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Coghlin and Upton originated in 1976 as a part-time business, researching and producing custom items of historical military uniforming and accessories. In 1987 this became a full-time enterprise under the name of Musket, Fife & Drum. In 1997, Musket, Fife & Drum acquired Coghlin Military Leather of London, Ontario. This business had been supplying contemporary dress regalia and accoutrements to the Armed Forces and other uniformed organizations since 1983.
In January 1998, the two operations were merged under the name Coghlin and Upton Military and Historical Accoutrements, offering both modern and period products. This title was subsequently reduced to Coghlin and Upton Military Accoutrements in 2003 on the consideration that our products were militarily oriented regardless of the time period.
In late 2012, Robin Upton elected to retire and sold the business to David Brunelle, a long-time re-enactor, friend and customer. David is well know in the re-enacting community, incorporated the company under the name Coghlin and Upton Inc.
We look forward to the future and serving you well.


text: By P. Erik Meyer ’14 THE ROUNDUP Ryan Castellani ’14 and Brad Nordstrom ’14 signed their letters of intent Nov. 13 at lunch in Harper Great Hall. Castellani committed to Arizona State a few weeks ago for baseball while Nordstrom committed to Farifield University about a year ago for lacrosse. By signing their LOI, their commitments become official and they are expected to enroll next year for their respective schools.

industry_corpus2: Sports


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The educational programs and materials, as well as the educational mission of the library have value.
This includes the encouragement for young people to read (and the role libraries play in creating and cultivating readers), the constantly growing collection of resources and materials, the fact that everyone is welcome, and literacy programs.
Read more about The educational programs and materials, as well as the educational mission of the library have value.
Brooklyn Public Library’s (BPL’s) citywide literacy campaign, which targets both parents and caregivers of babies and toddlers, includes informational brochures and materials, produced in six different languages, which are distributed through the library and community partners; a web resource with information about early literacy; library programming on early literacy for children from birth to age five; and direct outreach to a wide range of children and family service agencies throughout Brooklyn. The campaign has cast a wide net by connecting with area service providers to get the word out to the community. Flyers and posters are available at area beauty parlors, clinics, schools, hospitals and markets. BPL has also made informational brochures available for family court. Area health providers, such as Coney Island Hospital, assist by providing Brooklyn Reads to Babies program information and library card applications in new infant goody bags (p. 9).
Libraries are now making much deeper resource investments in early literacy training. Indeed, for many communities they are the lead agencies for early literacy services and training for young children. In the survey conducted among Urban Libraries Council members, over 90% of responding libraries identified their library as providing special programming in the area of early literacy. Of these, 92% had enhanced their collections with materials specifically related to early literacy promotion. School readiness and child development activities included family and intergenerational reading development programs, parenting programs, and support services for child care professionals. Among the libraries providing early child development programming 70% provided early literacy workshops on a weekly or monthly basis, and just over 60% provided workshops for childcare workers and early education teachers (p. 8).
Researchers have found that early literacy development has a strong correlation with children’s future academic achievement programs (Bowman, Donovan and Burns, 2001; Shonkoff and Phillips, 2000).
The free-flowing nature of the library also allowed for parents to actively participate in their children’s reading. Noting the lack of literacy programs available for children at the shelter and in the community, one mother talked about the public library as being the place she could take her children to support their literacy development.
The librarian’s expertise in selecting and using materials is unique. The librarian is not an early childhood educator, but—by training and experience—the librarian is equipped to nurture the young child’s curiosity through his interest in stories and books. Moreover, the goals of the profession give librarians a vested interest in the child’s development of language and reading skills.

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Western subjects, landscapes, Native Americans, cowboys, horses, wildlife and fantasy are Hermon’s primary subject matter. According to Hermon, “The important things in a painting are beauty, light, depth, and meaning.” He accomplishes this in each of his paintings, creating a style that is unmistakably his own.
The artist says, with regard to his distinctive style, “An artist’s style, if it’s honest, is everything he has experienced, seen, loved and even hated. But when he begins to paint, he should try only to paint the best that he can, not dwelling on how to achieve a particular style. Then, he will have a style that is uniquely his own”.

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"We've bombed the shipyards at Kuat and the supply base on Imdaar."
During the Galactic Civil War, the Alliance to Restore the Republic bombed an Imperial supply base on Imdaar. The bombing was part of a series of over a dozen attacks carried out following the Rebel victory during the Battle of Yavin, in order to capitalize on the destruction of the Death Star and a weakened Empire.

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Goodness, I'd forgotten that ident...!
Yeah, Class was a flop. If it was popular, don't you think we'd be watching season 2 by now? Instead, it was cancelled, and all we got was some Big Finish audio plays.
I actually ventured back into BBC 3 for the first time since shut down a couple weeks back and then realised most of the new shows are literally less than 10 minutes long... really perplexing.
Well, this isn't right - you can see 29 programmes on here, and the shortest is 12 minutes long.
The rest are nowhere near less than ten minutes long. BBC3 do indeed do some shortform content via YouTube ans so on, but they also make many full length programmes.
It's interesting to note the press release uses the phrase "special slot" and does not specify how long this slot will be, even approximately. If the slot was 90 minutes long then potentially they could hand over to BBC News slightly earlier at 00.10 (allowing 5 mins for weather for the week ahead). Alternatively it might be just 30 minutes long on some nights, with some non-BBC Three branded content to allow for any nation opt-outs.
Worth noting tonight after the news the two programmes being shown are BBC Three programmes according to their programme pages. (22:45 Inside the Real Saudi Arabia, and 23:35 Brainwashing Stacey.) With that in mind I wonder how much of this press release is PR spin for what's already partly happening, and is attempting to hide some more cost cutting. Worth noting they coincidentally decided to also announce the return of Crackerjack yesterday, which happily for the BBC the tabloids ran with instead of the news being shortened or cost cutting.
What will happen in Northern Ireland? We have quite a lot of decent post Ten O’Clock News local programming. Will the BBC Three content just air after this? Which will mean first-run programmes airing post midnight.
So all in all there is only a 1'15" difference between LTN and EN. It's deceptive because LTN starts at 13:28 whereas EN always starts at 18:30.
THe news is going back to the same length it was for the 45 years beforehand. It's only been that long for 2 years.
BBC NI normally prioritize local programming so I'd imagine they'll either not show it or slot in later than network.

industry_corpus2: Media & Journalism


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A Yom Tov meal, especially a regal one like Rosh Hashanah, deserves a dish fit for a king. In this recipe, a French roast is braised in red-wine with jewels of dried fruit reduced in it’s sauce. I can’t think of anything more festive or delicious for a chag in which we coronate Hashem as our king!
Method: Saute onions in olive oil until golden, set aside. Season the roast with salt and pepper and sear on all sides (see tip). Pour wine into pot and scrape up any bits and pieces from the seared meat. Return onions to the pot and spread around the meat. Bring wine to a boil over high heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 1-2 minutes until the alcohol evaporates. Cover the pot and cook for 1 1/2 hours over low heat. Turn over meat, add dried fruit and season with honey, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add 1/2 cup water and simmer for 30 more minutes. Remove meat from the pot, and cover with foil to keep warm. If needed, continue to simmer the dried fruit until the sauce has reduced and thickened, about 30 minutes. Slice roast against the grain and spoon sauce over meat before serving.
TIP: Searing the roast seals in the juices resulting in meat with a nice brown color and moist flavor. For a good sear, make sure the pan is nice and hot. Once the meat is browned, turn over and repeat. Hold the meat on it’s sides using tongs, so that every edge is covered.
NOTE: For a larger roast, increase cooking time (in the beginning, before you add the dried fruits) approximatley 30 minutes-1 hour per lb.
FREEZING: This roast freezes beautifully. Slice it first so that it’s easier to thaw and freeze it separately from the dried fruit.
UPDATE: 9/1/2014: While I used to simmer my roasts over a low flame, I have learned over time that gentle cooking in the oven is best. You may use an oven-safe pot and place in the oven at 350 degrees for the 1 1/2 hour cooking time. Turn over the meat, add the dried fruit and seasoning and return to the oven for 30 minutes (or more, if roast is larger than 2 lbs.). Remove the roast from the pan and simmer the sauce until thickened.
I could just let the picture do all the talking, or, I can tell you why.
Did you ever taste the classic Hershey’s chocolate cake recipe? You know the one that is super moist and decadent? Almost fudgy? You know how no matter how many chocolate cakes you make, they can never measure up to that recipe? Well let me tell you a little secret. If you look at the recipe, you’ll see that it calls for a cup of boiling water to be stirred in at the very end. That water makes the cake almost pudding-like. It becomes super moist and incredibly delicious.
Why am I talking about Hershey’s chocolate cake in my honey cake post? Well…When my sister sent me this recipe last year, I thought I already had the best honey cake recipe. But when I saw the addition of boiling water at the end, it had me intrigued. It turns out that this is now my best honey cake recipe. And it will be yours too.
A few years ago, I made Martha Stewart’s honey cake with caramelized pears. The pears made for a beautiful presentation. But let me be honest. This honey cake is way better! I decided to take a cue from the queen of domesticity and top it off with caramelized apples, in lieu of pears, for that “apple dipped in honey” finish. Drizzle some more honey over the top and you’ll be in honey heaven! Talk about a sweet new year!
Preheat oven to 350. Beat eggs and sugar until creamy. Add oil and honey and beat until incorporated. In a separate bowl, mix flours, cocoa, cinnamon and baking soda. Add wet ingredients and mix well. Pour boiling water into the batter and mix by hand. Pour into greased round pans (see note) and bake for about 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
TIP: If you don’t have self rising flour, add 2 tsp salt + 3 tsp baking powder to a measuring cup, and add flour until you measure 2 cups.
NOTE: I prefer to bake this cake in round pans, it makes for a prettier presentation when topped with caramelized apples. Place 3 round pans on a cookie sheet in case some of the batter spills over. Burnt honey cake on the bottom of your oven is not pretty and smells awful :) If 3 cakes is too much for you, bring one as a hostess gift, or just halve the recipe.
PLAN AHEAD: This recipe freezes really well without the apples. Wrap well with 2 layers of saran wrap.
VARIATION: Try placing your honey caramelized apples on the bottom of the cake (this works great in a bundt) for a sunken apple and honey cake.

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for new cars and trucks were 8.17% higher in 2019 versus 2009 (a $1,634.87 difference in value).
Between 2009 and 2019: New cars and trucks experienced an average inflation rate of 0.79% per year. In other words, new cars and trucks costing $20,000 in the year 2009 would cost $21,634.87 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.66% during this same period, inflation for new cars and trucks was lower.
In the year 2009: Pricing changed by 1.05%, which is above the average yearly change for new cars and trucks during the 2009-2019 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2009 (-0.36%), inflation for new cars and trucks was higher.
Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20,000 in 2009 has the same "purchasing power" as $21,634.87 in 2019 (in the CPI category of New cars and trucks).

industry_corpus2: Automobiles


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Wage and hour claims are among the most frequent types of lawsuits brought by employees against their employers. In many cases, these claims are made by workers who are classified and paid as independent contractors, but would prefer to be treated as employees for the purposes of seeking unemployment insurance as well as overtime pay.
If you are planning to dispute a claim made by an employee, it is essential to have an experienced employer defense attorney to provide support and guide you through the process. Egan Law Firm, LLC, is an employment law firm dedicated to helping employers protect their businesses and achieve their legal goals.
When wage and hour disputes arise, many factors will determine whether the employee has a valid case. At Egan Law Firm, LLC, we will work closely with you in exploring every opportunity to resolve the matter and mitigate the impact to your business as much as possible.
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On petition for writ of certiorari to the District Court of Appeals of Florida for the Second District.
The stay order heretofore entered by this Court on June 18, 1973, is hereby vacated.
through the Fourteenth Amendment, Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784, 89 S. Ct. 2056 (1969), requires the prosecution, except in most limited circumstances, not present here, 'to join at one trial all the charges against a defendant that grow out of a single criminal act, occurrence, episode, or transaction.' Ashe v. Swenson, 397 U.S. 436, 453- 454 (1970) (concuring opinion); see Miller v. Oregon, 405 U.S. 1047 (1972) (dissenting opinion); Harris v. Washington, 404 U.S. 55, 57 (1971) (concurring opinion); Waller v. Florida, supra, at 395 (concurring opinion). Under this 'same transaction' test, all charges against petitioner should have been brought in a single prosecution, unless this case fell within one of the test's exceptions. See, e. g., Ashe v. Swenson, supra, at 453 n. 7, 455 n. 11. I would therefore grant the petition for certiorari and remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with the views expressed in my concurrence in Ashe v. Swenson, supra.


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The super midsize is based at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) in Houston, Texas, and can take up to nine passengers anywhere in the country and beyond.
Elite Air has made another fleet addition—this time it’s a newly refurbished Citation X based at William P. Hobby airport in Houston.
The super-midsize jet, which cruises at speeds up to 700 mph (mach 0.92) and offers a nonstop range of 3,750 miles, was completely redone both inside and out in late 2014. The Cessna Citation X is commonly considered the world’s fastest business jet.
“We always say we are going to be the fastest thing between Houston and New York, and that is the honest truth,” Captain Richard Byrd said.
The Citation X offers a wide, spacious interior and is appointed with leather seating, serving stations and unlimited free domestic internet access. The jet’s two-man crew is fully Argus approved. Additional highlights of the aircraft include satellite phone, cell phone talk and text, Jet Jukebox for movies and music, club seating for eight, work and dining tables, a 51,000 feet max cruising altitude, a 30 x 5.5 x 6-foot cabin, and 82 cubic feet of pressurized baggage space.
Byrd, who has more than 6,000 hours of total time and several hundred hours in type, will be joined in the cockpit by First Officer Jason Williams. Byrd said the opportunity to put the Citation on the Elite Air certificate was just what the crew needed to keep the aircraft flying. Since completing their check ride on Aug. 3, Byrd and Williams have been in the air or on the road about 75% of the time.

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Are you sick of the stress of modern life?
Do you dream about getting off the grid, escaping to a remote island paradise with a close friend or partner?
Well this could be the job for you.
Tasmania's Parks and Wildlife Service is looking for two volunteer caretakers to live on remote Maatsuyker Island about 10 kilometres off the state's south-west coast for six months.
"It's a really, really important habitat for short-tailed shearwaters and also for breeding marine mammals like New Zealand and Australian fur seals and elephant seals", Ranger Jeremy Hood said.
But there is a catch or two.
You will have access to AM radio, emergency radio and a temperamental landline phone, but there is no internet or email, little heating and you need to pack all the food and supplies you would need for half a year.
Robyn Mundy, who is currently living on the island with her partner, Gary Miller, said the shopping list was no easy task.
"What we didn't cater for is just how much we would eat, because of the physical work. We have turned into eating machines," Ms Mundy said.
That physical work is mainly mowing, to be precise there is about two kilometres of grass to mow, which is a lot considering the island is only about three kilometres long and one-and-a-half kilometres wide.
"We spend two to three days mowing every couple of weeks," Mr Miller said.
On the plus side, the lighthouse is automated.
So what else do they do?
One of the main roles is taking weather observations for the Bureau of Meteorology twice a day, which involves a perilous 6:00am hike uphill to the weather station in all conditions.
The maximum wind gust recorded on Maatsuyker Island was 176 kilometres per hour and it rains around 250 days a year.
Robyn Mundy has written a book about Maatsuyker Island called Wild Light.
Gary Miller spends a lot of time fixing things which have been broken by the severe wind and rain.
"I don't think it suits everyone, I think it's a lot of hard work and for a lot of people it would be their idea of misery really, the creature comforts are few and far between, the house is really cold, there's very minimal heating" Ms Mundy said.
With that sales pitch, it is no wonder Jeremy Hood is not expecting many of the thousands of people who have viewed the service's Facebook post to apply for the job.
"By the time people download the application package and have a good sober look at what's going to be required and the commitment and look at how they can arrange their life around six months, that's usually a fairly good filter" he said.

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text: One of our most popular personalized ornament, this beautiful Bannister ornament has 4 red glitter stockings hanging beside a large Christmas tree with red glitter Christmas balls, topped with a gold star. Under the Christmas tree are decorated gifts tied with red and green ribbon. The handrail is trimmed with green holly and gold bells. A beautiful ornament to start a family tradition. The stockings and white banner below can be personalized.

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text: We have a community garden called Baker Blooms at 6th Avenue and Bannock Street that needs some loving hands. We need to weed, dig out a few plants, and spread some mulch around on Saturday, June 9th at 10am. Bring gloves and small hand tools. We'll provide rakes, shovels, and bags.


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I'm in the midst of moving my family from our inner city Melbourne flat to the outer suburbs. We're swapping the beach for the trees. We've been in our wonderful flat for almost 6 years and although it has been a fabulous home, it's time to spread our wings. My girls are very excited about having their own bedrooms and I'm excited about so many things. Moving closer to friends, a cup of tea deck, a garden to sit in and a library (all our books in one place? Oh my.) I'm turning the dining room into a workspace with desk, craft cupboard and comfy chair. The house is huge - I think I'm going to get lost for the first little while!
In the midst of the chaos of moving it's good to take time out and come to the beach. Toes curling in the sand, breathing in the salt and gazing out to the horizon - all medicine for the soul.

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Not knowing what to make for dinner, I thought I would make the lasagna. I was sure I had all the ingredients on hand. I got out the crockpot and began. I went to the freezer and got out a container of browned ground beef and unthawed it. http://www.thecabincountess.com/2014/10/different-technique-for-browning-ground.html I went to the cupboard for a jar of spaghetti sauce. There wasn't any so I settled for a jar of Butternut Squash pasta sauce.
I put the cottage cheese layer into the crockpot. The next layer was shredded mozzarella cheese. This was getting ridiculous. I didn't have any shredded mozzarella cheese either, but I did have some string cheese. So I unwrapped twelve string cheese sticks and shredded them. It worked fine. I got about 3 1/2 cups of shredded cheese from twelve pieces of cheese. The recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of cheese so I have some left over for something else.
I finished off the recipe and turned on the crockpot. It actually turned out really well. So necessity is the mother of invention even though I didn't invent anything but I did improvise.


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Although preliminary and capable of being screwed up in winery, although we hope with our experience there is little of that, I think we can consider this vintage a great vintage, at least based on our cellar. There are two or three average lots, but the remainder have the potential to constitute one of the best four or five vintages I’ve seen. All wines have exceptional acids and pHs, good for ageability and presaging a longer than normal immaturity in bottle before showing their stuff. This could be minimized by intense, overt fruit. All of this smacks of 1999 and 2008 vintages, especially in Pinot noirs. The Pinot noirs have enjoyed very long cold soaks, with up to 12-13 days and colors pulled that are reminiscent of finished wine in a very good vintage, even before fermentation heat!
In discussions with other wineries, if botrytis is excluded from the equation for others, they see the same thing. Botrytis in the valley differed somewhat based on location and viticultural practices. This difference should be the only factor for vintage variability. Thank you, Chad, for pristine vineyards in 2011.
This has been a condensed, late, hard-worked vintage. Harvest crews in vineyard can breathe a sigh of relief. In the winery it is another 10 days or more before it’s a wrap.
It will all be worth it.
A mixture of sun, fog, a little light rain, sun, and fog over the last week has accented the Riesling end of harvest in a beautiful and appropriate way. Hardy and with us encouraging a little botrytis in Riesling, we enjoy the final flourish at our four sites. Riesling fruit coming in is bright with high acids, lower sugars in the 18-20+ brix range, and with good flavors — Riesling has two aromatic/flavor peaks, one at 18-18.5 brix and another at 21+ brix.
Except for outside red pressings and barreling down, we now can disregard the four or five weather forecasts we all have bookmarked and watch winter fronts come in with a cup of coffee and a smile.
2019 | Happy B Corp Month!


text: This easy to use USGS topo CD is a great way to print your own maps of anyplace in Sutter County, California. These are the highest detailed USGS maps available. A scale of 1:24,000 allows considerable detail with elevation contours; 2.64 inches = 1 mile. All maps have been joined together into one digital file without the text in the borders. Print just your area, even if it falls on the corner of the original paper map. Our digital maps do not have corners or edges.


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MSC Cruises has waved ‘bon voyage’ to MSC Magnifica as the final guests embarked today in Genoa for the Company’s first world cruise. For many, the idea of seeing the world is just a dream, but a world cruise is an easy way to make this dream come true and the only way to circumnavigate the globe without having to unpack a suitcase more than once! MSC Cruises guests will visit 49 different destinations creating unforgettable memories, as they check destinations off their bucket lists. From the Mediterranean, to the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal and over the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, through the Gulf and back to Europe – it is truly the trip of a lifetime.
To capture this incredible journey and to inspire others to consider embarking on an exceptional experience, MSC Cruises has enlisted a team of content creators to take part in the first round-the-world relay race at sea on board MSC Magnifica as she journeys for 119 days across six continents, travelling 32,260 nautical miles and crossing 24 time zones.
One glance at the inspiring list of destinations explains why this itinerary sold out in such a short time. The many destinations that the ship visits are an opportunity for guests to discover the world, but in as personalised a manner as they wish. With destinations like the tropical paradises of Costa Rica, Honolulu and Bora Bora, cultural hotspots like Barcelona and Rome, and fascinating desert landscapes of the Arab Emirates, Oman and Egypt, there is truly something to entrance every kind of traveller. Guests will really be able to make the most of their time ashore with an average stay of 13 hours in port and a choice of more than 250 shore excursions.
MSC Magnifica will also take guests on a journey of the flavours of the world, thanks to an all-star cast of international chefs, who will bring their savoir faire to the onboard dining experience, creating dishes reflective of the part of the world the ship is sailing through. This includes current as well as former three-, two- and one-star Michelin chefs, chefs of the year, award-winning cookbook authors as well as recipients of other international culinary recognitions.
Between each of these gastronomic marvels, MSC Cruises’ own chefs will delight guests with an unprecedented 237 different menus for the main restaurants, including thematic dishes that are linked to the itinerary of the ship and will also be served at the Sahara Buffet.
WOW!!!! Sorry I missed that!!!

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Summer is upon us, which means it’s a great time to hit the road and head to the beach for some sun, surf, and sand. But hold that thought. Before you park your car by the shore, there’s something you should consider.
You see, particles from the ocean can have devastating effects on your car. By parking near the shore, you expose your car to sea spray. These are the aerosol particles formed in the ocean and are ejected into the atmosphere. Naturally, these can have a bad corrosive effect on your car.
A publication by the Transportation Research Board in the US identifies sea spray as one of the leading causes of vehicle corrosion in many northern American states. And in places like Australia, the question of whether or not a car has been parked near the beach is common in the secondhand market.
What kind of damage can it cause, exactly? Well, the combination of heat and sea spray can dull and ruin your car’s finish. Furthermore, various internal and external parts can start to rust over time. Yikes. Granted, it can take some time before any of that happens, but it’s still worth considering when planning your next road trip.
Of course, you can’t always avoid driving to the beach. Luckily, there are a few things you can do to keep the corrosion at bay: If possible, park in a closed garage or parking space, and avoid driving directly on or through salt water. After your trip, get your car washed and waxed. To make doubly sure that your car stays rust-free, have the undercarriage hosed off as well.
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STOCKTON - Bill Jones can't wait to head back to his old corner of Stockton 99 Speedway.
Jones, who started watching races at the track almost 60 years ago, was thrilled to hear the quarter-mile oval will be reopened after a two-year hiatus. Carol and Tony Noceti of French Camp have signed a five-year lease with owners Bob Hunefeld and Ken Clapp to operate the track on Wilson Way, which is scheduled to reopen in March 2009.
"It's really nice to finally have it signed and sealed," Tony Noceti said. "Our goal is to plug everything back in and clean it up, and give it a face lift."
Jones, 67, attended his first race in 1949 and watched from his usual spot near the first turn when the track closed on Sept. 16, 2006 to make way for a housing development that never materialized.
"It's the greatest news I've had in past two years, and I'll tell you what, there's going to be a lot of other people excited that we are going to be racing next year," said Jones, who attended one race at Madera Speedway and one at Altamont Motorsports Park during Stockton 99's closure.
"When they took the track away from us, it was like taking air out of our lungs. It was a horrible thing. But this is a wonderful thing."
Michael Waters of Stockton was so happy, he offered to join the work crews which are clearing weeds and debris from the facility.
"If they need help cleaning up the place, they can call me," said Waters, 35. "I'm just happy to have something like this in town."
The Nocetis have been swamped with well-wishers since word of the pending deal became public last week.
"The response from the community has been unbelievable," Carol Noceti said. "It's very heartwarming."
The track opened in 1947 and was shut down after its owners sold the property to Legacy Development of the Bay Area. Chris Hunefeld, Bob Hunefeld's son, said his family is happy to get back into racing.
"It's a great way to maintain the property, and it's the best use of the land at this time," Chris Hunefeld said. "Tony has some great ideas and he's already getting things done."
Tony Noceti said the top priorities include filling in the holes and resurfacing the track. Noceti owns the lighting standards, bleachers and fencing from the speedway and has it stored in a warehouse in French Camp. The refurbishing project could cost about $1 million, Noceti said.
He also has to put together a racing program and plans to apply for a NASCAR sanction. Stockton 99 minority owner and longtime promoter Ken Clapp said he's impressed with the Nocetis' enthusiasm.
"I'm very pleased and wish Tony Noceti and his family all the luck in the world," Clapp said. "I had a 40-year run (as promoter) and had a lot of fun, and Tony will do great."
What remains to be seen are the number of race teams who will put Stockton 99 back on their schedules. Dave Fortney, the car owner for Stockton driver Joey Stearns, said he expects there to be great interest. Stearns is currently racing at Madera, where he is the NASCAR Western Late Model points leader.
"I couldn't be more jazzed by it," Fortney said. "We'll decide what makes the most sense for us next season, but we'll definitely run some of the races at Stockton."


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ST. LOUIS, Mo (KTVI) - Parade goers are waiting for the start of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in the Dogtown neighborhood of St. Louis. Anthony Kiekow stops by to see how people are celebrating.
The parade is a tradition of honoring St. Patrick, held by the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The parade starts at 12:30pm.
Remember to dress warmly. The high today will only be in the 40s.
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Sainsbury's are to be commended on several fronts. 1. They will no longer offer eggs from battery hens after 3rd. February. 2. They are expanding their range of 'affordable' Freedom Food (RSPCA approved) fresh pork. 3. They seem to be putting clear water between themselves and Tesco on the 'Own Brand' quality stakes.
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Mike turned 30 back in June, and cake-wise, this was an occasion I was slightly apprehensive about. I had decided back in March that I was going to organise a surprise birthday gathering for him. You'll have to get comfortable for this one and maybe make yourself a brew - it's going to be a long winded post as I really wanted to capture everything that happened for reasons that will later become apparent!
To cut a long story a little bit shorter, I organised a meal at Las Iguanas for Mike and as many of his friends as possible on the Saturday before his birthday. Wheels had been in motion on this plan for some time as I wanted to give myself enough time to plan and make a cake to take along as an additional surprise. As I've mentioned many times on this blog, Mike is often drafted in to help with cake related activity, and jobs such as measuring and making templates, decorating and most importantly, technical advice fall to him. For this I was on my own!


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We're celebrating with five medals that were bagged at the prestigious International Brewing and Cider Awards.
We've been awarded a total of five medals at the prestigious International Brewing Awards. Established in 1886, it is the oldest brewing competition in the world and widely thought of as the Oscars of the beer industry.
It’s a record haul for us with a gold medal for Russian Imperial Stout, Black Square – first brewed in collaboration with Moscow’s New Riga’s Brewery.
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In Arenac Property I, LLC v. Stawowy, Michigan Court of Appeals, No. 303766, April 24, 2012, a limited liability companie should be permitted to amend their complaint in a case where the companies alleged that the county treasurer's conduct wrongfully or fraudulently deprived the companies of their ability to participate in a public auction to sell off various properties for unpaid local Michigan property taxes. The companies had a legitimate expectancy that they would be able to bid at the auction and that their bid would be evaluated fairly and openly.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals noted that a bidding process was statutorily mandated, with the property going to the highest bidder. By declaring that there were no qualified bidders, the county treasurer ensured that a competitive bid process could not take place and effectively subverted the tax foreclosure statutory requirements. The court held that the companies' complaint alleged facts that the county treasurer conspired to prevent them from engaging and participating in a public auction. Therefore, the companies should be permitted to amend their complaint especially when there may be evidence of a violation of the public trust by the county treasurer's intentional interference with the auction process.


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The 8th Annual Blue Note Jazz Festival - New York | June 1st - 30th, 2018 - TheUrbanMusicScene.com | Concerts & Festivals!
New York, NY – May 10, 2018 – With over 100 events in five venues throughout New York City, the 2018 Sony presents Blue Note Jazz Festival will take place June 1-30, 2018. Sony Corporation is the Festival’s Official Title Sponsor and INGLOT Cosmetics of Poland is the Presenting Sponsor. Ticket information and a current schedule of events are available on the festival’s website, www.BlueNoteJazzFestival.com. Additional performances, venues, and events will be announced in the coming weeks.
Highlights for the eighth edition of the festival include GRAMMY® Award winning trumpeter Chris Botti at the newly opened Sony Hall in Times Square; an intimate evening with American music icon Art Garfunkel at The Town Hall; two-time GRAMMY® Award nominee jazz vocalist Gregory Porter (presented by City Parks Foundation at Central Park SummerStage in association with Blue Note Jazz Festival); jazz fusion guitar virtuoso Al Di Meola; renowned folk singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot; a very special 5-night residency with future funk collective Lettuce performing for the first time ever at the historic Blue Note Jazz Club; jazz vocal group The Manhattan Transfer; Latin jazz legend pianist Eddie Palmieri; three-time GRAMMY® Award nominee and revered blues guitarist Tab Benoit at Highline Ballroom; iconic Brazilian producer, composer, keyboardist and vocalist Sergio Mendes; celebrated blues guitarist Robert Cray; GRAMMY® Award winning multi-genre vocalist/musician Bilal performing with Victory (presented by founding festival partner Jill Newman Productions); New Jersey-based rocker Southside Johnny and many more!
This year’s Blue Note Jazz Festival features the addition of several new key partnerships marking a new chapter in the festival’s history.
Earlier this year, Sony and Blue Note announced a landmark sponsorship agreement resulting in the creation of a new Manhattan venue, Sony Hall, in addition to Sony’s title sponsorship of the festival. Located in the heart of New York’s Theatre District (235 W. 46th St at the Paramount Hotel), the space was previously known as the Diamond Horseshoe (est. 1938) and is the newest addition to Blue Note’s New York City properties, joining this year’s festival venue lineup for the first time, expanding its city-wide takeover. The 12,000 square-foot venue is a platform to showcase Sony’s new and exciting audio and video technologies. The multi-dimensional audio technology installed in Sony Hall will provide audiences with a groundbreaking immersive music experience that is the first of its kind for a music venue anywhere in the world.
The festival also welcomes INGLOT Cosmetics of Poland for the inaugural year of their multi-year official presenting sponsorship of the event. In celebration of the partnership, Blue Note Entertainment Group and INGLOT will release a limited edition Blue Note-branded cosmetic collection, as well as special showcases of iconic Polish jazz musicians for the festival. Performances include esteemed Polish pianist Wlodek Pawlik and his trio with special guest Randy Brecker on Monday, May 28th as well as acclaimed jazz fusion band Walk Away on Saturday, June 23.
Established in 2011, the Blue Note Jazz Festival was initially formed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Greenwich Village’s iconic Blue Note Jazz Club. Presented by Blue Note Entertainment Group – which owns and operates the diverse venue lineup of Blue Note, Sony Hall, and Highline Ballroom – the festival has quickly grown into an annual 30-day event, emerging as the city’s largest jazz festival, with each venue offering its own unique cultural contribution to the New York City musical landscape. Additional venues and partners include The Town Hall, Central Park SummerStage, and Jill Newman Productions. Past festival headliners include Aretha Franklin, The Roots, Wyclef Jean, Natalie Cole, Brian Wilson, and more.
Please visit www.BlueNoteJazzFestival.com for the most current public lineup and schedule.
Founded in 1981 by Danny Bensusan, Blue Note Entertainment Group is a multi-faceted entertainment company that owns, operates, licenses and/or programs Blue Note Jazz Clubs worldwide, including New York, NY; Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan; Milan, Italy; Waikiki, Hawaii; Beijing, China; Napa, California; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). The company also owns and operates Sony Hall and Highline Ballroom. Additionally, the company programs the Regattabar Jazz Club (Cambridge, MA) and Blue Note branded concerts throughout Italy. Blue Note Entertainment Group presents shows outside of its club network. The annual Blue Note Jazz Festival was established in 2011 and has since grown to become the largest jazz festival in New York City each June. Subsidiaries of Blue Note Entertainment Group include the GRAMMY®-nominated record label Half Note Records, whose catalogue includes over fifty titles recorded live at New York’s Blue Note Jazz Club, as well as Blue Note Travel and Management Group.


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* KISS cover; with "Gene Simmons" (a.k.a. Jay Von Lehe).
Phish Companion says: This show is noted for its legendary setlist, fun performances, and ridiculous musical teasing. This long version of Wilson included a Simpsons Signal and, towards the end, a freakish jam that included an Iron Man tease from Mike. Reba included a tease of the theme from Woody Woodpecker. Tweezer had a Low Rider jam and a Straight From The Sewer rap. Glide subsequently included Tweezer teases. This insane, loose Mike's Song featured minor lyric changes, three different Tweezer teases, two different Wilson teases, and other teases of Reba, Lizards, and Stash. Mike teased the Esther "circus" theme in Hydrogen, which was bookended by The Vibration of Life. The Rock and Roll All Nite jam was for a fan dressed Kiss's Gene Simmons, who the band brought on stage to sing the song's chorus. Terrapin featured band intros and lots of chatter from Fish, prompting a hurry-up HYHU tease from Page. Fish also performed a lengthy vacuum solo during this tune. The HYHU outro segued nicely into Hood as Fish and Trey switched places. Neither Have Mercy (1st since Halloween 1986 - 479 shows) nor My Minds Gotta Mind were played in their entirety. Walk Away was played for the 1st time since 11/2/91 (157 shows).


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Back in December, we cleaned out our outdoor storage closet and said goodbye to two longtime members of the family: Old Yellow and Big Blue.
I mentioned Old Yellow briefly last year in the context of its handle falling off upon arrival from Damascus at the Portland airport. Otherwise, this suitcase was gigantic and indestructible. It was a hand-me-down from my mom, who received it as a high school graduation gift from her parents. It only had the one handle on top - no side handles, and no wheels to facilitate forward movement. So it was capable of hauling very large, heavy loads - as long as you were capable of one-handedly lurching forward with it well enough to get from the airport parking lot to the check-in desk. Once the handle fell off, well...it was time to say goodbye.
The other factor that partially contributed to its dismissal from our family luggage collection, or at least made saying goodbye a lot easier, was that this suitcase was hideous. The looks we had to endure at baggage claim were sometimes enough to make us want to wait around until everyone else had left to claim Old Yellow. Unfortunately, everyone else always seemed to want to wait around until they saw who would step forward to claim the freaky yellow suitcase.
One time, I remember going home to Oregon for Christmas from the BYU with my older brother, Blair. We were waiting at baggage claim at the Portland airport. All the other dark blue, black, maroon, normal-sized, matching-set suitcases were emerging from the baggage handling area lying down sedately on the conveyor belt. Then, in a moment of glory, Old Yellow came bursting through those thick plastic hanging strips fully upright, like it was proud to show itself off to its owners. I think we heard a few audible gasps from the crowd.
Old Yellow's partner in crime was Big Blue, whose main claim to fame was that it was even bigger than Old Yellow. And while Big Blue had caster wheels as well as a handle, the wheels were too tiny to do any actual good in transporting the suitcase. But what really sent Big Blue to the rubbish heap were the tears beginning to form in its fabric sides.
And so it is that one cool morning in December, I hauled these two elderly suitcases to our local Deseret Industries. I took one last picture of them waiting to be hauled up the loading dock, and then they were gone.
Since the suitcases were technically hand-me-downs from my parents, I made sure to ask their permission before I gave them away. My mom said it was OK with her as long as I took a picture of them and then wrote something about them by way of a proper send-off.

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I spent the week reading Murakami. It was a little joke, to read Norwegian Wood in the Norwegian woods. But a fitting one – Murakami’s dreamlike writing, a story within a story within a story, was like a murky mirror to the feeling that I myself had been dropped into another world, off the grid and off the beaten path. Living another life in another story I could tell myself later on.
I woke in the mornings to the persistent, endless sun streaming through the cracked slat of the wooden tipi’s window. I’d nestle deeper into the stack of reindeer hides that was my bed, the gentle tickle of soft fur brushing my skin. Eyes open, I rested, feeling the cool breeze from outside across my face, breathing in the scent of ashes and wood smoke lingering from last night’s fire.
I took my time getting ready. Brushing my teeth with water from a bottle, scattering spit foam in the gravel stones outside my hut. I’d walk to the spigot down the road and bathe in the ice cold water, splashing it first on my face to shock the sleep out of it. I’d dry off briskly with a towel, the cool morning wind sweeping like silk over my clean-scrubbed arms. I’d dress in the hut, make up my bed, and tidy my things, then step out for a day in the bright and green Norwegian woods.


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Not to be confused with Ouida.
Ouidah (/ˈwiːdə/) or Whydah (/ˈhwɪdə, -ɔː/; Yoruba: Xwéda; Ouidah, Juida, and Juda by the French; Ajudá by the Portuguese; and Fida by the Dutch), formerly the Kingdom of Whydah, is a city on the coast of the Republic of Benin. The commune covers an area of 364 km2 (141 sq mi) and as of 2002 had a population of 76,555 people.
In local tradition Kpase is supposed to have founded the town. This probably happened towards the end of the sixteenth century. The town was originally known as Glēxwé, literally 'Farmhouse', and was part of the Kingdom of Whydah.
Ouidah saw its role in international trade rise when the British built a fort here in 1650.
Whydah troops pushed their way into the African interior, capturing millions of people through tribal wars, and selling them to the Europeans and Arabs. By 1716, when the massive English slave ship Whydah Gally arrived to purchase 500 slaves from King Haffon to sell in Jamaica, the Kingdom of Whydah had become the second largest slave port in the Triangular trade.
"WHYDAH IN AFRICA: the beginning of this month, Agaja the king of Dahomey came down unexpectedly with an army, and soon became master of this place, and the country adjacent Allada; the defoliation which ensued was so great, that it is impossible to be represented! The factory at Saber, once the king's town and Seat of Trade, was burnt to the ground, and in it a great quantity of merchandise. Forty Europeans were carried into captivity, to the King of Dahomey's camp at Ardrah, but after having been detained about 14 days, seven of them were released and are now returning hither; they gave a melancholy account of their treatment. This country, which was the pleasantest in all these parts, is now laid waste by fire and sword, and made a wilderness!"
The land which constituted the Kingdom of Whydah became a mere city in the new Kingdom of Dahomey. The Portuguese, English, Dutch and French all constructed forts in the city to protect their interests in slaving. The Portuguese had reached the town which they called Ajudá in 1580 and the Portuguese Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá, now housing The Whydah [Ouidah] Museum, dates from 1721 and remained with Portugal until 31 July 1961.
In the time frame of 1946-1949 French government estimates put the population of Ouidah at about 14,600. By then it had a railway. It was a center for production and trade in palm kernels, palm oil, copra, coffee, manioc, beans, tomatoes and onions. It was also a venter of the fish trade and the manufacture of vegetable oil. It had Catholic, Protestant and Muslim places of worship.
The Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (in English Fort of St John the Baptist of Ouidah) is a small fortress built by the Portuguese in Ouidah on the coast of Dahomey (originally Ajudá, from Hweda, on the Atlantic coast of modern Benin), reached by the Portuguese in 1580, after which it grew around the slave trade, for which the Slave Coast was already renowned. In 1680 the Portuguese governor of São Tomé and Príncipe was authorized to erect a fort. In 1721, after having been abandoned for some years, it was reconstructed and named São João Baptista de Ajudá. The Fort, built on land given to Portugal by King Haffon of Whydah, remained under Portuguese control from 1721 until 1961.
The fort had an important impact in Benin, greatly contributing to both the Portuguese and African slave trade. Its importance is attested by the fact that the Portuguese language was the only foreign language that the Kings of Dahomey authorised. Portuguese descendants were also important in the political structure of the kingdom and some established Portuguese-Brazilian families, such as the de Sousa / de Souza whose descendants still exist in Benin, Togo and Ghana, were powerful and abided by private law. In January 1722 the pirate Bartholomew Roberts ("Black Bart") sailed into the harbour and captured all the eleven ships at anchor there.
Following the abolition of the legal slave trade in 1807, the fort, which had before been one of the major slave ports, gradually lost its importance and although Portugal continued to claim it as one of its possessions, formal occupation and administration were abandoned on several occasions. It was only when French presence in the region started threatening Portugal's interests that the settlement was again permanently manned. This didn't prevent the French conquest of Dahomey (1891–1894). After this, São João Baptista de Ajudá – now reduced to the territory actually within the walls of the fort – lost what remained of its importance.
The fort was reoccupied by Portugal in 1865. In this period it served as a base for a brief Portuguese attempt to create a protectorate in the Kingdom of Dahomey of which the city of Hweda (Ajudá – Ouidah) was part (1885–1887).
Until its annexation by Dahomey in 1961, São João Baptista de Ajudá was probably the smallest recognized separate modern political unit, initially around 1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) and later reduced to only 2ha (5 acres), at which time, according to the census of 1921, it had 5 inhabitants and, at the moment of the ultimatum by the Dahomey Government, it had only 2 inhabitants representing Portuguese sovereignty, who tried to burn it rather than surrendering it. When the fort was captured, they were hastily escorted to the Nigerian border and expelled from the country.
Only in 1975, after the Portuguese Estado Novo regime had been overthrown due to the Carnation Revolution at Lisbon, did the annexation of the fort by Dahomey (now renamed Benin) gain official Portuguese recognition. This was followed by the fort's restoration, which was paid for by Portugal. The fort is a small square with towers at the four corners. It comprises a church and officers' quarters. The Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá now houses a museum.
Bruce Chatwin’s book The Viceroy of Ouidah (1980) is a fictional retelling of the life of Francisco Félix de Sousa, the Sousa family founder in Benin, and of his powerful local descendants, dealing also with the slave trade with Brazil. The novel inspired Werner Herzog’s movie Cobra Verde (1987).
Other attractions in Ouidah include a restored mansion of Brazilian slavers the Maison du Brésil art gallery, a voodoo python temple, an early twentieth century basilica and the Sacred Forest of Kpasse, dotted with bronze statues.
The Route des Esclaves, by which slaves were taken to the beach, has numerous statues and monuments, including the Door of No Return, a memorial arch.
The Market Center of Ouidah, which was established by Scouts more than 20 years ago, trains young people in agricultural skills, thus helping to reverse the exodus towards the cities.
Ouidah is the spiritual capital of the Vodun religion, and hosts an annual international Vodun conference.
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on 31 October 1996 in the Cultural category.
^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
^ Kein, Sybil, Creole, p227.
^ "Communes of Benin". Statoids. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
^ Ouidah Museum, Benin - "Depart pour D'Autres 'Ceux', Convoi De negres: homes, femmes et enfants, conduits enchaines par des metis Arabes"
^ United Press International (2 August 1961), "Dahomey Takes Over Enclave And Expels Portuguese Official; Lisbon Aide Burns Residence – African Nation Raises Flag Over Ajuda." (PDF), The New York Times, The New York Times Company, p. 13, retrieved 13 December 2008 .
^ "Benin". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
^ "The Voodoo Day: Benin welcomes magicians from all over the world". 1 November 2004. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
Wikisource has the text of the 1905 New International Encyclopedia article Whydah.


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Leaders Valletta could move four points clear in the BOV Premier League table should they beat Marsaxlokk in this week’s big match at the Victor Tedesco Stadium on Monday. Two teams who are still unbeaten after playing five matches.
The Citizens lead the way with 11 points, one ahead of Floriana and Hamrun. They defeated Vittoriosa, Qormi and Tarxien and were held in draws by Hibernians and Birkirkara.
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How do institutional and governance relations in forestry constrain or promote improved livelihoods for the poor?
In partnership with CIFOR, PROFOR examined key variables affecting access to forest resources and their benefits. To improve understanding of these relationships in diverse settings, case studies were carried out in Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua to include conservation settlement communities, indigenous territories and agro-extractive communities. The conceptual framework and instruments for conducting the research were developed within a larger project, the first CIFOR-Rights and Resources Initiative global research project (Informal Institutions and Governance in Forest Communities) designed to focus on cases where recent changes in forest tenure, regulations and access to markets for local communities have taken place.
The review showed that winning legal rights on paper is not enough. These rights are only a first step, and moving from statutory rights to practical access requires overcoming many obstacles.
Virtually all of the communities - even the successful ones - faced practical challenges. These included disputes with other resource users, failures of the state to define or defend rights, conflicts with local authorities, difficulties with old institutions taking on new roles, barriers to reaching markets, and lack of forest management capacity. The legal reforms brought new rights but also new responsibilities and restrictions. State authorities gained new decision-making roles. New institutional arrangements gave power to persons lacking experience or accountability.
Governments gave more effort to regulating than to defending community rights; communities spent resources defending their rights that could have gone to building governance and forest management capacity. Policy frameworks failed to support community-based management opportunities.
Despite all this, some communities did gain better livelihoods. Understanding the successes and failures in these cases may help future reformers anticipate problems, prepare for them, and improve the chances of success.
The role of the state, in the granting, implementation and protection of rights, is decisive in shaping outcomes. The rights-based approaches necessarily demand duties and accountability – particularly the duty of the state to protect human rights and to be accountable for the implementation of policy. In none of the cases studied has the state played a particularly effective role in fulfilling its duty to defend community rights or the perimeter of the territory.
Policy frameworks, so far, have generally failed to establish an enabling environment for the development of integral and innovative management of community forests. Community forest enterprises have been promoted based on blueprints for organizations and resource extraction that require heavy external support and fail to build on the self-governance capabilities of smallholders and communities. Forest enterprises are established from outside with little understanding of deeper cultural issues such as ancestral rights to cultural reproduction. More often, projects and policies working to promote enterprises lose sight of “community” in community enterprises. In the search for market solutions and the development of viable enterprises, it is important to put the social and cultural considerations of local governance institutions at center stage, for, in the end, these constitute the foundations of future sustainability.


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Designated as an International World Heritage Site in 1992, Glacier Bay is also a National Monument, a National Park and a designated Biosphere Reserve. Over millennia, Glacier Bay has experienced many major advances of its glaciers. When first surveyed in 1794 by a team under the command of British captain George Vancouver on HMS Discovery, its vast glaciers extended well beyond present-day margins of the bay.
Temperate, coniferous rainforest dominates its southern shores. Black and brown bears, wolves, moose, eagles and ravens all go about their daily routines, while harbor seals and whales frolic within the bay waters.
Glacier Bay has two major arms, East and West, and over fifty named glaciers, some of which push forward at three to six feet per day. Combined with Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Canada’s Kluane National Park and Alsek-Tatshenshini Park, Glacier Bay encompasses the largest protected wilderness area on earth. This is a truly a place of awe-inspiring beauty and an icon of wild Alaska.


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Disneyland is more than a park, but a dream of one man, Walt Disney. As the story goes, while his daughters were playing on the merry-go-round in Griffith Park in L.A, he got an idea for a place that the whole family could go and play together. At that time, Disneyland the idea was born. After years of thinking of just a small little play area near the Disney studios, his designers began working on some concepts that grew bigger than the space they had, so after buying the 160 acres of orange groves in Anaheim the site was in place.
"The happiest place on Earth" opened on July 17, 1955 one year after construction started.The day became known as "Black Sunday" because more people showed up than were invited, rides were breaking down, drinking fountains were dry , and ladies heels were sinking into the new asphalt poured that morning. When the park opened, it was divided into different lands; Main Street U.S.A, Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland. As the years went by, other lands followed like New Orleans Square in 1966, Bear Country in 72, and Mickeys's Toontown in 93. There was a hub in the middle of the park that led to each land.
We all know the famous rides that the park has from Peter Pan's flight, Dumbo, Mr. Toads wild ride, and of course Jungle Cruise and Haunted Mansion . We love coasters here so coasters you will get. The park has four coasters. There is one kiddie and three of the most Iconic coasters in the world. Opening on June 14,1959 the Matterhorn Bobsled brought in a new age of coaster. It was the first tubular steel coaster built by Arrow. The feeling of racing down the mountain and hoping the Abominable snowman named " Harold" (by the Imagineers) doesn't catch you was heart pounding. With the 1970's came a neighbor in the form of Space Mountain. Opening on May 27,1977 two years after the ride opened at The Magic Kingdom ( part of the Walt Disney World Resorts) but on a smaller scale. With quick turns and sudden drops, the ride in complete darkness proved that Disney can build more than just rides for kids. So not to rest on their success, two years after Space Mountain they open Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Opening on September 2.1979 it became the second coaster built by Arrow, as Space Mountain was built in house. The steel coaster gets you down the mountain before any danger comes to you and adds thrills for the whole family.


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Nigeria's President Mohammadu Buhari has been advised to privatise the country's four refineries and end a fuel subsidy program.
Nigeria is Africa's biggest crude oil producer but its lack of refineries means that the country has to import fuel.
"The removal of the fuel subsidy is one of the recommendations of the transition committee," a senior All Progressives Congress (APC) told Reuters.
"The committee also suggested to Mr President that the four refineries be privatized so that the government stops wasting money on annual turnaround maintenance," he said.
Former president Goodluck Jonathan, defeated by Buhari in March's presidential election, had cut subsidies by 90% after oil prices slumped.
In 2012, the government attempted to end subsidies by doubling the price of a litre of petrol overnight, angering citizens who argued that low prices are the only benefit they have by living in the oil-rich nation. The government backtracked on its decision following protests.
According to Olayemi Akande, a prominent Nigerian blogger based in Lagos, some will oppose to the end of subsidy.
Akande told IBTimes UK: "There seems to be a cabal that profits a lot from the subsidy and will do everything it takes to fight the removal. I support the privatisation of the four refineries, which will likely increase efficiency in that sector."
Nwafor Chizoba, a copy-editor from Onitsha, Anambra state, told IBTimes UK that Nigeria should not rely on fuel imports. However, he believes that subsidy is currently "the only way Nigerians benefit from their government."
He said: "Buhari shouldn't remove the subsidy as he will incur the wrath of the populace if he does. Subsidy is the only way the ordinary Nigerians benefit from their government.
"Things are not easy here. You may be wondering why the fuel issue seems to be the cardinal issue in Nigeria. Well, it is because fuel is at the centre of everything here: We cook, commute, produce and even rely on it for electricity.This is the reason why the price of everything is affected once fuel price rises in the country.
"They [government] should ask themselves why is it that other countries are growing and we are declining."
Former senator Kabir Marafa also called for an end of subsidies arguing that it would solve the problem of lack of petroleum products in the country. According to Marafa, oil destined for Nigeria is sold in other African countries at higher prices.
"This thing called fuel subsidy, I don't believe there is one, I don't believe it is benefiting the masses and it doesn't help them in any way as far as I am concerned," he was quoted by PM News Nigeria.
"So long as fuel is selling at a lower price than some other neighbouring countries, you will continue to have fuel going through the borders out. If you deregulate the market, you allow whoever wants to bring petroleum products into the country to go ahead and bring it, you regulate only, fuel will not sell as much as it is selling now."
Oil production in Nigeria is also marred by widespread oil tanker explosions, attacks on pipelines, and corruption.
In 2013, the head of the Nigerian Central Bank, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, was suspended after he claimed that $20bn (£12bn) of oil revenue "went missing" from state oil company Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
Many Nigerians see Buhari, the first president to be democratically elected since military rule and a long list of coup d'états, as the answer to tackling problems, such as the crippled economy and army's indiscipline, that the previous administrations failed to address.
After being sworn in, Buhari said his administration will "kill corruption". During his campaign, he also promised to promote women's empowerment and tackle youth unemployment.

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D.C. United forward Wayne Rooney was voted the Alcatel Major League Soccer Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for the 25th week of the 2018 MLS season.
Rooney helped United to a 4-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Wednesday, scoring two goals before capping the week off with a 2-0 win over the New England Revolution on Sunday at Audi Field. In eight matches played this season, Rooney has three goals and three assists with the club posting a 5-2-1 mark over that span. The Black-and-Red have 27 points this season (7-9-6 overall record) and are undefeated in five matches including three straight victories.
The English icon scored in the 43rd minute to level United with Portland at 1-1 on Wednesday when Yamil Asad played a through ball to the left side of the box. Rooney made a perfectly timed run to get behind the defense and finished with a left-footed shot far post past the charging goalkeeper (Watch Goal).
Rooney then completed his first career MLS brace with a tremendous free kick to the right side of goal in the 68th minute to give D.C. United a 3-1 advantage (Watch Goal). Days later, Rooney helped the Black-and-Red to their third consecutive victory with a team-high five shots registered in a 2-0 win over New England.
United return to action on Sunday to face rivals New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena (7 p.m. ET, FS1 / FOX Sports Go / FOX Deportes).

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I know. As Indie Authors, we hear this all the time. “Grow your author platform.” “Engage your readers.” “Create awesome content they can’t ignore.” The intentions, of course, are in the right place. But if I’m being honest, these phrases have always overwhelmed me a little. And let’s face it, hearing the same thing over and over can get a little obnoxious and… well, boring.
That right there is the bane of every author’s existence. At least, it’s mine. I dread the thought that anything I put out there in the world as an author could even be placed in the same Venn diagram as obnoxious or boring. And I’m also the kind of person who naturally avoids the potential of being either of those things by efficiently avoiding everything. Come on, Kathrin. That doesn’t work.
The night I published my first book, Daughter of the Drackan, at the end of 2015 and launched my Indie Author career (more like gave it a gentle nudge into existence), I experienced what I like to call “published author’s post-partum depression”. And yes, I’m not ashamed to admit, I actually cried. Because I that the thing I’d been dreaming of and pushing toward since I was ten years old had finally happened.
And at the same time, nothing happened. The world did not stop. No streamers and confetti popped down from the sky. No brass band marched across my back yard in northern California. I wasn’t finished.
Glad you asked. It’s definitely untrue that all authors are introverts. But I am. Over the last three months I have been emerging from my introvert tendencies of remaining in the background, quiet, unseen, unheard. Really actually invisible, if I think about it. And the whole process has been as graceful as a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. After fighting tooth and nail against the whole prospect, then deciding it’s finally time, only to get stuck halfway out while racking its brains to remember what it was trying to do in the first place. Pretty much like that.
But when I compare the last three years to the last three months, there is no doubt in my mind that I’ve stumbled upon something that really works for me and my Indie Author career. Oh, but that’s so subjective, you might say. Okay. Numbers aren’t subjective (or at least far less), so let’s look at those.
In the last three months: I have tripled the size of my newsletter subscriber list; the number of views on my social media posts went up 950% when I posted my very first video; and the average monthly sales of all six of my current books combined across all platforms increased by 347%. And counting. Say what?
I too thought I was making this up until I re-checked the numbers for the fifth time. Because what I changed three months ago was so simple and so easy (relatively—remember the butterfly), it feels almost wrong to see these kinds of results. Almost.
It comes down to the three things I changed or started doing for my author platform. Which conveniently (and perhaps to my hesitant acknowledgment) apply to those three over-used, shouted-in-our-faces pieces of advice: Grow your author platform. Engage your readers. Create awesome content they can’t ignore.
1. Give stuff away. For free.
Doesn’t this contradict everything we want to achieve with our writing? Doesn’t it devalue all the blood, sweat, and tears poured into the entire process from first word to release date? That’s what I thought too until I actually started trying targeted giveaways.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like I’ve never offered freebies before I started incorporating these new things three months ago. But I used to do maybe one giveaway every six months, and it really didn’t do much other than grab some new readers for that one book for a little while (minus the first free promotion I ever ran with Daughter of the Drackan, which actually saw 1,600 downloads in three days and put it on the free Dark Fantasy bestsellers list. But I’m willing to admit that was probably a fluke).
Setting a book as permafree or entering it into more than one giveaway at a time (or both) is a huge way to get new readers and new fans. This works best with a first book in a series, if you have more than one book out, but it can work even with your first and only published book.
Yes, it will definitely attract those people who love to snag things for free and drop off the face of the Earth after that. They don’t write, they don’t call, they unsubscribe from your newsletter (gasp). That’s perfectly okay. Those gems of readers will weed themselves out, I promise. But those who read your free books and love your work will stick around and most likely check out everything else you’ve written, now or in the future. Because you got them in the door with a gift.
2. Make author videos and actually let other people see them.
I know, I know. This was really hard to wrap my head around too. Again, I’ll refer to the butterfly metaphor. In the last few years, there’s been a drastic and often overwhelming increase in the number of self-published books out there. Not to mention the number of self-published authors vying for reader attention (somewhere in the millions, I believe). And of course, those huge numbers, in my opinion, are split into two categories: self-published authors, who put out one or two books and call their dream fulfilled; and Indie Authors, who strive to make this writing biz a full-time career and take every tiny detail quite seriously (sometimes more than we should).
So how are we Indie Author professionals to rise above and shout to the world, “Hey, this is what I do! And I’ve got some amazing, fresh, sweep-you-off-your-feet stuff for you readers out there!”, hmm? I used to think this answer was simple: Just write amazing books, have them professionally edited and formatted with a swanky, bestselling book cover and a professional-looking platform, and my stuff will stand out like a neon sign above the work that doesn’t quite cut it in those terms. Well, that might have worked five years ago, even (which is still before I published my first book), but a lot of Indie Authors have stepped up their pro game, too.
Cue the dreaded author videos!
I have no shame when I say I almost puked my guts out after the first video I recorded. This was even though it wasn’t live and I still had a few friends in the film/stage industry take a look at it before posting the darn thing. Their responses were catastrophic to my desire to hide from the world and just keep writing in silence. That actually means they loved it. And they urged me to do more.
I’ve only been posting these author videos for about six weeks, so I’m still fairly new to the process. But again, the numbers here in social media engagement (950% increase) are hard to ignore. The key here is consistency. I do one a week, and I always link my website and Amazon author page (plus a newsletter subscribe link) in the description. And I plan on continuing to create these videos every week for as long as I can conceivably keep it going.
In only six weeks with this, I’ve gotten phenomenal responses from current readers, new readers, and just people passing by who have never heard of me before. And what’s the general theme, here? “Kathrin, these videos are amazing! Your energy is fantastic, you keep it interesting and funny, and I can’t wait to see the next one.” Wow. All right, then.
Okay, there are actually two key elements to this, which leads me to my third point.
3. Talk about your own books 10% of the time.
Again, sounds counter-intuitive, right? But here’s the thing. Current fans and potential fans already know we write awesome stuff. That’s why they’re there in the first place, grabbing these free snippets from our giveaways or watching our author videos and (hopefully) commenting on them. There are links everywhere in our posts, social media profiles, author bios, newsletters. Pick a place, we’ve stuck a link there.
What readers and just regular people in general want to see is something real, something beyond “I’m an author who wrote this, so please buy it from me.” So when I talk about putting up author videos, I don’t mean record five minutes of you reading all the five-star reviews of a certain book or detailing your process for how you came up with such an amazing idea. Yes, we authors can totally geek out about these things all day. And there are author forums and social media groups for just that. Sometimes, it can be a good idea to share this with your readers. But eventually, you’ll either run out of things to say on these specific topics. Or your videos will start to look just like all the “buy my book” links practically spammed across the internet.
The solution, then is to engage your readers and fans with things they absolutely cannot find anywhere else from any other author. This is the “providing awesome content they can’t ignore” bit.
My author videos might talk briefly about my writing and all the work I have going on. (As in, “I’m really busy this week.”) I might refer briefly to a book or project. But that’s mostly when I’m offering a signed paperback or some really cool swag as a prize for those readers who commented on these videos and really connected with the other 90% of what I had to say. You guessed it, this 90% had nothing to do with my books.
Take my first author video, for example. I posted it on what was officially Dalek Remembrance Day (any Dr. Who fans will get this), where I showed off the hilarious, talking Dalek figurine I bought myself and pretty much geeked out about it for a few minutes. Then I said I wanted to hear what my readers got super excited and cheesed-out about on the same level.
The winners I chose for coolest geeky obsession were lasers and solar-powered figurines that bobbed in windows. These winners got signed copies of books and a super awesome t-shirt with my imprint logo on it. BAM. Kicking off the 90%-not-about-my-books thing right. And the same people who watched and loved my first video keep watching and interacting, plus an amazing number of new arrivals every week.
The same thing can be done with social media posts that don’t include videos, or with content in your author newsletter. You can provide glimpses into other areas of your life, or send exclusive weekly emails to your subscribers with short, serialized fiction that nobody else gets to read (okay, that’s writing-related, but it’s free, and you’re not pressuring them to buy anything). Give your fans the opportunity to suggest content for your next video or newsletter. Offer prizes for the winners. Heck, put all three of these key actions together at the same time and watch the responses come flying in. Because at the end of the day, your author platform is your brand, which really comes down to you.
Your author platform isn’t your books, or your sales, or your reviews. It’s you. That’s what keeps people interested. And that’s what will bring you soaring above a sea of new publications getting lost out there in the waves. Keep writing. Keep it real, keep it genuine, and do what feels true to you. Be brave and grow with your author platform. I can’t wait to see where we all end up!
Have you ever made videos? Got any tips? Share with your fellow scribes in the comments!
Bestselling Author Kathrin Hutson writes Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Speculative Thrillers. Since 2015, she has published six novels (the bestselling Gyenona’s Children duology, The Unclaimed trilogy, and the bestselling first book in the Blue Helix series). She makes a living writing fiction full-time.
Connect with her on Facebook, on her website, on Amazon at amazon.com/kathrin-hutson, and on Twitter @KLHCreateWorks. You can join her newsletter here for exclusive access to never-before-seen fiction, Advanced Reader Copies, and dark surprises you won’t find anywhere else.

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