NFC will look to follow-up their debut 'Helsinki Fight Night' with a move to Turku, Finland for their second outing. The promotion will put on NFC Fight Night 2 at the Gatorade Center on May 27th with Timo-Juhani Hirvikangas headlining against a to-be-determined opponent.
Tipi has won 9 of his last 11 bouts dating back to 2011. The FinnFighter gym fighter has been busy with boxing matches, but will look to rebound in the MMA cage following a split decision loss in his last outing at GMC 9 in November.
Veterans Toni Valtonen (27-15) and Niko Puhakka (29-18) have also been announced for the card. Valtonen returned at NFC 1 after a three year layoff to squeek out a win in a split decision last May. Puhakka also won a split decision in the same event, his only win in his last 6 attempts.
The most active pro Finnish female fighter Suvi Salmimies (6-3-1) is back in action, riding a three fight winning streak. The MMA Utti fighter had here last 8 fights with the CAGE promotion, but breaking out for this bout with NFC.
The Amazing Olli Santalahti (4-2) is back in action and the Finn is looking for his fifth straight win following his Turku Fight 7 Suloev Stretch victory earlier this month.
Daniel Forsberg (4-2) and Hannan Housmand (1-0) is also scheduled for the card.
The promotions first event went down last May, and included may fighters planned for this card, including Housmand, Puhakka, and Valtonen.
No opponents have been announced for opposition against the Finnish line-up.


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Malcolm Cook was a Nonresident Fellow at the Lowy Institute from 2010 to 2021. From 2003 to 2010, he was the Institute's inaugural East Asia Program Director. He completed a PhD in International Relations from the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University. He also holds a Masters degree in International Relations from the International University of Japan and an honours degree from McGill University in Canada, his country of birth. Before moving to Australia in 2000, Malcolm lived and worked in the Philippines, South Korea and Japan. In 2011, Malcolm became the inaugural Dean of the School of International Studies at Flinders University of South Australia and in 2014, became a Senior Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore.
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Malcolm Cook 21 May 2021 06:00
Duterte the defier
From "beyond compromise" to "just a piece of paper" – the Philippine president jettisons the West Philippine Sea claim.
Malcolm Cook 15 Jun 2020 14:00
Disruption or demands? US post-election foreign policy in Asia
While the re-election of an incumbent may prove strangely turbulent, a new president could bring different burdens.
The middle power alignment in public attitudes about Covid-19
Beijing is on the nose, leading the Western world to band together, but not with Washington at the fore.
Malcolm Cook 4 May 2020 14:00
Covid-19 and development banks in Asia
Covid-19 has challenged fears, or hopes, the AIIB would supplant the World Bank and ADB as the development bank in Asia.
Malcolm Cook 29 Nov 2019 11:00
Time with Trump: Australia and Southeast Asia compared
Although the US president has yet to set foot in Australia, Australian leaders have got Trump's attention.
Malcolm Cook 28 Aug 2019 06:00
The Philippine standoff over China
President Rodrigo Duterte has chosen to woo Beijing, in spite of widespread public objection.
Malcolm Cook 9 Apr 2019 13:00
US bipartisanship on Asia
Look beyond the reality show coverage of the Trump presidency, the bipartisanship on regional initiatives is striking.
Malcolm Cook 15 Jan 2019 14:30
Philippine alliance angst
A call for the Philippines' possible withdrawal from the US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty has come as a surprise.
Malcolm Cook 11 Dec 2018 11:00
Separating the Philippine state from the church
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MariaDB Corp picks off speed bottlenecks and tightens anti-SQL injection measures
The company behind the open-source MariaDB MySQL branch has unveiled its spring release database offering, which it says is tuned for better performance.
Written by Toby Wolpe, Europe editor, ZDNet
Toby Wolpe Europe editor, ZDNet
Toby Wolpe is Europe editor at ZDNet and based in London. He started in technology journalism when the Apple II was state of the art.
on April 9, 2015 | Topic: Big Data
MariaDB Corp CEO Patrik Sallner: Pre-tweaked performance improvements. Image: MariaDB Corp
Along with better security and broader OS support, database firm MariaDB Corp says the latest edition of its MariaDB Enterprise offering provides a step-up in performance over the community edition of the open-source MySQL fork.
According to MariaDB Corp, the improved performance derives from the way it has identified performance bottlenecks and optimised server binaries, the compiled combination of various database components, for typical use cases.
MariaDB Corp CEO Patrik Sallner said this optimisation, achieved by tweaking variables in the database, has resulted in a 15 percent performance improvement. The firm expects work under way with a group of customers to lift that figure to about 40 percent.
"By doing benchmarks against different use cases, you can go in and do a lot of configuration tweaks. We've looked at what are the most common profiles and use cases and optimised specifically for those," Sallner said.
"Usually, when you develop these traditional database servers, you're allowing them to form against any scenario. That means for any given scenario, the user can further tweak the configuration. But most users don't have the skills to do that. What we're doing now is offering for the mass market something where you have pre-tweaked performance improvements."
The company provides a notification service that allows users to track specific updates and patches according to their database configuration. That service has helped give MariaDB Corp a better understanding of common combinations of database setups, operating systems and apps and a way of continuing to optimise the performance of the binaries.
MySQL: Why the open source database is better off under Oracle
Oracle's stewardship has been good for the MySQL database argues Percona CEO Peter Zaitsev.
MariaDB is the community-developed branch of Oracle's open-source MySQL database, acquired for $1bn by Sun Microsystems, which in turn was bought by Oracle for $7.4bn in 2010. By then, some of the database's original creators had already left to create MariaDB. Last October, commercial MariaDB company SkySQL announced it was changing its name to MariaDB Corporation.
The new MariaDB Enterprise release features protection against SQL-injection attacks using a database firewall filter. In a few months community MariaDB will also include the database encryption developed and used internally by Google, which has been using MariaDB for a year.
Together with support for a wider range of operating systems, which now include RHEL 7.1 little endian, SLES 12 and Ubuntu 14.04 binaries for IBM POWER8, the new release also opens up the possibility of higher availability and scalability using IBM's massively-multithreaded chip.
"We now have 30 ongoing [IBM POWER8] proofs-of-concept and we'll be shortly announcing the first customers that we have together with them. This is really allowing MariaDB to extend into larger-scale hardware than before," Sallner said.
Look at what Google and Amazon are doing with databases: That's your future
It may seem unlikely that ordinary firms will ever be able to emulate the resource-rich web giants when it comes to data architectures. But that possibility may be closer than you think, says Neo Technology CEO Emil Eifrem.
"Because of the optimisation we've done together with IBM, we're getting more than double the performance you would normally get on an x86 architecture."
On the scalability side, the latest release also integrates the MaxScale middleware announced in January. MaxScale, which is available for MySQL as well as MariaDB, is an open-source proxy that allows databases and apps to be decoupled to allow admin processes to run without affecting apps and for apps to be modified without hampering underlying databases.
"We had it as a separate product and now we want to make sure MariaDB Enterprise is an end-to-end offering with pre-integrated components in it. We already have tens of customers on MaxScale so we're now building it into the MariaDB offering so that it's even easier to deploy and a broader group of people benefit from it," Sallner said.
"Within MaxScale, for example, we provide schema-based sharding - sharding is a big new component there. We're also offering connection load-balancing and we have a binlog relay, which improves the master-slave replication for high availability."
The firm's MariaDB Enterprise product uses the same database server as the community edition, but with a number of tools and services.
"What we're doing is we're packaging. Traditional open-source users pull all kinds of code from all kinds of different servers and build what they need. But with MariaDB Enterprise we're allowing them to get these binaries that include the components so that it's much easier to deploy," Sallner said.
"We also offer a customer portal where you can click and just select the pieces that you need and then get those in place. The database server is the same but what we're adding is improved tooling and configurations."
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In good condition. It dates back to the 1930 period or prior to that. On stand.
Provenance: ex – collection of Ian Auld of London, who worked in Nigeria in the 1950 – 1960 period as a researcher and teacher in the art of pottery. Bought from him in his gallery in the Camden Antique Market in 1980.
Both the Ibibio and the Ogoni have produced dancemasks with hinged jaws, showing in – set teeth behind the lower lip. As a rule, these so-called Ogoni cap – caps are somewhat smaller and with stronger up – turned noses and more narrow faces than their Ibibio counterparts. These show the same general lay – out, including the hinged jaws but their faces tend to be more round and their noses less pronounced. This mask was collected by Mr. Ian Auld among the Ibibio on a fieldtrip in the region. It is seen by the Ibibio as feminine, the male types being far more aggressive – looking.
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Literature: Warren M. Robbins and Nancy Ingram Nooter: African Art in American Collections, Washington / London, 1989, pp. 268 – 269 and 274 – 275.
Dimensions: 32 x 22 x 16 cm.
Region / People: The Ibibio live in the Niger Delta area of S. E. Nigeria.


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NGO Monitor > Israel
Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR)
http://www.rhr.org.il/eng/
Representing over 100 Israeli rabbis and rabbinical students from different streams of Judaism, we derive our authority from our Jewish tradition and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Our mission is to inform the Israeli public about human rights violations, and to pressure the State institutions to redress these injustices.
In 2020, total income was NIS 1.9 million; total expenses were NIS 2 million.
Donors include European church groups (Misereor (Germany), Bread for the World (Germany), Kerk in Actie (Netherlands), Church of Sweden, Finn Church Aid) and governments, including the European Union and Spain. (See table below for further funding information.)
Based on financial information submitted to the Israeli Registrar of Non-Profits, in accordance with the Israeli NGO transparency law, RHR received NIS 3,452,505 from foreign governmental bodies in 2012-2020.
RHR, in partnership with Italian NGO Associazione Comunita Papa Giovanni XXIII, received €288,177 (2015-2017) from the European Union for a project titled "Land of Hopes and Dreams – Spreading Nonviolent Conflict Transformation in the West Bank."
In 2015-2020, the New Israel Fund (NIF) authorized $571,809 for RHR.
Maintains that it is "not aligned with any specific political party."
Members "are Israeli citizens who are rabbis in national leadership positions, as well as educators and congregational rabbis capable of influencing change from the grass roots."
Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR) is among the most politically active NGOs on the complex issues related to the Bedouin in the Negev. It is part of an ongoing campaign against what it deems the "crime" of evacuating Umm Al-Hiran, a village in which violent clashes took place opposing demolitions (approved by the Israeli High Court of Justice). In November 2016, RHR rejected the Israeli court decision and called on activists to come to the village in order to resist its demolition. (Details of additional advocacy on this issue below.)
RHR is listed as a partner by the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI). EAPPI promotes BDS campaigns and utilizes demonizing rhetoric accusing Israel of "apartheid," "collective punishment," and "war crimes" (further details below).
RHR is active in the international campaign in the complex political conflict over Susya, funded by a number of European governments. Some of the RHR activities in this conflict were undertaken in cooperation with EAPPI.
Arik Ascherman, former President and Senior Rabbi of RHR (1995-2016), left following "organizational differences," and formed Haqal – United in the Defense of Human Rights, an NGO aimed at "challenging land confiscation in the occupied territories and advocating for Bedouin rights in Israel." In August 2017, Ascherman left Haqal to form another NGO.
In July 2017, Ascherman was featured in a documentary produced by Trocaire (Ireland) titled "This is Palestine," on "the impact of ongoing conflict and military occupation on the people who live there."
In October 2021, RHR was a signatory on a joint statement condemning the decision by the Israeli Ministry to designate six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist organizations. According to the statement, "The Minister of Defense's designation of prominent Palestinian civil society organizations, among them our colleagues in the Palestinian human rights community, as terrorist organizations, is a draconian measure that criminalizes critical human rights work."
On January 11, 2016, Israeli investigative news program "Uvda" aired footage of Ezra Nawi, a radical activist from the NGO "Ta'ayush," receiving a check for NIS 1359.36 from RHR. The video also featured an expose showing Nawi and B'Tselem employee Nasser Nawaja discussing informing the Palestinian Authority security services about a Palestinian man who allegedly intended to sell land to Jews in the West Bank. The sale of Palestinian land to Israelis is punishable by death under Palestinian law, and according to Nawi, suspects are tortured and then killed.
RHR stated in response that Nawi provided them with transportation services and that "Ezra Nawi was a part-time worker with us over the past few months. We had no knowledge of what was published in the Uvda investigation. The issues that were raised stand in complete opposition to our organization's spirit. Nawi's work with us has been suspended since the report was broadcast, and we will hold a hearing with him."
Produced a 2013 film, "Fiddler with no Roof," comparing Israel's plan to resettle unrecognized Bedouin villages in the Negev to the expulsion of the Jews during the antisemitic Tsarist regime.
Ties to EAPPI
The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), founded by the WCC, notes its partnership with RHR. EAPPI promotes BDS campaigns and utilizes demonizing rhetoric accusing Israel of "apartheid," "collective punishment," and "war crimes."
Rabbi Yehiel Grenimann from Rabbis for Human Rights is a member of EAPPI's "Local Reference Group (LRG)," that "provides guidance, advice and support to the WCC-EAPPI staff and national coordinators… promoting the WCC's EAPPI at local and national levels…The LRG meets regularly, supervising the programme and ensuring its alignment at all times with the WCC's objectives."
According to a Norwegian Church Aid report (2015), "EAPPI and RHR contribute to 'protect vulnerable' populations, many of them Bedouin villages… Through its networks NCA, EAPPI and RHR have also advocated directly to ministers and government officials as well as through news and social media, resulting in political pressure on Israel from both within and internationally."
According to a July 2015 letter written by a Canadian Ecumenical Accompanier, "Rabbis for Human Rights have decided to join the EAPPI team for overnight protection in Susiya beginning July 20th until August 3rd, the period identified by CONGAT [sic] and the DCO as time when the demolition will occur. Yesterday the order came that 32 structures will be demolished following Eid ul-Fitre."
Donations from Foreign Funding Sources (in NIS)
*Information based on NGO annual reports
European Union 108,941 216,965
Canada 32,344
AECID (Spain) 38,281
Bread for the World (Germany) 75,544 82,465
Misereor (Germany) 100,720 12,468 317,250
Church of Sweden 54,934 123,872 125,602
Kerk in Actie (Netherlands) 53,185 181,725
Church of Scotland 17,118 23,431 23,127
Finn Church Aid 14,568 119,214 273,320
Fourth Presbyterian Church 17,270 17,919 18,063
The NGOs and Funders behind the Campaign to "Save Umm Al-Hiran"
The violent events in the unrecognized village of Umm Al-Hiran highlight the way in which NGOs intensify conflict between the Bedouin community and the State of Israel, all while being financially backed by European governments.
NGOs and the Negev Bedouin Issue in the Context of Political Warfare
The involvement of political advocacy NGOs in the issue over Bedouin citizens and land claims in the Negev contributes significantly to the demonization and delegitimization of Israel.
Ascherman accusation
All Articles about Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR)
The Blood Libel Film Ben-Dror Yemini, The Times of Israel, November 29, 2013
Haaretz advertisement, November 10, 2013
Why don't Rabbis for Human Rights care about Bedouin women? Alon Tal, Haaretz, September 2, 2013
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CINCINNATI — Something a little different for craft beer lovers will be on tap later this year in Columbia Tusculum.
Ben Homan hopes to open the Bier Spa by late summer. Homan is currently working to transform the building at 3751 Eastern Ave. (formerly the Shane Weber Salon) he and business partners purchased last year into a full service spa with a focus on beer.
Once open, groups of up to eight people will be able to reserve one of two semi-private hot tubs filled with fresh water infused with hops and other ingredients used to brew beer. Guests will also be able to sip a local craft beer from one of the spa's four in-house taps, according to Homan.
"We will also have massage offering hot oils, and a sauna," he added.
Homan said his girlfriend Ali Wilkens came up with the idea for the Bier Spa after visiting a beer spa with her sister in Eastern Europe a couple of years ago. Wilkens works for a local liquor distributor.
"She just tried it out as something to do in some obscure town over there in the Czech Republic and came back and raved about it," Homan said. "They loved it and were like with Cincinnati's brewing it would be great to start one here."
Luxury beer spas began popping up in countries such Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic more than eight years ago promoting the alleged benefits to skin while soaking in beer ingredients, according travel stories published by the BBC.
"I was kind of skeptical myself when I first heard the idea," Homan said.
As Homan learned though, the belief that soaking in brewing ingredients such as hops have healing properties date as far back as the Roman Empire. He then conducted some firsthand research by visiting three beer spas, including the first in United States that opened in Oregan in 2016.
Some of those beer spas actually fill hot tubs with fresh beer for guests to soak in, while others like the Bier Spa's model infuse hops, hop oils and brewers yeast into hot water.
"The brewers yeast also has some benefits for hair as a conditioner," Homan said.
Homan quit his job as a financial advisor last year to work full time overseeing the Bier Spa's build out.
"The look of it, the development is perfect," Homan said of deciding to purchase a building and open in Columbia Tusculum.
The Bier Spa will be one of the few businesses of its kind in Ohio when it opens.
The nearest business to offer at least a partial beer-centric spa experience is BrewDog USA's DogHouse Hotel, which opened in Columbus last August. Before opening, BrewDog advertised the hotel would have a full-on beer spa experience with hot tubs filled with its IPA.
A spokesperson for BrewDog has since confirmed the Scottish-based brewery dropped those plans after the Ohio health department nixed the idea. Each hotel room at the DogHouse though comes with a fully stocked "shower beer" refrigerator, along with views of BrewDog's onsite brewing facility.
Homan said an hour-and-a-half session at the Bier Spa will cost about $75 and include two beers during the visit. When people arrive they will receive their first drink, then be guided to a changing area, time in the sauna and a chance to shower after their soak.
A massage, extended beer drinking packages and a chance to spend time in the spa's outdoor beer garden will be available for an additional cost.


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US Election 2016: Jewish Bernie Sanders sweeps Michigan as Muslims vote on policies, not religion
By Romil Patel
Senator Bernie Sanders thrusts his fists in the air as he speaks to supporters at a rally on 8 March Carlo Allegri/Reuters
Voters in the tenth most populous US state have "felt the Bern" after Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders won Michigan with 49.8% of the vote. His close rival Hillary Clinton took a 48.3% share while Donald Trump won big in the Republican field, taking three states including Michigan, Mississippi and Hawaii.
While the Trump steamroller chugs along, the true story of the night was Sanders' overwhelming popularity in Dearborn, Michigan. The city of around 100,000 people is home to the largest enclave of Arab-Americans in the country, who make up 40% of its population. It was here that Sanders recorded a stunning 59% victory, with Clinton lagging behind on 39%.
As various media outlets wondered out loud how a community with a sizeable Muslim (and Arab Christian) population could vote for a Jewish candidate, residents went out to support Sanders – who speaks to them politically – rather than fuelling the badly misguided notion that followers of Islam are intrinsically anti-Semitic and therefore, racist.
IBTimes.com's Ismat Sarah Mangla noted that the Week branded the win as "just one more strange data point in an election overflowing with them." Radio host Brian Lehrer made a point of tweeting that 40% of the Arab vote going to a Jewish candidate was the "stat of the night".
The only people surprised/confused that Muslims would vote for a Jewish candidate are people who don't know any Muslims #Dearborn
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 9, 2016
Unity, not divide in Dearborn is one motivating factor
Bernie Sanders reached out and spoke to his fellow Americans, showed them compassion and fought for cohesion, not division – and that common goal is what propelled him to take the city and indeed, the state.
Sanders' achievement was based on political outreach, not religion – something that Clinton failed to do. Speaking to a packed theatre ahead of the vote, the Vermont senator said: "We're going to end bigotry in this country once and for all."
Sanders added: "The Donald Trumps and their friends are not going to be successful in scapegoating minorities in this country. They are not going to be successful in attacking and denigrating our Muslim friends and neighbours; or our Mexican friends and neighbours. They are not going to divide us."
Law professor and Detroiter, Khaled Beydoun tweeted: "The 'Muslims voting for a Jew' tagline is trite. Muslims voting for Bernie in #MichiganPrimary b/c of his progressive policies and outreach."
True to his mantra of unity, Sanders focused on the state's Arab voters and released a radio advert in Arabic and he also met with Arab-American leaders in Dearborn. He even went to the effort to print bilingual information, according to the Detroit Free Press. His desire to connect with all Americans regardless of race, religion or gender ultimately resulted in his endorsement by the Arab American News organisation earlier this month.
Sanders' proposals resonate among young voters
Like Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in the UK, Sanders is hugely popular among younger voters across the country because he understands what matters to them, such as access to affordable education and staggering university debt, rather than where to build a wall and who should pay for it.
"He's for people like us, people like me," said 22-year-old Shiab Mussad. "I got thousands of dollars of college debt, and he talks about making college affordable, giving me a fair shot. That resonates a lot with me, with young voters. I support him because of his policies, not because of...his personal religion."
With Sanders, it's about liberating young adults through education, not crushing them under a mountain of debt. On average, student debt in the US has increased 500% in real terms over the past 30 years, according to a study by INSEAD business school in France. Like so many other issues, this is not just a problem faced by Muslims, but by all Americans – hence the vote for Bernie Sanders the politician, not Bernie Sanders the Jew.
"I'm a millennial, so the obvious choice would be Bernie Sanders," said 26-year-old Dearborn resident, Zayd Sufyan, 26. "He's for the minority, he's noticing the youth, wants them to be able to go to school without paying too much for it."
More about Bernie Sanders
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Area produce farm keeps on trucking through the cold
Photo Credits: Dennis E. Powell, The Athens NEWS. Photo Caption: Each day, employees roll back the huge tarps that cover and protect the delicate plants. The arches over the rows hold the tarps well above the veggies. Here the job is undertaken by Keely Hultz and Natalie Horvath.
While the rest of us are wondering how we can keep from freezing during this week's cold spell, at Green Edge Gardens in Amesville they're harvesting fresh greens and other tasty edibles, as they do all winter.
For a decade Kip and Becky Rondy have run the farm, nestled in a picturesque valley, and for most of that time they've employed an innovative distribution model in which many of their vegetables are sold via subscription to area residents.
Growing food during the cold months is made possible by 10 long greenhouses made of plastic over tubular frameworks. The plants are covered until the warmest parts of the day, when the tarps are pulled back and they receive sunlight – which also warms the ground between and around them.
"While we sell wholesale to restaurants, we're also a CSA," explained Claudia Barshaw, who handles that part of the farm's business. What is a CSA? "It's community supported agriculture," which in this case means that people may buy subscriptions, called "shares," and once each week they receive a delivery of freshly grown vegetables and other locally produced foods.
"People can also get half-shares – they receive the same sized bag of food, but it's once every two weeks," Myers said.
It's a model reminiscent of the day when neighborhood farms sold food in their immediate areas, when it was more local than the prevailing food distribution system is now. At Green Edge Gardens the arrangement is called the Athens Hills CSA.
The farm's service area concentrates on Athens, Belpre, Marietta and Columbus, she said. And being local and relatively small, the farm is more attentive to customer wishes and comments.
"The goal is to provide year-round jobs," explained Kip Rondy. "A lot of agricultural work is seasonal, but what we're trying to do is provide good-paying jobs for the whole year."
The steady work has largely panned out – there are currently 10 farm employees, while in the summer, for a crop that includes outdoor vegetables, 14 work there, he said. Providing pay sufficient for employees to thrive is a more elusive goal. "We'll achieve it when we become more efficient and get some more equipment," he said. Many of the employees started at the farm as interns. And many have been involved in other public works and alternative-systems projects.
What looks at first to be an ordinary, even sleepy, farm building houses one of the more unusual aspects of the already unusual Green Edge Gardens: the mushroom farm. In a warm, moist, dimly lit room that smells earthy and delicious, two employees raise Shiitake and oyster mushrooms, which grow on specialized plugs of compressed sawdust and other organic materials. The plugs, resembling enormous wood-stove pellets for the Shiitakes and tall plastic-wrapped bags with holes punched in them for the oysters, arrive at the farm pre-inoculated with spores of the respective mushrooms. Each is good for as many as three harvests; then they're composted.
Around the corner in the same building is the packing room, the domain of Emily Hammon, who has been managing it for more than two years, "and before that I was an intern." Here, the fresh produce is washed, spun, weighed, bagged and labeled.
A nearby building is the microgreens greenhouse. Microgreens are plants harvested after being sprouts and before becoming fully-formed plants, more or less seedlings. They're crunchy, tasty and nutritious. The farm offers them as mixed microgreens, though the popular sunflower microgreens are available separately.
"They're good in salads or on sandwiches and as a garnish," said Paula Gerdman as she snipped some with a pair of kitchen scissors. They went into a large stainless bowl; in the packaging room, they'll be weighed out in three-ounce bags. Incidentally, three ounces of microgreens are more than you think. Especially tasty are the sunflower microgreens.
Descending into the valley, one finds the rows of larger greenhouses, oriented so as to maximize sun exposure and minimize vulnerability to the wind. The variety of produce grown there is diverse; at any given time during the winter one might find greens including arugula, collards, beets, kale, pac choi, and spinach, and sometimes others, as well as root vegetables such as beets, carrots, green onions, and particularly sweet and tasty Japanese turnips. Interspersed among the varieties being harvested are "companion plants." It's been discovered that certain plants grow especially well in the presence of other plants.
Inside the greenhouses, the plants are covered overnight, the gigantic tarps then rolled back by hand during the parts of the day that are closest to warm, during which the harvest takes place. Surprisingly, the cool weather can make for more flavorful produce. "Try this," said Rondy, offering a stem of kale. "Taste the sweetness? The plant produces sugar as a defense against freezing. If it got warm, that sweetness would disappear in just a few hours."
Crossing a small stream that provides drainage to the valley's bottom, he points to the fields where during the normal growing season common garden vegetables are grown, though now they're seeded with winter wheat and winter rye, which add nutrients to the soil. Everything grown by Green Edge Gardens is certified organic.
The farm offers a variety of subscriptions – called "shares" – which can at shareholder request include products from other local agricultural businesses including honey from Cantrell Honey, fruits from Cherry Orchards, free-range eggs from High Bottom Farm, cheeses from Integration Acres, popcorn and beans from Shagbark Seen and Mill, milk from Snowville Creamery, Sticky Pete's Pure Maple Syrup, and a variety of breads from Village Bakery and Cafe.
"In return, they promote us on their web pages and in other ways," said Becky Rondy.
"This is the future of food production," noted Kip Rondy. "It combines things. It's local, it's sustainable, it provides jobs.
"And it's good food."
From The Athens News | January 7, 2015 | by Dennis Powell


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Heinrich-Georg Raskop (* 28. Mai 1904 in Dortmund; † 15. Juli 1985 ebenda) war ein deutscher Erwachsenenbildner, Hochschullehrer und Medienpolitiker. Er gehörte der Christlich Demokratischen Union Deutschlands (CDU) an.

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Heinrich Raskop wurde katholisch getauft. Er absolvierte sein Abitur 1923 am Bismarck-Realgymnasium und studierte anschließend in Münster Jura, Nationalökonomie und Soziologie, danach in Köln Geschichte, Germanistik, Volkskunde und Pädagogik. Während des Studiums absolvierte er eine Ausbildung im Verlagswesen bei der Zentralstelle des Volksvereins für das katholische Deutschland in Mönchengladbach.

Im Jahr 1929 übernahm Raskop die Leitung des im Jahr zuvor gegründeten Katholischen Bildungswerks Dortmund, von da an Institut für neuzeitliche Volksbildungsarbeit Dortmund. Nach der nationalsozialistischen Machtergreifung 1933 wurden dem Institut die staatlichen Zuschüsse gestrichen, nach dem so genannten Röhm-Putsch gerieten Raskop und das Institut ins Visier der Geheimen Staatspolizei. Um seinen Lebensunterhalt aufzubessern, trat Raskop 1934 in den Dienst des Hörder Bergwerks- und Hütten-Vereins ein, wo er für die Erwachsenenbildung und Lehrlingsausbildung verantwortlich war. Er behielt die Stelle bis zum Kriegsende und stieg bis zum Verwaltungsdirektor auf. Durch Vermittlung Lorenz Jaegers wurde das Institut für neuzeitliche Volksbildungsarbeit eine kirchliche Einrichtung und stand unter dem Schutz des Reichskonkordats, ab 1938 hieß es wieder Katholisches Bildungswerk Dortmund. Aufgaben waren vor allem Erwachsenenbildung und Religionspädagogik, daneben war es auch verlegerisch tätig. Heinrich Raskop veröffentlichte dort gemeinsam mit Josef Pieper die Christenfibel. Er gehörte dem Dienstagskreis um Joseph Scherer an, einer der Keimzellen der Dortmunder CDU.

Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs wurde Raskop Mitarbeiter des Oberpräsidenten von Westfalen Rudolf Amelunxen und dessen Wirtschaftsminister Erik Nölting. Er initiierte unter anderem die Gründung des Materialprüfungsamts Nordrhein-Westfalen im Dortmunder Stadtteil Aplerbeck. Seit 1945 war er in den Spitzengremien des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks und später des Westdeutschen Rundfunks vertreten. Er war an der Entwicklung von UKW-Programmen und Vorbereitungen zum Fernsehprogramm beteiligt. Vom 19. Dezember 1946 bis zum 19. April 1947 gehörte er für die CDU dem ernannten Landtag von Nordrhein-Westfalen an, von 1946 bis 1948 war er außerdem Mitglied der Dortmunder CDU-Ratsfraktion.

Im Jahr 1948 erhielt er einen Ruf an die Pädagogische Akademie Dortmund, die später in der Pädagogischen Hochschule Ruhr aufging, als Professor für Soziologie, Sozialpädagogik und politische Bildung. Von 1951 bis 1964 saß er wieder im Rat der Stadt Dortmund und war bis 1962 auch Fraktionsvorsitzender der CDU. Von 1956 bis 1964 war er Vorsitzender des Kulturausschusses der Landschaftsversammlung Westfalen-Lippe.

Durch den Generationenwechsel in der Partei verlor Raskop an Rückhalt in der Partei und wurde 1964 sogar aus der Partei ausgeschlossen. Im Jahr 1972 erfolgte die Emeritierung.

Heinrich Raskop starb im Alter von 81 Jahren am 15. Juli 1985 in Dortmund.

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Heinrich Raskop wurde 1958 der Ehrenring der Stadt Dortmund verliehen.

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 mit Josef Pieper: Christenfibel. Veröffentlichung des katholischen Bildungswerks. Kösel, München 1952.
 (Hrsg.): Matthias Joseph Scheeben (vermutlich): Die Gründung des christlich-deutschen Königstums und christlich-deutscher Kultur zur Zeit der Sachsenkaiser. Grünewald, Mainz 1936. Erschien zuerst in: Periodische Blätter zur wissenschaftlichen Besprechung der großen religiösen Fragen der Gegenwart. Jahrgang 4, 1875; Anmerkungen von Hans Schulte.

Literatur
 Fritz Hofmann: Raskop, Heinrich G(ideon). In: Hans Bohrmann (Hrsg.): Biographien bedeutender Dortmunder. Menschen in, aus und für Dortmund. Band 2. Klartext, Essen 1998, ISBN 3-88474-677-4, S. 93ff.

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The Slow Readers Club on their career so far, new album & sold-out shows
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"I stood there thinking: 'What am I doing with my life?'"
Every musician has a moment when they wonder if it's all worth it. Overcoming an episode of self-doubt seems to be a great singer's rite of passage.
For Slow Readers Club frontman, Aaron Starkie, this happened one afternoon out by a stream.
It was 2015, and his band of born-and-bred Mancunians were now a big draw on the local circuit. They'd gotten through the difficult early days (including one particularly deflating gig 'out in the sticks' where they played to half a dozen bar staff and a single sound technician). They were starting to make it.
But then came that day of the video shoot – which the band had to arrange between work shifts and rehearsals.
"We were filming for 'Plant The Seed'," Aaron tells The Live Guide, chuckling at the memory before he's even finished the sentence.
"The idea for the video was quite artistic and all this coloured powder was being thrown around everywhere. But because we were near the river, the air was quite moist, so the powder just turned to mulch straight away."
"As I stood there with all this stuff being thrown at me, soaking wet, I didn't have much confidence things were going to turn out alright."
But they were, of course. More than alright. The final cut of 'Plant The Seed' proved a triumph, and gig tickets for Slow Readers Club shows were soon being gobbled up across the city.
"You've just got to keep believing in yourself and the music you make,"
says Aaron."Sometimes it was tempting to think: 'Are we flogging a dead horse here?'. But the dream of being a full-time band kept us going."
"We slugged away for a long time, balancing day jobs, and it was our tour with James that did a lot to give us an audience around the country. People started to get involved with 'Cavalcade' (their second album) and word of mouth spread."
From there, The Slow Readers Club became part of Manchester's music makeup – held in the same regard as exciting neighbours like Blossoms and Cabbage (look closely and you'll spot Cabbage's Stephen Evans in a Slow Readers Club video…).
"The lens went away from Manchester a long time ago and the city is still associated with the bands of old. It casts a long shadow that kind of thing," muses Aaron.
"But there's a lot of great new bands coming through from Scruff of the Neck records like Larkins, as well as the big ones like Courteeners and The 1975. It's a good healthy scene right now and we're proud to be part of it."
'Cavalcade' proved to be a fitting name for The Slow Readers Club's breakthrough record, prompting a parade of praise that paved the way for the band's graduation from small-time gigs to big arenas like the Albert Hall and Apollo.
Their third album, 'Build A Tower', busted the UK Top 20, and at the turn of 2019, they went full-time to tour the world – playing in the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Croatia and China.
More people than ever are discovering The Slow Readers Club's genre-blurring sound today – which fuses dulcet rock, tuneful pop and fizzy electronica with Aaron's rich, syrupy vocals.
"Our melodies are quite uplifting; most of the songs you can have a dance to," the frontman tells us.
"Growing up, mine and my brother's inspirations were Bowie, Beatles, Smiths, (Stone) Roses, Arcade Fire and Interpol. But David likes his Led Zeppelin and Jim likes Motown. We've all got our own influences and bring different things to the mix."
"We write our own bits and it comes together when we jam around. It's a good collaborative process and it seems to be working well so far!
"We're working on the next album right now, actually.
It's more aggressive than our previous stuff both lyrically and melodically; a bit punkier and more guitar-led. There'll be some gentler electronic tunes on there, too."
Their intriguing sound has caught the ears of international audiences, but what's elevated The Slow Readers Club further is the fact they don't shy away from issues in the bigger world around them.
"A lot of our lyrics are quite melancholy, personal and existential," Aaron says. "But there's also stuff in there about how the world affects your own psyche; the feelings of anxiety we get by not having control. We live in such an anxious age now. You can see on social media the division it's caused."
"It's good that more bands are addressing politics these days. It was deeply unfashionable for a while, but to not address that and just sing love songs is a bit… weird. It couldn't go unmentioned, for me."
Given the origins of their band name, The Slow Readers Club were perhaps born to be a bit political. Before starting high school, Aaron remembers being taken on a tour around the building and seeing one room labelled 'Special Needs'.
"It scared the shit out of me as a kid, to be honest," he says.
"I found it a curious concept that people could just be separated from main education. The name Slow Readers Club was born out of a rejection of that. It's like a championing of the underdog: don't underestimate people."
Nobody is underestimating Slow Readers Club now, that's for sure. Next on the agenda is a big winter tour – with two dates booked at The Ritz in December. "We're really looking forward to it," Aaron enthuses.
"The Ritz is a good size with a great dancefloor where you can still see the whites of people's eyes when you're on stage – so you feel involved with the crowd."
"We've got two great bands supporting us as well: Jordan Allen and Spin. Be sure to get down early and see them; they're worth checking out."
"In the new year we'll release the new album. We've recorded our live show at the Apollo – so that will be out soon on DVD, too."
"We just want to keep developing as musicians, create new stuff and hit more festivals. The hope is that we just keep getting bigger."
The signs look good…
Slow Readers Club perform at The O2 Ritz on 20th and 21st December 2019.
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Why Telling Yourself "Don't" Is Like Telling Yourself "Do"
How many times have you told yourself something along the lines of, "Don't be awkward. Don't be awkward." And then as soon as you opened your mouth, you said the most awkward thing?
Why do we so often do or say the exact thing we are trying hard not to do or say? In all my years as a wallflower, telling myself, "Don't be shy!" pretty much ensured that I continued to act shy.
The reason for this is something called "ironic process theory" which I just found out about by reading Dr. Srini Pillay's book, The Science Behind the Law of Attraction.
Another name for ironic process theory is "the white bear problem." This refers to a study by Daniel Wegner in which some participants were told to think of a white bear for five minutes. Other participants were told to think of anything but a white bear for five minutes. The result? Those who were told not to think of a white bear actually thought of a white bear more often than those who were told to think of the bear.
Whether it's a panic attack you're trying to avoid, or telling yourself not to fall in love with a coworker, or trying to prevent the cake your coworkers brought in from ruining your resolution to not eat sugar, "Don't" doesn't just work against you. It frequently causes the very thing you are trying to avoid, especially when you are under stress.
Ironic process theory means that when you are focusing on a negative outcome which you do not want to happen, that negative outcome is more likely to happen. You're more likely to have that panic attack, fall in love with that coworker, or eat that cake, when your thoughts are focused on "don't," particularly if you are under stress. And let's be honest, who isn't under stress?
Dr. Pillay says that when we're stressed out, our best conscious intentions are overruled by our unconscious brain, which isn't as precise as our conscious brain. When you're experiencing stress, your unconscous brain doesn't quite hear the word "don't." So by focusing on what you don't want, you are in fact telling your unconscious mind to work toward what you don't want to happen. You are effectively attracting what you don't want into your life.
As strange as that may sound, think about the last time you tried to tell yourself "don't." I'm guessing it won't take you long to come up with an example of this effect working in your life.
So how do you get around this ironic process?
1. Try to phrase things in terms of what you do want. If I'm sleepily refilling my dog's water bowl in the morning, telling myself, "Don't spill!" results in more water on the floor for me to wipe up. If I focus on keeping the water in the bowl as I set it down, I do better.
The last time I felt myself about to cry over something I didn't want to cry about – I think I'd read some upsetting news article on Facebook and didn't want coworkers to see me teary-eyed – I focused on staying calm and shifting my thinking to something pleasant instead, rather than telling myself "Don't cry." And it worked surprisingly well. I can't tell you how many times over the years I could have used this trick in the workforce, when a work situation made me angry, frustrated, or upset, and I would tell myself not to cry about it, only to feel the embarrassment of crying at work immediately thereafter. The. worst.
2. Try to reduce your stress level. Easier said than done, I know, but even just quickly focusing on breathing can make a tremendous difference. A therapist once gave me the most amazing breathing exercise, and it has helped relax me for all sorts of stressful things, especially when I'm getting ready to sing on stage.
Hold your breath for a count of six.
Exhale for a count of nine.
I was told that it helps to reset the oxygen balance in your blood. When we get too stressed, we breathe more rapidly, putting more oxygen into our bloodstream (part of the fight-or-flight response). That extra oxygen then makes us feel even more stressed. I love this exercise because it's easy to remember, I can do it without anyone noticing, and it gives me something else to focus on besides what I am anxious about.
Now that you know about the white bear problem/ironic process theory, you'll not only get better at focusing on what you really want, but you'll also be quicker to recognize and avoid the negative side to setting goals. When you're focused on improving your finances, for example, concentrating on cutting your spending will not take you as far as focusing on saving money and increasing income.
The next time you're headed for a stressful situation, focus on how witty and wonderful you are when you're at your best. That's the self who will shine through if you let her.


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DOUGLAS MARAU DESCRIBED ARTICLE AS "BAD JOURNALISM"
Media, Politics, Top Headlines
Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Douglas Marau. Photo credit: Facebook.
The Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, Douglas Marau has described a front page newspaper story about the Prime Minister's residential property at Doma, as 'bad journalism'.
The article, run in the Solomon Star newspaper yesterday, had attributed direct quotes to the Prime Minister.
But the Press Secretary, Douglas Marau says the reporter had only spoken to him and not to the Prime Minister.
In a statement today, Mr Marau says he was surprised to see that his responses to Solomon Star questions were attributed directly to the Prime Minister.
The Press Secretary said any direct quotes from the Prime Minister could only be obtained through an interview, press conferences,
speeches, press releases or requests for certain public statements.
He also called on the media to maintain fairness and balance when reporting on issues of national interest.
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POCO F2 India Launch: Full Specs, Features, India Price and Availability
Xiaomi introduced its new sub-brand POCO in India back in August last year. The brand's first phone POCO F1 became a huge hit as it was the most affordable phone with Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 845 chipset. Now, the company might be planning to bring its successor POCO F2 very soon.
POCO is a performance-centric brand and its next phone will also feature the powerful specs. There are rumors that Xiaomi is planning to launch a Snapdragon 855 based phone in its homeland and it could be launched as POCO F2 in India.
Xiaomi's Snapdragon 855 powered phone has been leaked several times on the internet as the Redmi Pro 2. We have compiled here all the leaks and we are telling you what the POCO F2 may offer.
POCO F2 Features, Specifications
POCO F2 Display
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POCO F2 Processor
POCO F2 Software
POCO F2 Battery and Connectivity
POCO F2 Price in India and Availability
The leaks suggest that the POCO 2 will come with a similar design to the Redmi Note 7 series. A leaked image of alleged Redmi Pro 2 shows that it has a gradient glass back. So, unlike the POCO F1, POCO F2 might come with a premium glass back with Gorilla Glass protection as well.
Further, the smartphone might come with full screen at the front with a high screen to body ratio. The leaked picture also shows that it does not sport a notch on top. So, it might come with a popup selfie camera design just like the Vivo or OPPO phones.
In terms of display, the POCO F2 might sport as big as 6.3-inch FHD+ IPS display. The display will also be protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5.
Further, the leaks also suggest that the POCO F2 will come with a dual camera set up at the back. There are possibilities that one of these cameras could be a 48 MP sensor just like the Redmi Note 7 Pro. Then there will be a 5MP secondary depth sensor. For selfies, it might have a 32MP front camera.
It is almost certain that POCO F2 will be powered by Qualcomm's this year's flagship Snapdragon 855 chipset. The device may also come with liquid cooling technology for better gaming just like its predecessor. For memory, the POCO F2 will come with at least 6GB RAM and it will also have 8GB RAM variant.
The POCO F2 will be running on the latest Android 9 Pie with Xiaomi's upcoming MIUI 11 on top. It will also come with an improved POCO launcher just like the F1.
In terms of battery, the POCO F2 will also come with a big 4,000mAh battery just like Xiaomi's mostly devices. It will also support Quick Charge 4. For connectivity, POCO F2 will come with dedicated slots for SIM cards and microSD. It will also come with USB Type C.
If we talk about pricing, POCO India will again price its phone aggressively. So, the POCO F2 price in India may start at RS. 21,999 for the base model. The phone is expected to launch in July-August and it will be available only by then.
There is no official confirmation about POCO F2 from the company as of now. So, readers are advised to take the above-mentioned information with a pinch of salt.
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Polebrook
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Polebrook, Northamptonshire
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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Polebrook like this:
POLEBROOK, a village, a parish, and a hundred, in Northampton. The village stands 1 mile E of the river Nen, 1½ E of the Northampton and Peterborough railway, and 2 E S E of Oundle. The parish contains also the hamlet of Armston, and is in Oundle district. Post-town, Oundle. Acres, 2, 730. ...
Real property, £3, 324. Pop., 488. Houses, 109. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to the Duke of Buccleuch. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £420.* Patron, the Bishop of Peterborough. The church is partly Norman, partly early English; consists of nave, aisles, transepts, and chancel, with tower and broochspire; and was recently repaired. There is a free school. The hundred contains also 5 other parishes and parts of 3 others. Acres, 19, 840. Pop. in 1851, 5, 596; in 1861, 5, 723. Houses, 1, 154.
Polebrook through time
Polebrook is now part of East Northamptonshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Northamptonshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Polebrook itself, go to Units and Statistics.
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Running a Charity like a Business – an interview with Caroline Boudreaux
By SueFirth | Published On: April 15, 2021 |
Welcome to Episode 27 of The Executive Edge! This week's guest is Caroline Boudreaux. Caroline runs a business called The Miracle Foundation.
She started out over 20 years ago when she and a friend decided to travel. During their trip, they visited a young boy her friend had sponsored. Although Caroline was originally sceptical, she ended up experiencing a heartfelt moment that has driven her life ever since. At the time, Caroline believed the best thing she could do was to save as many children as possible from this kind of life. In so doing, she enabled many to be adopted.
How things have changed:
In 2017 though Caroline had begun to realise this wasn't solving the ultimate problem. She wanted to place the children back within their wider family wherever possible. Often, they had only gone in to the orphanage because they'd lost their father and their mother couldn't afford to feed them. Bereft and traumatised, both the family and the child felt the loss. Early organisation of the business was about finding the right people to run the provision of food and education to the children. Later, it became about finding someone who could raise the standards in all the orphanages they tried to help.
Caroline has a background of working in a more traditional corporate. But she was less fulfilled then than she is now. Raising the profile of this vital work is her life's work to date and although she describes what she calls 'Epic failures' along the way, for the most part, she has done an amazing job!
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Caroline wants to go further and has promised that she will try to place every child from within an orphanage back with their family. It's a massive undertaking to determine that all orphanages will be closed as this entails the genuine belief that she can apply her model all over the world. This is something she is working hard to achieve.
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Reverend Horatio Townsend (5D02)
Carrigaline, Cobh, Co Cork
Corker, Katherine
Kenney, Anne
MacCartie, Jane Florence
Captain Horatio (Horace) [5D23]
Notes for Reverend Horatio Townsend
Married 1st.8 January 1829 at Kilmeen Church, by the Rev. Robert Kenney, to Anne, daughter to the late Rev. Henry Jones, of Lislee Glebe in the diocese of Kilmeen, Clonakilty, Co Cork. Married 2nd. 6 February 1836. Jane Florence MacCartie (3) who was the second daughter of Justin MacCartie (4 & 4a) JP of Carrignavar, (4b) Co Cork. See Burke's Irish Landed Gentry 1912 - MacCartie.
Alumni Trinity College Dublin from Co Cork and Kerry 1593-1860 in Dr Casey's Collection records that Horatio was taught by his father before he entered Trinity College, Dublin, on 1 November 1819 aged 16 as a pensioner who paid a fixed sum annually for his studies. The TCD Graduation List records that he qualified BA in Spring 1825 and MA in Winter 1832. Richard Townsend [517] and Horatio Townsend [623] were undergraduates at Trinity at the same time. Richard Uniacke Townsend [517], Thomas Townsend [6B03] and Horatio's brother, Chambre Corker Townsend [5D01], read for their MA in the same year as him.
For several years, Horatio was Curate to his father who was Rector of Carrigaline, Co Cork. When his father died on 26 March 1837 Horatio succeeded to the Parish as Rector in May 1837 and remained there until his death nine months later. See page 64 of Brady's Parochial and Clerical Records Volume 1 for a summary of Horatio's ministry.
In his will, dated 12 December 1828, Horatio's father devised to him "My houses in Castletownsend, now under Major John Townsend (5), and Rosscarbery held under Mrs Donovan" and some of his books. Stock, farming implements, linen and household furniture were to be divided equally between himself, his brother Richard and his sisters Katherine, Susannah, Harriet and Caroline.
The Tithe Applotment Books in the National Archives of Ireland were compiled between 1823 and 1837 in order to determine the amount which occupiers of agricultural holdings over one acre should pay in tithes to the Church of Ireland. The 1831 record for the Parish of Carrigaline shows that £1,080 a year was payable to the 'Rev Horatio Townsend as Rector of said Parish'
Aged only 34 Horatio died of fever and is buried at Douglas, Cork. There is a fine memorial to him and his two surviving brothers in St Fachtna's Cathedral, Ross . There is also a memorial over his grave in the churchyard at Douglas. His obituary was published in The Tipperary Constitution of 22 December 1837 (6) - "Died last night at eleven o'clock , the Reverend Horace Townsend, Rector of Carrigaline, universally and deservedly regretted. He had been but a few months past appointed to the incumbency of the Parish in which, while acting for several years as Curate, he had been the honoured, and efficient, and zealous instrument of the most effective good.....He was the advocate of the Church Missionary Society, of the Bible Society, of the Protestant Orphan Society, of the Anti-Slavery Society, of the Temperance Society - in fine every cause which had for its object the Glory of God found in Horace Townsend a talented advocate..."
Jane Florence married again in 1845 William Burton Leslie of 'Kincraigie', (7) Courtmacsherry, Co Cork, Agent to the 5th Earl of Shannon and an active and successful businessman.
When Jane's son Horatio Townsend [5D23] returned from China where he had been involved in the suppression of the Tai Ping rebellion and the sacking of the Summer Palace in Pekin he gave her a Pekinese which was reputedly one of the Royal Breed.
(1) Anne dsp 2 April 1830.
(2) Edward was born in 1768 and was the eldest son of Rev John Kenny, Prebendary of Kilbroggan and Vicar-General of Cork and Ross for 43 years. Rector of Kilmeen for 43 years, Edward married Frances daughter of Thomas Herbert of Muckross and died in April 1842.
(3) Jane died on 3 March 1895.
(4) U.H. Hussey de Burgh's 'Landowners of Ireland 1878' records "McCartie, Justin. JP, Carrignavar. Cork - 3435 acres £1025." During the famine of 1846, Justin MacCarty was secretary of the Carrignavar Relief Committee and William Burton Leslie was secretary and treasurer of the Lislee Relief Committee. Jane established a cottage industry for the manufacture of 'frieze' cloth during the Great Famine.
(4a) The entry for McCartie in the National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway Connacht and Munster Landed Estates Database records "The head of this old Irish family in the early 18th century was Charles McCarty of Carrignavar, county Cork, who was succeeded in 1761 by his nephew Daniel. Daniel's grandson Justin McCarty married in 1810 Isabella daughter of Caleb Falkiner eldest son of Sir Riggs Falkiner 1st Baronet. In August 1851 parts of Justin McCarty and Robert McCarty's Carrignavar estate (8,493 acres) and their Cloghroe estate (3,080 acres) were advertised for sale and in March 1852 2,799 acres in the baronies of Barrymore and Cork were again advertised for sale. Carrignavar was held under a lease dated 25 March 1755 from Thomas Farren to Daniel McCartie for 999 years. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Justin McCarty held a large estate in the parish of Dunbulloge, barony of Barrymore. He also held land in the parishes of Moviddy, barony of East Muskerry and Whitechurch, barony of Barrymore. In the 1870s his son also named Justin McCartie owned 3,435 acres in county Cork."
(4b) The entry for Carrignavar in the National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway Connacht and Munster Landed Estates Database records "The castle of Carrignavar was from the mid 17th century the seat of this the senior branch of the McCarthy clan. Bence Jones writes that Carrignavar is a late 19th century castellated house incorporating the remains of the old castle. Lewis refers to Carrignavar as the seat of Justin McCarthy in 1837 and Justin McCarthy junior was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £28. Bought by John Sheedy in the 20th century and sold by him in the 1950s to the Sacred Heart Fathers. The house is part of their college complex."
(5) Major, later Colonel, John Townsend [230].
(6) It was originally published in the Cork Standard on 20 December 1837. By coincidence a Chancery Notice about the lands of Rathduff, RathMcCarthy and Rathsallagh in Co Tipperary by John Sealy Townsend [507] appears alongside the obituary.
(7) The entry for Kincraigie in the National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway Connacht and Munster Landed Estates Database records "Willam Burton Leslie was leasing land and out-offices from the Ladies Boyle at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The property is labelled Woodview on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. The property later bacame Kincraigie where he lived with his wife, Jane Florence McCartie, the widow of Horace Townsend. Jane's son, also Horace, owned the house until the early twentieth century. Later the home of the Travers family and now a ruin."


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Lovie Shelton, ca. 2000. Photograph by Lisa Yarger.
Lovie & Eli, 2001. Photograph by Lisa Yarger.
The sign I made for Lovie's tree to protect her beloved bullfrogs from neighborhood boys. After her son-in-law hung the sign, the boys left the frogs alone, and Lovie felt sure our sign had made the difference.
Lovie at about age 12, with one of her father's mules. Lovie's sister Octavia told me she would never have consented to have her photo taken with a mule: "I would have been trying to look glamorous." Photograph courtesy of Octavia Bowman.
Lovie showing Lisa her midwifery equipment, 1997. Photograph by Shanna Marie Shaffer.
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The "At the End Meet God" sign described in Chapter 3.
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Lovie, third from left, with other midwifery pupils in front of the Edinburgh District Nurses Home, 1949. The woman in the white cap is probably a sister tutor. Photograph courtesy of Carolyn Ellison.
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'Percy Jackson' Creator Rick Riordan Slams Racism Toward Annabeth Actress Leah Jeffries Casting
Mike Nied Published: May 10, 2022
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Rick Riordan, the author behind the Percy Jackson series, penned a scathing response to racist complaints about Leah Jeffries being cast in Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Variety broke the news that the 12-year-old will play Annabeth Chase in the upcoming Disney+ series, which also stars Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson and Aryan Simhadri as Grover Underwood. The character was played by Alexandra Daddario in the series' 2010 and 2013 big-screen adaptations.
Jeffries celebrated the happy casting news with a jubilant post on Instagram. "I'm so excited to take on the role of 'ANNABETH,'" she wrote. Check out her announcement below:
Meanwhile, some fans of the series took to social media to complain that Jeffries, who is Black, does not match the description of the character in the books or movies.
Riordan blasted those complaints in a blog post, directly titled "Leah Jeffries is Annabeth Chase," on his website.
"The response to the casting of Leah has been overwhelmingly positive and joyous, as it should be. Leah brings so much energy and enthusiasm to this role, so much of Annabeth's strength," the author wrote. "She will be a role model for new generations of girls who will see in her the kind of hero they want to be."
He directed his attention to naysayers and shared a message directly with them: The bullying needs to stop.
"Whatever else you take from this post, we should be able to agree that bullying and harassing a child online is inexcusably wrong. As strong as Leah is, as much as we have discussed the potential for this kind of reaction and the intense pressure this role will bring, the negative comments she has received online are out of line."
Riordan added that he chose Jeffries and every other actor for their roles based on how well they are able to embody the characters' spirits.
"You refuse to believe me, the guy who wrote the books and created these characters, when I say that these actors are perfect for the roles because of the talent they bring and the way they used their auditions to expand, improve and electrify the lines they were given," he continued. "Once you see Leah as Annabeth, she will become exactly the way you imagine Annabeth, assuming you give her that chance, but you refuse to credit that this may be true."
"You are judging her appropriateness for this role solely and exclusively on how she looks. She is a Black girl playing someone who was described in the books as white," he added. "Friends, that is racism."
Riordan shared his message on social media alongside the hashtag #LeahIsOurAnnabeth. Check out his tweet below:
This is not the first time that casting for a fantasy series has evoked a racist response from fans. There was a stir in 2015 when Noma Dumezweni, a Black actress, was cast as Hermione Granger in the Broadway play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Of course, the role was originally played by Emma Watson. At the time, J.K. Rowling, author of Harry Potter, condemned racist complaints about the casting in a similar manner to Riordan.
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The broader cryptocurrency markets are in consolidation mode on Wednesday as traders await the release of the last big batch of US economic data of the year later this week, which includes the important PCE inflation report. which is closely monitored by the US Federal Reserve.
The Fed's aggressive rate hikes in 2022 to combat searing US inflation have been cited by analysts as the main cause of the crypto bear market in 2022.
Bitcoin last changed hands at $16,800 and is broadly flat on the day, meaning it thus retains most of Tuesday's gains that saw it rebound from the zone. of $16,400.
But technicians remain pessimistic about the prospects for a rebound in the world's largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization after finding resistance at its 21-day moving average (at $17,050) on Tuesday.
Ethereum, meanwhile, is also consolidating under resistance at $1,210, while the broader cryptocurrency market cap hovers little around $770 billion.
Bitcoin is at rock bottom, but failed to come back above its 21DMA. Source: Trading View
Cryptocurrency markets have performed poorly in the final months of 2022, and given the Fed's refusal to change its hawkish stance that interest rates must remain at deeply restrictive levels for some time, Prospects for a recovery in early 2023 aren't great.
Investors could therefore look for alternatives that could generate faster gains. Here is a list of some cryptocurrencies to consider on the 21stst of December.
FightOut (FGHT) – Presale Now On
The young mobile cryptocurrency niche has shown a lot of promise, but early success stories like STEPN have significant limitations that have, until now, prevented them from reaching mainstream audiences. FightOut, which bills itself as the future of the movement to win, wants to change that in 2023. FightOut is a brand new web3 fitness app and gym channel that rewards its users for training, challenging and competing in a first-of-its-kind fitness metaverse.
While existing M2E apps such as STEPN only track steps and require expensive non-fungible token (NFT) purchases to participate, FightOut takes a more holistic approach to tracking and rewarding its users for their exercise and activity, and does not not require any expensive buy-ins to participate. FightOut seeks to combine the physical and web3 worlds.
The project aims to eventually acquire gyms in every major city in the world, while simultaneously promoting an integrated web3 fitness experience. At the center of FightOut's digital ecosystem will be its smartphone app, which according to FightOut's white paper is expected to launch in the second quarter of 2023.
The FightOut app will leverage smartphones and wearable technology to measure and track physical performance. The app will have its own in-house tokenized economy, where users can earn rewards for completing M2E tasks, and can create their own soulbound token avatar, through which the user can interact with the metaverse Fight Out.
FGHT is the token that powers the FightOut metaverse ecosystem. Users will pay to participate in competitions and leagues with FGHT, and winnings will be paid out in FGHT.
FGHT can also be used in peer-to-peer fitness betting. FightOut FGHT tokens are currently selling at 60.06 for 1 USDT, and interested investors are encouraged to act quickly to secure their tokens, as the pre-sale has already raised over $2.25 million in just a few days. FGHT is the token that will power the FightOut crypto ecosystem.
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Trust Wallet Token (TWT)
TWT, the native cryptocurrency that powers the Trust Wallet cryptocurrency wallet ecosystem, was launched to record highs in the $2.70 per token area last month following the collapse of FTX . Indeed, the collapse of the centralized exchange has strengthened the case for crypto self-custody, which is the service provided by Trust Wallet, with exchanges subsequently experiencing record outflows.
However, since a failed attempt earlier this month to climb back above its November highs, profit taking has seen TWT plummet around 43%. TWT/USD last changed hands in the $1.55 area. So is all hope lost? Not enough.
TWT/USD technical data still looks good. On the one hand, the cryptocurrency has recently found strong support in the form of a long-term uptrend that has been in play since May. Meanwhile, support in the $1.55 area appears, for now, to have held. A return to record highs of $2.70 seems to be on the cards.
TWT bulls are buying the dip and targeting a new test of all-time highs. Source: Trading View
Dash 2 Trade (D2T) – Presale enters its final phase
Those looking to invest in a promising crypto trading platform startup should look no further than Dash 2 Trade. The burgeoning social analytics and trading platform hopes to take the crypto trading space by storm with a host of unique features. These include trading signals, social and on-chain sentiment indicators, pre-sale token rating system, token list alert system, and strategy backtesting tool.
The Dash 2 Trade ecosystem will be powered by the D2T token, which users will need to purchase and hold to access platform functionality. Dash 2 Trade is currently conducting a token presale at deeply discounted rates and sales recently topped $10.5 million. The presale dashboard will be released soon, as the development team is currently ahead of schedule. The tokens are currently selling at $0.0533 each and will be listed on several centralized exchanges in less than a month.
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Axie Infinity (AXS)
Axie Infinity, otherwise known as AXS, which functions as the in-game currency of the non-fungible P2E token battle game Axie Infinity, found support in an uptrend that could pave the way for a rise to short term.
The bulls are eyeing a potential retest of resistance in the form of the 21- and 50-day moving averages in the $7.50 area, which could open the door for a possible push towards a retest of $10. However, if the current support level were to break, AXS might as well fall back to yearly lows of $5.70.
AXS bulls eye a rebound. Source: Trading View
C+Charge (CCHG) – Presale now underway
The carbon credit industry should be worth $2.4 trillion by 2027. Democratizing access to rack up these benefits is going to drive massive business in the years to come and it's something crypto startup C+Charge hopes to achieve. C+Charge is currently building a blockchain-based Peer-to-Peer (P2P) payment system for EV charging stations that will allow electric vehicle (EV) drivers to earn carbon credits.
C+Charge aims to reinforce the role of carbon credits as a key incentive for the adoption of electric vehicles. Right now, big electric vehicle makers like Tesla are making millions selling carbon credits to polluters. C+Charge wants to democratize the carbon credit market by allowing more of these rewards to end up in the hands of electric vehicle owners, rather than just large corporations.
C+Charge has just launched its presale of the CCHG token that its platform will use to pay at EV charging stations. The tokens are currently selling for $0.013 each, but by the time the presale ends, they will be up 80%. So, investors interested in jumping into a promising eco-friendly cryptocurrency project early should act quickly.
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Dash 2 Trade (D2T) is now available for trading on LBank Exchange
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