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Is Los Angeles Outsmarting Itself with Smart Lighting?
Los Angeles need not reinvent the wheel thanks to a Dutch company specializing in intelligent lighting: TVILIGHT
With 220,000 streetlights burning all night, Los Angeles has lost its star-studded skies. Perhaps it's time to stop adding new features and think about how the City can maximize safety while minimizing artificiality. Los Angeles need not reinvent the wheel thanks to a Dutch company specializing in intelligent lighting. Tvilight developed attachable sensors that can read human activity and adjust the brightness based on demand.[6] These sensors are part of a real-time network so that occupants can be enveloped in a safe circle of light wherever they go.
With approximately 220,000 streetlights illuminating 6,500 miles of streets, Los Angeles needed a smarter approach than the conversion to LED lights that started in 2009.[1] Good thing Mayor Garcetti recruited former tech company executive Peter Marx as Chief Innovation Technology Officer, because other cities across the nation now look to Los Angeles for innovative urban lighting solutions.[2]
From a remote streetlight management system called CityTouch to Smart Poles that pay for themselves by also being cell towers, Los Angeles has come a long way since the very first gas lamp streetlights in 1867.[3],[4] More cutting-edge technology is on the horizon as Ed Ebrahimian, Director of the Bureau of Street Lighting, announced plans to add sensors for gunshots or car crashes, as well as sensors that can detect earthquake tremors, measure humidity and assess air quality so that the city can easily collect data on an urban scale.[5]
As brilliant as these technologies sound, can they be too brilliant? With 220,000 streetlights burning all night, Los Angeles has lost its star-studded skies. Perhaps it's time to stop adding new features and think about how the City can maximize safety while minimizing artificiality. Los Angeles need not reinvent the wheel thanks to a Dutch company specializing in intelligent lighting. Tvilight developed attachable sensors that can read human activity and adjust the brightness based on demand.[6] These sensors are part of a real-time network so that occupants can be enveloped in a safe circle of light wherever they go.
Cities are more often thought of as just human settlements, but they're complex ecologies cohabited by other urban critters, like birds. Nights that have been robbed of darkness by LED bulbs can disorient and harm the internal compass of birds.[7] Consequently, not only do these winged neighbors chirp all night long, migratory birds also suffer from exhaustion in their journeys. Philips Lighting was sympathetic to the migrating birds that were attracted to the bright industrial shores of Ameland island and developed luminaires with a unique color spectrum that won't interfere with their trajectories.[8] They call it ClearSky, and this blue-green light proved to be lifesaving for birds, allowing them to fly over Ameland without making an unnecessary stop.
Although Los Angeles has become grounds for light overkill and unintentional bird slaughter, it's cutting costs with Smart Poles. Smart poles transform streetlights into valuable real estate that cell service providers can lease. This might sound like an innovative concept until the monstrosity unveils itself on a nearby street.
There are plenty of reasons why the design is atrocious, including the amount of space it occupies on a narrow sidewalk and a platform for graffiti it can easily become, but on a more visceral level, it is just plain gut-wrenchingly ugly.
Streetlights are critical to how we imagine the city, so it is important to be mindful of how new technologies can alter cityscapes. A number of filmmakers in Los Angeles are already voicing concerns about how LED lighting has changed how the city is portrayed on film, to which other filmmakers have advised to make better use of post-production.[9] But no amount of post-production can fix Smart Poles wreaking havoc on the scenic views that are iconic to Los Angeles. Before shifting to tailoring Smart Pole designs to the aesthetic of each street, consider this: city lights don't have to exist on the top of a pole. Los Angeles should jettison this convention and find opportunities in architectural lighting or embedded lighting. Downtown Design Guidelinesdeveloped by the City provides good examples of how architectural and landscape lighting can reinforce the sense of place and support vibrant nightlife for pedestrians, while the City's Urban Design Studio is further researching options like bollards with lights that can replace the cobra head light fixtures sporadically intermixed with an array of historic lighting.[10]
Los Angeles has room to explore with its lighting, and as it does, some useful metrics to look at could be energy consumed by streetlights, rate of nighttime accidents, and level of brightness of the night sky. Successful city lights would drive all three down, returning nighttime Los Angeles into its natural state while fulfilling lighting's primary objective of providing safety. A combination of policies, planning, and pilots are in need, driven by community-oriented discussions about how to support the health and safety of the city's nights. Neighboring cities are already at work. The City of West Hollywood recently launched a Smart City Strategic Plan that included an initiative about upgrading the streetlight infrastructure to harness the capacity for IoT infrastructure, future pole attachments, and sound urban design.[11] Increasing the presence of multi-function streetlights is a multidisciplinary endeavor that will involve an ongoing dialogue with multiple working groups.
When it comes to urban lighting, brighter and bigger is not always better. Los Angeles has jumped on the smart city movement, but is it wise?
Credit: Soobin Kim — 3rd Place Winner B.S. in Urban Studies and Planning, Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis, Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California.
Original article: http://ies-apa.org/is-los-angeles-outsmarting-itself-with-smart-lighting/
[1] Maddox, T. (2016). How LA is now saving $9M a year with LED streetlights and converting them into EV charging stations, TechRepublic. Retrieved from: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-la-is-now-saving-9m-a-year-with-led-streetlights-and-converting-them-into-ev-charging-stations/
[2] City News Service. (2014). Peter Marx is L.A.'s first official tech czar, Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved from: https://www.dailynews.com/2014/02/04/peter-marx-is-las-first-official-tech-czar/
[3] Philips Lighting. (n.d.). Los Angeles is blazing the trail for connected street lighting. Retrieved from: http://www.usa.lighting.philips.com/cases/cases/road-and-street/los-angeles
[4] Bureau of Street Lighting. (2015). Smartpole. Retrieved from: http://bsl.lacity.org/smartcity.html
[5] Hamblen, M. (2017). Los Angeles tests gunshot sensors on lightpoles. Retrieved from: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3180125/sustainable-it/los-angeles-tests-gunshot-sensors-on-light-poles.html
[6] TVILIGHT. (n.d.). CitySense. Retrived from: https://www.tvilight.com/lighting-controls/
[7] Thomas, A. (2018). City lights setting traps for migrating birds, Science Daily. Retrieved from: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180119125817.htm
[8] Philips Lighting. (2017). Dutch island adopts connected street lighting that is friendly to migrating bird. Retrieved from: http://www.newsroom.lighting.philips.com/news/2017/20170323-dutch-island-adopts-connected-street-lighting-that-is-friendly-to-migrating-birds
[9] Kendricken, D. (2014). Why Hollywood will never look the same again on film: LEDs hit the Streets of LA & NY, No Film School. Retrieved from: https://nofilmschool.com/2014/02/why-hollywood-will-never-look-the-same-again-on-film-leds-in-la-ny
[10] City of Los Angeles. (2009). Downtown Design Guide. Retrieved from: http://www.urbandesignla.com/resources/docs/DowntownDesignGuide/lo/DowntownDesignGuide.pdf
[11] City of West Hollywood. (2018). City of West Hollywood Smart City Strategic Plan. Retrieved from: http://wehosmartcity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/WeHoSmartCityStrategicPlan.pdf
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Wallabies and Waratahs full-back Israel Folau has claimed a record third John Eales Medal, capping off an outstanding Test year.
Folau has topped the medal count, which is voted on by players on a 3-2-1 basis after each Test from the end-of-year tour to the final Bledisloe Cup Test, for the third time in just five seasons in rugby, finishing with 260 votes, ahead of Kurtley Beale (166), Bernard Foley (146), Michael Hooper (142) and Sean McMahon (129)
The full-back, who is set to go on sabbatical after this weekend's Barbarians clash, was one of just four players to have won it twice before this season – along with George Smith, Nathan Sharpe and current skipper Michael Hooper.
Folau trailed flanker David Pocock at the end of the 2016 year-end tour, before a sensational June Series, that included three consecutive doubles for the 28-year-old, put him in front.
Beale's sensational season since returning from England had him right in the reckoning, with the inside back finishing second despite missing half the Test year.
Hooper took the fan's choice Wallaby of the Year, going back-to-back with that gong, while 2017 debutant Ned Hanigan was crowned the Rookie of the Year, ahead of Wallaroos' Millie Boyle, Aussie Sevens' Lachie Anderson and fellow Test debutant Izack Rodda.
Chloe Dalton and James Stannard were named the Shawn Mackay Award winners after standout seasons in transition years for both sides.
Liam Wright, a surprise call-up into the Wallabies squad this week, was named the U20s player of the year, beating out Wallabies debutant Jordan Uelese for that prize.
Rebels back-row Amanaki Mafi topped the Super Rugby Player of the Year voting, in an award dominated by forwards, beating nominees Adam Coleman and Allan Alaalatoa.
Joe Powell's try that lit up the Brumbies clash against the Hurricanes was handed try of the year.

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Oh Bethesda, you ignorant fools. The perennial punchline of the gaming community. The drunken uncle at a family wedding trying to impersonate his wife by making misogynistic comments in a shrill, high-pitched voice that doesn't reflect his spouses cadence. "Knock, knock. Who's there? Bethesda". Bethesda's historic negligence has become mythologized. Ridiculed and dismissed, mocked for their flagrant disregard for conscientious quality control and spurious statements concerning their shoddy often misleading work. Bethesda have steadily become the industries most notorious charlatans, with Fallout 76 only solidifying their adverse notoriety.
I haven't played the game, so most of my assumptions can be dismissed as purely scrupulous conjecture, but it's an opinion influenced by the numerable and very vocal majority. And I'm inclined to believe those that have no doubt enjoyed Bethesda previous content as well as endured their less than stellar frame rates, glitches and bugs. With hundreds of think pieces already inspiring some rather creative fury against the much maligned developer, it's hard to imagine how they could have bungled the development of Fallout 76 any worse than they have, short of physically abusing cancer patients with uranium syringes. You'd think a community so openly aghast by their persistent negligence would have realised that Bethesda really don't care about the quality of their products.
I had intended to debate the various issues and calamitous procedures adopted by Bethesda. To analyse objectively if their dubious conduct is in any way salvageable or perhaps even something that can be vindicated. But the almost daily revelations associated with Fallout 76, and by association Bethesda are so extensive it may take a literal nuclear winter to properly assess the situation with any redeeming clarity. And frankly who has time to deliberate the intricacies of Bethesda's duplicity when so many respected and creative exponents have already scrutinised Fallout 76's inept release. For me the most concerning factor is how Bethesda's indolent development processes will affect The Elder Scrolls 6.
I can tolerate bugs, mild irritations that have a negligible impact on the players immersion. But to endure potentially a decades worth of waiting for a Skyrim successor that replicates the same insufferable apathy that has ravaged Fallout 76 terrifies me. We can only hope that Fallout 76 can be redeemed and that valuable lessons can be gauged from this experience. So help me Bethesda if you mess that up!


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Students will report to:
Commnading Officer
Building 210568
DNCO Phone number is (760) 763-6082
1. Government messing and billeting is available for all students.
2. No dependants or POV's are authorized while in student status.
3. Students will report into this command wearing the Service Alpha Uniform.
4. The remainder of the course is the required seasonal MARPAT Combat Utility Uniform. The physical training standard uniform and cold weather uniform is required for the appropriate season. The basic issue of field gear is available at AAS Bn Supply.
5. The student is required to have their medical and dental records in their possession.
(1) Approach the officer or permanent personnel and halt at the position of attention about two paces in front of the officer. Do not interrupt until recognized.
(2) Render a salute.
(3) Report: "Good morning, Sir or Ma'am", state your rank and name, and reporting as ordered. For example: "Good morning, Sir; Lieutenant Lee reporting as ordered".
(4) Hold the salute until it is returned or acknowledged.
(5) When you receive the command, "dismissed", you will say, "aye aye sir", take one step back, render a salute and proper greeting, i.e., "good morning sir", then execute an about face and expeditiously leave.
Report To An Officer Indoors. When reporting to an officer indoors, you will use the following procedure:
(1) Center yourself 6 inches from the front of the officer's desk.
(2) If under arms render a salute. Under arms means that you are either armed with a weapon, or are wearing a duty belt (cartridge belt).
(3) Report in the same manner as outdoors. When not under arms, you will follow the same procedure except you will not salute.


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It's almost nine p.m. I've just hurtled 25 miles through the night to check on Ma because she didn't answer the phone. One part of me is filled dread, while another wants to kick herself for worrying so much.
When I pull up, Ma's house is dark, but the TV flickers behind the blind: I sigh with relief. Still, she doesn't answer the door. There's a faint hissing sound I can't identify.
I knock loudly and call to her. Then, feeling like a thief, I use my key.
I follow the voice of the television through the dark house to the dining room.
Light plays on empty chairs.
I recognize the hissing sound now; the kitchen faucet is on full blast, in the dark. I reach around the corner for the light switch, which my hand knows by feel, and warm yellow light fills the kitchen.
There's Ma, lying on her side, on the dirty Formica floor. A wide, thin sheet of brown vomit has spread out around her. Her blue eyes are open. She's very still.
From the dining room, music suddenly swells, poignant and heart wrenching: layers of celestial female voices, loving, gentle, strong, never ending. My eyes fill with tears, even as my critical mind marvels that such appropriate background music should rise up from the television at this precise instant.
I look at Ma. Is she dead? I think she's dead. I should call someone. I start back into the dining room, for the phone, and there's the television again.
My mind is quick, but not smart. I'm moving from fact to fact, and for a moment each data point takes on equal weight; I can't distinguish the vital information from the expendable. For several seconds, I stand paralyzed, halfway between the big, bright. color TV and the body of my mother. Then, I return to her.
She's lying on her left side. Her hand is curled up by her face, as though she's just brushed away a stray hair. Her open eyes keep insisting that she's there, even as they inform me that she's gone. Her expression is attentive, and undramatic: she is waiting for her coffee cup to be refilled; for the librarian to check her books. But the tip of her tongue has a strange curl to it, and her fingernails are blue. I reach for her wrist, which is cold, and feel for a pulse.
"Ma?" I say. "Ma? Oh, Ma, I think you're dead."
Then, I finally walk to the phone, and punch in my own number.
"Patrick?" I breathe, "I think she's dead."
"Oh, Sybil."
"I'm not sure, but -- no, I am sure, but what if I'm wrong? I can't think what to do. What do I do?"
"You can call 911. Someone will come. They'll make sure. Then call me back."
So, I'm back on the phone with Patrick, describing the scene, when I hear the siren. I imagine a car wreck somewhere in the night, but then I realize someone is coming to take care of Ma -- and me. I hang up to greet the firefighters, and I feel so grateful for the huge red truck, which fills the entire narrow street, quietly huffing. The fire fighters and police officers fill the house with their big bodies, glossy equipment, and gentle, clumsy assurances. Their strange smells and big male faces feel fatherly to me. I am small and dazzled, like two-year-old Cleo on a Tuesday morning, waving to the garbage collectors.
"Ma'am, I'm very sorry for your loss. Miz Lockhart, is it? You're the daughter? Can we just ask you a few questions, here?"
Suddenly, I'm an adult again. I'm not crying. Do I seem cold to this kind, burly man? But there is nothing I can do about that. I feel myself calmly stepping in to oversee Ma's death; the habit of managing her affairs is so strong. The fire fighters move into the kitchen as I smoothly deliver facts to the reporting officer, and while I talk to him, my Ma is redefined as The Body.
Too soon the fire truck has pulled away. The coroner still hasn't approved release of the body to the mortuary, but the police officers tell me they have to leave, too. There's a lot of methamphetamine around, they say, and it's Friday night. Their supervisor wants them back out there.
When they go, I have an irrational urge to leave the front door wide open. Being closed inside the house with dead Ma doesn't feel right. But I'm a biologist, I remind myself, and this is just a dead body: the most harmless human possible. Better to be locked inside with my sweet mother's body than to leave the house wide open at midnight in a town in the midst of a meth epidemic. So, I close the door.
"Ma's dead," I say out loud. My voice sounds false and wavery. I feel claustrophobic, and panicky. Until I go to Ma. I don't want to go in there, yet I need to. I lean in close and rest my hand on her solid waist.
"Ma, I am so sorry you died."
I want her to feel safe.
"I love you, Ma."
I try out the past tense: "I loved you."
Glancing at the cans and pot lids scattered on the floor around her, I say, "I hope you were ok. I hope you didn't feel scared or lonely when you died. I love you. I hope you knew I loved you."
I wander around the house, crying and staring at things. Nothing seems solid. I keep returning to Ma to say a few words, trying to memorize her face.
When the mortuary guys finally come, it's 1:30 in the morning, and I still haven't cleaned her up. I've been too busy having my feelings and this one-way conversation. I think, it must seem strange to them that I didn't even wipe off her face or close her eyes. Embarrassed, I distract myself by asking them questions.
"Do you guys always dress so well? Do you have any spare gloves? I've never seen such a big plastic bag. Do you suppose it's made by Glad?"
After they are gone, I am stricken. They have left her glasses on the piano bench, next to where the gurney stood. I can't look at them. Suddenly, I miss her unbearably.
I turn back to the kitchen and slowly go about cleaning up the enormous pool of vomit. It's not horrible or smelly, just icky. Years of stinky diaper clean-up have prepared me for this moment. I find rags in the kitchen drawer, and I swab up the dark liquid as best I can, pouring on some of the old cleanser from under the sink.
When I'm done, the entire floor is a much lighter shade of brown, but I can still see the clean spot I rubbed away when we argued about her diminished housekeeping skills last month. I won't have to hire Ma a helper after all. This thought, more than any I've had this evening, undoes me. It is the first responsibility to be lifted, the first "last time" I will have to attend to a caretaking task. What I once thought would come as a relief leaves me empty and alone; the world has just expanded around me, and I am lost.
At 2 a.m. I pull into my own driveway. I get out, remove my cruddy sandals, and drop them into the garbage can. After a shower, a kiss for the sleeping kids, and some weary words with Patrick, I curl against him in the dark, and again I see Ma's eyes. I want my girls. I want to breathe in the scent of their warm skin. Tonight, I wish we slept in a family bed, with me in the middle.


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Dubai: More than 1,000 Chinese expatriates in Dubai will usher in the Chinese New Year this Friday in the first and largest grand parade in the Middle East, showcasing their culture and traditions at City Walk.
The Chinese New Year begins on Friday, as per the Chinese lunar calendar, and the celebrations typically run for over two weeks and end on March 3 with the Lantern Festival.
Also known as the Spring Festival, the Chinese New Year is the most important traditional holiday in China. It is also a time when many Chinese travel around the world, including the UAE, to mark the occasion.
In Dubai, a major cultural parade will be held on Friday to ring in the Year of the Dog. The celebration is an initiative of the Consulate-General of China with the support of Meraas and Dubai Police.
"This Year's Spring Festival Parade promises to be record-breaking as it's the largest, with the widest participation and the parade is first in the Middle East. Secondly, it will break history in terms of variety. There will be 30 parading groups composed of 1,000 Chinese people from Chinese enterprises, as well as the Dubai Police band," Li Lingbing, Chinese Consul-General, said.
"They will display traditional Chinese costumes, traditional art, tai chi, acrobatics, and others that will present the distinctive features of the 56 ethnic groups of the 34 provinces in China. The city will see celebrations at various locations including Dubai Parks and Resorts, Al Seef, La Mer, Dubai Airport, Boxpark, The Outlet Village, Dubai Design District, The Beach and The Dubai Mall," she added.
Home to more than 270,000 Chinese nationals, the UAE is expecting thousands of Chinese tourists to visit the country for the New Year celebrations. The Chinese enjoy a visa-free entry to the UAE and the same privilege was accorded to Emiratis wanting to visit China on January 16.
"The number of Chinese tourists who visited Dubai [in 2017] was nearly one million," the consul-general said.
"In recent years, big business potentials were brought by the festival activities. A large number of Chinese travel abroad during the Spring Festival. Last year, 130 million Chinese travelled around the world, which is a 7 per cent increase from the year before," she added.
Li said the China-Dubai relations have entered "a golden period of rapid progress". Dubai is an important hub on the One Belt One Road initiative for trade, tourism and transportation. The bilateral non-oil trade reached $35.1 billion (Dh128.8 billion) in 2017.
"The solid foundation of bilateral relations between China and the UAE has paved the way for the rapid progress of our cultural cooperation and people-to-people exchanges," Li said.
During her speech, Li thanked the Dubai government for "putting local Chinese and enterprises in priority."
"The Dubai government departments have provided excellent services to the Chinese people and enterprises, encouraging them to stay and invest here. Many Chinese people told me that they regard Dubai as their second home."
During the parade on Friday, some 10,000 gifts with Chinese characters will be distributed to guests.
To celebrate the Spring Festival, the Chinese people usually come together to perform the lion dance, race dragon boats, hold temple fairs, paste couplets, hang up lanterns, set off fireworks and eat jiaozi (Chinese dumplings) and glutinous rice balls.
The celebration has garnered attention worldwide. In 2017, more than 2,000 Chinese New Year celebrations were held in more than 500 cities in more than 140 countries, with a total audience of 280 million.
Chinese New Year celebrations
What: First Spring Festival Culture Parade
Where: City Walk
When: February 16, from 4pm to 6.30pm
What: Fashion Show: an exclusive fashion show in partnership with China Kids Moda
Where: City Walk
When: February 27-28
What: Red Parcels: Chinese visitors will be given custom-designed red parcels in Mandarin containing special dining, retail and entertainment offers
Where: Meraas destinations and Dubai Parks and Resorts
What: Roaming acts and entertainment schedule
Where: City Walk, The Beach, Boxpark, The Outlet Village, Al Seef, and La Mer
When: February 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, and 24; 4.30pm to 8.30pm


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The temperature's rising! Control the sweat (and smells)
Sweaty summers in the Gulf require a full-on attack strategy to keep the perspiration at bay. Debonair suggests some weapons for your arsenal
Debonair goes behind the scenes with the nose of the new fragrance Missoni Parfum pour Homme, Natalie Gracia-Cetto
As the alchemist behind many luxury scents, what is your process of bringing fashion into a masculine fragrance?
The colours Missoni uses are always inspiring to me because they have strong inherent properties, symbolism and meanings unique to themselves, but at the same time can be crafted and combined to take the form of something truly unforgettable. For this perfume I was inspired by the colors of the Mediterranean landscape and seashore, a moving luminous palette of water that is at the same time blue, green and earthy-brown which is also depicted on the Missoni Parfum pour Homme bottle.
I wanted to create an aromatic bouquet that was very masculine by using sage and thyme to represent the vibrant greenish tones and lavender to express the blue colors of the Mediterranean seashore. A wind refreshed by Mediterranean maquis herbs, green lemon and pink pomelo, I also added patchouli to give it contrasting touches of brown.
Marking Missoni's return to the male fragrance market, how does this scent speak to a new generation with a distinctly different take on the traditions of luxury perfumery?
This perfume has the energy of an extremely charismatic man, a traveller with a heart that is always in motion, elegant, vibrant and fresh but never conventional. In a way this is what makes him modern, but at the same time he is rooted in elegant woodnotes that bring a sense of reassurance in a traditional sense. He is very much his own man, filled with charismatic confidence but rooted in timeless elegance; he's the Missoni man!
Elegance has always a touch of timelessness in it.
How do you construct expressive scents that are uniquely identifiable and still encapsulate a brand?
It has to be unexpected, full of contrasts and unforgettable. I would also say with passion — passion for the brand and its values, but also the passion behind inspirations. They all come to play when making a perfume, in different moments of the development process. Missoni put a part of itself in it adding more elements to the creative process.
The science behind alchemy is almost poetic. What is your recipe to juxtapose senses and sensations?
Craftsmanship. It takes true craftsmanship to make all those elements come together, to create interesting contrasts that do not clash but instead create a sense of poetry such as the comforting feeling of woody pairings with the freshness of vegetation typical of the Mediterranean landscape. All of these contrasts and nuances give a perfume a soul.
It's been said that scent ties into memory. What sentiments did you want to evoke with this composition?
Together with EuroItalia and the Missoni maison, we wanted to evoke memories of travels to the Mediterranean and communicate the unique vibrancy and landscape for a real signature. The seashore and landscape is incredibly rich in inspiration, and a challenge to capture. It evokes different moods and colours depending on the time of day, where you are in your life, the tides. It is an endless source of inspiration in this way.
When did you know that you have a nose for scent, a green nose?
Fragrant memories stretching back to my childhood and having spent much time in places such as Strasbourg, Grasse and Egypt always gave me a strong inkling for perfumery.
As a perfumer, how do you find inspiration and track the essence of various raw materials?
I find great inspiration in music, literature and photography. However, inspiration is everywhere. You always have to keep your eyes open. Anything can leave an impression and help craft a scent impression.
What are some of your tricks to make a fragrance last longer?
It is all in the types and the quality of the ingredients that are chosen. I always use the best quality ingredients. Some ingredients just naturally last longer than others, but in general, I take this into account when crafting the overall composition. I want a perfume to last, stay and become part of the body.
The perfume accompanies a bath and body line. How important is layering?
When you put on a scented body cream or bathe in scented beauty products that have a different scent than your perfume, it alters how your perfume ultimately smells on your skin. In this sense, it's important to use the same scent in your perfume as in your personal care products so as not to disrupt the harmony of the composition. However, when you layer on creams and bathe products that have the same perfume, the layering process makes the perfume linger more on the body, and diffuse better.
Sweaty summers in the Gulf require a full-on attack strategy to keep the perspiration at bay. Debonair suggests some weapons for your arsenal
At Maison Lutétia you can plug in some AirPods, sit back and watch Netflix and BeIN sports while get a good grooming over
Would you want to hold and smell your own face? If not, pay close attention
The all-round treatments at Urban Male Lounge will have you cutting a royal visage after a couple of transformative hours


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Glen Campbell robbed of guitar-playing ability by Alzheimer's, wife says
Country singer Glen Campbell can no longer play guitar as a result of his Alzheimer's disease, his wife has said.
Kim Campbell told the The Tennessean her husband occasionally breaks into a solo air guitar routine, which she says is "kind of fun".
Campbell was diagnosed with the disease in 2011 and went on a world tour afterwards.
The singer - known for hits such as Rhinestone Cowboy and Wichita Lineman - was moved to a long-term care facility in Tennessee in 2014.
Wife Kim said he continues to sing, although the words are gibberish and "it's not a melody that we recognise, but you can tell that it's a happy song and he has a song in his heart".
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These are one of my favorites! Today I tried the greek yogurt topping for the 1st time…and wow! I'm in love! You can make this with any type of fish…salmon, tuna, cod, halibut, tilapia…whatever you wish.
Ingredients (serving for 1 person):
- 4 oz Salmon filet (1 is sufficient for 2-3 tacos. I made extra for another meal…since i'm cooking for 1).
- Mrs. Dash Fiesta Lime seasoning (or seasoning of your liking to blacken your fish).
- 1/2 cup non-fat plain greek yogurt (this makes enough for 2 people)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- fresh dill
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1 tomato (or salsa if you wish)
- 1/2 avocado
- 2 white corn tortillas
- low fat feta
Spray your skillet with PAM, season your filets with Mrs. Dash Fiesta Lime, cover and cook on medium heat until flaky and cooked thoroughly.
While the salmon is cooking, dice your cucumbers (I like to remove the seeds…or buy seedless cucumbers). In a bowl, add yogurt, lemon juice, diced cucumbers and dill. You can either cut dill with scissors like I did…or tear apart (like Mini-Me did) 🙂 Isn't she too cute helping me in the kitchen!! You know who took a lot of these pics too!! 😉 Use as much dill as you wish. I used a lot because it was sooooo good! Mix together and your creamy topping is done. You WON'T miss the sour cream…I promise!
Check your salmon!! If it's not done yet…check again after you dice your tomato….
Dice tomato (I like to hollow out the tomato so it isn't runny as I dice it). **You can skip this step if you use salsa!**
Half your avocado. Tip: Slice your avocado long ways…then across (careful not to cut through the skin). Then scoop out with a spoon (see pictures). EASY!!
Heat tortillas per instructions. I like to place them between a wet paper towel and microwave on high for 20 seconds.
Time to make your masterpiece! Lay tortillas on plate. Chop up your salmon, layer your other yummies and top with your creamy cucumber dill yogurt. Crumble feta on top if you wish…or you can leave it off.
GRAB and GRUB!!
**If you are on a LOW CARB day…forget the tortillas. Platter your filet and top with toppings and creamy yogurt…or platter on top of a bed of romaine for a salad!**


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- Partnership with Cudo paves way for new donation revenue stream -
October 10th, 2018, Cudo today announced that its Cudo Donate revenue generator for charities is now live with War Child Canada.
The idea is simple. With one click, donors use their computers' power to mine cryptocurrencies with any income generated going towards War Child Canada's fundraising efforts. Cudo Donate is 100% secure, simple to set-up and carbon neutral.
Using your computer to solve complex mathematical problems as part of a bigger network is called mining. As a reward for lending the processing power and electricity, miners are paid in cryptocurrency. Cudo Donate takes care of all of the technical aspects in the background whilst automating the whole process. A charity merely has to add a browser application to their home page and wait for the donations to come in. An even more powerful desktop application is also available for Mac and Windows desktops, allowing donors to generate even more revenue for the charity.
Matt Hawkins, founder of Cudo, explains: "I've been involved in the IT industry for a long time and was introduced to cryptocurrency mining a few years ago. It can be quite complex technically to set up. It struck me that if we could use our knowledge to take care of all the technical barriers, we could potentially harness everyone's computers to raise much-needed funds for charities. I'm pleased to say that we managed it and War Child Canada is one of a number of charities that are tapping in to this new and innovative way of fundraising,"
Matt and his team at Cudo have considered everything. Cudo Donate is 100% carbon neutral; all electricity usage is offset. Cudo Donate is not linked to one digital currency; rather, it automatically assigns itself to the one that is best performing. It is a one-click process for donors, no need to sign up or add your details. Critically, there are no monthly direct debits or physical payments - it couldn't be any easier to get up and running. Cudo Donate is also completely safe to use.
Hawkins, added: "We're on a mission, we want to raise a Billion dollars for charities. We think it's possible. We think that harnessing the power of millions of unused computers to mine crypto-currencies could really achieve our goal.
Brock Warner, Director Community Giving & Innovation at War Child Canada, said: "We are constantly looking to innovate, recruit new donors and, ultimately, to attract more funds. Cudo Donate is so simple, so obvious, that it was a slam-dunk for us. We can now connect in a different way with both existing and a new demographic of donors. The potential as a new revenue stream has us very excited. We'll be watching closely as things progress,"
To experience how easy using Cudo Donate is to raise funds for War Child Canada, go to https://warchild.ca/ and look for the Cudo Donate icon in the bottom right hand corner.
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Artificial Long White Hyacinth Sprays set of 3 stems from Recipe Flowers of Hill Interiors.
Sold as a pair of Artificial Long White Hyacinth Stems in green and white, great foliage for filling out a flower display. Use these striking artificial silk stems amongst other artificial flowers and leaves to create a wonderful arrangement.
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POKEMON THURSDAY NOW 5 pm to 9 pm! – Because you just can't catch them all in 2 hours.
Stephanie, Sam and Fred are getting our Pokemon league started with some casual meet up and play. As big fans of the game, our three co-professors invite all ages to come and join them for Pokemon fun. So bring your favorite deck and be prepared to have fun! We've also got awesome PreRelease events that let you play cards from the newest sets before anyone else!
Pokemon Thursday Night League is FREE to attend! FREE to play! All Ages welcome*!
Learn to play! Trade cards with your new friends.** Have fun & hang out with people that love Pokemon, too!
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Categories: Android / Developers / iOS / Mobile Apps
It all begins as a brilliant idea, then before you know it you have your own application in the app store. It's a great feeling that comes after months (sometimes even years) of stress, hard work, more stress, and slowly coming to the realization that your idea is now a reality. It's easy to get caught up in the excitement of launching before you realize you haven't figured out your next step.
No matter what size business you have, the work continues long after your application launches. If you find yourself asking "now what?" you aren't alone. Once your app launches, then the real fun work begins.
Both Google and Apple have published their ever-changing comprehensive guidelines so you can be on top of all requirements that must be met before an application is submitted. Although you have (hopefully) already passed all of each respective store's guidelines before your app is published, it is important to know the latest updates. This will help you with your application updates as well as grasp a better understanding of the current marketplace.
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GLASGOW: The building industry must continue to support tradespeople and apprentices despite the Chancellor's inadequate and unsupportive Budget, Rok Scotland's managing director Andy Mallice, said.
Building firm Rok is spearheading the 'Repairing Scotland' campaign, calling on Chancellor Alistair Darling to reduce VAT on repair and maintenance work to 5%, which would safeguard jobs and skills by making renovation work more affordable.
"Despite the Chancellor's disregard for one our country's bread and butter industries, we must continue to campaign for the VAT reduction," Mr Mallice stated.
"The Chancellor must recognise his mistake in not implementing this reduction, which would spark extra demand for plumbers, joiners and plasterers, creating and securing thousands of jobs and apprenticeships in the Scottish building industry.
"I urge the industry to throw its weight behind this campaign and ensure that our apprentices have a bright future."
Rok aims to attract 10 000 signatures by the petition's closing date on 14 April.
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It's not like we all have seen this a million times before, but I really do love this color. It's so complex and just so pretty. When I put it on, it makes me think about fall - not sure why, but I'm just going to go with it. Enjoy...
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Hello everyone, Happy Friday!
I really love creating these escaping floral installations at the moment. They're whimsical, pretty, and fun. They're like 3D wallpaper!
I decided to create this one in my bedroom today, as I have been gifted a Hybrid mattress and bedlinen by the folks at Eve Sleep. As you know dear readers, I only accept gifted products that I need and/or love. It has been pretty handy over the last few years as I have been making this house into a home, to be given items that I actually need.
I actually purchased a new mattress last year for my bed. However, in the attic above my bedroom, I have another bed. (Which one day will be for guests, when I have emptied all the junk out of there!) On that bed is a mattress that I'm ashamed to say, is at least 18 years old. Yep. It needs to go. So, when the folks at Eve offered me this one, I thought it could go up there and replace the one that has seen better days.
After removing my Eve mattress from it's shrink wrapping (it arrived rolled up, and you have to wait 4 hours for it to fully inflate after unwrapping!), I thought I'd try it out on my bed first. So I could take some photographs of course. I then spent the last few nights sleeping on it.
I have to say dear readers, that mattress is now not going upstairs. It is staying on my bed, and my other one is going upstairs! I slept like a baby, it's firm but the top is perfectly squishy. The other thing they gifted me, was this gorgeous linen duvet set. I love the look of crumpled, soft bedlinen, and have fancied some linen sheets for a while, so I'm feeling like the cat that got the cream at the moment. I will definitely have to have tea in bed in the morning!
Anyway, you can find the Hybrid Mattress here, and the linen bedlinen here.
In other news, my family are coming to stay next week, even my brother who has never been to this house! It's mine and my brother's birthday on Tuesday, and we are going out for a meal to celebrate my Dad's 70th (which was 2 weeks ago) on Wednesday. As much as the garden needs rain, I am obviously hoping the sunshine stays for next week!
Have a lovely weekend, I have some photos from a couple of recent magazine features that I'd like to share with you so do pop back.
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A Ben Franklin store, likely in Hopkins, Minn., photographed in May 1950. Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society
This 1940's postcard shows the inside of the main Ben Franklin store in downtown Chicago. You could get lost in there!
This great photo courtesy of Deb Wilson shows the Ben Franklin 5-10 in downtown Dushore, PA. The location was the busiest in town as it was the only red light intersection in all of Sullivan County!


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CHESTER, Vt. – Exhibitors weren't the only ones to win at the 2018 LEGO Contest, sponsored by St. Luke's Episcopal Church and held at the NewsBank Conference Center Saturday, March 17. The Whiting Library's children section received a donation from the church from the event.
"How terrific it is to be a part of St. Luke's LEGO Contest each year! Whiting Library offers a hearty thank you for the gift of a portion of the proceeds from the contest to assist our Youth Services Department. LEGO building and creating has proven to benefit our kids developmentally. This contest assists in bringing forth the great talent and ingenuity of our young folks of this area. I hope that the contest grows and will bring more and more creations and inventive displays for years to come," said Jeanne Waldren, youth services librarian.
Two of this year's winning entries are presently on display at the Whiting Library the 6-foot 4-inch "Clock Tower" created by Colton Gaudettte, a fifth grader from Springfield; and "The Jack House," a creation inspired by the tale of "Jack and the Beanstalk" and fabricated by Alexander Taylor, a pre-K student from Chester who is also part of the LEGO Club at the library.
The LEGO Club meets every Monday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the community room of the Whiting Library through May and will start up again on Aug. 27. All ages are welcome to build and rebuild with LEGO and DUPLO blocks and to share ideas and techniques.
For pictures from the 2018 LEGO exhibits, visit www.stlukesepiscopalvt.org. To receive email notice next year about the 2019 contest, please contact Lillian Willis at 802-875-1340 or email@example.com.


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Annals of Health LawENHANCING COMMUNICATION
scientific inquiry, some commentators have concluded that the input ofscientists and subject-matter experts is more valuable for governmentalplanning, decision-making, and policy-making efforts than input from theinterested public.84 These recommendations have been reflected in actualpractice at times:Government has often used the existence of these different approaches tothe decision[-]making process as a reason for excluding the public. Tothe scientist or the economist, the public may be seen as emotional andirrational merely because it refuses to view situations from the sameperspective. The public may want unreasonable solutions or may refuseto pay attention to scientific and economic analyses performed to supporta decision.85
Bringing together scientists, government officials, and members of the
public in the process of planning, decision-making, and policy-making thus
faces its share of challenges. Fortunately, there are precedents for such
collaborations from the fields of public health, such as the application of
CBPR principles to address public health issues,86 and professionals and
scholars in this field have even put together guides on how to apply CBPR
principles and practices to influence the public policy process.87
These principles can be applied to decision-making and policy-making
related to research endeavors across a broad swath of disciplines.
Unfortunately, their applicability to cutting-edge biodefense-based research
is not as easily discerned given the necessity of separating the general
public from dangerous organisms and the inherent security risks of
providing complete disclosure of the research. However, just because the
application of principles of CBPR and public participation is more
challenging in this arena does not mean that it is impossible to achieve. The
illustrative examples described in Part V( D)(2) are testament to this.88
84. See, e.g., Cross, supra note 58, at 949-55, 968-69.
85. Folk, supra note 46, at 186.
86. James Krieger et al., Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Address
Social Determinants of Health: Lessons Learned From Seattle Partners for Healthy
Communities, 29(3) HEALTH EDUC. & BEHAVIOR 361 (2002); Israel et al., supra note 74;
Siegel et al., supra note 81; and CARMAN ET AL., supra note 81.
87. Cassandra Ritas, Speaking Truth, Creating Power: A Guide to Policy Work for
Community-Based Participatory Research Practitioners (July 2003), available at
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pdf_files/ritas.pdf; MEREDITH MINKLER ET AL.,
COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTING HEALTH THROUGH POLICY CHANGE (2012), available at


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A different variety of fresh flowers in all colors are delivered daily to Flower Zone. At our shop we supply roses, carnations, lilies and more, so that we can create beautiful and impressive bouquets for any occasion. Each bouquet is designed to pack a punch of colors and to express particular emotions. Indeed, in the language of flowers some colors have a meaning which is why we have flower arrangements to symbolise any emotions for any occasion whether it is for weddings, anniversaries, congratulations, Valentines, and Mother's Day.
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Growing older brings physical changes, and most people expect gradual signs of aging in their skin, hair, and joints. Many are aware that their sight can deteriorate over time, and it is common for the elderly to rely on visual aids to manage their daily activities. However, symptoms of posterior vitreous detachment can be unexpected and alarming, causing a bit of panic until an ophthalmologist appointment can be scheduled. These are the facts you need to know about this widespread condition.
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Our sight is deemed one of the most, if not the most, important of all our senses, yet we may tend to take it for granted. However, as we age, this trusted sense may begin to fail. One of the more serious problems that can develop is a retinal tear or retinal detachment.
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Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) symptoms often appear during childhood or adolescence, a time when occasional clumsy periods aren't uncommon … In reality, however, an awkward phase may not be the cause of frequent falls or sudden difficulty playing sports. In some cases, the symptoms may be due to decreased side (peripheral) vision or night blindness caused by RP.
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Just as with everything else, your eyes change throughout your life. That's why many common eye conditions are experienced by older adults. As the structure and function of the eyes change, risk increases for ocular infections. If you are a mature adult or caring for one, keep reading to learn about the most common eye infections.
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Dieters will sometimes joke about waging their own personal "Battle of the Bulge" as they work to lose weight. But some individuals are more concerned about another "Battle of the Bulge" — a battle that can have serious consequences for their eyesight. Keratoconus, a progressive condition that causes the cornea to take on an abnormal bulging shape, can produce major refractive errors and other vision-limiting problems. But if you're suffering from keratoconus, you'll be happy to know that medical science offers a variety of options to treat your condition and optimize your eyesight.
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The RPE prevents fluid and blood from entering the retina. If there is a small break in this layer, a fluid-filled, or serous, detachment forms under the retina and causes swelling in the macula. Since the macula — the central part of the retina — helps you see images in fine detail, too much fluid against it results in blurred or distorted vision, a condition known as central serous retinopathy (CSR). Read more about Central Serous Retinopathy
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The Department for Education has been named by the Social Mobility Foundation as 18th in the Social Mobility Employers Index for 2018.
The Top 50 UK employers who have taken the most action on social mobility in the workplace were announced in what is believed to be the world's only Social Mobility Employer Index.
The Index is the creation of the Social Mobility Foundation and is published in partnership with sponsors the City of London Corporation. It ranks the UK's employers on the actions they are taking to ensure they are open to accessing and progressing talent from all backgrounds.
This year it finds having a workforce that is diverse in terms of social background is fast becoming as important to employers as being diverse in terms of gender and race.
Research has consistently shown that people from more affluent backgrounds take a disproportionate number of the best jobs and that employers tend to disproportionately employ graduates who went to private schools and a small number of universities.
The Social Mobility Employer Index is a voluntary and free of charge survey that assesses employers across seven areas, including the work they do with young people, their recruitment and selection processes and how people from lower income backgrounds progress within their organisations


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With the optics of the 8x32 Victory T* FL when focusing upon a flat subject, the image is as sharp at the edges of the enormous viewing field as it is at the center. The broad focusing range goes from end to end in just a single rotation of the center focus dial, which also houses the dioptric correction.
The 8x32 Victory T* FL, like all ultra-premium European crafted binoculars, is not for the frugally minded. It is instead a product intentionally designed to deliver awe-inspiring optical and mechanical brilliance, and for many the lifetime of expected performance from such a device quickly amortizes its high initial investment.
Features: Lightweight, durable fiber-reinforced polymer body
Additional Specifications: Objective Lens Diameter: 32 millimeters
Diopter Adjustable: ±4 Dioptric correction
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Magnification: 8xFocus System: CenterPrism System: RoofField of View: 420 ft / 139 mExit Pupil: 4.0 mmWeight: 19.75 oz. / 1.23 lb (560 g)Water Resistance: Waterproof & Fogproof Warranty: Limited LifetimeClose Focus: 6.5 ft / 2.0 mEye Relief: 16mm
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To George Washington from Abraham Skinner, 23 November 1781
Baltimore Novr 23d 1781
In obedience to your Excellency's Commands, I have Visited the Posts of Winchester Fort Frederick, and Frederick Town at which places it was intended the Prisoners taken at the Surrender of York and Gloucester should be confined, and have made such arrangements respecting them as I hope will merit your Approbation.
There are at Winchester about 2400 and at Frederick Town about 1400 Rank and file present: accurate Returns of whom shall be furnished Your Excellency on my arrival at Philada.
I am Sorry to inform you Sir, that a very great Number of those Prisoners have Escaped on their March from York and Gloucester and that the Lieutenant of the County of Frederick whom the Governor of Maryland directed to furnish the Guard, has without the least authority permitted 200 of them to go into different parts of the Country, in such a way that I fear we never shall collect them. I have put a Stop to his proceedings and Colo. Rawlings who is my Deputy in that quarter will do every thing he can to secure them.
Upon examination I found that the situation of the barracks at Fort Frederick was insufficient for the reception of the prisoners—indeed they are almost totally destroyed and cannot be repaired unless at a great expence, neither can provisions be furnished for it so conveniently as at Frederick Town where I have got them into Convenient Barracks around which a Stockade is erecting that will effectually secure them and lessen the duty of the Guard. We have also provisions at that Post of Beef & Flour for about Six Weeks.
The Prisoners at Winchester are also tolerably well Supplied, but complain of the badness of their Quarters which I have directed to be repaired and extended for their reception. I have the Honor to be with the highest respect Your Excellency's Mo. Obt Servt
Abm Skinner
Comy Gen. Prisrs
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Events Archive
Joseph - 29/30 January 2010
Our 'Joseph' production was held on the weekend of 29/30 January in St Laurence Church. The production was arranged and produced by Amanda and Darren Oliver and brought together with the congregation of St Laurence Church and the wider community.
At the end of each performance a collection was made for the Haiti Earthquake Appeal and this totalled £714.60.
Photographs by David Benskin
Christmas Tree Festival - 12/13 December 2009
Our annual Christmas Tree Festival was held on the weekend of 12/13 December 2009 between 12.00 noon and 6.00pm each day. Thank you to everybody who submitted an entry. All the trees looked wonderful in the setting of the Church.
Harry Potter the Enchanted Tree
Rotree - Bidford Bell Ringers
Buxton Water Tree
More beautifully decorated trees
Photographs by David Benskin
Sanctuary - 17 October 2009
Sanctuary was a Bidford Churches Together youth event - an informal service aimed at our young people aged from 12 to 18 years, held at Bidford Primary School on Saturday 17 October.
Live music was performed by a joint band of young people from St. Laurence's and Bidford Baptist Church. Drink and biscuits were provided to give plenty of opportunity to talk and find out more about Christ's love for each and everyone of us.
Sponsored Walk - 5 September 2009
The Annual Sponsored Walk took place on Saturday 5 September, starting at 10.00 am from the Church. It was a walk of some eight and a half miles, which took us out towards Barton and then over towards Dorsington. From there we walked to Welford on Avon and finally back to Bidford along the Avon Way.
All sponsor monies raised were for the upkeep of our Church. The pictures below were taken by Sandra Parker.
Palm Sunday Walk - 5 April 2009
Breaking slightly with tradition, for the first time our Palm Sunday walk was led by a donkey! We met in the church hall and after a short prayer and blessing of the palms we processed across the road to the church singing 'All Glory Laud and Honour' as we went. After reaching the church door the Junior Church then continued the walk processing to the top of Grange Road were they held a short service of prayer and readings.
Spring Market - 16 May 2009
We had an excellent morning raising around £400 for Church Funds despite the weather being very changeable and wet. The spring market should have been held on the church drive but because of heavy down pours of rain the decision was taken early on to have the market in the church hall. The damp weather meant that numbers visiting the market were lower than usual but none the less everyone had an enjoyable morning.


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Comprehensive dental care from extraction for tooth resorption to crown restoration.
Abner, a sweet nine- year-old German Shepard mix, was referred to All Pets Dental in Weston, for evaluation of a complicated crown fracture. During the initial oral exam, our second year dental resident, Dr. Elizabeth McMorran, confirmed Abner's maxillary fourth premolar was badly damaged; the slab fracture extended under the gingival margin. His other maxillary premolar was also fractured, but luckily the pulp chamber was not exposed. Although minimal dental plaque was seen, Abner's Orastrip score 2 out of 5 showed an increased level of thiols, indicating the presence of periodontal disease.
Full mouth intraoral radiographs revealed external resorption extending into the oral cavity involving the right and left mandibular second and third premolars.
Abner's oral care included dental scaling and polishing, extraction of the complicated fractured premolar and the premolars affected by tooth resorption, crown preparation and oral impressions of the uncomplicated fractured fourth premolar. Two weeks after the initial visit, a metallic crown restoration was placed on his maxillary premolar, protecting this tooth from additional trauma. A perfect 0 out of 5 OraStrip score obtained this second visit demonstrated oral plaque control and his owner's commitment to oral hygiene.


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Changing My Mind
Hello, this is Tamara!
Changing my mind often is a lovely reason to live because it makes life exciting!
Yes, I change my mind all too often,
but at least I even have a mind to change!
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Charities Newsletter – September 2018
Our Charities team here at Blake Morgan publishes e-bulletins to keep you up-to-date with breaking news and topical issues affecting the sector. We also offer regular charity trustee induction and refresher training sessions.
Safeguarding and the Protection of Others: What Should Charities Do?
Safeguarding hit the headlines again at the beginning of August, as the International Development Committee published a report focusing on exploitation and abuse in the aid sector. In the report, MPs accused charities of "complacency verging on complicity" in relation to these issues, saying that "self-delusion" and a "collective failure of leadership" had prevented charities across the sector from tackling problems before they came to light.
The report made a number of recommendations for charities, emphasising that they should:
- Ensure the beneficiaries of humanitarian aid have knowledge of and confidence in their rights;
- Operate a zero-tolerance culture on sexual exploitation and abuse;
- Proactively seek and respond to reports of wrongdoing robustly, with feedback to victims and survivors; and
- Identify known perpetrators of sexual exploitation and abuse through improved reporting and accountability, and prevent them from moving into new positions.
Our Charities team has produced a blog on this topic which can be viewed here.
Charity Commission: Charities must better communicate to the public through their annual reports and accounts
The Charity Commission published the results of its latest monitoring reviews of charity trustees' annual reports and accounts earlier this month. The results suggest that there has been a level of improvement across the board, but it also claims that too many charities are still falling short.
The Commission took a random sample of 106 charity trustees' annual reports and accounts in order to review how charities are meeting the public benefit reporting standards, and whether accounts meet readers' needs including a separate sample of "small charities". The results are published in the form of two reports:
- Telling your story well: Public Benefit reporting by charities;
- Charities have continued to improve their understanding of the public benefit reporting requirement following the trend of recent years.
- 51% of the annual reports demonstrated a clear understanding of the public benefit reporting requirement. This is higher than last year's 46%. Also, the majority of annual reports included at least one of the two aspects of public benefit reporting: 71% explained who benefited from the charity's activities, and 62% included a public benefit statement.
- Do charity and small charity annual reports and accounts meet the reader's need
- Out of the 106 charities, 74% of the accounts that the Charity Commission reviewed were of acceptable quality which was similar to previous years' results.
In the case of both reports, the Charity Commission was keen to point to their guidance on these issues which include pro-forma reports and accounts which they state will provide a useful structure for preparing documents that meet the reporting requirements.
An overview of both reports can be found here.
RSPCA Official Warning Notice
The Charity Commission issued an Official Warning to the RSPCA on 22 August 2018, which criticised the organisation's recent decision to agree a substantial financial settlement with its former Acting Chief Executive upon his resignation in May this year.
Laura Sherratt and Ben Brice in our Charities team have written a blog on this topic which you can view here.
Fundraising Regulator consultation on the Code of Fundraising Practice
On 7 September 2018, the Fundraising Regulator (FR) launched a ten-week consultation on improving the style, presentation, clarity and accessibility of the Code of Fundraising Practice. The closing date for responses is the 16 November 2018, following which the FR will publish a summary of the responses on its website.
A new draft of the Code has been produced to accompany the consultation which features:
- A new table of contents and simplified new ordering of the content;
- A "plain English" review of the language used in the Code;
- A new introduction;
- A glossary of key terms used;
- A table of rules suggested to be deleted or changed; and
- incorporation of the face-to-face fundraising rulebooks into the "collections" section of the Code.
The consultation does not propose to make fundamental changes to the standards within the Code, except in the case of repetition, contradiction, or if a standard is unclear or is found to inaccurately reflect UK law.
The consultation can be viewed here.
Charity Commission: New trustee declaration
The Charity Commission has updated the charity trustee declaration form which must be submitted with all new charity registration applications from 1 October 2018. Any application for registration that is submitted without the updated form after this date will be returned as incomplete. Applications submitted before the 1 October deadline will not require the new form to be used although the Charity Commission has encouraged that any new trustees complete an additional declaration in the meantime.
The new form has been introduced following a change in the law on 1 August 2018 (which we highlighted in previous newsletters) extending the scope of the criteria for automatic disqualification for charity trusteeship. The form now requires a prospective charity trustee to declare that they are not prevented from acting by being on the sex offenders register or a designated person for the purposes of anti-terrorism legislation, or by having been found to be in contempt of court for making (or causing to be made) a false statement.
The Charity Commission's guidance, which includes template declarations, can be viewed here.
Charity Commission publish guidance to assist with checking if setting up a new charity is the best option
On 12 September 2018, the Charity Commission published new online guidance to help members of the public to check, before they start setting up a new charity, whether this is the best option for what they want to achieve. This provides advice on:
- Knowing who you will help and how you will help them;
- Checking if a charity is already doing what you want to do;
- Checking charity restrictions; and
- Some of the alternatives to setting up charity.
The Commission's guidance note can be viewed here.
Charity commission: New guidance on converting a CIC to a CIO
The Charity Commission published new guidance on 31 August 2018 in relation to the process for applying to the Commission to convert a community interest company (CIC) into a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), which, with effect from 1 September 2018, is now possible.
The process includes four steps:
- Preparing a conversion resolution
- Adopting the Commission's model constitution for a CIO with voting members other than its charity trustees (association model)
- Prepare a resolution adopting the proposed constitution of the CIO; and
- Apply to the Commission to register the CIO.
The full guidance note can be found here.
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Auction Insights with Nigel Kirk
'It must be so interesting', voiced with a hint of envy is the usual response when people learn what I 'do'. Two reasons why stand out. Auctions are an endlessly interesting merry-go-round of art and antiques by which knowledge – I dislike the over-used 'expertise' – is both informed and broadened but also the excitement that comes from objects that are a tangible manifestation of history. I hope you enjoy these weekly blogs.
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Philanthropist Felix Joseph was one of Nottingham's greatest benefactors.
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Jane Austin First Edition12th April 2017
Rare first editions of some of the most famous books in the World will be sold in Nottingham.
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The Great 'She' Bible12th April 2017
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A small but desirable residence that was fit for an Empress has a poignant history.
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In a week when slavery has been in the headlines Nigel looks at two Jamaican objects from...
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Valuation Days20th February 2017
A £2 car boot sale bargain that looks set to make £1,500 made somebody's day this week....
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