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Drill Press Depth Stop
With a few pieces of simple hardware, you can build this add-on to make drilling holes at a consistent depth faster and easier.
The depth stop on some drill presses seems like an afterthought. Setting it can be a fussy operation. That's where the upgrade you see here really shines. Plus, it adds the ability to lock the quill at any height. First, a steel bracket mounts to the side of the drill press. A wood collar fits around the quill's metal collar. Attached to the wood collar is a threaded rod that passes through the bracket for adjusting the quill position and push-button nuts act as stops on the rod.
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Metric Plans
The International System of Units (SI), more commonly referred to as the metric system, is the alternative set of units that we have available for some of our plans. It uses millimeters, centimeters, and meters for measurement. This is the one you probably want if you are outside the United States. These plans are provided by our business partner, Australian Woodsmith, and are based on the original Woodsmith plan. However, dimensions and other elements of the plan may vary between the metric and standard versions. Be sure to double-check the plan before building.


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Paperglitz Glamour Pocket® Sample Pack
This sample pack contains a selection of our exclusive Glamour Pockets® and Glamour Add a Pockets® including :
- 4 x C6 Glamour Pockets®
- 4 x DL Glamour Pockets®
- 4 x 150x150m Square Glamour Pockets®
- 4 x 14.25cm Glamour Add A Pockets®
- 4 x 9.3cm Glamour Add A Pockets®
- A total of 20 Pockets are included in this sample pack.
The pockets are supplied flat packed as raw samples for you to design your own completed invitation samples.
The patterns and colours of each kit vary and are chosen at random from our most popular items. With over 100 colours and patterns available in our range of Glamour Pockets®, each kit is different. Thus the ones you receive will ensure that you have something different to show compared to most others who have ordered the same kits (with different designs). It is all part of how we help make your business unique!
Our sample kits are pre-packaged in advance and are held as stock on our shelf. Whilst we will try to accommodate specific requests for patterns/colours in the sample packs, it is subject to what patterns are already in the packs on our shelves.
The image is for illustration only. The contents of the pack are correctly shown as of 26th February 2015. However, this image should be used as a guide only as the contents of the pack will only include current items only. There maybe more or less samples than that pictured, depending on current range. The colours and patterns you receive will most likely also differ to that shown.
As our sample packs are provided at or below cost, each retailer/business is limited to purchasing just one of each pack. Sample Packs are strictly "Not for Resale" and may not be on sold - they are for your reference only.
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Why CMYK won't work in T-shirt Screen Printing
Getting high definition graphics with vibrant and accurate colours on T-shirts and Garments through Screen Printing process is simple, so simple that if one uses a right kind of dedicated colour separation software, along with high-quality inks and screens made from high tension low elongation yellow polyester mesh, coated with photopolymer emulsions and developed with high-resolution imagesetter positives or CTS (Computer to Screen), then the chances of colour matching errors reduces drastically. So with the correct software, procedures and systems, it becomes possible to get the desired print quality with consistency.
Photoshop or photoshop actions plugin are not dedicated software for high-end colour separations in t-shirts and garment screen printing.
Also, there is no way to cut down cost to get the right quality with consistency.
If screen printing is compared with digital print on one to one basis, then it's wrong. Every technology has some advantages and disadvantages. The advantage of digital technology is that one can print on a single t-shirt or print unique design on every single t-shirt or make each t-shirt personalized without incurring an expensive cost in make-ready and setup time. Digital printing machine also needs less space and workforce. However, there are few disadvantages of digital technology in a t-shirt, and garment printing, when compared to screen printing are listed below:
- It's challenging to match Pantone solid colours in digital printing because it uses only CMYK process colours. So without proper knowledge of file handling, workflow and colour management, its impossible to get accurate colour matching.
- Even if one gets nearby Pantone match, but still it's the combination of CMYK, and because of that reason CMYK dots are quite visible on solid colours when looked closely.
- Also, if the nozzles are choked up, then the lines within the solid colours are quite noticeable.
- Inks of many digital printing machines are not highly stretchable and crack easily if not treated well, particularly on dark garments when printing solid colours over the white under base.
- Hand feel is heavy on dark garments because of thick white under base ink because discharge printing is currently not possible in digital printing for dark garments so successfully.
- To operate a digital printing machine, one needs a highly expert and experienced person with sound technical knowledge on colour management.
I have not mentioned other crucial factors of digital printing such as capital cost, ROI, maintenance cost, ink cost and fabric treatment cost because in this article I am only focusing on CMYK v/s Spot Process Colour Separation Technique and its advantages over conventional CMYK process colour screen printing. Hence I don't want to confuse on digital printing v/s screen printing. No that's not my intention.
I intend to only focus on CMYK v/s Spot Process Colour Separation Technique concerning to screen printing.
Spot process colour separation is a unique technique to achieve high-quality graphics on t-shirts and garments, and this technique has been around in the industry over a decade. However, very few screen printers have understood and gained some knowledge of spot process colour separation but rarely use this method because of the unavailability of trained workforce to operate such software. Spot process colour separation not only minimizes downtime in colour matching on the press, but it also delivers bright and colourful prints.
Let me explain how a spot process colour separation wins over conventional CMYK process colour inks.
We all know Photoshop, and we use it day in and day out to convert RGB files in printable format, i.e. CMYK. Many experts also use Photoshop to manually separate spot colours from simple vector images, mainly which consists of solid colours. Complicated graphics becomes challenging to separate manually with consistency and accuracy in photoshop.
Secondly, why CMYK won't work?
Simply because in t-shirt screen printing, most of the time the inks do not deposit well with single stroke printing, especially on dark garments on white under base, for many reasons, e.g. due to poor edge sharpness of squeegee blade, improper setting of machine parameters, incorrect squeegee blade used, inconsistent ink viscosity and poor ink flow properties, screen choking too often, poor ink quality, high room temperature, and so on...
Here are five classic examples, why CMYK won't work?
- Why you need to print Cyan + Yellow to get Green when you can directly print exact Green
- If 60% Cyan and 30% yellow makes a particular Green considering single stroke, then what if Cyan or Yellow requires double stroke on a press due to improper ink deposition and various other factors. The colours will definitely change.
- Dyeing of the fabrics changes the appearance of colours after discharge or after a white under base.
- Tonal value changes as the ink viscosity changes on press
- Improper method of drying or inconsistency in dryer temperature can also change colours.
Remember, all ink manufacturers CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW is not made out of the same pigments and processes. Hence colour management becomes mandatory to grey balance CMY inks.
Screen printing with CMYK method is even more complicated and difficult because it requires skill and knowledge in colour Management with sound technical knowledge of RGB to CMYK file conversion, graphic file handling including workflow and information about RIP software (Raster Image Processor) plus imagesetters to output right positives.
Many screen printers still use old photoshop action plugins. These plugins have too many limitations.
- The method of separation remains similar for all images. However, every image needs a different approach in colour separation to get the desired colours.
- The base colours inside the plugins cannot be changed because those are photoshop action-based. However, independent separation software mainly developed for such applications always gives precise output and accuracy because there is much freedom to change the base colour in the software.
- Action-based plugins are easy to use as it's marketed worldwide using the simple term "single click." If this is that simple, then why screen printers are facing troubles to match colours close to the original. Because these action-based plugins don't have brains, they are blind, so they cannot see, read and check the graphic before separating colour. They separate colours with fixed profiles included with purchase and cannot be changed once installed. Later the graphic designers keep clicking after that "single click" to tweak the file, waste their time and finally fails to get proper results on press.
- License characters, brand colours, logo colours and Pantone colours become challenging to match with those simple photoshop plugins as it does not have options to separate special colours.
World over it's a known fact that screen printer who has struggled to produce good quality graphic t-shirts through screen printing process because of the limitations of the photoshop or photoshop action based plugins or through CMYK process colours have failed to take up such orders or either they landed up screen printing too many colours to get the complete tonal range by converting a graphic image into a vector art furthermore compromising on quality.
Apart from this crucial factor, even if one invests in a high end dedicated colour separation software, it's still challenging because of the limitation of qualified workforce with sound technical knowledge in spot process colour separation including colour science and theory for such applications. Along with the knowledge of colour separation, one also needs an in-depth understanding of the whole screen printing process, right from pre-press, screen making, inks, printing machines, fabric dyeing, ink drying and many other vital factors of the whole process.
Before investing in a high end dedicated colour separation software, it's essential to study and take some test prints and practice before achieving complete success from this new and advanced technique of spot process colour separation to screenprint graphic t-shirts comfortably with quality and consistency.
To educate our customers, friends and t-shirt screen printers, we at Grafica have heavily invested in many software in our in-house Screen Printing Institute, DMI (Dhirubhai Mistry Institute For Print Education Research) primarily for spot process colour separation, colour management systems to educate everyone to achieve their goals and success in graphic t-shirt screen printing business.
With our trained staff and workforce, we are giving away FREE Graphic Designs for T-shirts with spot process colour separations to every t-shirt and garment screen printers to practice and develop their screen printing skills with us.
Our independent screen printing institute DMI, an excellent initiative of our company Grafica Flextronica is aimed to teach screen printing technology, by sharing and providing FREE technical knowledge and training to every screen printers across the world since 2006.
Our mission is to provide FREE knowledge and education to every screen printers across the globe.
Our goal is to make every screen printer grow in the screen printing field comfortably with the support of our independent and dedicated screen printing institute DMI (Dhirubhai Mistry Institute For Print Education Research & Training).
Important Note:
Our designs should not be promoted or shared or sold or used for commercial purpose without our knowledge and information. It is strictly for education and training purpose only.
For more information about our designs, trainings and workshops. Call us on +91 250 66 96 250 (Extn. 216) or Whatsapp +91 91378 60311
Bhargav Mistry
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"Entryways are an important part of our lives. We use them every day, instinctually, without much regard to their form, structure, and beauty. The duality of doors, enabling passage or dividing space. Windows bring the outside world closer; the cacophony of everyday life, the weather, the fresh air, without leaving our homes, offices or recreational spaces, while we take the staircase to get to another floor in the building. The idea of a building without doors, windows or staircases is nightmarish, a dark place with no way out; a prison.
Our culture and values teach us the importance of entryways. We think in terms of 'windows of opportunity,' 'the key to happiness,' and 'behind closed doors.' Our ideas go 'out the window,' people go 'window shopping,' and eventually we all find ourselves at 'death's doorstep,' 'knocking on death's door,' or "taking the stairway to heaven." When things don't go well, we often say 'when one door closes, another opens,' to opportunities that go sideways, or 'getting your foot in the door' when we know someone who helps us in getting a job or making a connection. Entryways connect our world in a beautifully, uniquely and yet ordinary way.
When was the last time you stopped and looked at the Entryways in your life? All those doors you open and close every day? Those windows you stare through? Have you really looked at them? All manner of shapes, colors, styles, and size. All manner of craftsmanship and care too."
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Today's blog is dedicated to… Dot Walsh and Lewis Randa(founder) who run The Peace Abbey http://www.peaceabbey.org/ in Sherborn, Massachusetts. They have created a magical space. It is a center that was created when Mother Theresa came to visit and requested that it be formed. Since that time they have had many amazing people link up with the Abbey like Yoko Ono, Muhammad Ali, Joan Baez, Nelson Mandela, Maya Angelou and the list goes on and on. The Abbey is on the brink of closing in February if some major donors don't come through but in the meantime when you go there, let yourself explore, like a child would explore. You will be in awe of the magic you will find and how much of yourself that you thought was lost will re-connect with you there. Beautiful Dot and Lewis, I see you! THANK YOU FOR YOUR HEART-FELT work!
TAKE A DEEP CLEANSING BREATHE AS YOU ENTER TODAY's BLOG… (IN…………HOLD…………OUT……WIGGLE YOUR TOESIES….Let's begin…ACTIVATE YOUR SOUL :)!
Today, I find myself drawn to writing about checking in with yourself…to gently remind you to avoid the CRAMMIES (the battle each one of us seems to wage to fit more and more and more into our day) What would your holidays be like if you honored your SELF first?
Let's take the act of sending out "holiday" cards….Check in with yourself. Are the cards you send out are ACTS OF LOVE…OR…Is it a STRESSFUL TO DO that when you think about you cut your breath short? Be as honest as you can. Check in. How are YOU feeling about this?
Now for this small example if you are already GROUNDED (meaning you have checked in with yourself and are on the feel good channel no matter what you have decided it fits for YOU and thus gives you back even more energy than you put out and is effortless to do) then you are all set, but if you are feeling STRESSED (lack of breathing, a pressure, a sense of panic/fear/hopelessness, feeling of not enough time) then you are draining your life's energy. It is at this simple IMPACT POINT that the proverbial SHIT HITS THE FAN.
The good news is that the more you start noticing this IMPACT POINT and how you are leaning (either towards being GROUNDED or STRESSED then you can make the necessary adjustments. So taking our simple holiday card example, if you are feeling stressed SHIFT something from don't do it this year to add some fun and creativity to the process. Remember that people most want to BE SEEN, so one example is to get your kids onboard and create some family tradition around it. (BFM TIP: Usually whenever you add CREATIVITY and FUN to what you are doing you are filling your SELF with ENEGY…ESPECIALLY if you add GRATITUDE to the mix). This year we did some of ours while on a long car trip. It was a pretty funny experience…much like life if you don't take it soooooooo seriously…remember no one gets out alive! Savor the bits!
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P.P.S. Please help me support my dream, the one Sophia helped me push forward. After so much struggling and excuses, I am soooooooooooooooooooo thrilled that my dream of writing a book has finally come true!!! It's been TWENTY YEARS in the making!!!! Entrepreneurial Moms Extraordinaire is the amazing wisdom of 21 entrepreneurial moms who are passing on their knowledge to those who don't have time for beating around the bush! We all need to make money and live our lives well NOW. This book will help you in a very profound way! YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!! Please order it now and join the hundreds of happy readers before you who took the leap of faith in helping someone grow…http://bit.ly/gRxe4U
What a wonderful journey! Glad we are on it together!
ButterflyMoms is a community of people who realize they are souls first and human being second. They want to explore more about themselves, to find out what makes them happy and how they can lead a life of purpose. It is simply about FEEDING YOUR SOUL. Although it has the name "MOMS" in the title it is more about being nurturing to your own transformation, as the butterfly is to its own metamorphosis. This community is led by Maria Salomão-Schmidt whose transformation was ignited by the birth and death of her BELOVED thirteen month old daughter Sophia (Sophalicious), the original butterfly.
*Every Thursday night we have a ButterflyMoms workshop at 783 Washington Street in Holliston, MA at 8pm that feeds your soul. They started after Maria manifested her dream…with the help of Sophia…to be a guest on THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW and every week since she had done the workshop on Thursday nights.
*Every Friday morning, as a way of honoring Sophia's soul, Maria gets up at 4:30am to write the weekly ButterflyMoms blog. Hundreds of people read it every week to feed their souls. Maria started writing the blog in 2009 and has written EVERY Friday since.
√ Next ButterflyMoms Workshops is January 5. Come feed your soul…783 Washington St, Holliston. Plenty of FREE & EASY PARKING in back. Only $25, or just $20 if pay through Paypal http://bit.ly/mS7c70 or drop off a check.
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√ Here is the magnificent ButteflyMoms interview on Nancy L. Cantor's Dream Factory Television Show… I hope you watch it and that it feeds your soul! ! http://vimeo.com/30095902
√ We sold four ENTREPRENEUR MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE books this past week and got a store to carry them. A big THANK YOU to FISKE's in Holliston, MA for asking to sell them! Now that is building community! Please help me reach my goal of selling twenty-five more books this week! If you have been thinking about starting a business or want to take your business to the next level this is a wonderful way to start. WAY cheaper than going back to school…and very helpful! To feed the soul of a friend buy them a copy by CLICKING HERE NOW… http://bit.ly/gRxe4U. FREE GIFT WRAPPING AND CARD INCLUDED! PLUS each book is personally (and lovingly autographed).
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The following is a list of places where ButterflyMoms live, who bought our wonderful book, MOM ENTREPRENEUR EXTRAORDINAIRE… Buy one so you can put your city/town/country on the list like so many other beautiful ButterflyMoms have!
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Yalesville 1
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Roswell 1
Louisville 1
Chestertown 1
Ashland 3
Blackstone 2
Bolton 1
Canton 1
Framingham 1
Holliston 14 (FISKE's GENERAL STORE PUT 5 IN STOCK TO SELL! THANKS FISKE's!)
Hudson 4
Medway 3
Millis 1
Millbury (ORDERED 4 BOOKS TO GIVE AS GIFTS! THANK YOU!!!!! YAY!)
North Easton 1
Sherborn 1
South Grafton 1
Watertown 1
Westborough 1
Wrentham 1
Worcester 3
Lee's Summit 1
New York
Scarsdale 1
Stony Brook 1
Dublin 1
Rhode Island
Newport 1
Waitsville (Mad River Valley) 2
Wien 2
Dublin, Ireland 1
Rome, Italy 3
Tokyo 1
Santa Maria (Azores/Açores) 1
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Some times ago mozilla has released firefox 11.00 beta. Now Mozilla has released firefox browser to Firefox 11.0 Final.
Features in 11.0 version:
- The CSS text-size-adjust property is now supported
- Firefox can now migrate your bookmarks, history, and cookies from Google Chrome
- With Sync enabled, add-ons can now be synchronized across your computers
- The Style Editor for CSS editing is now available to web developers The outerHTML property is now supported on HTML elements
- SPDY protocol support for faster page loads is now testable
- View source syntax highlighting now uses the HTML5 parser
- Web developers can now visualize a web page in 3D using the Page Inspector 3D View
- Websockets has now been unprefixed
- Redesigned media controls for HTML5 video
- XMLHttpRequest now supports HTML parsing
- Files can now be stored in IndexedDB
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The best parental control apps offer ways to reduce the time you spend on your device, filter out harmful words, photos, and videos, monitor online behavior, protect children's privacy, track usage and location, and block other apps or games as necessary. So, without wasting more time, let's take a look at the following four apps, which offer these features, each parent should consider:
The dashboard shows the child's recent mobile activity to any connected device, including time spent on certain websites such as Instagram or Twitter. The dashboard also provides options for setting time limits on a website, tracking text, filtering exciting sites, and setting time limits for any game or application. It is not a relative application, but it is still effective - a large control application to use when managing devices for children of different ages. It also works on Kindle, if someone is interested in protecting children on Amazon devices.
Norton 's premier family
Norton Family Premier packages revolve around any feature a parent can request in his or her mobile device management service, allowing key control over multiple features on multiple devices. One parent may not be able to monitor every aspect of how children use their Android phones, but with the features of web filtering, app monitoring and location tracking, parents are sure to have enough control to remind children to use their phones in a responsible way devices.
Norton, like Qustodio, can help parents monitor multiple devices and multiple children. Age profiles are easy to set up on Norton Family Premier, and easy to transfer across multiple devices.
SafeToNet is an online safety company that protects children from bullying, sexual extortion and abuse on social networks. It is also a messaging application. SafeToNetapp is designed on an AI environment that can write text messages received by children, find out what is harmful, and filter them before the damage occurs. It is a profound technique, a multifaceted solution that goes beyond AI's behavioral analyzes. Analyzes changes in child behavior and notifies parents of any suspicious change.
"The award-winning SafeToNet program protects children and young people from online risks such as bullying, sexual extortion, assault and aggression. It protects children from making mistakes and prevents sending harmful messages to social networks and messaging applications." ~ SafeToNet
SafeToNet systems are fully automated and do not require human intervention to review content. Parents cannot see what their children send and receive. This means that the child's right to privacy is fully preserved and respected.
Once the SafeToNet app is installed on the child's device, and linked to the parent's SafeToNet account, the program searches for any inappropriate image on the child's device (s). If this image is found, you will isolate it, disguising the image so that it does not pose a risk to sharing.
Bark, an online mobile security app for kids, created by a startup founded by Twitter alumni, hopes to spark a new path to online child safety. The program uses machine learning to detect signs of negative behavior on a teenager's phone, including online bullying, sexual messages, depression, and suicide, and informs parents and the principal about the threat.
The machine learning algorithm does all the work, working in the background exploration for red flags. It works with most social platforms, like Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, YouTube, kik, and more.
Bark, unlike traditional "parental control" programs or nanny-type guard surveillance applications, strikes the right balance between respecting a child's right to privacy, protecting him from predators online and cyberbullying, while also looking for problems such as text messages or mental health concerns. . In this regard, it was said that it has the potential to reduce the shooting in schools.


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"Most likely outcome is a No Deal on March 29, followed by economic chaos and then a general election or second referendum."
As the UK lurches towards a No Deal Brexit with the European Union, I was interviewed by India's The Citizen about how the mess was created and how far it will spread:
Why did the concept of Brexit really emerge in the UK? Was it against the free movement of workers or capital; does it reflect racist tendencies against immigrants?
Brexit, as an expression for UK withdrawal from the European Union, is propelled by multiple concerns. Among these are immigration, often constructed on the basis of emotion rather than fact; issues over public services, with Brussels scapegoated to cover for deficiencies in the UK government's provision; British (perhaps better seen as English) identity; and a sense of disenfranchisement fed by the 2008 economic downturn.
What are the likely scenarios around the Brexit vote in Parliament?
The Government has now postponed the vote to January. It will seek changes to the Northern Ireland and Ireland "backstop" from the European Union, but it is unlikely to gain a shift. This leaves us with "no plan or all plans": No Deal, a Parliamentary proposal, a general election, or a second referendum are all possible.
I believe the most likely outcome is a No Deal on March 29, the deadline for a Brexit withdrawal agreement, followed by economic chaos and then a general election or second referendum.
How would Brexit affect ideas like social liberalism, globalisation and multi-culturalism?
Brexit is a setback for social liberalism and multi-culturalism, playing as it does to an insular English identity. My hope is that a younger generation will continue to recognise the value of a socially liberal, multi-cultural, tolerant society. Otherwise, everyone will pay a price in a more confrontational daily life.
What is the post-Brexit economic trade framework for the EU and the UK?
We don't know yet. If there is No Deal, the framework will be on World Trade Organisation terms, with a projected relative loss of 9% in GDP. Under the May government's plan, the "transition" is an ongoing single market and customs, but the long term is uncertain, with a projected 4% relative loss in GDP.
And the impact on Northern Ireland and Ireland?
A No Deal would bring the prospect of a hard border, which would undo arrangements in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement that eased the decades-long conflict. It would also cause great damage to cross-border trade and economies. The May plan with a backstop would buffer against this.
If the backstop is removed, the cost of the hard border is revived.
Has there been any Russian influence in the Brexit vote?
There is alleged Russian meddling through finance of the Leave campaign. That is still being determined, but Russian state propaganda has loudly promoted Brexit – and the disorder caused by the argument over its terms.
What are the major challenges May currently faces from within her own party?
The greatest challenge is from those who want a No Deal or hard Brexit. A lesser but significant challenge is from those who wish to remain in the EU.
What kind of Brexit deal did Labour support? And what are the challenges facing Jeremy Corbyn?
It is unclear what deal Labour is supporting. Its general line is that it wants a single market and custom union, but wants to reject free movement. None of the plans currently in circulation pursue this.
What about another People's Vote on Brexit?
The challenge is in getting Parliament to approve the second referendum. The political will is unlikely to be there before the UK suffers serious economic damage.
How would Brexit impact British citizens working in the EU and vice versa?
The May government and the EU have said that those already in each other's countries will be safeguarded. However, even if this transpires in a final agreement, it will be far more difficult for Britons to move to and live in EU countries, and vice versa.


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The Reading paper has three sections and texts containing 2,150-2,750 words. Test takers must be cautious when writing down their answers as they will lose marks for wrong spelling and grammar.
Texts in IELTS Academic
- Three reading texts, which come from books, journals, magazines, newspapers and online resources written for non-specialist audiences. All subjects are of general interest to students at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
Texts in IELTS General Training
- Section 1 consists of two or three short texts or quite a few shorter texts, which deal with everyday topics. For example, timetables or notices – things an individual would need to understand when living in an English-speaking country.
- Section 2 includes two texts, which deal with work. For example, job descriptions, contracts, training materials.
- Section 3 includes a long text about a topic of general interest. The text is generally descriptive, longer and more complicated than the texts in Sections 1 and 2. The text will be taken from a newspaper, magazine, book or online resource.


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Djoser was a pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. He was one of the pharaohs from the Third Dynasty during the time of the Old Kingdom. The Third Dynasty ruled from roughly 2670 BC to 2610 BC. Djoser reigned very early in the Third Dynasty and is believed by many to have started that dynasty. The fact that we do not know for sure when Djoser reigned or how he came to the throne shows that we know little about him. He is from so long ago that it is hard to know much about him for certain.
Djoser is best known for the fact that the first known pyramid-type structure was built for him. This was the step pyramid at Saqqara. This pyramid is not shaped like the later pyramids. It was begun as a four-sided structure with a flat top. Later, similar structures will piled up on top of the first one until they finally make a structure that was shaped roughly like a pyramid, but which went up in steps.
Again, very little is known about Djoer's reign. He is believed to have reigned for about 20 years. The fact that the pyramid was built for him implies that his reign might have been stable and prosperous. However, we know little about him other than the rough dates of his reign and the fact that this first pyramid was built for him.


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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Fort Greene Mixed-Use: 258 Dekalb Avenue
Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill has seen lots of activity recently with small, mixed-use buildings. And we've covered all kinds of listings on commercial avenues like Washington and Vanderbilt, but here's a rare mixed-use listing in Fort Greene on Dekalb. At one of the most lovable intersections in the neighborhood, surrounded by Fort Greene park, schools, restaurants, coffee shops, and bars it's 258 Dekalb. This 17' x 50' 2-Family + store is listed at $1.399M. Valuation is tricky over here because we don't have a sense of the rent roll, and the apartments look like they're in okay condition.
Since very few of these buildings trade around here, as far as we know of, it's difficult to evaluate what the market is. This price seems steep to us based on a purely cashflow basis, but someone may pay-up to be in this prime of a location or since the opportunity is so rare. This listing is reminiscent of a few other small mixed-use properties that Fillmore has had on Bond Street and also on Smith Street. From our perspective, though, the upside is pretty much all cooked into this price. We're not sure who's in a hurry to purchase this as an investor or as a user, without much return on the $400K+ it would take to acquire.
Pro's: location, curb appeal, rare opportunity, seems turnkey
Con's: no sense of rent roll or layout of apts, commercial loan needed, upside's cooked into the list price, nothing compelling as a buy
Ideally: feels like a $1.2M
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Michael Lewis Says SEC's Goldman Suit Is Soul-Changing For Bond Markets
Michael Lewis just published his take on the SEC suit against Goldman. Normally Lewis' unique ability is to discuss complex market topics in a way that presents both sides of the story even when it's clear which side he's taking. This piece feels like more of a populist take, and that was the same impression we got seeing him discuss this topic on Charlie Rose. At least in that interview (he was part of a roundtable), he admitted that he hadn't yet done all the research. As for his main point (excerpted below) on the soul of bond markets being changed by this suit, that seems far fetched—investors are always going to get paid well to find and exploit all market inefficiencies.
What begins as an effort to change your business may well end up as an attempt to change your soul. Among the many likely consequences of the SEC's decision to sue Goldman Sachs for fraud is a social upheaval in the bond markets. Indeed, the social effects of the SEC's action will almost certainly be greater than the narrow legal ones. Just as there was a time when people could smoke on airplanes, or drive drunk without guilt, there was a time when a Wall Street bond trader could work with a short seller to create a bond to fail, trick and bribe the ratings companies into blessing the bond, then sell the bond to a slow-witted German without having to worry if anyone would ever know, or care, what he'd just done. That just changed.


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More from GE Healthcare's recent webcast: Fundamentals of DoE in Protein Production and Purification
During the live broadcasts, many good questions from the audience were received. The limited time did not allow all questions to be answered. Now, we have taken the method and design questions that were not answered during the Q&A session and asked the experts to answer them for you!
The questions are sorted into three 10-minute recorded sessions. The first session was posted in the last issue of Process Development Forum. And, the third session will be posted shortly, so be sure to visit the site regularly.
By registering for one session, you can access all three.


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- Camper mail and emails: Please remember not to send any food to your camper. Many children have dietary restrictions. Sending food through the mail just creates challenges for us. Please share this expectation with friends and relatives. As for camper emails, please note that our campers can only send written letters. Therefore, we ask that you make every attempt to send your camper written letters. For our international families or on very limited, special occasions, an email may be sent to your camper. We'll print it and deliver it. Please send these emails to email@example.com
- Planning a visit: Please be sure to consult with Garth or Henry before planning a visit. Visits can be fun but are not necessary and could be disruptive to your camper's experience, especially for our 3 1/2 week campers. With this in mind, we want to make sure that all visits will first be beneficial for the camper. Often, joining us for a meal is the easiest and least disruptive way to visit. If scheduling a visit is beneficial, we will share your request with our summer office administrator (email@example.com) who can help finalize the details.
Fine start to second session
Our second session is off to a wonderful start. On Sunday, we welcomed 126 campers to Chewonki. Our first few days focused on getting our new campers oriented and settled in. Activity tours, swim checks and health checks have given way to new friends, early morning birdwalks, and our first epic game of Capture the Rocks between our two teams, the Sags and the Hocs on Monday evening. We're slowly welcoming back our 7-week campers from their intersession wilderness trips, with Outhaul returning on Monday, Quarter Deck returning today, and Shang-Tu and Xanadu set to return on Wednesday. Tuesday was the first full day of regular activities and Tuesday evening was cabin night for the Herons and Ospreys and group night for the Puffins and Owls. Cabin photos have been posted on our Flickr photo site, and we'll be adding more photos daily.In the meantime, here are a few administrative details to share:


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Malcolm Turnbull has accused Bill Shorten and federal Labor of conspiring with the New Zealand Labour Party to undermine the government.
The prime minister told a coalition joint partyroom meeting in Canberra on Tuesday it wasn't surprising given Mr Shorten's record of "sneakiness, dishonesty and disloyalty".
'We have learned this morning the Australian Labor Party has been conspiring with the NZ Labour Party to undermine the position of the deputy prime minister and the government of Australia," Mr Turnbull said.
NZ Labour MP Chris Hipkins last week used a parliamentary question to quiz the NZ internal affairs minister on whether a child born in Australia to a Kiwi father would automatically have NZ citizenship.
Mr Hipkins confirmed he had asked the question after speaking with an ALP MP and was unaware of any issues around Barnaby Joyce.
The NZ internal affairs minister Peter Dunne on Tuesday rejected suggestions Mr Hipkins' question had instigated inquiries, which led to NZ authorities notifying Mr Joyce he was an NZ citizen by descent.
Rather, the inquiries were triggered by Australian journalists.
Mr Turnbull told the meeting Mr Shorten had "shown disloyalty all his life".
Mr Joyce said he found himself in a "ridiculous situation", made worse by Labor's "treachery".
NZ Labour leader Jacinda Ardern said any suggestion of a conspiracy was "false".
She said she had no knowledge of Mr Hipkins' question - which she described as "not appropriate" - and knew "absolutely nothing" about the Barnaby Joyce case until it broke in the media on Monday.
"I greatly value New Zealand's relationship with the Australian government. I will not let false claims stand in the way of that relationship."


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Chief executive office
Jan Peters, Friederike Badura-Wichtmann und Jens Wunderlich
Landscape ecologist Jan Peters is managing director of the Michael Succow Foundation. His work focuses on "Peatlands and Climate Change" with projects in Germany and internationally. His main expertise is on policy analysis, dialogue processes and project development. In addition, he will be responsible for the foundation's activities in Germany in future.
e-mail: jan.peters(at)succow-stiftung.de
tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-17
fax: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-22
Friederike Badura-Wichtmann and Jens Wunderlich hold the Michael Succow Foundation's Deputy Executive Office. Agricultural engineer Friederike Badura-Wichtmann is in charge of finances and personnel at the Michael Succow Foundation. The geographer Jens Wunderlich is responsible for the department international nature conservation at the Michael Succow Foundation.
e-mail: badura-wichtmann(at)succow-stiftung.de
tel.: +49 (0)38 34 - 83 54 2 - 11
fax: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-22
e-mail: jens.wunderlich(at)succow-stiftung.de
tel.: +49 (0)38 34 - 83 54 2 - 24
fax: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-22
Susanne Abel
Susanne Abel, a graduated biologist, has been working in different peatland related projects of Greifswald University since 2010. after developing a decision support system for a wise utilization of peatlands, she specialised on paludiculture through establishing a database "Potential Paludiculture Plants (DPPP)". From December 2015 she is coordinating the joint project "Deutscher Moorschutzdialog: Impulse für Klimaschutz, Biodiversität und nachhaltige Landnutzung auf Mooren (German dialogue for peatland and climate protection)" .
e-mail: susanne.abel(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: 49 (0)3834 - 83542-20
Carl Barnick
Carl Barnick, a landscape ecologist (M. Sc.), started working at the Succow Foundation in 2019. During his studies he had focussed on peatlands and their flora and fauna. In the project "Revitalisation of the sloping spring mire Binsenberg" he now is responsible for supervising building measures as well as for monitoring hydrology and vegetation of the site.
E-mail: carl.barnick(at)succow-stiftung.de
Thomas Beil
The biologist Thomas Beil is amongst other things involved in the "Greifswald Agricultural Initiative" and the foundations "National Natural Heritage"-estates
e-mail: thomas.beil(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-15
Fax: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-22
Viktoria Boese-Kim
Viktoria Boese-Kim has about 10 year working experience in the different international projects of the Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan in area of protected areas, land resources management, climate change, waste research, and others. she was an assistant to UNFCCC Focal Point in Turkmenistan and finished a Master of "Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation" in 2012. At the Michael Succow Foundation she is assisting in projects with Turkmenistan.
e-mail: viktoria.kim(at)succow-stiftung.de
Jonathan Etzold
Jonathan Etzold, a graduated Landscape Ecologist, has been working in research projects for nature protection since 2001,in Russia, Centralasia and primarily in the Caucasus. Since 2004 he is working free lance for the Michael Succow Foundation. In his work he is mainly focussing on solutions for problems caused by intensive land use such as overgrazing.
e-mail: jonathan.etzold(at)succow-stiftung.de
Fabian Frucht
Fabian Frucht, a landscape ecologist, gathered his professional experience in the LIFE project for the Lesser Spotted Eagle in the Sernitz lowlands near Greiffenberg. He was responsible for the implementation of construction measures for rewetting. At the Succow Foundation he now monitors its areas in the Sernitz lowland and is committed to further restoration measures and good cooperation with the foundation's tenants as well as with water and soil associations.
e-mail: fabian.frucht(at)succow-stiftung.de
Greta Gaudig
Greta Gaudig is Head of the Greifswald Mire Centre jointly with Franziska Tanneberger. The Greifswald Mire Centre is a science-policy-practice interface for all peatland related questions – locally and globally. It was founded as a cooperation of the University of Greifswald, the Michael Succow Foundation and the Institute of Sustainable Development of Landscapes of the Earth (German: Institut für Dauerhaft Umweltgerechte Entwicklung von Naturräumen der Erde, DUENE e.V.) in 2015. Greta Gaudig is a biologist focussing on ecology and sustainable bog management.
e-mail: greta.gaudig(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)38 34 - 42046- 92
Andreas Haberl
Landscape ecologist Andreas Haberl specialises in peatland ecology and paleo-ecology. Besides his expertise in these areas, he assists many of our projects with his well-founded knowledge of natural history. The regional emphasis of his work for our foundation centers on the Southern Caucasus, Iran and Russia.
e-mail: andreas.haberl(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-17
Sophie Hirschelmann
Sophie Hirschelmann is landscape ecologist and works on conservation and sustainable use of peatlands (paludiculture) in different projects, currently mainly focusing on peatlands in Germany within the project MoKli. Before, she coordinated projects on the development of UNESCO biosphere reserves and World Heritage sites in the Caucasus region, in which she focused on stakeholder involvement and participation for sustainable land use practices.
e-mail: sophie.hirschelmann(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-26
Moritz Kaiser
Moritz Kaiser is a landscape ecologist (M.Sc.). During his studies he worked on peatlands with a focus on remote sensing, GIS and greenhouse gas emissions. As a research assistant he got to know the Michael Succow Foundation and the partners within the Greifswald Mire Centre already during his studies. Since 2019 he is part of the foundation's staff, currently supporting Christina Lechtape in the project MORGEN.
e-mail: moritz.kaiser(at)greifswaldmoor.de
Tel.: +49 (0)38 34 - 83 54 2 - 20
Fatemeh (Morvarid) Ahmadi Kamali
Fatemeh (Morvarid) Ahmadi Kamali is a project coordinator for Iran's projects at the Michael Succow Foundation. She has a special interest in participatory methods of natural resource management. After graduating with an MA in Environmental Assessment and monitoring from the University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) she was working with the Centre for Sustainable Development and Environment (CENESTA) in Iran. As a Marion Dönhoff Fellow at the Michael Succow Foundation she was researching the enhancement of protected area management of biosphere reserves in Iran.
e-mail: morvarid.kamali(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-19
Nina Körner
Nina Körner studied East European Studies. For the Michael Succow Foundation and the Greifswald Moor Centrum she is coordinating press and public relations. Apart from communication in print, online and social media chanels for both institutions and their projects this includes networking and knowledge transfer.
e-mail: nina.koerner(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-18
Christina Lechtape
Christina supports the Michael Succow Foundation within the project MORGEN. She is a Landscape Ecologist and focusses in her work on motivations and strategies of landusers. For her diploma thesis she analysed the opportunities for a transboundary biosphere reserve in the Rominta Forest. She then worked at Greifswald University in the project SULAMA (Sustainable Land Management in Madagascar).
e-mail: christina.lechtape(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-26
Nika Malazonia
Nika Malazonia is a project manager at the Michael Succow Foundation for the project "Establishment of a Biosphere Reserve in Georgia". He has extensive experience in the management of nature conservation projects, especially within international development cooperation programs. For 6 years, he worked for WWF Caucasus as a director of the Project Implementation Unit and his work was mainly concentrated on the establishment of new protected areas in Georgia. Nika is certified master in project management and in addition to his regular work, he conducts lectures and trainings in project management for different universities and training centers.
e-Mail: nika.malazonia(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel: +49 (0) 38 34 - 83542-19
Kirsten Meuer
As a landscape ecologist, Kirsten Meuer has been engaged in natural resource management projects in Africa and Nepal. Since 2009, she has been working in collaborative protected area management for the German development cooperation (GIZ and DED). Since October 2014 she is supporting the foundation's project "Development of a Biosphere reserve at Indawgyi-Lake" on site in Myanmar.
e-mail: kirsten.meuer(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-19
Renée Moreaux
Renée Moreaux, graduated in landscape ecology and specialized in international nature conservation with experiences from Ecuador and Ethiopia. Her thesis dealt with a social-ecological approach to forest rehabilitation in the Lake Tana region (Ethiopia). Since 2014, Renée is coordinating regional as well as international projects in the foundation, mainly working on the field of protected area development, Biosphere Reserves, organic agriculture and regional development.
e-mail: renee.moreaux(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-14
Anke Nordt
Anke Nordt supports the Greifswald Mire Centre in raising means from research, innovation, implementation and consulting funds. The Greifswald Mire Centre is a science-policy-practice interface for all peatland related questions – locally and globally. It was founded as a cooperation of the University of Greifswald, the Michael Succow Foundation and the Institute of Sustainable Development of Landscapes of the Earth (German: Institut für Dauerhaft Umweltgerechte Entwicklung von Naturräumen der Erde, DUENE e.V.) in 2015. Anke Nordt is a landscape ecologist focussing on knowledge transfer and implementation of paludiculture.
E-mail: anke.nordt(at)greifswaldmoor.de
Jan Peters
Landscape ecologist Jan Peters is coordinating the Peatland and Climate Change programme of Succow Foundation with projects in Germany, the Baltics, Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. His personal focus is on policy analyses, dialogue processes and project management.
He gained experiences in various international projects in the fields of biodiversity conservation and development cooperation in Asia and Africa. Previously, he worked in a climate change adaptation project of the German development cooperation for rural communities in India.
e-mail: jan.peters(at)succow-stiftung.de
phone: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-17
Jan Pottgiesser
Jan Pottgiesser, a landscape ecologist (B. Sc.), is a staff member of the Succow Foundation's MORGEN-project since October 2019. He is working on pilot projects of Typha cultivation within Greifswald's municipal area. Doing so he is especially examining how local agriculture and branches of economy have to change and adapt for achieving more and better peatland and climate protection.
e-mail: jan.pottgießer(at)succow-stiftung.de
Felix Reichelt
Felix Reichelt is a landscape ecologist (M.Sc.). In his thesis he worked on assessing greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands. To do so he refined the approach of the Greenhouse Gas Emission Site Types (GESTs) developed at Greifswald University, and tested its practical application. At the Michael Succow Foundation he assessing the greenhouse gas balance of peatlands within the municipal area of Greifswald.
e-mail: felix.reichelt(at)greifswaldmoor.de
Dr. Sabrina Rilke
Sabrina Rilke is a botanist with focus on taxonomy (Salsola, Chenopodiaceae) and has been working at the universities of Kassel and Greifswald. Excursions took her to South America, Africa and Central and Central Asia. At NABU she has been involved in nature conservation. At the Succow Foundation she is responsible for building a virtual information system on a plant information system of Central Asia.
E-mail: sabrina.rilke(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-29
Luise Rothe
After Luise Rothe finished her studies in landscape ecology in Greifswald she started 2016 working at the Succow foundation. She is involved in managing the foundation's nature protection sites in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg. Parts of them belong to the national nature heritage which is developed or preserved by the foundation. Within the Hotspot-project Luise coordinates the development of a smartphone app. Together with her colleague Simon Günzel she is additionally occupied creating information portal for the Protestant church in Northern Germany on sustainable options for church estates.
e-mail: luise.rothe(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-21
Lene Schwarz
Lene Schwarz studied Design und Design Studies. After she gained some experience as a projec manager and in public relations in the fields of culture and sustainability, she now coordinates the fundraising and donations of the Michael Succow Foundation.
e-mail: lene.schwarz(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel: +49 (0)3834 - 45284 - 29
Dr. Nina Seifert
Nina Seifert, a biologist focussing on ornithology and animal ecology, has already been working at the Southern and the Northern border of the Western Palaearctic bird migration system. Subsequent to her studies in Münster, Greifswald and Svalbard, she finished her PhD on the ecology and conservation of the Baillon's Crake in West-Africa at the Greifswald university. Since 2014 she is working for the Succow foundation and is responsible for the management of the foundation's National heritage sites in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Brandenburg.
e-mail: nina.seifert(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-12
Verena Seitz
Verena Seitz studied European Studies. She coordinates Michael Succow's appointments and correspondence. In cooperation with management and foundation board, she is also in charge of fundraising and donor relations.
e-mail: verena.seitz(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-13
Jessica von Stryk
Biologist Jessica von Stryk is responsible for the Programme Library for Peatland Research and Conservation (PeNCIL) currently being established. Being with the foundation from the very beginnings she has gathered remarkable expertise on database management of literature and pictures for this task. Jessica von Stryk also coordinates programmes for volunteers ("FÖJ" and "BfD") and internships at the Michael Succow Foundation. As project assistant she supports the international projects of the foundation.
e-mail: jessica.von.stryk(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-21
Dr. Franziska Tanneberger
Franziska Tanneberger is Head of the Greifswald Mire Centre jointly with Greta Gaudig. The Greifswald Mire Centre is a science-policy-practice interface for all peatland related questions – locally and globally. It was founded as a cooperation of the University of Greifswald, the Michael Succow Foundation and the Institute of Sustainable Development of Landscapes of the Earth (German: Institut für Dauerhaft Umweltgerechte Entwicklung von Naturräumen der Erde, DUENE e.V.) in 2015. Franziska Tanneberger is a landscape ecologist focussing on sustainable fen management.
e-mail: franziska.tanneberger(at)succow-stiftung.de
Christian Welscher
Christian Welscher, a landscape ecologist, has been working for the Michael Succow Foundation since January 2019, within the International Group. His focus is on the Foundation's work in Kaliningrad region (Russian Federation) where he is currently running a project on developing a UNESCO biosphere reserve in the Russian part of the Romincka Forest. In addition, he supports the Foundation's work in Central Asia within the "Central Asian Desert Initiative" (CADI).
e-mail: christian.welscher(at)succow-stiftung.de
Dr. Wendelin Wichtmann
Dr. Wendelin Wichtmann holds engineering degrees in rural economy and agriculture. Since his PhD dissertation, he has focused on hydromorphic soils, which also form the main part of his work for the Michael Succow Foundation. He is involved in several projects concerning peatland revitalisation, renewable resources, biomass utilisation, and land use. In addition, he has held the volunteer position of managing director of DUENE e.V. (Institute for Sustainable Development landscapes of the Earth).
e-mail: wichtmann(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-16
Jens Wunderlich
Upon completion of his geography degree, Jens Wunderlich worked on projects in German and international development co-operation. He supported the implementation of the UN Biodiversity Convention and the Agreement to Combat Desertification in Central Asia. As a staff member of the Michael Succow Foundation, his responsibilities include the internationalisation and further development of protected areas in Central Asia as well as satellite image analysis for various foundation projects.
e-mail: jens.wunderlich(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)38 34 - 45284-24
Dilfuza Yuldasheva
Dilfuza Yuldasheva studied Global Change Management (MSc) at Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (HNEE). In her thesis she focused on agroforestry and agricultural practices in Uzbekistan. The topic of her research as a Marion Dönhoff Fellow at the Succow Foundation was the integration of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in the Lower Amudarya State Biosphere Reserve (Uzbekistan). At the Succow Foundation she supports its projects in Uzbekistan and Ukraine and is in charge of the fellowship programmes.
e-mail: dilfuza.yuldasheva(at)succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0) 38 34 - 45284 - 28
Interns / Scholarship holders / Volunteer services
Roxane Bradaczek
Having graduated in political science at the Otto-Suhr-Institute at Freie Universität Berlin, Roxane Bradaczek now studies landscape ecology and nature conservation at the University of Greifswald. Since December 2017 she supports the Michael Succow Foundation and Greifswald Mire Centre in the field of public relations as a research assistant especially concerning media administration and the maintenance of the website. She is especially interested in the influence of agriculture on ecosystems and biodiversity.
E-mail: roxane.bradaczek(at)succow-stiftung.de
Nele Scheebaum
From kiwi to lapwing- after graduating high school in Lower Saxony in 2017, Nele Scheebaum (20) decided to explore the world. After a 10 months work and travel adventure in Australia and New Zealand, she now works as a nature conservation guard on Koos Island. She uses her time as a voluntary worker to actively engage in nature conservation and prepare for her environmental studies. Her tasks as a Bufdi are supporting the protected area management, observing bird populations, building the Koos island station and helping with public relations.
Niklas Schmitz
From work back to nature - Niklas Schmitz (30) is doing a volunteer service (Bundesfreiwilligendienst, BDF) on the Island Koos since September 2019. After completing school and a vocational training as animal keeper at Mainz University he has been working on the job for three years. To gain new experiences he opted for a volunteer service in the North-East of Germany. His tasks on the Island Koos include bird counting, taking care of the nature reserve, building up the new nature conservation station and reaching out to the public.


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Question: I'm keen to give my house a bit of green appeal - with some trendy plants - what do you suggest?
Vanessa says: Wacky plants are really in now - they can give real appeal to a room whatever your budget.
Earlier this year B&Q launched its new range of Outstanding Plants at London Fashion Week.
It sponsored Red or Dead's garden themed show entitled 'Save the Allotment'.
The partnership between these two great British brands was ideal as Red or Dead's autumn/winter 2004 collection complements the new B&Q range of 'designer' plants which includes topiary and tree ferns from Australasia.
Many plants are available now which are bigger and more mature and have been cared for at nurseries for extended periods.
Some have been specially nurtured and trained into structural shapes by highly skilled growers.
B&Q's range includes eighty-year-old tree ferns imported from the tropics and bay topiary from Bruges which has been carefully nurtured over many years to create an elegant addition to any garden. Check out ornamental topiary spirals which originate from Italy - the home of many major fashion houses.
Check out your local garden centre too for the newest trends.
Question: Whenever I apply a gloss paint and no matter how hard I try to ensure the surface is clear of dust etc when the gloss dries there are always lots of 'bits' stuck to the surface.
How can this be avoided or these bits be removed?
Rehana says: Major contributors to the final finish appearance in this instance are:
* Environment of the painting area - for any exterior paint job it is virtually impossible to control airborne transfer of dust/dirt particles etc from falling onto a painted surface. For interior paint jobs ensure the surface and surrounding areas are dust/debris free before painting.
If it is possible to close all doors and windows during the initial stages of painting in order to prevent air blowing then this will also help.
* Quality of rollers and brushes. Use of good quality tools is imperative.
Also once you have a good quality tool ensure you do not use something too new or too old.
* Always run your fingers through the brushes and pull gently to remove any loose bristles.
Then run the brush over a rough masonry/brick type surface wall, as this will also dislodge loose bristles.
Wash the brush and allow it to dry.
* Before painting ensure you wet the brush with water prior to using it (for water based paint) or white spirit (for solvent based paint) taking the necessary precautions!
For rollers apply a similar procedure this will remove any loose bits and pieces that may come out and spoil the paint finish.
Question: Do you think the property market is showing signs of slowing down?
Michael says: 2004 has so far seen no let up.
Prices and sales continue to increase and demand still outstrips supply in most parts of the Tees Valley.
Property is a good investment as well as a home and this has fuelled the demand.
Little signs of a "bust" but any significant increases in interest rates will dampen the market and may cause some investors to look at other alternatives.


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I used to dream of being able to go to a restaurant near where I live that would serve the freshest and most local vegetables nearly naked, so that diners could taste them in their just-picked glory rather than lost in cloakings of purslane pesto and thick almond romesco sauce. Where simply grilled pieces of meat and fish would arrive glistening with the lightest painting of olive oil. Where chefs would seek out local cheese-makers and farmers who cared about the pigs and cattle and chickens they raised, like the food producers and farmers I've made it a practice to seek out, buy from, and write about in an attempt to keep them in business. Why couldn't the restaurants I went to and reviewed save me the trouble of finding everybody for myself? Why did I have to root everyone out, argue with my editors over whether "artisanal" was a word, and wait till I was headed across the Bay Bridge to Chez Panisse to know I could trust the provenance of what was set in front of me?
I forgot to be careful what I wished for.
Today, chefs can't shut up about where every morsel that went into every dish got its start in life. "Locavore" isn't enough: new words are necessary. The friendly diner in the Brooklyn-analogue neighborhood in Atlanta where I've been spending some time is called "il Localino." No chef would dare to seek investors without a business plan that boasts of its "farm-to-table" cuisine—a term now so common that it has inspired its own irritating abbreviation, F2T.
I realized that things were getting out of hand recently at Commonwealth, a restaurant in an attractively revitalized former light-manufacturing neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Just a decade ago, it would have been enough to emphasize exposed-brick walls, hardwood floors gouged by machinery, and harsh, ugly industrial light fixtures with softly glowing "Edison" bulbs that Edison would be unlikely to recognize. But now the entrance was an ersatz farmers' market with crates of fruits and vegetables, chalkboards listing local farms, and bottles of maple syrup. The restaurant's brick walls were covered by flimsy strips of wood that turned out to be packing crates. The effect didn't really say "farm." It said something more like "farm drag." And it wasn't near a farm. It was near a lot of old factories and a huge new Google office complex.
The West Village, in Manhattan, isn't exactly farmland, either, much less the Bohemia it once was. The hedge-fund traders who are now the only residents who can afford its charms are finding their way to Blenheim, a restaurant named for the 150-acre "smörgås eco farm" that its owners, a Norwegian-born former designer named Morten Sohlberg, and Min Ye, his wife and a former investment banker, run in the Catskills. They've rigged out the restaurant with the requisite Edison bulbs, unstained wide-plank wainscoting, and dozens of jagged-toothed saws, oxen yokes, and other implements that look like exhibits in a museum of agriculture. Farmshop, in Brentwood, California, bordering the Gold Coast of Santa Monica, has a full-wall black-and-white picture of a barn and silo with a rolling mowed field in the background, and a father and son strolling through elephant's- eye-high corn in the foreground. It's unlikely that father or son would be able to afford much at the neighboring boutiques in the Brentwood Country Mart, like Broken English jewelry and Calypso St. Barth.
All this is the modern version of Pastis carafes and Gauloises ashtrays in an Akron bistro. It feels particularly misleading when excessive earnestness is a cover for fatally unimaginative, formulaic food. Transparency about sourcing and insisting on food raised to ethical standards is laudable: every chef and restaurant owner and shopper outside Brooklyn and Berkeley should think about it. But purity and moral superiority are not excuses for not knowing how to cook.


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Meet this week's Pet of the Week: Leon. Leon is a uniquely handsome Pit Bull-Shar Pei mix with the cutest little ears and curled tail, who is approximately two years old.
Leon is a bundle of fun and energy. He's never found a ball he didn't want to chase, a stick he didn't want to carry, or a scent that didn't need sniffing! Leon loves to go for walks and would make a great hiking, jogging, or walking buddy. Not only is he a super playful pup, he is a complete sweetheart. Leon's kisses are just as addictive as his personality. He loves to snuggle in the evenings, especially after a busy day of fun.
Leon previously spent some time in foster care, where he got to work on his house training and inside skills. Leon's ideal family has a house (no apartments) with a securely fenced-in yard where he can run and play while staying safe and secure. He needs a home without children under 10, and needs to be the only pet in the home, though he may be able to have dog friends once he has settled in to his new home. If you're looking for an active dog who just cannot wait to be your best friend, come in and meet Leon today!
Leon is available for adoption at Kitsap Humane Society in Silverdale. See the full listing here.
Kitsap Humane Society is a private, nonprofit animal shelter that rescues and rehomes more than 6,000 pets every year. The Silverdale-based organization has a "lives saved" rate of over 95 percent, and never euthanizes an animal due to lack of space. In addition to caring for and adopting animals, Kitsap Human Society also provides spay/neuter services to low income residents of Kitsap County and Animal Rescue and Enforcement services to surrounding municipalities.
View last week's Pet of the Week here, and see Kitsap Humane Society's other available pets here.


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There is quite literally an army of pirates overseas that is plundering the intellectual property of American and European citizens and businesses. Last week, President TrumpDonald John TrumpBiden says his faith is 'bedrock foundation of my life' after Trump claim Coronavirus talks on life support as parties dig in, pass blame Ohio governor tests negative in second coronavirus test MORE issued an executive memorandum about combating pirated goods that calls for a detailed study of counterfeit trafficking and how the United States can better defend its intellectual property. The White House order is one of many initiatives by the United States and European Union to secure our democracies and free markets from the onslaught of authoritarian corruption, kleptomania, and crime.
Who are the victims of this systematic thievery? A recent report by the Organisation for Cooperation and Economic Development showed that innovators in the United States bear the brunt of the costs, as almost 25 percent of all seized goods have American intellectual property rights. France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Japan are under assault as well. Their total losses represent more than 50 percent of the total seizures of counterfeit goods. In many cases, foreign trade zones are key facilitators. The tidal wave of counterfeit and pirated goods, accounting for more than 3 percent of global trade in 2018 according to the report, comes from, you guessed it, China. In fact, China accounts for over half of total fake goods in the world and more than 75 percent if you include Hong Kong.
Who cares if that designer bag is fake? A healthy academic debate over market economics could be had, but what many do not realize is that it is no longer just luxury items that are being counterfeited. It is now virtually everything, and that is dangerous. Medicines, electrical machinery, and ball bearings are now a large portion of the more than $500 billion a year estimate of trade in fakes. This is where trademarks surely matter. If a counterfeit drug or machine fails, not only can it kill people, it can do irreparable harm to brands built upon patent law.
It is not just big corporations that are suffering. Next time you have a great idea for a new product and want to raise funds on a popular crowdfunding site to pursue a patent, know that Chinese manufacturing giants monitor this and will often patent your idea the very day you post it. By the time you are ready to begin operations, your idea may already be selling like hotcakes on vendors like Alibaba or Amazon. There is no better way to destroy the innovative spirit of the free world than to crush the dreams of entrepreneurs than by this. The Chinese model of state capitalism, or whatever one wants to call this Orwellian nightmare, is not sustainable.
In the international context of escalating trade tensions, great power competition, and "strongman pushback," illicit trade is now a national security threat. Counterfeits and fakes are but one symptom of larger national security issues the United States faces, along with trade based money laundering, human trafficking, animal trafficking, drug trafficking, nuclear proliferation, and even terrorism. The very things that make our economies strong, such as patent law, financial institutions, and foreign trade zones, are the tools that authoritarians are using in a "death by a thousand paper cuts" strategy of attack. How to mitigate such risk while maintaining economic growth is one of the greatest puzzles of our time.
Defending intellectual property rights and identifying the ways in which foreign trade zones are used as hubs for introducing illicit goods into established supply chains is a national security issue. Mapping out the ways in which modern authoritarian states use and abuse free markets at the expense of free citizens is critical to defending the rule of law systems that still stand as a beacon of liberty to people around the world. If the United States fails to address this issue systematically, it will continue to cede the high ground to authoritarian competitors and leave its flanks open for pirates, opportunists, and adversaries to take cheap shots.
Clay Fuller is a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.


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Tenneco Automotive Inc. (ticker: TEN, exchange: New York Stock Exchange) News Release
December 21, 2000
Lake Forest, Illinois, December 21, 2000 – Tenneco Automotive (NYSE: TEN) today announced the realignment of its Japanese original equipment business operations by integrating its former international vehicle and emerging market units into a new international group. As part of this reorganization, Hari Nair was named senior vice president and managing director, Tenneco Automotive International, and Jeff Jarrell was appointed vice president, Japanese original equipment business. The reorganization and leadership changes are effective immediately.
As head of the new strategic business unit, Nair will direct all Japanese original equipment business operations worldwide and continue to manage Tenneco Automotive's operations in Asia and South America. Jarrell will be responsible for the global management of all Japanese original equipment programs across Tenneco Automotive's business units. He will also oversee the company's strategic alliances with two Japanese companies: Futaba Industrial Co. Ltd. and Tokico Ltd.
"This international structure more closely aligns the needs of our Japanese customers with Tenneco Automotive's resources and provides more global coordination supported by our new strategic alliances," said Mark P. Frissora, chairman and CEO, Tenneco Automotive. "We are fortunate to have in Hari Nair and Jeff Jarrell two executives with proven international business success and special expertise in dealing with the needs of our Japanese customers."
Nair joined Tenneco Automotive in 1987 and has served as managing director of Asian operations, based in Singapore, and most recently was vice president and managing director, South America/Asia. Nair has a bachelor's degree in engineering from Bradley University, a master's in business administration in finance and international business from the University of Notre Dame, and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University Business School. He continues to report to Frissora.
Jarrell joined Tenneco Automotive's Walker original equipment division in 1981 and has held a series of sales engineering and management positions. In recent years, he has concentrated on the company's Asian vehicle manufacturing customers and most recently served as business unit director of Tenneco Automotive's international vehicle group. He has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Spring Arbor College and graduated from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management's Executive Development Program. Jarrell will report to Nair.
Tenneco Automotive is a $3.3 billion manufacturing company headquartered in Lake Forest, Ill., with 24,000 employees worldwide. Tenneco Automotive is one of the world's largest producers and marketers of ride control and exhaust systems and products, which are sold under the Monroe® and Walker ® global brand names. Among its products are Sensa-Trac® and Reflex™ shocks and struts, Rancho® shock absorbers, Walker® Quiet-Flow™ mufflers and DynoMax™ performance exhaust products, and Monroe® Clevite™ vibration control components.
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Hallelujah! Christ is risen! Today is Easter. Today is a happy day, it is the day that we celebrate Jesus' victory over Sin and Death, it is the day of His victory- the battle for eternal life is over, God wins! The events that we celebrate today mean that the desertion by his followers, the shambles of his trial and the sheer brutality of the crucifixion were not in vain. His pain was very real, and so too is His victory, which he won for us! Time to party!
Think for a second about how cities celebrate their sports teams winning a championship: they throw a massive parade where the whole city welcomes the conquering heroes with scenes of pure joy and jubilation. I would suggest that given the significance, magnitude and miraculous nature of the Resurrection, it would be reasonable to assume that God would do something huge to mark this occasion that would make any championship parade look like an insignificant party planned by amateurs. But no….. instead of a triumphant return on rolling clouds, with rapturous cheers from heaven for all to see with their own eyes, the Resurrection was revealed first to a single solitary woman,…. who did not recognize him at first!!!
Imagine that you're watching a movie where you are being exposed to the Easter story for the very first time, but had seen a spoiler alert that Christ does indeed rise again, but you had no clue of how how it would be revealed. The reaction that comes to my mind is something along the lines of WHAT…..after all THAT, revealing himself to a single person is how he announces his Resurrection…..?
I believe that Christ announced his Resurrection this way for two reasons. Firstly, it speaks to God being a god of substance. After all what is more important- that he is the Light of the World that saved us from Eternal Darkness, or that he boasted about it with a few flashes of light?
The second reason has to do with the idea of free will. The significance of this free will is so huge that we could do an entire series on it, but for now all I want to do is highlight that part of free will means he also granted us the right and ability to reject and turn away from Him. If He had gone for the big flashy re-entrance, I wonder how many would have chosen to follow him not out of love and dedication and submission, but instead out of fear and terror who were not interested in his commands.
It is my belief that the Resurrection of Christ, and more importantly the small, humble nature of it sends a similar message that His very humble and "unfit" for what we would have expected for the King of Kings: He came FOR us at Christmas, not to awe us or impress the masses with fancy tricks, and at Easter He healed a broken world and granted salvation to the broken people in it.
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Don't Go in the House
aka The Burning
aka Pyromaniac
Director: Joseph Ellison
Released: 1980
Starring: Dan Grimaldi, Robert Osth, Ruth Dardick, Charles Bonet, Bill Ricci
Running time: 82 minutes
Genre: Horror, Don't-movie, Video Nasty
I'll Burn the Sin(opsis) Out of You: Donny Kohler (Grimaldi) is a nice enough, if socially awkward mama's boy, who incinerates trash for a living and occasionally hears creepy whispers, like we all do. Also, just like the rest of us, Donny is completely obsessed with fire. Unlike most of us, with Donny, it's because his crazy-ass mother would hold his arms over a lit stove to punish him when he was being "evil." When Donny sees an accident that sets one of his co-workers ablaze, he's transfixed, watching him burn, rather than helping. This doesn't sit well with the boss and nasty words are spoken, blame is assigned and men are accused of homosexual activities. Good ol' Bobby (Osth), being a nice guy and feeling sorry for Donny, decides to make friends and try to help the poor misfit out. When Donny goes home, that night, he discovers that his abusive, overbearing mother has died. Without her to control him, Donny is free to do whatever he wants. He starts to listen more closely to the whispers telling him that he's "The master of the flame" and, while he struggles against his deteriorating sanity, eventually his mind, as well as a few local ladies (A)…go up in flames. (B)…are lost to an inferno of madness. (C)…are toast. Personally, I like C.
Hott Stuff: Don't Go in the House is a low budget, nasty, Psycho wannabe with a cool house, a (very slightly) sympathetic madman, a room lined with sheet metal, a sitting room full of charred corpses, some creepy goings on, laughable disco goodness, and one hell of an unforgettable murder that got the movie included on the UK's list of notorious Video Nasties.
Bill: I am on a quest! In fact, I am on two quests. Quest #1: I want to see every horror movie with a title that begins with the word don't. Quest #2: I want to see every movie to have made the British Director of Public Prosecutions' list of Video Nasties. Since Don't Go in the House is on both lists, I had to see it.
It's a better movie than I was expecting it to be. Having watched a bunch of the movies on my quest lists, many, if not most of them, are complete trash. That's not to say that they aren't entertaining trash. Night of the Demon, another Video Nasty, may be one of the most entertaining movies I have ever seen, but it's also, in every possible way, a very, very bad movie. Driller Killer… Hell, that one isn't even that entertaining and it's also a bad, bad movie. DGitH, by contrast, could be The Silence of the Lambs. It isn't really bad in any major ways, with a few clunky line deliveries being the biggest problem. All of the actors do a decent enough job for the movie they're in. The lack of budget does show in some of the effects scenes towards the end of the film, but those scenes still manage to be effective and creepy anyway.
The movie takes awhile to get moving. If someone is easily bored, this might not be the flick for him. The pace does quicken later on, but it takes, I believe, 27 minutes just to get to the first kill. It's not like nothing had happened by that point. There was plenty of set up going on, but it was mostly dull set up. I guess you could call DGitH a slow burn. The loud disco, chair jumping, though, was awesome. That shit looked fun.
Fisty: Yeah, DGitH moves along at a leisurely pace compared to say, a slasher, and it takes its time setting up Donny's story. It's a way more psychological flick than you'd expect from a Video Nasty, being very character driven. Despite its limitations, DGitH isn't too ham-fisted about hammering the point home: Donny had a crappy life with an abusive mother, and now he's screwy. Ellison actually kindles pity for Donny in the audience–something too rarely achieved in other grindhouse flicks–though by the end of the film, after watching his terrible metamorphosis, our pity is extinguished by Donny's terrible actions. Especially touching for me is the way Bobby keeps trying to reach out to Donny. Though the acting is amateurish, the incidences heighten the contrast between the life Donny chooses to lead and the one he could have had. Even though we know what's going to happen, we can still hope Donny will be okay. But he isn't. And he does some terrible shit.
Bill: Oh, yes, he does. His first kill really sticks with you. It's a superbly crafted grindhouse murder.
After selling Donny some flowers for his sick, dead mother, Kathy the flower girl misses her bus home. There's a few questionable characters on the street making her nervous, so, even though she may not trust him either, when our man Donny sees his chance and offers her a ride home, she accepts. With a little insistence and a string of white lies, Donny gets her in his house. She should not have went in. I'm not even sure whether he always intended to kill her or if he was just lonely.
Fisty: He was totally going to kill her. He has this nervous energy about him; it's almost sexual.
Bill: You think? I thought, when he was running around his house and freaking out, that he had no idea what to say or do now that she was there, that, maybe he was just wondering how to get out of the lies he told to get her inside. But maybe you're right and he was just giddy with excitement.
Regardless, when she gets fed up and demands he let her call a cab to take her home, our boy gets a little upset (because he totally just wanted her to hang out and keep him company) and decides she needs to be punished. After a quick thump on the head, Kathy the flower girl ends up stripped nude and chained to the ceiling in the sheet metal-lined room that Donny decided to put together after getting a little encouragement from the whispers. She cries and screams and writhes and shakes them titties as Don, now clad in his flame-retardant killer suit, douses her with gasoline and proceeds to set her on fire with a flamethrower, and, oh, the camera lingers! This is the highlight of the film, right here. It titillates, then terrorizes, then totally horrifies. None of the other murders are shown in such detail, but they really don't need to be. Once you see Donny's MO, you're not going to forget it and you know exactly what his other victims go through. It is not pleasant.
Fisty: The effects on that death were pretty amazing. You can see some superimposed flames, but overall, it's very impressive–and quite striking. The later deaths are nothing so impressive, as Ellison's major concern is to detail Donny's tempering in his crucible that takes him from a sad schlemiel to an inhuman monster. Unfortunately, he's a bit heavy on the moments of "terrible psychological torment" as indicated by hallucinations. I'm also leery of explaining everything away with abuse, which was quite the fad for a while. Some people are just evil. However, due to Ellison's fairly light hand on the reins, it mostly works in DGitH.
Bill: The argument could be made that it doesn't totally blame his abuse, that maybe there was real evil at work. I don't want to spoil the ending too much, but those whispers really made me wonder if his mother was really as crazy as she seemed. Maybe there was evil to be burnt out of him. Perhaps his hallucinations weren't entirely imaginary and there were some supernatural forces coming into play in this movie. It seemed more ambiguous to me.
And didn't I say that exact same thing to you before about Session 9?
Fisty: I don't listen when you talk, Bill. But yeah, I had almost forgotten that bit at the end, but I'm going to relegate it to the cheap twist pile, an attempt by someone (Montoro?!) to cash in on the demonic fad of the Seventies a la The Exorcist, The Amityville Horror, Abby, Lisa and the Devil, The Devil within Her, et alia. Or it's just a product of your fevered imagination. Throughout the film, there is no indication of there being anything else afoot, and the bit at the end includes child abuse. I'll quote RATT when I say, "What goes around comes around." The cycle of abuse continues, and that's what I am sticking with.
In the end, it's kind of a weird movie, far more a Seventies flick than an Eighties one (it was filmed in '79), but overall an effective one, using psychological horror instead of cheap scares, lurid sexuality, and gory effects (sad face!). Though the disco elements may date it for some, I think they also ground DGitH as representing a particular attitude toward horror, especially in that relentless need to explain away our fears with psychobabble.
Bill: It was EVIL! Evil whispers!
And evil disco! Man, that club scene was the shit. I want to go to there. Does that date me, too? If so, I don't care. I dug Don't Go in the House and I totally want to get struck by boogie lightning, baby.
Fisty: Yeah, I was down with the soundtrack of this one. It would definitely go at the dark end of the disco movie spectrum.
One last thing, though. Accusations of misogyny get thrown around willy-nilly, especially about this movie. And god knows I like to suck the fun out of things with extra close readings that discover misogyny in virtually any text. But! Just because a movie depicts violence against women does not make it misogynistic. None of Donny's victims are depicted as being particularly awful, rather, they seem like ordinary young women. The evil Donny sees in them is strictly a product of his fevered imagination, his psychosis. And with the exception of the first death, there is no gleeful lingering over the sufferings of the victims. Only that first one, to shock viewers into realizing just what Donny is capable of, is so terrible. The movie's end, which features a male abuser, treats the case as one of power, not gender.


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As Storm Doris battered parts of Britain some flights were diverted to Newcastle Airport as the North East did not suffer as badly as other regions.
A flight from Dublin to Birmingham was among the services re-routed to Newcastle.
Newcastle was largely unaffected by the winds which ravaged parts of Britain.
A Newcastle Airport airport spokesman said flights were cancelled, but this was due to conditions elsewhere.
Nevertheless, you have to admire the skills of pilots flying planes in and out of a windswept runway.
Plane spotter Jonathan Winton filmed passenger aircraft taking off and landing at Newcastle Airport on Thursday and posted it to his YouTube page.
In the video, pilots negotiate tricky winds to take off and touch down on the Tarmac.
Meanwhile, Newcastle Airport says January was a bumper month for passengers flying in and out of Tyneside.
It saw 40,000 more passengers through the terminal in January, which is 16.2% more than in January 2016.
Destinations like Geneva, Dubai, and the Canary Islands performed strongly, with holiday makers heading for the Swiss mountains or a bit of winter sun.
New services to the Polish cities of Gdansk, Warsaw and Wroclaw, and German capital Berlin, have also proved popular.