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According to a new report by Ofcom, rural areas in the UK are more likely to have a broadband connection than those living in urban areas. This study comes just a year after Ofcom announced a legislation to widen wireless broadband use to more rural areas and it is the first time rural areas have outstripped their urban counterparts.
Report results
The new report found that 59 per cent of all households in the country owned a broadband connection, while only 57 per cent in town-based areas owned broadband.
The study also named the most tech-savvy city in the UK and it's… Sunderland.
The northern city has a massive 66 per cent of its household switched on to super-fast web connections, while 96 per cent of the city owns a digital TV.
Glasgow was shown to be the least switched-on, with just 32 per cent of its residents owning broadband.
Mobile broadband
Ofcom also found that the 3G mobile usage was on the up, with a third of Dundee's residents using a 3G mobile phone.
It is also reported that those using internet on their mobiles has also risen to one in five people.


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Welcome to The Joseph Sears School Athletics Homepage
Athletics at The Joseph Sears School are designed to incorporate the positive benefits of organized sports while following the theories and practices set forth by the district. The goal of the athletics program is to provide students the opportunity to:
- Develop skills and knowledge of game strategies and rules
- Enhance students' normal physical growth, social growth and maturation process
- Improve socialization skills, self-esteem, self-perception and psychological well-being
- Allow each students to use and increase his or her unique talents and skills
- Help students understand the importance of sportsmanship and teamwork
- Reinforce the values of Responsibility, Kindness, Honesty and Respect through athletics
Our objective is to have students, coaches and parents understand the importance of development and learning. We strive for the athletic teams to enhance life lessons that are taught in the classroom while at the same time helping improve physical skills.
Athletics Policy
- Student Athletics Code of Conduct
- Parent Athletics Code of Conduct
- Transportation Agreement
- Fees
- Concussion Information
- Uniforms
Student Athletics Code of Conduct
All students participating in Joseph Sears sports are expected to adhere to The Joseph Sears School Code of Conduct. Students are expected to follow the principles of behavior as outlined through the Four Cornerstones during all practices, games and athletic events. Violations of school or team rules are grounds for dismissal or suspension from the team and/or school.
A student is considered athletically eligible to participate in sports at The Joseph Sears School if he or she meets the following criteria:
- Academic Eligibility: Students who are earning at least a C- or higher in all of their classes will be eligible to participate in organized team activities. This applies to all classes taken, both core subjects and related studies. Students will be able to participate in practices or games once they have improved their grade(s) to a minimum of a C-. Progress reports will be given to teachers throughout the season to ensure that students have their priorities in order. Disqualification from extracurricular activities is automatic for two weeks commencing from the date of disqualification or until the deficiency is satisfied, whichever comes first. Participants must keep the program in proper perspective. This is a learning experience and must be treated as such. Equal playing time is not guaranteed, although coaches will make every effort to adjust playing time as conditions permit.
- School Attendance: Students must be present for a minimum of four (4) hours of school to be eligible to participate in team-sponsored activities for that day. This includes both practices and games. Students are also expected to be at school and in class on time. Actions may be taken if a student collects 5 tardies or more per trimester.
- Other requirements: Students must have completed participation form, IHSA physical form, concussion form and payment turned in prior to the start of the season. Failure to do so could result in loss of athletic eligibility.
Use of School Property
Students are expected to properly use and respect school property. This includes keeping the locker rooms clean, respecting the gym spaces (no food/drink/gum in gyms), using equipment properly, and keeping track and care of team issued uniforms. Uniforms will be issued to participants with the expectation that they will be returned in good condition at the end of the season. Uniforms are the property of The Joseph Sears School. A $75 fee will be assessed for any unreturned or damaged uniform. Participants are responsible for the cleaning and care of the uniform during the season.
Attendance at practices is mandatory. The coaching staff will determine length of the practices. Practice schedules will be distributed in advance. Practices are held before or after school on days when school is in session. Some weekend practices may be scheduled. Visitors are not permitted to attend practices unless specifically invited by the coach. For safety reasons, proper attire is required for participation in practice.
Playing Time
A primary goal of The Joseph Sears School interscholastic program is to prepare each player to the best of his/her ability for a significant team role. A key step in meeting this goal is to give every player a chance to play in both league games and in tournament situations. For all age groups, differences in playing time are determined by relative player commitment, work ethic, and skill.
Parent Athletics Code of Conduct
Interscholastic athletic competition should demonstrate high standards of ethics and sportsmanship and promote the development of good character. Parents are an essential piece that will help with the success of the athletic program in this area. Parents serve as role models that students often emulate.
Parent Pledge
I hereby pledge to provide positive support, care, and encouragement for my child participating in Joseph Sears School interscholastic sports. I will:
- Encourage good sportsmanship by demonstrating positive support for all players, coaches, and officials at every event
- Place the emotional and physical well-being of my child ahead of my personal desire to win
- Insist that my child play in a safe and healthy environment
- Support coaches and officials working with my child, in order to encourage a positive and enjoyable experience for all
- Demand a sports environment for my child that is free from drugs, tobacco, and alcohol and will refrain from their use at all events
- Remember that the game is for the players – not parents
- Do my very best to make sports fun for my child
- Ask my child to treat other players, coaches, fans, and officials with respect regardless of race, sex, creed or ability.
Player Safety
Coaches will consider player safety as an overriding priority. While injuries are a risk in any athletic activity, appropriate protective gear is required and the rules of the game will be enforced. It is the responsibility of the parents to notify the coach in writing before the season, or as soon as practical, of any medical condition or physical limitation, which could impair their child's ability to safely perform sports related activities.
Each parent is required to sign a Transportation Acknowledgment and Release prior to a player's participation in The Joseph Sears School interscholastic sports program. The release portion of this form authorizes emergency treatment for a player if a parent is not present. Team practices outdoors will not be conducted in the immediate presence of lightning or heavy thunder. The decision to conduct or to continue a practice or game rests with the coach or referee, depending on the situation.
Transportation Agreement
I understand that Kenilworth School District No. 38 (hereinafter "District") is not required to provide bus service or transportation for my child to and from any extracurricular, school-sponsored, or interscholastic events or activities (hereinafter "extracurricular activities") which take place outside school hours.
I agree that in the event that my child needs to be transported to any facility or location to participate in any extracurricular activities, I am solely responsible for any such transportation arrangements, and any and all duties and responsibilities associated with such transportation, including but not limited to ensuring that the person providing such transportation holds a valid driver's license, license plate, and vehicle insurance. I also agree that the District is not responsible or liable for any injuries or damages caused in connection with such transportation.
As a condition of my child's participation in extracurricular activities, I hereby release, discharge, and waive any and all rights or actions, in law or equity, for claims arising from my child's transportation to and from such activities, and agree to indemnify the District, its agents and employees, from and against any such claims. Further, I hereby grant permission for school personnel to take such action as may be required in case of medical emergency, understanding that every effort will be made to contact parents/guardians prior to exercising this authority.
Sports Fees
Athletics fees for the year are approved by the Kenilworth Board of Education during the previous school year.
2018-2019 Athletic Fees
|Girls Volleyball
|Girls Field Hockey
|Co-Ed Soccer
|Co-Ed Cross Country
|Girls Basketball
|Boys Basketball
|Boys Volleyball
|Co-Ed Track and Field
Refund Policy
If your child decides not to participate in a sport after payment to the school has been made, you may request a refund by emailing Athletic Director Natalie McLemore at firstname.lastname@example.com.
No student will be excluded from participation for financial reasons. If you need a fee waiver scholarship (provided by the Sears Booster Club), please contact Superintendent/CSBO Dr. Crystal LeRoy at firstname.lastname@example.com or 847-853-3805.
Concussion Information
Please review the Joseph Sears Concussion Fact Sheet for information about concussion diagnosis, procedures and warning signs.
Each student and parent must read and sign the IESA Concussion Information Sheet, located on the district forms page.
Uniforms will be issued to student athletes with the expectation that they will be returned in good condition at the end of the season. Uniforms are the property of The Joseph Sears School. Students are responsible for the cleaning and care of the uniform during the season.
Uniforms can be dropped off at the Joseph Sears Front Office. A $75 late fee will be assessed to students who do not return uniforms before the following dates:
Upcoming Events
The full athletics calendar can be found on the Athletics Calendar Page.
The Joseph Sears School Gymnasium is located at 542 Abbotsford Road. Visitors may park on Abbotsford Road or in the rear school parking lot on Ivy Court after the school day ends (3:15 p.m.)
Townley Field is located directly behind The Joseph Sears School. Visitors may park in the rear school parking lot for games and events after the school day ends (3:15 p.m.) Additional parking can be found on Green Bay Road.
Sports Offerings
Several additional athletics opportunities are available to Kenilworth children through the Kenilworth Park District. Sports programs offered include:
- Football
- Baseball
- Lacrosse
- Karate
- Junior Golf
Visit the Kenilworth Park District webpage for more information.
Joseph Sears School students in grades 5-8 are invited to participate in one of the school's many athletics programs. Sports are available to students of the following grade levels:
5th Grade
- Soccer (Co-ed)
- Cross Country (Co-ed)
- Track and Field (Co-ed)
6th Grade
- Girls Volleyball
- Field Hockey (Girls)
- Soccer (Co-ed)
- Cross Country (Co-ed)
- Boys Volleyball
- Track and Field (Co-ed)
- 7th Grade
- Girls Volleyball
- Field Hockey (Girls)
- Soccer (Co-ed)
- Cross Country (Co-ed)
- Girls Basketball
- Boys Basketball
- Boys Volleyball
- Track and Field (Co-ed)
8th Grade
- Girls Volleyball
- Field Hockey (Girls)
- Soccer (Co-ed)
- Cross Country (Co-ed)
- Girls Basketball
- Boys Basketball
- Boys Volleyball
- Track and Field (Co-ed)
Register by completing the Athletics Participation Form found on the district forms page and submitting payment prior to the start of each season. Students must have a valid sports physical on file in order to participate in games. View the athletics policy (above) for more information.

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'Bachelorette' Ashley Hebert Tweets Drunk Pic Of Her Fiance J.P. Rosenbaum! Yikes!
What happens when Ashley's fiance J.P. has too much to drink? Who takes the keys to the car? Read on to find out!
Bachelorette Ashley Hebert and her fiance J.P. Rosenbaum sure did have on fun weekend! Friday night, Aug. 19, the two kicked off the celebration with some yummy cocktails … only Mr. Rosenbaum may have had a bit too much to drink!
"Have a safe & enjoyable weekend everyone! :)) xo love you all!," Ashley tweeted earlier in the day only to follow it up with a more compromising message.
"@jp_rosenbaum is not sober right now!!!!!" she revealed at about 10:00 p.m. "Cutest thing everrrrrr!!!"
Thank goodness it seems Ashley didn't let J.P. get behind the wheel. "@BichonCoco @theyearofelan @ashhebert fiancées dont let fiancés drive drunk. Thanks babe" J.P. tweeted Aug. 19.
While it's good that Ashley took care of her man while he was intoxicated, should she have been sharing the fact that he was wasted with the whole world? BFFs — tell us what you think on Facebook and in the poll below!
– Lindsey DiMattina
More Bachelorette Stories:
- Ashley's Designing Her Love Nest With J.P.!
- Ashley & J.P. Can't Get An Apartment Big Enough For Her Clothes!
- Jen Schefft Reveals How She Lost 40 Pounds Of Baby Weight!


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So..it has been pointed out that after I posted the entry saying I was about to post a bunch of new stuff, I disappeared again. Bad me. In my defense, I do have 3 entries in draft form in blogger. But yesterday I told myself I was going to finish one and get it posted no matter what.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
the joys of techonology...
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Saturday, May 19, 2007
.....and we're back!
After some not too subtle emails from a couple of friends reminding us that we do, indeed, have a blog, and a disbelieving look back at the date of our last post (April 1, good grief!), we are back for more tales of quotidian adventures. I'm not quite sure where the time has gone or why we weren't posting. I guess it's just a combination of the normal busyness of everyday life with fully booked weekends and the fact that when we do have a small amount of free time, we tend to try and avoid the computer.
Also, I think there's only probably so much interest out there in reading about my trips to the emissions testing facility, DMV and dealerships with each car (though I did set a new speed record for taking the driver's knowledge test at the East 82nd Ave DMV) and attempts to get all our health insurance paperwork straightened out. But there have been a couple of things worth writing about over the past 6 weeks (again: good grief!) so we'll get those posted hopefully over this weekend.
Thanks for even still being a reader of the blog, given the long downtime. We'll try and keep it updated more going forward.
:-) becca
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"The impressive thing about Guang's exploit is that it was one shot; most people these days have to exploit several vulnerabilities to get privileged access and load software without interaction, " Ruiu says.
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Indian sport in 2015 and the decade ahead: Why we need cricket to fail, and fail big
I have engaged in this discussion more times than I care to remember - by most estimates at least thrice a week for the past seven years. So this is a topic close to heart but also very well debated and honed. A look at the Dutch disease and the fallacy of composition can help us understand why India needs her cricket team to fail spectacularly, and regularly, for Indian sport to truly flourish.
The cricket world cup is less than two months away and it could turn out to be one of the most important sporting events of this decade - even bigger than the triumph in the previous edition in 2011. But only if India fails. A victory, even though it will be much celebrated, will see (even) more money being poured into the sport and (even) more kids seeing cricket as the only viable professional sport option in this country. The popularity of the game itself has never been the chief concern - till it has reached the current scale. This popularity has led to investment, talent and a country's sporting vision being squandered on a game which holds limited appeal to most of the world, doesn't earn a single Olympic, Commonwealth or Asian games medal, a game which doesn't foster a "sporting culture", a game which doesn't require its players to be athletic or fit, and most importantly a sport which has grown so big that it dwarfs all others, much to the detriment of every other sport.
The Dutch disease is a curious economic phenomenon. A mineral rich country sees its manufacturing sector battered, because all the exported minerals make the country's currency stronger (because of higher demand for the country's currency), thereby facilitating cheaper imports (as the relative cost of local manufacturing has gone up). Adam Smith's invisible hand is at play here. What this also does is shrink investment in the manufacturing sector and sees more money being poured into the commodity unearthed and its ancillary industries - setting up transportation, refining/processing and marketing activities around that commodity.
The parallel with Indian cricket is there for all to see. Without even discussing the most brazen brainchild of the governing body of Indian cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Indian Premier League which has sucked in large amounts of investment, the realization that a sporting Dutch disease has afflicted India is quite clear. Take the BCCI Corporate Trophy for example. This is an almost unheard of league, but serves as a traditional curtain raiser for the Indian season. The aim is to involve promising local players, discared players from an erstwhile rebel league (the ICL) and a few star players in order to showcase the "employability" of cricketers to corporates. The winning team bags INR10million. The runner up nets INR5million. That is 15 million rupees that have just been "awarded" to showcase "employability". A gargantuan waste of money in a country where the total amount of investable funds for sport doesn't grow much year on year. To help you put the plight of the nations "other sports" in perspective, the national football team earned INR28mn in sponsorship in 2013 - and sponsorship, along with broadcasting rights are two of the largest streams of income in sport.
A provincial cricket league which dwarfs all of Indian football
The Karnataka Cricket League (KCL), is sponsored by the realty developer Mantri who bought the sponsorship rights for INR110mn. This is a state level league, perhaps occupying a lower pedestal than the minor leagues (a parallel for the American reader). The franchise-auction for this league earned the state cricket association a whopping INR350mn in 2009. To put that in perspective, the All India Football Federation earned INR345mn in the sale of Broadcasting and Media rights in 2014. Adjusted for the inflation (at c10%p.a.) , a provincial cricket league was comfortably able to generate higher investment into setting up its franchises than the broadcasting rights of all Indian football.
Indian football received a grant of INR40mn from the Government in 2014 and India received a FIFA grant of INR32.385mn, for a total "grant" of INR72.3mn. The income side of the ledger is quite sparsely population for Indian football, with the only other income being paltry sums from AFC and a national team sponsorship of INR50m.
AIFF's various streams of income in FY2014 can be seen below:
The last two highlighted lines give you an indication of the different galaxies that the most popular Indian sport and the most popular global sport inhabit in India. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is India's cricket captain and paid an income tax of INR200mn in 2014, the same as AIFF's income without broadcasting rights. AIFF's broadcasting rights are just 165% of Dhoni's income tax. These are paltry figures which point to the state of the world's most popular sport in the second most populous country in the world. It points to which sport has hogged almost all of the investable funds and public mind-space.
By 2014, all the teams in the Indian Premier League, IPL, stood at a cumulative loss, with multiple ownership scandals and ownership changes. Yet, the bubble continues to be backed by the "full trust" of the BCCI. The US Federal Reserve couldn't inspire this much confidence in its Quantitative Easing programs! The total squad salary of each team in the IPL stands at INR600mn, INR55mn more than the entire income of Indian football's governing body.
The numbers show the disparity between the two most popular sports in the country - and the gulf is wide enough for India's sporting landscape to be diagnosed with the Dutch disease.
Why more people need to refuse to watch or pay for cricket - in any form
Imagine a country where most of the service sector is in private hands and they all exercise the "right to admission" and thus exclude a particular caste, colour, religion or creed of people from entering. They are all exercising a "private" right, but don't realise that a collective deployment of private rights causes discrimination. This is a corollary of the fallacy of composition, but you get the idea.
The common refrain that I hear from the massive cricket support in India is that everyone is free to put their money and time to whichever sport they deem fit. All well and good. But when 800 million people exercise that right for just ONE sport, it becomes a Dutch Disease and an example of the fallacy of composition. By supporting cricket, you are snatching away the dreams of a young Badminton player or a runner - because investable funds are tied up in a sport you (times 800 million) are interested in.
There is hope though. Stadium revenues, which make up for 40% of an IPL team's income and television ratings are sliding - which points to lower interest due to a cricket overdose and a multitude of scandals. Higher costs, largely being imposed by BCCI, and lower revenues are bound to cause a crunch which will see many corporate backers and film star owners take a hit. This lower interest can be capitalized on by other sports, and there are some early signs that money is being put into other sports.
The current generation of non-cricketers who are winning medals at the Olympics and World Championships were probably "won" by their sports in a period where Indian cricket was at a low: in the late 90's and early 00's, when the first match fixing scandal disgusted and alienated a small part of the youth, your author included.
These kids, who were then in their teens or even younger, are now your Saina Nehwals and Sushil Kumars - and they are athletes and they win medals, more than cricket has accomplished for the country or its cricketers.


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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Making Merry Memories
Even Jacob Marley can be coaxed to grin during the Christmas season.
Smiles can be found perched on an antique milk can.
It's not impossible to create merriment to brighten these days of icicles and a lesser sun.
Of course, merry memories begin with family and friends.
Hope your Christmas was merry and all good wishes for a Happy New Year!
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Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Time To Find a Puddle of Sunshine
I love this turkey photo. Took it through a closed window. Captures this time of year.
It was dang cold in Ohio today. Even the chickadees are looking for a puddle of sunshine.
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Ulster under Home Rule: A Study of the Political and Economic Problems of Northern Ireland
Ulster under Home Rule: A Study of the Political and Economic Problems of Northern Ireland
In terms of law and government, though in such terms alone, the country about which this book has been written was established by Act of Parliament thirty-five years ago. Its constitution, the political forms to which that constitution gives legal force, the territorial limits within which it applies are all laid down by the Government of Ireland Act, 1920. Northern Ireland, it was then enacted, 'shall consist of the Parliamentary counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone, and the Parliamentary boroughs of Belfast and Londonderry'. In the territory so defined, the Act established 'a Parliament consisting of His Majesty, the Senate of Northern Ireland, and the House of Commons of Northern Ireland'.
Outwardly, at least, the political entity thus brought into being wore a strange and novel aspect. It still continued, as it still does, to form part of the United Kingdom, the new designation of which as 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' connotes an unbroken and unbreakable connection. Yet within that connection Northern Ireland as a political, administrative and legal unit is characteristically and clearly distinguishable from all the rest. Though severed politically from the other three Provinces of the island to which geographically it belongs, it is nevertheless not co-extensive with the fourth, the historic Province of Ulster, of which it has lost the three outermost counties of Monaghan, Cavan and Donegal. While it owed much in origin to the Plantation of Ulster in the seventeenth century, its greatest strength to-day lies in the counties of Antrim and Down, which, though colonised, were not formally planted counties, whereas Cavan and Donegal were. Its six counties do not coincide with those of the Plantation. The Border, sinuously following their boundaries, three times as long as the direct distance from Newry to Londonderry at its two extremities, makes the shape of the Province look as though it had been carved out in a haphazard, even arbitrary, fashion.
The impression thus created that Northern Ireland is an anomalous and almost artificial creation seems strengthened when its statutory foundation is more closely examined. Unlike every other British territory on which self-governing powers have been conferred, it can point to no constituent Act or other instrument enacted for that sole and specific purpose, framed at its own request, related to itself alone, and fashioned in detail to meet its own interests and needs. The Act of 1920 . . .


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I am now 96.5% convinced that I am going to do ECT treatments. It sounds so scientific doesn't it? I chose that number out of my head just to mess with you :). I've just been thinking about the person I used to be, someone who had vitality and a genuine interest in life and someone who embraced life and I am so, so far from that. Even though I am a lot better than I was over the summer, I am still so socially isolated and I don't want to socialize (part of me wants to very badly yet there is a broken part of me that resists and the broken part wins). I don't know if anyone can relate to this, I would really love to hear from you if you do. This goddamn disease called Bipolar Depression is a real bitch and it really gets me down but I am ready to go to the ends of the earth to fight it and try to get back to some piece of me which means I will try ECT. I am so scared for my job security, what would I do without my job and healthcare but I will have to take it one step at a time. I just feel like I have a long life ahead of me and I need to try to go for quality of life instead of feeling like I'm just existing which is how I feel now. Right now I struggle struggle struggle to do everything that is good for me and frankly I don't have it in me every day to fight the good fight! It can't be this hard every day! Do you know what I mean? There's got to be more to life than work and tv and reading books. Right? Right. I want to get back to that wacko who sold everything and ran off to Paris and made more friends in a few weeks than she had in years. And got a job singing and waitressing in a bar and said "How do you say fork in French?" Ok well that's a little manic but I want to find my life-force again and somehow I think maybe scrambling my brains might do it. I've heard great things about ECT. I will keep you posted as I buck up and call HR and get my road on the show.
Just as an aside, I texted my best friend and told him of my total-carbs-diet today and asked him if he'd still love me when I weighed 450 lbs. He responded that he would gladly roll me around. Now is that the true love of a friend, or what??? Something to be grateful for….


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Kit & advice: The Venture Award
Here we take a look at the kit you'll need for Venture Award expeditions. We're always happy to help with advice on kit and tips on how to save money and where to go. For your convenience we now stock some items ourselves (see links below).
Kit list
You will need most items on this list. You don't have to buy them from us (but you can if it helps).
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|1 pair walking boots (broken in)
|Over the ankle, good grip and laces
|2 pairs walking socks
|Wool is a good material, do not spend too much
|2 base layers (sleeves dependant
on weather)
|From t-shirts to sports tops. Thin, no collar is advised. For long sleeve, look for thermal attributes. NO Cotton
|2 micro fleece tops or softshell jackets.
|Thin fleeces are better than thick ones for regulating heat. Softshell jackets block the wind well.
|2 walking trousers (warm, NOT jeans)
|sports trousers, zip off trousers, shorts in good weather. Please ensure your child has trousers as their legs need to be covered during walks. Shorts are fine if the weather is warm for around the campsite.
|No description needed
|Make sure its comfy and snuggly.
|Flip-flops/ sandals etc
(optional for evenings)
|For running around the camp and general wear while not walking.
|Warm hat &/or sunhat (as appropriate)
|Hats are important, everyone likes to see different hats.
|1 pair gloves
|If you suffer from cold fingers, Mittens are better.
|1 pair shorts (if appropriate)
|Weather dependant.
|Sun-cream or sunblock (if appropriate)
|Please make sure you have this if the weather looks sunny.
|Waterproof over-trousers
|A cheap pair is adequate. They are very useful even in good weather to block wind when wearing shorts.
|Jacket (waterproof & windproof)
|A good hood (with wire is advisable) and TAPED SEAMS. Breathable attributes are really advisable at Silver and Gold level. Keywords – Waterproof zip, storm flap, Gore-tex.
|Buff or neckscalf
|A crucial bit of kit, available at a great price direct with BXM Expeditions on the website..
|Digital is better
|Head Torch
|Head Torch or chest torch only please.
|Spare batteries for your head torch
|Water bottle (2 Litres)
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When the new year began, South Park found itself trending downward in the coffee department. The end of 2017 brought with it the closing of longtime community hub, Rebecca's Coffeehouse. For a quarter century, Rebecca's scones, open-mic events, and charmingly shabby space stood as a fixture in the community. But as property values in the neighborhood have shot ever upward in the past 25 years, the owner of its building reportedly received offers for triple the rent Rebecca's was paying and decided to end the coffee shop's lease.
Along with the closing of the similarly beloved Claire de Lune Coffee Lounge in North Park two years back, the sort of spacious, upholstered, folk-music-and-poetry-styled coffeehouse is becoming a relic of the 20th Century.
But South Park will not have to wait long or look far for a preplacement. Two new specialty coffee shops are set to open in 2018, bringing relatively new but familiar brands to the neighborhood.
First up will be a second location for Communal Coffee, the North Park café recognizable to many as the Coffee + Flowers ship, due to the large painted sign fronting the building Communal shares with the florist, Native Poppy.
Slated to open March 13th, Communal will be taking over the 2000-square-foot vacant lot a half block south of the old Rebecca's location (2221 Fern Street, South Park). Communal has converted a 1959 Shasta trailer to operate as an espresso bar, which will sit on the lot serving its regular lineup of coffees brewed with beans from Bay Area roaster Sightglass Coffee.
While the outdoor coffee shop won't exactly replace Rebecca's in the hearts and minds of many South Parkers, Communal founder Jen Byard lives in the neighborhood and has set out to build a community-friendly space. Equipped with flowers from Native Poppy, Communal is developing a garden-like space around a spacious patio. The lot is also being fashioned with a small stage for acoustic performances, speaking events, and movie nights.
In lieu of scones, Communal will offer granola bowls, toasts, and pastries, including bagels and donuts from North Park's Nomad Donuts.
Communal's opening will come just ahead of the spring rendition of seasonal neighborhood event, South Park Walkabout, on March 17th, where Byard plans to celebrate the opening with an open house featuring live performances and free coffee.
That Walkabout should also provide South Park's first introduction to incoming coffee roaster Seven Seas Roasting Co.
Seven Seas currently serves coffee at weekly farmers' markets in both Pacific Beach and North Park and sells beans online through its own website as well as Amazon.com. Owner Eric Dobbs reports Seven Seas is entering the design phase at a location just a few blocks south of the Communal location, also on Fern Street (1947 Fern St #4, South Park) and hopes to open the space to the public within the next six months.
Seven Seas will offer a different customer experience and signature drinks than Communal, and between the two Dobbs envisions South Park coming back to thrive as a coffee neighborhood. "The property values are rising," he says, "and the coffee game is rising, too."
More from SDReader
- More stories by Ian Anderson
- South Park land rush to X out Rebecca's Coffeehouse? — Nov. 17, 2017
- The appeal of a neighborhood coffee shop — April 15, 2017
- Coffee + flowers = sensory benefits — June 4, 2016
- Best of 2003: Best Scones — Dec. 25, 2003
Rebecca's scones tasted like sawdust and raisins. Best scones in town can be found at The Market Place on Fifth.


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Hello, my name is Marco Geurtsen and I am an Electrical Engineer in the DARE Advanced Control Team. In this blog, I will inform you about the recent activities within the ACT and DARE. The DARE society is on the edge of launching its largest project in the history of student rocketry. In October 2015, the Stratos II+ will be launched from Spain and set course to the sky. Stratos II+ contains several scientific payloads from organisations such as the Radboud University of Nijmegen. My colleagues from the Advanced Control Team are actively involved in developing a detailed simulation program which models the trajectory of Stratos II+, which shall also be used for simulating the ACT's actively stabilized rocket. However, until recently the team did not produce any hardware for Stratos II+.That has changed over the past months.
I am working on an attitude determination system for DARE's first actively stabilized rocket the V7S, which will be launched in November 2015. Its Flight Computer has a variety of sensors which determine the acceleration, rotation, and altitude of the rocket. The main sensor of this system is the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). Together with the team I am continuously improving the Flight Computer, increasing its accuracy and logging frequency, and experimenting with new types of IMUs.
Not a long time ago, we acquired the most advanced IMU DARE has ever seen. The ACT partnered up with with XSENS "the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology", where we received a MTi-100 IMU which we will test with the launch of Stratos II+. For the attitude determination the ACT requires an IMU which has a high accuracy with as little drift as possible, while being able to withstand high accelerations. Stratos II+ has the perfect flight profile to test such an advanced sensor. The previous IMUs did not always fulfill these tough requirements, especially when it comes to sensor accuracy and data logging frequency. The ACT was determined to push the performance of the Flight Computer to its limits, and therefore we needed to find a top-level IMU. For this the team contacted XSENS, since they offer high quality sensors for student projects.
I am developing a payload module together with Nick van den Dungen, Team Leader and Structures Engineer of the ACT, which will be launched with Stratos II+ in October. The XSENS MTi-100 IMU is the key element of this payload module, since it shall continuously log data during the flight. This data is then stored onto a Black Box, which we will retrieve after a successful flight of the Stratos II+. The entire module is supported by shock absorbers to minimize the vibrational effects of the rocket on the sensors. The payload module is situated in the Stratos II+ payload bay inside the nose-cone of the rocket, together with the other experimental research payload modules. The data of the IMU will be processed to determine its behavior during flight, and to identify the level of noise the IMU will produce in-flight. This data is then compared with the simulations to investigate the accuracy of both the IMU and the by the ACT developed simulation tool.
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With Kubernetes now available, at least in Docker for Mac, let's take a look at deploying some serverless functions.
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Logs in the River
This is the same river in which the US Airways flight 1549 crash-landed on 15 Jan 2009. An appealing view of the silent frigid water of the Hudson river in New York City.
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Agness M. Underwood Collection, 1916-1992 | Special Collections & Archives
The Agness M. Underwood Collection consists predominantly of articles, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, speeches, typescripts, and galley proofs for her book Newspaperwoman, which combine to document both her journalistic work and family life. Other material in the collection includes certificates, greeting cards, memorabilia, oral history and video tape interviews, memoranda, notes, a series of publications including the Eight Ball Final and Just One More, a record album, and related biographical items. The collection has been divided into six series: Biographical Records (1929-1985), Correspondence (1930-1982), Newspaperwoman (1949), Personal and Family Papers (1916-1992), Published Material (1922-1983), and Non-Manuscript Material (1920-1989).
Series I, Biographical Records, contains awards, indexes, memos, newspaper clippings, news articles, notes, resolutions, speeches, and related items of a biographical nature. The files are arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Series II, Correspondence, has been divided into two subseries. Subseries A, Chronological (1930-1981), is correspondence filed chronologically, and Subseries B, Alphabetical (1941-1982), is correspondence filed alphabetically by name of correspondent.
Series III, Newspaperwoman, contains articles, newspaper clippings, and reviews of Underwood's book, Newspaperwoman. The series also contains the galley proofs and a typescript of the book. Arrangement is by nature of the material.
Series IV, Personal and Family Papers, includes an address book, family correspondence, libel suit documents, newspaper clippings, property documents, radio scripts, and family memorabilia. The series is arranged alphabetically.
Series V, Published Material, includes three subseries: Subseries A, Newspaper Clippings (1922-1983), consists of newspaper clippings arranged alphabetically by author and chronologically thereafter. Subseries B, Other Publications (1932-1982), contains other publications written by or about Underwood's work, arranged alphabetically by article title. Subseries C, "World Famed Hollywood was Formerly an Incorporated City," (1953), consists of reproduced materials and research related to the incorporation of the City of Hollywood and is arranged alphabetically by creator.
Series VI, Non-Manuscript Material, includes audio tapes (4) of an interview given by Underwood and music by Ray Underwood, which were removed from the manuscript material and placed in the Audiovisual Collection. A transcript of the Underwood interview is filed separately. This series also includes photographs, records, 16mm film shorts, video tapes, a name plate, Underwood's typewriters, and transparencies.


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The Ultraviolet Absorber, An ongoing mystery
The Ultraviolet Absorber, An ongoing mystery
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A few months back, Vladimir Krasnopolsky published an interesting result, purporting to exclude sulfur as a candidate for the atmospheric agent that creates dark/light patterns in Venus' clouds as seen in ultraviolet light. This analysis was based on data from Venera 14!
It was published in Icarus; I'm keen to see if his peers feel that Krasnopolsky has really closed the book on sulfur as a possibility or if it's just a suggestive argument.
Previous analysis, including Venus Express observations of a "glory" seen in the clouds, suggested that the two main candidates for the UV absorber were sulfur and ferric chloride (FeCl3). By eliminating sulfur, Krasnopolsky's work would seem to elevate the probability of FeCl3 as a match. Note: Krasnopolsky has argued for this as far back as 1985, looking at Venera 12 data.
Those of us used to thinking about Earth's and/or Mars's atmospheres probably don't think often of iron as an element particularly likely to occur in air. However, FeCl3 is certainly a gas at Venus's surface temperature, but it would liquify at an altitude near the bottom of the cloud deck and freeze a bit higher than that. Venus Express data has also shown that the UV absorber seems to be found in air that is rising from below. Perhaps what is happening is that FeCl3 is condensing on rising plumes, then solidifying, with the crystals serving as nucleation points for droplets of sulfuric acid.
Akatsuki may help clarify the mid-atmosphere dynamics that could argue for/against this model. And we'll know in a few months if DAVINCI will be a winner in the upcoming Discovery mission, which could perhaps answer the question for once and for all.
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Addressing the Major Gaps in the Public Finance Bill, 2012
From the onset the design of the Bill is an "omnibus" covering a wide range of subjects. The Bill will repeal and consolidate the Budget Act and the Public Finance and Accountability Act. The Bill also provides for the amendment of the Audit Act, the Bank of Uganda Act, the National Planning Authority Act and the Income Tax Act. From the above amendments it is clear that the Bill will cover a wide range of laws. This means extra care should be taken to ensure the changes brought by the Bill will not only affect the operation of these other institutions but should also ensure the smooth running of the economy.
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Increasingly more and more organisations around the world are realising that there are many gains to be made from forging a work culture that doesn't just accept employee differences - but truly celebrates them. And when it comes to challenging inappropriate and outdated stereotypes or ensuring everyone feels included at work, UNHCR is certainly making great strides.
Cristina Franchini works as an External Relations officer in Rome in Italy. She feels strongly about expecting an open and supportive culture at work. Bringing her "whole self" to work matters deeply.
"I remember the time I came out with my supervisor, ten years ago, when I was hired by UNHCR. We were on mission together and she asked me if I had a boyfriend. I mumbled something, embarrassed. The day after I decided to tell her the truth, that I was lesbian and I had a girlfriend. She apologised and told me that she should have asked me if I had a partner instead," explains Cristina.
"From that day, I understood how important it is to be open at the workplace. I immediately felt recognised and supported, something that took me years to achieve with my parents. From that very day, I started sharing my personal life with colleagues, to the point that many of them, my former supervisor first, are among my dearest friends and part of my life."
"Both my wife Patrizia and I work for UNHCR, in Rome. When we got married in 2013 many colleagues participated to our wedding in Portugal, when equal marriage was not legal in Italy. We felt protected and supported. Then, we got married in Italy too and they organised a surprise party for us. When you are part of a humanitarian organisation whose mandate is to protect also LGBTI people, you expect this kind of support. The office has become our family and it would be great if every UNHCR office around the world was this inclusive."
"The principle of equality is a fundamental human right, also at the basis of the Geneva Convention for the protection of refugees. Diversity, which means that each individual is unique, is part of the equality principle, and encompasses the idea of respect and acceptance of differences. Each of us can bring along qualities related to, for example, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical abilities that have to be supported and protected from prejudice and discrimination," says Cristina.
To be able to deliver the best protection and assistance, Cristina believes the work culture at UNHCR has to be diverse. "Knowing how to relate to different characteristics can create a positive and nurturing environment. I firmly believe that being open can help our family members, colleagues and friends to understand, to appreciate a different way of being or behaving and, eventually, to change their mind. This is extremely important in a multicultural environment and for an agency, like UNHCR, that aims at giving protection and safety to those in need. LGBTI colleagues can act as role models in order to combat discrimination, prejudices and misperception that can also affect the protection of LGBTI refugees."
Women are actively encouraged to apply for roles with this humanitarian organisation because UNHCR actively recruits for a diverse workforce regardless of background, race, gender or sexual orientation.
Impressive women like Cristina Franchini choose to work for UNHCR because they have a passion for humanitarian work. Cristina holds a law degree and a PHD in international law. She started working for UNHCR in 2007 as a legal officer, at the beginning in the area of arrivals by sea and reception of asylum seekers and then, for many years, in the Italian procedure for the determination of international protection. Now she works for UNHCR in the area of communication and external relations. She is but one of the many impressive women working for this tremendous organisation.
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Recognizing the presidents or heads of school as the final authority for the conduct of the interscholastic athletics programs at their individual institutions;
Educating constituents about the conference's mission, vision, code of ethics and bylaws, including but not limited to articulating the mission, vision and code of ethics in each student and faculty handbook;
Assuring that the actions of coaches and administrators are consistent with Catholic values and exhibit fairness, openness, respect and honesty in their relationships with student-athletes, the public, and each other.
Complying with Safe Environment principles as mandated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops;
Providing equitable athletics opportunities, administrative support, and resources for boys' and girls' sports;
Providing information to WCAC authorities as requested to ensure the appropriate accountability and transparency in conference practices.
Expecting Christian sportsmanship from all constituents, including student-athletes, coaches, administrative personnel, and spectators;
Giving primary emphasis to in-league competition and conference championships;
Keeping competition focused on the welfare and development of student-athletes;
Supporting student-athletes in their efforts to reach high levels of athletic performance by providing all teams with appropriate facilities and competitive opportunities.
Ensuring all coaches and officials receive adequate training to enhance interscholastic competition and ensure the safety, emotional, and physical health of student-athletes;
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Assuring that student-athletes are supported in their efforts to participate meaningfully in non-athletic extracurricular pursuits to enhance their overall educational experience and spiritual growth.
The above statements articulate the principles and values as outlined by the WCAC mission and vision and should serve as a guide for the preparation of rules by the Conference and for planning and implementation of programs by institutions.
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Mediterranean Landscape Dynamics Project
"Landuse and Landscape Socioecology in the Mediterranean Basin: A Natural Laboratory for the Study of the Long-Term Interaction of Human and Natural Systems."
This international, interdisciplinary research project models the long-term dynamics of human landuse and Mediterranean landscapes. Beginning in Fall 2004, modeling efforts have focued on eastern Spain and western Jordan, encompassing much of the range of environmental variability across the Mediterranean region.
The project examines long-term socioecological processes that shaped Mediterranean landscapes, from the beginning of farming to the beginning of complex civilization.
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- Computational Modeling for Socioecological Systems Science
- Paleoclimate Modeling and the Drivers of Early Neolithic Expansion in Mediterranean Europe
- Simulating the long-term effects of agropastoral landuse decisions: a computational modeling approach to the Prepottery/Pottery Neolithic transition in northern Jordan
- Integrating Spatial and Temporal Dynamics in Ecological Modeling: Issues and Directions
- Modeling of Agropastoral Human Activities Using Agent-Based Simulation
This research on the early metal ages of the Wadi el-Hasa focuses on the settlement systems and attempts to explain how social, economic and political adjustments helped tribal groups survive under natural (i.e., climatic) and anthropogenic (i.e., land degradation, erosion) stress factors. The shifting of subsistence base from agropastoral to pastoral their reflections in site and population densities, diversity of site types, levels of internal complexity and levels of social organization via the presence of large settlements, like villages, which acted as economic and administrative centers emerge as risk reduction mechanisms. The cycles of abandonment and resettlement are evaluated within …
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The Maryville College women's soccer team claimed a share of the USA South overall regular season title with an 8-0 shutout victory against LaGrange College on Saturday evening on MC's home pitch.
As the regular season schedule came to an end, the Scots used a hat-trick by sophomore Shannon Reagan to power past the Panthers.
Just before the 4th minute, Reagan collected a pass from Miranda Lukas for her 14th goal of her first season in the orange and garnet.
At the 5:25 mark, Reagan collected her 15th goal on an unassisted blast.
Just before the 22nd minute, Reagan found Hannah Clothier who soon deposited her 5th goal of the season.
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At the intermission, Maryville outshot the Panthers 20-1 with LaGrange keeper DeAundra Green recording five saves.
Reagan completed her hat-trick at the 63:13 mark when she took an Abbie Anderson pass and connected with the net for her team-leading 16th goal of the season.
Just after the 64th minute, Jenna Clothier touched a pass to Hannah Clothier for Hannah's 6th goal of the season.
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MC's Rachel Taylor earned the victory in net, sharing the shutout with Spencer Ann Mitchell.
The win moves Maryville to 13-2-2 on the season overall and 6-0-1 in USA South play. The Scots will share overall title honors with Piedmont College after the Lions went 15-0-3 overall and an identical 6-0-1 in league play.
The USA South tournament will begin on Wednesday, October 25th but the Scots will receive a first-round bye. MC is awaiting final league word but should host a second-round matchup on Saturday, October 28th.


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11/01/2016 09:00 to11/01/2016 17:00 (GB)
Stanwell,United Kingdom
Venepuncture Training for Health Professionals
11th January 2016
Regenerus Laboratories in conjunction with Functional DX are pleased to announce a new course for "Venipuncture" which is the primary function of phlebotomy.
This course has been put together in conjunction with the National Association for Phlebotomy and has been created to help practitioners expand their practices and fulfil the significant demand for private phlebotomy across the UK.
Exclusively for Health Care Practitioners and other allied health professionals the course will run over three non consecutive days and cover in detail the actual blood draw process plus the centrifugation of a blood sample as is frequently required. Specifically this course has been put on to help fill the demand for bloods draw services in most corners of the UK and Ireland, where a convenient and accessible location are often hard to find.
Why attend
To gain an approved qualification certified by the NAP, increase your business revenue, meet the needs of your clients and those of your colleagues clients with a local convenient service.
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Run over one day and held at The Stanwell Hotel theory will cover:
Personal Conduct and Code of practice
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Indications and Contraindications of a Blood Test request
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Suitable Venepuncture sites
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Practical application on a hospital ward with real patients.
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The cost of the course is heavily subsidised at include three days of training, 1 night of accommodation for part 2 training and qualification certificate. Additionally (subject to terms and conditions) Regenerus Laboratories and Functional Dx will provide attendees with a portable centrifuge on semi permanent loan.
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SHORT STORY: The Wise Sparrow
Once upon a time, there lived four animals in a huge forest. One was named Jaggu the monkey. Others were Jumbo the elephant, Serpent the snake and Jill the crow.
All four were proud of their qualities and never lived in happiness because they were jealous of each other. Jaggu was proud that he could jump from one tree to another. Jumbo was proud of his sharp tusks.
Serpent was proud of his venom. Jill was proud of his ability to fly high and see everything around the world.
Once, a meeting was held and all animals gathered to take a few decisions. The four animals were also present. Then Rollet, the wise sparrow addressed the gathering.
"Welcome to all animals here present. We have to identify the new Head of the jungle as the king, lion has passed away. We have to choose someone among us who has great qualities," he said.
On hearing this, all the animals started boasting about their qualities. Jaggu said he could help anyone in need with his ability to jump. Jumbo said he was the mightiest and could keep all animals safe from any attackers.
The Serpent boasted be would keep all animals happy if chosen as king because no one will dare attack them. Jill also boasted about his sharp beak and soft feathers.
But Rollet, the clever sparrow made a plan. It had told all the animals that there would be a few tasks assigned to all those who aspired to be the next forest Head.
He did not elaborate on the plan. He asked them to assemble after two days. All the animals were curious to know what it could be.
After two days, when all the animals assembled together, Rollet announced, "Welcome to all the animals. Hope you all have assembled here curiously to know about the special test. As we all know, the Lion's enemy is Hyena.
"Today, we have to fight and kill it. Those who become successful in this test will be sworn in as the king of this jungle." Upon hearing this, all the animals were afraid of taking on the Hyena, knowing that only the Lion could do that.
So Jaggu said, "I can catch the Hyena but I don't think I can fight him." Jumbo too said, "I can hurt the Hyena with my sharp tusks but I can't kill it." Serpent agreed that it could fight and kill the Hyena only if it was caught and brought to it.
Jill said he could accompany Jaggu and Jumbo in catching the hyena but cannot kill it. Then all four animals came to the realisation that they were not powerful as individuals and that they could be more powerful as a team, work together and face challenges.
The sparrow said, "See, if you are united, then there is no need of any king for the protection of this jungle and we can live happily. So, be united, instead of being jealous of each other and leading a selfish life."
Everyone praised the sparrow for his cleverness and thanked him for opening their eyes. From then on, they were happy together and were not jealous of other animals. From www.kidsworldfun.com.
1. What makes every word but does not speak?
2. Drop me, I'll crack, but if you smile, I'll smile back. What am I?
3. What has an end but no beginning, a home but no family, and a space without room?
4. What surrounds the world yet exists in a thimble?
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A few weeks ago I wrote here in detail about the very public Guy Fieri vs. Pete Wells/New York Times imbroglio. After Fieri's new Times Square eatery received what is generally believed to be the most scathing review in the history of the New York Times, the TV food celebrity took restaurant critic Pete Wells to task. He accused Wells, the nation's highest profile reviewer, of having "an agenda" and of using Fieri's fame as a platform for advancing his own prestige. As the debate went viral, Wells' article became what is likely the most widely read restaurant review ever, and many of Fieri's fans (most of whom had not actually been to the restaurant) fired back, defending their beloved chef and essentially saying Wells didn't know what he was talking about.
Does Wells know what he is talking about?
Fieri's peers have spoken out on this issue, and in a rather novel platform. Food website The Daily Meal asked dozens of respected chefs and restaurateurs nationwide to rate the food critics who make their livings rating them, reversing the norm. They call the result "Top Chefs Rate America's Food Critics."
Bottom line? Pete Wells can sleep easy. The nation's chefs found him to be one of the best in the game.
The panel ranked him the third best of the twenty leading critics, most from major publications, from The LA Times and Washington Post to Time, Vogue and Bon Appétit. The list includes the best known names in the world of restaurant reviews, such as Gael Greene, Jeffrey Steingarten, John Mariani and Andrew Knowlton, and Wells took the bronze medal against this elite competition.
The chefs were polled on four categories, Culinary Knowledge, Prose, Integrity and Likability. Wells finished near the top in every one and his total score put him in third place, behind only Vogue's Steingarten and the winner, LA Times critic Jonathan Gold. He handily beat other big name reviewers such as Time's Josh Ozersky (15th) and New York Magazine's Adam Platt (17th). The bottom spot was taken handily by Brad Johnson of the Orange County Register, who came in dead last in the Culinary Knowledge and Integrity categories.
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The following discussion took place on AWI's Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum [LAREF] in December 2003. Four animal technicians (AT-1,-2,-3,-4) of different research institutions in North America, one attending veterinarian of a North American research laboratory (V), and two scientists from different research facilities in Europe (S-1,2) posted opinions, which have been edited by Dr. Viktor Reinhardt, moderator of LAREF.
"I think all animals kept in research laboratories need a basic trust of their caretakers. An animal's trust is a tool for me to make her or him feel more at ease during routine handling procedures that would otherwise trigger apprehension, fear and possibly even distress" (AT-1). However, "the pressures of time and money do not allow most laboratories to provide a truly caring, loving environment for their animals. Human interaction is usually limited to relatively brief spells in which the animal experiences a highly aversive, enforced procedure such as capture, gavage, injection or blood sampling. .. Certainly, this does not engender a feeling of 'trust' toward the human" (S-1).
"Categorizing the animals in my charge as either predators or prey helps me interact appropriately with them. Prey animals, such as rodents and rabbits, need to be assured through my behaviors, movements and gestures that I do not intend to attack and eat them, otherwise they will be afraid and hence ready to bite me in self-defense. Usually an animal bites only when there is mistrust" (AT-1). Yes, "the animals we are dealing with 'are' not aggressive, but we 'make' them react in aggressive ways through our species-inappropriate behavior (e.g., looking into the eyes of a macaque), quasi-aggressive approach (e.g., trespassing individual distance), mistrust and/or fear (e.g., you cannot cheat animals; they spontaneously pick up your intentions and feelings) and through the species-inappropriate confinement conditions under which we imprison them" (V). "Predators, such as dogs and cats, tend to have issues with the unknown. They seemingly don't understand why they are in the situation they are in and, therefore, are especially dependent on positive human interaction and/or the presence of conspecifics to feel relatively at ease with the artificial environment they live in" (AT-1).
"Novel objects are quasi-unpredictable and, therefore, often scary for laboratory animals. I have observed in rodents and monkeys that the animals initially shun away from a new toy and only hesitantly dare to touch it briefly over and over again to test its 'trustworthiness'. Therefore, when I give my animals a new enrichment object I first put it out of reach allowing them to 'safely' view it for a few days. Once the animals show signs of curiosity towards the object I place it directly into their cage" (AT-1). It is true, "animals can be habituated to probably almost anything. The problem is whether it is appropriate, perhaps ethical, to habituate them to environmental enrichment objects that we, as humans, think anthropocentrically might be beneficial. Habituation will always involve causing the animal some distress through anxiety or fear. I therefore see little point in having my animals go through a potentially distressing habituating process to a toy or other new object which they find inherently fearful" (S-1). "Unlike most commercial toys, enrichment objects of biological relevance are usually accepted by laboratory animals without noticeable signs of apprehension or fear" (AT-1). "My coworkers and I are disturbed that 'built in' biologically relevant and practical enrichment isn't an industry standard in cage design for all species yet" (AT-2). For example, "each rodent cage should be equipped with a species-appropriate shelter to make it possible for the animals to retreat to a quasi-safe refuge in alarming situations, and each monkey cage should be equipped with at least one high perch to give the animals access to the arboreal dimension to which they are biologically adapted" (V).
"My decisions about what are 'good' enrichment choices and what are appropriate technical procedures are based upon my observations of the animals' behaviors and responses to changes in their environment. From my own experience many of our animal care and veterinary technicians are much more 'in tune' with the behavioral repertoire of the animals in their charge and more knowledgeable about the behavioral and environmental needs than many of the research associates" (AT-2). "Fortunately, not all researchers are out of touch with the animals assigned to their protocols and with husbandry issues related to those animals. The field of research will make it in many cases an imperative for the investigator to keep in close touch with his/her animals. No ethologist, for example, can do valid research without taking the time to get to know his/her animals and take the time to assure that they are properly kept and cared for. The situation can be very different in biomedical research labs. When I worked in such institutions it always struck me that investigators hardly ever showed up in animal rooms. Some of them probably have never seen the animals assigned to their projects. They were familiar with the IDs and the subjects' history, but that was often the end of the 'touch'. A prestigious biomedical scientist conceded in a scientific journal that 'most investigators think only briefly about the care and handling of their animals and clearly have not made it an important consideration in their work'. To work 'under' such researchers can be extremely frustrating for animal care personnel who are sincerely concerned about animal welfare issues" (V).
"I have experienced both situations, in the ethology research setting where husbandry work is shared between researchers and animal care personnel, versus in the biomedical research setting where most researchers never enter the animal facility and the animals are cared for solely by professional caretakers. My own experience with the do-it-yourself approach isn't entirely positive. Since I'm responsible for the budget, for the experimental design, for data collection and for writing up the results, there is a great conflict of time and attention when I have to do the husbandry work myself. Nevertheless, it is essential that researchers take the time to at least find what their animals look like and how they behave" (S-2). "There should not be a real need for a researcher to do much husbandry work, but he/she has a scientific obligation to verify for her/himself how his/her animals are housed and handled" (V).
"In my experience in a biomedical research setting it is exceedingly rare to have researchers who 'get into the muck.' We have quite a few who don't even want to walk through our dirty side cage area to drop off empty caging. Many investigators don't seem to have much understanding or appreciation of their animals' welfare needs" (AT-2).
"In my facility the researchers also usually have grad students doing research and using the animals. It's not very often that the actual researcher will turn up in the animal holding and treatment areas, while some I have yet to ever see. We had some grad student sent to work with mice or with primates but had been given no training whatsoever. They had absolutely no idea how to work with these animals" (AT-3). "When I was a student, I had to learn by watching others and barely saw the principal investigator. She did not spend any time with the monkeys and was never involved in training us, probably because she was always very busy with preparing grant proposals, teaching classes, and writing papers" (AT-4).


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Truth as Redeemer
Truth is our Redeemer.
Truth purifies our hearts and bestows upon us the glorious gift of divine Love.
There is no salvation in selfishness.
Self is the vessel of sin and the receptacle of sorrow;
But when we fly to Truth, self is ended, and Love abides forever.
We have tried the ways of self, and we know how hard they are.
We also look upon the weary multitudes, and compassion is stirred within us:
But now we have found the Truth the pilgrimage of self is ended,
Our feet are rested, and there is no more weariness of heart.
The nature of self is error;
It cannot, therefore, comprehend Truth.
The experience of self is suffering;
It cannot, therefore, apprehend bliss.
When the vessel of self is broken, and its contents of error and suffering are scattered,
Then is Truth revealed and realized.
Truth alone can comprehend Truth, and bliss apprehendeth bliss.
How can self know Love, seeing that its nature is its own gratification?
How can it know peace, seeing that it cannot bestow Love?
How can it enter into salvation, seeing that it dreads the loss of its perishable lusts and empty pleasures?
Self is the way of darkness and the path of pain.
The redeemed have put away self, and have accepted Truth.
Self regards error as Truth, when it is pleasing;
It regards Truth as error, when it is displeasing;
Seeking pleasure and dreading pain, it does not know good and evil.
Truth knows Truth as Truth, and error as error;
It avoids evil and chooses good, without considerations of pleasure and pain.
Divine Love is the perfect flower of Truth;
For when Truth fills the heart Love blossoms out in the life.
By this flower is Truth known,
For wheresoever impartial Love is, there is Truth.
Just deeds, pure actions, works untainted with self, minds controlled and calm,–
These are the angelic messengers of Truth;
The possessors of these are the redeemed;
Their habitation is peace.
Truth is the Savior of the world.
There is no other Savior.
There can be no compromise with Truth;
It says "Give up self."
Truth is our Redeemer only when we yield up all to it.
Self cannot be saved.
It must be abandoned.
It must be left to the darkness in which it originated and to which it belongs.
The light of Salvation is only for them that press forward, and leave all selfishness behind.
And they who turn not back enter the presence of the Redeemer,
They are clothed with His Glory.
Who can see the glory of the redeemed?
The redeemed behold it,
And them that are about to be redeemed, see it dimly:
But the eyes of the world are holden with the thought of self.
The redeemed are silent in the midst of men.
They accuse not, condemn not, revile not.
When smitten, they are not angry,
And when mocked, they make no sign.
Vet him that smote them they succor in his sorrow;
And when they that mocked them are brought low,
They lift them up and bless them.
The utterance of Truth is deeds.
The redeemed are freed from all selfishness.
They are made perfect in Truth.
The thought of self being eliminated, there is nothing remaining in them that can give rise to selfishness.
They are calm and just, doing that which is right, and passion is purged from their actions.
He who comes to the feet of Truth,
Earnest in thought, strong in will, and contrite in heart,
Will be lifted up and saved.
He will overcome all that defiles, and all that causes sorrow.
The light of Truth will light up his mind, dispelling all darkness,
And he will stand among them to whom the Cosmic Glory is unveiled.
For, to the redeemed, the narrow confines of self are burst and broken asunder,
And the mind is conscious of the Eternal.
The universe is known as it is;
Yea, its perfection and the splendor of its Law are revealed.
So large, so boundless, so all-embracing is the life of the redeemed in Truth.
Immortal Truth redeems us from mortal error.
Clinging no more to the perishable, we fly to the Imperishable,
And find the Rock of Safety.
The body grows old, it withers and decays:
Passions burn out, leaving only the ashes of regret:
Pleasures cease to satisfy and pains fill up their places;
But Truth is imperishable;
It never grows old, nor does it wither and decay;
It does not consume, and it leaves behind no sorrow and no pain.
To set the mind upon that which is perishable;
To be consumed by violent passions;
To live in unhappiness and misery, –
This it is to be unredeemed.
The redeemed having the knowledge of the Imperishable and being in possession of righteousness,
Live in happiness and joy,
For Truth is always bright and beautiful.
Yea, Truth is always peace-bestowing;
It calms the storms of strife;
To the passion-driven it brings quiet;
Upon the dark waters of anguish it pours the oil of stillness;
The mind that is troubled it restores, and envelops it with silence.
The redeemed are satisfied;
They are in security and peace;
They are not overtaken by the storms of passion,
Nor attacked and laid low by fierce desires:
They abide in the Place of Safety.
What enemy shall overcome the redeemed!
Have they not slain the supreme enemy, even self!
Have they not taken his stronghold even their own hearts!
Yea, they have purified their hearts, and the impure cannot overcome the pure.
Out of the black night!
Out of the fierce war;
Out of the confusion and the conflict have the redeemed come;
And now they dwell in the Light;
They abide with peace, and darkness and strife are no more.
The unredeemed are in the confines of self;
They are surrounded with darkness;
They seek for self only.
The redeemed are in the glory of the universal, the impersonal;
They are surrounded with light;
They seek the good of all.
Truth is the breaker of bonds;
It liberates the slave;
It sets the captive free.
Who chooses bondage rather than liberty?
Who prefers darkness to light?
He who has not known liberty loves his chains;
And he who has not seen the light prefers to remain in darkness.
And when liberty is made known it is desired.
When light is perceived, there is no longer a dwelling-place in darkness.
The desires of the flesh are a tormenting fever;
The hatreds, conflicts, and covetings of the mind are a consuming fire:
But there is a healing for the fever, and water for the quenching of the fire.
Truth is the healer of the mind;
It is a sweet medicine to the afflicted,
And a draught of cool water to them that are troubled with thirst.
There is no unrest in Truth.
The unredeemed are in the way of sorrow;
Pain and weariness are their companions.
Reaching after pleasures, they grasp sorrows;
Striving eagerly for self, happiness departs from them.
But the redeemed are in the Way of Gladness;
Strength and joy are their companions;
And not departing from Good they dwell in the House of Happiness.
From what, then, are we redeemed?
From what are we saved, and where is our salvation?
We are redeemed from self and passion,
From sin and sorrow,
From unholiness and unrest,
Even from these are we taken away,
We are saved from lust and hatred,
From pride and vanity,
From covetousness and envy,
Even from these are we drawn away.
We are saved by the Truth;
By the practice of Truth,
By the knowledge of Truth,
And by the power of Truth.
Our salvation is from the Truth.
In Truth we rest.
Truth is the Redeemer of the world.
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