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The association between Internet addiction and sleep quality among Sohag University medical students
Osama Abd Alreheem Mahmoud1,
Saber Hadad ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-3960-01211 &
Taher Abdelraheem Sayed1
Internet addiction (IA) is a growing issue with multiple impacts on psychological functions, including sleep. Consequently, the present study aimed to assess the correlation between IA as well as the quality of sleep among medical students. A total of 525 students from Sohag University were included in the study. Young Internet Addiction Test (YIAT) was utilized in order to evaluate IA. Demographic information, university-related factors, and Internet usage patterns of the participants were documented. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was utilized so as to evaluate the quality of sleep.
The prevalence of IA was 4.95% for severe addiction and 39.62% for moderate addiction. About 81.62% of subjects who suffer from IA significantly had poor quality of sleep. Young age, male gender, low academic performance, computer presence at home, Internet presence at home, using the Internet for chatting and gaming, and poor sleep quality are strong predictors of Internet addiction.
The prevalence of IA and its impact on the quality of sleep have been found to be substantial among medical students. There is a need for programs to raise awareness towards IA as well as its impact on sleep among university medical students.
The Internet has evolved into one of the most crucial aspects of modern life. It is utilized in many disciplines for a variety of things, including entertainment, education, as well as communication. In spite of having a broad spectrum of merits, the other side of addiction to the Internet has been quietly but steadily emerging [1], as about 54.4% of the population use the Internet [2]. Addiction to the Internet is a dysfunctional pattern of Internet usage that induces distress or impairment [3]. The prevalence of IA ranges from 0.3 to 38% in many studies, and this difference might be induced by utilizing various methods and diagnostic instruments [4]. Sleeping is the optimum method for people to rest. People feel energized and ready for a new day after waking up following a good night's sleep. The quality of sleep is influenced by different variables, including environmental factors, lifestyle, social life, work, stress, general health status, and economic status [5, 6]]. The impaired quality of sleep is a condition that may disrupt everyday living and induce a slew of issues. Sleep deprivation can have dangerous outcomes such as decreased academic performance, elevated accidents, and alleviated coping mechanisms [7]. Many studies have proven the influence of the IA on problematic sleep and insomnia, and insomnia was found in 3% of heavy Internet users [8].
Our aim in this study is to assess the correlation between Internet addiction and quality of sleep in medical students.
A cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2021 to October 20 21. Four medical Faculties in Sohag University (Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Veterinary Medicine) were chosen to be involved in the current study. The sample size was calculated to be 525 students as calculated using the Open EPI program. We selected the students for our study by using a multistage clustering sampling method. The students were selected by random cluster sampling method as follows: 125 students from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in the year and in the last year, 125 students from the faculty of Pharmacy in the first year and in the last year, 125 students from the faculty of Nursing in the first year and in the last year, and 150 students from faculty of Medicine in the first year and in the last year. The random cluster sampling method was also used to choose sections and departments among four facilities. We applied these scales during sections and lectures.
For assessment of socio-demographic, academic data of the student, and patterns of Internet usage (use of the Internet by computer or by mobile phone, hours spent in Internet use, the use of the Internet at home or outside, and the main aims for Internet use), a self-administered questionnaire was applied.
Young Internet Addiction Test (YIAT) [9]. The YIAT includes 20 items, each assessed on a Likert scale of six points. It has a score range from 0 to 100. According to the YIAT manual, the normal user (YIAT total score ≤20), the mild user (YIAT total score between 20 and 49), the moderate user (YIAT total score between 50 and 79), and severe or excessive user (YIAT total score ≥80). Because moderate users usually lack the potential to regulate their Internet usage, we categorized both excessive as well as moderate users with a YIAT total score of ≥50 as IA. Additionally, according to the IA test manual, we classified participants with a score between 0 and 49 as normal Internet users. We used the Arabic version translated by Hawi [10].
The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is a questionnaire evaluating the quality of sleep by asking questions on seven major categories: sleep latency, sleep duration, subjective sleep quality, sleep efficiency, sleep disorders, daytime functions, and the use of sleeping aids. The questions are graded on a scale of 0 and 3; high scores indicate an impaired quality of sleep. Each of these major components is initially assessed within itself. Subsequently, the scores of seven elements are added together. Students with scores of 5 or more were categorized as bad sleepers, and participants with a score of less than five were classified as good sleepers [11]. We used the Arabic version translated by Suleiman et al. 2009 [12].
Firstly, we applied the Young Internet addiction test and a self-administered questionnaire on the students; then, we applied Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
Ethical consideration
The Scientific Research Ethical Committee of Sohag University's Faculty of Medicine provided the ethical approval. In addition, we obtained informed consent from each student before responding to the questionnaires.
The statistical analysis
The data were analyzed using [SPSS] version 20. Quantitative data were represented as the mean and standard deviation (mean ± SD), and the t test was utilized for comparing means for groups. Qualitative data were presented as percentages and numbers, and we used the chi-square test to evaluate the association between distinct items. In addition, the correlations between the addiction to the Internet and the studied variables were verified utilizing logistic regression. The level of significance was set at a p-value of < 0.05.
The present study enrolled 525 subjects. About 55.43% of the participants had normal Internet use, 39.62% had a moderate IA, and 4.95% had a severe IA (Fig. 1).
Distribution of studied students according to Internet addiction
The mean age among Internet addicts was 19.95±1.37, and among normal Internet users was 23.32±1.42, and this was statistically significant. Internet addiction was significantly more among male students than students of low academic performance and students whose fathers were employed (Table 1).
Table 1 Association between IA and socio-demographic and academic data
Students with Internet addiction significantly had computers and the Internet at home and used the Internet for chatting and games (Table 2).
Table 2 Association between Internet addiction and patterns of Internet use
81.62% of students with Internet addiction significantly had poor quality of sleep (Table 3)
Table 3 Association between PSQI and Internet addiction
Final logistic regression analysis identified that poor sleep quality, using the Internet for chatting and gaming, young age, having access to the Internet and a computer at home, male gender, and low academic performance are strong predictors of IA (Table 4).
Table 4 Final logistic regression model of factor affecting the presence of Internet addiction
This study was carried out in order to detect the prevalence of IA among university students and investigate the relationship between sleep quality as well as IA.
In our study, the prevalence of IA was 4.95% and 39.62% for severe as well as moderate addiction, respectively. Our findings were consistent with the (IA) prevalence results revealed by two studies in Menoufia University [13, 14]. The former found that 48.5% of medical students were pathological users of the Internet. In contrast, the second noted that 13.2% of both non-medical and medical students were problematic users of the Internet, whereas 39.1% were potential problematic Internet users. Other studies done in Palestine and Greece illustrated that the pervasiveness of IA was 30.1% and 34.7%, respectively [15, 16]. The disparity between our findings and those of other research might be attributed to the unavailability of a specific definition and accurate assessment of (IA), besides different samples and methods used.
Internet addiction is significantly more among younger age than normal Internet users. This finding is in agreement with many studies reporting that IA was more frequent among young people [13, 17, 18]. This does not agree with lee and Stapinski [19], who found no significant association between age and Internet addiction.
Regarding gender, Internet addiction was more prevalent among males compared to females, which is consistent with most previous studies, suggesting that the male gender is a predictor of IA [20, 21]. Chou et al. [22] found that male users of the Internet were riskier to have IA due to regular use of sexual issues; however, female users either were asymptomatic or may present with mild symptoms. However, another study did not detect any gender differences regarding IA [23].
We found that fathers of students with IA were significantly more employed than those with normal Internet users. IA is more elevated among students whose mothers and fathers are employed due to increased access to the Internet and the absence of control over their Internet use [24].
Our study demonstrated that the incidence of IA was higher among students with low academic performance. The current study's findings agreed with [17, 25], who detected a significant negative association between IA and the students' academic performance.
Students with Internet addiction significantly had computers and the Internet in their homes than students of normal Internet use. The results of our study were consistent with [25], who showed that most students with home Internet access with cell phones as well as computers.
Students with Internet addiction significantly used the Internet in chat as well as games more compared with students with normal Internet use. Many studies have shown a link between excessive video game playing and IA [3, 26, 27]. Internet chatting has been revealed as a risk factor for IA [26].
In this study, it was found that students with Internet addiction significantly had poor sleep quality. This finding is in agreement with a study in KSA, where 511 subjects were included. Sleep disturbance was detected in approximately 50% of the study sample, markedly correlated with IA. In that study, poor quality of sleep was related to high Internet use [28].
The current study's findings on the adverse effect of IA on the sleep quality of medical students in current research are comparable to research carried out in India and China [29]. Research performed on university students in Taiwan illustrated that the quality of sleep who were addicted to the Internet slept 1.4 times worse than students who were not addicted to the Internet [30]. Another research in Canada revealed a positive correlation between IA as well as poor quality of sleep [31]. Another research on university students found that the median scores of IA in students with sleeping disorders were more elevated than in the group without sleep disorders [32].
The mechanisms underlying the link between IA and sleep disorders have not been conclusively established [33]. The most probable is a multifactorial and two-sided model of mutual influence. Sleep disorders, reflecting psychosocial problems, depression, and anxiety-phobic disorders, can precede and contribute to the formation of IA [34]. Internet addiction has been found to contribute to disturbed circadian rhythm [34] that may negatively influence bedtime and sleep duration. Another possible explanation is the emission of blue light through the screens that are known to suppress melatonin secretion from the pineal gland, leading to prolongation of sleep latency [35].
There are certain limitations to the present research. First, data was gathered from limited research locations. The research could not include all medical students. Furthermore, data collection has relied on self-reported questionnaires, which resulted in memory bias. In addition, a cross-sectional investigation was unable to establish a cause-and-effect link.
The pervasiveness of IA and its impact on the quality of sleep among medical students were found to be significant. The study concluded that young age, male gender, low academic performance, computer presence at home, Internet presence at home, using the Internet for chatting and gaming, and poor sleep quality are strong predictors of Internet addiction.
Programs for increasing awareness of IA and its effects on sleep are needed among university medical students.
The datasets utilized and/or analyzed in the present study can be provided upon reasonable request from the corresponding author.
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We express our gratitude for the effort and time given by all participants in this study.
This research has not received any funding.
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
Osama Abd Alreheem Mahmoud, Saber Hadad & Taher Abdelraheem Sayed
Osama Abd Alreheem Mahmoud
Saber Hadad
Taher Abdelraheem Sayed
O.A.M: Selecting the idea of research, application of questionnaires, statistical analysis, and manuscript writing. S.H.: Determining the idea of research, application of the questionnaires, statistical analysis, paper writing, revision of the references, and paper submission. T. A. S.: Recruiting and interviewing the participants, administrating the questionnaires, collecting the samples, statistical analysis, and writing the manuscript. The authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to Saber Hadad.
Ethics approval and consent of participation
The Medical Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, authorized the current study protocol. Informed consent was collected from all subjects recruited in the study. The researchers confirmed each participant's confidentiality and voluntary participation if they agreed to enroll in the present study.
Consent for publishing has been obtained.
Mahmoud, O.A.A., Hadad, S. & Sayed, T.A. The association between Internet addiction and sleep quality among Sohag University medical students. Middle East Curr Psychiatry 29, 23 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43045-022-00191-3
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Asbestos-related diseases, particularly Mesothelioma, does not choose its target. It can victimise young or old, rich or poor. In fact, there are famous people who suffered from the dreaded condition.
In view of driving awareness among people about the lethal effects of asbestos, here's a list that presents 7 of the most famous people who battled with and eventually died of mesothelioma.
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Also known as "The King of Cool", Steve McQueen is one of the most recognizable actors of his time. He is disputably one of Hollywood's well-paid actors and is famous for his character in the 1960 film "The Magnificent Seven".
Unfortunately, He died at a young age of 50 in 1998, after battling mesothelioma. Steve is a fan of motorbike and car racing, he himself a racer. It is suspected that the overalls he wore for racing are contaminated with asbestos, as the substance is known for its anti-heat properties. But it is believed that his initial exposure happened during his stint in the US Marine Corps.
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A memorable actor, Paul Gleason has been in the film industry for over 40 years until his death in 2006. He is best known for playing the role of the assistant principal in The Breakfast Club. He also appeared in box office films like Die Hard, All My Children and Trading Places. Paul is also an athlete by heart, starting as a football player at Florida State University, and later on appeared in many celebrity golf tournaments.
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Jordan Zevon, his son who became a spokesman for the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), suspect that he initially inhaled asbestos when he was a child. Jordan said that young Warren used to play in the attic of his father's store in Arizona.
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This was the exact reality at our first Mothers Pampering Day™ which I started last year.
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Here's a handy round-up of what we know is in store for landlords in 2018, and a review of the changes seen during 2017.
It has been a momentous year for landlords. Many of the traditional assumptions they have made in the past about investing in property have, to a certain extent, been turned on their heads during 2017. This includes how they pay Stamp Duty, the tax relief they receive, how buy-to-let mortgages are approved, and what tenants can be charged by agents or landlords.
From April 2017 the government began phasing in a reduction of tax relief on interest payments for landlords. The amount they claim is now restricted to the basic rate of tax if they are claiming interest payment on mortgages, loans or bank overdrafts. Many landlords used to deduct all these finance costs from their annual tax bill, but this is being slowly reduced back to just 20% over the next three years. You cna read more about this change and get an idea of how it might affect you in 2018 here.
This change is in addition to the Wear and Tear allowance reduction brought in during 2016. The tax-deductible costs of maintaining a buy to let property were moved from an assumed 10% of annual rental income to only claimable expenses.
Changes made to the Stamp Duty system in 2016 – which required buy-to-let investors and second homeowners to pay an additional 3% on top of existing rates when buying a home over £125,000 – didn't deter buyers as much as thought (which was its original intention) and instead raised double the amount of tax revenue than expected – £2 billion.
The government's own data shows that rental prices increases have, on average, been slowing during 2017, which it says is due to landlords bringing their property buying decisions forward to avoid the Stamp Duty increases (see above) introduced in April. This, the government says, created a surge in the number of properties available to rent and therefore reduced rents as landlords competed for tenants.
This, the government says, created a surge in the number of properties available to rent and therefore reduced rents as landlords competed for tenants.
During 2017 in Wales landlords have been required to register for Rent Smart Wales, a system of landlord licensing that requires them to maintain minimum standards of behaviour, property quality and service. And in England, many local councils have introduced localised registration schemes with similar aims to the Welsh system – to enforce minimum standards of tenant and property management. For the first time, the number of schemes in England passed the 500-scheme milestone in 2017.
According to a report by Oxford University, 2017 has marked a "turning point" in the adoption of technology within the property market, and that the "billions of pounds" being invested in what it calls 'disruptive' or 'smart' technology is now beginning to take hold, driven by an "explosive wave of innovation, investment and entrepreneurial activity".
The online/digital start-ups this has created, the report says, are changing the way landlords and tenants interact with each other and the wider market, namely how rented homes are searched for and let, properties and portfolios are managed and buy-to-let mortgage lending is accessed.
A second wave of tougher mortgage lending rules for buy-to-let landlords were introduced in September 2017 by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Smaller landlords can rest easy, though. The new rules require lenders to look at the financial background, experience, business plans, cashflow and portfolio structure of those with more than four buy-to-let properties bought with a mortgage. You can read more about the new rules here.
Next year the government intends to bring in legislation to ban all fees charged to tenants by landlords or agents in England other than deposits and 'holding' deposits. A similar ban already exists in Scotland, while the Welsh government recently said it would also follow suit.
This will significantly change the way landlords pay to find, vet and move in/out tenants, and renew their contracts. Charges for these services, which agents used to ask tenants to pay, will have to be picked up by landlords instead.
It is why we at Howsy believe our service is an ideal solution to this looming financial challenge. We offer a low-cost fixed fee service for landlords which includes tenant finding, contract management, credit checks and references and a fully-managed property service. Find out more about our service.
Both houses of parliament recently held debates about how tenants can be helped to improve their credit scores by requiring credit referencing agencies to add tenant's rent payments to their credit histories and, therefore, help improve their chances of accessing affordable finance.
The government is to spend £2 million to help make this a reality, although several companies already offer this, including Experian's Rental Exchange which we believe is the best way for tenants to achieve better credit scores.
The government has said it wants to introduce a national redress scheme during 2018/19 that landlords will have to join, and that will enable tenants to have an official channel through which to complain about poorly managed properties. The idea is to weed out 'rogue landlords', the government says.
During the summer of 2017 the government said it would incentivise landlords in the private rented sector to offer tenants 'family-friendly' three-year tenancies should they wish to, and legislation is expected later in 2018.
During the Queen's Speech in June 2017 it was revealed that the government wants to cap the permitted rental deposit on a property to four weeks, reducing it from the relatively common six-week's rent asked by many landlords now. The National Landlords Association says approximately 40% of all deposits are more than four week's rent. Legislation is likely towards the end of 2018.
The government is keen to see more high-quality rental properties come on to the market to offer more choice to 'generation rent'. One outcome of this policy is that 'build to rent' developments, which are apartment blocks built with the backing of institutional investors and then rented out all for the same price and rental terms and conditions, are growing in number. According to the British Property Federation, there are nearly 100,000 built or with planning permission, with more than half of them in London. The government wants to see even more built, partly because they can be constructed quickly and require no government cash.
What should landlords do next year?
More and more landlords are now running existing and new properties through a limited company structure, which helps legitimately avoid some of the recent tax relief reductions, although it can be a more complicated way of investing in property. A recent report by a leading building society revealed that 70% of all new buy-to-let loan applications are now from limited companies rather than individuals. If you are interested in becoming a limited company, you should watch our session on key tax issues to consider when incorporating a property business – with Grant Thornton tax specialists.
The tenant fees ban to be introduced in 2018 will mean both landlords and their agents will not be able to charge their tenants any fees, so landlords will face a dilemma – what to do when their letting agents pass on these costs to them. Find out how Howsy can help solve this problem with our fixed, low-cost fees.


We are thrilled to feature a blog post written by a grantee in our Regional Portfolio, Downtown Streets Team. This article was originally published under the title "Vol. VIII Eileen Richardson, CEO" on September 26, 2016 on their San Francisco Team blog.
Looking back, I'm embarrassed at my naivety. I raised two kids as a single mom, all the while climbing my way up the corporate ladder. I became a successful Venture Capitalist, and then took the helm as CEO of Napster and another high-tech startup. After that, I thought solving homelessness would be a breeze. Give me six months, I thought, and I'll spread the model across the country and call it a day!
Well, it's a decade later and I'm still at it, even if some days I'm ripping my hair out at how hard this work is. I have a bad day now if I hear someone has died on the street before we were able to reach them. But I'm still hopeful. I'm still optimistic that in my lifetime, or at least in my kids' lifetime, there will be an end to homelessness in America.
Homelessness is more complex than any product or business plan could ever be. You see, when you have a product—no matter how complex—it's still just a product. You work to get it to the place where you can worry about sales models and distribution channels, but the product remains stable and finite. When working with people, there is no solid, singular product and the trials and tribulations are infinite. It's very personal.
I am excited to say that homelessness in Palo Alto is down nearly 40% since we started, despite average rent increasing from $1,695 in 2010 to $3,105 in 2015. Across Santa Clara County, the home of our first three Teams, homelessness is on the decline as well. In the last two years, homelessness is down 14% despite increases in most other Bay Area counties.
When the first four Team Members and I started with Downtown Streets Team (DST) in 2005, I was so green. I thought it couldn't be that hard to find someone a job and housing if I just addressed the obvious roadblocks. I ran the Team the only way I knew how: like a high tech startup, rather than a social service—action-oriented versus service-oriented. We improvised, tried new ideas and constantly corrected our course. I learned so much from the Team Members and from the early successes we had.
I found that if you hold people accountable and place trust in them, they rise to the occasion.
Everyone's path into homelessness was unique. So how could a cookie-cutter approach to homelessness work for everyone, or even most people? it doesn't.
The Team Member had to want the change for themselves, but we sure could motivate them!
Dignity is often looked at as a by-product of housing, employment, or success. I learned that if we started with dignity and used it as a tool instead of an end result, we were hugely more successful.
We gained a lot of traction early with this new approach. We forged partnerships with unlikely stakeholders, including local businesses and government agencies outside of Human Services. We even won recognition from Harvard University's Ash Institute as one of the top 50 Innovations in American Government.
We earned attention quickly, and it's carried us far. We've received transformational support from funders like the Peery Foundation, and made headway in communities across the nation. We launched franchises in Gilroy, CA and Florida, and then we got a call from San Jose Councilmember and now Mayor Sam Liccardo. The launch of our San Jose Team quickly followed in 2011, with Sunnyvale (2012) and San Rafael (2013) close behind.
All the while we were looking over the horizon at San Francisco. We watched as the status of homelessness escalated and rents kept increasing. When a few community members first approached us about a San Francisco Downtown Streets Team, we were excited.
But rapid early success has already proven that our award-winning model can work here too. In our first month alone, three Team Members transitioned to employment. We have a full staff of dedicated, passionate and innovative people forging a paradigm shift for the homeless community and our partners around Mid-Market. We've gained the support of the local business community, like the Civic Center Community Benefit District, the Union Square Business Improvement District ,and funding from Dolby Laboratories, Cisco and Google. Most importantly, our Team seems energized and hopeful.
DST will keep doing what it does best: creating a pathway for the hopeless to change their lives through the dignity of work, and acting as the gateway to other programs and changing the community's perceptions of who a homeless person is, and what their aspirations are. And so importantly, making communities believe there is a solution and shattering their preconceived notions about what homeless men and women want and are capable of.
I don't proclaim that DST can do this alone. Quite the opposite, actually. To end homelessness, we need to collaborate to increase our affordable housing stock. We need to engage folks at every possible point of entry. We need to bring more corporations and businesses into the fold. Yes, people need homes but almost of equal importance: they need to feel like a positive and contributing member of their community once again. Collectively, we've got our work cut out for us.
I always joke that if I'd known how hard it would be, I would have never taken that 'six-month leap' to begin this work. This has indeed been the hardest job I've ever had. But as of today, we've celebrated over 1,000 success stories!
So, a decade later and implementing our unique working model, we are ready for San Francisco – and mark my words – 10 years from now, we will be celebrating 10,000 people moved from our streets into lives of joy and independence.


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Bishops propose prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and for God's blessing for same-sex couples
For the first time, under historic plans outlined today, same-sex couples will be able to come to church to give thanks for their civil marriage or civil partnership and receive God's blessing.
Living in Love and Faith at the College of Bishops and the House of Bishops – January 2023
The College of Bishops and the House of Bishops met on Tuesday 17 January to discern a way forward for the Church of England on questions of identity, sexuality and marriage.
The Revd Canon Andrew Zihni announced as next Dean of Gloucester
Downing Street has announced that the King has approved the nomination of Andrew Zihni as the 39th Dean of Gloucester
Church Commissioners publishes full report into historic links to transatlantic chattel slavery and announces new funding commitment of £100m in response to findings
The report follows an interim announcement in June 2022, which reported for the first time, and with great dismay, that the Church Commissioners' endowment had historic links to transatlantic chattel slavery*
Archbishop of Canterbury FC lace up for green campaign alongside Premier League stars
Archbishop of Canterbury's football team to host a 'green' football match as part of national campaign
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Draft prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and for God's blessing for same-sex couples published
Prayers asking for God's blessing on same-sex couples as they give thanks for their civil marriage or civil partnership published


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Lewis Horne is president of the Southern California and Hawaii Division for CBRE Group Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. Horne's team manages more than 80 million square feet of commercial properties and typically closes some 12,000 sale and lease transactions annually. He previously held a variety of leadership positions in the company, beginning as an industrial brokerage professional in 1984. Horne was promoted from president of the Greater Los Angeles and Orange County unit to the same title as head of the newly formed Southern California-Hawaii division last year. The promotion came with oversight of 2,500 employees in 16 offices across the region from the company's downtown Los Angeles headquarters of the company. The company has more than 80,000 employees worldwide.


WASHINGTON — A soon-to-be released report by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz is expected to take issue with the FBI and DoJ's handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, according to CNN.
In June 2016, FBI Director James Comey announced at a press conference that the Bureau would not recommend that Clinton be charged for having sent and received classified information on the private server.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch agreed with Comey's recommendation and closed the investigation.
Several days before Comey's announcement, Lynch met with former President Bill Clinton aboard a private plane on the tarmac of the Phoenix Airport. Lynch was heavily criticized for creating what appeared to be an impression of impropriety and later said that she had merely engaged in a social visit, talking about grandchildren.
Eleven days before the presidential election, Comey sent a letter to several congressional committees announcing that the FBI was reopening the Clinton email investigation after having discovered more than 600,000 emails of interest in an unrelated probe.
Two days before the election, Comey announced that the second probe reaffirmed his original decision not to charge Clinton.
Clinton has blamed Comey and a host of other parties for her defeat by President Donald Trump.
CNN reported that IG report is expected to take issue with former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe's handling of the Clinton probe. McCabe is accused of lying to FBI agents about media leaks regarding the agency's investigation. In April, the IG sent federal prosecutors a criminal referral.
McCabe has said he did not lie to investigators. He has requested immunity from prosecution in exchange for his testimony at a Senate hearing scheduled for Monday.
Trump fired McCabe in March after an IG report recommended his dismissal.
The president has questioned McCabe's ability to be impartial in the FBI's Trump-Russia probe. McCabe's wife, Jill, is a former Virginia State Senate candidate and a political ally of Clinton.


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Rick Hendrick casts a long shadow when he exits the tunnel under Turn Four and enters the infield of Martinsville Speedway. His thoroughbred short-track machines have claimed 24 victories, 17 poles and a staggering 78 top-five finishes in 223 races on the half mile.
Success in the STP 500 on March 25, then, is something that his drivers expect. The fact that Jimmie Johnson, Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman and William Byron are yet to visit Victory Lane in a regular season race in 2018 brings no added pressure, they said.
Bowman, who has taken the reigns of the No. 88, said that he enjoyed his previous four trips to Martinsville and is excited at the prospect of driving a Hendrick car there.
Jimmie Johnson made Martinsville his personal playground early in his career and he said the positive memories of nine wins at the historic facility give him confidence heading into the first short-track race of 2018.
In regards to his younger teammates, however, Johnson said patience is the key at a unique track like Martinsville.
Chase Elliott is in the midst of that learning process and nearly capped it off with a win in the fall of 2017 before a late-race incident with Denny Hamlin saw his hopes of his first grandfather clock trophy fall by the wayside.
Byron, on the other hand, will be making his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start at Martinsville on March 25, something he said does come with a little pressure, adding that a fast race car can erase that pressure in an instant.
The Charlotte, NC native noted that Martinsville has a special place in his young career as he drove in Late Model Stock Car and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races there on his way to the Cup series.
As for Johnson, it isn't just a place he enjoys driving, but a track he recommends people attend in person.
The STP 500 weekend presented by whosyourdriver.org is March 23-25.
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I have a photo I'll put up when I can, of Ellie and her folks. Ellie is in GF in the ICU. Born just Monday she is having some serious problems. Please keep her, and her parents in your prayers. I went to GF and baptized Ellie. Both Quinten and Alyssa were there. We will baptize Eli in the next few days. Eli seems to be doing fine.
Evelyn G. had another serious setback today. She is on her deathbed. Please keep her and her family in your prayers. I spent some time with her and her family in Thief River today.
Well, I got home late in the afternoon from the hospital calls. We have a couple of our girls' friends staying over this evening.
I made, you guessed it, venison!
The mix was Mirin, Balsamic Vinegar, Garlic, Paprika, a touch of Chili Powder, and Salt. Seared in butter, baked in the oven at 350 for 25 minutes. I should have done it for 15 or 20 minutes. The flavor was good, the meat was tough. Overcooked.
Matt and I processed the last bit of one of the deer we have hanging. 2 left.
I went to memorize the sermon. Now I'm waiting on a bit of jerky.
Hey Joel! It tastes great!
If the health care bill passes and becomes law there are several Biblical reasons why I could not abide by the bill. But there is just one thing in the bill that points out what is wrong with the whole thing. The bill, as it is written right now, requires that I pay for abortions.
Take a look at the language of the bill at this post.
I hope my parish will understand. I know that we'd get by in any economic problem because our parish is so good to us. But I have to ask them all to call their political representatives to stop this health care bill as it is written now.
The vote is supposed to take place at 8:00pm Saturday.
I am not telling any0ne that they have to decide one way or another on politics. I am saying that the requirement in this present bill for me to pay for abortions is beyond my ability to abide. Murder is murder no matter how young the victim is. This bill is immoral according to the 5th Commandment "Thou shalt not murder." The murder sanctioned by this bill is not only the required financing of abortion, but it is also the so-called "Death Panels" that will review whether or not a person's life is worth living to the state. These so-called "Death Panels" are in this bill. And they are authorized by this bill to make the decision of who should be allowed to live.
Stop this madness now. Call your reps and gov officials.
If the bill passes and is signed into law I will go to jail. And so will many of you.
I will not support the execution of the unborn, the elderly, or anyone that the government chooses with my taxes or in any other way.
Christ told us this kind of persecution would come in Matt. 24-25. Well, it's close now. Here in the U.S.A.
I cut up a hind quarter and the back and neck of one deer tonight. One quarter left of this one, then the other two. Only after I'm done with these will I consider going out with the bow for another one or two. It depends upon how much meat we will have.
I'm trying to make buckskin, but I think I might not be using enough hydrated lime to remove the skin. I'll have to do more research and try different concentrations with the remaining pelts.
Tell me how things are going.
Lots of good ways to cook it.
Then seared under the roaster.
Just a bit of rosemary, a squeeze of lemon.
Joel, I put a hind quarter (most of it) in marinade this evening for jerky for you. Wet weight 6lbs. Tenderquick, Soy sauce, Worchestershire, onion powder, minced garlic, brown sugar, honey, and a handful of crushed tepins from the batch you sent me. I'll do the drying tomorrow evening. I'll try to get it sent off the beginning of next week.
The venison quarter is great. Aged 2 weeks on the hook. I had a steak from the batch for supper. Nice and tender, great flavor. I'll let you know when I send it off.
It's been a fairly busy week. Three new babies in the parish, a couple of hospitalizations, and a member who is dying.
Let's start with the babies, all born this past Monday.
This is Ellie. She's in GF at the hospital now. I'm going over Friday morning to baptize her. She's not able to regulate her glucose levels yet. I think she was 4 lbs 3 oz. at birth. As of this evening she is stable but needs constant monitoring. Alyssa is recovering well but worried about Ellie. Please keep her in your prayers.
The boy in blue is her giant twin brother, Eli. He weighed in at 5 lbs. 1.7 oz.
Eli is doing well getting used to air, noise, and the out-doors. These are Quinten and Alyssa's new children. Their older siblings are going to love getting to know them. Please keep their family in your prayers.
Jared and Jessica had me baptize Nikolena right away on Tuesday. Here she is with her sponsors, auntie Amanda and uncle Shane.
And here is Nikolena. She'll get plenty of attention from her two older brothers. Jessica is recovering well. Please keep them in your prayers.
Louella A. is hospitalized this week, but seems to be doing somewhat better. She may be able to go home on Saturday. She was out at the farm with her two sons and their wives for deer season when she began to be ill. Please keep her in your prayers.
And Evelyn G. is slowly passing. Her son, David, is staying with her all the time at the nursing home now. Evelyn is 98 years old (I think). Please keep them in your prayers.
I didn't get to see Kevin V. this week. So many things going on. Please keep him in your prayers as well.
Now. I've got three different families that I'm working with who aren't members at our congregations. I take a slow and steady approach to these kinds of things. But in times like this when there are so many hospital visits the "steady" part gets wiggled a bit loose. Please keep me in your prayers also.
OK, it's Monday night. I'm trying to stay up to see the Leonid meteor shower. It's supposed to heighten between 1am and 6am the 17th.
A lot has happened since Sammy got her deer. I've had the kids out several times. Elsie got a shot at a deer. But there's a lot of space around a deer where a bullet can go. And it did.
We had to deal with trespassers on hunting grounds--and disappoint my daughter's hunting because of them; and a couple of road hunters.
Road hunters. I will photograph your vehicle and license plate and send it to the DNR. Your bunch is dangerous.
We processed a couple of deer, one for Sammy's family, one for ours. We have three more deer aging on the hook right now. I have four deer hides in CaOH to make buckskin. Stupid Methamphetamine market and the MN legislature have made NaOH impossible to buy. That would make hide hair removal far easier.
Becky and Nate are expecting their firstborn this week. Becky is starting labor, but it's kind of slow. Please keep her, Nate and the baby in your prayers.
Jessica and Jared had their baby: Nicolena today. They are all doing well. I'm going Tues. afternoon for baptism at the hospital. Please keep them in your prayers.
Alyssa and Quinten had their twins: Ellie and Eli today. Mom and the twins are doing well. Please keep them in your prayers.
On a side issue. I'm kind of fuming about a bad article in "the Lutheran Sentinel" this past month titled "Stewardship: Trusting God to Provide the Means."
Oh, the title is fine. And the author has preached many good, biblical sermons. But for some reason or another, the topic of Stewardship seems the exception. His essay at this past summer's convention on this topic was filled with all kinds of Reformed and Charismatic garbage. It's as if when it comes to giving money to church the Bible isn't enough, or somehow the Bible--in his misunderstanding--grants him the authority to preach works righteousness (all out of love for Jesus, of course).
Well, I'm going out to enjoy the meteors God sends us this evening.
Tues morning I went out with Elsie for a while. No luck.
Tues afternoon Elsie and I picked up Louisa and Sammy. I took them to the farm rather than the cemetery. We saw a deer as we were parking. Louisa and Sammy went around the grove, up the ditch, creeping into position.
Elsie and I went noisily down the driveway to scare, if possible, some deer out for Louisa and Sammy to get.
I put Elsie in the tree stand then went over to check on the others.
As I was making sure of their placement and showing them where their shooting zones were I saw three deer running from a half mile away. Running toward us.
"Just lay down, aim your guns, and wait till they get close." Then I ran back to Elsie and we watched.
The girls were really patient.
And, in the end it didn't take long for Sammy to get her deer. All the girls helped drag it out. All the girls helped with the gutting and putting it in the trunk.
We got back by 5:15pm and Sammy helped me hang the deer up in the garage (next to the other two). Hopefully she'll be helping to skin it after Wednesday School.
Sorry, no photos. It wasn't really possible.
Saturday we had church at Mt. Olive, Sat. School, private confirmation class, a family visit. Quick lunch at home, then I got Elsie and Louisa ready for deer hunting. This is Elsie's first time. Matt was over hunting with some family friends.
I got the girls out to the farmstead where I've been bowhunting, put Louisa up in the tree stand like last year, only with the 30-30 this time. I took Elsie to the ditch next to the soybean field and we waited. Elsie had the single shot 20 gauge. I had a SAA .357 revolver. Half an hour before sundown we heard noise to our left. I had Elsie hold still. I was on the left. It was a nice sized 2 year old or so buck. He looked at us a long time, came closer. But I was on the wrong side for Elsie to get a shot, and he wasn't close enough for a revolver.
He went back into the woods. 20 minutes later a Doe and a fawn came out. And I didn't learn. I hadn't changed positions with Elsie. They came out the same spot. Watched us for a while. We must have moved. They ran off with the Doe screaming.
Around sunset there were some more noises from the same area, but no one showed up. We stopped by the neighbors' place to let them know we'd be back Sunday evening.
Sunday we had St. Petri, Nazareth, and Oak Park services. Many farmers were trying to get soybeans in before the rain. I suspect the non-farmers were out in the woods. Nazareth held its hunters dinner. Very nice. I took the girls out again. Similar placement, but with Elsie closer to the deer path.
Just at sundown a doe came out to our north. It was raining. I missed twice. We tried tracking it until dark, just in case I did hit it.
Monday morning, Clara and Elsie helped me cover the woods looking for any possible blood trail. Nothing.
Monday afternoon Matt and I picked up Louisa and her friend Sammy and went out to another spot. When we got there there were two deer grazing in the field. After taking our time in approaching the deer without them seeing, hearing, or smelling us I put Sammy on the dirt pile with Matt and Louisa to the left.
Sammy was our guest, so we gave her the first shot. Matt fired the second. Sammy the third. Matt the fourth, Sammy the fifth.
The deer were still looking at us and started to think there might be something not quite safe about their situation.
Mat fired the sixth shot. Sammy fired the seventh.
Now the deer moved off.
They started about 300 yards away from us. They needn't have been afraid.
Well, we waited until sundown, packed up and visited the neighbors again to let them know where we'd be. Mostly, though, Louisa wanted some of their banana bread. Which they gladly gave to her, Matt, and Sammy.
Sammy's mom and sisters came over for supper.
I hope take Elsie out tomorrow morning. Then I hope to get Louisa and Sammy for the evening.
Well, I finally did something, after 20 wonderful years of marriage, to cause my wife to question whether she should have actually taken those vows.
It concerns the reason the catfood was cleaned up in our garage but not the golf set.
I spent Thursday morning doing shut-in calls. I got home, Mary took all but Matt and Sophie with to Piano lessons and the Library. I worked on sermon in the office. When they got home I was starting to get a migraine. Maybe that's why I did what I did.
Wednesday evening I shot the skunk while it was still in the lawnmower bag.
Thursday evening I went to dispose of the skunk.
Dead skunks can still spray if they're bumped in just the right way.
I accidentally found the right way.
It didn't get me in the face. But I was already dazed by my migraine so, why not. Sophie had been bugging me to skin the skunk.
It was fun to watch Clara, Sophie, John, and Elsie stand back and squirm in the smell while I skinned the skunk.
Clara wanted the fore claws for someone. OK.
Unfortunately the tail tore, so I'll have to sew it back together later. The kids ran in and got the salt and such. Now the pelt is at the edge of the yard, salted. My gloves are soaking in soap water with baking soda. My clothes are all in the yard. I took a bath with H2O2 and Baking soda.
Today, Friday, was the MN Governor's opening for Deer Season at TRF. I spent 8:30 am to 3:30pm at the Ralph Englestad arena running one of the Laser Shot stations with Brent Walle. I skipped the glutenous dinner with the Gov. The Gov came down to the floor and gave a brief speech to all the kids (around 300?) at the arena.
He didn't explain his philosophical/economic distinction between a fee and a tax. There were so many LEOs at the arena I wondered who was keeping the streets safe.
A friend asked Mary about handling hot peppers.
I've got a recipe that calls for ancho chili powder. Have you ever used this/seen this? It says if you can't find it, to buy a poblano pepper and grind it up and then dry it. I haven't had experience doing that---you?
The chili man is at Wed school currently, but I figure, peppers are peppers. Some are fruitier or plummier or pepperier, etc. But within each variety, the hotness varies so much from year to year and various growing locations that I just kind of make stuff up. Joe always has about 15 varieties around here. Sometimes I ask him for advice, sometimes I just go for it.
Once I have my chili variety decided upon, I either put some in the mortar and pestle, soak in boiling water and use juice, or snip with scissors and then either soak or just add or whatever.
Sooooo, do whatever feels right. They're very forgiving [except the hot ones in the eye or nose]. There are always those times when I just sprinkle on cayenne or chili pepper or paprika or use whatever hot sauce is easiest.
Probably there is some flavor aspect that is innate to ancho chilis. But I've got Inge feeling sorry for herself and trying to push all my keys while I do this, so you'll have to do your own research if you want to know more.
Took me a pretty long time to say I don't really know anything, huh?
Anchos are medium hot, less than tobasco, less than jalapeno. Pablanos can be hotter than anchos. The ancho has a plum like flavor with some heat. A similar pepper would be the New Mexico pod. You can get both dried and whole in bags at Walmart or Hugos. I'm not sure about the stores in Bemidji, but I bet the bigger grocery stores have both. The pablano doesn't have the same complex flavor as the Ancho or the New Mexico. If you're looking for the less hot, use the New Mexico.
As for grinding, I use my electric coffee grinder on dried peppers. If you are sensitive to pepper dust, wear a face mask or MOPP gear.
If you get the powder or juice of hot peppers on your fingers put a teaspoon of bleach and a bit of dish soap in a cup of water and scrub your hands well. The bleach is the quickest way to denature the capsaicin oil. Then wash the bleach off. Rubbing your eyes with pepper dust or oil really can ruin your day. Hence, the MOPP equipment.
If you don't have a spare coffee grinder, you can use a stone mortar and pestle, but that tends to make more dust and flecks. A food processor is ok, but harder to clean. How soon do you want the peppers. I got lots. I could even grind some for you if you don't want to buy a CWPDS.
Me, I don't care if I get it in my eyes or if I end up sneezing a long time. But be careful also when frying peppers in hot oil, or when boiling hot peppers. The smoke or steam can irritate the nose and lungs. I've forced my family out of the house a few times because I fried up some jalapenos, or because I made jam with habaneros.
We mean what we say, even when we have to type it with one hand holding a baby.
To make a long story longer - a former member of mine who lives in Mexico has these chiltepin peppers growing in their yard and they graciously give me a bunch when they ripen. Would you be interested in having a bag of chiltepin peppers? I am not sure if I could mail up the ripe ones, but I could mail up some that I am drying in the oven this minute.
Let me know when you get a chance. I'm sure it would help keep you warm this winter up in MN!
I love Tepins (Chiltepins) and we can't get them around here very often. Of course I'm interested. I love NAFTA (in this case). Once dried, they hardly cost anything to ship. Let me know. I'll pay the shipping.
And on drying methods, for those who don't know how.
Method 1. This works for thin, light meat peppers. Put some thread on a needle. Drive the needle through the stem part and keep stringing until you have a foot or so of tightly packed peppers. This is called, i think, a ristra.
Method 2. Put medium sized peppers (jalapeno, serano) on a drying rack and place the rack in your van or car in the sun with the windows cracked open for a few days. It dries the peppers and gives the car a nice smell.
Method 3. For meaty peppers, slice and dry in a food dryer or place on a drying rack an put in the oven at 170 deg F over night.
Next, smoking peppers: put on a drying/cooking rack, set in a wood smoke environment, like my home made smoker (a small steel trashcan with wood chips in the bottom. Let sit until they're done to your taste. It takes some experimenting. It's great.
Monday I got a whole bunch of stuff in the attached garage ready to take to the new building for storage. I opened up the building and began sorting things, picking up the kids' toys, the golf junk, the scrap lumber.
I noticed the cat food was empty, and the stuff that was spilled on the floor this past week was picked up.
I put a bunch of lumber up on the shelving I built on the south wall, went over to the NE corner to clear a spot for the lawn mowers. Saw a bunch of cat poop that stank.
It takes a bit to get the little ones to learn to keep the door shut. You never know what could hide away in there.
It did miss me, for the most part. But at least I don't have to use any fox pee on my olive pants when I go deer hunting. The skunk cover works nicely.
So, for the past couple of days we've been trying to catch it in a live trap. It seems pretty clever.
A really brief summary, sorry.
This is a place where Louisa and I were out hunting deer. We looked this way. The deer were behind us, behind the hay bales. We missed them.
Tue Mary went to Fosston with three kids for dentist appointments. Fred and Sara S had a new son, Fred the IVth. Please keep them in your prayers.
Wed I spent writing Christmas program and sermon for this Sunday; then Wednesday School. Kevin V. got home, check his progress. And please keep him and Kim in your prayers.
Thur, Mary and kids went to RLF for piano lessons, library, and groceries. I did shut in visits in TR. Matthew came with me. Evelyn G. was doing very poorly, please keep her in your prayers. Inge had a toga on this evening. She danced while Clara played guitar.
Fri 10/30 Snowstorm/ice storm. I went to Clearbrook for funeral visitation for Jim Bagaason. Lots of cars in the ditch, lots of deer on the road or by it. Slow drive. Jim's funeral is Saturday, Please keep his family in your prayers.
Just got word this morning that Jim H's brother, Richard, passed away this morning. I will have the burial service at St. Petri on Wed. Nov 4th at 2pm. Please keep Jim and his family in your prayers.
Snow on the trees at sunset on Saturday.
Sat 10/31 No Church at Mt. Olive, baaad ice. Warmed up at noon and the roads started to clear. Shawn and Becky C's son, Sawyer was baptized at OP. Mary took the older kids trick-or-treating. I stayed home with Inge.
Sun 11/1 Joint Reformation/All Saints' Day worship at OP with a meal afterward.
In the evening we had a Reformation party for the Youthgroup at St. Petri. Lots of fun. Yes, we still play musical chairs. And we still have fun with it.


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Many coaches, in their moments of inspiration, have given profound advice to their clients which was exactly the advice they needed for their own lives. I will tell you why I think this happens. I will also hint at how you may selfishly cultivate this handy synergy to accelerate your own problem-solving and growth while giving great coaching.
However, I want to hear from other coaches, mentors, leaders or parents: Have you ever experienced symbiotic growth with your 'coachees' through your own insightful coaching?
Here are the why and how hints that I promised. I am a biological anthropologist specializing in career and talent maximization. As such, I am biased towards analyzing how internal and external biological factors influence our nature, behavior, and culture.
I routinely re-integrate clients back into the biological machinery that adapts, evolves, and maximizes us for survival. By extending their capabilities with adaptive biological mechanisms, processes, and systems, clients are able to achieve beyond their potential. They are able to achieve bigger goals better and faster. They are able to penetrate new territories or bring unprecedented creations into existence more quickly, safely, and effectively because that is built into nature's adaptation process.
Biological systems self-order for improved survival. Translation: Nature is a good librarian and CEO. It groups all living systems into their most advantageous proximity for information-sharing to solve adaptation challenges. This ordering includes coaches, clients, and solutions. After all, we too are just information systems.
Rather than being separate entities, we are all elements of a single dynamic information matrix or database. This database is really just a single integrated flow of living systems continuously re-ordering and synchronizing for synergy to ensure their mutual survival.
SOURCE THE RIGHT CLIENT AT THE RIGHT TIME?
Any assumed separation between coach and client then is cultural not biological. The events in either life inform the other when one releases to nature's adaptive self-ordering process. When one complies, one is ushered to the right client at the right time to source the information to adapt or advance both coach and client. Has anyone experienced this?
As a natural extension then, going with this adaptive flow actually causes a clustering of clients to provide the information required to adapt or maximize the coach's system and each other. Needless to say, this clustering is wonderfully efficient from a business and growth perspective. A coach will be orchestrated to deal with the many sides of a personal growth issue across a multitude of clients if necessary until his/her own system has the information required next to correct, adapt, or advance.
What does this single ordered information matrix mean for your coaching? There will be patterns of events or information groupings across your life and indeed the lives of all of your clients that are relevant to the maximization of any person in the cluster. More information means you have better advice, strategies, and insights for your client. This is very advantageous when there is a multitude of unknowns with which to deal.
These event patterns provide a wealth of new information to make a coach more effective, more insightful, more inspired, more ingenious. Profound and perhaps life-changing coaching may result.
Now it's your turn. What is your experience of these phenomena or absence thereof? Has seeming serendipity ever crept into your coaching?


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Did you know April 18th is World Heritage Day?
on Tuesday, 20 March 2018. Posted in Archaeology, Events
World Heritage is the shared wealth of humankind. Protecting and preserving this valuable asset demands the collective efforts of the international community. This special day offers an opportunity to raise the public's awareness about the diversity of cultural heritage and the efforts that are required to protect and conserve it, as well as draw attention to its vulnerability.
Endorsed by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNESCO the day is an opportunity to raise the profile of World Heritage Sites across the globe and to recognise and explore their unique and special features. Many of you will know the most famous Sites such as the Great Wall of China, the Egyptian Pyramids and the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil but did you know that we have 31 World Heritage Site in the United Kingdom and that the most recent of these is the Lake District which was added to the List last year?
Here in Wiltshire we are incredibly fortunate to have the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites World Heritage Site – to use its proper title. The globally iconic stone circles are instantly recognisable but do you know about all the other monuments and sites which form part of this 50 square kilometre landscape which makes up our World Heritage Site? The partners that look after all things World Heritage are planning to make sure that this year Wiltshire marks World Heritage Day with an array of fun activities and events all across Wiltshire to help you find out more about our World Heritage and how to get involved.
At Avebury you can join the National Trust for a guided walk and find out why this World Heritage Site is globally important as you explore the landscape visiting the Bronze Age 'hedgehog' barrows and stroll down to Neolithic West Kennet Avenue. You'll discover some of the most exciting parts of the prehistoric landscape at Avebury.
Or join the Human Henge group for a more sensory experience of Avebury's ancient landscape. Human Henge is a ground-breaking project about archaeology, mental health and creativity that is interesting, adventurous, safe and fun. Walk, sing and learn in the company of archaeologists and musicians, connecting with others who have walked here before us.
At Stonehenge, English Heritage invite you to meet their friendly volunteering team. See them make and decorate prehistoric style pottery, fashion rope out of water reed, and make cheese and bread over the open fire in the Neolithic Houses. Learn about the plants foraged from the Stonehenge landscape and chat to the volunteers as they repair the chalk daub walls of the houses. There will be a chance to sign up and join this amazing team and learn some essential Neolithic life skills! There are also free guided walks around the site, a trail for grown-ups, prize giveaways during the day, and a Stonehenge100 talk by Archaeologist Phil Harding in the evening.


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