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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
This Week's Posts
- EMPLOYMENT: Senior Economist (Climate Change, Energy and Trade)
- EMPLOYMENT: Consultancy on Carbon Financing in Rangelands (WISP)
- CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Livelihood impacts of payment for environmental services
- CALL FOR PAPERS: Gender and Climate Change (Oxfam)
- CALL FOR PAPERS: Conference on Provoking Change: Strategies to promote forest users in the Amazon
- PUBLICATION: Producer Organizations (Oxfam)
EMPLOYMENT: Senior Economist (Climate Change, Energy and Trade)
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), a Canadian-based not-for-profit organisation with personnel in more than 30 countries, is seeking an experienced Senior Economist (Climate Change, Energy and Trade) to participate in research and projects within IISD, and to provide advice to the Swiss government on the links between climate change, trade, finance and economic development. The position is based in Geneva, Switzerland, at IISD's European office. Successful candidates would have a solid understanding of the international and European climate change regimes, their objectives and functions. Applicants must have a few years' experience and knowledge of international trade law and policy, particularly negotiations within the World Trade Organization as well as the regional and international investment systems. They must also have strong written and oral communication skills in English and French, with the ability to read German.
Please send a CV (no longer than 2 pages including the names, phone numbers and email addresses of 2 referees) as well as a covering letter (1 page) to Fariba Di Benedetto - email@example.com. For more information please see http://www.iisd.org/about/employment.asp. The deadline for applications is 31 May.
EMPLOYMENT: Consultancy on Carbon Financing in Rangelands (WISP)
The World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP) is a global knowledge and advocacy network of over 1000 pastoral institutions and experts that promotes understanding of sustainable pastoral development for both poverty reduction and conservation. The network enables pastoralists to demonstrate that their land use and production system are an efficient way of harnessing the natural resources of the world's rangelands. WISP is a programme of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and is currently funded by the Global Environment Facility, IFAD, and Oxfam GB.
This study entails a review of literature and online resources, along with interview of key informants, to capture the State of the Art knowledge on Carbon Financing as it applies to communal rangelands worldwide. The study will serve as a baseline on which WISP can develop future interventions, studies, advocacy messages and recommendations for policy and research. The study will examine the opportunities and constraints for Carbon Financing in the rangelands, existing mechanisms for carbon finance and challenges to applying them, the means of carbon sequestration and of reducing emissions in the rangelands, and other technologies and techniques that could enable pastoralists to benefit from carbon payments. The study will examine investment opportunities for carbon financing in the rangelands, the immediate prospects for carbon financing, potential options for the future, and the existing or likely constraints to each of these.
This study will be carried out over a period of approximately 15 days, starting during June 2008. The full Terms of Reference can be requested from firstname.lastname@example.com.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Livelihood impacts of payment for environmental services
The Australian National University (ANU) is looking for authors interested to prepare ten papers on the livelihood impacts of payment for environmental services schemes, and implications for activities aimed to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. The case studies do not necessarily need to focus on forests.
ANU will pay AUD $6,000 per paper. They envision that these papers will be published in an edited book.
The terms of reference for the studies are available at http://www.crawford.anu.edu.au/pdf/staff/luca_tacconi/Terms%20of%20Reference%20for%20Case%20Studies%20FINAL.pdf
Further information on this project can be obtained at http://www.crawford.anu.edu.au/staff/ltacconi.php or via email. Proposals will be considered until ten case studies are selected. We would like to be able to contract the individual authors by the end of May 2008.
CALL FOR PAPERS: Gender and Climate Change (Oxfam)
The March 2009 issue of the international journal Gender and Development (published for Oxfam GB by Routledge/Taylor and Francis), will focus on Climate Change. Please note: this new issue follows the first issue on this topic published in 2002 (Vol. 10 No. 2). You can view the articles from this issue at http://www.genderanddevelopment.org/
Deadline for Proposals: 10 June 2008
CALL FOR PAPERS: Conference on Provoking Change: Strategies to promote forest users in the Amazon
The International Congress "Provoking Change: Strategies to promote forest users in the Amazon", which will take place in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, from the 10th to the 14th of November 2008. The purpose of the event is to create a platform for dialogue between scientists, politicians, development agencies and representatives from civil society to catalyse a process of reflection on the options and requirements of a broader operational framework for sustainable development based on the use, management and conservation of the forests of the Amazon region.
Expressions of interest from the public at large to participate in the Congress and from those who would like to submit papers to present at the event are invited. Please send your expressions of interest to the Congress Secretary, Inka Montero, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Full registration of participants for the Congress will be possible from 1st of May. Details of the procedure for the presentation of abstracts are available at http://www.waldbau.uni-freiburg.de/forlive/05_Events/sc.html. Deadline for abstracts: June 30th, 2008.
PUBLICATION: Producer Organizations (Oxfam)
Producer Organisations: A Guide to Developing Collective Rural Enterprises is based on Oxfam GB's experience of working with small-scale agricultural producer organisations.
The book opens with an explanation of why collective action in the form of producer organisations is a key strategy for increasing producers' access to and power in markets. It then describes different types of producer organisations and draws out learning points and key factors affecting their success based on case studies from Albania, Colombia, El Salvador, Georgia, India, Malawi, Mozambique, Palestine, Senegal and Viet Nam. The book provides step-by-step guidance for development practitioners and all those interested in how development organisations can help small-scale producers build effective collective businesses.
It is available to buy or download from the Oxfam GB website at http://publications.oxfam.org.uk/oxfam/display.asp?K=e2007030717034144.
Microfinance, micro-impacts?
These few lines came to my mind after one of our Board of Directors' meetings devoted, among other things, to a new participation in an important microfinance institution in Morocco - a country famous for its involvement in the sector. I have, for a long time, been an avid supporter of microfinance. (...) read the full post on the Ideas4Development Blog.
Int'l agencies call for a change in farming
A report of the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development was released yesterday, it calls for a real change in farming rules if the global community wants to effectively address such issues as the food crisis and climate change. The changes proposed by the report has the backing of 64 countries, as well as the World Bank and WHO. (...) read the full post at The Agrobiodiversity Grapevine.
Is Private Property Anti-Environment?
Has it ever occurred to you that the whole concept of private property might be innately harmful to the natural environment? While I've always recognized that indigenous cultures viewed the land as a blessing to all, not as something belonging to individuals, I never really made that concept personal until now. (...) read the full post at Green Options.
Knowledge network in Sub-Saharan Africa (ENB / IISD)
The UN International Fund for Agriculture (IFAD) has approved a grant to expand and support a knowledge network to connect development partners working on initiatives to reduce rural poverty in Western, Central, Eastern and Southern Africa. (...) read the full post at the Desertification blog.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
This Week's Posts
- EMPLOYMENT: Coordinator, CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis
- EMPLOYMENT: Junior Professorship, Sustainable Use of Renewable Natural Resources
- CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Mobilizing Regional Capacity Initiatives in Africa
- CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Gender, Agriculture and Rural Development in the Information Society
- CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Research partnerships with developing countries
- CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment
- TRAINING: IFRI Training Program 2008
- TRAINING: MA Science, Society and Development (IDS)
- ONLINE RESOURCE: Free Trial for SAGE Journals
EMPLOYMENT: Coordinator, CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis
The PRGA Program is seeking applications for a Senior Research Fellow/Senior Scientist position to lead and coordinate the Program. The PRGA Program's hosting center, CIAT, offers internationally competitive salary packages, is an equal opportunity employer, and believes that the diversity of its staff contributes to excellence. CIAT is interested in increasing this diversity of its staff and particularly encourages applications from both women and developing country professionals.
Deadline for applications: May 31, 2008. The full announcement can be accessed here.
EMPLOYMENT: Junior Professorship, Sustainable Use of Renewable Natural Resources
Robert Bosch Stiftung invites applications for the Robert Bosch Junior Professorship on research into the Sustainable Use of Renewable Natural Resources together with a German university or research institution of your choice. Applicants of all nationalities are welcome.
See http://www.bosch-stiftung.de/content/language1/html/1593.asp for more information. Application deadline: June 1st, 2008.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Mobilizing Regional Capacity Initiatives in Africa
The Association of African Universities (AAU) has issued a Call for Proposals from their "Mobilizing Regional Capacity Initiatives" (MRCI) program. The program aims to build regional capacity to support African higher education institutions, research networks, and associations in Africa to act as catalyst for poverty reduction and sustainable development on the continent. The overall goal is for Higher Education Institutions (HEls) and networks in Africa to make a significant contribution to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and poverty reduction.
The deadline for applications is May 30, 2008. More details and information are available at http://www.aau.org/mrci/proposal.htm.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Gender, Agriculture and Rural Development in the Information Society
The IAALD blog reports that the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA), the Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (Hivos) and the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) are inviting applications for the third round of the GenARDIS small grants programme.
Submission Deadline: June 2, 2008.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Research partnerships with developing countries
Research Partnerships enable researchers from Switzerland and developing countries to conduct joint research projects. They are designed to promote the urgently needed development of North/South scientific relationships and thus strengthen scientific competence and achievement of researchers and research institutions in the "South".
A new call for Research Partnership is now open. You can submit your proposal electronically via mySNF before 11 July 2008.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment
The Interdisciplinary Environmental Association (IEA) invites you to participate in the 14th International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment! The conference is motivated by the increasing need to combine ideas and research findings from different disciplines to enhance our understanding of the interactions between the natural environment and human institutions.
Place: Edmonton, Canada
Date: 30 June 2008 to 3 July 2008
Last Date for abstract: 18 May 2008
TRAINING: IFRI Training Program 2008
The International Forest Resources and Institutions (IFRI) Program at the University of Michigan is offering an intensive nine-week training program on IFRI methods in the fall of 2008. The training program consists of three components: seminar sessions, fieldwork, and computer laboratory sessions. Seminar sessions introduce participants to IFRI's theoretical foundations, a larger body of work on local resource governance issues, the IFRI instruments and methods used in data collection, principles of research design, basic data analysis, and report-writing. Please feel free to share this announcement to those who you think would be interested in applying for this course.
For more information go to the IFRI website. Please notify Natalie Dushane (firstname.lastname@example.com) by June 30th if you plan to attend this fall's IFRI training course.
TRAINING: MA Science, Society and Development (IDS)
Focusing on such pressing practical and policy questions in health, environment and agriculture, the MA Science, Society and Development program provides students with a solid grounding in development concepts and theories, in combination with an understanding of the politics and governance of scientific knowledge and policy processes. Through exploring a combination of theoretical and practical perspectives, the course asks how science and technology can contribute to poverty reduction, social justice and environmental sustainability in the developing world.
More information at http://www.ids.ac.uk/go/teaching/postgraduate-programmes/ma-science-society-and-development
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex, UK, and the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission are offering two full scholarships in 2008-09 for students from Commonwealth countries in Africa. Full details, including entry requirements and application forms, can be found at: www.ids.ac.uk/go/teaching
ONLINE RESOURCE: Free Trial for SAGE Journals
SAGE is promoting free trial journal articles. You can register by visiting http://www.sagepub.co.uk to get free access to relevant journal articles. The free trial journal articles are accessible freely until 31 may, 2008.
African Women Development Cooperative
African Women Development Cooperative is one of the gender development projects of the Centre for Policy and Development. A response to the gender economic divide and the gender based challenges of sustainable wealth creation, AWDC aims to facilitate access to financial services, provide capacity building in financial literacy and entrepreneurial skills as well training in building enterprising businesses and sustainable livelihoods for African women. (...) read the full post at http://www.kabissa.org/blog/african-women-development-cooperative
The World Needs a Farming Revolution! Declares U.N. Report
Oil is setting record high prices. People are rioting over the price of food in Haiti, Egypt, parts of West Africa and the Philippines. Since March 2007 the price of soybeans is up 87%, and the price of wheat has risen 130%. Global grain stores are at the lowest levels on record. Amid this turmoil the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) released its report this week on the state of agriculture. (...) read the full post at http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/world-farming-revolution.php
Farmers and climate change
Two articles that look at the issue of how farmers are trying to adapt to harsher climatic conditions. The first one highlights the situation in Kenya and the second one looks at the situation from a global stand. (...) read the full post at http://bioversitylibrary.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/kenyan-farmers-and-climate-change/
People, Spaces and Deliberation
More than 100 private radio stations have sprung up in Niger since the introduction of democracy in that Sub-Saharan country in 1990. There are shows on health, education, and gender issues, including the devastating impact of child marriage on women. The stirring story of how an old medium is bringing fresh ideas to Niger is posted in the World Bank's People, Spaces and Deliberation blog. The big role that religious faith plays in most developing countries can lead to the delicate problem of basing a claim for public policy change or the resistance of policy change on a variety of Deities. Join the conversation at http://publicsphere.worldbank.org/your-deity-prescribes-public-policy-please.
Monday, May 05, 2008
CAPRi Working Papers 74 and 75: Collective Action and Marketing
CAPRi Working Paper No. 74: Collective Action Initiatives to Improve Marketing Performance: Lessons from Farmer Groups in Tanzania
by James Barham, and Clarence Chitemi
The primary inquiry of this study is to identify and understand the underlying factors that enable smallholder farmer groups to improve their market situation. The specific objective of this paper is to examine to what extent certain group characteristics and asset endowments facilitate collective action initiatives to improve group marketing performance. This objective is approached through an evaluation of a government-led program in Tanzania, which is attempting to increase smallholder farmers' incomes and food security through a market-oriented intervention. (...) read more at http://www.capri.cgiar.org/wp/capriwp74.asp
CAPRi Working Paper No. 75: Sustaining Linkages to High Value Markets through Collective Action in Uganda: The Case of the Nyabyumba Potato Farmers
by Elly Kaganzi, Shaun Ferris, James Barham, Annet Abenakyo, Pascal Sanginga, and Jemimah Njuki
Uganda's rapid urbanization, particularly in the capital city Kampala, offers new market opportunities for organized farmers to supply higher value produce for emerging growth markets such as multinational supermarket chains and fast food restaurants. Higher urban incomes allow consumers to shift from small shops and street food stalls to more formalized markets and modern food restaurants. These more formal market outlets provide both food safety and greater choice of produce. Supplying these outlets offers both higher income and improved business relations for farmers, but accessing these markets also requires significant upgrading in terms of product quality, more secure supply chains, and more efficient marketing and business management. (...) read more at http://www.capri.cgiar.org/wp/capriwp75.asp


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SayABC is an innovative online platform designed to teach 4 to 6 students per class, and is packed with fun and educational activities. Our goal is to give every child in China the power of knowledge.
If you're interested in part time, flexible, online teaching opportunities, we'd like for you to consider signing up to teach on the SayABC platform, a VIPKid sister company. Keep reading to learn more.
Who we are
SayABC is an innovative online platform designed to teach 4 to 6 students per class, and is packed with fun and educational activities. Our goal is to give every child in China the power of knowledge.
We connect teachers from all over the world with children in China aged 5 to 12 years old. Collaborating with partners such as Cengage and National Geographic Learning, we provide a professional and fun curriculum to help students develop their English proficiency and communication skills.
What SayABC is all about
- Fun and engaging group lessons
- 40-minute, highly effective lessons
- Interactive teaching and learning online
We are looking for talented people who are passionate about teaching English online.
Why Teach on the SayABC Platform?
- Flexible work location: work anywhere in the world with a computer, a headset, and an internet connection
- Competitive pay: equivalent of up to £22 per hour including incentives (Pro Rata)
- An active and supportive community of 3,000+ teachers and growing
- No minimum or required teaching hours
- Bachelor degree or above
- Native level of English
Apart from meeting the above two requirements, you will also need to meet at least one of the following requirements:
- Teaching experience (including homeschooling, tutoring, coaching, or mentoring, or part-time language teaching); Preferably 2 years or above
- Have or are in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in relation to English Literature, Education, or language acquisition
- Possess a teaching qualification, i.e. PGCE, PGDE, or other QTS teaching qualifications in the UK;
- Possess a language-teaching certificate, such as TESOL, TEFL, CELTA, etc. (Minimum requirement is TEFL 40 hours training certification)
IT requirements
- A computer running either Windows or macOS
- Built-in or external camera, microphone, and speakers
- High-speed internet
- 6pm-9pm Beijing Time (GMT +8) / 11am-14pm London Time (GMT +1)
- Monday to Sunday
- 40 minutes per class
- No minimum requirement for teaching hours
Step 1: Simply apply online by signing up with your basic information
Step 2: Book a 30-minutes interview with us to get to know more about SayABC and show your teaching skills by teach an evaluation class
Step 3: Sign Contract & Upload Docs – Send us your information so we can create your profile for our SayABC students and parents to help them arrange class with you
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Bathe yourself in love for 2018.Rooted in ayurveda and the power of crystals, our guide to creating a sacred bath full of self-love will leave you feeling nourished and refreshed for the year ahead.
What You'll Need
To begin your ritual, clear any negative energy and set the scene by smudging, lighting candles and placing your crystals nearby. Bonus step: put on music or brew tea for added relaxation. Next, add ayurvedic oil and epsom salts to the hot bath water as it fills the tub. Crush flower petals, lavender, and rosemary in your hands to release the aromatics as you sprinkle them in. Lastly, breathe in the beautiful scent of your bath and step into your watery sanctuary.
A bath can be ameditative ritual of healing and self-care. Use this recipe as a guide, but get creative and choose items that are specific to your needs. Make the most of your moment by journalling intentions for the year ahead, or meditate either with mantra or pranayama.
By turning your own bathtub into a sacred oasis, you'll not only calm your body and mind but you'll also give yourself space to set intentions for a wonderful year to come.
Everyday activities like sitting at a desk, staring at a computer, hunching over a cell phone or even holding a bag consistently on one side can cause stagnancy, stiffness and fatigue in the body. As habits build, poor posture can easily become second nature, causing back and neck pain and even damaging spinal structures.
However, the main factors that affect posture are totally within our control, and aren't difficult to change with consistent awareness. If you're sitting at a desk for eight hours a day, the following tips will help support you in maintaining a better posture.


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The White Flowering Dogwood (Cornus Florida) is a deciduous tree that typically grows 25' tall with a spread of around 25′ at maturity. This tree grows at a medium rate, with height increases of less than 13-24″ per year. Blooms in the spring, with large white bracts surrounding greenish-yellow flowers. cultivars. Features dark green summer foliage that turns reddish-purple in the fall. The seed, fruit, flowers, twigs, bark, and leaves are all used as food by various animals. At least 36 species of birds—including ruffed grouse, bobwhite quail and wild turkey—are known to eat the fruit. Chipmunks, foxes, squirrels, skunks, rabbits, deer, beaver, black bear and other mammals also eat the fruit. Foliage and twigs are browsed heavily by deer and rabbits. The white flowering dogwood The white dogwood is very versatile—growing in acidic, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, well-drained and clay soils.
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Bexley Park Bowling Club is affiliated to Bowls England, Kent County Bowls Association and a member of the Dartford and District Bowls Association
The Men's section competes in the Shepherd Neame Kentishmens Bowls League and the North West Kent League.
The Ladies' section competes in the North West Kent League.
Besides these league competitions there is always a strong contingent of entries in National, Kent County, Dartford and District, Borough of Bexley.


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Houston, TX - Metro Police released dramatic surveillance video showing a Metro train colliding with an SUV.
The driver tried to beat the train and went around the crossing gates at Fannin and Naomi on Wednesday, according to Metro.
That train smashed the vehicle, but remarkably everyone inside the SUV shrived.
Two adults and two children were taken to the hospital.
Police said they will cite the vehicle's driver, Raunel Arreola-Moreno, for running a red light and for going around the crossing gate


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Jordan Shoes & Sneakers
Sport a pair of Jordan shoes both on and off the court. Choose from a wide variety of Jordan shoe styles, from the latest Jordan sneaker designs to retro versions like the Jordan 1 or Jordan 11 in classic and updated colorways. Designed for unbeatable performance and style, Jordan shoes always incorporate the latest Nike technologies. Once you've found your favorite shoe, pair it with Jordan clothing and gear for a complete look inspired by the game's greatest player. Shop Jordan shoes for men, women, boys and girls.


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As a product manager at IBM Watson IoT, Heena Purohit is leading the development of AI and IoT based offerings for industrial and manufacturing customers. Heena is also IBM's Millennial Leader in the Boston area through the 'IBM Millennial Corps' group.
Prior to IBM, Heena was a technology consultant at Accenture where she helped Fortune 500 companies transform their business processes. She holds a dual major MBA from the University of Notre Dame.


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Hannah - Theme park adventure
10/22/2013 5:38am
Wow Hannah!
Mr Patterson
10/22/2013 12:58pm
You made great use of PicCollage to help prepare for your advert Hannah, evident in the large number of different pictures that you have been able to produce! A good advert to promote your park! Was the sound missing from some of your short video clips?
11/01/2013 6:47am
I think so Mr Patterson. i think it was the backround music.
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About us
We began life a as a little acorn of an idea set up by husband and wife team Rani and John-Paul Baudains in East London. We initially launched in 2012 as a super luxury childrenswear brand. Fast forward a couple of years and a new direction was refocused into the brand and here we are!
The Weasel and Stoat HQ is now based in East Central London where we do all of our designing, hand-printing and dispatch.
We constantly strive to create personal, stylish well designed product, whilst ensuring that you have something that is unique, functional and durable. After having worked in the Fashion industry as Fashion designers for well over a decade we feel strongly about providing a service within the industry that allows you the customer to join in with the design process. We love appealing to a wide customer base, making fun and great design accessible to everyone.
The brand has gone from strength to strength and has shipped all over the world including the main countries in Europe all the way to Hong Kong, Dubai, America and Australia. It's an incredibly exciting time for us, we've even been in British Vogue.
All of our hand printing and personalisation is done in our Central London studio and we offer a variety of gift ideas, from personalised fashion and accessories to homewear.
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Procedures for planning earth quake drills for schools.
Earthquakes are unpredictable events of nature. They may be slight tremors, which are hardly felt by anyone, or great events of destruction, which can cause the death of hundreds of people. As a result of the potential threat that this natural event has on the lives of people across the world it is most important that we are prepared to survive during this unpredictable event.
Schools house up to hundreds of students each day and, as such, the threat of an earthquake is very great. It is most important that schools undertake regular earthquake drills, which will help to familiarize both students and staff to the ways in which to survive during an earthquake. The following are the recognized procedures by which an earthquake drill is planned and undertaken in schools.
There are six (6) recognized components of an earthquake drill. These are:
1. The alarm phase
During this phase students and staff are alerted by a loud warning device, most likely the school bell. This must be a pre-arraqnged signal known by all so that the response will be immediate.
2. The response phase
In this phase everyone should head for cover - students should get under their desks, tables, chairs or under the door jamb. They should make sure to move away from windows, glass or light fixtures, which pose a serious threat to the student if it should break or get loose. If there is no cover available then the student should crouch and try to protect his/her head.
3. The evacuation phase
After remaining in each respective safe-place until the shaking stops, students and teachers should then evacute the school building(s). The evacuation proceeds through pre-determined safe routes and the evacuees should then gather outside in a safe area, away from buildings. For instance, this safe area can be the playfield, the netball court or the basketball court, once the area is away from buildings, trees and even poles. This safe area is called the assembly point.
4. The assembly phase
At the assembly point the evacuees must be grouped in order. For example, classes are grouped together and even further grouped in alphabetical order or in order as they appear in their respective classrooms.
5. The head count phase - otherwise called the roll call phase.
During the head count phase teachers determine if everyone is present. This can be done by calling from the register the names of students and ticking off those present. In the event of a real earthquake, a search and rescue team would have to be dispatched to look for those who are missing.
6. The evaluation.
After the head count there should be an evaluation, where the school identifies the snags in the drill, problem areas or potential problem areas and then can further aim to rectify these problems for a future earthquake drill.
Once these steps are taken in planning an earhquake drill then students and school staff will be more prepared for the unpredictable strike of an earthquake and loss to life and limb will be lessened.


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The researchers believe that the relationship between stress, emotions and how the intestines work shows how the mind and body are connected. They are looking for people who have been diagnosed by their doctor with IBS or chronic constipation to take part in pilot study of a new program developed by researchers at the Centre.
The program has been designed to address the symptoms of these common and often painful conditions. It's estimated that around 15 per cent of Australians suffer from IBS while anywhere from 6 to 30 per cent of the population are thought to suffer from long-term functional constipation.
"There has been very exciting research in both Sweden and the US which shows gut-specific stress management programs improve gastrointestinal symptoms such as pain and bloating in those with IBS," said Wee Chong Tan, one of the researchers involved in the trial.
"We are also hopeful this type of program can also be helpful in managing chronic constipation," he said.
Tan and his colleagues will be testing out the 8-week stress management program for chronic constipation starting at the end of September and are looking to recruit people suffering from either condition. Participants will first be briefly screened over the phone to see if they are eligible for the program. After an initial interview to assess their individual needs, participants undergo the program, which consists of weekly one-hour sessions.
For more information about the stress management program, email
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One of the most heartbreaking words a parent of a child with cancer can hear is "No." No more treatment options to cure your child's cancer. No more clinical trials to slow down the relapsed cancer. No more hope.
Here at the Georgia Cancer Center, our heart's desire is to Never Say No. We are striving to offer a complete array of clinical trials to families looking for immunotherapy options for their child with relapsed cancer. And, as some of the world leaders in helping the immune system control cancer in children, who better to lead the way?
Based on preclinical laboratory results, the clinical trials are designed to test the concept that this class of drugs (IDO-inhibitor drugs) creates a synergy with standard treatments that:
Makes the combined treatment work MORE POTENTLY against the brain tumor and requires lower doses of chemotherapy and radiation to achieve the more potent effect; therefore, the treatment may be LESS TOXIC and the children may have fewer side effects and BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE.
"We have been able to design regimens that produce an excellent quality of life, with minimal well-tolerated side effects, yet still access the tumor-killing power of chemotherapy and radiation," says Dr. David Munn. "Our ultimate goal is to achieve ten times the potency at one-tenth of the side effects." Dr. David Munn
Dr. Johnson and Dr. Munn have the following goals for quality-of-lifefeatures in all of their immunotherapy trials:
The Georgia Cancer Center is the first – and currently only – program integrating chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiation to treat children with relapsed brain tumors. We have plans for even more children to benefit from the promise of pediatric immunotherapy by:
These additional clinical trials are ready and waiting to open. But we can't enroll new patients without the resources we need for success. There is a pent-up demand for this exciting program – these discoveries and drugs are not available anywhere else in the world. We are receiving referrals from major cancer centers around the country and many families fly to Augusta for treatment.
Yet, we have had to turn children away because we do not have enough staff and other resources to handle the demand for even our existing brain-tumor trials. With more resources, we could significantly increase the number of children who could have access to these promising treatments.
We have the science ready and waiting to quickly offer additional clinical trials for other kinds of pediatric cancers; but, again, we need staff and other resources to implement them.
Nationwide, children almost always lag many years behind adults in gaining access to new drugs and treatments. Through the Pediatric Immunotherapy Program at the Georgia Cancer Center, we have developed an innovative model to rapidly bring forward promising new immunotherapy drugs from the pre-clinical pipeline into pediatric clinical trials. We call this the "pediatric piggyback" approach. Our goal is to begin a "piggyback" pediatric trial of a given immunotherapy drug just as soon as suitable safety data are available from a corresponding adult trial in the analogous tumor – without having to wait for the drug to eventually reach the commercial market in adults.
This "pediatric piggyback" strategy works because of the excellence in preclinical research and drug development in the Pediatric Immunotherapy program. Discoveries at Augusta University are moving the field forward, and this is being translated into a place at the table for children in the newest clinical trials.
But the immune system is capable of doing much more than we are currently asking it to do. One drug – no matter how good – is not enough to tap the whole power of the immune system. We have several other potent drugs in the development pipeline, moving toward their first clinical trials. To ensure that children keep their place at the table with these drugs as well, our pediatric-focused preclinicaldevelopment laboratories are key drivers of the "pediatric piggyback" pipeline.
Our goal is to "Never Say No" to children with cancers that have defied standard treatments
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I should have done this 100/200 double at Berry instead of that disastrous 400m. That was a fast track and my fastest of 3 outdoor 200s this season, still subpar though at only 25.12.
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Attrition from The Small Things
If you find yourself thinking about what work lies ahead in 2018 consider the following. Doesn't matter if you're only thinking of the first month, quarter or the entire year. How many changes can your team handle before it culminates to where they're no longer capable of performing their normal operations? How about for yourself?
While you're considering your answer frame change as anything from work related to existing or new projects, ongoing work supporting existing products, incidents, pivots in priorities or business models, new regulations, reorgs, to just plain interruptions.
Every individual and team has a point where their capabilities become ineffective. We have different tools and methodologies that track time spent on tasks. We track complexity (story points) delivered in a given timeframe (sprints). Burn up charts show tasks added across time, but this is a very narrow view of change. A holistic view of the impact of change on a team is missing. One that can show how change wears down on the people we're responsible for and ourselves.
Reduction of Capability
Before we started needing data for most decisions we placed trust in individuals to do their job. When people were being pushed too far too fast they might push back. This still happens, but the early signs of it are often drowned out by data or a mantra of stick with the process. It's developed into a narrow focus that has eroded trust in experience to drive us towards our goals. This has damaged some of the basic leadership skills needed and it has focused our industry on efficiency over effectiveness. I'm also starting to think this is creating a tendency where people are second guessing their own abilities due to the inabilities of others.
This reinforces a culture where leaders stop trusting the opinions of people doing the work or those who are close to it. When people push back the leaders have a choice to either listen and take into account the feedback or to double down on the data and methods used. This contributed in creating the environments where the labels "10x", "Rock Stars" and "Ninjas" started being applied to engineers, designers, and developers.
heroics — "behavior or talk that is bold or dramatic, especially excessively or unexpectedly so: the makeshift team performed heroics." — New Oxford American Dictionary
Ever think about why we apply the label heroics or hero when teams or people are able to pull through in the end? If the output of work and the frequency of changes were plotted I'd bet you'll find the point where sustaining normal operations was impracticable or improbable was passed before these labels are used.
Last month's fatal Amtrak derailment that killed three people was traveling more than twice the speed limit (80 mph in a 30 mph zone). The automated system (positive train control) designed to prevent these types of conditions from happening while installed was not activated. Was this fatal accident on the inaugural run of a new Amtrak route an example of where normal operations were no longer possible? Is this any different than the fatal collisions involving US Navy ships last year due to over-burdened personnel and equipment?
For the derailment it looks like a combination of failing to use available safety systems and following safety guidelines contributed to the accident. There's also the question was the crew given training to build awareness of the new route. The Navy collisions looks to be the result of the strain of trying to do too much with too few people and resources. This includes individuals working too many hours, a reduction in training, failure to verify readiness, and a backlog of maintenance on the equipment, aircraft and ships.
The cadence of change was greater than what these organizations were capable of supporting.
For most of us working as engineers, designers, developers, product managers, or as online support we wouldn't consider ourselves to be in a high-risk occupation. But the work we do impacts peoples lives in small to massive ways. These examples are something that we should be learning from. We should also acknowledge that we're not good at being aware of the negative impacts of the tempo of change on our people.
There's a phrase and image that can illustrate the dependencies between people, processes, and systems. It's called the "Swiss Cheese Model" and it highlights when shortcomings between them line up it can allow a problem to happen. It also shows how the strengths from each is able to support the weaknesses of others.
We have runbooks, playbooks, incident management processes, and things to help us understand what is happening in our products and systems. Remember that these things are not absolute and they're fallible. The systems and processes we put into place are never final, they're ideas maintained as long as they stay relevant and then removed when they are no longer necessary. This requires awareness and diligence.
In any postmortem I've participated in or read through there were early signs that conditions were unusual. Often people fail to recognize a difference between what is happening and what is expected to happen. This is the point where a difference can start to develop into a problem if we ignore it. If you think you see something that doesn't seem right you need to speak up.
After the Apollo 1 fire Gene Kranz gave a speech to his team at NASA that is knows as the Kranz Dictum. He begins by stating they work in a field that cannot tolerate incompetence. He then immediately holds himself and every part of the Apollo program accountable for their failures to prevent the deaths of Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee.
From this day forward, Flight Control will be known by two words: "Tough" and "Competent." Tough means we are forever accountable for what we do or what we fail to do. We will never again compromise our responsibilities. Every time we walk into Mission Control we will know what we stand for. Competent means we will never take anything for granted. We will never be found short in our knowledge and in our skills. — Gene Kranz
I take this as doing the work to protect the people involved. For us this should include ourselves, the people in our organizations, and our customers. Protection is gained when we're thorough and accountable; sufficient training and resources are given; communication is concise and assertive; and we have an awareness of what is happening.
When I compare the derailment and collisions, what Kranz was speaking too, any emergency I responded to as a fire fighter, or any incident I worked as an engineer there are similarities. They're the results from the attrition of little things that continued unabated.
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Alerting, availability, continuous integration/deployment, error rates, logging, metrics, monitoring, MTBF, MTTF, MVP, observability, reliability, resiliency, SLA, SLI, SLO, telemetry, throughput and uptime.
We build tools and we have all kinds of words and acronyms to help us frame our thoughts around the planning, building, maintaining and supporting of products. We even allow machines to bug us to fix them, including waking us up in the middle of the night. Why don't we have the same level of response when people break?
One of the many things that came out of the Toyota Production System is Andon. It gives individuals the ability to stop the production line when a problem is found and call for help.
We talk about rapid feedback loops and iterative workflows, but we don't talk about feedback from the people close to the work as a way of continuous improvement. We should be giving people the ability to pull the cord when there is an issue that impacts the ability for them or someone else on the team to perform. And that doesn't mean only technical issues.
What would happen if your on-call staff had horrible time that they're spent after their first night? Imagine if we gave our people the same level of support that we give our machines? Give them an andon cord to pull (i.e. page) that would get them the help they need.
As you're planning don't forget about your people. Could you track the frequency of changes happening to your team? Then plot the impact of that against the work completed? Think about providing an andon cord for them. How could you build a culture where people feel responsible to speak up when they see something that doesn't line up with what we expect?
"People, ideas and technology. In that order!" — John Boyd.
Too many times we think a solution or problem is technical. More often than not it's about a breakdown of communication and then sometimes not having the right people or protecting them.
The ideas from Boyd are a good example of how our industry fails to fully understand a concept before using it. If you've heard the phrase OODA Loop you've probably seen a circular image with points for Observe, Orient, Decide and Act. The thing is he never drew just a single loop. He gave a way to frame an environment and a process to help guide us through the unknowns. And it puts the people first by using their experience so when they recognize something for what it is they can act on it immediately. It was always more than a loop. It was a focus on the people and organizations.


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The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!
On Thursday, Arnold Schwarzenegger's son Joseph Baena showed off just how closely he resembles his famous father.
In a photo taken at the gym, Baena flexed his muscles wearing nothing but a pair of black shorts and gray converse sneakers. Posing with his arms outward, the 21-year-old recreated Schwarzenegger's classic pose from 1976.
"Just a lil thicc," Baena captioned the full body shot on Instagram.
The original photo, which Baena's pose was clearly inspired by, was taken right after Schwarzenegger, 71, won Mr. Olympia for the sixth straight time in 1975.
In total, the legendary bodybuilder won the competition seven times, according to bodybuilding.com.
Baena's followers also couldn't help but notice the similarities between the father-son duo and commented on how much he looked like Schwarzenegger.
"Dude we are literally seeing a Mr. Olympia," wrote one Instagram user.
"I see a new terminator," joked another person, referencing his father's iconic role as a killer robot in The Terminator franchise. "Time to reboot the movie."
But it isn't the first time that fans have marveled over the pair's resemblance.
Baena — who is Schwarzenegger's son with Mildred Baena, his former housekeeper whom he had an affair with — frequently shares his fitness regimen and progress on Instagram, which often calls attention to their similar looks.
In November, Baena shared another look at his physique while at the gym. Wearing a yellow cutoff shirt and black shorts in the video, he flexed his muscles and hinted that his progress at body lifting was just the start of his fitness routine.
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With the support of Eastbourne Arts Circle, we are looking to commission a Sussex artist or maker to create an original 3D artwork to be displayed in the gallery's iconic front window, marking ten years in our purpose-built gallery. The successful artist(s) will receive £1000 to cover the artist fee and materials. Towner will also cover transport and installation costs.
The commissioned work will be situated in the window that faces visitors as they arrive at Towner. The window is illuminated 24 hours a day and is passed each season by thousands of Eastbourne residents and visitors. The timing of the commission also coincides with the launch of Eastbourne's new Devonshire Quarter plaza and recently renovated Congress Theatre.
The commissioned work will be on view from July until mid-September during Towner's busy summer programme, which includes exhibitions by Dineo Seshee Bopape and Phoebe Unwin, and alongside the major outdoor Brewers Towner Commission by Lothar Götz.
This exciting opportunity for a regionally-based artist to be a special and prominent part of Towner's tenth anniversary celebrations is open to all artists who live or work in the East or West Sussex regions and are aged 18+. Existing work will be considered.
The successful proposal will be chosen by Towner's Director Joe Hill and two guest judges, to be announced shortly.
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PAC II Nomex Black Majestic Fire Hood, with POW/MIA Embroidery
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- Smooth fit in our MOST POPULAR 21", long bib design!
- Notched shoulder for contoured fit (shoulders exposed)
- Wider width for air circulation keeping end user cooler
- Generous width and size means less fabric stretch.
- The more surface area for moisture disbursement, the quicker moisture will evaporate - keeping end user dry!
- MFA hoods offer the most square inches of protection!
- Maintains protective properties after washing
- Black hood with POW/MIA Embroidery
Users Information Guide - each hood has an Warnings & Users Information Guide attached with imperative information. Please review before wearing.
Your protective hood is warranted to be free from defects in material or workmanship for one year. This warranty does not cover normal wear or unusual exposures. This warranty is in lieu of all other warrantees, expressed or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of marketability and / or fitness for a particular purpose. Repair or replacement for breach of this warranty shall be the exclusive remedy available. Majestic Fire Apparel, Inc. shall not be liable for incidental or consequential damages.
Shipping Information: Please note that this product will ship directly from the manufacturer. Lead times may extend up to 4-6 weeks depending on manufacturer availability.


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Decorative Wall Panels
This is a range of wall panels based around a number of figures such as deer, swallows, hares, dolphins, fish and gulls. Each figure is cut from 3mm mild steel and the support frame is 13 x 5 mm flat bar. If you want to use it indoors it can be given a polish of bees wax. For outdoor use either leave it to rust (it will last for many years), treat it with boiled linseed oil or clear lacquer, or paint it a colour of your choice.
£50.00 each
If you want a different version with more figures or have other ideas based upon what you have seen in the standard range please call me to discuss a tailored piece.
See the gallery left.
Ammonite coasters
These Jurassic ammonite coasters are made in 2mm stainless steel and treated on the reverse with rubber solution to prevent them slipping. One of our few products that's light enough to post!
£10.00 each; 6 for £50.
And if you're keen on ammonites, have a look at our ammonite plant supports on The Gardener's Blacksmith


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Home Security Camera Provides Peace of Mind
Utilizing a home security camera provides homeowners with peace of mind about liked ones, animals, and personal property. Price and ease of setup make establishing a home security camera something nearly anybody can do.
Why use a home security camera? Utilizing a home security camera lets property owners know what's going on in their home, on their residential or commercial property or in a setting involving liked ones, pets or property. Keeping an eye on the actions of caregivers and service people, making certain teenagers are where they're expected to be and making sure essential belongings aren't troubled are some of the reasons to install a home security camera.
Nanny cameras, as they were called, were the first budget-friendly version of a home security camera. Technology has actually advanced, improving the images captured with nanny web cams and increasing alternatives for use. This kind of home security camera sends images to a base station for viewing through mobile phone, computer or tv. While little and easy to use, cordless nanny cameras may not include file encryption. Unencrypted wireless signals can easily be hacked by others.
Utilizing a home security camera to keep track of liked ones is absolutely nothing new. Nanny cams have been around for a long time, recording what actually goes in when moms and dads aren't home. Babies and kids are not the only factor to use a home security camera. Many people are taking care of aging moms and dads and ill loved ones. With a camera tape-recording all activity, viewers can make certain caretakers are responsible and clients are comfortable.
Animal owners find utilizing a home security camera a simple and economical way to keep an eye on cherished family pets. Not just can they make sure pets aren't getting into something hazardous, they can likewise make sure animals aren't enough for you name was priced quote as stating without being hurt by others.
House owners can utilize a home security camera to keep track of any part of home or home business. If animals or devices are housed in outbuildings, security devices can be utilized to keep track of the area.
Selecting a home security camera is a matter of need and budget plan. For monitoring small or confined areas, the nanny webcam or basic web camera is often appropriate. They're low cost and easy to conceal if secret surveillance is required. Find Black Friday Wireless Security Camera Deals here.
When it's necessary to keep an eye on more location such as the entire home, packages are readily available. Homeowners choose the set most appropriate for the design and surveillance requirements. Wired and cordless home security cameras are offered.
Setting up a wired home security camera is much easier when very first constructing the home or when redesigning. Utilizing cordless innovation removes the requirement for electrical wiring. Lots of homeowners are already using cordless computer system connections. A wireless home security camera runs the same way. Images are sent through signals through the cordless network. Advances in cordless security make protecting wireless networks simpler and more effective.
The timeless home security camera sends images to the tv or a computer. New technology allows the home security camera user to keep track of images from anywhere there is an internet or cellular phone connection.
Home security cameras enable users to keep and protect home while preserving their typical and popular lifestyle.


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Lennart Chrobak joined LALIVE in 2019 as a trainee.
Before joining the firm, Lennart Chrobak worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Zurich and as a research coordinator at the Center for Intellectual Property and Competition Law (CIPCO).
During his doctoral studies, he was a research assistant to the Chairs of Commercial and Business Law at the University of Zurich. Furthermore, he worked at specialist law firms in Switzerland and Germany and completed an internship at the European Union.
Lennart Chrobak holds a Bachelor of Law (2012) and a Master of Law (2014) from the University of Zurich. He also holds an LL.M. from Maastricht University (European Law School) (2014), and a Ph.D. from the University of Zurich (2017), both awarded with distinction.


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Recipe ideas
When we started selling The Veggie Dip Mix, we knew it was a great dip for veggies and for potato chips.
What we didn't know was how many uses it actually had.
We heard almost immediately from users about all the ways they were using The Veggie Dip Mix.
If you have some new ideas, we would love to hear them. Send us an email or fill in the contact form below.


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Freedom Begins Here is confronting the issues no one wants to talk about. We've created numerous video resources for individuals, small groups, youth groups, and counselors to help people find freedom from porn addiction and other sexual sin.
Christian Artist Sarah Reeves shows her dedication to purity and how that plays into her relationship with God. Placing people in your life who can keep close by you and hold you to accountability is a power that can never be underestimated.
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Solid American oak 35cm dining bench/stool from the Country Oak range. 100% solid oak.
Made from solid oak sourced from plantation American forests. These indoor dining benches are made exclusively for Top Furniture Ltd so you wont find them for sale on other websites and you wont find better value in the UK. If you find a better deal let us know as we offer a price match policy.
Indoor benches are very popular as an alternative to chairs to make a great looking oak bench dining set.
1.2m and 1.5m bench sizes also available to make a great looking bench dining set
Supplied fully assembled and ready to use.
Dimensions: 35cm long x 35cm wide x 49cm high
Please note: These are chunky solid oak benches built to last with 45mm thick tops and 100mm thick legs.


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All the institutions of Venkateshwara Group have well stocked and full computerized multimedia libraries. To ignite the intellectual spirit in young minds a stock of large number of latest books, large collection of video/audio CDs, industry and company information sources are made available to the students and the faculty members. Each institute has its own internal library which provides adequate support for complete academic pursuit. In addition, all institutions have reference sections for recommended books for each course. The timings of the library are extended during the examination days to cater the needs of the students.
Some of the major features of the library include:
- A rich collection of Reference and Text Books.
- Large collection of National and International Journals.
- Spacious & well ventilated Halls.
- Separate reading room for Researcher and Teachers.
- Computerized Library Management System.
- Audio-visual Library Section.
- Career Guidance Section.
- Magazines and Periodicals Section.
- Easy operation through automated library procedures and Bar Code System.
- Digital Library - to provide access to e-Journals, to download, desired materials.
- Xerox facility.


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Second Charge Not Executedgreenspun.com : LUSENET : Repossession : One Thread
We have put bank on proof of debt because we dispute an outstanding balance.
A second charge has been registered on our property, but we cannot recall signing it. Bank insist we did sign it, yet despite SARNing them under the DPA and their obligations under the CCA they cannot locate the charge certificate, nor have they been able to provide loan documentation nor full statements of account. I therefore obtained copy of the charge from the Land Registry, only to find it has not been executed, ie. not signed nor witnessed. LR admit unusual, but confirm they do not have a copy of the executed charge and therefore it must be a "true" certified copy of the charge, before it was executed. The application was included with the unsigned charge and the appropriate fee. The LR say that they should have notified the bank before registering the charge that the docs were incorrect/incomplete, but that it would appear that in this instance this was not done.
LR say I can apply to have the charge removed, but require the banks authority, which clearly they will not give, otherwise I must prove we did not sign it.
1. How can I prove we did not sign a charge, that apparently does not exist (other than an unsigned copy)?
2. As the LR admit they "appear" to have registered the charge without sight of the executed document, surely it is invalid and should be removed, pending the bank producing the executed charge?
3. Surely the onus is now on the LR to sort this out and on the bank to prove it has an executed charge, rather than we to prove they don't?
Our solicitors are finding it difficult to beleive that the LR did not have sight of the executed charge and therefore seem to be of the opinion we must have signed it, but we truly do not recall signing anything. Unfortunately they seem reluctant to challenge the registry.
Any advice welcome.
-- Ian (firstname.lastname@example.com), February 08, 2003
A very similar situation arose with my situation. A document which I purportedly signed ageeing to a voluntary repossession has never been produced by my Lender. The key factor is that on the date it is supposed to have been signed, I was thousands of miles away in another country. Despite this, and the fact I had unequivocal proof of my whereabouts, my solictors refused to challenge it.
-- Too scared to say (firstname.lastname@example.com), February 08, 2003.


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Secondary Gain
What really screws you up
This is a subject familiar to all therapists we have to deal with it every day and find ways to deal with it and reduce or remove its effects from a clients life. More correctly allow the client to see the glitch for themselves.
Yet to the client it is often not apparent and occasionally needs to be approached with some care, depending on the emotional maturity of the client.
Contrary to popular opinion many people do get massive benefits from the problem they say they want to get rid of, sometimes this is a conscious decision, such as when someone decides to play up an illness to get extra sympathy or when we use stress as an excuse for our behaviour or to get time off work.
This was brought home to me many years ago when I was asked to help a lady with pain, I did a home visit as she was unable to get to me, after showing her how to reduce some of her symptoms and reduced her discomfort, she seemed uneasy and I asked her "what the problem was"?
She then went on to explain to me that if she improved, then she would be expected to do more things around the house, at the time her husband was doing all the work and shopping while she stayed in bed.
She was aware of the benefits and choose to keep the other discomfort to have a more comfortable life. Many people do this, and it is ok. It is what we have to do to live and presents no problem unless you are visiting a therapist to help you remove the problem, in which case you can expect to be asked what you will have to give up to eliminate this problem?
The other kind of secondary gain is a little more exciting and comes from the client's subconscious control mind and usually involves an unconscious secondary benefit that the client has no awareness of.
Every behaviour has a positive outcome, someone who believes smoking relaxes them or decided at an earlier time that it makes them look sexy or older. It started for a definite reason agreed upon by their subconscious control mind.
The problem is that in most adults the sub-con has an age of about a four-year-old. It is where we get the myth of the inner child from, and we all know what children are like with their lack of worldly wisdom, understanding and emotional control.
So often if this inner child unconscious mind makes a decision to help us, it is often highly inappropriate to an adults life and often causes many problems. Emotional freedom therapy is an excellent way for you to solve these glitches in a fast and easy way.
It allows your inner kid to grow up a little and for you to gain a more profound personal awareness, enabling you to become aware of the secondary gain and do something potent to remove it.


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Summer school holidays are coming up, and we see a lot of our mum-friends beam with delight as they say "thank God, I don't have to make any more lunches for a while". The truth is that for a very long time we felt the same way because preparing a lunch box when we were rushing to get out the door felt like a mundane and laborious task, until we decided to change that. Read on to see how we reinvented our kids' lunches and how you can too!
If you're stuck in the vegemite sandwich phase, you're not alone. There are days when everyone in the family is time poor and aiming to get to school and work on time, so slapping two pieces of bread (wholemeal we hope) with a little butter and vegemite can be a time saver for sure. But with a little effort we managed to transform our kids lunch boxes; here's how we did it and with some of our recipes that are now their favourites.
We'll be honest, the guilt made us do it! There is nothing worse than having your child brag about their friends lunch, highlighting how vastly different it is to the (same) one you prepare every day. We decided to change their lunches because we knew that too much bread and not enough variety was not a healthy option for our boys. So we spent some time online researching what would work and got tonnes of inspiration and the perfect lunch boxes from The Toddler Ingredient. So yes, with a little planning and excitement, you can do this too!
Trying to find lunch box ingredients in your fridge or pantry in the last minute is frustrating and never works, because the ingredients you're looking for are…not there! Getting organised by making a shopping list of ingredients is the only way to do this, so we make sure we have everything we need by Sunday afternoon.
Here are our favourite healthy lunchbox snacks…
Making cute and funny faces out of food is a clever way to introduce some really important food groups without your children realising it. Better yet, our boys now want to help us make their lunch so that they can design their own funny faces, so we often prepare these the night before.
You'll need a choice of spreads; ricotta, Philadelphia cream cheese, organic peanut butter or pesto paste work well, and a choice of toppings; sliced carrot, cherry tomatoes, blueberries or even alfalfa sprouts. You can also add avocado, corn kernels and beneficial seeds like sunflower of flaxseeds.
Gather your ingredients, and get creative!
Kids love dipping, and you can hide goodness of fruit or vegetables and most kids won't even know it. Grating a little raw zucchini, carrot or even pear is sneaky but so effective. Combine this with sliced vegetables and you are on a winner.
Simply add a dip of their choice; our boys love the taste of refreshing tzatziki especially on warm days. Remove two thirds of the roll making sure it stays whole and keep those pieces for dipping. Accompany with fruit and veg; it's really that simple!
Cookie cutters are not just for cookies. Use them to cut shapes out of fruit and watch as your kids go crazy asking for more! Slice watermelon, rockmelon and pineapple in half and lay them sideways on a chopping board. Use your cookie cutters and press firmly on to the fruit to create your shapes and then thread on to a skewer, making a pattern of your choice.
Serve with yoghurt!
This is a classic take on a childhood favourite; celery sticks with smeared peanut butter along with sultanas or blueberries that resemble a trail of ants on a log! You can vary this recipe and use hummus, or ricotta as your spread, and pumpkin seeds or sliced grapes.
For a sweeter touch you can even drizzle some honey.
Get creative, and you'll soon be making instagram worthy kids' lunches!


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Exploring the ocean through children's literature…from microscopic plankton to giant squid
Imagine dancing with an octopus, looking into the jaws of a great white shark, accidentally annoying an aggressive Humboldt squid, or tracking Adelie penguins across the Antarctic landscape.
Mary shares the challenges (and fun) of writing, using PowerPoint slides with amazing images by underwater photographer collaborators, props, samples of books in progress, and lots of anecdotes.
Learn about Author visits that combine science and literacy.


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Villa Savoir Vivre a newly decorated villa with stunning panoramic sea views. 500 metres away from the sea and the beach. Near the centre of Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Tropez.
Beautiful colorful Provencal villa in Les Issambres near the coast for up to 4 people with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, air conditioning, large Mediterranean garden, several terraces open and covered, pond, heated pool and sea views.


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After much consideration, it has been decided that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final will be held in Lahore, despite the current security situation. The decision was taken in a meeting held in Dubai on Monday between the PSL management and the owners of the team franchises.
Initially, it was decided that the PSL final will be played in Lahore, but a blast which took place last week in the city, put things on a stand-still. Talk of holding the final in Dubai was underway, but now a decision has been reached and the final match will be played in Lahore.
A number of international players participating in PSL had voiced their concerns over the match taking place in Pakistan, due to the security situation. However, PSL chairman Najam Sethi said that the final will take place in Lahore and if the international players do not wish to come, they can be replaced with local players.
Yesterday, star player Shahid Afridi had urged that the PSL season two final should be held in Pakistan during a post-match press conference. "The final, as announced, should be held in Pakistan, with or without international players," he said.
"This is about respect, we can play with our local players but I request overseas players who have supported PSL to also come to Pakistan and continue their support," he had added.
"Pakistan Cricket Board should look at the situation and if things are not working out [in Lahore], we have options," he said adding, "We have Pindi stadium, we have stadium in Karachi. I hope the cricket board will take good decision."
So far a number of international players have refused to play in Lahore, but a confirmation of their participation will only be made once the final teams have been selected.


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The UK motor industry has plenty to be content about at the moment. A record year has seen turnover of £69.5 billion, making Britain the third largest car producer in Europe. We export more vehicles than we have done for a generation and automotive now counts for almost 12% of UK overseas trade.
And yet at the annual dinner of the SMMT last week there was a slight sense of foreboding in the air - all down to VW and Dieselgate which has shaken many in the industry.
Just afterwards I met Ian Roberston, the BMW board member, industry veteran and probably the most powerful Brit in the global car industry. BMW is still doing pretty well despite the slowdown in China (now the biggest car market in the world). It's a big player in the UK too, not only selling its eponymous product but also Minis and Rolls Royces.
Roberston wouldn't be seen dead crowing but it's hard to see how BMW will not benefit, at least in the short term, from VW's shame. In the USA, for example, BMW already outsold Audi 2:1 and it will capitalise on this advantage while its great Bavarian rival is distracted and wound up in infighting and legal red tape.
What did Roberston make of the unfolding horror story? 'VW and diesel is their issue. BMW has not been involved in that - we adhere to every legislative framework.' What did they think they were doing? 'I do not know,' he shrugs. 'They had a set of circumstances and development solutions. But why, who , what and how...we'll see.'
Read more: EXCLUSIVE - The Audi boss in the eye of an emissions storm
Could such a thing ever happen at BMW? 'There are major differences in culture between the two companies. We're far more open. I'd say we have a set of values that are very strongly embedded. In fact we are never satisfied with ourselves. I'd say we're not very good at celebrating success when we achieve it. Always onto the next goal.
'The thing about diesel is that it's regional. It's small in the USA, non-existent in cars in China, quite small in Japan and Korea. It's primarily a European fuel. However it has good i.e. low CO2 levels and driving capability. The EU 6 rules mean it is very clean indeed. And each barrel of oil must make diesel - it cannot produce petrol alone.'
He did however agree that the second strand of the VW scandal - the difference between lab tests and what cars actually drink and emit when on the road being driven in real life was 'now a real discussion point' and will 'accelerate us towards zero emissions.'
'We like a set of targets set by governments but we don't like being told how to do it,' he says. 'That doesn't act as a differentiator between companies. And we excel at innovation.' It's true that BMW's electric hybrids are now doing well - the i3 , for example, sells big numbers in California.
And what about the overall effect on the Made in Germany brand? Is the VW taint likely to extend to other German manufacturers? 'This remains very strong. It's not just resting on today's reputation. It's been built up over years on engineering strength combined with a clear industrial policy. It's certainly wider than the car industry. The UK used to have it and lost it - so this shows it can be lost. But Britain is winning it back now which is good.'
BMW is 100 years old next year. It makes just over two million vehicles annually, remains family controlled and is the world's biggest premium car maker by sales and very nicely profitable. But change is coming fast.
'The next 5-10 years will see the most profound change during the last 100 years,' says Robertson. 'Business models are changing fast, the combustion engine is challenged for the first time. There are other huge disruptive shifts. Urbanisation is changing the face of mobility. China has nine megacities over 10 million people. You simply cannot continue with 6 lanes of traffic bumper-to-bumper in Beijing on a Sunday.'
He agrees that the young have a different attitude towards cars than they did a few decades ago. 'The car doesn't fit into the world of the young as it once did. I bought my first car at 17 and I was out of there. I wanted to go places and it meant freedom. You had a car at school and a whole new world of friends opened up. Now you have SnapChat. Now 80% of Japanese kids don't have a licence.
'Car ownership in highly urban environments is difficult. Parking in London is tough and expensive. A coming generation may never actually own cars in the old sense but they will still have aspirations to travel in premium vehicles when they need one. This may mean just sharing one for 20 minutes per day but the car will remain the star. It will just be digitised and connected. And it will eventually be fully automated leaving you to concentrate on other things.'
BMW has plans for this new world - its DriveNow shared ownership scheme in cities is ahead of the opposition. But it will bring the company into direct competition with feisty outfits like Uber. There is a world to play for. All government has to decide is how it is going to generate the power to make all these new plug-in electrical vehicles run.


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Oilatum Junior Bath Formula 150ml
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Oilatum Junior contains light liquid paraffin and has been specially developed to produce a soothing milky bath to treat eczema and dry skin in children and babies.
Soothing bath treatment for eczema and dry skin conditions.
Benefits & Features
- Rehydrates and protects.
- Suitable for babies and children.
- Treat eczema and dry skin in children and babies
- Reduce moisture loss, to soothe, soften and rehydrate the skin.
- It also cleanses the skin so soaps are not needed.
- Fragrance Free
How To Use
- Always use with water.
- STANDARD BATH: Add 1-3 capfuls to an 8 inch bath of water. Soak for 10-20 minutes, pat dry.
- INFANT BATH: Add 1/2 to 2 capfuls to a small bath of water. Apply gently over the entire body with a sponge. Pat dry
- SKIN CLEANSING: Rub a small amount into wet skin, rinse off and pat dry