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Newswire August 8th, 2017
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT OPPORTUNITY'S OPPONENT….but were afraid to ask. The NAACP's report on charters has set off a firestorm of criticism from charter leaders across the country. CER directors Donald Hense and David Hardy released as statement decrying the association's conclusions, saying it put the association "…sadly, and uncharacteristically, on the wrong side of history." They weren't alone in their criticism. See what others had to say here:
CHARTERS HELP DC STUDENTS SUCCEED. D.C. Association of Chartered Public Schools has added its voice to the choir of organizations speaking out against the NAACP's recent report painting charter schools as inappropriate academic options for minority students. As they point out, prior to the establishment of the charter school movement in the 1990's, only 50% of African American students graduated from high school on schedule. Today, 73% of African American students attending charter schools graduate on time versus 62% in traditional public schools.
OPPONENTS OF OPPORTUNITY TARGET ARIZONA. Save Our Schools Arizona now has 100,000 signatures of registered voters exceeding the 75,321 needed to stop the expansion of the state's Empowerment Scholarship Program. The expansion which would enable 30,000 of Arizona's 1.1 million public school students to join the program by 2022 is scheduled to take effect on Wednesday August 9. Save Our Schools may be saving "schools", but in doing so, they are limiting Arizona children's opportunities to attend the schools which best meet their individual needs.
SAY CHEESE! School Choice Wisconsin (SCW) and Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty have released a new study which shows that schools participating in Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) have improved their accountability as it relates to academic performance, fiscal management and school safety. Consequently, more parents are gravitating to the schools with most solid and most transparent accountability measures.
AND, ON THE LEFT COAST, PERSONALIZED LEARNING IS THE NEW FEATURE IN TEACHER TRAINING Northern California based Summit Learning has launched the first teacher-in-residence program dedicated to personalized learning. The teaching residents will spend four days a week working alongside a teacher in Summit's eight middle and high schools located in Sunnyvale, Redwood City, El Cerrito/Richmond, San Jose, and Daly City.


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Below is what I wrote in my journal on 10/15/07 just about 2 weeks before I was to be arrested for the thefts I did.
You could say I had a tough life but I know I was and am responsible for every thing I have done. Why did I do what I did? Good question, I'm still not 100% sure why I stole the things I did. I let greed run my life and I thought I could "buy love". I have done a lot of people that I love wrong and I AM SORRY. I was living a life of lies and have done some people wrong and I never meant to hurt anyone in the start. No one knows how much I love life and how much I love all the people I have gotten to know. I know I am not evil and that it's a sin to steal, I wish I had never done what I did and try to understand why. I was lost and felt like I was trapped and wanting help to get out of a very bad and dark place. When I got fired for stealing, I was so happy. It was as if a heavy weight was taken off my shoulders.
I was motivated by some of the most profound and darkest elements in our being – greed, and I thought I could stop and only a few items wouldn't hurt. Then my wife and step family started to have big problems. I got mad, no one understood how I was feeling. The more problems we had, the more I took, I know inside I was asking for help! But it never came. I blamed others for my problems and didn't have the power to break the addicted, desisting sin I was doing. It was as if I wasn't me, someone else was controlling me and I would end up paying the price for what happened. It's my fault, I did it and I can make amends. To ask everyone that has been done wrong by me for forgiveness will be hard to do, but it's a first step.
If I am charged, I could lose my job and more. I have all ready lost friends and don't even try to make new ones. I am ashamed of my actions and will have to face family and friends and take accountability for what I have done. This can be a new beginning for me, I can start all over and do what is right. I can work on making amends, paying off ever one that I owe, I want to do what is right. I want to live life to it's fullest and not have to worry about hiding all my sins. I am not a quieter, I can make things right again.
Looking back now, I have come along way but still have a way to go. At that time I didn't know Jesus and thought believing in God was all I needed. I'm sill not sure how I ended up giving my life to Jesus. I know some people may think it's just an excuse but if that's true then I invite them to come to church with me, go to Bible study, listen to christian music and live by God's commandments.
Once you let Jesus come into your life and you feel God's love and experience some of the life changing events God does in your life, you too will become a true Christian. It's no longer about me, where I live or who loves or does not love me. I give all the glory to God and will worship and praise him everyday.

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Series: Look and say
By Felicity Brooks
Board book
Currently unavailable on this website
Each double-page shows a scene with a new baby sister, and introduces very young children to the words and objects associated with having a new member of the family. Robust tabs on the pages enable children to quickly locate their favourite scenes. Illustrated with Jo Litchfield's handmade models. Perfect for talking about a new baby sister with a very young child. Series winner of the Practical Pre-School Gold Award.
Felicity Brooks is an Editorial Director and writer at Usborne Publishing. She studied English and Drama at Exeter University and worked as an actor, teacher and lexicographer before starting work in children's publishing in the late 1980s. She has written and edited hundreds of children's titles, including stories and novelty books for pre-schoolers and books about history, geography, languages, science, maths, nature and the arts. Her books have won the TES Senior Information Book Award, the Aventis Science Books Prize, the SLA Information Book Award, the Sheffield Baby Books Award and Practical Pre-school Gold and Silver Awards.


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NUDE Coffee & Wine Bar is a sleek, contemporary option if you are in search of an indulgent Moscow wine bar. The chic, industrialized space sits within a 1930s residential building in downtown Moscow and is a great place to grab a coffee or snack while you admire the mesmerizing black and white flooring.
NUDE's space is defined by its haphazard unfinished concrete walls that make the place feel fresh and in constant movement. Meant to champion a clean, refined aesthetic, the Moscow wine bar is a quiet laid back eatery that is well-served by its emphasis on hiding storage to reveal a streamlined environment.
Designed by architectural firm Form Bureau, NUDE boasts a stylish menu display board and hanging potted plants that will give you visions of Pinterest.
This Moscow Wine Bar is a Quiet Eatery with a Chic Industrial Aesthetic
Rebecca Byers — March 24, 2015 — Lifestyle
References: formbureau & yatzer


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|Arthur Guirdham
Creepy or what! (Maybe less so now, as it's the central plot device of that amusing animated children's film, Monsters Inc.)
Back in the 1970s, when I was trying to come up with plots for horror novels, I read several books by Arthur Guirdham, who wrote about the Cathars, reincarnation, past-life regression, ESP - and demons. So, you'd conclude, just another credulous, acid-addled, Californian New Age nutjob willing to swallow and rehash any old nonsense in order to replenish his supplies of lentils, joss sticks, patchouli oil and Moby Grape LPs – or some seedy charlatan willing to peddle lies to the acid-addled in order to keep the Bells flowing.
Well, not quite. Guirdham was a distinguished British physician and psychiatrist. Educated at Keble College and trained at Charing Cross Hospital, he went on to become senior consulting psychiatrist at the Bath Child Guidance Clinic. Of course, none of this means he wasn't bonkers or dishonest, but it makes it slightly less likely.
It was Guirdham who came up with the "demons are real" theory – I remember finding it quite disturbing when I read it some 30 years ago.
There are, of course, many theories to account for supernatural phenomena, but they all pretty much fall into one of four main categories: (1) we imagine them (2) they're objectively real (3) they're the result of interpreting natural phenomena incorrectly (4) they're real, but created (projected?) by our minds (3) they're the result of deliberate fraud.
I've had at least three possibly supernatural experiences in my life – two could fall into any of the above categories, while the third could have been anything apart from fraud.
Part of me would like it all to be nonsense. There's something initially tempting about the image of a crisp, clean, shiny, scientific, Dawkinsian world where everything has a straightforward causal explanation. But then you start thinking about gulags and death-camps and suicide bombers and sex-murderers and people who torture children and animals - being able to explain all that away by reference to demonic forces rather than our own seemingly infinite capacity for evil seems positively comforting.
And then there's that rather mean, thin quality possessed by purely mechanical "stuff and nonsense" theories: frankly, they make the world a more boring place. Does anyone, apart from professional scientists and/or those without any imagination feel relieved when told that a UFO sighting was down to marsh gas or a rogue weather balloon? I always feel vaguely disappointed. A few years ago, we visited Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk, allegedly the site of a prolonged Close Encounter of the Third Kind involving American military personnel stationed there (events since debunked and supported in roughly equal measure). The woods had a distinctly creepy atmosphere, but that might have been because I'd recently read Turn Left at East Gate, an account of the supposed incidents. If the skeptics had their way, I might not have experienced that little thrill and, God knows, we all need our little thrills.
Similarly, I once read a book called Supernatural, in which a mildly skeptical British journalist visits a series of sites where supernatural incidents have been recorded (with some surprising results), at my sister-in-law's semi-isolated Cornish cottage – parts of which date to the thirteenth century. That resulted in a very shivery week: it was fun!
And nothing will quite match rereading M.R. James's ghost stories in the middle of the night in a converted hunting lodge in Essex, near an eldritch lake and a ruined, bat-infested Norman chapel: didn't sleep much that week, to be honest.
As for that noisy house in Worthing … well, I'll leave that for another time.
I admit there are vast swathes of esoteric belief that hold no attraction for me - Mayan crystals, any form of numerology, theosophy, coded bibles etc. But when it comes to commonly-reported supernatural phenomena such as ghosts, UFOs, foresight, poltergeists, slipping into the past, phone calls from the dead, inexplicable disappearances (or even more disturbing, unexplained appearances), telekinesis, ESP, remote viewing and the idea that evil clings to certain places and houses, I'll try keep an open mind.
Of course, I know, almost for certain, that these phenomena are explainable. But it only needs one of them to turn out to be truly inexplicable – and the world's instantly a more interesting place: for me, at least.
And if you ever come across a book by Arthur Guirdham, do take a look - whatever your beliefs: he was a bold thinker and an excellent writer.


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Important Note: In order to automatically create assets in Incident IQ from the Chrome Console you will need to enable the Create Asset option, as well as have location and models mapped in their respective tabs. Failure to do so can prevent some or all of your assets from importing/updating during scheduled syncs.
Guide Overview
The following guide is designed to give district administrators an overview of the following topics:
- Managing what device data is created, updated, and deleted during the Google Device App system syncs
- Setting up model and location mappings
- Reviewing historical system syncs
- Looking up a device's Google data
Not what you were looking for? Perhaps one of these other guides will help:
- Google Device App Installation - A guide designed to provide an in-depth overview of how to install the Google Device App in Incident IQ.
- Managing Incident IQ Apps - A guide designed to provide a brief overview of Incident IQ Apps and how to access app management.
Guide Index
You can use the following links below to quickly navigate to a specific section in this document. To quickly return to this index simply use the "Return to Index" link located at the end of any section.
- App Management Introduction
- Overview Tab
- General Settings Tab
- Batch Assign Users Tab
- Location Mappings Tab
- Model Mappings Tab
- Verification Tab
- Sync History Tab
- Asset History Tab
App Management Introduction
The Google Device App is designed to give school districts the ability to create, manage, and automatically assign assets to students in Incident IQ by utilizing Google data. In addition, integrating Chrome devices into Incident IQ allows you to view an asset's metadata in one convenient location. This includes basic device information, OS and firmware versions, Google identification, and other data agents may find useful during the course of working a ticket.
When installed, you can access the Google Device App by selecting Incident IQ Apps > Apps Management. This will take you to your Installed Apps page where you can select the Options button to access the Google app management.
Overview Tab
The Overview Tab provides allows you to set and review your authentication with Google, as well as provide you basic sync options.
The Status section allows you to quickly determine if your current authentication token is valid and whether or not IIQ can access the devices in Google. If your credentials are invalid, you can easily change the information used to access your console by clicking on the Reset button.
The Sync section allows you to quickly review what occurred during the last scheduled system sync. Clicking on the View Details link will automatically open the last syncs details. Additionally, you can also manually start a sync from here using the Start Sync button.
General Settings Tab
The General Settings Tab allows you to control what devices and device data the Google Devices App will create, update, and delete during system syncs. Additionally, you can also choose what, if any, data changes made in IIQ will be written back into the Google Console.
You can add filters for devices that you do not want to sync with IIQ by using the Filter any property field.
The Mapping section manages what data is created and updated in Incident IQ based on data coming from Google. This includes:
- Create Asset: Selecting this will automatically create assets in IIQ to match any new device discovered in Google during a sync.
- Update Asset: Selecting this will automatically update assets in IIQ to match any updates to a device's data discovered in Google during a sync.
- Delete Asset: Selecting this will automatically delete assets in IIQ to match any assets deletions that have occurred in Google during a sync.
- Create Rooms: Selecting this will automatically create a room at the corresponding location if a room does not already exist prior to a sync.
You can also map any number of values stored in Google to data fields within IIQ. This allows you to easily build custom views and export reports based off of the data pulled from your console.
You can control whether or not the Google Device integration will update the owner field in Incident IQ using the following options in the Automatic asset assignment in IIQ drop-down menu:
- Don't automatically update asset owner in IIQ: This option will prevent the Google Device Data integration from updating owner information in Incident IQ.
- Automatically update owner in IIQ based on annotated user in Google: This option will automatically update the device ownership of assets in Incident IQ based on the annotated user field in the Google Console.
- Automatically update owner in IIQ based on last device user in Google: This option will automatically update the device ownership of assets in Incident IQ based on the last logged in user in the Google Console.
The Google Options section manages what data is written back from Incident IQ into Google. This includes:
- Write assigned user to Google which will change the assigned user in Google to match the assigned user in IIQ.
- Write assigned location to Google which will change the assigned location in Google to match the assigned user in IIQ.
- Write orgUnitPath to Google which will allow IIQ to update the OU location of a device based upon IIQ location date. Please note, this will only work if the OU already exists in Google and the location mapping has been set between an IIQ location and a valid orgUnitPath.
Import Note: It is highly recommended that you perform regular backups of your Chrome Cloud device data. Changes made by write-back options cannot be reverted through Incident IQ. If you have any questions about these options please consult with IIQ Customer Service prior to enabling them.
Batch Assign Users Tab
The Batch Assign Users Tab allows you to manually auto-assign devices to users based on the last user of the device.
You can preview any batch user assignment by clicking on the Generate Preview button. If the data appears to be correct you can then confirm running the full sync.
Location Mappings Tab
This tab allows you to select or modify your current location mappings between IIQ and the Google Device Data App.
You can choose to automatically assign a device to a default location in Incident IQ if it does not match any location mappings set.
The Custom Mapping Options allows you to choose how you would like devices to map in IIQ.
When either is selected, you will be presented with a list of locations currently in the system. From here, you can select Auto-Map Location Names to match location names between IIQ and Google. Alternatively, you can also manually search for and select your location assignments if needed.
Model Mappings Tab
This tab allows you to select or modify your current model mappings between IIQ and the Google Device Data App.
You can use the Auto-Map Models button to automatically attempt to match models in your list of devices with models that already exist in IIQ.
Alternatively, you can also manually select what model your device should map to using the drop-down menus to the right of each listed device.
If your device will not auto-map and is not available from the drop-down options, then it most likely does not currently exist in IIQ. In this case, simply select the Create New Model button on the right of the device mapping in question to automatically create and activate this model during your data sync.
Verification Tab
The verifications tab allows you to utilize Google login activity to verify assets outside of the normal verification process.
From this page, you can kick off a single manual verification by clicking on the Start Verification button.
Alternatively, you can set up a Profile to automate your app verifications. Profiles allow you to automate your asset verifications, removing the need to start verifications manually.
When setting up a Profile you will be asked to provide it a name as well as fill out the following information:
- Number of days of usage to review: The number of days a user must log in to the system to successfully count as verified.
- Allow Shared Devices: This option allows devices used by multiple users to be verified as long as the assigned owner logs in a number of times equal to what is set in the "Number of days of usage to review" field.
- Schedule: This option allows you to set up a schedule for when a verification should occur (once, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly). Additionally, you can also set a sunset date for the Profile here as well.
- Select Assets: This option allows you to set up filters for the types of devices this Profile will verify.
Once added, you can Edit, Delete, or review the status of any current Profile at the bottom of the Verifications page. Please note that you can set up multiple Profiles at once, as well as run them concurrently if needed.
Sync History Tab
This tab allows you to view your sync history between IIQ and the Google Device Data App.
Every sync, whether it completed successfully or not, is logged for reference purposes and available for review in the View details of a sync list.
Clicking on any sync, in particular, will open that sync's details. From here, you can review the full list of what devices were updated, created, deleted, or skipped during the sync. Additionally, you can narrow down your view by using the filter options at the top of the list.
Asset History Tab
The Asset History tab allows you to search for basic information on any device currently located in your Google Console.
Simply enter in a valid serial number in the Search for asset field to begin your search.
Once you've selected a device, you'll be able to see the following Google information:
- External ID
- Model
- Owner Email
- Organizational Unit
- Serial Number
- Location Name
Additionally, you'll also see a list of actions applied to this device during recent system syncs.


text: In order to thoroughly execute the "Gamble Sweeping" program and to crack down on criminal elements that might attempt to operate illegal betting on the results of the 2018 year-end elections, the TCPD has raided multiple big gambling dens in Taipei City, with the objective of eradicating "election betting". The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the TCPD was tipped off that a transnational gambling syndicate had set up a computer room in the Greater Taipei Area, to gather foreigners from Vietnam, Thailand, The Philippines, Burma and Mainland China to engage in gambling, and also set up contact points to operate illegal online betting in Xinyi district and Banqiao district, New Taipei City. After an extended period of evidence collection, the CID reported the case to the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office, which then directed and coordinated further investigation. On June 13, armed with search warrants, police officers from the TCPD Xinyi precinct, Datong precinct, Wanhua precinct, Neihu precinct, Wenshan First precinct and Zhongzhen First precinct along with the Haishan Precinct of the New Taipei City Police department and the 9th Investigation Corps of the CIB were divided into multiple teams to respectively carry out raids at several locations in Xinyi and Banqiao districts. The police apprehended 76 suspects and seized 74 computer mainframes, 6 sets of surveillance equipment, operational manuals, account books and lottery machines as evidence at the crime scene. It was later discovered that the gambling syndicate provided gamblers in Taiwan with betting services that allowed them to bet at overseas illegal gambling websites, which were scattered in Mainland China and Southeast Asia, and produced huge profits. According to the initial estimation of the police, the money bet by gamblers amount to over billions of NT dollars half a year. The main suspects were referred to the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office on charges of operating gambling for profit.


text: October is Cyber Security Month and we want to use this time to bring awareness to the different aspects of cyber security. One often overlooked element of cyber security is employee risk management. What level of risk does your staff pose to your network's security? You can easily find this out by taking an online test.


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Everybody in South Africa is so proud of Wayde van Niekerk, who shattered the 17 year old world record for 400 meters sprinting in the Rio Summer Olympics of 2016. So who is this amazing 24 year old South African athlete?
Wayde is from Cape Town so students learning English at Oxford English Academy in the city might be lucky enough to spot this national hero! His illustrious international career began when he was just 17 years old and he has been sprinting competitively since then. He has broken a number of records and South Africans have high hopes that he will continue to successfully represent our country worldwide.
What is perhaps of more interest is who Wayde van Niekerk is as a person. Here are some interesting facts:
- Wayde's coach is Ans Botha, who is 70 years old! This amazing woman is a great grandmother and has been involved in sports coaching since the 1960s!
- Wayde obviously has very sporty genes because his cousin also won an Olympic medal for rugby! In addition, Wayde's mother Odessa Swarts was also a well-known South Africa sprinter.
- Wayde was born prematurely and weighed only 1 kg! At his birth doctors feared that he might not survive. I'm sure they would not then have believed that today he would weight 70 kgs and would be 1.83 metres tall. Not to mention the fact that he is a world record holding athlete!
- Wayde donated R 500 000 ($ 38 000) to help Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town to update their neonatal unit. This unit helps almost 3000 premature babies on a yearly basis.
I hope this post has given you some insight into Wayde van Niekerk. I also hope that it has inspired you to reach for your dreams because as he proves, nothing is impossible!
Photo courtesy of News.com.au


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How to get adults to act like kids (in the best possible way)
On the weekend I took my seven and ten year old girls to their first ever music festival. Now, anyone who has regularly attended music festivals such as (the now defunct) Big Day Out, Falls Festival or even more adult orientated events such as A Day on the Green may question whether taking children to a music festival is such a good idea. Mainly because when adults attend music festivals, most of them or many of them end up acting like kids…and when I say this I mean it in the worst possible way.
At their worst, kids act selfishly and without any real sense of responsibility. They lack the awareness to understand what's going on around them and fail to acknowledge the impact their actions are having on those around them. Fuelled by music, alcohol (and other illicit substances) and without social norms of their day-to-day environment to constrain them. This is how many adults behave at music festivals.
But this was a very different type of music festival. Created by the founder of Falls Festival, The Lost Lands has been built from the ground up as a festival for families. There were still big name music acts but these were interspersed with performances and other activities for kids. There were comedy shows, acrobatic performances, dance classes, a movie night and even a giant ferris wheel. Not only did the festival create an incredibly safe space for children, it also encouraged many of the adults to act more like kids…and this time I mean it in the best way possible.
At their best, kids are caring, trusting and generous. They aren't hampered by cynicism or past baggage. Instead, they are filled with wonder, open to learning and want to explore and try new things. And this was how I saw every single adult behaving at The Lost Lands. They spent their time moving between the acts that they already knew about and the performances that interested their children. They tested their skills on games made out of old bicycle parts, got their face painted. At the same time the adults acted more like adults than at an 18+ event: they were thoughtful, helpful and incredibly respectful of giving others around them, especially children, space to dance and enjoy themselves.
There is a quote by Dennis Bakke that goes "If you treat people like adults they will act like adults, but if you treat them like children they will act like children." But what if you want them to act like both? What if you want adults to act with the maturity of adults but with the openness and wonder of children?
And at this point we're going to segue to from how organisers plan music festivals to how organisations approach technology (I'm approaching this from the perspective of technology change because that's what I do, but I think this analogy is relevant to many facets of organisational life).
The traditional approach to IT was to treat people like children…and when I say this I mean it in the worst possible way. They weren't to be trusted, couldn't make decisions for themselves and just needed to do what they were told and eat whatever was put in front of them. Of course they generally just pushed their technology around the plate with a fork, they became stubborn about trying new things even if it was 'good for them'. Some rebelled, started sneakily using new technology without asking permission, or if things got really bad they chucked a tantrum and left the organisation. Treating them like kids got them to act like kids at their worst.
But what if we could get people to act like kids at their best? To be inquisitive about new technology and new ideas, to play and explore, to share and collaborate with their friends in a thoughtful, caring and respectful way? How could we get our end users to see the wonder and get genuinely excited about technological change and create a culture that celebrates learning and growth?
Much has been written about the difference between the leading and the laggard organisations when it comes to technology. But I believe even these organisations could learn something from The Lost Lands. And although the following list is not exhaustive, it provides some ideas as to how we can encourage people to better understand the role technology plays in our work and our lives by getting lost in the wonder of technology for a while.
- Make it fun – If technology always involves change, effort or more work then it will always be challenging to get engagement.
- Provide enough time – People are busy. We need to give the gift of time if we want people to explore new ideas and understand their application.
- Provide a safe space – We don't need to celebrate failure so much as acknowledging that failure is a necessary part of innovation. If we want people to innovate we need to provide a safe space, away from customer and client facing work, to test and potentially fail in.
- Give guidance – Make sure there are always people around who can provide encouragement, direction, advice and support.
- Limit the rules – Not only do rules limit everyone to the standard set by the lowest common denominator, they imply a lack of trust and discourage a critical understanding of positive and negative behaviours.
- Encourage diversity (in everything) – A diversity of technology, people and ideas means that you will be be exposed to new ideas, just by standing still.
- Be full of surprises – Constantly give people a reason to wonder (and wander)


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The Hampstead Theatre has announced this year's Spring season for its Main Stage, featuring two world premieres, a UK premiere of a text which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and direction from Edward Hall, Simon Godwin and Michael Longhurst.
The season opens with the world premiere of Ryan Craig's fiery new family comedy Filthy Business, directed by Artistic Director Edward Hall and led by Sara Kestelman, who returns to the venue following her starring role in The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide… The Scriptures, in the lead role of Yetta. This new production takes a closer look at the entrepreneurial outsiders who became part of the beating heart of Modern Britain.
Filthy Business at Hampstead Theatre
Set in 1968, East London, over the years and against all the odds, Yetta Solomon builds a thriving business from nothing through sheer grit and passion. Ignoring all the obstacles – insufficient capital, economic downturns, aggressive competition – she finds a way to survive everything adversity could throw at her – but her family unexpectedly begin to dream of leaving it behind. How far will she go to keep the business in the family – and visa versa? Find out when previews begin on 10 March, with press night on Wednesday 16 March, and performances running until 22 April.
The world premiere of Stephen Brown's new play Occupational Hazards, based on Rory Stewart's critically acclaimed memoir of the same name, then follows from 28 April-3 June, with press night on 8 May.
Occupational Hazards at Hampstead Theatre
Directed by Simon Godwin (Associate Director at the National Theatre), this new play tells an extraordinary story about the moral conflicts, the dangers and the comic absurdities inherent in any foreign occupation, centring on a governor posted to serve in a province of the newly liberated Iraq. But the sharp local realities of occupation plunge Stewart into a dangerous whirlpool of political intrigue in which the double-dealing of opposing interest groups creates intensifying confusion and chaos – Washington may have to rethink its dreams of Iraqi democracy…
The UK premiere of Branden Jacob-Jenkins' Gloria, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2016, closes the season, directed by Michael Longhurst (Amadeus at the National Theatre). Therazor-sharp comic drama focuses on ambition, office warfare and hierarchies, where the only thing that matters is moving up the ladder and selling out to the highest bidder, and plays from 15 June – 22 July (press night Wednesday 21 June).
Gloria at Hampstead Theatre
Set in New York, a city that runs on ambition – and coffee – a group of ruthless editorial assistants vie for their bosses' jobs at a notorious Manhattan magazine and a book deal before they're thirty. But trapped between Starbucks runs, jaded gossip and endless cubicle walls, best-selling memoir fodder is thin on the ground – that is until inspiration arrives with a bang…
Meanwhile, previewing Downstairs at the Hampstead Theatre in 2017 are Experience (20 January – 18 February), written by Dave Florez, directed by Tom Attenborough and starring Christian Cooke, Kirsty Besterman and Charlotte Lucas, as well as Scarlett (23 February – 25 March).
Public booking for the new season opens on Monday 30 January at 10.30am, with priority booking for Friends of the venue on Monday 23 January at 10.30am. For more information, please visit the venue's website.


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The opening visuals of Aaron Katz's neo-noir mystery, Gemini, are palm trees turned upside-down, silhouetted by the blue aura of the twilight skies. Accompanied by the electronic synth score, it sets the stage for an edgy, mysterious and sexy 90 minutes. It starts out strong, but as Gemini moves along and unwinds itself, it becomes apparent that it doesn't have very much to say. The screenplay lacked control over the tonal consistency and failed to capture any meaningful level of depth that the gorgeous Nicolas Winding Refn inspired visuals and hypnotic score could not do much to save this film from being a slog.
Gemini begins with Jill (Lola Kirke), a personal assistant for Heather (Zoë Kravitz), one of the most famous actresses in Hollywood going through a rough patch of partying and avoiding her responsibilities. In the prologue of the film, Jill helps Heather avoid reshoots, encounter an invasive fan, avoid paparazzi and drives Heather to a karaoke night with her secret girlfriend. This first act is as interesting and compelling as the film gets. Introducing us to a number of different faces and establishing their direct relationships with Heather, the film allows us to take a look into the celebrity culture of L.A. and makes us feel for Heather's lack of privacy through the way she interacts with other characters. Although expositional for the murder mystery to unfold, the first act does a lot to give us context for Jill and Heather as friends and foreshadows a seductive darkness of L.A. nightlife.
Unfortunately, the promised build up by the first 20 minutes of the movie does not deliver satisfyingly. The first act ends with the murder of Heather (as seen in the trailer, so NOT a spoiler), and after this scene the film struggles to find an identity or narrative weight to make it more than a barebones thriller with pretty lights. Jill makes the choice to figure out who killed Heather alone in disguise, investigating characters met in the first act and new ones. What should be conceptually gripping and interesting turns out to be frankly idiotic because the tone of this movie is all over the place. Jill's motivation to go find the killer herself and her disguise is quite silly and played off so straight. Gone is the edgy and interesting feel of the first act, in with illogical choices and cartoonish caricatures of L.A. residents.
The tone problem is particularly apparent with the first suspect Jill interrogates, the filmmaker who Heather turned down, Greg. The screen-time Jill shares with him is eye-roll inducing and tiredly expositional. I picked up his character was meant to be satirical, poking fun at entitled white male filmmakers and their lack of empathy towards the talent they work with, but the character simply had nothing to offer in this story besides giving Jill information she could have figured out herself. Once the film makes a gag about his stuffed octopus, he is never mentioned again past this point and it gives off the feeling that the time we spent in his house was completely unnecessary. This film was praised for being a decent snapshot of L.A, but I didn't feel Gemini captured any real depth or nuance to the discussions it raises. Especially with the recent controversies sparked in the Hollywood climate, it feels like such a missed opportunity to not delve deeper into the power dynamics in play with film production. There's a lot of reason why someone like Greg logically would be a suspect in the murder of Heather, but the film doesn't address the logical reasons.
This is true for the rest of the film, and especially when the third act hits- the mystery unfolds and leaves a lot to be desired. Without spoiling the film, the last act dips into an ending that presents itself as a lot more intellectual and interesting than it actually is. The sting is that the same twist has been done before in other mystery thriller classics of this kind, and a million times better. In an other perspective I realize the "who-dun-it" factor might not be the focus of the script- but it feels incredibly lazy how underwritten the mystery was. If the point was not centered around the twist, why didn't the film simply dedicate more time to developing its view of L.A. past a simple reading of "celebrity culture bad"? The conclusion of Gemini simply erases all the stakes, making it feel inconsequential. It betrays the weight of the previous 80 minutes, and this would be fine if there was some sort of developed thematic conclusion but there simply isn't one. If this is the point, it doesn't execute it well.
The neon cinematography by Andrew Reed and the gorgeous score by Keegan DeWitt was stunning, but they felt wasted. I believe as both a filmmaker and a film writer that there can be moments in film where the style takes over and becomes the substance, and those are earned with exemplary direction- something Gemini lacks. So as sublime and mystical as the film presented itself, the moments of style felt more impressive than they actually were and left me feeling empty. I say this is very comparable to how I felt during 2016's The Neon Demon (though less offended and more frustrated), in that this movie does get to be gorgeous but in mostly in arbitrary and undeserved contexts. Especially seeing how neon has been solidified as the new modern look to contemporary film as of late, it is a waste to not do anything inventive to make this stand out in our age where CW shows are littered with bright lights.
Style only gets a filmmaker so far. With a tighter script Gemini could have been an interesting romp through L.A. and a study of the people who work there, but due to superficial direction and writing, it fails to capture anything meaningful, leaving the audience with a feeling of "that's it?" There's a difference between clever subtlety and pseudo-intellectual vagueness. For a film that tries to be a stylish slow burn, Gemini ends with just a measly flicker.


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"Sailing into Harbour" Oil on Panel by Michael Matthews
"Sailing into Harbour" oil on panel by Michael Matthews. This charming small painting depicts a majestic ship sailing into harbour at the end of a long voyage. Michael Matthews was born in Stratford upon Avon and was particularly interested in maritime history. He moved to America in the 1980's where he has a very strong following and his work is held in important private collections in the USA and Europe. This superb small oil painting is signed and is an excellent example of Michael's use of colour and scale. In really lovely condition, presented in a decorative gilt frame.
c. 1990
Width of painting: 7.75" (19.75cm)
Height of painting: 3.75" (9.75cm)
Overall size framed: 11.75" (30cm) x 8" (20cm)
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Bow Wine Vaults Christmas Menu 2015
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•Butternut Squash & Pancetta Soup
•Classic Avocado & Prawn Cocktail,marie rose sauce
•Deep Fried Calamari with sweet chilli & oyster sauces
•Terrine of Wild Boar,white fig chuteney,toasted brioche
•Scottish Smoked Salmon,chives & celeriac aioli
Main Courses
•Roast Free Range Norfolk Turkey & all the festive trimmings
•Pan fried Fillet of Halibut,wilted spinach,lobster bisque & new potatoes
•Chargrilled Prime Entrecote Steak with French fries,bearnaise sauce (Steak served medium rare unless specified otherwise)
•Roast Fillet of Pork wrapped in pancetta,savoy cabbage & courgette,cider mushroom sauce
•Ravioli of Porcini Mushrooms,butter sauce & white truffle oil
•Christmas Pudding with brandy sauce
•Panettone Bread & Butter Pudding with custard
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Good morning and happy Wednesday!
I was a busy little bee yesterday!
I had a good day at work, and was pooped by time 5:00 rolled around.
It was healthy living day two, and the new-diet grumpiness was in full force by early afternoon. Granted, I will give it the benefit of the doubt and blame it on the fact I forgot to have my morning coffee.
I know! How does one forget such a wonderful thing like that?!
I started my day with a protein shake. I think this was the first protein shake I have ever had. I put 8 oz. low fat chocolate milk, 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder, and 1 tbsp powdered peanut butter in a blender bottle, shook it up, and enjoyed.
For lunch, I whipped up a Salad Pool salad. This one was intense and practically had me drooling the entire FORTY minutes it took to prepare. But boy was it good! This salad included: romaine, spinach, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, apples, strawberries, grapes, mushrooms, purple onions, green onions, feta cheese, avocado, pecans, dried cranberries, croutons, quinoa, and shredded rotisserie chicken.
As a late afternoon snack, I enjoyed a whole wheat wrap smeared with peanut butter, a sliced banana, and topped with chia seeds.
I left the office a little later than I wanted, so by time I got home it was definitely time to eat. For dinner, I warmed up some leftover quinoa and topped a bed of it with a veggie steamer bag and a packet of tuna. Very simple and very tasty!
I don't think the Boy was feeling very well because he got home from work just before 7:00 and almost immediately after getting home, laid down and didn't wake up until 9:30.
I really wanted to go to the gym, but I didn't want to wake home. Eventually I became tired and by time 9:30 rolled around I decided to make Tuesday a rest day. 😉
I'm looking forward to a killer Wednesday workout with Mr. Chris…
Question of the day
Do new diets make you grumpy?
—When it comes to being hungry, I get hangry! I really wanted a Sprite with my lunch, but I put my foot down and wouldn't allow it which just made me all the more grumpy. Haha!


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The Elite 2 Pint Polycarbonate Jug offers an alternative to your best glass jug ending up all over the floor. Made from virtually unbreakable polycarbonate plastic, this reusable jug will see you through countless dinners, BBQs and cocktail parties.
Ideal for serving up fruity cocktails or juices, this pitcher is equally suited to a chilly beer or water. LCE at 2 pints, this jug allows you to pour an exact amount.


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Rain wipes out one day team's only rehearsal
THEY have a saying in Georgetown: "If you want rain, put on the cricket." Like much local wisdom, it is based on experience, and it rang true yesterday when England's one and only warm-up game before the limited-overs series against West Indies coincided with a downpour that left the Everest CC ground resembling a swamp.
Reports from across the city suggested that the Bourda Stadium was knee-deep in water and, while that proved to be something of an exaggeration, the rain had been fierce enough to pour immediate doubt over the international due to be staged there tomorrow. Much of Georgetown is below sea level and flooding is a regular threat.
The second of the seven matches, in Trinidad, is not until a week today,


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StaffAbout the people who make GDWG
Anna Pincus
Anna worked for the British Council before joining Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group as a volunteer. She has worked in the GDWG office for ten years.
Anna is co-editor of Refugee Tales, published by Comma Press.
Anna is also a fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, commonly known as the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).
Daniel Eichner
Detainee Advocacy CoordinatorDaniel joined the GDWG team in June 2018. His career background is in refugees and mental health – he has worked with refugees in Lebanon, Poland, and Greece, and in mental health here in the UK.
Daniel has followed the excellent work of GDWG for some time now, and was delighted to be able to contribute to our work. He believes strongly in the goal of ending indefinite detention, and in supporting people currently stuck in detention centres with no end in sight.
Mary Sutton
Development Officer and Project Support
Mary joined the GDWG staff team in January 2019 having been previously involved with Refugee Tales for five years as a volunteer. She has worked in development and leadership within charities and churches for more than thirty years.
Mary studied International Development and Refugee Studies at the University of East London and recently completed a PhD which looked at the interaction of refugees and church communities in London. However, she would describe herself as more of an activist than an academic!
Marygold Lewis
AdministratorMarygold started work as GDWG's administrator in October 2017. Prior to this, Marygold volunteered with the service for two years, assisting with office support and visiting detainees.
Marygold has travelled and worked in approximately 68 countries throughout her career. This has included work with the UN in Somalia and Niger, as well as independently in Senegal, the West Indies and the UK as a librarian, documentalist and records manager.
Ishiaba Kasonga
Advocacy & Administration Support Officer
Kasonga joined the team in February 2020. He has both refugee background and lived experience of immigration detention in the UK. He therefore understands the world of migrants including asylum seekers well and he uses this to advocate for their welfare in the UK.
Due to his counselling skills he uses active listening and a person-centred approach when it comes to supporting people both inside and outside detention.
Kasonga is also a senior member of the experts-by-experience group, Freed Voices and he has been heavily involved with the group since 2016. He believes that people with lived experience should play a central part in the debate around immigration detention; and the public must be well informed about the human right abuses related to the indefinite immigration detention in the UK.
Karris Hamilton
Detainee Advocacy Coordinator
Karris joined the GDWG team in February 2019. Prior to this Karris had worked as a support worker in a mental health supported accommodation and at an HIV advocacy charity.
Karris has volunteered with migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum for around 5 years, with a number of organisations including; the British Red Cross, L'Auberge des Migrants and SOAS Detainee Support, as a volunteer visitor.
Izzy Sutherland
Izzy joined the GDWG team in November 2019. She is passionate about the goal of ending indefinite detention and raising awareness on the subject.
She began volunteering for 'Refugees Welcome – Crawley' 4 years ago and later became co-chair of the education committee. Since then, Izzy has been involved with Refugee Tales, organising projects in the community and delivering assemblies to young people as part of the outreach work. Izzy is delighted to be contributing to the fantastic work of GDWG alongside her studies at Drama school.


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An EMDR Institute Basic training is conducted over six days to ensure that the participants may optimise their exposure to the practice of EMDR with six separate practicum sessions.The six days are broken into two, 3-day trainings named Weekend 1 and Weekend 2. Each three-day training is followed by a five-hour supervision /case consultation component. It is a requirement to have practiced EMDR therapy with selected clients and attended 5 hours of supervision/case consultation after the Weekend 1 training and before attending the Weekend 2 training. It is for this reason that you are not able to attend both the Weekend 1 & 2 trainings at the same set of trainings. The supervision/case consultation that follows the trainings is provided by case consultants who have been given additional training and have committed to ongoing training.
PLEASE NOTE: the term Weekend has been used to distinguish the new three day training from the previous two and a half-day trainings. The term Weekend does not necessarily infer that the trainings will be held on a weekend.
The EMDR Therapy Basic Training (Weekend 1 and 2) is designed for licensed mental health practitioners who treat adults and children in a clinical setting (See Qualifications Section). EMDR is a comprehensive psychotherapy that accelerates the treatment of a wide range of pathologies and self-esteem issues related to disturbing events and present life conditions.
This interactional, standardised approach has been empirically tested in over 30 randomised controlled studies with trauma patients, and hundreds of published case reports evaluating a considerable range of presenting complaints, including depression, anxiety, phobias, excessive grief, somatic conditions and addictions. EMDR therapy is guided by the Adaptive Information Processing model which addresses the unprocessed memories that appear to set the basis for a wide range of dysfunction.
In preparation for Weekend 1 training, it is advised that prior to attending, participants read the first eight chapters of Francine Shapiro, PhD: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: Basic Principles, Protocols and Procedures Guilford Press, NY, 3rd Edition, 2018.
This experiential training will familiarise participants with a broad spectrum of EMDR therapy applications sufficient for comfortable and efficient use with a wide range patients and situations.
EMDR therapy is a specialised approach that requires supervised training for full therapeutic effectiveness and client safety. The training will consist of lecture, live and videotaped demonstrations and supervised practice. The format of this workshop has been designed by the originator of EMDR therapy, Francine Shapiro, PhD.
The workshop leaders have been individually selected and trained by her to provide the comprehensive information necessary for appropriate client selection and effective utilisation of EMDR therapy. This is the workshop program which has been taught by Dr. Shapiro since 1990. EMDR Institute adheres to the ethical standards of APA, social work, nursing and mental health boards.
Participation in the supervised practice will require attendees to work on a minor personal issue.
As an integrative psychotherapy approach, EMDR is compatible with all contemporary paradigms including, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural, experiential and systemic.
- Supervised small group practice on each training day
- Physiological overview of the information processing system
- Specialized history-taking to identify dysfunctional patterns and causes
- Treatment planning to address past events, current triggers and future needs
- Stabilization techniques across the attachment spectrum
- Reduction of overt symptoms and achieving comprehensive mental health
- Addressing the full range of trauma and other disturbing life events
- Applications to combat trauma and first responders
- Applications to addictions, grief, anxiety, depression and somatic disorders
- Applications to natural and man-made disasters
- Applications to family and couples therapy
- Personal use for therapist to process vicarious traumatization
Certificate of Completion Requirements:
- Completion of Weekend 1 and Weekend 2 Trainings within a two year period
- Reading the textbook, EMDR: Basic Principles, Protocols and Procedures (Shapiro 2001)
- 10 hours of case consultation with an EMDR Institute Approved Consultant
- 5 hours are required prior to Weekend 2; 5 hours after Weekend 2
Weekend 2 participants will receive a Certificate of Completion of EMDR Basic Training. This will occur when they have completed both trainings and the required case consultation/supervision.
- 10 hours of case consultation are required to complete the EMDR Basic Training
- 5 hours required prior to attending Weekend 2 and 5 hours post Weekend 2
- Workshop fees do not include case consultation
- As there are now Case Consultants listed for many Australian states, Sigmund will only provide group supervision on a limited basis. Groups of ten participants will be charged at $60 per hour (total of $330 inc GST for 5 hours) per participant. In most cases Case Consultants will be present at trainings and dates for supervision will be agreed upon at the training.
For Singapore applicants, please visit www.emdr.sg for group supervision dates in Singapore.
Applicants for EMDR training programs should possess the following qualifications when registering :
1. Allied Health Professionals
Allied Health Professionals with specialist training in mental health (Psychiatry, Psychology, Mental Health Social Workers, Psychological Medicine, etc) must have full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (or NSW Registration Board if residents of that state).
2. Mental Health Professionals not covered by legislation
Social Workers must also belong to AASW. Counsellors and psychotherapists must be registered with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) as a Clinical Mental Health Practitioner or the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) as a Level 3 or 4 member.
3. Interns/Students
Students enrolled in a graduate level program in mental health (psychiatry, psychology, social work, counselling, etc.) who are currently involved in the internship portion of their program and are working under the supervision of a qualified mental health professional.
Applicants from outside of Australia must check with their own country's EMDR Association to ensure they meet the eligibility criteria to apply to undertake the trainings. You should only apply to undertake the training if you meet your country's eligibility criteria.


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Ravel Morrison has been handed the chance to revive his fading career – in Mexico of all places.
The former Manchester United wonderkid will be allowed to leave Lazio for the right deal and FC Atlas are interested in snapping him up.
They are willing to make him one of the highest paid players in the Mexican league.
Morrison was on loan at QPR last season but only managed one start before heading back to Italy.
Birmingham boss Harry Redknapp was looking at a loan deal earlier in the window but no deal was struck, leading to interest from Central America.
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He has two years left on his current deal with Lazio but is unlikely to get regular football in the Italian capital after two frustrating seasons.
But FC Atlas are among the clubs who believe they can help him fulfil the potential seen in glimpses at West Ham when he was playing in the Premier League.
Morrison was one of United's brightest future prospects when he was in their youth team.
And former team-mate Jesse Lingard revealed earlier this year that Morrison was even more talented than £89m-midfielder Paul Pogba.
He said: "Even at 18 nobody could tackle him and he scored goals and produced skills you shouldn't be able to at that age.
"In the Youth Cup every one of his performances was above 8/10, you knew he'd be a top player."


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How to add KDE application launcher?
I am using AWN 0.4.1 on KDE 4.6.3 to replace the (extremely) buggy task manager KDE applet. Everything is working great, but one thing: I cannot find a way to use the KDE "application launcher". This is a very handy widget that integrates desktop search, an application list, and log-out/
Noone on the net appears to know how to show/hide this thing. Any way is fine: a dbus command, a terminal command, even a keyboard shortcut! Or even a custom applet, if need be (python, C whatever).
So I turn to you for help! Does anyone know of a way to do this? This would help a lot of people who are searching for the solution.
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|The Fiddler (stapostol) said :
Please note that this is 100% possible(*) - we just need to find the trick.
(*) invoke krunner (alt-f2), enter "application launcher" and press enter. Voila! The application launcher magically appears. Now we just need to find a way to reproduce this without krunner.
|Bob Wya (robert-mt-walker) said :
GnoMenu is nice and works OK for me (would be nice if the developers wasn't taking about pulling support). I am using it on top of Kwin in a Gnome session and it isn't giving any major problems. It has similar functionality to the very functional KDE Kicker launcher. GnoMenu has an AWN plugin btw.
Can you help with this problem?
Provide an answer of your own, or ask The Fiddler for more information if necessary.


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Before every play, a football team forms a huddle to call the next plan of action. In the best teams, players give feedback about what they're seeing on the field, so the quarterback has the best information possible to make the right decision. When they break, everyone knows the objective, and their role in helping achieve that objective.
In businesses, teams should follow a similar pattern. At the start of each day, or shift, everyone on the team should come together for a briefing. We call this "the daily huddle". It works for all types of organizations, and is especially helpful for print and mail operations.


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Aug 11 2015
iPhone 6c will arrive next monthPosted by: Luke Jones in Apple news, tags: Evleaks, iPhone 6c, Other Apple News
A report from Taiwan last week suggested that Apple would hold off releasing the iPhone 6c until the summer of 2016. It was a scenario I said was next to impossible as the company is committed to fall launch cycles for its core products. Either the iPhone 6c is being released in the coming months or it will be announced in Sepetember and launched next year I argued. It seems my former theory was right, at least according to @evleaks. Read More »