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This time we brought our childres (ages 8, 10, and 12) and they had a blast! I felt very comfortable having them go as a trio on their own and enjoy all the ship has to offer from the basketball court, ice skating, rock climbing, age appropriate groups, etc.
Pros: The days at sea with pool side games or relaxing at the 'quiet pool'. The ship is gorgeous and huge! You can get any atmosphere you want out of it!
Cons: it was only 7 days.
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The houses are painted in all colors...there is a story behind it, ask one of the locals. We saw parrots!
Don't Miss: Going accross the bridge to get pictures of the colorful town with the ocean in the background.
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Orient Beach baby!
Shopping! I love their street walking shops.
Get $1 beers while shopping the town.
Lees barbeque accross from Royal Palm hotel has the best grills fish!
Don't Miss: Orient beach is stunning! (clothing optional though)
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Magans Bay!
Shopping. Go into the town for local shopping.
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A young Inuit hunter wept tears of gratitude and sorrow as he recalled how he and his father were plucked from ice-choked waters in a dramatic rescue that resulted in the death of a search-and-rescue airman.
"I keep crying," Lester Aqqiaruq said on Monday as he rested at his home in the Arctic hamlet of Igloolik, from where the two set out last week to go walrus hunting.
"It was really awful," Mr. Aqqiaruq said, sobbing through his halting English. "I feel so sorry for the rescue team, really bad."
Sergeant Janick Gilbert, one of three search technicians who parachuted into the Arctic dark on Thursday night, died during the rescue of Mr. Aqqiaruq, 17, and his father, David.
Mr. Aqqiaruq said he and his father have hunted walrus in the area, about 90 minutes by boat from Igloolik, many times. Both are experienced on the land, and both survived a rescue about two years ago from the same spot, the Fury and Hecla Strait between Baffin Island and the Melville Peninsula.
"Since when I was really young, I've been out with my dad," Mr. Aqqiaruq said.
The two set out in good weather on Wednesday morning and were soon brought down a walrus to take back to Igloolik to share with their family and the community.
But the weather deteriorated. The winds rose, temperatures fell and sea ice began to form.
"We tried to go home, but the ice was too thick and we couldn't move. It was really a big surprise," Mr. Aqqiaruq said.
When they didn't return on Wednesday night, searchers set out from Igloolik. The Aqqiaruqs had registered their destination and had an electronic signal device, but nobody could find them in the moonless, snowy Arctic dark.
All night and into the next day, Mr. Aqqiaruq and his father, who were in an open aluminum boat, were tossed on stormy seas in blizzard conditions that included 70-kilometre-an-hour winds. Their camp stove, the only source of heat, soon ran out of fuel.
"I was scared," Mr. Aqqiaruq said. "I thought we were going to die."
Eventually rescue planes spotted them and tried to drop a phone, but the two couldn't get to it. On Thursday morning, crews dropped a survival boat, but even though the Aqqiaruqs were able to reach it, that didn't end their ordeal.
"There was a little food but we were really cold and we couldn't really eat it," Mr. Aqqiaruq said. "Our hands were cold. It was really hard to open [the packages]"
A stove in the survival boat got too wet to light. Their original boat slowly sank beneath the ice, taking all their gear with it.
By late afternoon, three search-and-rescue technicians parachuted down to try to save the father and son.
"I didn't watch [the jump]" Mr. Aqqiaruq said. "We were just there and waiting. It was all dark.
"I was really happy to see them. I said, 'He saved my life.' "
About three hours later, a helicopter from Gander, Nfld., arrived, pinpointed the boat with its spotlight and hauled everyone to safety.
Mr. Aqqiaruq didn't know about Sgt. Gilbert until he saw the unresponsive body of the airman on board the chopper: "He wasn't breathing at the helicopter."
The military said Sgt. Gilbert was "unsuccessful" parachuting into the water. The RCMP indicated he was found non-responsive in the water. Military officials said Monday the death remains under investigation.
Later, at the hospital in Iqaluit, Mr. Aqqiaruq learned his rescue had cost Sgt. Gilbert's life.
"If you could tell that rescue team, I feel sorry for them," he requested.
Mr. Aqqiaruq has some frostbite to his back and feet. His father remained in hospital Monday, but Mr. Aqqiaruq said he'll be fine.
The two have lost all their gear and Mr. Aqqiaruq doesn't know when they'll return to the land. He may never return to those walrus-hunting grounds.
"I don't know," he said. "It's too early."
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MOE responds to lunch break story
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WHEN it comes to food, Singaporeans are a passionate bunch. No wonder, then, that our story about late lunches in primary schools was shared more than 500 times on Facebook. You can read the story here if you missed it.
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After we posted the story on social media last Friday (Jan 6), a lot of people wanted to know why. Why are our primary school children having lunch as late as 3pm?
We went to the Ministry of Education for some answers. They didn't say much – except that the lunch schedules are planned by the schools and are "reasonably spaced" from recess breaks. A quick check online found most schools did not schedule any lunch breaks but had recess breaks in the mid-morning.
Here are the questions we asked MOE. See their full response copied below.
1. Does MOE have guidelines for primary and secondary schools when it comes to scheduling time for recess? If not, why not? If there is, kindly elaborate on the guidelines. E.g. recommended duration, timing, etc.
2. Or is it completely up to the schools to decide when and how long they decide to schedule time for recess? Why or why not?
3. Are there guidelines for when normal class schedules for schools (primary and secondary) should end? That is, formal classes which exclude CCA time and remedial classes.
4. Does MOE have guidelines for primary and secondary schools when it comes to scheduling time for lunch? If not, why not? If there is, kindly elaborate on the guidelines. E.g. recommended duration, timing, etc.
5. Or is it completely up to the schools to decide when and how long they decide to schedule time for Lunch? Why or why not?
6. Some schools have 10 min break during a time when people usually have lunch (12-1.30). Is that an MOE guideline? If so, why is it only 10mins, it seems too short for lunch.
Furthermore, is this restricted to the classroom or can student go down to the canteen? Can they eat meals in class? Or is it restricted to snacks?
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"Our schools are mindful of student well-being when they plan the school schedule. Schools take into consideration the length of the school day and the size of the cohort to determine the duration and timing of the recess. This may require recess to be staggered for different levels.
"In addition, many schools include a snack break during formal curriculum time to allow students to eat regularly without increasing school hours further. Schools with any afternoon classes or programmes provide lunch breaks of about 30 min for the students. The timing of the lunch breaks are reasonably spaced from the recess break."
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Robert Smerdon's in-form mare Politeness finally broke through with her maiden Group 1 win at start number 26 and gave her trainer his first ever Victoria Derby Day winner with a strong performance in the Myer Classic 2015 at Flemington.
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2015 Crown Oaks Next for Wakeful Stakes Winner Ambience
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Preferment Wins 2014 Victoria Derby – Full Results
Chris Waller celebrated his second Group 1 win on Victoria Derby Day with classy young stayer Preferment earning talks of a Melbourne Cup bid in 12 months' time following a gutsy effort in the Victoria Derby 2014.
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2014 Mackinnon Stakes Results: Happy Trails Wins 5th for Oliver
One of Australia's premier hoops Damien Oliver celebrated his fifth Mackinnon Stakes victory on Victoria Derby Day this afternoon with the always honest Happy Trails atoning for a luckless Cox Plate run seven days ago with his third Group 1 success.
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2014 Coolmore Stud Stakes Results – Brazen Beau Wins For Waller
Sydney's Chris Waller has brought his Group 1 winning form from home to the Melbourne Cup Carnival celebrating back-to-back Coolmore Stud Stakes wins with his 2014 victory with Brazen Beau.
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Thunder Lady Storms into Crown Oaks with Wakeful Stakes Win
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Hey, I really recommend The Faiths of the Founding Fathers by David Holmes.
Holmes take a really good look at what these guys professed to believe, and also how they followed through. He makes no judgements, just presenting the best of the historical record.
Turns out that the majority of the Founders tried to follow the moral principles of Jesus, but much like lots of original Christians, most questioned the divinity of Jesus. For example, Jefferson made a Bible just from the words of Jesus, which is a Bible most anyone can believe in, even though we now know that there was a lot of tinkering with it. (See "Misquoting Jesus" by biblical scholar Bart Ehrman.)
As a result, most of the Founders identified as different kinds of Deist, though one Unitarian became president.
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5 Minutes Alone… With Sharon MaasThursday, January 5th, 2012
Civilization grew up on the world-as-explained-by myth and legend, fables and allegory. Holy texts were the first literature. Some have become cultural touchstones and required reading. Their themes, and even their story lines, are the blueprints for modern fiction. Even more than that, these timeless tales are often the bedrock of our personal belief systems. But some of the world's greatest ancient manuscripts have yet to gain wide recognition in the West. India's epic Bhagavad Gita and its larger contextual tale, The Mahabharata, is one of these lost treasures. In the hands of the gifted and world-traveled writer, Sharon Maas, that's about to be remedied.
We'd like to thank her for taking the time to be part of our "5 Minutes Alone" interview series.
AuthorScoop: What was your very first publication credit?
Sharon: OF MARRIAGEABLE AGE – this was my first novel, published by HarperCollins, London, in 1999. It was translated into four languages and now, over a decade later, will be translated into Polish!
AuthorScoop: Tell us about your latest release.
Sharon: SONS OF GODS – THE MAHABHARATA RETOLD, is exactly what it says in the subtitle: a retelling of the Indian epic the Mahabharata, using the pen name Aruna Sharan. I've been an Indophile as long as I can remember, and I first fell in love with this book back in the early 1970's. There are many English versions on the market, especially in India, but I felt that none of them really hit the mark. Some were written as a mere summary of the original, vast work, the dry skeleton of the story; others were too "Indian" for a Western readership, yet others left out scenes that for me were vital, or lacked the sense of a unifying story. And so, fairly soon, I began to write my own version. At that time – over 30 years ago – I had not the least ambition to be a published writer; I simply wrote it for my own satisfaction. I would put it away for years at a time, but somehow, it always came back to me; I finished the first draft, and continued to improve on it. It was a labour of love, more a hobby than a serious undertaking.
It wasn't until around 2006, now a successfully published author, that I thought seriously that SONS OF GODS might be good enough for publication. By this time I was using the skills I had gained as a novelist to really bring the original draft to life. I wanted to get beneath the skin of the characters, make them live, understand their motives—even the motives of the so-called villains—and simply produce a worthy vessel of words for a wonderful story. This involved restructuring some of the story elements, and even making up a scene or two. In particular, I wanted to bring to the fore the anti-hero Karna, my favourite character.
A typical synopsis of the Mahabharata will describe it as the story of a family feud in ancient India, culminating in a terrible war: the Pandavas (good) against the Kauravas (bad). Never is Karna mentioned; and yet Karna is the key to the entire story. Without Karna there would be no Mahabharata. He is the lynchpin of all the action. That's why I've restructured the story so that it begins with his birth; in every other version Karna's conception and birth is almost a non-event, mentioned almost in passing about a third of the way through. That's a travesty! From the point of view of story, Sons of Gods is at its heart a song for an unsung hero.
The other aspect of the Mahabharata I hoped to develop is the deep wisdom and spiritual truths it contains. Though it is basically a story about a war, and gets extremely gory towards the end when even the heroes break every rule in the book, at its core is the Bhagavad Gita, which is the equivalent of the New Testament to Hindus. The Mahabharata is really unthinkable without it, and so one chapter is a mini Bhagavad Gita, whereas its wisdom, I hope, permeates the whole story.
AuthorScoop: Aside from your own hard work, who (or what) else do you feel has contributed to your success?
Sharon: I believe that timing is essential. You might work as hard as you like, but sometimes a book just is not ready to meet the world. That might be due to the work itself, which is still not at its best, or on the market, or on agents and publishers perception of the market. There are trends in publishing, and my first novel was acquired just when a new interest in India was making itself felt in the book world. The time was right, and the book was a moderate success. A few years earlier, and it might not have been published at all.
A key to success, of course, were the publishing midwives who first discovered and fell in love with my first novel. I had a great agent and a fantastic editor who seemed to know more about the story than I did myself! She was amazing, and I'm happy to say we are still in touch.
AuthorScoop: At what time of day or night do you do your best writing?
Sharon: I'm a morning person, always have been! And terribly disorganised. In order to actually get my work finished, I decided, fairly early on, that I had to command myself to do all my writing early in the morning. When I'm creating a first draft, this might be at 4 am; when I'm revising, it might be at 6 am. But never later than 6. This means that when the day really begins my writing responsibility is over and I can be as disorganised as I like. Early in the morning not only is the mind clear and awake and fruitful; there is also no danger of interruptions through the ringing of a phone or an unexpected visit. It's absolutely the perfect time for me. Peripheral writerly tasks such as research or query writing can be done during rest of the day.
AuthorScoop: Finally, what advice would you give to new or unpublished writers?
Sharon: Ask yourself the question: do you want to be a writer, or do you just want to be known as a writer? If it is the former, then put aside the thought of getting published; forget about name and fame and success and the millions you will make and what-have-you and just write the very best book you are capable of. When you have produced that book then — who knows? All these other things may be given to you.
SONS OF GODS – THE MAHABHARATA RETOLD, by Aruna Sharan is available now, exclusively from Amazon for download to Kindle or Kindle's PC or mobile app. For more on Sharon Maas and her incredible body of work, find her online at her website, SharonMaas.co.uk.


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Launched by the company's dedicated weight management team, a number of practices across the UK will receive Centre of Excellence status for managing overweight or obese cats and dogs educating clients on prevention.
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Love, James are united
CLEVELAND (AP) — Olympic champions together, Kevin Love and LeBron James spent the last 30 days waiting to become teammates again.
Cleveland has craved a championship for 50 years.
One drought over. One to go.
On the first day they were able to complete the long-discussed blockbuster trade, the Minnesota Timberwolves sent Love to the Cavaliers, who capped a spectacular summer on Saturday by acquiring the All-Star power forward as another running mate for James to make them instant title contenders.
"Welcome to the Land @kevinlove!" James, the four-time league MVP, posted on his Twitter account.
The Timberwolves receive a bountiful return for parting with Love, the disgruntled face of their franchise. They acquired No. 1 overall draft choice Andrew Wiggins and former top pick Anthony Bennett from the Cavs and veteran forward Thaddeus Young from the Philadelphia 76ers in the three-team deal.
The Sixers received a 2015 first-round draft choice from Cleveland — ironically, one of the ones the Cavs got from Miami for James in 2010 — and guard Alexey Shved and forward Luc Mbah a Moute from the Timberwolves, who also receive a trade exception worth about $6.3 million.
The Cavs and Timberwolves had discussed a trade involving Love for months, long before James decided to end his magnificent run with the Heat and come back home to Ohio. The deal dragged through the summer, first because of Cleveland's unwillingness to include Wiggins, and then due to a rarely used league rule that prohibited it from being completed until 30 days after Wiggins signed his rookie contract.
That bit of fine print in the collective bargaining agreement triggered an agonizing wait in both cities, more so in championship-starved Cleveland where generations of fans have longed for the Cavs, Indians or Browns to win it all.
But once the teams completed a conference call with the league on Saturday, there was nothing to prevent the planet's best player from aligning with the league's best power forward. Add in All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving and James is the ringleader of a trio as potentially devastating as the one with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh he broke up last month.
"Kevin joining the Cavaliers represents a very special and unique opportunity for our team," Cavs general manager David Griffin said. "At only 25, Kevin has already firmly established himself as one the NBA's elite players and his talent, versatility and fit are major parts of our team's vision for success."
Love's arrival caps a stunning two-month turnaround for the Cavs, who won just 33 games last season and haven't been to the playoffs since James left in 2010.
Cleveland locked up Irving, last year's All-Star Game MVP, to a maximum contract extension on the first day of free agency and then James rocked the league by announcing his return to bring a title to Northeast Ohio. Beyond that, Cleveland signed free agents Shawn Marion, Mike Miller and James Jones, veteran players with NBA titles on their resumes.
Love is the biggest piece. He's coming off of his best season, averaging career highs in points (26.1) and assists (4.4) while grabbing 12.5 rebounds per game and shooting 37.6 percent on 3-pointers.
"Welcome to Cleveland Wes," Irving tweeted at Love, alluding to a Sprite ad campaign the two players starred in where Love played a character called "Uncle Wes."
Despite his play, the Wolves finished 40-42, well out of the playoff chase in the demanding Western Conference, and he made it clear to the organization that he would opt out of his contract next summer and look for a contender.
"I want to personally thank Kevin Love for his six seasons with the Wolves," Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor. "On the floor, Kevin has worked hard to make himself a great player in the NBA. He also made it a priority to give back to the community … we wish him nothing but the best in Cleveland."
The Cavs were initially reluctant to deal Wiggins, the super-athletic small forward who spent one year at Kansas. The Timberwolves entertained offers from several other teams for Love, who can opt out of his contract next summer. But they stayed patient, and Cavs owner Dan Gilbert and Taylor agreed last month in Las Vegas that Wiggins had to be included.
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"We've all of a sudden become athletic, exciting and fast instead of being maybe a little bit slower and more plodding," Saunders said.
For Cleveland, Love could cure years of frustration.
The city's pained wait to celebrate a title may be nearing an end.
James and Love are together again, and the hope of ending so much sports heartbreak rests on their shoulders.
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Women Give Birth To Boys - Men Give Birth To Men (11 Of 16) by Jim Henry
This content is part of a series."WOMEN GIVE BIRTH TO BOYS - MEN GIVE BIRTH TO MEN"
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The Way Home Series, Part 11 of 16
Ephesians 6:4
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A Little Leaguer was playing center field and it
looked like he was paying attention. Sure enough the
batter hit the ball which tore out toward center
field. The little fellow now appeared disoriented and
missed catching the ball. Finally the inning was over
and the coach called him over and asked, "What
happened to you out there, son?" The boy said, "Well,
I was just looking for Daddy in the stands." A lot of
little boys and a lot of little girls are looking for
dad in the stands.
I remember when I ran track. Dad traveled a lot
but he said, "I'm going to try to be there to see you
run." I did just like that Little Leaguer; I was
looking for Dad in the stands. When I jogged out on
that track I scanned the stands to see if Dad was
there. Dennis Rodman is a very notorious NBA
basketball player, or was. You know it looked like
Dennis was looking for dad in the stands. Sometimes he
tore out there to grab a spectator who was bugging
him. Sometimes he did bizarre things; he cross-dressed
and all kind of things but as you look closer at his
life you find that there was the lack of a Dad in the
stands for Dennis Rodman and he's still looking for a
Dad in the stands.
Dad in the stands, Dad, the coach, is very, very
important. Dr. George Valiant made a study of
businessmen, following a group from their college days
all the way until they were age 47. They were in all
walks of life. He asked them about their relationship
with their fathers, their career paths and other
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Hello everyone, welcome to our review of 5 sure ways to know if a girl likes you. Are you in love with someone but feel shy to express your feelings? Are you dying to know what she feels for you? Do you want to make sure if she also feels the same for you? When we like someone or are in love with someone, we try to interpret each and every action of that person. Girls are a bit shy usually and many times it gets difficult for a guy to judge if she is interested in him or not. However, paying close attention to how she reacts and behaves in your presence can help you a great deal to understand if he is interested in you or not. Here are some ways to make you understand if a girl likes you or not.
- The way she speaks
The first thing that you should notice is the way she speaks in your presence. You need to pay close attention to not just what she is saying but also the way she is using to express herself. If you are flirting with her and she knows that, she might feel some nervousness that she can try to hide behind her voice. If she is sounding a bit anxious in her voice, it indicates that she also likes you and is excited about the things that might take place in between you both.
One more sign to know that she likes you is that she will laugh at the most stupid joke that you will tell her. If this is the thing, you surely are making a way to her heart. Girls smile and laugh a lot when they are with a person whom they like. At the same time, you also need to make sure that all conversation should not be about you, rather revolve your talks around her, what she feels. Make sure that she is also talking and not just listening.
Finally you need to observe what she is talking about. If she is asking you about your past relationships and about what kind of girl you want, certainly she is interested in you. If she wants to know more about you like your likings, your interests, your future plans, she is trying to figure out if you two both are compatible with each other or not. If a girl tells you that she is single, it simply means that she has crush on you.
- Her eyes
Her eyes will express it all as eyes are the window to the soul. Eyes are the sure shot way to know if a girl likes you or not. If a girl is sexually attracted to a guy, her pupils will be dilated while speaking to him. Always try to create an eye contact with her while talking, it strengthens the bond and she feels more confident.
It may also happen that she may not look into your eye which means she is excited as well as nervous but at the same time she is keen on moving forward with you. You might feel that she is looking at you but when you will look back, she will look away. One way to know that she likes you is when you notice that her eyes are always on you while you are with her and doing something. If a girl is looking straight into your eyes while talking with you and gives you curious looks, it means she is not interested in you.
- Body language
Next most important thing that can tell you if a girl likes you is her body language. How the girl stands, sits and moves in your presence is sure shot way to know if she likes you. Here are some signs that you should look for when you are with her:
- She is smiling the moment you start a conversation with her.
- She tries to find reasons to be with you and touch you
- Biting or touching lips in front of you
- Playing with hair when you both are talking
- She will pay lots of attention on her looks and will dress up really nicely to meet you
- She will be amused when you will praise her looks
- Turning torso towards you
- Bumping knowingly into you
- Will hug you for no reasons
- Leans towards you
- Sits with crossed legs
- Digital flirting
Today is the age of technology. Everything has turned digital now. Social media has become so powerful. There are many signs you should look for if you want to know that a girl is interested in you. For an example, if she tags you often in her posts, if she pays close attention to all your posts, likes them and shares them, if she texts you often and many times just randomly to start a conversation, if she uses lots of smileys and winky faces while texting you, these all are signs that she is interested in you.
- Other signs
There are many other signs that you need to observe to know if the girl is interested in you. If you meet her with her group of friends, you should pay attention to her friends as well. Sometimes a girl wants to know how you behave with her friends, how you talk with them etc. be friendly with her friends, but never flirt with them. Notice the behavior of her friends as well. If you notice her friends looking at you and talking with each other, chances are there that she has told them about you and she likes you. If you notice that the conversation between her friends suddenly stops the moment you approach them, be sure they were talking about you. May be your girl was telling them about you.
These were some of the common signs that you should look for to know if a girl is interested in you. At the same time, you should show your care for her. Like if she is carrying some heavy stuff, you should offer help and carry the stuff for you. If she if feeling cold, you can offer your jacket to her. Open the door for her is also nice. Also notice her behavior with other men. It is difficult thing to know a girl likes you or not but being a little observant, you can surely find out this. All the best!


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The push towards raising the participation rate of young people in higher education over the past 20 years ("A question of degrees", 8 September) is matched by a corresponding decline of training schemes for school-leavers in organisations such as the banks, insurance companies , engineering and construction industries.
As a careers adviser in the 1970s and 1980s I was involved in giving advice and support to tens of thousands of school leavers with GCSEs or A-levels who were taken on every year into company training schemes. Since that time, with the recessions of the 1980s and 1990s , most of these companies have restructured, down-sized much or all of their school-leaver training schemes or else raised their recruitment criteria to graduate-only entry. Gone are the days when solicitors, architects and many of the professions recruited and trained school leavers – now they expect a grounding in higher education first before going on to further professional training.
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Toll of war in Iraq and Afghanistan
In the wake of the apparent massacre of civilians in Afghanistan by a US air strike, Kim Sengupta is not quite correct when he says that "warplanes play a central role in . . . bailing [US forces] out in emergencies" (9 September).
Often, they are called in as the first response by ground troops who have come under fire, and the technique was perfected back in Vietnam. Better to kill a dozen civilians ("gooks" as they were called back then, "towelheads" as they are labelled now) than to risk the death of a single US soldier, is how the philosophy goes.
In the follow-up, the number of dead civilians is frequently under-reported, and only makes the light of day when publicised by witnesses, leaving one to wonder how many unreported incidents have occurred in the Afghan wilderness.
Colin Mitchell
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
I wholeheartedly agree with Andy McNab's timely comments ("Iraq trauma is a time bomb, says ex-SAS author", 8 September). Five years after serving in Operation Telic, my son, and indeed our family, continue to live the post-Iraq PTSD experience. When I began my campaigning in 2006, I knew that the tip of the iceberg was barely visible. This is an issue which should be kept in the public consciousness.
The systems in place are definitely not "robust". Our experiences have highlighted flaws and failings at every turn. It has been individuals, kind-hearted, non-judgemental souls, who have made the difference, rather than any system, while others have made our desperate situation worse.
I have been provided, by ministers, with more statistics than I really care to be in charge of, but again I have on a number of occasions been able to disprove these. In any case, statistics do nothing to help or assuage the anguish and suffering.
This government has been naive and negligent in sending its armed forces into a theatre of war without providing the infrastructure to support them on their return. It is now playing catch-up, but, as Mr McNab says, for many it is a case of too little, too late.
Sue Benson
Andy McNab is so right. Government neglect of post-traumatic stress sufferers goes way back to veterans of the Second World War who are treated with patronising indifference.
I was wounded in action in Germany on 23 April 1945, never told of my right to claim a disability pension until the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) sounded the alert, and am now being ordered to undergo triage by Powys Local Health Board before treatment can be resumed after a gap of over a year. Those who fought for our country years ago are in our 80s. How trying for those in authority that we're such a nuisance.
Tony Heath
(Ex Lieutenant Royal Tank Regiment), Hay-on-Wye, Powys
Energy policy about to hit the iceberg
Your correspondents ("Bringing down the cost of solar panels", 4 September) are not just re-arranging the Titanic's deckchairs, they are busily hammering holes in her hull. Yes, you can make anything appear viable by offering subsidies, but artificial "feed-in" tariffs, renewables obligation certificates and support for biofuel producers merely transfer the economic costs to the taxpayer and the environmental costs to the planet.
Most renewables, particularly micro-generation, do not just leave users out of pocket; in many cases their production and distribution absorb more energy and emit more carbon than the units will ever pay back. By contrast, turning down the central heating or putting out some lights costs nothing and saves money on the next bill, not in 160 years.
We must recognise that reducing our energy consumption is essential, because all forms of fuel are running out, because we are increasingly dependent on foreign regimes for our supplies and because most energy use causes CO2 emissions. We must have an energy policy which includes sustainable sources such as underground coal gasification, geothermal energy and community-based combined heat and power. Unlike most renewables, these offer energy 365 days a year. Wind and solar have a place when they can be installed on an industrial scale at the point of use, but those who believe they will allow us to continue our squanderous lifestyle while saving the planet are recklessly deluded.
Anthony Day
Eastern European states which entered the EU in 2004 and 2007 have understandable reservations about Russia ("The destructive prejudices of Europe's new members", Opinion, 2 September). One of the areas of concern is over energy policy, where Russia is a superpower.
Moscow has already flexed its muscles in this area, cutting gas exports to Ukraine in January 2006, and to Belarus in 2007. At present, the EU is highly dependent on Russian energy, with 45 per cent of Russia's energy exports going to the EU. The EU should urgently look for ways of reducing this dependence. One way is by pressing ahead with the European pipeline Nabucco, from the Caspian basin to central Europe. By taking firm action, the EU can help to reduce Russia's hold over its member states.
Roland Rudd
Chairman, Business for New Europe, London EC2
I loved Mike Watson's letter (8 September) recommending that the countries with climates favourable to renewable energy, including Australia, be subsidised so that the whole world will benefit. He didn't mention that one would need an invading force to install a renewable energy-friendly regime in office. The bipartisan political subordination in Australia to the energy dinosaurs ensures that Australia will not be playing the global role wished for by Watson.
It is relevant to observe that Australia's solar-power experts have cleared out overseas, where somebody takes them seriously.
Evan Jones
Finding the facts on retail sales
Your columnist casts doubt on Office for National Statistics retail sales figures ("Lies, damned lies and government statistics", 29 August). Just because the ONS retail series doesn't tell the same story as those published by specific interest groups, doesn't mean that it is incorrect. The ONS retail estimates are produced to internationally approved standards and provide a robust measure of the sector.
Non-official estimates, such as those published by the Confederation of British Industry and the British Retail Consortium, provide timely indicators, but exclude important elements of the retail sector, and are based on smaller samples than those published by ONS. Our figures are based on a survey of around 5,000 businesses representing all retailers from the largest superstores down to corner shops. They also include specialist internet retailers and discount stores – which are not well covered by non-official surveys.
Karen Dunnell
National Statistician, Office for National Statistics, Newport
Left knows enough to be wary of Palin
Where on earth does Dominic Lawson (Opinion, 9 September) get the idea that anyone serious on the "the left" ever thought Margaret Thatcher was a "stupid woman"? As I recall, not even the most impetuous militants of the Eighties were naive enough to underestimate their enemy as unintelligent, even if resentment of her sometimes verged on the pathological. Similarly, which of us now views Sarah Palin as an "inbreeding hick out of Deliverance" (Lawson's words, with one supporting quote from that well known leftist – er –Rod Liddle)? We might think these politicians dangerous, powerful and as espousing pernicious policies and ideologies, perhaps. But stupid? I doubt it.
I realise that "the left" is now seen by many hacks as some kind of collective bogeyman, incorporating everyone from Mao Tse-Tung to Ming Campbell, but for Lawson to suggest that none of it can think properly is to attack a lazily constructed stereotype of all his political opponents in one go, which is a poor substitute for political analysis.
Is this the kind of simplistic tongue-poking that "the right" characteristically goes in for, Mr Lawson?
Sean Cordell
While Margaret Thatcher may not have been swept into power by feminists (letter, 8 September), there was divided opinion about her within the women's movement, and many of its members did indeed vote for her in the 1979 general election.
I remember Jill Tweedie initiating a debate on which way feminists should vote in her newspaper column, and an article in the New York Times, dated 27 August 1979, is headlined, "Mrs Thatcher divides feminists" , and goes on to say: "The British feminist movement is engaged in a bitter debate over what some of its members regard as a momentous triumph, the election of a woman as Prime Minister."
I'm afraid it's your letter writer, not your columnist, who suffers from a short memory.
Dee Quinn
There has been little comment on the names of Sarah Palin's children: Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig. I know that parents now see the naming of children as an opportunity for personal expression, forgetting that the child will have to suffer the consequences, but what do the names tell us of the woman who may be a "heartbeat away" from power in January 2009?
Philip O'Donoghue
London N10
I read that La Palin is "pro-life, pro-gun" – doesn't strike me as a clearly thought-through policy, on the face of it.
Vincent Clark
Yalding, Kent
Crisis of capitalism?
It's funny and sad, reading old-style socialists such as Steve Richards and your correspondent Roger Moss (letter, 9 September) proclaiming the collapse of the market principle. Inadvertently, they show why their like cannot be trusted in political economy – because they don't perceive that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were market interventions in the first place. On a deeper analysis, it's the right-wing anti-interventionists who could more fairly cry, "I told you so."
Ian Hughes
London SE13
Tennis on TV
Your editorial "Championship point" (9 September) says the BBC should be bidding for the television rights to Grand Slam tennis finals. Correct, and we have been doing just that. We have the rights to Wimbledon (until 2014), the French Open and the Australian Open – so the US Open is the only gap, though we do offer live radio commentary. British tennis fans will next be able to see Andy Murray in action in the Davis Cup later in September, and that will be live on the BBC.
Roger Mosey
Director of Sport, BBC Television Centre, London W12
Gay wedding
Your obituary of Del Martin, the US civil rights campaigner, (6 September) made one unfortunate error. It described the late Ms Martin as going through a "civil partnership ceremony" in June of this year. In fact, it was a wedding. This is a vital difference – the UK's second-class, semi-equivalent of weddings for same-sex couples is not good enough – and would, I suspect, rather have annoyed the subject of the obituary.
Harry Small
London WC1
The price of beer
One of the reasons for record pub closures (letter, 9 September) is the high cost of drinks sold in pubs. Beer in pubs can cost as much as four times the equivalent product in a supermarket. The smoking ban may have had an effect, but the real culprit is cost. Pub chains are pricing themselves out of business and no amount of karaoke nights or pub quizzes will tempt you in if you can't afford it.
David Jones
Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Life after apostrophes
Paul Clarke of Oundle (letters, 5 September) maintains that doing without apostrophes would amount to poor English. George Bernard Shaw did without them – indeed he campaigned against their use – and he is not generally accused of having written poor English, let alone the lifeless Orwellian Newspeak that Mr Clarke fears would be the result of their abolition.
Richard Thomas
Tenterden, Kent
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Christina Liebherr, who held the lead for Switzerland after last year's opening speed leg of the European Championships, proved that LB No Mercy still has a smart turn of foot when winning yesterday's Preis von Nordrhein-Westfalen at the Aachen Super League Show in Germany.
This result was in stark contrast to Liebherr's experience here last year, when she left the arena on a stretcher after a heavy fall. Yesterday it was Brazil's Alvaro Miranda who took a hideous fall, being dragged along the ground underneath his horse before he was driven away with a suspected leg injury.
Germany's Marcus Ehning displayed the happier side of show jumping's ups and downs in finishing second on Noltes Kuchengirl, the mare who was eliminated in all three rounds of the European Championships last year.
Tim Stockdale decided to miss this class in favour of giving Roland an easier task today. His Olympic mount – the grey mare Fresh Direct Corlato – will, however, contest the toughest class of all in tomorrow's Rolex Grand Prix. "It will be her last run before Hong Kong," Stockdale said.
Germany's Bettina Hoy and Ringwood Cockatoo occupied their usual lead after the dressage phase of the DHL Prize for eventing, with France's Nicolas Touzaint a close second on Joker d'Helby.
Georgie Davies was best of the five British women competing in this contest. Davies, who rode the same mare, Fachoudette, to one of the only two clear rounds that were in the time at Badminton this year, is among the Olympic reserves.
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When you think of a moving-in present, chances are a house plant or wine glasses spring to mind. But some of London's luxury house developers are showering homebuyers with drastically more extravagant gifts in the wake of the Brexit vote.
Such was the case in Marylebone this month when 700 VIP guests — including members of the Abu Dhabi royal family and real-estate bosses — were invited to a launch party to view and toast developer Amazon Property's new apartments near Regent's Park, costing between £3.9 million and £20 million.
The no-expense-spared bash at the restored Grade 1 listed stucco-fronted Park Crescent included cocktails, DJ sets and music from Laura Wright, one of the Queen's favourite sopranos.
It was reminiscent of giant parties seen in the bullish residential property days — in 2014, Elton John sang I'm Still Standing beneath the chimneys of Battersea Power Station to woo buyers for the luxury flats being developed in the historic landmark.
But, unlike previous lavish real-estate parties, Amazon Property was showcasing more than just bricks.
To boost sales and to coincide with the start of the Frieze Art Fair, it unveiled interiors dripping with works by artists including Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali and Marc Chagall.
Amazon Property partner Chris Lanitis says: "If a purchaser bought an apartment from us and liked a particular piece of art which is bespoke to the apartment, then — depending on price — the piece would either be gifted as a moving-in present or, if the art work was one of the rarer and more valuable pieces, we would liaise with the art gallery to help arrange a preferential price for our purchaser."
Residential experts believe the move by Amazon is part of a wider trend by housebuilders to give buyers more for their money in the hope of winning new customers in the subdued post-referendum market, which has also suffered from stamp duty rises. Jitters over London's oversupply of luxury flats first emerged earlier this year.
Research by estate agent Cluttons shows by just how much prime central London prices have dropped this month — they are down 2.3% from October 2015, and the average price fell 1.5% to £2.23 million in the three months to September 30.
Figures this week from residential fund London Central Portfolio reveal that just five homes worth £10 million or higher were sold in the three months to August — an 86% slump on the same quarter last year.
As Trevor Abrahmsohn, managing director of upmarket estate agent Glentree Estates, puts it: "The sky has not fallen in since the Brexit vote but sales have certainly slowed down in a market which is oversupplied. What is happening now is that vendors are getting more adventurous, aggressive and imaginative with their selling tactics.
"It's called disguised discounting. The market does not want to be seen reducing prices, so they are throwing in sweeteners to get deals over the line. It will squeeze margins but big profits will still be made regardless."
Elsewhere in the capital, Nine Elms developer EcoWorld Ballymore is also offering customers art deals through a partnership with Frieze. At The Mews, its new-homes project at Embassy Gardens, the firm recently offered every buyer a £20,000 contribution towards contemporary artwork.
But methods to boost sales are not limited to art, says Michael Ferris, a director at JR Capital, which buys properties for Middle Eastern investors.
He reveals that one of his Saudi Arabian clients was told that £200,000 of furniture from a showroom apartment would be thrown in if he bought one of the £2.5 million-plus flats in a new zone one scheme on the river. "This is because the development has a large supply of high-value unsold flats and is nearing practical completion," he explains.
Housebuilder Mount Anvil is testing another enticement by partnering with the Aston Martin Racing team, giving homebuyers tickets and experience days at Silverstone, Le Mans and Texas.
In Hendon, north-west London, the developer behind a new scheme where prices start from £1.6 million is offering two years of service charges, worth about £16,000, for free.
Henry Pryor, an independent buying agent, points out that inducements are not completely new: "Back in the Eighties, I remember offers of skiing holidays or vouchers for places like Habitat to get deals over the line," he says.
However he agrees that sweeteners have recently become more extravagant: "Including furniture is not new, but including David Linley furniture is clever."
The latest luxury incentives seem to be working. A fortnight after its Marylebone party, Amazon Property reveals it has since had three offers submitted for homes at the high-end scheme.
Lanitis says: "The market is always cyclical and the balance always shifts backwards and forwards between the buyers' market and sellers' market. I believe that, even without add-ons, buyers would still want to invest in London luxury property. But while the housing market is in its present discerning mode, buyers won't be rushed into a sale, and feel they can get away with trying to get a bit more for their money."
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Through its support for programs like the Health Care Customer Service Training Program, The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region's Greater Washington Workforce Development Collaborative plays an instrumental, behind-the scenes role in building a stronger workforce. We are deeply committed to helping low-income workers improve their marketable skills, secure higher paying jobs and achieve economic security for their families.
At The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, our investment in workforce development initiatives extends beyond providing critical financial support through grants. We bring together public and private partners, and offer capacity building resources and peer learning opportunities to foster effective, sustainable workforce programs. Together, we are building a stronger workforce. Community of Hope provides an array of critical resources to homeless and low-income families and individuals in Washington, DC. In January 2014, they opened the on way Health and Resource Center in the historic Bellevue neighborhood east of the Anacostia River.
While planning the Conway Center, Community of Hope recognized that in addition to access to health care services, neighborhood residents needed jobs – and job training. As a health care provider in Ward 8, which has historically experienced high rates of poverty and unemployment, they knew training would enable individuals to enhance their skills and find employment. Specifically, Community of Hope recognized the skills gap that exists for entry-level job seekers in the health care industry. While area residents struggle to secure well-paying jobs, employers seek talented individuals with customer service experience and office skills. The Community Foundation's Workforce Development Collaborative invested critical seed money that allowed Community of Hope to conduct a feasibility study and develop a job-training curriculum before launching the Health Care Customer Service Training Program. The program, designed to build career pathways for entry-level health care workers in hospitals and community health centers, focuses on skills development: communication tools, conflict resolution strategies, stress management and problem solving. The 30-hour curriculum incorporates intensive role-play, mock interviews and team exercises to provide practical job skills. The students learn hands-on how to manage real-life health care scenarios, including how to stay calm when patients are frustrated, communicate clearly with patients who speak English as a second language, and follow safety protocol in a crisis.
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Beverly Bynum moved to Washington six years ago, and after a two-year job search, she had almost given up. Beverly has extensive clerical experience in medical billing, but in her late 60s, she felt frustrated that employers didn't seem interested. "I'm not young, bushy-tailed and bright-eyed… I was discouraged because of my age." Then Beverly saw a poster advertising Community of Hope's Health Care Customer Service Training Program. "I called. I applied. And here I am." Beverly beams about her new job. The best part, she says, "I get to be part of a place that really gives to my community." Today, Beverly works full-time as an Information Desk Receptionist at the Community of Hope's Conway Health and Resource Center in Ward 8.
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