Cowley Low Traffic Neighbourhoods – Better and Safer for Everyone!
This website has been set up to help people find out about the three Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) in Church Cowley, Temple Cowley and Florence Park, introduced in March 2021 as a 6-18 month trial.
Who are we?
We are a group of Cowley residents who want everyone to have the opportunity to walk, cycle, scoot, wheelchair or use public transport as needed, whilst ensuring that those who do need to travel by car can do so with minimal impact on our community. We hope that the information on this site will help to explain why we are supporting LTNs and why we are excited about the changes that they could bring to our area.
Cars are part and parcel of living in a town or city, but traffic can have a negative impact on the quality of people’s lives. When traffic builds up in residential areas, we’re less likely to walk or cycle. Children spend less time playing outside and neighbours don’t talk to each other. We believe that introducing LTNs will make life in Cowley safer, healthier and more enjoyable for all. Click here for more ‘residents stories’.
The photo below shows what a neighbourhood with lower levels of motor traffic could look like. This is from Waltham Forest in London, where LTNs were introduced in 2014. We think it looks pretty good! Click here for more…


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A new study concluded that fewer than half of Canada’s small businesses have an online presence, and they may be losing out on sales opportunities.
According to the study by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority, three-quarters of Canadians research purchases online, but only 41.1 per cent of small businesses have a website.
Overall, the study found that just 45.5 per cent of Canadian businesses are online.
The study also found that half of Canadians surveyed said they prefer .ca domain on a website over .com for business use and for online activities that require the disclosure of personal information such as shopping or banking.
The study was done by the organization that manages the .ca domain.

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Local media has reported parcels were delivered to consulates and embassies of the UK, the United States, New Zealand, Germany, Korea, India and Switzerland.
Emergency services attended consulates across Melbourne's central busy district and the inner city.
In Australia, suspicious packages have been delivered to several embassies and consulates in Canberra and Melbourne.
There are unconfirmed reports that the Italian, Japanese, Egyptian and Danish consulates also received packages. "The circumstances are being investigated", the official statement reads.
It is understood at least seven Melbourne buildings have been evacuated.
The packages were being examined by "attending emergency services", the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a statement on Wednesday, without providing additional details.
Officials at the US and British consulates separately confirmed suspicious packages had been received.
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One of the most common canards against immigration is the idea that illegal immigrants drive down the wages for native workers. We can reopen the government AND continue to work through disagreements about policy.
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The Melbourne fire brigade and Australian Federal Police are now investigating.
Sky reported that the scare coincided with the USA embassy's hazmat training, which had been booked for months.
"A worker at the Pakistani consulate in Melbourne opened one of the packages about 10am on Wednesday".
Addresses for the events included Market Street, Bourke Street, Middleton Lane, William Street, and St Kilda Road in Melbourne, Elgin Street at Carlton, and Yertchuk Avenue at Ashwood.
One firefighter was seen outside the South Korean consulate carrying a large plastic bag with the word "asbestos" written on it.
Staff members were later allowed to re-enter the building, which was deemed safe by Vic Emergency, the collective body of emergency agencies in Victoria, of which Melbourne is the capital.
The incidents come after Sydney's Argentinian consulate was partially evacuated on Monday after reports of a suspicious substance. Results from police testing have yet to be revealed.


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You could argue that not participating in the confiscation plan now when a new PP government will abolish it is just being proactive and avoiding problems down the road.
You're getting ahead of yourself. First PP has to win a majority national election. Thats a tall order.


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Implementation of Tax on Salary changes
As most readers are aware salary income that is received by an employee working for a tax registered employer in Cambodia is assessed on a monthly basis for Tax on salary. For tax resident taxpayers, tax on salary is applied at progressive rates from 0% to 20%, which are applied by tranche of monthly taxable salary. The current monthly tax on salary rates for tax resident employees in Cambodia is set out below. (Assume: 1 USD = 4,000 riels).

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For Giada De Laurentiis, pasta has always been one of the great pleasures of the table: it’s healthy and delicious; it can be light and delicate or rich and hearty; it’s readily available and easy to prepare—everything you want in a meal. And nothing satisfies a craving for Italian food quite like it! In Everyday Pasta, Giada invites you to share her love of this versatile staple with more than a hundred brand-new recipes for pasta dishes. What better way to get started on building your Everyday Pasta pantry than with 4 bags of Giada's very favorite pasta straight from Italy?
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Signed Everyday Pasta Book: For Giada De Laurentiis, pasta has always been one of the great pleasures of the table: it’s healthy and delicious; it can be light and delicate or rich and hearty; it’s readily available and easy to prepare—everything you want in a meal. And nothing satisfies a craving for Italian food quite like it! In Everyday Pasta, Giada invites you to share her love of this versatile staple with more than a hundred brand-new recipes for pasta dishes, as well as for complementary sauces, salads, and sides tempting enough to bring the whole family to the dinner table.
Fusilli Corti: Setaro’s fusilli corti is not your everyday fusilli! These perfect corkscrews are so named because they were traditionally made by hand by deftly wrapping each strand around a knitting needle or spindle (fusilli comes from the word fuso, or spindle). Now, they’re produced on traditional bronze dies in the Setaro family factory in a process that’s a little less painstaking but no less delicious. It’s a whimsical shape that’s hard to find in the U.S. and is only made by a few Italian pasta producers.
Lumaconi: This lumaconi from Setaro is proof that there’s still plenty of room for creativity in the pasta profession. With all the rich history that surrounds much Italian cuisine, you might have thought pasta making was purely a matter of tradition, with artisans molding the same shapes that have been around for centuries. But these are a relatively new addition to the pasta pantheon, with a name taken from the Italian for snail. Like their namesake garden dweller, lumaconi are coiled, with a large open pocket that ends in a curled, pinched end. More complex than a simple shell, this adorable shape has become an instant classic thanks to its versatility.
Fettuccine: These wild, flat fettucce noodles are perfect for standing up to hearty sauces and rich ragus. The Setaro family have been making pasta the same way for more than 80 years. The secret to its incredible flavor is in the fresh semolina flour they use, which is minimally processed to retain its nutritional value. When your product only has two ingredients, flour and water, you’d better make sure they’re the best!
Mezze Millerighe: With deep furrows that run the length of its wide tubes, this millerighe ("thousand lines") from Setaro is satisfyingly stocky addition to your pasta pantry. The grooved texture of this distinctive pasta creates a denser bite that allows its robust flavor to shine, showcasing the high quality of the raw ingredients go into this deceptively simple product. In addition, millerighe’s many ridges create extra surface area for sauce to cling to, ensuring every mouthful is as flavorful as can be. This mezze millerighe is shorter and wider than a ziti or rigatoni. It’s a versatile shape that will be right at home in just about any recipe.

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How to Install an Engine Water Temp Gaugeby David Young
An aftermarket temperature gauge can be installed as a supplement to or replacement for the existing temperature indicator in your vehicle. Many new cars use high and low temperature lights instead of traditional gauges. While the lights will alert you to dangerous temperatures, they do not provide information about the operating temperature of the vehicle. Adding a temperature gauge will allow you to monitor the temperature of your engine under different conditions and can give you an early warning of potential problems.
Choose a location for the temperature gauge mounting hole on the vehicle dashboard. Ensure that the gauge will be visible and that no wires or hoses behind the dash will be damaged when drilling the mounting hole. Use a drill and hole saw to make a 2 1/16 or 2 5/8 inch hole (depending on the gauge model) in the dashboard at the chosen location.
Drill a 7/8 inch hole in the vehicle's firewall. Ensure that there are no wires or hoses behind the firewall that could be damaged by drilling. Cut a slit in the side of a 7/8 inch grommet and slide the grommet over the temperature sensor tube. Slide the sensor through the mounting hole and through the hole in the firewall. Install the grommet in the hole in the firewall.
Slide the temperature gauge into the mounting hole. Place the included bracket over the mounting post on the back of the gauge. Place the lock washer over the post and install and securely tighten the knurled thumb-nut onto the post.
Connect one wire from the gauge light to a grounded metal part of the vehicle chassis using an existing bolt or self-tapping screw. Connect the other wire to a positive (+) 12 volt wire from the dashboard lighting circuit using a wire tap-splice. Clip the gauge light into the hole in the back of the temperature gauge.
Route the temperature probe through the engine compartment to the existing temperature sending unit mounting location. Avoid running the tubing near moving parts or exhaust components. Remove the existing temperature sending unit with an open-ended or adjustable wrench.
Wrap two layers of teflon tape clockwise around the threads of the included mounting nut. Screw the mounting nut into the temperature sender mounting hole and tighten securely with a wrench. Insert the temperature probe into the mounting nut and tighten the sealing nut securely into the mounting nut with a wrench.
Start the engine and check for leaks and proper gauge operation. Recheck and tighten all connections if leaks are found or if the gauge fails to operate properly.
- Avoid putting kinks or sharp bends in the temperature probe tubing.
Things You'll Need
- 2 1/16 or 2 5/8 inch hole saw
- 7/8 inch drill bit
- 7/8 inch grommet
- Teflon tape
- Open-ended or adjustable wrench
- Self-tapping screws
- Wire tap-splice
- Allow the vehicle engine to cool completely before beginning installation.
David Young has written for the website for the Save Darfur Coalition and is currently writing articles for various other websites. Young holds a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Western Carolina University.


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Geoff Dann is a leading authority on the edible wild fungi of Northern Europe, and author of the most comprehensive book on that subject ever published. A local to the area, we asked Geoff where he goes to find the best forage in West Kent, and the answer’s not as simple as you might think
I am very familiar with the countryside of West Kent. I grew up just over the Surrey border in Caterham, cut my fungi foraging teeth thirty years ago on Limpsfield Chart, and a large proportion of the photos in my book were taken in West Kent and East Sussex. It ranks among the best places in the whole country for wild fungi, for reasons I’ll explore below, but first I need to explain why I can’t advise you on local foraging hotspots (well, I’ve already mentioned one, and that’s your lot.)
The first rule of fungi foraging hotspots: You do not talk about fungi foraging hotspots. The best locations for fungi foraging tend to be those that are frequented by no other foragers, or even better, aren’t frequented by anybody at all. Once a forager finds a good location (and quite often a good location is good for more than just one edible species), then, if they’ve got any sense, they’ll do their best to keep it a secret, forever. I only mentioned Limpsfield Chart because that one’s definitely out of the bag already – once upon a time I had the place to myself, but last time I was there, there were foragers all over the place. A general piece of advice, therefore, is the further you get away from London, the more likely you are to find some good stuff (and that’s just a numbers game – more people = less fungi).
The High Weald was one of the last parts of England to remain as an impenetrable wildwood, long after most of the English countryside had been tamed.
West Kent is, however, disproportionately good for fungi foraging, and the reasons are geological and historical. For those unfamiliar with local geology, the whole of southern England is an ‘anticline’ (an upswelling in the rocks), which was once completely covered with chalk. The highest part of that chalk, in the centre, has eroded away, leaving the North and South Downs as two roughly-parallel ridges of chalk hills. The area in between them is known as The Weald, and right in the centre there is another ridge of hills (the High Weald), this one composed mainly of sandstone – the oldest rocks that occur at the surface anywhere in south-east England.
The High Weald runs in a broad arc starting around Crawley/Horsham, and going via the Ashdown Forest and Heathfield down towards Battle (the very oldest exposed rocks can be found where this ridge meets the sea between Hastings and Rye). ‘Weald’ actually means ‘Forest’, and this area, especially the High Weald, was one of the last parts of England to remain as an impenetrable wildwood, long after most of the English countryside had been tamed. Even now, this area remains one of the most heavily-wooded parts of the country, although today much of this woodland is working forestry land rather than ancient woodland.
Why is this good for fungi?
- Firstly, the variety of fungi to be found in woodland is much greater than other habitats, especially if it is ancient woodland or mixed woodland.
- Secondly, the variety of fungi to be found on acidic, sandy soil is greater than other soil types.
- Thirdly, the slightly higher elevation of the High Weald means a slightly increased rainfall, which is also popular with many species of fungi.
Together, these factors make the woodland of the High Weald one of the very best places in the British Isles to go looking for fungi.
What exactly should you be looking for when foraging?
There are far too many for me to list here (hundreds of edible species), but there’s a specific habitat that is particularly abundant in West Kent, and that is pine forestry. This tends to be a monoculture, which are usually bad news for biodiversity, but the situation is a bit different for fungi. A lot of fungi are symbiotic with trees, and some species of tree have a greater diversity of associated fungi than others. And pine is probably the best tree species of all as far as fungi are concerned, so pine woodland is a particularly good place to go. If you’re lucky, you might just come across a real bonanza.
Think you’ve got the perfect spot in mind? Find out some of the edible species you can find there
Geoff’s seminal text ‘Edible Mushrooms’ (Green Books) has been updated for 2018, and launches this June. Keep an eye out for the hardback version in your local bookshop.Ã¯Â¿Â½

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Olympic fencer Ysaora Thibus takes us through the strenuous work and dedication it takes to become a winner
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Welcome to woo's Feel Good Films, a collection of short films from young up and coming creatives and directors from around the globe. woo's Feel Good Films have been curated to make you feel happy, energised and creatively inspired.
The Countdown is a film by Jade Ang Jackman, who takes great joy of blurring the boundaries between fact and fiction. In this short, she profiles French Olympic fencer Ysaora Thibus as she explains the joy of self expression she gets from competing, the courage that drives her and what it’s like to be a woman operating in the field of combat sports.
Wearing masculine tailoring and shadow-fencing, Ysaora narrates a montage of her practicing and competing in fencing as well as getting pure joy from everything she does to come out on top - she achieved silver at Tokyo 2020. “Combat sports is really competitive and super masculine environment” she says: “They make us think we have to be in competition with each other as women. I wanted the young girls can wee women that look like them and are wining”
Despite the machismo associated with most combat sports, there’s a lesser-known vulnerability to the joy of lunging towards her opponents, she explains: “you’re taking the risk of going and try to touch. I like the fact I have to take a risk to touch.” Although the work is strenuous and dedicated, it doesn't means she's not multifaceted, and capable of softness.
This vulnerability, mixed with the power of her athleticism, shines through in this short, reminding us all of the boldness and thrill of taking on the risk of competing.
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During any emergency or time of crisis, hospitals and healthcare workers are the frontline professionals that have to deal with it firsthand.
Emergencies such as pandemics or natural disasters put hospital leaders in charge of maintaining operations.
The professionals in hospitals who hold leadership positions must address practical challenges during times of crisis, such as increased staffing, effective communication, and accessibility to resources.
In addition, these professionals also help employees and patients cope with the emotional strain of anxiety, stress, and burnout.
Nearly 500 Americans die each year as a result of natural disasters. Unfortunately, there is a significant lack of disaster planning and preparedness in healthcare facilities.
Staff, patients, and the hospital’s financial security are at risk because of this lack of preparation.
A comprehensive emergency management plan can help health care facilities survive and reopen after a disaster.
Leadership in hospitals is often confronted with several challenges during crises, which often come out of nowhere and are unpredictable.
Consequently, the administrative department may have to make split-second decisions to maintain high-quality care amid chaos, especially after several loopholes were discovered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a result, only individuals who possess exceptional leadership skills and a Healthcare management degree are preferred for managerial and administrative roles.
On this note, let’s look at some common challenges that hospitals face during emergencies.
Common Challenges Faced By Hospitals during Crisis
Influx of patients
More care is required when a crisis occurs, such as the spread of a highly infectious virus or a hurricane. As a result, hospital resources are depleted, and healthcare workers are overburdened.
It goes without saying that during an emergency, when the number of incoming patients has increased, hospitals may find themselves short of protective equipment, staff, medical equipment, and space.
Leaders at hospitals may not have all the information they need to make quick decisions during crises. Often, they don’t understand how a deadly virus spreads or the amount of damage a natural disaster can cause.
In times of crisis, hospital leaders may have to reorganize or increase work hours to accommodate patients’ needs.
Mitigating future risks is essential
It is not uncommon for disasters to continue to unfold over several months or even years. Consequently, hospital leaders must constantly adapt their strategies to new and unexpected challenges.
Therefore, healthcare leadership is expected to plan for several months.
Feelings of uncertainty
Leaders must keep their teams engaged and alert as they work through a crisis for senior healthcare professionals.
After all, healthcare professionals are also normal human beings, and it’s natural for them to feel emotionally and physically overwhelmed by all the extensive work they have to perform in case of unforeseen circumstances.
Ways of Handling Emergency Situations in Healthcare Systems
Let’s look at some practical ways hospitals can manage emergencies more accurately.
- Hospital Staff Training
With proper training, healthcare systems can prepare their staff for unexpected situations. All newly hired hospital staff must be competent hospital administrators.
In addition, hospital staff should be encouraged to continue their professional development. As a result, existing employees should receive management and technology training (e.g., cloud-based image storage) and in-house training.
It may be many years before a facility faces an emergency, and it may not be easy to replace the experience of working in the field. Still, training is crucial to help staff members be as prepared as possible.
Community involvement should also be considered when implementing a training plan. It is common for managers of health care facilities to assume that ambulance crews, police officers, and fire departments will cooperate fully. Still, those agencies also face other challenges during a natural disaster.
Therefore, a successful emergency management preparation plan depends on establishing the roles of each party during training.
Establish a health care management system
A managed care system should already be in place in hospitals, but its improvement can lead to more efficient management of daily tasks.
It doesn’t matter what innovative measures you plan to implement in your hospital; the patient should always be a priority.
In the end, if the patient suffers, even the highest level of communication or the latest technology will not make a difference.
Therefore, effective hospital management comes down to keeping the patient in mind.
Assess High-Risk Areas
Knowing areas where your facility lacks is essential. If you successfully identify these areas, you can then work to strengthen those.
Consequently, the most qualified staff can be applied in these areas, resulting in more effective management.
Keep your contact details up-to-date
A hospital may not be aware that staff information has changed. Updating staff contact information is crucial since out-of-date details can negatively affect patients and demonstrate inefficient operations throughout the facility.
Accountability is essential
Employees should be held liable for the tasks they complete daily, weekly, and monthly.
The hospital’s management will be better if all staff members adhere to this and are accountable for their tasks, including senior doctors.
Oversee key departments
Your hospital may need to spend more time on emergency departments and admissions. It is the responsibility of hospital management to ensure that the right people and systems are in place to accomplish these goals.
Transparency in communication
Historically, organizations withheld information from the public as a natural reaction, which isn’t the right approach.
The managers of health care facilities who are open and honest can prove their value to their communities.
It is essential that the public gets correct information regarding health care from the experts instead of receiving incorrect information from others today since information leaks one way or another.
Everyone within the organization should be kept informed during a disaster. Medical, legal, government affairs, and facilities management all understand what’s going on in an emergency to be dealt with effectively.
No one knows when a calamity will hit. Therefore, healthcare systems need to be fully prepared in advance to provide in-time and efficient care to the patients. A sound management system will help in this regard.

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“A tall, stork-like man” enters the night train on the central station in Oslo. He is the 32 year old composer Ask Burle, and he is heading home to bury his younger brother Balder. And there, in the shaking, darkened sleeping car, Ask starts searching his memories of lost times. From here, the captivating story of one of the greatest Norwegian post-war novels unfolds. It is a vital and tender knock-out of a novel.
The Hotel Room (Tyven, tyven skal du hete), 1951
Lasso Round the Moon (Lasso rundt fru Luna), 1954
The Song of the Red Ruby (Sangen om den røde rubin), 1956
The Rope Ladder (Taustigen), 1948
I Don't Care, the Boy Said (Jeg er like glad, sa gutten), 1952
Cross My Heart (Kors på halsen), 1958

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First bonds went green. Now they are going blue.
Seaspan Corp., the world’s largest containership lessor by cargo-carrying capacity, sold nearly $1 billion of so-called blue bonds earlier this year that sought to entice new investors by promising to fund vessels that will lower emissions and pollution at sea.
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Alex Raman is a software developer and machine learning researcher in the MII group. After completing his Master’s degree in Bioinformatics under the advisement of Dr. Corey Arnold in 2019, he began working full-time at MI. Alex’s research interests include using machine learning with multiparametric MRI to non-invasively predict prostate biopsy results. He is also heavily involved in clinically-focused statistical analyses of the large dataset of prostate biopsy patients at UCLA. Currently, Alex is the lead backend developer for a mobile application that will be used in a study of heart failure patients. He is experienced in database design and creating REST APIs using Python, Flask, and SQL. Alex will be joining medical school in the Fall of 2020.


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Lorraine trains professionals in mindfulness-based interventions around the globe. Advancing Youth Work: Current Trends, Critical Questions. Educational Accreditation for Child and Youth Care in Canada: An Approach to Professional Standards and Quality of Care. Child and Youth Care Across Sectors: A Canadian Perspective. . Stuart has worked within residential and community-based child and youth care organizations.
Magnuson, submitted for review October 2015 Post-secondary education as a crucible for learning practice, In Gharabaghi, K. Ministry of Child and Youth Services, Strategic Research Fund. The first Canadian text of its kind, Right Here, Right Now: Exploring Life Space Interventions for Children and Youth provides students with the tools they need to apply life-space intervention concepts to real-life situations. I regularly appreciate the beautiful west coast from the edge of the island, the middle of a dragon boat or the cockpit of a kayak. I have authored two editions of Foundations of Child and Youth Care and am the co-author of Right Here, Right Now: Life-space Intervention for Children and Youth. I was a member of this Board from 2005 to 2011. I live in Nanaimo with my husband and an assorted menagerie.
Training and Development in Human Services: The Journal of the National Staff Development and Training Association, 6 1 , 119-128. Kiaras Gharabaghi and Carol Stuart argue for an updated concept of life space to reflect changes in social conventions, technology, and our evolving cultural diversity by emphasizing four dimensions of life-space: physical, virtual, mental, and relational. Child and Youth Care Across Sectors: A Canadian Perspective. She lives by the vision of being true to ourselves and giving back to others in order to achieve happiness and success. She strongly believes in living an authentic self and the concept of paying it forward because happiness comes from within and success comes from what we do for others. She has taught at both undergraduate and graduate levels and is currently the Dean of Health and Human Services at Vancouver Island University.
The book outlines a new theoretical construct of life-space intervention and looks at ways to apply this in working with young people. Carol was the Director of the School of Child and Youth Care at Ryerson from 2003 to 2008 and was responsible for guiding the expansion of the School and the development of the full-time undergraduate degree program. I have been a faculty member at Grant MacEwan Community College now a university , University of Victoria and Ryerson University. I am also an adjunct professor at the School of Child and Youth Care at University of Victoria. Stuart is the managing editor of Relational Child and Youth Care Practice. Stuart, submitted for review November 2015 The digital life-space as a practice setting, In Gharabaghi, K.
She is also certified in Mindful Self-Compassion and Compassion Cultivation, Stanford University. To achieve this, we resource a community of experts with established practices to help you - parents, teachers, children, youth, students, leaders, managers, and team members to develop the key life skills of mindfulness, compassion and emotional intelligence. After 10 wonderful years at Ryerson, I was appointed as dean of Health and Human Services at Vancouver Island University in spring 2011. Biography: I began my career in residential care in Ontario and have worked within residential and community-based child and youth care organizations. Employing the language of social pedagogy, Gharabaghi and Stuart argue that life-space intervention is about promoting the process of learning for young people.
My research interests include professional practice standards, integrated service delivery, the relationship between practitioner competencies and outcomes for children and youth, and participatory and qualitative approaches to research. She has worked with in residential and community-based Child and Youth Care organizations and has been a faculty member at the Schools of Child and Youth Care with Grant MacEwan Community College now University , University of Victoria and Ryerson University. Then we help you reinforce these skills by transferring them to others for positive social impact. Ministry of Child and Youth Services, Central East Region. This book also describes the approach that child and youth care practitioners take to the work that they do. Personalized Services: A Synthesis of Challenges and Opportunities.
Our mission is to help people be happy, flourish and contribute to a better world. I have supported over 25 graduate students, including Aboriginal students, at the University of Victoria and Ryerson University. With Children and Youth: Emerging Theories, Practices, and Discussions in Child and Youth Care Work. Right Here, Right Now provides a theoretical and practical exploration of life-space intervention as the central concept in working with children and youth in the 21 st century. The National Child and Youth Care Practitioner Certification Exam.
Right Here, Right Now ties together theoretical and practical elements into a unified argument about the pedagogic character of life-space intervention. Waterloo: Wilfred Laurier University Press. . . . . .
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Volkswagen Investing $550M in Guanajuato, Mexico Facility
Mexican President Felipe Calderon said the facility will be located in Guanajuato and produce next-generation engines for Volkswagen vehicles. The company produced 325,000 cars in Mexico in 2009.
Volkswagen is working to triple its sales in the United States by 2018 to one million cars each year. It is also expanding an assembly plant in Puebla.
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Last week, senior members of Keltie’s Design Team, Manuela Macchi, Michael Moore and Emily Weal, attended the MARQUES Luxury Brands Symposium, which took place in the suitably exquisite surroundings of the Hotel Baur au Lac in Zurich.
The theme of the 2-day conference was the protection of luxury brands in a fast moving world. The full program can be viewed here.
Presentations covered a range of topics relevant to luxury brands and included not only the legal aspects of their protection but also perspectives from a marketing expert, an academic and a financial analyst on the industry and its outlook.
Particularly interesting to the Keltie Design Team were the presentations reviewed below.
Clemens Pflanz, CEO of Meisterkreis, introduced the audience to his organisation, born from a German luxury brands’ initiative against public indifference to counterfeit goods. IPcopy will report in more detail on Meisterkreis and its activities in the coming weeks.
In the session dedicated to the Swiss watch industry, Paul Rust gave an overview of the inception of the IP Panel operating at the Baselworld jewellery fair, its development and statistics. The IP Panel, with which the Keltie Design Team is familiar, was created in 1985 after the Civil Courts of Basel were paralysed by 80+ design/trade mark infringement and unfair competition claims brought against exhibitors during the 8 days of the fair in 1984. The IP Panel had immediately a spike in activity, which continued steadily until the number of complaints lodged diminished in the last few years. Complaints are lodged with the panel by 4 pm on any given day of the fair, the defendant exhibitor is notified and has 2 hours to submit a defence and the Panel’s decision is communicated in writing to the parties by 12 noon of the following day. In case of a finding of infringement, the infringing exhibitor is also presented with undertakings to be signed on the spot and must withdraw the offending articles. The Panel’s decisions have a scope and effect limited to the fair and end with a finding of infringement or non-infringement and withdrawal of the offending goods (if appropriate) from the exhibition. Any claims for further remedies must be brought before the competent civil courts outside the fair.
Mr Rust gave some interesting figures: just over 70% of the complaints relate to watches and approx. 62% of the complaints are based on design rights. He then proceeded to illustrate some case studies from cases handled by the Panel at the 2015 fair.
The panel also featured a presentation by Yves Bugmann, in-house counsel for the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH. The FH is a 500+ members strong association dedicated to the protection of the Swiss watch industry and its “swissness” (“swissness” being synonymous with quality as well as a form of certification of origin). Mr Bugmann told the audience that there are more fake than genuine Swiss watches in circulation in the world and proceeded to illustrate the strict criteria under which products in general can legitimately be called “Swiss Made” under Swiss Law. One criteria is that at least 50% of the value must be created in Switzerland. For industrial goods, including watches, the standards and requirements are higher. For example, 60% of the production costs must be incurred in Switzerland.
At various points during the conference, the question came up of whether the Apple Watch will have an impact on the Swiss watch industry. Swatch already has a smartphone watch lined up to answer the Apple challenge. However, the speakers who touched on the topic, seemed generally unconcerned by the Apple Watch, considering it ultimately a product fulfilling a different purpose.
The second day of the conference was dedicated to workshops and the Keltie Design Team attended the workshop focussing on the counterfeiting of luxury goods on the Internet. Richard Graham of Richemont International UK gave an overview of the problems faced by luxury brands in online enforcement as a starting point to a conversation in which the panel (including Nathalie Luis of L’Oreal UK) and the audience shared experiences and tried to come up with solutions. The main challenge, everyone agreed, is one of volume: online infringement and counterfeiting simply defeats the resources any brand may put into fighting it. That is why prioritisation becomes key to a successful online enforcement strategy.
The online world is also particularly challenging because of all the new forms of interaction with users that are constantly created: if take-downs on eBay have become routine and relatively easy to deal with, there are new social media platforms, like Instagram for example, which still remain fairly unchartered when it comes to IP enforcement.
Kering (owner of luxury brands such as Gucci and Bottega Veneta) was widely praised in the workshop for the brave move of suing Alibaba in the US.
The Keltie Design Team noted that the talks occasionally skewed to the introductory level and as experienced IP practitioners we would welcome MARQUES running more events of this nature in the future that examine this subject in greater depth.
Manuela Macchi 3 July 2015
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A great review of the Marques Luxury Brands Symposium just a couple of days ago by Manuela Macchi.


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Love Spell, 2009 (2009)
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Reviewed by Martina Bexte
ntiquities dealer Peter Kauffman has never been too fussy about how he acquires pieces for his Florida based museum - until he meets na´ve Egyptologist Katherine Meyer. His plans to set her up as a mark fall by the wayside when he finds himself inexorably drawn to her innocence and enthusiasm. Convinced that time and distance will quell his raging desire for her, Peter goes on extended business trips but it's no use - their love affair rages for months. Kat, however, eventually sees through Pete's lies, evasions and absences and walks out on him. Hurt and angry, yet unable to let her go, Pete vows to clean up his act. But when he returns to Cairo to show Kat that he's gone straight, he is shocked to discover that she had died in an explosion.
ix years have passed since Katherine's death and not a day has gone by that Pete hasn't thought about her. That's why he can barely believe his eyes when he spies a woman (the spitting image of his lost love) acting suspiciously at his gallery fundraiser. Kat is equally shocked when she inadvertently crosses paths with Pete and she does her best to elude him. She had after all only come here to steal back a relic that holds the key to identifying the men who killed her best friend, threatened Peter, and forced Kat into hiding. Everything would have been just fine if Pete hadn't decided to put the relic up for auction. His unfortunate choice forces her out of hiding, determined to do whatever is necessary to continue protecting the only man she's ever loved.
is a terrific follow-up and loose tie-in to Naughton's 2008 debut in
. The author once again presents a solid and adventure filled plot where both Kat and Pete suffer plenty of emotional ups and downs and life threatening situations as they're forced to work together to solve a six-year old archaeological mystery and murder - not to mention sort through their own complicated relationship. The author's use of well placed flashbacks is very nicely done as she shows how the pair first met and how Pete's shady associations marred their relationship. Elizabeth Naughton, who knows how to tell an action packed and emotionally rich story, is a new author to watch.
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A MASSIVE feat of engineering could create a £1billion power plant in the Highlands under ambitious plans to meet Scotland’s energy needs.
The hydro station would be housed in giant caverns under a mountain and would effectively be a giant storage battery for the country.
First Minister Alex Salmond announced the proposed scheme, which could create 1500 jobs, as he toured a similar underground plant near Valencia, Spain.
The new pump storage facility would be capable of powering 900,000 homes.
Scottish Power would massively extend an existing station at Cruachan in the west of Scotland, creating the capacity to store unused energy for periods of high demand.
It would involve blasting more enormous caverns into Ben Cruachan.
And yesterday when the Record joined Salmond in Spain for the announcement he quipped: “It’s just like a James Bond villain’s lair.”
Though first developed in the 1960s, pump storage is still the only technology capable of storing electricity in large quantities.
The schemes involve two large bodies of water at different heights.
During periods of low demand, elecricity is used to pump water from a lower loch to an upper reservoir.
The stored water is then released and used to generate power at times of high demand.
In December, Scottish ministers granted consent for plans by SSE for a pumped storage scheme at Coire Glas near Loch Lochy in the Highlands.
Scottish Power operate the station at Cruachan and will carry out a feasibility study to investigate doubling the capacity.
The station is one of only four pump storage hydro plants in the UK and it plays an important role in helping to balance the UK’s electricity system.
Salmond said: “Combined with other planned developments around Scotland, this major announcement today heralds a renaissance in hydro and pump storage energy, and opens another chapter in our outstanding history of harnessing renewables.
“In 1945 fewer than half of the homes in the Highlands had access to electricity.
“By 1959, that proportion had increased to over 90 per cent through the forethought and leadership of Tom Johnston, who led the hydro-electric revolution.
“Today, the Scottish Government recognises the potential for future development at Cruachan and other similar proposals for hydro-electric storage.
“This could see hydro power generate up to one third of Scotland’s entire generating capacity in the next decade.
“Together with other developments, this major extension of pump storage technology will allow us to build on Scotland’s powerful position as a world leader in harnessing natural resources.
“The plans for future pump storage development demonstrate that our significant and diverse range of natural assets continue to attract the huge investment in infrastructure that will enable the Scottish economy to flourish.
“This is why such proposals have been included in the draft National Planning Framework – as potential national developments.
“National development status establishes the need for a project. It does not grant development consent.
“Planning permission and any other necessary assessments and consents will still be required at the consenting stage.
“Any application for development at Cruachan will be considered on its own merits and a decision made only after all environmental impacts have been assessed.”
Spanish energy giant Iberdrola, who own Scottish Power, recently completed a seven year project to double the capacity of the La Muela hydro scheme Salmond visited yesterday.
The capacity of the overall scheme is approximately 1800 megawatts – making it one of the largest pump storage facilities in Europe.
Four new generating units were installed as part of the £1billion expansion project.
Ignacio Galan, chairman of Iberdrola, said: “The project to double the capacity of La Muela plant was a major engineering achievement.
“Our company has a strong commitment to clean energy, particularly to hydro-electric power.”


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Chris Lockwood from 33Miles joined us on the show this morning. His band, along with Building 429, will be at Summerfest on July 28th at FBC North Augusta. You can listen to the conversation with Windows Media Player.
Part 1 - John and Chris reminisce about the Music Boat
Part 2 - Chris talks about Barney and Elmo
Part 3 - Story behind "Jesus Calling"
Part 4 - Upcoming Christmas CD


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|The young Irena|
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I just finished reading Jack Mayer's Life In A Jar for my Book Club. I'd never heard of the book and had no idea what the subject was when a friend dropped it off one afternoon. I became hooked immediately. Most of us are familiar with the film, Schindler's List, which deals with the many Jews one man saved during WWII years. The book I read is about a woman who was just as much a hero in her own right.
Irena Sendler saved 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto in Poland. As a social worker, she was allowed into the ghetto. Often wearing a nurse's uniform, this Catholic woman performed one heroic rescue after another, fear her constant companion. Imagine talking parents into giving their child to you, a woman of another faith. She convinced the parents that the children faced almost certain death. Who wouldn't do what they could to save their own children? Irena, pictured above as the young woman who saved so many and near the end of her long life.
The book begins in a small town in southeastern Kansas where three high school students need a History Day project for a class. One of the girls happens upon a small article in a national magazine about Irena Sendler and the fact that her rescue work was never acknowledged by the Polish government, which became Communist soon after the end of WWII. What injustice! That was the reaction of the high school students--Megan and Liz. They had the topic for their project. Soon, they brought in Sabrina, an older student, to help them get the project ready for History Day. The girls painstakingly researched Irena Sendler and found bits and pieces. Putting it all together, they produced a play showing Irena and the Jewish parents giving up their children to her. Like a snowball rolling downhill, the project grew and grew with the play being produced locally, in the state capitol, then on to New York and finally, in Europe.
The first part of the novel, based on fact, details the girls and the project. Then, it moves into Irena's work during those wartime years, her imprisonment and her many friends who aided her. One close friend helped Irena put slips of paper with the names of all the rescued infants and children into glass jars which they buried under an apple tree. They did it so there would be a record of which children were saved. Many were taken in by Christian families and Catholic convents.
The third part of the book shows the girls making a trip to Poland to visit Irena and some of those she saved. It was thought that she had died in a prison and they were elated to find that she was alive and well in her 90's.Long before the actual visit, Irena and the girls began a correspondence which had to be translated on both ends. The meeting in Warsaw is extremely moving as are the return visits. Irena Sendler lived to be 98. She had the much deserved recognition which she never actually sought. When asked why she did the rescue work she tells the girls it was a thing of the heart, that her father had taught her to always help anyone who needed it.
The reader is given insight to the lives of this heroic woman and also the three young women who helped gain recognition for her. The author, who is both a pediatrician and a writer, tells us the story masterfully. I admit to crying more than once in this novel which I give 5 stars to, as have many others who have written reviews. Read some of them at the bottom of this Amazon page. Order the book or check your library for a copy.
There are many photos at the end of the book. I so enjoyed seeing the young women and all those involved in the project plus Irena herself.
World problems seem so overwhelming but Irena's story and the young women who brought it to the world's attention show that one person can make a real difference.

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Last January we ran a story exploring the excellence of Central Florida's point guards.
It's only gotten better.
The big three, Lake Highland Prep sophomore Joel Berry and rising seniors Kasey Hill of Montverde Academy and RaShawn Powell of Dr. Phillips, shot their stock up even higher in in the July evaluation period, where college coaches camped out for wall-to-wall basketball at spots like Disney's Wide World of Sports.
UF coach Billy Donovansecured a strong commitment from Hill last year but had his wagons circled around the 6-foot-1 dynamo as Hill took the Adidas Invitational in Indianapolis by storm. Hill is pegged by most as the second best senior point behind Texan Andrew Harrison, who put on his own show at Disney for the Houston Defenders.
Powell, No. 15 on ESPN's senior PG list, poured in 47 points for Showtime Ballers in a loss to D.C. Assault and recently added Alabama and Oklahoma State to a stack of scholarship offers.
Berry, always an aggressive attacker and defender, boosted his rep the most by proving to be a precision passer. He led the prestigious Peach Jam with 7.0 assists per game and had ESPNU announcers gushing when he directed Each 1 Teach 1 past the Texas Titans in an AAU Gold Showcase win at Disney.
"He's an elite point guard in the nation," ESPN analyst Paul Biancardi said on that broadcast. "Strong and physical and fearless when he gets in that paint. He sets up his team."
"I love his evolution. He just keeps getting better," added longtime recruiting guru Dave Telep.
Berry has moved up to No. 18 on ESPN's Class of 2014 list. He has offers from every state school and the attention of elite powers Ohio State, Kansas and North Carolina. UNC coach Roy Williams seemed to have an eye on Berry all month.
Others who raised their profile include Montverde wing D'Angelo Russell, who took an unofficial visit to Kentucky before lighting the travel circuit up for Louisville Magic, and Boone big man Schuyler Rimmer, who caught Donovan's eye at UF team camp and was followed closely by Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins in July.
"I'm planning to take an unofficial to Florida before we start school," Rimmer said. "Coach Donovan said we can sit down with video and talk about what my role would be."
Jones shooting guard Demarcus Croaker had highlight reel sprees for Florida Elite. He lists FSU atop a list that includes Texas and Marquette.
Evans forward Dre Clayton, a Barkley-like 6-6 brute on the block, showed for D12 Warriors he can operate away from the glass. High majors like USF are convinced Clayton can produce.
Flame still on
Tony Atkins, the oft-controversial coach who took West Oaks basketball to a national level after the school pulled out of the Florida High School Athletic Association, departed this spring, as have most of the underclassmen on a team that went 38-1 last season. But the Flame, now coached by former assistant Iren Rainey, appear to remain relevant.
Geno Thorpe, a 6-foot-3 point guard who has committed to Penn State, told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on Tuesday that he is moving to Orlando to live with his father and will play as a senior for West Oaks. Thorpe averaged 21.5 points for Pittsburgh Shaler last season.
Atkins said he will be training players at the IMG Basketball Academy in Bradenton. He said several West Oaks players — including major prospect Boubacar Moungouro (6-6/Jr.) — are also headed to IMG.
"We'll probably count on more local kids, but we still plan on being good," said Tom Parlier, pastor and school president at West Oaks.


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This debut spotlight includes the suspenseful story of a photographer’s obsession, a Greek myth retelling, an epic fantasy filled with goblins and goddesses, an all girls’ boarding school with deep secrets, and a romantic story set against a Cape Cod summer.
THE PHOTOGRAPHER by Mary Dixie Carter
An Indie Next pick!
“Delta Dawn, the narrator of Carter’s outstanding debut, is a much-sought-after photographer of children’s fetes among Brooklyn’s artsy set, who has the ability to create picture-perfect moments of connection that never were through the magic of Photoshop and other manipulations…Brace for hold-your-breath suspense from this dazzlingly devious newcomer.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review
ARIADNE by Jennifer Saint
An Indie Next pick!
“Saint expertly highlights how often the women of this world pay the price for the actions of the men around them. Lovers of mythology should snap this up.”–Publishers weekly
THE BLACKTONGUE THIEF by Christopher Buehlman
“Give this to those readers eager for George R. R. Martin or Patrick Rothfuss to finish their series, or to any fantasy fan. Highly recommended for all library collections. This is epic fantasy adventure at its best.”–Booklist, starred review
“Buehlman (THE LESSER DEAD) offers a departure from his horror novels in this fantasy with dark undertones. With fabulous examples of invented languages and dialects, this title is transporting.”–Library Journal, starred review
MADAM by Phoebe Wynne
“Wynne’s writing is slow, steady, and suspenseful, with the novel’s twists built carefully into the text to highlight the overwhelming nature of systemic power and the helplessness and bleakness that lie at the core of the school’s system. Fans of dark academia will fall hard for this gothic tale powered by bold heroines who refuse to submit.”–Booklist
A SUMMER TO REMEMBER by Erika Montgomery
“Thirty-year-old Frankie Simon loves the movie memorabilia shop on Hollywood Boulevard she opened with her late mother; now it’s her only connection to family. But she has just received a picture of her mother with a famed movie star at a long-ago film festival on the East Coast, which sends her straight to Cape Cod.”–Library Journal Pre-Pub Alert
THE PHOTOGRAPHER by Mary Dixie Carter; 9781250790330; available 5/25/21.
ARIADNE by Jennifer Saint; 9781250773586; available now.
THE BLACKTONGUE THIEF by Christopher Buehlman; 9781250621191; available 5/25/21.
MADAM by Phoebe Wynne; 9781250272041; available 5/18/21.
A SUMMER TO REMEMBER by Erika Montgomery; 9781250274083; available 5/11/21.


Bar Chart Racing Graph showing the accident fatality statistics from 1982-1999
For Piper PA 28 and Cessna 172 accident fatality statistics from 2000-2019 please watch this video: https://youtu.be/fF_78e3_rTw
The Piper PA-28 Aircraft includes the Warriors, Archers, Arrows, Dakotas and Pathfinder. Also the Cherokee 140 and 180
The Cessna 172 includes all of the models such as the A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, Q, R, S
The J Model Was initially developed but eventually it became the Cessna 177 Cardinal.
Disclaimer: I do my best at gathering this data but I cannot guarantee 100% accuracy.


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Sir Thomas Bed & More is situated in the historical centre of Bolzano in the pedestrian area with restricted traffic access.
Traffic cameras are situated around limited traffic areas. The limited traffic area starts right at the end of viale Stazione and just before Piazza Walther.
To avoid fines, we suggest entering P3 parking straight from Viale Stazione.
Maximum height for vehicles in the parking lot: 2.10m.
Rate: € 19,00.- /day.
GPS: Viale Stazione (P3)
Take the Bolzano Sud motorway exit and follow directions for the town centre and train station (Centro – Stazione ferroviaria). At the train station’s roundabout, take the third exit, Viale Stazione, towards Piazza Walther.
Our Hotel is only 500m from the train station. Follow the tree-lined Viale Stazione from the station until you reach Piazza Walther and then straight on to to Piazza Domenicani. On the right of Piazza Domenicani you'll find Via Goethe.
Bolzano airport is only 4 km from the town centre. Our Hotel can be reached from the airport with the 10A bus or by hiring a taxi.


The sidecar as it’s generally known is usually attached to the side of a motorcycle, but the people at Horse have come up with a slightly different approach that could make the sidecar a more viable transportation option for people who don’t ride motorcycles (provided they’ve got a few thousand dollars to spend on the privilege). It’s the Horse Sidecar Bicycle.
The Horse Sidecar Bicycle seems to have been designed under the principle that you’re very unlikely to find anyone willing to ride beside a bicycle, so instead of the traditional one-seat sidecar design this is just a simple flatbed that can be used for transporting cargo up to a hundred pounds in weight.
You can see the Horse Sidecar Bicycle in action below. And for more, take a look at the official Horse online store here, where the bike is priced at $4,500 (hopefully you’re planning to use it to haul some pretty expensive cargo).
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As England Under 20s prepare to face their South African counterparts in the final of the Junior World Championship on Friday, back rower Ross Moriarty took time out to chat to the club website and preview the big game.
"In the final, we have to do the same again, match them physically, run them around and then earn the right to express ourselves and run in some tries."
With Ireland defeated in the semi-final, the English set up a meeting with the Springboks after they overcame hosts New Zealand, and Moriarty knows that the match is a huge one for the holders, and the task ahead is an exciting one.
"I'm really looking forward to the game and the final. It's a huge game for me and for it to be at Eden Park, one of the best stadiums in the world, it doesn't get any better."
"It's going to be a big physical game against the Springboks, and we know that. They will be looking at their kicking game a lot so we have to make sure we get it right on the pitch.
"They picked a squad for the conditions, big abrasive lads for the rain but the conditions out here have been alright. It's obvious they will look to physically dominate teams but we do have to step up and match them in that department and I know that we definitely can.
"The game in last year's tournament was tough, we matched them physically and we know, had we had an extra few minutes, we would have won that game."
The game against Ireland saw the English blow their Six Nations' opponents away in the opening half to reach the semi-final, in a performance that Moriarty was thrilled with.
With tour mates, Henry Purdy and Callum Braley heading back with Moriarty to begin their Gloucester careers at the end of the tournament, the back rower is really excited about the new faces in the squad.
"Both players are going to have big parts to play next season at the club, I know Callum from Hartpury so it's good to be back with him, and then I get on really well with Henry. He's a super player and both lads, along with Billy will fit in really well in an exciting squad next year."
Olly Morgan is heading up Gloucester's Singha Premiership 7s once again this summer and, with the start of the tournament just around the corner, he's looking for some of the club's younger players to make the most of the playing time and the exposure it offers.
The Cherry & Whites are now in their second full week of preseason ahead of the new season, and GRTV caught up with the new Head of Strength & Conditioning Dan Tobin to chat about what is in store, and his first impressions of the club.
Speaking exclusively to GRTV before Wales set off for Twickenham on Friday afternoon, Ross Moriarty chatted about the prospect of taking on England on Sunday as well as the challenge of the subsequent tour to New Zealand.
Brighton is the venue of choice for England this week as the squad have reported for a training camp to prepare for the upcoming international against Wales. GRTV caught up with Gloucester's Matt Kvesic after the first day's training.
Speaking to GRTV after the game, Gloucester Rugby number eight Ben Morgan reflected on the loss to Northampton Saints, and spoke about what he and the team need to do for the new season when the team return after the summer break.
In only his second Aviva Premiership outing, Lloyd Evans scored his first senior try for Gloucester against Northampton Saints on Saturday and told GRTV afterwards that he enjoyed the experience despite finishing on the losing side.
Back row forward Dan Thomas has tasted success in the Premiership Rugby 7s in the past, and explained this week that he and his team mates will make the most of the chance to shine when they kick off their 2016 campaign next week.

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The head of Australian shipbuilder ASC has admitted he is yet to ask the Federal Government what its recently announced "competitive evaluation process" for submarines means.ASC chief executive Stuart Whylie told a parliamentary committee conducting an inquiry into the naval industry that the Government had not volunteered any information, nor had he sought any.
"We assumed that we were going to be informed by Government on that process," Mr Whylie told the Senate Economics committee's inquiry into naval shipbuilding.
On the weekend before last week's failed attempt to spill the Liberal leadership, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced a "competitive evaluation process" for deciding who would build Australia's Collins-class replacement and where they would be constructed.
Mr Abbott made the announcement after South Australian Liberal senator Sean Edwards announced he had won a commitment from the Prime Minister for an "open tender" in exchange for Senator Edwards' promise to support Mr Abbott in the Liberal party room vote.
That prompted the Opposition to accuse the Government of using the contract, expected to be worth $20 to $40 billion, as a bargaining chip for the Liberal leadership.
The Government has been under pressure to build the submarines in South Australia, in keeping with a pre-election commitment to do so.
Following the announcement, Defence Minister Kevin Andrews visited ASC's Adelaide shipyards, but Mr Whylie also told the committee he had not discussed matter during the Minister's visit, nor had he pressed ASC's case.
"We will respond to Government when we are asked to respond to Government," he said, adding that the Government had not explained what specifications it wanted.
"We have no insight to the future submarine capability requirements.
"We're waiting for advice to know what the requirement from Government is."
Mr Andrews said he would release further detail about the process "in the future".
"I will take a careful, deliberate, cautious process to all of these projects, because of the enormity and the significance of the decisions involved," Mr Andrews said.
Asked why he had not been more proactive compared to Swedish, Japanese and German defence companies, who had been actively lobbying the Australian Government, Mr Whylie said he could not do so because unlike the international companies, ASC did not have a submarine design to offer.
That prompted Senator Edwards, a member of the committee, to ask Mr Whylie "what is going on at the ASC?".
"[Are] there any entrepreneurs in there at all willing to protect the jobs at ASC?" Senator Edwards asked.
"The Government's getting unsolicited tenders, Mr Whylie, and you're having a little sitback?"
"We're not having a sitback," Mr Whylie replied, adding that his company was "strategising" over how to respond.
Mr Whylie told the committee it would take six months for the company to prepare a bid, once it learned what the requirements were.
He also testified that former defence minister David Johnston's statement that he would not trust ASC "to build a canoe" was not discussed within the company, describing it as "water off a duck's back".


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25hours Hotels has arrived in Dubai, bringing its eclectic style into the Middle East for the first time. No two rooms are the same!
The Middle East’s first-ever 25hours Hotel has set foot in Dubai, welcoming French hospitality brand Accor’s popular European eclecticism into the UAE. Dubbed the 25hours Hotel One Central, the new location has opened the doors of its 434 key location overlooking the city’s Museum of the Future, where it seamlessly blends nomadic and contemporary design aesthetics, helmed by renowned interior design firm Woods Bagot.
Guests will naturally begin their vacation in the lobby where they will be greeted by the ‘Fountain of Tales’, a massive display equipped with seating spaces and bookshelves featuring over 5,000 titles, so you can read the afternoon away while entranced by the sounds of flowing water, essentially IRL ASMR.
On the top of the fountain is a rotating globe showcasing the artworks created by an array of local artists inspired by the concept of a modern nomadic lifestyle. If they scan their eyes up to the ceiling, they’ll be met with a stunning piece of art, ‘Under the Same Sky’ by Dominik Bulka, which was inspired by the constellations.
Onto the actual rooms. Each one of their sanctuaries draws from local influences and adopts quirky design elements like hammocks, double rainfall showers, roll-top baths, Schindelhauer bikes, analogue telephones, and UE Boom Bluetooth speakers.
There is no overarching theme for all the rooms. Instead, each room has its own, creating a unique and individual experience each time you book in, such as the Bedouin Room, Glamping Room, Farmstay Suite, and the Artist Village Suite.
One of the hotel’s most unique services is their ‘Analogue Upgrade’, which delivers guests the opportunity to reminisce the simpler times. Packaged in a large trunk-case and delivered to bedrooms, the experience includes VHS tapes, vinyl, typewriters, Polaroids, amongst other nostalgic memorabilia in a bid to encourage their guests to take a break from today’s digital world.

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Hello. I am attempting to install a WDRaptor WD360ADFD HDD on an older biostar mobo (P4M80-M4). There are SATA ports on the board. The board manual says SATA I protocol. When I plug the drive in a boot up, the drive clicks every 2 seconds and does that until I power down the machine. I tried the “opt1” jumper settings and still get the clicks. When I move the jumper to the 5/6 spot, I don’t get the clicks anymore, but the drive is still not seen by the mobo. I would think it was the drive, except, I have an identical one that I bought from a guy who was using the drives in a RAID setup. The other does the same things. If anyone has any suggestions as to how I might be able to resolve this problem and get this drive to be able to be seen by the bios, please let me know.


The Timney Calvin Elite replacement trigger for the 10/22 platform is a one-piece complete trigger system made from CNC machined 6061-T6 aircraft-grade billet aluminum. The trigger, sear and hammer are made of heat-treated steel and are wire EDM cut to ensure durability.
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“Novavox can provide answers in areas where the vaccine has progressed more slowly than elsewhere,” the president promised Thursday.
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Response to vaccine resistance affecting certain sectors. President Emmanuel Macron announced Foreign territories The Elysee Palace announced on Thursday, January 27, that the novovax vaccine would be preferred without messenger RNA. Emmanuel Macron wanted to meet with selected officials from foreign departments and communities via video conference on Thursday afternoon, currently in a state of health emergency, in the presence of Foreign Minister Sebastien Legorn and the Department of Health. , Olivier Veron. “The President wanted to assure elected officials that overseas delivery of the Novavox vaccine, which does not contain messenger RNA, would be preferred overseas., Elysee promised.
The “Vaccine was able to clarify things in the pass”, Added Elysée. “If Reunion and Mayotte enter the vaccination pass program from January 24, a consultation will take place in France, the Antilles and Guyana. This is our practical approach to adaptation diversity, which will be implemented in the coming days., According to Elysee.
While health workers abroad are already reinforcements, so is Emmanuel Macron “Assurance to elected officials that the evolution of the situation will lead to new reinforcements”, According to the same source.
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The graphene earphone is a groundbreaking development for sound technology.
Story content courtesy of The Daily Californian, University of California Berkeley, US
UC Berkeley professor of physics Alex Zettl, also the Director of the UC Berkeley Center of Integrated Nanomechanical System, is working with postdoctoral researcher Qin Zhou to develop the graphene earphone. When researchers compared the sound quality of Sennheiser headphones and the graphene earphones, the latter headset was comparable to its top-of-the-line commercial cousins, according to their findings. Use of a graphene diaphragm, notes Dr. Zettl, eliminates the need for dampers, which are used to depress sound frequencies so that they do not damage the diaphragm. Graphene is tougher than the normal paper and plastic diaphragms used currently and is just as good at conducting sound. UC Berkeley owns the patents to the technology.
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June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month.
Did you know that there are more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s including 150,000 in Georgia?
In our area, one senior living community has been assisting Coastal Empire Seniors with Alzheimer’s and dementia care for more than a decade.
Teia Acker is the Executive Director of The Gardens of Savannah.
She joins us with more.
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Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg Pleads Guilty To Tax Scheme, Will Testify Against Trump Org
Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg has pleaded guilty to 15 felonies – admitting that he conspired with other Trump Organization executives to carry out a tax-avoidance scheme connected to lavish corporate benefits.
As part of the deal, he has agreed to testify against the Trump Organization – however he has refused to implicate Donald Trump in any wrongdoing.
Weisselberg is expected to receive a five-month jail term, however time credited for good behavior he’s likely to serve around 100 days, according to the NY Times.
As Bloomberg notes, “Trump hasn’t been charged in the case and, according to a person familiar with the matter, Weisselberg won’t implicate his boss as part of his plea. But because Weisselberg’s deal requires him to testify against his employer, an admission of criminal conduct could mean trouble for the Trump Organization, experts say.”


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Syrians are fleeing from a civil war in their home country between the long-serving government and those who want them out of office. Syrians are also fleeing from a terrorist group that goes by the name of ISIS. ISIS is known for mass killings, kidnappings, and public executions. Roughly 11 million Syrians have left their homes to try and get away from the violence. 4.8 million Syrian refugees have gone to neighboring countries, 6.6 million Syrian refugees are displaced within Syria, and 1 million Syrian refugees have requested to go to Europe. The Syrian refugees have spread out all across the middle east, northern Africa, and Europe. These countries usually have many refugee camps, but only a fraction of the refugees stay there. Most of them go just outside of the refugee camps to find jobs and make a living. Many Syrian refugees want to come to America, but currently aren’t allowed to due to a ban by President Donald J. Trump. Should America be allowing Syrian refugees into the country?
America should be helping Syrians in Syria. Organizations and other groups could be created to protect, help, and provide for Syrians. These organizations should build homes for people, and provide them with food, shelter, and necessities. By doing this we can help Syrians without having to make them go through the long, complex, and costly immigration process. Also, more people will receive help if organizations are created in Syria, rather than a limited amount allowed to immigrate to America. Is there a way that this could benefit America? By helping Syrians in Syria, America will not have to worry about America becoming overpopulated by refugees, accidentally accepting terrorists, and adding to other economic problems.
When we take in Syrian refugees there is also a risk of terrorists getting into the country. But how do we know who are terrorists and who are average people seeking help? There is no such thing as a list of all the terrorists in the world. And that is exactly the problem. We do not know who the terrorists are, and they are blending in with the massive crowd of refugees. For example, Germany had let about a million refugees into their country. Ever since then, they have experienced multiple terrorist attacks. Most of these attacks have been performed by Syrian refugees or ISIS members. According to Daily Mail, the president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad said, “Those terrorists in Syria, holding the machine gun or killing people, they [appear as] peaceful refugees in Europe or in the West”. Assad is saying that terrorists are pretending to be peaceful refugees so that they can enter foreign countries and carry out attacks abroad. The safety and security of American citizens is at risk if we allow Syrian refugees into America.
By allowing Syrian refugees into America we end up hurting Syria more than helping Syria. By taking in any Syrian refugees the population in Syria would be smaller and weaker. Eventually, if all of “the good people” flee Syria, Syria will be a country that will be run by terrorists. Globally, the people who can afford to immigrate to America are usually the ones that have money and education, and we can infer that the same goes for Syria. But isn’t it a good thing to have educated people enter our country? Yes, but in this case, these people, or refugees, should be using their intelligence to help make an impact in their home country, Syria. These people could create groups, organization, foundations, and etcetera in Syria. They could help put an end to the war, give people shelter, and assist in other ways.
Letting Syrian refugees into America could lead to big problems. For example, people’s safety and security could be at risk. If we do take in Syrian refugees we will be hurting Syria, America, and possibly the lives of Americans and Syrians. Before America decides to let Syrian refugees into the country, we need to fix all of our problems and make sure that allowing Syrian refugees into America is the best choice for the country and its citizens. Immigration is not the cure to fixing the refugee crisis. Syrians who can afford immigration to America and absolutely want to be in America should be welcome. There should not be a ban against Syrian refugees, and America should not have closed borders. America should simply be helping Syrians in their home country, Syria. Doing this will make an impact for many people and not just a limited number of people.

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Why did men stop wearing high heels?
By William Kremer | BBCNews
For generations they have signified femininity and glamour - but a pair of high heels was once an essential accessory for men.
Beautiful, provocative, sexy - high heels may be all these things and more, but even their most ardent fans wouldnít claim they were practical.
Theyíre no good for hiking or driving. They get stuck in things. Women in heels are advised to stay off the grass - and also ice, cobbled streets and posh floors.
And high heels donít tend to be very comfortable. It is almost as though they just werenít designed for walking in.
Originally, they werenít.
"The high heel was worn for centuries throughout the near east as a form of riding footwear," says Elizabeth Semmelhack of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto.
Good horsemanship was essential to the fighting styles of the Persia - the historical name for modern-day Iran.
"When the soldier stood up in his stirrups, the heel helped him to secure his stance so that he could shoot his bow and arrow more effectively," says Semmelhack.
At the end of the 16th Century, Persiaís Shah Abbas I had the largest cavalry in the world. He was keen to forge links with rulers in Western Europe to help him defeat his great enemy, the Ottoman Empire.
A menís 17th Century Persian shoe, covered in shagreen - horse-hide with pressed mustard seeds
So in 1599, Abbas sent the first Persian diplomatic mission to Europe - it called on the courts of Russia, Germany and Spain.
A wave of interest in all things Persian passed through Western Europe. Persian style shoes were enthusiastically adopted by aristocrats, who sought to give their appearance a virile, masculine edge that, it suddenly seemed, only heeled shoes could supply.
As the wearing of heels filtered into the lower ranks of society, the aristocracy responded by dramatically increasing the height of their shoes - and the high heel was born.
Louis XIV wearing his trademark heels in a 1701 portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud
In the muddy, rutted streets of 17th Century Europe, these new shoes had no utility value whatsoever - but that was the point.
"One of the best ways that status can be conveyed is through impracticality," says Semmelhack, adding that the upper classes have always used impractical, uncomfortable and luxurious clothing to announce their privileged status.
"They arenít in the fields working and they donít have to walk far."
When it comes to historyís most notable shoe collectors, the Imelda Marcos of his day was arguably Louis XIV of France. For a great king, he was rather diminutively proportioned at only 5ft 4in (1.63m).
He supplemented his stature by a further 4in (10cm) with heels, often elaborately decorated with depictions of battle scenes.
The heels and soles were always red - the dye was expensive and carried a martial overtone. The fashion soon spread overseas - Charles II of Englandís coronation portrait of 1661 features him wearing a pair of enormous red, French style heels - although he was over 6ft (1.85m) to begin with.
In the 1670s, Louis XIV issued an edict that only members of his court were allowed to wear red heels. In theory, all anyone in French society had to do to check whether someone was in favour with the king was to glance downwards. In practice, unauthorised, imitation heels were available.
Although Europeans were first attracted to heels because the Persian connection gave them a macho air, a craze in womenís fashion for adopting elements of menís dress meant their use soon spread to women and children.
"In the 1630s you had women cutting their hair, adding epaulettes to their outfits," says Semmelhack.
"They would smoke pipes, they would wear hats that were very masculine. And this is why women adopted the heel - it was in an effort to masculinise their outfits."
From that time, Europeís upper classes followed a unisex shoe fashion until the end of the 17th Century, when things began to change again.
"You start seeing a change in the heel at this point," says Helen Persson, a curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. "Men started to have a squarer, more robust, lower, stacky heel, while womenís heels became more slender, more curvaceous."
The toes of womenís shoes were often tapered so that when the tips appeared from her skirts, the wearerís feet appeared to be small and dainty.
Fast forward a few more years and the intellectual movement that came to be known as the Enlightenment brought with it a new respect for the rational and useful and an emphasis on education rather than privilege. Menís fashion shifted towards more practical clothing. In England, aristocrats began to wear simplified clothes that were linked to their work managing country estates.
It was the beginning of what has been called the Great Male Renunciation, which would see men abandon the wearing of jewellery, bright colours and ostentatious fabrics in favour of a dark, more sober, and homogeneous look. Menís clothing no longer operated so clearly as a signifier of social class, but while these boundaries were being blurred, the differences between the sexes became more pronounced.
"There begins a discussion about how men, regardless of station, of birth, if educated could become citizens," says Semmelhack.
"Women, in contrast, were seen as emotional, sentimental and uneducatable. Female desirability begins to be constructed in terms of irrational fashion and the high heel - once separated from its original function of horseback riding - becomes a primary example of impractical dress."
High heels were seen as foolish and effeminate. By 1740 men had stopped wearing them altogether.
But it was only 50 years before they disappeared from womenís feet too, falling out of favour after the French Revolution.
By the time the heel came back into fashion, in the mid-19th Century, photography was transforming the way that fashions - and the female self-image - were constructed.
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Brown blow for Scotland and Glasgow
Scotland hooker Fraser Brown will miss the autumn internationals due to a knee injury.
Brown did the damage in a European Champions Cup defeat at Exeter Chiefs last weekend and Glasgow Warriors on Friday revealed that he will be out for up to eight weeks.
The 28-year-old's absence is another blow for Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend after captain Greig Laidlaw suffered a fractured ankle that will keep him out of the Tests against Samoa, New Zealand and Australia next month.
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Inspiration for this shot comes from the Jello Maven himself, Chaz Bosten Baden, and his archive of Jello shot recipes at http://www.boston-baden.com/hazel/Jello/. I have altered it to suit my tastes and used many other shots from his site, having since been named the "Jello Shot Master" by my friends.
- 1 (6 ounce) box lime Jell-O gelatin (large box)
- 2 cups boiling water
- 7⁄8 cup cold water
- 1⁄8 cup fresh-squeezed lime juice
- 3⁄4 cup clear tequila
- 1⁄4 cup triple sec
- Mix boiling water and Jello. Stir for a minute until dissolved. Add rest of ingredients, stir.
- Pour into small paper dixie cups, cool on one or two cookies sheets stacked in the refrigerator.
- Unless you use ice and water for the cold water, allow 5 or more hours for Jello to cool and set.
- For every party I throw, I'll make this recipe and one more from Hazel's site to satisfy the partygoers.
Can not wait to get blasted drunk off these at my birthday
Gonna give this one five stars. I followed the suggesting in the first comment to make this taste "more like a real margarita" and I'm disappointed. I think I should have stuck to the original recipe! I think cutting the tequila to what the original recipe called for would have made them so much better!


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Hey, it’s Bill. Hope everybody has been enjoying the audio book. Speaking of which: change of plans. While I do have the rest of the audiobook already produced and scheduled to publish I’ve decided that halfway through is probably a good stopping point for now as I gear up for the general release of the novel Dogboy: Den of Thieves on December 17th like I’ve always said.
Actually… I need to talk to you about that too. You can actually order a signed copy of the book right now! The way it’s looking now it should be available on the Amazon shop (in both physical and digital forms) towards the end of this week. I decided that since the release date was arbitrarily chosen by me to begin with, and since the book was done, that I’d go ahead and bump it up. So buy a signed copy now at http://bit.ly/realdogboy or look for links on Amazon later this week. I expect the book release between November 4-7, 2013.
Finally, I’d like to show you the amazing final cover art by Paul Loudon. Paul did a great job of capturing the mood I was going for and I think the cover works as a wonderful homage to “boy’s adventures” of the 50’s and 60’s, which is what I was going for. If you need somethings drawn hire Paul, a truly amazing talent.
Stay tuned later this week for more exciting Dogboy-related announcements, and thanks to everybody who has already placed an order.