reactivated, without his fiancee knowing of his plan. His fiancee,Pamela- a real schemer-played by Rita Johnson, and her father, Colonel Hill, principal of the Academy, -played by Edward Fielding, have no idea that Kirby wants to be on active duty.
Once the Major meets this minor, he feels protective of her. Susu is immediately attracted to the Major but she keeps up her ruse of being a child of 12, and lets the Major treat her as he would a niece. He lets her sleep in the lower berth of his compartment and during the night, unbeknownst to them, the train has to stop its travel due to flooded tracks further down the line. Pamela and her father manage to drive in to rescue Major Kirby and it's quite a funny scene when Pamela bursts into his compartment and finds Susu there in her nightgown!
Susu has to keep this act going as she gets a ride back to the Academy. Due to the flood, Susu will have to stay at the Academy until her family can come and get her. It's decided that she'll bunk in with Pamela's younger sister, Lucy. Lucy figures out quickly that Susu is really Susan. Lucy and Susan make a pact. If they can get Major Kirby's status activated, then he won't have to marry Pamela, who Lucy thinks is a "stinker". She doesn't want the Major to marry her sister.
Lucy doesn't fall for Susan acting 12.
Susu meets Pamela's little sister, Lucy.
Susu is also the new "catnip" on campus for all of the cadets and there is a hilarious montage of different cadets trying to kiss Susu while giving her a tour of their campus. If anyone ever puts an arm around the back of your neck and clutches one of your shoulders, then describes the "Maginot Line" with their other hand watch out! It's a clever way to grab you and pull you in for a kiss!
Susu has a lot of fans at the Academy!
There's another fun sequence at the school dance, which Susu has to attend, and the guest girl attendees all try to look like Veronica Lake, peekaboo hairdo and all. Robert Benchley, who plays a cad at the film's beginning and tried to make a pass at Susan, happens to show up at the Academy's dance because he's the father of one of the cadets! Susan has to avoid him as he could spill the beans as to her true identity.
Major Kirby has by now realized he doesn't want to marry Pamela, and there's something "funny" about Susu that he can't quite put his finger on. Milland does a really good job of playing the caring Major without coming off as a "creeper" to put it in my twin daughters' vernacular.
Like all good romance comedies, this film has a happy ending. The Major and the Minor is such a fun movie: charming, witty dialogue, clever plot development, I highly recommend it! If you are fortunate to have loved ones in your life who were teens or young adults in the 1940s, and they're still sharp as a tack, you should rent this film and watch it with them. I bet they'll enjoy that time with you and they can explain some of the pop culture references made in the 1940s, too! Here are a few more fun pics from the film.
The "Veronica Lake" hairdo-so popular at a school dance!
Ginger and her mother, Lela, who plays Susan mother in the film.
Poor Ralph Bellamy! For some reason, he almost was always cast as the guy who loses his fiancee or girlfriend to someone else in classic movies. Long before he played the evil Dr. Sapirstein in Rosemary's Baby, FDR in Sunrise at Campobello, or Randolph Duke in Trading Places, he was usually playing bland, good guy characters in films. That was his part in 1933's Headline Shooter, and this post is for this weekend's Journalism in Classic Film Blogathon, hosted by two great bloggers, Comet over Hollywood and Lindsay's Movie Musings. Be sure to visit their sites to read more great posts by other bloggers on this interesting film topic.
Headline Shooter was made in 1933 by RKO Studios. It's a fast moving film that comes in at 65 minutes! Try finding a movie of today that is that length! Directed by Otto Brower, screenplay by Agnes Christine Johnston and Allen Rivkin, music by the great Max Steiner, the film features Bill Gargan, Frances Dee, Ralph Bellamy, Jack LaRue, Wallace Ford, Betty Furness, Robert Benchley, Franklin Pangborn, Henry B. Walthall, and Dorothy Burgess.
Bill Allen(Bill Gargan), is a newsreel cameraman. He is brusque, always on the go, ready at a moment's notice to rush to the scene of a disaster to film it. He thinks he is the best at his chosen career, and his ego is enormous. Fellow cameraman, Mike(Wallace Ford) is his compatriot in the newsreel business. Early in the film, we see Bill filming the disastrous effects of an earthquake and meeting Jane Mallory(Francis Dee), a reporter on the scene writing about the earthquake. Bill and Jane immediately irritate each other and then they get wind of a story about a baby being delivered in an emergency room at a nearby hospital with no electricity available and they jointly rush to cover that news story. After the night's news has been covered, Jane and Bill have softened up their opinions of one another and we can tell they are interested in each other, but Jane confesses to Bill that she is engaged to Hal Caldwell(Ralph Bellamy), a banker in Riverport, Mississippi and that soon she'll be marrying Hal and giving up her journalistic career for one of domestic life in a sleepy, southern town. After a few more "meet cutes" with Jane, Bill starts telling her that she should marry him and dump Hal and during one of these discussions, news of a brewery fire is sent to Bill and he rushes off to film that event, leaving Jane behind.
Bill and Jane, an immediate dislike!
As I pointed out earlier, this is a 65 minute film so it goes by very quickly. Scenes from a real earthquake, factory fire, and flood were used in this film to good effect. Bill Allen, the protagonist of this piece, is the hard-nosed news man;out to cover a story at all cost, this is his life. However, when his friend dies covering that brewery fire, it gives Bill a bit of pause. It forces him to slow down a bit and evaluate his life. He realizes he doesn't enjoy being alone and that he loves Jane. He realizes he'd have to alter his life if he had a wife and eventually a family, that rushing off to cover the news and ignoring those closest to him in his personal life wouldn't be allowed to continue. Jane Mallory is a good reporter, capable and also wanting to cover the news well. She enjoys her career a lot so when she announces her goal is to now marry a banker and retire from her career, it just doesn't ring true to her character's persona. At the end, when we know she'll marry Bill, we can happily imagine her keeping her career and being quite content as a working, married woman.
Headline Shooter is an obscure film. It's not been released on any dvds or even on VHS! I only saw it a year ago because it aired on Turner Classic Movies. Two scenes from the movie are on their page about the film and you can view them by clicking on this link: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2906/Headline-Shooter/videos.html. William Gargan, who seemed to have been heading for leading man status in the 1930s, inexplicably wound up playing second leads in the 1940s and was the lead on a detective tv show in the 1950s, Martin Kane. I admired his portrayal of Sam Peters in Cheers for Miss Bishop, the lovelorn best friend of spinster teacher Ella Bishop, and he was also praised by critics for his portrayal of Patsy's father in The Bells of St. Mary's. Gargan was also a nominee for Best Supporting Actor in 1940's They Knew What They Wanted, which co-starred Charles Laughton and Carole Lombard.
Frances Dee, aka Mrs. Joel McCrea in real life, was also an actress who had lead potential in the 1930s but in the 1940s and 1950s, mainly played secondary roles. She too appeared on television shows from time to time. She is best known as playing Meg in 1933's Little Women, co-starring with Katherine Hepburn, and having the lead in the Jacques Tourneur directed I Walked With a Zombie; sort of a modern take on Jane Eyre, but set in the West Indies with voodoo and eerie goings on. Crazy title, I know, but actually a pretty good film!
For a fast-paced look at journalism and love, circa 1933, you'll have to search hard to find it, but look for Headline Shooter.
1942's hit movie, The Major and the Minor is one of my favorite romance/comedy films. It was written by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, based upon the play Connie Goes Home, by Edward Childs Carpenter. Wilder also directed, and this was his first American movie to direct. The film stars Ginger Rogers, as the Minor, and Ray Milland as the Major. Supporting players in the cast are Robert Benchley, Rita Johnson, Diana Lynn, Norma Varden, Frankie Thomas and Lela Rogers, Ginger's own mother, as Mrs. Applegate.
Ginger is Susan Applegate, an Iowa native, who has tried to live on her own in NYC. She has given herself a term of 3 years to make it there, and if she can't, she will take the train back to Iowa. At her current job, as a scalp masseuse for the Revigorous System, her client for the evening(she has to make house calls) Mr. Albert Osborne(Robert Benchley), makes a pass at her and that is the straw that breaks the camel's back. Susan gets away from Mr. Osborne, quits her job, packs up her belongings and heads for Union Station and a ticket out of town. Unbeknownst to her, train fares have gone up, and she doesn't have enough money for an adult fare. She overhears a mother buying train tickets for her two children, and after studying what some girls in the station are wearing, Susan heads to the nearest ladies room and transforms her adult outfit into a child's ensemble. She redoes her hair into two braids, and scrounges up some of her change to buy a balloon from a nearby vendor. With the change made, Susan goes to the ticket agent and buys a child's fare for a trip to Iowa.
On board the train, Susan decides to venture out on the back platform of the train for a cigarette break. A suspicious conductor follows her and sees her smoking. Susan realizes she's been caught but manages to evade the conductor and jumps into the nearest compartment to hide in. This compartment happens to belong to Major Philip Kirby(Ray Milland). He is surprised and startled to have an unexpected visitor and Susan quickly thinks up a lie, that she is Susan, age 12, and everyone calls her Su-Su. She explains she is very frightened traveling by herself back to Iowa, and he agrees that she can stay in his compartment until he reaches his stop. Major Kirby is an instructor at a military academy and he is engaged to Pamela Hill(Rita Johnson). Pamela is beautiful and very ambitious about her future husband's military career, but she doesn't want him to be on active duty. Major Kirby is frustrated at the academy, and wants nothing more than to be called into active duty. This subplot will involve Su-Su to quite a degree.
As luck would have it, there is a terrible rain storm overnight, the tracks flood, and the train has to stop. Pamela and her father, the commanding officer at the academy, drive to meet the train where it is stopped to bring Major Kirby back to the academy. Pamela is shocked to find Su-Su sleeping in the lower berth in the Major's compartment. She accuses him of being unfaithful to her and tells her father about this outrage. Major Kirby quickly explains that the girl in his compartment is 12 year old Su-Su, scared to travel alone, and that he simply let her share the compartment for the night. Still worried about Su-Su with the train being unable to continue to its stops, Major Kirby insists on bringing her with them back to the academy and then they'll call her parents to drive there to pick her up. Pamela and her father, meeting Su-Su properly, agree to let her stay at their house, sharing a bedroom with Pamela's younger sister, Lucy(Diana Lynn). Lucy is in high school, and she sees through Su-Su's disguise. She promises to keep Susan Applegate's secret if Susan will help her ruin her older sister's plan to keep Major Kirby out of active duty service. Susan agrees, and pretending to be Pamela, calls a Washington D. C. connection of the Hill's, and gets Major Kirby's status changed.
There is another sub-plot, where 5 of the cadets are ordered by Major Kirby to spend an hour each with Su-Su, to give her a tour of the academy, and to help her enjoy her visit. What Major Kirby doesn't seem to realize is that these cadets, at seeing Su-Su, have one thing on their minds -to get her alone for some kissing! It is quite funny seeing how each cadet tries to do this, and Su-Su, being in her twenties and not really 12, is quite wise to what they are up to. There is also a ball planned for the weekend of Su-Su's visit, which she has to go to, and a funny scene where all of the girls invited to the ball from a neighboring girl's school are all imitating actress Veronica Lake's iconic one-eye showing hairdo. Cadets' parents have also been invited to the ball and Su-Su is in for a surprise when Mr. Osborne attends, he being the older man who tried to make a pass at her when she was trying to massage his scalp! Su-Su's real identity is revealed to Pamela, who threatens to reveal Susan's real identity to one and all and that that will hurt Major Kirby's career. At this point in the movie, we know Susan has fallen in love with Major Kirby, but she agrees to Pamela's threat and quietly sneaks away from the ball, packs, and leaves the academy. I won't go on to reveal the ending, as I want the readers of this blog to seek out the film and see the ending for themselves!
Ginger Rogers shines in this movie, doing a pretty good job at acting like a 12 year old, yet having to hide her growing feelings of love for the Major. Rogers had recently won the Best Actress Oscar for the drama Kitty Foyle, so appearing in this light-hearted comedy appealed to her, and in fact, when she was a struggling young dancer and singer, traveling with her mother and being low on train fare, Rogers had actually pretended to be 12 in order to get child-priced train fare. Paramount Pictures originally wanted Cary Grant to play the Major, but director Billy Wilder, stopped in his car at a traffic light one day, saw actor Ray Milland in the next car over, and asked him if he'd like to be in the picture he was getting ready to direct. Milland said,"Sure!" and that's how he got the part over Grant. Milland does a great job in his part too, acting mannerly and concerned about a 12 year old's well-being, and he's deft at handling the comedic timing necessary in a film such as this. Wilder came to Hollywood in 1934, after directing his first film, the French film Mauvaise Graine. He worked on 8 screenplays for his first career efforts in Hollywood, but was really wanting to direct again. Producer Arthur Hornblow Jr., agreed to give him that chance with The Major and The Minor. The film proved to be a box office hit with audiences of 1942, and if you want to view a delightfully funny, touch of romance movie, then seek out The Major and The Minor. It is available at Amazon, Turner Classic Movies airs it now and again, and some kind soul put up a video tribute to it on You Tube.


The report, published today, calls for radical change to how the court system handles low value civil claims, and describes the status quo as "too costly, too slow, and too complex".
To remedy these problems, the Civil Justice Council proposes that HM Courts and Tribunals Service should establish a new, internet-based court service, known as HM Online Court (HMOC). The online court would involve a supplementary service, which would sit next to the traditional court service, to provide online dispute resolution for small claims.
Speaking about the report, Professor Hörnle - one of the leading experts in Online Dispute Resolution in the UK – called for widespread support for this "common-sense proposal".
The Report was launched on Monday 16 February by the Rt Hon Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls and Chairman of the Civil Justice Council. The group was led by Professor Richard Susskind OBE, Chair of Civil Justice Council's Online Resolution Group and IT Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice.
More information is available on the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary website.
Julia Hörnle joined Queen Mary University of London in 2000 and is a Professor of Internet Law. She is an expert in internet law, focusing on regulatory issues, consumer protection, jurisdiction and online dispute resolution. Julia teaches Cyberspace Law for the LLM and LLB and courses in the Computer and Communications Law offering, including an Online Dispute Resolution simulation.
She has managed a team of researchers in several publicly funded research projects, for the Information Commissioner, the European Commission, the Chinese Government and the UK Government (OFT and BIS) on Online Arbitration and on the ADR Landscape in the UK.
She has published widely in the ODR field, including an acclaimed book on Online Dispute Resolution: Cross Border Internet Dispute Resolution (Cambridge University Press 2009).


Join us for our second annual BiblioCon, a celebration of all things comics and geek culture. BiblioCon will include vendors, superhero storytime, a booksmack, crafts, face painting, button making, picture taking with a green screen and presentations by graphic novel experts. Wear a costume and participate in the masquerade and parade!
Stop by the Main Library between 12:00 -1:00 every day from December 17-21 to hear holiday stories full of good cheer! Selections of seasonal and holiday stories for book-lovers who love to be read to! Hot chocolate and cookies will be served.
With Ottawa's municipal elections fast approaching, it's time to get smart on the issues, the people, and the processes important for this year's election. Even more, maybe you're considering getting involved, but have no idea where or to start or what to do. If you are looking to get involved, DemocracyKit is a good place to start.
We've seen what the adults read, so now it's time for the top reads in teen fiction and children's books.
The Ottawa Public Library has crunched the numbers on what people across the city borrowed and read this year, listing the Top 10 titles in several genres.
The Ottawa Public Library's food literacy project, à la carte, is hosting three authors in conjunction with the Ottawa International Writers Festival.
For the OPL, 2016 was a year of firsts and new research initiatives.


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Malaysia probes Thailand's report on toxic levels of nitrite in sausages
Mar 20, 2022 Mar 20, 2022 Editor
MALAYSIA – The Health Ministry's Food Safety and Quality division of Malaysia is investigating the presence of toxic levels of nitrite, a type of preservative, in sausages manufactured in Thailand.
Mohd Salim Dulatti, the Senior Director of the Food Safety and Quality division, said there were currently a total of 207 manufactured meat products, including sausages, that had been tested for nitrite content levels.
This is consequent to Thailand Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) report in which sausage products tested contained excessive nitrite above the permitted level.
"Analysis report showed that all 207 manufactured meat samples collected, both local and imported, are complying with the prescribed level, which is not exceeding 80mg/kg, in line with the Codex international standards.
"Health Ministry (MoH) is currently seeking more information from the Thai embassy regarding the sausage products involved," he said.
Sodium nitrite is used to speed up the curing of meat and also to impart an attractive colour. However, nitrite in high concentration can react with the body's haemoglobin to produce methemoglobin, which reduces the blood's oxygen-carrying capacity in infants and young children.
Excessive intake can cause a person to quickly feel tired, experience difficulty in breathing, dizziness, headache, and palpitations.
"Twenty-two samples contained levels of the food preservative nitrite that exceeded the legal limit of 80 milligrams per kilogram."
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Thailand FDA had started the testing after the Ramathibodi Poison Centre reported that 14 children had been hospitalised with methemoglobinemia – a blood disorder caused by ingesting nitrite – after eating sausages that had no FDA approval stamp.
The children ate sausages in Chiang Mai, Phetchaburi, Saraburi, Trang, Phayao, Songkhla, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Kanchanaburi.
The FDA took samples from 102 brands of sausages nationwide. Out of 44 samples tested so far from sausages collected, 22 were substandard. FDA Deputy Secretary-General, Weerachai Nolwachai, said the producers of the substandard sausages are now facing legal action.
"Twenty-two samples contained levels of the food preservative nitrite that exceeded the legal limit of 80 milligrams per kilogram. All were sold without an FDA approval stamp on the packaging and came from factories which are not FDA-registered as food manufacturers," he said.
The public and street vendors have been advised to check for the official FDA stamp on packaging as well as other information, like the manufacturer, manufacturing date, expiration date, and ingredients, Weerachai said.
More than 20 manufacturers in Thailand are now facing fines and penalties for using harmful amounts of the substances in sausages.
Mohd Salim said the MoH would continue to monitor food safety in the local market and the country's gateways in complying with the Food Act 1983 and the regulations under it.
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You know what I remember most about my wedding day?
Not my surprise at how many people had packed into the white wooden pews of the historic chapel. Not the moment of panic when my about-to-be husband dropped the wedding ring onto the floor in the middle of the ceremony. Not even the annoying wedding photographer who kept insisting we smear wedding cake over each other's faces.
No, the memory that stands out most clearly from that day, the one I return to when I want/need to recall the butterflies in my stomach that accompany young love, is a moment later that evening as we drove to our honeymoon in Toronto. We stopped at a small convenience store, a tiny, cramped little place, the ceiling-high shelves jam packed with everything from soup to shaving cream. I don't remember why we stopped, what "convenience" we needed. But I was alone at the front counter after making my purchase, peering around the overflowing shelves to see where Jim might have wandered off to.
"Is there something else you need?" the clerk asked me.
"No," I replied, "I'm just looking for my husband."
And with the utterance of that word - husband - a shiver I can still feel ran through my body. What a momentous word, heavy with portent and responsibility. Saying it for the first time plucked me from girlhood and instantly, ready or not, plopped me down into womanhood. It was a word that meant I was grown up, with a grown up relationship and responsibilities.
Thirty seven years later, having now said the word thousands of times, I'll admit it isn't always accompanied by a flurry of girlish excitement. When you live with someone your entire adult life, you learn more about them then is probably good for any two people to know about each other. But familiarity doesn't have to breed contempt. My husband's oh-so-familiar habits and attitudes are usually more comforting than contemptuous. Sure, like most wives I complain about the snoring, the TV, the long showers and short conversations. And he still wanders off when we're shopping and I have to look around for him after I'm done.
But mostly I'm thankful that we've turned out to be as compatible as we thought we would be when we took joined our lives together 37 years ago today. Like that little convenience store on the 401 in Windsor, we've stocked the shelves of our relationship with everything imaginable until they're filled to overflowing.
I picked a really good husband. I hope I get to call him that for another 37 years at least.


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The 322,752-square-foot Boone Avenue Distribution Center at 7401 Boone Ave. in Brooklyn Park is the largest of four buildings DRA Advisors recently purchased in the Twin Cities. (Submitted photo: CBRE)
DRA pays $40.4M for industrial portfolio
By: Matt M. Johnson December 13, 2018 4:13 pm
Having already done a fair bit of buying and selling in the Twin Cities this year, DRA Advisors has paid $40.4 million for a portfolio of four suburban warehouse buildings.
The portfolio totals 612,960 square feet of space, according to a press release from the Minneapolis office of CBRE. The buildings are in Bloomington, Burnsville, Brooklyn Park and St. Louis Park. CBRE represented the seller, St. Louis-based Altus Properties.
The deal is DRA's first major industrial acquisition in the Twin Cities, said CBRE Senior Vice President Judd Welliver in a Thursday interview. The company had previously purchased one industrial property in the market, he said.
"They've been looking for the opportunity to get into the industrial asset class," said Welliver, who works in the Minneapolis office.
Altogether, the portfolio deal works out to $65.91 per square foot. Hennepin and Dakota counties value the buildings at a total of $28.9 million for tax purposes. Altus paid $27.14 million, or $44 per square foot, for the four buildings in 2013, according to state and county records.
DRA owns about 31.6 million square feet of industrial property in the United States, according to its website.
DRA did not respond Thursday to a request for comment. An Altus representative declined to comment on the transaction.
One certificate of real estate value has been released for one of the properties, the Nicollet Business Center at 12125 Nicollet Ave. S. in Burnsville. DRA paid $9.51 million, or nearly $81 per square foot, for the 118,125-square-foot building. The transaction for the 21-year-old property closed on Dec. 10. The closing date for the entire portfolio was also Dec. 10, according to the release.
Other buildings in the portfolio:
The 322,752-square-foot Boone Avenue Distribution Center, 7401 Boone Ave. in Brooklyn Park; built in 1982, renovated in 1993.
The 50,400-square-foot Cedar Lake Business Center at 5120 Cedar Lake Road in St. Louis Park; built in 1976.
The 121,684-square-foot Bloomington Business Center at 9201 E. Bloomington Freeway in Bloomington; built in 1985.
The four buildings are fully occupied, according to CBRE and the seller's website. Tenants include apparel seller AM Retail Group, Wilsons Leather, digital printing company BookMobile, and Bloomington-based software maker Connexeo.
The industrial vacancy rate in the Twin Cities is 4.3 percent, according to CBRE.
The buildings in the portfolio are in suburban locations where there is little land to build new warehouses, Welliver said. These sorts of properties are "highly sought after" by investors, he said. Ryan Watts, Sonja Dusil and Tom Holtz with CBRE also worked on the transaction.
DRA has been active in the Twin Cities office market this year. The investor paid $36.1 million in July for the 12-story 505 Waterford Park building at 505 N. Highway 169 in Plymouth. DRA also owns the 13-story, 226,624-square-foot 605 Waterford Park building next door.
DRA sold the West End Towers at 1550 and 1600 Utica Ave. S. in St. Louis Park on Nov. 30 for $115.5 million.
Altus still owns three industrial buildings totaling 356,176 square feet of space at the Northland Interstate Business Center in Brooklyn Center, according to its website.
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Q: How can I make wlan0 show up automatically when I plug in my WiFi USB adapter? Before I plug in the USB there is no wlan0:
root@beaglebone:/mnt/etc/network# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

usb0      no wireless extensions.

root@beaglebone:/mnt/etc/network# ifup wlan0
wpa_supplicant: /sbin/wpa_supplicant daemon failed to start
run-parts: /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant exited with return code 1
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Cannot find device "wlan0"
Bind socket to interface: No such device
Failed to bring up wlan0.
root@beaglebone:/mnt/etc/network# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

usb0      no wireless extensions.

root@beaglebone:/mnt/etc/network#

I need to reboot, then:
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Support/FAQ: http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian
Last login: Wed Apr 23 20:23:53 2014 from 192.168.7.1
root@beaglebone:~# iwconfig
wlan0     IEEE 802.11bg  ESSID:off/any
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=off
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off

lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

usb0      no wireless extensions.

root@beaglebone:~#

fyi, my /etc/network/interfaces file looks like:
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
#allow-hotplug eth0
#iface eth0 inet dhcp
# Example to keep MAC address between reboots
#hwaddress ether DE:AD:BE:EF:CA:FE

# The secondary network interface
#allow-hotplug eth1
#iface eth1 inet dhcp

# WiFi Example
allow-hotplug wlan0
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
    wpa-ssid "andromeda"
    wpa-psk  "happypeoples"

# Ethernet/RNDIS gadget (g_ether)
# ... or on host side, usbnet and random hwaddr
# Note on some boards, usb0 is automaticly setup with an init script
iface usb0 inet static
    address 192.168.7.2
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    network 192.168.7.0
    gateway 192.168.7.1

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