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MD1446 Funding for retrofitting of schools through RE:FIT
Executive summary
In June 2011, the Mayor approved a project to retrofit twelve schools within the Olympic host boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest with energy conservation measures to achieve CO2 savings via the RE:FIT Framework. This was part of a £1.7m project delivering carbon savings in homes and schools on behalf of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). EDF Energy successfully bid for the delivery of retrofit works to schools and the works were delivered in 2012. Although the overall project delivering carbon savings in homes and schools exceeded its carbon saving targets, the level of savings achieved under the RE:FIT element did not meet the level guaranteed by EDF Energy. As a result, under the terms of the RE:FIT Framework the GLA is eligible for monies to be paid by EDF Energy to the GLA.
This paper seeks approval for the GLA to receive monies from EDF Energy and allocate the monies received to deliver further energy and carbon savings in schools via the RE:FIT programme, in line with the terms of the RE:FIT Framework.
The Mayor approves:
1. The GLA receiving monies from EDF Energy under the terms of the RE:FIT Framework;
2. The GLA using the monies received to achieve further energy and carbon savings in selected schools in the Olympic host boroughs and other boroughs where appropriate via the RE:FIT programme.
Part 1: Non-confidential facts and advice
1.1. The RE:FIT programme provides a commercial model for public organisations to achieve energy and financial savings and reduce their carbon emissions. EDF Energy was one of several contractors appointed to under the Shared Services Framework Agreement for the Buildings Energy Efficiency Programme Panel dated 18 November 2010 ('the RE:FIT Framework Agreement') to deliver services through the RE:FIT programme.
1.2. In June 2011, the Mayor gave approval for the GLA to deliver the ODA Retrofit Project, comprising energy saving retrofit works to schools through RE:FIT and homes through RE:NEW (the Mayor's domestic retrofit programme) (MD839). The project was funded by a grant of £1.7 million from the ODA.
1.3. The RE:FIT element of the project was funded using £550,000 of the £1.7 million, and sought to retrofit twelve schools within the Olympic host boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. The objective was to improve the energy efficiency of the twelve schools' buildings and deliver 500 tonnes of CO2 savings per annum through energy conservation measures, each of those measures having a lifetime of ten years.
1.4. EDF Energy successfully bid for the RE:FIT Energy Service Company (ESCo) delivery role for the schools element of the ODA Retrofit Project.
1.5. Under RE:FIT, ESCos are required to guarantee contractually the energy saving performance. They are required to submit an Investment Grade Proposal (IGP) that includes the guaranteed savings and forms part of their contractual obligations under the RE:FIT Framework. If the measures do not deliver the guaranteed savings, the ESCo must provide further works or financial payment that is calculated according to the difference between the actual savings achieved and the level of savings guaranteed in the RE:FIT IGP.
1.6. The level of savings achieved under this RE:FIT element has not met the level guaranteed by EDF Energy. Under the terms of the RE:FIT Framework the GLA is eligible for monies to be paid by EDF Energy to the GLA, and EDF Energy will make three payments to the GLA in 2015 and 2016 in line with the Framework. The GLA and EDF will enter into an agreement confirming the terms of this entitlement.
1.7. It is proposed that the GLA will use the monies received to deliver targeted investigation and improvements in schools who have taken part in the RE:FIT programme where the RE:FIT Programme Delivery Unit (PDU) advise it would be of benefit, and to deliver grant funding to enable other schools who have not yet benefitted from energy and carbon saving works through the RE:FIT programme. This would initially focus on other schools in the five Olympic boroughs, but would be opened up to schools in other London boroughs if necessary. It is anticipated this could lead to between 15 and 20 additional RE:FIT school projects going ahead.
1.8. The investigation and possible improvement works in a small number of schools that took part in the ODA RE:FIT project is proposed to take place between February and April 2015. These original schools would be prioritised, with the inclusion of other schools commencing in April 2015, first of those in the Olympic boroughs and then, should funding remain, of schools in other parts of London.
1.9. There has been strong interest in RE:FIT from schools across London. To date, 81 schools have entered into contracts under RE:FIT (against a Mayoral target of 200 by 2016). There is a potential pipeline of 228 schools, of which around 50 are at an advanced stage of the RE:FIT process. It is proposed that schools that have not yet achieved savings through RE:FIT and that wish to access this new funding will need to have engaged with RE:FIT prior to April 2015, have demonstrated a firm interest in achieving savings and additionality from receiving grant funding and be able to confirm that works could be delivered within the required timescales.
1.10. It is estimated that this funding would be awarded to between five and ten schools during 2015, five in 2016, and five in 2017. The success of this process will be reviewed in November 2015 and again in November 2016 and any improvements and/or amendments made to the process adopted.
1.11. This is the preferred option for the following reasons:
• It will enable resources arising from funding originally designated for this purpose to be used in a number of the 12 schools involved in the original project;
• It will drive further carbon savings at no additional cost to the GLA;
• It will directly contribute to the Mayor's carbon reduction targets as well as specific RE:FIT KPIs for the number of schools, the number of buildings overall, the tonnes of CO2 saved and the total investment made through the RE:FIT programme (see Part 1 Section 4);
• The GLA has a specific RE:FIT schools programme, a pre-procured delivery agent and a dedicated RE:FIT schools project manager who is directly engaging with and delivering retrofit works to schools across the capital;
• It will enable the efficient use of a sum to be paid in three instalments over two years, and for the purposes for which the GLA's grant agreement with the ODA and RE:FIT contract with EDF Energy was intended.
1.12. The following alternative options were considered but rejected.
Use of the funding for domestic retrofit
1.13. This has been considered but rejected because:
• The domestic retrofit targets were exceeded for the ODA Retrofit Project (whereas as outlined in this paper the targets for schools have not been achieved);
• Although retrofitting homes is also a Mayoral target it would be to the detriment of the Mayor's target to retrofit 200 schools by 2016.
• The delivery model for domestic retrofit has changed since 2012, and it is now a model providing support for the delivery of domestic retrofit rather than a programme that directly provides capital funding and would therefore require further work to develop a delivery model;
Use of the funding for other GLA projects:
1.14. This has been considered but rejected because:
• It would involve allocating the funds to projects that are unconnected to retrofit and carbon savings - the specific purpose of the ODA's funding - and leave the Mayor open to challenge for not delivering those targets.
• No other projects currently exist that could deliver equivalent carbon savings in schools.
• There is a reputational risk in diverting resources away from environmental retrofit in schools, key and high profile priorities for the Mayor.
2.1. The proposals outlined above will drive further savings in carbon and energy within the capital, contributing to the achievement of the Mayor's target to reduce carbon emissions in the capital by 60% by 2025, the achievement of the Mayor's target to retrofit 200 schools through RE:FIT programme by 2016, and the achievement of the Mayor's wider RE:FIT programme targets to retrofit 600 buildings and generate savings of 45,000 tonnes of CO2 by 2015.
3.1. The GLA has taken and will take appropriate steps to ensure that there are no potential negative impacts expected on those with protected characteristics. Those with protected characteristics will gain from the positive benefits of these projects in equal measure should their properties be selected, and there will be equality of access to participate in the delivery and benefit from the programme, without discrimination.
Links to Mayoral strategies and priorities
4.1. The RE:FIT programme contributes to London becoming a world leader in improving the environment: identifying and investing in projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reducing resource consumption and develops new green skills and services.
4.2. The use of the funding as proposed projects will contribute towards the achievement of the following aims and objectives of the Climate Change Mitigation and Energy Strategy:
• The overall target of cutting carbon emissions by 60% by 2025;
• Policy 8 - Retrofitting London's existing workplaces with energy efficiency measures and low and zero carbon microgeneration technologies - The Mayor, working with partners, will use public funds to develop commercial models that catalyse markets to retrofit workplaces with energy efficiency measures and low and zero carbon microgeneration technologies.
4.3. It will contribute to objective 3 of the Mayor's Economic Development Strategy to "make London one of the world's leading low carbon capitals by 2025 and a global leader in carbon finance".
4.4. It will contribute to RE:FIT programme targets of retrofitting 600 buildings by 2016, and of retrofitting 200 schools by 2016.
Risks and issues
4.5. The key risks and issues for delivery of these projects are set out in the table below:
Likelihood (out of 5)
(out of 5)
Works not delivered on time
Reduce. All the projects will be subject to rigorous project and delivery planning by the RE:FIT Schools delivery agent. Continue systematic approach set up through RE:FIT Schools programme, which includes resource to monitor progress against agreed milestones and deliverables.
Works do not result in planned savings
Avoid. Project scope will be developed by experts delivering RE:FIT Schools programme, with expert knowledge on energy saving and energy saving in schools. Gateway reviews and reviews by the RE:FIT PDU as standard practice will ensure projects that go ahead will be realistic, of the required standard and achievable.
Lack of interest in schools taking up the offer leading to unallocated funds
Avoid. The programme has been designed from identified need, lessons learned and the views of stakeholders. Work with RE:FIT Schools delivery team and local stakeholders as needed to ensure the offer reaches schools who will be interested.
Overprovision of the funds leads to schools not being able to receive agreed level of funding
Avoid. GLA will use normal RE:FIT management practices to ensure schools' expectations are managed. Projects will only move forwards where there is sufficient funding for the GLA to provide the agreed level of support.
Impact assessments and consultations
4.6. A copy of this business case was reviewed and approved to proceed to Mayoral Decision by Housing and Land Senior Management Team on 10 November 2014.
5.1. EDF Energy will make three payments to the GLA, two in 2015 and one in 2016, under the terms of the RE:FIT Framework and as agreed. Those payments will be available to be spent on RE:FIT projects as discussed above.
5.2. The Programme, Policy and Services Unit in Housing and Land will be responsible for managing this spend.
6.1. Sections 1-4 of this report indicate that:
6.1.1 Section 34 of the GLA Act 1999 provides that the GLA may do anything which is calculated to facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to, the exercise of any of its functions. The funding proposed may be viewed as calculated to facilitate the GLA's exercising of its function to promote the improvement of the environment.
6.1.2 In formulating the proposals in respect of which a decision is sought officers have complied with the GLA's related statutory duties to:
(a) pay due regard to the principle that there should be equality of opportunity for all people;
(b) consider how the proposals will promote the health of persons, health inequalities between persons and to contribute towards achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom; and
(c) consult with the appropriate bodies
6.1.3 Section 1 above indicates that the contribution of certain amounts to be paid to the GLA by EDF under the Settlement Agreement will be provided to various schools as funding and not payment for works, supplies or services. Officers must ensure that:
(a) the funding is distributed fairly, transparently, and in manner which affords value for money in accordance with the Contracts and Funding Code; and
(b) an appropriate funding agreement is put in place between and executed by the GLA and the recipient of the funding before any commitment to fund is made; and
(c) Certain legal advice is subject to legal professional privilege and therefore is contained in Part 2.
6.1.4 The terms of the agreement to be entered into between the GLA and EDF are commercially sensitive and confidential as between the GLA and EDF Energy plc within the meaning of section 43 of FOI Act.
6.1.5 All other Legal comments are incorporated into this paper.
7.1. The proposal was approved to proceed to Mayoral Decision by Investment and Performance Board on 15 January 2015.
Mayoral Decision
30 January 2015
First payment received
1 February 2015
Start investigation work at identified existing RE:FIT schools
15 February 2015
Agree works scope and delivery timetable at existing RE:FIT schools
31 March 2015
Engage new schools with funding offer
1 April 2015
Works to schools using first payment completed; second payment received
1 December 2015
Finalise schools to receive funding from second payment
31 March 2016
Third payment received
30 November 2016
Finalise schools to receive funding from third payment
31 March 2017


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I attended my first candidates meet & greet last night. It was an event hosted by One Cowichan upstairs at the Craig St. Brew Pub.
The room was packed, mostly with fellow candidates but that just made it more fun trying to identify non-candidate residents.
Let's see how well you do. Today's election challenge:
- 1 point for each person who can identify a candidate.
- 1 point if you can name the area or municipality they represent.
- 5 points if you can identify that area or municipality on a map.
- 10 points if you can find me.
- 20 points if you can find yourself.

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AceShowbiz - Even though it's been months since Janelle Monae dropped her album "Dirty Computer", it doesn't stop her from releasing music videos for tracks off the record. The latest song which gets a music video treatment is "Crazy, Classic, Life". Released on Wednesday, December 12, the clip features segments from her narrative film which is also titled "Dirty Computer".
It starts with Monae driving in a hover car with a friend before getting stopped by a security bot that examines them to make sure they're clear. As soon as the bot is nowhere inside, the songstress jumps off the car and gets her whole crew out of the trunk. The group then head to one of the futuristic dance parties where any queers can be seen enjoying their life to the fullest.
"We don't need another ruler/ All of my friends are king/ I'm not America's nightmare/ I'm the American dream/ Just let me live my life," Monae sings on the song as things start to heat up between her and Tessa Thompson.
The whole thing is astoundingly euphoric, until their party is crashed by the organization in charge of the universe. Everyone gets arrested while Monae and Thompson manage to escape from the commotion. It's unknown whether or not they're safe since the video ends just like that.
Inspired by the vibranium in "Black Panther" and the wild mushroom tea parties in Mexico, "Crazy, Classic, Life" is the second song on "Dirty Computer". The album is nominated for Album of the Year category at the upcoming 61st Grammy Awards, with the music video for "Pnyk" vying for Best Music Video.
Monae, who helped announce the nomination last week, was overwhelmed with emotion when she learned that her album was nominated for the biggest honor. "This album is so much bigger than me. It's about a community in dirty computers, of marginalized voices," she said. "Being a young, black, queer woman in America, there was something I had to say and a group of people I wanted to celebrate."
She added, "I'm happy to be representing them. I hope they feel seen, I hope they feel heard. I hope they feel loved. And I hope they feel celebrated."


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Our Favourite Festivals and Events in Dorset
Published: Thursday 26th Jul 2018
Written by: Cleome Beagley
A holiday to Dorset would simply be incomplete without attending one of the county's fantastic events or music festivals. To help you prepare for your visit, we've asked our local team for their favourite festival and event...take a look below for some inspiration!
Our Property Manager, Kelly - Buckham Fair
If you enjoy the idea of a vintage country fair set in the beautiful rolling English countryside, then look no further than Buckham Fair.
Hosted by the actor Martin Clunes on his farmland in the west of the county near Bridport, Buckham Fair includes a dog and horse show, lots of exciting displays as well as charming old fashioned fairground rides and numerous stalls selling a variety of wares and some delicious local food stalls too.
If you've got your dogs with you bring them down and have a go at agility or put them to the test down temptation alley (the Labradors never do very well at this!) There are plenty of fun classes to enter too. I first attended 8 years ago with my dogs Alfie and Rita and was very happy with Martin judged Rita as 'The dog the judge would most like to take home'. It's her one claim to fame and she's very proud of it!
This year your pooch has the opportunity to be part of a Guinness world record attempt! To celebrate their 10th anniversary they are going to attempt to have 200 dogs sitting simultaneously for 30 seconds!
Even if you don't have a four-legged friend with you, there's plenty to see and do for the whole family. Keep an eye out for myself and colleague Claire as we'll be there saying hello and handing out some of our fantastic Wyke jute bags. Award winning Rita will be with me too to say hello to her fans…!
Our Dorset Manager, Anne-Marie - Music Festivals
Every year I am astounded just how much diversity there is with music festivals in Dorset!
For the last few years I have been to the Wurzels at Harmans Cross near Swanage (a jazzed-up version of 'Ruby' sung by the Wurzels of 'I've got a brand-new combine harvester' fame? I thought I'd drunk too much cider!) And an Abba tribute band in the same venue, with fake Swedish accents? Oh yes, really. But it's all great fun with families, couples and friends alike. Head to the VisitDorset website for loads of other ideas, but here are a few of my favourite ones:
We have the Bestival Festival, the child and family friendly 4-day event held in the beautiful setting of Lulworth Estate, right on the doorstep of the Jurassic coast. Also, an amazing Reggae festival at Wilkswood farm in Langton Matravers is a full-on treat of music, food, drink and fun. Fancy Folk? Like a Morris dance or two? Or Jazz more your thing? All held throughout the summer in Swanage.
Our Guest Services Assistant, Cleome - The Bournemouth Air Show
There are already so many reasons to book a holiday to Dorset, but if you need more incentive then there are so many things going on in the area! My personal favourite event is Bournemouth Air Show.
Thousands of people from all over the country come to view the spectacular performances that can be seen in the air. Taking place on 30th August - 2nd September, this exciting event is jam packed with daring stunts, thrilling displays and some truly magnificent machines. Whether in the air, on land or in the sea, every part of the show is truly exhilarating.
Bournemouth Air Show is a parade of well-known and impressive teams, such as The RAF Red Arrows, Breitling Jet Team and the Tigers Parachute Display Team. But the planes themselves are the clear stars of the show, with memorial planes such as The Spitfire flying overhead.
Accompanied by food stalls, music and fireworks, it is really a weekend to not miss in Dorset!
Our Property Manager, Claire - Bridport Torchlight Procession
If you're a fan of health and safety - look away now!
Bridport's torchlight procession closes the carnival weekend on Sunday 19th August at 9pm. People carry about 1,500 blazing torches for about 2 miles from Bridport to West Bay, where they are greeted by live music, a bonfire and a firework display.
I'm not sure what the historical reason is for the procession, but it has a celebratory feel, and is a fantastic way to end the summer - even though we always hope the summer will extend into September!
Bridport Carnival is a whole day of music and dance on Saturday 18th August. The main carnival procession takes place at 7pm, with floats from many local businesses and charities, and of course the Carnival Queen!
Our Reservations and Admin Assistant, Natalie - Wilkswood Reggae Festival
If you are looking for some good vibes, brilliant music and yummy Caribbean cuisine then look no further…
Dorset is home to one of the countries best Reggae festivals, Wilkswood Reggae Festival in Langton Matravers near Swanage.
This is an annual weekend event showcasing some epic Reggae acts including such greats as Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Mad Professor, General Levy & Carroll Thompson.
Housed in a spacious converted barn you can enjoy the live music come rain or shine. As well as the main stage the festival also has 3 other areas situated within the complex where you can relax, kick back and enjoy all that this unique festival has to offer. As well as the fantastic musical entertainment Wilkswood Reggae Festival also offers poets & comedians as well as activities for children with its own 'Kids Zone'. In this dedicated area your little bundles of joy can enjoy face painting, metalwork, stone carving, pizza make & bake and many more.
As well as sampling the tasty Caribbean cuisine you can also enjoy wood fired pizza's & Mexican food as well as some amazing vegetarian and vegan dishes.
Early bird tickets are now on sale for 2019 so get booking and come and join us for peace, dub & harmony in the woods by the sea. One Love!


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Over the Halloween weekend, between watching copius amounts of films and a sunny Sunday morning trip to the Hellfire Club, the Bear and I went charity shop shopping along our usual route. On this particular venture, we were on a mission to find Ross O'Carroll-Kelly books for my brother, although seeing as this meant intently perusing the bookshelves of all the charity shops on Capel Street, we ended up with enough books for ourselves to almost break the plastic bag that held them. However, as we made our way through all the second hand James Pattersons, Alexander McCall Smiths, Patricia Cornwells and Cecelia Aherns (SO MANY Cecelia Aherns) in the first shop, a certain book in perfect condition grabbed my attention.
THIS book, to be precise:
So many questions. Such as the back to front Es and WHY? They bewilder me entirely. They make me want to shake the book until they rattle back into their rightful position. What's the deal with Miss Floating Cloaked Girl here, out of proportion with everything around her? And why is there a tiny glowing map of Ireland hovering above the larger of the confused Es? As if all that wasn't perplexing enough, check out the back cover.
What the HELL is going on here? Did they copy and paste the text in and then forget to finish it? Also, I hate to sound like a mean and snarky bitch here, but that author photograph is HILARIOUS and missing an exposed chest and gold medallion. I'm sorry.
Having replaced the book on the shelf after shaking my head in puzzlement at it for several minutes, I noticed another copy. Like the first, it was in no way second hand. The spine was flat and smooth, the pages unthumbed and the cover all shiny. I thought it was a bit unusual, but off we ambled to the next shop. And the next. And the next. There are at least five charity shops on Capel Street and this book was in EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. Multiple copies of it in fact. Scattered throughout the shelves, all of them in mint condition. It was only in the second shop that I decided to take a picture of each sighting in each shop. And check this out:
It was EVERYWHERE! It's all so MYSTERIOUS! Are they haunted books, planted in charity shops to trick the elderly and those who dig bargains into bringing one home and slowly take over the world with some manner of spooky book ghost mind control? Theories are more than welcome, but if anyone has Jessica Fletcher's number, you get her on the case quick smart before we're all doomed, ya hear?
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Even with Seattle in an advisory water warning phase following weeks of extraordinarily high temperatures, it looks like we'll need to wait until 2017 to see what's happening with the Volunteer Park Reservoir.
Back in 2013, the city began a study of the reservoir, with an eye to determining if it's still needed, but the study is not yet complete.
Seattle Public Utilities is about to begin an 18-month seismic study of the reservoir, said SPU spokesman Andy Ryan.
The new facet of the study, which should be done in early 2017, will determine how well the 22-million gallon reservoir would hold up in an earthquake. That information — and how much it might cost to give it a seismic retrofit — will help inform the longer-term decision of whether or not it should continue to be part of the city's water system.
Right now, the water in Volunteer Park is not considered usable for drinking water, Ryan said.
Since it the reservoir is not covered, it doesn't meet health department requirements. The water would still be useful to help the fire department fight fires in the neighborhood, and, of course, it is quite lovely.
The seismic suitability is just one of a number of factors SPU might choose to consider. The SPU website states: "SPU will study the impact the out-of-service facilities have on Seattle's overall drinking water system, make evaluations, and determine whether these reservoirs can be permanently taken out of service."
Of course, it's difficult to predict how much water the city will need in the future. There will certainly be more people. Less certain are the impacts of climate change, and how often it might lead to hot, dry years like the one we're having. These factors and more are likely to be part of SPU's decision making process.
Seattle began covering reservoirs with the Maple Leaf Reservoir in 1995. In 2004, the city covered the Lincoln reservoir, and we now know it as Cal Anderson Park. SPU has covered four other reservoirs since Lincoln.
Seattle Parks does not have a plan or project for the area, and no funding has been set aside for it, a Seattle Parks spokesperson said.
Local nonprofit the Volunteer Park Trust has dreams of making the area into a reflecting pool/promenade, but that will also have to wait until SPU makes its decision about the reservoir.
Also, to answer a possibly burning water-related question: No, SPU does not keep water in the nearby Volunteer Park Water Tower, Ryan said. He's not sure what's inside, but he knows it's not connected to Seattle's drinking water system.


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The building blocks of coral reefs are the generation of reef-building, and other organisms that are composed of calcium carbonate. For example, as a coral head grows, it lays down a skeletal structure encasing each new polyp. Waves, grazing fish (such as parrotfish), sea urchins, sponges, and other forces and organisms break down the coral skeletons into fragments that settle into spaces in the reef structure. Many other organisms living in the reef community contribute their skeletal calcium carbonate in the same manner. Coralline algae are important contributors to the structure of the reef in those parts of the reef subjected to the greatest forces by waves (such as the reef front facing the open ocean). These algae contribute to reef-building by depositing limestone in sheets over the surface of the reef and thereby contributing also to the structural integrity of the reef.
Reef-building or hermatypic corals are only found in the photic zone (above 50 m depth), the depth to which sufficient sunlight penetrates the water for photosynthesis to occur. The coral polyps do not photosynthesize, but have a symbiotic relationship with single-celled organisms called zooxanthellae; these cells within the tissues of the coral polyps carry out photosynthesis and produce excess organic nutrients that are then used by the coral polyps. Because of this relationship, coral reefs grow much faster in clear water, which admits more sunlight. Indeed, the relationship is responsible for coral reefs in the sense that without their symbionts, coral growth would be too slow for the corals to form impressive reef structures. Corals can get up to 90% of their nutrients from their zooxanthellae symbionts.
Corals can reproduce both sexually and asexually. An individual polyp may use both reproductive modes within its lifetime. Corals reproduce sexually by either internal or external fertilization. The reproductive cells are found on the mesentery membranes that radiate inward from the layer of tissue that lines the stomach cavity. Some mature adult corals are hermaphroditic; others are exclusively male or female. A few even change sex as they grow.
Internally fertilized eggs are brooded in the polyp for a period ranging from days to weeks. Subsequent development produces a tiny larva, known as a planula. Externally fertilized eggs develop during a synchronized spawning. Polyps release eggs and sperm into the water simultaneously. This spawning method disperses eggs over a larger area. Synchronous spawning depends on four factors: time of year, water temperature, and tidal and lunar cycles. Spawning is most successful when there is little variation between high and low tides. The less water movement there is over the reef, the better the chance that an egg will be fertilized. Ideal timing occurs in the spring, release of eggs or planula larvae usually occurs at night and is sometimes in phase with the lunar cycle (3-6 days after a full moon). The period from release to settlement lasts only a few days, but some planulae can survive afloat for several weeks. They are vulnerable at this time to heavy predation and adverse environmental conditions. For the lucky few which survive to attach to substrate, the challenge comes from competition for food and space.
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January, 2014
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January 27, 2014 by Polarn O. Pyret
Making your own monster using some stuff that you probably already have at home is easy. What you need: Toilet paper tubes Coloured paper Printer Scissors Glue stick Tape This is what you do: 1. You can use our monster template if you want to. Download the template here! 2. Print out the template 3. Tape the template on the coloured paper and cut around it. 4. Paste your monster onto the toilet paper tube. 5. Draw or paste on funny eyes and teeth. Finished!
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January 20, 2014 by Linda Kerr
This has certainly become a favorite event for our customers, and we're excited to announce the new spring prints are in stock! We're asking you to once again help us Name Our Prints. This past fall our staff had a great time reading through all your (and your kids') creative print names. We are excited for another round of entries and will definitely make this a tradition each season. Help us name the following prints and you could win an item from that collection. Our Limited Edition prints are cherished in Scandinavia each year, and we hope our American customers will fall in love with the bold colors and Swedish-inspired landscape patterns and playful front prints. Each season you'll find Ts, leggings, underwear and socks …
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Slightly fruity with sweet notes. This tea tastes just a little bit like cotton candy.
Black Tea, rosehip, blackberry leaves and natural flavors.
Steeping Instructions
Water Temp: 212F
Tea per Cup: 1 Teaspoon
Steeping Time: 3 minutes or to desired taste.
2oz bag = 20-25 cups (8oz)
4oz bag = 40-50 cups (8oz)
8oz bag = 80-100 cups (8oz)
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22 Aug Questions To Ask Before You Commit To A Preschool
For some strange reason, daycares and preschools don't get the credit they deserve when it comes to education. Parents spend plenty of time scoping out elementary, middle and high schools, but spend very little time looking into daycares or preschools. Maybe it's the concept that time should only be spent on the phases of education where kids will be strongly influenced; but if we're being honest, the influence of education has already begun at the age that your child attends daycare and preschool. So in that case, isn't it just as important that you scope out what daycare your child is going to go to?
At Little Newton in Maple Grove, we believe that it's entirely necessary that you ask some in depth questions to ensure that you know what you're signing up for and that you've truly picked the daycare, or preschool, that is going to be the very best for your child. Here are some questions that we suggest asking as you browse around daycares.
What will my child be doing all day?
Every daycare and preschool will provide different activities or lessons for your child to participate in, the real question lies in what those include. At Little Newton, we create a curriculum that allows for your child to start developing skills at a young age, so that as they grow and progress with their education, they're ahead of the game. Without asking this, your child may be passing up an opportunity like this to simply play with other kids and knock out a few coloring sheets a day. Which we definitely support, but fun activities like this are paired with a curriculum that provides your child with skills.
How many kids are there per class?
Volume is something that needs to be considered in every classroom, regardless of age. Making sure that your child is going to get ample amount of attention whether in learning or in basic care, is a must. At Little Newton, we keep our class sizes at reasonable numbers so that our team of professionals is always able and ready to assist. Call our office today to see specifically what each class is currently sitting at.
There are plenty of other great questions that you ought to be asking before committing to a preschool, and those questions will be covered in the next couple of blog posts. Make sure that you continue to visit our blog frequently, but that's all for now!


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Blueberry cheesecake
It's still not the best season for blueberries but my husband and me decided to cheer ourselves up and stopped next to frozen fruit section and bought a great variety of frozen fruit. So today it's the time to do something with blueberries.
What we need:
210gr of flour
1 egg
50gr of butter
2 tbsp of vegetable oil
100gr of sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 teaspoon of baking powder
a pinch of salt
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300gr of riccota cheese or cream cheese
3 tbsp of natural yogurt
2 tbsp of starch
2 eggs
1 tbsp of flour
100gr of sugar
2 lemons zest
1 teaspoon of vanilla
What we have to do:
1. Make the pad by mixing dry ingredients: flour, salt, baking powder. In another bowl mix butter, oil, sugar and an egg. Then add vanilla and all dry ingredients. Put in a baking dish, spread it evenly and bake in 180C oven for 15 minutes.
2. For the topping, mix yogurt and cheese, add sugar, starch, eggs, flour, vanilla, lemon zest.
3. When the pad is baked, sprinkle all blueberries on the top and then add the cheese topping. Put in the oven and continue baking for 30-35 minutes. Enjoy!!!


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Aspect: A fine bead and an elegant colour. Cuvée Rosé Laurent-Perrier's colour evolves gently from a pretty raspberry tint to a hint of salmon. In this colour range, the brightest is a pink with subtle shades of melon and raspberry. It owes it quaint name Cuisse de nymphe émue (hot pink, in English), to a rose bush. The bead is so fine that it seems to dance in the glass and then on the palate.
Nose: Subtle, forthright, and very fresh on the nose. Cuvée Rosé Laurent-Perrier suggests a basketful of small berry fruits: strawberries, raspberries, blackcurrants, blackberries, redcurrants, and morello and black cherries. The overwhelming sensation is one of freshness.
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The app has a beefed up search function to make it easier to find videos and makes auto suggestions as you type. The app also allows you to view related videos, comments, and more details on the video you're watching while the video plays. The app also allows you to share videos you find via twitter, Facebook, e-mail, text, and Google+. The app is available for download right now.


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Placement for Corneal Transplantation
Only a thorough examination by an ophthalmologist can determine if an individual could benefit from or is ready for a corneal transplant. When an ophthalmologist determines that a patient requires a corneal transplant, the patient's name is listed on the Lions Eye Donation Service's surgery schedule. The date of the surgery will be determined by available surgeon, anaesthetist and operating theatre time, the patient's own wishes, and importantly, an estimate by the Lions Eye Donation Service on the availability of a donor cornea for a particular date.
Patients electing to have their transplant performed privately should discuss all costs with their chosen ophthalmologists – these will include surgeon fee, anaesthetist fee, hospital bed, operating theatre and other charges. It should also include Lions Eye Donation Service fees.
While it is illegal to buy or sell human eyes, organs and tissues, Lions Eye Donation Services are allowed to recover their costs involved in the eye donation. They do this through the charging of a service fee for the provision of the cornea. Expenses to the Lions Eye Donation Service include staff salaries, laboratory testing, equipment and maintenance, medical consumables, office supplies, utilities and infrastructure costs. If the patient has private health insurance, the health insurer will pay 100% of the service fee levied by the Lions Eye Donation Service – Melbourne. If the patient elects to go privately but without medical insurance they will be liable to pay the Eye Donation Services fee – it is not covered by the Medicare national health system.
If you elect to have your transplant performed under the public health system in a public hospital, the Lions Eye Donation Service will recover their costs directly from the State Government Health Department.
Preparing for Surgery
Prior to surgery the patient is required to complete laboratory tests which may include blood and urine tests, ultra-sounds, x-rays, electrocardiograms and further eye tests.
The surgeon's rooms will inform the patient of the operative details including pre-admission fasting requirements, what to bring along, any pre-admission medication requirements and the possibility of overnight admission (though corneal surgery is routinely completed in a day surgery setting within Australia). Additionally they will ensure that an informed consent process for surgery has been completed with the patient.
The hospital or day surgery nursing team will also conduct their own pre-operative phone call assessment with the patient or next of kin in order to ensure the surgery team are prepared for the day.
Every patient is different and their surgical requirements and tissue requirements are different, therefore it is advised the patient contacts the surgeon or hospital/day surgery where the surgery will take place.
Variations include the tissue removal and replacement type (and cutting devices), additional eye issues that could require surgery, anaesthetic variations and expected outcomes.
After surgery
Immediately after surgery, patients are cared for in recovery until they meet safe discharge criteria. Upon discharge, each hospital/day surgery will provide post-operative instructions that include information on; what to expect, physical restrictions that could affect the graft (e.g. heavy lifting or bending forward), pain relief or other medication requirements, emergency contact details and a follow-up appointment time.
As a general rule, most corneal patients will go home with an eye-patch over the operative eye and are required to return for a follow-up review the next day.
The early recovery period will vary between one to three weeks following surgery. During this time the patient is advised to follow the surgeon's post-operative instructions and attend follow-up appointments.
Resuming daily activities, such as driving, need to be discussed with the surgeon to ensure a safe and appropriate recovery is completed.
Warning Signs
If the patient's body begins to reject the transplant or if any other problems occur, the situation can often be remedied if the patient contacts an ophthalmologist immediately. If a transplant does fail another corneal transplant can be performed. In particular, transplant recipients must watch for the following:
Redness of the eye
For the first few weeks after surgery, the eye will be red and become less so as time goes by. However, if there is any substantial increase in redness or redness after the recovery period please contact an ophthalmologist.
Light sensitivity
Some light sensitivity after surgery is expected and it should gradually decrease. If the eye becomes more sensitive to light than usual then contact an ophthalmologist.
Vision Loss
Patients are advised to select an object at home to test their vision on every day. Changes in vision are expected, but if the check appears more cloudy or blurred than previously then contact an ophthalmologist.
Small twinges of pain during the healing process are expected. However inform the ophthalmologist if the eye hurts or throbs steadily for more than two or three hours.


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Jan 12, 2013 – Man Arrested For Raping A Chicken To Death In Zimbabwe
A 27-year-old man is facing 15 years in jail after being convicted of sexually abusing a chicken which later died.
The magistrate court found Goliath Nyirenda (27) guilty of the offence and committed him to the High Court for sentencing. He was caught abusing the chicken on November 18 last year.
Mr Tiwilili said the offence was a serious one which carried a maximum sentence of 15 years and fell under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
Nyirenda was convicted of one count of unnatural offence contrary to Section 155b of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), a charge he denied.
Nyirenda said during trial that on the fateful night around 22:00 hours, he returned from a drinking spree and was later woken up by the owner of the chicken Gift Michelo.
He said Mr Michelo locked him in his house and went to call his neighbours before he was handed over to the police for no reason.
But in his testimony, Mr Michelo testified that on the night of the event around 23:00 hours he was woken up by a chicken which was making noise. He traced the noise to Nyirenda's house.
When he entered the house, he saw Nyirenda throw the chicken through the window in panic. Mr Michelo picked the chicken and realised that it was his and when he checked it, he noticed that it was soiled behind by Nyirenda. He then called the police who arrested him. [Source: MyZimbabwe]
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Rainbow nursery ideas
Who here saw our neutral nursery ideas post? Now it's time to share a few ideas for the moms and dads who want to surround their forthcoming babe with color! With a theme like rainbow, you can really go ALL out. There's simply no going overboard… It's all such fun!
1. Roller rink rug
2. Throw pillow
3. Rainbow mobile
4. Classic dream blanket
5. Bright lab lights
6. Rainbow rocker
7. Mini bunting garland
8. Rainbow art print
9. Rainbow stacking tower
10. Jr rainbow blocks
11. Cotton fabric
12. Rainbow connection console
13. Hammock chair swing
14. Eames hang-it-all
15. Dallas Clayton print
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Root for RC8
From Android Wiki
Root for RC8 (UK version, US users please see Root For RC30)
It has been prophesized for weeks now, but it is finally here. A rollback method for RC8 users who want root. This method is a full device flash that will roll you back to RC7 which still has the root bug. After doing this you can then follow the instructions on Rooting Android and then Keeping Root to get yourself up to RC8 modified version that lets you keep root.
You will need the .nbh file to perform this. It can be downloaded here: RC7NBH.zip (download on your pc) or DREAIMG.nbh (download on your G1)
Mirrors for the .zip file: koushikduttas site or Megaupload
Instructions from Disconnects site (gotontheinter.net):
- Format your SD card to FAT32 mode (this is not always needed). Note: With other files on the disk, or the wrong filesystem, the image file may not be found. Both the partition type and partition filesystem need to be FAT32.
- On Linux, create the filesystem using a command like
mkdosfs -F 32, and change the partition type using
fdisk(partition type
bshould work).
- On Linux, create the filesystem using a command like
- Copy image file DREAIMG.nbh to the SD card
- Turn the device power off and insert SD card
- Hold Camera button, and press Power button to entry Boot loader mode
- Press Power button to start upgrade procedure
- After it finishes, press the trackball and perform a soft reset by pressing "Call" + "Menu" + "End" to reboot.
When you are done, do not forget to follow the steps Rooting Android and then Keeping Root


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It's Friday, which means you can put a shot of something in your coffee and no one can judge you. It also means it's time for This Week on the Web — a hodge podge of links from around the web we thought you might get a kick out of.
This week's tasty assortment includes a shirtless Zac Efron, a peanut butter Tim Tam, and the hilarious fall out from Blake Lively's lifestyle website's launch.
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This week Blake Lively launched her lifestyle website, Preserve, to an unsuspecting world, and confused the crap out of everyone. We were thinking Goop, but what we got was so much worse. Part hipster nightmare, part Texan-flavoured e-catalogue, it's pretty much made our year — she's selling mason jar candles for Christ sake. You're only 5 years too late to the hipster thing, Lively. Keep trying.
Speaking of things that made our year, also this.
It's temptation time: Zac Efron went on a largely shirtless adventure in the wild with Bear Grylls, and Arnott's launched their new Tim Tam flavour, peanut butter. Which makes us feel like this:
It makes perfectly decent text messages smutty, but is the only reason anyone thinks you can spell. Here's the history of autocorrect.
Hold onto your roughage, kids. There's a world-wide kale shortage happening. Be afraid, and stock your freezer.
So it turns out you're not incredibly lazy and destined to fail at life — there's a procrastination gene! Now get back to watching The Voice.
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A band of heavy rain and 'unseasonably strong' winds will head across the UK towards the end of the week.
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The yellow warning of rain is in place from midnight Friday (August 9) for 24 hours with forecaster predicting: "A band of heavy rain, with the possibility of some very heavy bursts, will move northwards during Thursday night and Friday.
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While I'm all about making simple things regardless of the time of year, this is especially true as summer approaches. Part of this is a practical thing (don't want to have the stove on all day), but it's mostly because I like to enjoy summer's bounty almost naked, with just a few accents to make things pop.
Summer is a time for satiny leafy greens, curvaceous summer squashes and sweet succulent berries with all laid to bare. Can they be adorned with a few accessories? Sure! Just as long as you don't cover up the best bits. Is this starting to sound like a steamy romance novel? Well good! because I'm passionate about the foods of summer.
As it gets warm outside, I'll be visiting farms, gathering summer's beauties and exposing them, centerfold style. The following highlights two gorgeous greens with little bits of fleshy pink bacon and bronzed walnuts setting the whole thing off.
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ramps roughly chopped
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Cook the bacon in a saute pan over medium heat until a good amount of fat has rendered out and the edges start turning brown (but not crisp). Turn up the heat and add the swiss chard, tossing until wilted and the white stems turn translucent.
Add the ramps and walnuts and cook for a few more seconds until the ramps wilt and turn a vibrant green. Grind some black pepper on top and serve.


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I'm calling this My Everyday Oatmeal Breakfast because I could eat this every day and never get bored of it, and most days I do eat it!, especially when the weather is cold. It is filling, warming, and satisfying.
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Combine oats and water in a microwave safe bowl and cook in microwave for 5 minutes on medium power. If you don't do this, your oatmeal will bubble out of your bowl and make a huge mess. You're welcome. ;) Alternatively, you can cook it on your stove top or in big batches in your crock pot.Add the rest of the ingredients, stir, and enjoy.
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As mentioned, I'm not a phone person. 5 years ago I downgraded back to a basic "dumb" phone because my slow, clunky smart phone was annoying me so much. I survived without GPS, apps, instagram, no problem. As my husband became more aware of cell phone radiation (it's bad news, folks), he encouraged me to keep my phone in airplane mode whenever driving, when close to the kids, and at night. So basically, all the time. Often I'd forget about my phone, leaving it in airplane mode for literally days before checking voicemail, because I text from my computer and texting is my preference. Yes, the handful of people who called me were probably annoyed with me. Sorry everyone.
We've been extra frugal the last few years to save for our house in the country. The low hanging fruit is to cut out or cut down recurring bills. That 40.00 phone bill for a dumb phone started to gnaw at me. It taunted me. Sure, it's just 40 bucks. But 40 bucks EVERY month on something I loathe is just not acceptable. I started to wonder if I could just get rid of the cell phone completely. I researched for months. I freaked out. I got cold feet. And then, one day, over a month ago, I held my breath and did it.
Here's how I did it:
- I got a Google Voice number.
- I ported my cell phone number into Google Voice (costs 20 bucks) so I wouldn't have to tell all my contacts to call a random Google Voice number. When you do this, your cell phone plan is automatically cancelled.
- I got Google Hangouts so I could text, make and receive phone calls, and check voicemail all on my computer.
- I got a cheap 20 buck flip phone with prepaid minutes just to keep in my purse in case of emergencies. I programmed my top 15 contacts into the phone. I barely turn it on, but I DID have to dial 911 when I got in a car accident on the freeway, so I was super grateful to have it.
- I check my Google Hangouts a few times a day to catch any missed calls. I try to call everyone back all at once- batching my phone calls first thing in the morning to get it over with. It's amazing.
- Most people don't even realize I don't have a cell phone. What felt like such an epic decision was really no biggie.
So yeah, if you hate something enough, you can just cut it out of your life. Decluttering isn't just for kitchen gadgets and closets. Is there anything you're dying to cut out but afraid to?


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What an amazing journey it has been for the drinks association since it was established in mid-1897.
As we celebrate our 120th anniversary with our members, associate members and corporate partners, it's a time of growth and renewal for the association.
But one thing remains constant: our commitment to working together for the benefit of our vibrant and dynamic industry.
As we look ahead to a new CEO joining the drinks association, let's look back on how far we've come ...
Birth of the association
It all began with a young man named Francis Bligh, who moved to Sydney from Melbourne in 1894 to take up a role with the respected wine and spirit merchants, Harbottle, Alsop & Co. Sydney was considered the centre of the liquor trade, as Phil Jarratt stated in the Liquor Merchants Association of Australia Centenary History, published in 1997, "Sydney was a town founded in the currency of rum."
In 1889, there were 3829 hotels in NSW, with 500 in the city itself. By 1896, Bligh had become disillusioned by some of the more underhand practices of those in the liquor trade. Bligh missed the camaraderie of the smaller group of Melbourne liquor merchants and felt there needed to be an opportunity for respected firms to come together to discuss self-regulation of the industry.
Bligh had the support of Mr Keigwin of Orme, Keigwin & Co; E.H Rogers and G.H Wyld of Brown & Co; and Charles Churchill Tucker of Tucker & Co. The small group first met in 1897 to form the Wine and Spirit Association and Rogers was elected inaugural president.
The archives for those early years are scarce because a fire in the association's Bond Street offices destroyed all records. It is known that in 1904, the breweries pulled out of the association to form the Brewers Association of New South Wales – with some 23 breweries operating in Sydney alone at that time. Yet Bligh worked hard to ensure the two associations would complement each other.
In the early 1900s, the main focus of the association was the threat of prohibition, which had been implemented in 17 US states, with fears it would spread across the pacific. In response, the Liquor Trades Defence Union in January 1908 sponsored the publication of a weekly trade paper called 'Fairplay' which was a trade journal with accounts of the business of the liquor industry. In its launch issue in 1908, the publisher wrote: "The liquor traders of this Commonwealth have determined that their side will be heard. They have too long maintained the attitude as an adjunct to other efforts now being made
to place the case before the public. Our readers may judge of us by the promise of the first number. This admission may safely be made, that promise rather than performance may be taken as the test in judging this first issue… we repeat the observation that every succeeding issue will be better than this – if the support we expect is accorded us. On our part, we will endeavour to 'make good' with each subsequent number."
And this statement in the publisher's foreword would still resonate today: "The vital principles of our Commonwealth taxation are involved. Take away the enormous revenues which the Trade pours into the Federal coffers – revenues which percolate through to the State Treasuries – and you revolutionise taxation. For the burdens must be placed elsewhere. When the public realise this, they will perhaps give the liquor question a little more consideration than they have done up to now."
The motto of Fairplay was, "Men have a right to the fruits of their industry; and to the means of making their industry fruitful" and, "Often has a man lost his all because he would not submit to hazard all in defending it."
In 2007, 99 years later, the Liquor Merchants Association of Australia launched Drinks Trade, which is currently celebrating its 10th anniversary.
Association weathers Royal Commission
The association survived through the war years but by the 1950s, a Royal Commission was conducted into the liquor trade and black market supply. Long-serving secretary of the association, John Lindsay, viewed the commission as a long-overdue process to eliminate the corrupt players in the industry. After three years of sittings, the Maxwell Royal Commission helped set the foundations for a new and more civilized approach to what, where and how people drank liquor. The report was released in March 1954.
In all, 26 of the 68 full members of the association were called to give evidence to the Commission and counts of serious malpractice was found against 10 of them. Changes were also made to the 1946 Liquor Act which restricted trading hours. The 'six o'clock swill', reports Phil Jarratt, "had become something of a bad joke and in the more civilized states like Queensland (10pm closing), Tasmania (10pm) and Western Australia (9pm). There was no evidence to suggest that consumption or drunkenness had increased as a result; in fact in Tasmania, where the hours had been extended since 1937, there had been a significant decline in drunkenness and alcohol-related crime."
In February 1955, hotel trading hours were changed to a 10pm closing time by the NSW Parliament. "The stage was set for a new more civilized approach to the selling and consuming of liquor products," wrote Jarratt.
In 1966, introduction of single bottle licenses was introduced, with much thanks to the lobbying of Jack Jarman, who had opened Sydney's first liquor bottle shop, Jarman Liquor Supplies, at 163 New South Head Road, Edgecliff. Jarman had successfully lobbied influential women's groups who saw the family benefits in having dad pick up his liquor at the shop on his way home, rather than spending the evening in the pub.
Tackling social responsibility
Random Breath Testing (RBT) was introduced in 1969. In 1977, the number of people convicted in NSW for drink-driving began to decline for the first time.
"The message was finally getting through and it was felt nowhere more keenly than in the liquor trade," wrote Jarratt. "The era of social responsibility had arrived, and it had to begin within the trade itself. Since the arrival of the motor car, it had been standard practice for liquor merchant sales reps to do their daily rounds by car, stopping perhaps 20 times to take an order and shout the publican or club manager a round, which was usually reciprocated."
But after RBT was introduced, there was a major rethink. Association president Ron Hamilton issued warnings to members on the need for an education program for sales reps. In 1971, more than 200 liquor industry workers met in Melbourne to hear reports from police and industry leaders. Sales reps were told they should not be obligated to drink on the job, it was not a requirement of their employment but rather a matter for their own decision.
A new obsession with health and fitness was also beginning to emerge in the 70s and the association had to monitor trends and develop an official industry position on social and public health issues, such as under-age drinking and the increasing marketing to youth. Much of this fell to Ross Burns, who was appointed as assistant secretary to Ron Hamilton of the association in December 1976.
By the 1980s, Ross Burns was leading the association, then called the Wholesale Wine and Spirit Merchants Association of NSW. In 1981, Ross tabled a report on the challenges of the 80s which detailed how the association was in danger of becoming redundant unless it changed its charter to match the changing needs of members. The members and trade reacted favourably and by February 1985, the call was made for the rationalisation of the association and Bureau Limited which saw the beginning of a more services-driven association.
A time to restructure
To match the changing needs of its member companies, the Liquor Merchants Association of Australia restructured in 1991.
The association nationalised to become a services driven organisation to meet the industry's basic needs for credit information, licensing, industrial representation and information on governance.
It now exists to build knowledge and positively impact on businesses within the drinks industry under its four pillars: Promotes, Connects, Informs and Strengthens.
It gathers data and presents this information as meaningful insights for users to enable better decision making and market understanding.
By focussing on the development of commonly required services, it aims to build a sustainable, financially sound business.
Farewelling the association's first female CEO, Sandra Przibilla
After 30 years of service to the association, Ross Burns retired in 2006. Sandra Przibilla was appointed as managing director of the association in November 2006 and has spent the past 11 years reinvigorate the association, increasing membership and create further services for the industry, as well as rebranding it as the drinks association.
Among the progressive innovations during her tenure have been the establishment of the Australian drinks Awards, now in their fifth successful year, the Women in drinks Council and Diversity & Inclusion Council.
"Together we have the ability to achieve great things," Przibilla said. "I am truly proud of how our industry can come together to support each other and appreciate the hard work we do and also strive to make the drinks business an attractive and inclusive place for people to work."
Sandra will retire from her role on September 8, 2017, with her successor to be announced in late July.
And a new chapter in the drinks association's story will begin. We can't wait to share it with you.
In the meantime, cheers to 120 successful years!


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22 Aug Why I Stopped Searching For My Passion
After a year of attempting to search for my passion, I've come to the conclusion that the more you look for it, the less likely you'll find it. You have to let it come to you naturally. It may come unannounced and oftentimes, it's disguised. But most of the time, passion is already embedded in you. Mark Manson brings up a very good point about this. He says, when we were children we didn't have to think twice about what we wanted to do to have fun.
You built sand castles and played tag and asked silly questions and looked for bugs and dug up grass and pretended you were a sewer monster. Nobody told you to do it, you just did it. You were led merely by your curiosity and excitement. — Mark Manson (www.markmanson.net/passion)
As adults, we are sometimes forced to grow up and become practical, but in doing so, we tend to ignore our passions — causing a part of us to die inside. Unless we bring out that little girl or boy in everyone of us who is dying to play, we might possibly never feel whole again.
Chances are, you already know what your passion is, you're just not admitting it to yourself or you're suppressing it. What did you love to do as a kid? What are some things you're already doing and are good at? Or maybe you don't believe you're good at it yet, but you love it and will do it for free?
For me, it's photography. It honestly never occurred to me how photography could potentially be one of my passions. People are always shocked to hear this considering I take a million pictures. Truthfully, I got into it because it was fun. I loved capturing the beauty around me and showing how captivating the world truly is through my eyes. I would spend hours learning about photography on YouTube — something I thought everyone else did or at least had the patience for when it came to their interests. When people would tell me they liked my photographs, I didn't think much about it either. I thought anyone could take pictures. The fact that I can never travel without a camera in hand or that I'm able to withstand hours of editing photos or the fact that I'm simply constantly snapping photos for free, I guess it's safe to say that I really enjoy photography.
What are some things you are doing now that you are naturally good at and don't mind learning about for hours? Perhaps you don't believe you're good at it — at least not yet. I didn't really think I was good at taking pictures and I still find myself struggling with capturing photographs how I envision them, but I don't let that get to me because the process itself is what keeps it interesting.
If you still don't know what it is, don't worry. It's not something you can dig up in a day. Try to think of anything that you're remotely interested in, even the slightest bit. Whatever it is, follow it. Read about it, watch tutorials on it, play around with it, etc. Anything that sparks your interest, dabble in it — sometimes this could lead to amazingly unexpected places. Sometimes unfolding your story, or opening another world of interests to follow. Sometimes it could lead you right into your passion.
I just realized that asking someone to follow their passion is a bit too harsh, considering the majority of us don't know what it is to begin with. And if you're like me, you might even have multiple passions. That's completely normal, you're a multi-potentialite! Following your passion is one of those things that are easier said than done. I guess it would be like asking someone to get over their ex when they don't quite know how to go about doing it. Or telling someone to lose weight by dieting and exercising, when in reality there are a million different diets and exercises suitable for different body types — there isn't a linear path to get there.
You can't expect to just find it one fine day and live it — at least that's not usually how it works for the most of us. Everyone has a different journey. You must get out there and experiment, follow what ignites your curiosity, and stop overthinking. Find your innerchild and gravitate towards what you already love doing. Our passion should be something we need to feel vs something we have to know. With that said, keep an open-mind and trust beyond the boundaries of factual evidence and what you can see. If you do not continue to break the walls of your limitations, you'll stay right where you are
Basically all I'm saying is stop searching for your passion, but rather do the things that you already love and follow your curiosities instead. Start small. Take one step at a time. Dabble. Branch out. Keep an open-mind. Don't take it too seriously. Have fun with it. And most importantly, be ready to accept it when it comes.
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